Jul 23, 2015

Hey--this lady's significant other is a dog--from the huffpo on the ronnie re





Vicky Neville and her tender-hearted bull dogs did not always have it easy. After years of heartache and enduring the loss of three bull dogs, recovering from divorce and witnessing the passing of her sister and soulmate, Vicky was admitted into inpatient care for her chronic depression. While in recovery, she heard about the Mr. Mo Project, a non-profit organization that finds loving homes for senior dogs.
On Easter Sunday, Mr. Mo Project founders, Chris and Mariesa Hughes showed up at Vicky's house with Macy, a senior bull dog. Vicky and Macy connected instantly and before Vicky knew it, her life began to change. She found herself living life again, laughing, gardening, and rediscovering the parts of her day that made her truly happy, all with her new companion by her side. We all know that shelter dogs need our love, but sometimes it's the unconditional love from a dog that can make all the difference to its owner.





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from dear abby: throws daughter under the bus

Daughter Struggles To Resolve Mom's Failure To Defend Her

By Abigail Van Buren12 hours agoDear Abby


DEAR ABBY: I'm in my early 50s, disabled and live with my elderly mother. Between the ages of 8 and 11 I was sexually abused by my adoptive father. My mother finally caught him in the act, but the next day they acted like nothing had happened. He never did it again, and it was never spoken about, ever.
I have read about women who caught their husbands abusing their children and kicked them out, pressed charges, etc. It makes me think I didn't matter enough for her to do that. I confronted her about it a few years ago. Her response was that it would have been in all the papers (my parents were prominent local musicians in our town), and there was no way she could have raised two kids on her own.
I still have a deep ache in my soul that tells me that I don't matter as much as other human beings. I resist going to therapy because I live with her and I know she will quiz me about what we talked about in the sessions. I just want to keep the peace and not risk her going into a tirade about how she "did what she had to do." I don't know what to do. Please help. -- STILL HURTING IN NEVADA
DEAR STILL HURTING: You should absolutely talk about this to a therapist. If your mother demands to know what you're discussing, tell her. If she unleashes a tirade, invite her to accompany you to a session so she can explain to your therapist that she didn't kick her child-molesting husband out because she was afraid she couldn't support herself and two children alone. (Was your sibling also assaulted?)
You and your mom are both adults. You should be able to have a frank discussion without her intimidating you with her anger. If anyone has a right to be angry, it is you. And she should clearly understand how her inaction affected you for all these years, and possibly your sibling, as well.


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Wishing the very, very  best to this strong and courageous lady.....thank you for sharing your story.................my mother has always been very selfish, too.  It never stops being painful--seriously, my mother has thrown me under the bus quite a few times for several different people.  She will do anything to get what she wants when she wants it and if she can convince the other person to vilify me in the process she will pay them in some way...........yes, supporting my ex-husband and his girlfriend to take away my children.   It never ends.......thanks again for sharing.
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Excellent Show Today, Noam, Talking About Gov Christie

WABC AM News/Talk Radio New York City.............


Noam Laden talking today for Geraldo,,,,telling us about Gov. Christie nixing a new tunnel from New Jersey.

He did not want to spend tax payer money but now the  real old tunnel is hindering the New Jerseyites getting to work.

Noam Laden is also asking the callers the question:  should the NJ taxpayers fund Christie running
Christie is too tough talking to be President
around the country in his bid for presidency.

Seriously, as first  it seemed like Christie was a breath of fresh air and straight talk from a politician--thinking it would be a great race with my girl, Hillary Clinton.

Actually, at the end of the day Chris Christie is just too hard to watch shouting down and humiliating the regular folks trying to ask him a question at the town hall meeting.

At the end of the day Chris Christie and Donald Trump  will fall by the wayside and they are not presidential material like the very well-spoken President Obama and Secretary Clinton.

There is a reason the politicians act the way they do and we can reflect on the example of Schwarzenegger.

Just reminding everyone Hillary Clinton ran the first time on improving infrastructure that was desperately needed as important bridges have failed, costing lives sadly , and also as a way to provide jobs for Americans.


Well done today, Noam and thank  you for bringing these  important points to our attention.



from the Ronnie republic radio round-up.........your thoughts........




Hey, is everyone out there listening to Art Bell on his new radio show in the night.......his show has been great.......he is a great alternative for nighttime radio........just google Art Bell and you will get right to the  show.
Ronnie enjoying a dip in Northern California



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Jul 22, 2015

Judd Apatow Talks Bill Cosby "One of the Most Awful People that You've Ever Heard Of"

7/22/2015 8:00am PDT

"I think it's the worst thing that's ever happened in show business," the director said of the scandal involving the comedian.

Judd Apatow's newest film Trainwreck is a hit at the box office, but the director appeared on CNN's New Day to talk about another matter entirely: Bill Cosby.
Apatow has been a vocal critic of the comedian following extensive accusations that he drugged and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women over the last several decades. On Tuesday, he performed a scathing impersonation of Cosby on The Tonight Show.
READ MOREFormer 'Cosby Show' Actor: "Of Course Bill Cosby Is Guilty!"
On New Day, Apatow continued going after the beleagured comedian, calling Cosby "one of the most awful people that you've ever heard of" and declaring with no uncertainty that he "think[s] it's the worst thing that's ever happened in show business."
The director also pointed out that the accusations do shed valuable light on problems within the legal system when it comes to sexual assault. "But what's important about it is that there are things to learn, which is all these statutes of limitations are way too short," said Apatow. "There's no reason why in California it should be six years. I mean, for violent crimes it should be decades."
READ MOREBill Cosby: Actress Who Appeared on 'Cosby Show' Is New Accuser (Report)
Asked why he thinks that Cosby got a pass for so long, Apatow compared him to a "pedophile priest," saying, "He's done an enormous amount of positive things for the world, but then he has this other side of his personality that's really hurting people. And no one wants to attack the person who's been so charitable."
"And who's a black guy. Let's be honest," interrupted host Michaela Pereira.
Apatow managed to dodge the race issue, answering, "Yeah and who's done so much amazing and important work. That's what makes it so tragic."
He also pointed out that Cosby's victims were particularly vulnerable as young women with aspirations to rise in a business where Cosby holds enormous power: "If most of your victims are actresses, they're not going to speak up because they think, 'Oh, I'm never going to work again.' "
READ MOREChelsea Handler: Bill Cosby "Tried to Cosby Me" Too
Toward the end of the interview, Apatow highlighted the excess of Cosby's prescriptions for Quaaludes as firm evidence of his intent. He also said of Whoopi Goldberg, who's backed away from her initial defense of Cosby, "I think she's turned around in a big way."



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Jul 21, 2015

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What Al Sharpton learned from James Brown that Donald Trump hasn’t--from the WashPo

PostPartisan

What Al Sharpton learned

 from James Brown that 

Donald Trump hasn’t

   


Donald Trump. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)
The Rev. Al Sharpton perfectly assessed the character of Donald Trump’s death-defying campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. “What plays at Lincoln Center don’t play at the Apollo,” Sharpton said about Trump. “And I think that he is an Apollo act in Lincoln Center.”
I asked Sharpton for his view of what’s going on with The Donald and why he’s doing what he’s doing at a meeting with editors and reporters at The Post this morning. There was no better person to ask. Sharpton and Trump are both New Yorkers who have known each other and done battle with each other for years. And they are both targets of and survivors of the Big Apple tabloids that make sport of high-flying folks like them. That’s why Sharpton’s assessment of Trump’s campaign and its future is as vivid as it is correct.
“When you run for president, in my opinion, you run either to win or you run to further a cause,” Sharpton said. He said he believes that Jeb Bush (R) and Hillary Clinton “are running to win.” The candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 pointed out that “I ran to further a cause.” While he said he knew he wasn’t going to beat President George W. Bush in the general election or then-senator John F. Kerry in the primary for that matter, he said he ran because he felt issues “we wanted to raise like criminal justice and all were not going to be in the center stage if we didn’t have a candidate.”
What followed was a lesson imparted to Sharpton by James Brown, the legendary singer who was a mentor to the preacher and now-MSNBC host, that was so rich in imagery that I dare not chop it up into quotes. In short, Trump is a lounge act who hasn’t realized that he is now performing on the main stage. The rules are different. The expectations are higher. And his failure to make the transition will doom him.
Donald Trump is not running to win or [for] a cause. HE was the cause that furthered the branding and popularity of him and his businesses. So when you have somebody that does not have to, in any way, monitor or tailor what he’s doing based on gauging a win or gauging does it hurt a cause, you end up with anything goes. And anything goes has worked for him because he’s been basically a business slash celebrity slash cultural figure. What he does not understand is that does not apply in the political mainstream.
What plays at Lincoln Center don’t play at the Apollo. And I think that he is an Apollo act in Lincoln Center. I think that what worked in his tabloid, playing the New York celebrity thing does not work when you’re on a serious thing.
First time, I went to Vegas … [James Brown] took me there. And [he] said to me, “Reverend, let me tell you something. … There’s a difference between the lounge act and the acts that play the main room.” We’re at Caesar’s Palace. I’m about 19 – 20 years old.
And I said, “What do you mean?” And he said, “When you’re in the lounge, you’re competing with the bars and the barmaids and the slot machines and people gambling. So you do whatever you can to get attention. But when you’re in the main room, they paid to see a show. You’ve got to be ready. You gotta have choreography. You gotta be rehearsed. You gotta have polish.” He says, “When you get on the main stage, Reverend, whatever you did to get out the lounge don’t do that on the main stage.”

Rev. Al Sharpton. (Jonathan Capehart/The Washington Post)
Sharpton said he never forgot that when he prepared to take the debate stage in 2004 with Kerry and other Democrats. “I didn’t get up there and say, ‘No justice, no peace,’” he said. “I’m at the main stage now.” Sharpton said not recognizing the venue change is Trump’s problem.
Donald Trump never made that [transition]. So in the assessment of that, why not take a shot at McCain? He’s ad-libbin’, freelancin’, lounge-talking anyway. And he doesn’t understand you are now on center stage. You can’t talk about McCain like you’re talking about the real estate guy bidding against you for a building in downtown Brooklyn.
So, he was probably surprised at the reaction. Why was he surprised? Because nobody called him on all the outrageous stuff he said about President Obama. [That’s because] he was the guy in the lounge talking about the president. Nobody called him when he was talking all this immigration, [because] he was the lounge guy in the lounge. He sitting up there with a presidential candidate [Sarah Palin] eating pizza with a knife and fork. It was a big cultural joke. But now you’re talking about BEING president. You’re on center stage now. That ain’t cute no more. And I think that’s what happened.
The latest Post poll shows that Trump has surged to a big lead in the GOP pack with support from 24 percent of Republican primary voters. Given that standing, I asked Sharpton, is there a danger that folks like the lounge act? He highlighted another significant number from the poll. The one that shows 62 percent of Americans said they wouldn’t vote for Trump for president. “Folks like the lounge act … because they’re sittin’ around drinkin’ a beer and laughing,” Sharpton said. “But if you go upstairs to get your wife to go to dinner, she’s going to want to go to the main room.”
“They’re not saying they want him to be president,” he said. “They’re saying I like him giving them hell. I like him talking trash.” But Sharpton said the message from that 62 percent is clear: “Oh no, I don’t want him to run the country!”
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Jonathan Capehart is a member of the Post editorial board and writes about politics and social issues for the PostPartisan blog.

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