If I was a moron and a Tea Partier...

...he'd certainly have my vote!

While I still think the guy is a complete asshole, I have to admit that I hate him slightly less after hearing him drop the "F-bomb" during a speech before Las Vegas Republicans.



Of course Trump talks that way...he's been hanging around with Rahm Emanuel too much!

BTW, I really miss @MayorEmanuel. Those were about 1,900 of the funniest goddamn tweets I ever seen!

More on Trump's potty mouth on CNN.com.

Rosa DeLauro at the Paid Sick Days Rally

Today Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) spoke in favor of paid sick leave at a local Friendly's restaurant. Friendly's currently doesn't offer its employees any sick pay.

Introducing Rosa was John Green from Working Families of Connecticut, and Tessa Marquis, a small business owner who voluntarily provides sick pay to her employees.

Here you go, Trump

Are you happy now, Stupid?

Now how's about a little quid pro quo, Donnie?

Let's see your federal income tax returns for the last ten years. Because, as you've said, you have "nothing to hide".

Enough with the distractions, you twice-bankrupted reality-show hack!

(Que the cries from the Right: "Fake, fake, totally fake", etc. ad nauseum)

Connecticut launches new tourism website

Today Gov. Dannel Malloy announced a new state-run website tasked with spreading the word about local tourism.

CTVisit.com is a resource for both vacationers visiting the state, and "stay-cationers" who will avoid high gas prices and spend their vacation in-state.

Visit CTVisit.com to see more.

Music for Easter

JPShannonJr. plays guitar professionally, often performing at hospitals and senior centers. His choices of music are both soothing and inspirational.

You can contact him at JohnPShannonJr@gmail.com.

Happy Easter!

Earth Day

Listen, it doesn't take much to make a difference...


Maybe turn off a light or two when you're not going to be in the room for a while.

Take care of Earth. It's the only planet we have.

Sound View using Public Access TV to fight bill

Sound View using Public Access TV to fight bill - by Bob Adams


(screen image of video broadcast by Sound View Community Media, Inc.
on Milford's public access channel 77 Cablevision on 4/20/11)
Sound View Community Media, Inc. has been running an 18-minute clip (video below) of the CT Assembly Energy and Technology Committee meeting to take action on the bill from March 22nd. The footage, courtesy CT-N Connecticut Network according to the broadcast, is from the discussion and vote on HB 6460, An Act Concerning Public Access Channels.

The video is playing on the Public Access channel here in Milford, which is Cablevision channel 77. They may have preempted public access programming on the Sound View schedule to run this video repeatedly during the day.

The video, which is heavily edited, shows the discussion between Rep. Kim Fawcett (D-133) and Rep. Laura Hoydick (R-120). The video frequently stops and offers both on-screen text and voice-over commentary (see photo above). There are repeated instances of the commentary accusing Rep. Fawcett of deliberately trying to mislead her colleagues and attempting to break the law.

Sorry about the quality of the clip; I only had time to save it to VHS and upload it. (Yes, I'm on the cutting edge of the latest technology here.) Other than a single instance where I blacked out a caller ID number that appeared on the screen when my dad called (gotta love Cablevision) I did not edit or change any content of the video.



I informed Rep. Fawcett of the video, and after she viewed it she gave me this statement:

“The video Sound View Media has created and is running bolsters our position that Sound View has repeatedly, inappropriately abused both public funds and the responsibility entrusted in them through their public access television agreement with the state.

Republican and Democratic legislators from our region have been questioning Sound View's choice of programming as inappropriate for more than a decade and their continued failure to serve our communities is what initiated the original legislative action. I look forward to passing HB 6460 so that the towns of Woodbridge, Milford, Orange, Fairfield and Bridgeport can continue to strengthen public access television for all viewers.”

I haven't yet attempted to contact anyone from Sound View Media, Inc. They are welcome to comment, and I will publish any response they wish to make.

GOP passes jobs bill for seniors

Which is essentially what they did when they voted to defund Medicare.

All those old layabouts will have to give up their socialism and go out and actually find JOBS to pay for their healthcare! No more free rides, oldsters!

This way we can give even bigger tax breaks to the rich folk and the oil companies! Yay capitalism!

Krayeske loses in wrongful arrest suit

As reported in the Connecticut Post, long-time activist, politician and part-time troublemaker Ken Krayeske has lost his wrongful arrest suit against the Hartford Police Department.

Previously, his suit against Connecticut State Police was thrown out of court. You can read about it here.

Krayeske's suit did compel former Governor Rell to sit for a taped deposition in Florida relating to the matter.

Krayeske's legal team thought Rell's taped statements proved she did not view Krayeske as a threat when he approached her.

"But the jury bought the (Hartford police department's) public safety argument, the post-9/11 argument," Krayeske said. "If this is the country people want, expect more stories like this ... If it happens to someone who's less resourceful, they'll get squished."

It isn't very surprising, but still troubling. The cops basically admitted to having a list of people they were to arrest on sight, regardless of any lack of provocation.

Fortunately, we have a Democrat with a healthy respect for the law now residing in the governor's mansion, so I'm sure we won't have to worry about any "secret lists" going around.

I know I'll sleep easier.

Below is the interview with Ken soon after his arrest:

Generation Alzheimer's

Recently I received an email from someone at the Alzheimer's Association, who wants me to share some information her organization has about this rapidly growing epidemic among the elderly.



If you know of anyone with warning signs for Alzheimer's, or have any family members in the over-65 age group, visit http://alz-news.org/ to download a free copy of their report "Generation Alzheimer's", about the defining disease of the baby boomer's generation.