During the week of April 4, Berklee hosted members of the Grammy-Award winning band Yellowjackets as Herb Alpert Visiting Professors. Yellowjackets keyboardist, composer, and cofounder Russell Ferrante and drummer Marcus Baylor spent the week in classroom visits, clinics, master classes, and performances focusing on the Yellowjackets' vocal repertoire. The visit received additional support from Keyboard magazine and the Yamaha, Sabian, and Pro Mark companies.
According to Ferrante, it was the first time members of the Yellowjackets have served as visiting professors and the first time they have been officially recognized for their work with a number of top vocalists. A grant from Wild Whip Records, (operated by alumna Kate Schutt) provided funding for vocalist Jean Baylor, wife of Marcus Baylor, to come to the campus as well. Jean Baylor is a gifted singer, songwriter and clinician in her own right and appears on the three latest Yellowjackets releases.
All three visiting artists adapted to the wide variety of classroom situations, working with students in jazz composition and harmony classes, advanced vocal and drum labs, and gospel choir rehearsals. Ferrante lectured on such topics as synth techniques for live performance and the compositional techniques he employs in his own writing. Ferrante also performed as a vocal accompanist and, together with Marcus Baylor, played in a trio setting for an improvisation concepts workshop.
Baylor coached a group of drummers in a fusion drum styles lab and was later joined by his wife and Ferrante in an advanced vocal writing course for a discussion of writing and recording techniques for a cappella vocal groups. The trio performed with student bassist Bryan Ladd in a clinic on vocal accompaniment and then attended an open rehearsal with Professor Dave Weigert's Yellowjackets Tribute Ensemble in preparation for the week's final concert.
The Berklee community was treated to an afternoon concert on April 6 featuring Ferrante and Baylor with faculty members Mick Goodrick (guitar) and John Lockwood (bass) in a program of standards. The quartet, playing together for the first time, explored such chestnuts as "Falling Grace," "How Deep Is the Ocean," "Emily," "Moose the Mooch," and a straight-ahead blues. Ferrante told the students that listening to one another respectfully is a great starting point for creating music together.
The Yellowjackets Concert Ensemble, an all-star student group assembled and rehearsed by Berklee professors Scott deOgburn and Mitch Haupers expressly for the final concert of the Yellowjackets' music, was joined by vocalists Jean Baylor, Christy Bluhm '04, and Jeremy Ragsdale '05 as well as Dennis Montgomery, III and his gospel choir, Overjoyed.
Russell Ferrante summarized the week's events as a "stimulating and soul-satisfying experience." Both Baylors, expecting primarily to share their experiences during the visit, were pleasantly surprised to find that they also learned a great deal. Ferrante predicted that the experience will create a profound shift in his approach to music making.


A team of four experts is preparing to tour the UK to explore how the "gig" economy is affecting workers' rights.
Mathew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal Society for the Arts, was appointed last month to lead the review into the impact of "disruptive" businesses such as Uber and Deliveroo.
New technology combined with new business models has led to a rise in workers doing short-term, casual work.
Many are not eligible for the minimum wage, sickness or maternity pay.
The review will address questions of job-security, pension, holiday and parental leave rights. It will also look at "employer freedoms and obligations".
Mr Taylor will be joined by the entrepreneur, Greg Marsh, who founded onefinestay, a company which helps upmarket home-owners let their properties to visitors, Paul Broadbent chief executive of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority and employment lawyer, Diane Nicol.
The team will be talking to businesses and workers across the UK, including in Maidstone, Coventry and Glasgow. It will look into practices in manufacturing and rural economies as well as the "gig" economy.
"The most important part of our process is getting out and about to talk to businesses and workers across Britain about their experiences of modern work," said Mr Taylor, who was formerly the head of the Number 10 policy unit under Labour leader, Tony Blair. His current role at the RSA think-tank is politically neutral.
"As well as making specific recommendations I hope the Review will promote a national conversation and explore how we can all contribute to work that provides opportunity, fairness and dignity," he said in a statement.
Typically workers in the "gig" economy use mobile phone apps to identify customers requiring delivery services or small practical jobs. The Department for Business says 15% of those working in the UK's labour market are now self-employed.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is also set to launch a research project into the scale of the gig economy, which will examine the motivations of those engaging in "gig" work.
"Helping us to understand what impact modern employment practices have on workers will inform our forthcoming industrial strategy and also help us ensure our labour market and wider economy works for everyone," said Business Minister Margot James.
The government's Autumn Statement earlier this month indicated how the "gig economy" is also beginning to affect budget revenues, as self-employment and casual work reduce the amount of tax being paid.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) estimated that in 2020/21 it will cost the Treasury £3.5bn.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond indicated he would be looking for more effective ways to tax workers in the shifting labour environment.


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COMING SOON: 28th NOVEMBER 2019. The eagerly awaited sequel to Master of His Fate and the second book in the House of Falconer series…
London 1889: Victorian London is a place of wealth, privilege and poverty, a city of extremes. For James Falconer, who grew up as a barrow boy on a London market, it is a city of opportunity.
Working his way up Henry Malvern's trading company in Piccadilly, James faces fraud and betrayal. A fierce rivalry develops with Henry's daughter and heir Alexis – but their animosity masks a powerful attraction.
Embarking on a love affair with the daughter of Russian émigrés, James's life begins to transform. But as treachery and danger threaten, a secret comes to light that will change his life forever. James must decide where his future lies – with Henry Malvern or following his own dream…
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Az időföldrajz elmélete visszavezethető egészen Torsten Hägerstrand svéd geográfushoz, aki kihangsúlyozta az "időbeli tényezőt" a "térbeli emberi tevékenységekben". A "tér-idő pálya" megmutatja az egyes tér-idő környezet alakulását a két tényező által elfoglalt helyekkel. Annak a vizsgálata, hogy milyen szabályossággal "mozog a népesség a nap 24 órájában egy településen belül" (például: tanulók a lakóhely és az iskola között), vagy egy "téregységen" belül (például: ingázás).

Hagerstrand három fajta korlátot határozott meg:
Hatóság: korlátozza a hozzáférést néhány helyhez, vagy tartományhoz, amelyek egy bizonyos egyéné, amik védve vannak a tulajdonosok, illetve valamely hatóság által.
Képesség: az egyének mozgásának korlátozása, természetük alapján. Például az emberi mozgás nem megvalósítható akkor, ha nincs elegendő élelmiszer, ital, alvás, ami azt "táplálja",
Összekapcsolás: egyedi rendszer, lekötni egy embert egy bizonyos helyre, miközben más egyénekkel való közös feladatvégzésre utasítják, így az egyének "kölcsönhatásba" kerülnek.

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Summer calls for colors, it's a fact that a tan makes every color look even more flattering. So I decided to spice my nails up with a mix of the strong coral orange and the dark pink, added just on the ring finger. I wore it by the pool with a matching cardigan, and aparently a matching chair as well. Coordinated!


Dale Carnegie once had the pleasure of dining with Miss Ida Tarbell, the Dean of American biographers. When Carnegie told her of his book in process, "How to Win Friends and Influence People," the discussion led to the subject of getting along with people.
The point is he always gave a person an opportunity to do things for him or herself. He never told his assistants to do things; he let them do them as they saw fit, and then learn from their mistakes.
A technique like that makes it easy for a person to correct his error. A technique like that saves a person's pride and gives them a feeling of importance. It makes them want to co-operate instead of rebel.


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Defense chief tests negative for Covid-19
National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced late Tuesday that he has tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
"Guys, my test came out today (Tuesday). I am negative of the (Covid-19). On the advice (of) the doctor, I will complete my quarantine until April 6," Lorenzana said in a message to reporters.
His test results came out early morning on the same day.
On March 27, Lorenzana began his self-quarantine after Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff, Gen. Felimon T. Santos, tested positive for the virus on March 26.
He said he had close contact with Santos on at least three occasions — during the turnover of medical supplies at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City on March 22 and two different functions at the AFP General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, and Heroes' Hall in Malacañan Palace, Manila on March 23.
During that time, Lorenzana said he did not experience any symptoms of Covid-19 but decided to go on a 14-day self-quarantine in compliance with medical protocols.
In an earlier interview, he said he was not inclined to recommend the conversion of the Philippine Navy's (PN) two strategic sealift vessels, which are the largest in the fleet, into temporary hospital ships to house and treat Covid-19 patients.
"Possible but not advisable. First, of our two landing docks that can qualify as a temporary hospital ship, only one is here. The other one is in Oman and will not be back until the end of April," Lorenzana said.
He was referring to the BRP Tarlac (LD-601) and the BRP Davao del Sur (LD-602).
The BRP Davao del Sur is still in Muscat, Oman with the BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17) for a possible repatriation mission of Filipino overseas workers after tensions heated in the Middle East due to the US-Iran confrontations early this year.
"Second, once we convert these ships into hospitals, we will not be able to use them for other purposes. We have only these two as transport ships. Third, the crew numbering 140 will be in danger of infection," Lorenzana said. PNA.GOV.PH


I personally don't ever remember anything extraordinary happening to me when I was delivering wedding invites for my wedding last year. But man, this guy Loon Singh from India now has one heck of a story to tell his future children.
On the day he was delivering invitations for his own wedding, Singh, who was riding a motorcycle at that time, was the unwitting witness of an MiG-27 fighter jet crashing into a field right in front of him. He got such an up-close look at the crash that a piece of the jet actually hit him as he was riding his bike.
Fortunately, Singh walked away from the surreal ordeal with only minor burns and a fractured hand, which means that while probably wasn't able to send out those invitations, he's good enough to still go on with the wedding.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what we like to call an incredibly hair-raising close shave.
As far as the pilot of the MiG is concerned, the Indian Air Force has said that he was able to safely eject before the crash. I can't, for the life of me, begin to imagine what it must feel like to witness something like that and then get hit by flying debris from the crash.
Good thing all parties concerned, except for the MiG, walked away from the crash with their limbs still intact.


The Georgia Tech-Emory University Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) team ULTra Efficient Storage won the best project award for the department at Georgia Tech's spring 2015 Capstone Design Expo and a cash award of $1,000. The ULTra Efficient Storage team, comprised of BME seniors Nathan Fisher, Michele Mandula, Matthew Woods, and Prisco Demercurio, was supported by the Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI), to efficiently revolutionize biological sample storage in ultra-low temperature freezers (-86 C).
This ULTra Efficient Storage method will store more samples of adequate volume for modern assays in a given freezer volume and be applicable on an individual freezer basis. It will also be compatible with current laboratory equipment, freeing up lab space and funds for better use in medical research. Ultra low-temperature freezers are expensive, so this is a big cost and space saver.
One of the aims of the ACTSI's Research Technologies program is to develop and implement training programs that will supply investigators with skills and knowledge to traverse the idea path. To meet this aim the program supports the BME Capstone Design program. The program is a series of courses offered to undergraduate BME students at Georgia Tech. Students work in teams to design, build, and test prototypes with real world applications. At the end of each semester students showcase their efforts at Georgia Tech's Capstone Design Expo and compete in design competitions such as The InVenture Prize. BME Capstone project topics are proposed by a wide variety of healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, emergency technicians, biomedical industry personnel, academic researchers, and patients. The course produces industry-ready professionals, complete with work skills, and technical, business, and clinical literacy.
The Capstone Design courses provide seniors the opportunity to work with real-world, open-ended, interdisciplinary challenges proposed by industrial and research project sponsors. The students learn and apply the engineering design process: defining functional requirements, conceptualization, analysis, identifying risks and countermeasures, selection, and physical prototyping. Students work to solve a challenge, develop innovative tools, or work on their own dream project leading to creation of a start-up company.
Georgia Tech's Capstone Design Expo is the largest student design expo in the U.S. It is an opportunity for student teams to present their innovative ideas to solve real-world problems to industry, investors, and the general public. "I want to thank the ACTSI for support of our Capstone program. BME has a spectacular showing each year, winning in all categories that we competed in over the last three years," said James Rains, Director of Capstone, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech and Emory University.


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Lawyer seeks delay in Kennebunk prostitution trial
Mark Strong set to go on trial Jan. 22 on charges of promoting prostitution
Updated: 12:39 PM EST Jan 14, 2013
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Alexis Wright (far left) and Mark Strong (far right) both enter not guilty pleas Tuesday, in an alleged prostitution case from Kennebunk
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A lawyer for Mark Strong, the Thomaston businessman accused of financing an alleged prostitution ring in Kennebunk, is asking a judge to delay Strong's trial for at least a month.Portland lawyer Daniel Lilley filed a motion last week seeking to delay the start of Strong's trial from Jan. 22 to at least Feb. 19. Strong is charged with nearly 60 counts of promotion of prostitution and violation of privacy.Prosecutors say Strong and Alexis Wright of Wells operated a prostitution business out of Wright's Zumba fitness studio in Kennebunk. Wright is charged with more than 100 counts of engaging in prostitution and violation of privacy.Both Strong and Wright have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.In his motion, filed on Friday in York County Superior Court in Alfred, Lilley said he needs more time to review the prosecution's evidence to prepare for trial. Prosecutors have said Wright kept detailed records of her prostitution clients.The motion also states that the York County District Attorney's Office opposes any delay in the start of the trial.At least 14 people accused of patronizing Wright's alleged prostitution business have pleaded guilty or no contest to charges of engaging a prostitute and paid fines ranging from $400 to $1,000.
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A lawyer for Mark Strong, the Thomaston businessman accused of financing an alleged prostitution ring in Kennebunk, is asking a judge to delay Strong's trial for at least a month.
Portland lawyer Daniel Lilley filed a motion last week seeking to delay the start of Strong's trial from Jan. 22 to at least Feb. 19. Strong is charged with nearly 60 counts of promotion of prostitution and violation of privacy.
Prosecutors say Strong and Alexis Wright of Wells operated a prostitution business out of Wright's Zumba fitness studio in Kennebunk. Wright is charged with more than 100 counts of engaging in prostitution and violation of privacy.
Both Strong and Wright have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
In his motion, filed on Friday in York County Superior Court in Alfred, Lilley said he needs more time to review the prosecution's evidence to prepare for trial. Prosecutors have said Wright kept detailed records of her prostitution clients.
The motion also states that the York County District Attorney's Office opposes any delay in the start of the trial.
At least 14 people accused of patronizing Wright's alleged prostitution business have pleaded guilty or no contest to charges of engaging a prostitute and paid fines ranging from $400 to $1,000.


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Beverly Hills Hotel Reopens Newly Renovated Polo Lounge
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By David Neth
Dorchester Collection's Beverly Hills Hotel's 73-year-old Polo Lounge returns after a two month restoration program.
Led by acclaimed designer, Adam Tihany, the renovation honors the original Polo Lounge's heritage and design, solidifying it as one of Hollywood's most beloved dining experiences.
"The Beverly Hills is a dream project. I love this hotel. And it is so important that it continues to respect the spirit of the city," said designer, Adam Tihany. "By maintaining much of the Polo Lounge's beloved originality, we have not only kept the connection to the community but also enhanced it."
The renovations upgraded the lounge's best features, including carpets, upholsteries, fixtures, lighting, furniture and historic images, all while maintaining California's relaxed lifestyle. The patio's outdoor space has been improved as well by enhancing the heating, sound systems and lighting.
The Polo Lounge's menu maintains the traditional American dishes that guests have come to enjoy. Executive Chef Kaleo Adams has made small changes in the presentation and service delivery to help perfect the dining experience. Friday and Saturday's afternoon tea with a "tea expert" has also been reintroduced. Wine lists are now presented on iPads to create an interactive experience that ensures guests get the wine of their choice. Live entertainment remains at the Polo Lounge with a live Jazz trio for Sunday brunch, guitar and vocal entertainment for dinner, and piano during lunch.
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"The Polo Lounge is lovingly referred to as 'Hollywood's commissary' and will forever be a timeless fixture in the community," said Regional Director, West Coast, USA and General Manager Ed Mady. "We felt a tremendous responsibility to maintain much of its wonderful originality while also providing an enhanced and relevant dining experience to our countless regular guests and first-time visitors. The Polo Lounge is and always will be a very special place for generations of very special people."
The Polo Lounge has an extensive history. Booth 1 remained Charlie Chaplin's standing reservation for decades, remaining empty if he didn't show up. Marlene Dietrich refused to wear a skirt in the Polo Lounge and removed the "no slacks for women" dress code in the 1940s.
The hotel's restoration continues after the new lobby and renovated Polo Lounge and will spread to pool cabanas, the Cabana Café, as well as guestrooms and suites, by the summer of 2014.
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Aperi Storage Manager leverages Equinox / OSGi technology and is built as a set of plugins. A number of extension points within Aperi's architecture enable developers to add functionality to Aperi's components by creating plugins. For example, the extensions for the IBM Storage Virtualization Controller (SVC) are discussed and a walk-through of the provided code extensions show how to add a vendor-specific storage device to Aperi.
Data server: This component is the control point for product scheduling functions, configuration, event information, reporting, and GUI support. It coordinates communication and data collection with agents that gather storage demographics and populate the database with results.
Device server: This component discovers and gathers information for storage subsystems and SAN fabrics. It coordinates communication and data collection from agents that probe SAN fabrics.
Database (schema changes): A single database instance that serves as the repository for data collected by agents.
Agent: Agents gather host, application, and SAN fabric information and send this information to the Data server or Device server.
Each document includes descriptions of how to extend a component through a series of task descriptions. The information in these documents assumes knowledge of key Equinox / OSGi concepts (for example, plugins, extension points, etc.), as well as a basic understanding of Aperi's architecture.
Analyze the impact of the changes on the whole of Aperi.
Submit a change request to the component design team.
Test the change or addition by make an overall build with all the changes to ensure nothing breaks.
Send out a note to the aperi-dev mailing list highlighting the change.
As with all software projects, Aperi will evolve over time. These pages should be viewed as living documents that will change in response to the needs of developers looking to build on the Aperi platform. Please feel free to share any questions, comments, and concerns on either the Aperi Development mailing list (https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/aperi-dev) or the Aperi newsgroup (http://www.eclipse.org/newsgroups/index_project.php).
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Pinellas Park is a horse-friendly community that has several tree shaded horse trails very close by to ride through. See Riding Trails.
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My optometrist called me "pathologically myopic" today. He said I'm a blind person who doesn't look blind. Six months ago I started having to read small print clearly by holding it farther from my eyes, which surprised me because I've always had to bring things closer; I am near-sighted, after all. The optometrist said that's normal for someone my age, but I don't need bifocals yet, although it's inevitable.
Is that a prescription helmet?
Yes. My retinas are fragile and can be torn with any sudden head movement. I wear it everywhere except in bed.
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This Movie Soundtrack Just Matched Adele's U.K. Chart Record
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Does The Greatest Showman have the greatest soundtrack? According to the U.K. music charts: looks like it!
The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Atlantic/Warner) just hit its whopping eleventh week atop the U.K. album chart, becoming only the second album to hit that mark in the last thirty years and matching the record most recently set by Adele, Billboard reports.
The movie soundtrack, which features hit songs like "This Is Me" and "Rewrite the Stars," is now on par with Adele's critically acclaimed 21, which also sat in the No. 1 spot in the U.K. album chart for eleven weeks.
The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on December 8, 2017 and features vocal performances from its cast, including stars Zendaya, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams and Hugh Jackman. The album was a global success, reaching the number one spot on iTunes in over 77 countries.
The song "This Is Me," performed by Keala Settle, became a breakout track for the soundtrack. It won the 2018 Golden Globe for Best Original Song and was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 90th Academy Awards, where it lost to "Remember Me" off the soundtrack for Disney/Pixar's Coco.
Source: This Movie Soundtrack Just Matched Adele's U.K. Chart Record
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United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Gary R. Morgan, Defendant-appellant, 84 F.3d 765 (5th Cir. 1996)
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 84 F.3d 765 (5th Cir. 1996)
Richard William Westling, Assistant U.S. Attorney, John Francis Murphy, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Stephen A. Higginson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for United States of America, plaintiff-appellee.
Timothy Allison Meche, New Orleans, LA, for Gary R. Morgan, defendant-appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Before LAY,* HIGGINBOTHAM and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
LAY, Circuit Judge:
Gary Morgan was indicted on January 5, 1995 for conspiracy to distribute and distributing marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a) (1). At the time of his arrest, DEA agents seized Morgan's 1993 GMC pick-up truck, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a) (4), since it was allegedly used to deliver approximately eight pounds of marijuana. The truck was titled and registered to Morgan; the registration papers were contained in the truck's glove compartment at the time of seizure.
On January 17, 1995, DEA mailed Morgan a notice of seizure informing him it intended to forfeit the truck. In response to DEA's notice, Morgan filed a "Petition For Remission And/Or Mitigation" with DEA's Asset Forfeiture Section in Washington, D.C. Morgan asserted under oath he was the owner of the truck and requested it be returned. He urged if the truck were forfeited, he would then be exposed to double jeopardy as a result of the government's continued criminal prosecution. He also requested the government to elect whether to pursue the forfeiture or the criminal prosecution. DEA reviewed Morgan's petition and denied the requested relief.
After learning that DEA forfeited his truck, Morgan filed a motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. The district court denied Morgan's motion to dismiss. Morgan filed this interlocutory appeal. We affirm.
Morgan claims that in light of the administrative forfeiture of his truck, a criminal conviction would constitute an impermissible second punishment for the same offense. He asserts recent decisions by the Supreme Court, holding that civil penalties can constitute punishment for the purposes of double jeopardy, establish that a civil forfeiture such as the one to which he was subjected is also punishment for double jeopardy purposes. See Montana Dep't of Revenue v. Kurth Ranch, --- U.S. ----, 114 S. Ct. 1937, 128 L. Ed. 2d 767 (1994); Austin v. United States, 509 U.S. 602, 113 S. Ct. 2801, 125 L. Ed. 2d 488 (1993); United States v. Halper, 490 U.S. 435, 109 S. Ct. 1892, 104 L. Ed. 2d 487 (1989).1 The question before us today is whether the administrative forfeiture2 of property after Morgan has filed only a petition for remission and mitigation3 constitutes "punishment" so as to trigger his double jeopardy rights. We hold it does not.
Here, Morgan had the choice of contesting the forfeiture proceedings by filing a claim and posting a cost bond or filing a petition for remission or mitigation, or both. It is undisputed that Morgan, with the assistance and advice of counsel, deliberately chose to file a petition for remission or mitigation in lieu of filing a claim and contesting the forfeiture, and, in so doing, voluntarily chose to forego a judicial remedy. His guilt or innocence was never tried. Thus, Morgan was never placed in jeopardy4 or "punished" in any constitutional sense, because he never participated as a party in any proceeding designed to adjudicate his personal culpability. United States v. German, 76 F.3d 315, 318 (10th Cir. 1996). A petition for remission or mitigation does not resolve the issue of personal culpability. See 28 C.F.R. §§ 9.1-9.7. United States v. Schinnell, 80 F.3d 1064 (5th Cir. 1996), teaches that a person who avoids an adjudication of his or her guilt or innocence cannot later claim double jeopardy when the government seeks to obtain such adjudication in a later proceeding. See also German, 76 F.3d at 318. The double jeopardy clause does not relieve defendants from the consequences of their voluntary choice to pursue a course of action which avoids any finding of personal culpability. Id.
When a defendant fails to judicially contest a civil forfeiture action by filing a "claim," the defendant is not subject to former jeopardy in the forfeiture action, and therefore, by definition, the government's subsequent prosecution of the defendant does not constitute double jeopardy. Schinnell, 80 F.3d at 1067; United States v. Arreola-Ramos, 60 F.3d 188, 192-93 (5th Cir. 1995). This reasoning is consistent with that of other circuits. Accord United States v. Denogean, 79 F.3d 1010, 1013 (10th Cir. 1996); German, 76 F.3d at 319-20; Vega, 72 F.3d at 514; Baird, 63 F.3d at 1219; United States v. Torres, 28 F.3d 1463, 1465 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 115 S. Ct. 669, 130 L. Ed. 2d 603 (1994).
We therefore hold that filing a petition for remission or mitigation does not contest the administrative forfeiture because it does not trigger judicial forfeiture proceedings nor make the petitioner a party to any proceeding which can result in punishment for double jeopardy purposes.
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, sitting by designation
It is settled in this circuit that the forfeiture of a person's lawfully owned property, because of that person's illegal activity, may constitute "punishment" for double jeopardy purposes. See, e.g., United States v. Perez, 70 F.3d 345, 348-49 (5th Cir. 1995)
Administrative forfeitures are authorized by procedural provisions of customs laws, 19 U.S.C. §§ 1602-1621 which are incorporated by reference in certain civil statutes. See, e.g., 21 U.S.C. § 881(d). In initiating administrative proceedings, DEA must provide notice of the impending forfeiture, informing interested parties of their right to claim the property by filing a claim and posting a cost bond. 19 U.S.C. § 1607(a); 21 C.F.R. § 1316.75. Seizing agencies may waive the cost bond requirement in cases of demonstrated indigence. See 19 C.F.R. § 162.47(e). Proper and timely filing of a claim and posting a cost bond stops the administrative forfeiture process, and requires the seizing agency to refer the matter to the United States Attorney for the district where the property was seized for the institution of judicial forfeiture proceedings. 19 U.S.C. §§ 1603(b), 1608; 21 C.F.R. § 1316.76(b). Where no person files a claim within the statutory period, the agency is authorized to declare the property forfeited. 19 U.S.C. § 1609(b); 21 C.F.R. § 1316.77. It is undisputed Morgan failed to post a cost bond and file an administrative claim
DEA forfeiture notices also provide information to interested parties on filing petitions for remission or mitigation of the forfeiture pursuant to 28 C.F.R. §§ 9.1-9.7. The remission or mitigation process is not a formal proceeding seeking to punish the petitioner. It is an administrative prelude to the formal forfeiture proceeding, wherein a valid forfeiture is presumed. See 28 C.F.R. § 9.5. Unlike the claimant who files a claim and posts a cost bond, a petitioner seeking remission or mitigation of a forfeiture does not contest the legitimacy of the forfeiture. Rather, a petition for remission or mitigation is a means of ameliorating the harshness of forfeiture when mitigating circumstances exist. Id. In essence, it is a request for leniency, or an executive pardon, based on the petitioner's representations of innocence or lack of knowledge of the underlying unlawful conduct. See United States v. Vega, 72 F.3d 507, 514 (7th Cir. 1995); cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 116 S. Ct. 2529, --- L. Ed. 2d ---- (1996); see also United States v. Wong, 62 F.3d 1212, 1214 (9th Cir. 1995). "The remission statute simply grants the Secretary the discretion not to pursue a complete forfeiture despite the Government's entitlement to one." United States v. Von Neumann, 474 U.S. 242, 250, 106 S. Ct. 610, 615, 88 L. Ed. 2d 587 (1986) (holding that remission proceedings are not necessary to a forfeiture determination, and therefore are not constitutionally required)
The Supreme Court has consistently adhered to the view that jeopardy does not attach, and the constitutional double jeopardy prohibition can have no application, until a defendant is put to trial before the trier of facts, whether the trier be a judge or jury. See United States v. Baird, 63 F.3d 1213, 1218 (3d Cir. 1995) (citations and quotations omitted), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 116 S. Ct. 909, 133 L. Ed. 2d 841 (1996)
As the Third Circuit noted in Baird, the Supreme Court did not discuss the attachment threshold issue in Halper, Austin, or Kurth Ranch. In those cases, it was clear that the double jeopardy claimants suffered punishment only having first been made a party to a proceeding before a trier of fact with jurisdiction to decide guilt or innocence, thus, the attachment threshold was, in each of these cases, satisfied such that no discussion of it was required. See Baird, 63 F.3d at 1218 n. 10 (quotations omitted).
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Romney's Bain
I am an uncompromising history fanatic and some call me an expert, but I prefer to say I am one who seeks the truth. While we live in an era when so much history is being made we should be excited for the time in which we live. Last week, for example, we witnessed the Supreme Court's affirmation of the president's signature legislation the health-care law the Good Ol' Boys call Obamacare. This was the most profound piece of legislation since the "New Deal".
So let's talk about Romney and his past. He started and built the venture capital and asset-management firm which was nothing more than a money-making machine. So what's wrong with that? Well Bain Capital is a company that doesn't and has never made anything; it invests. It spots trends, looks at promising companies tapping into those trends and then stakes its capital on improving a company, using Bain's sector and financial experts to, as they say, help company's get over a capital shortage or help it expand.
The companies that Bain identified and invested in, and not in a small way, while Romney was at the helm, were Microsoft, Stream Global Services, ModusLink, and StatsChipPac. These companies are now among the biggest outsourcing companies in the world, with call centers, factories and facilities, mostly in Asia, but also across the globe, that support U.S. high-tech companies. The mission of these companies was to help big U.S. companies outsource and offshore. And let me add that this strategy was and is designed to support a low wage business model.
Even his own Republican cohorts like Newt Gingrich said: "The Bain model is to go in at a very low price, borrow an immense amount of money, pay Bain an immense amount of money and leave. I'll let you decide if that's really good capitalism. I think that's exploitation." Then slick Rick of Texas said: "There is something inherently wrong when getting rich off failure and sticking it to someone else is how you do your business. I happen to think that that is indefensible."
So if he can be eaten by his own, who by the way does not appear to think much of his thinking, raise the issue – then why can't President Obama raise the issue? Frankly, the president should have done so during the debate on financial regulatory reform. I should say there's nothing inherently wrong with private equity, which plays an important role in the economy. Let me add that there's nothing wrong with wealth and those who risk their capital in private-equity ventures should be rewarded when those deals pay off.
Romney himself acknowledges that the free markets need rules and regulations in order to function and we know certain dealings are prohibited and should be criminal like insider trading. So it is reasonable to ask whether some highly leveraged buyout deals, of the kind that Bain and other private-equity firms often conduct, should fall into the same thumb-on-the-scale category as insider trading.
Suppose a company is failing and appears beyond rescue. Suppose a private-equity firm buys the company with borrowed money, burdens it with more debt, and then spends the next few years firing workers, selling assets, eliminating pension plans — all while collecting handsome "management fees." If you can recall losses at the nation's largest and supposedly best-run bank, JPMorgan Chase — at least $2 billion and perhaps much more.
This is what Rick Santorum said in March: "I heard Governor Romney here called me an economic lightweight because I wasn't a Wall Street financier like he was. Do you really believe this country wants to elect a Wall Street financier as the president of the United States? Do you think that's the kind of experience we need? Someone who's going to take and look after, as he did, his friends on Wall Street and bail them out at the expense of Main Street America?"
If you read my thoughts and words you know I don't think much of the GOP or their henchmen but I agree with Santorum in this instance where I have to ask the question is this the guy we want to be president. I will go further and say Romney's personality traits remind me of the "Robber Barons" of old. I would suggest that this so-called "Job Creator" needs to go offshore where he and his buddy's send jobs.
Would he do this to the American Treasury and the American people if he were to become president? I say, yes! And that's my Thought Provoking Perspective…
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THE CHAMPION OF IGNORANCE
In addition to Rick Santorum's enthusiastic attack on women's rights and individual liberties, he has recently been quoted referring to President Obama as a snob for wanting all Americans to be educated beyond the high school level. Mr. Santorum describes colleges as "indoctrination mills" citing a questionable study which suggests that a college education diminishes religious conviction.
Never mind that Mr. Santorum himself holds 3 university degrees yet, his religious convictions seem to be in tact. And, just ignore the fact that he intends to send his children to college. Could it be that only the Santorums and those like them have the fortitude to withstand the evils of secular indoctrination? Or, could it be something else?
Why would a candidate vying for the highest office in the land be such a vocal champion of ignorance?
From the time of Thomas Jefferson to this very day, suspicion and ridicule have been directed towards intellectualism in politics. Anti-intellectual sentiment is nothing new nor does it mean the absence of intellect. Richard Hofstadter wrote in his Pulitzer-prize winning book, Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, that anti-intellectuals are neither uneducated or unintelligent rather, they comprise the ranks of the "half-educated" who are "…often obsessively engaged with this or that outworn or rejected idea."
This observation could account for Mr. Santorum's astonishing comments about post-secondary education. It could also account for his willingness to re-litigate the issues of contraception, abortion and the separation of church and state, instead of providing voters with his grand vision to lead the country into a better future.
We must never forget that the most important ingredient for a democracy to work is an informed, active and enlightened electorate. Because, in the words of Thomas Jefferson; "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."
By Jackie Lambert
LTAI Word of the Week – Indoctrinate
To imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle.
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What's So Super About Tuesday
For starters, it is a Tuesday and this Tuesday is one with the biggest payout of the Republican presidential primaries or for one of the contenders. This time Super Tuesday had been slimmed down to half its 2008 size but still doling out one-third of the delegates needed to win and frankly at the end of the day; it probably won't settle much.
It might nudge the two long shots – Newt Gingrich out of the race or Ron Paul into a position of more credibility. Nor, in my opinion, will it give either Romney or Santorum a decisive advantage, because delegates are handed out by share. A close second in a state can pay off almost as well as first place. Romney might cement the front-runner status that keeps slipping through his fingers. Santorum could prove he's the real thing. To which I doubt either will be the case.
Delegates for grabs Tuesday: 419.
Delegates already won: 353; Romney, 203; Santorum, 92; Gingrich, 33; Paul, 25.
Delegates needed for the nomination: 1,144.
Let's consider the expense involved. The heavy advertising in all 10 states would cost a candidate about $5 million. That's a lot even for Romney's well-financed campaign, prompting him to make a plea for donations amid his Michigan victory speech. Gingrich is getting another multimillion-dollar boost from Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who donated the money to a special type of political action committee, known as a super PAC that will run advertising in key states.
But my friends Ohio is the race to watch. Why I don't know – maybe it's like the Mississippi of the north. Nonetheless political junkies get all misty-eyed over this Rust Belt swing state, and not just because of the 63 delegates. No Republican nominee has ever become president without winning the state. That makes it a powerful proving ground for the men trying to show they can take on President Barack Obama.
It could well be Newt's last stand or Gingrich rises again. Either way – what a frightening thought! But for sure you can call the Sand Man with his hook Newt loses in Georgia, the state he represented in the U.S. House for two decades. Lest not forget, his is not on the ballad in Virginia! Newt hopes to win decisively here and pick up enough other delegates to relaunch his up-and-down campaign, which has been mostly down-and-out. There is a bright side or dark cloud – Herman Cain, a fellow Georgian, endorsed him. Oh, and he's got a new pitch, claiming he can bring the cost of gas down to $2.50 per gallon.
Then there's grandpa, Ron Paul, the anti-war, libertarian-leaning, unorthodox Republican who hasn't won a single state. Super Tuesday could change that meaning he might win ONE! Let's say – Alaska! Even if he doesn't score a win, he's likely to pick up delegates to help power him into this summer's Republican convention with enough clout to promote his ideas.
There's little drama in the Northeastern races. Romney's virtually unopposed in his power base of Massachusetts, where he was governor just over five years ago. Delegates: 38. He's expected to win neighboring Vermont handily, too, although Santorum seeks to peel away some of its 17 delegates.
Caucuses and primaries in Kansas, Wyoming, Alabama, Hawaii, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois and Louisiana fill out the busiest month of the nomination season. Three territories; American Samoa, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico also get their say in March.
Well folks, as exciting as that may sound it seem to me I'd rather be clipping my toenails or picking nose hairs because that will be much more fun. We've all been taught to say, God Bless America; with this cast of characters I think that's an understatement and we should say God Help Us.
And that's my Thought Provoking Perspective…
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Mitt the Myth Maker
After winning the New Hampshire primary, Mitt Romney gave us the "Myth of Meritocracy". This week, Mr. Mitt has given us a new myth – President Obama is a failure. What does he site as evidence for this startling piece of news? The President's rescue of the American auto industry. Mr. Romney stated emphatically that this decision by President Obama was ill-conceived and serves as a prime example of Barack Obama's epic fail.
According to Mitt, every American should know that the government loan that helped to keep American car companies afloat will never be paid back. What a waste of money! This indictment would be pretty severe if it had any basis in fact. Of course we know that Mr. Mitt will never allow facts to get in the way of a good story.
The facts are these, Chrysler has already repaid their loan and General Motors (once again the number 1 car company in the world by the way) is paying back their loan on schedule.
So why would Mr. Mitt tell a falsehood in public – a falsehood that can be very easily disproved? He's just myth making.
LTI Word of the Week – Myth
A person or thing having only an imaginary or unverifiable existence; an unfounded or false notion.
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Form But, No Substance
As the Republican presidential primary drones on, it is worth noting that what we have seen so far is nothing more than a bloody intramural fight. While I would like to think that this process may have a little something to do with public policy, what has come out of these contests has nothing to do with us. Consider what we have learned so far from the Republican candidates: Ron Paul was born 150 years too late; Rick Santorum is a nut who believes birth control is a sin and that the government should be firmly installed in bedrooms all across the country; Mitt Romney doesn't believe anything he says and Newt Gingrich is a maniacal narcissist who only believes what he says when he says it.
As our nation faces some of the greatest challenges in our history, these candidates offer no solutions to meet those challenges. Instead, they spend their time and other people's money tearing one another to pieces. And, while this spectacle is, at times, fun to watch; it isn't that funny when you remember that these folks are vying for the highest office in the land. Can you really see any of these candidates as your president?
I always thought that elections served as a proving ground for ideas. That through a process of vigorous debate, the best ideas and boldest solutions to the nation's challenges are born. Instead, what we have gotten from the Republican primary is vitriol and viciousness. The candidates, through their posing and posturing, offer only caricatures of what they think Republican primary voters want to see. There is absolutely no substance in their rhetoric and no compelling reason to elect any one of them to any public office, much less the presidency of the United States.
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Drum Beats of Yesterday
The drum beat of the Republican Party's dogma looms large in this political season as the GOP desperately try to find someone to unseat President Barack Obama. We have witnessed endless debates with the kind of political rhetoric unlike any that I've ever seen. Wait a minute; let me qualify that by saying not since the last Presidential election. At which time America, because of the republicans, was facing financial Armageddon and now in 2012 we are about to really see Armageddon; if one of these right wing-nuts were to become president.
I read an article recently written by the author Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad where he said:
"Four years ago, they were predicting terrorist attacks in the first month of his administration if Obama was elected. Of course, it didn't happen—but the rhetoric sounds good. The Republican's "Big Three," which many call the last three, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul sound like the Supremes singing "Baby Love" asking the American People, "where did our love go" for President Obama. Stands to reason it went the same place our love for every incumbent President facing re-election went…in the gutter. Mud-throwing is a professional sport in politics. No matter what the incumbent does, it will never be good enough for the party out of power. Same goes here.
The real question is how far are the Republicans willing to go to get Obama? Will they say anything to get Obama? Will they be, God-forbid, unpatriotic in their attacks of the nation's Commander-in-Chief, that ended the war they started, soft-landed an economy that was falling fastest than a safe pushed off a roof, and had to fight for every single concession—even perfunctory tasks like debt-ceiling raises and payroll tax extensions. The rhetoric of refusing to compliment Obama, on anything, is not healthy for the national morale. Stands to chance that none of them would have done any better they been in the President's shoes and the rhetoric toward healing our wounded spirits would be much different.
Under Nixon, Reagan and Bush II, the nation did what it was asked to do for the national good during recovering economies and re-election bids. The opposite party was asked to tone down the rhetoric for the good of the nation's morale. There has been no such call from the Democrats for this President. In fact, some Democrats have added to the rhetoric. While the President has no party opposition (at this time), some in his party have kind of been getting their "digs in" on the slide… And then there's the Tea Party rhetoric, an obstructionism that makes no sense."
I could not have said it better. However, the difference in this election season is that the last crop of pretenders projected their bigotry vaguely in subliminal coded language. This "pool of fools" has no shame in their game. The race card is being displayed so transparently that Ray Charles can see it. One of these pretenders owned a lodge named "N-Word Head" and another had a news letter that espoused racial hatred so vial that one would think he was the Grand Wizard of the Imperial Knights. Another Republican candidate has said that "black children where better off during slavery" than today.
Wait there's more! One of them has publically talked about succession. Another said, get off welfare and get a check. It was this guy who went on to say if you're twelve years old you should be cleaning schools. This is not the same candidate who said if you're black and twelve or thirteen this "buck" should be treated as an adult if he were to be punished in the criminal justice system.
Who are they talking too or speaking for? I seriously doubt these people would say that about an enemy captured in a time of war. Oh sorry, when they were in power they did and brought them to a place Called Gitmo.
This language takes me back to a time I thought had long past. This kind of thinking conjures up images of Bull Connor and Strom Thurmond. Let's face it because the man duly election to be the Commander in Chief is a man of color. It appears to me from the rhetoric that is being hurled with such distinction that these folks have come from under the hood and taken off the sheets.
Whichever candidate might emerge as the GOP contender to which each of them has used the coded language like "take back our country". They WILL DO damage under a cloak of cover and not worry about the law coming for them because they will be the law.
So, we are back to the question: How far are the Republicans willing to go to get Obama? Moreover, what will they do to us, if elected! And that's my THOUGHT PROVOKING PERSPECTIVE…
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Pool of Fools
We all know that the "Pool of Fools" who call themselves the Republican candidates vying to replace President Obama are distasteful, insulting, pitiful, and a sad commentary to what I know as human. You know who they are – the Klan that wants to make Obama a one term president and take back their country!
If not, here's a quick recap: Stone cold Rick Samtorum with his view of the "Real America"; Flipper Mitt Romney who they call "Him" who just received weak endorsement from John McCain; Newt Gingrich who wants blacks to get off welfare and get a real check; Rick Perry who is sorta, kinda still in the race – hmmm; Ron Paul who is still standing despite his senseless let the people of the same hue do what they want; and there is John Huntsman who they hardly mention. I can't leave out the latest departure, Michele Bauchmann, who could not win the Iowa town she claims to be from and I will just mention that poor excuse Herman Cain because he insulted everyone who looks like him.
Not only are these wingnuts, oh sorry, these republican candidates, a sad commentary but so is Reince Preibus, RNC Chair and many of the other Republicans in the party, who I will call un-American to include the lately silent teabagging faction. They have taken disgrace to a whole new level. For example, Kansas House Speaker Mike O'Neal today relented and apologized for an e-mail he forwarded to fellow Republican lawmakers calling first lady Michelle Obama "Mrs. YoMama." Patriotic right!
Then there was Marilyn Davenport, an elected member of the Orange County, Calif., Republican Central Committee, who forwarded an email picturing President Barack Obama's face on the body of a baby chimpanzee in April. She was censured by the committee and apologized, but refused to resign for it…"
The latest insults is the outrageously racist depiction of Michelle on the right-wing website Gateway Pundit as a grotesquely muscular armed Marie Antoinette. The racist caricature was based on a 1775 portrait by 18th Century French painter Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty. The painting hangs in the Palace of Versailles outside Paris and this depiction is surely disrespectful and tasteless.
The racist comparison of Michelle to Antoinette is another in the endless knocks that Michelle lives an imperious and luxury lifestyle all supposedly at taxpayer expense. This is code language for an African-American that's "uppity." I might add that the First Lady happens to be, ah black. So the fury level soars and the slanders against her fly even hotter and heavier.
It is clear that there are two relentless constants in the manic drive by GOP ultra conservatives, tea party leaders and followers, and unreconstructed bigots to, at all cost, make President Obama a one term president with not just a singular drumbeat, non-stop barrage of racist depictions, slurs, digs and vilification of Obama. The other is their drumbeat, non-stop barrage of racist depictions, slurs, digs, and vilification of First Lady Michelle Obama. Shameful!!!
The GOP will use its endless back door channel surrogates of bloggers, right wing talk show gabbers, and tea party operatives to slur and slander Michelle to sow even more doubt and discord about President Obama's policies and, by extension, him.
In the past the rules of political engagement have been clear. Presidents were fair game for any and every type of fair or gutter attack. Their wives and families, though, were off limits. But as the wife of the most politically assailed president in modern times by racial bigots, the rules of the political game have been smashed. Michelle will continue to be an inviting target of racial slander simply because she is who she is a fine and model First Lady, who is certainly no Marie Antoinette.
And the call themselves AMERICANS – what a transparent attempt to disguise or revive the memories of what I remember as the "Citizens Counsel" of a day I had hope was long past. And that's my THOUGHT PROVOKING PERSPECTIVE!!!
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The Law of Unintended Consequences
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In January 2010 the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prohibits the government from placing limits on independent spending for political purposes by corporations and unions. This case is commonly known as Citizens United. In plain English, it means that the gloves are off and moneyed interests are free to buy elections through their Political Action Committees. Let's not forget that they have been free to use their mega bucks to buy favorable legislation for years.
Now, fast forward to January 3rd, 2012. Tonight, in Iowa, the Republican Presidential caucus is being held. One notable candidate in the field has been complaining loudly and bitterly about how outside groups have tanked his campaign through a barrage of negative ads. That candidate would be Newt Gingrich.
What I find so remarkable about this is that Mr. Gingrich is one of the founders of scorched earth politics – even going so far as to draft a memorandum to his Republican colleagues in the house of representatives to give them the most incendiary words to use in order to vilify their Democratic opponents. Mr. Gingrich was also a stalwart supporter of the Citizens United decision.
I am sure that Mr. Gingrich never envisioned that his toxic political tactics coupled with unlimited corporate contributions would combine to bite him right in the uh… Well, you know.
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The Eye of Newt – Wide Shut
Richard Cohen wrote a great piece in the "Post" where he summed up Newt Gingrich as follows: "There is more than a little Richard Nixon in Gingrich — the same lack of place, the same keen intellect, the same petty fights and imaginary enemies, the same hallucinatory grievances, the same willingness to lie, exaggerate and smear. On a given day, Newt Gingrich could be a brilliant president. On any night, he could be a monster." Having lived during the era of "Trick Dick" I think this is a fair description. By the way, Mr. Cohen also called Newt "the Pinocchio candidate" – again I agree.
As we approach and the 2012 election near, we can be certain that there will be lies, more lies, and damn lies. It's not like we don't know Newt. He's been around for decades with the same self-serving hypocrisy. So we should know his character and completely reject his new bid for the spotlight. I watched him on a Sunday morning talk- show and true to form like his comrades anything Obama is for they are against. The fact that they were for a policy before Obama announces his support makes no difference.
Newt was for going after Gaddafi until Obama went after Gaddafi. Romney was for the same health care plan that Obama signed, until Obama was for it. This trait is not exclusive to the male candidates vying for Obama's spot; the potential women pretenders share this overriding trait as well. The unifying theme in their message is consistent with anyone who opposes them as a Socialist/Communist/Nazi/Terrorist who wants to destroy America.
Let's not even forget the tried and true "Southern Strategy", which is nothing more than bigotry disguised in what he calls conservative values. Just this week, he called Mr. Obama the "Welfare President" and referred to him as Motown. He's talked about his mother and derided the black father from Kenya. What do you think he's implying? I will be kind and say at best the use of coded language, race baiting, directed at the so-called "Real Americans" is clear. This ugly language of demagoguery is nothing short of bigotry – plain and simple.
I will give him credit for being creative in that he brilliantly explained his moral commitment surrounding the adultery issues. He said, "How passionately I felt about this country" – that is original. This was done at a time when he led the charge to impeach Bill Clinton for his misgivings. It is also said that he left and divorced a wife dying of cancer in the hospital and this is his third wife. I will applaud his sister, if reports are true, she does not support him.
Therefore, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's campaign will destruct as fast as the Donald's did. Particularly, after throwing his party under the bus on Sunday by assassinating the republican platform, namely Rep. Paul Ryan's draconian budget plan which amounts to social engineering and semi-supporting an individual mandate for health care they call "Obama Care". Newt has also said he wants Medicare to die on the vine. Now it has come to light that the so-called "fiscal conservative" is being stung by a report that he carried up to $500,000 in debt to the Tiffany jewelry company – and may still be carrying it. This is the death knell for his campaign for sure.
I don't like to predict the future but I will say with certainly that this guy will NEVER be Commander in Chief. Richard Pryor once famously said "Who do we believe me or you're lying eyes" or ears in this case as his moral compass leaves a lot to be desired when you consider his documented history. Let the right keep coming with the absurdity of these republican candidates and our president will keep his job. And that is my Thought Provoking Perspective.
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