Life in "AmeriKa" - Just Goose-Step and shout "Sig-Heil"

7 Arrested for Cheering at Graduation

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When school officials in Rock Hill, South Carolina, tell graduation ceremony crowds to hold their applause until the end, they mean it — Police arrested seven people after they were accused of loud cheering during the ceremonies.
Six people at Fort Mill High School's graduation were charged Saturday and a seventh at the graduation for York Comprehensive High School was charged Friday with disorderly conduct, authorities said. Police said the seven yelled after students' names were called.
"I just thought they were going to escort me out," Jonathan Orr told The Herald of Rock Hill. "I had no idea they were going to put handcuffs on me and take me to jail."
Orr, 21, spent two hours in jail after he was arrested when he yelled for his cousin at York's commencement at the Winthrop University Coliseum.
Rock Hill police began patrolling commencements several years ago at the request of school districts who complained of increasing disruption. Those attending graduations are told they can be prosecuted for bad behavior and letters are sent home with students, said Rock Hill police spokesman Lt. Jerry Waldrop.
All the cases, except for one that includes a resisting arrest charge, will be handled in city court and are punishable by a maximum of 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Orr said he thinks people should be allowed to cheer.
"For some people, it might be the only member of their family to graduate high school, and it was like a funeral in there," Orr said.
William Massey, 19, was arrested but said he plans to fight the charge. He said he simply "clapped and gave a little whoop" when his fiancee's name was called. Massey said there were warnings before the ceremony but none that said he could be arrested.
He said not everyone who cheered was arrested.
"There's a lot more people that did it than six or seven," said Massey, who graduated from Fort Mill last year.
Fort Mill Principal Dee Christopher says school officials don't ask that offenders be arrested but that he plans to keep a police presence at future graduation ceremonies.
"We think it's important for every graduate's name to be heard and for every person in the arena to be able to see that student cross the stage. ... That's why we have disruptive guests removed," he said.
Last year in Galesburg, Illinois, five students were denied diplomas from the city's lone public high school after enthusiastic friends or family members cheered for them during commencement. Students could get their diplomas after completing eight hours of public service for the school district.

Hey, Reichs-Lieutenant Waldrop,

Sorry that your Third Reich died, but I see your well on your way to establishing the Fourth-Reich here in AmeriKa. Good luck in destroying the constitution. It's just an anachronism anyway.

If All Else Fails...

Before? After!

Can the voters of New Hampshire be this gullible? Wait, they ARE Democrats, after all. Gee, where was all the crying when she was doing the following: (From NoHillary.com)

Hillary Clinton can take a punch, so we know what happens when you "hit the girl". Apparently, she loses it when she finds out that she’s not the most popular in the class.
When watching the video, I have to admit not seeing any tears. But the cracking of her voice implies an emotional release not expected from the ice lady.
What gets me that while the disappointing and unexpected way her candidacy is being received may be taking a toll on her, I find it hard to look at this as some "human" moment, worthy of some kind of misplaced and undeserved sympathy.
This is the same Hillary Clinton that had no problem seeking the destruction of the lives of any woman who messed around with Bill. This is the same Hillary Clinton who had no problem watching Billy Dale and others in the White House Travel Office have to spend thousands of dollars (they didn’t have to defend themselves in court against false charges), just so her friends could get the gig.
This is the same Hillary Clinton that accused millions of Americans of being part of a "vast, right wing conspiracy" to bring down her husband, knowing full well that her husband was a serial womanizer, groper, bully, and possible rapist. Did she ever take the time to put herself in the position of any one of those women, alone and going up against the power of the media, not to mention the full power of The White House?
No. Hillary Clinton didn’t give a damn about those people, but now that she’s being summarily rejected by the American people, we should care about the toll it’s taking on her.
Gimme a break.

People's Republic Nanny-State Nitwits in Action!

SAN FRANCISCO — The conceit in the 1960s show “The Outer Limits” was that outside forces had taken control of your television set.
Next year in California, state regulators are likely to have the emergency power to control individual thermostats, sending temperatures up or down through a radio-controlled device that will be required in new or substantially modified houses and buildings to manage electricity shortages.
The proposed rules are contained in a document circulated by the California Energy Commission, which for more than three decades has set state energy efficiency standards for home appliances, like water heaters, air conditioners and refrigerators. The changes would allow utilities to adjust customers’ preset temperatures when the price of electricity is soaring. Customers could override the utilities’ suggested temperatures. But in emergencies, the utilities could override customers’ wishes.

Update: Due to negative publicity, this scheme was thwarted - for now!