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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Loudmouth TV Blabber Reaches A New Low
Chris Matthews tonight on MessNBC, reacting to Trump's withdrawal from the Fox debate: "Who's gonna watch a debate between two Cuban guys?"
Matthews has now sunk to a point that can only be described as "lower than low." He ought to be fired, or at least suspended.
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Bombshell: Has Trump Finally Gone Too Far?
Donald Trump tonight announced he won't be part of this Thursday's Fox News GOP presidential debate because of a dispute involving the participation of Megyn Kelly who Trump feels has been unfair to him.
Trump and Kelly sparred during and after the last Fox debate.
So, Trump says he simply will not attend the debate in Des Moines, an unexpected twist just days before voters in Iowa undertakes the caucus process. "I probably won't be doing the debate. I'm going to have something else in Iowa," Trump said.
Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski reportedly confirmed that Trump would "definitely not" participate in the debate.
Trump and Kelly sparred during and after the last Fox debate.
So, Trump says he simply will not attend the debate in Des Moines, an unexpected twist just days before voters in Iowa undertakes the caucus process. "I probably won't be doing the debate. I'm going to have something else in Iowa," Trump said.
Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski reportedly confirmed that Trump would "definitely not" participate in the debate.
Christie: Storm Was 'Not Even Close' To Sandy Level
Governor Chris Christie at a news conference in Trenton today.
Will Philly Schools Be Open Tomorrow?
All Philadelphia
public and parochial schools
will be OPEN tomorrow,
Wednesday, January 27, 2016.
Yes, Now This Famous Star Really IS Dead . . .
He was reported dead 34 years ago.
And lots of people bought the story of his death at that time.
But the rumors of his death were greatly exaggerated and the stories became a sort of running joke.
Then, partly on the basis of all this, he became a cult figure and the momentum from it seemed to give him added years to the point where he outlived most of his contemporaries.
But, sadly we must now report to you that Abe Vigoda has now officially passed away at the age of 94.
He died on Tuesday morning in Woodland Park, N.J.
His daughter Carol Vigoda Fuchs, told The Associated Press that Vigoda had died in his sleep at her home.
A classically-trained stage actor, Abe Vigoda got his big break playing Salvatore Tessio in Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Academy Award winning film, The Godfather. He returned to the role in a flashback scene in “The Godfather: Part II” in 1974.
But Vigoda is best remembered as Detective Fish on the cop sitcom “Barney Miller.” Vigoda played opposite Hal Linden who assumed the title role. Vigoda stayed with the series for two seasons, 1975-76 and 1976-77, and the opening episodes of a third. He earned three Emmy nominations for best supporting actor in a comedy series.
Then, he appeared in his own spinoff of Barney Miller, entitled Fish and that ran for one year.
And lots of people bought the story of his death at that time.
But the rumors of his death were greatly exaggerated and the stories became a sort of running joke.
Then, partly on the basis of all this, he became a cult figure and the momentum from it seemed to give him added years to the point where he outlived most of his contemporaries.
But, sadly we must now report to you that Abe Vigoda has now officially passed away at the age of 94.
He died on Tuesday morning in Woodland Park, N.J.
His daughter Carol Vigoda Fuchs, told The Associated Press that Vigoda had died in his sleep at her home.
A classically-trained stage actor, Abe Vigoda got his big break playing Salvatore Tessio in Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Academy Award winning film, The Godfather. He returned to the role in a flashback scene in “The Godfather: Part II” in 1974.
But Vigoda is best remembered as Detective Fish on the cop sitcom “Barney Miller.” Vigoda played opposite Hal Linden who assumed the title role. Vigoda stayed with the series for two seasons, 1975-76 and 1976-77, and the opening episodes of a third. He earned three Emmy nominations for best supporting actor in a comedy series.
Then, he appeared in his own spinoff of Barney Miller, entitled Fish and that ran for one year.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Is This Woman REALLY That Old? Really?!?
Tina Turner turned 76 years old, see how she celebrated her birthday. DAMN!
Posted by Jonathan David Bustin on Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Tina Turner turned 76 years old, see how she celebrated her birthday. DAMN!
Pope To Join Lutheran Observance Of Reformation
| Pope Francis, Bishop Munib A. Younan and the Rev. Martin Junge, respectively president and general secretary of the World Lutheran Foundation, will preside at a joint commemoration of the Reformation on 31 October in Lund, Sweden, according to a press release issued today by the World Lutheran Foundation and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU). This event, ahead of the 500 th anniversary of Luther's Reformation in 2017, will highlight the solid ecumenical developments between Catholics and Lutherans and the joint gifts received through dialogue and will include common worship based on the recently published Catholic-Lutheran “Common Prayer” liturgical guide. “The LWF is approaching the Reformation anniversary in a spirit of ecumenical accountability,” says LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge. “I’m carried by the profound conviction that by working towards reconciliation between Lutherans and Catholics, we are working towards justice, peace and reconciliation in a world torn apart by conflict and violence.” Cardinal Koch, President of the PCPCU explains further: “By concentrating together on the centrality of the question of God and on a Christocentric approach, Lutherans and Catholics will have the possibility of an ecumenical commemoration of the Reformation, not simply in a pragmatic way, but in the deep sense of faith in the crucified and resurrected Christ. The Lund event is part of the reception process of the study document From Conflict to Communion, which was published in 2013, and has since been widely distributed to Lutheran and Catholic communities. The document is the first attempt by both dialogue partners to describe together at international level the history of the Reformation and its intentions. Earlier this year, the LWF and PCPCU sent to LWF member churches and Catholic Bishops’ Conferences a jointly prepared “Common Prayer”, which is a liturgical guide to help churches commemorate the Reformation anniversary together. It is based on the study document From Conflict to Communion: Lutheran-Catholic Common Commemoration of the Reformation in 2017, and features the themes of thanksgiving, repentance and commitment to common witness with the aim of expressing the gifts of the Reformation and asking forgiveness for the division which followed theological disputes. The year 2017 will also mark 50 years of the international Lutheran-Catholic dialogue, which has yielded notable ecumenical results, of which most significant is the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ). The JDDJ was signed by the LWF and the Catholic Church in 1999, and affirmed by the World Methodist Council in 2006. The declaration nullified centuries’ old disputes between Catholics and Lutherans over the basic truths of the doctrine of justification, which was at the centre of the 16th century Reformation. |
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