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yeah, it’s been a while…………

Kajun — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:38:47 +0000

I haven’t made any post for some time now, due to medical problems. Looks like my ‘blogging’ days may be coming to an end. I will say one thing about the ending… maybe I’ll be gone when the muzzies take over our country. But… until that happens I’m still gonna post what I find about these liberals, communist, muzzie lovers and socialist. Oh yeah!!! and RINOs.

White House throws Biden under the bus for his inaccurate Benghazi comment?

Kajun — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:24:16 +0000

Reblogged from Twitchy:

As Twitchy noted last night, Biden's comment about security in Benghazi, Libya — "We weren’t told they wanted more security" — was complete nonsense. Even the White House can't defend it:

Vice President Joseph Biden speaks only for himself and President Barack Obama, and neither man was aware that U.S. officials in Libya had asked the State Department for more security before the Sept.

Formal complaint seeks disbarment of Eric Holder in DC

Kajun — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:43:07 +0000

First off many thanks to Mr. Mike Vandervoegh and Mr. David Codrea for doing something that should have been done long before now. These two men have filed charges with the D.C. Office of Bar Counsel to investigate Eric Holder and the many things he has done that break the rules of Ethics established by the Bar Counsel for practicing law in D.C.

We have watched Holder lie to a Congressional Committee investigating the ‘Fast and Furious Operation’, over the CSPAN TV Network.

We have watched and read articles of how Holder presented documents to this same committee that were false.

We have watched as Holder has ignored subpoenas served to him.

And many other wrong doings, without any punishment.

So we have us a President that has spent the last 3.5 years lying his way through every day. A man that has brought our country into the deepest debt we’ve ever been in and for some people a debt they could never imagine we could be in in their wildest dreams. A man who played golf while America was making tuff decisions. A man who brought about some of the worst Race relations this country has had since the Civil War. A man who plays Dictator and writes his own laws while Congress does nothing to stop him.

Then we get to his Administration. This article only deals with one of those appointees but all the rest are the same. This article is all about his pick for Attorney General… Mr. Eric Holder. The highest office for our legal system there is. The person who is in chard of the Department of Justice. The person who should be the most lawful and law abiding person in the legal field, yet, Eric Holder has proven himself to be worse than the most vile criminal found incarcerated in our penal system to date.

He’s guilty of murder. A border patrol agent, An ICE agent, and several hundred Mexican citizens.

He’s guilty of dereliction of duty. He denied citizens the right to have the New Black Panther Party brought up on charges of voter intimidation at voting places.

But here’s the story from The Daily Caller:

{H/T The Daily Caller}

AP Photo

Attorney General Eric Holder could lose his license to practice law in the District of Columbia, or face some other penalty from the D.C. Bar, now that he has been found in criminal and civil contempt of Congress.

Last week, the bloggers who first exposed Operation Fast and Furious, Mike Vanderboegh and David Codrea, filed a formal complaint with the Washington, D.C. Office of Bar Counsel alleging that Holder committed “professional misconduct” during the congressional investigation into the scandal.

Because Holder was found in contempt of Congress for his “refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,” Vanderboegh and Codrea contend, “[i]t would appear that several, if not all of these rules [the D.C. Bar’s rules of professional conduct], have been violated.”

Wallace “Gene” Shipp in the Office of Bar Counsel told The Daily Caller that he can’t confirm or deny the receipt of any specific complaint.

Vanderboegh and Codrea each published the complaint they jointly registered on their individual blogs “[b]ecause of the serious political ramifications involved, and because some on the Board may be sympathetic to AG Holder’s positions and hostile to those of the House contempt charges, and in order to ensure that this complaint receives proper attention and is not ignored through deliberate indifference.”

Arizona Republican Rep. Ben Quayle told TheDC he believes the D.C. Bar should investigate whether the attorney general violated its ethics code.

“I think an investigation is definitely warranted since it’s been brought to the bar’s attention,” Quayle said in a phone interview. “He has engaged in dishonesty and misrepresentation to Congress and I think it definitely warrants an investigation by the D.C. Bar.”

Quayle added that he doesn’t think Holder’s position as attorney general or his political clout should protect him from any investigation.

“He’s a member of the bar and just because he’s attorney general doesn’t make him above the law and above the bar association’s rules of professional conduct,” Quayle said. “I think his conduct in the investigation of Fast and Furious rises to the level of actually looking into whether he violated professional conduct with his conduct in the investigation.”

Even though he wouldn’t talk specifics, Shipp did walk TheDC through how his office — which “investigates and prosecutes attorney misconduct for the 97,000 members of the DC Bar” — handles such matters.

“If a complaint comes in the front door, we read it [and] then assess whether the facts set out in it could be a violation of the rules of professional conduct,” Shipp said in a phone interview. “If there’s something to them and there could be a violation, then we’ll open a confidential investigation. That investigation would then be conducted by someone in this office. We get about 1,500 of these a year.”

“We also read the newspapers and we also read all the court opinions and we read all the blogs we can and all sorts of stuff like that and we do not have to have a complaint to undertake an investigation,” Shipp continued.

“We can open one based on our observation of something that interests us. Then, once the investigation is concluded, we conclude the investigation by dismissing it … or to informally admonish or to bring charges against an attorney. Informal admonishing or bringing charges against an attorney are public – and, at that point, the matter would be public if it ever reached that stage.”

“We prosecute around 50 lawyers a year, and we do formal investigations into about 500 cases,” Shipp added.

Holder’s spokeswoman, Tracy Schmaler, did not return TheDC’s request for comment

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Barack Obama has inadvertently found a way to keep Muslims off the plane

Kajun — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:56:17 +0000

So finally we can get rid of the TSA. Now we are able to fly and feel safe without having a herd of butt-lifters stinking up the place, and let’s face it, an airplane is a very confined area and the air is not the fresh air one would expect when flying at 35,000 feet above sea level.

Thanks to our Department of Transportation, we now can take our medically approved ‘service animals’ on board with us, when we fly. A Service Animal is one which gives assistance to people who are disabled and require the kind of assistance these animals give. Such as, “seeing-eye” dogs. The ‘mini-horse’ and a “comfort” pigs. These animals must also be allowed into any business where the owner needs to go.

One might ask, “So how does this keep Muslims off the plane???” Well ya see, muzzies detest pork. Anything with pork is a NO-NO to them. If a pig has touched it, it’s defiled ground and they can’t use it. So by having your ‘service pig’ with you on a plane would mean the muzzies would have to make other accomadations because they can’t be on a plane with a pig sitting in the seat beside them or on the floor beneath them. It’s as bad as a Christian eating from the tree of forbidden fruit.

I’ve never understood the problem with having these butt-lifters building their mosque any place they want to build it. I mean after it’s built all you need to do is get some of those water balloon kits and instead of using water to fill the balloons use pig blood. Throw the balloons on the roof and sides of the building, throw some good ole Hormel bacon around on the ground and wa-la!! ”This property condemed“. Anything with pork is like having a special force field around you and the muzzies will run for miles to avoid the pork and pork products.

And btw, they don’t like dogs either. While a dog is not as bad as a pig, they feel a dog is useless and dirty and should be killed. OH! and they don’t care for horses either.

{repost from barenakedislam} [Thanks BNI]

The dumbass Obama Regime recently declared that miniature horses used as service animals must be allowed in stores, restaurants, theaters, and even on planes. I guess they weren’t counting on the Department of Transportation ruling that pot bellied pigs used for emotional support must also be granted passage on planes.

CNS News & The Right Planet (H/T Liz) The manual is designed to “help carriers and indirect carriers and their employees/contractors that provide services or facilities to passengers with disabilities, assist those passengers in accordance with” the Air Carrier Access Act. The DOT published its “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Draft Technical Assistance Manual” in the Federal Register on July 5, providing guidance that allows swine on airplanes if they are determined to be service animals.

Under the “Service Animal” section, the department lays out a scenario for airline carriers entitled “Example 1.” The manual states: “A passenger arrives at the gate accompanied by a pot-bellied pig. She claims that the pot-bellied pig is her service animal. What should you do?” “Generally, you must permit a passenger with a disability to be accompanied by a service animal, and pot-bellied pigs, which can weigh as much as 300 pounds, must be accepted aboard the plane.

Last November, ABC News reported that a 300-pound pot-bellied pig flew on a US Airways flight from Philadelphia to Seattle because the animal was deemed a therapeutic companion pet. (I can’t wait to see the reaction on Saudi Air and Emirates Airlines)

ATF leader’s email could be Fast and Furious smoking gun and Holder admitted Obama can’t shield it

Kajun — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:37:22 +0000

{Re-Post from The DC}

By Matthew Boyle

Rep Issa

Rep Cummings

Sen Grassley

Pres Obama & AG Holder

A single internal Department of Justice email could be the smoking-gun document in the Operation Fast and Furious scandal — if it turns out to contain what congressional investigators have said it does.

The document would establish that wiretap application documents show senior DOJ officials knew about and approved the gunwalking tactic in Fast and Furious. This is the opposite of what Attorney General Eric Holder and House oversight committee ranking Democratic member Rep. Elijah Cummings have claimed. [Well you don't think Holder or Cummings would do anything to put the POTUS in any sort of bad light, do ya?]

It appears that email would also prove senior DOJ officials, likely including Holder himself, knew in March 2011 that a Feb. 4, 2011 letter from the DOJ to Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley falsely denied guns were permitted to “walk” into Mexico. The DOJ allowed that false letter to stand for nine more months, only withdrawing it in December 2011. [Hindsight is a 20/20 picture of beauty, in this case. What has casued me to lose all faith in ANY politician has been brought about in this case alone. There was a time I truly believed there were a FEW good ole American Patriots still hanging around the watering holes in D.C., but that is simply a terrible assumption on my part. As I read the history books about the men and women who worked so hard to get this new form of government going, my blood pressure starts lifting the skin on my bald head. Our forefathers gave not only their lives to fight the British, the French and the Spanish to build this country, but many gave ALL their worldly possessions and wealth. They sold what they had and gave the money to help finance out military. They died as broke beggars. Today, there isn't ONE politician that would do that. Instead, they do everything they can, legal or illegal, to build their large bank accounts, portfolios, and lands. How sad that so many gave all and today it's turned into get all you can while the getting is good. It makes one want to go hunting and the trees in D.C., I hear, are full of squirrels.]

During the June 24 broadcast of Fox News Sunday, House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa cited the email as a “good example” of a specific document his committee knows Holder is hiding from Congress. [I've wondered.... doesn't the House Oversight Committee have the power to issue or have issued a search warrant? If so, why wasn't that step put into place. Rep William Jefferson of LA had a search warrant issued and they went through his D.C. office as well as his house and office in LA. What's the difference here???]

“The ATF director, Kenneth Melson, sent an e-mail. And he had said to us in sworn testimony that, in fact, he had concerns,” Issa said. “And we want to see that e-mail because that’s an example where he was saying, if we believe his sworn testimony, that guns walked. And he said it shortly after February 4, and [on] July 4. When he told us that, we began asking for that document.”

But the details of it surfaced first when Grassley mentioned it for the first time publicly during a June 12 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing where Holder was testifying.

“He [Melson] immediately sent an email warning others, ‘back off the letter to Sen. Grassley in light of the information in the affidavits,’” Grassley explained.

Ken Melson, now the former acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, purportedly sent that email to several DOJ leaders in March 2011. According to Grassley, Melson wrote that he had reviewed the wiretap applications — the same documents Cummings and Holder claim do not show senior DOJ officials knew of or approved gunwalking tactics in Fast and Furious.

“ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson described reading those same wiretap affidavits in March of last year,” Grassley told Holder during the Senate hearing. “He said he was alarmed that the information in the affidavits contradicted the public denial to Congress.”

It appears Republican congressional investigators first learned of the Melson email’s existence on July 4, 2011, when Melson chose to give a lengthy deposition on Fast and Furious without DOJ and ATF lawyers present. Grassley told Holder during the Senate hearing that congressional investigators first requested that the DOJ provide Congress with that email during July 2011, shortly after Melson made his then-secret trip across town to Capitol Hill.

The wiretap documents themselves are under federal court seal, leaving Grassley and Issa to tussle with Holder and Cumming about what they might show. Issa has said a whistleblower provided copies to his committee.

Holder has declined to ask the federal judge who sealed them to unseal them. The March 2011 Melson email, then, may be the only legal way — without violating a court order — to document the agreement of some senior Obama administration members with Issa’s and Grassley’s characterizations of the documents.

Melson’s email could also prove that although senior DOJ officials knew in March 2011 that the Feb. 4, 2011 letter was false, they chose to continue misleading Congress with gunwalking denials for several months. [And there is no perjury charges??? You mean if we're called before a Congressional hearing we can lie and suffer no consequences???]

“We need to see it [the email] to corroborate his testimony,” Grassley said during the June 12 hearing. “But the Department is withholding that email along with every other document after Feb. 4, 2011.”

Grassley pressed Holder on the question of how DOJ had the authority to withhold Melson’s email from Congress, a full week before President Obama indicated that he would invoke executive privilege to shield requested documents. At that time, Holder claimed the Melson email would not be protected by executive privilege. [And you believed him??? Sen Grassley and Rep Issa seem to be a couple of bricks short of building a brick wall, sometimes. Obama, Holder, Napolitano, all the Obama administration are liars and it's such a well known FACT. The 'word' of a man used to be something that was held is honor because many times a man's word was alll that he had. Today a man's word is less important than a septic tank that's over running. And even more so when it comes to the clowns in government.]

“On what legal ground are you withholding that email?” He asked. “The president can’t claim executive privilege to withhold that email, is that correct?”

“Well, let me just say this: We have reached out to Chairman Issa to work our way through these issues,” Holder filibustered. “We have had sporadic contacts and we are prepared to make – I am prepared to make – compromises with regard to the documents that can be made available. There is a basis for withholding these documents if they deal with the deliberative …” [Having watched, on CSPAN, all of the proceedings that was available to me, I never one time saw Eric Holder answer a question forthrightly, that was asked to him, in regards to any important document, meeting, or exercise. NEVER!! The republican committee members were always stone-walled and had to stop him and move on to another question. Of Course when a democrat member had their turn, they never asked any truth seeking questions. Especially Cummings and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton. It was pure racism whenn they were interviewing Holder. They spent their time telling Holder just how great of a job he was doing (but didn't add the great job he was doing was covering Obama's behind). They never asked any 'hard' questions that would uncover a truth. But then Holder and Obama are pure liars and they, I do believe, think they are telling the truth when they are lying.]

“But not on executive privilege?” Grassley interrupted.

“No,” Holder responded.

Holder spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler wouldn’t answer when The Daily Caller asked her if the DOJ was planning to provide the Melson email to Congress.

Here’s a case that has been going on for almost two (2) years. Sen Grassley and Rep Issa have, in my opinion, NOT done all they could have done or done what they have done in a timely manner. They’ve let Holder and Obama run them in and out of the rabbitt hole and avoid doing what they should have done just to ‘get-a-long’. Patheic!! If we ever find one politician who truly has any backbone, it will be a day that the whole world should stop what they are doing and celebrate. There were a few new congress critters who were voted in during the 2010 elections

FED-UP CHRISTIANS GO TO WAR AGAINST FOOD GIANT

Kajun — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:01:23 +0000

{Re-Post from WND}

FED-UP CHRISTIANS GO TO WAR AGAINST FOOD GIANT

by BOB UNRUH

‘

Ho, ho, ho’ turned to ‘No, no, no’ over same-sex marriage

A Christian ministry has launched a boycott targeting the Green Giant brand name of canned vegetables because of General Mills’ advocacy for homosexual marriage.

WND recently reported the Minnesota food giant whose Honey Nut Cheerios Bee, Lucky the Leprechaun and Trix Rabbit are familiar to children is now publicly supporting homosexual marriage.

General Mills CEO Ken Powell announced at a homosexual pride event his company opposes a proposed amendment Minnesotans will vote on in November that protects traditional marriage.

Same-sex marriage is illegal in Minnesota, but supporters of the marriage initiative say the constitutional amendment would keep marriage safe from activist courts and legislators who may attempt to overturn or change the law.

Already, a case in Hennepin County effectively has put the Minnesota Defense of Marriage Act on trial, and Minnesota pro-traditional marriage groups say the November ballot measure is crucial.

At the On the Box with Ray Comfort website run by the Living Waters ministry, contributor Tony Miano announced the targeted boycott of the company’s Green Giant vegetable brand name.

“To General Mills, I say, ‘No, No, No Green Giant!’” he wrote.

Miano explained that broad and general boycotts seldom accomplish their stated purposes, and the Bible neither commands nor prohibits such actions.

So, he said, the launch of a specific and short-term project seems best.

“A case in point is the boycott against ‘The Last Temptation of Christ,’ a blasphemous movie released in 1988. The boycott was specifically targeted against a particular movie. The boycott garnered a great deal of media attention at the time, because of the passion and widespread participation of the Christian community. And while the movie continues to be cherished by the secular Hollywood elite, it ranks as little more than a cartoon before a feature presentation when compared to movies like ‘The Passion of Christ’ or the Narnia films.”

While Living Waters is a Christian organization, “which exists to inspire and equip Christians to fulfill the Great Commission,” the column explains there are times “when it is important for us to talk about issues – not at the expense of gospel preaching, but in keeping with our visions of bringing the gospel to the entire world.

“With the above in mind, Living Waters is asking the Christian community to join us in a boycott of General Mills products. Living Waters will focus on the Green Giant vegetable brand. The boycott will run from the posting date of this article, until Labor Day 2012 (September 3).”

The campaign, which urges consumers to contact the company, explains its effort is not about “winning and losing.”

“Standing up to be heard, standing up to be counted is, at times, enough,” the column explains.

“Additionally, and more importantly, there is more at stake than simply winning and losing a fight over gay marriage. Souls are at stake. And more important to us than the outcome of any social debate or boycott is where people will spend eternity. As with everything we do at Living Waters, loving God, loving people, and furthering the gospel of Jesus Christ is of first importance.”

Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, said the General Mills position in Minnesota “will go down as one of the dumbest corporate PR stunts of all time.”

“Marriage as the union of one man and one woman is profoundly in the common good, and it is especially important for children,” Brown said. “General Mills makes billions marketing cereal to parents of young children. It has now effectively declared a war on marriage with its own customers when it tells the country that it is opposed to preserving traditional marriage, which is what the Minnesota Marriage Protection Amendment does.”

NOM points to U.S. Census Bureau data indicating there are more than 100,000 same-sex households in America with children under the age of 18. The group contrasts that figure with the more than 35 million traditional American households with children under 18.

“It’s ludicrous for a big corporation to intentionally inject themselves into a divisive social issue like gay marriage,” said Brown. “It’s particularly dumb for a corporation that makes billions selling cereal to the very people they just opposed.”

NOM recently sent a letter to Minnesota’s 50 largest corporations urging “neutrality” regarding the November ballot measure.

Minnesotans for Marriage, a broad coalition of supporters of the Minnesota marriage amendment, sharply criticized General Mill’s outspoken opposition to traditional marriage.

In a statement, marriage coalition chairman John Helmberger said it’s “very disappointing that General Mills has decided to play PC politics by pandering to a small but powerful interest group that is bent on redefining marriage, the core institution of society.”

“[The General Mills position] thrust the company into a war against marriage that goes against the beliefs of an overwhelming majority of their customers and the best interest of their shareholders,” he continued.

“Marriage is more than a commitment between two people who love each other. It was created by God for the care and well-being of the next generation. The amendment is about preserving marriage and making sure that voters always remain in control over the definition of marriage in our state, and not activist judges or politicians.”

Granddaughter Accuses TBN of Rape Coverup

Kajun — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:27:52 +0000

{Re-Post from WND}

Granddaughter Accuses TBN of Rape Coverup

Paul and Jan Crouch

A granddaughter of Trinity Broadcasting Network founders Jan and Paul Crouch filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that she was plied with alcohol and raped by a TBN employee when she was just 13 — and that her family covered up the incident, rather than report it to authorities, to protect TBN’s reputation.

According to the complaint, Carra Crouch claims says she was 13 when Stephen Smith drugged and raped her in a hotel room while she was attending a Trinity fundraiser and telethon in Atlanta, in April 2006.

The complain continues stating:

“During the telethon one evening, Smith approached plaintiff in the hotel and began talking to her about the telethon in general and how she thought everything was going. Smith coerced himself into plaintiff’s hotel room in order to further discuss the telethon and other relevant Trinity Broadcasting business activity. …
     “Once in plaintiff’s room, Smith ordered a bottle of wine from room service on Trinity Broadcasting’s account. Plaintiff is informed, believes, and based thereon alleges that Trinity Broadcasting makes a regular practice of providing alcohol to its employees during business meetings. Smith proceeded to coerce the plaintiff to drink the wine in an attempt to get her intoxicated and plaintiff, in fact, drank the wine under duress and became intoxicated.
     “Plaintiff began asking Smith to leave her room and he responded by giving her a glass of water to ‘help her feel better.’ Plaintiff drank the glass of water and passed out immediately. Plaintiff believes the water contained a date rape drug which caused her to pass out.
     “Ms. Crouch awoke the next morning with Smith laying next to her, blood on her bed sheets, and severe pain and soreness in her body in places which indicated she had been molested and raped.
     “Ms. Crouch locked herself in the bathroom and screamed at Smith to leave her room, which he eventually did. Ms. Crouch boarded a flight later that day back to her home in CA.”

The complaint continues:
     “The Report of the Battery and Sexual Battery by Plaintiff
     “Ms. Crouch was distraught over what happened, and upon the advice of her mother, decided to talk with Jan and John about what happened.
     “Plaintiff had a meeting with Jan in Jan’s TBN affiliate-owned mansion located in Newport Beach, CA where she told her everything that had happened. In response, Jan became furious and began screaming at Ms. Crouch, a thirteen-year-old girl, and began telling her ‘it is your fault.’ After being told by Jan Crouch that it was her fault she was raped, plaintiff approached John Casoria about the incident.
     “John Casoria also became agitated at plaintiff and told her he did not believe what she was saying to be true. He elaborated by stating he further believed she was already sexually active ‘so it did not really matter’ and he ‘believed she may have propositioned him.’ Ms. Crouch, a thirteen-year-old girl, had not been sexually active and was absolutely devastated about what happened and about how John and Jan responded to her.”
     The complaint continues with a section subtitled: “The Subsequent Cover Up of the Battery and Sexual Battery by Defendant.
     “Plaintiff is informed, believes, and based thereon alleges that Paul, Jan, and John actually did believe her accusations despite what they told her and fired Smith the next working day. Plaintiff is informed, believes, and based thereon alleges that Paul, Jan and John came up with a plan to lie to about their beliefs about what happened in order to intimidate Ms. Crouch so that they could ‘cover up’ the incident and make sure it was never reported to police authorities or to the media, which would have brought negative publicity to Trinity Broadcasting during their annual fund-raiser.
     “Plaintiff is informed, believes, and based thereon alleges that John fired Smith over the telephone in which he stated: (1) the termination is a decision passed down directly from the president’s office (meaning that the decision came directly from Paul Crouch, Sr.); (2) the termination will be without cause even though Trinity Broadcasting has gathered enough evidence to terminate Smith with cause; (3) the evidence is most probably sufficient to bring criminal charges against Smith; (4) Trinity Broadcasting would not disclose the evidence to the police if Smith would not file an EEOC claim, file for unemployment, or file for workers compensation. Plaintiff is informed, believes, and based thereon alleges that John may have used the threat of criminal prosecution to gain an advantage in a civil matter and may have violated Model Code of Professional Responsibility DR 7-105.
     “Plaintiff is informed, believes, and based thereon alleges that Paul, Jan and John were all ‘ordained ministers’ at the time of this incident and that they were mandated reporters under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. Plaintiff is informed, believes, and based thereon alleges that neither Paul, Jan nor John made any report, as required, and in the alternative, deliberately covered up the incident to protect Trinity Broadcasting from negative publicity.
     “Plaintiff was not permitted to talk to the police about the incident, and was not permitted to seek the counsel of any third parties or sex abuse counselors at the time.”
     Carra Crouch Crouch seeks damages for battery, sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence per se and negligence.
     She is represented by Michael Koper of Elmont, N.Y., who told Courthouse News that his client looked forward to presenting proof of the allegations at trial.

In comments made to the Orange County Register, Colby May, Attorney Colby May,said, “Trinity is stunned to learn of the latest allegations being made by Carra, coming more than six years after her initial report,” May said by email. “And we have confirmed that Carra’s parents are similarly just now learning of her latest accusations. If your email accurately depicts Carra’ cupertino of events, be advised this is completely at odds with what she reported to her mother in 2006. Had Trinity been apprised of this then, it would have immediately reported it to authorities. Trinity categorically denies any wrong doing and will, of course, fully cooperate with law enforcement in investigating Carra’s latest allegations.”

May went on to say, “Details of the incident provided by Crouch, and details in the suit, are “materially different,” May said, and “(m)oreover, Ms. Crouch’s allegations are completely at odds with what she told her mother. These multiple versions undermine her credibility and support our position that Trinity has certainly done nothing wrong. Unfortunately, such meritless lawsuits have become commonplace in our society, and accordingly, Trinity will fully and vigorously defend itself.”

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New Jersey woman hit by ball sues Little League player for $150K-plus

Kajun — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:23:03 +0000

{Re-post from CBS Sports}

Matthew Migliaccio, now 13, takes BP at the Manchester Little League complex. (Photo: Asbury Park Press)

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A New Jersey woman who was struck in the face with a baseball at a Little League game is suing the young catcher who threw it.

Elizabeth Lloyd is seeking more than $150,000 in damages to cover medical costs stemming from the incident at a Manchester Little League game two years ago. She’s also seeking an undefined amount for pain and suffering.

Lloyd was sitting at a picnic table near a fenced-in bullpen when she was hit with the ball.

Catcher Matthew Migliaccio was 11 years old at the time and was warming up a pitcher.

The lawsuit filed April 24 alleges Migliaccio’s errant throw was intentional and reckless, “assaulted and battered” Lloyd and caused “severe, painful and permanent” injuries.

A second count alleges Migliaccio’s actions were negligent and careless through “engaging in inappropriate physical and/or sporting activity” near Lloyd. She continues to suffer pain and anguish, incur medical expenses and has been unable to carry out her usual duties and activities, the lawsuit says.

And Lloyd’s husband, in a third count, is suing for the loss of “services, society and consortium” of his wife. They’ve demanded a jury trial.

Anthony Pagano, a lawyer for the Migliaccio family, said the lawsuit is frivolous and without merit.
“I just think that it’s disgusting that you have people suing an 11-year-old kid for overthrowing his pitcher in the bullpen,” Pagano said. “It’s horrible this can actually happen and get this far. Ultimately, hopefully, justice will prevail.”

The count alleging negligence and carelessness is covered by homeowner’s insurance, Pagano said, but the other counts are not. Little League has denied any coverage.

Lloyd’s lawyer was out of the office Friday and could not be reached for comment.

Steve Barr, a spokesman for Little League, declined to comment on the litigation. He said each local league is required to have accident insurance, but that only covers personnel.

“That includes coaches, players, even concession stand workers. But it does not cover spectators,” Barr said.

Matthew’s father, Bob Migliaccio, said they were concerned for Lloyd when it happened. Then his son started receiving threatening and nasty letters, he said, and he started getting angry.

“The whole thing has almost been surreal,” Migliaccio said. “We keep thinking it’s just going to go away, and then a week and a half ago a sheriff shows up at my door to serve my son the papers.”
Migliaccio said if his son had been horsing around, he would feel differently. But Matthew was doing what his coaches told him to do, he said, and noted Little League players aren’t always accurate in their throws.

“It’s absurd to expect every 11-year-old to throw the ball on target,” Migliaccio said. “Everyone knows you’ve got to watch out. You assume some risk when you go out to a field. That’s just part of being at a game.”

Migliaccio said he and his wife, Sue, would love to beat the charges in court, but it could cost them tens of thousands of dollars. They also don’t want to put their son and other kids on the team through all the questions and depositions a trial would bring.

“It’s to the point now where we just want it to be over,” he said.

Matthew, described by his father as a “baseball junkie,” still plays on three different teams. But Migliaccio and his wife have stepped down from coaching and managing the concession stand because of the suit.

Migliaccio said as angry as he is about the lawsuit, he’s almost more angry with Little League. He said they’ve volunteered hundreds of hours over the years, and he believes Little League should assist in defending their son.

“Somebody else has to step in here and help us out,” Migliaccio said. “I just feel people should know about this, and maybe Little League can figure out a way to protect these kids.”

Border Patrol union demands Holder’s resignation over Fast and Furious

Kajun — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:26:11 +0000

Published: 5:08 PM 06/18/2012

By Matthew Boyle - The Daily Caller

Attorney General Eric Holder, left, and murdered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, right. (Photos: AP)

The National Border Patrol Council — the union that represents Border Patrol agents around the country — demanded Attorney General Eric Holder’s resignation over Operation Fast and Furious on Monday.

According to the Arizona Daily Star, the union deliberated for over a year before making this call for Holder to step down.
“This is something that all of our guys are concerned about, because they know it could be any one of them,” Shawn Moran, a union vice president, said according to the Arizona paper.

“We take the risks that are out there naturally just being in law enforcement working across from Mexico in the condition it’s in right now,” Moran said. “But what you can’t accept is when your own government is allowing weapons into the hands of the people you’re confronting.”

The National Border Patrol Council represents about 3,700 agents in Arizona and 17,000 nationwide and it joins presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, 129 House Republicans, five Senate Republicans and two sitting GOP governors in demanding Holder’s resignation.

No elected Democrats have called for Holder to resign, but many Democrats nationwide want Holder gone too. New polling data released last week by Rasmussmen Reports shows 21 percent of likely Democratic voters believe Holder should resign over the scandal and 33 percent are unsure. Forty-five percent — less than half — of likely Democratic voters think Holder should stay in office, according to the poll.

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Border Patrol union demands Holder’s resignation over Fast and Furious

Kajun — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:16:21 +0000

Published: 5:08 PM 06/18/2012

By Matthew Boyle - The Daily Caller

Attorney General Eric Holder, left, and murdered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, right. (Photos: AP)

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