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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Bristol Palin joins Lifetime for new docuseries about her life. "Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp"



L.A.T.

Bristol Palin is following in her mother's footsteps, starring in her own reality show.

The daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will be the focus of "Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp," a Lifetime docuseries that the network says will offer "an exclusive, rare glimpse into Bristol Palin's real life as a young single mother forging her own way into the world while living under the constant spotlight as a member of one of America's most high-profile families."

A Lifetime release said that the show will feature "never-before-granted access to Bristol's real-life experiences growing into womanhood," and will show her adjusting to life in Alaska, as she raises her toddler Tripp and deals with her family. "Steadfastly moving forward both personally and professionally, Bristol will be confronted by the many difficult life decisions people must make regarding parenthood, family, relationships and career."

Ten half-hour episodes have been ordered. No air date has yet been announced.

The Lifetime series will be the second reality show involving Palin. A previous Bio Channel series, in which she moved to Los Angeles with her son to live with fellow "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Kyle Massey, never aired. The series was to have shown Palin working at a small charity.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Woman Finds Out Soldier Husband Killed In Afghanistan Via Text Message



                                   

Mitt Romney: I’m not willing ‘to light my hair on fire’ !!! VIDEO





Mitt Romney said he's struggling to excite the Republican Party's base because he's not making incendiary comments about President Obama. At a campaign stop in Michigan on primary day Tuesday, Romney said he won't "light my hair on fire." (CBS News)

Will Catholic institutions close over contraceptive mandate ??? Obama's Plan ???


OBAMA TO CUT HEALTHCARE BENEFITS FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND RETIRED US MILITARY !!!


The Obama administration’s proposed defense budget calls for military families and retirees to pay sharply more for their healthcare, while leaving unionized civilian defense workers’ benefits untouched. The proposal is causing a major rift within the Pentagon, according to U.S. officials. Several congressional aides suggested the move is designed to increase the enrollment in Obamacare’s state-run insurance exchanges.

The disparity in treatment between civilian and uniformed personnel is causing a backlash within the military that could undermine recruitment and retention.

The proposed increases in health care payments by service members, which must be approved by Congress, are part of the Pentagon’s $487 billion cut in spending. It seeks to save $1.8 billion from the Tricare medical system in the fiscal 2013 budget, and $12.9 billion by 2017.

Many in Congress are opposing the proposed changes, which would require the passage of new legislation before being put in place.

“We shouldn’t ask our military to pay our bills when we aren’t willing to impose a similar hardship on the rest of the population,” Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and a Republican from California, said in a statement to the Washington Free Beacon. “We can’t keep asking those who have given so much to give that much more.”READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON

Monday, February 27, 2012

Moochelle Lets Governors Gorge on 2,000 Calorie Dinner

HT~ White House Dossier 



The White House Sunday epically failed to practice what its first lady preaches, serving the nation’s governors a more than 2,000 calorie dinner even as Michelle Obama traverses the country promoting health eating.

While Michelle lectures children to cut out the fat and eat their vegetables unadorned with caloric sauces, she served the governors – who are in Washington for their annual meeting – a feast that included adipose-marbled steak, vegetables slathered with dairy enhancements, and dessert.

The White House has proposed mandating meals for elementary school kids that include none of these items, or anything like them. Here, for example, is the Wednesday lunch from a proposal on the White House website.


Chef’s salad: (1 cup romaine, .5 oz low-fat mozzarella, 1.5 oz grilled chicken) with whole wheat bread
Soft pretzel (2.5 oz)
Corn, cooked (1/2 cup)
Baby carrots, raw (1/4 cup)
Banana
Skim chocolate milk (8 oz)
Low fat ranch dressing (1.5 oz)
Low fat italian dressing (1.5 oz)

Here’s what the governors got:


Garden salad
Bread and butter
Ribeye steak 12 oz
Creamed spinach
Crab mac and cheese
Pear tart with ice cream
White wine

Based on conservative estimates of caloric totals for each of the items that found their way to the governors’ plates, and assuming consumption of a single glass of wine from the bottles that were placed on the tables, the total intake amounted to about 2,250 calories.

The recommended intake for an adult male during AN ENTIRE DAY is about 2,500 calories. For women, it’s about 2,000 calories.

I hope the White House included a note on its invitation to the governors to fast until dinner.

VIDEO ~ Romney Dodges Question About NASCAR Comment


While in Rockford, Mich., on Monday, Mitt Romney didn't acknowledge a question from a reporter about how his recent comments on NASCAR made him appear to voters.

On Sunday at a Daytona 500 race, Romney was asked by an AP reporter if he follows NASCAR. "Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans. But I have some great friends who are NASCAR team owners," he responded.

Watch as Romney is asked about whether this statement makes him seem out of touch:



Dan Hesse, Mitt Romney

Photos: Todd Palin Greets Family at Iron Dog 5th Place Win

HT~ US For Palin



Photo courtesy of and Copyright © 2012 Justin Marley Alaska SnowRider Magazine. H/T Katie DeFrancesco, Sarah Palin News (SPN) for photo lead. Iron Dog Team 11, Todd Palin and Scott Davis cross the finish line in 5th Place on February 25, 2012 at 18:29:01 / 6:29:01 EST. The first five places in the Iron Dog are considered winners and first place is champion. Todd Palin is a four-time champion and now an eight-time winner. He has been racing for over 20 years, which means 12 out of the 20 or 75% of them were wins.



Photo courtesy of and Copyright © 2012 Justin Marley Alaska SnowRider Magazine. H/T Katie DeFrancesco, Sarah Palin News (SPN) for photo lead. Todd Palin takes his daughter Piper in his arms moments after crossing the finish line in the 2012 Iron Dog.



Photo courtesy of and Copyright © 2012 Justin Marley Alaska SnowRider Magazine. H/T Katie DeFrancesco, Sarah Palin News (SPN) for photo lead. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin goes to greet her husband Todd as he prepares to dismount his snow machine after crossing the finish line and greeting his daughter Piper.



Photo courtesy of and Copyright © 2012 Justin Marley Alaska SnowRider Magazine. H/T Katie DeFrancesco, Sarah Palin News (SPN) for photo lead. Gov. Palin and her husband Todd prepare to hug moments after his 5th place 2012 Iron Dog win.



Photo courtesy of and H/T Joe Silva, Sarah Palin News (SPN) for photo lead. Gov. Palin and husband Todd in mid-hug after his 5th Place 2012 Iron Dog win.



Photo courtesy of and Copyright © 2012 Justin Marley Alaska SnowRider Magazine. H/T Katie DeFrancesco, Sarah Palin News (SPN) for photo lead. Gov. Palin and husband Todd walk arm-in-arm after his 5th Place 2012 Iron Dog win. Iron Dog racers reach speeds exceeding 100 mph over 2,000 miles of some of the planet’s most dangerous terrain in actual temperatures that can fall as low as -70F. The Iron Dog race is held each February and generally lasts a week

Marines Rescue Taliban Sex Slaves


Reno, Nev., native Lance Cpl. Daniel Wilson, a fireteam leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, patrols down a street in Khalaj village, Helmand province. The Marines and Afghan Uniformed Police conduct regular partnered patrols in the area to maintain a security presence.

AFDI/SIOA Pro-Freedom Anti-Sharia Billboards and Radio in Kansas City




Atlas Shrugs:

The war in the information battle-space heats up.

In an effort to stop the protection of constitutional liberties, the Muslim Brotherhood-linked ICNA (Islamic Circle of North America) has kicked off its national sharia disinformation campaign in Kansas City. They are running billboards and radio ads in an attempt to deceive and mislead the American people on the sharia. ICNA is a Muslim Brotherhood group, according to a captured internal document of the Brotherhood. Muslim Brotherhood groups in America are trying to norm Sharia, mainstream Sharia. The Muslim Brotherhood group ICNA needs to lie to Americans about Sharia and advance a false narrative about the most extreme and radical ideology on the face of the earth.

We are on the forefront of this fight. Our billboards are going up in Kansas City this week, and our radio ads will be breaking this week as well. We will be running billboards and radio ads in major citys where foreign law prohibition legislation is under consideration, to counteract the Muslim Brotherhood pro-sharia campaign. Muslim Brotherhood groups, you are on notice. To paraphrase Churchill, we shall go on to the end, we shall fight in Congress, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength on the airwaves, we shall defend our freedoms, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the billboards, we shall fight on the radio, we shall fight in our protests and in the streets, we shall fight on the hill; we shall never surrender.

This very simple and clear cut legislation should be the proverbial no-brainer. And yet the fact that it is being met by so much resistance, both overt and covert, indicates how very needed it is.

How can anyone oppose a law that seeks to prevent foreign laws from undermining fundamental constitutional liberties? We all accept that state and federal constitutional rights to a jury trial in CIVIL cases can be waived almost by default (thus two parties agreeing to be bound by German or French law where there is no jury trial right in a civil matter) and would not be affected by the bill, since the jury trial right is per the law waived by default.

Here is the copy of our 30 second radio ads:

Subversive groups will tell you that Sharia is just private religious law. They’re lying. Sharia is a political system that contravenes American freedoms in numerous ways. Sharia asserts authority over non-Muslims. It mandates discrimination, harassment, and second-class status for both non-Muslims and women. It denies free speech, which we’re seeing in America increasingly under the guise of “hate speech laws.” How can anyone support Sharia when its undermines our fundamental Constitutional liberties? Look for our billboards on I-70.

Jesse Jackson: It’s an honor to be a food stamp president !!! Show some love.



Jesse Jackson on Feb 25, 2012 hails Obama for being a food stamp president.

VIDEO ~ Oscar's Billy Crystal bashes GOP presidential field




On the night when Hollywood slaps itself on the back for a job well done, Billy Crystal – hosting the event for a fifth time on February 26, 2012 – took a deep swipe at criticizing the 2012 Republican candidates running for president.

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Santorum On Obama 'What A Snob'





Speaking to a crowd at the Americans for Prosperity Presidential forum in Michigan Saturday, Santorum said he planned to "talk to minority communities, not about giving them food stamps and government dependency, but about creating jobs." (CBS News)


Newt's Daughters, Kathy and Jackie, on The View






Sunday, February 26, 2012

Mitt Romney alledges hidden camera incident. Mitt's Meltdown Caught on Tape !!!

This is worth watching Romney gets really pissed off at the 18:17 minute mark !!! It's worth watching the whole thing.




Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney appears in this video as he sat down with an Iowa radio talk show host when an "intense" conversation ensued. Mr. Romney has claimed (with Katie Couric) that he'd unwittingly been captured on hidden camera. There were in fact two camcorders in plain site, both on tripods.

It's A Simple Answer After All !!!



Time To Choose ~ The Threat Within ~ The Republican Party is at a Crossroads !!!





Restore The Amercia We Love - Time To Choose - VOTE NEWT !!!


Obama extends apology tour to VA mosque as Muslims riot, kill worldwide !!!


Obama official goes to VA mosque, Iranian general calls for burning of White House, death of U.S. commanders as Muslims riot and kill.

An Obama Defense Department official visited a mosque in Virginia on Friday to repeat the Administration's apology over Korans that were burned at a U.S. base in Afghanistan. But Obama's groveling is not working as planned.

My Fox NY reported Saturday:

Peter Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, attended services at the ADAMS Center in Sterling, Va., and told the congregation he was there to express his "sincere regret" on behalf of the Department of Defense for the incident.

On Monday, coalition forces at Bagram Air Field brought a truckload of Islamic holy books from a detention facility to an incinerator after the detainees allegedly used the texts to pass secrets and what were described as "extremist" messages to one another.

Although some Afghans stepped in, some of the books were already burned.

As a result, Muslims went berserk, killing 24 people in two days.

Instantly, the Obama Administration went on an apology spree, prostrating itself before the Afghan government and promising to bring those responsible to justice.

The Administration, however, has not demanded an apology for the deaths of American soldiers killed by protesters.

Fox added:


The string of apologies from the Obama administration has come under harsh criticism by Republicans. Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called the president's apology "an outrage" and a "destructive double standard," while Sarah Palin tweeted that the "US trained & protected Afghan Army can apologize for killing our soldiers yesterday."

GOP Presidential candidate Rick Santorum called the apology a mistake while appearing on "This Week."


“There was nothing deliberately done wrong here. This was something that happened as a mistake. Killing Americans in uniform is not a mistake, ” he said. “Say it’s unfortunate…but to apologize for something that was not an intentional act is something that the president of the United States in my opinion should not have done.”

The President's apology has not only outraged Republicans, it seems to have fallen on deaf ears in the Muslim world.

Fars News reported Saturday that a top Iranian military leader said that nothing less than the destruction of the White House and the death of U.S. commanders would suffice.


"The US has committed such an ugly action and burnt Quran because of the heavy slap it has been given by Islam," Commander of Iran's Basij (volunteer) force Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi said on Saturday.

He stressed Muslims' sensitivity to the crimes underway in Afghanistan by the US forces, and said Muslims do not accept the US apology, because it makes numerous military mistakes and then just asks for the Afghans' apology, and this is not acceptable.

"Nothing but burning the White House can relieve the wound of us, the Muslims, caused by the Burning of Quran in the US," he underscored.

"Their apology can be accepted only by hanging their commanders; hanging their commanders means an apology," he reiterated.

Reuters reported that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is demanding those responsible be tried and adds that NATO has agreed, "but that could not be immediately confirmed."

CNN reported Sunday that seven U.S. military personnel were injured in Afghanistan when protesters tossed hand grenades at a U.S. base.

Thousands of Muslims rioted in Jakarta, Indonesia on Sunday, according to CNN.

On Saturday, two U.S. military personnel were shot in the back of the head in an attack the Taliban has taken credit for.

The Blaze added:


In response to Saturday’s killings, Gen. John Allen, commander of NATO and U.S. forces, recalled all NATO personnel from Afghan ministries over fears of another attack. The perpetrator behind the killings is still at large.

Meanwhile, as Obama bows and scrapes before every Muslim he can find, Pres. Karzai appealed for calm throughout Afghanistan.

“Now is the time to return to calm and not let our enemies use this situation,” he said.





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Video ~ Newt Responds to President Obama’s Energy Speech



Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks to the California GOP in San Francisco about the failed energy policy of the Obama administration and the need for affordable energy today.

Newt explains why $2.50 gasoline can be achieved with the right policies, and how inexpensive energy will fuel the economy and improve our national security.

Help make it happen at http://www.newt.org.

Jan Brewer Endorses Mitt Romney for President: ‘By Far the Person Who Can Go in and Win’



We urge everyone to "unlike" Governor Jan Brewer facebook page considering she has shown that she is not a true conservative by endorsing the liberal Romney. Please share with all your conservative friends, let's make a loud statement !!!




“I think Mitt is by far the person who can go in and win,” Brewer said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.“ ”I think he’s the man who can go out and carry the day.”

The Republican governor‘s endorsement comes just two days before Arizona’s presidential primary.

“He handles himself very, very well,” Brewer said of Romney. “But more than that he has that pro-business background and he has that political history that I think that he would serve America the best of all the candidates.”

Newt Gingrich Full Historic Speech at ORU University in Oklahoma





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VIDEO~ Romney Couple of Cadillacs Comment: If People Think There’s Something Wrong With Success, Vote for the Other Guy





Mitt Romney on Sunday fired back at the charge that he’s “out of touch” with the American people, following his comment that his wife Ann “drives a couple of Cadillacs.”

Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace pressed Romney about that statement as well as his answer during Wednesday’s GOP debate when he refused to directly answer a question on the biggest misconception about him.

Clinton to Muslims: Pay No Attention to GOP Campaign Talk





Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told an audience of Arab students in Tunisia on Saturday to not pay any attention to the rhetoric and comments made by the Republican candidates vying for President Barack Obama’s job, saying their rhetoric does not reflect U.S. policy.

According to CNN, Clinton’s remarks came in response to a question from a Tunisian student in the audience who asked about the pro-Israel stance of nearly every American politician — Democrat or Republican — when they run for office.

“You will learn as your democracy develops that a lot of things are said in political campaigns that should not bear a lot of attention,” Clinton said. “There are comments made that certainly don’t reflect the United States, don’t reflect our foreign policy, don’t reflect who we are as a people. If you go to the United States you see mosques everywhere, you see Muslim Americans everywhere. That’s the fact. So I would not pay attention to the rhetoric.”

“I would say watch what President Obama says and does. He’s our president. He represents all of the United States,” Clinton added, saying she was surprised people in Tunisia and other countries “pay more attention to what is said in our political campaigns than most Americans.”

She also predicted Obama will win a second term in the fall.

“He will be re-elected president,” Clinton said. “I think that will be a very clear signal to the entire world as to what our values area and what our president believes.”

Thursday, February 16, 2012

VIDEO: PETA Says Abusing Animals is Wrong but Abusing Women is Humorous. BWVAKTBOOM





The folks at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals enjoy creating controversy in the name of animal rights. And they've done it again with a new 30-second ad on its website. Unfortunately, this time they've gone too far.

In this ad, we see a half-naked woman walking down the street in a neck brace and shirt. She appears dazed and distraught. As the voiceover explains, her boyfriend went vegan and, well, the sex was so rough, this is the result. The woman arrives home with a bag of groceries filled with fruits and vegetables. The moral of the story: Vegan men have such powerfully intense sex, it'll rough you up and you'll love it.

Personally, after seeing this ad, I'll stick to guys who prefer cheeseburgers to tofu, thank you. More

Monday, February 13, 2012

Obama Campaign Launches ‘Truth Teams’


The Blaze
Fans and critics alike may get a kick out of the Obama reelection campaign’s decision to launch a“Truth Team” to fend off expected attacks on the President’s record. The campaign explains:

“The Truth Team is a network of supporters of President Obama who are committed to responding to unfounded attacks and defending the President’s record. When you’re faced with someone who misrepresents the truth, you can find all the facts you need right here—along with ways to share the message with whoever needs to hear it.”

ABC News reports the campaign is looking to “enlist” and “educate” nearly 2 million people for the team.

The Truth Team webpage features a blog with references to three outlets “AttackWatch,” KeepingGOPHonest,“ and ”KeepingHisWord.”

“Every time a baseless attack comes to light, we’ll arm you with the truth so you can spread the word.”

Attack Watch — launched last fall — includes a Politifact-like blog putting a quote next to a truth team answer, which includes no citations, “Attack Files,” as well as pages to “Report an Attack” or “Spread the Word.“ Some recent Attack Watch blog posts include ”Mitt Romney downplays our economic recovery,“ ”Debunking the so-called ‘War on Religion’,“ and ”Romney’s favorite Medicare lie.”



A press release for the campaign watchdog launch explains that the grassroots organization is aiming to double the number of supporters who took part in the Fight the Smears initiative during the 2008 campaign and fight back attacks on the President’s record before the Democratic National Convention this fall.

Truth Teams will be announced in swing states like Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina and Wisconsin, with events being held in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio and Virginia.

National supporters for the organization include the National Education Association, Service Employees International Union, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and the United Steelworkers Union.

Video: 'Tim Tebow, Be My Date?' to Military Ball >>> Say Yes Tim !!!




Jamie Walden, an active duty member, asks Tim Tebow to her 2012 Military Ball.



Occupier whines on Iranian television about oppressive American police





Occupy Oakland protester Mark Mason bewails the oppressive, free-speech muting tactics of American law enforcement on Iran's Press TV. Obviously he hasn't paid attention to what the Iranian government does to any group that assembles without permission.

NEWT 2012 RELEASES NEW AD: THE DECISION





2012 is the most important election in this country since 1860.

Next year, we will decide whether the disastrous policies of class-warfare, bureaucratic socialism, radical judges, and bureaucrats who treat us as subjects rather than citizens will be continued in office.

Or whether we will decisively repudiate an 80 year drift to the left: a drift in our newsrooms; a drift in our colleges and universities; a drift with our judges; and a drift among elected politicians.

Ant it takes you to be with me not just for me because all of us are going to have to make it happen.

Thank you, good luck and God Bless You.

Obama Reelection Campaign Trying To Make Him “Cool” Again…




Because what’s more important than a president that’s “cool” ???

Via Politico:


Barack Obama had all the 2008 cool.

Now he’s trying to get at least some of it back.

A video of Hollywood A-listers singing a Will.i.am song about him, a Shepard Fairey painting with “HOPE” beaming in bold letters beneath his face, constant buzz on social media — the Obama cultural phenomenon four years ago lit up the youth vote like no campaign before. So as the president gears up for a reelection run that’s going to struggle with independents and moderates, his team is looking to revive the cool appeal — and reignite the young voters who’ve strayed.

Last Tuesday’s pre-Fashion Week fundraiser was an early strike at recapturing the magic. Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and actress Scarlett Johansson cohosted the event at Theory, a trendy clothing store in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, hawking pro-Obama T-shirts, scarves and tote bags designed by Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch and Beyoncé Knowles with a runway show for a well-dressed crowd.

Johansson and Wintour both fundraised and campaigned for Obama four years ago, and Jacobs, Burch and Knowles all designed gear sold as part of that year’s Runway to Change. This year’s Runway to Win, Johansson told reporters at the event, is geared to “reintroduce that kind of cool factor to the reelection.”

The Obama 2008 campaign logo, a trendy graphic design ‘O’ rising over a red-and-white striped field, is back again this year with updates. It’s been modernized with matte colors replacing the glossy and more varied shades of red, white and blue. On BarackObama.com, the 2008 color palette and design has become more sophisticated, with bright blue replaced by navy blue, baby blue and white.

The changes, said Obama 2008 design director of new media Scott Thomas, are meant to allude to the cool while introducing the notion that Obama is now “more distinguished and more experienced” than he was four years ago.

Keep reading…

Maniac Druggie Storms Pub with Chainsaw



Drinkers were forced to flee for their lives when a drug-fuelled maniac burst into their pub and lunged at them with a chainsaw just minutes after he was thrown out for smoking.
Dean Dinnen, 24, charged into The Endyke pub in Hull, armed with the petrol-driven chainsaw to exact revenge on a fellow customer who forced him to put out his cigarette.
As he marched up to the door of the pub with the chainsaw running he turned and jabbed it towards passer-by who ran to get out of his way.
And once inside the pub customers were forced to defend themselves with bar stools as Dinnen lashed out.

5-year-old girl survives huge avalanche

TWC



Rescuers pulled a 5-year-old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche. It killed both her parents and at least seven relatives in a remote mountain village in southern Kosovo.


RESTELICA, Kosovo (AP) -- Rescuers have pulled a 5-year-old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that killed both her parents and at least seven of her relatives in a remote mountain village in southern Kosovo.

Col. Shemsi Syla, a spokesman for the Kosovo Security Force, said Sunday officers discovered the girl when they heard her voice and cell phone. Her home was buried under 10 meters (33 feet) of snow.

Rescuers cheered and pumped their fists in the air late Saturday as the girl was pulled out alive. A video aired on Klan Kosova TV showed rescuers covering the girl with blankets, before she was rushed to hospital.

Osman Qerreti, an emergency official at the site, told The Associated Press that at least nine members of her family died when the avalanche in the village of Restelica near Kosovo's border with Macedonia and Albania destroyed seven houses, of which only two were inhabited.

Amid subfreezing temperatures Sunday, local villagers baring fierce snowstorms used shovels to dig deep into the snow-covered rubble - all that remained of the one-story brick houses. One more person is believed missing.

"No bigger tragedy has ever struck this region," said local district official Behar Ramadani. "Two brothers with their wives and children have been killed."

The girl, identified as Asmira Reka, was recovering in hospital in the nearby town of Prizren. Doctors said her life was not in danger, but her parents had perished in the avalanche, and she had been buried for more than 10 hours.

NATO peacekeepers, deployed in Kosovo to end the armed conflict between Serbs and Kosovo Albanians in 1999, had been called in to help local authorities in the rescue, but they were unable to land their helicopter due to a fierce blizzard.

Rescuers initially dug out the bodies of a married couple and their 17-year-old son. Six more bodies were discovered during the excavation.

The cold snap in Europe, which began late January, has killed hundreds of people - most of them homeless. Heavy snow has been blanketing the Balkans for more than two weeks, with Restelica and roads in the region blocked for several days.

In neighboring Montenegro, where the government introduced a state of emergency because of the deep freeze, special police forces on Sunday managed to reach about 50 train passengers stranded for two days after tracks were blocked by avalanches.

Police said a 55-year-old passenger had died from a heart attack Saturday night, while the others were sheltering in a nearby tunnel.

The airport in Podgorica remained closed Sunday and the streets were blocked by snow up to 57 centimeters (22 inches) high - the highest since measurements started in the capital in 1949.

Authorities have banned driving in the capital, while many parked cars were damaged after snow-covered trees fell on them.

Police in Bosnia said the roof of a sports center in downtown Sarajevo used for ice skating events in the 1984 Winter Olympics collapsed Sunday under the weight of snow. No injuries or fatalities have been reported.

In Serbia, the snow continued to fall Sunday as some 50,000 people remained stranded in snowbound remote areas, some without electricity. In Albania the government is expected to declare a state of emergency in the north and south of the country, said Prime Minister Sali Berisha.

Much of Italy's north-central east was digging out Sunday after heavy snowfall collapsed roofs onto barnyard animals, closed roads and wreaked havoc with air transport.

Twenty horses were killed when a roof collapsed in Badia Tedalda, one of the central Tuscan towns hardest hit by the snow, the ANSA news agency reported. In Le Marche, regional civil protection crews reported thousands of cows, pigs and other farm animals killed.

In Rome, the sun shone and whatever snow remained from Saturday's blizzard - the second in as many weeks - melted away. But Mayor Gianni Alemanno kept a ban in place on motorcycles in the city center, where some streets remained icy.

In Russia, 20,000 amateur and professional cross-country skiers in Yakhroma, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Moscow, were undeterred by temperatures of minus 23 degrees Celsius (minus 9 Fahrenheit. They raced for five kilometers (about three miles) as part of a mass skiing competition held every year.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

VIDEO: Sarah Palin's interview with Chris Wallace 2/12/2012 Palin not sure Romney will ‘instinctively turn right’






Sarah Palin isn’t convinced that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is the best presidential candidate because she’s not sure he will “err on the side of conservatism.”

Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday asked Palin if Romney was an “instinctive conservative.”

“I trust that his idea of conservatism is evolving,” Palin replied. “I base this on a pretty moderate past that he has had — in some case even cases, a liberal past. Here, he agreed with mandating on the state level what his constituents needed to be provided, needed to purchase in the way of health care under Romneycare, which, of course, was the precursor to Obamaneycare — to Obamacare.”

“But what I want to see is that candidate — and I believe that most voters in the GOP and independents, we will want to see that candidate who we can trust, who will just inherently, instinctively turn right, always err on the side of conservatism, which means smaller, smarter government, more empowerment for the individual, for the private sector.”

She added: “I am not convinced, and I don’t think that the majority of GOP and independent voters are convinced.”

Sarah Palin's Full Speech at CPAC on 2/11/2012 http://barracudabrigade.blogspot.com/2012/02/video-sarah-palins-speech-at-cpac-on.html

Some fans of the late Whitney Houston vent anger at her ex Bobby Brown

LOS ANGELES –  Some of Whitney Houston's fans took out their anger at her ex-husband Bobby Brown on social media after hearing the news of her death on Saturday.“I will always love Whitney. I will always loathe Bobby Brown,” one wrote on Facebook.“Bobby Brown you took our diva and turned her into an addict,” another fumed.Friends and fans of the late singer have long blamed Brown for damaging Houston both professionally and personally.Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/12/some-fans-late-whitney-houston-vent-anger-at-her-ex-bobby-brown/#ixzz1m9VCTSga

Saturday, February 11, 2012

WHITNEY HOUSTON DEAD AT 48



‎"I will always love you".....rest in peace sweet sister....may God enjoy your heavenly voice now.


Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.





Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown.

At her peak, Houston the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists. She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful, and peerless vocals that were rooted in the black church but made palatable to the masses with a pop sheen.

Her success carried her beyond music to movies, where she starred in hits like "The Bodyguard" and "Waiting to Exhale."

She had the he perfect voice, and the perfect image: a gorgeous singer who had sex appeal but was never overtly sexual, who maintained perfect poise.

She influenced a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey, who when she first came out sounded so much like Houston that many thought it was Houston.

But by the end of her career, Houston became a stunning cautionary tale of the toll of drug use. Her album sales plummeted and the hits stopped coming; her once serene image was shattered by a wild demeanor and bizarre public appearances. She confessed to abusing cocaine, marijuana and pills, and her once pristine voice became raspy and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she had during her prime.



"The biggest devil is me. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy," Houston told ABC's Diane Sawyer in an infamous 2002 interview with then-husband Brown by her side.

It was a tragic fall for a superstar who was one of the top-selling artists in pop music history, with more than 55 million records sold in the United States alone.

She seemed to be born into greatness. She was the daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston, the cousin of 1960s pop diva Dionne Warwick and the goddaughter of Aretha Franklin.

Houston first started singing in the church as a child. In her teens, she sang backup for Chaka Khan, Jermaine Jackson and others, in addition to modeling. It was around that time when music mogul Clive Davis first heard Houston perform.

"The time that I first saw her singing in her mother's act in a club ... it was such a stunning impact," Davis told "Good Morning America."

"To hear this young girl breathe such fire into this song. I mean, it really sent the proverbial tingles up my spine," he added.

Before long, the rest of the country would feel it, too. Houston made her album debut in 1985 with "Whitney Houston," which sold millions and spawned hit after hit. "Saving All My Love for You" brought her her first Grammy, for best female pop vocal. "How Will I Know," ''You Give Good Love" and "The Greatest Love of All" also became hit singles.

Another multiplatinum album, "Whitney," came out in 1987 and included hits like "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."

The New York Times wrote that Houston "possesses one of her generation's most powerful gospel-trained voices, but she eschews many of the churchier mannerisms of her forerunners. She uses ornamental gospel phrasing only sparingly, and instead of projecting an earthy, tearful vulnerability, communicates cool self-assurance and strength, building pop ballads to majestic, sustained peaks of intensity." More



I'll remember Whitney Houston as she is in here: Powerful,Cheerful, Wonderful, and Beautful.






Palin hecklers shouted down by supporters at CPAC

A small group of hecklers attempted to disrupt Sarah Palin’s keynote Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) speech in Washington DC on Saturday evening. Immediately after the heckling started, the crowd shouted hecklers down with chants of “USA USA USA” and “Sarah Sarah Sarah”. This video shows the chanting and what appears to be the removal of some people from the room. “See, you just won!” Palin told the gathering which heard from GOP presidential candidates and conservative political leaders since Thursday. “You see how easy that is?” Some observers blamed Occupy protesters for the disruptions; a group referenced by Palin during her speech. “I say to the Occupy protesters — you’re occupying the wrong place, you’re protesting the wrong thing,” Palin said.
The hecklers were escorted out of the room as the crowd chanted “USA USA USA” and “Sarah Sarah Sarah”. There were boos as the hecklers made their exit. The uploader of this video then turned their attention back to Palin’s speech as she continued on:

VIDEO: Sarah Palin's Speech at CPAC on 2/11/2012




VIDEO: Sarah Palin previews her CPAC speech






Crowds swarmed around Palin when she made her entrance at CPAC:
 

Sarah Palin's Full Speech at CPAC on 2/11/2012 http://barracudabrigade.blogspot.com/2012/02/video-sarah-palins-speech-at-cpac-on.html


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