Posted Nov 13, 2008 Sent by Judith McGee In Las Vegas and Manual Acosta to BNJ Salinas California
> Clark Howard the comsumer reporter suggest not giving gift cards at all
> this year. If the business goes under the card will be no good and that
> will just be money down the drain.
>
> > Ann Taylor closing 117 stores nationwide A company spokeswoman said the company hasn't revealed which stores will be shuttered. It will let the stores that will close this fiscal year know over r the next month
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> Eddie Bauer to close more stores
> Eddie Bauer has already closed 27 shops in the first quarter and plans to close up to two more outlet st ores by the end of the year.
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> Cache closing stores
> Women's retailer Cache announced that it is closing 20 to 23 stores this year.
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> Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, Catherines closing 150 stores nationwide The owner of retailers Lane Bryant , Fashion Bug , Catherines Plus Sizes will close about 150 underperforming stores this year. The company hasn't provided a list of specific store
closures and can't say when it will offer that info, spokeswoman Brooke Perry said today.
>
> Talbots, J. Jill closing stores
> About a month ago, Talbots announced that it will be shuttering all 78 of its kids and men's stores. Now the company says it will close another 22 underperforming stores.. The 22 stores will be a mix of Talbots women's and J. Jill , another chain it owns. The closures will occur this fiscal year, according to a company press release.
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> Gap Inc. closing 85 stores In addition to its namesake chain, Gap also owns Old Navy and BananaRepublic . The company said the closures - all planned for fiscal
> 2008 - will be weighted toward the Gap brand.
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> Foot Locker to close 140 stores
> In the company press release and during its conference call with analysts today, it did no t specify where the future store closures - all plan ned in fiscal 2008 - will be. The company could not be immediately reached for comment
>
> Wickes is going out of business Wickes Furniture is going out of business and closing all of its stores, Wickes, a 37-year-old retailer that targets middle-income
> customers, filed for bankruptcy protection last month.
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> Goodbye Levitz / BOMBAY - closed alreadyThe furniture retailer, which is going out of business. Levitz first announced it was going out of business and closing all 76 o f its stores in December. The retailer dat es back to 1910 when Richard Levitz opened his first furniture store in Lebanon , PA. In the 1960s, the warehouse/showroom concept brought Levitz to the forefront of the furniture industry. The local Levitz closures will follow the shutdown of Bombay .
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> Zales, Piercing Pagoda closing stores
> The owner of Zales and Piercing Pagoda previously said it plans to close 82st ores by July 31. Today, it announced that it is closing another 23underperforming stores. The company said it's n ot pro viding a list of specific store closures. Of the 105 locations planned for closure, 50 are kiosks and 55 are stores.
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> Disney Store owner has the right to close 98 stores The Walt Disney Company announced it acquired about 220 Disney Stores from subsidiaries of The Children's Place Retail Stores. The exact number of stores acquired will depend on negotiations with landlords. Those subsidiaries of Children's Place filed for bankruptcy protection in late March. Walt Disney in the news release said it has also obtained the right to close about 98 Disney Stor es in the U.S. The press release didn't list those stores.
>
> Home Depot store closings store closings (E. Brunswick, Rt 18 just put up their closing sign) ATLANTA - Nearly 7+ months after its chief executive said there were
> noplans to cut the number of its c ore retail stores, The Home Depot > Inc.announced Thursday that it is shuttering 15 of them amid a slumping U.S.economy and housing market. The move will affect 1,300 employees. It is the first time the world's largest home improvement store chain has ever closed a flagship store for performance reasons. Its shares rose almost 5 percent.The Atlanta-based company said the underperforming U.S.stores being closed represent less than 1 percent
> of its existing sto res. They will be shuttered within the next two months.
>
> CompUSA (CLOSED) clarifies details on store closings Any extended warranties purchased for products through CompUSA will be honored by a third-party provider, Assurant Solutions. Gift cards, rain checks, and rebates purchased prior to December 12 can be rede emed at any time during the final sale. For those wh o have a gadget currently in for service with CompUSA, the repair will be completed and the gadget will be returned to owners.
> http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9834177-7html>
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> Macy's - 9 stores
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> Movie Gallery - 160 stores as part of reorganization plan to exit bankruptcy The video rental company plans to close 400 of 3,500 Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video stores in addition to the 520 locations the video rental chain closed last fall.
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> Pacific Sunwear - 153 Demo stores
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> Pep Boys - 33 stores
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> Sprint Nextel - 125 retail locations New Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse appears to have inherited a company bleeding subsc ribers by the thousands, and will now officially be dropping the ax on 4,000 e mployees and 125 retail locations. Amid the loss of 639,000 postpaid customers in the fourth quarter, Sprint will be cutting a
> total of 6.7% of its work force (following the 5,000 layoffs last year) and 8% of company-owned brick-and-mortar stores, while remaining mute on other rumors that it will consolidate its headquarters in Kansas . Sprint Nextel shares are down $2.89, or nearly 25%, at the time of this writing.
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> J. C. Penney, Lowe's and Office Depot are scaling back under performing stores
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> Ethan Allen Interiors: The company announced plans to close 12 of 300+ stores in an effort to cut costs.
>
> Wilsons the Leather Experts - 158 stores
>
> Pacific Sunwear will close its 154 Demo stores after a review of strategic alternatives for the urban-apparel brand. Seventy-four underperforming Demo stores closed last May.
>
> Sharper Image: The company recently filed for bankruptcy protection and announced that 90 of its 184 stores are closing The retailer will still operate 94 stores to pay off debts, but 90 of these stores have performed poorly and also may close.
>
> Borders – may file BK before Christmas but is also scaling back in under performing locations.
>
> KB Toys posted a list of 356 stores that it is closing around the United States as part of its bankruptcy reorganization. To see the list of store closings, go to the KB Toys Information web site, and click on Press Information
>
> Dillard's to Close More Stores
> Dillard's Inc. said it will continue to focus on closing underperforming stores, reducing expenses and improving its merchandise in 2008. At the company's annual shareholder meeting, CEO William Dillard II said the company will close another six underperforming
> stores this year.
>
Posted Nov, 11, 2008 BNJ Co-Editor Ruth Bryant White emails the producer of the Fox News Bill O’Reilly's Show and tells him if the Conservatives are shocked that they didn’t win the elections. Ruth tried to team up with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (who now has a show on Fox News Channel) to make sure the conservatives won. Maybe that would have helped. Continuing Ruth writes if she and Mike Huckabee would have been a team that would have been the only reason she would have been close to becoming a Republican. Ruth says “I don’t believe in political parties, but I was willing to make this one sacrifice for our country. I’m glad I didn’t get the chance to be a Republican. Mike never responded to me, like so many others who claim they care about our country.
Posted Nov, 10, 2008 BNJ – 2008 (I) Presidential Candidate Dr. Don Allen Youngstown Ohio reports that he spoke to Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly and Bill basically said the reason he didn’t have Independents on his show is because they were unorganized.
Posted Nov 10, BNJ response by Ruth Bryant White replies: So why were they so anxious to have McCain and his unorganized party on his program? I think he’s angry that Unity 08 (The organization supposedly for Independent Candidates that was supposedly financed by New York Governor Michael Bloomberg and their celebrity supporters) are not what he thought they would be, so therefore he and all of the other elite media decided they would run and hide from those of us who had solutions to today’s pressing issues. Is Bill more concerned about his image or the issues that need immediate attention, by the country knowing them so they can mobilize to empower themselves?
.Posted Nov,10, 2008 BNJ : Odille Davies Beverly Hills CA, called in and said she was watching KCBS/KCAL9 News with some friends the day after we had our new President. Odille heard the anchor mention that President Elect Barack Obama was not the only Black Presidential Candidate, and was excited to see Ruth’s picture shown, and they said they wanted the public to know for historical reasons that there were other Presidential Candidates in the 2008 Elections.
Posted Nov, 3 2008 Joan Daniels Campaign Manager in Atlanta Georgia writes: " I want you to know that a number of us voted for you dear cousin here in Georgia. We were able to write in your name in a spot where you could place who you want to fill that position.
Love Jo an"
Posted Nov 3, 2008 Bob Knaus A voter from Vancouver Washington calls to day he wrote Ruth’s name in for President of the United States
Posted Nov 1, 2008 Bill Ingram Presidential Candidate writes: "I have officially suspended my campaign for President to run for the Wisconsin State Assembly. I am endorsing and putting my full support behind Don Allen and Chris Borcik. I’ve redone my website to reflect this www.ingram2008.com "
Posted Nov 16,2008 sent by Joanna Hudson in Salt Lake City Utah What CNN, MSNBC and Fox have not told the public
In the aftermath of the recent election, we may find ourselves oddly on the defensive regarding our support for the Yes on Proposition 8 cause. Our young people have been especially subject to mean spirited comments by high school friends and teachers. We have nothing to be ashamed of. We did nothing wrong. In fact, we did everything that a civic minded American can and should do. I have put together a few facts that help me to appreciate our position better. For example:
Mormons make up less than 2% of the population of California. There are approximately 800,000 LDS out of a total population of approximately 34 million.
Mormon voters were less than 5% of the yes vote. If one estimates that 250,000 LDS are registered voters (the rest being children), then LDS voters made up 4.6% of the Yes vote and 2.4% of the total Proposition 8 vote.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated no money to the Yes on 8 campaign. Individual members of the Church were encouraged to support the Yes on 8 efforts and, exercising their constitutional right to free speech, donated whatever they felt like donating.
The No on 8 campaign raised more money than the Yes on 8 campaign. Unofficial estimates put No on 8 at $38 million and Yes on 8 at $32 million, making it the most expensive non-presidential election in the country.
Advertising messages for the Yes on 8 campaign are based on case law and real-life situations. The No on 8 supporters have insisted that the Yes on 8 messaging is based on lies. Every Yes on 8 claim is supported.
The majority of our friends and neighbors voted Yes on 8. Los Angeles County voted in favor of Yes on 8. Ventura County voted in favor of Yes on 8.
African Americans overwhelmingly supported Yes on 8. Exit polls show that 70% of Black voters chose Yes on 8. This was interesting because the majority of these voters voted for President-elect Obama. No on 8 supporters had assumed that Obama voters would vote No on 8.
The majority of Latino voters voted Yes on 8. Exit polls show that the majority of Latinos supported Yes on 8 and cited religious beliefs (assumed to be primarily Catholic).
The Yes on 8 coalition was a broad spectrum of religious organizations. Catholics, Evangelicals, Protestants, Orthodox Jews, Muslims – all supported Yes on 8. It is estimated that there are 10 million Catholics and 10 million Protestants in California. Mormons were a tiny fraction of the population represented by Yes on 8 coalition members.
Not all Mormons voted in favor of Proposition 8. Our faith accords that each person be allowed to choose for him or her self. Church leaders have asked members to treat other members with "civility, respect and love," despite their differing views.
The Church did not violate the principal of separation of church and state. The LDS Church is under no obligation to refrain from participating in the political process, to the extent permitted by law. U.S. election law is very clear that Churches may not endorse candidates, but may support issues. The Church as always been very careful on this matter and occasionally (not often) chooses to support causes that it feels to be of a moral nature.
Supporters of Proposition 8 did exactly what the Constitution provides for all citizens: they exercised their First Amendment rights to speak out on an issue that concerned them, make contributions to a cause that they support, and then vote in the regular electoral process. For the most part, this seems to have been done in an open, fair, and civil way. Opponents of 8 have accused supporters of being bigots, liars, and worse. The fact is, we simply did what Americans do – we spoke up, we campaigned, and we voted.
Posted December 22,2008
Our deepest simpathy is extended to the family of Valerie Wilkins-
Godbee former New York Director for A Place For Us National www.aplaceforusnational.com. She passed away Sunday, December
14th at the age of 51. Her Aunt notified us this week that she had
been fighting cancer for some time.
The funeral will be held on Monday, December 22nd at E. O. Curry
Funeral Home at 313 N James St, Peekskill, NY 10566.Valerie was a long time advocate for racial harmony and interracial.biracial relationships. It's sad she won't be here on this earth to see our first Biracial President, no matter ones political positions.
Rita Frazier
Chief National Director-Little Rock Arkansas
A Place For Us National
Posted December 7, 2008 BNJ Editor In Chief of Breaking News Journal LLC was invited to an event to help the families of Ronald McDonald House Charities. BNJ donated household goods. Thank you Tom and Joy Thompson of Las Vegas NV. To help give to the Ronald McDonald House in Las Vegas call 702-252-4663 and worldwide check the web for the closest Ronald McDonald House in your area to help a family of a sick child be near their loved one during surgery.
Posted December 3, 2008 sent by Jason Bootie of Pennysvania
BY CHRISTINA HERNANDEZ | christina.hernandez@newsday.com
12:30 PM EST, November 21, 2008
Like Barack Obama's campaign, the plan to rename a Hempstead school after the president-elect was "a remarkable grassroots approach," the district superintendent said Friday.
At a meeting Thursday night, the five-member Hempstead school board voted unanimously to rename one of its schools Barack Obama Elementary School, said Superintendent Joseph Laria.
The change was effective immediately, although the district does not have a new sign yet. The school, formerly called Ludlum Elementary School, is on William Street in Hempstead.
School staff and students, who participated in mock presidential and vice presidential debates before the Nov. 4 election, initiated the request to rename the school, Laria said.
Posted November 28, 2008 sent by Jason Bootie in Pennsylvania
Wal-Mart worker dies in Black Friday stampede
BY JOSEPH MALLIA and JONATHAN STARKEY |joseph.mallia@newsday.com
12:37 PM EST, November 28, 2008
A 34-year-old Wal-Mart worker died Friday morning after "a throng of shoppers . . . physically broke down the doors" and knocked him to the ground as the crowd pushed its way into the store at a Valley Stream mall, Nassau police said.
One police officer told Newsday the prelude to the death at the Green Acres Mall was "a mob scene." The man who died was a temporary, part-time Wal-Mart worker, the officer said.
Shoppers who surged into the store were asked to leave by Wal-Mart workers, some of them crying and visibly upset, said one shopper, Kimberly Cribbs, of Far Rockaway.
Though rumors circulated among the shoppers that someone had been badly injured, people ignored the Wal-Mart workers' requests that they stop shopping, move to the front of the store and exit, Cribbs said.
"They kept shopping. It's not right. They're savages," said Cribbs.
She said she entered the store after the worker was already being attended to by emergency personnel. As people waited, then pushed into the store, she said, "It was chaos."
Another shopper said people were screaming and shoving in line before the opening.
The worker was knocked down at 5:03 a.m. at the store, and was taken to Franklin Hospital in Valley Stream, where he was pronounced dead at 6:03 a.m.
As of Friday morning the cause of death was described as "undetermined", police said. An exact cause of death will be determined by the county medical examiner's office, police said. The man's name was not immediately made public by the police, and the store was closed.
Asked at a news conference whether the store had enough security given the crowds that Black Friday shopping typically attracts, Det. Lt. Michael Fleming, who is investigating the death, said no.
"This crowd was out of control," Fleming said, characterizing the melee as "utter chaos."
Fleming said an estimated 2,000 people had gathered in line around 5 a.m. as the store was preparing to open.
People in the rear of the line began pushing, cascading the people in the front into the doors, which were knocked off their hinges, Fleming said.
Hundreds of shoppers who then streamed in literally stepped on the worker who later died, Fleming said.
Fleming said the worker, who has not been publicly identified, was a temporary worker sent by an employment agency.
Fleming said criminal charges were possible in the case, though he said it would be near impossible to identify individual shoppers.
But, he said, authorities were reviewing surveillance video.
Shopper Camla Brown described a disorganized mob that was thirsting to get into the store before the trampling.
"There was no organization," said Brown, a 47-year-old restaurant manager from Valley Stream.
Four other Wal-Mart shoppers at the Valley Stream store were taken to hospitals Friday morning. A 28-year-old pregnant woman was taken to a hospital for observation, and three other shoppers suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospitals for treatment, and they were expected to be released.
Dan Fogelman, spokesman at Wal-Mart corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., said Friday, "The safety and security of our customers and associates are our top priority."
Fogelman called the death "a tragic situation" and said the company was cooperating fully with the Nassau County police investigation. He declined to comment on whether the company would review its practice of heavily-discounted holiday sales events, or whether the company was reviewing its crowd control measures at such sales.
He said company management were saddened by the death of the worker and the injuries to customers, adding, "Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this difficult time."
The Nassau Police Fifth Squad is investigating.
Emi Endo and Matthew Chayes and Andrew Strickler contributed to this story.
Posted November 24, 2008 Just in -Wisconsin Former 2008 Presidential Candidate and now 2010 Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Ingram is introdcucing himself to the Wisconsin citizens for their consideration for the top job in their state. Bill would make the people of Wisconsin proud, because he cares for them (the working people in the state). You may email him and contact your friends, family and associates and have them consider Bill Ingram for Governor, www.ingram4u.com and you can email him at bill@ingram4u.com. Congratulations from BNJ
Posted Nov,19th 2008 sent by Bondaction in Los Angeles California-see News Release on the protest for Proposition 8. Go to www.savecalifornia.com The Campaign For Children and Families says:L.A Mayor Villaraigosa Rebuked For Suggesting The Bible Supports Homosexual Marriages. The story you're not seeing on MSNBC, CNN, or Fox News Channel.
Happy New Year BNJ Community and Friends
Please join us in remembering "Those No Longer With Us " as we embark on a history making year
Posted January 1, 2009
This list was compiled by "Living Journal" with add-ons by BNJ
Friday, December 26th, 2008
7:01 am - Ertha Kitt, 1927-2008
Actress/singer,Harold Pinter, 1930-2008
Writer,Robert Mulligan, 1924-2008
Director
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
4:59 pm - Mark Felt, 1913-2008
Watergate's Deep Throat
Majel Barrett Roddenberry, 1932-2008
Star Trek regular (Special Note from BNJ Editor In Chief Ruth B. White: Majel Roddenberry and I received Hollywood’s 1997 “Changing Images In America” Award in Beverly Hills California. Majel was the wife of the creator of Star Wars, and she was a wonderful person to meet and talk with. My heart almost stopped. I am very saddened by America losing her so early and very sorry we didn’t get the chance to spend more time getting to know one another.), Sam Bottoms, 1955-2008
Actor
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Valerie Wilkins Godbee , 1957- 2008, Interracial/Biracial Activist, Author
(Special Note from BNJ Editor In Chief Ruth B. White: In my humble opinion Valerie was born to be an activist and she was dedicated to interracial/biracial issues).
It saddens that Valerie won’t get to see the work she put into helping our country realize racial equality in the election of its first Biracial Presidency. We will miss her boldness and the work she did actively for A Place For Us National as its upstate New York Director. She’s in no more pain now.
Friday, December 12th, 2008
5:56 pm Van Johnson, 1916-2008 Van Johnson, 1916-2008
Actor,Betty Page, 1923-2008
'50s Pin-up
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
John Leonard, critic, 1939-2008,Joe Hyams, writer, 1929-2008,
Miriam Makeba, singer, 1932-2008,William Gibson, playwright, 1914-2008
Paul Benedict, actor, 1938-2008,Odetta, folksinger/activist, 1930-2008
Edward Samuel Rogers, businessman, 1933-2008,
Forrest J Ackerman, magazine editor, 1916-2008
Nina Foch, actress, teacher 1924-2008
Beverly Garland, actress, 1926-2008, Robert Prosky, actor, 1930-2008
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
5:09 pm - Michael Crichton, 1942-2008
Studs Terkel, 1912-2008,Tony Hillerman, 1925-2008,Estelle Reiner, 1914-2008
Milton Katselas, 1933-2008,Levi Stubbs, 1936-2008
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
5:07 pm - Paul Newman, 1925-2008
Actor, philanthropist,Nick Reynolds, 1934-2008
Singer
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
4:21 pm - Bill Melendez, 1916-2008
Animator, producer, Snoopy's voice, Don LaFontaine, 1940-2008
In a world where one man's voice is heard on every American movie trailer...
Jerry Reed, 1937-2008, Songwriter, singer, actor,
Thomas Weller, 1915-2008
Nobel Prize winning virologist,Ralph Young, 1919-2008
Part of the Sandler and Young team
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
8:29 am - Fred Crane, 1918-2008
Actor, radio announcer,Ralph Young, 1919-2008
Singer, comic
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
10:43 am - Alekxandr Solzhenitsyn, 1918-2008
Nobel prize-winning writer,Pauline Baynes, 1922-2008
Fantasy illustrator
Friday, August 15th, 2008
10:03 pm - Bernie Mac, 1957-2008
Comic,Isaac Hayes, 1942-2008
Musician, actor
Friday, July 25th, 2008
9:49 am - Randy Pausch, 1960-2008
Geek, inspiring speaker,Estelle Getty, 1923-2008
Actress, golden girl
Saturday, July 12th, 2008
7:56 am - Michael DeBakey, 1908-2008
Heart surgeon,Evelyn Keyes, 1916-2008
Actress (Gone with the Wind)
Sunday, July 6th, 2008
8:37 pm - Thomas M. Disch, 1940-2008
Writer
Larry Harmon, 1925-2008
Bozo popularizer,Elisabeth Spriggs, 1929-2008
Actress
Monday, June 30th, 2008
10:21 pm - Don S. Davis, 1942-2008
Major General Hammond on the Stargate TV series
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
6:15 am - George Carlin, 1937-2008
Comic,Dody Goodman, 1915-2008
Comic,Tasha Tudor, 1915-2008
Children's book illustrator
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
9:01 pm - Cyd Charisse, 1921-2008
Really great dancer ("backwards and in heels")
Monday, June 16th, 2008
4:37 pm - Stan Winston, Special Effects Master, 1946-2008
Tim Russert, Political Analyst, 1950-2008
Monday, June 9th, 2008
5:23 pm - Algis Budrys, 1931-2008
Writer, Jim McKay, 1921-2008
Sportscaster
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
10:04 pm - Mel Ferrer, 1917-2008
Actor, director
Bo Diddley, 1928-2008
Guitarist, Yves Saint Laurent, 1936-2008
Fashion designer
Thursday, May 29th,2008
7:19 pm - Harvey Korman, 1927-2008
Comic, Sydney Pollack, 1934-2008
Director, actor
Posted February 3, 2009 submitted by Bob Knaus
Vancouver, WA,
Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the
Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us.
; ; Here are the glorious top 10 winners:
1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach , California would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked. And now, the honorable mentions:
2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and, after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also
lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.
3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car
during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.
4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be
transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.
5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.
6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives you money,is a crime committed?]
7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.
8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store,
a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately,
and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store.The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, 'Yes, o fficer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from.'
9. The Ann Arbor, MI News crime column reported that a man
walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti , Michigan , at 5 A.M.,
flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away. [*A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER]
10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.
In the interest of bettering mankind, please share
these with your friends and family... unless of course one of these
individuals by chance is a distant relative or long-lost friend.
In that case, be glad they are distant and hope they remain lost.
*** Remember... They walk among us!
Posted January 20, 2009
Coming Soon! The Independent Coalition for Independent Candidates and Voters will be opening up for business soon.
If you were frustrated with the 2008 Elections where the media did not inform you of all of the candidates who were actually running for office, who weren't a part of the two party system, but who have good answers to fit our needs, then you will want to be a part of the Independent Coalition. Further details forthcoming and BNJ will have a link on the front page for your convenience.
Posted January 19,2008 submitted by Wisconsin Candidate Bill Ingram
I’m in full swing into running for Wisconsin Governor in 2010. As you also know both parties have lost touch with the American people over the last few years. I sent emails to both parties to see if I could run on their ticket. I’ve made it very clear that I will be working for Working people, NOT the wealthy. The Dems returned an email simply stating they would forward my request. End of story. The Republicans have been much more interested. The Republicans, at least here at the local level, appear to be supportive of me positions and know they need fresh ideas and faces. I hope to be one of the new up and coming Republican leaders and can get bring the party back to working American values, instead of those set by multi-national corporations.
I can not do this alone. We still need to replace virtually everyone that is already in power at both the State and Federal levels. We need new Independent faces to replace our corrupt, powerful leaders. It doesn’t really matter the party, as long as we can replace Ted Kennedy types with a new Independent Democrats or long standing Republicans with new Independent Republicans. Best to all, Bill
Posted January 17, 2009, article by Mr. Manis in sent by Judith McGee in Henderson NV
I received this from a dear friend of mine. She is licensed as a WBA, IBA (etc) Boxing Judge., wife, mother and Christian woman.
.This motherl took on the St Louis Police Dept in a case involving one of her sons who was accused of something he did not do yet was intimidated, verbally abused, and threatened by them. After almost 3 years(and with the initial help of A Place for Us National ) she won her demands that (1) the officers involved were fired, (2) that her son receive a written and public apology from the Chief of Police, (3) that mandatory Sensitivity and Diversity Classes for the Department be implemented immediately. I am not sure of any other details.
Submitted by The National Organization On Marriage-New Jersey
Dear Ruth, (Breaking News Journal Editor In Chief)
Unless you live in one of the states where the action has been fast and furious over the past two weeks, you probably haven't heard all that has been going on.
But I think you'd be interested, and pleased, to know that NOM is right in the thick of things, all across the country, but especially in the Northeast.
Gathering Storm Ad
By far the biggest news of the past week has been the reaction to our Gathering Storm ad. The Human Rights Campaign immediately identified the ad as a threat and (over?)reacted vigorously -- so much so that within hours we were receiving media requests from shows like Hardball, Anderson Cooper 360, The Morning Show, and many others. The ad has now been shown repeatedly on national TV for audiences that might never have seen it, including the Colbert Report on Comedy Central. Our Gathering Storm ad was at one point ranked as one of the 50 most-watched videos on YouTube, and has now been viewed more than 500,000 times! It's obvious the ad is making a splash, bigger than we ever dreamed, and we're looking now to expand our ad buys in the Northeast and later across the country. (Click here to help sponsor the Gathering Storm ad campaign.)
New Hampshire
Perhaps the most urgent threat to marriage today is in New Hampshire, where a same-sex marriage bill narrowly passed the House last month, and is pending in the Senate. NOM has been active in NH with radio ads and in helping to bring people out to marriage rallies organized by groups on the ground in the state.
Today marks a special election in Senate District #3, of special significance because it pits a radical left-wing activist (who supports both same-sex marriage and new transgender rights bills pending in the Senate) against former U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley, a friend of marriage and the family who could be key in staving off same-sex marriage in New Hampshire. The Human Rights Campaign has been pouring money and manpower into this race, and NOM quickly responded by helping the Cornerstone Action PAC to fund robo-calls and grassroots organizing in the district. We'll know tomorrow whether our efforts have been enough to turn back the flood of HRC dollars injected into the race, but based on preliminary reports, we're optimistic that the people of Senate District #3 will choose Jeb Bradley to represent the district in Concord.
Iowa
Just hours after the Iowa Supreme Court ruling imposing same-sex marriage on the state, NOM launched a grassroots advocacy center allowing people from all across the nation to contact a group of key Iowa Democratic legislators urging them to support a constitutional amendment to the Iowa Constitution -- a long process, but the only way of reversing the Court ruling. Within just a few days, you and your friends and family sent more than 165,000 emails to these key legislators. With the help of Congressman Steve King, NOM made automated phone calls to more than 250,000 Iowa households, resulting in thousands more phone calls and emails to the Iowa statehouse. Although the push for a marriage amendment remains an uphill climb this year due to opposition from House and Senate leadership, we have the support of majorities in both houses, with support continuing to grow.
Connecticut
The Connecticut same-sex marriage bill will be voted on soon -- perhaps as early as today -- and NOM has played an important role as part of a grassroots campaign opposing the bill, and especially the serious threat it poses to religious liberty in Connecticut. Among other things, NOM has sponsored religious liberty radio ads throughout the state (listen here), made automated "robo-calls" to every household in Connecticut, and is working closely with the Family Institute of Connecticut and the Knights of Columbus to stave off this latest threat to religious groups in Connecticut.
Washington DC
The DC Council, having just adopted a measure to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions, is widely expected to consider same-sex marriage legislation within the next few months. NOM is now ramping up a campaign to organize opposition to same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia, starting with a series of radio ads that we launched over this past weekend.
New York
With Governor David Paterson announcing plans to introduce same-sex marriage legislation last week, NOM is working to build grassroots coalitions all across New York to make sure the opposition to the measure is strong and building. Current reports suggest that the same-sex marriage is unlikely to pass the Senate this year, but there are no guarantees, with both Senate and House leadership favoring the measure and with numerous tools at their disposal to help swing one or two key votes. So far, more than 750 New Yorkers have contacted their state senator and representative using NOM's action center.
As you can see, it's been a busy couple of weeks! In the days ahead, we'll be continuing to roll out facets of our "Two Million for Marriage" campaign to build a nation-wide army of marriage activists over the next 18 months.
Will you join the campaign today? If we can build an army of 2 million Americans dedicated to protecting marriage at both the state and national levels -- including electing senators and representatives who respect marriage and family -- it will have a profound influence on the political scene, impacting not only marriage, but many of the other values we hold dear as well.
Posted April 22, 2009
Submitted by BNJ Columnist Daniel Kingery -Arizona
See Daniel's Universal Constitution go to : www.PortablePublishing.com
Posted April 20, 2009
TEA Party News -Youngstown Ohio
Dr. Allen and BNJ Colmnist and 2010 Congressional Candidate asked to speak to the Tea Party participants.
Go to Dr. Don Allen's Page on BNJ to read all about it. Tell your friends and familly in Ohio to check him out.
Posted April 17, 2009
TEA Party News- Boston
On the scene-Christpopher Popham Boston MA : Well, this modest gathering reminded me of the somewhat rag tag assemblage of people that I encountered at last year's July 12th rally for Ron Paul in Washington, D.C. Both were held below the steps of houses of legislatures on sloping grassy knolls. Mr. Paul's rally had absolutely no media coverage. In Boston, the main organizer, Christen Varley, told me in an interview, that there had been at most about a thousand people on hand, and that CNN and Fox News--they have a local studio across the street--lowered themselves to show up for a few minutes. Christen, whose website is www.gopmom.com informed me that similar gatherings are planned for May--no specific date yet, and for July 4th---naturally.
The crowd was mixed in age and perhaps from all walks of life. I chatted with a number of very concerned folks. On woman from Chicago held a sign reminding us to vote Obama out of office in 2012. She knows first
hand the Illinois connections and made disparaging remarks about the Rev. Wright issue and the other assorted miscreants of Chicago politics.
I spoke for a long time with a man handing out 'business cards' encouraging people to Google Continental Congress 2009 or www.WeThePeopleCongress.org He was amazed at my telling him about my five road trips across America. After all, I had to get that in---I was a Presidential contender in 2008.
Another lady held up a sign reminding people to consider voting for a new senator or Congressman/Woman in 2010. We chatted, along with another man about the loss of constitutionality in Ma. as well as the U.S.There were lots of hand made and printed signs. Among them were: What's Next--the Shirts Off Our Backs? You are public servants, not public rulers, Sovereignty Alliance: Barney Frank/Bernie Madoff & the difference is?
Socialism serves servitude. Can't read 1100 pages of a bill, When Injustice Becomes Law, Rebellion Becomes Duty, Over Taxation is a Misrepresentation of the Peoples' Will, and More Dollars is Never Enough. I got to the Massachusetts State House a little late, so I did not hear all the speakers. Besides, you really couldn't hear them very well any way. The measly microphone was attached to a single loudspeaker. It was very hard to hear and understand what was being said. Furthermore, the sounds of the city and a few hundred people
chatting amongst themselves combined with a variety of hawkers selling $4 dollar buttons and expensive T-Shirts and the food stalls, reminded me of entering Fenway Park on any baseball day.
One observation.
The liberal sector of America, who negatively critisized these events as having been planned and financed by the conservative capitalists, were wrong and maybe a little red faced now, because Christen also
told me that she and her husband, with a few modest donations, had paid for the event themselves. There were no corporate sponsors.
All in all, I would say it was a mixed rally. Sure, there were plenty of very angry and concerned tea party attendees,but aside from mingling together over such important issues, I'm not sure exactly what was accomplished. Maybe the subsequent events will prove to be better attended and organized, provided our government continues to ride
rough shod over our Constitution and the People see fit to react---finally.
Respectfully submitted,
Christopher Popham Smith.
Boston, Ma. Send comments to popham.smith@gmail.com
BNJ thanks everyone who's starting to make us their news source on a daily basis. Please take the time to look at all BNJ Columnist's submissions as well. they are all good!
Posted April 7, 2009
Just In- by BNJ Journalist Christopher Popham Smith, Boston Mass. Note: People from Bermuda, London and other areas are enjoying CP's Reports on BNJ. I hope they enjoy this one too.
GUN CONTROL HISTORY, WHAT IT COULD DO TO US !
For those of you interested in maintaining our 2nd Amendment rights. A slighly 'inflated' history for the sake of emphasis, but certainly based
on a lot of truth.
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953,
about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded
up and exterminated
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In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million
Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total
of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were
rounded up and exterminated.
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China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million
political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000
Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million
educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century
because of gun control: 56 million.
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It has now been 1 2 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by
new law to surrender (involuntary buy back) 640,381 personal firearms to
be destroyed by their own government, a program costing Australia
taxpayers more than $500 million dollars. The first year results are
now in: List of 7 items:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent.
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent.
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300
percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the
criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!
While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in
armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the
past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is
unarmed.
There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the
ELDERLY.
Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has
decreased, after such monumental effort and expense was expended in
successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The Australian
experience and the other historical facts above prove it.
You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians
disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes,
gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
.
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them
of this history lesson.
With guns, we are 'citizens'.
Without them, we are 'subjects'.
During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew
most Americans were ARMED!
If you value your freedom, Please share this gun history perspective with
your family and friends.
Just In -by BNJ Journalist Christopher Popham Smith
March 27, 2009. Reporting from Boston, Massachusetts.
On my way to a late lunch today, around 1:30 p.m., in my local neighborhood of Beacon Hill, I spotted a small, but official-looking motorcade. Several people were entering a large, black
SUV. No big deal I thought, but then I noticed the car to the rear of the SUV was definitely Secret Service. As I was crossing the street, I walked right past the open window of the car.
I spoke briefly with the driver, but did not query him as to the identity of the SUV passengers.Not to brag, but I've had the privilege of meeting many Secret Service men and women in the past two years. They are the best and the bravest and always exceptionally polite.
They were on duty and focused on the SUV. I went on my way, but now really curious to know who they were protecting. After lunch at the Taj Hotel---yes, same owner as the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, India. It was once
the original Ritz Carlton. I've been going there for meals, functions and tea in the p.m. since my late teens. Any way, I asked the doormen if they had seen this motorcade. "Oh yes, Mr. Smith".
It was none other than the second in line to the Presidency, Nancy Pelosi. She had been staying at the hotel while visiting Harvard University and 'supporters' in suburban Boston.
I never did get a glimpse of our beloved Speaker of the House, but I sure would like to have had the opportunity to chat with her. Y'all come on back to Boston any time, Ms. Pelosi---I'll be here.
Respectfully submitted,
Christopher Popham Smith
To respond to this Breaking News Segment
Contact Mr. Smith at popham.smith@gmail.com
Posted March 23, 2009
Submitted by Bob Knaus-Vancouver Washington
You Can Shock President Obama,
Speaker Pelosi, and Majority
Leader Reid on March 31! See How, Go to: townhallmessage@townhallmail.com
Posted March 18, 2009 Check out BNJ's Editor In Chief's New Article-Tell The Truth Ruth" soon to be posted about Actor Ben Stein's new movie "Expelled".
Posted March 9, 2009
Special News, Sumitted By Judith McGee Henderson NV
Navy Petty Officer Mike Monsoor
PO2 (EOD2) (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician, was
awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
posthumously for jumping on a grenade in Iraq,
giving his life to save his fellow Seals.
During Mike Monsoor's funeral in San Diego ,
as his coffin was being moved from the hearse
to the grave site at Ft. Rosecrans National
Cemetery , SEAL's were lined up on both sides
of the pallbearers route forming a column of two's,
with the coffin moving up the center. As Mike's
coffin passed, each SEAL, having removed his
gold Trident from his uniform, slapped it down
embedding the Trident in the wooden coffin.
The slaps were audible from across the cemetery; by the time the coffin arrived grave side, it looked as though it had a gold inlay from all the Tridents pinned to it.
This was a fitting send-off for a warrior hero.
This should be front-page news instead of the unimportant stuff we see every day. Since the media won't make this news,
I choose to make it news by forwarding it ..
I am proud of our military. If you are proud too, please pass this on. If not then rest assured that these fine men and women
of our military will continue to serve and protect.
God Bless our Troops
Posted March 1, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Nevada's Security Savings Bank was closed by regulators Friday, making it the 16th bank failure of 2009, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said in a statement.
The closure of Henderson, Nev.-based Security Savings Bank's closure marks the 41st bank failure since the start of the credit crisis. The last Nevada bank to be shuttered, Henderson-based Washington Mutual Bank (WAMUQ:Washington Mutual Inc
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Posted March 1, 2009
Just in- Henderson NV, Submitted by Judith McGee
One of BNJ's Own Sani (Hasani Roseby) is running Sunday on ESPN2 (channel 31 in Vegas) @ 2pm PST in the AT&T Track & Field Indoor National Championships in Boston, MA in the 60meters. She is ranked #4 (world) going in but she is the 2007 national champion and trying to win it again. Go Sani! Sani is Granddaughter to regular BNJ contributor and Dir. Of A Place For Us National
Posted February 22, 2009,
(The Day Of The Oscars)
Submitted by Judith A. McGee-Henderson NV
When I think of the job situation in this country, I can't help but think this helps in some small way. I don't know how many households there are in the> U.S. but if these were the only things we bought think of the impact.... (She wrote:) This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60 W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle and right next to the GE brand I normally buy was an off> brand labeled "Everyday Value." I picked up both> types of bulbs and compared the stats - they were the same> except for the price.
The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday Value brand but the thing that surprised me the> most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in - get ready for this - the USA .So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here - from a company in Cleveland OH ! So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets....yep you guessed it Bounce was more money and made in Canada, the Everyday Value brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years and at almost half the price!
So my challenge to you is to start reading the labels when> you shop for everyday things and see what you can find that> is made in the USA - the job you save may be your own or> your neighbors! If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your> address book so we can all start buying American, one> light bulb at a time! Besides, you might save a little> green in the process.>> Stop buying from China .......... We should have awakened a decade ago...... lets get> with the program... help our fellow Americans keep their> jobs ... and create more jobs here in the U.S.A.
Posted February 21, 2009
For Those looking for work in Atlanta GA, Tyler Perry Studios is looking for Extras for his many TV programs and movies, so get in touch and tell them that BNJ sent you. Do a search for Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.the pay can range from $150-300 a day.
Posted February 16, 2009 President's Day Sent by Dr. Donald K. Allen-Youngstown Ohio This months' Ballot Access News reported that the "SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY CLOSES." "The Socialist Labor Party recently closed its national office in California, and shipped historical records to several universities. The SLP is the oldest socialist party in the U.S. It has not run candidates for partisan public office since 1981." After the election of Obama's socialist regime, they probably figured, "What's the use?"
Posted February 14, 2009
Solutions to Unemployment, The Economy, Energy, Environment, with Cost estimates by Daniel Kingery -Arizona Click on Daniel's email to get the full details DanielKingery@PortablePublishing.com
Posted February 8, 2009
Congratulations, to BNJ's very own Columnist Christopher Popham Smith for being the first BNJ Journalist to be accepted on www.helium.com (a website that rewards journalists with pay and other awards and rewards). BNJ's Editors encourage its other writers and contributors to check out helium.com and get involved. If you are one of our contributors and are checked out by BNJ we will vouch for credibility. Helium.com's Community Development Manager likes BNJ's set up. That's because of our contributors sending in storys.
Thank you
BNJ
August 3, 2009
America is a Christian Nation even with its many faults and everyone teacher, parent and young person needs to tell everyone they know to go to www.wallbuilders.com to see what the History teachers have not taught in over 4 Generations about the backbone of our country. Educate your children about the original documents of our country and the people and what they believed, contrary to what is being played out in the media and the news. If we don't educate ourselves today, we could lose our country tomorrow.
July 27, 2009
Just In- According to MSNBC President Obama may be considering a Medical CO-OP. The CO-OP plan on BNJ is a private one ran by the people not insurance companies. Someone please tell Host Ed Schultz that. He thinks that a Medical CO-OP has to be ran by Insurance companies. Not so.
July 16, 2009
Update on the Philly Valley Club in PA. They asked the children they rejected because of skin color to come back, but the students declined and said they are going to sue, because the children have been traumatized the insult.
July 10, 2009
Just-In- PA, Senator Arlan Spector issued a letter today telling the President of the Valley Club in Philly to reinstate the membership of the 65 Brown and Black Students who reported were rejected from swimming in club's pool, because of the color of their skin.
July 9, 2009
Just In- Update on the incident in PA where a Club refused to allow 60 paid children to swim in their pool. The Valley Club's information for anyone who wishes to contact them with is www.thevalleyclub.com The number is 215-947-0700 to call the club with your concerns. The PA Human Rights Commission is investigating the rejection of 65 children from swimming in the club's pool, just because their skin color is black. Talk Show Host Don Geronimo wants people to call into his radio station about this incident on WGMD FM 92.7 in Delaware. Headline News is reporting this along with BNJ, All About Race, Electronic Village. Note: The CEO of The Valley Club says (paraphrased from headline News) they have Multiethnic people in their club and he voted and supported Obama. It's believed the CEO of the club was under fire from its members says Ruth White BNJ Editor In Chief as reported by Headline News.
July 31, 2009
Just In- Today BNJ had an exclusive conversation with President Obama's Dr. David Scheiner. He is planning to look over the Alexander/McGee Medical CO-OP Plan. Dr. Schneider did say that he thinks that all plans should be on the table for all of America to make its own choice of what plan they want. He seemed glad that the Alexander/McGee Medical Plan offers a lot for doctor/patient care and elimination of Insrace companies dictating what procedures a person's medical plan can cover. Dr Scheiner told Editor In Chief Ruth Bryant White he will be on CNN's Lou Dobbs Monday August 3, 2009. Check your listing. Stay tuned Editor In Chief Ruth Bryant White will detail her conversation in her next column called" Tell The Truth Ruth"
July 8, 2009
Just In- Sent by "All About Race.com" C. Dixon
Los Angeles CA
60 black daycampers kicked out of Philly pool b/c "they might change the complexion of club"
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Pool-Boots-Kids-Who-Might-Change-the-Complexion.html
June 26, 2009
BNJ's Prayers go to the Michael Jackson Family. May they find peace in this heatbreaking moment.
June19, 2009
If you pray, do so for long time BNJ poster and friend Bob knaus out of Vancouver, WA, He sent out an email today and says he will not be answering any calls or emails and that his job is done. BNJ has been trying to reach him or neighbors and we may have to cal the polic e.
June 15, 2009
Go to www.milesmcpherson.com to hear the entire speech of Miss California Carrie Prejean at The Rock Church in San Diego, CA., and what really happened in the pageant.
June 9, 2009
Just In- The Las Vegas Coroner's Report On Entertainer's Danny Gans's Death. Official Cause of Death is: Accidental Death by precription drug for Blood Pressure. He had thick blood and the medicine he took may have worked against him. Clark County Coroner-Mike Murphy discussed in details at live news conference at 1PM PST.
Posted June 9, 2009
Congratulations to The Class of 2009
*Genesis Wilson who graduated Kindergarten in St. Louis MO.
*James Oliver McClain III in Inglewood California who graduated High School
Posted June 2, 2009
Stay tuned Joe Oliva BNJ Columinsts will be posting a poll on a very serious political issue in upcoming days.
Posted May 18, 2009
Before any Broadcast News, or Cable News including CNN, MSNBC, or Fox News BNJ's Newsroom was the first the first to report on the Earthquake in California. Spread the word. and to BNJ before you go to the others.
Posted May 14, 2009
Tea Party Organizers hold a Town Hall Tonight 5:30 PST and 8:30 EST so independents it's your time to sound off at www.thegopcomeback.com/freedom. You have to sign up to get a call from the Governors of Texas and South Carolina. BNJ hopes you tell them why the Independents are on the rise.
Posted May 5, 2009
Submitted by Melvon Anderson-San Diego California
Important information for those of you voting in San Diego
To protect city reserves, avoid tax & fee increases, and prepare for possible state budget impacts in the wake of the May 19th election, I think we need to make substantial changes in the FY 2010 budget. I released this plan today...
DeMaio Releases Balanced Budget Plan To Protect Reserves and Avoid Tax or Fee Hikes
Proposes a Package of Efficiency Reforms to Save $22.1 Million in Taxpayer Funds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erica Mendelson, 619-379-7468
Monday, May 4, 2009
SAN DIEGO – City Councilmember Carl DeMaio today released a comprehensive Balanced Budget Plan that would alter the proposed FY 2010 budget to protect city reserves while avoiding tax and fee increases. With the outcome of the May 19th election on state budget reforms highly uncertain, DeMaio is touting his plan as providing an important “cushion” for possible state government cuts to city funding if the state budget deal unravels.
“We have made progress with the recent labor contracts, but the current budget proposal on the table is flawed. The current budget plan imposes untimely fee increases while raiding city reserves – and leaves no cushion for possible state budget cuts. My plan puts $22.1 million in cost saving reforms on the table to help the Mayor and City Council protect city reserves and avoid tax and fee hikes,” DeMaio commented as he released his plan. “My budget proposal also provides the city with an important financial cushion should the state government raid our local funds,” added DeMaio.
DeMaio’s plan reduces budgeted spending by $22.1 million from the original proposal – and includes a number of ef ficiency reforms that would restructure how the city departments operate and emphasize ongoing cost savings rather than the use of “one-time” monies. Among the highlights of DeMaio’s proposal:
Enhancement of Internal Audit Functions: DeMaio adds nearly $400,000 in funding for the Auditor’s Office to expand independent financial and performance audits – and dedicate a fraud investigator to the city’s Whistleblower Hotline. “We can actually save millions in taxpayer funds through this important investment,” commented DeMaio in explaining his proposed spending increase in this area.
Trash Collection Reforms: DeMaio proposes a number of reforms to trash collection that will generate more than $1.5 million in savings annually.
De-Layering of Middle Management: DeMaio adopts a key recommendation of the AFSCME union by proposing the elimination of the position of Assistant Chief Operating Officer and 15 other middle management positions – for savings of $2.5 million.
Redevelopment Contribution: DeMaio proposes a $3 million repayment to the General Fund by the redevelopment agencies – primarily from CCDC.
Reduction in Supplies and Services: Based on reviews showing unexpended amounts in various departments for FY ’09, DeMaio cuts $3.1 million in these accounts.
Partnerships and Philanthropy: DeMaio proposes expanded marketing partnerships, a fundraising drive through the Library Foundation, and better accounting and use of wireless revenues – shaving more than $2 million off the budget deficit.
In January DeMaio released an initial budget proposal outlining reforms to trim city salaries and benefits—and applauded his colleagues recently for unanimously adopting new labor contracts as a key first step in the effort to balance the $60 million FY 2010 budget deficit. The Mayor is expected to submit a revised budget to the City Council later this month, with City Council taking action by early June.
Posted May 4, 2009, Congratulations to Krystal Marie Elam
Who is graduating from California State University, San Marcos
with a Bachelors Of Arts Degree in Communications
Posted May 4, 2009 Submitted by Chris Borcik 2008 Presidential Candidate and Creator of
The Independents Coalition -Atlanta Georgia
Source unconfirmed
The Business Section asked readers for ideas on "How Would You Fix the Economy?"
I think this guy nailed it!
Dear Mr. President:
Please find below my suggestion for fixing America 's economy.
Instead of giving billions of dollars to companies that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan.
You can call it the Patriotic Retirement Plan:
There are about 40 million people over 50 in the work force.
Pay them $1 million apiece severance for early retirement with the following stipulations:
1) They MUST retire. Forty million job openings - Unemployment fixed.
2) They MUST buy a new American CAR. Forty million cars ordered - Auto Industry fixed.
3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage - Housing Crisis fixed.
It can't get any easier than that!
If more money is needed, have all members of Congress and their constituents pay their taxes...
If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know.
If not, please disregard.
Posted May 3, 2009
by BNJ Editor In Chief Ruth White-Henderson NV
Today helicopters are flying in the air here in Henderson NV, and 4 services are planned in honor of silenced celebrity entertainer Danny Gans. He leaves behind 3 children and his wife. Danny was a strong Christian and a large contributor to community causes. He will be gravely missed.
Danny resided in Henderson NV. His autobiography was just finished the day before he died. You will hear more about that when breaking News Journal does.
The news of his passing has been on every entertainment and other news circuits including Larry King Live, CNN's Showbiz Tonight, and CNN, Fox and MSNBC News. BNJ will keep you updated on the official autopsy report. The strange thing is Larry King (of CNN's Larry King Live) was in town, because his wife was supposed to perform with Danny on Friday May1, 2009 the day he passed away. Danny has never performed with anyone before, so this was to be a big night in Las Vegas, but it wasn't to be. He was 52 years old. Keep the family and close friends in your prayers.
Posted May 1, 2009* 2-3PM PST
Happening Now! On Fox News- Glenn Beck Features the Tea Party organizers and participants the entire hour.
Just In-Posted April 30, 2009 submitted by Brian Brown-New Jersey
President of National Organization On Marriage
Dear Ruth,
As I write this morning, it's just a couple of hours until NOM launches the second in a series of television ads being produced as part of NOM's ongoing Religious Liberty Campaign.
Joined by Carrie Prejean, the now-famous beauty contestant who lost her crown when she spoke up for marriage, we will be releasing the new "No Offense" ad in a 1:00pm press conference at the National Press Club.
Posted April 23, 2009
Submitted by Joan Daniels-Atlanta Georgia
Colleagues and Friends,
Take a look. Please vote if you are so inclined.
MSNBC has a poll up about the President's job so far for the first 100 days. Republicans are flooding it with "F" votes.
Note from BNJ: We are Independents, so lets be fair, not the republican or Democratic in our judgement, but think about it and give your own personal view without the rhetoric. Remember the Dems and Repubs fight against themselve. The Independents want to better our country and put the best ideas forward Pass this address on and go to it to vote:
Breaking News Journal Alert:
To All News Media In The Southern California area who covered the murder story of 19 Year Ramiro Galvan on January 31, 1997. The brother is seeking information on who covered the story and if they ever found out who murdered Ramiro and left his body next to the Fire Station in Downey California. If you have any information or if you have access to investigative reporters who were covering homicides in Southern California in 1997, please have them contact BNJ breakingnews@breakingnewsjournal.net.
Thank You,
Editor In Chief BNJ
Ruth White
JOE OLIVA's COLUMNS
Posted February 1, 2009
submitted by Joe Oliva - Long Island, NY
08 (I) , Pres. Candidate,BNJ Columnist, and Independents Coalition Board Member joe@joeolivaforpresident.org
This Isn't Funny Anymore
After the constant complaining about how corrupt the Republicans were during President Bush's term, the Democrats swept into power in 2006 promising to clean up the mess and give us the most transparent government ever. Building upon the President's highly unfavorable ratings (and ignoring the even lower ratings of congress) the Democrats won big in the 2006 & 2008 elections. Recently, a third Democrat governor took a political nose dive.
First, New York State Governor Eliott Spitzer was caught with his harlot girlfriend and had to resign from office. Then, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was revealed to have been trying to sell the Senate seat of President-Elect Obama. He is soon to be impeached and maybe even imprisoned. The latest crook is New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who had to withdraw himself from nomination as Secretary of Commerce due to financial shenanigans involving state contract bids and donations to some of his campaign organizations.
This sorry tale of arrogant elites continues with our esteemed Senate. Governor Blagojevich, ignoring all calls for restraint by his fellow Democrats, nominated a former Illinois State Attorney General, Roland Burris, to fill the vacant seat of departing Senator Barack Obama. In a fit of high dudgeon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declined to allow Mr. Burris to be seated, even though the governor was well within his rights to name a replacement since he hadn't even been charged with any crime at that point. As for Mr. Burris, he has no blemish on his record of public service that would have been a cause for denying him his seat. After much foolishness, Mr. Burris finally became a Senator from Illinois
In New York, Senator Hillary Clinton has become Secretary of State in the new Obama administration. As in Illinois, the New York governor, James Patterson, has the authority to name a replacement to fill Mrs. Clinton's spot. Despite there being any number of Democrats who have served in New York, an attempt to secure this seat was made by none other than the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, Caroline Schlossberg. Mrs. Schlossberg of course, had been making the most of her famous family name by using Kennedy in many public appearances.
Now, Mrs. Schlossberg has withdrawn her name from consideration citing personal reasons. Although there is no reason to doubt her, rumors keep being spread about tax malfeasance and other issues, but, the nonsense doesn’t end there. Governor Patterson has named an upstate NY Congresswoman, Kirsten Gillibrand, as the person to fill Mrs. Clinton’s seat. Apparently, Mrs. Gillibrand doesn’t adhere to the strict Democrat party line and is pro-gun and pro-life. Downstate Democrats are furious that someone who isn’t following their ideology could possibly be selected.
Meanwhile, in Minnesota, the senate race between incumbent Republican Ron Coleman and his Democrat opponent, comedian Al Franken, is going to court. All sorts of allegations of miscounts and double counts have surfaced after a massive re-count of the state election results of November 4. In one of the more bizarre charges, it appears that in some districts, more votes were counted than there were actual voters. The circus atmosphere of our national politics doesn't end there however.
Even the exalted position of Secretary of the Treasury is under a cloud of scandal and lies. The nominee,Timothy Geithner, was found to have not paid certain taxes for the years 2001 – 2004. When an IRS audit caught him for the years 2003 & 2004, he paid the back taxes and penalties. However, it conveniently slipped his mind that he didn’t pay these same particular taxes in 2001 & 2002, that is, until he was nominated to be Secretary of the Treasury
His claim during confirmation hearings can only be listened to if we follow the sage advice of Mrs. Clinton when she basically called General Petraeus a liar. Her words at that time were, “A willing suspension of disbelief”.
What we are seeing in all of these instances is a verification of the old adage that 'power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. The two major parties have now accumulated absolute power between themselves, and they are in effect, one huge, corrupt, political organization. They have engineered the entire election process to assure themselves of this continual lock on power. Without any real challenge to their position, they have relegated leadership, the will of the people, and the Constitution, to the back burner. Instead, they engage in pure partisanship designed to discredit the other in an effort to secure the most power to one side of this two sided corrupt political system.
We the people are at fault here even though it can be said that we have been scammed and duped into this 'lesser of evils' mentality. It is time to acknowledge that we have failed to keep our eyes on these elite crooks, allowing them to be re-elected to office over and over again. Ignoring the wise words of Albert Einstein that doing the same thing again and again while expecting different results is insane, we have put the same individuals back into office, expecting that this time it will be different. The result has only been the same old same old, and an insane and corrupt government.
We need to reject the propaganda of the DEM/GOP/MSM political machines we have been fed and we need to reconsider this idea of party loyalty. It is simply not true that only “they”, the elites of the two major parties, have the necessary wisdom, knowledge, and experience to govern. In fact, if these items illustrate anything, it is that these elites are incompetent, untrustworthy fools!
What we should be loyal to is Constitutional self government. Our votes should go to people of good moral character who will put the needs of the nation first. There is no other way that we can, as the founders stated, secure the blessings of liberty to our children and grandchildren. Without new thinking and patriotic men and women in office, the corruption will continue. The time to vote for independent and third party candidates with no ties to PACs, lobbyists, corporations, and other influence seekers has arrived!
In 2010, we must not once again fall victim to the scams of the elites. We can no longer afford to have partisan politicians disregard the needs of the nation because they are so concerned about power and the lifelong job security they have created for themselves. Why would we ever re-elect any of these elite crooks who have been wasting the nation's resources, destroying our once great educational system, weakening our military by using it to police the world, subverting our national sovereignty by subscribing to United Nations mandates and leaving our borders wide open to illegal immigrants and terrorists, and mortgaging the financial future of our children by their profligate spending that now has us in debt to the rest of the world by over 12 trillion dollars with more on the way?
The insanity must stop! No one else can do it for us, we must do it for ourselves. If we will not do so, we can only be assured that the future will bring on more of the same, and in the end, the future of freedom will decline and quite probably disappear as the elites continue on with their self aggrandizing ways. The choice is there for us, but we need some faith in ourselves and some guts to reclaim the inheritance that is rightfully ours. The path is clear and the decision is our own. Either we rule ourselves through Constitutional self government, or we continue to submit to the ruling elites of the two corrupt parties that have as their goals self preservation and power. What choice will you make?
I would like to leave you with this quote from one of our most famous patriots and founding father, James Madison.
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same
hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or
elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
Posted March 26, 2009
To The Editor,
Congratulations on three recently published articles in the BreakingNewsJournal that have come together in a unique manner to shine a bright light on the state of our nation in 2009. What that light has exposed is not pretty by any means. The three articles, by authors C.P.Smith, Ruth Bryant-White, and Dr. Don Allen, give a sobering but thoughtful look at how our government, "of the people, by the people, for the people", has devolved into a tyranny of corruption and incompetence by the elites who run the two major corrupt parties.
In his February 20th article, businessman and former Presidential candidate Christopher Popham Smith, provided an overview of the activities of our Federal Government with regards to the current financial crisis and other issues. In his own creative way, Mr. Smith has pointed out the hypocrisy and incompetence of our current government.
Mrs. Bryant-White, author and also a former Presidential candidate, takes a somewhat different look at our government. Her March 19th column clearly shows the creeping attitude of government control of our right to free
speech, a right that has been specifically defined by the First Amendment. The congress is now considering legislation to control 'talk radio' because it is afraid that the voice of the people may overcome the power trip that now consumes our politicians. One doesn't need to be "conservative" or
"liberal" to understand that if the government TAKES to itself the right to muzzle ideas it does not like, that in the end, the government will be the only entity talking.
The third article, published on the 21st by Dr. Don Allen, who was also an independent candidate for President in 2009, demonstrates how our government is steadily weakening the United States as it pursues the agenda of the internationalists who hate America. This cabal of dictatorial nations, NGO's out for the money, and the corrupt 'leaders' at the United Nations, have as their goal the submission of the American people and the Constitution of the United States to the will of the elites who will run the New World Order. Additionally, part of their goal includes the squandering of American wealth, as the current financial mess indicates. It has been that wealth, created by the hard work and sacrifice of Americans, that has provided the capital that has in the past, financed the entire world economy.
For anyone paying attention, it should be abundantly clear that the managing of the family business, aka the United States of America, has fallen into the hands of elites who have secured for themselves a virtual lock on power. This unchecked power has given us fifty years or more of incompetent, and quite frankly, illegal actions and legislation by these elites, and it is destroying the foundations of morality, common sense, frugality, and patriotism that have made America the greatest nation on earth.
The DEM/GOP/MSM propaganda machines have duped the people into believing a lie. That lie is that only they, the elites of the two major parties and the complicit MSM, have the necessary wisdom, knowledge, and experience to govern. The depth of this lie can be clearly seen in the state of affairs our country now finds itself and is so plainly exposed in the referenced articles. The immense power now concentrated in the hands of these individuals has kept from the people new thinking, new blood, creativity, and innovation; key ingredients needed for America to remain free.
The fault, in a sense, lies with us. It is true that we were scammed, but we have continued to allow the elites to steal our inheritance right out from under us. By our continuing to vote the lesser of two evils, we have secured for ourselves more evil. If, in 2010, we once again do the same thing, and return to power the same people, how will we ever achieve a different result?
We need to change how we think and how we act. The time has come for "we the people" to stand up, re-assert our authority as the rightful owners of this nation, and reclaim the inheritance we were given. Either we seek out and elect independent candidates, candidates not tied to parties, corporations, unions, and money grubbing lobbyists, or we forfeit the future we are passing along to our children to the whims of the elites.
The choice will shortly be before us. The question to be asked is, what will we do about it?
Thanks,
Joe Oliva, BNJ Columnist, Founding Board Member of The Independent Coalition and 2008 Presidential Candidate, Long Island New York
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