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The Friday Morning Music Express – Special Memorial Edition – Presents George Jones

The Possum has died…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AQlgfvH_6s

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeKLwTIx3k0

And so much more. But, I cannot post them all. The great possum has left us and this earth for his Heavenly home.

The Story:

NASHVILLE — George Jones, whose supple Texas voice conveyed heartbreak so profound that he became perhaps the most imitated singer in country music, died Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after being hospitalized with high fever and irregular blood pressure. He was 81.

Hank Williams may have set country music’s mythology and Johnny Cash its attitude, but Jones gave the genre its ultimate voice. With recordings that spanned 50 years, including No. 1 singles White Lightning, She Thinks I Still Care and He Stopped Loving Her Today, Jones influenced generations of country singers and was considered by many to be the greatest of them all.

Jones’ life also included legendary battles with substance abuse, mostly alcohol, and four marriages, including one to fellow singer Tammy Wynette, and another, his last and longest, to Nancy Sepulvado.

Ultimately, though, it was that voice that won Jones two Grammys, got him into the Country Music Hall of Fame and made him an American musical icon. That plaintive voice that seemed to break down at will and wallow in sorrow. That voice of honky-tonk eloquence that held tortured echoes of heroes like Williams, Roy Acuff and Lefty Frizzell. That finely nuanced voice that offered thrill rides of emotions, with twists and turns, slippery, bending notes and sudden drops.

Jones’ performances weren’t just an emotional rollercoaster, they were the whole theme park. — Via USA Today

Blogger Roundup and reactions here.

 

Update: Oh, and by the way — FUCK WONKETTE! Place ain’t been worth a shit since Anna Marie Cox sold it. 😡

The Public School System is going to hell in a hand-basket, as always.

I have no words for this one folks, not one:

Video:

The Story:

Parents of children attending a Red Hook, New York, middle school are outraged after a recent anti-bullying presentation at Linden Avenue Middle School.

The workshop for 13 and 14-year-old girls focused on homosexuality and gender identity. They were also taught words such as “pansexual” and “genderqueer.”

Parents say their daughters were told to ask one another for a kiss and they say two girls were told to stand in front of the class and pretend they were lesbians on a date.

“She told me, ‘Mom we all get teased and picked on enough. Now I’m going to be called a lesbian because I had to ask another girl if I could kiss her,'” parent, Mandy Coon, told reporters.

Coon says parents were given no warning about the presentation and there was no opportunity to opt-out. Both the school principal and the district superintendent are defending the workshops and advising they will schedule more.

“The school is overstepping its bounds in not notifying parents first and giving us the choice,” another parent said. “I thought it was very inappropriate. That kind of instruction is best left up to the parents.”

“I was absolutely furious — really furious,” a parent who asked to remain anonymous told reporter Todd Starnes, “These are just kids. I’m dumbfounded that they found this class was appropriate.”

Superintendent Paul Finch told The Poughkeepsie Journal the presentation was “focused on improving culture, relationships, communication and self-perceptions.”

“We may require more notification to parents in the future,” Finch said

via Girls Told to Ask for Lesbian Kiss at School – US – CBN News – Christian News 24-7 – CBN.com.

One simply word comes to mind: Unbelievable. One word folks: Home-School. I did it, and so should every parent today. Because the public school system has just become too evil to send your children to it anymore.

Others: The Gateway Pundit, The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers and The Jawa Report

Video: Different Opinions on Boston Terror Attack

Perhaps I was a bit premature on Glenn Beck.

First from the “Token Libertarian Girl”.

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The second video is quite interesting; he goes all in, accusing the FBI of a massive coverup.

The video: Via Mark Realmz on Twitter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WIEWUYebrrY

Personally, I really do not agree with the second video, the man is jumping to conclusions. Kinda like I might have done with this blog entry here —- maybe.

Either way, it is interesting to see that Americans are waking up to the fact that our Government is becoming more and more of police state everyday. I just hope that there is something to the accusation of the second video and of Glenn Beck’s accusation. Because the last thing we need, as a movement of patriots; is to be discredited.

The latest on the Boston Bombers, They’re Chechen and Brothers

One suspect is dead and the other is on the loose.

HotAir.com is good coverage here, here, here, here and here

Fox News, NBC.COM and CNN are covering as well.

Blogger round up is here

Twitter is blowing up! (sorry, it’s an expression. 😛 )


Daniel Larson at The American Conservative notes the following:

So what to make of this? Based on initial reports, it appears that this was an attack launched by two brothers whose religious and political views were radicalized in part by their experience of fleeing their home because of the Chechen wars and partly through their sympathy with and interest in jihadist propaganda online. According to Haaretz, the younger Tsarnaev’s website expressed his identification with Islam and Chechen independence. Why they would choose the marathon of all things as their target isn’t entirely clear, but presumably it offered them an opportunity to harm as many people at once as possible in a high-profile way. What they hoped to achieve beyond notoriety and mayhem isn’t known, but perhaps that was enough for them.

[….]

When our own law enforcement and intelligence agencies were completely unaware of a plot unfolding here in the U.S., it seems doubtful that Russia would have been able to alert us to these specific attackers when these men have been outside Russia for over a decade. Cooperation with Russia in counter-terrorism is valuable, and as a general rule I think antagonizing Russia is a pointless and destructive way to handle the relationship. However, I don’t see how Russian cooperation would have made any difference in this case. Russian help might be useful in determining whether or not there are any links between the Tsarnaevs and some group in the North Caucasus, but for now there wouldn’t appear to be any obvious implications for Russia policy here.

As for the “vindication of Putin,” I don’t think that holds up very well, either. Russian policy in the North Caucasus has been and remains brutal and repressive, and the Kremlin’s brutality contributed to transforming what was originally a separatist struggle into a jihadist cause. Insofar as the second Chechen war contributed to the Tsarnaevs’ willingness to engage in terrorism, the Boston bombings are a delayed form of blowback from Putin’s war. Obviously, none of that excuses the atrocities that Chechen terrorists have carried out over the years, but it is important to remember this in order to understand why Chechnya became a magnet for jihadists and why Chechens driven out of the region would be drawn to jihadism. In the case of the Tsarnaevs, it appears that the Chechen wars may be part of the explanation for their radicalization, but they are not the whole story.

As I have and did say before; everything happens for a reason. Something set these two off.

UPDATED AND BUMPED Video: Texas fertilizer plant explosion

This is crazy…

Video: (H/T HotAir.com)

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Local coverage via  Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Morning News, KHOU, and KWTX

A picture of an Apartment complex near the plant:

Fox News gives the grim details:

DEVELOPING: An unknown number of people were killed and over 100 were injured in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas on Wednesday night.

The explosion at West Fertilizer in West, a community about 20 miles north of Waco, happened shortly before 8 p.m. and could be heard as far away as Waxahachie, 45 miles to the north.

Although authorities said it will be some time before they know the full extent of the loss of life, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman D.L. Wilson said just after midnight that an unknown number of people had died.
West Mayor Tommy Muska told reporters that his city of about 2,800 residents needs “your prayers.”

“We’ve got a lot of people who are hurt, and there’s a lot of people, I’m sure, who aren’t gonna be here tomorrow,” Muska said. “We’re gonna search for everybody. We’re gonna make sure everybody’s accounted for. That’s the most important thing right now.”

A member of the city council, Al Vanek, said there is a four-block area around the explosion “that is totally decimated.” Wilson said the damage was comparable to the destruction caused by the 1995 bomb blast that destroyed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

Tommy Muska, the mayor of West, which is a community north of Waco, said at a news conference he did not know yet how many people were injured or killed.

KWTX reports dozens have been killed citing a hospital official, but Fox News has not confirmed the report.
Brett Esrock, CEO of Providence Hospital in Waco, tells Fox News they have received 24 patients and are expecting around 20 more. He said the injuries are mostly cuts, abrasions and some head trauma.

“We’ve implemented our disaster plan and deployed a team of doctors, nurses and other personnel,” Esrock said. “The blast was pretty significant. It did damage several miles away.”

An official from a hospital in nearby Waco tells the Associated Press at least 66 people were taken for treatment there, including 38 who were hurt seriously.

A plea for blood donations from a commenter at HotAir.com:

From Donna Karl at Carter BloodCare in Waco

BLOOD IS NEEDED TO TREAT THE VICTIMS OF THE EXPLOSION IN WEST!

DO NOT GIVE TO RED CROSS. THE BLOOD THEY DRAW DOES NOT STAY LOCAL.

Blood Drive at Providence Hospital will be open 11:00am-5:00pm and the Donor Center will be open at 9:00am (4002 W Waco Drive, corner of Waco Dr and New Rd by On The Border Restaurant) . We are at Corsicana HS also tomorrow and Friday. Please remind folks that we will need blood and especially platelets over the next several days as people are being treated so if they can’t donate tomorrow, we are open on Friday and Saturday. My phone number is 254-297-4002. I will be onsite at my office at 7:30am.

It is imperative that we get donations not only tomorrow, but over the next several days as blood products have an extremely short shelf life. Please donate! Call me if you have ANY questions. 254-297-4002.

lonestar1 on April 18, 2013 at 1:11 AM

If you are in the area; please, in the name of America and of God — give blood, they need it, badly.

I believe that everyone, no matter your religion or denomination — needs to say a prayer for the people of West, Texas.

God be with them…

Also too, I said this on twitter, and I do mean this:

Amen.

Blogger roundup here.

Update: I have been up most of the night taking in what is happening in Texas. I am a bit of a night owl as of late. Anyhow, Here is scanner traffic from the scene in Texas: (VIA ABC 13)

Longer Clip: (via Radio Reference Forums) This has the silence trimmed out.

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More to come as I find it.

So, why did gold crash?

I am not an expert on the subject, but I think here might be a good reason as to why:

Who killed the gold?

 

 

In the wake of gold prices cratering in recent days, more than a few prominent experts have already started pinning the blame on Western central banks — especially the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB). According to numerous analysts, the central bankers are desperate to salvage their fiat currencies and eliminate competition as “monetary authorities” continue to create ever-greater quantities of euros and dollars out of thin air.

Some experts, whistle-blowers, traders, and former officials say the Fed dumped as much as 400 or even 500 tons of “paper gold” on the market — metals that it might not even have — as part of a naked short sale aimed at driving down the prices. Other analysts, especially among the establishment, pointed to the ECB chief’s recent suggestion that struggling European authorities in countries such as Cyprus would have to sell their precious metals to keep receiving bailouts

via After Gold Crash, Experts Point to Central Bank Manipulation.

I do not really want to veer into Alex Jones territory; but it does seem interesting that gold plunges, there’s an attack and the stock market dives too. The events might not be related; but it sure does look a bit suspect to me.

Boston Bombing – 24 hours later

Update: Hmmmm.

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…and they still have no clue at all whom has done it or why it was done. I have my opinions on that.

So far, they have questioned a Saudi National. But, his friend says he could not have done it.

They do know that pressure cookers were used, with explosives, nails and ball bearings. This is your traditional pressure bomb.

Now, you all should know; this might take forever to find out who actually did this. If they covered their tracks well; it might years to find out.

Either way, the reactions are interesting, to say the least.

Related:

Blog Reactions, from every corner of politics: (via Memeorandum)

Hit & Run, Salon, Los Angeles Times, ABC 7 Eyewitness News, Informed Comment,Washington Monthly, Telegraph, The Boston Globe, The Week, Algemeiner.com, National Review,Associated Press, Poynter, The Moderate Voice, NPR, The Times of Israel, Talking Points Memo,petitions.whitehouse.gov, The Right Scoop, Business Insider, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite, BuzzFeed,Weekly Standard, Doug Ross, The Gateway Pundit, Sister Toldjah, Twitchy, The Daily Caller, No More Mister Nice Blog, Israpundit, Scared Monkeys, Power Line, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Jawa Report, Alan Colmes’ Liberaland, Jihad Watch, CBS News, Fox News, Atlas Shrugs, American Power, The Hinterland Gazette, The American Conservative, The PJ Tatler, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, Reuters, Restoring Liberty, Daily Mail, CBS Boston, The Lonely Conservative, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Daily Kos, Riehl World News, Washington Free Beacon, New York Times, Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, ThinkProgress, Vox Popoli,  freerepublic.com, The Hinterland Gazette, Weasel Zippers, Joe. My. God., Riehl World News The Right Scoop, Yahoo! News, Washington Post, The Boston Globe, New York Times, Telegraph,msnbc.com, NY Daily News, Daniel W. Drezner, Business Insider, Daily Kos, NPR, First read, The Hill, Mediaite, Post Politics,  The Daily Caller, Atlas Shrugs, The PJ Tatler, Jihad Watch, Riehl World News, US News, The Moderate Voice, Algemeiner.com, Riptide 2.0, Scared Monkeys,Israel Matzav, Jihad Watch, The Agonist, Atlas Shrugs, The Gateway Pundit, Talking Points Memo, CBS Boston, Taylor Marsh, The Agonist, CNN, Scared Monkeys, National Review, The Atlantic Wire, Mediaite, The Raw Story, Riehl World News, Israel Matzav, The Daily Caller, Politico, The Hinterland Gazette, Post Politics, Weasel Zippers, The Gateway Pundit, Atlas Shrugs, Deadspin, The Hinterland Gazette, Washington Monthly, CNN, The Dish, Guardian, Balloon Juice, Politico, BuzzFeed, CNN, Deadspin, Gawker, Telegraph, Jihad Watch, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, National Review,Business Insider,  Doug Ross, The Gateway Pundit, Business Insider, The Lonely Conservative, Wall Street Journal, The Reaction, Twitchy, Patterico’s Pontifications, Alan Colmes’ Liberaland, CNN, Fox News Insider, Hot Air, Politico, The Hinterland Gazette, Israel Matzav, Weasel Zippers, CBS New York, protein wisdom, Shakesville, The Hill,  Yahoo! News, JustOneMinute, Yahoo! News, Hot Air and Daily Kos, AMERICAblog, Politico, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller and New York Times, ABCNEWS, Yahoo! News, ABCNEWS, nation.foxnews.com, NPR and susiemadrak.com, Dorchester Reporter, CANNONFIRE and The Dish

 

Margaret Thatcher has died

Outside of Ronald Reagan, she was a pillar of Conservativism.

Some videos, via Fox News:

The Story:

Britain’s first and only female prime minister Baroness Thatcher has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke. Lady Thatcher’s children Mark and Carol said their mother, who suffered bouts of ill health in recent years, died peacefully on Monday morning. Downing Street, which joined Buckingham Palace in flying its flags at half mast, said the politician would be given a full ceremonial funeral with honours at St Paul’s Cathedral. Prime Minister David Cameron led tributes from around the world, calling the former Tory leader “a great prime minister, a great leader, a great Briton”. —- Margaret Thatcher Dies After Stroke

The usual roundup of opinion and stupidity is found here. 

She was an icon of the 1980’s. I lived through her era. We were a better people for it. Reagan held down the fort here in America and cleaned up after socialism’s failures. Thatcher did the same in England. 

She will be missed, by this child of the 1980’s. May she rest in peace, God knows, she has earned it.

It Begins: Evangelical Christians and the Catholic Church listed in Army training slide as extremists

This is something to put everyone on alert:

A U.S. Army training instructor listed Evangelical Christianity and Catholicism as examples of religious extremism along with Al Qaeda and Hamas during a briefing with an Army Reserve unit based in Pennsylvania, Fox News has learned.

“We find this offensive to have Evangelical Christians and the Catholic Church to be listed among known terrorist groups,” said Ron Crews, executive director of the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty. “It is dishonorable for any U.S. military entity to allow this type of wrongheaded characterization.”

Material presented to soldiers at training session.

The incident occurred during an Army Reserve Equal Opportunity training brief on extremism. Topping the list is Evangelical Christianity. Other organizations listed included Catholicism, Al Qaeda, Hamas, the Ku Klux Klan, Sunni Muslims, and Nation of Islam.

The military also listed “Islamophobia” as a form of religious extremism.

via Army Labeled Evangelicals as Religious Extremists | FOX News & Commentary: Todd Starnes.

Of course, when caught, the Army quickly raced to cover its butt:

Army spokesman George Wright told Fox News that this was an “isolated incident not condoned by the Dept. of the Army.”

“This slide was not produced by the Army and certainly does not reflect our policy or doctrine,” he said. “It was produced by an individual without anyone in the chain of command’s knowledge or permission.”

Wright said after the complaint was lodged, the presenter deleted the slide, and apologized.

“We consider the matter closed,” he said.

The incident was made public by a soldier who attended the briefing. He asked for copies of the presentation and sent them to the Chaplain Alliance.

“He considers himself an evangelical Christian and did not appreciate being classified with terrorists,” Crews told Fox News. “There was a pervasive attitude in the presentation that anything associated with religion is an extremist.”

Which is the story they always tell the public, when they do something and get caught doing it. I just wonder how long it will be, if the Lord tarries; before the United States Government will begin rounding up those who dare to read from the King James Version of the Bible and start imprisoning those Pastors who dare to preach that homosexuality is a sin and that abortion is murder. I think it will happen, before the Lord’s return myself. Why with the Anti-Defamation League — a leftist Jew-run organization; doing the bidding of the Obama Administration, it is a wonder now that Fundamentalists like myself are not in prison.

It goes without saying that we are in the last days. Things like this, are going to become more and more prevalent and will the norm eventually. As Jesus said, “Watch ye and Pray.” and that my friends, is all that we can really do. Watch and pray and be about our Father’s business; and wait for his blessed return.

Others: Atlas Shrugs, Jihad Watch and Weasel Zippers