February 4, 2011
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BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND
The news as I see it and the views as I want them.
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We had a school shooting in the United States. Is this the first one in 2011? I hope it is the last.
A school janitor was arrested Wednesday in the killing of a Northern California elementary school principal who was hailed as a role model for other educators. No children were hurt in the late-morning shooting in the office at Louisiana Schnell Elementary School in Placerville, but one student may have witnessed the shooting, Police Chief George Nielson said. Principal Sam LaCara, 50, died in the attack, Nielson said. Authorities said they arrested janitor John Luebbers, 44, at his home about an hour after launching a manhunt. Investigators were trying to determine a motive for the shooting about 50 miles east of Sacramento. I think they can forget about the motive. Let’s just assume the motive in all killings is hatred. We cannot assume the motive is related to mental illness. That attitude got us to where we are in this country. Mental illness is a terrible thing for all involved but it should not be wielded as “A Get Out Of Jail Free Card”
The majority rules in a democracy. The majority of United States citizens, the ones who should have a say so, are not mentally ill. Therefore, the majority should run the insane asylums not the other way around. Rehabilitation has never worked with enough proficiency to be a viable public policy measure. Even if we rehabilitate a mentally ill murderer, where is he/she going to live after incarceration? I do not want them in my neighborhood or as my neighbor. Who does? The death penalty or a sentence of life in prison without the chance of parole is the only intelligent options. If nothing else, it cuts the rate of recidivism by one.
CAN WE GET BACK TO NORMALCY NOW? THE REPUBLICANS LOST THE HEALTH CARE BATTLE. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO REPEAL IT NOW. I GOT AN IDEA; CONGRESS SHOULD MOVE FORWARD TO CURRENT PROBLEMS AND QUIT LIVING IN THE PAST. LET’S LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.
Senate Democrats defeated a Republican-sponsored amendment to strike down the nation's new health care law by a 51 to 47 vote, effectively ending the GOP's congressional campaign to repeal the controversial legislation. This was widely expected. The Republicans attempt to repeal the law was seen as a publicity stunt.
News I do not like hearing; Police in central Alabama say an officer shot and wounded a man who attacked a judge and tried to grab a gun from a spectator in a municipal courtroom. State police trooper Chad Joiner says the wounded man was in court in Goodwater on a domestic violence charge. He was taken by helicopter to a Birmingham hospital, but there was no immediate word on his condition. The officer who shot him was providing security in the courtroom. Frank Teel, a lawyer in nearby Rockford, said the shooting happened during court at Goodwater City Hall. His brother, attorney Carlton Teel, is a county district judge and was in the building at the time. The judge's aide suffered powder burns.
On this date in history;
1782 British garrison surrenders to French & Spanish fleet
1787 Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails
1789 1st electoral college chooses Washington & Adams as President & Vice President
1789 1st electoral college chooses Washington & Adams as President & Vice President
1824 J W Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to the public
1920 1st flight from London to South Africa takes-off (1½ months). Wonder if they had coffee on the plane?
1938 Hitler seizes control of German army & puts Nazi in key posts
1945 FDR, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta
1949 Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia. Some things just do not change!
1967 "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby
1969 Yassar Arafat takes over as chairman of PLO. He died a billionaire! How?
1972 Senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported. This guy hasted everybody.
1974 Patricia Hearst (19), daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army.
1977 Elevated train jumps track, crashes onto Chicago street, (11 die, 200 hurt)
1977 Wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed"
1977 Wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed"
1982 Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47 meters) Tacoma, WA. It beats month and a half.
1997 Mario LeMieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals
1997 OJ Simpson found liable in murders of Ron Goldman & Nicole Simpson
1997 Secretary of State Margaret Albright announces she just discovered that her grandparents were Jewish
1998 Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium
1997 OJ Simpson found liable in murders of Ron Goldman & Nicole Simpson
1997 Secretary of State Margaret Albright announces she just discovered that her grandparents were Jewish
1998 Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium
Mark Twain once said;
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Mark Twain
A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
Mark Twain
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain
A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.
Mark Twain
A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
Mark Twain
A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
Mark Twain
A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
Mark Twain
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain
A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.
Mark Twain
A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
Mark Twain
A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
Mark Twain
A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
Mark Twain
What we were listening to on this date;
1947
1955 Sincerely - McGuire Sisters
1963 Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers
1971 Knock Three Times - Dawn
1979 Le Freak - Chic
1987 At This Moment - Billy Vera & The Beaters
BRUCE A. BRENNAN
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