Are only Democratic governors required to turn over their control of the NG before receiving federal assistance in these emergencies? -- Jebbie

This is George W Bush and Richard B Cheney we're talking about. Politics is their all and only reason.

A few photographs -

St Paul Welcomes the RNC

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/forum/topic/683576

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Posted here because of the claim there that the cameras on the traffic lights are not normally present; i.e., police and protester action has been recorded, and may be useful to the protesters if they need corroboration of their stories.

the lousy sentence structure in my post immediately preceeding this one.

Hopefully, the message will still come across regardless.

Perhaps I am missing something here.

I've spent the last two/three days dodging Hurricane Gustov, tornados, extremely heavy rainfall and flooding rivers and perhaps I missed where George W. Bush demanded that Louisiana Governor Jindal required that Jindal relinquish control of the Louisiana National Guard as a condition for federal level military assistance in Louisiana as a result of Hurricane Gustov.

Wern't we told that such a handover of control of the National Guard was a precondition for federal assistance (under the Stafford Act?) and that (then) Governor Blanco's refusal to relinquish such control was the cause of the delay in Federal Assistance reaching New Orleans?

Are only Democratic governors required to turn over their control of the NG before receiving federal assistance in these emergencies?

[note -- this St. Paul stuff just makes me angry; but, if you are filing subpoenas, how about one to find out who is at the other end of these "domainsbyproxy" registrations? i give you the next conspiracy, uncovered by your's truly:]

Interesting. Anyone who believes that Palin was picked in spite of Rove is being deceived. I am sure Karl Rove himself picked Palin, and with the full knowledge of every controversy that has sprung up most importantly the family issues ("let's let those Democrat vultures pick the WaterBreak Gate thing to death just to show Republicans how petty and hypocritical they are").

Remember, Rove is first and foremost a psychologist who understands that people do not vote for rational reasons. Drum up sympathy for this VP choice (who, mere minutes after she was announced it seems already had several parody websites up including http://vpilf.com/).

Now who here finds this strange? Look at the registration date:

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)

Domain Name: VPILF.COM

Created on: 04-Aug-08

Expires on: 04-Aug-09

Last Updated on: 04-Aug-08

By the way, the registrar is the same as some of the supposedly RNC backed PUMA sites:

Administrative Contact:

Private, Registration VPILF.COM@domainsbyproxy.com

Domains by Proxy, Inc.

DomainsByProxy.com

15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353

Scottsdale, Arizona 85260

United States

(480) 624-2599 Fax -- (480) 624-2598

This is a RNC inspired dupe. Sarah Palin is their ace of spades and they will be beating us over the head about how shockingly crass we were when she was announced to drum up sympathy from men who want to protect women, from women who have endured similar public humiliations. Both are groups that may be independant but might logically vote for the platform that is more friendly to woman's issues (the Democratic party). Karl Rove is appealing to their illogical, irrational brain, their "mirror neurons" as it were. He is turning the traditional Democratic advantage of empathy on its ear.

Unless this can be countered, quickly, then this election has a very bleak outcome indeed.

but in this case they are mistaken if they think that the small group of clowns (I'm hesitant to call them anarchists) who engaged in certain acts with the intent of evokinge a massive police response are some kind of heroes. They aren't even victims. They are perpetrators. The innocents who got caught up in their shit are the real victims. -- L.W.M.

Honestly, I haven't seen or read any comments here actually defending the behavior of those vandals. Whether they acted with the affirmative intent of provoking the police is equally debateable; we just had the West Indian Day Parade here in New York, which can be riotous all on its own yet doesn't provoke the sorts of overreaction seen in St. Paul.

Perhaps I'm comparing apples to pears, but I find it hard to believe the St. Paul PD were prompted to behave as they have expressly because of a few (reportedly) isolated incidents.

Has anyone constructed a timeline of events/altercations thus far? That might be helpful to see who provoked what and when.

www.backcountryparachutists.org/documents/ LATimes_2004-12-13_Yosemite_NPS_overzealous1.pdf -

- we watched them rough up the Brits and seriously each time my grandma is wavering about voting for Obama i tell her to watch O Reilly - it always works and she is cool for another 4 weeks,

- did the homework saw the difference - but can't go to sleep at 1:23 in the afternoon - have to have lunch first and then take a nap - Jawohl!

Apparently either she or the headline writer has a flare for the dramatic. Maybe they were just 'keeping it light' too. I just read a whole picture essay with captions by Linsay Beyrer...something. Her captions for her pictures of riot cops and so called protesters were quite entertaining. People just want to have fun. Even in these crappy circumstances. Maybe especially so.

-- Kitt

I respect these people: Lindsay Beyerstein, Paul Rosenberg, Matt Stoller, Glenn and Jane, as respectful as I ever get, but in this case they are mistaken if they think that the small group of clowns (I'm hesitant to call them anarchists) who engaged in certain acts with the intent of evokinge a massive police response are some kind of heroes. They aren't even victims. They are perpetrators. The innocents who got caught up in their shit are the real victims.

Read that link:

'Embedded'

Apparently either she or the headline writer has a flare for the dramatic. Maybe they were just 'keeping it light' too. I just read a whole picture essay with captions by Linsay Beyrer...something. Her captions for her pictures of riot cops and so called protesters were quite entertaining. People just want to have fun. Even in these crappy circumstances. Maybe especially so.