Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will sign an Environmental Exemption that will allow construction of a new football stadium in the City of Industry. The exemption would nullify a lawsuit by the projects neighbors in Walnut a town just east of Industry and the site based on the the project environmental impact report.
The project will provide 6,700 new jobs (mostly construction) $21 million in tax revenue and over $750 million in economic activity.
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Happy Columbus Day: Mother Nature has interfered with the playoff schedule as snow and cold temperatures has canceled Saturday night game between the Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies. Game three has been proposed till Sunday. Game four will be played on Monday.
From The New York Times: A shakeup in 2008 at the United States Olympic Committee may have contributed the US losing in first round balloting on Friday in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Times points out that infighting between various US sports organizations.
A leadership change which including the retirement of long time USOC Chairman Peter V. Ueberroth . The selection of Larry Probst of Electronic Arts, the head of the largest video game maker in US to Chairman. The appointment of Stephanie Streeter to Replace USOC CEO Jim Scherr . In addition to those changes, was the wholesale replacement of the following departments leaders: Sports Performance, Marketing, and Human Resources.
Leaders of American amateur sports bristled the changes at the USOC especially of the Corporate background of Probst and Streeter and their lack of Olympic backgrounds. Another factor is Streeter salary over a half-million dollars a 30% increase over Scherr salary which came after 54 people were laid off.
Critics of the USOC including Skip Gilbert of Association of Chief Executives of Sport, a collation of 45 Olympic sports organizations in the US says it time to evaluate the USOC management.
“Now’s the time that we’re going to build some consensus as to what do we think is the next move in order to right the ship,” Gilbert said. One item high on the agenda, he said, is whether to recommend a change in leadership.
James Easton, a member of both the International Olympic Committee and board member of the USOC wonders did the role Probst and Streeter played in failure of USOC to win Chicago in 2016.
“You look back at it and think that it might have been a better decision for them to go,” said James Easton, an I.O.C. member who is on the U.S.O.C. board.
Another problem is the NBC Sports. NBC has over the years earned they lion share of worldwide Adverting revenue. NBC invested heavily in Olympics over last twenty years the for the US rights. Including 20% of global money and nearly 13% all TV ad revenue. TV contracts will expire in 2013.
NBC wanted to create an Olympic Network and made an announcement in last July. It didn’t go well. IOC rebuked NBC and basically killed the plans.
“It was really bad timing to bring it up,” said Bill Martin, the University of Michigan athletic director and former acting president of the U.S.O.C. “No question about it. You just don’t do it prior to a vote of this nature.”
But IOC member Anita De Franz who also a member of the USOC dismissed criticism of IOC members of the current USOC leadership;Just give them a chance.
“What the people within the I.O.C. were calling for was people that they knew,” she said. “It didn’t matter what their backgrounds were.”
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A heartbreaking loss for the President, Mrs. Obama, Chicago Mayor Richard M Daley; City of Chicago, The state of Illinois, and United States loses the 2010 Olympic Games on Friday, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The President spoke on Friday morning to members of the International Olympic Committee to make his appeal for Chicago as the for the 2010 Olympics. The President and Mrs. Obama spoke glowingly of Chicago. But it wasn’t enough. Chicago was eliminated during the 1st round.
Chicago received only 18 votes.Tokyo,Japan placed third was also eliminated. Rio de Janerio received the most votes with 26. Madrid, Spain, second, Rio first. The next round Madrid which was second eliminated and Rio was declared the Winner.
Conservatives, as well some liberals in Chicago was opposed to the Olympics, for the poor thousand of low income apartments could have disappear as housing activists say Chicago has housing deficit. Conservatives fiscal democrats and independents in Illinois say,the Olympics would bankrupt the city which is a half of a billion dollars in debt. The debt would add to it.
Nationally, Republicans blasted the President trip as a boondoggle, RNC Chair Michael Steel, came out swinging especially with news of the September unemployment rate inched up to 9.8% which equals 260,000 people fired or layoff. The jobless numbers is a 26 year high.
“As President Obama travels to Copenhagen to bring the Summer Olympics to his hometown seven years from now, Americans back home are increasingly concerned they won’t have a job seven months from now as they see more and more of their neighbors and friends lose jobs today,” Steele said.
Political Scientist and historian Larry Sabato of the University of Virgina says the defeat at the Olympics is a small setback for the president. It’s a classic political hullabaloo that will fade quickly,” he said. “I think it actually points up a problem the Republicans are having, which is focusing the unhappiness and disagreement they have with Obama. In politics you have to be able to complain about the right things.”
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On Saturday, at the White House Corespondent dinner, Headliner comedienne Wanda Sykes had some zingers at conservatives and Republicans from President Bush on down the line. She has a few one liners including few at Rush Limbaugh. Even the jokes on Limbaugh addiction to OxyContin was somewhat funny.
What was not funny, I Hope that Rush Limbaugh kidneys fail is beyond the pail. And for President Barack Obama to sit there and laugh is wrong. Do not President Obama know that blacks suffer from kidney failure as a result of diabetes at a higher rate than other racial groups. ( I know this as black man. )
This woman is a monster. Eleven years ago I lost my older(by 13 years) half brother to kidney failure. I have as well my parents and my youngest brother would take my brother Juan( Johnny was his nick name) in the last two years of his life to dialysis, doctor appointments, In fact I was to give my kidney to him when he died while getting a stent in his neck. Johnny suffered a massive heart attack . I was at home when my mother got the call. She screamed in Horror and in shock. I took the phone from her, I talked to the doctor. The doctor gave me the details. I had to tell his Wife Paulette that he died; the widow as devastated . I proceeded to call my dad who was visiting his mother in East Texas about his death, and had we My brother Thomas and I to arrange air fare too fly to Dallas to pick him up an drive back home to Southern California ( Dad does not like to fly.) We had to explain to Johnny’s two kids Delores 10 and Juan Jr (He goes byFernando, his middle name) that he died. We got in contact with our church Pastor D. Sims of Love God Fellowship Church to help us; and bring comfort by the Word of God to the entire family.
I struggled with survivors guilt over the years; because I would have donated one of my kidneys to Johnny. But planned operation in September 1998 never came to be. There was times that I wished I had died not him.
As an African-American man I was outraged by spitefulness of Sykes remarks I hope his kidneys fail. Its irresponsible. Bash Republicans fine, Bash bush ok. Go after Limbaugh,fine. But don’t hope(wish) some one ill. Thats wrong. Its evil and sick. Ironically my brother Johnny was still alive would probably voted for Obama.
Also wrong Dave Feherty a golf analyst for CBS Sports got in trouble for a joke if a solider with a rifle with two bullets was in an elevator with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,Harry Reid and Osama bin Laden. The solider would shot Pelosi and strangle Reid and bin Laden.
Feherty has since apologized for his remarks. Reid and Pelosi were outraged. The left wing blogs were out raged about Feherty’s joke. But they Defended Wanda Sykes jokes. No word from Sykes. The White House press secretary Robert Gibbs 9/11 is not comedy material. But Gibbs did not talked to the president about Sykes’ jokes and remarks.
Incredible but of course there is a double standard by liberals over conservatives. What an ugly weekend.
H/T: Michelle Malkin
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Over the weekend NFL great, and Republican Party leader Jack Kemp died Saturday, May 2nd ,2009 at 73. In the 1960’s and early 1970’s his was pivotal football player. Kemp played for the Los Angeles (now San Diego) Chargers and Buffalo Bills. He was outstanding player as quarterback.; and Honored with American Football League MVP in 1965.
Kemp ran for Congress and won Representing the 31, 38 and 39 districts in Western New York the Buffalo area; from 1971-1989. During his term of he help craft the Reagan Tax Cuts which created one of the longest peace time economy in American history. Kemp help create Enterprise Zones programs in 38 states; which gives tax breaks in inner cities urban areas to lure business to / stay in these area instead of fleeing to the suburbs and exurbs.
Kemp became the US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George H.W. Bush administration.He clean up HUD and its corrupt programs and saved FHA.
In 1996, Kemp was chosen as Vice Presidential Nominee by Senator Bob Dole in Presidential campaign.But lost to incumbent President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore in a landslide election.
Secretary Kemp, joined other conservative include Education Secretary Bill Bennett to create the free market advocacy groups Empower America and subsequent Freedom Works. He was public speaker on conservative issues. Kemp championed the National Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday. And He believed and wanted more opportunities for minorities.
It was in early January, when Kemp announced that he had developed cancer. He succumbed to the illness.Kemp was survived by his wife of fifty years, his four children and 17 grandchildren.
Kemp was a rare breed of republican who active got involved in minority affairs. Today we need a Jack Kemp in GOP fiscally conservative and was no afraid to get involved in minority politics and how to engage black and whites to dialogue with each other and find common ground. Dear God his voice is needed today. Thank you Secretary Kemp.
Baseball fans around Southern California and Across the Country are grieving today the loss of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Pitcher Nick Adenheart 22 and two other killed by a hit and run drunk driver in Fullerton early Thursday. The driver who was identified as Andrew Gallo 22, of Riverside was arrested by Anaheim police after fleeing the seen on foot. The others identified as driver Courtney Stewart of Diamond Bar, Henry Nigel Pearson of Manhattan Beach, both deceased. A fourth passenger Jon Wilhite also of Manhattan Beach is in critical condition at University of California, Irvine Medical Center. Wilhite played baseball from 2004-08 at Cal State Fullerton.
The accident happen at the intersection of Orangethorpe Ave and Lemon St in Fullerton just north of Riverside Freeway State Hwy 91. Three cars were involved one was traveling on Lemon other was going on Orangethorpe and crashed in the intersection. A third vehicle in the intersection has suffered minor damages.
Gallo was driving on a suspended license and had a history of drunk driving. Police arrested Gallo at the corner of Orangethorpe and State College Boulevard. He schedule to appear in court on Monday. He had .08 level of alcohol well above the legal limit. a
Adenhart, had just pitched six innings hours earlier. Officals with the Angels organization released the statement
“The Angels family has suffered a tremendous loss today,” Angels GM Tony Reagins said in a statement. “We are deeply saddened and shocked by this tragic loss. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Nick’s family, friends, loved ones and fans.”
Tonight game has been cancelled. Team members and management meet today remember the young pitcher with promise of a bright future now gone. Friday’s game will go forward player jerseys will carry Adenhart number in tribute of the young pitcher.
As the world arrives for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games; The Chinese government clamped down on opposition groups and detainment 2 Japanese journalists a reporter from Nippon Television Network and a photographer from Tokyo Shinbum newspaper in Kashgar Monday; after the Uighur ethnic group killed 16 officers, according to media reports. This is not good for all kinds of reasons, including suppressing thought and speech. Human rights groups including Amnesty International are protesting the action of the Chinese Govenment in a statement
The Chinese authorities have a right to protect the life and security of their law enforcement officials,” Amnesty International said in a statement yesterday after Xinhua reported the incident in Kashgar, known in Chinese as Kashi. “However, attacks such as these should not be used to justify the promotion or implementation of repressive or abusive security measures.
Bloomberg.com has more:http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=acynhg_h0D.k&refer=worldwide.
UPDATE:
From Breitbart.com the Chinese government apologizes to Japan from the detainment two Japanese journalist covering the attack on the police by Uighar ethnic group which killed 16 officers in Kashgar, Xinjiang,China. Xinhua News Agency says
“The local foreign affairs department made an apology Tuesday to two Japanese reporters,” Xinhua said.
However the Japanese government sees things differently and let their voice be heard
“We are planning to make a strong protest,” Japanese government spokesman Nobutaka Machimura told reporters.
The Japanese journalists are not the only one being threatened a reporter from Agencie France Presse better known as AFP in his hotel room and ordered to delete from is computer photos that were taken on Monday during the attack on the police.
“We are planning to make a strong protest,” Japanese government spokesman Nobutaka Machimura told reporters.
Breitbart has the rest of the story:http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080805171811.vz49fe9h&show_article=1
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