In the 9th Episode of The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Sheldon Cooper is seen scared to death from a bird hanging out outside of his window. When Penny and Leonard ask Sheldon why he is freaking out, he tells them he has Ornithophobia - a fear of birds. Throughout the episode, the bird torments him from the window. He calls animal control to come remove the bird that he describes as a "bluejay," and they laugh at him. The bird, however, appears to be of a more exotic species of bird and not a "bluejay" as Sheldon claims. His next attempt of getting rid of the bird included drawing the head of a cat with whiskers and all on a notebook, holding it up to his face, and then making cat noises. Obviously, this was not successful. His next idea is to create a machine that Howard and Raj call a "Death Ray," which Sheldon vehemently rejects as a name for his devise. Sheldon's intent for the machine is for it to generate sound waves that scare off the bird. When he uses it, however, all it ends up doing is shattering the window's glass and the bird doesn't budge.His fourth attempt of getting rid of the bird is to put on a mask and use a broom to "shoo" the bird away. When he opens the window to scare the bird, it ends up flying into the apartment. This prompts Sheldon to call Amy Fowler and Bernadette to come deal with the bird since they are biologists. While Bernadette is carrying the bird, that she realizes is someone's pet, Sheldon actually asks her to carefully take it to the bathroom and "flush it down the toilet." Eventually Bernadette and Amy convince Sheldon to pet the bird, and he ends up loving it and wants to make it his pet.The question here, however, is how rational is it for a grown man as intelligent as Sheldon to actually be afraid of a bird? Even Sheldon acknowledges "this is ridiculous. I'm a grown man from Texas. This isn't a terrifying bird like a swan or a goose."
It took some time for me to become a big fan of The Big Bang Theory and now I hear the CBS sitcom is being renewed for three seasons. I think the show started out a little lame; a nerd, Leonard, in love with the hot girl, Penny, across the hall. I started liking it better as they moved away from this concept and made Penny more interesting and interacting with all the characters. Now days, She and Sheldon have tension in their relationship which is based on a little hate and a little respect. This often leads to some very funny moments, but sometimes I think the focus is turned toward Sheldon too much. Although I love his character, He should not be the main course! All five of the main characters can hold their own so the producers should spread the focus on all of their stories. Do you think this seasons episodes of The Big Bang Theory gives us too much Sheldon?
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By Eagle staff Adam Frost's two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning drove in Jonathan Van Every with the winning run as the St. Paul Saints beat the Wingnuts 4-3 on Friday night in St. Paul, Minn. With one out in the ninth Alex Garabedian walked. Van Every then hit a one-out double off Wingnuts reliever Jared Simon. Brent Clevlen played the ball of the fence and fired it to Josh Horn, whose relay throw cut down Garabedian at the plate for the second out. Frost followed with the game-winning hit. Wichita trailed 3-1 before rallying for two runs in the sixth thanks to a pair of throwing errors by Frost. The first allowed Cleven to reach base, and he scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Workman. The second error came on Edwin Bellorin's slow roller and let Jose Delgado score. Jose Duran drove in the Wingnuts' first run in the second inning with the first of his three hits. WichitaSt. Paul abrhbiabrhbi Horn ss5000Frost ss4011 Patterson rf4000Snyder 2b3210 Clevlen cf4110Costa lf2000 Richrdsn 3b4010Sheldon dh3111 Delgado 1b4110Cooper 1b4021 Workman dh3001Tripp rf4010 Bellorin c4120Bourquin 3b2001 Conroy lf3020Garabedian c3000 Duran 2b4031Van Every cf3110 Totals35o3o10o2Totals28o4o7o4 Wichita010o002o000—3 St. Paul 000 210 001—4 E—Frost 2 (8). DP—Wichita 2, St. Paul 1. LOB—Wichita 10, St. Paul 7. 2B—Clevlen (6), Delgado (14), Bellorin (12), Snyder (9), Sheldon (7), Cooper (6), Van Every (7). SB—Frost (14). SF—Workman (3). WichitaIPHRERBBSO Sherman 543371 Mathes100010 Gilliland210005 Simon L,2-3 2/321110 St. PaulIPHRERBBSO Brandt5 2/373123 Foster2 1/330012 Manuel W,3-1100011 WP—Gilliland. Umpires—Home, Joey Stegner; First, Ben Levin; Second, Jon Moynihan. Time—2:59. Attendance—5,288.
Adam Frost's two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning drove in Jonathan Van Every with the winning run as the St. Paul Saints beat the Wingnuts 4-3 on Friday night in St. Paul, Minn.
With one out in the ninth Alex Garabedian walked. Van Every then hit a one-out double off Wingnuts reliever Jared Simon. Brent Clevlen played the ball of the fence and fired it to Josh Horn, whose relay throw cut down Garabedian at the plate for the second out. Frost followed with the game-winning hit.
Wichita trailed 3-1 before rallying for two runs in the sixth thanks to a pair of throwing errors by Frost. The first allowed Cleven to reach base, and he scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Workman. The second error came on Edwin Bellorin's slow roller and let Jose Delgado score.
Jose Duran drove in the Wingnuts' first run in the second inning with the first of his three hits.
WichitaSt. Paul
abrhbiabrhbi
Horn ss5000Frost ss4011
Patterson rf4000Snyder 2b3210
Clevlen cf4110Costa lf2000
Richrdsn 3b4010Sheldon dh3111
Delgado 1b4110Cooper 1b4021
Workman dh3001Tripp rf4010
Bellorin c4120Bourquin 3b2001
Conroy lf3020Garabedian c3000
Duran 2b4031Van Every cf3110
Totals35o3o10o2Totals28o4o7o4
Wichita010o002o000—3 St. Paul 000 210 001—4
E—Frost 2 (8). DP—Wichita 2, St. Paul 1. LOB—Wichita 10, St. Paul 7. 2B—Clevlen (6), Delgado (14), Bellorin (12), Snyder (9), Sheldon (7), Cooper (6), Van Every (7). SB—Frost (14). SF—Workman (3).
WichitaIPHRERBBSO
Sherman 543371
Mathes100010
Gilliland210005
Simon L,2-3 2/321110
St. PaulIPHRERBBSO
Brandt5 2/373123
Foster2 1/330012
Manuel W,3-1100011
WP—Gilliland. Umpires—Home, Joey Stegner; First, Ben Levin; Second, Jon Moynihan.
Time—2:59. Attendance—5,288.
Rick Duckett, a Winston-Salem native and a former head coach at Winston-Salem State, has been named an assistant basketball coach at Tennessee State. Duckett, who was fired after one season at Grambling State in 2009, spent the past two seasons working for UNC Greensboro as the color analyst for men's basketball games on radio station WZTK-FM (101.1). He went 6-23 in his one season at Grambling. One of his players died after a conditioning drill in August 2009, and Duckett was fired with three years left on his contract. Henry White, a 21-year-old junior-college transfer, became ill during a preseason workout at which Duckett was not present, and White died 12 days later. After two seasons out of coaching, Duckett said he's thrilled to be back. Duckett said by telephone Saturday that he hopes his batteries are recharged after being out of coaching for awhile. "If they aren't recharged now, then they never will be," Duckett said. "I'm looking forward to getting back into it, so I'm very appreciative of this opportunity." Duckett said he never lost faith he would get another coaching job, even though he had gone through many interviews for assistant and head-coaching jobs the past two years. "I knew I would eventually get back into it because it's something I really love to do," Duckett said. Duckett, 54, said that what he missed the most was the teaching aspect. "It gives me clarity and purpose to have a chance to work with young people," Duckett said. "During my two years away from coaching, I missed the day-to-day interaction with coaches and players. What is also important is the relationship I have with (head coach John) Cooper and I believe in his vision and admire his coaching philosophy." Cooper and Duckett have worked together before. Cooper was a player at Wichita State in the late 1980s and early 1990s when Duckett was an assistant there. Cooper was Duckett's assistant for two seasons at Fayetteville State in the mid-1990s. "We are extremely excited to have him join our staff with his vast array of experience and success during his coaching career," Cooper said in a statement. "He was shaped and molded in one of the great basketball families (North Carolina). We can't wait to benefit from his experience on the bench. He is a first-class person and fierce competitor with an incredible ability to identify with student-athletes." Duckett, who graduated from North Carolina in 1979, started out as a student manager for Dean Smith before getting into coaching as a graduate assistant with the Tar Heels. After his stint as head coach at Fayetteville State, where he went 76-57, he coached three seasons at Winston-Salem State (1998-2001). The Rams won two CIAA titles and compiled a 73-19 record. Duckett has more than 30 years of coaching experience. "It also means I'm getting old," Duckett said. In his first season at WSSU in 1998-99, the Rams — who were predicted to finish last in their division — won the CIAA title. Duckett received the Division II South Atlantic Coach of the Year award that season. Duckett, a graduate of Reynolds High School, then moved to South Carolina to be an assistant with Dave Odom for seven seasons. Duckett said he's working on a one-year contract but that at this stage in his life, that's OK with him. He also will get a chance to visit two of his former coaching stops this season when Tennessee State plays at South Carolina on Nov. 22 and at North Carolina on Nov. 24. "I'll know my way around those two places," Duckett said.
Rick Duckett, a Winston-Salem native and a former head coach at Winston-Salem State, has been named an assistant basketball coach at Tennessee State.
Duckett, who was fired after one season at Grambling State in 2009, spent the past two seasons working for UNC Greensboro as the color analyst for men's basketball games on radio station WZTK-FM (101.1).
He went 6-23 in his one season at Grambling. One of his players died after a conditioning drill in August 2009, and Duckett was fired with three years left on his contract. Henry White, a 21-year-old junior-college transfer, became ill during a preseason workout at which Duckett was not present, and White died 12 days later.
After two seasons out of coaching, Duckett said he's thrilled to be back.
Duckett said by telephone Saturday that he hopes his batteries are recharged after being out of coaching for awhile.
"If they aren't recharged now, then they never will be," Duckett said. "I'm looking forward to getting back into it, so I'm very appreciative of this opportunity."
Duckett said he never lost faith he would get another coaching job, even though he had gone through many interviews for assistant and head-coaching jobs the past two years.
"I knew I would eventually get back into it because it's something I really love to do," Duckett said.
Duckett, 54, said that what he missed the most was the teaching aspect. "It gives me clarity and purpose to have a chance to work with young people," Duckett said. "During my two years away from coaching, I missed the day-to-day interaction with coaches and players. What is also important is the relationship I have with (head coach John) Cooper and I believe in his vision and admire his coaching philosophy."
Cooper and Duckett have worked together before. Cooper was a player at Wichita State in the late 1980s and early 1990s when Duckett was an assistant there. Cooper was Duckett's assistant for two seasons at Fayetteville State in the mid-1990s.
"We are extremely excited to have him join our staff with his vast array of experience and success during his coaching career," Cooper said in a statement. "He was shaped and molded in one of the great basketball families (North Carolina). We can't wait to benefit from his experience on the bench. He is a first-class person and fierce competitor with an incredible ability to identify with student-athletes."
Duckett, who graduated from North Carolina in 1979, started out as a student manager for Dean Smith before getting into coaching as a graduate assistant with the Tar Heels.
After his stint as head coach at Fayetteville State, where he went 76-57, he coached three seasons at Winston-Salem State (1998-2001). The Rams won two CIAA titles and compiled a 73-19 record.
Duckett has more than 30 years of coaching experience.
"It also means I'm getting old," Duckett said.
In his first season at WSSU in 1998-99, the Rams — who were predicted to finish last in their division — won the CIAA title. Duckett received the Division II South Atlantic Coach of the Year award that season.
Duckett, a graduate of Reynolds High School, then moved to South Carolina to be an assistant with Dave Odom for seven seasons.
Duckett said he's working on a one-year contract but that at this stage in his life, that's OK with him.
He also will get a chance to visit two of his former coaching stops this season when Tennessee State plays at South Carolina on Nov. 22 and at North Carolina on Nov. 24.
"I'll know my way around those two places," Duckett said.
One big issue discussed in the GOP debate on 10/18/2011 in Las Vegas, NV was how the candidates would deal with illegal immigration. CNN's Anderson Cooper opened the first question of this series to Herman Cain by simply asking if Cain would attempt to build a border fence across the entire border between the US and Mexico? Herman Cain"Yes, I believe we should secure the border for real, and it would be a combination of a fence, technology, as well as possibly boots on the ground for some of the more dangerous areas. I don’t apologize at all for wanting to protect the American citizens and to protect our agents on the border, no. Secondly, the second thing that I would do — see, I believe in let’s solve the whole problem. We must shut the back door so people can come in the front door. Secondly, promote the existing path to citizenship by cleaning up the bureaucracy in Washington, D.C.Thirdly, enforce the laws — the immigration laws that are already on the books. And here’s another one of these bold ideas by the non-politician up here. Empower the states to do what the federal government is not doing in terms of enforcing those laws."Rick PerryAfter Cain's response, Cooper asks Governor Perry whether it was "possible to build a fence...across the entire border" of Texas? Perry replied that you could build a fence, "but it takes anywhere between 10 and 15 years and $30 billion. There’s a better way, and that’s to build a virtual defense zone...along that border, which...you can do it with strategic fencing in the obvious places where it matters. But the way you really stop the activities along that border that are illegal...is to put boots on the ground...You use Predator drones to use that real-time information to give those boots on the ground that information, and they can instantly move to those areas. And that is the way to shut that border down, to secure that border, and really make America safe."Michele BachmannNext, Cooper asks Congresswoman Bachmann agreed with Governor Perry? Bachmann replied saying "last Saturday, I was the very first candidate that signed a pledge that said...I will build a double-walled fence...with an area of security neutrality in between...on the entire border, and I’ll tell you why. Every year, it costs this country $113 billion in the costs that we put out to pay for illegal aliens. It costs the state and local government of that amount $82 billion. For every household of an American citizen, it costs us $1,000 a year...I will build the fence. I will enforce English as the official language of the United States government. And every — every person who comes into this country will have to agree that they will not receive taxpayer-subsidized benefits of any American citizen...I think there’s a very real issue with magnets in this country. And I think the issue...is the issue of anchor babies. And that’s an issue that...the state is very concerned, because when someone comes illegally across the border, specifically for the purpose of utilizing American resources for having a baby here, then all of the welfare benefits then attach to that baby."Mitt RomneyFormer Governor Romney just sort of jumps in with his opinion saying "in terms of how to secure the border, it’s really not that hard. You have a fence, you have enough Border Patrol agents to oversee the fence, and you turn off the magnets. And that’s employers that hire people who they know are here illegally. That’s why you have an E-Verify system so they can know that. And, number two, you turn off the magnets like tuition breaks or other breaks that draw people into this country illegally. It is not that hard. We have to have the political will to get the job done."Ron PaulCongressman Paul says "when we approach this immigration problem, we should look at the incentives and that — or the mandates from the federal government saying that you must educate, you must give them free education. You have to remove these incentives. But I don’t think the answer is a fence whatsoever...But I might add about the border control...is we lack resources there. I think we should have more border guards on it, a more orderly transition, and run it much better. But where are our resources? You know, we worry more about the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. We need to bring the guard units home and the units back here so we can have more personnel on our border."Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum did not answer this question during the debate.Which of the stated Border Fence Policies do you support the most?
Mike Richards mailed in a question asking the following: "With the controversy surrounding Robert Jeffress, is it acceptable to let the issue of a candidate’s faith shape the debate?" CNN's Anderson Cooper says "this is in reference to a Baptist pastor who, at the Values Voter Summit, after introducing Governor Rick Perry, said of — said that 'Mitt Romney is not a Christian,' and that 'Mormonism is a cult.' Those were his words. Should voters pay attention to a candidate’s religion?"Rick SantorumCongressman Santorum responds saying "I think they should pay attention to the candidate’s values, what the candidate stands for. That’s what is at play. And the person’s faith — and you look at that faith and what the faith teaches with respect to morals and values that are reflected in that person’s belief structure. So that’s — those are important things. I — I’m a Catholic. Catholic has social teachings. Catholic has teachings as to what’s right and what’s wrong. And those are legitimate things for voters to look at, to say if you’re a faithful Catholic, which I try to be — fall short all the time, but I try to be — and — and it’s a legitimate thing to look at as to what the tenets and teachings of that faith are with respect to how you live your life and — and how you would govern this country. With respect to what is the road to salvation, that’s a whole different story. That’s not applicable to what — what the role is of being the president or a senator or any other job."Newt GingrichCooper next directs the question to Speaker Gingrich asking him if he agrees with Santorum. Gingrich responds saying: "Well, I think if the question is, does faith matter? Absolutely. How can you have a country which is founded on truths which begins we are endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights? How can you have the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 which says religion, morality and knowledge being important, education matters. That’s the order: religion, morality and knowledge. Now, I happen to think that none of us should rush in judgment of others in the way in which they approach God. And I think that all of us up here I believe would agree." But I think all of us would also agree that there’s a very central part of your faith in how you approach public life. And I, frankly, would be really worried if somebody assured me that nothing in their faith would affect their judgments, because then I’d wonder, where’s your judgment — how can you have judgment if you have no faith? And how can I trust you with power if you don’t pray? Who you pray to, how you pray, how you come close to God is between you and God. But the notion that you’re endowed by your creator sets a certain boundary on what we mean by America."Rick PerryNext, Cooper says asks Governor Perry to repudiate the comments by the pastor. Perry replies saying: "Well, our faith — I can no more remove my faith than I can that I’m the son of a tenant farmer. I mean, the issue, are we going to be individuals who stand by our faith? I have said I didn’t agree with that individual’s statement. And our founding fathers truly understood and had an understanding of — of freedom of religion. And this country is based on, as — as Newt talked about, these values that are so important as we go forward. And the idea that we should not have our freedom of — of religion to be taken away by any means, but we also are a country that is free to express our opinions. That individual expressed an opinion. I didn’t agree with it, Mitt, and I said so. But the fact is, Americans understand faith. And what they’ve lost faith in is the current resident of the White House."Mitt RomneyGovernor Romney responds to Perry saying: "What I actually found was most troubling in what the reverend said in the introduction was he said, in choosing our nominee, we should inspect his religion. And someone who is a good moral person is not someone who we should select; instead, we should choose someone who subscribes to our religious belief. That — that idea that we should choose people based upon their religion for public office is what I find to be most troubling, because the founders of this country went to great length to make sure — and even put it in the Constitution — that we would not choose people who represent us in government based upon their religion, that this would be a nation that recognized and respected other faiths, where there’s a plurality of faiths, where there was tolerance for other people and faiths. That’s bedrock principle."And it was that principle, Governor, that I wanted you to be able to, no, no, that’s wrong, Reverend Jeffress. Instead of saying as you did, 'Boy, that introduction knocked the ball out of the park,' I’d have said, 'Reverend Jeffress, you got that wrong. We should select people not based upon their faith.' Even though — and I don’t suggest you distance yourself from your faith any more than I would. But the concept that we select people based on the church or the synagogue they go to, I think, is a very dangerous and — and enormous departure from the principles of our — of our Constitution."Which GOP Candidate do you agree with on the issue of the relevance of a candidate's faith?
The first question of the night asked of the candidates was "What's your position on replacing the federal income tax with a federal sales tax?" After asking the general question to all the candidates, CNN's Anderson Cooper specifically asked Congresswoman Michele Bachmann why she believes Hermain Cain's 9-9-9 plan, which calls for a 9% sales tax, a 9% income tax, and 9% corporate tax, would destroy our country?Michele BachmannEssentially, Bachman makes two points. The first is that if we were to give Congress a 9% sales tax, then it would only be a matter of time before Washington increases it. She continues saying "we also have to be concerned about the hidden tax of the value-added tax, because at every step and stage of production, you’d be taxing that item 9 percent on the profit. That’s the worry." When asked whether she "would raise taxes on the 47 percent of Americans who currently don’t pay taxes," Bachmann said "I believe absolutely every American benefits by this magnificent country. Absolutely every American should pay something, even if it’s a dollar. Everyone needs to pay something in this country. That’s why with my tax plan, I take a page out of not theory but what’s provable and what works. What is provable and what works was the economic miracle that was wrought by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. That’s the plan that I look at. I also want to completely abolish the tax code. I want to flatten the tax for all of Americans, simplify that tax for all of Americans. And that creates job growth, which is exactly what we need to have."Rick SantorumSantorum is asked if Cain's Tax Plan will raise taxes, and Santorum says "reports are now out that 84 percent of Americans would pay more taxes under his plan. That's the analysis. And it makes sense, because when...you don’t provide a standard deduction, when you don’t provide anything for low-income individuals, and you have a sales tax and an income tax and...a value-added tax, which is really what his corporate tax is, we’re talking about major increases in taxes on people." Santorum also criticizes the plan as taxing single Americans as much as a family of three. According to Santorum, "since we’ve had the income tax in America, we’ve always taken advantage of the fact that we want to encourage people to — to have children and not have to pay more already to raise children, but also pay that additional taxes — we gave some breaks for families. He doesn’t do that in this bill."Rick PerryAnderson Cooper tells us Texas has a 6.25% sales tax, and then asks Governor Perry "would taxpayers pay more under the 9-9-9 plan?" Perry responds by saying "you don't need to have a big analysis to figure this thing out. Go to New Hampshire where they don't have a sales tax and you're fixing to give them one. They’re not interested in 9-9-9. What they’re interested in is flatter and fairer...right here in Nevada you’ve got 8-plus percent. You want nine cents on top of that, and nine cents on a new home — or 9 percent on a new home, 9 percent on your Social Security, 9 percent more? I don't think so, Herman. It's not going to fly."Ron PaulCooper states Paul called Cain's plan dangerous and wants him to elaborate. Paul says it is "because it raises revenues, and the worst part about it, it’s regressive. A lot of people aren’t paying any taxes, and I like that. I don’t think that we should even things up by raising taxes. So it is a regressive tax. So it’s very, very dangerous. And it will raise more revenues. But the gentlemen asked the question...what are you going to replace the income tax with? And I say nothing. That’s what we should replace it with. I do want to make a point that spending is a tax. As soon as the governments spend money, eventually it’s a tax. Sometimes we put a direct tax on the people...we borrow the money...[or] we print the money. And then when prices go up...that is the tax. So, spending is the tax. That is the reason I offered the program, to cut $1 trillion out of the first year budget that I offer."Mitt RomneyCooper says to Governor Romney "you have your only 59-Point Plan. In the last debate, Mr Cain suggested it was too complicated. Is simpler better?" Romney responds by saying "oftentimes simpler is better...now let me make this comment...We’ve got a lot of people in America that are out of work...We’ve got home prices going down. We’ve got to talk about how to get America growing again, how to start adding jobs, raising incomes, and tax is part of it. I want to reduce taxes on our employers to make it easier to invest in America. I want to reduce taxes on middle income families...I want to get our burden down on our employers, on our people. I want to make sure our regulations work to encourage the private sector as opposed to putting a damper on it. I want to get trade, opening up new markets for America...This is time to get America growing again. And that’s what this campaign ought to be about."Newt GingrichOn what type of tax system he would like to see implemented, Gingrich says "I favor very narrow, focused tax cuts such as zero capital gains, 100 percent expensing, because I think, as Governor Romney said, jobs are the number one challenge of the next two or three years. Get something you can do very fast. Change on this scale takes years to think through if you’re going to do it right"Herman CainAfter Cooper points out several conservatives are saying the 9-9-9 Tax Plan would raise taxes on the middle and lower class voters, Cain responds by saying "the reason that our plan is being attacked so much is because lobbyists, accountants, politicians, they don’t want to throw out the current tax code and put in something that’s simple and fair. They want to continue to be able to manipulate the American people with a 10-million-word mess." On the specific attacks concerning whether his Tax Plan created a value-added tax, Cain says it is simply "not true. I invite people to look at our analysis, which we make available...I'm sorry, Representative Bachmann — it’s not a value-added tax. It’s a single tax. And I invite every American to do their own math, because most of these are knee-jerk reactions. And we do provide a provision, if you read the analysis, something we call opportunity zones that will, in fact, address the issue of those making the least."Which of the stated Tax Policies do you most support?
During the Republican Primary Debate, the candidates received a question via twitter that asked: "How do you explain the Occupy Wall Street movement happening across the country? And how does it relate with your message?" CNN's Anderson Cooper opens this question with Herman Cain because "two weeks ago, [he] said 'Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks. If you don't have a job, and you're not rich, blame yourself.' That was two weeks ago. The movement has grown. Do you still say that?"Herman CainCain quickly answered, "Yes, I do still say that. And here’s why...They might be frustrated with Wall Street and the bankers, but they’re directing their anger at the wrong place. Wall Street didn’t put in failed economic policies. Wall Street didn’t spend a trillion dollars that didn’t do any good. Wall Street isn’t going around the country trying to sell another $450 billion. They ought to be over in front of the White House taking out their frustration. So I do stand by them." (See 1st paragraph under Paul before reading the 2nd paragraph under Cain.) In response to Paul's first paragraph below: "All I want to say is that representative Paul is partly right, but he’s mixing problems here. It’s more than one problem. Look, the people — the banks — yes, the banks and the businesses on Wall Street, yes, the way that was administered was not right. But my point is this: What are the people who are protesting want from bankers on Wall Street, to come downstairs and write them a check? This is what we don’t understand. Take — go and get to the source of the problem, is all I’m saying. And that's the White House"Ron PaulPaul immediately followed Cain saying "I think Mr. Cain has blamed the victims. There’s a lot of people that are victims of this business cycle. We can’t blame the victims. But we also have to point — I’d go to Washington as well as Wall Street, but I’d go over to the Federal Reserve. They create the financial bubbles. And you have to understand that you can’t solve these problems if you don’t know where these bubbles come from. But then, when the bailout came and supported by both parties, you have to realize, oh, wait, Republicans were still in charge. So the bailouts came from both parties. Guess who they bailed out? The big corporations of people who were ripping off the people in the derivatives market. And they said, oh, the world’s going to come to an end unless we bail out all the banks. So the banks were involved, and the Federal Reserve was involved. But who got stuck? The middle class got stuck. They got stuck. They lost their jobs, and they lost their houses. If you had to give money out, you should have given it to people who were losing their mortgages, not to the banks." (Read paragraph two under Cain now)Yes, the argument is it’s — the program was OK, but it was mismanaged. But I work on the assumption that government’s not very capable of managing almost anything so you shouldn’t put that much trust in the government. You have — you have to trust the marketplace. And when the government gets involved, they have to deal with the fraud. And how many people have gone to jail either in the government, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, that participated in this heist? And nobody suffers the consequences. All these investigations, and yet the people who lose their jobs and lose their houses, it’s their fault, according — that’s why they’re on Wall Street. And we can’t blame them. We have to blame the business cycle and the economic policies over the last 10 years that led to this disaster"Mitt RomneyAfter allowing Cain and Paul to go back and forth, Cooper tells us Romney had "originally called the protests 'dangerous'...[and] 'class warfare,'" but "recently sounded more sympathetic." Cooper asks Romney "Where do you stand now? What is your message to those people protesting?"Romney responds saying "we can spend our time talking about what happened three years ago and what the cause was of our collapse. But let’s talk about what’s happened over the last three years. We’ve had a president responsible for this economy for the last three years, and he’s failed us. He’s failed us in part because he has no idea how the private sector works or how to create jobs. On every single issue, he’s made it harder for our economy to reboot. And as a result, we have 25 million Americans out of work or stopped looking for work or in part- time work and can’t get full-time employed. Home values going down. You have median income in America that in the last three years has dropped by 10 percent. Americans are hurting across this country, and the president’s out there campaigning. Why isn’t he governing? He doesn’t — he doesn’t have a jobs plan even now. This — this is a critical time for America. And I — and I can tell you that this is time to have someone who understands how the economy works, who can get America working again. Instead of dividing and blaming, as this president is, let’s grow America again and have jobs that are the envy of the world. And I know how to do it."Of the three GOP Hopefuls, Who Do you agree with concerning their impression of Occupy Wall Street?
AUDIENCE QUESTION: "Currently, there’s a deficit reduction measure to cut defense spending by $500 billion. Would you support such a reduction in defense spending? And if elected president, how will you provide a strong national defense?" CNN's Anderson Cooper directs the question as follows: "Congresswoman Bachmann, should defense be cut?"Michele BachmannCongresswoman Bachmann responds saying: "Well, $500 billion is the amount that the questioner had mentioned. And don’t forget, this was an historic week when it came to American foreign policy. We saw potentially an international assassination attempt from Iran on American soil. That says something about Iran, that they disrespect the United States so much, that they would attempt some sort of heinous act like that. Then, we saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic. Then, on Sunday, we heard the reports that now that — in Iraq, the 5,000 troops that were going to be left there won’t even be granted immunity by Iraq. This is how disrespected the United States is in the world today, and it’s because of President Obama’s failed policies. He’s taken his eyes off the number one issue in the world. That’s an Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon. That makes all of us in much danger. And the president of Iran is a genocidal maniac. We need to stand up against Iran. And as president of the United States, I will. We will be respected again in the world.Cooper interrupts Bachmann stating: "The question though was about budget cuts. And is everything on the table in terms of cutting the budget?" Bachmann says "Absolutely everything," and Cooper attempts to make sure he is clear on her position by asking her again: "So defense spending would be on the table, should be?"Again, Bachmann says "Defense spending is on the table, but again, Anderson, now with the president, he put us in Libya. He is now putting us in Africa. We already were stretched too thin, and he put our Special Operations Forces in Africa." Bachmann does, however, say they are "on the table, but we cannot cut it by $500 billion. We can’t do that to tour brave men and women who are on the ground fighting for us."Newt GingrichGingrich responds to the question saying "I mean, if you want to understand how totally broken Washington is, look at this entire model of the super committee, which has now got a magic number to achieve. And if it doesn’t achieve the magic number, then we’ll all have to shoot ourselves in the head so that when they come back with a really dumb idea to merely cut off our right leg, we’ll all be grateful that they’re only semi-stupid instead of being totally stupid. Now, the idea that you have a bunch of historically illiterate politicians who have no sophistication about national security trying to make a numerical decision about the size of the defense budget tells you everything you need to know about the bankruptcy of the current elite in this country in both parties. The fact is, we ought to first figure out what threaten us, we ought to figure out what strategies will respond to that. We should figure out what structures we need for those strategies. We should then cost them.I helped found the Military Reform Caucus. I’m a hawk, but I’m a cheap hawk. But the fact is, to say I’m going to put the security of the United States up against some arbitrary budget number is suicidally stupid."Ron PaulCooper says "Congressman Paul, you just proposed eliminating the Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, Interior, Housing and Urban Development. You say it will save a trillion dollars in one year. You’re proposing a 15 percent cut to the Defense Department. Can you guarantee national security will not be hurt by that?"Paul quickly states: "I think it would be enhanced. I don’t want to cut any defense. And you have to get it straight. There’s a lot of money spent in the military budget that doesn’t do any good for our defense.How does it help us to keep troops in Korea all these years? We’re broke. We have to borrow this money.Why are we in Japan? Why do we subsidize Germany, and they subsidize their socialized system over there? Because we pay for it. We’re broke. And this whole thing that this can’t be on the table, I’ll tell you what, this debt bubble is the thing you better really worry about, because it’s imploding on us right now. It’s worldwide. We are no more removed from this than the man on the moon. It’s going to get much worse. And to cut military spending is a wise thing to do. We would be safer if we weren’t in so many places. We have an empire. We can’t afford it. The empires always bring great nations down. We spread ourselves too thinly around the world. This is what’s happened throughout history, and we’re doing it to ourselves. The most recent empire to fail was an empire that went into, of all places, Afghanistan. They went broke. So where are we? In Afghanistan. I say it’s time to come home."(Read Santorum first - this is Paul's response) Well, I think we’re on economic suicide if we’re not even willing to look at some of these overseas expenditures, 150 bases — 900 bases, 150 different countries. We have enough weapons to blow up the world about 20-25 times. We have more weapons than all the other countries put together essentially. And we want to spend more and more, and you can’t cut a penny? I mean, this is why we’re at an impasse. I want to hear somebody up here willing to cut something. Something real. This budget is in bad shape and the financial calamity is going to be much worse than anybody ever invading this country. Which country — are they going to invade this country? They can’t even shoot a missile at us.Rick SantorumHe jumps into the conversation saying "To address Congressman Paul’s answer and the other answer on military spending, I would absolutely not cut one penny out of military spending. The first order of the federal government, the only thing the federal government can do that no other level of government can do is protect us. It is the first duty of the president of the United States is to protect us. And we should have the resources — we should have all the resources in place to make sure that we can defend our borders, that we can make sure that when we engage in foreign countries, we do so to succeed.That has been the problem in this administration. We’ve had political objectives instead of objectives for success. And that’s why we haven’t succeeded. Which GOP Policy Position do you support?
By Stephen Alexander The Portland Tribune, Jun 26, 2011, Updated 19.7 hours ago MILES VANCE / PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP Lincoln High quarterback Peter Williams holds up the MVP trophy after leading the North to a come-from-behind, 42-38 victory over the South in Saturday's Les Schwab Bowl at Hillsboro Stadium. ADVERTISEMENTS HILLSBORO — The 2011 Les Schwab Bowl was everything a high school All-Star game should be Saturday at Hillsboro Stadium. It was filled with passion, emotion and drama, as the announced crowd of 6,984 watched a tale of two halves – and a huge comeback. The South jumped out to a commanding 31-7 lead in the first two quarters. But in the second half, as the stadium lights burst forth, former Lincoln High quarterback Peter Williams decided he would not go quietly into the night. Williams was spectacular. He threw three touchdown passes and scored another to lead the North to a 42-38 victory. Williams led an 80-yard touchdown drive in the final two minutes, and John Shaffer of Class 6A champion Aloha scored the winning touchdown on a 6-yard run with 22 seconds remaining. “I wanted to win, we all wanted to win, and we talked about it at halftime,” said Williams, who finished 26 of 36 for 267 yards passing and was named the game’s MVP. “In the second half, we were all just meshing.” The North wound up with 509 yards of offense to the South's 471, and the North led 30-20 in first downs. Backup North QB Colin Walsh of Reynolds completed 6 of 12 passes for 103 yards, with the game's lone interception. North receivers Kyler Bruno of Sunset and Greg Heath from Central Catholic each caught five passes. Glencoe's Hayden Plinke and Lincoln's Drake Whitehurst had four catches apiece. Plinke snared two TD tosses – both in the North's 28-0 third-quarter run – and was voted the North lineman of the game. Shaffer was selected as the North's outstanding back. With the win, the North improved its narrow lead in the annual showcase to 31-29-4. The South had used a combo platter of unstoppable quarterbacks to build its big lead, with Matt Yarbrough of Tualatin throwing for two touchdowns and Logan Silver of Marist rushing for two TDs. The South caught the North looking not ready to play on its first two drives and claimed a quick 14-0 advantage. On the opening possession, the South marched 80 yards. Silver capped the drive with an 8-yard keeper around the right tackle. Then Yarbrough found Daniel Herr of Sheldon on a slant route for a 20-yard TD. On the first drive of the second quarter, Silver put the South up 21-0 with a sneak from inside the 1. The North took advantage of a fumble recovery on the South’s 35 to score its first touchdown. Ivan Palavra of Centennial took an off-tackle handoff from the 5 and streaked into the right corner of the end zone. 1 | 2 Next Page >>
By Stephen Alexander
The Portland Tribune, Jun 26, 2011, Updated 19.7 hours ago
MILES VANCE / PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP
Lincoln High quarterback Peter Williams holds up the MVP trophy after leading the North to a come-from-behind, 42-38 victory over the South in Saturday's Les Schwab Bowl at Hillsboro Stadium.
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HILLSBORO — The 2011 Les Schwab Bowl was everything a high school All-Star game should be Saturday at Hillsboro Stadium. It was filled with passion, emotion and drama, as the announced crowd of 6,984 watched a tale of two halves – and a huge comeback.
The South jumped out to a commanding 31-7 lead in the first two quarters.
But in the second half, as the stadium lights burst forth, former Lincoln High quarterback Peter Williams decided he would not go quietly into the night.
Williams was spectacular. He threw three touchdown passes and scored another to lead the North to a 42-38 victory.
Williams led an 80-yard touchdown drive in the final two minutes, and John Shaffer of Class 6A champion Aloha scored the winning touchdown on a 6-yard run with 22 seconds remaining.
“I wanted to win, we all wanted to win, and we talked about it at halftime,” said Williams, who finished 26 of 36 for 267 yards passing and was named the game’s MVP. “In the second half, we were all just meshing.”
The North wound up with 509 yards of offense to the South's 471, and the North led 30-20 in first downs.
Backup North QB Colin Walsh of Reynolds completed 6 of 12 passes for 103 yards, with the game's lone interception.
North receivers Kyler Bruno of Sunset and Greg Heath from Central Catholic each caught five passes. Glencoe's Hayden Plinke and Lincoln's Drake Whitehurst had four catches apiece. Plinke snared two TD tosses – both in the North's 28-0 third-quarter run – and was voted the North lineman of the game.
Shaffer was selected as the North's outstanding back.
With the win, the North improved its narrow lead in the annual showcase to 31-29-4.
The South had used a combo platter of unstoppable quarterbacks to build its big lead, with Matt Yarbrough of Tualatin throwing for two touchdowns and Logan Silver of Marist rushing for two TDs.
The South caught the North looking not ready to play on its first two drives and claimed a quick 14-0 advantage.
On the opening possession, the South marched 80 yards. Silver capped the drive with an 8-yard keeper around the right tackle.
Then Yarbrough found Daniel Herr of Sheldon on a slant route for a 20-yard TD.
On the first drive of the second quarter, Silver put the South up 21-0 with a sneak from inside the 1.
The North took advantage of a fumble recovery on the South’s 35 to score its first touchdown. Ivan Palavra of Centennial took an off-tackle handoff from the 5 and streaked into the right corner of the end zone.
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The list of honorees was highlighted by three players (Austin Cassidy, Sean Fisher and Dillon Schrodt) who posted perfect 4.0 GPAs during the spring semester. Fisher has a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA through his first six semesters at Nebraska.
To earn a place on the Commissioner's Honor Roll, student-athletes must have recorded a grade-point average of 3.00 or higher during the previous academic semester.
Nebraska's Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll Selections
Rachel Maddow, a political commentator, former radio host and anchor of The Rachel Maddow Show at MSNBC, is openly gay. On Monday April 25, in an interview with The Guardian, she made an assertion that other gay anchors should come out. The article reads, “Maddow is one of the very few gay news anchors in America – well, one of the very few openly gay news anchors. Does she feel frustration towards an equally well-known news presenter who is widely assumed to be gay but has never come out? For the first time, Maddow pauses: "I'm sure other people in the business have considered reasons why they're doing what they're doing, but I do think that if you're gay you have a responsibility to come out," she says carefully.” Many readers assumed the news presenter referred to is Anderson Cooper. Maddow, however, wrote on her blog that the article had set up the quotation to imply something she didn’t mean. Still, she did make that statement about the “responsibility” of commentators to come out of the closet.In her blog entry refuting the implication, Maddow lists “basic beliefs about the ethics of coming out.” She says that, in general, gay people “have a responsibility to our own community and to future generations of gay people to come out, if and when we feel that we can.” Additionally, she says the “if and when [they] feel that [they] can” can only be determined by the individual. I interpret this as pretty respectful – as respectful as you’re going to get making assertions about what others should divulge about their sexuality. Did Maddow step out of line with these statements? Or is she doing a service to gays kids who need people to look up to and her own peers who might appreciate her support and encouragement?
Rachel Maddow, a political commentator, former radio host and anchor of The Rachel Maddow Show at MSNBC, is openly gay. On Monday April 25, in an interview with The Guardian, she made an assertion that other gay anchors should come out.
The article reads, “Maddow is one of the very few gay news anchors in America – well, one of the very few openly gay news anchors. Does she feel frustration towards an equally well-known news presenter who is widely assumed to be gay but has never come out? For the first time, Maddow pauses: "I'm sure other people in the business have considered reasons why they're doing what they're doing, but I do think that if you're gay you have a responsibility to come out," she says carefully.” Many readers assumed the news presenter referred to is Anderson Cooper. Maddow, however, wrote on her blog that the article had set up the quotation to imply something she didn’t mean. Still, she did make that statement about the “responsibility” of commentators to come out of the closet.
In her blog entry refuting the implication, Maddow lists “basic beliefs about the ethics of coming out.” She says that, in general, gay people “have a responsibility to our own community and to future generations of gay people to come out, if and when we feel that we can.” Additionally, she says the “if and when [they] feel that [they] can” can only be determined by the individual. I interpret this as pretty respectful – as respectful as you’re going to get making assertions about what others should divulge about their sexuality. Did Maddow step out of line with these statements? Or is she doing a service to gays kids who need people to look up to and her own peers who might appreciate her support and encouragement?
Audiences who saw Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides this weekend got a sneak peek at another mega Disney endeavor-- a brand new Muppet movie! The "Green With Envy" trailer, which premiered before Pirates, features the movie-within-a-movie in this Thanksgiving's "The Muppets". If that leaves your brain a little fuzzy (pun intended), read on. According to ComingSoon.net, "The focus of the story is Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary [Jason Segel] and Mary [Amy Adams]. Together, they discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman [Chris Cooper] to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds." "To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate."The huge star-studded cast also includes Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Zach Galifianakis, Selena Gomez, Neil Patrick Harris, Ed Helms, Jack Black, Danny Trejo, Rashida Jones, Donald Glover, Katy Perry, Ricky Gervais, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Crystal, Mickey Rooney, Alan Arkin, French Stewart, Liza Minnelli (who also appeared in "The Muppets Take Manhattan"), Wanda Sykes, Judd Hirsch, Kathy Griffin, Dave Grohl, Rachael Ray, and James Carville.Will this new rendition of "The Muppets" get your green this fall? Will your wait for DVD/streaming instead or pass on it completely?
Danica McKellar, that's right Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years, is not only the embodiment of girl-next-door innocence and beauty that drew us to the nostalgic sitcom, but also a stunningly stellar mathematician, having graduated Summa cum Laude from UCLA with a degree in Mathematics. In 1998, her imdb.com profile reads, she "had a paper published in Britain's "Journal of Physics A: Mathematics & General" with UCLA professor Lincoln Chayes and student Brandy Winn that provided a mathematical proof for a theorem dealing with magnetism in two dimensions." Did your brain implode a little, just now? Yeah, me too. (From the math, not the exposed navel!) But that's probably just because I'm a girl. Doesn't sound like something me or any other woman should say, does it? Earlier this year, retailer Forever 21 made a mockery of chicks' math skills and it got brainy Danica pretty pissed. "Forever 21 recently promoted a magnet on their website that said, “I’m Too Pretty to Do Math.” I was thinking instead they could try, “I’m Too Stupid to Write Slogans,” she blogged here."Someone tweeted me that if the company had produced a magnet that says “I’m Too Pretty to Vote” that it might hit home a bit more. How about even “I’m Too Pretty to Read”?"I mean, really?," she wrote. "We’re still promoting the idea that somehow looks and smarts are mutually exclusive? It’s so limiting for girls (and women)!! It’s one of the main reasons I write my books. It’s like we’re living in the Stone Age with regard to these stereotypes… but with every email I get from my readers, I gain hope." All in all, the company pulled the magnets, but the dumb girl chic trend rages on regardless. JC Penny announced just this week that it has stopped selling a girls tee with the tag line: "I'm too pretty to do homework so my brother has to do it for me." Is Danica right that marketed sexist stereotypes are a detriment to our society's young girls? Or are products like this meant to be funny and provocative?
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