The Old and the Worthless Oct 16 2009

by Becky Johnson
OCT 16 2009

Santa Cruz, Ca. -- Today's update: On Young and the Restless today, Victor perks up, fresh from his heart transplant, ready to rein in young, nearly-blind, maybe-gay Victor Newman Jr. a.k.a. "Adam". But while he and Nikki are reconnecting during her ever-present vigil by his side, wife Ashley (Victor's 3rd and 9th wife)is talking to lawyers about keeping the Newman Ranch in her division of property. "After all," reasons Ashley, no longer plagued with pregnancy-hysteria, "When Victor and Nikki divorced, Nikki and the children got to stay in the Ranch while Victor and I were forced to move into the Executive suite of the Newman Corporation."

Ah, those rich people. They have SOOOO many problems! And if I didn't faithfully watch Young and the Restless every day at 11 am on my local CBS affiliate, how would I know?

Ashley also had the best line of the day when she confronted her feuding brother, Jack Abbott who would likely do handsprings at the news that Ashley was finally divorcing "the mustache". Ashley said, "The war is over, Jack. We all lost. Time to move on." You know, I think Obama might want to apply that to Afghanistan, as an exit strategy.

Victor is only alive because Tracey Abbot, Colleen Carton's mother, allowed her daughter's heart to be transplanted to save Victor. Victor would certainly die in days from the bullet wound to his heart when facially-reconstructed Patty Williams shot him, after having in her crazed state held Colleen hostage. Victor stepped in front of Jack, taking the bullet meant for him, thus saving HIS life.

However, it's all too late for Ashley.

She was sickened to find out that Victor's attempts to get revenge against her brother, Jack, had ultimately ended up by taking the life of young Colleen, who hovered in a brain-dead coma until last week's sob-fest when they wheeled her still functioning body into surgery to cut her heart out and Tracy had to say a tearful goodbye to her only daughter.

Colleen, good to the end, had managed to accidentally drown herself while going for help to save the woman who had been holding her hostage at gunpoint, and who she had already escaped from, but who needed medical attention due to a bite from a NORTHERN WIDOW. Hmmmm. Strange things happen in Genoa City, Wisconsin. At least among the arachnoid life. Colleens final act appears to be to have gone through Young and the Restless script-writer's "spirit world" where during bff Lily's nap whilst recovering from a complete hysterectomy and the effects of chemotherapy, Colleen appeared, soaking wet, to give Lily a peppy "girl" talk!.

I know that's what I hope to be doing while I'm dying. Visiting my old girlfriend in Rochester, Michigan and cheering her up with plans to go wig shopping.

So now "good" Colleen's heart is alive and living inside "Ruthless" Victor Newman himself. What a heyday for the script writers this will be. That is, if Eric Bergman signs a new contract. The scoop fairy has it that he's been offered a lot less money and may not resign. If he doesn't, I doubt his heart transplant will take. Colleen wasn't THAT good!



Victor Newman's wives: Julia, Nikki Reed , Ashley Abbott, Leanna Love, Hope Adams, Dianne Jenkins, Nikki Reed again, Sabrina Costelanos, and now Ashley Abbott again

Legalize Hemp!!!

by Becky Johnson
September 16, 2009

Santa Cruz, Ca. --- Every hemp product is legal in the United States. Hemp soap. Hemp paper. Hemp fiber and fabric. Hemp flour. Hemp oil. Yet every bit of fiber has to be imported from Canada, China, or one of several European countries which have legalized the extremely useful fiber. President George Washington grew hemp. The first draft of the Constitution was written on hemp paper. Hemp contains little or no THC, so no one can get "high" on it. Both the Senate and the State Assembly passed a bill legalizing hemp in California, only to get vetoed by our pot-smoking Governor Schwarzenegger. Obama took office and made a statement about respecting State's Rights, yet eight states -- Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, North Dakota, Vermont, and West Virginia have attempted to implement programs for either research or production but have been stopped by the DEA.

President Obama needs to rein in the DEA. The recent raid on marijuana dispensaries in San Diego violates our States rights to regulate medical marijuana. Obama promised not to interfere in medical marijuana states, but failed with this recent raid. He has not moved towards legalization of hemp either. Hemp farmers are not happy.

On Tuesday, Oct 13th, six hemp farmers arrived at the DEA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia and with shovels, and hemp seeds in hand, planted hemp on the lawn of the DEA headquarters. All six were arrested and charged with trespassing. Here is a video of their protest and arrest.







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