May 2, 2012 - Morning Headlines

- China is demanding an apology from the U.S. after Chinese legal and human rights activist Chen Guangcheng escaped house arrest and took refuge in the U.S. embassy (CNN): http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/02/world/asia/china-clinton-visit/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

- Five self-proclaimed anarchists were arrested in a sting operation outside of Cleveland yesterday for conspiring to blow up a bridge (CNN): http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/01/justice/ohio-bridge-arrests/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

- President Obama makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan; the Taliban attacks shortly after his departure (Fox News): http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/01/afghan-official-reports-3-explosions-shooting-in-capital-city/#ixzz1tg40PDWv

May Day OWS Protests: Freedom of Speech Gone Too Far?

I don't support the Occupy Wall Street movement... not one bit. I honestly don't think they have any clue about what they're protesting. It seems they live their world in a fantasy land, and when challenged for facts, they can rarely give you the "meat and potatoes" behind their positions. I believe they rant and chant because they want attention, and because it feels good to appear to be part of a "cause." I believe they are entitled, "gimme, gimme, gimme" loons who have no clue how finance, economics, labor, Wall Street, and everything of the like work and coexist.

That being said, I completely defend and support their right to peaceably assemble and protest. PEACEABLY is the key. This post is not about the who, what, when, where, or why OWS is protesting; it's about the how. To start off, The First Amendment, our most sacred amendment states:

May 1, 2012 - Morning Headlines

- The Department of Homeland Security is launching its own investigation into the Secret Service prostitution scandal (CNN): http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/01/politics/secret-service/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

- U.S. Census bureau data shows home ownership in the United States is at its lowest level in 15 years (CNN Money): http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/30/real_estate/home-ownership/index.htm?hpt=hp_t3

- Nadya Suleman, most commonly known as "octomom" has filed for bankruptcy (MSNBC): http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/30/11473646-octomom-nadya-suleman-files-for-bankruptcy-changes-her-no-porn-stance?lite

- A federal judge imposed an injunction against the state of Texas that says the state cannot prevent planned parenthood from receiving funds through the state's woman's health program (CBS News): http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57424548/judge-texas-cant-cut-out-planned-parenthood/?tag=stack