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The tea party
can be a starting point to try and get together enough people who are
willing to really start fighting for their personal freedom from this
American government corruption.
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Brazil and Germany today joined forces to press for the
adoption of a U.N. General Resolution that promotes the right of privacy on the
internet, marking the first major international effort to restrain the National
Security Agency's intrusions into the online communications of foreigners,
according to diplomatic sources familiar with the push.
The effort follows a German claim that the American spy agency may have tapped the private telephone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and dozens of other world leaders. It also comes about one month after Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff denounced NSA espionage against her country as "a breach of international law" in a General Assembly speech and proposed that the U.N. establish legal guidelines to prevent "cyberspace from being used as a weapon of war."
Brazilian and German diplomats met in New York today with a small group of Latin American and European governments to consider a draft resolution that calls for expanding privacy rights contained in the International Covenant Civil and Political Rights to the online world. The draft does not refer to a flurry of American spying revelations that have caused a political uproar around the world, particularly in Brazil and Germany. But it was clear that the revelation provided the political momentum to trigger today's move to the United Nations. The blowback from the NSA leaks continues to agonize U.S. diplomats and military officials concerned about America's image abroad.
"This is an example of the very worst aspects of the Snowden disclosures," a former defense official with deep experience in NATO, told The Cable, referring to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. "It will be very difficult for the US to dig out of this, although we will over time. The short term costs in credibility and trust are enormous."
Although the U.N.'s ability to fundamentally constrain the NSA is nil, the mounting international uproar over U.S. surveillance has security experts fearful for the ramifications.
"The worst case scenario I think would be having our European allies saying they will no longer share signals intelligence because of a concern that our SigInt is being derived from mechanisms that violate their privacy rules," said Ray Kimball, an army strategist with policy experience on European issues. He stressed that he was not speaking for the military.
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The effort follows a German claim that the American spy agency may have tapped the private telephone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and dozens of other world leaders. It also comes about one month after Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff denounced NSA espionage against her country as "a breach of international law" in a General Assembly speech and proposed that the U.N. establish legal guidelines to prevent "cyberspace from being used as a weapon of war."
Brazilian and German diplomats met in New York today with a small group of Latin American and European governments to consider a draft resolution that calls for expanding privacy rights contained in the International Covenant Civil and Political Rights to the online world. The draft does not refer to a flurry of American spying revelations that have caused a political uproar around the world, particularly in Brazil and Germany. But it was clear that the revelation provided the political momentum to trigger today's move to the United Nations. The blowback from the NSA leaks continues to agonize U.S. diplomats and military officials concerned about America's image abroad.
"This is an example of the very worst aspects of the Snowden disclosures," a former defense official with deep experience in NATO, told The Cable, referring to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. "It will be very difficult for the US to dig out of this, although we will over time. The short term costs in credibility and trust are enormous."
Although the U.N.'s ability to fundamentally constrain the NSA is nil, the mounting international uproar over U.S. surveillance has security experts fearful for the ramifications.
"The worst case scenario I think would be having our European allies saying they will no longer share signals intelligence because of a concern that our SigInt is being derived from mechanisms that violate their privacy rules," said Ray Kimball, an army strategist with policy experience on European issues. He stressed that he was not speaking for the military.
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Are
the Republicans in civil war or in the middle of an evolution? Sen.
Robert A Taft (1889-1953) says it need not be the former and can be the
latter. Taft, known in his day (the 1930s through '50s) as "Mr.
Republican," possessed a personal background strikingly pertinent to the
current moment. He was establishment with a capital E—not just Yale and
Harvard Law but a father who'd been president. And yet he became the
star legislator and leader of the party's conservative coalition, which
had a certain Main Street populist tinge. Taft contained peacefully
within himself two cultural strains that now are seemingly at war.
In his personal style he was cerebral, courtly, and spoke easily, if with limited eloquence. The secret of his greatness was that everyone knew his project was not "Robert Taft" but something larger, the actual well-being and continuance of America. His peers chose him as one of the five best U.S. senators in history, up there with Daniel Webster and Henry Clay.
What would he say about today?
Senator?
"Nice talking with you even though I'm no longer with you. Out golfing with Ike one day and felt a pain in my hip. Thought it was arthritis, turned out to be cancer. It had gone pretty far, and I was gone soon after."
Why did they call you "Mr. Republican"?
"Well, I suppose in part because I never bolted the party, and, in spite of what were probably some provocations on my part, no one managed to throw me out either. But I felt loyalty to the GOP as a great institution, one that historically stood for the dignity of the individual versus the massed forces of other spheres, such as government. I stayed, worked, fought it out."
What is the purpose of a party?
"A theater critic once said a critic is someone who knows where we want to go but can't drive the car. That can apply here. It is the conservatives of the party, in my view, who've known where we want to go, and often given the best directions. The party is the car. Its institutions, including its most experienced legislators and accomplished political figures, with the support of the people, are the driver. You want to keep the car looking good. It zooms by on a country road, you want people seeing a clean, powerful object. You want to go fast, but you don't want it crashing. You drive safely and try to get to your destination in one piece."
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In the
current dispute, he says, "both sides have something to admit. The GOP
will not be a victorious national party in the future without the tea
party. The tea party needs the infrastructure, tradition,
capabilities—the car—in order to function as a fully coherent and
effective national entity." He feels more sympathy toward the tea party
than the establishment. "Their policy aims, while somewhat inchoate,
seem on the right track. They need to be clearer about what they're
for—intellectually more ordered. They can't lead with their hearts."
The establishment? "My goodness—lobbyists, consultants. I gather there's now something called hedge-fund billionaires." The establishment has a lot to answer for. "What they gave the people the past 10 years was two wars and a depression. That loosened faith in institutions and left people feeling had. They think, 'What will you give us next, cholera?' "
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The Wisdom of 'Mr. Republican'
What advice would Robert Taft have for the tea party and the GOP establishment?
In his personal style he was cerebral, courtly, and spoke easily, if with limited eloquence. The secret of his greatness was that everyone knew his project was not "Robert Taft" but something larger, the actual well-being and continuance of America. His peers chose him as one of the five best U.S. senators in history, up there with Daniel Webster and Henry Clay.
What would he say about today?
Senator?
"Nice talking with you even though I'm no longer with you. Out golfing with Ike one day and felt a pain in my hip. Thought it was arthritis, turned out to be cancer. It had gone pretty far, and I was gone soon after."
Why did they call you "Mr. Republican"?
"Well, I suppose in part because I never bolted the party, and, in spite of what were probably some provocations on my part, no one managed to throw me out either. But I felt loyalty to the GOP as a great institution, one that historically stood for the dignity of the individual versus the massed forces of other spheres, such as government. I stayed, worked, fought it out."
What is the purpose of a party?
"A theater critic once said a critic is someone who knows where we want to go but can't drive the car. That can apply here. It is the conservatives of the party, in my view, who've known where we want to go, and often given the best directions. The party is the car. Its institutions, including its most experienced legislators and accomplished political figures, with the support of the people, are the driver. You want to keep the car looking good. It zooms by on a country road, you want people seeing a clean, powerful object. You want to go fast, but you don't want it crashing. You drive safely and try to get to your destination in one piece."
Ohio Sen. Robert Taft during the Republican presidential primary in 1952.
The establishment? "My goodness—lobbyists, consultants. I gather there's now something called hedge-fund billionaires." The establishment has a lot to answer for. "What they gave the people the past 10 years was two wars and a depression. That loosened faith in institutions and left people feeling had. They think, 'What will you give us next, cholera?' "
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1. The NCAA gave SMU the death penalty and the toll was such that the NCAA has never given it again. The toll that the 10 scholarships per year has taken on USC makes me think the NCAA won’t do that again, either. The Trojans are down to 58 scholarship players. They are redshirting five freshmen. The lack of depth means more plays per player, and more reps in practice. Three players have suffered season-ending injuries in practice this week. In an era of heightened safety awareness, 15 signees per year isn’t enough.
2. College football officials have pointed to fewer targeting fouls this season as evidence that the new, stricter rule is having the desired effect. Maybe so. But the fact that of the 52 fouls, 15 have been reversed upon review speaks to the difficulty of the task foisted upon the officials. And there’s still no good answer as to why, if a replay determines the targeting is not worthy of a suspension -- i.e., there was no targeting, why the penalty shouldn’t be overturned, too.
3. Never mind the calendar. The Third Saturday in October arrives a week late in Tuscaloosa, where Tennessee and No. 1 Alabama will renew one of the SEC’s best rivalries. The Vols have showed signs of life, taking Georgia into overtime and then upsetting South Carolina. But Tennessee played both those games in Neyland Stadium. Tennessee hasn’t won a road game outside the state of Tennessee since 2009, and it hasn’t beaten Alabama anywhere since 2006.
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Thomas Williams · Top Commenter ·
Crime and punishment in America:
Everyone knows that it is who you know and not so much what you know living in America. Corruption in the United States is ever so subtle compared to the other countries where the corruption is more right in your face.
Donna Shalala was the right person for the Miami hurricanes to know regarding the NCAA slap on the wrist rather than the other harsh punishment effects to schools like USC, SMU, received.
Who you know really does matter in America, whatever job you work at
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http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/Everyone knows that it is who you know and not so much what you know living in America. Corruption in the United States is ever so subtle compared to the other countries where the corruption is more right in your face.
Donna Shalala was the right person for the Miami hurricanes to know regarding the NCAA slap on the wrist rather than the other harsh punishment effects to schools like USC, SMU, received.
Who you know really does matter in America, whatever job you work at
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In the SEC, last weekend ended with a bang, not a whimper.
Before we tucked college football in and kissed it goodnight on Saturday, the SEC watched as five of its ranked teams fell by the sword of their own conference mates.
In the last year of the BCS era, the SEC
finally is devouring itself and could knock itself out of the BCS title
game for the first time since 2005. After spending the last year hearing
people outside the conference call the SEC top-heavy, Saturday showed
that maybe there's a little more strength from top to bottom in 2013
than people expected.
"If you watch how these games go, you have to play every week," LSU coach Les Miles said.
"I'm just letting you know that you better be ready to play."
Miles knows all too well the feeling of being upset on any given Saturday. He watched as his sixth-ranked Tigers fell 27-24 on Saturday to an Ole Miss team riding a three-game losing streak. LSU was fresh off of a 17-6 win over Florida and was once again being viewed as both an SEC contender and BCS title contender.
Now, the Tigers' BCS and SEC chances are distant memories, as the Rebels bounced back to their fourth win of the season.
Just before the Tigers fell victim in Oxford, No. 7 Texas A&M lost to 24th-ranked Auburn, while No. 11 South Carolina and No. 15 Georgia lost on the road to Tennessee and Vanderbilt, respectively. That marked four major upsets, and ended title hopes for LSU and A&M. It also paved the way for teams perceived to be either middle-of-the-road types or bottom feeders to flex their muscles.
Heading into the weekend, six SEC teams are listed in the BCS standings, and 12 of the SEC's 14 teams have four wins or more, including Auburn (6-1) and Tennessee (4-3), which have new head coaches. Nine of them have at least two conference wins. Ten teams are also averaging more than 400 yards and 30 points per game this year.
While injuries have certainly played a part in top teams falling, you can't dismiss the fact that programs like Auburn, Ole Miss and Tennessee, who combined to go 15-22 last year, are getting better each week and could all make bowl games.
"It speaks to the very good coaching, very good programs, that we have from top to bottom in this league that everybody you play has the capabilities of beating you because of the quality of players as well as the quality of the coaching and programs that we have in this league," Alabama coach Nick Saban told members of the media earlier this week.
For full coverage of the Tide, check out the Alabama blog, part of ESPN's College Football Nation. Blog
More:
• Alabama's clubhouse page
• ESPN.com's SEC blog
Alabama
is still the cream of the conference, sitting undefeated (7-0, 4-0 SEC)
and No. 1 in the BCS standings. However, an end-of-the-season date with
No. 11 Auburn on the Plains could decide the Tide's postseason fate.
Then, there's Missouri. The Tigers literally limped through a 5-7 SEC debut last season, only to start this year 7-0 (3-0 SEC) and rise to No. 5 in the BCS standings after a 36-17 win over Florida. A week earlier, the Tigers upset Georgia in Athens, 41-26. A win over South Carolina this week, and the Tigers essentially will clinch the SEC Eastern Division.
The perceived heavyweights are learning that the assumed off weeks in this league are dwindling. It's a case of a little changing of the guard in the SEC, and that's not a bad thing. The usual top teams have owned this conference, as only four teams -- Alabama, Auburn, Florida and LSU -- have been a part of the league's seven straight national championships. Now, the bottom and middle are fighting back.
For full coverage of the Tigers, check out the Auburn blog, part of ESPN's College Football Nation. Blog
More:
• Auburn's clubhouse page
• ESPN.com's SEC blog
Mizzou
has a legitimate shot at a national championship berth, while Auburn is
ranked 11th in the BCS standings. Tennessee is two wins away from a
bowl game for the first time since 2010, Ole Miss is building off last
year's seven-win season, and Vandy could make three-straight bowl trips
for the first time ever.
It doesn't look like this parity will end anytime soon, either. Excellent recruiting jobs by Auburn, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Vanderbilt should have them even better in the future. Also, who knows what will happen if Mark Stoops' solid 2014 class (No. 16 by ESPN RecruitingNation) at Kentucky pans out? The Wildcats could have plenty of help on the way, which could make them competitive again in the SEC East.
And those nagging injuries plaguing Florida and Georgia shouldn't be around next year, meaning the conference could be even stronger ... just in time for the College Football Playoff.
"I feel like the SEC is the best conference in college football," Auburn running back Tre Mason said.
"A lot of crazy things are happening."
Expect that craziness to continue this year and beyond.
Before we tucked college football in and kissed it goodnight on Saturday, the SEC watched as five of its ranked teams fell by the sword of their own conference mates.
Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesOle
Miss is just one of several teams who celebrated upsets last weekend
and showed the SEC is much deeper than its been given credit for
recently.
"If you watch how these games go, you have to play every week," LSU coach Les Miles said.
"I'm just letting you know that you better be ready to play."
Miles knows all too well the feeling of being upset on any given Saturday. He watched as his sixth-ranked Tigers fell 27-24 on Saturday to an Ole Miss team riding a three-game losing streak. LSU was fresh off of a 17-6 win over Florida and was once again being viewed as both an SEC contender and BCS title contender.
Now, the Tigers' BCS and SEC chances are distant memories, as the Rebels bounced back to their fourth win of the season.
Just before the Tigers fell victim in Oxford, No. 7 Texas A&M lost to 24th-ranked Auburn, while No. 11 South Carolina and No. 15 Georgia lost on the road to Tennessee and Vanderbilt, respectively. That marked four major upsets, and ended title hopes for LSU and A&M. It also paved the way for teams perceived to be either middle-of-the-road types or bottom feeders to flex their muscles.
Heading into the weekend, six SEC teams are listed in the BCS standings, and 12 of the SEC's 14 teams have four wins or more, including Auburn (6-1) and Tennessee (4-3), which have new head coaches. Nine of them have at least two conference wins. Ten teams are also averaging more than 400 yards and 30 points per game this year.
While injuries have certainly played a part in top teams falling, you can't dismiss the fact that programs like Auburn, Ole Miss and Tennessee, who combined to go 15-22 last year, are getting better each week and could all make bowl games.
"It speaks to the very good coaching, very good programs, that we have from top to bottom in this league that everybody you play has the capabilities of beating you because of the quality of players as well as the quality of the coaching and programs that we have in this league," Alabama coach Nick Saban told members of the media earlier this week.
More on Alabama
For full coverage of the Tide, check out the Alabama blog, part of ESPN's College Football Nation. BlogMore:
• Alabama's clubhouse page
• ESPN.com's SEC blog
Then, there's Missouri. The Tigers literally limped through a 5-7 SEC debut last season, only to start this year 7-0 (3-0 SEC) and rise to No. 5 in the BCS standings after a 36-17 win over Florida. A week earlier, the Tigers upset Georgia in Athens, 41-26. A win over South Carolina this week, and the Tigers essentially will clinch the SEC Eastern Division.
The perceived heavyweights are learning that the assumed off weeks in this league are dwindling. It's a case of a little changing of the guard in the SEC, and that's not a bad thing. The usual top teams have owned this conference, as only four teams -- Alabama, Auburn, Florida and LSU -- have been a part of the league's seven straight national championships. Now, the bottom and middle are fighting back.
More on Auburn
For full coverage of the Tigers, check out the Auburn blog, part of ESPN's College Football Nation. BlogMore:
• Auburn's clubhouse page
• ESPN.com's SEC blog
It doesn't look like this parity will end anytime soon, either. Excellent recruiting jobs by Auburn, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Vanderbilt should have them even better in the future. Also, who knows what will happen if Mark Stoops' solid 2014 class (No. 16 by ESPN RecruitingNation) at Kentucky pans out? The Wildcats could have plenty of help on the way, which could make them competitive again in the SEC East.
And those nagging injuries plaguing Florida and Georgia shouldn't be around next year, meaning the conference could be even stronger ... just in time for the College Football Playoff.
"I feel like the SEC is the best conference in college football," Auburn running back Tre Mason said.
"A lot of crazy things are happening."
Expect that craziness to continue this year and beyond.
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"It is a really positive thing," coach Les Miles said on Mar. 13. "I don't think there will be a number like that in the future, but it is a strong statement that the Tigers come in, they get prepared and they have the opportunity in three years to further their football in the NFL."
10/25/2013 and the LSU fighting tigers have fell back into the SEC pack because this years tiger football team lost to many key college football players to the 2012 NFL pro football draft. Les Miles said that was still OK because that NFL exit was a added recruiting tool that will help the LSU college football program. Falling out of the 2013 SEC championship race because LSU lack defense is not my idea of OK with me, what about you?
But of course I might have a more optimistic point of view if LSU was paying us over $4 million dollars a year to coach the LSU football team.
So that was just some more Les Miles snake oil bull talk, wasn't it? 
Michael Wood · Top Commenter · The University of Alabama
You can't use injuries as an excuse when the SEC recruits better than any conference in the country. This is coaching. Not having the next guy ready to go is what has killed Florida and Georgia, and quite possibly after this weekend, South Carolina. LSU was always going to have to rely on its offense, same as A&M, so why would anyone be shocked that these two teams both have two close losses? When games get close it is your defense that has to step up and make a stop. Neither of these teams have the defense to do that.
Ryan Kirkman · Top Commenter · University of Florida
it's nice to see the SEC getting more competitive now. UF and UGA just got hammered with injuries this year and both teams are still very young. I expect both of them to be back to top form next year even with UGA losing Murray.
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LSU Football - Geaux Tigers!!!
| Friday, October 25th, 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Bayou Bengals Insider | LSU vs. Furman: Defensive Breakdown |
| Bayou Bengals Insider | LSU vs. Furman: Offensive Breakdown |
| Bayou Bengals Insider | LSU vs. Furman: Coach's Take |
| Bayou Bengals Insider | LSU vs. Furman: Players' Take |
| The Advocate | Notes: Recruit from Monroe reshapes commitment plans |
| LSU Reveille | Tigers look to bounce back with win against Furman |
| LSU Reveille | Tigers need a commanding win to keep BCS hopes alive |
| LSU Reveille | Tiger Band to bring back retro songs against Furman |
| Times Picayune | Furman at LSU: Times of Interest |
| Shreveport Times *1 | Guilbeau: Notes - Copeland may miss Furman game |
| ESPN 104.5 | .mp3 Audio (14 min, 48 sec): Mike Detillier recaps Ole Miss, previews Furman |
| LSU Sports | Photo Gallery (7 pics): Homecoming pep rally |
| Times Picayune | Baseball Notes: LSU's starting rotation begins to materialize behind Aaron Nola |
| The Advocate | Furman's QB carousel spins on |
| ESPN 104.5 | .mp3 Audio (9 min, 23 sec): Greenville News' Scott Keeler on Furman playing LSU |
| Notes: Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | Mississippi State | |
| Notes: Missouri | Ole Miss | South Carolina | TCU | Tennessee | Texas A&M | UAB | |
| Times Picayune | SEConfidential: What a difference a year makes |
Thank Jesus!
Tinker:
Thank you god for giving us enough health to still feel blessed in spit of all the unfair behavior in this American government today. What goes around truly does come around.
My your forgiveness touch our hearts and help us back into
freedom. In the spirit of the sign of the cross - Father, Son, and holy
ghost.Tinker:
Thank you god for giving us enough health to still feel blessed in spit of all the unfair behavior in this American government today. What goes around truly does come around.
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Matthew 5:1-12, 7: 15-20, 24-27; 28:16-20
‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
‘Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
‘Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
‘Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
‘Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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