DIMITRILW17's Blog

in QuickList Patrice Rushen - Remind Me

props to:

"Vegas" (Confidential)





New Las Vegas - Modern Las Vegas Pictures and Photos

in QuickList Angie Bofill he's Too Tough

need entertainment for your
bachelorette party???

girls nite out, party???

well,

we... can... HOOK... You... UP!!!

"haaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!"

Modern Day Las Vegas in Photos & Videos / 1997-2007

1999 view of the completion of the Las Vegas Eiffel Tower as seen exactly across
the street from the Bellagio.

Afternoon view 2001 looking SE at the south section of the Strip.

Sunrise in the Valley of Gold.


New York New York - Luxor Pyramid

2003 view, from the Orleans, looking east at Monte Carlo, MGM, New York and the Tropicana.

Chryslar - Sphinx

2002 Strip skyline from the Barbary Coast.

Pillars of the Community in Infra-Red.

Mirage - Treasure Island by day.

Mirage - Treasure Island by night.

Treasure Island & Pirate Lagoon.

Mirage & Volcano.

Bellagio & Fountains.

Bellagio's front entrance sign.

Bellagio's front roadsign.

Bellagio's lakeside stores.

Lake Bellagio.

New York to Monte Carlo

Mid-Town Coney Island in Las Vegas.

1997 view of the north side of Circus Circus seen from the location of the (1941) El Rancho.

in QuickList Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots












1937 Chevrolet 4 door sedan. Underwent complete body off of chassis restoration.




click to enlarge photo. too cool!!!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL ANGLES OF THE HOT ROD!!!

1938 Chevy 2door hot rod!!!


in QuickList Angela Winbush - It's The Real Thing: Without Opening

*******************************************************
**********************************************
War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. — John Stuart Mill

*******************************************************
*******************************************

Well the people who were around in the nineties said that when "the new world order" moved to take over America, they would stand up and take back the country. Where are they now that it has happened? It is hard to believe that the, supposedly freedom loving people of America sit silently while the neocons run the country like it was their personal empire, ripping off our savings with scandals like Enron, while they allow unbridled illegal immigration to drive down wages and disempower the American worker. Meanwhile they send our children to die for lies. Wake up!!! Let's take America back before it's too late. The world isn't going to sit idly by while a giant debtor nation engages in an endless string of preemptive wars, destabilizes the world and behaves as if they had some divine mandate. It's not hard to see the writing on the wall. The neocons have run the economy into the ground, destroyed the quality of life for working families, made us the enemies of the world, pushed gas prices up to two or three times what it was before Iraq, and brainwash us with nonsensical lies. In other words, they want us to believe that it is impossible to defend our borders but we can afford to waste well over a trillion dollars and send hundreds of thousands of soldiers to be bogged down in a useless quagmire!! If this is what we have allowed to happen then we have no right to be proud of being American, we should be ashamed. We have totally abandoned any attempt to have moral ascendency. Anyone who doesn't see this is grossly uninformed and anyone who sees this and is willing to let it go on is a traitor to the memory of the founding fathers.

****************************************************
*********************************************

PHOTO OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SHERIFF, MIKE CARONA

TO: FORMER ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SHERIFF,

MIKE CARONA:

SIR,

SAMANTHA RUNNION IS YOUR ANGEL!!!

AND, WE'RE ALL YO "BOYZ"

GOOD WILL PREVAIL!!!

WE'RE NOT GONNA LET "WIFE KILLERS", "CHILD MOLESTERS / KILLERS" GO FREE, AND THEN JUST SIT BACK AND LET A

"GOOD COP"

GO DOWN LIKE THAT!!!

WE'VE READ THE LIST OF "Curruption Charges"!!!

MIKE, WHAT THEY'RE ACCUSING YOU OF IS NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY HAS DONE TO OUR COUNTRY, TO OUR ECONOMY, AND TO OUR PRECIOUS YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, WHO ARE BEING SLAUGHTERED AND WOUNDED, IN AND EFFORT TO FILL HIS AND HIS OIL BUDDIES OFF SHORE BANK ACCOUNTS!!!

MIKE, JUST RELAX!!!

YO "BOYZ" AIN'T GONNA LET YA GO DOWN LIKE THAT!!!
IT JUST AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN!!!

*****************************************************

MIKE, YOU'VE GOT SUPPORT FROM SO MANY DEDICATED PEOPLE WHO AREN'T AT LIBERTY TO MAKE THEMSELVES KNOWN JUST YET BECAUSE OF THE POSITIONS THAT THEY HOLD. SO MANY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE EVEN MORE CONTACTS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND ALL MILITARY BRANCHES. IT'S AMAZING TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS.

MIKE, EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE CHARGES THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT UP AGAINST YOU, BUT THAT'S WHAT "PARDONS" ARE FOR.

THEN, YOU CAN GET BACK ON A NEW SADDLE AND PROWEL OVER A MUCH GREATER TERRITORY IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND DEFENSELESS CITIZENS SAFE!!!

THAT'S WHAT STANDS OUT IN ALL OF OUR MINDS!!! THAT STRONG LION OF A COP WHO PROVED HIS CALLING, JUST DAYS AFTER LITTLE 5 YR OLD SAMANTHA RUNNION ...
Samantha RunnionFamily Photo
..WAS ABDUCTED, HORRIBLY RAPED, MURDERED, AND WHO'S LITTLE BODY WAS JUST THROWN OVER THE SIDE OF A CLIFF.

CHILD MOLESTERS / KILLERS (AND ALL OF THE "WOULD BE'S") NEED TO HEAR THE ROAR OF THAT LION AGAIN, MIKE!!! OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!!

THAT'S WHAT THIS NATIONS CHILDREN NEED YOU FOR, SIR!!! TO BE LITTLE SAMANTHA'S VOICE, BUT A VOICE THAT ROARS LIKE A LION... TO SEEK OUT AND SAVE THOSE WHO SILENTLY CRY OUT FOR HELP, AND TO SCARE OFF THE WOULD BE PREDATORS!!!

MIKE, SAMANTHA IS YOUR STRENGTH!!! SHE'S WITH YOU!!!

AND MIKE, YO "BOYZ" ARE RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!

THIS IS JUST GONNA BE THE "QUIET BEFORE THE STORM".

MIKE, UNTIL THINGS ARE TAKEN CARED OF, KEEP LITTLE SAMANTHA'S IMAGE AS YOUR BADGE.
Samantha RunnionFamily Photo


"THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!"

(citizen's militia),

Michael S. Carona (born May 23, 1955) is the former Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California. The Sheriff is the elected head of the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Carona, who resigned effective January 14, 2008, was indicted for federal corruption charges. He gained national prominence during the hunt for the killer of Samantha Runnion. After the quick capture of her murderer, Alejandro Avila, late night television host Larry King dubbed him "America's Sheriff" during an interview. In 2007, a federal grand jury indicted Carona, his wife, and his alleged longtime mistress on corruption charges.
The indictment alleges the sheriff took nearly $700,000 in bribes and kickbacks.

LET ME ASK EVERYONE A QUESTION... WHY DO YOU THINK ORANGE COUNTY HAS BEEN AS SAFE AS IT'S BEEN???

MONEY IS NEEDED TO ASSIST IN FORMING COMMUNITY WATCH GROUPS AROUND THE COUNTY. CITIZEN SURVEILLANCE GROUPS ARE NEEDED AND MUST BE FORMED SECRETLY IN ORDER TO PREVENT RETALIATION FROM KNOWN CRIMINALS AND X CONS WHO LIVE WITHIN COUNTY BORDERS. THAT COSTS MONEY!!!

INFORMANTS WHO ARE NOT ELIGEBLE TO BE ON THE PAY ROLL NEED SOME TYPE OF MOTIVATION. INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO HELP FIND CRIMINALS. IF IT'S ALWAYS POSTED ON THE SIX O'CLOCK NEWS THAT A REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION TO HELP SOLVE A CRIME, THE CRIMINALS WILL LEAVE THE BORDERS OF JURISDICTION!!!

WELL, A LITTLE CREATIVE FINANCING NEEDED TO BE DONE. IT WAS NECESSARY.

DID ANYONE EVER CHECK ON MIKES I.Q??? MIKE DIDN'T HAVE TO BECOME A COP TO EARN A LIVING. HE COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE. BUT, MIKE IS A PUBLIC SERVANT. HE CARES ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.

NOW, IF MIKE HAD THE ABILITY TO CHANGE LAWS LIKE OUR VICE PRESIDENT, MR "DICK" CHENEY, THEN F.B.I. WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ANY REASON TO COME DOWN ON HIM. BUT, MIKE SAW THAT SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE RESIDENTS OF ORANGE COUNTY THAT THEY'LL BE SAFE.

MIKE CARONA DID A MUCH BETTER JOB AT HIS LEVEL TO KEEP ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTS SAFE, WITH VERY LIMITED RESOURCES, THAN THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT DID WITH THE ENORMOUS ( AND SEEMINGLY UNLIMITED) RESOURCES OF OUR ENTIRE NATION AND IT'S ALLIES!!!

*******************************************************
*****************************************

PLEASE PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE FIFTH AMENDMENT OF OUR U.S. CONSTITUTION:

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

The role of militia, also known as civilian military service and duty, in the United States is complex and has transformed over time.[1] The term militia can be used to describe any number of groups within the United States. Types of militia within modern US:

• The organized militia created by the Militia Act of 1903, which split from the 1792 Uniform Militia forces, and consist of State and Federal militia forces, notably the National Guard and the Naval Militia[2].
• The reserve militia[3] or unorganized militia, also created by the Militia Act of 1903 which presently consist of every able-bodied man of at least 17 and under 45 years of age who are not members of the National Guard or Naval Militia. (that is, anyone who would be eligible for the draft)[2]
• Private militia forces, not necessarily illegal, which are made up of non-officially organized individuals who have formed paramilitary organizations based on their own interpretation of the concept of the militia.

PRIVATE MILITIA FORCES COST MONEY TO OPERATE. THEY HAVE TO BE PRIVATELY FUNDED !!!

PRIVATE MILITIA FORCES HELP KEEP CITIZENS SAFE!!! CRIME IS RAMPANT. AND, LIKE I SAID, PRIVATE MILITIA FORCES ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HELP KEEP CITIZENS SAFE!!!

ALL OF US CONCERNED CITIZENS ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HELP KEEP OUR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES SAFE!!!

THAT'S WHERE PRIVATE DONATIONS EVENTUALLY GO TO. NOT TO SOMEONE'S PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNTS. YES, GIFTS MIGHT BE GIVEN , BUT SO DAMN WHAT!!!

CHANGE THE DAMN LAWS TO HELP KEEP THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY SAFE!!!

MR. VICE PRESIDENT, DICK CHENEY, WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL OF THAT TAX MONEY THAT HASN'T BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR YET???

WHY IS SUCH A BIG COMPANY LIKE HALLIBURTON AND OUR PENTAGON SO SLOPPY WITH UNTOLD HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS???

MR. VICE PRESIDENT, WHEN YOU WERE ASKED ABOUT THIS DURING A TELEVISED INTERVIEW, WHY DID YOU DANCE AROUND THE QUESTION???

NOW, YOU WANT TO JUST SIT BACK AND LET AMERICA'S TOP COP GET DRUG THROUGH THE MUD OVER B.S. CHARGES???

MR. CHENEY, I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THE PRECIOUS TAX MONEY YOU AND YOUR BUDDIES ARE "LEGALLY" SNATCHING FROM OUR NATIONS COOKIE JAR IS GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A LIFE TIME OF SECURITY IN UNDISCLOSED LOCATIONS!

MR. VICE PRESIDENT, SIR, YOU'VE PISSED TOO MANY PEOPLE OFF FOR TOO DAMN LONG. WE SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE PRESIDENT (OR MAKE HIM) TO SIGN AN ORDER OF PARDON FOR MIKE CARONA, SO HE CAN GET BACK TO WORK.


He is currently free on bail and took paid leave while with the sheriff's department, BUT
JUST RECENTLY DECIDED TO RESIGN. (sigh).

TOO BAD GOOD, SMART, HARD WORKING SHERIFF'S WITH BIG HEARTS, DON'T HAVE THE BENEFIT OF "EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE" LIKE YOU DO, MR. VICE PRESIDENT.

In the United States government, executive privilege is the power (reserve power) claimed by the President of the United States and other members of the executive branch to resist certain search warrants and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government. The concept of executive privilege is not mentioned in the United States Constitution, but some consider it to be an element of the separation of powers doctrine, and/or derived from the supremacy of executive branch in its own area of Constitutional activity.[1]

The Supreme Court confirmed the legitimacy of this doctrine in United States v. Nixon, but only to the extent of confirming that there is a qualified privilege. Once invoked, a presumption of privilege is established, requiring the Prosecutor to make a "sufficient showing" that the "Presidential material" is "'essential to the justice of the case.'"(418 U.S. at 713-14). Chief Justice Burger further stated that executive privilege would most effectively apply when the oversight of the executive would impair that branch's national security concerns.

Historically, the uses of executive privilege underscore the untested nature of the doctrine, since Presidents have generally sidestepped open confrontations with the United States Congress and the courts over the issue by first asserting the privilege, then producing some of the documents requested on an assertedly voluntary basis.

George W. Bush administration

President George W. Bush first asserted executive privilege to deny disclosure of sought details regarding former Attorney General Janet Reno,[1] the scandal involving Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) misuse of mob informants Whitey Bulger and Stephen Flemmi in Boston.

Bush invoked executive privilege "in substance" in refusing to disclose the details of Vice President Dick Cheney's meetings with energy executives, which was not appealed by the GAO. In a separate Supreme Court decision in 2004, however, Justice Anthony Kennedy noted "Executive privilege is an extraordinary assertion of power 'not to be lightly invoked.' United States v. Reynolds, 345 U.S. 1, 7 (1953).

"Once executive privilege is asserted, coequal branches of the Government are set on a collision course. The Judiciary is forced into the difficult task of balancing the need for information in a judicial proceeding and the Executive’s Article II prerogatives. This inquiry places courts in the awkward position of evaluating the Executive’s claims of confidentiality and autonomy, and pushes to the fore difficult questions of separation of powers and checks and balances. These 'occasion[s] for constitutional confrontation between the two branches' are likely to be avoided whenever possible. United States v. Nixon, supra, at 692."[7]

Further, on June 28, 2007, Bush invoked executive privilege in response to congressional subpoenas requesting documents from former presidential counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor,[2] citing that:

The reason for these distinctions rests upon a bedrock presidential prerogative: for the President to perform his constitutional duties, it is imperative that he receive candid and unfettered advice and that free and open discussions and deliberations occur among his advisors and between those advisors and others within and outside the Executive Branch.

On July 9, 2007, Bush again invoked executive privilege to block a congressional subpoena requiring the testimony of Sara M. Taylor and Harriet E. Miers. Further, White House counsel Fred Fielding refused to comply with a deadline set by the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee to explain its privilege claim, prove that the president personally invoked it, and provide logs of which documents were being withheld. On July 25, 2007 the House Judiciary Committee voted to cite Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten for contempt of Congress.[8][9]

On July 13, less than a week after claiming executive privilege for Miers and Taylor, White House counsel Fred Fielding effectively claimed the privilege once again, this time in relation to documents related to the death of Special Forces soldier Pat Tillman. In a letter to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Fielding claimed certain papers relating to discussion of the friendly-fire shooting “implicate Executive Branch confidentiality interests” and would therefore not be turned over to the committee.[10]

On August 1, 2007, Bush invoked the privilege for the fourth time in little over a month, this time rejecting a subpoena for Karl Rove. The subpoena would have required the President's Senior Advisor to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a probe over fired federal prosecutors. In a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, White House counsel Fred Fielding claimed that "Mr. Rove, as an immediate presidential advisor, is immune from compelled congressional testimony about matters that arose during his tenure and that relate to his official duties in that capacity...."[11]

Patrick Joseph Leahy claimed that President Bush did not get involved with the employment terminations of U.S. attorneys. Furthermore, he asserted that the president's executive privilege claims protecting Josh Bolten, and Karl Rove are illegal. The Senator demanded that Bolten, Rove, Sara Taylor, and J. Scott Jennings comply "immediately" with their subpoenas, presumably to await a further review of these matters. This development paved the way for a Senate panel vote on whether to advance the citations to the full Senate. "It is obvious that the reasons given for these firings were contrived as part of a cover up and that the stonewalling by the White House is part and parcel of that same effort," Leahy concluded about these incidents.
in QuickList Rangers Lead The Way!!






in QuickList US ranger