Daily Kos: State of the Nation:
This would make a great movie. Two Japanese couriers are stopped and searched trying to cross into Switzerland from Italy with 134 Billion in US bearer bonds. The bonds were hidden in a secret compartment of a suitcase.
Yes, officials are determining if these are counterfeit or legitimate. If real, Italy stands to collect 40 Billion dollars as that is the penalty on the 134 billion amount.
These bonds (#249 500 million notes) are bearer bonds,that is like a check drawn on the U.S. Treasury,payable to the holder.
You just can't make this stuff up,but this story has had almost no exposure by the MSM in this country."
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Obama's Health Care Reform: The Demise of Federalism
Obama's Health Care Reform: The Demise of Federalism:
Flexibility in Name Only: States have played a significant role in developing unique and innovative approaches to address the health care needs of their citizens. During the 08 campaign, then-candidate Obama promoted the idea of state flexibility, but as President he replaced this embrace of flexibility with an embrace of federal standards. Obama has already taken numerous steps to roll back many of the flexibilities extended to states in administering Medicaid and SCHIP."
Flexibility in Name Only: States have played a significant role in developing unique and innovative approaches to address the health care needs of their citizens. During the 08 campaign, then-candidate Obama promoted the idea of state flexibility, but as President he replaced this embrace of flexibility with an embrace of federal standards. Obama has already taken numerous steps to roll back many of the flexibilities extended to states in administering Medicaid and SCHIP."
Energy Cap and Trade Threatens American Prosperity
Energy Cap and Trade Threatens American Prosperity:
As the debate on climate change legislation moves forward, Members of Congress are diligently carving out exceptions and special benefits for favored groups of voters. Of course, higher energy costs will hurt all of their constituents, but Members are working hard to soften the blow for those whose political support they enjoy or need."
As the debate on climate change legislation moves forward, Members of Congress are diligently carving out exceptions and special benefits for favored groups of voters. Of course, higher energy costs will hurt all of their constituents, but Members are working hard to soften the blow for those whose political support they enjoy or need."
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: The Letter
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck:
The Letter:
GLENN: I got a letter from a man in Arizona. He writes an open letter to our nation's leadership: I'm a home grown American citizen, 53, registered Democrat all my life. Before the last presidential election I registered as a Republican because I no longer felt the Democratic Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. Now I no longer feel the Republican Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. The fact is I no longer feel any political party or representative in Washington represents my views or works to pursue the issues important to me. There must be someone. Please tell me who you are. Please stand up and tell me that you are there and that you're willing to fight for our Constitution as it was written. Please stand up now. You might ask yourself what my views and issues are that I would horribly feel so disenfranchised by both major political parties. What kind of nut job am I? Will you please tell me?"
The Letter:
GLENN: I got a letter from a man in Arizona. He writes an open letter to our nation's leadership: I'm a home grown American citizen, 53, registered Democrat all my life. Before the last presidential election I registered as a Republican because I no longer felt the Democratic Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. Now I no longer feel the Republican Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. The fact is I no longer feel any political party or representative in Washington represents my views or works to pursue the issues important to me. There must be someone. Please tell me who you are. Please stand up and tell me that you are there and that you're willing to fight for our Constitution as it was written. Please stand up now. You might ask yourself what my views and issues are that I would horribly feel so disenfranchised by both major political parties. What kind of nut job am I? Will you please tell me?"
Obama to propose strict new regulation of financial industry - Los Angeles Times
Obama to propose strict new regulation of financial industry - Los Angeles Times:
The plan would give the government new powers to seize key companies whose failure jeopardizes the financial system, as well as creation of a watchdog agency to look out for consumers' interests."
The plan would give the government new powers to seize key companies whose failure jeopardizes the financial system, as well as creation of a watchdog agency to look out for consumers' interests."
George Will Tells Dirty Little Secrets of Universal Healthcare | NewsBusters.org
George Will Tells Dirty Little Secrets of Universal Healthcare | NewsBusters.org:
As President Obama tours the country advancing his universal healthcare initiative, there are some dirty little secrets that he and his minions in the media don't want Americans to know.
On Sunday, George Will during the panel discussion on ABC's 'This Week,' exposed some inconvenient truths about this controverial subject that would likely change much of the public's view if they were regularly made aware of them."
As President Obama tours the country advancing his universal healthcare initiative, there are some dirty little secrets that he and his minions in the media don't want Americans to know.
On Sunday, George Will during the panel discussion on ABC's 'This Week,' exposed some inconvenient truths about this controverial subject that would likely change much of the public's view if they were regularly made aware of them."
Newsmax.com - Schumer Pushes Worker IDs for All
Newsmax.com - Schumer Pushes Worker IDs for All:
The Obama administration is working to water down the Real ID law after 11 states refused to participate because of the cost.
But that runs counter to an effort by New York Sen. Charles Schumer, who has long touted a 'forgery-proof' worker ID card, secured with biometric data such as fingerprints."
The Obama administration is working to water down the Real ID law after 11 states refused to participate because of the cost.
But that runs counter to an effort by New York Sen. Charles Schumer, who has long touted a 'forgery-proof' worker ID card, secured with biometric data such as fingerprints."
The American Spectator : A Trillion Dollars in Incompetence
The American Spectator : A Trillion Dollars in Incompetence:
Bonaparte famously said to 'never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.'
Thus stands the Kennedy health care bill, placeholder for the hard left dream of a government takeover of the American health system. The bill is a taxpayer-supported monument to the lethal stupidity of this statist objective that will leave Americans with fewer choices, more government control over medical decisions, higher taxes, and a smaller private health insurance market (mostly union health plans paid for by taxes on the health benefits of non-union workers) that punishes efforts to reward healthy behavior."
Bonaparte famously said to 'never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.'
Thus stands the Kennedy health care bill, placeholder for the hard left dream of a government takeover of the American health system. The bill is a taxpayer-supported monument to the lethal stupidity of this statist objective that will leave Americans with fewer choices, more government control over medical decisions, higher taxes, and a smaller private health insurance market (mostly union health plans paid for by taxes on the health benefits of non-union workers) that punishes efforts to reward healthy behavior."
American Thinker: Obama's Real Agenda: Israel's Dimona Nuclear Facility
American Thinker: Obama's Real Agenda: Israel's Dimona Nuclear Facility:
I understand those who protest that some countries have weapons that others do not. No single nation should pick and choose which nations hold nuclear weapons. That is why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons. And any nation - including Iran - should have the right to access peaceful nuclear power if it complies with its responsibilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. That commitment is at the core of the Treaty, and it must be kept for all who fully abide by it. And I am hopeful that all countries in the region can share in this goal.'
Pres. Barack Hussein Obama, June 4, 2009"
I understand those who protest that some countries have weapons that others do not. No single nation should pick and choose which nations hold nuclear weapons. That is why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons. And any nation - including Iran - should have the right to access peaceful nuclear power if it complies with its responsibilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. That commitment is at the core of the Treaty, and it must be kept for all who fully abide by it. And I am hopeful that all countries in the region can share in this goal.'
Pres. Barack Hussein Obama, June 4, 2009"
American Thinker: Hell No, We Won't Go
American Thinker: Hell No, We Won't Go:
In a nationally televised address on August 4, 1964, US President Lyndon Johnson announced that North Vietnam had launched two unprovoked attacks on American military ships. Within three days of Johnson's TV appearance, lawmakers passed the bipartisan Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and Mr. Johnson had started the ill-fated Vietnam War."
In a nationally televised address on August 4, 1964, US President Lyndon Johnson announced that North Vietnam had launched two unprovoked attacks on American military ships. Within three days of Johnson's TV appearance, lawmakers passed the bipartisan Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and Mr. Johnson had started the ill-fated Vietnam War."
DRUDGE REPORT: ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA 2009�
And so it begins!!!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DRUDGE REPORT: ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA 2009�:
On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!"
DRUDGE REPORT: ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA 2009�:
On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!"
Obama blocks access to White House visitor list - White House- msnbc.com
Obama blocks access to White House visitor list - White House- msnbc.com: "The Obama administration is fighting to block access to names of visitors to the White House, taking up the Bush administration argument that a president doesn't have to reveal who comes calling to influence policy decisions."
DRUDGE REPORT: ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA 2009�
DRUDGE REPORT: ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA 2009: "ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE
Tue Jun 16 2009 08:45:10 ET
On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!"
Tue Jun 16 2009 08:45:10 ET
On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!"
First-hand account from Iran
"What I saw today was the most elegant scene I had ever witnessed in my life. The huge number of people were marching hand in hand in full peace. Silence. Silence was everywhere. There was no slogan. No violence. Hands were up in victory sign with green ribbons. People carried placards which read: Silence. Old and young, man and woman of all social groups were marching cheerfully. This was a magnificent show of solidarity. Enghelab Street which is the widest avenue in Tehran was full of people. I was told that the march has begun in Ferdowsi Sq. and the end of the march was now in Imam Hossein Sq. to the further east of Tehran while on the other end people had already gathered in Azadi Sq. Thstreet is about 6 kilometers. The estimate is about 2 million people...
Monday, June 15, 2009
Analysis: Doctors' boos show Obama's tough road
Analysis: Doctors' boos show Obama's tough road:
For all the young president's popularity, the response he got Monday from doctors at an American Medical Association meeting was a sign his road is only going to get rockier as he tries to sell his plan to overhaul the nation's health care system.
The boos erupted when Obama told the doctors in Chicago he wouldn't try to help them win their top legislative priority—limits on jury damages in medical malpractice cases."
For all the young president's popularity, the response he got Monday from doctors at an American Medical Association meeting was a sign his road is only going to get rockier as he tries to sell his plan to overhaul the nation's health care system.
The boos erupted when Obama told the doctors in Chicago he wouldn't try to help them win their top legislative priority—limits on jury damages in medical malpractice cases."
June Winter Wonderland In New Jersey? - wcbstv.com
Went for a walk tonight - sweatshirt wasn't enough...cold as hell. How's that Global Warming working for ya, Al???
June Winter Wonderland In New Jersey? - wcbstv.com:
Hail Storm Pounds Parts Of Garden State With Several Inches; Residents Watch In Amazement As Plows Clear Streets"
June Winter Wonderland In New Jersey? - wcbstv.com:
Hail Storm Pounds Parts Of Garden State With Several Inches; Residents Watch In Amazement As Plows Clear Streets"
Feingold: Asking Obama To Reject Bush - The Atlantic Politics Channel
What National Security??? The Inmates are in charge of the Asylum!
Feingold: Asking Obama To Reject Bush - The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Since his election, President Obama has angered some opponents of his predecessor's use of executive power in the arena of national security. His administration's invocation of the state secrets privilege, his decision not to release detainee abuse photos, and his use of military tribunals to try terrorism suspects have all sparked the ire of the civil liberties community.
Today, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) resurrected an issue that posed the same problem for Obama during the 2008 campaign: government wiretapping."
Feingold: Asking Obama To Reject Bush - The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Since his election, President Obama has angered some opponents of his predecessor's use of executive power in the arena of national security. His administration's invocation of the state secrets privilege, his decision not to release detainee abuse photos, and his use of military tribunals to try terrorism suspects have all sparked the ire of the civil liberties community.
Today, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) resurrected an issue that posed the same problem for Obama during the 2008 campaign: government wiretapping."
“Conservatives” Are Single-Largest Ideological Group
“Conservatives” Are Single-Largest Ideological Group:
PRINCETON, NJ -- Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This represents a slight increase for conservatism in the U.S. since 2008, returning it to a level last seen in 2004. The 21% calling themselves liberal is in line with findings throughout this decade, but is up from the 1990s."
PRINCETON, NJ -- Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This represents a slight increase for conservatism in the U.S. since 2008, returning it to a level last seen in 2004. The 21% calling themselves liberal is in line with findings throughout this decade, but is up from the 1990s."
RealClearPolitics - Naive, Hypocritical and Dishonest
RealClearPolitics - Naive, Hypocritical and Dishonest:
WASHINGTON -- It's hard to know whether President Obama's health care 'reform' is naive, hypocritical or simply dishonest. Probably all three. The president keeps saying it's imperative to control runaway health spending. He's right. The trouble is that what's being promoted as health care 'reform' almost certainly won't suppress spending and, quite probably, will do the opposite."
WASHINGTON -- It's hard to know whether President Obama's health care 'reform' is naive, hypocritical or simply dishonest. Probably all three. The president keeps saying it's imperative to control runaway health spending. He's right. The trouble is that what's being promoted as health care 'reform' almost certainly won't suppress spending and, quite probably, will do the opposite."
How to Stop Socialized Health Care - WSJ.com
How to Stop Socialized Health Care - WSJ.com:
It was a sobering breakfast with one of the smartest Republicans on Capitol Hill. We can fix a lot of bad stuff President Barack Obama might do, he told me. But if Mr. Obama signs into law a 'public option,' government-run insurance program as part of health-care reform we won't be able to undo the damage.
I'd go the Republican member of Congress one further: If Democrats enact a public-option health-insurance program, America is on the way to becoming a European-style welfare state. To prevent this from happening, there are five arguments Republicans must make."
It was a sobering breakfast with one of the smartest Republicans on Capitol Hill. We can fix a lot of bad stuff President Barack Obama might do, he told me. But if Mr. Obama signs into law a 'public option,' government-run insurance program as part of health-care reform we won't be able to undo the damage.
I'd go the Republican member of Congress one further: If Democrats enact a public-option health-insurance program, America is on the way to becoming a European-style welfare state. To prevent this from happening, there are five arguments Republicans must make."
Conservative Principles of Health Care Reform: The Road Ahead
Conservative Principles of Health Care Reform: The Road Ahead:
I want to thank the Heritage Foundation for hosting this event. The topic today is 'Conservative Principles of Health Care Reform: The Road Ahead,' but before I discuss the road that hopefully lies ahead, I would like to discuss the road we are on.
Today, our nation's health care system travels a dead-end road. When I introduced 10 steps to reform our health care system almost two years ago,[1] I noted that because of our health care crisis, literally every American stood a heartbeat away from devastation. The problem has only worsened."
I want to thank the Heritage Foundation for hosting this event. The topic today is 'Conservative Principles of Health Care Reform: The Road Ahead,' but before I discuss the road that hopefully lies ahead, I would like to discuss the road we are on.
Today, our nation's health care system travels a dead-end road. When I introduced 10 steps to reform our health care system almost two years ago,[1] I noted that because of our health care crisis, literally every American stood a heartbeat away from devastation. The problem has only worsened."
The American Spectator : After the Tea Parties
The American Spectator : After the Tea Parties:
What do conservatives do after the Tea Parties? What do you do when the protests are over? How do you harness all that energy? How do you turn it into a permanent force?"
What do conservatives do after the Tea Parties? What do you do when the protests are over? How do you harness all that energy? How do you turn it into a permanent force?"
Retreat into Apathy by Mark Steyn
Retreat into Apathy by Mark Steyn on National Review Online:
Willie Whitelaw, a genial old buffer who served as Margaret Thatcher’s deputy for many years, once accused the Labour party of going around Britain stirring up apathy. Viscount Whitelaw’s apparent paradox is, in fact, a shrewd political insight, and all the sharper for being accidental. Big government depends, in large part, on going around the country stirring up apathy — creating the sense that problems are so big, so complex, so intractable that even attempting to think about them for yourself gives you such a splitting headache it’s easier to shrug and accept as given the proposition that only government can deal with them."
Willie Whitelaw, a genial old buffer who served as Margaret Thatcher’s deputy for many years, once accused the Labour party of going around Britain stirring up apathy. Viscount Whitelaw’s apparent paradox is, in fact, a shrewd political insight, and all the sharper for being accidental. Big government depends, in large part, on going around the country stirring up apathy — creating the sense that problems are so big, so complex, so intractable that even attempting to think about them for yourself gives you such a splitting headache it’s easier to shrug and accept as given the proposition that only government can deal with them."
American Thinker: Obama's Government Health Plan Will Look Like Public Schools
American Thinker: Obama's Government Health Plan Will Look Like Public Schools:
Much of the speculation around Obama's health care reform centers around a single payer government monstrosity resembling either a larger bankrupt Medicare platform or the discredited national health schemes in Canada or the UK. Yet it's just as likely Obama's inspiration is the failed public school model."
Much of the speculation around Obama's health care reform centers around a single payer government monstrosity resembling either a larger bankrupt Medicare platform or the discredited national health schemes in Canada or the UK. Yet it's just as likely Obama's inspiration is the failed public school model."
American Thinker: Sarah Palin, the 21st Century 'It' Girl
American Thinker: Sarah Palin, the 21st Century 'It' Girl:
The best and the brightest on the left go into politics. The best on the right run their own businesses. So it is no surprise that the left is far more adept, even expert at the art of hardball politics. And they are telling us something profound."
The best and the brightest on the left go into politics. The best on the right run their own businesses. So it is no surprise that the left is far more adept, even expert at the art of hardball politics. And they are telling us something profound."
Obama's Air Force One flight to Chicago and back Monday to cost $236,000 -- chicagotribune.com
Obama's Air Force One flight to Chicago and back Monday to cost $236,000 -- chicagotribune.com:
As President Barack Obama flies Monday to Chicago for a midday speech on health-care reform, the round trip on Air Force One will run about $236,000, according to government estimates of the operating costs for one of the top symbols, and perks, of the presidency.
But that does not include such expenses as Secret Service protection, motorcades and helicopter transports."
As President Barack Obama flies Monday to Chicago for a midday speech on health-care reform, the round trip on Air Force One will run about $236,000, according to government estimates of the operating costs for one of the top symbols, and perks, of the presidency.
But that does not include such expenses as Secret Service protection, motorcades and helicopter transports."
Cheney Responds to Panetta Suggestion
The Weekly Standard:
Dick Cheney released a statement responded to CIA Director Leon Panetta's suggestion that the former vice president's criticism of Obama administration policies means Cheney is wishing for another attack.
'I hope my old friend Leon was misquoted. The important thing is whether the Obama administration will continue the policies that have kept us safe for the last eight years.'"
Dick Cheney released a statement responded to CIA Director Leon Panetta's suggestion that the former vice president's criticism of Obama administration policies means Cheney is wishing for another attack.
'I hope my old friend Leon was misquoted. The important thing is whether the Obama administration will continue the policies that have kept us safe for the last eight years.'"
CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants US attacked | Reuters
CIA chief believes Cheney almost wants US attacked | Reuters:
"WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - CIA director Leon Panetta says it's almost as if former vice president Dick Cheney would like to see another attack on the United States to prove he is right in criticizing President Barack Obama for abandoning the 'harsh interrogation' of terrorism suspects."
"WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - CIA director Leon Panetta says it's almost as if former vice president Dick Cheney would like to see another attack on the United States to prove he is right in criticizing President Barack Obama for abandoning the 'harsh interrogation' of terrorism suspects."
Commentary - Flag Day -- "Old Glory"
Commentary - Flag Day -- "Old Glory" Commentary by Staff Sgt. Clinton Payne
737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
U.S. Air Force
6/14/2009 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Patriotism, simply defined, is devotion to one's country. In some nations this devotion is expressed more passionately and openly than in others, but loyalty to one's homeland is a natural and common emotion. Such patriotic feeling often lies quietly within the breast of a population and may not have a highly visible expression until times of national tragedy or threat.
For example, America's patriotism sat lightly on the sleeves of a citizenry that had come to feel complacently secure within its borders, but it gained massive public display following the national threat perceived after 9/11.
6/14/2009 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Patriotism, simply defined, is devotion to one's country. In some nations this devotion is expressed more passionately and openly than in others, but loyalty to one's homeland is a natural and common emotion. Such patriotic feeling often lies quietly within the breast of a population and may not have a highly visible expression until times of national tragedy or threat.
For example, America's patriotism sat lightly on the sleeves of a citizenry that had come to feel complacently secure within its borders, but it gained massive public display following the national threat perceived after 9/11.
Crops under stress as temperatures fall
Crops under stress as temperatures fall - Telegraph: "For the second time in little over a year, it looks as though the world may be heading for a serious food crisis, thanks to our old friend 'climate change'. In many parts of the world recently the weather has not been too brilliant for farmers. After a fearsomely cold winter, June brought heavy snowfall across large parts of western Canada and the northern states of the American Midwest. In Manitoba last week, it was -4ºC. North Dakota had its first June snow for 60 years."
Why I Voted – tehranbureau
Why I Voted – tehranbureau: "And we are having presidential debates on television? How American! How open and free! Could anyone have showed up on television and called the former shah a liar — and survived?
Even if we don’t accept all of it, this is good practice in democracy."
Even if we don’t accept all of it, this is good practice in democracy."
Votes Lacking in Congress for Health Proposal
WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's health secretary on Sunday pushed for a new government-run healthcare program, an idea facing skepticism even in his own party, and a senior Senate Democrat flatly said votes are lacking in Congress for the proposal.
In addition, Vice President Joe Biden opposed proposals being discussed by some lawmakers to tax health insurance benefits provided to people by employers as a way to pay for an overhaul of the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare industry.
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In addition, Vice President Joe Biden opposed proposals being discussed by some lawmakers to tax health insurance benefits provided to people by employers as a way to pay for an overhaul of the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare industry.
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Privacy may be a victim in cyberdefense plan
WASHINGTON - A plan to create a new Pentagon cybercommand is raising significant privacy and diplomatic concerns, as the Obama administration moves ahead on efforts to protect the nation from cyberattack and to prepare for possible offensive operations against adversaries’ computer networks... The cybersecurity effort, Mr. Obama said at the White House last month, “will not — I repeat, will not — include monitoring private sector networks or Internet traffic.”
Read more: Privacy may be a victim in cyberdefense plan
Read more: Privacy may be a victim in cyberdefense plan
North Korea Warns of Nuclear War
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's communist regime has warned of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula while vowing to step up its atomic bomb-making program in defiance of new U.N. sanctions.
Read more: North Korea Warns of Nuclear War
Read more: North Korea Warns of Nuclear War
Observations on the course of events of 15th June 2009 in Tehran
Today [June 15] at 4:01am
xxxxx reports his own observations on the course of events of 15th June
2009 in Tehran
I left my home in Tajrish along with my family at 3 p.m. We went down Valiast
Street which is the main northern-southern avenue in Tehran and entered the Evin
Exp'way which leads to Enghelab Street. We knew that people are supposed to
gather in Enghelab Sq. (Revolution Sq.) at 4 and march toward Azadi Sq. (Freedom
Sq.). From Gisha Bridge onwards, we saw people walking down. Cars were blowing
their horns and people were showing victory sign. We went to Navvab Street and
parked our car at the end of the street. Then we took a taxi to bring us back to the
Enghelab Street. On our way, near Jomhouri Sq. (Republic Sq.), I saw a group of
about 20 militia with long beards and batons on motorbikes. My hand was out of
the car window with a little green ribbon (the sign of reformists) around my finger.
One of the militia told me to throw that ribbon away. I showed him a finger. All of a
sudden, about 15 people attacked me inside the car. They beat me with their
batons and wanted to pull me out. My wife and my daughter who were sitting in the
back seat cried and hold me tight. I also hold myself tight on the chair. They
wanted to shatter the car windows. The driver went out and explained that he is a
taxi and we are his passengers and he has no fault. After about 5 minutes,they left.
My elbow hurts severely. Then, a young man from their group came and kissed my
elbow! I told him: You know, I don't hate you. I am like you with the only difference
that I know more and you are ignorant. He apologized and left.
We joined the crowd in Enghelab Street.
Read carefully:
What I saw today was the most elegant scene I had ever witnessed in my life. The
huge number of people were marching hand in hand in full peace. Silence. Silence
was everywhere. There was no slogan. No violence. Hands were up in victory sign
with green ribbons. People carried placards which read: Silence. Old and young,
man and woman of all social groups were marching cheerfully. This was a
magnificent show of solidarity. Enghelab Street which is the widest avenue in
Tehran was full of people. I was told that the march has begun in Ferdowsi Sq. and
the end of the march was now in Imam Hossein Sq. to the further east of Tehran
while on the other end people had already gathered in Azadi Sq. The length of this
street is about 6 kilometers. The estimate is about 2 million people. On the way, we
passed a police department and a militia (Baseej) base. In both places, the doors
were closed and we could see fully-armed riot police and militia watching the
people from behind the fences. Near Sharif University of Technology where the
students had chased away Ahmadinejad a few days ago, Mirhossein Mousavi (the
reformist elect president) and Karrubi (the other reformist candidate spoke to
people for a few minutes which was received by cries of praise and applause. I felt
proud to find myself among such a huge number of passionate people who were
showing the most reasonable act of protest. Frankly, I didn't expect such a political
maturity from emotional Iranians who easily get excited. My family and I had put
stickers on our mouths to represent the suppression. Placards that people carried
were different; from poems by the national poet Ahmad Shamlu to light-hearted
slogans against Ahmadinejad. Examples include: " To slaughter us/ why did you
need to invite us / to such an elegant party" (Poem by Shamlu). " Hello! Hello! 999?
/ Our votes were stolen" or " The Miracle of the Third Millenium: 2 x 2 = 24
millions" (alluding to the claim by Government that Ahmadinejad obtained 24
million votes) , "Where is my vote?" , " Give me back my vote" and many other.
We arrived in Azadi Square where the entire square was full of population. It is said
that around 500,000 people can be accommodated in this huge square and it was
full. Suddenly we saw smoke from Jenah Freeway and heard the gunshot. People
were scared at first but then went forward. I just heard the gunshots but my sister
who had been on the scene at that part told me later that she saw 4 militia came
out from a house and shot a girl. Then they shot a young boy in his eye and the
bullet came out of his ear. She said that 4 people were shot. At least one person
dead has been confirmed. People arrested one of the Baseeji militia but the three
others ran away when they ran out of bullet. At around 8 we went back on foot. On
the way back people were still in the street and were chanting Allah Akbar (God is
Great).
I was coming home at around 2 a.m. In parkway, I saw about ten buses full of
armed riot police parked on the side of the street. Then I saw scattered militia in
civil clothes with clubs in hand patroling the empty streets. In Tajrish Square, I saw
a very young boy (around 16) with a club who was looking at the cars to see if he
can find something to attack. I don't know how and under what teachings can
young boys change into militia.
I came home. Tomorrow, people will gather again in Valiasr Square for another
peaceful march toward the IRIB building which controls all the media and which
spreads filthy lies. The day before Yesterday, Ahmadinejad had hold his victory
ceremony. Government buses had transported all his supporters from nearby cities.
There was full coverage of that ceremony where fruit juice and cake was plenty. A
maximum of 100,000 had gathered to hear his speech. These included all the
militia and the soldiers and all supporters he could gather by the use of free TV
publicity. Today, at least 2 million came only relying on word of mouth while
reformists have no newspaper, no radio, no TV. All their internet sites are filtered
as well as social networks such as facebook. Text messaging and mobile
communication was also cut off during the demonstration. Since yesterday, the
Iranian TV was announcing that there is no license for any gathering and riot police
will severely punish anybody who may demonstrates. Ahmadinejad called the
opposition as a bunch of insignificant dirt who try to make the taste of victory bitter
to the nation. He also called the western leaders as a bunch of "filthy homosexuals".
All these disgusting remarks was today answered by that largest demonstration
ever. Older people compared the demonstration of today with the Ashura
Demonstration of 1979 which marks the downfall of the Shah regime and even said
that it outnumbered that event.
The militia burnt a house themselves to find the excuse to commit violence. People
neutralized their tactic to a large degree by their solidarity, their wisdom and their
denial to enage in any violent act.
I feel sad for the loss of those young girls and boys. It is said that they also killed 3
students last night in their attack at Tehran University residence halls. I heard that a
number of professors of Sharif University and AmirKabir University (Tehran
Polytechnic) have resigned.
Democracy is a long way ahead. I may not be alive to see that day. With eyes full of
tear in these early hours of Tuesday 16th June 2009, I glorify the courage and
bravery of those martyrs and I hope that their blood will make every one of us more
committed to freedom, to democracy and to human rights.
Viva Freedom, Viva Democracy, Viva Iran
p.s.: If you find this report of any value, please share it with as many people as
possible. Facebook is filtered and internet is very slow in Iran. Please somebody put
this on facebook.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
White House Browbeats Dem Freshmen On War Money: "You'll Never Hear From Us Again"
White House Browbeats Dem Freshmen On War Money: "You'll Never Hear From Us Again": "The White House is playing hardball with Democrats who intend to vote against the supplemental war spending bill, threatening freshmen who oppose it that they won't get help with reelection and will be cut off from the White House, Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) said Friday.
'We're not going to help you. You'll never hear from us again,' Woolsey said the White House is telling freshmen."
'We're not going to help you. You'll never hear from us again,' Woolsey said the White House is telling freshmen."
U S Military is Cautioned
U.S. military commanders in the Middle East were sent a message reminding American forces to maintain discipline and prudence if they encounter any Iranian military forces during potential unrest surrounding Iran's presidential election, CNN has learned.
Read more: CNN
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Ayatollahs Protest Election Fraud – tehranbureau
Ayatollahs Protest Election Fraud – tehranbureau: "Mir Hossein Mousavi’s, the main reformist rival to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, letter to the important ayatollahs in the holy city of Qom, asking them to protest the fraud and declare it against Islam, has sparked protests by the ayatollahs and clerics as well.
The Association of Combatant Clerics, which consists of moderate and leftist clerics and includes such important figures as former president Mohammad Khatami, Ayatollah Mohammad Mousavi Khoiniha, and Grand Ayatollah Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardabili, issued a strongly-worded statement, calling the results of the election invalid."
The Association of Combatant Clerics, which consists of moderate and leftist clerics and includes such important figures as former president Mohammad Khatami, Ayatollah Mohammad Mousavi Khoiniha, and Grand Ayatollah Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardabili, issued a strongly-worded statement, calling the results of the election invalid."
Charles Krauthammer - Barack Obama Surveys the World - washingtonpost.com
Charles Krauthammer - Barack Obama Surveys the World - washingtonpost.com:
When President Obama returned from his first European trip, I observed that while over there he had been 'acting the philosopher-king who hovers above the fray mediating' between America and the world. Now that Obama has returned from his 'Muslim world' pilgrimage, even the left agrees. 'Obama's standing above the country, above -- above the world. He's sort of God,' Newsweek's Evan Thomas said to a concurring Chris Matthews, reflecting on Obama's lofty perception of himself as the great transcender."
When President Obama returned from his first European trip, I observed that while over there he had been 'acting the philosopher-king who hovers above the fray mediating' between America and the world. Now that Obama has returned from his 'Muslim world' pilgrimage, even the left agrees. 'Obama's standing above the country, above -- above the world. He's sort of God,' Newsweek's Evan Thomas said to a concurring Chris Matthews, reflecting on Obama's lofty perception of himself as the great transcender."
House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes (Update2) - Bloomberg.com
Surprise....surprise....surprise.......
House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes (Update2) - Bloomberg.com: "June 12 (Bloomberg) --
Health-care overhaul legislation being drafted by House Democrats will include $600 billion in tax increases and $400 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel said."
House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes (Update2) - Bloomberg.com: "June 12 (Bloomberg) --
Health-care overhaul legislation being drafted by House Democrats will include $600 billion in tax increases and $400 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel said."
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Why Revive a Deadly Flu Virus? - New York Times
Why Revive a Deadly Flu Virus? - New York Times: "The 1918 flu virus is remarkable for two reasons. First, it caused perhaps the most lethal plague in the history of humankind. In the fall of that year it spread across the planet, perversely striking down healthy young adults. Once ensconced in their lungs, the virus triggered a havoc of inflammation, hemorrhage and cell death. Trying to draw air into such lungs was like breathing through meat. Many of the afflicted died within hours after they first began to feel a little feverish. Others succumbed more slowly to secondary bacterial infections. By the spring of the following year, the virus had disappeared as mysteriously as it had come."
Obama’s issues crumbling
TheHill.com - Obama’s issues crumbling: "As it becomes clearer that the deficit caused by spending has landed us in a new economic crisis, entirely of Obama’s own making, his popularity and job performance are likely to drop as well.
The old recession — that the public says was caused by Bush — shows signs of winding down. But the new recession and/or inflation — triggered by Obama’s massive deficits — is just now coming upon us.
If Obama refuses to cut back on his spending/stimulus plans (despite convincing evidence that Americans are not spending the money), he has three options:
a) He can raise taxes, which will trigger a deeper recession;
b) He can print money, which will trigger huge inflation;
c) He can pay more interest to borrow money, which will send the economy diving down again.
The blame for these outcomes will fall squarely on Obama’s deficit and spending policies. The fact that Americans are aware of these issues, and already disapprove of Obama’s performance on them, indicates that they will be increasingly receptive to blaming him for the “new” recession.
The old recession — that the public says was caused by Bush — shows signs of winding down. But the new recession and/or inflation — triggered by Obama’s massive deficits — is just now coming upon us.
If Obama refuses to cut back on his spending/stimulus plans (despite convincing evidence that Americans are not spending the money), he has three options:
a) He can raise taxes, which will trigger a deeper recession;
b) He can print money, which will trigger huge inflation;
c) He can pay more interest to borrow money, which will send the economy diving down again.
The blame for these outcomes will fall squarely on Obama’s deficit and spending policies. The fact that Americans are aware of these issues, and already disapprove of Obama’s performance on them, indicates that they will be increasingly receptive to blaming him for the “new” recession.
House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes (Update2)
House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes (Update2) - Bloomberg.com: "Health-care overhaul legislation being drafted by House Democrats will include $600 billion in tax increases and $400 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel said."
US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive - Telegraph
US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive - Telegraph: "Dozens of US cities may have entire neighbourhoods bulldozed as part of drastic 'shrink to survive' proposals being considered by the Obama administration to tackle economic decline."
Friday, June 12, 2009
The Obama Surprise
Edgelings.com | The Obama Surprise: "Entrepreneurship has been the single most important contributor to the economic health of this country for at least a century now - and if you were going to systematically destroy that vitality, you couldn’t come up with a better strategy than the one Washington has put in place over the last six months."
Napolitano: From Dimwit to Visionary
Napolitano: From Dimwit to Visionary - Andy McCarthy - The Corner on National Review Online: "Why prescient? The Post quotes Alex Kingsbury of U.S. News and World Report:
What rot. The men plotting to blow up synagogues and planes, and the shooter of the two soldiers (one of whom was killed), were jihadists...They had nothing to do with "right-wing extremism." Indeed, if you want to find a government prognostication that accurately foretold them, try the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate from the Director of National Intelligence (not DHS), which predicted a spike in terrorist activities inside the U.S. inspired by foreign jihadist ideology which — because of wide dissemination by the internet and other means — no longer necessarily requires the hands-on participation of established international terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda."
In the past two weeks, the country has seen the bombing of a Starbucks coffee shop in New York City, the arrest of four men for allegedly plotting to blow up synagogues and shoot down planes, the shooting of two soldiers at an Army recruitment center in Arkansas, the assassination of a doctor inside a Kansas church, and the shooting at the Holocaust Museum.... Although these are not all cases of right-wing extremism, each is an example of domestic terrorism.
What rot. The men plotting to blow up synagogues and planes, and the shooter of the two soldiers (one of whom was killed), were jihadists...They had nothing to do with "right-wing extremism." Indeed, if you want to find a government prognostication that accurately foretold them, try the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate from the Director of National Intelligence (not DHS), which predicted a spike in terrorist activities inside the U.S. inspired by foreign jihadist ideology which — because of wide dissemination by the internet and other means — no longer necessarily requires the hands-on participation of established international terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda."
Living On Obama Beach - Forbes.com
Living On Obama Beach - Forbes.com: "Obama likes to talk about improbable journeys...For this D-Day anniversary... he spoke of 'the sheer improbability of this victory,' in which American, British and Canadian forces won a beachhead in 1944 on the French coast.
Actually, while the heroism of the Allied troops was astounding, their victory at Normandy was not improbable; it was the result of immense resources, sacrifice and will poured into retaking Europe and winning that war. For the 225 Rangers sent to scale the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc to take out German guns, the probability of any one man surviving was terrible; as Obama noted, only 90 survived. The success of their assault, however, was not merely a matter of luck, but of heroes willing take the colossal risks and pay the cost, so that some could get through."
Actually, while the heroism of the Allied troops was astounding, their victory at Normandy was not improbable; it was the result of immense resources, sacrifice and will poured into retaking Europe and winning that war. For the 225 Rangers sent to scale the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc to take out German guns, the probability of any one man surviving was terrible; as Obama noted, only 90 survived. The success of their assault, however, was not merely a matter of luck, but of heroes willing take the colossal risks and pay the cost, so that some could get through."
American Thinker: America's 'November Revolution'
American Thinker: America's 'November Revolution':
Rule one: Never allow a crisis to go to waste. They are opportunities to do big things.'
- Rahm Emmanuel
In our recent election, many Americans voted for a Savior, not a president."
Rule one: Never allow a crisis to go to waste. They are opportunities to do big things.'
- Rahm Emmanuel
In our recent election, many Americans voted for a Savior, not a president."
What's behind Obama's sudden attempt to fire the AmeriCorps inspector general? | Washington Examiner
What's behind Obama's sudden attempt to fire the AmeriCorps inspector general? | Washington Examiner:
There are a number of unanswered questions today about President Obama's abrupt decision to fire the inspector general of the AmeriCorps program, Gerald Walpin. Obama sent letters to House and Senate leaders yesterday informing them that he was firing Walpin, effective 30 days from the date of the letters.
'It is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as Inspectors General,' the president wrote. 'That is no longer the case with regard to this Inspector General.'"
There are a number of unanswered questions today about President Obama's abrupt decision to fire the inspector general of the AmeriCorps program, Gerald Walpin. Obama sent letters to House and Senate leaders yesterday informing them that he was firing Walpin, effective 30 days from the date of the letters.
'It is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as Inspectors General,' the president wrote. 'That is no longer the case with regard to this Inspector General.'"
Obama ousts AmeriCorps' IG who investigated friend - Yahoo! News
Things that make you go, Huummmmmmmm...?
Obama ousts AmeriCorps' IG who investigated friend - Yahoo! News:
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he has lost confidence in the inspector general who investigates AmeriCorps and other national service programs and has told Congress he is removing him from the position.
Obama's move follows an investigation by IG Gerald Walpin finding misuse of federal grants by a nonprofit education group led by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star."
Obama ousts AmeriCorps' IG who investigated friend - Yahoo! News:
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he has lost confidence in the inspector general who investigates AmeriCorps and other national service programs and has told Congress he is removing him from the position.
Obama's move follows an investigation by IG Gerald Walpin finding misuse of federal grants by a nonprofit education group led by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star."
Strassel: Democrats and the Health Tax Taboo - WSJ.com
Strassel: Democrats and the Health Tax Taboo - WSJ.com: "Mr. Baucus, the Finance Committee chairman who is helping lead the Obama health effort, is still deciding what to include in the bill. But his far bigger headache remains how to pay for this blowout. He and other Democrats have been inching toward the taboo benefits-tax, putting them on a collision course with liberal special interests like unions. Mr. Baucus's newest solution? A union payoff."
EU, U.S. to File Suit Against China - WSJ.com
EU, U.S. to File Suit Against China - WSJ.com: "BRUSSELS -- The European Union and the U.S. will jointly file suit against China at the World Trade Organization this month in a bid to stop the Asian giant from hoarding key minerals and to set a precedent for other big producers of raw materials, people familiar with the issue said Thursday.
For more than two years, China has been using tariffs on exports to keep important industrial ingredients like zinc, tin and silicon for use at home. At the same time, Beijing has aggressively bought up large quantities of minerals from resource-rich African countries."
For more than two years, China has been using tariffs on exports to keep important industrial ingredients like zinc, tin and silicon for use at home. At the same time, Beijing has aggressively bought up large quantities of minerals from resource-rich African countries."
Let’s Tax Guns, Talk Radio, Ambition and Taxes
Let’s Tax Guns, Talk Radio, Ambition and Taxes: "The Ambition Tax: It’s really not fair that you are willing to do more that someone else. That un-levels the playing field and gives you an advantage over lazy people who live around you. Take a second job and you pay more! Start a business and meet your new partner, Uncle Sam. You go back to school to try to get ahead, pay up sucker!"
Thursday, June 11, 2009
WHO 'declares swine flu pandemic'
BBC NEWS | Health | WHO 'declares swine flu pandemic':
"The current pandemic seems to be moderate and causing mild illness in most people.
One factor which may have prompted the move to a level six pandemic was that in the southern hemisphere, the virus seems to be crowding out normal seasonal influenza...
• Symptoms usually similar to seasonal flu - but deaths have been recorded
• It is a new version of the H1N1 strain which caused the 1918 flu pandemic
• Current treatments do work, but as yet there is no vaccine
• Good personal hygiene, such as washing hands, covering nose when sneezing advised"
One factor which may have prompted the move to a level six pandemic was that in the southern hemisphere, the virus seems to be crowding out normal seasonal influenza...
• Symptoms usually similar to seasonal flu - but deaths have been recorded
• It is a new version of the H1N1 strain which caused the 1918 flu pandemic
• Current treatments do work, but as yet there is no vaccine
• Good personal hygiene, such as washing hands, covering nose when sneezing advised"
Newsmax.com - National Healthcare Plans Would Kick Seniors to Curb
Newsmax.com - National Healthcare Plans Would Kick Seniors to Curb:
President Barack Obama has undertaken the expansion of healthcare to the roughly 45 million Americans who do not have health insurance. Having about 1 American in 7 with no health insurance is undeniably an undesirable situation that deserves our attention and concern."
President Barack Obama has undertaken the expansion of healthcare to the roughly 45 million Americans who do not have health insurance. Having about 1 American in 7 with no health insurance is undeniably an undesirable situation that deserves our attention and concern."
On Hardball: Journalist Links Rush Limbaugh to Holocaust Museum Shooting
How is it these people can utter any hateful thing they feel like, while everyone one elses opinion or question is shouted down???
On Hardball: Journalist Links Rush Limbaugh to Holocaust Museum Shooting:
Salon.com Editor-in-Chief Joan Walsh, on Wednesday night's 'Hardball,' cited 'conservatives' like Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin and Bill O’Reilly for 'whipping up' a climate that sparks the likes of alleged Holocaust Museum shooter James Von Brunn and 'Hardball' host Chris Matthews wondered if access to guns were to blame for the tragedy as he cried, 'It's easier to get your hands on a gun than to get somebody to make you a waffle.' Blaming Limbaugh while insisting she was not, Walsh charged:
There is a very disturbing and disturbed element of political discourse. And I would, I would throw in Rush Limbaugh. Not blaming him, but when you say that our President is more dangerous than al-Qaeda you've gone off into crazy nut job land. You are off the charts crazy. And you are, you are whipping people up.
After her appearance from San Francisco, Walsh posted a blog item titled: 'Can right-wing hate talk lead to murder?'"
On Hardball: Journalist Links Rush Limbaugh to Holocaust Museum Shooting:
Salon.com Editor-in-Chief Joan Walsh, on Wednesday night's 'Hardball,' cited 'conservatives' like Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin and Bill O’Reilly for 'whipping up' a climate that sparks the likes of alleged Holocaust Museum shooter James Von Brunn and 'Hardball' host Chris Matthews wondered if access to guns were to blame for the tragedy as he cried, 'It's easier to get your hands on a gun than to get somebody to make you a waffle.' Blaming Limbaugh while insisting she was not, Walsh charged:
There is a very disturbing and disturbed element of political discourse. And I would, I would throw in Rush Limbaugh. Not blaming him, but when you say that our President is more dangerous than al-Qaeda you've gone off into crazy nut job land. You are off the charts crazy. And you are, you are whipping people up.
After her appearance from San Francisco, Walsh posted a blog item titled: 'Can right-wing hate talk lead to murder?'"
American Thinker: How to Really Create or Save Two Million Jobs
Can you even imagine the raucous laughter if George W. Bush even hinted at saving ONE job!?!!!
American Thinker: How to Really Create or Save Two Million Jobs:
President Obama has spoken recently of 'creating or saving' 600,000 jobs at a mere expense of $787 billion. Sixty thousand of these, he claims, have already been created or saved. Just last month, of course, it was a million jobs that were to be created or saved. The month before, I believe, it was three million jobs. The number seems to be declining."
American Thinker: How to Really Create or Save Two Million Jobs:
President Obama has spoken recently of 'creating or saving' 600,000 jobs at a mere expense of $787 billion. Sixty thousand of these, he claims, have already been created or saved. Just last month, of course, it was a million jobs that were to be created or saved. The month before, I believe, it was three million jobs. The number seems to be declining."
American Thinker: Nationalizing Public Education Comes After Health Care
American Thinker: Nationalizing Public Education Comes After Health Care:
After Congress passes a national health care plan, nationalizing public education will be next.
John Naisbitt, author of Megatrends (1988), said something to the effect that Ronald Reagan wasn't leading the (conservative) parade; he was riding the horse that was leading the parade.
Barack Obama is leading the progressive parade, and his wagon is hitched to a team of horses that includes a compliant Democrat Congress, well-funded liberal think tanks, a shill media, and the collective mindset of a progressive movement active since the early 20th Century."
After Congress passes a national health care plan, nationalizing public education will be next.
John Naisbitt, author of Megatrends (1988), said something to the effect that Ronald Reagan wasn't leading the (conservative) parade; he was riding the horse that was leading the parade.
Barack Obama is leading the progressive parade, and his wagon is hitched to a team of horses that includes a compliant Democrat Congress, well-funded liberal think tanks, a shill media, and the collective mindset of a progressive movement active since the early 20th Century."
Welcome Back, Carter - HUMAN EVENTS
Welcome Back, Carter - HUMAN EVENTS:
Well, I'm glad that's over! Now that our silver-tongued president has gone to Cairo to soothe Muslims' hurt feelings, they love us again! Muslims in Pakistan expressed their appreciation for President Barack Obama's speech by bombing a fancy hotel in Peshawar this week."
Well, I'm glad that's over! Now that our silver-tongued president has gone to Cairo to soothe Muslims' hurt feelings, they love us again! Muslims in Pakistan expressed their appreciation for President Barack Obama's speech by bombing a fancy hotel in Peshawar this week."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Announces Campaign to Support Free Enterprise
U.S. Chamber of Commerce :: U.S. Chamber Announces Campaign to Support Free Enterprise: "'We're launching this campaign because those who make or influence economic policy must understand that a productive, competitive private sector is not something they can take for granted,' added Donohue. 'It is built on a system of incentives that offers opportunity and rewards for those who work hard and take risks. Take away those incentives through an avalanche of new rules, restrictions, mandates, and taxes and you will seriously undermine the wealth and job-creating capacity of the nation.'
'Dire economic circumstances have certainly justified some out-of-the-ordinary remedial actions by government,' he explained. 'But enough is enough."
'Dire economic circumstances have certainly justified some out-of-the-ordinary remedial actions by government,' he explained. 'But enough is enough."
Red Cross: People Should Update Disaster Plans Due To DTV Transition
Red Cross: People Should Update Disaster Plans Due To DTV Transition - 2009-06-09 15:36:08 | Broadcasting & Cable ""If you don't have a television capable of receiving a digital signal or if you rely on an antenna for reception (not pay television, cable, or satellite service), you will need to act now and make the changes necessary to make sure you will be able to access local television stations. This access is especially crucial during a disaster, when many people in the past have used battery operated televisions with an antenna to get disaster news."
More:
TVB | Hurricane Season Starts as Analog TV Ends: "“Hurricane season officially begins June 1st, but the onslaught of rain, winds and light tornadoes occurring almost daily in south Florida serve as a warning for all to get prepared,” reads a press release from the folks at FreeTVSignal.com. “This year's hurricane season is different because after June 12th you will not be able to use rabbit ears for your regular TV or portable analog TV in the event you lose your cable or satellite service. How will you get the life saving information you will need during a storm?”"
More:
TVB | Hurricane Season Starts as Analog TV Ends: "“Hurricane season officially begins June 1st, but the onslaught of rain, winds and light tornadoes occurring almost daily in south Florida serve as a warning for all to get prepared,” reads a press release from the folks at FreeTVSignal.com. “This year's hurricane season is different because after June 12th you will not be able to use rabbit ears for your regular TV or portable analog TV in the event you lose your cable or satellite service. How will you get the life saving information you will need during a storm?”"
Obama's health plan is no bargain: 4 reasons why - Jun. 11, 2009
Obama's health plan is no bargain: 4 reasons why - Jun. 11, 2009: "Before we get into the specifics of each problem, it's important to note that Obama's health-care plan is not included in his 2010 budget. The administration pledges that his health-care plan won't expand the deficit because it will be entirely paid for by tax increases. But even if the deficit stays the same, spending and taxes will be far from the same. By most estimates, Obama's plan will cost more than $200 billion a year by 2019. All told, government outlays as a share of GDP are projected to reach 26% by that point, up five percentage points from when Obama took office."
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Bush will parachute to mark 85th birthday - UPI.com
Bush will parachute to mark 85th birthday - UPI.com:
FORT BRAGG, N.C., June 10 (UPI) -- Former President George H.W. Bush will mark his 85th birthday Friday by performing a tandem jump with the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the team commander says.
Lt. Col. Anthony Dill says the 41st president is scheduled to jump with the Army's Golden Knights at St. Ann's Church in Kennebunkport, Me. The church is where the former president's parents were married."
FORT BRAGG, N.C., June 10 (UPI) -- Former President George H.W. Bush will mark his 85th birthday Friday by performing a tandem jump with the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the team commander says.
Lt. Col. Anthony Dill says the 41st president is scheduled to jump with the Army's Golden Knights at St. Ann's Church in Kennebunkport, Me. The church is where the former president's parents were married."
Miranda Rights for Terrorists
The Weekly Standard: "the Obama Justice Department has quietly ordered FBI agents to read Miranda rights to high value detainees captured and held at U.S. detention facilities in Afghanistan, according a senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee... Rogers, a former FBI special agent and U.S. Army officer, says the Obama administration has not briefed Congress on the new policy. “I was a little surprised to find it taking place when I showed up because we hadn’t been briefed on it, I didn’t know about it. We’re still trying to get to the bottom of it, but it is clearly a part of this new global justice initiative.”
That effort, which elevates the FBI and other law enforcement agencies and diminishes the role of intelligence and military officials, was described in a May 28 Los Angeles Times article."
That effort, which elevates the FBI and other law enforcement agencies and diminishes the role of intelligence and military officials, was described in a May 28 Los Angeles Times article."
The Weekly Standard
"O" forgets...we evil Bloggers are NOT part of the State Run Media....
The Weekly Standard:
I just saw Steve Hayes's report that prisoners held in Afghanistan will get Miranda warnings. In September 2008, when McCain-Palin pulled ahead of Obama-Biden, Candidate Obama publicly mocked Sarah Palin's suggestion that Obama favored giving captured terrorists Miranda warnings. It happened in Farmington Hills, Michigan."
The Weekly Standard:
I just saw Steve Hayes's report that prisoners held in Afghanistan will get Miranda warnings. In September 2008, when McCain-Palin pulled ahead of Obama-Biden, Candidate Obama publicly mocked Sarah Palin's suggestion that Obama favored giving captured terrorists Miranda warnings. It happened in Farmington Hills, Michigan."
The Man Who Cried Doom
The Man Who Cried Doom:
It's been more than 20 years since James Hansen first warned America of impending doom. On a hot summer day in June 1988, Hansen, the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, came to Washington to announce before a Senate committee that 'the greenhouse effect has been detected and it is changing our climate now.'"
It's been more than 20 years since James Hansen first warned America of impending doom. On a hot summer day in June 1988, Hansen, the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, came to Washington to announce before a Senate committee that 'the greenhouse effect has been detected and it is changing our climate now.'"
Cover-up: CBS bans eligibility billboards
Countless times each and every day I find myself asking - "Can you IMAGINE if this were George W. Bush? Can you IMAGINE?
Cover-up: CBS bans eligibility billboards:
WASHINGTON – The company touting itself as the 'world's largest out-of-home media' enterprise has banned WND's national billboard campaign that asks one simple question: 'Where's the birth certificate? ... CBS Outdoor, a division of CBS Corp. that sells more outdoor advertising than any other billboard company in North America, refuses to accept purchases of space on any of its 550,000 displays nationwide, media buyers for WND report'"
Cover-up: CBS bans eligibility billboards:
WASHINGTON – The company touting itself as the 'world's largest out-of-home media' enterprise has banned WND's national billboard campaign that asks one simple question: 'Where's the birth certificate? ... CBS Outdoor, a division of CBS Corp. that sells more outdoor advertising than any other billboard company in North America, refuses to accept purchases of space on any of its 550,000 displays nationwide, media buyers for WND report'"
Rev. Jeremiah Wright discusses President Obama and Jews -- dailypress.com
Rev. Jeremiah Wright discusses President Obama and Jews -- dailypress.com:
HAMPTON – - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright says he does not feel any regrets over his severed relationship with President Barack Obama, a former member of the Chicago church in which Wright was the longtime pastor.
Wright also said that he had not spoken to his former church member since Obama became president, implying that the White House won't allow Obama to talk to him. He did not indicate whether he had tried to reach Obama.
'Regret for what... that the media went back five, seven, 10 years and spent $4,000 buying 20 years worth of sermons to hear what I've been preaching for 20 years?"
HAMPTON – - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright says he does not feel any regrets over his severed relationship with President Barack Obama, a former member of the Chicago church in which Wright was the longtime pastor.
Wright also said that he had not spoken to his former church member since Obama became president, implying that the White House won't allow Obama to talk to him. He did not indicate whether he had tried to reach Obama.
'Regret for what... that the media went back five, seven, 10 years and spent $4,000 buying 20 years worth of sermons to hear what I've been preaching for 20 years?"
No Energy from this Executive
No Energy from this Executive:
As I've often said, in the short term, as we transition to renewable energy,' President Obama stated in April, 'we can and should increase our domestic production of oil and natural gas. . . . We still need more oil, we still need more gas. If we've got some here in the United States that we can use, we should find it and do so in an environmentally sustainable way.'
Does anyone believe Obama was serious about this? Given his practice of misdirection--saying one thing, doing another--no one should have. Now, nearly five months into the Obama presidency, it's clear he didn't mean a word of it. His administration is impeding, not promoting, increased production of oil and gas, as it is of coal and nuclear power."
As I've often said, in the short term, as we transition to renewable energy,' President Obama stated in April, 'we can and should increase our domestic production of oil and natural gas. . . . We still need more oil, we still need more gas. If we've got some here in the United States that we can use, we should find it and do so in an environmentally sustainable way.'
Does anyone believe Obama was serious about this? Given his practice of misdirection--saying one thing, doing another--no one should have. Now, nearly five months into the Obama presidency, it's clear he didn't mean a word of it. His administration is impeding, not promoting, increased production of oil and gas, as it is of coal and nuclear power."
Palin vs. Obama, the Press, comedians, feminists, pop culture...
Palin vs. Obama, the Press, comedians, feminists, pop culture...:
Sarah Palin is back in the news again, as is Newt. Newt’s presidential hopes are toast; the libs have indelibly demonized him. Sarah, on the other hand, still has a fighting chance.
If Palin wants to be the 2012 nominee, she needs to come out swinging now. She has to redeem herself after the dog-piling she received from the Democrats, the press, the comedians, supposed feminists, and pop culture in general. Even fellow Repubs left her twisting in the wind. Hell, McCain showed more anger at perceived slights against Obama than he did towards the Palin smears."
Sarah Palin is back in the news again, as is Newt. Newt’s presidential hopes are toast; the libs have indelibly demonized him. Sarah, on the other hand, still has a fighting chance.
If Palin wants to be the 2012 nominee, she needs to come out swinging now. She has to redeem herself after the dog-piling she received from the Democrats, the press, the comedians, supposed feminists, and pop culture in general. Even fellow Repubs left her twisting in the wind. Hell, McCain showed more anger at perceived slights against Obama than he did towards the Palin smears."
Barack Obama says shape up now - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com
"Soylant Green is People...." Here comes the Nanny State on Steroids!
Barack Obama says shape up now - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com: "President Barack Obama eats his vegetables and exercises every day — and he really wants you to do the same.
From the White House garden to his picks for top health jobs, Obama is telling America’s McDonald’s-loving, couch-dwelling, doctor-phobic populace that things are about to change."
Barack Obama says shape up now - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com: "President Barack Obama eats his vegetables and exercises every day — and he really wants you to do the same.
From the White House garden to his picks for top health jobs, Obama is telling America’s McDonald’s-loving, couch-dwelling, doctor-phobic populace that things are about to change."
Miranda Rights for Terrorists
The Weekly Standard:
When 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad was captured on March 1, 2003, he was not cooperative. “I’ll talk to you guys after I get to New York and see my lawyer,” he said, according to former CIA Director George Tenet.
Of course, KSM did not get a lawyer until months later, after his interrogation was completed, and Tenet says that the information the CIA obtained from him disrupted plots and saved lives. “I believe none of these successes would have happened if we had had to treat KSM like a white-collar criminal – read him his Miranda rights and get him a lawyer who surely would have insisted that his client simply shut up,” Tenet wrote in his memoirs."
When 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad was captured on March 1, 2003, he was not cooperative. “I’ll talk to you guys after I get to New York and see my lawyer,” he said, according to former CIA Director George Tenet.
Of course, KSM did not get a lawyer until months later, after his interrogation was completed, and Tenet says that the information the CIA obtained from him disrupted plots and saved lives. “I believe none of these successes would have happened if we had had to treat KSM like a white-collar criminal – read him his Miranda rights and get him a lawyer who surely would have insisted that his client simply shut up,” Tenet wrote in his memoirs."
There is No POTUS without TOTUS
Barack Obama's Teleprompter's Blog: "Well, after yesterday's briefing on the economy, Big Guy and Toes had had enough. Change in the economy isn't coming fast enough. So we're going to do what we should've done five months ago: change the name of the economy and start from scratch.
We've put a trademark and patent request in for the 'Oconomy.' This way, Big Guy won't be bound by any of the old, tired, overused terms and indexes to measure America's oconomy. And best of all, it's named after him, like a cool brand name."
We've put a trademark and patent request in for the 'Oconomy.' This way, Big Guy won't be bound by any of the old, tired, overused terms and indexes to measure America's oconomy. And best of all, it's named after him, like a cool brand name."
Rush: What Obama Inherited
Rush: What Obama Inherited:
Now, this business about what he inherited drives me batty. He keeps blaming it on his 'predecessor.' No president has ever done that. This is childish. It is immature. It's narcissistic. Let me tell you what Barack Obama 'inherited,' as president of the United States. Barack Obama inherited greatness. He inherited the birthplace of the individual. He inherited the defender of liberty at home and abroad, the United States of America. He inherited American exceptionalism."
Now, this business about what he inherited drives me batty. He keeps blaming it on his 'predecessor.' No president has ever done that. This is childish. It is immature. It's narcissistic. Let me tell you what Barack Obama 'inherited,' as president of the United States. Barack Obama inherited greatness. He inherited the birthplace of the individual. He inherited the defender of liberty at home and abroad, the United States of America. He inherited American exceptionalism."
The Failed Promise of Innovation in the U.S. - BusinessWeek
The Failed Promise of Innovation in the U.S. - BusinessWeek: "there's growing evidence that the innovation shortfall of the past decade is not only real but may also have contributed to today's financial crisis. Think back to 1998, the early days of the dot-com bubble. At the time, the news was filled with reports of startling breakthroughs in science and medicine, from new cancer treatments and gene therapies that promised to cure intractable diseases to high-speed satellite Internet, cars powered by fuel cells, micromachines on chips, and even cloning."
American Thinker: Call It What It Is: Rationed Health Care
"Soylant Green is People"....my husband always says we're headed in that direction. For those of you too young, rent the movie "Soylant Green". Thought I have always chuckled when he has said this....of late it gives me pause....
American Thinker: Call It What It Is: Rationed Health Care:
Fresh from grabbing much of the U.S. auto and banking industries, the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats are moving briskly toward nationalized health care.
In a letter to Senate Democrat leaders, President Obama has called for forcing all Americans to have health insurance, employers to offer insurance plans or pay a fine, and to create a government alternative insurance plan."
American Thinker: Call It What It Is: Rationed Health Care:
Fresh from grabbing much of the U.S. auto and banking industries, the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats are moving briskly toward nationalized health care.
In a letter to Senate Democrat leaders, President Obama has called for forcing all Americans to have health insurance, employers to offer insurance plans or pay a fine, and to create a government alternative insurance plan."
American Thinker: Dear Senator Cornyn
This is so dead on....
I feel strongly that our Party has just "left the Building"...
There isn't ONE of them I trust up on The Hill...
The one who interests alot of us the most, Sarah Palin - is maligned by the Old Guard of our own Party..never mind what the Liberals launch at her!
We ( GOP - not James Carville!!! ) snicker at Rush and dismiss Dick Cheney.....Well, there are ALOT of us listening to them...and thinking they are hitting Bull's Eyes everytime they speak. Perhaps it's time YOU listened to us....
American Thinker:
Dear Senator Cornyn:
I received your urgent letter today from the National Republican Senatorial Committee. You said that you needed to hear from 'our Party's most trusted supporters, like you, as these important debates get underway in Washington.' Thanks. It feels good to be needed and trusted."
I feel strongly that our Party has just "left the Building"...
There isn't ONE of them I trust up on The Hill...
The one who interests alot of us the most, Sarah Palin - is maligned by the Old Guard of our own Party..never mind what the Liberals launch at her!
We ( GOP - not James Carville!!! ) snicker at Rush and dismiss Dick Cheney.....Well, there are ALOT of us listening to them...and thinking they are hitting Bull's Eyes everytime they speak. Perhaps it's time YOU listened to us....
American Thinker:
Dear Senator Cornyn:
I received your urgent letter today from the National Republican Senatorial Committee. You said that you needed to hear from 'our Party's most trusted supporters, like you, as these important debates get underway in Washington.' Thanks. It feels good to be needed and trusted."
Canada frosts the most widespread in recent memory | Green Business | Reuters
Last night I heard a local broadcaster say he was standing outside Fenway Park broadcasting under a portable heater in two sweatshirts. The last time he did this broadcast a few years ago he wore shirtsleeves.....he said it was never this cold before "Global Warming"....he..he...he...
Canada frosts the most widespread in recent memory | Green Business | Reuters:
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The multiple frosts that have blanketed Western Canada in the last week are the most widespread in the top canola-growing province of Saskatchewan in at least five years, the Canola Council of Canada said on Tuesday."
Canada frosts the most widespread in recent memory | Green Business | Reuters:
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The multiple frosts that have blanketed Western Canada in the last week are the most widespread in the top canola-growing province of Saskatchewan in at least five years, the Canola Council of Canada said on Tuesday."
Migration From Global Warming May Exceed All Past Displacements - Bloomberg.com
Migration From Global Warming May Exceed All Past Displacements - Bloomberg.com: "June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Human migration due to global warming may exceed all previous displacements of people as sea levels rise, fresh water becomes scarcer and crop yields decline, a United Nations study found.
"Desertification in Mexico, Mali and Niger is already causing migration while in Bangladesh increased coastal flooding is expected to increase the movement of people, according to the study by the UN University, Columbia University and the charity Care International.
“Flooding, intense storms, or droughts, or more gradual but significant changes in regional climates place great stress on livelihood systems,” the 36-page report said. “The mass of people on the move will likely be staggering and surpass any historical antecedent.”
"Desertification in Mexico, Mali and Niger is already causing migration while in Bangladesh increased coastal flooding is expected to increase the movement of people, according to the study by the UN University, Columbia University and the charity Care International.
“Flooding, intense storms, or droughts, or more gradual but significant changes in regional climates place great stress on livelihood systems,” the 36-page report said. “The mass of people on the move will likely be staggering and surpass any historical antecedent.”
Obama Tells American Businesses to Drop Dead
"...last week, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer came to Washington to announce what Microsoft would do if Obama’s multinational tax policy is enacted.
“It makes U.S. jobs more expensive,” Ballmer said, “We’re better off taking lots of people and moving them out of the U.S.” If Microsoft, perhaps our most competitive company, has to abandon the U.S. in order to continue to thrive, who exactly is going to stay?
At issue is Obama’s policy to end the deferral of multinational taxation."
Read more at Bloomberg.com News
“It makes U.S. jobs more expensive,” Ballmer said, “We’re better off taking lots of people and moving them out of the U.S.” If Microsoft, perhaps our most competitive company, has to abandon the U.S. in order to continue to thrive, who exactly is going to stay?
At issue is Obama’s policy to end the deferral of multinational taxation."
Read more at Bloomberg.com News
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Is Glenn Beck the Right Wing Steve Martin?: Scott Jacobson | Vanity Fair
Is Glenn Beck the Right Wing Steve Martin?: Scott Jacobson | Vanity Fair:
Why is radio and TV crybaby Glenn Beck purging every last tear from his body?” An announcer poses the question as the camera pushes in on a photo of the Fox News personality's husky boy face wracked with sobs. “Because the more miserable he is now... the funnier he’ll be June 4th.”"
Why is radio and TV crybaby Glenn Beck purging every last tear from his body?” An announcer poses the question as the camera pushes in on a photo of the Fox News personality's husky boy face wracked with sobs. “Because the more miserable he is now... the funnier he’ll be June 4th.”"
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: This President is worse than Herbert Hoover!
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: This President is worse than Herbert Hoover!:
VOICE: In a way Obama's standing above the country, above the world. He's sort of God.
VOICE: The Glenn Beck program presents more truth behind America's March to Socialism.
GLENN: That is the editor of Newsweek magazine saying that on MSNBC."
VOICE: In a way Obama's standing above the country, above the world. He's sort of God.
VOICE: The Glenn Beck program presents more truth behind America's March to Socialism.
GLENN: That is the editor of Newsweek magazine saying that on MSNBC."
Hacker named to Homeland Security Advisory Council | Tech News on ZDNet
Hacker named to Homeland Security Advisory Council | Tech News on ZDNet: "Moss, who is genuinely humble, said he was 'fantastically honored and excited to contribute' to the HSAC and not concerned with losing any street cred among what some would call his fan base. He did concede that his new position would give him an unfair advantage in Defcon's 'Spot The Fed' contest in which people win prizes for successfully outing undercover government agents."
Will health insurance ‘haves’ pay for ‘have-nots’? - White House- msnbc.com
Will health insurance ‘haves’ pay for ‘have-nots’? - White House- msnbc.com: "As part of a health insurance reform package now before Congress, some of the 164 million Americans who are covered by employer-provided health plans could be asked to give up at least part of the longstanding tax exemption granted to such compensation... Obama’s new openness to the idea stands in contrast to what he said six months ago as a presidential candidate, when he harshly criticized his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, for proposing that employer-provided benefits should be taxed.
Scolding McCain in their debate on Oct. 15, Obama said, “This is your plan, John. For the first time in history, you will be taxing people's health-care benefits.”
Scolding McCain in their debate on Oct. 15, Obama said, “This is your plan, John. For the first time in history, you will be taxing people's health-care benefits.”
FCC confident about digital-TV preparedness | Digital Media - CNET News
FCC confident about digital-TV preparedness | Digital Media - CNET News: "While Copps said he believes that Americans are better prepared now for the transition to digital television than they were prior to the February 17 deadline, he said that there will still be some people who will see blank TV screens on June 12, when all TV stations will be broadcasting in digital.
'Even though we are better prepared this time,' he said. 'There will still be disruptions for some consumers. And candor compels us to inform viewers of these issues.'
To deal with the many people who might lose TV signals in June, the FCC has set up 4,000 call centers and is beefing up staffing to answer consumer phone calls."
'Even though we are better prepared this time,' he said. 'There will still be disruptions for some consumers. And candor compels us to inform viewers of these issues.'
To deal with the many people who might lose TV signals in June, the FCC has set up 4,000 call centers and is beefing up staffing to answer consumer phone calls."
Mourners pack church for GI's funeral - Crime & courts- msnbc.com
To this young man and his family, you have our thanks forever.....
Mourners pack church for GI's funeral - msnbc.com:
CONWAY, Ark. - About 200 mourners packed a Conway church Monday to pay respects to a 23-year-old Army private killed outside an Arkansas recruiting center.
Monday was the day William Long, who had just completed basic training, was supposed to deploy to South Korea."
Mourners pack church for GI's funeral - msnbc.com:
CONWAY, Ark. - About 200 mourners packed a Conway church Monday to pay respects to a 23-year-old Army private killed outside an Arkansas recruiting center.
Monday was the day William Long, who had just completed basic training, was supposed to deploy to South Korea."
GPS satellites not 'falling out of the sky': Air Force
GPS satellites not 'falling out of the sky': Air Force: "In keeping with its high-tech mission, Colonel Dave Buckman, a spokesman for Air Force Space Command, which is based at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, took to micro-blogging service Twitter to allay any fears.
'No, GPS will not go down,' Buckman said in a Twitter message. 'GPS isn't falling out of the sky.'"
'No, GPS will not go down,' Buckman said in a Twitter message. 'GPS isn't falling out of the sky.'"
So that Every Firm Needs a Bailout | Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com: News:
I’ve finally figured out the Obama economic strategy. President Barack Obama and his team have been having so much fun wielding dictatorial power while rescuing “failed” firms, that they have developed a scheme to gain the same power over every business. The plan is to enact policies that are so anticompetitive that every firm needs a bailout."
I’ve finally figured out the Obama economic strategy. President Barack Obama and his team have been having so much fun wielding dictatorial power while rescuing “failed” firms, that they have developed a scheme to gain the same power over every business. The plan is to enact policies that are so anticompetitive that every firm needs a bailout."
American Thinker: Obama Care: Robbing From Peter to Pay Paul
I just heard someone refer to the Massachusetts Government Budget Office of being "In charge of re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic" Welcome to Obamanomics 101"
American Thinker: Obama Care: Robbing From Peter to Pay Paul:
President Obama is committed to fixing health care. He wants to make health care affordable for all Americans. In much the same way, Barney Frank and company wanted to make houses affordable for all Americans -- and we know how well that idea turned out. Mr. Obama has wisely offered more than $600 billion dollars as a deposit for his idea. Yes, he has frugally set aside money he does not have. He has borrowed money he can never hope to repay, perhaps printed money as well, as a deposit toward his idea, or more precisely his ideology."
American Thinker: Obama Care: Robbing From Peter to Pay Paul:
President Obama is committed to fixing health care. He wants to make health care affordable for all Americans. In much the same way, Barney Frank and company wanted to make houses affordable for all Americans -- and we know how well that idea turned out. Mr. Obama has wisely offered more than $600 billion dollars as a deposit for his idea. Yes, he has frugally set aside money he does not have. He has borrowed money he can never hope to repay, perhaps printed money as well, as a deposit toward his idea, or more precisely his ideology."
American Thinker: Who Has Lost Their Way?
American Thinker: Who Has Lost Their Way?:
In the first five months of his presidency, Obama has traveled the world apologizing for the transgressions of America committed by the 43 previous administrations. He has used terms such as we 'went off course,' 'lost our way,' and 'made mistakes.' In the most recent leg of the never-ending apology tour, Obama addressed the Muslim World with one of the wordiest requests for forgiveness offered to date."
In the first five months of his presidency, Obama has traveled the world apologizing for the transgressions of America committed by the 43 previous administrations. He has used terms such as we 'went off course,' 'lost our way,' and 'made mistakes.' In the most recent leg of the never-ending apology tour, Obama addressed the Muslim World with one of the wordiest requests for forgiveness offered to date."
Canada's ObamaCare Precedent - WSJ.com
Canada's ObamaCare Precedent - WSJ.com:
Congressional Democrats will soon put forward their legislative proposals for reforming health care. Should they succeed, tens of millions of Americans will potentially be joining a new public insurance program and the federal government will increasingly be involved in treatment decisions.
Not long ago, I would have applauded this type of government expansion. Born and raised in Canada, I once believed that government health care is compassionate and equitable.
It is neither."
Congressional Democrats will soon put forward their legislative proposals for reforming health care. Should they succeed, tens of millions of Americans will potentially be joining a new public insurance program and the federal government will increasingly be involved in treatment decisions.
Not long ago, I would have applauded this type of government expansion. Born and raised in Canada, I once believed that government health care is compassionate and equitable.
It is neither."
McGurn: The Media Fall for Phony 'Jobs' Claims - WSJ.com
McGurn: The Media Fall for Phony 'Jobs' Claims - WSJ.com:
Tony Fratto is envious.
Mr. Fratto was a colleague of mine in the Bush administration, and as a senior member of the White House communications shop, he knows just how difficult it can be to deal with a press corps skeptical about presidential economic claims. It now appears, however, that Mr. Fratto's problem was that he simply lacked the magic words -- jobs 'saved or created.'"
Tony Fratto is envious.
Mr. Fratto was a colleague of mine in the Bush administration, and as a senior member of the White House communications shop, he knows just how difficult it can be to deal with a press corps skeptical about presidential economic claims. It now appears, however, that Mr. Fratto's problem was that he simply lacked the magic words -- jobs 'saved or created.'"
Monday, June 08, 2009
NASA: Clean-air regs, not CO2, are melting the ice cap • The Register
NASA: Clean-air regs, not CO2, are melting the ice cap • The Register: "New research from NASA suggests that the Arctic warming trend seen in recent decades has indeed resulted from human activities: but not, as is widely assumed at present, those leading to carbon dioxide emissions. Rather, Arctic warming has been caused in large part by laws introduced to improve air quality and fight acid rain."
Why the West will hate itself for ignoring Kanya Kusano | The Cultural Intellect
Why the West will hate itself for ignoring Kanya Kusano | The Cultural Intellect: "One of our writers posted last week on a Japanese government report that refuted the nearly unanimous Western opinion that global warming is in fact occurring, and has been catalyzed or exacerbated by human forces. Since then, people have continued to visit our site in hopes of learning about this important report and analysis in part because there still remains very little coverage of this across Western media sources."
Here are some highlights from the report:
• CO2 emissions, or The Greenhouse Effect, were not responsible before: There was a similar rise in temperature from 1800-1850, but CO2 was a non-issue at this time. Emissions did not pick up until 1946, when the world-wide industrial revolution was in full-swing.
• And they’re not responsible now: The global warming that originally got everyone up in arms not so long ago has actually since stopped or declined since 2001. CO2 emissions, however, have continued to climb virtually unabated during that time.
• The UN’s models are flawed: “There is no prediction of this halt in global warming in IPCC simulations. The halt of the increase in temperature, and slight downward trend is ’something greater than the Greenhouse Effect,’ but it is in effect. What that ’something’ is, is natural variability.”
Key Passages Translated here
Here are some highlights from the report:
• CO2 emissions, or The Greenhouse Effect, were not responsible before: There was a similar rise in temperature from 1800-1850, but CO2 was a non-issue at this time. Emissions did not pick up until 1946, when the world-wide industrial revolution was in full-swing.
• And they’re not responsible now: The global warming that originally got everyone up in arms not so long ago has actually since stopped or declined since 2001. CO2 emissions, however, have continued to climb virtually unabated during that time.
• The UN’s models are flawed: “There is no prediction of this halt in global warming in IPCC simulations. The halt of the increase in temperature, and slight downward trend is ’something greater than the Greenhouse Effect,’ but it is in effect. What that ’something’ is, is natural variability.”
Key Passages Translated here
GORE will make billions off Cap n Trade
Glenn Beck - Interviews - Glenn Beck: GORE will make billions off Cap n Trade: "When [Gore] testified in the House in April, Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee and Steve Scalise from Louisiana tried to ask him, but he deflected both questions to Marsha Blackburn. He denied that he had a financial interest in cap and trade and that if he ever did make any money, he was going to give it away. To Steve Scalise, he pretended like he had never heard of Goldman Sachs even though he has business dealings with Goldman Sachs. And just yesterday we've learned that Al Gore's firm has invested $6 million in a software company that's going to make cap and trade software..."
Israel's Netanyahu to Give 'Major' Speech on Mideast Peace Plan
VOA News - Israel's Netanyahu to Give 'Major' Speech on Mideast Peace Plan: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet, that he will lay out his plan for Middle East peace in a major policy speech next week.
He said that Israel seeks peace with the Palestinians and the Arab world, while 'trying to reach as much of an understanding as possible with the United States.'"
He said that Israel seeks peace with the Palestinians and the Arab world, while 'trying to reach as much of an understanding as possible with the United States.'"
US Climate Debate Plays Key Role in Global Fight to Protect Planet
VOA News - US Climate Debate Plays Key Role in Global Fight to Protect Planet: "'the most significant part of the legislation is the requirement that all oil companies, electric utilities, large manufacturers have to submit an allowance for each ton of greenhouse gas emissions that they release in a given year. The U.S. is one of the world's biggest polluters. The legislation would try to curb that by requiring industries to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 17 percent from the 2005 levels by 2020
The full House of Representatives and the Senate must still consider the bill. House members from the ruling Democratic Party have put it on a fast-track for debate this month or next."
The full House of Representatives and the Senate must still consider the bill. House members from the ruling Democratic Party have put it on a fast-track for debate this month or next."
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Obama to Forge a Greater Role on Health Care
Obama to Forge a Greater Role on Health Care - NYTimes.com: "WASHINGTON — After months of insisting he would leave the details to Congress, President Obama has concluded that he must exert greater control over the health care debate and is preparing an intense push for legislation that will include speeches, town-hall-style meetings and much deeper engagement with lawmakers, senior White House officials say."
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