MooPig Free Range Grazing Rights Department :: "Madness DeLayed"

Texas Politics always Shady?
Mashed articles by Pat Darnell |  Oct 30, 2012  | Bryan TX

Does anyone remember dodgy DeLay? The mesmerizing houdini of negotiations, who negotiated himself into a jail cell. He recently was let go, by "divine justice," so he says.

It's Texas bullshit as usual. This state is so full of bombastic idiots, that it really seems to be the norm -- to be several cards short of a full deck.

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Tom DeLay: I’m back and I’m on a mission from God | The Raw Story: "In his speech to the group, DeLay waxed on about how his faith in Christ helped him struggle through criminal charges for money laundering and racketeering. His money laundering conviction was overturned in September by a Texas judge.

“It’s really happy day for me, and I just thank the Lord for carrying me through all of this and it really drove my detractors crazy because I had the joy of Jesus in me and they didn’t understand it,” said DeLay to reporters in September.

The man known as “The Hammer” for his aggressive negotiating style spent more than $12 million in legal fees in order to avoid jail time."

'via Blog this'

Comments at the end of the article:

mgardener • 20 minutes ago − Think he's confusing his "God" with his banker. Of course he's out, he spent 12 million dollars and had a Bush appointed judge. Didn't need 'God' when you have money and a judge. You know, maybe God is punishing us, not because of gay marriage, but because we have.... Republicans!!!

rt5guide • 41 minutes ago − It would seem that "God" has been doing a shitty job in the messenger department as of late. Where's the burning bush stuff? THAT I would pay heed too. The ones that God has "chosen" to carry water as of late, not so much.

stingray68 • an hour ago − Run, Tom, run! What could be better than having a crooked hack like you back in Congress as the "new" face of the GOP. Why let Ted Cruz have all the fun of being the nation's Number One Scumbag?

surgethis • 3 hours ago Just think about the back rooms and sickening conversation with whiskey breath and cigar smoke in the air where Tom DeLay made his deals and crafted the facade that he is a god fearing man.

surgethis • 3 hours ago DeLay has nothing left but the religious card. He is bankrupt as a human being. The radical religious right that wormed its way into our system like a blood sucking parasite will embrace any broken sociopath willing to spew the lies and distortions they call Christian values. Values that they claim gives them the right to lie, cheat and steal all in the name of god who they claim speaks to them directly. Dangerous revolting pigs.

althejazz • 3 hours ago − Looks like the nutters are now running the asylum

Autumn V. • 5 hours ago − Hey Tom - God just spoke to me also, and he says you are a blooming idiot!

Angela Monger • 5 hours ago − People like him really need to be locked away in a mental institution. It wasn't some deity that got him off the hook for being a crook. It was the money that did that. And quite frankly I could do without his revolution.

D_C_Wilson • 6 hours ago − It's official. God hates America.

Foundryman • 6 hours ago − Who does he think he is? Elwood Blues?

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Jerry Callender • 9 hours ago − The effrontery - everyone knows god only talks to Pat Robertson.

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/29/tom-delay-im-back-and-im-on-a-mission-from-god/
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/conviction-ex-us-house-leader-delays-tossed

More News from Chicago :: "Chicago pays $22.5 MILLION to woman who was gang raped..."

"Two Bizarre Cases with the City's Finest at Fault"
Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Jan 17, 2013 | Bryan TX

[Picture LINK] City agrees today to give the staggering sum to Christina Eilman who was released from police custody into a high-crime area where she was gang raped and plummeted from a seventh floor window...

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City of Chicago to pay millions to settle cases of wrongfully convicted man Alton Logan, raped woman Christina Eilman who fell from window | abc7chicago.com: "January 15, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A man wrongfully convicted of murder and a woman who fell from a seventh-floor window after being raped could both receive millions of dollars in settlements from the city of Chicago.

Alton Logan was freed in 2008 after spending 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Logan says detectives under now-convicted former Area 2 Commander Jon Burge were behind the coverup that led to his conviction for the murder of an off-duty Cook County corrections officer."

'via Blog this'

Homicides in Chicago were up 17% in 2012 from the previous year. It is reported that the total of 500 for the year hit in December before the year ended.

" ... McCarthy issued a statement declaring: “The city has seen its 500th homicide for 2012, a tragic number that is reflective of the gang violence and proliferation of illegal guns that have plagued some of our neighborhoods.”

While saying every homicide is unacceptable, he went on to laud the department’s overall crime reduction. (Jeremy Gorner and Peter Nickeas | Tribune reporters. December 28, 2012. Here) ... "

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http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8954998
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/20593424/city-council-to-vote-on-33-million-in-settlements-for-police-misconduct-cases-christina-eilman-alton-logan
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-12-28/news/chi-chicago-2012-homicide-toll-20121228_1_latest-homicide-500th-homicide-tragic-number
http://thebeerbarrel.net/threads/chicago-pays-22-5-million-to-woman-who-was-gang-raped.18686/

UPDATE!! More News from Michigan :: "Veggies are Shrubs, too!"

As Seen on FaceBook HERERetrieved by Pat Darnell  |  Bryan TX

 Photo Credit: Julie Bass

Michigan Woman Faces 93 Days in Jail for Planting a Vegetable Garden : TreeHugger

93 Days in Jail :: Veggie Tales
Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  July 9, 2011  |  Bryan TX
This is a really great article about our lives in the neighborhoods. I have thought of planting veggies and herbs in my front yard because it is the only place we get sufficient sunshine year round. Why not?

EXCERPT  |  " ... This is not some gated community with HOA regulations. This is an ordinary, working class neighborhood in Oakland County, Michigan. Like nearly every other city in my home state right now, Oak Park is facing financial issues. Here at home, people are amazed that a cash-strapped city has the resources to investigate, charge, and prosecute a resident for something as innocuous as planting a vegetable garden. (Vanderlinden, Colleen. 7/08/2011. LINK) ..."

Oak Park, MI, city planner Kevin Rulkowski could only repeat what is common to front yards is acceptable. "... He said suitable means "common:" lawn, nice shrubs, and flowers. ..."

The city ordinance is not specific though, as to what plants are in those categories. Ninety-three days in jail, hearing on July 26th, creates a Go to Jail Card from the Monopoly Game, for planting the "wrong" plants.



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http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/07/michigan_woman_faces_jail_planting_veggie_garden.php?fb_comment_id=fbc_10150253469533550_17522158_10150253773193550

How to Help

If you want to help support a gardener's right to grow food for her family (even if it is -- gasp -- in the front yard!) there are several things you can do:

1. Email or call officials for the city of Oak Park. Mrs. Bass has listed contact information for the mayor, city manager, and other city officials in the sidebar of her blog.
2. "Like" the Oak Park Hates Veggies Facebook Page.
3. Spread the word via Facebook and Twitter. By gaining attention to this particular issue, with this particular homeowner, the hope is that other cities will reconsider before they harass another homeowner for something like this.

What do you think? Should a front yard vegetable garden be a crime?

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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oak-Park-Hates-Veggies/184553881597878

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Irked about O*B*E*S*I*T*Y Nugent shoots his mouth off

The guitarist is no stranger when it comes to talking about issues, particularly conservative ones, as an advocate for hunting and the right to bear arms. (He is on the National Rifle Association's board of directors and recorded a song called 'I Am the NRA'). Last year Nugent made news with his controversial and very critical remarks about Democratic senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton while holding two rifles.

On his blog, Bourdain says that it was Nugent who approached him about doing something together on television. He recounts a experience from his visit to Nugent's ranch when got a text message invite from chef Mario Batali for drinks. "I texted back," Bourdain writes, "that I regretted being unable to join him as I was currently unloading a belt-fed M-60 machine gun at Ted Nugent's place. His totally unsurprised response was 'Of course you are.'"
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I will never watch Anthony Bourdain again. What does a overweight person have to do with the safety of others????. A fat tax? Better to have a A** Tax for A**holes. There are more of those. Start with the two of them. [Sharon at 8-04-2008]

I agree with Ted about this growing problem. Obese people do need to take a step back and be accountable for what they put in their mouths. They can't get mad when businesses can't accomodate them because they are too big. What really makes me sick is when I see obese kids. Chiildren should not by all means be obese... whatever happened to good old fashioned exercise? When people go out there and feast on fattening foods, all you are doing is slowly killing yourself. Ever heard of diabetes, cancer, and heart attacks? Obesity is a contributing factor for all these diseases... [cagman50 at 8-05-2008]

I agree Sharon. Nugent, I gotta admit makes me laugh at the absurdity of someone that ugly talking about the lack of visual appeal with overweight people. I'm not that into how people look normally, I like people, all kinds of 'em! And his comment about them being a drain n their families... please! I'd rather marry a fat guy with a heart then a thin guy with a mouth any day of the week, and I'll bet old Ted's family (minus his money)would too. They've gotta be tired of his rants. Your old and cranky Ted, lighten up. [Auburnember at 8-05-2008]

Ted Nugent's Latest Diatribe: Obesity
Posted Aug 4th 2008 / 3:00PM by David Chiu (Retrieved today HERE for entertainment)

"Obesity is a manifestation of a cultural deprivation," he tells globe trotting chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain, "in its most vulgar and displeasing-to-look-at form. And it's suicide as a lifestyle."

PHOTO: Hey tell Sir John that...

The Motor City Madman [Ted Nugent]recently expressed his views on the topic in an episode of 'Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations,' scheduled to air Monday night at 10 EST on the Travel Channel. In this segment, which focuses on the sights and cuisine of the American Southwest, Bourdain pays a visit to Nugent's ranch in Texas.
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Can you believe it? Arrested for shooting a flaming arrow on stage at his guitar! Boy, those cops are too bored.