Hawaii To Arizona: Prove You Need The Birth Certificate

Woman Who Was Bullied Brings Tears To Her Tormentors’ Eyes–Years Later

A woman’s poem about being bullied 25 years ago brought emotional reactions from those who bullied her when she posted it on Facebook.

“I got an outpour of calls and messages, people stepping forward that I don’t even remember that said ‘I know I was one of those that picked on you and I’m so sorry,’” Lynda Frederick said Friday. “It was overwhelming.”

Frederick, 42, attended Orange Glen High School in Escondido, a town near San Diego. Her poem, posted several weeks ago on a class Facebook page, talked about a girl who “had love in her heart to share …

Maryland Court: Gay Divorce Okay, Gay Marriage Not Okay

Submitted by Cheston Catalano

Maryland’s highest court says gay couples can get divorced there, even though they can’t get married.

The Court of Appeals ruled 7-0 that couples who have a valid marriage from another state can divorce in Maryland. The case involved two women who were married in California and denied a divorce in 2010 by a Maryland judge.

“A valid out-of-state same-sex marriage should be treated by Maryland courts as worthy of divorce, according to the applicable statues, reported cases, and court rules of this state,” the court concluded in a 21-page ruling.…

Former Co-Worker Says He Was Bullied By George Zimmerman And Subject To Racial Taunts

Material being gathered for discovery in the Trayvon Martin case includes an interview with a former co-worker of George Zimmerman.

The man, who is not identified by name, says that Zimmerman relentlessly bullied him at work.

Zimmerman, according to the witness, targeted him because he was Middle Eastern. He repeatedly called the man a “fucking moron” and mocked him using the voice of “Achmed the terrorist.” Zimmerman’s stories about the man would involve “bombing,” “I’ll kill your family” and other “jokes” about “Middle Eastern stuff.” According to the man, this went on “for days and days.”

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On Friday’s Radio Show…

• Alan speaks with Admiral John Nathman (US Navy-Ret.) about the impact of national security issues on the race for the White House.

• Futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard discusses her new book, Birth 2012 and Beyond.

• It’s the Friday Night Free-For-All!…

Man Charged With Threatening To Blow Up Wisconsin Democratic Headquarters

William O. Dietrick allegedly threatened to shoot Democrats and blow up party headquarters.

In more than 100 calls allegedly placed…he threatened that his attack would make the devastation at the Oklahoma City Federal Building in 1995 look “like a firecracker compared to what’s gonna happen to you people,” according to The Wisconsin State Journal.

In another message allegedly left by Diedrich, he sang a song about how “Bama” should be murdered. In yet another, he warned that Democrats “better be wearing bulletproof vests.”…

Romney’s False Claim that Obama Lost 100,000 Auto Jobs

Mitt Romney’s claim is shown to be factually incorrect.

In vehicle and vehicle parts manufacturing, the total number of jobs has increased by 73,000. For dealers, the gain has been nearly 30,000. So, all told, that’s more than 100,000 — instead of a decrease of 100,000 as Romney claims.

It is a little more difficult to isolate the automobile-only numbers because the manufacturing number is not seasonally adjusted. So, in that case, we have to use January-to-January figures. But that also shows a total gain of about 50,000 jobs in the auto industry.…

George W. Bush To Make White House Visit

President Obama has invited his predecessor and wife Laura to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait.

The White House confirmed on Friday that the Bushes are slated to revisit their Washington home of eight years on May 31 for a rare joint appearance between the current and past presidents.

The ceremony, which will be the former president’s first public visit to the White House in over two years, is sure to draw lots of attention given that it’s an election year and that Bush informally endorsed Obama’s GOP rival, Mitt Romney, earlier this week…

The former …

Congressman Pete Sessions Accuses Congressman Jim McGovern Of Drinking On The Job

Republican Pete Sessions (right), debating with Democrat Jim McGovern about ending the Afghanistan war, accused McGovern of imbibing.

“Mr. Chairman I think we’ve gotten this, that Mr. McGovern is not happy. I think this is also behavior, that I wonder if people have been out drinking tonight, or whether they are mad or angry or incapable of controlling themselves, and I would question that tonight,” Texas Rep. Pete Sessions, the chairman of the GOP’s campaign committee, said of Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) at a late-night meeting of the House Rules Committee.

“I take offense to that,” McGovern said, according to …

House Ignores Constitution, Approves Indefinite Detention Without Trial For Terror Suspects

To Constitution-loving Republicans, it’s apparently alright to ignore it.

The Republican-controlled House rejected an amendment by Reps. Adam Smith, D-Wash., and Justin Amash, R-Mich., that would have barred indefinite detention and rolled back mandatory military custody. The vote was 238-182.

“The frightening thing here is that the government is claiming the power under the Afghanistan authorization for use of military force as a justification for entering American homes to grab people, indefinitely detain them and not give them a charge or trial,” Amash said during hours of House debate.

The policy’s supporters argued that ending it would weaken national …

Arizona Secretary Of State Wants Verification Of Obama’s Birth Or May Keep Him Off Ballot

Ken Bennett wants further verification of where President Obama was born before he agrees to have him on the Arizona ballot.

“Because of the importance and profile of the president’s case, and at the request of many constituents, I have gone the extra step of asking the state of Hawaii to verify the facts contained in his birth certificate…

“Whether or not that happens, if Hawaii can’t or won’t provide verification of the president’s birth certificate, I will not put his name on the ballot.”

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