This is just blatant discrespect to the freedoms and liberties of our country!  It would be bad enough if it were some simple small unheard of business, but it is the freakin Empire State building.  That is a national landmark that is a poster child of what American ingenuity and capitalism can build, and they go and do this!  What’s this that I speak of?  Read on…

Empire State Building honors China in lights

Ceremony celebrating nation’s 60 years of communism riles critics

NEW YORK – Red and yellow lights shone from the top of the Empire State Building at dusk Wednesday, a tribute to communist China’s 60th anniversary that protesters labeled “blatant approval” of totalitarianism and criticized as inappropriate for an icon in the land of the free.

The building is routinely lit with different to mark holidays and big events, but opponents questioned whether it’s right to commemorate a sensitive political issue, particularly when China has such a poor human rights record.

About 20 supporters of Tibet, which China has ruled since shortly after communists took over in 1949, protested outside the building during a ceremonial lighting of a scale model inside the lobby. They chanted “No to China’s empire; free Tibet now,” and held signs reading, “Empire State Building celebrating 60 years of China’s oppression.”

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‘Honored and delighted’
At the lobby ceremony, building manager Joseph Bellina called the lights a high honor and said he was proud of the relationship between “our countries and our people.”

Honored?  Freedom is what got you your education to have your fancy job that freedom gave you.  Oppression is what will take it away.  And you feel honored to support oppressive governments?  Hmph!

Chinese Consul General Peng Keyu, who pulled the switch on the glass-encased model, said he was “honored and delighted.”

He said China’s reforms of the past 30 years have led to greater openness and “tremendous change.”

Keyu and Bellina didn’t address critics and declined to answer questions.

Journalist and blogger Marc Masferrer questioned legitimizing a government that continues to repress its citizens’ freedoms, including their access to media and the Internet.

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Masferrer pointed out that this year is also the 20th anniversary of the violently crushed student-led movement in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The People’s Liberation Army is believed to have killed hundreds, possibly thousands, of protesters.

Read the full uncensored story here, while you still have the freedom to do so.

I am working on a report of the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference.  I am, really, I am.  Anyhoo, I thought I would provide this link to an awesome crash (controlled) ‘twixt a 1959 Bel Air and a 2009 Malibu.  Both cars are/were Chevy’s, just in case anyone out there is rather clueless.  Here’s the link.  Grab your snacks, have fun and enjoy!

Just a quick stop in to update my readers. Finally finished ALL my garments! YAY! There has been sooo much I have been wanting to share with y’all. Just been too busy. Couldn’t hold in my opinions, so my poor cats had to listen to me complaining.

Anyhoo, I will have full recaps of happenings on the island. I will let y’all know of the candidates for ‘10. I may be able to sneak onto a computer at the internet cafe on the island. Perhaps, perhaps, there may be some endorsements coming up. I am getting ready to hop on the ferry.

So, enjoy some Rockabilly Before Midnite. I think the perfect song for this moment is “Ghost Ship” by the German group Black Raven, since I will soon be on a ferry across the Mysterious Great Lakes, where many ghost ships lie below the waters.

I have a review of the group coming up soon enough. Gonna buy one of their records. That’s right, I said record. Ya know, black, vinyl and circular things.

Haven’t posted Rockabilly After Midnite for a while.  Hemming my skirt, this song just popped in my head.  No reason.  Hey it’s better than voices in my head.  Anyhoo, this is one of those songs that just touches my heart and makes me desire to reach out to something, never knowing what that is, but it’s there – somewhere out there.

Sorry to go sappy on ya. I will post some real gone rockin Rockabilly soon enough.

Ex-aide says Edwards fathered mistress’ child

Senator also allegedly asked campaign finance chair to hide paternity

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A man who once claimed to have fathered the child of John Edwards’ mistress says in a book proposal the former presidential candidate is the real father and that he and Edwards worked with his campaign finance chairman to hide that secret, according to a newspaper report published online Saturday.

The New York Times said the book proposal by former Edwards aide Andrew Young states he helped facilitate the affair between Edwards and Rielle Hunter. According to the newspaper, Young wrote that Edwards once told Hunter they would wed after Edwards’ wife, who has cancer, died.

What a gentleman…

Edwards told Hunter that the ceremony would be held on a rooftop in New York and the Dave Matthews Bands would make an appearance, the newspaper said, citing its examination of the book proposal.

Again,  what is with these poli-critters just being plain old awkward when dealing with affairs?

Edwards has said the affair with Hunter ended in 2006. That year, Edwards’ political action committee paid Hunter’s video production firm $100,000 for work. Then the committee paid another $14,086 on April 1, 2007. The Edwards camp has said the latter payment from the PAC was exchanged for 100 hours of unused videotape Hunter shot.

The same day, the Edwards presidential campaign had injected $14,034.61 into the PAC for a “furniture purchase,” according to federal election records.

Read more on the weird, awkward and disgusting story here

At news conferences across Michigan on Monday, Sept. 21 and Tuesday, Sept. 22, Bill Schuette will announce his candidacy for Attorney General of Michigan. “Our state needs an Attorney General who will put safety first and do what it takes to protect Michigan families,” Schuette said. “I will and that’s why I’m running.”

Campaign events on Monday will take place at:

8:30 a.m. – In Midland at the Midland County Courthouse, located at 220 W. Ellsworth Street (NOTE: Please enter the courthouse from the back).

11 a.m. - In Southfield at the Southfield Public Library Auditorium, located at 26300 Evergreen.

1 p.m. - In Lansing at the Radisson Hotel, located at 111 N. Grand Ave.

3 p.m. – In Grand Rapids at the Kent County Republican Party Headquarters, located at 264 Leonard Street, NW.

Campaign events on Tuesday will take place at:

9:30 a.m. – In Traverse City at the Robert P. Griffin Hall of Justice, located at 280 Washington Street.

Noon - In Marquette at the Marquette County Courthouse, located at 234 W. Baraga Avenue.

Schuette, a Midland resident, has served Michigan as a congressman, Republican U.S. Senate candidate, director of the state Agriculture Department, state senator, and judge on the Court of Appeals.

I subscribe to a Cat newsletter called PetPlace.com. A few days ago I received an email for a poll asking people if they think pets have the right to sue. Today I received the results of the poll.

Earlier this week, we asked you this question: Should pets be able to sue their owners? If you haven’t already done so – take our poll.

This is an interesting question.

This topic came up as a result of Senate confirmation of Cass Sunstein as administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Many were reluctant to approve Sunstein, concerned that he would push a radical animal rights agenda. In a 2002 academic paper for Harvard University, Sunstein drew a parallel between current uses of animals and human slavery, even going as far as to suggest that animals could be granted the right to sue humans in court.

It’s a controversial issue. Should animals have the right to sue their owners?

Here is what you think:

36% – Animals should not be allowed to sue and whoever came up with the idea is stupid

24% – I think it is a ploy for lawyers to make more money

20% – I think it is another ridiculous idea of President Obama’s Administration

19% – I think it is a great idea and they should be able to sue

What do you think? Take our poll .

I found some of our the comments we received really interesting. Check them out. Some people say – yes, this is a great idea … and other people were disgusted by the poll. Read the poll comments.

Until next time,

Dr. Jon

I checked some of the comments, I swear some people are so stupid. I am not sure how these people even have half the brains to even do basic things as feed and take care of their pets. Fortunately, the majority does have common sense.

PetPlace.com is not some militant animal rights website. It is mainly a site for pet owners to learn about critter related issues. Like why your cat or dog may do silly things, how to detect symptoms of certain pet related diseases, how to know when your pet needs to go to the vet versus something that can be waited out, what the best foods are for certain conditions, what people foods are safe for pets and what is bad for animals. So if 19% of PetPlace.com readers think that pets should sue, imagine what subscribers to PETA think?

I am dedicating tonite’s Rockabilly After Midnite to my fellow bloggers.  We conservatives need to keep herding in our poli-critters.  They have gotten way far off the trail.  Now it’s time for the bloggers and Glenn Beck to take on our lassos and rope in the strays.  We need to show the poli-critters that us cowboys and cowgirls are BOSS! 

Don’t try to understand the politicians.  They are like cows.  They have no sense of direction or moral compasses.  The cowpokes need to give them the occasional poking.  They need to fear “We the people.”  But they can’t fear us if we are not speaking out and telling them what we want them to do.  In fact they will wander off, cause stampedes and ruin towns of hard working Americans.

The 2008 presidential campaign may be over, but the “revolution” spawned by Rep. Ron Paul’s candidacy continues to echo through the political world.

Paul (R-Tex.), capitalizing on a healthy distrust of government and his strident opposition to the war in Iraq, became an Internet phenomenon—using the Web to raise an astounding $35 million for his long-shot candidacy.

The financial network Paul built during his campaign has, amazingly, continued to reap dividends for two men seeking to be the congressman’s political heirs in the 2010 elections.

Rand Paul, who is running for the Senate in Kentucky and is the son of the congressman, has already raised $827,000, even though nearly the entire Republican Party establishment in the Bluegrass State has lined up behind Secretary of State Trey Grayson.

Peter Schiff, an economic adviser to Paul’s presidential campaign and a likely senatorial candidate in Connecticut, has raised more than $1 million, although he has yet to officially declare.

Both men have used the “money bomb” approach (encourage all donors to give on a certain day to post large 24-hour totals) to fundraising strategies that Paul pioneered.

More here

Peter Schiff Announces Bid for US Senate

Thu, Sep 17, 2009

Weston, Connecticut., September 17, 2009 – Today, Weston Republican Peter Schiff formally announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Over the past few months, Mr. Schiff, a successful entrepreneur and well-known proponent of fiscal responsibility, has been inspired by his fellow citizens urging him to bring his principled approach to Congress. As he enters this campaign, Mr. Schiff’s priority is to serve the American taxpayer. Years of reckless federal spending have placed an immense burden on every American that Mr. Schiff vows to ease.

Peter Schiff was born to a working-class family in New Haven, Connecticut. His grandfather came to New Haven in 1910 and helped with the construction of the Yale Bowl. Mr. Schiff spent his childhood in New Haven during the 60s and 70s during which values were instilled in him by his family such as hard work, self-reliance, and loyalty-loyalty to friends, to family, and to country. After successfully building his brokerage firm, Euro Pacific Capital, in California, Mr. Schiff decided to relocate the headquarters to Connecticut in 2003. He currently resides in Weston with his seven year old son. Since returning to Connecticut Mr. Schiff has published two books: Crash Proof and The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets.

Mr. Schiff gained notoriety in 2006 with a series of national interviews in which he accurately diagnosed the dangers that confronted the economy and predicted the mechanisms that led to the crash. His correct prognosis of the sub-prime lending crisis and subsequent credit crunch made him a popular economic commentator. Ever since, he has tirelessly sounded these warnings.

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Mr. Schiff says, “I plan to bring my dedication and experience to the taxpayers of Connecticut. I may make mistakes in this campaign—but I will not make mistakes in representing you in the Senate. I look forward to an exciting race where I can share my vision with the people of Connecticut.”

For more information please visit www.SchiffforSenate.com or email Peter Schiff your thoughts and questions at PSchiff@SchiffforSenate.com

Read all here

This is great news! If more states would just have their own Peter Schiffs…. Baby steps, baby steps…. Should he win the primary, then the general election perhaps that will send a message to the establishment what the people really want.