James Reyes

Here is another story about a rabid dumb-shit bully with a badge.  In responding to a noise complaint, sheriff’s deputy Marshall Abbot came to a house where a fundraiser was being held for Democrat Francine Busby, who is running for criminal Congressman Duke Cunningham’s old seat.  Apparently this cop was the kind of “respect my authority” shit attitude kind of cop.  Some of the guests at the fundraiser talked back to the cop.  He drug people by the arm, pepper sprayed and took out his taser.

Read the whole story here…

Maybe a nice little contribution to Francine Busby would be a good thing too.

Some Republicans are calling out Ditzy Chick Michelle Bachmann on her call for a conspiracy theory paranoid fueled boycott of the constitutionally mandated census.  (I wonder if the Ditzy Chick even knows that this is in the constitution.)  Her boycott was apparently even too nutty for the nuttiest nut on TV Glenn Beck.

GOP Reps. Patrick McHenry (NC), Lynn Westmoreland (GA) and John Mica (FL), members of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives said in a statement, “Boycotting the constitutionally mandated Census is illogical, illegal and not in the best interest of our country.”

I say, go ahead, right-wingers, follow Bachmann’s call. I am all for it.  Loose representation in Congress and your seats will be allocated to other states.  Come on, right wing, do it.

The right-wing have their briefs in a twist following Al Franken’s win last night. Franken’s victory is nice icing on the cake. The 60th seat couldn’t have gone to a better guy because the right hates Franken with fury. It’s funny to watch the right wing just completely loose it, if it’s possible for them to lose it even more.

Media Matters assembled a few choice clips of the right-wing’s agony of defeat.

Politico reports that Coleman has conceded to Senator-elect Al Franken.  As soon as Pawlenty certifies the election and his credentials are accepted by the Senate, Franken will be sworn in and get to work for Minnesotta.

Republican Norm Coleman has conceded to Democrat Al Franken in the Minnesota Senate race, ending one of the longest Senate races in American history and clearing the way for Democrats to hold a 60-seat supermajority in the Senate.

Coleman’s concession, given from the front of his St. Paul home, came just a few hours after the Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously ruled Franken the winner of last November’s Senate race. In a 5-0 decision, the court upheld a three-judge panel’s April 14 ruling that Franken defeated Coleman in the race by 312 votes out of 2.9 million cast. The 32-page opinion was remarkably decisive, picking apart and rejecting one Coleman legal claim after another.

How is this for bed fellows: SEIU, the Center for American Progress and… Wal-Mart?  Yup, the world’s largest employer has joined with SEIU and CAP in support of employer mandate.

We are for an employer mandate which is fair and broad in its coverage, but any alternative to an employer mandate should not create barriers to hiring entry level employees….Support for a mandate also requires the strongest possible commitment to rein in health care costs. Guaranteeing cost containment is essential. One way to ensure savings was recently advanced by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle and Bob Dole, “Implement pre-specified targets for spending growth and enact a “trigger” mechanism that automatically enforces reductions,” (Crossing Our Lines, Bipartisan Policy Center) President Obama suggested strengthening the role of Med Pac to help enforce spending discpilne.

Check out the full letter here…. and more thoughtful analysis with a hat tip to The Wonk Room.

Looks like Mr. Franken is going to Washington.  After months of legal wrangling, the Minnessota Supreme Court ruled today that Franken is entitled to the seat.  On CNN on Sunday, Governor Tim Pawlenty said, ”I’m prepared to sign it as soon as they give the green light.”  Well, you’ve got the green light, Gov.  It’s time for Minnesotans to get the full representation in Congress they are entitled to.  I dobut Coleman will file a federal lawsuit.  Put a fork in it already, Senator.

The inept Harry Reid released a statement:

I congratulate Senator-elect Al Franken, the next Senator from the state of Minnesota.

The people of Minnesota will now finally get the brilliant and hardworking new senator they elected in November and the full representation they deserve. After all the votes have been counted and recounted, the Minnesota Supreme Court has made the final determination that Minnesotans have chosen Al Franken to help their state and our country get back on track.

The Senate looks forward to welcoming Senator-elect Franken as soon as possible. He will play a crucial role as we work to strengthen our economy, ensure all Americans can access and afford quality health care, make our country more energy independent, confirm the President’s outstanding nominee to the Supreme Court, and tackle the many other challenges we face.

I once again encourage Governor Pawlenty to respect the votes of his constituents and the decisions of his state’s highest court. He should put politics aside, follow his state’s laws and finally sign the certificate that will bring this episode to an end.

With Spector’s defection and Franken’s victory, the Dems will now have 60 seats.  The GOP is halted.  Finally the children can sit down and shut up and let the adults get to work.

Here is a link to the ruling.

For an apparently uknown reason, punk-ass police raided the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas at 1 am Sunday.  The police arrested several for public intoxication (inside a bar) and injured another by throwing him on the floor apparently for no other reason than walking to the restroom.  Protests followed and the situation is under investigation.

It’s unfortunate that this brutality still happens, and the on the 40th anniversary of Stonewall.

From the Star-Telegram:

Witnesses said police arrived at about 1 a.m. at the Rainbow Lounge on South Jennings Street. They said a man who was arrested suffered a fractured skull and is in a Fort Worth hospital. His condition could not be obtained Sunday night.

Fort Worth police released a statement Sunday saying that the Rainbow Lounge was one of three bars targeted by six Fort Worth police officers, a supervisor and two agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. The group first went to the Rosedale Saloon and Cowboy Palace on Rosedale Street. Nine people were arrested, police reported.

The investigators then went to the Rainbow Lounge, the police statement said. While they were walking through the nightclub, an “extremely intoxicated patron made sexually explicit movements toward the police supervisor,” the statement said. The person was arrested for public intoxication.

Another intoxicated person also made sexually explicit movements toward an officer and was arrested for public intoxication, the statement said. A third person assaulted a TABC agent by grabbing the agent’s groin, according to the statement. He was taken outside and arrested for public intoxication. He was released to paramedics as he was vomiting repeatedly, police said.

Another officer then asked for assistance from inside the club with an intoxicated patron who was resisting arrest. This person was put on the floor to control and apprehend him, police reported.

Full story here…

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PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Police in suburban Philadelphia say a man fed up of children playing in his cul-de-sac blared a pornographic soundtrack to chase them off.

Irate neighbors told police they could hear the sexually explicit audio a block and a half away.

Police say Michael Buck faces a felony obscenity charge and two misdemeanors for the May 31 stunt at his upscale Phoenixville home.

The 27-year-old Buck has a preliminary hearing scheduled for next month. He doesn’t have a listed telephone number, and his lawyer declined to comment Wednesday.

Detective Tom Goggin says Buck had filed one previous complaint about the neighborhood children. He says the children clearly annoy Buck — but there’s nothing criminal about playing outside.

It’s Rush the Hut and his Stockholm syndrome Princess Lea. The oxymoron has been keeping her in the dungeon too long without food, but I think she likes it.