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30 Mar 09

11-Year-Old Shoots Dad’s Pregnant Fiancee; Should Be Charged As An Adult « Republican Ranting

Alright, so I just heard about this story and figured I’d give my input. This story comes out of Wampum, Pennsylvania: 11-year-old Jordan Anthony Brown (pictured on the left; photo courtesy of the Lawrence County Prison) shot and killed his dad’s pregnant fiancee at point blank range, and is now being charged as an adult. Brown allegedly shot the woman with his 20-gauge shotgun in the back of the head. He had wrapped the shotgun in a sheet to muffle the sound

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05 Mar 09

Terri Lynn Land Announces Bid for Michigan Governor « Republican Ranting

Well, it’s a move that we here in Michigan have been expecting for a while, but now it’s official. I literally got the message just moments ago: Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land has filed for the Michigan Governor’s race. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to post any commentary, as I’m headed out of town, but here’s the press release that I got

27 Jan 09

Obama Should Keep Guantanamo Open but Change the Detention Procedures « Republican Ranting

Recently, Barack Obama issued an executive order that would close the detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base as well as review the detention status of all of the detainees.

23 Jan 09

Barack Obama Issues Executive Order Increasing Presidential Transparency « Republican Ranting

Yesterday, President Obama issued his first (or second) executive order, rescinding Executive Order 13233, issued by President Bush. Obama’s executive order restored some transparency to the White House, back to the levels before President Bush.

16 Jan 09

ACLU Director: Bush Was “Very worst President for civil liberties” « Republican Ranting

A couple days ago on the Colbert Report, Steven Colbert interviewed American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Director Anthony Romero. In the interview, Romero said that Bush was the “very worst President for civil liberties,” and later that he was ”the worst President in 8 long years.” Perhaps he meant “for 8 long years,” since he was the only President in the past 8 years, so Romero’s statement really didn’t make sense. (Sorry this is up a few days late - I lost me entire draft that I wrote the 1st time, and that took a few hours to do.) Anyway, watch the video, and I’ll discuss his statements below.

07 Jan 09

Illinois Senate Appointee, Roland Burris, Denied Entry to the Senate. Was That Denial Legal? « Republican Ranting

Today, Roland Burris (D-IL), the guy that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) appointed to fill President-Elect Obama’s vacant seat, went to Washington, D.C., proclaiming himself the junior Senator from Illinois. Before trying to enter the Senate, he told reporters, “My name is Roland Burris. I am the junior senator from the state of Illinois.”

10 Dec 08

Barack Obama “Saddened and Sobered” Over the Arrest of Blagojevich « Republican Ranting

Today, while meeting with Vice President-Elect Joe Biden and former Vice President Al Gore to discuss energy and climate change, President-Elect Barack Obama confirmed that he was in no way involved with Governor Blagojevich’s attempts to profit off of the Senate nomination that he was going to make. Obama said that he was “saddened and sobered” about the events that transpired earlier today. I’ll let you watch the video for yourself

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Arrested on Corruption Charges Regarding Obama’s Senate Replacement Selection « Republican Ranting

This is currently a developing story–this morning, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) was arrested and charged with corruption. His chief of staff, John Harris, was also indicted this morning. This is the result of a 5 year investigation of corruption allegations.

09 Dec 08

Parents of 2 Suspended Cheerleaders File Lawsuit Over Nude Photos « Republican Ranting

Alright, so here’s a story I heard about that’s supposed to be featured on the news tonight, but I figured I’d go digging and just do the story now: On Monday the parents of two Bothell High School cheerleaders filed a lawsuit in the King County Superior Court against the Northshore School District (in Washington). The suit alleges that school officials acted unfairly when they suspended the girls from the squad earlier this year after nude photos of the teens circulated through the student body via text messages.

21 Nov 08

Attorney General Mukasey Collapses During Speech; Now “Conversant and Alert” « Republican Ranting

Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed earlier in the night while giving a speech to the Federalist Society at a Mariott hotel in Washington, D.C. He was then rushed to George Washington University Hospital. The following is footage of Mr. Mukasey’s collapse:

Breaking News: Attorney General Michael Mukasey Collapses During Speech « Republican Ranting

This is breaking news coming in now. Attorney General Michael Mukasey has collapsed while giving a speech. He has been rushed to George Washington University Hospital in the nation’s capital. There is no word on his condition or why he collapsed. I will update this as reports come in.

11 Oct 08

Federal Judge Orders Ohio Secretary of State to Purge Voter Rolls « Republican Ranting

Today, U.S. District Judge George C. Smith ruled in a suit filed by the Ohio Republican Party filed in September. He ruled that Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (Dem) must adhere to the Help America Vote Act by matching newly registered voters’ information against the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and/or Social Security Administration databases. She must alo tell the Board of Elections which voters’s registration info doesn’t match the databases. Brunner was also ordered to establish a process by which county election boards could do the sameSmith wrote in his ruling (unfortunately I can’t get the whole thing), “Plaintiffs assert, and the court agrees, that it is hard to imagine a public interest more compelling than safeguarding the legitimacy of the election of the president of the United States.”

07 Sep 08

Pictures from the McCain/Palin Rally in Sterling Heights, Michigan « Republican Ranting

So, yesterday I went down to Sterling Heights to the McCain/Palin rally, and was able to get a few pictures. I was about 15 rows back, so I was a little bit too far away to actually get to shake anybody’s hand.

04 Sep 08

Live: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Pleading Guilty to Charges, Expected to Resign « Republican Ranting

This is happening live. Kwame Kilpatrick is about to plead guilty, and he’s expected to resign as Mayor of Detroit.
The judge (supposed to be Judge David Groner, but I never saw anything that said anything today confirming that’s who the judge was) is now informing him of what right’s he is giving up (trial by jury, being assumed innocent until proven guilty, being able to testify, being able to cross examine witnesses, appeal this case).

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s Guilty Plea Postponed Until Tomorrow Morning « Republican Ranting

This is developing news coming out of Detroit right now. Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick had been expected to plead guilty to charges in the original text message scandal case at 5:15 P.M. EDT today before Judge Edward Ewell Jr., the presiding judge of the Criminal Division of Wayne County Circuit Court. Apparently the details of the plea deal hadn’t been completely ironed out by 5:15, so the decision was made to postpone the court appearance until 9:00 A.M. tomorrow, where he’ll appear in front of Judge David Groner.

09 Aug 08

Sharon McPhail, Aide to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Gets into Verbal Scuffle as She Ardently (and Obnoxiously) Defends Mayor « Republican Ranting

You know, every blogger at on point or another sees a story unfolding before him/her and thinks, “This is gonna make an incredible blog post,” and the news interview I saw today was exactly that. Watch the following interview between WDIV’s (NBC-4) Devin Scillian and former Councilwoman turned Mayoral candidate turned Mayoral aide:

07 Aug 08

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Jailed for Going to Canada « Republican Ranting

Well, Kwame Kilpatrick has been sent to jail, after it was revealed that he went to Windsor, Ontario for a business trip, violating his bond. Kwame apologized for the mistake in not telling the judge of the trip, saying, “I’ve been living in an incredible state of pressure and scrutiny.” He said that he had gone to Windsor to discuss the sale of the tunnel between the U.S. and Canada, saying, “We got the deal back on track. … It wasn’t a spur of the moment, willy nilly, I can frolic in Canada.”

03 Aug 08

Federal Judge Rules Bush’s Aides (Like Karl Rove) Can Be Subpoenaed « Republican Ranting

So, as I said, before, a case looking into executive privilege in regards to subpoenas from Congress was in a federal court, and the federal judge, U.S. District Judge John Bates (a Bush-nominated Judge), ruled that Bush’s aides are NOT exempt from Congressional subpoenas.

31 Jul 08

Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Indicted; Department of Justice Makes a Statement « Republican Ranting

So, on Tuesday night, news broke that Ted Stevens (or “Uncle Ted” as he’s sometimes referred to in Alaska) (R-AK), who I love for his firey personality, but strong disagree with on many issues (pork barrel spending, his stances on abortion, to name a couple), was indicted for seven felony counts of making false statements on Senate financial disclosure reports between 1999 and 2006. He is accused of concealing over $250,000 worth of house renovations and gifts from VECO Corp. A copy of the indictment can be found here.

30 Jul 08

Dennis Kucinich: To Impeach, or Not to Impeach? That Is the Question « Republican Ranting

Alright - here’s another one of my stories that I’m posting as a catch-up from vacation.
Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) testified before the House Judiciary Committee (chaired by John Conyers [D-MI]), saying, “The decision before us is whether to demand accountability for one of the gravest injustices imaginable.”

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