Boos, Bain And Bank Accounts: What's Romney's Next Move?

By MICHAEL FALCONE ( @michaelpfalcone ) and AMY WALTER ( @amyewalter )

NOTABLES:

MITT ROMNEY ARRIVES ON DICK CHENEY'S DOORSTEP. Mitt Romney is heading to Jackson Hole, Wyo., today for another high-dollar fundraiser, ABC's Shushannah Walshe reports. It will be hosted by former Vice President Dick Cheney and donors will have to cough up $30,000 each - or $60,000 per couple - for a chance to dine with Cheney and his wife, Lynn, at their Jackson Hole residence, according to the invitation. Sources familiar with the planning of the event said they originally expected 50 couples, but now have about 230 couples attending. Although the fundraiser is completely different from Romney's Utah confab earlier this month, this event is also attracting donors from all over the country who want to make a trip out of it. http://abcn.ws/POrIMx

MYSTERY MAN: WHERE IS REP. JESSE JACKSON JR.? ABC's John Parkinson reports: The doctor for Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., who has been missing from Congress on medical leave for the past month, finally issued a statement Wednesday evening, revealing that the seven-term congressman has been diagnosed and is being treated for a mood disorder, but did not disclose his current whereabouts. "The Congressman is receiving intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for a mood disorder," his physician wrote in a statement released by Jackson's office late Wednesday evening. "He is responding positively to treatment." http://abcn.ws/ MjGFAP

PAUL RYAN SAYS SUPREME COURT IS 'NOT THE FINAL ARBITER' ON HEALTHCARE: Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., who voted for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act Wednesday, said in a radio interview that the Supreme Court is not the final authority on the future of healthcare, ABC's Arlette Saenz notes. "The point was to reassure the fact that the Supreme Court is not the final arbiter of this," Ryan said on the Mark Belling Show Wednesday. "We had two chances as of a few weeks ago to get rid of this law; we lost one, the Supreme Court. And to reassure the fact that this is in the hands of the people of this country through their elected representatives, they can repeal this law."

THE NOTE:

The Democrats have found their mid-summer message, and they're sticking to it.

It's all about Romney's time at Bain Capital (and whether or not companies the private equity firm invested in sent jobs overseas), his offshore accounts and paining a portrait of the presumptive Republican nominee as an out-of-touch rich guy.

A man in a new Spanish-language television ad debuting today from the pro-Obama super PAC, Priorities USA, summarizes the message nicely. Romney, the man says: is "a person without feelings who doesn't care about people whether they be Hispanic, Latino, white."

We've heard it all before, but now President Obama and his allies are coming at the Romney campaign with renewed vigor after polls have started to indicate the attacks are paying off.

To underscore the rich-guy theme, the Democratic National Committee unveiled a new web video todaywith a tongue-in-check title: "Mitt Romney's $ecret $tash," which offers a round-the-world tour of the places Romney had set up off-shore bank accounts.

Get more pure politics at ABC News.com/Politics and a lighter take on the news at OTUSNews.com

In German, the video notes: "Mr. Romney had a Swiss bank account worth 2.9 million Swiss francs - or 3 million U.S. dollars," and en Francais: "Monsieur Romney avait des invetissements dans la Bain Capital au Luxembourg." In other words: "Mr. Romney held interests in Bain Capital in Luxembourg." WATCH: http://bit.ly/PSrghE

Perhaps even more buzz-worthy than that, the Boston Globe reports today that Romney stayed at Bain Capital for three years longer than previously stated. According to the Globe's Callum Borchers and Christopher Rowland:

"Romney has said he left Bain in 1999 to lead the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, ending his role in the company. But public Securities and Exchange Commission documents filed later by Bain Capital state he remained the firm's 'sole stockholder, chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and president.' Also, a Massachusetts financial disclosure form Romney filed in 2003 states that he still owned 100 percent of Bain Capital in 2002. And Romney's state financial disclosure forms indicate he earned at least $100,000 as a Bain 'executive' in 2001 and 2002, separate from investment earnings." http://b.globe.com/N6LpOJ

Also popping online this morning, Mother Jones' David Corn reports on "a 1998 deal in which Mitt Romney, while he was running Bain Capital, invested millions of dollars in a Chinese manufacturing firm that depended on US outsourcing for its profits and that explicitly stated that such outsourcing was crucial to its success." http://bit.ly/N6m9YY

It's another reminder that the Bain attacks are not going away.

Reporters are like a dog to a bone. How many more of these stories are going to come out between now and November? None of these revelations today on their own are fatal. But, the collective weight of all of these stories could take a serious toll on Romney come Election Day.

ROMNEY'S TURN: NEW TV AD, 'NO EVIDENCE' In a new television ad released today, Mitt Romney accuses President Obama of lying and asks how voters can trust him to lead if he "doesn't tell the truth," ABC's Emily Friedman notes. The ad, titled "No Evidence," is the campaigns clearest and most aggressive pushback thus far against the claims made by the President's campaign that Romney outsourced jobs while working at the private equity firm he founded, Bain Capital. The claims have been largely debunked by fact checking organizations. "When a President doesn't tell the truth," the ad opens, "How can we trust him to lead?" ? "There was no 'evidence' that Mitt Romney shipped jobs overseas," a narrator says. The ad also uses then-candidate Hillary Clinton's famous "Shame on you" line she delivered during the 2008 raise in reference to Obama's attacks on her. WATCH: http://mi.tt/LbwFc4

NOTE IT!

ABC's AMY WALTER: Regarding the new Romney television ad: Is calling a guy who is personally popular a "liar" going to be an effective push back? Or will the fact that Obama has taken on a far more partisan tone on the trail make it easier for Romney to paint him as a typical politician? Either way, there's still the question of when/how Romney makes the case for himself.

ABC's RICK KLEIN: What's better for Mitt Romney - getting booed at the NAACP convention, or getting cheered at Dick Cheney's house? Both receptions are better than the alternatives - and both hold value for the GOP candidate who's still seeking to define himself, to Republicans and to independents. The prospect of jeers from a Democratic-aligned interest group (and let's face it, pandering might have won him, what, a half dozen extra African-American voters?) isn't necessarily a bad thing for voters wondering what Romney stands for. And standing alongside Cheney and the Republican Party's old guard is an important embrace, only underscored by yesterday's show in Houston.

RICK PERRY TO HIT THE TRAIL FOR ROMNEY. Texas Gov. Rick Perry will make his first campaign appearance on behalf of Mitt Romney Friday in Nevada, ABC's Arlette Saenz reports. Perry will appear at the opening of the Romney campaign's field office in Elko, Nevada, on Friday. Romney will not be in attendance. Perry, who dropped his own presidential bid and threw his initial backing behind Newt Gingrich just two days before the South Carolina primary, endorsed Romney in late April but has yet to publicly campaign for his one-time rival. In late May, Perry and Romney held a joint conference call with the Texas governor's top donors, urging his network to raise money for the former Massachusetts governor. First lady of Texas Anita Perry attended a fundraiser with Ann Romney in Texas in May as well. http://abcn.ws/LbEiit

NOTED: In a series of Op-Eds on Thursday, Texas Governor Rick Perry asserts his decision to not implement portions of the Affordable Care Act and slams the Obama administration for "jamming mandates down the throats of the American people." "As a general rule, the more a salesman offers you to sign a long-term contract, the closer you should scrutinize the deal. That's the situation we're facing in Texas, as the Obama administration extends a handful of cash with one hand while keeping a sledgehammer behind its back," Perry writes in an op-ed for USA Today. http://usat.ly/NjFu86 In a second op-ed in the Washington Times, Perry characterizes the expansion of Medicaid as "a little like expecting to win the Indy 500 in a 1965 Chevy Corvair. It's just not the right tool for the job." http://bit.ly/LL8dob

THE BUZZ:

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ROMNEY BOOED AT NAACP, BUT SAYS IT'S 'OK.' ABC's Emily Friedman reports on Romney's not so warm reception at the NAACP convention on Wednesday. The crowd in Houston held a sustained boo - for about 15 seconds - when Romney vowed to eliminate Obamacare, a program he called "expensive" and "non-essential?" "That's OK," said Romney, of the response he received at the NAACP. "I want people to know what I stand for and if I don't stand for what they want, go vote for someone else, that's just fine." http://abcn.ws/NoIy29

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT. Watch Jon Karl's report on the NAACP speech from last night's "World News." http://abcn.ws/M3DlNn

PELOSI: ROMNEY'S NAACP BOOS A 'CALCULATED MOVE.' In an interview with Bloomberg TV's Peter Cook House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that Romney's speech at the NAACP convention "was a calculated move on his part to get booed." Pelosi also said that Democrats are on the same page with President Obama on extending the Bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year. She also said that the business community saw the Supreme Court's decision on the health care law as a "relief." (h/t Bloomberg News) WATCH: http://bloom.bg/N0CWwZ

OBAMA AD DRAWS CONTRAST WITH ROMNEY ON TAXES. ABC's Devin Dwyer reports: A new TV ad airing in nine battleground states this week promotes Obama's plan to hike taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations while keeping rates lower for middle-income earners. It casts GOP rival Mitt Romney's plan as the polar opposite, favoring tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires while raising rates on working families. http://abcn.ws/ LahjVc

VOTER ID: POLL TAX OR COMMON SENSE? The Jim Crow-era poll taxes have been outlawed for more than 50 years, but if you ask Attorney General Eric Holder, they may be making a comeback in the form of state voter ID laws, reports ABC's Amy Bingham. "We call those poll taxes," Holder said, detouring from his prepared remarks during a speech at the NAACP on Tuesday to equate Texas's photo ID law to the poll taxes of the early 1900s?Voter ID laws, enacted in 11 states over the past two years, require voters to show a government-issued photo ID that the state will provide for free. But while the ID is free, the documents residents need to prove their identity in order to get that ID, such as a birth certificate, are not. Texas and the Justice Department are teeing off in federal court this week over whether Texas' law discriminates, intentionally or not, against minorities, who are less likely to have the required form of ID. http://abcn.ws/NzgV6f

WHITE WOMEN WHO LIKE OBAMA, DISLIKE HIS POLICIES, HOLD KEY TO 2012. ABC political analyst Matt Dowd reports, there is one group this year that, over and over again as you look at polls and emerging patterns, consistently pops up as crucial - white, middle-class women?This election will be decided by the 10 percent of the electorate that have a favorable personal view of President Obama, disapprove of his performance in office (or are unsure), have an unfavorable personal view or are uncertain of Mitt Romney, who think the country is on the wrong track, and who aren't solid Democrats or Republicans. These voters right now are split between Obama and Romney - and they are very prone to swinging between the two candidates. So right now, there is a small segment of voters who like the president, dislike Romney, but are voting for Romney because they think the country is on the wrong track. There are also voters in this 10-percent group who think the country is on the wrong track, but are supporting for Obama at this time. Two-thirds of these key voters are white, middle-aged, middle-class women. http://abcn.ws/O7BDGT

MAINE SENATE RACE LOADED WITH INTRIGUE. If you're lucky enough to be in Maine this summer, you're sure to come across the trademark fishing boats, lighthouses and lobsters. But you're less likely to see much political activity, despite the intricate and somewhat confounding Senate race playing out across the state. ABC's Elizabeth Hartfield reports, the frontrunner is former Independent governor Angus King. King is challenged in the race by two candidates: Secretary of State Charlie Summers, the Republican nominee, and state Sen. Cynthia Dill, the Democratic nominee?. King is popular, well-known and independently wealthy, but his candidacy has left some people scratching their heads because he has so far made his bid a referendum on compromise and bipartisan spirit. http://abcn.ws/NqkaJQ

ROMNEY AND OBAMA ALLIES FIGHT FOR HISPANIC VOTE. ABC's Shush Walshe reports :Both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are battling for the Hispanic vote and taking that fight to the airwaves. A few hours after the Romney campaign released a new Spanish language ad, the pro-Obama super PAC, Priorities USA, partnered with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and released three new ads Wednesday, a total of nine so far. This is all on the same day a new Quinnipiac University poll found the president leading Romney among Hispanic voters, 59 percent to 30 percent?Priorities USA and the SEIU have pledged to spent $4 million dollars over the summer in their Spanish language ad campaign. Wednesday, the Romney campaign also launched a Spanish language ad featuring Romney's youngest son, Craig?The ad also promotes the campaign's new Spanish language site aimed at Hispanic voters: JuntosConRomney.com, which means United for Romney. http://abcn.ws/NhMNwU

WILL THE DONALD BE AT THE RNC? Those who took time to peruse the Sarasota, Fla. GOP's announcement of Donald Trump as "Statesman of the Year" may have also noticed some convenient timing, notes ABC's Jennifer Wlach. The date of the award ceremony - August 26 - is the day before the Republican National Convention is set to kick-off in nearby Tampa. So is The Donald attending the Republican National Convention? "One would not be shocked to see Donald Trump at the RNC convention this August," Michael Cohen, executive vice president and special counsel for the Trump Organization, told ABC News. http://abcn.ws/LPPHGj

ROMNEY SIDESTEPS TAX QUESTION AGAIN. ABC's Shush Walshe reports, Mitt Romney offered a slightly inaccurate version of his tax return history in an interview Wednesday, saying he's released two years of tax returns and that he has released the "same level of information" as John McCain and John Kerry. "We've of course released all the financial statements that are required by law and then two years of tax returns-the most recent year will be released as soon as that's prepared," Romney told Fox News' Neil Cavuto. "Other financial disclosure is there, the same information that John McCain, or John Kerry for that matter released when they were running for president." The presumptive GOP nominee has released one year of his returns and an estimate of his 2011 returns, which he mentioned. He received an extension and said at the time he would release them in the next six months, which would be October. John McCain released two years, but John Kerry actually released more than that in his 2004 race, going back to 1999. http://abcn.ws/Mj8iKk

VOTERS POISED TO RE-ELECT INCUMBENTS THEY DON'T MUCH LIKE. Bloomberg's Greg Giroux reports: "For a member of the U.S. Congress, Republican or Democrat, the numbers could hardly look worse. Almost 8 in 10 Americans disapprove of lawmakers' performance, and unemployment has been above 8 percent for 41 consecutive months. It's a recipe for a rout of incumbents in November's election, as in 2010 when 56 were ousted. That won't happen this year, say analysts. Even when dissatisfaction with Congress in general runs high, incumbents traditionally can count on most voters being willing to support their own lawmakers. In the 10 general elections between 1990 and 2008, an average of 19 Senate and House members lost their seats. http://bloom.bg/N0inRe

IN THE NOTE'S INBOX:

-WISCONSIN DEM SENATE CANDIDATE RAISES $2.2 MILLION. An aide to Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin, who is running for an open U.S. Senate seat, notes that the campaign raised more than $2.2 million in the second quarter. The average individual donation was $67.84 and 90 percent of individuals gave $100 or less during the quarter. More than 55,000 contributors have donated to the campaign during the cycle. From a source close to the Baldwin campaign: "It's important to note that despite having to compete with the Wisconsin recall primary and general during this period, we exceeded the $2 million we raised in Q1 (will Thompson match his Q1 fundraising?) And none of the GOP candidates have faced any paid media attacks, yet we have faced $1.4 million and two polls this week show we are either even or ahead in the general."

VEEP BEAT: ABC's Arlette Saenz ( @ArletteSaenz) rounds up all the action on the veepstakes front:

A SUITABLE PAWLENTY: Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty doesn't have the mega superstar qualities of contenders like Marco Rubio or Chris Christie, but the former GOP candidate's "suitable" nature along with his ease on the trail as a surrogate could be what draws Mitt Romney's team to pick him for the number two spot, the AP's Brian Baskt reported. "As a presidential hopeful, Tim Pawlenty won respect among GOP insiders, social conservatives and the tea party movement. Far from the first love of any faction, he quickly washed out as a candidate. Almost a year after he abandoned his White House bid, Pawlenty's reputation as being suitable but not a standout is actually fueling the speculation that the former Minnesota governor is a serious contender in Republican Mitt Romney's search for a running mate," Baskt wrote. "To hear these insiders tell it, the earnest Pawlenty might end up satisfying many Republicans without risking the unwelcome distractions that could result from a running mate who is flashier than the nominee, who has close ties to an unpopular past administration or whose background has largely avoided scrutiny." http://wapo.st/P2caU5

JINDAL'S HIRING FREEZE IN LOUISIANA: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal implemented a year long hiring freeze of state workers, the Times-Picayune's Jeff Adelson reported. "Gov. Bobby Jindal has once again implemented a year-long state hiring freeze, continuing what has become a yearly tradition for his administration. Officials hope the hiring freeze will save at least $13 million over the next 12 months, according to Jindal's executive order," Adelson wrote. http://bit.ly/MjX51k

WHO'S TWEETING?

@politicoroger : Mitt Romney booed at NAACP. My latest column ICYMI: http://politi.co/L9bJlL

@PounderFile : Q Poll: 55% Of Voters, Including 59% Of Independents And 60% Of Hispanics, Believe ObamaCare Is A Tax http://is.gd/DMY8ws

@mattcanter : Shelley Berkley fights back, putting Dean Heller on defense. Watch her new ads. #nvsen http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/jul/12/berkley-launches-new-ad-campaign-defend-against-et/

@mlevenson : Table for four at L'Espalier? Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown share July 12 anniversary: http://b.globe.com/P1NdYS #mapoli

@etchaStech : Pathetic. RT @tymatsdorf: Sad to think Romney spent an hour trying to woo this guy as a supporter http://youtu.be/RSNd55CppEo

POLITICAL RADAR

-President Obama has no public events and will hold meetings at The White House.

-Mitt Romney heads to Wilson, Wyoming for a fundraiser hosted by former Vice President Cheney.

-Vice President Biden is in Houston, Texas where he'll address the NAACP Annual Convention as their keynote speaker. Dr. Jill Biden is also in Houston where she will speak at a campaign event.

ABC's Josh Haskell ( @HaskellBuzz)

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Huawei's taken to the Taste of Chicago event in Chicago to introduce its fresh pair of myTouch phones to the world, but it also had another gem at its booth: the Huawei M660, also known as the Ascend Q. An upcoming smartphone that's poised to hit the US in August, the company plans to launch the device on Cricket as a prepaid handset. It's certainly not high-end, but we weren't exactly expecting it to take the no-contract carrier by storm in that sense. In fact, spec junkies may be a little disappointed at what they see in the portrait QWERTY phone: a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display, Android 2.3.6, an 800MHz CPU, 1,500mAh battery, microSD storage slot and a 3MP fixed-focus rear camera with no LED flash. The device will also feature Muve Music, a Cricket staple that's starting to be included on most of its smartphone lineup.

The keyboard, while small, actually closely resembles a BlackBerry Bold -- its keys are pretty close together, but each key offers a ridge that gives our fingers a little more travel and makes it easier to type than most other 'boards its size. The one concern we had with the keyboard was its placement of some of the keys -- for instance, there's a messaging access button on the lower right corner of the device, which we accidentally hit on multiple occasions when we were attempting to hit the much smaller enter key just above it. For a Gingerbread device with an 800MHz CPU, the Ascend Q actually runs pretty smooth, with minimal lag when going in between various tasks. And in our limited time with the device, we were able to do a quick SunSpider test, which yielded a score of 4,800. In terms of the user interface, the Gingerbread UI on the Q is reminiscent to the skin we've encountered on previous Huawei phones such as the Honor and Mercury.

Overall, this will likely be a good device for prepaid fans interested in a smaller messaging device. Huawei wasn't able to give us any mention of pricing yet, but we imagine it will be quite a reasonable cost on Cricket. Check out our hands-on gallery and full video below.

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Afraid of lightning, NJ teen jumps from chairlift

A teen girl suffered only minor injuries after she chose to leap 35 feet from a halted ride in Seaside Heights, N.J., fearing she would be struck by lightning as a storm approached. The incident was caught on camera and TODAY's Natalie Morales has the details.

By NBCNewYork.com

A New Jersey teenager said Monday she "freaked out" when her chairlift ride high above a beach stopped as a thunderstorm approached ? and that's why she jumped.

Melanie Rossomando of Springfield said she decided to jump rather than risk being hit by lightning as she celebrated her 17th birthday Saturday at the Casino Pier amusement park.

A video posted to YouTube shows the girl kicking off her shoes and jumping off the Sky Ride as dark clouds and heavy winds roll in. It doesn't, however, show her landing on the beach.


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"We got freaked out because the storm just came in so fast," said Rossomando. "It was pitch dark above us and the lightning was right there."

Rossomando said she and her friend were three chairs away from the ride exit when the electricity went out and the ride stopped.

"We freaked out," she said. "My friend looked at me and she was like, 'We have to jump.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, yeah. We're jumping. That's it, I'm not staying on here. It's a metal death trap.'"

"We threw all our stuff down, and I jumped but she didn't," said Rossomando.

The teen said she preferred getting hurt by jumping the 35 feet from the chair than risking getting electrocuted.

"Broken leg, broken arm, whatever, that completely beats getting struck by lightning," she said. "And I just knew the way to fall, I went straight and cradled myself to the side."

The girl's father said he received a call from an off-duty EMT soon after she jumped. The EMT had witnessed the leap, and ran to stay with her until an ambulance arrived.

When Pete Rossomando went to the boardwalk to locate his daughter and her friend -- who was able to disembark after emergency responders arrived and helped turn the power back on with a generator -- he noted just how high the lift was.

"I said, 'I'm glad I didn't see that,'" he said. "We were walking back to the car, and we started laughing: 'Wouldn't it be funny if it was on YouTube? Ha ha.' And it was."

He said he supported his daughter's "gut instinct," noting the death of a woman who was struck by lightning on the Jersey Shore the same day.

"It was self-preservation," he said.

A visit to the doctor confirmed the teen wasn't too badly hurt.

"The doctor said because she plays sports and had been working out and was getting ready for the upcoming soccer season, that's probably what saved her from getting hurt worse," said Rossomando. "And the fact that she had the presence of mind not to land on her legs, to land on her side."

The operators of the Casino Pier said the chair ride was in standby mode and no new passengers were being allowed on when the power went out. They said staff, following emergency procedures, evacuated the remaining riders and that they didn't know a passenger had jumped off until they saw the video Sunday.

Rossomando doesn't blame the ride operators for not being able to respond to the storm earlier.

"It was a beautiful day, and there was no sign of a storm coming," she said. "And the conductors aren't going to check 24/7 if there's a storm coming on."

The chairlift takes riders above the beach and boardwalk, offering cool ocean breezes and views of MTV's "Jersey Shore" house, among other things.

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Mice Hit Protein To Stop Hunger

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Normal mice fed protein stopped eating much sooner than mice that lacked the receptor to sense they were eating protein. Katherine Harmon reports.

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How many rolls, cookies or baby carrots would you have to eat to feel full. It's probably more than you?d want to admit. It may not even be possible with carrots. But what if you ate that volume of filet mignon?

Hunger and fullness are controlled by hormones that send messages between your gut and your head. And different foods send different messages. Some say eat more and others warn you to slow down. Now a study finds that protein is, indeed, key in generating signals of fullness. The work is in the journal Cell. [Celine Duraffourd et al, Mu-Opioid Receptors and Dietary Protein Stimulate a Gut-Brain Neural Circuitry Limiting Food Intake]

Mice that lack receptors to sense that they were eating protein kept chowing down without appearing to feel full. Whereas normal mice would stop eating much sooner while eating a high-protein meal.

The results of the study make it extra impressive that Joey Chestnut wolfed down 68 hot dogs at the Nathan's July 4th hot dog eating contest?with more time he likely would have felt full after a few. But for people eating sensibly, grilled chicken or fish supply satiating protein too.

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Overzealous Tambourine Player Tazed at Church Service. Seriously.

An overzealous tambourine player was tazed and pepper sprayed at a church service last week. Seriously.

Now, how many of you just said out loud, "That's terrible" while your inner rad-trad giggled at that headline like a 14 year old girl at a One Direction concert? Come on. There's a reason you clicked on the link and it wasn't to donate to the "Don't taze me bro" recovery fund.

I know you're not going to take my word that something like this actually happened so here's the actual news item, according to The Church Report:

??? A woman was apparently playing a tambourine too loudly during Wednesday night services. When she refused to stop, the woman was escorted out by an off duty Oklahoma County Sheriff?s Deputy.

??? (Sheriff spokesperson) Myers said, ?He had to physically escort her outside the church. Once outside, she broke free from the deputy and tried to go back inside, there became a physical confrontation.?

??? According to the arrest report, the deputy was forced to pepper spray and taze the unruly woman.

??? Myers said, ?She was not filled with the Holy spirit. She was not being very Christianly and this is why the folks decided to get her out as soon as possible.?

??? Witnesses said the combative Christian was staggering and had slurred speech.

I've gotta' wonder if the staggering and slurred speech was post-taze or pre-taze because it kinda' makes a difference.

But let's focus. This is clearly an unfortunate and unique incident. But perhaps we shouldn't allow this unfortunate and unique incident to go to waste. Perhaps we should make it so that some suspect it's not so...unique. I'm not saying we do anything like this but maybe a lot of us should just print out this article and hand it out to the folk musicians at your Church service who make the Mass about them. Hand it out to them and just nod while backing away slowly. And then have the usher with the lazy eye stand behind them and reach into a non-descript brown bag every time they start "expressing their individuality" with their tambourine. (Please remember to print it out in a large font because a lot of these folks were in their prime in the 1960's so they don't see as well as they used to.)

Once again, I'm not promoting this or inciting anything, I'm just thinking that maybe we can use this incident as what they call a teachable moment that could make the tambourinists at Church think twice. And maybe make the guitarists at least feel like they have to look over their shoulder now and again before they break into the second verse of "This Land is Your Land."

Lutes, of course, must be considered a serious offense while bongo drums (and perhaps the entire percussion family) may call for...more immediate action that tests the response time of local police.

A legal note: Matt Archbold in no way advises people to taze musicians but if it's completely necessary please set it at a low voltage. Unless they whip out a harmonica. Then all bets are off.

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Florida GoogleX Team Offers To Send Your DNA To the Moon For a Price

First time accepted submitter Udigs writes "You might have heard of the Google LunarX Prize. It's a competition where private, often non-profit organizations race to build a vehicle capable of completing a short mission on the moon. But one of the problems facing these private teams is the issue of raising money to make the trip. However, one Florida team is taking an interesting approach: they are offering to send your DNA to the moon for a price. For the inclined, they've started a kickstarter page."

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