Porn Industry Flees LA because of Condom Law. Nearby Camarillo, overwhelmed with all the porn, passes a moratorium on new permits.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Eat Hot Missile, Most Imperialist LA Pig-Dogs!
North Korea's "Merciless Missiles" aimed at LA... according to the big map behind these guys in the enormous hats. http://fb.me/2ot3vRr6m
Foot Fetish Pope!
Is anyone else TOTALLY CREEPED OUT by the Foot-Kissing Pope? Why did he have to pick a Juvenile Jail for this? I'd keep my lips off kids if I were him. http://fb.me/1siidfzAg
You're Not a Power Broker.
You know who is missing from this glorious Commission to Fix LA? The People who PAY THE BILLS. http://fb.me/1D2oB6GZs
Suck it up Middle Class!
Make more than $46,000 per year? Get ready to pay a whole lot more for Health Insurance. http://fb.me/161HrGcbV
Feel like a Vacation? Head North.
Mexican Vigilantes Seize Town, Arrest Police, Open Fire on Tourists. http://fb.me/1wExHrL6i
Magic vs. Jan
Magic Johnson endorses Wendy Greuel, Jan Perry backs Eric Garcetti. Which would you rather have? http://fb.me/1Clxldkbu
I know! Let's make gas more expensive!
Could the Government just please stop deliberately making things worse? Please?
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
How Dare They!?
LA decides to… GASP!..Study Cutting Costs! OH THE HUMANITY! HOW CAN IT POSSIBLY HAVE COME TO THIS!? http://fb.me/EIVUJsZq
Charlie Manson's Serial Cell Smuggling Goes On
Manson Follower (apparently there are still Manson Followers) caught trying to smuggle him another cell phone. http://fb.me/2KP6b8W18
Dionne Warwick Bankrupt!
If only she had some sort of Psychic Friend who could have warned her. http://fb.me/1ZRzsBUGO
Small World Nightmare
Man who got stuck on "It's a Small World" for half an hour gets $8000 in court. Which means they owe me at least $2600 for the 10 minutes the ride usually takes.
Hey Mayors! This is how you do it.
The Mayor of Oklahoma City is helping fat residents slim down through Leadership! Without BANNING ANYTHING!... http://fb.me/2jsM5R9ip
Beiber Battery?
Is Justin Bieber a Bad Neighbor? Battery Brouhaha Blows Up Calabasas. http://fb.me/1AVpwJWpe
Secret Service Shakeup
Obama picks woman to head the Secret Service, because she's slightly less likely to get wasted and cavort with hookers... http://fb.me/HQEkUUih
A Dirty Little Secret About Why It's So Hard To Do Your Taxes...
Wish doing taxes was Free and EASY? Well it's not, thanks to the Makers of TurboTax! And... Grover Norquist? http://fb.me/Luwo9JP6
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Amanda Knox trial will NEVER END.
But don't worry, once she is 45 & dumpy the media will probably lose interest.
LA Watchdog!
LA Watchdog Jack Humphreville looks into how much the DWP's decision to abandon coal is going to cost you. Hint: A LOT!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Worst Driver Ever?
Man Loses Control of his Caddy, which ends up on his Neighbor's Roof. Oh and this is the SECOND TIME he's hit a neighbors house trying to navigate his driveway. http://fb.me/syFrRtRz
Don't Deport Illegals
Says VAST Majority of Californians. Only 19% want illegals deported. We've lost our minds. http://fb.me/2h3nJ3DTP
Bevery Center Bomb Scare!
No Bomb Found, But Hundreds were Briefly Unable to Buy Luis Vuitton Handbags! Oh the Humanity! http://fb.me/2GQPxIIuE
The Worst.
Thug Deliberately Shooting a Baby in the Face is without a doubt the worst crime we've ever covered. Oh, and Dad doesn't blame the kid who shot his baby, he blames the MOM for walking near the Projects. http://fb.me/27IIwgi9I
Dorner Donors to Welch?
Donors who contributed to the Million-Dollar Reward say contenders for the prize didn't actually do anything and shouldn't get the Million Bucks. http://fb.me/1WXAmMTox
IRS Boldly Goes Where They Shouldn't Have.
I'm actually happy knowing the IRS is spending $ on Stupid Star Trek Videos. At least they aren't blowing it ALL on Food Stamps.
http://fb.me/M8zydkA5
http://fb.me/M8zydkA5
Friday, March 22, 2013
Bell Mistrial
"All Hell Breaks Loose" in the Jury Room, and the Bell Trial ends in chaos & confusion! http://fb.me/1GiyTBfwE
Parking Wars!
City Paints Handicapped Space AROUND PARKED CAR, then Tows it. And they would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those pesky Security Cameras. http://fb.me/2RtKyXDpz
Tonight Show To Split CA... over Taxes?
Is a New York Tax Credit going to Chase The Tonight Show out of California? http://fb.me/2gWkojgAi
Death to the Groundhog!
Punxsutawney Phil facing the Death Penalty for wrongly predicting an Early Spring http://fb.me/13ZDTxdIu
Can Carbs Make You a Killer?
In Case You Missed It - Author, Chef and beloved Mother of the Field Marshal Nathan Baker, Judy Barnes Baker talks with Doug about whether the national epidemic of Mass Killings is rooted in what we eat. http://fb.me/1pfVZJAb6
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Be Afraid of The Devil's Bill! AB 666!
Possibly the WORST bill CA has ever seen, and that's saying something. Written by Red-Light Camera Operators, AB 666 (You can't make this up) would take away your right to a fair trial, and assume you are GUILTY unless you can prove otherwise to an "administrative hearing" run by the same people who issued the ticket, and profit from the penalty. Today's the day to protest. Sign the online petition here: http://stopab666.org/
Call the sponsor Assembly Member Bob Wieckowski's Office at 916-319-2025.
The Devil's Bill AB 666!
Possibly the WORST bill CA has ever seen, and that’s saying something. Written by Red-Light Camera Operators, AB 666 (You can’t make this up) would take away your right to a fair trial, and would assume you are GUILTY unless you can prove otherwise to an “administrative hearing” run by the same people who issued the ticket! Today’s the day to protest. Sign the online petition here: STOPAB666.ORG Call the sponsor Assembly Member Bob Wieckowski’s Office at 916-319-2025.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Classy, Harry. Really Classy.
Hack Harry Reid tries to make Political Hay out of Soldiers Killed in a Training Accident. http://fb.me/1qxldyJtt
Breakdown in Israel!
The President's Squillion Dollar Armored Limo broke down in Israel
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
LA WATCHDOG!
Is the DWP Union Boss Buying Himself a Mayor? You've got to read LA Watchdog columnist Jack Humphreville's latest piece! (Click Here)
Monday, March 18, 2013
A Shining Example to Armed Nuts Everywhere
Congrats to the University of Central Florida student who apparently did the suicide part of murder/suicide first. Your non-victims appreciate it.
Market Chaos Ensues
As Bank Bailout Proposal for tiny island of Cyprus Includes Stealing Up To 10% From Private Accounts.
State Worker Furlough Scam
Oh look, those State Worker Furloughs are going to end up costing CA a bundle because workers were on furlough instead of using vacation days, which they then banked, and will get paid for when they retire. Your job lets you bank vacation days until you retire, right? What? It doesn't?
Change of Venue for Church Abuse Trial?
LA Archdiocese wants Abuse Trials moved out of LA so you don't hear about them.
Who will get Kevin James’ endorsement?
The miniscule fraction of LA residents who know there is an election going on are all breathlessly awaiting his decision.
LA's PC Marathon
Woman who "won" the LA Marathon and got $75,000, had a more than 18 min head start, but the runner with the BEST time only gets $25,000, because he's a man.
This would never happen here.
Chinese in line for free McMuffins hide their faces in shame at taking free food.
Monday March 18th
STUPID LA MARATHON
Stupid Marathon traps millions. And the winner wasn't a Kenyan! He was a Mexican… oh wait, with Kenyan Citizenship.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-la-marathon-20130318,0,1936031.story
And the woman winner got $50,000 more than the man, for coming in "first" after being allowed to start first. PC BS. And look, there's beloved LA Icon Frank McCourt at the Finish Line.
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_22809321
Illegal Bike Race before the marathon operates with the blessing of the LAPD and City Hall.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/03/before-the-la-marathon-biclists-hold-their-own-race-on-wide-open-streets.html
RADIOACTIVE MAN
TSA swoops down on Chicago train after man's medical test leaves him Radioactive http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/03/15/video-feds-swoop-in-on-metra-train-after-detecting-nuclear-risk/
MAYOR'S RACE
Who will get Kevin James' endorsement? The miniscule fraction of LA residents who know there is an election going on are all breathlessly awaiting his decision.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-mayor-james-20130318,0,3802251.story
Pleitez endorses Garcetti
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor-pleitez-20130317,0,5542984.story
CHURCH ABUSE SCANDAL
LA Archdiocese wants Molestation Trials moves out of the city where they raped all the kids. For some reason.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-church-lawsuits-20130316,0,863542.story
OHIO RAPE CASE
Football Player rape case that has riveted the nation for no good reason over, players guilty.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/steubenville-football-players-guilty-ohio-rape-trial/story?id=18748493
EVERYTHING ELSE
Oh look, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck is going to be on TV. You know that's what he's been aiming for with his stupid Magnum PI mustache.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beck-southland-20130316,0,6641001.story
Have a scary Co-worker? Tattle!
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_22806648/scary-co-workers-trust-your-gut-and-tell?source=email
Is the first thing you notice about someone their cell phone?
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/phone-people-notice-men-study-article-1.1290270
Lewd Library Patron banned from all libraries on the face of the earth http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/book_libraries_accused_face_lewd_lRdhm86wgd81y1l95h6t6L
Tea Party Politician, Marijuana, and a Vicious Chihuahua http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/hudson_valley_republican_assemblyman_3U8AjNcRMeL3NkxnKBdmjN
Soccer Player banned for life for Nazi Salute after game, but he says he had no idea throwing your arm forward like that was anything nazi-ish.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-soccer-player-nazi-salute-20130317,0,7604497.story
Lindsey Graham wants a Nationwide Nut Database to keep guns out of the hands of potential mass shooters.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/17/graham-keeps-up-fight-to-ban-mentally-ill-from-guns-as-dems-focus-on-assault/?intcmp=trending
Big Capital swooping in to snap up homes in distressed neighborhoods and turn them into rentals. They pay cash, so normal buyers can't compete. Is this just the Free Market, or Unfair?
http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-housing-investors-20130317,0,1040715.story
Hey can I see that Shotgun for a sec? BOOM!
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BARRICADED_IN_STORE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-03-17-02-12-08
Sir, would you please leash your dog? BOOM!
http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2013/03/17/walmart-manager-shot-by-double-amputee-for-not-having-leash-for-service-dog/
US Senate Barbershop has ended each of the last 15 years hundreds of thousands of dollars in the red.
https://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/supercuts_707691.html
Dad writes Gay Son a note telling him not to bother coming out, because "I've known you were gay since you were 6." Oh, and remember to pick up some OJ and Bread.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/viral-hit-supportive-dad-note-gay-son-article-1.1290730
Stupid Marathon traps millions. And the winner wasn't a Kenyan! He was a Mexican… oh wait, with Kenyan Citizenship.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-la-marathon-20130318,0,1936031.story
And the woman winner got $50,000 more than the man, for coming in "first" after being allowed to start first. PC BS. And look, there's beloved LA Icon Frank McCourt at the Finish Line.
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_22809321
Illegal Bike Race before the marathon operates with the blessing of the LAPD and City Hall.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/03/before-the-la-marathon-biclists-hold-their-own-race-on-wide-open-streets.html
RADIOACTIVE MAN
TSA swoops down on Chicago train after man's medical test leaves him Radioactive http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/03/15/video-feds-swoop-in-on-metra-train-after-detecting-nuclear-risk/
MAYOR'S RACE
Who will get Kevin James' endorsement? The miniscule fraction of LA residents who know there is an election going on are all breathlessly awaiting his decision.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-mayor-james-20130318,0,3802251.story
Pleitez endorses Garcetti
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mayor-pleitez-20130317,0,5542984.story
CHURCH ABUSE SCANDAL
LA Archdiocese wants Molestation Trials moves out of the city where they raped all the kids. For some reason.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-church-lawsuits-20130316,0,863542.story
OHIO RAPE CASE
Football Player rape case that has riveted the nation for no good reason over, players guilty.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/steubenville-football-players-guilty-ohio-rape-trial/story?id=18748493
EVERYTHING ELSE
Oh look, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck is going to be on TV. You know that's what he's been aiming for with his stupid Magnum PI mustache.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beck-southland-20130316,0,6641001.story
Have a scary Co-worker? Tattle!
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_22806648/scary-co-workers-trust-your-gut-and-tell?source=email
Is the first thing you notice about someone their cell phone?
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/phone-people-notice-men-study-article-1.1290270
Lewd Library Patron banned from all libraries on the face of the earth http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/book_libraries_accused_face_lewd_lRdhm86wgd81y1l95h6t6L
Tea Party Politician, Marijuana, and a Vicious Chihuahua http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/hudson_valley_republican_assemblyman_3U8AjNcRMeL3NkxnKBdmjN
Soccer Player banned for life for Nazi Salute after game, but he says he had no idea throwing your arm forward like that was anything nazi-ish.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-soccer-player-nazi-salute-20130317,0,7604497.story
Lindsey Graham wants a Nationwide Nut Database to keep guns out of the hands of potential mass shooters.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/17/graham-keeps-up-fight-to-ban-mentally-ill-from-guns-as-dems-focus-on-assault/?intcmp=trending
Big Capital swooping in to snap up homes in distressed neighborhoods and turn them into rentals. They pay cash, so normal buyers can't compete. Is this just the Free Market, or Unfair?
http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-housing-investors-20130317,0,1040715.story
Hey can I see that Shotgun for a sec? BOOM!
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BARRICADED_IN_STORE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-03-17-02-12-08
Sir, would you please leash your dog? BOOM!
http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2013/03/17/walmart-manager-shot-by-double-amputee-for-not-having-leash-for-service-dog/
US Senate Barbershop has ended each of the last 15 years hundreds of thousands of dollars in the red.
https://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/supercuts_707691.html
Dad writes Gay Son a note telling him not to bother coming out, because "I've known you were gay since you were 6." Oh, and remember to pick up some OJ and Bread.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/viral-hit-supportive-dad-note-gay-son-article-1.1290730
Thursday, March 14, 2013
update on trench rescue
it's terri-rae. i have a reporter friend on the scene. one of the workers in the trench that collapsed on temescal canyon road has been airlifted to ucla medical center. the second worker has passed away. the road will be closed for several hours for an investigation.
Update on the trench rescue
Trench Rescue, 2nd Ld
Eds: UPDATES with one victim pulled out.
PACIFIC PALISADES (CNS) - Two workers became trapped in a trench in the
Pacific Palisades area this afternoon, and one of them was buried up to his
chest and unconscious, authorities said.
About 75 firefighters were sent to the 200 block of North Temescal
Canyon Road, at Pacific Coast Highway, about 1:35 p.m., said Erik Scott of the
Los Angeles Fire Department.
One of the men, who had been buried up to knee-level, was freed more
than an hour into the rescue operation.
Crews were using specialized equipment to shore up the trench in an
effort to free the unconscious -- an effort that was expected to last for ``an
extended period,'' Scott said around 3 p.m.
Paramedics, some of whom were members of the fire department's Urban
Search and Rescue Team, were ``working very hard to remove him as rapidly as
possible,'' Scott said, ``but we have to minimize movement around the hole.''
He said the whole operation ``was a very delicate prospect.''
Scott said the trench was 20 feet long and U-shaped, but its depth was
unclear.
Eds: UPDATES with one victim pulled out.
PACIFIC PALISADES (CNS) - Two workers became trapped in a trench in the
Pacific Palisades area this afternoon, and one of them was buried up to his
chest and unconscious, authorities said.
About 75 firefighters were sent to the 200 block of North Temescal
Canyon Road, at Pacific Coast Highway, about 1:35 p.m., said Erik Scott of the
Los Angeles Fire Department.
One of the men, who had been buried up to knee-level, was freed more
than an hour into the rescue operation.
Crews were using specialized equipment to shore up the trench in an
effort to free the unconscious -- an effort that was expected to last for ``an
extended period,'' Scott said around 3 p.m.
Paramedics, some of whom were members of the fire department's Urban
Search and Rescue Team, were ``working very hard to remove him as rapidly as
possible,'' Scott said, ``but we have to minimize movement around the hole.''
He said the whole operation ``was a very delicate prospect.''
Scott said the trench was 20 feet long and U-shaped, but its depth was
unclear.
traffic mess, workers trapped
t-rae here. reports from the scene are that the southbound side of temescal is closed and traffic is being routed to sunset. sunset is already backing up, as is pch.
PACIFIC PALISADES (CNS) - Two workers became trapped in a trench in the
Pacific Palisades area this afternoon.
More than 50 firefighters were sent to the 200 block of North Temescal
Canyon Road, at Pacific Coast Highway, about 1:35 p.m., said Erik Scott of the
Los Angeles Fire Department.
Crews were using specialized equipment to shore up the trench in an
effort to free the workers.
Pacific Palisades area this afternoon.
More than 50 firefighters were sent to the 200 block of North Temescal
Canyon Road, at Pacific Coast Highway, about 1:35 p.m., said Erik Scott of the
Los Angeles Fire Department.
Crews were using specialized equipment to shore up the trench in an
effort to free the workers.
Despite Billions in Bonds, LAUSD schools are still falling apart. I know! Let's buy every student an iPad!
L.A. schools falling apart, literally
Years of budget cuts have meant many repairs simply aren't getting done. There are at least 35,442 unresolved calls for service and repairs, with about 1,100 more coming in each day.
The bleachers in the Marshall High School gymnasium are an example of disrepair plaguing L.A. Unified schools, with holes in floorboards, jutting metal stumps where seats used to be, entire rows of missing seats, and traffic cones and yellow caution tape cordoning off particularly dangerous sections. (Steve Lopez / Los Angeles Times)
By Steve Lopez
Bill Would Let CA Bars Stay Open Until 4am!
Probably to make sure people are too drunk to drive the U-Haul out of State.
The bill, SB635 by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, would allow cities and counties to petition the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to allow for alcohol service until 4 a.m., as happens in major cities like New York.
Leno said he envisions allowing nightclubs and other establishments that already stay open past 2 a.m. to continue serving alcohol as opposed to a blanket approval for all bars.
Leno is pushing the idea as a potential boon for the economy, though he said he expects push back from groups concerned about public safety and drunk driving.
Leno is pushing the idea as a potential boon for the economy, though he said he expects push back from groups concerned about public safety and drunk driving.
To find out more about the proposed law, go here.
Now the real story comes out! Dead Hugo Chavez TOLD Jesus to Pick a South American Pope. It all makes sense now.
Maduro: Chavez had hand in pope's election
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Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis, waves from the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. He became the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years. UPI/Stefano Spaziani
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CARACAS, Venezuela, March 14 (UPI) -- The late leader Hugo Chavez swayed Jesus to inspire the College of Cardinals to elect Catholics' first South American pope, Venezuela's interim president said.
"We know that our commander ascended to those heights and is face to face with Christ. Something must have influenced [Jesus] to call for a South American pope," Nicolas Maduro said on national television at the opening of an international book fair in Caracas, Venezuela's capital.
"Some new hand arrived and Christ said, 'Now is the opportunity for South America,' it seems to us," Maduro said.
The papal conclave Wednesday elected Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, to be the Roman Catholic Church's 266th pontiff. Bergoglio, who took the papal name Francis, is the first non-European pope in more than 1,200 years and the first member of the Jesuit order to lead the church.
Chavez, who led a nationalistic "Bolivarian Revolution" in the 1990s and was Venezuela's authoritarian president for nearly 14 years, died March 5 at age 58 after nearly two years of an unspecified cancer and being treated several times in Cuba.
Maduro, Chavez's handpicked successor who faces opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski in a special election April 14 to choose a new president, also said the late president might "call a constitutional assembly in heaven at any moment to change the [Catholic] church on Earth so the people -- the pure people of Christ -- may govern the world."
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Obama: Gap Between Parties 'Too Wide' for Grand Bargain on Budget
(WASHINGTON) -- In an exclusive interview with ABC News, President Obama spoke on a range of high-profile issues, including his outlook for the on-going budget negotiations, whether the Chinese government is behind the recent spate of cyber attacks against U.S. companies, North Korea's nuclear threats, same-sex marriage, and the conclave to select the next pope.
Obama pessimistic about a grand bargain ahead of meetings with Republican lawmakers.
Ahead of meetings with GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate Wednesday and Thursday, Obama signaled pessimism about the prospect of reaching a grand bargain in the ongoing budget negotiations. He said that there is not an "immediate debt" crisis and that, ultimately, there may just be too much space between the two parties to reach a deal.
"Ultimately, it may be that the differences are just too wide. It may be that ideologically, if their position is, 'We can't do any revenue,' or, 'We can only do revenue if we gut Medicare or gut Social Security or gut Medicaid,' if that's the position, then we're probably not gonna be able to get a deal," the president told ABC's George Stephanopoulos.
"That won't create a crisis,"Obama said. "It just means that we will have missed an opportunity. I think that opportunity is there and I'm gonna make sure that they know that I'm prepared to work with them. But ultimately, it may be better if some Democratic and Republican Senators work together. "
Examining the possibility of restoring some White House tours.
"What I'm asking them is are there ways, for example, for us to accommodate school groups, you know, who may have traveled here with some bake sales. Can we make sure that kids, potentially, can still come to tour?" Obama said.
"I'm always amused when people on the one hand say the sequester doesn't mean anything and the administration's exaggerating its effects; and then whatever the specific effects are, they yell and scream and say, 'Why are you doin' that?'" he said. "Well, there are consequences to Congress not having come up with a more sensible way to reduce the deficit."
For the first time, Obama publicly declared that the Chinese government is behind recent cyber attacks.
"Well, I think always have to be careful war analogies. Because, you know, there's a big difference between– them engaging in cyber espionage or cyber attacks and obviously a hot war. What is absolutely true is that we have seen a steady ramping up of cyber security threats. Some are state sponsored. Some are just sponsored by criminals," Obama said.
Stephanopoulos asked the president to clarify that some were indeed state sponsored.
"Absolutely," Obama responded.
"We don't like margin of error" with regards to North Korea's nuclear capacity.
Stephanopoulos asked the president if he believed North Korea could now make good on their threats of nuclear action against South Korea and the United States.
"They probably can't, but we don't like margin of error," Obama began. But when pressed if it was really that close, he rephrased his response.
"It's not that close. But what is true is, is they've had nuclear weapons since well before I came into office. What's also true is missile technology improves and their missile technology has improved," the president said.
"Now, what we've done is we've made sure that we've got defensive measures to prevent any attacks on the homeland. And we're not anticipating any of that. But we've seen outta the North Koreans is they go through these periodic spasms of provocative behavior," he added.
Stephanopoulos asked the president if he believes these recent threats are more serious than previous threats.
"Well, I don't necessarily think it's different in kind. They've all been serious. Because when you're talking about a regime that is oppressive towards its people, is belligerent has shown itself to sometimes miscalculate and do things that are very dangerous that's always a problem," Obama said.
Obama "couldn't imagine circumstances" where a state ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional.
Ahead of the Supreme Court arguments on same-sex marriage scheduled for the end of the month, Stephanopoulos asked the president if he still believed that the issue was best left to the states, or if he felt that same-sex marriage was a right guaranteed by the constitution.
"Well, I've gotta tell you that in terms of practical politics, what I've seen is a healthy debate taking place state by state, and not every state has the exact same attitudes and cultural mores," Obama said. "What I also believe is that the core principle that people don't get discriminated against. That's one of our core values. And it's in our constitution."
The president said he personally could not see a scenario where a state has a legal justification for banning same-sex marriage.
"What I believe is that if the states don't have a good justification for it, then it probably doesn't stand up to constitutional muster," he said.
Stephanopoulos asked: "Can you imagine one?"
"Well, I can't, personally. I cannot. That's part of the reason I said, ultimately, I think that, you know, same-sex couples should be able to marry," Obama said.
Obama rejected concerns that an American pope would be too closely aligned with the U.S. government.
Turning across the Atlantic to the papal conclave happening this week, Obama rejected the notion held by some cardinals that an American pope would be too closely aligned with the U.S. government -- an argument frequently used against American cardinals who might be considered contenders for the papacy.
"The conference of Catholic bishops here in the United States don't seem to be takin' orders from me," he said. "My hope is based on what I know about the Catholic Church and the terrific work that they've done around the world."
Stephanopoulos' full interview with Obama will air Wednesday night on ABC'sNightline. You can read the full transcript of the interview here.
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Monday, March 11, 2013
Florida State Senator Audrey Gibson
Doug speaks with Florida State Senator Audrey Gibson about her proposal to require the passing of an anger management course before being allowed to buy gun ammunition.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Gloria Allred and Rita Milla
Rita Milla, a survivor of sex abuse by a Catholic Priest, and her attorney Gloria Allred speak to Doug about their case against the Archdiocese.
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