Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Zimmerman Attacked by Propaganda
http://www.wnd.com/2013/10/george-zimmerman-civil-rights-hero/
George Zimmerman, civil-rights hero?
Stunning exposé reveals efforts to seek justice for black man
October 29, 2013
Labels:
Black Racism,
Florida,
George Zimmerman,
Propaganda
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Cousin From Chicago Murders Three in NYC Because They Had Too Much
[From article]
'The family had too much. Their income (and) lifestyle was better than his,' a source told the New York Post, where it was reported that the 1-year-old victim was also decapitated.
The man had reportedly been staying with the family for a week since arriving to New York from Chicago.
Is relentless propaganda by Democrats and Obama's White House about rich and poor a proximate cause of these murders?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2477760/Horror-dead-Brooklyn-stabbing-spree.html
Pictured: Jealous man who stabbed his cousin's wife and her four children to death in horrific Brooklyn massacre because he 'envied their possessions'
Ming Dong Chen, 25, has been taken into custody for hacking a woman and her four children to death with a meat cleaver
The victims aged 1, 5, 7, 9 around just before 11pm Saturday night
Three were dead before paramedics arrived, two were pronounced dead at a local hospital
The 1-year-old victim was reportedly decapitated
They range in ages from eighteen months to 37-years-old and were related to the man taken into custody
The dead mother's sister was at the house and called both 911 and the father as the family was butchered, she survived unscathed
By RYAN GORMAN and DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 23:11 EST, 26 October 2013 | UPDATED: 17:37 EST, 27 October 2013
'The family had too much. Their income (and) lifestyle was better than his,' a source told the New York Post, where it was reported that the 1-year-old victim was also decapitated.
The man had reportedly been staying with the family for a week since arriving to New York from Chicago.
Is relentless propaganda by Democrats and Obama's White House about rich and poor a proximate cause of these murders?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2477760/Horror-dead-Brooklyn-stabbing-spree.html
Pictured: Jealous man who stabbed his cousin's wife and her four children to death in horrific Brooklyn massacre because he 'envied their possessions'
Ming Dong Chen, 25, has been taken into custody for hacking a woman and her four children to death with a meat cleaver
The victims aged 1, 5, 7, 9 around just before 11pm Saturday night
Three were dead before paramedics arrived, two were pronounced dead at a local hospital
The 1-year-old victim was reportedly decapitated
They range in ages from eighteen months to 37-years-old and were related to the man taken into custody
The dead mother's sister was at the house and called both 911 and the father as the family was butchered, she survived unscathed
By RYAN GORMAN and DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 23:11 EST, 26 October 2013 | UPDATED: 17:37 EST, 27 October 2013
Labels:
Chicago,
Homicides,
Jealousy,
New York City,
Wealthy
Lou Reed, Singer, Dies at 71
April 20, 2010: American singer Lou Reed smiles during a session after the world premiere of his first film "Red Shirley" at the Vision du Reel Documentary film Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. The film is about an interview Reed conducts with his cousin on the eve of her hundredth birthday. (REUTERS)
[Many images embedded here]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2477902/Rock-legend-Lou-Reed-dead-71-Music-fans-mourning-The-Velvet-Underground-founder-American-icon-passes-away.html
Rock legend Lou Reed dead at 71: Music fans in mourning after The Velvet Underground founder and American icon passes away
Lou Reed has died at the age of 71
The cause of death hasn't been revealed, but the rock legend underwent a liver transplant in May
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 12:56 EST, 27 October 2013 | UPDATED: 16:02 EST, 27 October 2013
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http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-and-rock-pioneer-dead-at-71-20131027
Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71
By Jon Dolan
October 27, 2013 1:15 PM ET
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http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/10/27/lou-reed-dies-at-71-report-says/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fmost-popular+%28Internal+-+Most+Popular+Content%29
Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed dies at 71, literary agent says
Published October 27, 2013
FoxNews.com
Published on Jan 29, 2013
Lou Reed performs "A Walk On The Wild Side" live at the Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985. Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp in 1985 to keep family farmers on the land and has worked since then to make sure everyone has access to good food from family farmers. Dave Matthews joined Farm Aid's board of directors in 2001.
Published on Jul 30, 2012
Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side Lyrics
Holly came from Miami F.L.A.
Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
Candy came from out on the island,
In the backroom she was everybody's darling,
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
She said, hey baby, take a walk on the wild side
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
And the coloured girls go,
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo
Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York City is the place where they said:
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
Went to the Apollo
You should have seen him go go go
They said, hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that dash
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
And the coloured girls say
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo
Holly came from Miami F.L.A.
Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side,
Said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side.
Candy came from out on the island,
In the backroom she was everybody's darling,
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
She said, hey baby, take a walk on the wild side
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
And the coloured girls go,
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo
Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York City is the place where they said:
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
Went to the Apollo
You should have seen him go go go
They said, hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that dash
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
And the coloured girls say
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
doo
Black Male Student, 14, Murders Danvers, Massachusetts White Woman Teacher, 24
http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/10/23/classes-danvers-high-canceled-due-homicide-investigation/G3GWNm9Pp72AGlOaCoORdJ/story.html
14-year-old student held without bail in slaying of Danvers High teacher
By John R. Ellement, Kathy McCabe, Peter Schworm and Martin Finucane,
Boston Globe Staff
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2473210/Danvers-High-school-boy-charged-murder-teacher.html
Pictured: Boy, 14, 'caught on camera dragging teacher's body into woods' leaving blood smeared all over high school bathroom
Math teacher Colleen Ritzer found dead Wednesday morning after she was reported missing because she didn't come home from school
Police found blood found in second floor bathroom when they went to Danvers High School to search for Ritzer
Teen reported missing hours earlier after he didn't come home from school
All schools in Danvers were shut down because of the murder investigation
By MICHAEL ZENNIE and WILL PAYNE IN DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 08:45 EST, 23 October 2013 | UPDATED: 14:08 EST, 23 October 2013
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http://nypost.com/2013/10/23/14-year-old-killed-math-teacher-dumped-corpse-at-school/
Student, 14, charged with killing teacher in Mass.
By Associated Press
New York Post
October 23, 2013 | 1:13pm
Marathon Bombing Suspect Killed Three In Waltham MA, Before Bombing
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2472892/Boston-bomber-Tamerlan-Tsarnaev-killed-friend-slitting-throats.html
Dead Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev DID butcher friend and two others by slitting their throats after 'drug deal gone wrong' and dumped marijuana on bodies
Startling revelation is the first time that federal authorities have officially implicated Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the gruesome 2011 killings
Brendan Mess, described as Tsarnaev's 'only American friend', Raphael Teken and Erik Weissman were murdered on September 11, 2011 at their home in Waltham, Massachusetts
The admission by federal prosecutors comes almost six months after Tsarnaev's friend, Ibragim Todashev was shot dead in his Orlando home
The court documents filed today assert that Todashev told law enforcement that he and Tsarnaev were the killers
By JAMES NYE
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 21:36 EST, 22 October 2013 | UPDATED: 07:50 EST, 23 October 2013
Labels:
Bombing,
Boston MA,
Homicides,
Marathon,
Massachusetts
US House Stenographer Went on Religious Rant, On Leave
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2473273/Stenographer-went-religious-rant-end-shutdown-debate-House-administrative-leave.html
Stenographer who went on religious rant at end of shutdown debate in House is put on administrative leave
Dianne Reidy started yelling about God's message and the Constitution shortly after the debt ceiling vote in the House of Representatives
Mother was released from hospital but return to work has been delayed as outburst is reviewed
By MEGHAN KENEALLY and DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 09:29 EST, 23 October 2013 | UPDATED: 09:30 EST, 23 October 2013
Video Helped Identify Suspects in NYC Motorcycle Rage Beating
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2472387/Never-seen-video-NYPD-used-identify-bikers-road-rage-attack-SUV-driver-shows-victim-kicked-stomped.html
Never-before-seen video that NYPD used to identify bikers in road rage attack on SUV driver shows victim being kicked and stomped
The 51-second video was recoded September 29 on Henry Hudson Parkway in New York City
Police watched clip and used to to help them identify nine suspects who so far have been arrested
Ninth biker, Jason Brown, 40, was taken in Monday and charged with gang assault
Undercover Detective Wojciech Braszczok arrested in the attack no longer plans to testify
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 17:31 EST, 22 October 2013 | UPDATED: 18:49 EST, 22 October 2013
Labels:
Beating,
Motorcycle,
New York City,
Road Rage,
Video Tape
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Doctor With Interest In Manufacturer, Implants Spinal Screw, Patient Dies, Gets Sued
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505269_162-57609052/surgeon-salesmen-doctors-profit-from-devices-they-put-in-patients/
October 24, 2013 8:13 AM
Surgeon salesmen? Doctors profit from devices they put in patients
ByBen Eisler, Jeff Glor
Labels:
Doctors,
Homicides,
Implants,
Lawsuit,
Medical Negligence,
Patients Rights
Rich Black People Whine About Racism, Black Police Harass Poor White People
Last time Mr. Sharpton threatened a boycott his obedient thugs burned down a Harlem store killing four. Police should keep this known inciter of violence under strict surveillance, instead of harassing government critics. Oh wait. Sharpton is reportedly an FBI informant. So he can threaten, burn and incite all he wants. FBI thugs are allowed to burn, to kill, to defame and to harass vulnerable elder citizens. Isn't that what the FBI is for? To attack racists on behalf of multi millionaire black celebrities? Way to go Barack. Divide. Divide. Divide.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DEPARTMENT_STORE_DISCRIMINATION_SUIT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-10-26-13-11-53
Oct 26, 1:11 PM EDT
SHARPTON THREATENS STORE BOYCOTT OVER PROFILE SUIT
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[From article]
City College of Technology student Trayon Christian, 19, filed a civil rights lawsuit against the NYPD and Barneys New York, claiming he was racially profiled while shopping at the Madison Avenue store.
Christian said the store and police targeted him back in April because they didn’t think he could afford a $349 Ferragamo belt.
Christian said he had just been paid from his work-study job when he went to Barneys to purchase the belt back in April.[. . .]
Another shopper, 21-year-old Kayla Phillips, has filed a complaint with the city’s police watchdog agency, claiming she had a similar experience after buying a $2,500 Celine handbag in February.
Christian said he had just been paid from his work-study job when he went to Barneys to purchase the belt back in April.[. . .]
Another shopper, 21-year-old Kayla Phillips, has filed a complaint with the city’s police watchdog agency, claiming she had a similar experience after buying a $2,500 Celine handbag in February.
So this college student, 19, on work study buys a $349 belt? Huh? And complains about racism? How many college students or poor white people who cannot afford college today are able to buy a $349 belt? Then another lady, 21, complains about racism after buying a $2500 purse? Are these two black geniuses greedy or what? Then there is retired drug dealer and "hip hop artist Jay-Z, who has a lucrative deal with Barneys New York[.]" Huh? (again). For 34 years the FBI broadcast character assassination against me in three states saying "He's a retired drug dealer." Local police conducted and still conduct relentless harassment, provocations, insults, humiliation, and ridicule in response to the FBI defamation. Yet Jay-Z is really a retired drug dealer, paid to promote merchandise at retail stores? Is it because he is black and I am white? Is that black racism by the FBI, the stores and police? I can hardly afford to buy a $10 belt. Why are these privileged young black people whining while police and FBI thugs harass me, relentlessly on property owned and operated by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Have crime families taken control of the US government and Harvard University? Police harass me for defamation, but Jay-Z gets paid for being a drug dealer, and wealthy black people whine about racism? Policy to divide Americans is going well, Barack.
Some Laws Are Established, Others Disestablished?
Wait a minute! The Dems insist that Obamacare is "established law." So are immigration laws optional, disestablished law? Democrats in Washington DC and in Cambridge MA say established laws are laws they like and want enforced, e.g., taxpayer grants for entitlements, benefits for same sex marriage, etc. But laws that they do not like or laws that are inconvenient are disestablished laws. It is the same for free speech and First Amendment protected speech. Liberals promote free speech for speech they like and censor speech they do not like. This is another example of the lawlessness of Obama. Selective enforcement of laws, unequal protection of laws is best practices for this misguided delusional group of government criminals.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/330603-dem-rep-obama-has-responsibility-to-stop-deportations-if-congress-does-not-act
Dem: Obama should consider stopping all deportations of illegal immigrants
By Justin Sink
10/25/13 10:47 AM ET
Friday, October 25, 2013
Obama Fired Nine Generals, What's Happening?
On October 12, 2013, ABC’s Dianne Sawyer brought us a video of a 9th, yes 9th, General fired from the military this week. It’s even reaching some of the more liberal stations and begging them to ask the question, “What is going on?” It seems President Obama is preparing what he calls “my military” for his version of the final solution. With all the documentation we have, it looks as though he is purging the military for the next step.
We have been warned by a Pentagon Official to expect radical changes. You heard of our dire warnings of Chinese Economists planning to foreclose and forming the TPP Treaty that could set a global economy in motion. We have the very real possibility of 16 U.S. States being shutdown and handed over due to debt in this mess. We even have a CIA whistle blower warning us that President Obama wants to radically take over power. People are crying out, where is our military in this mess?
Well, there seems to be some very credible evidence that since last year and through this year that there has been a “litmus test” given to American Military Officers. The Main point of that test, “Would you fire on an American Citizen?” If you say no, then as Donald Trump would say, “Your fired!” Since the beginning of the year these retired officer’s have came forward with “President Obama is preparing for war against the U.S.”. We even know Dr. Garrow and others confirmed this litmus test. Then we have heard President Obama himself talk about “My Military”. And this isn’t all. This strange chain of firings from the Military is so bizarre and so unheard of that even Dianne Sawyer of ABC news reached out to cover it when the 9th, yes 9th, Military Commanding Officer was relieved of duty in less than a year. This doesn’t include the long list last year, this is just the nine individuals this year alone.
General Carter Hamm, United States Army-Served as head of the United States African Command. Was in charge of the US African command during the fateful night of September 11, 2012 when the lives of four American citizens was taken in the Embassy in Benghazi. Hamm was extremely critical of our Commander and Chief and stated he lied about not having reinforcements in the area on that night. Hamm “resigned and retired” on April of 2013.
Rear Admiral Charles Gaouette/United States Navy-Commander of Carrier Strike Group Three. His most recent activity served as Deputy Commander of the US Naval Forces, US Central Command. He was in charge of Air Craft Carriers in the Mediterranean Sea the night of September 11, 2012. He testified before the hearing committee and said that there may not have been time toet the flight crews there but left the door open on if told when the events took place if that he could have had the aircraft launched upon cross-examination by Rep. Tray Gowdey. Recently fired from the Administrative post and relieved of Duty by the Obama Administration for “utterance of a racial slur”.
Major General Ralph Baker, United States Army- Major General Baker served as the Commander of the Joint Task Force-Horn at Camp Lamar, Djibouti, Africa. Was also involved in some aspect with the incident September 11, 2012, being under the African Command. Had said he believed attack helicopters could have made it in time. Relieved of command and fired for groping a civilian (no assault charges or sexual misconduct charges filed with JAG)
Brigadier General Bryan Roberts, United States Army-General Roberts took command of Fort Jackson in 2011. Was considered a rising star in his field. He served in Iraq during his service as the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and was the Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, KY. Relieved of Duty and Fired for Adultery. While this is still on the books in the United States Code of Military Justice, it has rarely been used since President Bill Clinton’s indiscretions.
Major General Gregg A. Sturdevant, United States Marine Corps-Director of Strategic Planning and Policy of for the United States Pacific Command and Commander of the aviation wing at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Highly decorated soldier with two Naval and Marine Commendations and two Naval and Marine Good Conduct medals. He also has an Air Medal with a gold star. He served honorably and distinctively. He had asked about supplies to his command. He was one of two commanding officers suddenly relieved of command and fired from the military for failure of proper force protection.
Major General Charles M.M. Gurganus, United States Marine Corps- Regional Commander in the Southwest and I Marine Expeditionary Force (a forward or frontal division) in Afghanistan. Also Highly decorated with a Defense Superior Service Medal, two Legion of Merritt w/Valor, and three Meritorious Service Commendations. Major General C.M.M.Gurganus had questioned the use of Afghanistan patrols along side American patrols after two officers were executed at their desk and a platoon was lead into an ambush on the front lines. Was the other commander relieved of duty for failure of proper force protection.
Lieutenant General David Holmes Huntoon Jr, United States Army-Served as the 58th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. He had graduated from the same academy in 1973 and had served in Senior Planning and Education Services through the majority of his career. He was “censored” for “an investigation” into an “improper relationship” according to The Department of Defense. Nothing was released to the nature of the improper relationship. Nothing was even mentioned if an actual investigation even took place.
Vice Admiral Tim Giardina, United States Navy-Deputy Commander of the United States Strategic Command. Commander of the Submarine Group Trident, Submarine Group 9 and Submarine Group 10, where every single one of the 18 Nuclear Submarines with Nuclear Trident Missiles of those three groups were in his command. This commander earned six Legions of Merit, Two Meritorious Service Medals, two Joint Service Commendation Medals, and several other medals, ribbons and decorations in his illustrious career. He was removed from service and fired from the military for the charge of using counterfeit poker chips (not making that up).
Last on the list, Major General Michael Carry, United States Air Force-Commander 20th Air Force in charge of 9,600 people and 450 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) at three operational wings and served in both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He was Fired October 11, 2013, for “Personal Misbehavior” is what was told to ABC News. He and Giardina were both the two top Commanders over the United States Nuclear Arsenal before their dismissal within 48 hours of each other.
As ABC News reports, this is an extremely alarming rate and one of the biggest and fastest purges of military personnel ever recorded. It apparently is such a shock at the rate even for a long time veteran of reporting the news as Dianne Sawyer, because at one point she gets heated saying two Commanders of the Nuclear Command.
You don’t put people who are not very intelligent and without a squeaky clean record over that area of the Military. It is enough to make the hardest and staunchest of supporters as the ABC news crew to pause and ask themselves, “what step is he planning?”.
Labels:
Abuse of Power,
Barack Obama,
Military,
Misguided Politicians
Cambridge MA Taxpayers Contribute to Harvard University FAS Fund Raiser
Harvard University regularly uses city owned land which Harvard University officials call the plaza. On October 23, 2103 Harvard University's development office, added to the usual tent on the overpass, with extensions, and huge heating units, which can be seen in this photo essay. Also seen are Harvard University campus police who do not have legal jurisdiction over non Harvard University property.
Cambridge City officials usually look the other way when Harvard University officials abuse their powers. But the city cannot extend the jurisdiction of private police which derives from a state statute. James Q. Wilson died in 2012 at 80. He originated the broken windows theory of policing which dramatically reduced serious crime in New York City by addressing minor crimes. If that method is applied to police, politicians and Harvard University officials the question arises what serious crimes are being ignored by ignoring minor crimes, and malfeasance, like HUPD policing without jurisdiction, fund raising on city owned land?
These images also show the large structure makes it impossible for emergency fire and police vehicles to get through on the overpass.
It is common knowledge that local, state and US laws, especially inconvenient laws are optional in Cambridge especially for Harvard officials. See also
http://enoughroomvideo.blogspot.com/2013/10/boston-mayor-will-work-at-harvard.html
the potential conflict of interest which was noted if Boston Mayor Thomas Menino took a job at Harvard. But the Cambridge City Manager, for 31 years, Robert Healy is, (and other former Cambridge Mayors are) employed at Harvard University with the same alleged conflicts.
Images captured on Friday, October 25, 2013 at about 4:30 PM, by Roy Bercaw.
[From article]
The festivities will begin Friday evening with an invitation-only reception in Annenberg Hall, followed by a dinner in the Science Center Plaza. Saturday’s program will begin early with an 8 a.m. breakfast in the Plaza[. . .]
Saturday’s speeches, [. . .] will be followed by a luncheon in the Science Center Plaza
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/10/24/donors-descend-campaign-launch/
Donors Descend on Cambridge for FAS Campaign Launch
By MATTHEW Q. CLARIDA and NICHOLAS P. FANDOS,
Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSOctober 23, 2013
The monster tent erected on city land for the fund raising event for Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Friday, October 25, 2013.
Audio men preparing the equipment on the overpass.
Two Harvard University Campus police officers scanning the pedestrians and guarding the tent on city land. HUPD's jurisdiction ends at the university's property line according to state statute. The City government which enjoys doing favors for Harvard University cannot extend that jurisdiction. So what are HUPD campus officers doing on city land? Why aren't Cambridge police being paid for details?
Hard to get a perspective on the enormity of this structure from ground level.
One of six heating and cooling units for this tent.
These dials show the units can both heat and cool the tent.
Here's a side view of the heating unit in the narrow passageway left for pedestrians.
Here's a view of the narrow passageway for a bicycle and pedestrians on city owned land.
HUPD campus officer turns away to hide his face.
You can see heavy glass doors for this tent just to the left of the man with the red cap.
There is no passage at the west end of the overpass. Equipment and trucks block pedestrian passage. No way for emergency vehicles either.
On the right of this image is the concrete barrier at the west end of the overpass. Fire and police vehicles cannot get through this end or on either side of the tent. Was this structure approved by any city or state safety agency? Looks like it was designed to permit the highest number of potential donors into the tent.
This shows how wide this structure is. HUPD officer hiding-his face can be see at top left of this image.
These eight speakers will be used to broadcast the music from inside the tent to attract donors.
Entrance to the tent which has a large screen almost the length of the tent divided into three screens for video during the fund raiser. There is a stage for the orchestra, the Mariachi band, and tables with chairs for the donors.
This is a light structure for musicians outside of the tent continuing the mood as donors enter and leave the main event tent. Memorial Hall can be seen in the top right of this image.
Looking west along the south side of this structure. On the left, about half way up in this image can be seen the covers for the electrical cables. Beyond that emergency vehicles cannot pass. Is this a potential fire hazard?
This image is toward the science center of the east side of the structure.
Another heating unit with equipment for the fund raiser.
And another heating unit.
Looking along the south side of the structure. Memorial Hall is in the center top.
Harvard University moved the replacement temporary affordable housing plants for the local rodent population which resides on the overpass, city land.
Concrete barrier at west end of the overpass, with truck and equipment blocking passage for pedestrians.
Another view of the tent, affordable rodent housing and the Science Center in the top left of the image.
Same view, images with length of south side of the tent.
The monster tent erected on city land for the fund raising event for Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Friday, October 25, 2013.
Audio men preparing the equipment on the overpass.
Two Harvard University Campus police officers scanning the pedestrians and guarding the tent on city land. HUPD's jurisdiction ends at the university's property line according to state statute. The City government which enjoys doing favors for Harvard University cannot extend that jurisdiction. So what are HUPD campus officers doing on city land? Why aren't Cambridge police being paid for details?
Hard to get a perspective on the enormity of this structure from ground level.
One of six heating and cooling units for this tent.
These dials show the units can both heat and cool the tent.
Here's a side view of the heating unit in the narrow passageway left for pedestrians.
Here's a view of the narrow passageway for a bicycle and pedestrians on city owned land.
HUPD campus officer turns away to hide his face.
You can see heavy glass doors for this tent just to the left of the man with the red cap.
There is no passage at the west end of the overpass. Equipment and trucks block pedestrian passage. No way for emergency vehicles either.
On the right of this image is the concrete barrier at the west end of the overpass. Fire and police vehicles cannot get through this end or on either side of the tent. Was this structure approved by any city or state safety agency? Looks like it was designed to permit the highest number of potential donors into the tent.
This shows how wide this structure is. HUPD officer hiding-his face can be see at top left of this image.
These eight speakers will be used to broadcast the music from inside the tent to attract donors.
Entrance to the tent which has a large screen almost the length of the tent divided into three screens for video during the fund raiser. There is a stage for the orchestra, the Mariachi band, and tables with chairs for the donors.
This is a light structure for musicians outside of the tent continuing the mood as donors enter and leave the main event tent. Memorial Hall can be seen in the top right of this image.
Looking west along the south side of this structure. On the left, about half way up in this image can be seen the covers for the electrical cables. Beyond that emergency vehicles cannot pass. Is this a potential fire hazard?
This image is toward the science center of the east side of the structure.
Another heating unit with equipment for the fund raiser.
And another heating unit.
Looking along the south side of the structure. Memorial Hall is in the center top.
Harvard University moved the replacement temporary affordable housing plants for the local rodent population which resides on the overpass, city land.
Concrete barrier at west end of the overpass, with truck and equipment blocking passage for pedestrians.
Another view of the tent, affordable rodent housing and the Science Center in the top left of the image.
Same view, images with length of south side of the tent.
Boston Mayor Will Work at Harvard University, Uh, Will Not Work At Harvard University
Posted October 22, 2013 9:10 PM ET; Last updated October 25, 2013 5:26 PM ET
[From article]
On Tuesday morning, The Boston Herald reported a potential conflict-of-interest with Menino’s job offers from the University, taking issue with the recent approval of a multibillion dollar plan for Harvard redevelopment in Allston by a board of officials who Menino appointed.
So a potential conflict of interest exists for Boston Mayor Thomas Menino because of appointments he made of persons that are still in place approving Harvard University's development interests. But it is not a potential conflict of interest for the former, Cambridge City Manager (for 31 years) Robert Healy, now employed at Harvard University's prestigious JFK School of Government? Mr. Healy appointed all of the Cambridge boards and commissions which still approve Harvard University's development interests in Cambridge. Is this one more example of laws being optional for Harvard University and for Cambridge officials?
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/10/22/menino-declined-harvard-offer/
Menino Will Not Work for Harvard after Serving as Mayor
By Sonali Y. Salgado,
Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
October 22, 2013
* * *
[From article]
“This is the grist for the mill for the state Ethics Commission,” said former state Inspector General Gregory W. Sullivan, now the research director at the Pioneer Institute.
“I think it’s a big problem whenever a public official, especially a high-ranking public official, lands at a business or institution over which they had tremendous financial decision-making regulatory power just weeks earlier,” Sullivan added. “But ultimately it’s up to the Ethics Commission to make a decision, looking at the facts and circumstances.”
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_politics/2013/10/menino_s_harvard_offer_may_be_conflict_of_interest
Menino’s Harvard offer may be conflict of interest
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
By: Richard Weir
Boston Herald
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/10/22/menino-declined-harvard-offer/
Menino Will Not Work for Harvard after Serving as Mayor
By Sonali Y. Salgado,
Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
October 22, 2013
* * *
[From article]
“This is the grist for the mill for the state Ethics Commission,” said former state Inspector General Gregory W. Sullivan, now the research director at the Pioneer Institute.
“I think it’s a big problem whenever a public official, especially a high-ranking public official, lands at a business or institution over which they had tremendous financial decision-making regulatory power just weeks earlier,” Sullivan added. “But ultimately it’s up to the Ethics Commission to make a decision, looking at the facts and circumstances.”
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_politics/2013/10/menino_s_harvard_offer_may_be_conflict_of_interest
Menino’s Harvard offer may be conflict of interest
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
By: Richard Weir
Boston Herald
Labels:
Boston MA,
Harvard University,
Mayor,
Thomas Menino
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Drug Resistant Infections Have Arrived In The US
According to the Center For Disease Control as reported in this documentary, 2 million people are infected with drug resistant bacteria each year. An estimated 23,000 die each year from the same drug resistant bacteria. This feature is instructive for any and all people who may be treated in hospitals and or may exposed themselves unknowingly to the bacteria.
AIR DATE: Oct. 22, 2013
How societal, economic factors play into rise of drug-resistant bacteria
Has the age of antibiotics come to an end? New strains of bacteria are on the rise, landing normally healthy people in the hospital with life-threatening, drug-resistant infections. Ray Suarez talks to David Hoffman, the journalist who led the investigation for Frontline's "Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria."
Labels:
Incurable,
Infections,
Prescription Drugs,
Resistant
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Flesh-eating Dangerous Drug Spreads
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57608079/krokodil-use-reportedly-spreading-what-makes-dangerous-drug-so-addictive/
By MICHELLE CASTILLO
CBS NEWS
October 22, 2013, 2:19 PM
Krokodil use reportedly spreading: What makes dangerous drug so addictive?
Monday, October 21, 2013
Americans Sign Petition to Support “Nazi-Style Orwellian Police State”
http://www.infowars.com/americans-sign-petition-to-support-nazi-style-orwellian-police-state/
Americans Sign Petition to Support “Nazi-Style Orwellian Police State”
To keep everybody safe
Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com October 21, 2013
Published on Oct 21, 2013
Political prankster Mark Dice asks San Diego beach-goers if they'll sign a petition supporting "the Police State" which includes "Orwellian" and "Nazi-Style" tactics to "keep Americans safe" in this "Brave New World."
Subscribe to http://www.YouTube.com/MarkDice
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Mark Dice is a media analyst, political activist, and author who, in an entertaining and educational way, gets people to question our celebrity obsessed culture, and the role the mainstream media and elite secret societies play in shaping our lives. Mark frequently stirs up controversy from his commentaries, protests, and boycotts, and has repeatedly been featured in major media outlets around the world. Several of Mark's YouTube videos have gone viral, earning him a mention on ABC's The View, Fox News' O'Reilly Factor, CNN, Drudge Report, Infowars, TMZ, and other mainstream media outlets. Mark has also been featured in (or attacked in) the New York Post's Page Six, Rolling Stone Magazine, USA Today, The New York Daily News, and in major papers in Pakistan and Iran. Mark Dice appears in several documentary films including Invisible Empire, The 9/11 Chronicles, and has been featured on the History Channel's Decoded, Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, the Sundance Channel's Love/Lust: Secret Societies and more. He enjoys enlightening zombies, as he calls them, (ignorant people) about the mass media's effect on our culture, pointing out Big Brother's prying eyes, and exposing elite secret societies along with scumbag politicians and their corrupt political agendas.
The term "fighting the New World Order" is used by Mark to describe some of his activities, and refers to his and others' resistance and opposition (The Resistance) to the overall system of political corruption, illegal wars, elite secret societies, mainstream media, Big Brother and privacy issues; as well as various economic and social issues. Dice and his supporters sometimes refer to being "awake" or "enlightened" and see their knowledge of these topics as part of their own personal Resistance to the corrupt New World Order. This Resistance involves self-improvement, self-sufficiency, personal responsibility and spiritual growth. Mark Dice is the author of several books on current events, secret societies and conspiracies, including his newest book, Big Brother: The Orwellian Nightmare Come True. While much of Mark's work confirms the existence and continued operation of the Illuminati today, he is also dedicated to debunking conspiracy theories and hoaxes and separating the facts from the fiction; hence the "Facts & Fiction" subtitle for several of his books. He has a bachelor's degree in communication from California State University.
http://youtu.be/l02E4cj4Vvo
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Friend Of Terror Suspect Laments Brain Implants and Body Doubles
[From article]
First he argued that there’s perhaps a double playing Qaradawi, before moving on to the brain chip theory and “remote-controlled” mind control.
“The al-Qaradhawi I know is dead. Israel is capable of anything. That’s a double, it’s not him,” Hassan Youssef said, according to a transcript provided by MEMRI.
The Dream 2 TV interviewer responded, “I like it when you use cinema talk … A double is someone who takes a beating instead of the real hero…”
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/14/bizarre-claim-israel-planted-chip-in-brain-of-muslim-brotherhood-spiritual-leader/
BIZARRE CLAIM: ISRAEL PLANTED CHIP IN BRAIN OF MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SPIRITUAL LEADER
Oct. 14, 2013 11:19am
Sharona Schwartz
Insider Journalist, vs. Journalism For The People
http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/20/who-is-the-most-powerful-man-in-this-town
Who is the most powerful man in ‘This Town’?
By Grae Stafford
11:13 AM 10/20/2013
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Credit Card Thieves Active on LIRR
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/10/18/brazen-scammers-target-lirr-riders-with-ticket-machine-cameras/
Brazen Scammers Target LIRR Riders With Ticket Machine Cameras
MTA Detectives Have Found Tiny Recording Devices Attached To The Machines
October 18, 2013 11:10 PM
CBS News New York NY
Labels:
Commuter Rail,
Credit Cards,
Fraud,
Identity Theft,
New York City
Video Shows Texas Cop Lied About Cause of Shooting Disabled Man
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2467073/Texas-cop-leave-video-footage-contradicts-claim-shot-mentally-ill-man-stomach-lunged-him.html
Texas cop put on leave after video footage contradicts claim that he shot mentally ill man in stomach after he lunged at him
Recording appears to go against Cardan Spencer's claim that he fired because of threatening behavior
Bobby Bennett, who has schizophrenia, is in intensive care after being wounded
Charges against victim have been dropped pending investigation
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 01:03 EST, 19 October 2013 | UPDATED: 11:14 EST, 19 October 2013
Tourist Fisherman Shot Dead in Mississippi
http://www.wnd.com/2013/10/mississippi-violence-reveals-media-bias/
Mississippi violence reveals media bias
Author charges double standard based on … race
October 19, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
NH Teen Girl, 15, Missing
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2458851/Missing-Abigail-Hernandez-Mother-pleaded-safe-return-birthday-message-daughter.html
Last call from missing teenage girl's phone made from ski resort five days ago
Abigail Hernandez, 15, disappeared last Wednesday in Conway, New Hampshire
Sniffer dogs and officers have combed 3,000 acres of land for teenager
By CHRIS PLEASANCE
PUBLISHED: 10:22 EST, 14 October 2013 | UPDATED: 17:04 EST, 14 October 2013
Young Women Beaten With Basball Bat in Chicago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2458654/Natasha-McShane-beaten-2010-Chicago-mugging-kept-dark-attacker-goes-trial.html
Irish exchange student, 27, who still cannot walk or talk after being brutally beaten with a BASEBALL BAT in 2010 Chicago mugging is kept in the dark as 'attacker' finally faces trial
Natasha McShane and Stacy Jurich were brutally beaten with a baseball bat in April 2010 as they headed home after a night of dancing
McShane can no longer walk or talk and needs around-the-clock care
Their alleged attacker, Heriberto Viramontes, will go on trial this week
McShane's parents and siblings will attend the trial - but have vowed not to tell her in case it brings back memories
By LYDIA WARREN
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 09:34 EST, 14 October 2013 | UPDATED: 12:24 EST, 14 October 2013
Philadelphia Vandals Paint Swastikas, Racial and Sexual Symbols
Cambridge City Council Candidate Forum October 8, 2013, TV Schedule, Online Viewing
Posted October 9, 2013 12:24 AM ET; Last updated October 18, 2013 7:18 PM ET.
Here's a link to online file you can watch this forum any time.
http://cctvcambridge.org/citycouncillesley
Other videos related to this year's council elections and school committee elections can be seen at this link.
http://cctvcambridge.org/user/shirinmozaffari
Here is a link to see schedule of when CCTV will broadcast the candidate forums beginning Friday October 18, 2013. East Cambridge Planning Team and the one at Lesley University October 8, 2013. Other election videos are listed on this page also.
http://cctvcambridge.org/node/196664
Venue of the third City Council candidate forum.
A third Cambridge City Council candidate forum was held at Lesley University on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. The amphitheater was filled to capacity with interested voters standing at the rear and sitting along the edges. Two candidates were unable to attend due to personal matters. City Councilor Timothy Toomey, Jr. had a family emergency. Candidate Logan Leslie had a family issue. Former City Councilor, Mayor and State Representative Alice Wolf moderated and asked the questions. She kept the questions concise so that the candidates and the voters were able to focus on the matters raised. The government shut down in DC was not mentioned except obliquely, recognizing that the federal government is dysfunctional.
Early arrivals.
Plenty of open seats at this time.
Here are comments reported by the Cambridge Chronicle.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x1803299611/Council-candidates-square-off-in-Porter-
Here's a link to online file you can watch this forum any time.
http://cctvcambridge.org/citycouncillesley
Other videos related to this year's council elections and school committee elections can be seen at this link.
http://cctvcambridge.org/user/shirinmozaffari
Here is a link to see schedule of when CCTV will broadcast the candidate forums beginning Friday October 18, 2013. East Cambridge Planning Team and the one at Lesley University October 8, 2013. Other election videos are listed on this page also.
http://cctvcambridge.org/node/196664
Venue of the third City Council candidate forum.
A third Cambridge City Council candidate forum was held at Lesley University on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. The amphitheater was filled to capacity with interested voters standing at the rear and sitting along the edges. Two candidates were unable to attend due to personal matters. City Councilor Timothy Toomey, Jr. had a family emergency. Candidate Logan Leslie had a family issue. Former City Councilor, Mayor and State Representative Alice Wolf moderated and asked the questions. She kept the questions concise so that the candidates and the voters were able to focus on the matters raised. The government shut down in DC was not mentioned except obliquely, recognizing that the federal government is dysfunctional.
Early arrivals.
Plenty of open seats at this time.
Here are comments reported by the Cambridge Chronicle.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x1803299611/Council-candidates-square-off-in-Porter-
Council candidates square off in Porter Square forum
By Erin Baldassari/ebaldassari@wickedlocal.com
Wicked Local Cambridge
Posted Oct 09, 2013 @ 12:43 PM
Candidate Nadeem A. Mazen.
"[Councilor E. Denise] Simmons identified a direct approach helping small businesses. She took the opportunity to highlight an initiative she started to get the city, as one of the largest purchasers of goods and services, to buy locally." What she did not say is with that policy in place, the City Council purchased a "present" for the previous City Manager from a national chain bookstore.
Candidates Jefferson R. Smith (left), and Kristen Lane Von Hoffman.
"Councilor David Maher [said] the system works 'pretty well' and others [said] it isn’t working at all." Candidates for US offices usually run against Washington DC. In Cambridge it is difficult to run against yourself.
Candidates Dennis J. Carlone (left), and Janneke Ann House.
"[Candidate Ronald] Peden led off the discussion with a call to close the growing income gap in Cambridge, a charge picked up by nearly every other candidate." No details were provided. Within the perspective of the current administrations in Washington DC and on Beacon Hill, the policies work against closing the income gap. The gap increased during the previous five years of governance by Obama and Deval Patrick. How would the Cambridge City Council with little power other than to ask the City Manager to do something, and to grant curb cuts have any influence on income, generating jobs and regulating salaries?
Alice Wolf negotiating with one of the many power brokers present, at last minute. Marylou Batt, Lesley University Vice President is to the left of Wolf.
In a related article published in the print edition, October 10, 2103, page A14, "Election Notes," "Vasquez invited as CRLS speaker," Candidate Luis Vasquez reportedly said to a high school civics class, "Don't view me as a politician, because to me the role of a Cambridge City Councilor is to be a leader." In 2010, the Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, Harvard College, Harvard Law School and former Chief of the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice said, "I am not a politician." Is there a reason why some people (often politicians) deny what they are? Are being a leader and a City Councilor mutually exclusive? Is so why?
School Committee Member Marc C. McGovern (left), with City Councilor E. Denise Simmons.
While I was taking notes, I noticed the man with a video camera sitting next to me focus his lens on me about 6 inches from my face. He said he was from Spain and was at the forum to record candidate Luis Vasquez. The last time I had a camera in my face so close was when I stopped by a church in Cambridge as I walked to a library. I asked the state police officer what was going on. He said "A wedding." then turned his video camera toward me and held it the way this guy from Spain did. Does that mean that Vasquez is the state police candidate?
John Howard, President of the Porter Square Neighborhood Association (left), Lesley University Vice President Marylou Batt, to his right.
Before the first panel began, candidate Nadeem Mazen took out his still camera and took my picture also. I wondered why I was of interest to these politicians. How many of the candidates of the people are actually police employees?
Candidate Luis Vasquez.
Cambridge fire and police officers responded to an unknown call as I left the building. In case they were after me I kept walking. I made it home safely without being questioned. I directed the emergency personnel to the second floor where the politicians could be found for questioning or for apprehension. These images were captured by Roy Bercaw on a SONY FD MAVICA (elder) digital camera.
Left to right. Candidates Dennis J. Carlone, Janneke Ann House, Nadeem A. Mazen, School Committee Member Marc C. McGovern.
[Stop back for updates which will include the questions, website URLs and responses of the candidates. Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) filmed the forum. Here is a link to a online file you can watch any time.
http://cctvcambridge.org/citycouncillesley
I'm trying to learn when it will be broadcast on cable television, and will post the times so that you can see the exact words spoken at the event.]
Left to right. Candidates City Councilor E. Denise Simmons, Jefferson R. Smith, Luis Vasquez, Kristen Lane Von Hoffman.
Electrical genius (left), working on microphone. Mayor Wolf to his right. That is the top of Dennis J. Carlone's head, to her right.
From extreme left, at end of first panel, John Howard, President of Porter Square Neighborhood Association, State Rep. Alice Wolf, Candidates Dennis J. Carlone, Janneke Ann House, Nadeem A. Mazen, School Committee Member Marc C. McGovern.
Left to right. Candidates Jefferson R. Smith, Luis Vasquez, Kristen Lane Von Hoffman.
Full house, after first panel.
Full center section of amphitheater.
Full left field section too.
Second panel, left to right. Candidates Lesley Rebecca Phillips, City Councilor Kenneth A. Reeves, James M. Williamson.
Second panel, left to right. Candidates (half out of camera range at extreme left is) Gary W. Mello, Mushtaque A. Mizra, Gregg J. Moree, Ronald Peden.
Left to right. At lectern, John Howard, Alice Wolf. Second panel Candidates City Councilor David P. Maher, Gary W. Mello.
End of second panel. Left to right. Candidates Lesley Rebecca Phillips, City Councilor Kenneth A. Reeves, James M. Williamson.
End of second panel. Left to right. City Councilor David P. Maher, Gary W. Mello, Mushtaque A. Mizra, Gregg J. Moree, Ronald Peden.
Third panel, left to right. Candidates former City Councilor Sam Seidel, City Councilor Minka van Beuzecom, Elie Yarden.
Third panel, left to right. Candidates Dennis A. Benzan, City Councilor Leland Cheung, City Councilor Craig A. Kelley, James Jong Soo Lee.
Third panel, left to right. Candidates Dennis A. Benzan, City Councilor Leland Cheung.
Third panel, left to right. Candidates former City Councilor Sam Seidel, City Councilor Minka van Beuzecom.
Third panel, left to right. Candidates City Councilor Craig A. Kelley, James Jong Soo Lee.
Third panel candidate Elie Yarden.
Left to right. State Representative Alice Wolf, candidate Dennis A. Benzan.
Post forum consultations. Left to right. Candidates James Williamson, Ronald Peden.
End of third panel, left to right. Candidates James Jong Soo Lee, former City Councilor Sam Seidel, City Councilor Minka van Beuzecom.
End of third panel, left to right. Alice Wolf at lectern. Candidates Dennis A. Benzan, City Councilor Leland Cheung, City Councilor Craig A. Kelley.
End of third panel. Candidate Elie Yarden, with concerned voter.
By Erin Baldassari/ebaldassari@wickedlocal.com
Wicked Local Cambridge
Posted Oct 09, 2013 @ 12:43 PM
Candidate Nadeem A. Mazen.
"[Councilor E. Denise] Simmons identified a direct approach helping small businesses. She took the opportunity to highlight an initiative she started to get the city, as one of the largest purchasers of goods and services, to buy locally." What she did not say is with that policy in place, the City Council purchased a "present" for the previous City Manager from a national chain bookstore.
Candidates Jefferson R. Smith (left), and Kristen Lane Von Hoffman.
"Councilor David Maher [said] the system works 'pretty well' and others [said] it isn’t working at all." Candidates for US offices usually run against Washington DC. In Cambridge it is difficult to run against yourself.
Candidates Dennis J. Carlone (left), and Janneke Ann House.
"[Candidate Ronald] Peden led off the discussion with a call to close the growing income gap in Cambridge, a charge picked up by nearly every other candidate." No details were provided. Within the perspective of the current administrations in Washington DC and on Beacon Hill, the policies work against closing the income gap. The gap increased during the previous five years of governance by Obama and Deval Patrick. How would the Cambridge City Council with little power other than to ask the City Manager to do something, and to grant curb cuts have any influence on income, generating jobs and regulating salaries?
Alice Wolf negotiating with one of the many power brokers present, at last minute. Marylou Batt, Lesley University Vice President is to the left of Wolf.
In a related article published in the print edition, October 10, 2103, page A14, "Election Notes," "Vasquez invited as CRLS speaker," Candidate Luis Vasquez reportedly said to a high school civics class, "Don't view me as a politician, because to me the role of a Cambridge City Councilor is to be a leader." In 2010, the Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, Harvard College, Harvard Law School and former Chief of the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice said, "I am not a politician." Is there a reason why some people (often politicians) deny what they are? Are being a leader and a City Councilor mutually exclusive? Is so why?
School Committee Member Marc C. McGovern (left), with City Councilor E. Denise Simmons.
While I was taking notes, I noticed the man with a video camera sitting next to me focus his lens on me about 6 inches from my face. He said he was from Spain and was at the forum to record candidate Luis Vasquez. The last time I had a camera in my face so close was when I stopped by a church in Cambridge as I walked to a library. I asked the state police officer what was going on. He said "A wedding." then turned his video camera toward me and held it the way this guy from Spain did. Does that mean that Vasquez is the state police candidate?
John Howard, President of the Porter Square Neighborhood Association (left), Lesley University Vice President Marylou Batt, to his right.
Before the first panel began, candidate Nadeem Mazen took out his still camera and took my picture also. I wondered why I was of interest to these politicians. How many of the candidates of the people are actually police employees?
Candidate Luis Vasquez.
Cambridge fire and police officers responded to an unknown call as I left the building. In case they were after me I kept walking. I made it home safely without being questioned. I directed the emergency personnel to the second floor where the politicians could be found for questioning or for apprehension. These images were captured by Roy Bercaw on a SONY FD MAVICA (elder) digital camera.
Left to right. Candidates Dennis J. Carlone, Janneke Ann House, Nadeem A. Mazen, School Committee Member Marc C. McGovern.
[Stop back for updates which will include the questions, website URLs and responses of the candidates. Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) filmed the forum. Here is a link to a online file you can watch any time.
http://cctvcambridge.org/citycouncillesley
I'm trying to learn when it will be broadcast on cable television, and will post the times so that you can see the exact words spoken at the event.]
Left to right. Candidates City Councilor E. Denise Simmons, Jefferson R. Smith, Luis Vasquez, Kristen Lane Von Hoffman.
Electrical genius (left), working on microphone. Mayor Wolf to his right. That is the top of Dennis J. Carlone's head, to her right.
From extreme left, at end of first panel, John Howard, President of Porter Square Neighborhood Association, State Rep. Alice Wolf, Candidates Dennis J. Carlone, Janneke Ann House, Nadeem A. Mazen, School Committee Member Marc C. McGovern.
Left to right. Candidates Jefferson R. Smith, Luis Vasquez, Kristen Lane Von Hoffman.
Full house, after first panel.
Full center section of amphitheater.
Full left field section too.
Second panel, left to right. Candidates Lesley Rebecca Phillips, City Councilor Kenneth A. Reeves, James M. Williamson.
Second panel, left to right. Candidates (half out of camera range at extreme left is) Gary W. Mello, Mushtaque A. Mizra, Gregg J. Moree, Ronald Peden.
Left to right. At lectern, John Howard, Alice Wolf. Second panel Candidates City Councilor David P. Maher, Gary W. Mello.
End of second panel. Left to right. Candidates Lesley Rebecca Phillips, City Councilor Kenneth A. Reeves, James M. Williamson.
End of second panel. Left to right. City Councilor David P. Maher, Gary W. Mello, Mushtaque A. Mizra, Gregg J. Moree, Ronald Peden.
Third panel, left to right. Candidates former City Councilor Sam Seidel, City Councilor Minka van Beuzecom, Elie Yarden.
Third panel, left to right. Candidates Dennis A. Benzan, City Councilor Leland Cheung, City Councilor Craig A. Kelley, James Jong Soo Lee.
Third panel, left to right. Candidates Dennis A. Benzan, City Councilor Leland Cheung.
Third panel, left to right. Candidates former City Councilor Sam Seidel, City Councilor Minka van Beuzecom.
Third panel, left to right. Candidates City Councilor Craig A. Kelley, James Jong Soo Lee.
Third panel candidate Elie Yarden.
Left to right. State Representative Alice Wolf, candidate Dennis A. Benzan.
Post forum consultations. Left to right. Candidates James Williamson, Ronald Peden.
End of third panel, left to right. Candidates James Jong Soo Lee, former City Councilor Sam Seidel, City Councilor Minka van Beuzecom.
End of third panel, left to right. Alice Wolf at lectern. Candidates Dennis A. Benzan, City Councilor Leland Cheung, City Councilor Craig A. Kelley.
End of third panel. Candidate Elie Yarden, with concerned voter.
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