A guest of hardball, dropped a huge one on Matthews on his supposed senate run. Matthews does not take the bait. Totally ignores it. Might have been a smart thing, as it could have been seen as a conflict of interest, especially if it is a true rumor.
A dispute has erupted in Caledon, Ont., over whether a family with a child with cerebral palsy should be allowed to keep a pony.
Three-year-old Sam Spiteri was born with a form of cerebral palsy that makes it hard for him to do ordinary tasks such as walk, hold toys, eat or speak.
The youngster has been riding his miniature pony, Emily, since he was an infant.
“Taking her away would be devastating to Sam. It is his best friend,” said his mother Antonia Spiteri.
He’s so attached to the animal that his rides usually end in tears because he doesn’t want to leave Emily.
But a neighbour’s complaint about the animal’s smell is now being handled by the Town of Caledon, whose bylaw enforcement manager has ruled the Spiteris’ half-hectare property is zoned rural-residential, meaning they cannot keep livestock.
The Spiteri family, however, argues Emily shouldn’t be classified as livestock because she was bought as a form of therapy.
“We only want the exception for Emily herself to remain on the property for therapeutic purposes,” said Antonia Spiteri.
Sam’s grandfather bought him the pony because the youngster experiences seizures, making it almost impossible to take him on long car trips to a riding facility elsewhere.
According to the Ontario Cerebral Palsy Foundation, equestrian therapy “improves balance, co-ordination, strength and muscle tone, while gently mobilizing the joints.”
Antonia Spiteri says Sam’s pediatrician suggested the riding therapy, and they have seen an improvement in his posture.
“Bouncing from riding her triggers the muscles to stiffen and contract, so that when he rides her, he gets better posture and makes it easier for those muscles to learn those types of things. And then he is better with possibly walking in the future,” she said.
“When his posture is better, it’s easier for him to perform simple tasks such as feeding himself. It also helps with speech.”
The debate over whether Emily can stay on the property will now go before a committee of adjustment.
Well, I happen to believe that this is just wrong, Period. If you agree with this. Please contact the officials in this town:
Mayor Marolyn Morrison
Town of Caledon
6311 Old Church Road, Caledon ON L7C 1J6 Office: (905) 584-2272 Fax: (905) 584-4325 marolyn.morrison@caledon.ca
As always, Be polite and tell her that you think that taking this pony from this boy is wrong.
Okay, First off, Keith was on vacation; hence the talk about the remote island. I’m not sure which is worse; watching Keith Olbermann doing his show or watching David Shuster trying to do Keith’s Show. I give ol’ Bathtub boy credit, at least he’s sincere. Sincerely silly, at times. But just the same, he’s real about it. Watching Shuster do Keith’s show is like watching an atheist preach a Gospel Sermon. Yeah, you know, he’s saying the words, but you know damned well, he does not believe a word that he is saying.
Anyhow, watching Keith’s reaction to the clip, I think; was comedy gold. Like AllahPundit, I think he speaks for the Liberal left on this one. I am 100% convinced that the donation offer was snark of the Ann Coulter type.
What gets me is, that he did not bother to blur the gross stuff. I mean, his show comes on at 8:00pm for crying out loud!
So, here’s the clip, gore and all; those with weak stomachs and such should not watch this; because puking on your keyboard is not a healthy thing to do. For the keyboard. Oh, and shoo the kids off, I mean, I know my audience here, they see an goat naked and they’re ready to call the EPA, FBI, CIA and anyone else that will listen.
Here’s the Clip: (CONTENT and GOOBER GUTS WARNING!)
….and yes, in case your wondering, I did look away at one point during the video. I mean, a blogger can only handle so much!
(Edited to fix rather hilarious typo… “Those with stomachs?!?!?”)
This is from 1978…. Resurrection Band with “Irish Garden”
Sitting in an Irish garden
You melancholy bride
All your children are dying
Blood on the roadside
Your people are helpless
And no one consoles you
As bullets keep flying
Filling you with holes
Why, oh why, did you run and hide
It's a culture shock to the soul
You sit in the flames of the fire you set
The nation is out of control
Sitting in an Irish garden
You broken bride to be
Rise up through your sorrow
Jesus makes you free
Olden days gone by
It was not so then
Time to play, sing and dance
In His Holy land
Why did I hide from You
With the serpent at my heel
I'm sorry for the way that I
Must have made You feel
Must have made You feel
Lord, I'm sorry for the way
I know I made you feel
Humble us to seek You, Father
Heal our land so lost in sin
Draw us from the bitter water
To the garden once again
A sad, but realistic look at World affairs from an outside source. There are many things to blame; Bush, Neo-Conservatism, and the like. There are some that would say that the BBC is liberally biased. But I disagree, I think it is a real-world view of things. Our world in changing, we, as Americans ought to embrace it, but be prepared.
Two Funny Moments, the first is when Katie Couric Says, “I had no idea until you, apparently, had a little cow on the air.” The other is when Katie Couric points out the fact that nobody knew Dave had swipped the feed of McCain and Couric! 😆
It is very funny! Watch it.
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