Health Reform Is Spelled F-O-R-C-E - HUMAN EVENTS:
Earlier this week, doctors, nurses, and medical techs took to the streets in Albany, N.Y. to protest an edict by the New York Department of Health that all health care workers whether on public payrolls or private practice must be vaccinated for flu and H1N1 swine flu.
Does the federal government have the legal authority to order mandatory vaccinations? For employees and members of the military, probably. Mandatory anthrax vaccination for all members of the U.S. Armed Services has been upheld in federal court. Then again, how would you react to a mandatory order from your employer to get vaccinated? Private employers couldn't do that. You would be protected by laws passed by government. The same big government that wants to order health care workers, whether employees or not, to get vaccinated."
Saturday, October 10, 2009
The Obama attack on Talk Radio is Real -- Call to Action - HUMAN EVENTS
They are coming at us with Universal Health Care, Cap and Trade - now killing Talk Radio....if they want to be; and love Venezuela SO much -why the hell don't they move down there and LEAVE US ALONE????
The Obama attack on Talk Radio is Real -- Call to Action - HUMAN EVENTS:
There are more strong signals coming from the Obama Administration reflecting an intent to put Talk Radio out of business -- or at least reshape it to censor critical voices and points of view.
When I launched UnFairAir (www.unfairair.org) some weeks ago, we knew that several U.S. Senators had publicly called for a re-instatement of the 'Fairness Doctrine'; we knew that draft FCC regulations mandating 'localism' and 'diversity of ownership' had been circulating since early 2008; we also knew that the Obama transition team had vetted pro-Fairness Doctrine appointees to the FCC."
The Obama attack on Talk Radio is Real -- Call to Action - HUMAN EVENTS:
There are more strong signals coming from the Obama Administration reflecting an intent to put Talk Radio out of business -- or at least reshape it to censor critical voices and points of view.
When I launched UnFairAir (www.unfairair.org) some weeks ago, we knew that several U.S. Senators had publicly called for a re-instatement of the 'Fairness Doctrine'; we knew that draft FCC regulations mandating 'localism' and 'diversity of ownership' had been circulating since early 2008; we also knew that the Obama transition team had vetted pro-Fairness Doctrine appointees to the FCC."
Sheriff Joe and the Chinese Illegals - HUMAN EVENTS
Sheriff Joe and the Chinese Illegals - HUMAN EVENTS:
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, is a tough, no nonsense Old West lawman. For that, Obama and Congress want to shut Sheriff Joe down.
Sheriff Joe's 'offense'? His deputies arrest illegal immigrant law breakers because the illegals have become a local law enforcement nightmare. Over 33% of the inmates in the Maricopa County jail are illegal. More than 53% of violent crimes committed in Maricopa County are committed by illegals."
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, is a tough, no nonsense Old West lawman. For that, Obama and Congress want to shut Sheriff Joe down.
Sheriff Joe's 'offense'? His deputies arrest illegal immigrant law breakers because the illegals have become a local law enforcement nightmare. Over 33% of the inmates in the Maricopa County jail are illegal. More than 53% of violent crimes committed in Maricopa County are committed by illegals."
Don't Muzzle McChrystal - HUMAN EVENTS
Don't Muzzle McChrystal - HUMAN EVENTS:
WASHINGTON -- Eight years ago this week, just 25 days after the vicious attacks of 9/11, the U.S. struck back at the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan. Thirty-three days later, U.S.-supported Northern Alliance troops were in Kabul, and the remnants of al-Qaida and its Taliban hosts were in retreat to Kandahar and mountain redoubts along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. All of this was preceded by intense diplomacy and a virtually nonstop publicly aired series of presidential announcements, news conferences, speeches, debates and discussions at the White House, from the badly damaged Pentagon, in congressional hearings -- even at the United Nations. In December, three months after the U.S. was attacked, public approval for Operation Enduring Freedom was nearly 90 percent. Today fewer than half of Americans support continued U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. The difference is leadership."
WASHINGTON -- Eight years ago this week, just 25 days after the vicious attacks of 9/11, the U.S. struck back at the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan. Thirty-three days later, U.S.-supported Northern Alliance troops were in Kabul, and the remnants of al-Qaida and its Taliban hosts were in retreat to Kandahar and mountain redoubts along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. All of this was preceded by intense diplomacy and a virtually nonstop publicly aired series of presidential announcements, news conferences, speeches, debates and discussions at the White House, from the badly damaged Pentagon, in congressional hearings -- even at the United Nations. In December, three months after the U.S. was attacked, public approval for Operation Enduring Freedom was nearly 90 percent. Today fewer than half of Americans support continued U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. The difference is leadership."
Charles Krauthammer - Obama Indecisive About Afghan Strategy - washingtonpost.com
The last paragraph says it all....
Charles Krauthammer - Obama Indecisive About Afghan Strategy - washingtonpost.com:
The genius of democracy is the rotation of power, which forces the opposition to be serious -- particularly about things like war, about which until Jan. 20 of this year Democrats were decidedly unserious."
Charles Krauthammer - Obama Indecisive About Afghan Strategy - washingtonpost.com:
The genius of democracy is the rotation of power, which forces the opposition to be serious -- particularly about things like war, about which until Jan. 20 of this year Democrats were decidedly unserious."
Read the health bill! Not as easy as you think - Yahoo! News
These bills are the most convoluted mish-mash I have ever tried to read! No woder nothing ever works!
Read the health bill! Not as easy as you think - Yahoo! News:
WASHINGTON – Read the bill! It was a rallying cry at angry health care town halls this summer and has evolved into something of a political movement. Many Americans are demanding that lawmakers actually read the comprehensive legislation they've written — or at least make it publicly available — before voting on it.
The push for transparency has become a running side debate in Congress, with lawmakers — often minority Republicans, but some Democrats too — pressing leaders to post measures online for 72 hours before a vote."
Read the health bill! Not as easy as you think - Yahoo! News:
WASHINGTON – Read the bill! It was a rallying cry at angry health care town halls this summer and has evolved into something of a political movement. Many Americans are demanding that lawmakers actually read the comprehensive legislation they've written — or at least make it publicly available — before voting on it.
The push for transparency has become a running side debate in Congress, with lawmakers — often minority Republicans, but some Democrats too — pressing leaders to post measures online for 72 hours before a vote."
Friday, October 09, 2009
Obama wins HEISMAN TROPHY
Obama wins HEISMAN TROPHY:
President Barack Obama won the Heisman Trophy on Friday, in a surprise pick from New York's Downtown Athletic Club that cited the president's creation of a 'new climate in college football' and his work on establishing a playoff system.
Though Mr. Obama has been president for just 37 weeks and technically never played college football, the Heisman voters praised him for giving the world hope for a better post-season and encouraging the need for change."
President Barack Obama won the Heisman Trophy on Friday, in a surprise pick from New York's Downtown Athletic Club that cited the president's creation of a 'new climate in college football' and his work on establishing a playoff system.
Though Mr. Obama has been president for just 37 weeks and technically never played college football, the Heisman voters praised him for giving the world hope for a better post-season and encouraging the need for change."
Capitol Report: Banks cutting back on loans to businesses - MarketWatch
Capitol Report: Banks cutting back on loans to businesses - MarketWatch:
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. banks are reducing their lending at the fastest rate on record, tightening the credit squeeze and threatening to leave many otherwise viable businesses unable to borrow money to expand their businesses, meet their payroll or refinance their maturing debts.
According to weekly figures provided by the Federal Reserve, total loans at commercial banks have fallen at a 19% annual rate over the past three months, while loans to businesses have dropped at a 28% annualized pace."
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. banks are reducing their lending at the fastest rate on record, tightening the credit squeeze and threatening to leave many otherwise viable businesses unable to borrow money to expand their businesses, meet their payroll or refinance their maturing debts.
According to weekly figures provided by the Federal Reserve, total loans at commercial banks have fallen at a 19% annual rate over the past three months, while loans to businesses have dropped at a 28% annualized pace."
BREAKING:Obama wins the Cy Young Award
BREAKING:Obama wins the Cy Young Award:
In an unprecidented move, both the National and American Leagues awarded President Barack Obama the Cy Young Award. Speculation exists that he will also receive the MVP Award. When asked to comment, senior aide Rahm Emmanuel stated that MLB knew from Obama's Mom Jeans that he wasn't taking performance enhancing drugs."
In an unprecidented move, both the National and American Leagues awarded President Barack Obama the Cy Young Award. Speculation exists that he will also receive the MVP Award. When asked to comment, senior aide Rahm Emmanuel stated that MLB knew from Obama's Mom Jeans that he wasn't taking performance enhancing drugs."
BREAKING: Obama Wins Dancing with the Stars Trophy - Rest of Season Cancelled
BREAKING: Obama Wins Dancing with the Stars Trophy - Rest of Season Cancelled:
President 0bama was today awarded the Dancing with the Stars Trophy for the best Sidestep routine ever seen by the judges.
Commenting after the award, the judges commented on how he so deftly sidestepped every issue known to man, and his sidestep routine showcases his inherent talent never before seen on the dance floor."
President 0bama was today awarded the Dancing with the Stars Trophy for the best Sidestep routine ever seen by the judges.
Commenting after the award, the judges commented on how he so deftly sidestepped every issue known to man, and his sidestep routine showcases his inherent talent never before seen on the dance floor."
Breaking: NHL cancels season, awards Stanley Cup to Barack Obama (And other news)
Breaking: NHL cancels season, awards Stanley Cup to Barack Obama (And other news):
(Hockeytown, USA - 10/9/09) In a stunning announcement today, a spokesperson for the NHL Commissioner issued the following short statement:
'We are pleased to present the 2009-2010 Stanley Cup to President Obama for his innate ability to skate around every issue that comes his way. Forwards, backwards or sideways, his skating ability is second to none.'
'We are also seriously considering awarding him the Defenseman of the Year award not only for his backwards skating ability, but also his ability to defend against everything he's done wrong by effectively blaming all ills on someone who hasn't been in office for almost a year. The fact that people actually buy this defensive maneuver is testimony to his skills.'
In other news, the Vatican has confirmed a request by un-named special interest groups to immediately beatify Saint Barack of Chicago bypassing the normal 5 years after death requirement for this honor. The Vatican is resisting this however, amid increased criticism that they're obviously racist for this delay in granting the request.
Developing.."
(Hockeytown, USA - 10/9/09) In a stunning announcement today, a spokesperson for the NHL Commissioner issued the following short statement:
'We are pleased to present the 2009-2010 Stanley Cup to President Obama for his innate ability to skate around every issue that comes his way. Forwards, backwards or sideways, his skating ability is second to none.'
'We are also seriously considering awarding him the Defenseman of the Year award not only for his backwards skating ability, but also his ability to defend against everything he's done wrong by effectively blaming all ills on someone who hasn't been in office for almost a year. The fact that people actually buy this defensive maneuver is testimony to his skills.'
In other news, the Vatican has confirmed a request by un-named special interest groups to immediately beatify Saint Barack of Chicago bypassing the normal 5 years after death requirement for this honor. The Vatican is resisting this however, amid increased criticism that they're obviously racist for this delay in granting the request.
Developing.."
Has Holder Formed a 'Blog Squad'? | The FOX Nation
They say this isn't true....however, and Administration that can't handle a critical SNL skit.....me thinks where there is smoke - there is fire....
Has Holder Formed a 'Blog Squad'? | The FOX Nation:
Various conservative blogs are talking about the existence of a 'blog squad' at the U.S. Justice Department. The website, the Muffled Oar writes that a blogging unit formed within the Department of Justice to counter websites with posts, articles, and user comments critical of the Obama administration. Matthew Miller Director of Public Affair at the Justice Department told the Washington Times:
'There is no 'blog squad'. There is Tracy [Russo] who handles online media. It’s the policy of the office of public affairs to not post anonymous comments. We have not seen any evidence that anyone does post comments, and if we did have evidence of that, people would no longer work here.'"
Has Holder Formed a 'Blog Squad'? | The FOX Nation:
Various conservative blogs are talking about the existence of a 'blog squad' at the U.S. Justice Department. The website, the Muffled Oar writes that a blogging unit formed within the Department of Justice to counter websites with posts, articles, and user comments critical of the Obama administration. Matthew Miller Director of Public Affair at the Justice Department told the Washington Times:
'There is no 'blog squad'. There is Tracy [Russo] who handles online media. It’s the policy of the office of public affairs to not post anonymous comments. We have not seen any evidence that anyone does post comments, and if we did have evidence of that, people would no longer work here.'"
Pelosi Considers 'Windfall Tax' on Insurance Companies | The FOX Nation
If only we could have a "Windfall Tax" on every STUPID thing that comes out of Washington's mouths these days - we'd be the wealthiest nation on Earth! How about a little "windfall" on all YOUR riches Nancy...or is that different...?!....of course it is!
Pelosi Considers 'Windfall Tax' on Insurance Companies | The FOX Nation:
Democrats are looking at the possibility of a windfall profits tax on insurance companies as part of healthcare reform, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. Pelosi said she had asked House Ways and Means Committee chairman Charles Rangel to examine the possibility and report back to her."
Pelosi Considers 'Windfall Tax' on Insurance Companies | The FOX Nation:
Democrats are looking at the possibility of a windfall profits tax on insurance companies as part of healthcare reform, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. Pelosi said she had asked House Ways and Means Committee chairman Charles Rangel to examine the possibility and report back to her."
How to Win the Nobel Peace Prize In 12 Days - FOXNews.com
How to Win the Nobel Peace Prize In 12 Days - FOXNews.com:
Let’s take a look at the president’s first 12 days in the White House according to his public schedule to see what he did to deserve a Nobel Peace Prize:
January 20: Sworn in as president. Went to a parade. Partied.
January 21: Asked bureaucrats to re-write guidelines for information requests. Held an “open house” party at the White House.
January 22: Signed Executive Orders: Executive Branch workers to take ethics pledge; re-affirmed Army Field Manual techniques for interrogations; expressed desire to close Gitmo (how’s that working out?)"
Let’s take a look at the president’s first 12 days in the White House according to his public schedule to see what he did to deserve a Nobel Peace Prize:
January 20: Sworn in as president. Went to a parade. Partied.
January 21: Asked bureaucrats to re-write guidelines for information requests. Held an “open house” party at the White House.
January 22: Signed Executive Orders: Executive Branch workers to take ethics pledge; re-affirmed Army Field Manual techniques for interrogations; expressed desire to close Gitmo (how’s that working out?)"
DNC official: GOP siding with terrorists?!
So, those of us who disagree or question this Nobel choice are now members of Taliban and Hamas.....and I thought I was only drinking Dunkins coffee this morning...not Koolaid....
DNC official: GOP siding with terrorists - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com:
A top Democratic National Committee official reacted furiously to a statement from Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele mocking -- and describing as 'unfortunate' -- President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize."
DNC official: GOP siding with terrorists - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com:
A top Democratic National Committee official reacted furiously to a statement from Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele mocking -- and describing as 'unfortunate' -- President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize."
White House advisor says Sharia law misunderstood
I am who I surround myself with....or words something like that our President uttered to defended his choices. Here is ANOTHER prize pick....If he is who he surrounds himself with...we are in deep trouble as a nation.
American Thinker Blog: White House advisor says Sharia law misunderstood:
A female appointee with Obama's ear on matters of faith and society thinks Sahria is just swell in terms of 'gender justice.' All that awkward stuff about a woman's testimony not equaling a man's is apparently a misunderstanding. On a British TV show, Dalia Mogahed, an appointee to the President's Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships made some remarkable statements:"
American Thinker Blog: White House advisor says Sharia law misunderstood:
A female appointee with Obama's ear on matters of faith and society thinks Sahria is just swell in terms of 'gender justice.' All that awkward stuff about a woman's testimony not equaling a man's is apparently a misunderstanding. On a British TV show, Dalia Mogahed, an appointee to the President's Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships made some remarkable statements:"
Just leave me alone
And may I call this an "Amen Moment"!
American Thinker: Just leave me alone:
As little kids we were taught to share. As we grew up, we allowed the political elite to tell us that we had to share. In other words, in order for them to gain power, they told us that we needed to share what we had with others, and that to make sure that we shared they would oversee the process, and as payment for their oversight they would take a small portion off the top and be allowed to direct us in what we did in our daily lives."
American Thinker: Just leave me alone:
As little kids we were taught to share. As we grew up, we allowed the political elite to tell us that we had to share. In other words, in order for them to gain power, they told us that we needed to share what we had with others, and that to make sure that we shared they would oversee the process, and as payment for their oversight they would take a small portion off the top and be allowed to direct us in what we did in our daily lives."
American Thinker: Watching the Constitution Disappear
American Thinker: Watching the Constitution Disappear:
The President says the Constitution is defective, and now Senator Harry Reid is preparing the coup de grace.
Once Reid and Obama emerge from their transparent closed-door consultations on how to blend the two competing Senate Health Care bills, Senator Reid has a nifty parlor trick up his sleeve. The normal course of legislative events would be to debate and vote on the bill on the Senate floor, and then send the result to a House-Senate conference committee."
The President says the Constitution is defective, and now Senator Harry Reid is preparing the coup de grace.
Once Reid and Obama emerge from their transparent closed-door consultations on how to blend the two competing Senate Health Care bills, Senator Reid has a nifty parlor trick up his sleeve. The normal course of legislative events would be to debate and vote on the bill on the Senate floor, and then send the result to a House-Senate conference committee."
Climate Talks Failure Would Embarrass Obama, EU Says (Update3) - Bloomberg.com
Even if this endorsement would collapse the US economy...Let's not embarrass the "Chosen One".....
Climate Talks Failure Would Embarrass Obama, EU Says (Update3) - Bloomberg.com: "Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) --
U.S. President Barack Obama faces “more than an embarrassment” should his nation fail to lead international negotiations to complete a new climate-protection treaty by December, a senior European climate negotiator said."
Climate Talks Failure Would Embarrass Obama, EU Says (Update3) - Bloomberg.com: "Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) --
U.S. President Barack Obama faces “more than an embarrassment” should his nation fail to lead international negotiations to complete a new climate-protection treaty by December, a senior European climate negotiator said."
Republicans take aim at Ore. congressman over SUV - Yahoo! News
Hypocrisy Alert! It's OK for YOU and ME to ride bikes through a blizzard to "Save" the Planet...but OUR great leaders do what they want...
Do as I say - not as I Do - has taken on a whole new meaning with these hypocrits!
Republicans take aim at Ore. congressman over SUV - Yahoo! News:
SALEM, Ore. – Republican campaign officials took aim on Thursday at an Oregon congressman who has pushed for tougher vehicle emission standards, touting a YouTube video of the environmentally friendly Democrat driving what they called a gas-guzzling SUV in Washington, D.C.
The video, recorded by a GOP staffer assigned to track Rep. David Wu and distributed by the National Republican Congressional Committee, was an early political fusillade against a six-term Democrat the Republicans believe will finally be vulnerable in next year's midterm elections.
NRCC spokeswoman Joanna Burgos acknowledged that Republicans and Democrats alike drive SUVs. But Wu has boasted of his advocacy of green legislation and has urged stricter emission standards, she said."
Do as I say - not as I Do - has taken on a whole new meaning with these hypocrits!
Republicans take aim at Ore. congressman over SUV - Yahoo! News:
SALEM, Ore. – Republican campaign officials took aim on Thursday at an Oregon congressman who has pushed for tougher vehicle emission standards, touting a YouTube video of the environmentally friendly Democrat driving what they called a gas-guzzling SUV in Washington, D.C.
The video, recorded by a GOP staffer assigned to track Rep. David Wu and distributed by the National Republican Congressional Committee, was an early political fusillade against a six-term Democrat the Republicans believe will finally be vulnerable in next year's midterm elections.
NRCC spokeswoman Joanna Burgos acknowledged that Republicans and Democrats alike drive SUVs. But Wu has boasted of his advocacy of green legislation and has urged stricter emission standards, she said."
Whodunit? Sneak attack on U.S. dollar - Eamon Javers - POLITICO.com
Whodunit? Sneak attack on U.S. dollar - Eamon Javers - POLITICO.com:
It’s the biggest mystery in global finance right now: Who conducted a sneak attack on the U.S. dollar this week?
It began with a thinly sourced but highly explosive report Monday in a British newspaper: Arab oil sheiks are conspiring with the Russians and Chinese to quit using the dollar to set the value of oil trades — a direct threat to the global supremacy of the greenback.
Is it true? Everyone from the head of the Saudi central bank to U.S. officials scrambled to undercut the story, but no matter."
It’s the biggest mystery in global finance right now: Who conducted a sneak attack on the U.S. dollar this week?
It began with a thinly sourced but highly explosive report Monday in a British newspaper: Arab oil sheiks are conspiring with the Russians and Chinese to quit using the dollar to set the value of oil trades — a direct threat to the global supremacy of the greenback.
Is it true? Everyone from the head of the Saudi central bank to U.S. officials scrambled to undercut the story, but no matter."
Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize - ABC News
His OWN staff asked if it were an April Fool's Joke...it is...on the entire world. He's nominated after 11 DAYS IN OFFICE?!?? I worry the final joke will be on all of US....
Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize - ABC News:
In a major surprise, even to the White House, President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today, making him the third sitting U.S. president to win the prestigious award."
Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize - ABC News:
In a major surprise, even to the White House, President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today, making him the third sitting U.S. president to win the prestigious award."
Comment: absurd decision on Obama makes a mockery of the Nobel peace prize - Times Online
Comment: absurd decision on Obama makes a mockery of the Nobel peace prize - Times Online:
The award of this year’s Nobel peace prize to President Obama will be met with widespread incredulity, consternation in many capitals and probably deep embarrassment by the President himself.
Rarely has an award had such an obvious political and partisan intent. It was clearly seen by the Norwegian Nobel committee as a way of expressing European gratitude for an end to the Bush Administration, approval for the election of America’s first black president and hope that Washington will honour its promise to re-engage with the world."
The award of this year’s Nobel peace prize to President Obama will be met with widespread incredulity, consternation in many capitals and probably deep embarrassment by the President himself.
Rarely has an award had such an obvious political and partisan intent. It was clearly seen by the Norwegian Nobel committee as a way of expressing European gratitude for an end to the Bush Administration, approval for the election of America’s first black president and hope that Washington will honour its promise to re-engage with the world."
Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize to mixed reviews | Reuters
Hypocrisy-HOWL-ler MEGA Alert!!! - For what??? Making good speeches??? COME ON! This is BEYOND the pale.
Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize to mixed reviews | Reuters:
OSLO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for offering the world hope and striving for nuclear disarmament in a surprise award that drew both warm praise and sharp criticism.
The bestowal of one of the world's top accolades on a president less than nine months in office, who has yet to score a major foreign policy success, was greeted with gasps of astonishment from journalists at the announcement in Oslo."
Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize to mixed reviews | Reuters:
OSLO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for offering the world hope and striving for nuclear disarmament in a surprise award that drew both warm praise and sharp criticism.
The bestowal of one of the world's top accolades on a president less than nine months in office, who has yet to score a major foreign policy success, was greeted with gasps of astonishment from journalists at the announcement in Oslo."
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Health Care Speechwriter for Edwards, Obama & Clinton Without Insurance Now -- Politics Daily
FINALLY - someone nails the Mass Health Care Debacle and what it means to all of us with Universal Health Care looming!!!
Health Care Speechwriter for Edwards, Obama & Clinton Without Insurance Now -- Politics Daily:
For the first time in my life, I am without health insurance and it is a terrible feeling.
In the past, I paid attention to the health care debate as a speechwriter who prepared speeches, talking points, op-eds, and debate prep material on the topic at different times for John Edwards, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and others. Now, I'm paying attention because I'm a citizen up the creek without a paddle."
Health Care Speechwriter for Edwards, Obama & Clinton Without Insurance Now -- Politics Daily:
For the first time in my life, I am without health insurance and it is a terrible feeling.
In the past, I paid attention to the health care debate as a speechwriter who prepared speeches, talking points, op-eds, and debate prep material on the topic at different times for John Edwards, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and others. Now, I'm paying attention because I'm a citizen up the creek without a paddle."
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Costco selling... survival food?
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Costco selling... survival food?:
GLENN: And then also I noticed, I noticed this morning a 9/12er sent this in. Says, Glenn, maybe you're right, some sort of meltdown must be coming. At the top of their weekly e mail sales pitch, Costco is featuring a one year supply of food delivered to your home for $799. This is Costco, not some fringe group of survivalists who predict the world meltdown every week.
PAT: Wait a minute. That's a pretty good deal. $799? $799, they will give you a year supply of food?"
GLENN: And then also I noticed, I noticed this morning a 9/12er sent this in. Says, Glenn, maybe you're right, some sort of meltdown must be coming. At the top of their weekly e mail sales pitch, Costco is featuring a one year supply of food delivered to your home for $799. This is Costco, not some fringe group of survivalists who predict the world meltdown every week.
PAT: Wait a minute. That's a pretty good deal. $799? $799, they will give you a year supply of food?"
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly: President Obama and the Far left
You've got to love Michael Moore. He's running around promoting his new film that says capitalism is a terrible system, a rotten to the core philosophy. But hold it. Didn't Moore have to raise money to make the movie through capitalistic vehicles? Or did his dad give him the dough?"
You've got to love Michael Moore. He's running around promoting his new film that says capitalism is a terrible system, a rotten to the core philosophy. But hold it. Didn't Moore have to raise money to make the movie through capitalistic vehicles? Or did his dad give him the dough?"
Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson: Guru America
President Obama last week flew to Copenhagen to persuade the International Olympic Committee to award the 2016 games to Chicago, his hometown. He and first lady Michelle Obama delivered their now well-known inspirational stories about their Chicago neighborhood experiences. They even had Oprah in tow, along with a number of other Chicago big shots."
President Obama last week flew to Copenhagen to persuade the International Olympic Committee to award the 2016 games to Chicago, his hometown. He and first lady Michelle Obama delivered their now well-known inspirational stories about their Chicago neighborhood experiences. They even had Oprah in tow, along with a number of other Chicago big shots."
George Will
George Will: To dream the "impossible" dream...
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com
Last Thursday, the president's 'engagement' with Iran began. This Wednesday, the U.S. war in Afghanistan will enter its ninth year. And U.S. foreign policy is entering a White Queen phase."
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com
Last Thursday, the president's 'engagement' with Iran began. This Wednesday, the U.S. war in Afghanistan will enter its ninth year. And U.S. foreign policy is entering a White Queen phase."
A war of necessity turns out not so necessary | Washington Examiner
A war of necessity turns out not so necessary | Washington Examiner:
'This is not a war of choice,' Barack Obama told the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Aug. 17. 'This is a war of necessity. Those who attacked America on 9/11 are plotting to do so again. If left unchecked, the Taliban insurgency will mean an even larger safe haven from which al Qaeda would plot to kill more Americans. So this is not only a war worth fighting. This is fundamental to the defense of our people.'"
'This is not a war of choice,' Barack Obama told the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Aug. 17. 'This is a war of necessity. Those who attacked America on 9/11 are plotting to do so again. If left unchecked, the Taliban insurgency will mean an even larger safe haven from which al Qaeda would plot to kill more Americans. So this is not only a war worth fighting. This is fundamental to the defense of our people.'"
Michelle Malkin � The government health care takeover tab: $829 billion/10 years…for starters
Michelle Malkin � The government health care takeover tab: $829 billion/10 years…for starters:
So, the CBO scoring of the Senate Finance Committee’s health care bill has just been released: $829 billion over 10 years.
For starters.
Don’t forget the Obama administration’s shining examples of efficiency so far.
Jeff Emanuel also reminds us: “They also said Medicare would cost $12 billion by 1990. It ended up being $107 billion – eight times the government estimate."
So, the CBO scoring of the Senate Finance Committee’s health care bill has just been released: $829 billion over 10 years.
For starters.
Don’t forget the Obama administration’s shining examples of efficiency so far.
Jeff Emanuel also reminds us: “They also said Medicare would cost $12 billion by 1990. It ended up being $107 billion – eight times the government estimate."
Michelle Malkin � Bob Dole reminds me again why I voted for Harry Browne in 1996
And the GOP wonders why - with the likes of Dole and McCain ( both have my respect for their service ) are put "out there" as our Party's spoke's people - that we are losing the battle - ANY battle ...............JEEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michelle Malkin � Bob Dole reminds me again why I voted for Harry Browne in 1996:
Big government conservative and Beltway lobbyist Bob Dole prattled on yesterday about the “need” for “bipartisan” health care “reform.”
The Kansas City Star article about his speech failed to mention that Dole is on the dole of Alston & Bird, the D.C. law and lobbying shop that also employs Obamacare architect and human toe fungus Tom Daschle and Howard Baker:"
Michelle Malkin � Bob Dole reminds me again why I voted for Harry Browne in 1996:
Big government conservative and Beltway lobbyist Bob Dole prattled on yesterday about the “need” for “bipartisan” health care “reform.”
The Kansas City Star article about his speech failed to mention that Dole is on the dole of Alston & Bird, the D.C. law and lobbying shop that also employs Obamacare architect and human toe fungus Tom Daschle and Howard Baker:"
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin: Fort Carson's Hero's
Please take time to read the profiles of the American soldiers who died in the siege at Kamdesh.
The Colorado Springs Gazette tells their stories here and here.
Many were fathers. All were patriots. They were stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. They leave behind grieving wives, girlfriends, young children, family, and friends. Remember their names. Remember their heroism:"
Please take time to read the profiles of the American soldiers who died in the siege at Kamdesh.
The Colorado Springs Gazette tells their stories here and here.
Many were fathers. All were patriots. They were stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. They leave behind grieving wives, girlfriends, young children, family, and friends. Remember their names. Remember their heroism:"
Analysis: Obama's woes keep piling up around globe - Yahoo! News
I certainly do not blame Obama for all this.....cosmic tumblers are falling everywhere - however, they are NO longer George Bush's problem - they are the Obama's administration's now. It's what they wanted....and they got it.
The blame game must end. It's a useless expenditure of energy. It's YOUR world now, Mr. President. Time for the Administration to man-up and ignore the polls. Like GBW or not, he made decisions whether popular or not. He was a grown-up.
Analysis: Obama's woes keep piling up around globe - Yahoo! News: \
WASHINGTON – The woes keep piling up for President Barack Obama.
While it is unfair to blame him for all the world's problems (although some folks try) there is no question he is having trouble finding the right answers.
Is there one for pacifying Afghanistan, even assuming he makes the hard judgment that more American troops must be lost to reach that end?"
The blame game must end. It's a useless expenditure of energy. It's YOUR world now, Mr. President. Time for the Administration to man-up and ignore the polls. Like GBW or not, he made decisions whether popular or not. He was a grown-up.
Analysis: Obama's woes keep piling up around globe - Yahoo! News: \
WASHINGTON – The woes keep piling up for President Barack Obama.
While it is unfair to blame him for all the world's problems (although some folks try) there is no question he is having trouble finding the right answers.
Is there one for pacifying Afghanistan, even assuming he makes the hard judgment that more American troops must be lost to reach that end?"
Congress’ Secret Plan to Pass Obamacare - CONFIRMED � The Foundry
Congress’ Secret Plan to Pass Obamacare - CONFIRMED � The Foundry:
Leaders in the House and Senate have a plan to pass President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care plan by Thanksgiving without any significant participation by the American public. CNS News has confirmed the details in our September 22nd titled “Passing a Shell of A Bill: Congress’ Secret Plan to Ram Through Health Care Reform.” Nicholas Ballasy reports “a senior aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told CNSNews.com that it is ‘likely’ that Reid will use H.R. 1586—a bill passed by the House in March to impose a 90-percent tax on bonuses paid to employees of certain bailed-out financial institutions—as a ‘shell’ for enacting the final version of the Senate’s health care bill, which Reid is responsible for crafting.”"
Leaders in the House and Senate have a plan to pass President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care plan by Thanksgiving without any significant participation by the American public. CNS News has confirmed the details in our September 22nd titled “Passing a Shell of A Bill: Congress’ Secret Plan to Ram Through Health Care Reform.” Nicholas Ballasy reports “a senior aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told CNSNews.com that it is ‘likely’ that Reid will use H.R. 1586—a bill passed by the House in March to impose a 90-percent tax on bonuses paid to employees of certain bailed-out financial institutions—as a ‘shell’ for enacting the final version of the Senate’s health care bill, which Reid is responsible for crafting.”"
BREAKING - Dem Senators who Help Filibuster Health Care will have Chairmanships Revoked.
BREAKING - Dem Senators who Help Filibuster Health Care will have Chairmanships Revoked.:
Rachel Maddow just said that Democrat Leader(s) in the Senator have told her that Reid will revoke chairmanships of any Senator that sides with Republicans in a filibuster.
She's discussing various strategies that the Democrats in the Senate are evaluating. But the first seems to be bullying their own leadership."
Rachel Maddow just said that Democrat Leader(s) in the Senator have told her that Reid will revoke chairmanships of any Senator that sides with Republicans in a filibuster.
She's discussing various strategies that the Democrats in the Senate are evaluating. But the first seems to be bullying their own leadership."
Deny This: Guess Who Has the Highest Medical Claim Rejection Rate? | NewsBusters.org
Deny This: Guess Who Has the Highest Medical Claim Rejection Rate? | NewsBusters.org:
Oh, the establishment press will just loooooove this -- not.
From BigGovernment.com (HT Mark Levin over the airwaves this evening):
Beverly Gossage, Research Fellow for Show-Me Institute and founder of HSA Benefits Consulting wondered which insurance companies rejected the most claims. She found her answer in the AMA’s own 2008 National Health Insurer Report Card (fairly large PDF).
I'm curious. Was it Aetna? Humana?"
Oh, the establishment press will just loooooove this -- not.
From BigGovernment.com (HT Mark Levin over the airwaves this evening):
Beverly Gossage, Research Fellow for Show-Me Institute and founder of HSA Benefits Consulting wondered which insurance companies rejected the most claims. She found her answer in the AMA’s own 2008 National Health Insurer Report Card (fairly large PDF).
I'm curious. Was it Aetna? Humana?"
Larry Kudlow : The Mundell-Laffer Solution - Townhall.com
Larry Kudlow : The Mundell-Laffer Solution - Townhall.com:
Team Obama is in economic trouble on two fronts right now: The dollar could be headed toward its demise, while the jobs and unemployment numbers have gotten worse. (The unemployment rate is up to 9.8 percent as of the September report released last week.) And there's a simple policy mix the White House could adopt to fix this. It could enact the Mundell-Laffer supply-side approach of a steady King Dollar for price stability and low marginal tax rates to spur jobs and economic growth."
Team Obama is in economic trouble on two fronts right now: The dollar could be headed toward its demise, while the jobs and unemployment numbers have gotten worse. (The unemployment rate is up to 9.8 percent as of the September report released last week.) And there's a simple policy mix the White House could adopt to fix this. It could enact the Mundell-Laffer supply-side approach of a steady King Dollar for price stability and low marginal tax rates to spur jobs and economic growth."
Thomas Sowell : Random Thoughts - Townhall.com
Thomas Sowell : Random Thoughts - Townhall.com:
Random thoughts on the passing scene:
Upon learning that the Constitution requires a president to be a natural born citizen, a college student said: 'What makes a natural born citizen any more qualified than one born by C-section?'
Airlines that keep passengers trapped for hours in planes sitting on the runway should be prosecuted for unlawful imprisonment."
Random thoughts on the passing scene:
Upon learning that the Constitution requires a president to be a natural born citizen, a college student said: 'What makes a natural born citizen any more qualified than one born by C-section?'
Airlines that keep passengers trapped for hours in planes sitting on the runway should be prosecuted for unlawful imprisonment."
Michael Barone : Weak Himself, Obama Draws Strength From Bush - Townhall.com
Michael Barone : Weak Himself, Obama Draws Strength From Bush - Townhall.com:
In trying to understand what is happening in the nation and world, we all employ narratives -- story lines that indicate where things are going and what is likely to happen next. We can check the validity of these narratives by observing whether events move in the indicated direction. If so, the narrative is confirmed. But if things seem to be moving in an entirely different direction, it's time to discard the narrative and look for another."
In trying to understand what is happening in the nation and world, we all employ narratives -- story lines that indicate where things are going and what is likely to happen next. We can check the validity of these narratives by observing whether events move in the indicated direction. If so, the narrative is confirmed. But if things seem to be moving in an entirely different direction, it's time to discard the narrative and look for another."
Inside the Beltway - Washington Times
How about this....argue the ideas posed by Mr. Beck.....prove them to be falsehoods.....instead of trying to silence a differing view. I love Glenn. Do I always believe what he says or the connections he makes....no. However, I take what he gives and go research it myself. I draw my own conclusions. But, I'm able to do this because he has already done the heavy lifting for us. He's also funny - a concept apparently totally foreign to those inside the Beltway....makes a bad day in Bedrock end with a laugh and smile....get over it!
Inside the Beltway - Washington Times:
Colors for Change, the activists who spearheaded an advertising boycott of Fox News host Glenn Beck for the past three months, have some advice for him. They suggest he get off Fox altogether and create a whole new broadcast genre: the conspiracy channel. The San Francisco-based group has been on Mr. Beck's case since July, after he suggested that President Obama was 'racist' toward whites, an observation made after the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the public turmoil that followed."
Inside the Beltway - Washington Times:
Colors for Change, the activists who spearheaded an advertising boycott of Fox News host Glenn Beck for the past three months, have some advice for him. They suggest he get off Fox altogether and create a whole new broadcast genre: the conspiracy channel. The San Francisco-based group has been on Mr. Beck's case since July, after he suggested that President Obama was 'racist' toward whites, an observation made after the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the public turmoil that followed."
American Thinker: Ministry of Truth, Obama-style
Glenn Beck has been harping on this guy since day one...another CZAR....only, his proposal to ban "falsehoods" ( by WHO'S standards???! ) is truly Czar-like! Calling Orwell!!!
American Thinker: Ministry of Truth, Obama-style:
President Obama has been agitating for the authority to criminalize political opponents since he took office. First there was the raft of DHS reports profiling conservatives as terrorists. Then came the push for a new fairness doctrine, subsequently refined to be achieved in diversity regulations to be imposed on local radio stations."
American Thinker: Ministry of Truth, Obama-style:
President Obama has been agitating for the authority to criminalize political opponents since he took office. First there was the raft of DHS reports profiling conservatives as terrorists. Then came the push for a new fairness doctrine, subsequently refined to be achieved in diversity regulations to be imposed on local radio stations."
Your health records available to millions
And this is BEFORE the government gets COMPLETE control!
Your health records available to millions:
Would American citizens object if they knew 4 million health-related businesses distributed private details about their mental illnesses, cancer diagnoses, sexually transmitted diseases, prescriptions, addictions and sensitive genetic information?
Psychoanalyst Dr. Deborah Peel told WND most patients don't know that their highly sensitive information is being shared with thousands of law-enforcement agencies, insurance
brokers, life and health insurance companies, credit bureaus, transcription vendors, disease registries, employers and banks every day – and the data can be used to discriminate against Americans."
Your health records available to millions:
Would American citizens object if they knew 4 million health-related businesses distributed private details about their mental illnesses, cancer diagnoses, sexually transmitted diseases, prescriptions, addictions and sensitive genetic information?
Psychoanalyst Dr. Deborah Peel told WND most patients don't know that their highly sensitive information is being shared with thousands of law-enforcement agencies, insurance
brokers, life and health insurance companies, credit bureaus, transcription vendors, disease registries, employers and banks every day – and the data can be used to discriminate against Americans."
Some Idaho school kids enjoy an early snow day | KTVB.COM | Wood River Valley, Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey news & weather
Thank you Al Gore!!! Frost on the pumpkins!
Some Idaho school kids enjoy an early snow day | KTVB.COM | Wood River Valley, Sun Valley, Ketchum:
BELLEVUE -- Just one week ago, we were bracing for a 'cool down' from the 80s to the 60s.
Now, it's getting downright wintry. And in some parts of our viewing area, snow is piling up."
Some Idaho school kids enjoy an early snow day | KTVB.COM | Wood River Valley, Sun Valley, Ketchum:
BELLEVUE -- Just one week ago, we were bracing for a 'cool down' from the 80s to the 60s.
Now, it's getting downright wintry. And in some parts of our viewing area, snow is piling up."
CBO: Budget deficit hit record $1.4T in 2009 - Yahoo! Finance
But let me guess...it's all George Bush's fault......
CBO: Budget deficit hit record $1.4T in 2009 - Yahoo! Finance:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal budget deficit tripled to a record $1.4 trillion for the 2009 fiscal year that ended last week, congressional analysts said Wednesday."
CBO: Budget deficit hit record $1.4T in 2009 - Yahoo! Finance:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal budget deficit tripled to a record $1.4 trillion for the 2009 fiscal year that ended last week, congressional analysts said Wednesday."
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: Another day, another Marxist
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Another day, another Marxist:
GLENN: All right. So I got a briefing this morning about a guy, about a guy about a guy. Robert McChesney. He is from the University of Illinois. And also John Bellamy Foster. They are two of the three co founders of Free Press. The guy who has been looking into this is Seton Motley of the Media Research Center and contributor at NewsBusters.org. Seton, why should I care about, why should I care about who Robert McChesney is?"
GLENN: All right. So I got a briefing this morning about a guy, about a guy about a guy. Robert McChesney. He is from the University of Illinois. And also John Bellamy Foster. They are two of the three co founders of Free Press. The guy who has been looking into this is Seton Motley of the Media Research Center and contributor at NewsBusters.org. Seton, why should I care about, why should I care about who Robert McChesney is?"
The Lesson of State Health-Care Reforms � The Foundry
The Lesson of State Health-Care Reforms � The Foundry:
Peter Suderman, associate editor for Reason Magazine, has an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on the track record of Obamacare like reforms at the state level. The full article is posted below and as an added service we found all the studies mentioned and provided links to view them:"
Peter Suderman, associate editor for Reason Magazine, has an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on the track record of Obamacare like reforms at the state level. The full article is posted below and as an added service we found all the studies mentioned and provided links to view them:"
Another Sarbanes-Oxley: Threatening Small Businesses with the "Beneficial" Ownership Bill
Another Sarbanes-Oxley: Threatening Small Businesses with the "Beneficial" Ownership Bill:
Abstract: At a time when the American economy can least afford it, entrepreneurs and small-business owners are under siege. The Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (ITLEAA)--currently under consideration in Congress--would subject small businesses to a series of complicated and burdensome reporting requirements. These new requirements are reminiscent to those imposed by Sarbanes-Oxley, and would have similarly negative consequences: increased costs and reductions in business activity and job creation. Furthermore, the ITLEAA would do little to actually reduce the use of LLC forms for criminal activity--the purported goal of the legislation."
Abstract: At a time when the American economy can least afford it, entrepreneurs and small-business owners are under siege. The Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (ITLEAA)--currently under consideration in Congress--would subject small businesses to a series of complicated and burdensome reporting requirements. These new requirements are reminiscent to those imposed by Sarbanes-Oxley, and would have similarly negative consequences: increased costs and reductions in business activity and job creation. Furthermore, the ITLEAA would do little to actually reduce the use of LLC forms for criminal activity--the purported goal of the legislation."
The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Climate Robo-Educators
The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Climate Robo-Educators:
A few weeks back (and in subsequent op-eds) I introduced the latest student indoctrination effort to fight global warming, via the Alliance for Climate Education, which seeks invitations from high schools to deliver assembly presentations during class time. The group, which has started out targeting six regions of the country (the San Francisco Bay area, Southern California, Houston, Chicago, New England, and Washington, D.C.), presents climate misinformation and lies (To students: “You’ve lived through the ten hottest years ever recorded in history”) so as to recruit teens for the cause of further spreading alarmism."
A few weeks back (and in subsequent op-eds) I introduced the latest student indoctrination effort to fight global warming, via the Alliance for Climate Education, which seeks invitations from high schools to deliver assembly presentations during class time. The group, which has started out targeting six regions of the country (the San Francisco Bay area, Southern California, Houston, Chicago, New England, and Washington, D.C.), presents climate misinformation and lies (To students: “You’ve lived through the ten hottest years ever recorded in history”) so as to recruit teens for the cause of further spreading alarmism."
Shouts, insults fly at Rep. Israel's health care town hall
Shouts, insults fly at Rep. Israel's health care town hall:
Rep. Steve Israel gamely tried to explain the proposed health care reform Monday night, but was often shouted down during his town hall-style meeting at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood.
Israel (D-Huntington) at one point pleaded with those in the crowd yelling at him to 'stop calling me a liar and listen.' Judging by the ever-increasing decibel level, he did not win over many converts."
Rep. Steve Israel gamely tried to explain the proposed health care reform Monday night, but was often shouted down during his town hall-style meeting at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood.
Israel (D-Huntington) at one point pleaded with those in the crowd yelling at him to 'stop calling me a liar and listen.' Judging by the ever-increasing decibel level, he did not win over many converts."
Glenn Beck - Interviews - Glenn Beck: The Christmas List
Glenn Beck - Interviews - Glenn Beck: The Christmas List: "
GLENN: Richard Paul Evans is the king of Christmas. He had originally wrote The Christmas Box with more than 8 million copies in print now. Showoff. Twelve consecutive New York Times best sellers. He has a new book out called The Christmas List and he's a good friend of mine. Richard, how are you?
EVANS: I'm great. Thank you, Glenn.
GLENN: You know, the first time I think that we ever met each other, you were on my set at CNN and you told me about Tourette's, that you have Tourette's and you said that you have an uncontrollable desire to spit in my face."
GLENN: Richard Paul Evans is the king of Christmas. He had originally wrote The Christmas Box with more than 8 million copies in print now. Showoff. Twelve consecutive New York Times best sellers. He has a new book out called The Christmas List and he's a good friend of mine. Richard, how are you?
EVANS: I'm great. Thank you, Glenn.
GLENN: You know, the first time I think that we ever met each other, you were on my set at CNN and you told me about Tourette's, that you have Tourette's and you said that you have an uncontrollable desire to spit in my face."
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: The Demise of the Dollar
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: The Demise of the Dollar:
Did you wake up and read about what's going on with the dollar? Probably not, especially if you still get your news from the paper. And if you get your news from American newspapers, then you definitely didn't read about what's going on with the dollar."
Did you wake up and read about what's going on with the dollar? Probably not, especially if you still get your news from the paper. And if you get your news from American newspapers, then you definitely didn't read about what's going on with the dollar."
Arizona Sheriff's Powers Cut - WSJ.com
Once again, the Obama Administration removes another disc from America's backbone!
Arizona Sheriff's Powers Cut - WSJ.com:
The Obama administration is curbing the powers of an Arizona sheriff who has led one of the most contentious fights against illegal immigrants.
Under an agreement involving local enforcement of federal immigration law, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies will no longer have the authority to arrest suspected illegal immigrants in the streets in the course of their duty."
Arizona Sheriff's Powers Cut - WSJ.com:
The Obama administration is curbing the powers of an Arizona sheriff who has led one of the most contentious fights against illegal immigrants.
Under an agreement involving local enforcement of federal immigration law, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies will no longer have the authority to arrest suspected illegal immigrants in the streets in the course of their duty."
American Thinker Blog: Republican Small-bill health care proposal
American Thinker Blog: Republican Small-bill health care proposal:
Here's a small bill proposal -- simple and cheap -- by Republicans in contrast to the War and Peace Democrat Baucus version.
Jennifer Rubin sums up this proposal by Jeffrey Anderson as follows :"
Here's a small bill proposal -- simple and cheap -- by Republicans in contrast to the War and Peace Democrat Baucus version.
Jennifer Rubin sums up this proposal by Jeffrey Anderson as follows :"
The Associated Press: Higher taxes in health care bill
And this is BEFORE they've actually figured out a COMPLETE bill...can you IMAGINE the cost of the "Final" draft??!!!!
Again I say, if you think health care is expensive now, wait til it's "free"!
The Associated Press: Higher taxes in health care bill:
WASHINGTON — Congressional tax experts say Senate health care legislation would impose $29 billion more in taxes on health care industries than originally thought.
The Joint Committee on Taxation says drug companies, medical device manufacturers and insurers would pay $121 billion over 10 years as a result of taxes in the Senate Finance Committee bill.
That's compared with $92 billion originally calculated."
Again I say, if you think health care is expensive now, wait til it's "free"!
The Associated Press: Higher taxes in health care bill:
WASHINGTON — Congressional tax experts say Senate health care legislation would impose $29 billion more in taxes on health care industries than originally thought.
The Joint Committee on Taxation says drug companies, medical device manufacturers and insurers would pay $121 billion over 10 years as a result of taxes in the Senate Finance Committee bill.
That's compared with $92 billion originally calculated."
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
The demise of the dollar - Business News, Business - The Independent
And we have an Administration even a kindergartner isn't afraid of...
The demise of the dollar - Business News, Business - The Independent:
In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning – along with China, Russia, Japan and France – to end dollar dealings for oil, moving instead to a basket of currencies including the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, the euro, gold and a new, unified currency planned for nations in the Gulf Co-operation Council, including Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar.
Secret meetings have already been held by finance ministers and central bank governors in Russia, China, Japan and Brazil to work on the scheme, which will mean that oil will no longer be priced in dollars."
The demise of the dollar - Business News, Business - The Independent:
In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning – along with China, Russia, Japan and France – to end dollar dealings for oil, moving instead to a basket of currencies including the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, the euro, gold and a new, unified currency planned for nations in the Gulf Co-operation Council, including Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar.
Secret meetings have already been held by finance ministers and central bank governors in Russia, China, Japan and Brazil to work on the scheme, which will mean that oil will no longer be priced in dollars."
Congressional leaders fight against posting bills online | Washington Examiner
If the Health Care Bill ( is there actually ONE working bill? ) , Cap and Trade - whatever....are so damned good - why are THEY fighting so hard to prevent those WHO PUT THEM IN OFFICE from reading them PRIOR to a vote? The bills are absolutely awful...like reading dry paint....but it's been the ONLY way we find out what is what! With these bills changing shape faster than Oprah - we need that oft mentioned - seldom seen "transparency"!
Congressional leaders fight against posting bills online | Washington Examiner:
As Congress lurches closer to a decision on an enormous overhaul of the American health care system, pressure is mounting on legislative leaders to make the final bill available online for citizens to read before a vote."
Congressional leaders fight against posting bills online | Washington Examiner:
As Congress lurches closer to a decision on an enormous overhaul of the American health care system, pressure is mounting on legislative leaders to make the final bill available online for citizens to read before a vote."
ACORN embezzlement was $5 million, La. attorney general says | Louisiana Politics & Government - - Louisiana Politics | State Legislature News - NOLA.com
ACORN embezzlement was $5 million, La. attorney general says | Louisiana Politics & Government - - Louisiana Politics | State Legislature News - NOLA.com:
Louisiana's attorney general has broadened the scope of an investigation of ACORN to include a possible embezzlement of $5 million a decade ago within the community organization, five times more than previously reported."
Louisiana's attorney general has broadened the scope of an investigation of ACORN to include a possible embezzlement of $5 million a decade ago within the community organization, five times more than previously reported."
American Thinker: Lose Afghanistan, Lose Pakistan, Lose Iran, Lose It All
American Thinker: Lose Afghanistan, Lose Pakistan, Lose Iran, Lose It All:
The gangster regimes of the world are on the march, and they've got our number. They know how to squeeze more civilized nations. Our weakness is cowardice, and that goes double or triple in the face of nuclear weapons. That's why all the rogues are trying to get nukes as fast as they can. They know it's the perfect blackmail weapon, and it makes them invulnerable to attack."
The gangster regimes of the world are on the march, and they've got our number. They know how to squeeze more civilized nations. Our weakness is cowardice, and that goes double or triple in the face of nuclear weapons. That's why all the rogues are trying to get nukes as fast as they can. They know it's the perfect blackmail weapon, and it makes them invulnerable to attack."
Jack Cashill writes: Media Mum On "Dreams" Fraud
Jack Cashill writes: Media Mum On "Dreams" Fraud:
Scores of major media organs have reviewed Christopher Andersen’s new best-seller, Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage.
These include CBS News, USA Today, the Chicago Sun Times, the Seattle Times, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Chicago Tribune, and the Telegraph of London.
This is not surprising. Andersen has written 28 books, including best-sellers on the Clintons, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Caroline Kennedy.
A former People Magazine senior editor, he writes well, checks his facts thoroughly, and appeals to the soft left center of the American media.
The headline of the USA Today review captures the message Andersen hoped to bring to the market, “A glowing 'Portrait' of the Obamas' rock-solid marriage.”
Andersen, however, threw the reviewers one unexpected curve."
Scores of major media organs have reviewed Christopher Andersen’s new best-seller, Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage.
These include CBS News, USA Today, the Chicago Sun Times, the Seattle Times, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Chicago Tribune, and the Telegraph of London.
This is not surprising. Andersen has written 28 books, including best-sellers on the Clintons, Diana, Princess of Wales, and Caroline Kennedy.
A former People Magazine senior editor, he writes well, checks his facts thoroughly, and appeals to the soft left center of the American media.
The headline of the USA Today review captures the message Andersen hoped to bring to the market, “A glowing 'Portrait' of the Obamas' rock-solid marriage.”
Andersen, however, threw the reviewers one unexpected curve."
YID With LID: Baucus Heath Care Has Built-in Rationing...But Obama Starts Rationing NOW
YID With LID: Baucus Heath Care Has Built-in Rationing...But Obama Starts Rationing NOW:
No it isn't death panels, but it might as well be, two moves coming from our Democratic-party-controlled government ration needed health care treatment one in the Baucus version of the Obamacare bill, the other an executive order by the POTUS."
No it isn't death panels, but it might as well be, two moves coming from our Democratic-party-controlled government ration needed health care treatment one in the Baucus version of the Obamacare bill, the other an executive order by the POTUS."
CNSNews.com - Reid Calls Fairness Doctrine a ‘Ghost that Doesn’t Exist’
Hummmmmm, why don't I believe ONE WORD that this man utters????....
CNSNews.com - Reid Calls Fairness Doctrine a ‘Ghost that Doesn’t Exist’:
The Fairness Doctrine is a “ghost that doesn’t exist” and neither Democrats nor Republicans are interested in seeing it restored, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said on the Senate floor Tuesday morning.
“The Fairness Doctrine – what a ghost that doesn’t exist,” said Reid. “None of us want to go back to the way it was before. It is an issue they brought up to talk about. No one wants to re-establish the Fairness Doctrine – Democrats or Republicans.”"
CNSNews.com - Reid Calls Fairness Doctrine a ‘Ghost that Doesn’t Exist’:
The Fairness Doctrine is a “ghost that doesn’t exist” and neither Democrats nor Republicans are interested in seeing it restored, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said on the Senate floor Tuesday morning.
“The Fairness Doctrine – what a ghost that doesn’t exist,” said Reid. “None of us want to go back to the way it was before. It is an issue they brought up to talk about. No one wants to re-establish the Fairness Doctrine – Democrats or Republicans.”"
CNSNews.com - Inspired by Saul Alinsky, FCC 'Diversity' Chief Calls for ‘Confrontational Movement’ to Give Public Broadcasting Dominant Role in Communications
YIKES.....no, DOUBLE YIKES!!!!
CNSNews.com - Inspired by Saul Alinsky, FCC 'Diversity' Chief Calls for ‘Confrontational Movement’ to Give Public Broadcasting Dominant Role in Communications:
Mark Lloyd, chief diversity officer of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), called for a “confrontational movement” to combat what he claimed was control of the media by international corporations and to re-establish the regulatory power of government through robust public broadcasting and a more powerful FCC."
CNSNews.com - Inspired by Saul Alinsky, FCC 'Diversity' Chief Calls for ‘Confrontational Movement’ to Give Public Broadcasting Dominant Role in Communications:
Mark Lloyd, chief diversity officer of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), called for a “confrontational movement” to combat what he claimed was control of the media by international corporations and to re-establish the regulatory power of government through robust public broadcasting and a more powerful FCC."
CNSNews.com - FCC Won't Allow 'Diversity' Chief Mark Lloyd to be Interviewed about Public Policy Views
CNSNews.com - FCC Won't Allow 'Diversity' Chief Mark Lloyd to be Interviewed about Public Policy Views:
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) won't allow its Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd to be interviewed by the news media about his views and past statements on federal communications policy.
Lloyd, who cites the radical author Saul Alinsky as an inspiration, has argued that public broadcasting outlets in the United States should be funded on a level equal to the funding of private broadcasting companies--with the money coming from licensing fees levied on private broadcasters by the governmnet."
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) won't allow its Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd to be interviewed by the news media about his views and past statements on federal communications policy.
Lloyd, who cites the radical author Saul Alinsky as an inspiration, has argued that public broadcasting outlets in the United States should be funded on a level equal to the funding of private broadcasting companies--with the money coming from licensing fees levied on private broadcasters by the governmnet."
Obama Moves to Muzzle Top Military Commanders
Obama Moves to Muzzle Top Military Commanders:
Sources tell Newsmax the Obama administration is muzzling its top military leaders, and keeping them from publicly airing their views on how to fight the war in Afghanistan.
The administration's primary target: top Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal, whose speech in London last week apparently caught administration officials off guard.
In fact, The Daily Telegraph reported that Obama's advisers were 'shocked and angered' by McChrystal's speech.
'This is a food fight in the war room, and it's getting ugly,' observed Pulitzer Prize winning correspondent and Manhattan Institute scholar Judith Miller, regarding the sharply contrasting views being aired within the administration over how to fight the war."
Sources tell Newsmax the Obama administration is muzzling its top military leaders, and keeping them from publicly airing their views on how to fight the war in Afghanistan.
The administration's primary target: top Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal, whose speech in London last week apparently caught administration officials off guard.
In fact, The Daily Telegraph reported that Obama's advisers were 'shocked and angered' by McChrystal's speech.
'This is a food fight in the war room, and it's getting ugly,' observed Pulitzer Prize winning correspondent and Manhattan Institute scholar Judith Miller, regarding the sharply contrasting views being aired within the administration over how to fight the war."
Richard Cohen - Obama Needs More Than Personality to Win in Afghanistan - washingtonpost.com
Richard Cohen - Obama Needs More Than Personality to Win in Afghanistan - washingtonpost.com:
Barack Obama's trip to Copenhagen to pitch Chicago for the Olympics would have been a dumb move whatever the outcome. But as it turned out (an airy dismissal would not be an unfair description), it poses some questions about his presidency that are way more important than the proper venue for synchronized swimming. The first, and to my mind most important, is whether Obama knows who he is."
Barack Obama's trip to Copenhagen to pitch Chicago for the Olympics would have been a dumb move whatever the outcome. But as it turned out (an airy dismissal would not be an unfair description), it poses some questions about his presidency that are way more important than the proper venue for synchronized swimming. The first, and to my mind most important, is whether Obama knows who he is."
White House's botched 'op'
White House's botched 'op':
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday rolled out the red carpet -- and handed out doctors' white coats as well, just so nobody missed his hard-sell health-care message.
In a heavy-handed attempt at reviving support for health-care reform, the White House orchestrated a massive photo op to buttress its claim that front-line physicians support Obama.
A sea of 150 white-coated doctors, all enthusiastically supportive of the president and representing all 50 states, looked as if they were at a costume party as they posed in the Rose Garden before hearing Obama's pitch for the Democratic overhaul bills moving through Congress."
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday rolled out the red carpet -- and handed out doctors' white coats as well, just so nobody missed his hard-sell health-care message.
In a heavy-handed attempt at reviving support for health-care reform, the White House orchestrated a massive photo op to buttress its claim that front-line physicians support Obama.
A sea of 150 white-coated doctors, all enthusiastically supportive of the president and representing all 50 states, looked as if they were at a costume party as they posed in the Rose Garden before hearing Obama's pitch for the Democratic overhaul bills moving through Congress."
Monday, October 05, 2009
Barack Obama furious at General Stanley McChrystal speech on Afghanistan - Telegraph
Barack Obama furious at General Stanley McChrystal speech on Afghanistan - Telegraph:
The relationship between President Barack Obama and the commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan has been put under severe strain by Gen Stanley McChrystal's comments on strategy for the war."
The relationship between President Barack Obama and the commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan has been put under severe strain by Gen Stanley McChrystal's comments on strategy for the war."
The American Spectator : Leaking for National Security
The American Spectator : Leaking for National Security:
The publication of General Stanley A. McChrystal's confidential assessment of the situation in Afghanistan has precipitated much tut-tutting by the chattering classes. The consensus seems to be that the leak of this document (to the Washington Post's esteemed Bob Woodward) was an unconscionable violation of professional ethics, a hindrance to good government, and a threat to harmonious civil-military relations. Duke University political science professor Peter Feaver has well summed up the conventional wisdom:"
The publication of General Stanley A. McChrystal's confidential assessment of the situation in Afghanistan has precipitated much tut-tutting by the chattering classes. The consensus seems to be that the leak of this document (to the Washington Post's esteemed Bob Woodward) was an unconscionable violation of professional ethics, a hindrance to good government, and a threat to harmonious civil-military relations. Duke University political science professor Peter Feaver has well summed up the conventional wisdom:"
Record Teen Unemployment: Only WSJ Seriously Looks At Minimum-Wage Hikes As Cause | NewsBusters.org
Record Teen Unemployment: Only WSJ Seriously Looks At Minimum-Wage Hikes As Cause | NewsBusters.org:
Based on the data, the current job situation for teenagers in America is the worst on record.
According to Uncle Sam's Bureau of Labor Statistics:
* Seasonally adjusted teenage unemployment hit 25.9%. That is the highest rate in the nearly 62 years BLS has been reporting this number. The previous record was last month's 25.5%. The record before that was 24.1% in November and December of 1982. A graphic of the complete history of the teenage unemployment rate that will open in a new window is here.
* Unemployment among black teens not enrolled in school is over 50%.
* The rate among 20-24 year-olds is also alarmingly high at 15.1%."
Based on the data, the current job situation for teenagers in America is the worst on record.
According to Uncle Sam's Bureau of Labor Statistics:
* Seasonally adjusted teenage unemployment hit 25.9%. That is the highest rate in the nearly 62 years BLS has been reporting this number. The previous record was last month's 25.5%. The record before that was 24.1% in November and December of 1982. A graphic of the complete history of the teenage unemployment rate that will open in a new window is here.
* Unemployment among black teens not enrolled in school is over 50%.
* The rate among 20-24 year-olds is also alarmingly high at 15.1%."
Michael Moore: Huckster of Chutzpah
Ha! Opened 7th this weekend...BEHIND a 3D re-release of Toy Story! Maybe America tires of your tripe and that of all the America haters.....
Michael Moore: Huckster of Chutzpah:
I admire Michael Moore. When God distributed gifts, He endowed Moore with a rare gift for story-telling. Any communicator would do well to learn from Moore's prodigious gift for spinning a yarn or sharing a tale. If only God had also endowed Moore with a brain. Moore has become America's scarecrow."
Michael Moore: Huckster of Chutzpah:
I admire Michael Moore. When God distributed gifts, He endowed Moore with a rare gift for story-telling. Any communicator would do well to learn from Moore's prodigious gift for spinning a yarn or sharing a tale. If only God had also endowed Moore with a brain. Moore has become America's scarecrow."
Brett Vassey : “Cap” Industrial Competitiveness and “Trade” Domestic Manufacturing Jobs Abroad - Townhall.com
If you want to drive a stake directly into the remain Heart of the American Manufacturing Sector - this is it. DO NOT LET THEM!!!
Brett Vassey : “Cap” Industrial Competitiveness and “Trade” Domestic Manufacturing Jobs Abroad - Townhall.com:
Now that the Senate has returned from its August recess, its members have many issues with which to contend. Although health care reform has received much of the attention in recent weeks, another bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) or more widely known as Waxman-Markey or “cap & trade,” is equally deserving of scrutiny. This is because most major economic impact studies demonstrate that the “cap & trade” scheme proposed in the Waxman-Markey bill will create massive consumer costs with undefined environmental benefits."
Brett Vassey : “Cap” Industrial Competitiveness and “Trade” Domestic Manufacturing Jobs Abroad - Townhall.com:
Now that the Senate has returned from its August recess, its members have many issues with which to contend. Although health care reform has received much of the attention in recent weeks, another bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) or more widely known as Waxman-Markey or “cap & trade,” is equally deserving of scrutiny. This is because most major economic impact studies demonstrate that the “cap & trade” scheme proposed in the Waxman-Markey bill will create massive consumer costs with undefined environmental benefits."
American Thinker: All Politics, No Principles
TODAY'S HYPOCRISY HOWL-LER:
Funny - RUSH Cap & Trade even though it doesn't take affect til AFTER the next Presidential election, RUSH Universal Health Care - even though it doesn't take affect til' after the next presidential election - RUSH! RUSH! Stimulus - the World as we know it is going to END!
Yet when asked to make a damned decision on Afghanistan, where OUR men and woman are DYING every day.......he's in no rush....need time to consider....make an informed decision.....
NO politics involved here, ey???
American Thinker: All Politics, No Principles:
In separate Associated Press reports, President Obama was said to be 'mulling options to boost job growth' and 'considering a range of ideas' for dealing with Afghanistan. The president seems to spend a great deal of his time these days mulling and considering, and one has to ask why. As an indecisive president mulls and considers, the unemployment rate approaches 10% and casualties in Afghanistan have risen to an all-time high."
Funny - RUSH Cap & Trade even though it doesn't take affect til AFTER the next Presidential election, RUSH Universal Health Care - even though it doesn't take affect til' after the next presidential election - RUSH! RUSH! Stimulus - the World as we know it is going to END!
Yet when asked to make a damned decision on Afghanistan, where OUR men and woman are DYING every day.......he's in no rush....need time to consider....make an informed decision.....
NO politics involved here, ey???
American Thinker: All Politics, No Principles:
In separate Associated Press reports, President Obama was said to be 'mulling options to boost job growth' and 'considering a range of ideas' for dealing with Afghanistan. The president seems to spend a great deal of his time these days mulling and considering, and one has to ask why. As an indecisive president mulls and considers, the unemployment rate approaches 10% and casualties in Afghanistan have risen to an all-time high."
Health care reform: Privately, Barack Obama strongly backs public option -- chicagotribune.com
How about this novel idea? Get together ONE Health Plan Proposal - ONE - THE ONE....ya know, kinda like Obama....and put it "out there" for the great unwashed masses to digest.....
Since we are ultimately the ones who are going to pay for EVERYTHING...let US decide if you have all lost your collective minds up in Washington? OUT ONE PLAN OUT THERE IN PLAIN ENGLISH! No amendments - no add-on's, no midnight deals - it is what it is.......
No?....Hummmmmm...afraid?????
Health care reform: Privately, Barack Obama strongly backs public option -- chicagotribune.com:
WASHINGTON - -- Despite months of seeming ambivalence about creating a government health insurance plan, the Obama White House has launched an intensifying behind-the-scenes campaign to get divided Senate Democrats to take up some version of the idea in the weeks just ahead.
President Barack Obama has long advocated a so-called public option, while at the same time repeatedly expressing openness to other ways to offer consumers a potentially more affordable alternative to health plans sold by private insurers."
Since we are ultimately the ones who are going to pay for EVERYTHING...let US decide if you have all lost your collective minds up in Washington? OUT ONE PLAN OUT THERE IN PLAIN ENGLISH! No amendments - no add-on's, no midnight deals - it is what it is.......
No?....Hummmmmm...afraid?????
Health care reform: Privately, Barack Obama strongly backs public option -- chicagotribune.com:
WASHINGTON - -- Despite months of seeming ambivalence about creating a government health insurance plan, the Obama White House has launched an intensifying behind-the-scenes campaign to get divided Senate Democrats to take up some version of the idea in the weeks just ahead.
President Barack Obama has long advocated a so-called public option, while at the same time repeatedly expressing openness to other ways to offer consumers a potentially more affordable alternative to health plans sold by private insurers."
The Chinese Oil Grab - Forbes.com
Couple this with Universal health Care, the weight of the Stimulus and Cap & Trade.....you too can become a Third World Nation overnight!
The Chinese Oil Grab - Forbes.com:
The Chinese government is in a massive resource grab in Africa, which has huge ramifications for natural resource prices, not the least of which will be the cost of imported oil to the U.S., and ultimately the stock market and economy.
Beijing's latest foray is trying to buy 6 billion barrels of oil that is already spoken for via leases to Exxon, Chevron ( CVX - news - people ), Royal Dutch Shell ( RDSA - news - people ), and Total SA. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. presently leases 16 oil blocks on what remains of the oil industry's dominant Seven Sisters."
The Chinese Oil Grab - Forbes.com:
The Chinese government is in a massive resource grab in Africa, which has huge ramifications for natural resource prices, not the least of which will be the cost of imported oil to the U.S., and ultimately the stock market and economy.
Beijing's latest foray is trying to buy 6 billion barrels of oil that is already spoken for via leases to Exxon, Chevron ( CVX - news - people ), Royal Dutch Shell ( RDSA - news - people ), and Total SA. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. presently leases 16 oil blocks on what remains of the oil industry's dominant Seven Sisters."
Sunday, October 04, 2009
American Thinker: Unexpected Outgrowths of the Tea Party Movement
"I have so much faith in the general government of the world by Providence that I can hardly conceive a transaction of such momentous importance ( as the framing of the Constitution )...should be suffered to pass without being in some degree influenced, guided, and governed by that omnipotent, omnipresent, and beneficent Ruler in whom all inferior spirits live and move and have their being"
Benjamin Franklin - 5000 Year Leap
American Thinker: Unexpected Outgrowths of the Tea Party Movement:
Is God back? While watching the Glenn Beck program, three women, yes I said three, boldly proclaimed their Christianity and how their decision to follow Christ has affected their politics. Other than religious programs, people do not talk about their faith on TV without being portrayed as fanatics or nut cases. It was truly refreshing. Could this mean God is back from exile from the public square?"
Benjamin Franklin - 5000 Year Leap
American Thinker: Unexpected Outgrowths of the Tea Party Movement:
Is God back? While watching the Glenn Beck program, three women, yes I said three, boldly proclaimed their Christianity and how their decision to follow Christ has affected their politics. Other than religious programs, people do not talk about their faith on TV without being portrayed as fanatics or nut cases. It was truly refreshing. Could this mean God is back from exile from the public square?"
American Thinker: The Obamas Violated First Three Rules of Selling
American Thinker: The Obamas Violated First Three Rules of Selling:
Of course Barack and Michelle Obama failed in Copenhagen. Their strategy could not possibly succeed. In their academic arrogance, they thought they could sell a product they clearly do not believe in (the United States) and moreover, they could do so by stressing the benefits to the seller (Chicago) and not the buyer (the IOC). And to top it off, they committed the faux pas of talking too much about the sales force (themselves) and not about the product or the buyer.
Gee, what could possibly go wrong?"
Of course Barack and Michelle Obama failed in Copenhagen. Their strategy could not possibly succeed. In their academic arrogance, they thought they could sell a product they clearly do not believe in (the United States) and moreover, they could do so by stressing the benefits to the seller (Chicago) and not the buyer (the IOC). And to top it off, they committed the faux pas of talking too much about the sales force (themselves) and not about the product or the buyer.
Gee, what could possibly go wrong?"
Top Ten Reasons Chicago Didn’t Get the Olympics
Top Ten Reasons Chicago Didn’t Get the Olympics: "Posted on Sunday, October 04, 2009 11:22:49 AM by Ooh-Ah
10. Dead people can’t vote at IOC meetings
9. Obama distracted by 25 min meeting with Gen. McChrystal
8. Who cares if Obama couldn’t talk the IOC into Chicago? He’ll be able to talk Iran out of nukes.
7. The impediment is Israel still building settlements.
6. Obviously no president would have been able to accomplish it.
5. We’ve been quite clear and said all along that we didn’t want the Olympics.
4. This isn’t about the number of Olympics “lost”, it’s about the number of Olympics “saved” or “created”.
3. Clearly not enough wise Latina judges on the committee
2. Because the IOC is racist.
1. It’s George Bush’s fault."
10. Dead people can’t vote at IOC meetings
9. Obama distracted by 25 min meeting with Gen. McChrystal
8. Who cares if Obama couldn’t talk the IOC into Chicago? He’ll be able to talk Iran out of nukes.
7. The impediment is Israel still building settlements.
6. Obviously no president would have been able to accomplish it.
5. We’ve been quite clear and said all along that we didn’t want the Olympics.
4. This isn’t about the number of Olympics “lost”, it’s about the number of Olympics “saved” or “created”.
3. Clearly not enough wise Latina judges on the committee
2. Because the IOC is racist.
1. It’s George Bush’s fault."
CURL: Obama distractions sideline Afghan plan - Washington Times
CURL: Obama distractions sideline Afghan plan - Washington Times:
Just after proclaiming October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and just before departing for Copenhagen to lobby for his hometown as an Olympics host city, President Obama found the time Thursday to pop by the posh St. Regis Hotel a few blocks from the White House to hobnob with a gathering of Democratic governors and help raise some campaign cash."
Just after proclaiming October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and just before departing for Copenhagen to lobby for his hometown as an Olympics host city, President Obama found the time Thursday to pop by the posh St. Regis Hotel a few blocks from the White House to hobnob with a gathering of Democratic governors and help raise some campaign cash."
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