Day: November 30, 2014

A Facebook Post Becomes a Supreme Court Issue

 

 WASHINGTON (AP) – Anthony Elonis claimed he was just kidding when he posted a series of graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class and attacking an FBI agent. But his wife didn\’t see it that way. Neither did a federal jury. Elonis, who\’s from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was convicted of violating a federal law that makes it a crime to threaten another person.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: CLASSIC WISDOM

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at my age I don\’t really give a rat\’s ass anymore.

If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal.

 A whale swims all day, only eats fish, and drinks water, but is still fat.

 A rabbit runs and hops and only lives 15 years, while a tortoise doesn\’t run and does mostly nothing, yet it lives for 150 years. And they tell us to exercise? I don\’t think so.

 Now that I\’m older, here\’s what I\’ve discovered:

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CNBNews Comics:JEROME by Dave Wolfe

Vol. I No. 23 (November 30, 2014)

Editors Note: Every Sunday evening at 7 pm we will post a weekly comic strip provided by cartoonist Dave Wolfe, age 13. Dave has been drawing since he was 5 years old, he knew he wanted to be a cartoonist at the age of 8. He’s been distributing his comics in school since 3rd grade. (click on the image to enlarge)

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In Time for Thanksgiving, Obama White House Serves Up 3,400 Regulations

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Melissa Quinn / November 26, 2014

Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, the White House quietly released word that it has 3,400 regulations in the pipeline for next year.

For those who’d like to check out the Obama administration’s proposed new government red tape, released Friday, it’s called the Unified Agenda.

\”The administration has been really aggressive on the regulatory front,\” Sam Batkins, director of regulatory policy at American Action Forum, a conservative policy institute, told The Daily Signal. \”They drop [the Unified Agenda] on a Friday right before a holiday, and no one critical of their regulatory policies will have a chance to criticize it.\”

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