dreamdancer 0 #1 September 22, 2009 this one wasn't jesus... QuoteThere's nothing funny about the death penalty -- especially not in Texas, which leads the country in executions. But this satirical video by comedian Lee Camp lays bare the rotten core of U.S. capital punishment, through the tragic case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in 2004 for a fire that killed his three young daughters. Longtime fighters against the death penalty hope that his case will shine a light on the broken and inhumane system of state-sanctioned killing in this country. News of Willingham's innocence came at the same time that yet another former death row prisoner named Michael Toney was freed in Texas after the state's Attorney General asked that his death sentence and criminal charges be dismissed. http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/142772/my_bad%21_texas_apologizes_for_executing_an_innocent_man_%28satire%29/stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #2 September 22, 2009 QuoteAn investigation by The Sunday Telegraph has found that thousands of 999 patients are being left to wait in ambulances in car parks and holding bays, or in hospital corridors – in some cases for more than five hours – before they can even join the queue for urgent treatment. Experts warn that hospitals are deliberately delaying when they accept patients – or are diverting them to different sites – in order to meet Government targets to treat people within fours hours of admitting them. The extent of the problems have been revealed in correspondence between senior health officials, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, which also show their serious concerns about the dangers the delays pose to patients. A letter by Sir Graham Meldrum, chairman of West Midlands Ambulance Service, sent to hospital chief executives last November warns that patients are "being put at risk on a daily basis", with 7,600 patients a month facing delays of more than 30 minutes – a situation which has since deteriorated, with more than 8,000 such delays in March. The documents also reveal an investigation into the death of a patient who waited three hours to be seen by A&E staff after being taken by ambulance to The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust. On two occasions in January, ambulances took more than five hours to unload patients at Queen's Hospital in Romford, Essex. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5412191/Patients-forced-to-wait-hours-in-ambulances-parked-outside-AandE-departments.htmlMike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #3 September 22, 2009 QuoteWorld's Oldest Man, Now 113, Born In Minn.GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) The Montana resident considered to be the world's oldest man celebrated his 113th birthday Monday. The invitation-only celebration at the Rainbow Retirement Community in Great Falls featured Walter Breuning giving a brief talk, blowing out candles, sharing cake and meeting guests, including Gov. Brian Schweitzer. Breuning also was presented with several awards, including a $10,000 check from Scottish Rite Temple members. Breuning then donated the money to the Childhood Language Disorder Clinic in Great Falls. Breuning attributes his long life to eating well and keeping physically and mentally active. He also says he takes one aspirin a day. Breuning was born on Sept. 21, 1896, in Melrose, Minn., and moved to Montana in 1918. He worked for the railroad for 50 years. http://wcco.com/local/worlds.oldest.man.2.1197861.html ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #4 September 22, 2009 This must be the post-an-incredible-news-story thread. I'll go find one. Does it count if I get it from The Onion?" . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #5 September 23, 2009 "While everyone else is against the death penalty, my state is putting-in an 'express lane.!" Ron White Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
