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NY gun control: Mental health professionals name 350 in Hudson Valley as 'dangerous'

By JOHN DYER john.dyer@cablevision.com
Originally published: May 20, 2013 8:12 AM
Updated: May 20, 2013 9:50 AM

NOT!

Via TTAG:

14-year-old girl shot dead while riding on bus in Queens
A gunman fired up to 10 shots at the Q6 bus as it idled at Sutphin Boulevard and Rockaway Ave. on Saturday. It was not known if the girl, identified by police as Daja Robinson, was the target. The gunman remained at large.

Eleanor Roosevelt's License to Pack Heat

By Rebecca Onion
Posted Monday, May 20, 2013, at 5:30 AM

Barnes alleged in the suit -- which was filed March 11, 2013, and surfaced Wednesday -- that the “medical records contained intimate and private information of more than 10,000,000 Americans, information that by its nature includes information about treatment for any kind of medical concern, including psychological counseling, gynecological counseling, sexual or drug treatment, and a wide range of medical matters covering the most intimate and private of concerns.”

Hofstra student shot in head by cop while being used as human shield during home invasion

Andrea Rebello (r.), here with her twin Jessica in an Instagram photo, was killed by the friendly fire of a police officer during a shootout with home invader Dalton Smith.

This Is What Winning Looks Like (Part 1/3)

http://youtu.be/BKHPTHx0ScQ
vice
Published on May 15, 2013

"This Is What Winning Looks Like" is a disturbing new documentary about the ineptitude, drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and corruption of the Afghan security forces as well as the reduced role of US Marines due to the troop withdrawal.

In part one, we see just how chaotic and hopeless the situation is in Sangin, one of the most violent towns in Afghanistan.

Watch part 2 here: http://bit.ly/What-Winning-Looks-Like-2

"Do you believe a Special Prosecutor should be appointed...."
During this encounter, Holder began talking non-sense and gibberish to eat up the time of the Republican Representative and never replied. The question would have to be made out in writing. It is a key question that keeps the AG in office, at this point, while three scandals are underway.

This has happened several times now, and for good reason...

Lindsey Graham on Jun 12, 2012 requests special prosecutor:

http://youtu.be/IKwZWVQP3e8

On May 15, 2013 Holder was asked about assigning a special prosecutor. He babbled on. But instead, today, no one thought it was worthwhile to even mention or republish from CSPAN. Instead, Holder decided to get everyone yelling back and forth at him:

http://youtu.be/nSHP0pF_yXI

Impeachment: The only way for legitimate impeachment to take place is if a special prosecutor is appointed by Congress or DOJ. Its mission is to investigate one or more (but usually one) government officials as a result of widespread allegations of wrongdoing (usually and almost always in the executive branch as a prelude to impeachment).

Getting to a Special Prosecutor: Dems will never sign on in the Senate, unless new details emerge about these cover-ups. If it becomes clear that potential illegality has taken place in a department that answers to the executive branch, and a paper trail is suggested to lead to the White House, with enough public outrage, this may lead to the appointment of a Special Prosecutor. However, Democrats do not have a majority hold on the House.

What is needed for a Special Prosecutor?
Special Prosecutors: A special prosecutor generally is a lawyer from outside the government appointed by an attorney general or, in the United States, by Congress to investigate a government official for misconduct while in office. A reasoning for such an appointment is that the governmental branch or agency may have political connections to those it might be asked to investigate.

Who last faced a Special Prosecutor (an independent lawyer) as President? Bill Clinton. Independent counsels are now known as Special Prosecutors.

There is enough evidence to suggest that, despite Bill Clinton's presidency being a mix-up (in many ways, domestically, he governed from center-right), the inquisition performed on him by special/independent counsel Ken Starr may have led the impeachment failing to meet the removal from office vote in the Senate. As for months, the President's approval ratings remained high, and his perjury charge seemed to have been coaxed out of him by Starr.

Holder became more powerful than the president when asked this qustion and refusing to respond. This is his get out of jail card, unless Obama fires him first.
Holder refused to answer the question about appointing one, today, as this would have been a direct response to a question that would likely put Holder's own DOJ into the headlights and cause a massive problem for the administration. Assume Holder answered no: he must be hiding something. Assign the Special Prosecutor. Assume Holder answered yes: Assign the Special Prosecutor and now you have Democrats shifting gear. Few news agencies will report that this question from a Republican House member gave Holder a tremendous amount of power at today's hearings, and he did not even answer the question. In one word, he could possibly have started the chain of events that ruined Clinton and Nixon before him.

Needless to say, Holder was a DC judge for some years and knows how the game is played once a scandal erupts.

Only problem? The "special prosecutor" these days is not the same as independent counsel Ken Starr or Archibald Cox, who was actually fired by Nixon for "being too aggressive". One from the DOJ would likely be a federal judge and not someone completely outside the system, political affiliation aside. This is due to changes to the law that were made after the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Find out more:

http://www.crf-usa.org/impeachment/independent-counsel.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/15/special-prosecuto...

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/14/gop-governor...

http://www.nationaljournal.com/whitehouse/with-the-irs-scand...

I know some other DPers might read Marketwatch. I glance at it 3-4 times a week but now I am intrigued by this Paul B. Farrell guy that writes for them. It seems his hands and mouth are still moving and typing long after his brain has shut off. He is pro-Keynesian, but offers no supporting arguments in any of his articles. Many of which are uninformed diatribes filled with adhominems and strawmen about the market.

For example today he wrote:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wall-streets-gambler-brain-...

Some great excerpts, emphasis mine.

NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) -
The New York Police Department is teaming up with a national laboratory to study how chemical weapons could be dispersed through the air into the subway system.

Researchers will track the movement of harmless tracer gases. They'll place air sampling devices in specific areas on the street and within the subway system. The gases mimic how a chemical or biological weapon may react if released.

The mayor has called the cupcake: "one of the dumbest things people have done." The cupcake's creator, Ron Bzdewk said,"its all just in fun, its not like were trying to, you know, go against him, its just a fun thing, like I said I'm a big guy, I do big things."

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/05/09/mayor-bloomberg-not-s...

This gave us a 404 so...
this was linked from www.drudgereport.com toward the bottom right side of the page.

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh8PUd0L...

JEFF BLISS, Duncanville Teen whose classic rant went viral, is a RON PAUL supporter. He talks about the doc being his biggest role model ... who stands up for liberty. See 9:40 mark:

http://youtu.be/CBpDswLlW9U

Official interview talking about what really went down at Duncanville.
Thanks for the link, RonPaul4Prez2012

EXCLUSIVE: Man Arrested For Allegedly Shooting Realistic Toy Gun With Kids In Queens Park - VIDEO

Suspect's Wife: 'I Feel Like A Victim' Because Of Parents' Overreaction

May 8, 2013 11:07 PM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Queens man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly firing a lifelike weapon and handing it over to his toddler-age son.

The man’s family, however, called it all an overreaction to toy guns.

Rochester, New York Police Officers Assaulted Disabled Man In Motorized Wheelchair - VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5093-DGf2g&feature=player_em...

By Davy V.
Posted on 08 May 2013.

Just when I think the Rochester, NY Police department can’t sink any lower, they manage outdo themselves!

A video recently posted on YouTube shows a very disturbing incident.

Damned if you do...Damned if you don't...

Remington Responds To Criticism Over Remaining in New York

May 8th, 2013