Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Show Notes 05/26/2013

Uncooperative Radio Show Notes: Sunday 05/26/2013

Commissioners declare Carroll County a Second Amendment sanctuary
The Board of Carroll County Commissioners voted unanimously earlier this week to pass a resolution stating that Carroll County is a "Second Amendment Sanctuary County". The resolution is in response to the Maryland State Firearms Act of 2013 passed by legislators in Annapolis earlier this year.

French gay marriage opponents stage big Paris march
Several hundred thousand opponents of same-sex marriage marched in central Paris on Sunday against a reform the unpopular French government passed last month at the price of deepening political polarization.

Parents bent out of shape over classroom yoga
Parents who are upset over the introduction of yoga lessons – funded by a private foundation that promotes yoga – into their children’s school curriculum have filed a lawsuit to bring them to a halt.

Britain to target radical Muslim preachers after soldier's killing
The British government, facing criticism over the killing of a soldier by suspected Islamists in a London street, is to set up a new group to combat radical Muslim preachers and others whose words could encourage violence.

Study backs farmers in pollution fight with EPA
West Virginia poultry farmer Lois Alt didn't chicken out when the Environmental Protection Agency threatened her with fines of $40,000 per day, and even though the federal regulators eventually backed off, she's taking them on in a legal case that could benefit thousands of small farmers.

Bob Hope
Bob Hope, born Leslie Townes Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003). Hope was born in Eltham, London, UK, the fifth of seven sons.

The USO
While aboard the RMS Queen Mary when World War II began in September 1939, Hope volunteered to perform a special show for the passengers, during which he sang "Thanks for the Memory" with rewritten lyrics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Service_Organizations 

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