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red dog 1's JournalNew Hope For Don Siegelman
Sources:
Alabama Public Radio
http://www.donsiegelman.org
There may be new hope for former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman.
100 former state attorneys general are pushing for the former governor's release.
The group is petitioning President Obama to pardon Siegelman on the grounds that his conviction was politically motivated.
Siegelman was convicted of bribery in 2006 and was sentenced to six years in prison.
The former governor was convicted of selling a board appointment in exchange for contributions to start a state lottery (To benefit Alabama schools)
Appeals courts have repeatedly upheld Siegelman's conviction, so a Presidential pardon is the 70-year-old former governor's only hope for an early release.
http://apr.org/post/state-ags-seek-pardon-former-governor#stream/0
An Annistan Star editorial quotes the letter from the former state attorneys general as saying:
"Although nine years have passed, Gov. Siegelman's unjust conviction continues to eat away at the integrity of the justice system.
Many legal scholars as well as the public at large believe that the prosecution of Gov. Siegelman was a perversion of justice."
The letter was delivered to the White House on Wednesday April 13.
We urge President Obama to heed the letter from the bipartisan collection of former prosecutors and pardon Don Siegelman.
Mimi Kennedy, star of the CBS sitcom MOM e-mailed us that:
"..I just called the (White House) Comments Line and the man who answered asked a few questions, and I spelled Don's name and gave a short summary.(mentioning Karl Rove's name at the end)
He said: 'Get all your friends to do this too...It really helps when it gets up to the White House."
I said I would.."let me get off the phone so I can circulate this and post it!"
And he laughed and said, "I'm trying..I'm trying..Have a good day."
At any rate, he said, "Call, it helps!"
WHITE HOUSE PHONE NUMBERS
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
(The White House switchboard will be open this Monday)
http://www.donsiegelman.org
Help End Canada's Commercial Seal Slaughter (PETITION)
April 16, 2016
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Canada's commercial seal slaughter begins again in a couple of weeks.
Hard to believe this is still happening in 2016.
Tens of thousands of baby harp seals are shot and bludgeoned to death in Canada's commercial seal slaughter each year.
This is the year that we must end this cruel practice.
The U.S., the U.K. and Russia have all banned seal product imports.--we are at the tipping point.
Canada's new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, is supportive of many social issues, including gender equality and fighting climate change.
Please join PETA in urging him to extend his compassion further and usher in a new era of kindness and fiscal responsibility by ending federal subsidies of the commercial seal slaughter.
Even if you have taken action in the past on this issue, we need your voice now more than ever.
The world has rejected seal products, and it's time for Canada to help sealers transition out of this dying industry, provide them with appropriate compensation, and start funding sustainable industries to benefit rural communities instead.
To sign petition:
http://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/help-end-canadas-baby-seal-slaughter/
Note: I am not a member of PETA; but, as far as I know, no other animal rights group is doing anything to stop the horrific slaughter of thousands innocent baby seals every year.
What's your favorite episode of "Married With Children"?
Due to computer limitations, I'm unable to post the video, but my favorite has to be the episode where Al realizes he needs glasses, so he goes to the optometrist, (along with Bud & Kelly)
A Golf Story
John, who lived in the north of England, decided to go golfing in Scotland with his buddy, Shawn.
So they loaded up John's minivan and headed north.
After driving a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard.
So they pulled into a nearby farm and asked the attractive lady who answered the door if they could spend the night.
"I realize it's terrible weather out there and I have this huge house all to myself, but I'm recently widowed," she explained, "and I''m afraid the neighbors will talk if I let you stay in my house."
"Don't worry," John said. "We'll be happy to sleep in the barn..And if the weather breaks, we'll be gone at first light."
The lady agreed, and the two men found their way to the barn and settled in for the night.
Come morning, the weather cleared, and they got on their way.
They enjoyed a great weekend of golf.
About nine months later, John got an unexpected letter from an attorney.
It took him a few minutes to figure it out, but he finally determined that it was from the attorney of the attractive widow he had met on the golf weekend.
He dropped in on his friend Shawn and asked, "Shawn, do you remember that good-looking widow from the farm we stayed at on our golf holiday in Scotland about nine months ago?"
"Yes I do," said Shawn.
"Did you happen to get up in the middle of the night and pay her a visit?"
"Well, um, yes," Shawn said, a little embarrassed about being found out.
"And did you happen to give her my name instead of telling her your name?"
Shawn's face turned beet red and he said:
"Yeah, look..I'm sorry Buddy..I'm afraid I did...Why do you ask?"
"She just died and left me everything."
State Trooper & The Old lady
Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a state trooper sees a car puttering along at 22 MPH.
Thinking to himself, "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder," he turns on his lights and siren and pulls the driver over.
Approaching the car, he notices that there are five old ladies- two in the front seat, and three in the back- all with eyes wide open & white as a ghost.
The driver, obviously confused, says to him:
"Officer, I don't understand...I was doing exactly the speed limit...What's the problem?"
"Ma'am," the officer replies, "You weren't speeding, but you should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers."
"Slower than the speed limit?" she asked..."No sir, I was driving the speed limit exactly...
Twenty-Two miles an hour," the old lady says.
The State Trooper, trying to contain a chuckle, explains to her that "22" was the Route number, not the speed limit.
A bit embarrassed, the old lady grinned and thanked the officer for pointing out her error.
"But before I let you go, Ma'am, I have to ask...Is everyone in this car okay?
These women seem awfully shaken and they haven't muttered a single peep this whole time," the trooper asks.
"Oh, they'll be alright in a minute, officer..We just got off Route 119."
Phone call from Daddy
The telephone rings, and a young girl answers it.
"Hello," she says.
"Hi Honey, this is Daddy, is Mommy near the phone?
"No, Daddy, she's upstairs with Uncle Paul."
After a brief pause, Daddy says: "But Honey, you haven't got an Uncle Paul."
"Oh yes I do," replies the girl, "and he's upstairs in the room with Mommy right now."
Brief pause, then Daddy says:
"uh, Okay then..This is what I want you to do..Put the phone down on the table, run upstairs and knock on the bedroom door, and shout to Mommy that Daddy's car just pulled into the driveway."
The girl replies: "OK, Daddy, just a minute."
A few minutes later the girl comes back to the phone:
"I did it, Daddy."
"And what happened, Honey?" Daddy replies.
"Well, Mommy got all scared, jumped out of bed with no clothes on, ran around screaming, then she tripped on the rug and fell and hit her head on the dresser, and now she's not moving at all."
Daddy: "Oh my God, what about Uncle Paul?"
Girl: "He jumped out of bed with no clothes on too...He was all scared and he jumped out of the back window and into the swimming pool; but I guess he didn't know that you took out the water last week to clean it...He hit the bottom of the pool and I think he's dead."
(Long pause)
Then Daddy says: "Swimming pool?...Is this 546-2091?"
The Little Girl and the Atheist
An atheist was seated next to a little girl on a plane and he turned to her and said:
"Do you want to talk?
Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger."
The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger:
"What would you like to talk about?"
"Oh I don't know," said the atheist, "How about why there is no God, or no Heaven, or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly.
"Okay," she said, "Those could be interesting topics, but let me ask you a question first.
A horse, a cow and a deer all eat the same stuff...grass.
Yet a deer excretes little pellets,while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps, why do you think that is?"
The atheist, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says:
"Hmmm... I have no idea."
to which the girl replies:
"Do you really feel qualified to discuss God, Heaven or Hell, or life after death,
when you don't know shit?"
And then she went back to reading her book.
What's your favorite Robert De Niro movie?
Considered by many to be one of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro has starred in such films as The Godfather Part ll, Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, The Deer Hunter, Heat, Bang the Drum Slowly, Midnight Run, Brazil, Ronin, Casino (1995), Angel Heart, Awakenings, Mad Dog and Glory, and many other great films.
De Niro gained 60 lbs and learned how to box for "Raging Bull", ground his teeth for "Cape Fear", lived in Sicily for "The Godfather Part ll", worked as a cab driver for a few weeks for "Taxi Driver", and learned how to play the saxophone for "New York, New York"
My favorites are "Meet the Parents" "Meet the Fockers" ."Analyze This", & "Analyze That"
(De Niro can do both dramatic roles and comedic roles as well as any actor ever, imo)
(Feel free to list as many favorites as you want)
Tell the Treasury Department To Investigate U.S. Links in the Panama Papers (Petition)
Credo Action
April 9, 2016
More than 11 million documents from the secretive Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were leaked to international journalists, and more than 140 world leaders, public officials and major celebrities have been implicated already.
The documents, spanning almost 30 years, expose how the world's elite use fake corporations called "shell companies" to launder money, evade sanctions, hide wealth, and dodge taxes.
While US Government officials insist they are aware of the scandal, there is little indication that they are taking action.
But now, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are demanding that the Treasury Department investigate U.S. links in the Panama Papers, and we need to stand with them.
Stand with Senator Warren and Senator Brown.
Tell the treasury Department to investigate U.S. links in the Panama Papers
PETITION TO TREASURY SECRETARY JACOB LEW:
"Exercise your full authority to investigate whether any U.S. or U.S.-linked company or person involved with Mossack Fonseca may have facilitated money laundering, terrorist financing or any other illegal activity, including any U.S. designated persons."
Sign Petetion:
http://act.credoaction.com/sign/warren_brown_panama_papers
"Americans Named in Panama Papers Leak"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016151517#top
"Treasury Should Probe U.S. Banks on Panama Papers, Senators Say"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141406308
"Senators ask Treasury to Probe U.S. links to "Panama Papers" firm"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/111677532
Justice for Dog Chained and Left to Die With Mouth Taped Shut (Petition)
Animal Petitions.org
Target: Elton Mathis, Walter County, Texas, District Attorney
Goal: Prosecute person who left a dog to die while chained to a rock with it's mouth taped shut.
A young dog was found chained to a rock with it's mouth taped shut.
Randy Abke and his wife found the dog, nicknamed him "Rusty", and called the Sheriff's Office.
Both Randy and the officer responding to the call believe the dog was left to die.
The dog was treated by a veterinarian and since he did not have a microchip, the Abkes have adopted him.
Demand that the perpetrator of this heinous act of cruelty be located and prosecuted.
View Petition:
http://animalpetitions.org/129773/justice-for-dog-chained-and-left-to-die-with-mouth-taped-shut/
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