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I'm not exactly short at 5'9" and taller than most women but I do find this quite shallow and besides were the same height lying down,........

In a series of questions sent to Buescher, Hirono asked whether his membership in the Knights of Columbus would prevent him from hearing cases "fairly and impartially" and, if confirmed, whether he would end his membership in the organization.

"The Knights of Columbus has taken a number of extreme positions," Hirono said in the questionnaire. "For example, it was reportedly one of the top contributors to California's Proposition 8 campaign to ban same-sex marriage."

Harris meantime, in her questions to the nominee, called the Knights of Columbus "an all-male society" and asked the Nebraska lawyer if he was aware that the group was anti-abortion and anti-gay marriage when he joined

The Knights have responded with dignity, honor, and (best of all) an open hand. Hat tip to Paul Mirengoff for bringing their open letter to my attention. I doubt that either senator is capable of shame, but if they were, they would surely be resolving to leave this bigotry behind in 2019.



Here is what the local Capitol District, Washington, D.C. chapter of the Knights wrote:
Dear Senator Harris, Senator Hirono, and respective staffs

Greetings from your local, Capitol Hill-area Knights of Columbus Council, Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle Council 11302! We recently read about statements which expressed the fear that the Knights of Columbus held many extreme beliefs. It is our great pleasure to assure you that this fear is not grounded in any truth. The Knights of Columbus in general, and O'Boyle Council in particular are dedicated to the three fundamental principles of charity, unity, and fraternity.

In the past few months O'Boyle Council has worked with local parishes including St Peter's (House-side Catholic church) and St Joseph's (Senate-side Catholic church) to raise funds and give away over $4,000 worth of coats to neighborhood children, collect soda and beer can tabs to donate to the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute which helps the developmentally disabled, and collect diapers and other supplies for new mothers in need. Over the course of the past year we donated an ultrasound machine to a clinic, picked up trash around Nationals Park, and donated supplies to a local school. We do all this as well as social gatherings and spiritual events. We hope this list of activities help to assure you that we are simply a group aiming to do God's work while building friendships.

We wish to formally invite you all to join us for any social or charitable event. In fact, this February we are doing the Polar Plunge to raise funds for DC Special Olympics. You and anyone you know are more than welcome to join us either jumping in the cold water or sponsoring our team. Our team's page can be viewed at Additionally, if any Catholic men on your staff are interested in joining O'Boyle Council for charitable and social events they can find more information on our website at and Facebook page at If you have any further questions or concerns please reach out to us at kofc11302@gmail.com.

Thank you for this opportunity to write to you. We pray that you have a wonderful Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

–Cardinal Patrick O'Boyle Council 11302 of the Knights of Columbus

Capitol Hill, Southwest Waterfront, and Navy Yard of Washington, DC

This is why America needs the borders protected. Sub-Saharan Africans living illegally in Morocco try to get to Europe each year by climbing rows of 20-feet high fences surrounding Ceuta and Melilla, Spain's other North African enclave. Those who make it across head for crowded, temporary migrant accommodation centers. They are eventually repatriated or let go.

Thursday's assault added to pressure on Spanish authorities from a recent wave of migration, mostly migrants crossing the Mediterranean on unsafe boats.




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So many little/big "birds" out today maybe there should be a classification for the days of the week!

Ok here's an idea!

Melons out Monday
Tits out Tuesday
Weaner Wednsday
Thongs on Thursday
Freedom Friday
Safesex Saturday
No undie Sunday

Thoughts?

Friday and week end has arrived, whatever your all doing, have a good one,............

Happy August To All Blogger Family.

I have seen most of the people are here for years.
(Connectingsingles) is the Only Free Site on the Internet. Used by Millions of People All over the World.
CS has many good subjects in itself, which brings People together around the World. It gives US experience and we know the attitude of different people and also know about their Culture.
Many here are tide in good relations and even got married.
I appreciate the Site and The CS team who provide us good features and maintain all The Site Very Well.
One thing I noticed here that we have the option to block or report a person on the Site.
So here I can't understand why we Block some Counties by ourself not communicate with those Country People.
I think it must be open for all if one can annoyed by a mail or flower he or she can easily block him.
While blocking the person he or she will come to know about his fault and he or she will be able to Correct Himself.

What is your opinion.

All over the world innocent people occasionally end up in jail; even in the USA. That has to be so because most states in the US (about 29) have set guidelines on how to compensate those who did time for being innocent. It reminds me of a movie by Steven Seagal where he rather wants his life back in stead of being compensated financially.

Please note that I’m wading into unknown waters here because I am not a legal expert and what I know about legal procedures is basically what we see in American movies & TV series, and what we read in novels. I don’t know if things are the way that they are portrayed in these fictional and dramatized works.

But back to ‘Beyond Reasonable Doubt’; exactly how does it work?

Can a person be found guilty ‘Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ on circumstantial evidence alone or does it require some tangible proof that he actually committed the crime?

Can the combination of a motive, an opportunity, and the means to commit a crime, coupled with no alibi, be enough to convict a person?

Surely he cannot be found guilty just because he could have done it; or can he? I’m sure if you look hard enough you will find several people who could have done it while there is no guarantee that any of them did it.

Sending an innocent man to jail will ultimately destroy his life. His career will be ruined; he will lose his house, his family, his car, his friends and everything else he had accumulated in his life. Then I did not even talk about the loss of future promotions in his now ruined career, the emotional strain, the loss of his dignity, the breach of his privacy, the defamation of his character, and the restraints on his freedom. Can a bit of money ever redress the actual damage that he had suffered? The US$ 50,000 per year compensation just seems a bit flimsy.

Even when finding an innocent man guilty of a petty crime, for a very short stint in jail or perhaps just a fine or a suspended sentence, it will ruin his future prospects for proper jobs or promotion opportunities. The stigma of a criminal record will endure for the rest of his life.

I don’t even want think about a man getting executed before it is discovered that somebody else committed that crime. And what about being found guilty because of ‘evidence’ planted or ignored by a vindictive law enforcer? Don’t tell me it does not happen; there are too many over-worked cops who are only interested in closing the docket; to hell with justice.

I find this rather disturbing for I’d rather see a hundred criminals go free for lack of evidence regardless of what crimes they have committed before I see one person being convicted for something he or she did not do.

Some of us have a very short menory.
Months ago I made a comment on a blog and I was accused of being a blog buster then I got a very insulting mail from that person.

This summer I had blog up and got also a insulting comment from this other person. I do not go on his blog. I took the comment down that was my right todo.

Many times here we have seen blogs taken down because some one made a comment on their blog that he did not like.

One could say there is a form of intimidation tactics happening here.
I do not go on theri blogs, We are all free to post a blog if I like it yes or no.

On my parking, came out of the shop to a note on my windscreen (thats windshield for you yanks) and it said
'PARKING FINE'..................