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    Georgia opens first jail devoted to U.S. veterans

    By Ed Pilkington, The Guardian
    Sunday, May 6, 2012 15:58 EDT




    Topics: ColumbusGeorgiaJohn DarrMuscogee County jail

    The problem of US military veterans falling into a life of crime after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan has reached such levels that a law enforcer in Georgia has opened what is believed to be America’s first county jail devoted to veteran inmates.

    John Darr, the sheriff of Muscogee County in Columbus, Georgia, has created the new facility in an attempt to break the cycle of recidivism by providing them with specialist services to help them deal with the problems they carry with them when they decamp.

    “It’s really unique. What we’re bringing together is a lot of resources,” Darr told the local Columbus Ledger-Enquirer.

    Among the partnerships that are being set up is a link to Veterans Court, a community group that works with veterans in prison suffering from mental illness. The new dormitory, that will house 16 incarcerated veterans, will also provide those soon to be released with advice and support as they transition back into the community.

    Up-to-date figures on the number of imprisoned veterans are hard to come by, but the problem is known to be extensive. A report from 2004 calculated there were about 140,000 veterans in US federal and state prisons but that might be a small fraction of the total as many more are held at county jail level.

    As sheriff Darr told Fox News: “If [veterans] are not dealing with issues they may have, where are they going to go? They’re going to go to local county jails.”

    A report from the Drug Policy Alliance exposed high levels of substance abuse among veterans, accompanied by mental problems with as many as one in three suffering from PTSD and depression.

    In addition to the mental health consequences of prolonged exposure to war zones, deactivated military personnel often struggle from other social problems that can lead them towards incarceration. Homelessness is a common state of the military veteran with the Veteran Affairs department estimating that 67,000 veterans are homeless every night.

    The new veterans facility will be located in Muscogee County jail in Columbus, close to Fort Bening, a large military base. Inmates at the jail, that has been open for about a month, have told reporters they are pleased with the atmosphere inside.

    Wilbert Cox, a veteran of 10 years’ service in the army, told the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer: “This is the first time I’ve been in jail and it’s the place I thought I’d be. We’re not just thrown into the wolves’ den. There is something available to us for our service to our country.”

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    Sine Die From Nevada! What A Fantastic Weekend!

    Submitted by ausscyn on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 19:34
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    Nevada

    I would have liked to have posted during the entire Nevada convention, but there was so much happening, that it really wasn't possible.

    Friday was spent all day in the Platform Committee, & considering how outnumbered "we" were in the room, we did very, very well. Then, as I said in my Friday evening post, I went to my rural caucus, & there, Bud Southard from Carson City, called for a change in the rules (4b) so that no further convention business could be conducted if the Roboids were to walk-out the next day. It was clear from the get-go, that the Romney camp was not going to go down without a fight.

    Saturday morning, after all the preliminary business was over, the shit hit the fan, with a miscount by the credentials committee. It looked like WE were trying to make waves when we questioned the delegate count, which was too low, compared to the number of bodies in the room. That took a lot of time to clear up, & in the end, we were right, & a more accurate credentials report was given.

    Then, there was an another major problem in that the room was FULL of people who weren't delegates, & they were voting - WTF? Additionally, included in the matter in the previous paragraph, they had allowed people to register for the convention after 9am & the rules stated that registrations would stop at 9am. Since no one's credential was time-dated, there was no way to get rid of the people who'd registered after the deadline. This was contentious, because the Romney people had been out beating the bushes for bodies to have at the convention. Remember the robo call from a few days ago, when they entreated delegates to come to the convention so that it wouldn't be “hijacked” by Ron Paul's DC operatives?

    Early reports had put our numbers FAR ahead of Romney's, but by the time the convention opened, our lead had shrunk & we were VERY nervous.

    So then, it took HOURS to get everyone out of the convention hall, & then allowed back in only when their badge & ID were thoroughly inspected. Visitors were put in a corner where their voice/body/hand votes wouldn't be counted.

    Before we were herded out, the room really took on an AWFUL atmosphere due to two highly charged incidents. The motion was made, as it had been said it would be in the rural caucus the day before, to strike rule 4b, so that the Romney crowd could walk out & end our convention & they could go home without electing delegates & negating the entire convention. Motions flew, words were heated. At one point, we thought our Convention Chair was in cahoots with the Romney crowd so we made a motion to elect a new Chair. Believe me, everyone was pulling their hair out, and people could not stay in their chairs. Everyone was so anxious to think that our convention would be in the toilet so early in the day.

    The Parliamentarian, Ralph McMullen helped save the day, along with the Mike Weber. If you were around in 2008, you'll remember Weber. He's not one of us, but he was in the delegation with Wayne Terhune that petitioned the RNC over our stolen convention. Then two, FAIR, intelligent men, put the convention back on track. Rule 4b stayed in -- we realized that our Chairman was also fair-minded. We broke for lunch, then had our credentials checked before we came back into the convention.

    While all of this was going on, our slate had been passed throughout the room. In 2008, we had several slates, but NONE of them said, "Ron Paul." This time, RON PAUL was at the top of our slate. No stealth for us, we were showing our hand because it was an excellent one! The Romboids, in their own lame fashion, thought they'd pull a fast one & put out another slate on the same identical paper with "Ron Paul" at the top. This was discovered early on, & there were almost fisticuffs with one of the people who was distributing this POS. It was brought to the body that this chicanery was going on & it was quickly stopped.

    During lunch, I'd planned to interview Carol Paul. We'd e-mailed each other earlier in the week, & she thought there might be time. I'd tried to find out where she was in the hotel, but she & Ron were just flying in for his speech & then leaving immediately. I checked with the campaign & finally a call was made to Carol. She said to bring me up to her room, so away my husband & I went with our video camera for the interview. It went REALLY well, and he'll have the youtube up soon.
    After lunch, we voted for National Committeewoman & National Committeeman. We had two in the hunt: Diana Orrock & James Smack. They had fierce competition from a former governor & some other women who were prominent, long-time party members. Diana & James BOTH WON!!! Ron Paul now has two people on the RNC!!!!!!!!!! This voting took a long time. The Elections Chair was Jennifer Terhune & she had good plans in place for making the elections run quickly & fairly. Her plans were overridden & we spent HOURS getting ballots & waiting in line to cast them. (Almost all the committees at the convention were chaired by RP people & RP people filled most of the volunteer slots). If you can believe it, we were in that hall ‘til almost midnight. Motions flew back & forth to adjourn, then recess. The Romney people wanted to adjourn! All day, they'd had a crew of at least 10 people who walked around the hall in Romney t-shirts, bright orange hats & flourescent vests, who carried their "Yes/No" placards. It was SO STUPID looking. We in turn used colored Ron Paul Balloons on either side of the room. Blue for "yes," & red for "no." It worked very well & we didn't look like a bunch of brain-dead sheep.

    Of course we recessed, agreeing to come back at 9am. Most of us went home, but a big group of very dedicated people stayed & counted the votes. Over 100 people ran for national delegate slots, and there were also races for Electors & Congressional District Delegates.

    Our slate had worked magnificently. The RP people voted just for our slate of candidates, and our votes were never diluted. We will vote for Romney on the first ballot & some lucky delegates will be able to give Ron his share of the caucus vote.

    After that first ballot, we'll (almost) ALL VOTE FOR RON PAUL. ALMOST ALL (EXCEPT FOR 3) OF THE DELEGATES WERE RP!!!!!!!!!!!!! - INCLUDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!

    YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD THE ROAR IN THE HALL & THE SIGN WAVING WHEN WE REALIZED OUR VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Oh, I forgot to tell you about Ron's speech after lunch on Saturday. It was GREAT!! He was only able to speak for about 30 minutes, & Carol introduced him. We have very good video of it, but I'm sure most of you have seen it from the people who were streaming from the convention.

    The rest of the convention was spent hashing out the Platform. Not much really changed & we adopted it. Some RP people wanted to fight that battle & try to get more liberty into the platform, but honestly, it wasn't a battle worth fighting. I've already asked if I can be on the National Platform Committee, & if I make it, you can be sure that THERE is where I WILL FIGHT for our Constitution.

    So, that's about it. I had a terrific time. Met a lot of people I only knew through the net. We came, we saw, we conquered!

    I gotta say, if your state convention is coming up - BE THERE!!! Get your numbers up.

    Print credentials that can't be faked. Time stamp those credentials.

    Make up a solid slate of delegates that you can elect.

    Know your rules, your RRO, and know that you'll have a fantastic time.

    Freedom is popular, & Ron Paul People are the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Love you, see you in Tampa,

    Cynthia Kennedy

    Nevada

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    National Delegate Results for Yesterday, May 5

    Submitted by We the People on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 20:07
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    Iowa - Ron Paul 10, Romney 3
    Nevada - Ron Paul 22, Romney 3
    Maine - Ron Paul 21, Romney 0
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    Total - Ron Paul 53, Romney 6

    I'm seeing different numbers reported. Is this correct for delegates elected yesterday? I'm looking just for delegates, not committee members - unless they can vote this year. And not previously determined delegates such as super delegates.

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    Russell’s Return Home

    April 27, 2012 by admin1

    Russell returns home and thanks all.



    Russell Means April 27 2012: “If You Have Any Sense Of Justice..Any Sense Whatsoever...Vote For Ron Paul.”

    Get well, Russell Means! America needs Elders Like You. God Bless and the Lakota's are in our Prayers

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    Navy SEAL hands Obama his arse

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    Former Navy SEAL, Benjamin Smith took an oath to defend our Constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic.

    That oath has no expiration date. As an author, speaker, political strategist and ardent Constitutionalist, Benjamin Smith continues to battle tyranny and defend the freedoms that enabled American exceptionalism. Benjamin is a regular contributor to multiple news outlets including Breitbart and Fox News.

    Benjamin Smith will appear on Fox News Sunday night at 10 pm EST to further discuss this subject.

    FORMER NAVY SEAL REBUKES OBAMA
    By Benjamin Smith
    President Barack Hussein Obama – STOP using the Navy SEALS as a campaign ploy. Because with all due respect, (what little I have for you), you do NOT speak for me.
    You have a movie about SEALS within the past year trying to identify with me, with the navy SEALS, and with anything that might improve your polling numbers…and yet it is all a sham to hide a weak un-American man desperate to claim the victories of others for his own.

    You Sir are trying to take the credit for what the American People have achieved in killing Bin Laden. Your use of the SEALs accomplishment as a campaign slogan is nothing less than despicable. I, as a former Navy SEAL do not accept your taking credit for Osama Bin Laden’s death. The American Military accomplished that feat.

    Yet now that it is useful, you Mr. President, continue to refer to the event as if it were YOU and you alone which accomplished the worthy task of slaying one of America’s greatest enemies. You say “I directed”, “I Continued”, “My Intelligence Community”, “My national security team”, “I determined that I had enough….”, “My direction…”

    Yet reliable sources continue to report that not only did you attempt to stop or delay Bin Laden’s demise, you did not even leave the golf course for the situation room until 20 minutes before SEAL Team 6 took out Osama Bin Laden. Even the clothes you wore in the situation room betray this fact. This is a Commander in Chief? A man who takes credit for actions largely taken while he was out golfing?

    We men who have taken the oath, say ENOUGH. You do not speak for me, a former Navy SEAL, or any one of the league of men whom I have earned the right to be among. You are simply a man running for an office. Yet you behave as a glory-hoarding ruler. You campaign to be our leader, yet in reality you wish to be our Master.

    The American people are the ones who got Bin Laden… You did Not! We have fought wars and slugged it with Vast Terror Organizations to get to the man you say YOU killed. The United Sates of America has won you a title sir and you have spent the last three years trying to beg, borrow and bow as you GIVE IT ALL AWAY. You just happened to be president of the USA when WE THE PEOPLE got Osama Bin Laden. We do not see you as heroic or stoic, we see you as the guy who let America Go. We got fat and weak and you gave it all away. That is your credit – you bow to foreign leaders and pander to the press. You do not represent me as a Military Man. You do not represent me as a SEAL. You do not represent me as an AMERICAN!

    You do not speak for me or any American military man because though you may now be Commander in Chief, you are not the man to whom we can point our sons and say “This is the American dream, this is American exceptionalism, this is what I wish for your future”, because you Sir are NONE of these things.

    You Sir, are the antithesis of American Exceptionalism. Your idols are Saul Alinksi and Karl Marx and your revolutionary dreams and anti-American ideals poison your every policy. Your every action betrays the fact that in your soul you do not understand what it is to be an American, not what America truly is. Your agenda from the beginning has been to get rid of and kill everything that is and ever was American. You who so easily dismisses America’s greatness and bows to foreigners… YOU DO NOT SPEAK FOR ME. YOU DO NOT SPEAK FOR THE NAVY SEALS. YOU DO NOT SPEAK FOR THE MILITARY MAN AND you SHALL NOT claim as your prize that which you have not earned. The Navy SEALS are NOT a campaign slogan to be bantered about for play. Nor are our accomplishments, including the demise of Osama Bin Laden, yours to claim.

    So you DO NOT speak for me. And I will not stand for your use and abuse of my brethren the SEALS.

    For Liberty,

    Benjamin Smith

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    Take Virginia! 49 Delegates!

    Submitted by Wake Up 1776 on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 21:00
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    Here is the deal. We can win the majority of Virginia's delegates! We have already won 7/9 delegates from the district caucuses that are already completed. Also, Ron Paul and Mitt Romney were the only ones on the ballot so only those two candidates had people registered to be delegates.

    There are going to be several more caucuses coming up in 6 days (May 12th)!!! Please spead the word we need to sweep this HUGE STATE!!!

    Here is the breakdown by distict:
    1st District: 12 May
    2nd District: 12 May
    3rd District: 12 May
    7th District: 12 May
    8th District: 12 May

    10th District: 19 May
    11th District: 19 May
    5th District: 19 May

    Already completed (we took 7 out of 9):
    4th District: 28 April
    9th District: 28 April
    6th District: 5 May

    Virginia Republican Delegation 2012

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    Breaking: Anonymous gives $2000 "victory" money, IF we give matching funds

    Submitted by Dr.K.Research on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 19:11
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    I have a guarantee for $2000 victory money available for mailing Super Brochures to California and Texas. Donor has requested matching funds from Daily Paul readers. Note: this donor is MAXED-OUT and cannot spend another dime with the campaign.

    It's simple. All you have to do is donate the matching funds to the hybrid PAC, LibertyUSApac. I'm the owner, so will watch the ticker. When it reaches 2K, my donor will contribute: that's $4000 to launch these mailings.

    The mailings will be launched right away next week: perfect timing.

    Help me with this. Let's get those mailings going to registered Republicans in these two key states. Again, 2K paid into the PAC buys us 2K. You don't actually buy the precincts. You donate the money, and the PAC will do the buys. That's the only way California can be done, right now. To donate: www.LibertyUSApac.org.

    * 2nd offer: cleaning up a Paul-friendly county in Arkansas

    Dr. Paul did really well in Searcy County, 2008, with 16% of the vote. Today's the last day for Arkansas. I'll mail half the precints with matching funds:

    Precint---voter #--Amount
    Shady Grove 12 $ 6.60
    Red River 22 $ 12.10
    Rock Creek 24 $ 13.20
    Prairie 26 $ 14.30
    Mt. Pleasant 28 $ 15.40
    Long Creek 31 $ 17.05
    Oxley 37 $ 20.35
    Calf Creek 39 $ 21.45
    Spring 39 $ 21.45

    See the precincts below? I'll clean these up, IF you buy the ones above.

    St. Joe 41 $ 22.55
    Tomahawk 52 $ 28.60
    Bear Creek #4 70 $ 38.50
    Wiley's Cove 103 $ 56.65

    UPDATE: THESE ARKIE WARDS ARE ALL DONE, YOU DID IT!!!

    Now, on to the next one, Clay County, which borders MO and IL:

    14 - Clark 12 $ 6.60
    09 - Liddell & chalk Bluff 34 $ 18.70
    12 - Brown & Carpenter 38 $ 20.90
    05 - Bennett & Lemmons 39 $ 21.45
    04 - West Oak Bluff 95 $ 52.25
    16 - Cleveland & N Kilgore 117 $ 64.35
    17 - Gleghorn & S Kilgore 126 $ 69.30
    02 - South St Francis 134 $ 73.70
    01 - North St Francis 290 $ 159.50

    I'll buy that big one, North St. Francis, if you hammer the rest.

    Help me do this, people. We have one week to do the matching funds for the 2K. For Arkansas, time's a wastin'. We only have only a few hours left (12:00 p.m., tonight). To do the AK buys: Let

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    Ron Paul Wins 22 Delegates In Nevada And 3 Are Automatic! Lol! Looks Like A Win!

    Submitted by Freedom77 on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 15:16
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    WASHIGNTON POST:
    WILL RON PAUL BE THE NEXT WARREN G. HARDING??! LOL!!! They can fake this with DIEBOLD!!!

    Ron Paul wins majority of Nevada delegates - The Washington Post


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    Presumptive President Paul Trumps Presumptive Nominee Romney

    Submitted by roythom on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 20:10
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    After three (or is it 4?) consecutive great weekends for the Ron Paul delegate strategy, I was wondering if Mitt Romney was starting to think: "What's the point of being presumptive nominee if Ron Paul is presumptive president?"

    Announcing Romney as the presumptive nominee was of course pure propaganda, with a new buzz phrase for the occasion. That's the propagandists way, and their toolbox is looking very primitive these days. Of course, it will be up to American voters to decide, but there is nothing to stop Ron Paul supporters around the world from countering at this stage by referring to "Presumptive President Ron Paul."

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