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There's gotta be somewhere to report the therapist!
IF the therapist is licensed.
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It's been a VERY long time, but I vaguely remember a place called CHUD's in Fremont, OH... might have been a restaurant/tavern, might have been a grocery/convenience type store... (I spent a year in that town about 27 years ago...)
it's probably (or might) not associated with you or anyone related to you, Michael... but it's just one of those things that I remembered... sort of. I did a google search and got nothing. I checked an online phone bood and got nothing (for a business called Chud's)... but I looked in a white pages director for Fremont and there are several Chudzinskis listed in Fremont... so I doubt it was just my imagination.
Anyway, Michael, welcome and pardon my ramblings...
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I agree, leafy. I'd suggest evaluating him by what he's doing now, how he's doing it and what his ideas are, etc. I don't live in Maine so I'm not really that interested, although little rocks on the pond do carry, as we've seen over and over again in politics to be sure. But I doubt he's a serious threat to anyone based on what his career was 31 years ago. He got trounced around as badly as anyone I've ever seen by the Veepster in a back-stage meeting that year at the Rock. I was surprised he didn't flip VP off and leave, to be honest. Don't even remember what the brew-ha-ha was all about but it was a pantsing for sure. I'm sure he's grown up in the interim. While he seemed quite seriously sincere, he lacked (IMO) that sense of leadership and charisma that comes from great passion. He was passionate, yes, but not in a way that carried far as I recall.
I can agree with much of what you recall about Hayes... though I had no idea about Wierwille having chewed him out for anything... which I don't really care about anyway. I was the target of a couple of Wierwille's rantings while doing A/V at Emporia...
However, I do recall getting the impression that Hayes had some special insight on politics in general and the conspiracy things in particular. I specifically recall him speaking as if he knew that the US was being taken over by the CFR and Trilateral Commission by instituting a new branch of government that would not be accountable to the checks and balances of either the legislative or judicial branch. That new "branch" was "administrative" rather than the "executive" branch of government.
Years later, I worked as an accountant for a state government agency and after that for a newspaper that covers all of the state government, but the legislature in detail and provides a lot of routine information (rather than "news" stories) about the so called administrative branch.
What I learned from that experience is that Hayes didn't have a clue. What he called the administrative branch is really just a part of executive branch agencies (in both state and federal level governments).
Executive branch agencies exercise what is called "rule making." Rule making is subject to public disclosure and a process that depends on a somewhat extended time frame to allow for scrutiny.
And there ARE people in news and advocacy organizations that monitor rule making proposals and raise awareness when an agency tries to do things that might be questionable.
It's not a perfect process, but it's still subject to public accountability to a degree.
So, I believe Hayes is probably harmless, as Socks said, for the most part, and likely does/will appeal to the same crowd that liked Caribou Barbie.
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This struck me as funny. (edited to add: In the late 70s, Hayes Gahagan, a PFAL grad, was highly touted by VPW as a political hero to God's people (us wayfers). TWI sent Political WOWs (PowWOWS) to surreptitiously campaign for him, if I recall correctly)
I didn't know he has an award named after him:
http://www.yorkindependent.net/news/2008/2...S_AD_diamon.cfm
From the article:
POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES
Scars and souvenirs
By Al Diamon November 07, 2008
"The campaign is over. Now for the fun stuff.
No, not the results. The results are boring.
(Unless they aren't. I'm writing this before any votes have been counted, so if John Frary happens to be a congressman-elect or Tom Allen is preparing to enter the U.S. Senate or Republicans are about to assume control of the Legislature, I deny I ever said anything about boring results. And next time, I'll use this space to reveal the insights that allowed me to anticipate such unexpected outcomes before anyone else.)
What I meant is it's time for the Gaggie Awards. These coveted trophies honor those who have campaigned in the grand tradition of the Gaggies' namesake: Hayes Gahagan.
In 1978, Gahagan, an independent U.S. Senate candidate with ties to a religious cult, announced that persons unknown had altered his campaign photos by inserting subliminal pictures of reproductive organs in his hairline.
It was a moment like no other in Maine political history, and to preserve its memory, we recognize politicians with similar styles for their, uh, endowments.
The envelope, please."
(end quote)
Gahagan won his own namesake award this year:
hahahahaahahaaaaaaaa! hairline problem
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The Boston Herald is reporting that the Red Sox offered an 8 year deal to Teixeira.
It said he is seeking $21 Million a year-- aren't we all?
I dunno... I could do a lot of good works with just ONE million dollars/year.
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would i be wrong to say i'm glad he's dead
Of course not.
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i can't really use the word "glad" -- but for his parents -- i hope there is some kind of something
i don't understand what kind of monsters can exist
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I saw a little bit of what John Walsh had to say today... he said it's not about "closure" but about justice. After 27 or so years of being composed in front of cameras, Walsh showed a bit more emotion this time... rightfully so. It's clear now that if the perpetrator of Adam's murder was still living, he would indeed be tried and convicted for this crime.
I admire his resolve and how he turned his anger and hurt into very effective action.
John Walsh took tragedy and CHANGED America, mostly for the good.
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Whoa, Nelly. It's cold here. Rocky, Simon, KarmicDebt, and Fellowshipper, I'm geographically jealous of you.
:ph34r:
Well... it's been raining and is cold today. Weather peeps say we won't see the sun until Friday.
But I'm still happy... this is the rain we need in order for the spring wildflowers to sprout and come out in all of their wonderful glory! I'll be taking pics of them again by March. :)
Just think, if you lived HERE, you wouldn't be looking forward to a national championship football game!
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Well, now that they've got Mike Mussina, Jason Giambi, A-Rod, The Big Unit, Johnny Damon, Bobby Abreu, Carl Pavano, Pudge Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, the Yankees will surely win themselves a World Series!
That was pretty much my point when I suggested it was silly to continue doing the same thing yet expect different results...!
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Who knows...This time of the year is just as much of a chess match as during the regular season. Maybe Theo is waiting for the Yanks to do another signing. (Lowe(?, Sheets? Pettite?..I dunno)
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No Team can sign more than 3 Type A Free Agents--The Yanks have signed 2 in 2 days, if they do sign someone else, it may drive down the price of other Type A's ( ie Texeira) as the Yanks will be out of the bidding war. theo may be doing a tortoise and the hare type thing...there is still plenty of time left...
I dont know if Pettite would sign with the Sox anymore than Schilling would sign with the Yanks , maybe but unlikely. I'd think Pettite may want to go be with Joe Torre if the Dodgers have an interest.
Ive been working long hours and havent been keeping up, as far as an older guy if John Smoltz is still available-thats a guy I'd love to have for a year as starter insurance--He may be able to be signed to a low base salary with lots of incentives--like Bartolo Colon was last year--Theo always seems to make some deal like that.
Manny must be feeling lonely out there--I havent seen his name mentioned hardly at all...
maybe after what he did to the Sox last year he is scaring some teams off?
Schilling's as opinionated as any ballplayer has ever been... he went to the RedSox (partly) because he hated the Yanks. At THIS point, I can't imagine the Yankees wanting him, but he's got all the money he needs anyway, so I think there's only two chances of ol' Curt wearing the PinStripes... and Slim's out of town.
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haha you got my attentio
n but I think she will be okay. 
I think so too...
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Pending a physical, Kerry Wood to become Indians' closer!
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Cleveland Indians only need a positive note from their doctors to make Kerry Wood their closer.Wood took a physical on Thursday and the club is awaiting the test results before completing a contract with the free-agent right-hander, who has a long history of arm and elbow problems.
The Indians reached a preliminary agreement on a two-year deal worth a reported $20 million with Wood during the winter meetings in Las Vegas. The contract includes a third-year option.
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I don't know whether to ask this here or in the sports forum...didn't I hear that the Cubs and Wrigley field were somehow tied up in this?
Did you figure out where to ask?
I can't speak to what you have heard or not, but the answer to whether the Cubs and Wrigley are involved is yes. However, neither the Cubs nor Wrigley Field are expected to testify and are not currently a target of the investigation.
...all seriousness aside, yes, one of the things apparently that Blago talked about on the recorded phone calls is leveraging state aid to the Chicago Tribune regarding its efforts to sell its interests in the team and the stadium with a view toward get some editorial writers fired.
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Do we get to see part 2 next week, Rocky?
Stay tuned for exciting scenes from our next episode of Criminal Minds!
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Illinois AG asks state Supreme Court to declare Blago unfit to serve
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In an unprecedented move, the Illinois attorney general asked the state's highest court Friday to strip scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his powers.
Lisa Madigan took the action as pressure on the governor intensified to step down and lawmakers considered impeachment. And the fallout over the scandal continued Friday as the governor's chief of staff resigned; John Harris was arrested along with the governor on Tuesday.
Madigan said that she took the action with the Supreme Court because she thinks that this is a faster way to strip Blagojevich of his power than through impeachment, which could take several weeks.
"I recognize that this is an extraordinary request, but these are extraordinary circumstances," Madigan said at a news conference.
It was not immediately clear when the Supreme Court might take up the matter. The justices also have the discretion to deny the attorney general's request.
The move came as the governor prayed with several ministers in his home before heading to his office, telling them he is innocent and will be vindicated "when you hear each chapter completely written," according to one of the pastors. (continued)
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Mstar, I think there is enough corruption in Chicago to keep Fitzgerald busy the rest of his life ! I don't know how the Illinois House Speaker from Chicago Mike Madigan has kept out of trouble and let's not get started on Mayor Daley !
I'm hoping one of our Chicago Greasespots can put in their two cents.
Here's one Chicagoan's point of view. We'll see if this pans out.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/sit...5111.guest.html
I thought Lush lived in Florida.
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It's more of realization that they need pitching, and going after it with all the money they can.
My personal wish is that baseball had a salary cap, but that will never happen.
I won't even try to explain why the Yankees are in a different stratosphere-mostly not in a good way-than most teams. Any other team would be considered a success with 6 world series, 4 rings, and 14 playoff appearances since the mid 90's. With the Yankees, they're 'failures' because they haven't won the series since 2000. Horrors !
It's a monster that's not going away.
Amid all that, they put together one of my all time favorite teams of non 'superstars' and 'good guys' in the 90's that won 4 , and almost 5 world series. Recapturing that 'magic' is what I'd like to see, but they're a far way from that.
I still find it interesting that besides the 90's, my most passionate Yankee years were the late 60's Horace Clarke, cellar dwelling Yankees. It was fun to watch that team slowly come together.
It was a different world back then.
I'm now reading that Texiara may command close to 200 million, whoever gets him, but so long as it's not the Yankees it's no big deal.
You can also rest assured that the Dbacks won't be in that contest...!
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Not with Baltimore in the AL East
Though hes good, Its still a bafflingly large number for me to digest-- rumor has that they are offering Derek Lowe
a ton (4/$66m) too...another move I dont get...
as always we'll have to wait and see how it all plays out
It's just more of the same Steinbrenner strategy that he's been using (successfully?) for many years. I can't see how continuing to do the same thing and expecting a different result is going to work this time.
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I've heard news reports that the Illinois atty gen can (and probably will) ask the state supreme court to (at least temporarily) declare Blago unfit to serve. If they do so, whoever becomes acting governor has the authority to make the appointment.
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Im guessing that it would take longer than January 20th to impeach him or remove him from office. If he does not resign, does he still, inspite of these events, have the power to appoint the new senator?
yes.
Hopefully there is some mechanism in Illinois politics to get around this...Anyone know how this works?I've heard news reports that the Illinois atty gen can (and probably will) ask the state supreme court to (at least temporarily) declare Blago unfit to serve. If they do so, whoever becomes acting governor has the authority to make the appointment.
Also if there could be one bright spot in this to me its the emergence of Patrick Fitzgerald who uncovered this. The NYTimes calls him a modern day Elliot Ness.Will he be investigating the Bush Administration next?
Only if the new US Attorney General directs him to do so... which is unlikely.
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well shoot, Sarah Palin tried to sell a plane on Ebay, Gov. Blag was trying to outdo her and sell a senate seat.
If it wasn't so tragic, it WOULD be funny.
More tragic is the likelihood that this kind of thing has probably happened before without the American people having found out... even though there have been politicians convicted on corruption related crimes before.
Of course, there's ABSCAM... which many here might remember. In Arizona, in the early 1990s, a similar sting targeted the state legislature with several members being sent to prison.
I would hope that similar law enforcement operations take place in many more states...
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He DID know, and did it anyway. He had already been informed of being under investigation for other criminal activity. Good gawd, I heartily agree it is good to have this brought out, and I agree with the Dems wanting to have an election ASAP to avoid any possibility of this criminal appointing someone in the interim.
I think any potential candidate who was considering going along with the scheme should also be prosecuted for whatever charges can be brought against them. If they can't be charged, then the IL voters should take care of business in an election. Rumor is that Jesse Jackson Jr. was considering going along with it, as well as possibly some others.
~HAP
ONLY rumor at this time. Unless something concrete comes out on anyone having been caught (and targeted by prosecutors), we should probably not jump to conclusions.
It's possible anyone that Blogo thought was willing to pay up may have been working with prosecutors...
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This may end up in politics but I'll start it here.
As an Illinois taxpayer I'm glad to see him getting his due. The guy's done a lot of damage to the state and it would be nice if he had the decency to resign but I'm not holding my breath.
Indeed, this IS a political issue.
As an American taxpayer, I'm VERY glad he got nailed for his very corrupt conduct.
It doesn't matter which party, abuse of power is a problem of character.
It's good to see that with all the technology in use in our society, some of it is being put to good use to hold politicians accountable for their actions.
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CC is a lock to go with the Yankees after all, from what I am reading today. No further comments at this time!
7 years, $161Million.
Troubling on soooooooooo many levels.
Well, I think the timing is really odd? Big salaries and begging for cash??Screw 'em.
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One has to wonder if the Yankees are not destined to burn in hell. <_<
Then they turn around and start selling tickets to the first games in the new stadium for a QUARTER. No, NOT a quarter of a million dollars... just $.25. Of course, that's just for the preseason exhibitions...
I can tell you that the Dbacks are NOT doing for big free agent signings or big name trades...
and they are selling a holiday ticket package for 7 games in 2009 for $49/seat. (that's $7/game/seat). They're in the upper deck, but not bad seats, not too high up... I got some... so, I'll be going to more games then last year (only went to one game in 2008).