Second Suspect Caught In Delbert "Shorty" Belton Murder

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According to an ABC News report, Kenan Adams-Kinard, 16, was captured early this morning along with several other people who were aiding him.

Adams-Kinard is believed to have received help while on the lam, according to police.  “Several other people with him have been arrested for rendering criminal assistance,” according to Spokane Police spokeswoman Monique Cotton.  (link)

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211 Game Suspension? Pfft…. Maybe A Better Solution….

Watching this cheating baseball player on TV proclaiming his “love of the game“, just gave me a real question to present him:

Instead of the 211 game suspension etc.   How about he be given an option of giving up his earnings, forgo endorsements, and keep a salary of only $250k per year, while giving the rest to the MLB for programs set up toward children’s sports related educational endeavors?

alex rodriquezThen we’d really find out if he “respected” and “loved the game”, or if it was something else….
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez was suspended through 2014 and All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were banned 50 games apiece Monday when Major League Baseball disciplined 13 players in a drug case – the most sweeping punishment since the Black Sox scandal nearly a century ago.
Ryan Braun’s 65-game suspension last month and previous punishments bring to 18 the total number of players disciplined for their relationship to Biogenesis of America, a closed anti-aging clinic in Florida accused of distributing banned performing-enhancing drugs. (more…)

Most Influential Blogger Award

The Right Truth has nominated The Conservative Treehouse for recognition.  That means they are recognizing YOU.  Because, as Jack Cashill rightly described, the Treehouse is a blogging “collective”.   We are not, ‘one person’ – We are, ‘one conversation’.
We have no idea how this stuff works, but are humbled that your efforts are attended.   That said, here is the notation describing the approach:  There is no voting for this award, just a nod from a friend or maybe someone you don’t even know who thinks your work bears merit. Thanks to The Right Truth.  Please visit their blog at the above link.
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Regular Egyptian Folk Are Not Going Back To Morsi and Islamist Hard Line Rule … Show Up In Mass Numbers To Insure

About a week ago the Pro-Morsi forces in Egypt were organizing hardline Islamist support for a massive display of strength this weekend.   The Islamists, mostly from the Muslim Brotherhood, wanted all the Pro-Morsi folks to show up and display their support.
Not wanting such an optic to be left unchallenged, the regular people (non hardliners) who support moderation, and are more Westernized and open, organized the counter protest.   The Egyptian army supports the moderate side of the political spectrum, or this group.  Which makes sense because most of the Egyptian military officers are/were trained by the United States.
Demonstration: Hundreds of thousands took to the streets as supporters of the army heeded a call to rally
The results from the protest and counter protest are outlined well in this Daily Mail article.   There were hundreds of thousands more Moderates (military supporters) than Islamists (Morsi supporters). (more…)