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Politics, Science and Environment

HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER NOW A BELIEVER OF GLOBAL WARMING

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Two feet of snow fell just outside John Boehner's Washington, D.C. apartment.
Two feet of snow fell just outside John Boehner’s Washington, D.C. apartment.

Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) –  Just like most Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner has always rejected the notion of global warming, opposing every single proposed legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gases that damage the environment.

Until today.

This morning, Boehner woke up to two feet of snow that fell just outside his luxury apartment  in Washington, D.C. It was a weather scenario never before seen in D.C. or anywhere else.

It was a real eye-opener for the speaker who told reporters, “It will only get worse if we do not take steps to protect our environment. When the new Congress opens in January, I will make climate change a priority in my legislative agenda.”

A global warming convert, and high profile at that. Kudos, Mr. Speaker!

Law Enforcement, Politics

GEORGE W. BUSH: ‘OBAMA PLAGIARIZED MY 2006 SPEECH ON IMMIGRATION’

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File photo: Bush speaking from the Oval Office on May 15, 2006
File photo: Bush speaking from the Oval Office on May 15, 2006

Houston, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles) – George W. Bush today accused Barack of Obama of plagiarizing the Republican president’s May 15, 2006 speech on immigration.

Last night, Obama delivered a prime-time speech to announce executive actions he was taking to provide deportation relief to some 5 Million undocumented immigrants.

Bush said, “if you listened very closely to what Obama said, he practically copied my speech from the Oval Office which I made in 2006”

Both speeches touched on exactly the same themes: that the U.S. is a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants; that we need to secure our borders; that Congress needs to pass an immigration reform bill; and that what they were proposing was not amnesty.

Speaking from the Bush family ranch in Houston, George W. demanded that Obama apologize to him and the nation for stealing his words and for his lack of original ideas on immigration.

The White House has refused to comment on Bush’s allegation.

Here’s Obama’s and Bush’s speech, courtesy of CNN

Film and TV, International, Politics

HAWAIIAN SHAKA SIGN IS NEW SYMBOL OF THAILAND’S PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS

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File photo: American actor Jake Gyllenhaal flashes the Hawaiian shaka sign

Bangkok, Thailand (The Adobo Chronicles) – A cinema chain in Bangkok has cancelled screenings of the new Hunger Games film after protesters adopted the movie’s three-fingered defiant sign against totalitarian rule.

Activists say police ordered the move after hundreds of students planned to protest at an opening day screening of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 on Thursday. Thailand has been under military rule since May, and authorities have banned the salute as part of an ongoing crackdown on pro-democratic dissent.protest

The students were obviously disappointed at the film cancellation. They have been waiting a long time to see the popular new film that stars Academy award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence. They appealed to the cinema chain and the police to bring back the screening of the blockbuster film series.

As a compromise, the students promised to change the symbol of their protest from the three-fingered salute to the Hawaiian shaka sign.  They were hoping that the Thai military government would be more tolerant of the laid-back, less intimidating symbol of Aloha.