On the plus side at least he didn’t blow himself up. (Naharnet) — Social networking websites were buzzing Wednesday with supportive and critical comments about a video showing Lebanese cage fighter Mohammed Ali victoriously brandishing a Hizbullah flag after delivering the knockout punch to his foe in the 11th Cage Fighting Championship held in the
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My wife and I have different perspectives on the youth violence epidemic that currently plagues our urban neighborhood. She thinks some of the miscreants could be helped by more targeted after-school programs staffed by caring adults. I think there are plenty after-school programs and, besides, the teens perpetrating the violence, often after 11 p.m., are not the sort of individuals who would attend after-school programs. I believe more extreme measures are in order. The back-story: since early summer, packs of up to a dozen young teenagers have been accosting random middle-aged or elderly males in an attempt to knock them out with a single blow to the head. At least seven such attacks have occurred in our part of town. One elderly Vietnamese immigrant has already died as a result. Last week, the mayor of St. Louis, Francis Slay, drove up as a group of young thugs was strolling casually away after one such assault. This week, seven juveniles, mostly between the ages of 13-14, were arrested for two separate incidents. Mayor Slay said he would like to see the teens charged as adults. Speaking to reporters, the mayor said: In my mind, this is attempted murder… You crack someone like that and walk away nonchalantly like they did when we pulled up, they have no respect for human life or their fellow human beings. The mayor’ s words were welcomed, but it was only dumb luck that he happened to be driving by at the time of the attack. Many of us wonder if the incident would have received the same level of attention had he not witnessed the carnage first hand. The following day a local reporter interviewed a group of students at the nearby high school, including a few who proudly admitted participating in the so-called ” knockout game.”
When Sharron Angle came out of the Republican primary in Nevada, oddly enough she was vulnerable. She got no unity bounce, instead taking a stream of attacks from Republicans nationwide. As a result, Harry Reid went on the air for the knockout. He didn’t get it. Even the new Mason Dixon/LVRJ poll has stabilized . That poll has never been friendly to Angle, even before the primary, so when it gives her good news, that’s very good news for her. She’d been dropping in that poll as well as others, and Reid had been rising, so it’s good for her that it’s now nearly tied: Reid 45, Angle 44 (MoE 4). Yes, being behind usually isn’t good news for a candidate who once led for months, but when Mason Dixon had her down 7 at one point, this is solid movement in her direction. In fact, Rasmussen last week showed the same thing, only without the usual Mason Dixon tilt against Angle: Angle 50, Reid 48 (MoE 4). This is also a four point swing in her direction from Rasmussen’s previous lead for Reid of 2. So yes, I definitely conclude that Harry Reid’s attempt for the knockout on Sharron Angle has failed. He got a quick peak in the polls, but now he’s gotten to the point of diminishing returns, and the polls are settling in to a new normal: even. It’s almost as though Angle got an inverse primary bounce, as GOPers unhappy with her victory turned on her, but eventually that faded as other primaries attracted national attention. Just the fact that challenger Angle is even with Majority Leader Reid by default could be great news for her. Reid, as an incumbent Democrat in a state carried by his party’s President and holding the top position in his party’s caucus, ought to be able to win without difficulty, but he’s only even. As long as Angle can get the money to push back when it counts, she’s right where she needs to be. Greg Sargent seems to agree , as well. Though that fundraising Angle needs is not a sure thing for a candidate who’s been picked on by her own party like Angle has, the TEA party that secured Angle the primary to begin with has managed surprising results this year. Funding Angle could be one of them. It seems easier to steer grassroots funding to needy Senate candidates than it is for any other race in an off year, as they have great prominence (unlike candidates for the House) and national urgency (unlike candidates for Governor). One final note: if you want to see the Review-Journal’s agenda in its continued posting on this topic, just see their picture pair and cringe. From Unlikely Voter PS RedStaters: Here’s where you can give to Sharron Angle .
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The new normal in Nevada: Reid and Angle tied
When Sharron Angle came out of the Republican primary in Nevada, oddly enough she was vulnerable. She got no unity bounce, instead taking a stream of attacks from Republicans nationwide. As a result, Harry Reid went on the air for the knockout. He didn’t get it. Even the new Mason Dixon/LVRJ poll has stabilized . That poll has never been friendly to Angle, even before the primary, so when it gives her good news, that’s very good news for her. She’d been dropping in that poll as well as others, and Reid had been rising, so it’s good for her that it’s now nearly tied: Reid 45, Angle 44 (MoE 4). Yes, being behind usually isn’t good news for a candidate who once led for months, but when Mason Dixon had her down 7 at one point, this is solid movement in her direction. In fact, Rasmussen last week showed the same thing, only without the usual Mason Dixon tilt against Angle: Angle 50, Reid 48 (MoE 4). This is also a four point swing in her direction from Rasmussen’s previous lead for Reid of 2. So yes, I definitely conclude that Harry Reid’s attempt for the knockout on Sharron Angle has failed. He got a quick peak in the polls, but now he’s gotten to the point of diminishing returns, and the polls are settling in to a new normal: even. It’s almost as though Angle got an inverse primary bounce, as GOPers unhappy with her victory turned on her, but eventually that faded as other primaries attracted national attention. Just the fact that challenger Angle is even with Majority Leader Reid by default could be great news for her. Reid, as an incumbent Democrat in a state carried by his party’s President and holding the top position in his party’s caucus, ought to be able to win without difficulty, but he’s only even. As long as Angle can get the money to push back when it counts, she’s right where she needs to be. Greg Sargent seems to agree , as well. Though that fundraising Angle needs is not a sure thing for a candidate who’s been picked on by her own party like Angle has, the TEA party that secured Angle the primary to begin with has managed surprising results this year. Funding Angle could be one of them. It seems easier to steer grassroots funding to needy Senate candidates than it is for any other race in an off year, as they have great prominence (unlike candidates for the House) and national urgency (unlike candidates for Governor). One final note: if you want to see the Review-Journal’s agenda in its continued posting on this topic, just see their picture pair and cringe. From Unlikely Voter PS RedStaters: Here’s where you can give to Sharron Angle .
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