Thursday, April 30, 2009
Stimulus in Kentucky
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The state of Kentucky will receive $15 million from the federal government to help fund the Kentucky Summer Youth Employment Program.
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In Marion Kentucky:
Thanks to grant funds, the city replaced a significant number of small distribution lines a few years ago. It also switched its raw water source from old City Lake to Lake George, which Thomas and Bryant say was a big step toward producing better water."
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Paducah Glow
RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press Writer
1:16 PM CDT, April 22, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department will spend $6 billion as part of President Barack Obama's stimulus package to clean up nuclear weapons sites at Cold War-era facilities, with more than half the money going to sites in Washington and South Carolina, a senior official told Congress on Wednesday.
The government will focus on decontaminating and demolishing tainted facilities, removing radioactive waste and trying to restore soil and groundwater, Ines Triay, the department's acting assistant secretary for environmental management, told a Senate Armed Services panel.
More than $1.9 billion will be spent on cleanup at the Hanford site, a former plutonium production complex on the Columbia River in southeastern Washington. The site produced plutonium used in the first nuclear bomb. The government said there are more than 53 million gallons of radioactive and chemically hazardous waste in 177 underground storage tanks there along with 2,300 tons of spent nuclear fuel and nine tons of plutonium.
In South Carolina, the government will spend more than $1.6 billion at Savannah River Site to shut down nuclear reactors and ship more than 4,500 cubic meters of waste out of the state.
Triay told the Senate panel that cleanup projects have been delayed to pay for more urgent programs. She said the total cost estimate for necessary cleanup is $14.3 billion.
Other states receiving parts of the $6 billion in nuclear cleanup money include:
—Tennessee: $755 million for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to demolish and dispose of uranium enrichment plant buildings, buildings from the era of the Manhattan Project and highly contaminated uranium processing buildings; and restore soil to protect area groundwater.
—Idaho: $468 million for the Idaho National Laboratory to demolish excess nuclear and radiological facilities.
—New Mexico: $384 million for the Los Alamos National Laboratory and a waste site in Carlsbad. The money will be used to demolish buildings and for waste shipment work.
—New York: $148 million for projects at facilities in Brookhaven, West Valley and Niskayuna.
—Ohio: $138 million for demolition and remediation work at Miamisburg and Portsmouth.
—Utah: $108 million for waste removal along Colorado River.
—Illinois: $99 million for work at Argonne National Laboratory.
—Kentucky: $79 million for work at a uranium facility in Paducah.
—California: $62 million for work at the National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University and the Energy Technology Engineering Center west of San Fernando Valley.
—Nevada: $44 million to install groundwater monitoring gear and demolish buildings at the Nevada Test Site.
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Nuclear Stories
When you click the link above you will see all the posts I have on nuclear power.
More..
Nuclear agency can't stop import of foreign radioactive waste
"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission tells lawmakers it has no power to stop a Salt Lake City firm from taking tons of waste from Italy, processing it in Tennessee, then disposing of it in Utah."
Violence is not patrolling our yards; nuclear power is.

The cats are coming in from their nightly prowls to rest in peace on our comfortable beds, some bathe, some sleep.
Violence is not patrolling our yards. We have walk away from the gunslinger attitude and given way to common sense law. The old testament has given way to the spiritual knowledge of understanding. Women are held high in esteem sharing the planet earth with men.
The old planet of violence has gone.
Buccaneer's and warlords need not apply for jobs in this new revolution; a quiet sheriff and a understanding of law is all that is needed. An eye for an eye is history.
The wild beast are under control. Man dominates the planet. All that endangers us is foolishness. Violence is not patrolling our yards; nuclear power is. Be careful what you wish for. I've seen it and it is not pleasant.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Ice-D came in rubbing his bottom on the kitchen floor and spinning in circles. While he was outside a long 3" green sticker bush had latched on to his butt. I grabbed a paper towel and removed the sticker from his butt. He coughed up something green and proceeded to take a bath.
Firefox 3.5 Beta 4

I think that Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 will load faster after they tweak it under the hood but for today Firefox 3.0.9 is the fastest on this machine.
Household Earnings - Income by State
I may have missed the storm in my sleep but I was up at midnight and the rain was in Missouri coming this way.
Household Earnings - Income by State - Click on Map
Monday, April 27, 2009
Food and Drug Administration

Today I clean the pool.
April 27, 2009
"More than 20 people from Oregon and other states who have been hit by recent food poisonings are converging in Washington, D.C., this week to press Congress to overhaul the country's food safety system."
Food and Drug Administration
April 27, 2009
"The F.D.A. is warning people not to eat raw alfalfa sprouts because they may be contaminated with salmonella, Allheadlinenews.com reports. Some 31 cases have been reported in six states so far. "
April 27, 2009
"Clues that the virus may be a synthetic creation are already manifesting.
According to reports, the virus is a “never-before-seen form of the flu that combines pig, bird and human viruses” which consists of an intercontinental mix of viruses from North America, Europe and Asia.
“CDC officials detected a virus with a unique combination of gene segments that have not been seen in people or pigs before,” according to an Associated Press report.
“This strain of swine influenza that’s beencultured in a laboratoryis something that’s not been seen anywhere actually in the United States and the world, so this is actually a new strain of influenza that’s been identified,” said Dr. John Carlo, Dallas Co. Medical Director"***
Is salmonella in our water?
"HABITAT
Salmonellae are primarily intestinal parasites of man and animals, both domestic and wild. They are frequently found in sewage, river and other waters and soil. They may survive for weeks in water and for years in soil.
Salmonella remains viable:
Days (Months): | In : |
89 | In tap water |
115 | In pond water |
120 | In pasture soil |
280 | In garden soil |
28 months | In avian feces (bird doo) |
30 months | In ovine feces (cattle) |
Some serotypes are adapted to specific hosts; e.g. Abortusovis, Gallinarum, Typhi and Typhisuis are confined to sheep, fowl, man and swine respectively. Members of subspecies I predominate among mammals; while those from subspecies II, III and IV are found commonly in the intestinal tract of cold-blooded animals."
From: http://www.geocities.com/avinash_abhyankar/bacteriology.htm
Buy local products and keep your community safe. If you get sick from local stuff go over there and complain.
If you buy from corporate mfg - complaining - will just go into a trash can and cause more illness.
The 3rd World War has started and nobody sees it.
Religious Justice: The United Nations better get their shit together

Taliban gunmen have been filmed executing a surprised couple whom they repeatedly shot for the alleged crime of adultery. The biggest killers of Muslims are other Muslims.
The United Nations better get their shit together and solve this problem; it can no longer depend on the Lone Ranger to fight their battles and become the scapegoat of world powers.
I guess the United Nations is to blame because they gave the Jews a home in Palestine.
Sunday, April 26, 2009

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We have seen three (3) deer ticks this week. Just a few minutes ago I saw one on a piece of sheet paper that our blue eyed cat was sleeping on. I felt one and removed it in bed 3 days ago, it was just crawling. Motherkitty reported one after her stay in the hospital.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009

Facebook has one great quality - photos and good mornings. Laurel Rose is there. My sister Sandy is there. My son and daughter in law are there. My daughter is there with all her christian and high school friends. Some of my Morningstar friends are there. Two of my step brothers are there with their families.
It is a nice mixture.
It is peaceful here where I am at. I am in the place provided by life. Should other words spill from this life.
Cloaked in a story
We read poetry and sometimes a great novel.
History and biographies pass along our paths.
Sometimes we meet a human that is a novel, a human story, a biography,
and the person with a life that is a story.
Could it be that each one of us is indeed that great novel?
We as individuals are cloaked in suspense and drama, veiled in insecurities and peaceful oblivion.
We share what all great writers write about, we carry our novels in our souls as we walk into
that great storeroom of good words. Words that are cloaked in a story.
This is a nice thought.
We are.
Cloaked in a story.
http://laurelrose.com/TOMASMUSEE10.HTM
We have a cat (Alleycat) who is partially blind. She just stepped on my toast while getting off the couch. I placed the toast in her path. ((Love the one your with. ) one also refers to cats.)
Thursday, April 23, 2009
That's The Way It Is
I feel great and my solitude is my peace.
When someone sees someone at peace it aggravates them.
I do not understand.
I feel as if the world is falling apart around me and it does not bother me.
Is that peace or irresponsibility.
That reminds me of the Taliban that want my world to disappear (this peaceful place in Kentucky).
Some folks in this part of the country treated Negro's as slaves one hundred years ago. They also treated women as vehicles to produce children and servants.
My world is my space and I have no business elsewhere. That is where the saying, "Mind your own business." and "Leave me the fuc.. alone!" came from.
I am to be my own presence.
My set of rules do not apply.
And
That's The Way It Is
April 23, 2009
The weather is nice, but I wonder why I am alone? I am clothed as I remember in my work uniform and boots.
I do have a fondness for pleasant weather and this is my kind of day, but how in the world did I get here?
I have had memories of living alone, wishful thinking, but that does not explain this, what in the world happened? Why am I standing in this field, something is going on, is this a test?
I have imagined myself living without any help before, could this be my answer?
I had imagined that maybe the civilized world that I lived in has ended and
I stood alone to fetch and fend for myself.
Someone in my past had told me to be careful in what I wished for; I seem to be paying that piper.
I thought that I could live like this forever, I do have what I think is intelligence.
I imagined myself standing like a Greek god with my hands at my hips and looking over this small planet.
I can marvel at the colors and stately beauty of this ball of elements, this earth.
Just look at me as I stand rotund and out of shape in a field of green, a weeble.
With no help or being nearby I think that we could live like this forever.
We could stand stately and proud and dare the world to come closer.
Has the author put us all in our own colorful field?
What am I to do?
When night falls we will realize that we are not alone.
The eyes of the wild creatures of the earth will watch us very closely. What am I to do?
We have to learn to use our knowledge, the things that we learned in our life.
We can look for some useful tool and use it, but if no tools are available then we must create some to use.
Can we survive all alone or does our life require the help of others?
How difficult will it be to remains alive and not be food for other creatures.
What can I do to survive?
Do I have to find a cave and figure out a way to start a fire?
Then after the fire is complete then I could maybe get some sleep.
Who is going to watch the night while I am asleep?
I may need to find another human to have some sleep.
I know that there is steel, but how do I create it by my self?
Everything that I saw before this moment had been created for my pleasure to use as a tool or a weapon.
Can I possibly create everything that I know of by scratch?
Or do I have to search the world for other creatures of intelligence to help me out.
Is this new possibility based on each human helping each other out?
Does each one of us behave in a way to help another? Are we dependent on each other?
Or can we stand alone without any help?
It is time to move. It is time to be keen and aware.
Today I will mow the lawn and maybe remove the pool cover.
It is peaceful in Kentucky.
Two police cars just drove by; at this time of morning young adults are driving to school. There was a fender bender in front of our home behind our lilac bush. I heard wheels spin, brakes and thump. When I went out a truck was moving from behind the lilac bush and 10 seconds later I saw a small car with damage on its hood. I assumed that that was the thumped car.
Polly-I is sitting outside our window waiting to come in. Poll-I is our pizza kitty; she was found on our tire during a hard thunder storm soaking wet and looking like a drowned rat. We were eating pizza at a pizza place 20 miles away during a thunder storm when a customer came in and told the waitress that she saw a kitten on the front wheel of a van outside. The waitress came over and asked us, "Is that your van outside?" and we said, "Yes." She told us about the kitten. We were about finished and we boxed what was left and went out to the van where Motherkitty went to the wheel and took the wet little rat; I opened the van door and jumped in grabbed a hand towel we keep in the van and Motherkitty placed the soaked kitten in the towel in my lap. We started home with the cat in the towel, the pizza box on the floor and I drying the fluffy gray ball. When the cat was dry I opened the pizza box, got out some pepperoni and laid it on a napkin on the floorboard and put the kitten down there. The kitten spread it's legs out as if defending it's meal of pepperoni pizza. When it was done it curled up in my hands and lay still until we got home. We have a picture of her in my hands somewhere in this house?
Motherkitty has had her tea (I fixed her a pot of tea while she slept) and is now washing clothes. Time for a cup of coffee and some nebulizer therapy.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

As I look out the window I see cat paw and nose prints. We just did a spring cleaning on the windows just after the ice storm.
Motherkitty called me to help her - she just removed a small deer tick from our white cat. She wanted me to hold the cat while she made a thorough inspection on the cat.
While Motherkitty was in the hospital we saw and met a young man who had been bitten by a brown recluse spider; he was moved to a major hospital.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Motherkitty is Home

Our home soon may smell of that apple pie that she is carrying in the photo at left.
When she got home she was like a tornado moving about. She wanted the cats on her lap and I had to warn her about cat dander; she promptly told me that cats do not make people ill.

I have to run an errand at 0730 then come back and see Motherkitty at the hospital. There is a good chance she will come home.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Photos by Motherkitty
The photos of the tree and the creek in Crittenden County were taken by Motherkitty.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Motherkitty

She is catching up on her reading. She is reading Duma Key by Stephen King.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Blue Fin Tuna

The enormous muscular strength of this animal is channelled through a pair of tendons to the sickle shaped tail and in contrast to many other fish the body stays rigid while the tail flicks back and forth, increasing the efficiency of each stroke."
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Food safety in the United States is no longer improving
Who is responsible for our safety?
The Federal Bureaucracy in Washington.
We the people of the United States.
Corporate America (overseas to).
Society on the planet earth.
All of the above.
Do you know who said this?
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.
Republican Governors Get Dose Of Stimulus Reality

But what began with a bang is ending with something closer to a whimper. All three of those governors have been forced to scale back their expectations, to varying degree, as the push of conservative philosophy gave way to the pull of political reality.
All three found that praise from the conservative movement in Washington meant nothing to furious state legislators of both parties. And in the end, along with other conservative Republican governors, the three submitted letters in recent days asking to be eligible for federal funds, a spokesman for the White House Office of Management and Budget confirmed."
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Somebody is dumping nuclear material off the coast of Somalia
BELOW FROM VOICE OF AMERICA
UN: Nuclear Waste Being Released on Somalia's Shores After Tsunami
By Cathy Majtenyi
Nairobi
23 February 2005
A spokesman for the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Nick Nuttall, told VOA that for the past 15 years or so, European companies and others have used Somalia as a dumping ground for a wide array of nuclear and hazardous wastes.
"There's uranium radioactive waste, there's leads, there's heavy metals like cadmium and mercury, there's industrial wastes, and there's hospital wastes, chemical wastes, you name it,” he said. “It's not rocket science to know why they're doing it because of the instability there."
Mr. Nuttall said, on average, it cost European companies $2.50 per ton to dump the wastes on Somalia's beaches rather than $250 a ton to dispose of the wastes in Europe.
He said the Asian tsunami dislodged and smashed open the drums, barrels, and other containers, spreading the contaminants as far away as 10 or more kilometers inland.
Mr. Nuttall said it is impossible to know the exact tonnage or number of containers of wastes on Somalia's shores, but that the problem, in his words, "is very serious."
The results of the contamination on coastal populations, Mr. Nuttall says, have been disastrous.
"These problems range from acute respiratory infections to dry, heavy coughing, mouth bleedings, abdominal hemorrhages, what they described as unusual skin chemical reactions,” he noted. “So there's a whole variety of ailments that people are reporting from these villages where we had a chance to look. We need to go much further and farther in finding out the real scale of this problem."
The tsunami's effects on Somalia were detailed in a report the United Nations Environment Program released this week at its governing council meeting in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The report described the effects of the late-December tsunami, which killed up to 300,000 people in 11 countries. It says the massive waves dislodged hazardous materials in countries throughout the region and recommended that governments preserve natural resources and restrict or ban development in vulnerable areas.
According to the report, hazardous wastes in Somalia have also contaminated some groundwater areas there.
The dumping of hazardous and nuclear wastes onto Somalia's coastline is a long-running concern. In a media report last year, Somali fisherman said they saw foreign vessels dropping containers onto the beach and pollution into the waters.
Somali officials said the country was vulnerable to illegal dumping, as Africa's longest coastline is not patrolled and the country has no coast guards, or health officials and facilities to test whatever is inside the containers.
Until late last year, Somalia had been without an effective central government since 1991, when then-leader Siad Barre was ousted. The new transitional government is in the process of moving to the capital Mogadishu from its current base in Kenya.
Easter Sunday
Motherkitty made a great home made chicken soup with great home made matza balls.
Nuclear Power

At the end of the program the teacher asked, "Is there any questions?" And I said, " Why don't we take these classes more often and why aren't we more serious in this class about a nuclear disaster?" The teacher just smiled and dismissed me as asking a foolish question.
Right after that class (within weeks, I am not sure) the Chernobyl disaster happened. We never had another class about nuclear power and nuclear disasters.
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On another note the United States is clearing and scrubbing the Internet about nuclear problems in the United States. If you search for anything about nuclear pollution or how to dispose of spent rods you will find nothing.
The United States is waiting for all of us old timers to die off so they can go about building the next nuclear power plant.
Anyone that was alive during the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have fading memories or have past on.
There is no danger in nuclear power if you know nothing about nuclear power. People used to get upset when trucks with nuclear waste drove near their towns. The people that know where nuclear problems are are tired of fighting the government, they are worn out.
Young adult today only know that folks protested in the sixties. Those that protested about nuclear wars are gone. Today we have terrorists and contained marches we see in the background of news casts - all trouble makers.
Our minds have been wiped clean.
Obama thinks there is no problem with nuclear power plants. It takes a plastic bag 1000 years to break down and it only takes one Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant to pollute employees, streams, rivers and wells forever.
what does humana do?

One CHM patent application focuses on the innovative process used to generate "care maps" for members, allowing Humana to depict a member's complete clinical claims history over a period of two years. These use advanced visualization techniques to characterize an individual's clinical and behavioral profile, and in conjunction with the predictive model are used in clinical programs to help members manage and coordinate their clinical conditions. The second CHM patent application is to protect Humana's proprietary predictive model itself, which uses a number of advanced analytic techniques to predict members' future illness."
Saturday, April 11, 2009

Spring time in Kentucky is very colorful. The lilac bush is in full bloom. The red buds are also blooming. It is cool after the storms and we are fine.
12:45 pm
The bicycle is done. Mother kitty went to work and they sent her home because of her cold. So she never got started at work. She sat out on the deck sunning her self with the cats as I worked on the bicycle.
Apprenticeship
Michelangelo's Apprenticeship From (http://ahmednazari.weebly.com/apprenticeship.html)
Friday, April 10, 2009
The Disposable American
In The Disposable American, award-winning reporter Louis Uchitelle offers an eye-opening account of layoffs in America–how they started, their questionable necessity, and their devastating psychological impact on individuals at all income levels. Through portraits of both executives and workers at companies such as Stanley Works, United Airlines, and Citigroup, Uchitelle shows how layoffs are in fact counterproductive, rarely promoting efficiency or profitability in the long term. Recognizing that a global competitive economy makes tightening necessary, Uchitelle offers specific recommendations for government policies that would encourage companies to avoid layoffs and help create jobs, benefiting workers, corporations, and the nation as a whole.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
The Grow a Farmer Campaign — Help Cultivate the Next Generation of Organic Farmers & Gardeners
Get on the band wagon (farm truck) and do some good for the planet.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Compost Organic

I have been gathering compost for 30 years. Thirty years ago it was all clay. With the addition of earthworms and compost our yard is nice. Not the best but a 100% improvement since 1975.
I have done what I can organically.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Volkswagen of America

I knew that the questioner knew the answer as I did. Mr. Jacoby walk around the question with a typical windy answer ( "and talked for forty-five minutes and nobody understood a word that he said,").
The answer is cheap labor with no union intrusion.
April 6, 2009 In this MegaVote for Kentucky's 1st Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes -
Editor's Note: Congress is on a two week recess. The Senate will return on Monday, April 20 and the House will return on Tuesday, April 21. | |
Recent Senate Votes | |
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2010 - Vote Agreed to (55-43, 1 Not Voting) The Senate passed their version of the national budget for fiscal year 2010. Sen. Mitch McConnell voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Jim Bunning voted NO......send e-mail or see bio | |
Recent House Votes | |
Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act - Vote Passed (274-149, 8 Not Voting) The House agreed to the Senate amendments to this national service bill, sending it to the president. Rep. Ed Whitfield voted NO......send e-mail or see bio To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Vote Passed (247-171, 1 Present, 12 Not Voting) On Wednesday, the House passed this bill intended to curb bonuses of executives at financial institutions that receive Troubled Asset Relief Program money. Rep. Ed Whitfield voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Vote Passed (298-112, 21 Not Voting) The House passed this bill that would give the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco, but would not allow the agency to ban cigarettes or other tobacco products. Rep. Ed Whitfield voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Congressional Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 - Vote Passed (233-196, 3 Not Voting) The House passed their version of the national budget for fiscal year 2010. Rep. Ed Whitfield voted NO......send e-mail or see bio |
Sunday, April 5, 2009

It is time to go back to bed.
It is now 0830 Motherkitty just got up and is getting ready for work. Today is a short day for her. Short days for her give her time to recuperate from the long days. She says that Wal Mart is doing a booming business; she stays very busy all day.
I started the mower yesterday and the battery light stayed on the whole time it was running (time for a new battery). Motherkitty said to call her if I needed anything for the mower. Yesterday Motherkitty brought home a lawn tractor battery for my riding mower and today she will bring home some battery cables for the mower. I should have mowed today but I have no gas and with one vehicle it makes it hard to get to town. I will put the mower back together this evening or tomorrow (there may be rain in the area today).
Saturday, April 4, 2009
I am on Facebook and I have said hello to all my relative and friends via the Facebook template.
It is fun. We still have email for long letters.
Facebook is nice to show off photos and to say a good morning to all your friends.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Computer Program Self-Discovers Laws of Physics
"In just over a day, a powerful computer program accomplished a feat that took physicists centuries to complete: extrapolating the laws of motion from a pendulum's swings.
Developed by Cornell researchers, the program deduced the natural laws without a shred of knowledge about physics or geometry.
The research is being heralded as a potential breakthrough for science in the Petabyte Age, where computers try to find regularities in massive datasets that are too big and complex for the human mind. (See Wired magazine's July 2008 cover story on "The End of Science.")"
Rights of women in Afghanistan
and
Afghanistan Online
http://www.afghan-web.com/woman/
I live in Kentucky and I have lived in California and Washington State.
I can also assume that in the United States, we as a society do respect the fact that women are women and they are treated humanely and equally.
We avoid the caste system and fight it we it appears.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The days here are one day rain and one day pleasant. It is time to mow the yard but it will be a muddy mess. I have 2/3 of an acre to mow and 1/3 of it is in muddy grass that will leave tracks. I mow that with the blade up at high speed.
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You vote my way or we put you on the streets. " Each of the past few election cycles has featured at least one instance of "prima...