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12 Mar 09

Live Analysis of Governor Granholm’s Michigan State of the State Address « Republican Ranting

The Michigan State of the State address is about to begin. I will be live blogging the event, giving my analysis (so my apologies for any spelling errors - I’ll fix them eventually).
Alright, she’s entering the chamber (I’m not sure if this is the House or Senate - probably House since it’s bigger).

22 Jan 09

Illinois House Votes to Impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich « Republican Ranting

The Illinois House of Representatives, just in the past hour, voted to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich (D), 114-1. The only representative voting against impeachment was Milton Patterson (D-South Chicago). Representative Elga Jefferies (D-Chicago) voted “present.” Typical Cook County politics, if you ask me. I commend the other 114 representatives who voted in the affirmative to impeach Governor Blagojevich. This will no go to the Senate, who will decide whether or not to remove Blagojevich from office.

18 Dec 08

2 Michigan Teens Arrested for Throwing Rocks at Cars « Republican Ranting

Yesterday, 2 cousins from Eastpointe, Michigan, both high school freshmen, were arrested for throwing rocks on cars driving along I-94 in Saint Clair Shores. The teens claimed that they did it because they were bored of playing video games. In all, 16 cars were damaged, and in addition to probably paying for the damage, the teens have been charged as juveniles with malicious destruction of property. Here’s a FOX 2 video report on the incident

10 Dec 08

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.

22 Oct 08

Michigan Restaurant Offers Free Pizza for McCain Signs « Republican Ranting

Alright, so you have Salvatore’s Pizzeria (Warren, Michigan) who’s offering free pizza to people who bring in yard signs. Diana, the owner claims that she just wants people to turn in their signs since McCain left the state. OK, people aren’t going to do that. Honestly though, if I worked for the Republican party, I’d be doing that as a means to get food for my campaign headquarters.

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.

11 Aug 08

Don’t Put Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick In Jail for Violating His Bond … « Republican Ranting

… because it’s just too dang funny to watch him violate his bond over and over again. But seriously, I would rather have him out of jail and committing more crimes, than kept in jail where he can’t commit any, and here’s why: I don’t trust Detroiters to remove him from office yet. The more crimes he commits, the more likely it is that he gets the boot, and as long as he’s not harming anybody right now, I say let him continue to violate his bond.

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:

06 Aug 08

Jack Kevorkian Lives: the Obscure Congressional Candidate Has Started Campaigning « Republican Ranting

OK, so the title was a little cheesy. Anyway, this is my next segement in my series on the Race for Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. Dr. Jack “Death” Kevorkian had a town hall-type meeting with about 35 people in Birmingham last week.

30 Jul 08

Noose Student at Central Michigan University Will Not Be Charged With Ethnic Intimidation « Republican Ranting

This is breaking news - I just heard about it from the CM-Life.
Isabella County Prosecutor Larry Burdick has said that he will not be pressing charges against the 28-year-old male engineering student who hung a noose in the Industrial Educational Technology Building back in November. (My previous posts on this subject can be found here, here, here, here, and here).

29 Jul 08

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Shoves a Cop Off a Porch, Faces Assault Charges « Republican Ranting

Well, the Kwame Kilpatrick scandal continues. Early last week, sheriff’s deputy Brian White was serving a subpoena to Bobby Ferguson, a friend of Kilpatrick’s. Kilpatrick threw White into his partner, Joann Kinney, and made a comment shaming her (a black woman) for working with a white man.

26 Jun 08

Supreme Court Bans Dealth Penalty for Child Rape « Republican Ranting

Well, today the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, decided that the death penalty cannot be given as a punishment for raping a child (this had already been decided years ago for rape of an adult). Here are some excerpts from the case, Kennedy v. Louisiana, with my comments below:

11 Apr 08

McCain Changes His Mind on Mortgage Plan - Now He Wants to “Help” Homeowners « Republican Ranting

Well, in a move that honestly shocked me, John McCain has outlined a Mortgage/Homeowner plan, contrary to earlier statements that he made, saying, “I believe the role of government is to help the truly needy. … Reforms should focus on improving transparency and accountability in our capital markets. … What is not necessary is a multibillion-dollar bailout for big banks and speculators, as Senators Clinton and Obama have proposed”:

10 Apr 08

Toddler Killed by Mom’s Boyfriend with Video Game Controller « Republican Ranting

Last Sunday in York, Pennsylvania, 2-year-old Darisabel Baez was murdered by Harve L. Johnson, Darisabel’s mother’s boyfriend. And how did he kill her? He beat her with a video game controller. Darisabel Baez’s mother, Neida E. Baez, said that she had overheard the beating but did not take any action until she realized that Darisabel was unconscious. She called 911 on Sunday after Johnson brought Darisabel to her.

09 Apr 08

Myspace of Mercades Nichols (the Girl Who Kidnapped and Beat Victoria Lindsay) Reveals that She Is Anything But Sorry « Republican Ranting

So, I wrote a post earlier today about the beating of Lakeland, 16-year-old Florida cheerleader Victoria Lindsay. One of the criminals was 16/17-year-old (the news has reported that she’s 16, as does her mother’s Myspace page, but she claims she’s 17) Mercades Nichols, from neighboring Mullberry.

08 Apr 08

8 Teens Attack A Girl Just to Post the Video on the Internet « Republican Ranting

Well, talk about your dumb criminals - today, Florida police officials released a tape of 6 girls beating a 16-year-old cheerleader from Mulberry High School, Victoria Lindsay. The attack was carried out so that the video could be put up on the internet. On March 30th, the girl was lured into a house in Lakeland, where two of the girls began yelling at the victim, while a third girl began to assault her, bashing her head into the wall.

07 Apr 08

52 Are Arrested After Riot Near Michigan State University « Republican Ranting

So, I was just watching CBS national news and found out that there was a riot about an hour south of me, at Michigan State University on Saturday night / Sunday morning. Apparently, somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 students gathered for the Cedar Fest party at Cedar Village, a student housing complex just northeast of the actual campus.

Older Bullies Beat Up a 10-Year-Old Girl, Breaking Her Hip « Republican Ranting

Is it just me, or have there been a LOT of stories about child violence lately? Maybe it’s just that the media is reporting more after the whole 3rd graders’ murder plot, but regardless… in Erie, Pennsylvania, a couple days ago, 10-year-old Rikki Triana with her younger sister Nikki at the the Pfeiffer Burleigh playground with 2 other friends when 4 12- and 13-year-old girls came.