A reasonable, thinking man. I may not prefer he be my president, but I would have him represent me in the Senate . . . if I could convince him to talk sense to ALL the others.
Sen. John McCain, has joined President Obama's call to review "Stand Your Ground" laws in the aftermath of the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin shooting. McCain also believes his home state, which has such a law on the books, should also consider it.
Meantime, other extreme-rightists continue to stand THEIR ground, like
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas who criticized Obama for his comments. McCain, logically asserted that it is time to try to come together in light of several weeks of what is really exacerbating relations between elements of our society? McCain says he favors discussion rather than condemnation.
(from wikipedia.com)
". . . (Lee) Morgan was killed in the early hours of February 19, 1972, at Slug's Saloon, a jazz club in New York City's East Village where his band was performing. Following an altercation between sets, Morgan's common-law wife Helen More (a.k.a. Morgan), shot him. The injuries were not immediately fatal, but the ambulance service was reluctant to go into the neighborhood where the club was located. They took so long to get there that Morgan bled to death. He was 33 years old. According to an eyewitness, Miss More (13 years his senior) walked out of the club just before the last set. She returned and the band was already on stage. Lee was trying to get up there, but was talking with some people. He just started to get up the stage, when she entered and called his name. He turned around and she shot him. She then turned the gun on the club's doorman Ernie Holman, who grabbed her wrist and took the gun away from her. She started to scream, "Baby, what have I done?" and ran to him. She was later committed to a mental institution for some time. Soon after, Helen Morgan returned to her native North Carolina. Reportedly she never spoke publicly of the incident, until she granted an interview a month before her death. She died in Wilmington, NC, from a heart condition, in March 1996. . . "
(Thanks to NBC News.com)
House Speaker John Boehner actually said that Congress should be judged on how many laws it repeals, rather than how many new laws it enacts.
"We should not be judged on how many new laws we create," the nation's top elected Republican said on CBS. "We ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal."
House Republicans, after 30-some attempts to repeal all or parts of President Barack Obama's health care reform law, are still trying.
Boehner says this all exists as the result of divided government. No shit Sherlock!!! And Boehner is most certainly at the head of the line-on the right of that divided government.
Journalist William Rivers Pitt, in his http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/17641-on-the-cover-of-the-rolling-stone article called the recent controversy (I call it 'stink') about Rolling Stone magazine's cover featuring alleged terrorist Dzhohkar Tsarnaev the "outrage du jour", which indeed it is.
I'm no journalist mind you, but I must say he expressed the same thoughts that crossed my mind when this developed. The two major points that he (and I) make are that- 1. the fact that the young man is honestly handsome makes the situation seem all the worse to those up in arms; and 2. there are so many other more important issues that we should be upset about that this is, in truth, a non-issue.
Then in his usual eloquence, Mr. Pitt lists some of those other things like Harry Reid's recent attempt to change the senate filibuster rules, recent abortion legislation in several states, the Trayvon Martin shooting, Syria, Egypt and the NSA etc. to which I might add big business in politics, the 1%, the banking system, gun laws (related to Trayvon Martin and others) etc. etc.
Songwriters Showcase at Brewer's Alley
This Week's Piano Prelude
by Ray Jozwiak- Gonzo Piano
Monday
July 22, 2013
7:30PM
Monday Night Songwriters Showcase at Brewer's Alley Restaurant & Brewery (take the elevator on the right to the 2nd floor) 124 North Market Street Frederick, MD 21701 Telephone: 301-631-0089 Fax: 301-631-1874 http://www.brewers-alley.com/
. . . but it is a glimpse into the mindset of another of our 'diligent' public servants' . . .
(from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/17/representative-virginia-fox-on-student-debt_n_1431050.html)
". . . Representative Virginia Foxx (R - N.C.) expressed either tough love or ambivalence toward students who find themselves deep in debt, depending on who you ask.
Foxx, who is chairwoman of the house Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, said on the Gordon Liddy Radio Show that it took her seven years to finish school. She added that over those seven years, she borrowed nothing.
"I have very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with $200,000 of debt or even $80,000 of debt because there's no reason for that," Foxx continued. "We live in an opportunity society and people are forgetting that. I remind folks all the time that the Declaration of Independence says 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.' You don't sit on your butt and have it dumped in your lap."
The Bronx native worked as one of her high school’s janitors before she enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She graduated in 1968, according to her congressional biography.
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) responded to her comments on Monday afternoon from the house floor.
"Incredibly, the chair of the Subcommittee for Higher Education spoke last week in North Carolina and said, 'I have very little tolerance for people who tell me they graduate with $200,000 in debt or even $80,000 of debt.' Really?
"It is a sad statement when today's Republican party turns its back on a program that helps millions of Americans fulfill their dreams, and that is named after a Republican Senator, Robert Stafford of Vermont," Courtney said.
Foxx’s spokesperson told The Huffington Post via email, “Congresswoman Foxx is concerned about rising college costs and the burdensome effect a large sum of debt can have on a student's future. She believes the focus should be on making college more affordable and providing students and parents with the information necessary to make informed decisions about college and understand the cost and the implications of those personal decisions. . .”
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. . I would like to send you a copy of my latest release (via whichever
medium YOU prefer) Black & White Then Back in hopes of a review,
interview or other airtime.
Creative Musician Ray
Jozwiak's new, digital-download only, solo, instrumental piano music
release BLACK & WHITE then BACK transports you to aural locales
inhabited by emotions, sentiments, memories, hopes, joys and challenges
we've all encountered. You may even hear a snippet of a song you
remember from childhood, have flashes of your first date, recall aromas
from the kitchen when you visited your grandmother, remember your
favorite summer vacation or when you fell in love.
BLACK & WHITE then BACK is available through digital distribution only (www.cdbaby.com).
"RAY
JOZWIAK is back with his gonzo piano, boldly taking us to places no-one
has gone before, not even him! (Rod Deacey, Board Member of the
Frederick Acoustic Musicians Enterprise (FAME), Musician, Performer,
Writer, Poet, Organizer, Emcee, Bluesman 11/20/11
". . . Anywhere
he dabbles along the piano keys, he produces sonic glitz forming
impressionistic images. . . " (Susan Frances, cdreview.com)
". . .
He’s got some terrific ideas there and an unusual approach to rhythm
and song structure. These are fantastic assets and more than one of his
songs could find tons of fans who appreciate music which isn’t the same
ol’ same ol’ all the time. . . " (Paul Sedkowski, Fairplayformusic.com)
I
would like to send you (either digital music files via 'WeTransfer.com'
or a physical CD-whichever you prefer) of my new release of solo, piano
recordings.
