What about the watch?

http://www.wwltv.com/news/GOP-victim-unsure-if-violent-attack-was-political-91046574.html
Hi All;
A more sobering entry here... My heart goes out.
The first I heard of this was this morning.
Some places state that this was/is political. Some deny.
All I know is that whatever it is, it falls under "what in the hell is wrong with people?"

XOXO
Me

PS
Google "Allee Bautsch" for more.

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"GOP victim unsure if violent attack was political."

by The Associated Press

Posted on April 16, 2010 at 12:49 PM

NEW ORLEANS -- The boyfriend of Gov. Bobby Jindal's chief fundraiser says he's unsure whether protesters were responsible for attacking them April 9 outside a Republican event in the French Quarter.

Joseph Brown, 29, told police protesters were outside Brennan's restaurant during the Louisiana Republican Party event. But most had left about an hour before Brown and Allee Bautsch, 25, left the restaurant.

According to a police report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, Brown said a group of men yelled obscenities and taunted them, but he heard nothing suggesting the attack was politicallymotivated. Bautsch suffered a broken leg in the attack.

The fundraiser took place during the Southern Republican Leadership Conference but was not tied directly to that event.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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Then this from here.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=36533

UPDATE: Mysterious Crime Scene Photo Appears of Jindal Staffer Beating
by Connie Hair
04/15/2010

UPDATE 12:23 P.M: Observations on photograph and the clear indications of a violent struggle:

Note the wristwatch on the curb to the right of the policeman's feet. Both the policeman and victim Brown have on their watches. We do not have a clear observation of Allee's wrists (but she is missing a shoe). The watch wasn't stolen if it belonged to Allee or it belongs to one of the perpetrators.

Also, the bottom of Brown's right shoe is actually ripped open.

Brown suffered a broken jaw and nose with a brain concussion. Allee suffered a broken leg that required surgery over the weekend.

TODAY'S ORIGINAL UPDATE STORY:

Late last night, someone calling himself Jack A. Neal posted a photo of the aftermath of the attack on his campaign staffer on Bobby Jindal’s Facebook page.

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Good question about the watch...
Too bad no one knows where the photo came from...

Zoom Zoom Zoom...

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Good Morning All;
Know that there is something abominably wrong with my cursor/key/board...
Seemingly, it has a mind of its own, and scrolls by itself, zooming all over. Kinda funny.
Would be funnier if, (oh never mind)). hehehe
My new 'link' posted, so I shall try to post this also.

As many of you have figured out, or know, Casey has been in Southern California for the past week.  Greg is also there, attending a computer genius' conference. He has gotten his promotion. (Say "YAY")!
When his convention came up, and given the fact that Casey has always wanted to go to California, Greg knew there would be no leaving her behind. Casey is staying with Sweet Pea; Greg stays with his work buddies at the hotel and convention center

Since they are gone I have one ear always tuned to the news, and on high alert for the word "earthquake".
That alert went off yesterday afternoon while I was reading National Public Radio.
Seems as though Utah, Idaho and Wyoming had an EQ. 
My friend Polly (think chokecherry jelly), lives in Wyoming.
I dashed a note off to her. They are well.

Gosh, even my fingers aren't cooperating today.  Grrr...
The 'backspace' key is a great friend to have! hehehe

As the 'kids' should be back this evening, I shall just catch you up on the events of the past week or so, (at least weatherwise).

We got between 4" and 6" of new snow late last week...
It covered everything!!!


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Yes, the chives have recovered- ........     And are almost ready to cut and dry!

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I wish this one would have turned out better- It really looked like a painting!
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A row of tulips, protected a bit by the bushes above them.

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The rest will open shortly!
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The hyacinths also recovered just beautifully!
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Then there was the little blossoms- this one of pears...
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Time will tell, but I believe they too will be fine. They weren't quite open yet, so were safe.
Gritters deer will be darn disappointed if they don't have pears. (So will Sue for that matter)! hehehe 
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My pussywillows...
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And of course my Punk!
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Lovin' every minute of it!
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And just an FYI for y'all who mistakenly believe it is always cold and snowy here near Green Bay, the last two days, (Wednesday and Thursday) topped out around 80°
Even warmer than Southern California!


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Not sure if the clicky~things on the maps will work for you or not...
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I'd better close and get on with my day.
First to shower and check out my toe...

Then to grab the camera and get outside!

Have a Friday!

XOXO
Me

Hospitals Must Grant Same-Sex Visitations: NPR

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126034014
Here is the article, dated April 16, 2010

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President Obama issued a memorandum Thursday to the Department of Health and Human Services, ordering hospitals to give same-sex couples the right to be with a partner who is sick or dying.
The memorandum applies to every hospital that receives Medicare or Medicaid funding -- nearly every hospital in the country.

The language in the memo is not boilerplate government bureaucrat-speak. It says gay and lesbian Americans "are often barred from the bedsides of the partners with whom they may have spent decades of their lives -- unable to be there for the person they love."

James Esseks of the ACLU's LGBT project called the memo a huge deal that harms no one and helps many people.

"What we face is a whole series of problems in our daily lives, and certainly in times of crisis, when the relationships that are an integral part of our lives are just not protected," Esseks said. "It shows up in lots of different places, but hospital visitation is a prime example.

Some states already have policies like this one, but the country is a patchwork of different rules.

J.P. Duffy, vice president for communications at the Family Research Council, said Obama was pandering to a radical special interest group.

"There are many other ways to deal with this issue, whether through health care proxy or power of attorney, through private contractual arrangements. We have no problem with those situations," Duffy said. "But the fact here is this is undermining the definition of marriage."

Most hospitals, he said, have no restrictions on same-sex visitation.

But Dr. Jason Schneider, former president of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, said that unless a hospital has a formal policy allowing same-sex hospital visitations, gay couples can run into trouble.

"One person in a hospital can make a huge difference," said Dr. Jason Schneider, former president of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. "So I think this directive gives weight to the importance of recognizing the variety and the breadth of how people define families."

The memo also applies beyond same-sex couples.

It says a patient can name anyone to be a surrogate decision maker, including a friend or a distant relative.

It also says hospitals must follow patients' advanced directives, no matter who the patient designates as a surrogate in a medical emergency.

In the past year, gay and lesbian groups have criticized the Obama administration, saying the White House has not moved quickly enough on "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and other issues that are important to the community.

Esseks of the ACLU says he thinks this might change their view of the president.

"He put his name on this memorandum," Esseks said. "This change could have simply come through [the Department of] Health and Human Services. And the fact that he did it over his name, I think, speaks to an understanding of the real problem that people are facing."

Some prominent gay and lesbian advocates said they never thought of using Medicare and Medicaid funding as a tool to force hospitals to expand LGBT access. It's a move that Duffy of the Family Research Council calls "a big government takeover of even the smallest details of the nation's health care system."

But this isn't the first time a president has used Medicare funding to expand access to hospitals.

When President Johnson signed Medicare into law in 1965, many hospitals were racially segregated. That new law said hospitals receiving federal Medicare dollars would have to integrate. Initially there was strong resistance, but within a year of Medicare's beginning, the desegregation of the nation's hospitals was essentially complete.



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Why has this taken a presidential memorandum?
Would it not have been the kind thing to have been doing all along?

XOXO
Me

Posting new blog shortly-  (I hope).

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