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Army Sends Infant to Protectiv
- From: EllieWilder
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Description:This is why people like Hasan shoot up the joint. This is bull***t!Published on Friday, November 13, 2009 by Inter Press Service
Army Sends Infant to Protective Services, Mom to Afghanistan
VENTURA, California - U.S. Army Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother, is being threatened with a military court-martial if she does not agree to deploy to Afghanistan, despite having been told she would be granted extra time to find someone to care for her 11-month-old son while she is overseas.
Hutchinson, of Oakland, California, is currently being confined at Hunter Army Airfield near Savannah, Georgia, after being arrested. Her son was placed into a county foster care system.
Hutchinson has been threatened with a court martial if she does not agree to deploy to Afghanistan on Sunday, Nov. 15. She has been attempting to find someone to take care of her child, Kamani, while she is deployed overseas, but to no avail.
According to the family care plan of the U.S. Army, Hutchinson was allowed to fly to California and leave her son with her mother, Angelique Hughes of Oakland.
However, after a week of caring for the child, Hughes realised she was unable to care for Kamani along with her other duties of caring for a daughter with special needs, her ailing mother, and an ailing sister.
In late October, Angelique Hughes told Hutchinson and her commander that she would be unable to care for Kamani after all. The Army then gave Hutchinson an extension of time to allow her to find someone else to care for Kamani. Meanwhile, Hughes brought Kamani back to Georgia to be with his mother.
However, only a few days before Hutchinson's original deployment date, she was told by the Army she would not get the time extension after all, and would have to deploy, despite not having found anyone to care for her child.
Faced with this choice, Hutchinson chose not to show up for her plane to Afghanistan. The military arrested her and placed her child in the county foster care system.
Currently, Hutchinson is scheduled to fly to Afghanistan on Sunday for a special court martial, where she then faces up to one year in jail.
Hutchinson's civilian lawyer, Rai Sue Sussman, told IPS, "The core issue is that they are asking her to make an inhumane choice. She did not have a complete family care plan, meaning she did not find someone to provide long-term care for her child. She's required to have a complete family care plan, and was told she'd have an extension, but then they changed it on her."
Asked why she believes the military revoked Hutchinson's extension, Sussman responded, "I think they didn't believe her that she was unable to find someone to care for her infant. They think she's just trying to get out of her deployment. But she's just trying to find someone she can trust to take care of her baby."
Hutchinson's mother has flown to Georgia to retrieve the baby, but is overwhelmed and does not feel able to provide long-term care for the child.
According to Sussman, the soldier needs more time to find someone to care for her infant, but does not as yet have friends or family able to do so.
Sussman says Hutchinson told her, "It is outrageous that they would deploy a single mother without a complete and current family care plan. I would like to find someone I trust who can take care of my son, but I cannot force my family to do this. They are dealing with their own health issues."
Sussman told IPS that the Army's JAG attorney, Captain Ed Whitford, "told me they thought her chain of command thought she was trying to get out of her deployment by using her child as an excuse." '
Major Gallagher, of Hutchinson's unit, also told Sussman that he did not believe it was a real family crisis, and that Hutchinson's "mother should have been able to take care of the baby".
In addition, according to Sussman, a First Sergeant Gephart "told me he thought she [Hutchinson] was pulling her family care plan stuff to get out of her deployment".
"To me it sounds completely bogus," Sussman told IPS, "I think what they are actually going to do is have her spend her year deployment in Afghanistan, then court martial her back here upon her return. This would do irreparable harm to her child. I think they are doing this to punish her, because they think she is lying."
Sussman explained that she believes the best possible outcome is for the Army to either give Hutchinson the extension they had said she would receive so that she can find someone to care for her infant, or barring this, to simply discharge her so she can take care of her child.
Nevertheless, Hutchinson is simply asking for the time extension to complete her family care plan, and not to be discharged.
"I'm outraged by this," Sussman told IPS, "I've never gone to the media with a military client, but this situation is just completely over the top."
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Hate to say this...
- From: imanrn2@columbus.rr.com
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...But as I watch the internecine fighting amongst Democrats over non-issues like abortion in the health care "reform" bill working its way through Congress, I see only one outcome.
That being a hollowed out shell of a bill that give everything to the insurance industry while only paying lip service to a public option. To be at all viable, the public option has to be open to ALL Americans, otherwise the few million that will be able to enroll in a public option will be too few to have any affect at all on private insurance premiums and services.
Let's get real here. The parliament of whores we call "Congress" is going to roll over and spread their collective legs for the insurance industry just to keep the money rolling in. I hope I'm wrong, but time and experience show me I'm not.
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Rushy's Naughty Tushy
- From: gwojtowy
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Rush wants to be spanked!
- 3 days ago
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Michael Savage - Know-it-all!
- From: gwojtowy
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Michael is confronted by two callers concerning President Obama's behavior in Japan. These callers seem to have a lot more experience on the subject of Buddhism and international etiquette, but na-ah! Michael Wiener knows better! He's like the guy who brags about how he went to a party - and was the smartest boy in the room!
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Thanksgiving Recipes
- From: shaneo
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Thanksgiving Recipes
These are family recipes perfected over the years. I thought I’d post them a little early because the main gravy ingredient (the turkey necks and wings) is not generally available in the meat isle – I’ve always had to pre-order from the butcher.
Classic Kick-Ass Homemade Turkey Gravy
*Denny Hastert gives it 4 out of 4 stars! “Mmmm, gravy…”*
Gravy Stock:
Prepare the day before – refrigerate in airtight container. (Can be done the day of, but is much easier if done in advance!)
6 lbs. Turkey wings and necks (I do 3 and 3)
6 ribs of celery, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
12 cups chicken broth/stock
Preheat oven to 400°
In large roasting pan, sauté wings, necks, celery and onion on the stove until the turkey parts begin to brown – about 10 minutes.
Transfer to oven – roast 45 minutes. Turn all the pieces, and roast another 45 minutes.
Add chicken broth/stock and roast one more hour.
Strain the stock and dispose of the turkey parts, etc. Cool the stock and store in refrigerator over night.
Finishing Gravy (Thanksgiving Day):
8 cups gravy stock from above (should be all of it!)
1 stick butter
½ cup flour
1 tbsp. cider vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
In a large pot, melt butter on the stove. Whisk in the flour and cook about 1-2 minutes stirring constantly.
Add the gravy stock, whisking until blended. Simmer a few minutes to thicken then reduce heat.
Finish with vinegar and season to taste.
Bread Dressing From Hell!
I like a dry dressing – can always reconstitute with: Mmmm, gravy. For those who like a wetter dressing – you can add more broth!
2 loaves unseasoned dressing bread (if seasoned, omit sage, thyme below)
1 stick butter
2 cups celery, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium carrot, chopped
3 tsp. ground sage
1 tsp. thyme
Chicken broth
Optional:
1 cup sautéed mushrooms (partially sautéed in advance to remove water)
1½ cups roasted, chopped pecans or walnuts (roast in oven at 350° for 10-15 minutes until they render some of their oil and begin to become fragrant – do not over-brown!)
Night before:
Break up dressing bread in to pieces and place in a flat baking pan or on baking sheets to dry. I find that it is best to put them in the oven (cold oven!) overnight to avoid pet interference. Just remember to remove in the morning before you preheat the oven (I’ve made that mistake more than once!)
Finishing Stuffing (Thanksgiving Day):
Butter a large baking dish – set aside.
In large pot on the stove, sauté celery, onion and carrot in butter until soft (not brown).
Add salt, pepper (to taste), sage, thyme (if using unseasoned bread).
Add bread to vegetable mixture (and optional mushrooms and nuts). Stir to combine.
Add chicken broth – mix – just enough to hold everything together (more if you prefer a wetter dressing).
Spoon into large baking dish.
*Note: may be done ahead (day of) to this point.
Bake in 375° oven for 45 minutes – or until crispy on top.
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Hey 'Merica!
- From: EllieWilder
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Hey, 'Merica, I'm goin to ma Insty-toot to write down some stuff...
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Cleo sleeping again
- From: trojanrabbit74
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This seems to be Cleo's normal position. Unlike Lucky, she seems to have no interest in old electronics, if she's not here she's warming her butt on the TiVo.
- 6 days ago
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Lucky recovering
- From: trojanrabbit74
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My "little" guy recovered nicely from his kidney blockage. You can just see where his paw got shaved for his IV and there's another one on his tail. Always seemed to take him for granted because he was the second cat, but when we thought we could lose him.... :( He's really been a good boy.
- 6 days ago
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How much further can I get in?
- From: trojanrabbit74
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Yeah, this is familiar. But I'm just a teensy fatter now.
- 6 days ago
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A Visitor to the Workbench
- From: trojanrabbit74
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I knew Lucky was snooping around on the cellar floor. Ooops! He's not down there any more. Oh oh, good thing it's switched off.
- 6 days ago
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Bags of Parts
- From: trojanrabbit74
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A good number of new parts here. As I write this, I just found I need to get quite a few more. :(
- 6 days ago
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Fall/Winter Project 2
- From: trojanrabbit74
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The chassis flipped up to show all the parts. About 2/3 of everything under there is going to get replaced. Remember, this was hand assembled in the good ol' U S of A, with good ol' Made in the U S of A parts.
- 6 days ago
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Fall/Winter Project 1
- From: trojanrabbit74
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My fall/winter project in my copious free time - finally getting around to restoring this 1948 Philco 10" TV. The guts are sitting to the left. The last time I had it apart a couple of years ago it had lost its sound. For some reason, it's back again but after about 10 minutes everything fades to black.
- 6 days ago
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Boehner May Be Right
- From: Kenny-Pick
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...Boehner Might be crazy!
Here's a little ode to John Boehner's wacky little mix-up over the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
It's set to Billy Joel's "You May Be Right" with an ending bit from a Frank Zappa tune and oodles of The Boehner, you, Mama & Jim with a flurry of insults and random Hi-Jinx! - 1 week ago
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This would so totally be Steph
- From: jesster79
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I think this would so totally be Stephanie when she finally is able to use one of her dusty eggs to produce a love child with Keith Olbermann.
- 2 weeks ago
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