D-Day Visits Debunked

This is going around in the email:

In all the years since D-Day 1945, there are only three occasions when a> president failed to go to the D-Day Monument that honors the soldiers> killed during the Invasion.>Only Three Times.>> Those occasions were:> 1. Barack Obama 2010> 2. Barack Obama 2011> 3.Barack Obama 2012>> For the past 68 years, all presidents, except Obama, have paid tribute to> the fallen soldiers killed on D-Day. 

This year, instead of honoring the   > soldiers, he made a campaign trip on Air Force 1 to California  to raise funds for the upcoming election.> Remember this in November!!

>>>>>> Please forward to all Vets and National Guard – what a dishonor to our > heroes.

The D-Day Memorial in Beford, Va. was dedicated on June 6, 2001 by President Bush. Neither he nor Obama have been back.

The first president to travel to Normandy to commemorate the landings was President Reagan in 1984 on their 40th Anniversary. Bill Clinton visited the site 10 years later as did Dubya on the 60th Anniversary. Obama attended a ceremony there in 2009 on their 65th Anniversary.

D-Day Visits Debunked

D-Day Visits Debunked

At Least Black Comedians Can Laugh At Obama

Blacks turned out in mass four years ago with 95 percent voting for Barack Obama. Will he do as well this time? Well . . .

Hat tip Austin



A Packed House For 2016

Scarier than Jaws and the Exorcist rolled together, tonight’s (Aug. 24) 6:15 p.m. showing of 2016: Obama’s America filled Room 6 to near capacity at AMC Granite Run 8 in Middletown, Pa.

The film describes author  Dinesh D’Souza’s search for the motivations behind President Barack Obama and what his goals are for this country and the world.
It treats the President humanely but if you are an American and you don’t want to be poor and weak, then you don’t want to vote for this guy for a second term.
Yes, Obama really does seem to believe that America and the West are responsible for all that is ill on Earth.
Watch it, then get your friends and family to watch it. 

Everybody Loves Brett Cohen — Or How Democrats Get Elected

Being Green With Grocery Bags

Courtesy Cathy Martin
Being Green
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older  woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags  weren’t good for the environment.
The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this green thing  back in my earlier days.”
The young clerk responded, “That’s our problem today. Your generation  did not care enough to save our environment for future generations.”
She was right — our generation didn’t have the green thing in its day.
Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to  the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and  sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and  over. So they really were recycled.
But we didn’t have the green thing back in our day.
Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags, that we  reused for numerous things, most memorable besides household garbage  bags, was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our  schoolbooks. This was to ensure that public property, (the books  provided for our use by the school) was not defaced by our  scribblings. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown  paper bags.
But too bad we didn’t do the green thing back then.
We walked up stairs, because we didn’t have an escalator in every  store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn’t  climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two  blocks.
But she was right. We didn’t have the green thing in our day.
Back then, we washed the baby’s diapers because we didn’t have the  throwaway kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling  machine burning up 220 volts — wind and solar power really did dry  our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from  their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing.
But that young lady is right; we didn’t have the green thing back in our day.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house — not a TV in every  room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief  (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana . In  the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn’t have  electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile  item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion  it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn’t fire up  an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower  that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn’t need to  go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity.
But she’s right; we didn’t have the green thing back then.
We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup  or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled  writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the  razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just  because the blade got dull.
But we didn’t have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their  bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour  taxi service.. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire  bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn’t need a  computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000  miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint.
But isn’t it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old  folks were just because we didn’t have the green thing back then?
Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a  lesson in conservation from a smartass young person…
We don’t like being old in the first place, so it doesn’t take much to tick us off.
Being Green With Grocery Bags
Being Green With Grocery Bags

Romney Romp In Nov?

Historian Larry Schweikart just posted on Facebook:

Had dinner last night with Stephen Moore, editorial writer for the WSJ. He said: 1) Romney will win by 5-6%; 2) the shale boom in ND, with right president, will make the U.S. energy independent by 2020; 3) when Romney is elected over $1 TRILLION in private capital will come out of hiding.

Don’t get cocky but don’t buy the garbage the dino media is selling either. I’m suspecting a Romney romp as well.
This suspicion gets stronger each time I fill the tank or hit the supermarket.

Jewelry, Jug Of Coins Stolen In Marple Burglary; Charges Upheld

By Pattie Price

Ryan Haley, 20, of Marple, waived a hearing Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Dave Lang on the charge of burglary stemming from incidents between Aug. 3 and Aug. 6, at two homes in the 2500 block of Highland Avenue.

According to the affidavit, Marple Detectives Barry Williams and Larry Gerrity investigated a report from two homeowners. The first reported they were at work and when they returned home discovered a large five-gallon-water jug filled with coins missing from their bedroom. They also discovered an engagement ring and two wedding bands missing. The jewelry and coins were valued at $3,500.

The second resident discovered their sliding door was damaged and a large Corona bucket containing coins was missing from their bedroom closet. Additionally, six items of jewelry were discovered missing. The missing items were valued at $1,800.

Police spoke to the manager of TD Bank and were able to determine that Hanley took the coins to the bank and cashed them in.

When police confronted Hanley, he admitted stealing the items from the first home and finally admitted that he broke into the second home and stole the items. He said he sold the jewelry to Best Jewelers in Manoa and Inside Jewelers in Marple. Police were able to recover all but three pieces of jewelry.

Hanley is scheduled for a Sept. 20 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.

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Dara Paul, 30, of Philadelphia waived a hearing on the charges of DUI and driving at an unsafe speed. The charges stem from an accident 5:31p.m., May 20, in the 1100 block of Cedar Grove Road.

According to the affidavit, Marple Sgt. Mike Johnson responded to a report of an overturned vehicle on Cedar Grove Road. He located Ms. Paul who was out of her vehicle and sustained several lacerations from the broken glass. She said she swerved to avoid a small animal that ran in front of her car.

Police determined that Ms. Paul failed to negotiate a turn in the road and drove up an embankment which caused her car to flip.

Ms. Paul had an odor of alcohol and when she stood up, she lost her balance. She was transported to Bryn Mawr Hospital by Marple Ambulance where she submitted to a blood test. Her blood alcohol level was .17 percent.

Ms. Paul is scheduled for a Sept. 20 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.

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Charges of retail theft were withdrawn against Mary Friel, 51, of Newtown Square for an incident 4 p.m., June 22, at the Giant, 2910 Springfield Road. In exchange for withdrawing the charges, Ms. Friel plead guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined.

According to the affidavit, Marple Office John Murrin responded to the store for a report of a shoplifter in custody. Store security saw Ms. Friel tear the UPC codes from several items and conceal them in a white bag. She was stopped as she attempted to leave the store with the merchandise valued at $73.89.

A criminal history check revealed this was her second arrest for retail theft.

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Drug charges were withdrawn against Thomas Wiler, 27, of Marple for an incident 3:28p.m., Feb.1, at his Morton Road residence. In exchange, Wiler pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined.

According to the affidavit, Marple Detective Barry Williams responded to Wiler’s home for a report of a Heroin overdose. He located Wiler in his bedroom and he admitted he injected Heroin earlier that day. Heroin baggies, a glass pipe and a used syringe were confiscated from Wiler’s bedroom.

Williams said Wiler had previous drug arrests and is a known Heroin user.

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Charges of theft and receiving stolen property were withdrawn against Michael Ersek, 27, of Wallingford for an incident 10:30 a.m., April 11, at Delaware County Community College. In exchange, Ersek pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined.

According to the affidavit, Marple Detective Barry Williams investigated a report for a student who said his iPad2 was stolen during a HVAC class. The student and teacher who were standing outside the classroom, saw Ersek go into th e classroom and then leave quickly. The student later discovered his iPad2, valued at $600, missing.

The teacher said Ersek did not show up for the next three classes – including the final exam.

Williams learned from Ersek’s father that he hadn’t been home for over a week and was shocked that his son had not been attending his classes. The father was also concerned because Ersek had an opiate problem in the past.

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Charges of driving under the influence of alcohol were withdrawn against Jared Wright, 30, of Newtown Square. The charges stemmed from a domestic altercation 11:41 p.m., April 29, in the 200 block of Sproul Road.

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Charges of recklessly endangering another person, careless driving, reckless driving, fleeing from police, a left turn violation, driving at an unsafe speed, and driving while his license was suspended – DUI related were withdrawn against Michael Cavone, 43, of Marple. The charges stemmed from an incident 9:33a.m., March 17, at Sproul and Old Marple roads.

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Charges of simple assault and harassment were dismissed against Albert Agostini, 56, of Marple for an incident 12:41p.m., March 19, at his 1st Avenue residence.

School Bus Law Reminder

Since kids will soon be heading back to school, it is important for drivers to be responsible in sharing the road with school buses, said state Rep. Jim Cox (R-129) 

When meeting or overtaking a stopped school bus with red signal lights flashing and a “stop” arm extended, a driver MUST STOP. When approaching an intersection where a school bus is stopped with red signal lights and stop arm extended, a driver again MUST STOP. Drivers must wait until the red lights have stopped flashing and the stop arm has been withdrawn before proceeding. 

Be sure to stop at least 10 feet from the school bus, and watch the children exiting the bus. A driver should not proceed until all children have reached a place of safety. Drivers do not have to stop on a highway with clearly defined dividing sections or physical barriers providing separate roadways when the school bus is on the opposite side of the road. 

If a driver violates the law, he or she will receive all of the following penalties: a 60-day driver’s license suspension, five points on a driving record and a $250 fine. 

Not So Great Moments In Science

Neuroscientist John Lilly tried to get dolphins to speak English by giving them LSD. Yes, he experimented with the drug himself.

Hat tip Outside magazine.

Tea Party PAC Picks Sher Valenzuela

Sher Valenzuela has been endorsed in her Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial run by the Independence Hall Tea Party Political Action Committee, which is the only federally registered Tea Party PAC in the Delaware Valley. 

It is the first time the PAC has endorsed a lieutenant governor candidate.
“With rare exception, the PAC normally endorses in federal contests.  We’ve decided to endorse in this particular race due to the overwhelming qualifications, including leadership, that Sher Valenzuela brings to the table,” said PAC President, Don Adams.
Ms. Valenzuela and her husband Eli operate First State Manufacturing, a company in Milford with nearly 70 employees.

 The company produces an array of products, ranging from protective padding for Major League Baseball umpires, to engine covers for U.S. armed forces aircraft, and combat vests for the Israeli Army.