12.04.2003
More Janklow
Lyle Tolsma, a former trooper from Rapid City, said Janklow was driving more than 80 mph in a construction zone in Rapid City in April 2002 when he steered his vehicle slightly off the concrete and then overcorrected. The posted speed limit was 40 mph. Tolsma said Janklow's vehicle missed his by about 3 feet. He later told his superiors about the incident, but he did not stop Janklow or issue a ticket.
A string of people testified today that they did not see Bill Janklow eat prior to his speeding through a stop sign in his white Cadillac killing motorcyclist Randy Scott. They include a waitress that didn't see Janklow and his aide eat at a diner (they grew impatient and left before their meals were servedJanklow having a coke and his aide a coffee), Millionaire Harvey Jewett who is CEO of a wholesale drug business and is a Janklow political appointee (President of the State Board of Regents) who didn't witness Janklow eat any of his wife's proffered home baked caramel rolls and pastries while they spoke of pending drug legislation and a pheasant hunting trip for some of Janklow's beltway cronies. Tom Daschle did not see Janklow eat at a fair booth where the Democrat was helping serve barbecue.
He did ask (chief of staff Chris Braendlin) for a hot dog," said Simdorn, who said she did not see him eat one. Braendlin testified Wednesday that Janklow hadn't had anything to eat all day.
Lots of "missed opportunities" to eat. To be responsible.
A former aide did see "Wild Bill" leave angrily after engaging in a shouting match with a heckler at the fair.
Mark Bonrud, Emergency Paramedic, said, "he showed no signs or symptoms of hypoglycemia at all." "he said that his blood sugar was fine."
Is the former Governor of South Dakota above the law?
Prosecutors did not ask why the officers did not issue (Janklow) speeding tickets. Asked in an interview if there was a state police policy not to ticket Janklow for speeding, Tolsma said, "I'd rather not answer that until the trial is over."
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Kucinich Campaign Commercial
Came across a powerful Kucinich internet campaign infomercial while reading over at American Samizdat.
This video is much more truthful than the ones we get to pay for as taxpayers, you know, mission accomplished, Mr Bush posing with a centerpiece on Thanksgiving
Even if Kucinich doesn't get the nomination he sure is widening the discourse.
Paul Wellstone would be proud.
12/04/2003
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A quick break from shedding the light on the news to remember a great free American
Americans like to talk about (or be told about) Democracy but, when put to the test, usually find it to be an 'inconvenience.' We have opted instead for an authoritarian system disguised as a Democracy. We pay through the nose for an enormous joke-of-a-government, let it push us around, and then wonder how all those assholes got in there. --Frank Zappa
Today is the anniversary of Frank Zappa's death.
The Frank Zappa Meta-Page can help you find Frank stuff easily, or use your favorite search engine.
The DVD release "Halloween", recorded at the Paladium NYC October 31 1978 is available in realaudio here, an hour and ten minutes of my favorite American composer. Listen to the musical complexity. Oh, I found it here, a place that bears repeat visiting. There's some sweet streaming music available there. A great resource.
Frank's been gone ten years.
Get yer ass out there and register to VOTE! --FZ
Zappa BBC interview 1Air Sculpture.
Part 2 Anthropology
Remember: You are what you is. Shine. Ten years have flown by. 1/7th of a typical human lifespan here in the USA. It goes by so quickly...
"Never stop until your good becomes better, and your better becomes the best." -- Frank Zappa
Zappa BBC interview 1Air Sculpture.
Part 2 Anthropology
My first reaction was that I couldn't believe it. When I learned that Frank Zappa was a composer of serious classical music, I told my partners, "Okay, there's some of these pop stars who try to do this kind of stuff, but I am sure that he is just a beginner." I was really surprised when I saw the high quality of compositions like "Mo 'N Herb's Vacation."
-- Andreas Molich-Zebhauser, director of the Deutsche Ensemble Academy
Short on time. Hope you enjoy.
Thanks for the reminder, Mudshark, what you wrote of Frank and the picture you offer are classic.
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