A large male porker ran amok in the Stratford Place neighborhood of Stafford County about 5 a.m. Thursday, leaving a trail of overturned trash cans in its wake.
The pig was returned to its owner by Stafford County Animal Control. The animal had escaped from its Brooke Road home through an unlatched gate. . . . The pig would've gotten away clean, but someone squealed.
Go ahead, Mike. Ham it up ...
He should, it's quite a tail ...
Officer Rockhill and two deputies from Stafford County eventually managed to herd the pig nearly a mile back to its pen.
It was unclear yesterday whether the pig cried "Wee! Wee! Wee!" all the way home.
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"Plundering pig leaves a mess in its wake"
But enough about Obama....
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eventually managed to herd the pig nearly a mile back to its pen.
Clearly herding pig(s) is easier than herding cats... or Rantburgers. ;-)
(CNSNews.com) -- Documentary film director Michael Moore, who has become a millionaire thanks to the profits from his movies, told CNSNews.com that "capitalism did nothing" for him.
Other than the tens of millions in the bank, the Upper East Side co-op, the jet-set lifestyle ...
CNSNews.com spoke with Moore on the red carpet at the Uptown Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night before the premiere of his upcoming documentary, "Capitalism: A Love Story."
CNSNews.com asked: "Critics may say, when they see this movie, Michael Moore has amassed a fortune of over $50 million, some have said and --"
Moore said: "Really? Are you kidding me? Seriously? Wow. Where did it go?"
CNSNews.com then asked Moore: "Critics would say he's [Moore] been very successful under a capitalist system. How would you justify making a movie where you paint capitalism as evil?"
Moore said: "Well, capitalism did nothing for me, starting with my first film."
You know, I had to pretty much beg, borrow and steal," he said. "The system is not set up to help somebody from the working class make a movie like this and get the truth out there."
Technically not a complete lie. His father worked to support his family, and so was a "working man", even if that job was, if I recall correctly, upper management at one of the car manufacturers. The system is set up for a child of the working class to make Star Trek 17 or Home Alone 23 or Transformers: More Kewl Shapes, not vanity flicks by Vice President Daddy's gormless kid. And yet the gormless kid has money thrown at him to make his vanity flicks anyway. Ain't America grand!
"In fact, in Fahrenheit 9/11 if you remember, capitalism, the Disney Corporation, tried to kill that film--tried to make it so that people couldn't see it," said Moore. "My book Stupid White Men--Harper Collins tried to kill that book so that people couldn't see it. It's only because I put the light of day on it and told people what was going on did people get the chance to see these things."
Suuuuure. That's exactly how it happened.
According to Fortune Magazine, Moore's films have grossed over $300 million worldwide. His highest grossing film was "Fahrenheit 9/11," which critiques the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq and earned over $200 million worldwide.
Moore reportedly was paid $21 million by Disney for producing, directing and creating the film.
Moore also earned 50 percent of the profits of his 2007 film "Sicko," totaling $25 million plus DVD sales, according to Vanity Fair. The Los Angeles Times reported that Moore would receive all of the profits made from DVD sales of "Sicko," sales of which have been estimated at over $17 million.
"Look, you know, I mean, I make documentary films," said Moore.
He misspoke. What he meant to say was "documentary" films.
"So, clearly, I'm not loaded in the way you described. But I do well, obviously because my films do well."
"So, that means I have an extra responsibility to make sure I spend my time trying to make things better for the people that don't have what I have, right? I mean, everybody should do that," he said.
Why are there no stories about Mr. Moore's charitable ventures, then? By comparison, that bastion of love and goodwill, Mr. Jimmy Carter, is photographed at least once a year, hammer in hand, on one of those Habitat for Humanity projects. Mr. Moore seems to do nothing more than wobble sweatily on the various talk shows, selling his latest opus.
Moore's newest film, "Capitalism: A Love Story" opens in theaters October 2.
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#1 Then give away all your money to the poor and go dig ditches, you fat fuck.
Posted by: DarthVader 2009-10-01 11:02
Well said, Darth. I ask all my liberal friends (who think Moore is right) what he would be doing if it were not for the money he "begs, borrows, etc." to produce his "documentaries". He might actually have to work for a living.
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I can't believe anyone takes this buffoon seriously. Capitalism is the only reason he's able to do what he does. Which is to say that if it weren't for capitalism, Moore would have to find work doing something else (perhaps as a food taster for his Dear Leader, The 0ne? Sorry, I couldn't resist) other than bash the very system that makes his livelihood possible (and a rather cushy livelihood, at that).
The irony is so blatant that it almost ceases to be ironic at all. What a joke.
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I don't get it. Isn't making a profit the whole incentive for releasing the movie? Maybe Mr. Moore should make a documentary exposing himself...(sorry for the disturbing mental images that statement created).
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I can't imagine how big his carbon a$$print must be.
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"Look, you know, I mean, I make documentary films," said Moore. "So, clearly, I'm not loaded in the way you described. But I do well, obviously because my films do well."
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Yeah, mike is a bona fide phony, from the very beginning : he's not '"working class" (his father was upper management, with golf membership and all), he's not "from Flint" (he's from a neighbouring, wealthier, residential town), and the premise for is first "documentary", "Roger and I" (think that's how it translates back to english)is that he, an humble car assembly line worker-turned moviemaker, couldn't get an interview with the Big boss of GM; turned out that 1) he was an "assembly line worker" only for a very short period of time and had gotten the job only in anticipation to the movie (as he already was an "activist-journalist" that notably had gotten out of Mother-Jones because they were not supportive enuff of the sandinistas - IE oit leftwing enough to his taste), AND, he HAD gotten a full interview from that boss, but chose instead to pretend he got the cold shoulder treatment. His very first movie, and his all career, actually, is built on a deliberate lie.
But then again, even his whole public character is a fabrication, so, why not???
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A couple of weeks ago he told Howard Stern that he might be worth a "million dollars" if you count his house. No freaking way. His docs are cheaply produced, and have raked in hundreds of millions. His percentage of that would be large. Mel Gibson made $300,000,000 on "Passion of the Christ" alone, given that he financed and produced same. Moore is loaded.
That said, I don't condone the sale of derivatives; those sales bear no similarity to risk paper like commodity options. Capitalism hardly means selling anything that some pigeon might buy. Panderers like Moore aren't the only ones who believe that.
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Look, you know, I mean, I make documentary films," said Moore. "So, clearly, I'm not loaded in the way you described. But I do well, obviously because my films do well."
Doesn't sound as if he understands capitalism, does it. The only way he could qualify as not loaded is when compared to some of his elitist liberal friends in Hollywood.
[Al Arabiya Latest] A 10-year-old British girl has been barred from trying to sell her granny on eBay, who she complained was "cuddly" but "annoying," the auction website said Wednesday.
Zoe Pemberton wrote a light-hearted listing to sell her 61-year-old grandmother Marion Goodall, of Clacton, southeastern England, but eBay said the advert breached human trafficking regulations.
"Obviously we have rules about the selling of people," said an eBay spokeswoman. "We had to take it down but it was quite amusing.
"The little girl had described her grandmother as 'annoying' but had gone on to say she liked crosswords and was 'cuddly' and there were quite a few offers."
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WASHINGTON - It's the invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug. I thought they called them "lobbyists."
If you haven't seen one in or around your home or car yet - just wait....
Experts say the insects are from Asia and first appeared in Allentown, Pennsylvania back in 1996. They then spread throughout our area and beyond. There are no known predators, so the bugs continue to creep into homes through cracks and crevices. . . .
The bugs don't bite but they're clearly a major nuisance. To keep them out of your house do the same things you'd do to make your home energy-efficient: weather strip, caulk, seal all the cracks.
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Hey! Who you calling brown?
If you defend against them, you are obviously racist.
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I thought this was about the UK Prime Mentalist.
[Al Arabiya Latest] A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the city of Padang on Indonesia"s Sumatra island on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and trapping thousands under rubble as buildings collapsed and fires broke out, an official said.
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Lest we fergit, NET[old] > as GLOBAL-SOLAR WARMING goes on, this region of ASIA-PACIFIC will under GEOLOGIC EARTH/LAND CHANGES + consequent DIASPORAS not necess related to MAN-BASED GEOPOLITICS [ e.g. ISLAMIST THREAT]. Many will desire to leave to the AMERICAS via GUAM-WESTPAC.
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These are just some "adjustments" following the major shift from the Christmas, 2005, plate movement. Doesn't surprise me at all. Saddens me, but doesn't surprise me. Expect more, plus additional volcanic eruptions, over the next 8-15 years.
There have been a total of 62 earthquakes around the site of the major ones earlier in the week. I'm beginning to wonder if there's something else brewing, such as a major volcanic eruption.
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It's the edge of the continental plate, and also a part of the "Ring of Fire" qukes are numerous and usualy severe.
Shoddy buildings play a major part in th fatakities there.
Sad, but really Normal for the area.
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"I'm beginning to wonder if there's something else brewing, such as a major volcanic eruption."
If we have another Krakatoa or Tambora, OP, people around the world will wish for Gerbil Worming....
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[Al Arabiya Latest] A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa killing possibly more than 100 people, destroying villages and injuring hundreds, officials said on Wednesday.
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It's a holdover from our late 19th century expansionist days.
We took American Samoa; Germany got Samoa. After WWI New Zealand had Samoa, then in ~1964 or so it became independent. American Samoa remains an American territory.
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I always thought AS would be a great site for 'Dictators are Us' sort of retirement home. Instead of lots of blood and pain associated with moving clowns like Hugo along, State could negotiate a nice retirement package for El Presidente for Life(c) for him, his family, and his mistress(es) to AS. In the end saving lots of lives and futures at the mere cost of running Child Brothels and Tax Avoidance ACORN like enterprises.
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"I had never heard of it until this. I'm sure it's a beautiful place that gets a lot of nice subsidies from the govt, though."
You haven't lived in a cave, have you?
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Isn't American Samoa where Chicken of the Sea and other tuna operations based? I think Pelosi's husband has vested interests there, voting to exempt them from the increased minimum wage so they wouldn't create social disparity with overpaid tuna canners.
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American Samoa and Guam are only two of some 150 islands the US claims or controls in the Pacific. American Samoa was once a place where US whaling ships re-provisioned, much like Hawaii. Several dozens of the islands we claim are also claimed by Britain or France. Most are uninhabited, but provided a dandy excuse for US warships visiting the area, keeping an eye on both our allies and our enemies.
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Samoans have served bravely and honorably in the US military. The main industries of the Territory are tourism and tuna canning. One of the largest canneries is slated to close in the next couple of weeks. Unemployment runs about 30%.
[Bangla Daily Star] A suspected robber was beaten to death and eight others, including five cops, were injured in a mob attack at Napora Bazar under Banshkhali upazila in Chittagong on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Harun, 30, son of Abdus Salam of West Chambal village under Banshkhali.
A group of 8-10 robbers arrived at Napora Bazar riding on two CNG-run auto rickshaws and were preparing to commit a robbery around 10:30pm, sources said.
Following their suspicious movement, local people chased and stopped four of them along with the auto rickshaws and beat them up leaving Harun dead on the spot and three others injured.
Meanwhile, five cops were injured in the same mob attack as they tried to resist the mob.
The injured cops were sub-inspectors Musa Mian, Ramij Ahmed and Arifur Rahman, assistant sub-inspectors Shamim and Nayek Abu Bakkar Siddique of Banshkhali Police Station.
Of them, seriously injured Abu Bakar was sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital for treatment while the body of Harun was also sent there for autopsy.
Two single-barrel guns and seven bullets were recovered from their possession, police said.
The arrested robbers were quizzed at the police station.
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[Bangla Daily Star] Family of the Kalapara gang-rape victim went into hiding leaving home on Tuesday after police remained inactive against the rapists amidst reprisal from the perpetrators.
Meanwhile, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kalapara Police Station Ishaq Ali claimed that the girl (victim) submitted a written statement to the police station yesterday declaring she was not raped.
Father of the teenaged schoolgirl, who was kidnapped and gang-raped by 10 Bangladesh Chhatra League activists on Friday, left his house along with his wife, three daughters and a son.
Relatives of the victim said they are afraid of revealing the family's present whereabouts; that would earn them wraths from the rapists and their political mentors.
Locals and relatives alleged the ruling Awami League Kalapara upazila unit secretary Rakibul Ahsan took signatures from the victim and her father after staging village arbitration and awarding fines of Tk 10,000 each to the 10 rapists to ensure their escape.
They also suspected the statement submitted in the name of the victim was actually one of those blank paper signed under coercion.
Asked who submitted the statement, the OC could not answer but said he was away from the office till 3:00pm and was busy attending a case in the court.
The duty officer, who was present at the police station in absence of the OC, also could not ascertain who submitted the statement.
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Perhaps the biggest damnation of the MMGW theory is that it has *no* negative case. That is, *everything* proves MMGW, and *nothing* disproves it. Change in any direction or no change in any direction proves MMGW. Gravity proves MMGW. Peach cobbler proves MMGW. Even vacuum proves MMGW.
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The most interesting thing to come out of this latest iteration of the Hockey Stick is this, in my opinion. What Anthony Watts calls "Liebeg's Barrel" is something I was sort of aware of - my day job involves customer support for a system which generates fertilizer application prescription files for VRA equipment, based on soil sample analysis & other inputs - but hadn't thought about in the context of using tree ring records for temperature proxies.
"Liebeg's Barrel" is basically a visualization of how botanical yield is derivable from environmental & nutritional resources. The growth yield of any given plant is dependent, roughly speaking, on the most scarce resource required for that plant's growth. If the plant's not getting enough water but enough nutrients, than nothing you can do in terms of dumping more fertilizer on it is going to produce another inch's worth of growth, or grain of corn.
Similarly, if the tree's got enough water, enough nutrients, and enough degree days, then it's going to grow like gangbusters, even though it might be technically cooler than it was twenty years previously, when a drought during a warm period stunted the tree's growth rings.
In short, dendrochronological use in temperature proxies runs up against a massive problem with uncontrolled multiple variables, and I don't quite understand why they think it's at all useful.
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(CN) - In his announcement Wednesday that $5 billion has been pumped into biomedical research, President Barack Obama took a swipe at his predecessor's policy on science and used the opportunity to promote the ongoing campaign for health care reform.
The $5 billion, said to be the biggest single investment ever in biomedical the industry, is part of the $787 billion stimulus package. From more than 20,000 applications, 12,000 grants have been awarded so far.
Speaking at the National Institute of Health, in Maryland, Obama described the benefits of such an investment, saying it is generating tens of thousands of new jobs and will help with solving some of today's leading health problems.
In an indirect jab, Obama noted the George W. Bush administration's effort to undermine scientific research by lacing religious and business considerations into the support of research. "In recent years we've seen our leadership slipping as scientific integrity was at times undermined and research funding failed to keep pace," he said.
Obama also took the opportunity to promote his plans for health care reform.
"Decades of research make no difference to the family that is dropped from an insurance policy when a child gets sick," he said. "That's why we're working so hard to pass long-overdue reforms."
Obama addressed those who have said such reforms involve too much government control of health care. "This concern about the involvement of government I should point out has been present whenever we have sought to improve our health care system," he said, and made reference to the complaints when Franklin D Roosevelt established the NIH.
Obama cited a quote from FDR that rings a familiar note to the doubts surrounding today's health care reform. "Neither the American people, nor their government, intends to socialize medical practice," Roosevelt said.
He listed the roles that researchers at the NIH have played- developing the first successful chemotherapy and testing the polio vaccine.
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Hello. We're broke.
fiscal year 2009 - $1,650,971,205,167 added to the national debt, bringing the total to $7.5 trillion.
[Dawn] Phoolnagar police on Tuesday booked 75 people, including a former TMA chairman and union council nazim, for humiliating three women in Jamber Kalan on Sunday night.
However, none of the accused had been arrested till 12:30am on Wednesday when this report was filed.
According to complainant Shahnaz, she had a property dispute with former TMA chairman Rana Naseeruddin and she won the case in the court. She said Naseeruddin accused her of running a prostitution ring to avenge his defeat in the court and tried to occupy her house. She said Naseeruddin reached her house along with 200 people, seized her and her two women guests and then incited the people to attack her.
She stated in the FIR that the accused cut her and her guests' hair, tore up their clothes and forced them to parade naked in the village streets in the presence of hundreds of people for two hours. She said her teenaged daughter Asma, a student of 10th class, was missing since Sunday night. She said the accused met out this treatment to her with the backing of the local police.
Police have registered a case against 75 people, 25 of them nominated. Naseeruddin, UC Nazim Muhammad Ilyas, Intizar Hussain, Aslam, Riaz and Ayub are among the nominated men.
A heavy police presence was seen in the village on Tuesday after the locals staged a demonstration against the court, which granted bail to the three women.
DPO Gohar Nafees told Dawn that Shahnaz was involved in the illegal business. He, however, denied the women were forced to parade naked in the public.
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If I CAUGHT someone raping MY daughter.."Justice" would come in the form of a 45...
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...but you gotta love this on her bio:
Name Kirstie Alley
Location Hollywood
Web http://www.kirsti...
Bio Actress,mother,animal trainer, human rights activist (emphasis added by U.P.)and dedicated CAP USER
Looks like the "human rights activist" fades to reality when her own family is involved, eh?
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Some of the best human rights activists are heavily armed. (My father's division did more for human rights in April of 1945 than my law school's "Human Rights Institute" ever will.)
I cheerfully welcome Kirstie to the ranks of those who understand this.
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Jewel, the folk/pop singer from Alaska, is another entertainer that hasn't embraced the Polanski love-fest.
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What would you have her do instead, Uncle Phester? Stand by, taking no action until the cops arrive with a public defender for the assailant?
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#6 What would you have her do instead, Uncle Phester? Stand by, taking no action until the cops arrive with a public defender for the assailant?
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-10-01 14:30
No, CS, I would expect her to do as would most of us, dispense ventilation with extreme prejudice, this in spite of her position vis-a-vis "human rights." Just pointing out the, probably tensionless, cognitive dissonance....
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
A large male porker ran amok in the Stratford Place neighborhood of Stafford County about 5 a.m. Thursday, leaving a trail of overturned trash cans in its wake.
(CNSNews.com) -- Documentary film director Michael Moore, who has become a millionaire thanks to the profits from his movies, told CNSNews.com that "capitalism did nothing" for him. 
[Al Arabiya Latest] A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the city of Padang on Indonesia"s Sumatra island on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and trapping thousands under rubble as buildings collapsed and fires broke out, an official said.
(CN) - In his announcement Wednesday that $5 billion has been pumped into biomedical research, President Barack Obama took a swipe at his predecessor's policy on science and used the opportunity to promote the ongoing campaign for health care reform.
