Detroit a 'worst city' for food ... but, maybe ... | Crain's Detroit Business:
"If you consider yourself a die-hard foodie, these cities will leave a bad taste in your mouth," the email stated. It came from a San Francisco-based real estate blog called Movoto. "
Saturday, September 07, 2013
Navigating ObamaCare Outrage
Review & Outlook: Navigating ObamaCare Outrage - WSJ.com:
"The navigators were supposed to cost $54 million, but the Health and Human Services Department dipped into a "wellness" slush fund to bump that up by 24% to $67 million.
The money will flow to groups like Planned Parenthood, the National Urban League and other community organizers.
HHS regulations don't require background checks for the navigators but do say they must obey security and privacy requirements, without defining what the requirements will be.
Since the navigators will tap into sensitive medical and financial information about individuals, more than a dozen state attorneys general are alarmed about the potential for fraud and identity theft."
"The navigators were supposed to cost $54 million, but the Health and Human Services Department dipped into a "wellness" slush fund to bump that up by 24% to $67 million.
The money will flow to groups like Planned Parenthood, the National Urban League and other community organizers.
HHS regulations don't require background checks for the navigators but do say they must obey security and privacy requirements, without defining what the requirements will be.
Since the navigators will tap into sensitive medical and financial information about individuals, more than a dozen state attorneys general are alarmed about the potential for fraud and identity theft."
Friday, September 06, 2013
Moral Hazard
Moral Hazard | National Review Online:
"Over and over we’re told that if Assad gets away with using chemical weapons it will encourage others to use their WMDs.
This is often said alongside another damning assertion: Assad is only the third dictator to use chemical weapons since they were banned.
The other two are Hitler and Saddam Hussein. The Hitler claim, as Fred discussed, is a bit problematic.
But what about Hussein?
He definitely used them.
But did his use of chemical weapons embolden or encourage others to use them?
Hussein used chemical weapons in 1987 and 1988.
No one else used them again until Assad did more than 20 years later.
Is there any evidence that Hussein’s precedent encouraged Assad?
If there is, I haven’t seen it. "
"Over and over we’re told that if Assad gets away with using chemical weapons it will encourage others to use their WMDs.
This is often said alongside another damning assertion: Assad is only the third dictator to use chemical weapons since they were banned.
The other two are Hitler and Saddam Hussein. The Hitler claim, as Fred discussed, is a bit problematic.
But what about Hussein?
He definitely used them.
But did his use of chemical weapons embolden or encourage others to use them?
Hussein used chemical weapons in 1987 and 1988.
No one else used them again until Assad did more than 20 years later.
Is there any evidence that Hussein’s precedent encouraged Assad?
If there is, I haven’t seen it. "
The Sun's Magnetic Field Is About to Reverse
The Sun's Magnetic Field Is About to Reverse | Surprising Science:
"Every 11 years, the strength of this magnetic field gradually decreases to zero, then emerges in the opposite direction, as part of the solar cycle."
"Every 11 years, the strength of this magnetic field gradually decreases to zero, then emerges in the opposite direction, as part of the solar cycle."
Are You Smarter Than an American?
Are You Smarter Than an American? - Allie Jones and Philip Bump - The Atlantic Wire:
"If you want a chance to show off your current affairs knowledge, you can try our mini-quiz below, made up of questions from the study, or take Pew's full quiz over here. "
"If you want a chance to show off your current affairs knowledge, you can try our mini-quiz below, made up of questions from the study, or take Pew's full quiz over here. "
Women sell positive pregnancy tests on Craigslist for $25 each
Women sell positive pregnancy tests on Craigslist for $25 each | Mail Online:
"One seller writes 'Wanna get your boyfriend to pop the question?', while some buyers are motivated by revenge"
"One seller writes 'Wanna get your boyfriend to pop the question?', while some buyers are motivated by revenge"
Russia gave UN 100-page report in July blaming Syrian rebels for Aleppo sarin attack
Russia gave UN 100-page report in July blaming Syrian rebels for Aleppo sarin attack | McClatchy:
"Russia says a deadly March sarin attack in an Aleppo suburb was carried out by Syrian rebels, not forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, and it has delivered a 100-page report laying out its evidence to the United Nations."
"Russia says a deadly March sarin attack in an Aleppo suburb was carried out by Syrian rebels, not forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, and it has delivered a 100-page report laying out its evidence to the United Nations."
Hate-filled anti-Republican prof will still make full salary
Hate-filled anti-Republican prof will still make full salary | The Daily Caller:
"The professor who called Republicans racists and rapists may have been relieved of his teaching duties for the rest of the semester, but he will still be paid in full by Michigan State University.
Campus Reform learned from an MSU spokesperson on Thursday that creative writing professor William Penn’s would still receive his annual salary of $146,510.
“His employment status has not changed; his teaching duties have been reassigned,”
"The professor who called Republicans racists and rapists may have been relieved of his teaching duties for the rest of the semester, but he will still be paid in full by Michigan State University.
Campus Reform learned from an MSU spokesperson on Thursday that creative writing professor William Penn’s would still receive his annual salary of $146,510.
“His employment status has not changed; his teaching duties have been reassigned,”
Iran threatens brutal attacks on Americans, Obama family
Iran threatens brutal attacks on Americans, Obama family | The Daily Caller:
"And in an unprecedented statement, a former Iranian official has warned of mass abductions and brutal killings of American citizens around the world and the rape and killing of one of Obama’s daughters should the United States attack Syria."
"And in an unprecedented statement, a former Iranian official has warned of mass abductions and brutal killings of American citizens around the world and the rape and killing of one of Obama’s daughters should the United States attack Syria."
Ficano appointee to be sentenced for creating phony receipts
Ficano appointee to be sentenced for creating phony receipts | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy will decide today whether Zayd Allebban will become the first appointee of Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano to face prison time in the corruption probe of county government."
The first of many....
"U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy will decide today whether Zayd Allebban will become the first appointee of Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano to face prison time in the corruption probe of county government."
The first of many....
Detroit Schools open Pre-K enrollment at 70 sites
Detroit Schools open Pre-K enrollment at 70 sites | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"The Detroit Public Schools is encouraging parents to enroll their children in pre-kindergarten programs at 70 sites across the district."
They gonna teech good......rite?
"The Detroit Public Schools is encouraging parents to enroll their children in pre-kindergarten programs at 70 sites across the district."
They gonna teech good......rite?
MSU professor pulled from classroom after rant against Republicans
MSU professor pulled from classroom after rant against Republicans | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Penn, a tenured professor, was pulled from all his classes Thursday in the wake of videotaped comments he made during a previous class attacking Republicans in general, and Mitt and Ann Romney in particular.
He said Republicans had “raped” the country."
Paid vacation for this bigot, courtesy of us taxpayers.......great!
"Penn, a tenured professor, was pulled from all his classes Thursday in the wake of videotaped comments he made during a previous class attacking Republicans in general, and Mitt and Ann Romney in particular.
He said Republicans had “raped” the country."
Paid vacation for this bigot, courtesy of us taxpayers.......great!
Delayed Detroit police dispatch leads to a daughter's slaying, unanswered questions
Delayed Detroit police dispatch leads to a daughter's slaying, unanswered questions | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Mother’s Day will never be the same for Tracey Hightower.
That was the day her daughter was fatally stabbed at an apartment in Detroit.
The months since police officers arrived at her door with the tragic news have been hard, because of the killing of 32-year-old Stacey Hightower and because of the knowledge that it took a dispatcher 90 minutes to send officers to the scene."
"Mother’s Day will never be the same for Tracey Hightower.
That was the day her daughter was fatally stabbed at an apartment in Detroit.
The months since police officers arrived at her door with the tragic news have been hard, because of the killing of 32-year-old Stacey Hightower and because of the knowledge that it took a dispatcher 90 minutes to send officers to the scene."
Medical marijuana patients ask review panel to add post-traumatic stress disorder to Michigan law
Medical marijuana patients ask review panel to add post-traumatic stress disorder to Michigan law | MLive.com:
"Gwener was one of roughly 20 patients, activists and entrepreneurs who testified Thursday afternoon at a public meeting of the Michigan Marihuana Review Panel, which is considering a citizen petition to add PTSD to the list of debilitating conditions suitable for treatment under the state's voter-approved law.
The Holland resident is certified to use medical marijuana for chronic pain, but she said the medication also has proved effective for her PTSD and insomnia."
I've read it works wonders on bad breath and shortness of stature too!
"Gwener was one of roughly 20 patients, activists and entrepreneurs who testified Thursday afternoon at a public meeting of the Michigan Marihuana Review Panel, which is considering a citizen petition to add PTSD to the list of debilitating conditions suitable for treatment under the state's voter-approved law.
The Holland resident is certified to use medical marijuana for chronic pain, but she said the medication also has proved effective for her PTSD and insomnia."
I've read it works wonders on bad breath and shortness of stature too!
Threats Shut Down Oregon Bakery That Refused to Make Gay Wedding Cake: “Bible-Thumping, Hypocritical B**ch”
Threats Shut Down Oregon Bakery That Refused to Make Gay Wedding Cake: “Bible-Thumping, Hypocritical B**ch”:
"The owners of an Oregon bakery are shutting down amid threats from the public after they refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in January.
Aaron and Melissa Klein are shutting down Sweet Cakes by Melissa after receiving angry emails and phone calls.
“You stupid bible-thumping, hypocritical b**ch. I hope your kids get really, really, sick and you go out of business,” read one e-mail the couple received.
“Here’s hoping you go out of business, you bigot. Enjoy hell,” said another.
The Klein’s said wedding planners and venues were badgered and harassed until they dropped their bakery from their vendor’s list."
The very powerful "gay rights" movement showing their version of "compassion".
"The owners of an Oregon bakery are shutting down amid threats from the public after they refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in January.
Aaron and Melissa Klein are shutting down Sweet Cakes by Melissa after receiving angry emails and phone calls.
“You stupid bible-thumping, hypocritical b**ch. I hope your kids get really, really, sick and you go out of business,” read one e-mail the couple received.
“Here’s hoping you go out of business, you bigot. Enjoy hell,” said another.
The Klein’s said wedding planners and venues were badgered and harassed until they dropped their bakery from their vendor’s list."
The very powerful "gay rights" movement showing their version of "compassion".
This County Had 124% More Registered Voters Than Eligible Voters – Counting Dead People and Felons
This County Had 124% More Registered Voters Than Eligible Voters – Counting Dead People and Felons | TheBlaze.com:
"In the midst of a national debate over voter integrity, a federal court decree is ordering a Mississippi county to purge its voter rolls of dead people, ineligible felons and people who have moved out of a voting area.
In April, the American Civil Rights Union, a conservative legal group, sued Walthall County, Miss., for having more than twice as many registered voters – 124 percent—than voting-age-eligible residents, based on U.S. Census data. "
"In the midst of a national debate over voter integrity, a federal court decree is ordering a Mississippi county to purge its voter rolls of dead people, ineligible felons and people who have moved out of a voting area.
In April, the American Civil Rights Union, a conservative legal group, sued Walthall County, Miss., for having more than twice as many registered voters – 124 percent—than voting-age-eligible residents, based on U.S. Census data. "
Pressure on Mosaica to improve Muskegon Heights schools growing, documents show
Pressure on Mosaica to improve Muskegon Heights schools growing, documents show | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI – If Mosaica Education Inc. wants to keep operating Muskegon Heights schools, it has a lot of work to do this year -- including significantly improving student achievement.
Muskegon Heights officials expressed concerns early last year about the for-profit charter school company that is operating the Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System.
If a list of concerns isn't addressed, the contract to operate the charter school district could be revoked after this school year, documents obtained by MLive and the Muskegon Chronicle show."
The good news: Someone is looking at results.
The bad news: They wouldn't/didn't care when it was run by the unions
"MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI – If Mosaica Education Inc. wants to keep operating Muskegon Heights schools, it has a lot of work to do this year -- including significantly improving student achievement.
Muskegon Heights officials expressed concerns early last year about the for-profit charter school company that is operating the Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System.
If a list of concerns isn't addressed, the contract to operate the charter school district could be revoked after this school year, documents obtained by MLive and the Muskegon Chronicle show."
The good news: Someone is looking at results.
The bad news: They wouldn't/didn't care when it was run by the unions
Coffee House in Norton Shores closes, citing business issues
Coffee House in Norton Shores closes, citing business issues | MLive.com:
"NORTON SHORES, MI РIt turns out the rumors were right: The Coffee House and Caf̩, located on the corner of Seminole Road and Seaway Drive, opened for the last time this week, according to a statement issued by Nick Mika and Matt Varley, who took over the popular coffee spot earlier this year."
"NORTON SHORES, MI РIt turns out the rumors were right: The Coffee House and Caf̩, located on the corner of Seminole Road and Seaway Drive, opened for the last time this week, according to a statement issued by Nick Mika and Matt Varley, who took over the popular coffee spot earlier this year."
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Journalism professor: NRA members deserve execution by firing squad
Journalism professor: NRA members deserve execution by firing squad - Spokane Conservative | Examiner.com:
"On Thursday, Christopher Swindell, a journalism professor at Marshall University in West Virginia, falsely claimed in an op-ed at the Charleston Gazette that the NRA "advocates armed rebellion against the duly elected government of the United States of America" and deserves to be executed by a firing squad.
"That’s treason, and it’s worthy of the firing squad," Swindell wrote."
The pandemic of hate from the academy continues.
"On Thursday, Christopher Swindell, a journalism professor at Marshall University in West Virginia, falsely claimed in an op-ed at the Charleston Gazette that the NRA "advocates armed rebellion against the duly elected government of the United States of America" and deserves to be executed by a firing squad.
"That’s treason, and it’s worthy of the firing squad," Swindell wrote."
The pandemic of hate from the academy continues.
What It Was Like to Work at the Lusty Lady, a Unionized Strip Club
What It Was Like to Work at the Lusty Lady, a Unionized Strip Club - Lily Burana - The Atlantic:
"The nation’s only unionized (SEIU since 1997) and dancer-run adult entertainment business closes September 2 after almost forty years in business. "
"The nation’s only unionized (SEIU since 1997) and dancer-run adult entertainment business closes September 2 after almost forty years in business. "
Did Syrian rebels have sarin gas? Your questions on the crisis answered
Did Syrian rebels have sarin gas? Your questions on the crisis answered | World news | theguardian.com
Islamist groups have become stronger and tend to be better armed and financed than others. Two of the strongest are Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State in Iraq, both of them linked to al-Qaida. JAN insists on a future Syria becoming an Islamic state under sharia law, and has openly pledged its allegiance to the al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Another important group is Ahrar al-Sham. Sectarianism is also becoming more pronounced, with foreign Arab Shia fighters (including Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah) arriving to fight Sunni extremists. Large numbers of liberal and secular opposition figures have left the country. Important work is still done on the ground by the Local Co-ordination Committees.
EbbTide64: Why is the media assuming that it was Assad who was responsible, when there are reports (here, here & here) of the rebels being caught with sarin?
It is not the media that is assuming that Assad is responsible. The Guardian and other media have reported claims and assessments by the US, UK, France and the Syrian rebels, and of course official Syrian denials. Only western governments have provided any evidence at all, however adequate or convincing it is judged. All three governments also state categorically that the rebels did not have the capacity to mount a CW attack on the scale of what occurred on 21 August. All have stated they are relying on classified sources as well as the precedent of earlier, smaller attacks. More detail is clearly needed to convince sceptics, given the experience of the Iraq WMD dossier.
It has previously been reported that members of the al-Nusra front were caught with sarin nerve gas in Turkey – and this has been echoed by Syrian state media. Dale Gavlak, an independent journalist, has reported a belief that nerve agents used in Ghouta were supplied by Saudi Arabia.
Average Marginal Labor Income Tax Rates under the Affordable Care Act
Average Marginal Labor Income Tax Rates under the Affordable Care Act:
Average Marginal Labor Income Tax Rates under the Affordable Care Act
That is a new paper by Casey Mulligan, here is the abstract:
The Affordable Care Act includes four significant, permanent, implicit unemployment assistance programs, plus various implicit subsidies for underemployment. Every sector of the economy, and about half of nonelderly adults, is directly affected by at least one of those provisions. This paper calculates the ACA’s impact on the average reward to working among nonelderly household heads and spouses. The law increases marginal tax rates by an average of five percentage points (of employee compensation), on top of the marginal tax rates that were already present before the it went into effect. The ACA’s addition to labor tax wedges is roughly equivalent to doubling both employer and employee payroll tax rates for half of the population.
Mulligan summarizes the paper here, with further detail. In another new paper, Mulligan compares ACA with Romneycare.
AP Reporter to State Department: Did Everyone At The White House Have A 'Spine-Removal Procedure This Weekend?'
AP Reporter to State Department: Did Everyone At The White House Have A 'Spine-Removal Procedure This Weekend?' - Fox Nation:
"Associated Press reporter Matt Lee grilled State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Thursday, repeatedly asking her how Secretary of State John Kerry found it "courageous" for President Barack Obama to seek Congressional authorization of military force in Syria.
Lee's argument came from this premise: How is it "courageous" for Obama to ask for Congress to approve something that he believes he has the right to do, anyway?"
"Associated Press reporter Matt Lee grilled State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Thursday, repeatedly asking her how Secretary of State John Kerry found it "courageous" for President Barack Obama to seek Congressional authorization of military force in Syria.
Lee's argument came from this premise: How is it "courageous" for Obama to ask for Congress to approve something that he believes he has the right to do, anyway?"
Student: Michigan State professor's rant went beyond Republicans to Christians, athletes
Student: Michigan State professor's rant went beyond Republicans to Christians, athletes | MLive.com
EAST LANSING -- Sophomore Caroline Freeman was in disbelief as she sat in the front row of MSU professor William Penn's lecture last Thursday.
The 19-year-old kinesiology major from Macomb County was somewhat incredulous at her Michigan State University prof's disparaging remarks about Republicans. But she grew upset when his commentary veered onto other topics she's passionate about.
"He was talking about how Christians are dumb and don't know what what they're talking about and that they're all blind followers," said Freeman, a Christian high school graduate who was raised Lutheran. "He was just tearing down a whole institution of belief, and it had nothing to do with class."
Penn next took on athletes, Freeman said, which also offended her.
"He said athletes were wasting their time trying to throw a ball in a hoop and how we glorify them for no reason," said Freeman, herself a four-sport athlete in high school and a student liaison to MSU's women's basketball team. "He was calling people bad for playing football."
John Edwards, a cad to the end
John Edwards, a cad to the end |:
"Now, the Enquirer reports that 19 months after her death at age 61 from breast cancer, John Edwards still has not placed a proper headstone on Elizabeth’s grave, with the grave marked “with only a 5-by-7 card that could hardly be seen,” according to “an angry family insider.”
"Now, the Enquirer reports that 19 months after her death at age 61 from breast cancer, John Edwards still has not placed a proper headstone on Elizabeth’s grave, with the grave marked “with only a 5-by-7 card that could hardly be seen,” according to “an angry family insider.”
Another 1.8M People Just Ditched Cable TV
HARDOCP - Another 1.8M People Just Ditched Cable TV:
"Another 1.8M People Just Ditched Cable TV
When are cable companies going to get with the program?
Personally, I think lower prices and a la carte channels would go along way towards customer retention.
Another quarter, another dismal set of numbers for the TV business.
About 1.8 million people ended their cable TV subscriptions in Q2 2013, according to analysts at SNL Kagan:
There were 366,000 total net losses across all TV/broadband subs in Q2
Cable TV suppliers lost 1.8 millions subs."
"Another 1.8M People Just Ditched Cable TV
When are cable companies going to get with the program?
Personally, I think lower prices and a la carte channels would go along way towards customer retention.
Another quarter, another dismal set of numbers for the TV business.
About 1.8 million people ended their cable TV subscriptions in Q2 2013, according to analysts at SNL Kagan:
There were 366,000 total net losses across all TV/broadband subs in Q2
Cable TV suppliers lost 1.8 millions subs."
Midlake, Ontario Eliminates Soccer Ball From Youth Soccer Programs
Midlake, Ontario Eliminates Soccer Ball From Youth Soccer Programs:
“The ball-less soccer this year as a challenge from a coaching perspective,” said Keith Schultz, head coach of a Midlake team called the Thundercats, a ball-less team for children under the age of 11.
“I have to do a lot of imagining.”
“The ball-less soccer this year as a challenge from a coaching perspective,” said Keith Schultz, head coach of a Midlake team called the Thundercats, a ball-less team for children under the age of 11.
“I have to do a lot of imagining.”
Michigan State investigates professor who tells students Republicans 'raped this country'
Michigan State investigates professor who tells students Republicans 'raped this country' | MLive.com:
"In 2003, Penn received MSU's Distinguished Faculty Award.
......In the video, Penn tells his class Republicans have a racist agenda and aim to disenfranchise African American voters."
"In 2003, Penn received MSU's Distinguished Faculty Award.
......In the video, Penn tells his class Republicans have a racist agenda and aim to disenfranchise African American voters."
from my "friends" at MoveOn.org
Dear MoveOn member,
Yesterday,
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee began debating whether to authorize the
use of military force in Syria in response to reports of chemical weapons use
by the Syrian government.1Because this is such a big decision, we asked every MoveOn member to weigh in on whether MoveOn should support or oppose the congressional authorization to use military force in Syria.
The results are in, and they are unequivocal:
73% said MoveOn should oppose the
congressional Authorization to Use Military Force in Syria.
History has shown again and again
that even a "limited" military engagement can quickly become a
slippery slope to seemingly endless war. But stopping this war is within reach.
Consistent polling shows that the
majority of Americans are opposed to this military intervention, and more than
147 members of Congress are on record as firmly opposed to or leaning against
it.2 But mainstream media outlets and many elected officials are
trying hard to make us think that strikes are inevitable.3
So we
need to unleash the power of our more than 8 million member community right
away to make it clear to Congress that we oppose military action in
Syria.
Congress will vote on the authorization to use military force as soon as next
week, and members of Congress are making up their minds right now, so we need
to act fact. Can you call your Senators and Representative right now and tell them to 'Vote No' on the use of military force in Syria? Here are the numbers to call:
Is The United States Going To Go To War With Syria Over A Natural Gas Pipeline?
Is The United States Going To Go To War With Syria Over A Natural Gas Pipeline?
Why has the little nation of Qatar spent 3 billion dollars to support the rebels in Syria?
Could it be because Qatar is the largest exporter of liquid natural gas in the world and Assad won’t let them build a natural gas pipeline through Syria?
Of course.
Qatar wants to install a puppet regime in Syria that will allow them to build a pipeline which will enable them to sell lots and lots of natural gas to Europe.
Why is Saudi Arabiaspending huge amounts of money to help the rebels and why has Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan been “jetting from covert commandcenters near the Syrian front lines to the Élysée Palace in Paris and the Kremlin in Moscow, seeking to undermine the Assad regime”?
Well, it turns out that Saudi Arabia intends to install their own puppetgovernment in Syria which will allow the Saudis to control the flow of energy through the region.
On the other side, Russia very much prefers the Assad regime for a whole bunch of reasons. One of those reasons is that Assad is helping to block the flow of natural gas out of the Persian Gulf into Europe, thus ensuring higher profits for Gazprom.
Now the United States is getting directly involved in the conflict.
If the U.S. is successful in getting rid of the Assad regime, it will be good for either the Saudis or Qatar (and possibly for both), and it will be really bad for Russia.
This is a strategic geopolitical conflict about natural resources, religion and money, and it really has nothing to do with chemical weapons at all.
Why has the little nation of Qatar spent 3 billion dollars to support the rebels in Syria?
Could it be because Qatar is the largest exporter of liquid natural gas in the world and Assad won’t let them build a natural gas pipeline through Syria?
Of course.
Qatar wants to install a puppet regime in Syria that will allow them to build a pipeline which will enable them to sell lots and lots of natural gas to Europe.
Why is Saudi Arabiaspending huge amounts of money to help the rebels and why has Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan been “jetting from covert commandcenters near the Syrian front lines to the Élysée Palace in Paris and the Kremlin in Moscow, seeking to undermine the Assad regime”?
Well, it turns out that Saudi Arabia intends to install their own puppetgovernment in Syria which will allow the Saudis to control the flow of energy through the region.
On the other side, Russia very much prefers the Assad regime for a whole bunch of reasons. One of those reasons is that Assad is helping to block the flow of natural gas out of the Persian Gulf into Europe, thus ensuring higher profits for Gazprom.
Now the United States is getting directly involved in the conflict.
If the U.S. is successful in getting rid of the Assad regime, it will be good for either the Saudis or Qatar (and possibly for both), and it will be really bad for Russia.
This is a strategic geopolitical conflict about natural resources, religion and money, and it really has nothing to do with chemical weapons at all.
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Portland bar owner must pay $400,000 for kicking transgender patrons out of bar
Portland bar owner must pay $400,000 for kicking transgender patrons out of bar | LifeSiteNews.com:
"PORTLAND, OR, September 4, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Portland bar owner will have to pay a $400,000 fine for kicking out a group of cross-dressers whom he says were ruining his business.
Chris Penner, the owner of the Twilight Room Annex, has to pay 11 transgender patrons the hefty sum after asking them to stop coming to his bar."
"PORTLAND, OR, September 4, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Portland bar owner will have to pay a $400,000 fine for kicking out a group of cross-dressers whom he says were ruining his business.
Chris Penner, the owner of the Twilight Room Annex, has to pay 11 transgender patrons the hefty sum after asking them to stop coming to his bar."
Is This the Funniest Photo in Baseball History?
Is This the Funniest Photo in Baseball History? [PIC]:
"There are plenty of great foul ball shots out there, but this may just be best. In fact, it may well be the funniest baseball pic we've ever seen. It was shot by Jim Davis of The Boston Globe during a Red Sox-Orioles game in Boston last week. A moderate amount of Internet sleuthing yielded no results as to who came up with baseball in question, but we'll keep looking and let you know if anything turns up.
Meanwhile, tell us whose action face you like best in the comments."
"There are plenty of great foul ball shots out there, but this may just be best. In fact, it may well be the funniest baseball pic we've ever seen. It was shot by Jim Davis of The Boston Globe during a Red Sox-Orioles game in Boston last week. A moderate amount of Internet sleuthing yielded no results as to who came up with baseball in question, but we'll keep looking and let you know if anything turns up.
Meanwhile, tell us whose action face you like best in the comments."
On Labor Day 2013, Welfare Pays More Than Minimum-Wage Work In 35 States
On Labor Day 2013, Welfare Pays More Than Minimum-Wage Work In 35 States - Forbes:
"Since 2009, the Fair Labor Standards Act has dictated that the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
Some people think that’s too low; others think it’s too high.
But it turns out that, in 35 states, it’s a better deal not to work—and instead, to take advantage of federal welfare programs—than to take a minimum-wage job.
That’s the takeaway from a new study "
"Since 2009, the Fair Labor Standards Act has dictated that the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
Some people think that’s too low; others think it’s too high.
But it turns out that, in 35 states, it’s a better deal not to work—and instead, to take advantage of federal welfare programs—than to take a minimum-wage job.
That’s the takeaway from a new study "
Top 100 Inspirational Quotes
Top 100 Inspirational Quotes - Forbes: "
Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. –Napoleon Hill
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. –Steve Jobs"
Read 'em all!
Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. –Napoleon Hill
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. –Steve Jobs"
Read 'em all!
George Will: Obama seeks an accomplice for Syria action
George Will: Obama seeks an accomplice for Syria action - The Washington Post:
"Because Syria’s convulsion has become as serious as Barack Obama has been careless in speaking about it, he is suddenly and uncharacteristically insisting that Congress participate in governance.
Regarding institutional derangements, he is the infection against which he pretends to be an immunization."
"Because Syria’s convulsion has become as serious as Barack Obama has been careless in speaking about it, he is suddenly and uncharacteristically insisting that Congress participate in governance.
Regarding institutional derangements, he is the infection against which he pretends to be an immunization."
Little Rock dress code requires teachers to wear bras and underwear – next year
Little Rock dress code requires teachers to wear bras and underwear – next year - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc.:
"LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – All those teachers who take pride in their “free swinging” ways can breathe a sigh of relief – Little Rock’s new “restrictive” dress code won’t go into effect until next school year.
The school district is the latest to formalize a staff dress code policy that bans the typical things: t-shirts with inappropriate slogans, mini-skirts and flip-flops.
But an interesting requirement is taking a breather for a year: “foundation garments.”
As in bras and underwear.
District superintendent Dexter Suggs co-authored a letter with teachers union president Cathy Koehler, laying out the new rules. But the Arkansas Times reported when Suggs imposed the new policy, “complaints arose” and Suggs delayed implementation “to give staff time to adjust.”
Teachers have to adjust to wearing “foundation garments” to work? Just what kind of “free spirited” attitude do they have in Little Rock?"
We leave our children with these people?
"LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – All those teachers who take pride in their “free swinging” ways can breathe a sigh of relief – Little Rock’s new “restrictive” dress code won’t go into effect until next school year.
The school district is the latest to formalize a staff dress code policy that bans the typical things: t-shirts with inappropriate slogans, mini-skirts and flip-flops.
But an interesting requirement is taking a breather for a year: “foundation garments.”
As in bras and underwear.
District superintendent Dexter Suggs co-authored a letter with teachers union president Cathy Koehler, laying out the new rules. But the Arkansas Times reported when Suggs imposed the new policy, “complaints arose” and Suggs delayed implementation “to give staff time to adjust.”
Teachers have to adjust to wearing “foundation garments” to work? Just what kind of “free spirited” attitude do they have in Little Rock?"
We leave our children with these people?
Professor: Republicans Are Dying White People Who Raped America
Professor: Republicans Are Dying White People Who Raped America:
"A recording released Tuesday of a Michigan State University professor captures the educator bashing Republicans in a variety of ways on the first day of school, Campus Reform reports.
On the recording, taken unbeknownst to the educator, creative writing Prof. William S. Penn says old Republicans raped the country, among other rants.
“If you go to the Republican convention in Florida, you see all of the old Republicans with the dead skin cells washing off them,” Penn was recorded as saying. “They are cheap. They don’t want to pay taxes because they have already raped this country and gotten everything out of it they possibly could.”
Your tax dollars at work in Michigan!
"A recording released Tuesday of a Michigan State University professor captures the educator bashing Republicans in a variety of ways on the first day of school, Campus Reform reports.
On the recording, taken unbeknownst to the educator, creative writing Prof. William S. Penn says old Republicans raped the country, among other rants.
“If you go to the Republican convention in Florida, you see all of the old Republicans with the dead skin cells washing off them,” Penn was recorded as saying. “They are cheap. They don’t want to pay taxes because they have already raped this country and gotten everything out of it they possibly could.”
Your tax dollars at work in Michigan!
Labor Unions: Obamacare Will 'Shatter' Our Health Benefits, Cause 'Nightmare Scenarios'
Labor Unions: Obamacare Will 'Shatter' Our Health Benefits, Cause 'Nightmare Scenarios' - Forbes:
"Last Thursday, representatives of three of the nation’s largest unions fired off a letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, warning that Obamacare would “shatter not only our hard-earned health benefits, but destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone of the American middle class.”
"Last Thursday, representatives of three of the nation’s largest unions fired off a letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, warning that Obamacare would “shatter not only our hard-earned health benefits, but destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone of the American middle class.”
Michigan economic development contingent arrives in China; 'why Michigan' promotion begins
Michigan economic development contingent arrives in China; 'why Michigan' promotion begins | MLive.com
Ah, the political class.
Junkets and lies.
And adulation and lies from their comrades in the media.
Ah, the political class.
Junkets and lies.
And adulation and lies from their comrades in the media.
Dave Bing blasts Boston mayor for comments on Detroit
Dave Bing blasts Boston mayor for comments on Detroit | MLive.com:
"Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in a New York Times article published last week said Detroit suffers from a lack of leadership.
He said he'd like to come to Detroit if he had to live somewhere other than Boston, but when asked what he would do here, Menino said:
"I’d blow up the place and start all over.
No, seriously, when it takes a police officer 90 minutes to answer a call, there’s something wrong with the system.
Forty percent of the streetlights are out, most of the buildings are boarded up.
Why?
Inaction, that’s the problem — leadership."
"Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in a New York Times article published last week said Detroit suffers from a lack of leadership.
He said he'd like to come to Detroit if he had to live somewhere other than Boston, but when asked what he would do here, Menino said:
"I’d blow up the place and start all over.
No, seriously, when it takes a police officer 90 minutes to answer a call, there’s something wrong with the system.
Forty percent of the streetlights are out, most of the buildings are boarded up.
Why?
Inaction, that’s the problem — leadership."
Study: Most states, including Michigan, lack disaster plans for kids
Study: Most states, including Michigan, lack disaster plans for kids | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Eight years after Hurricane Katrina, most states still don't require four basic safety plans to protect children in school and child care from disasters, aid group Save the Children said in a report released today.
The group faulted 28 states and the District of Columbia for failing to require the emergency safety plans for schools and child care providers that were recommended by a national commission in the wake of Katrina. The lack of such plans could endanger children's lives and make it harder for them to be reunited with their families, the study said."
Who cares about cost?
It's about the CHILDRENNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
and this:
"Every workday, 68 million children are separated from their parents," Carolyn Miles, Save the Children's president and CEO, said in a statement with the group's annual disaster report card. "We owe it to these children to protect them before the next disaster strikes."
"Eight years after Hurricane Katrina, most states still don't require four basic safety plans to protect children in school and child care from disasters, aid group Save the Children said in a report released today.
The group faulted 28 states and the District of Columbia for failing to require the emergency safety plans for schools and child care providers that were recommended by a national commission in the wake of Katrina. The lack of such plans could endanger children's lives and make it harder for them to be reunited with their families, the study said."
Who cares about cost?
It's about the CHILDRENNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
and this:
"Every workday, 68 million children are separated from their parents," Carolyn Miles, Save the Children's president and CEO, said in a statement with the group's annual disaster report card. "We owe it to these children to protect them before the next disaster strikes."
Detroit was on verge of collapse without full access to casino revenue, depositions show
Detroit was on verge of collapse without full access to casino revenue, depositions show | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"It became clear to Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr by early May that the city’s finances were at risk of imminent collapse if the city couldn’t access all of its casino tax revenues, according to transcripts of depositions released Tuesday by the City of Detroit."
"It became clear to Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr by early May that the city’s finances were at risk of imminent collapse if the city couldn’t access all of its casino tax revenues, according to transcripts of depositions released Tuesday by the City of Detroit."
Detroit tunnel operator sheds $830 million in debt
Detroit tunnel operator sheds $830 million in debt | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Under the plan, holders of $496 million in bonds due in 2026 will receive nothing, though their rights to insurance claims will remain intact.
Lifland ruled Aug. 28 that an ad-hoc group of the bondholders didn't have legal standing in the case and couldn't object to the reorganization."
"Under the plan, holders of $496 million in bonds due in 2026 will receive nothing, though their rights to insurance claims will remain intact.
Lifland ruled Aug. 28 that an ad-hoc group of the bondholders didn't have legal standing in the case and couldn't object to the reorganization."
Oakland County poised to delay $350 million bond sale
Oakland County poised to delay $350 million bond sale | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Oakland County may delay a $350 million debt sale that was set for next week because officials are behind schedule in assembling bond documents, Deputy Executive Robert Daddow said.
The offering would be the biggest from the eighth-most-populous state since Detroit filed a record municipal bankruptcy on July 18, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
The county is probably two weeks behind schedule and will determine tomorrow if issuing the general-obligation bonds next week is feasible, Daddow said."
Another one bites the dust?
"Oakland County may delay a $350 million debt sale that was set for next week because officials are behind schedule in assembling bond documents, Deputy Executive Robert Daddow said.
The offering would be the biggest from the eighth-most-populous state since Detroit filed a record municipal bankruptcy on July 18, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
The county is probably two weeks behind schedule and will determine tomorrow if issuing the general-obligation bonds next week is feasible, Daddow said."
Another one bites the dust?
Eight Dead and 25 Wounded in Holiday Weekend Shootings
Eight Dead and 25 Wounded in Holiday Weekend Shootings:
"Only the streets of Chicago seemed more like a warzone than a town bidding farewell to the sunny season because of gun violence that claimed eight lives and wounded at least 25 others."
"Only the streets of Chicago seemed more like a warzone than a town bidding farewell to the sunny season because of gun violence that claimed eight lives and wounded at least 25 others."
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Why Did Obama Choose Syria?
Why Did Obama Choose Syria? | Zero Hedge:
"The success of these interventions, difficult as they are to assess, is mixed at best with Korea and Kosovo as examples of where positive outcomes occurred (in Haiti, a descent into complete chaos was perhaps prevented). Some turned out worse, given what followed.
As JPMorgan's Michael Cembalest notes, on a purely humanitarian basis, Syria’s tragedy is exceeded by many conflicts that the US abstained from participating in.
So when thinking about civil wars and how the US defines its national interest, one has to ask why Syria would qualify for direct intervention while others conflicts did not."
"The success of these interventions, difficult as they are to assess, is mixed at best with Korea and Kosovo as examples of where positive outcomes occurred (in Haiti, a descent into complete chaos was perhaps prevented). Some turned out worse, given what followed.
As JPMorgan's Michael Cembalest notes, on a purely humanitarian basis, Syria’s tragedy is exceeded by many conflicts that the US abstained from participating in.
So when thinking about civil wars and how the US defines its national interest, one has to ask why Syria would qualify for direct intervention while others conflicts did not."
McCain: Shouting 'Allahu Akhbar!' Same as Christians Shouting 'Thank God!'
McCain: Shouting 'Allahu Akhbar!' Same as Christians Shouting 'Thank God!':
"McCain responded:
“Would you have a problem with an American or Christians saying ‘thank God?
Thank God?’”
He added, “That’s what they’re saying. Come on! Of course they’re Muslims, but they’re moderates and I guarantee you they are moderates.”
"McCain responded:
“Would you have a problem with an American or Christians saying ‘thank God?
Thank God?’”
He added, “That’s what they’re saying. Come on! Of course they’re Muslims, but they’re moderates and I guarantee you they are moderates.”
They're baaaack.......
Ways & Means Committee
August 20, 2013
4:00 p.m.
Hall of Justice
990 Terrace
Muskegon, MI
False flag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
False flag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"False flag (or black flag) describes covert military or paramilitary operations designed to deceive in such a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by other entities, groups or nations than those who actually planned and executed them.
Operations carried during peace-time by civilian organizations, as well as covert government agencies, may by extension be called false flag operations if they seek to hide the real organisation behind an operation."
"False flag (or black flag) describes covert military or paramilitary operations designed to deceive in such a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by other entities, groups or nations than those who actually planned and executed them.
Operations carried during peace-time by civilian organizations, as well as covert government agencies, may by extension be called false flag operations if they seek to hide the real organisation behind an operation."
Syria: A Classic False Flag Atrocity
Syria: A Classic False Flag Atrocity | Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture:
"The incident at Ghouta, a suburb just outside Damascus, was not a lie—that many people have died is beyond dispute—but there is plenty of evidence, circumstantial as well as factual, that it was staged by the rebels in order to provoke Western military intervention.
The timing is the first clue.
A team of UN inspectors arrived in Damascus on August 18 to investigate earlier claims of gas attacks.
On August 21 the rebels announced that government forces had used poison gas to kill hundreds of civilians earlier that morning, and released a series of gruesome videos to support the claim."
"The incident at Ghouta, a suburb just outside Damascus, was not a lie—that many people have died is beyond dispute—but there is plenty of evidence, circumstantial as well as factual, that it was staged by the rebels in order to provoke Western military intervention.
The timing is the first clue.
A team of UN inspectors arrived in Damascus on August 18 to investigate earlier claims of gas attacks.
On August 21 the rebels announced that government forces had used poison gas to kill hundreds of civilians earlier that morning, and released a series of gruesome videos to support the claim."
Has Snyder's Obamacare expansion mortgaged Michigan's future?
Has Snyder's Obamacare expansion mortgaged Michigan's future? | The Detroit News:
"In selling his bargain, however, Snyder missed an opportunity to explain to taxpayers the enormous long-term liabilities they have shouldered.
The Medicaid deal is a short-term solution that, like Detroit’s past largesse, puts the state at long-term risk well after Snyder & Co. have left office."
"In selling his bargain, however, Snyder missed an opportunity to explain to taxpayers the enormous long-term liabilities they have shouldered.
The Medicaid deal is a short-term solution that, like Detroit’s past largesse, puts the state at long-term risk well after Snyder & Co. have left office."
Massachusetts Supreme Court to Hear Pledge of Allegiance Case
Massachusetts Supreme Court to Hear Pledge of Allegiance Case:
"The most recent of these cases Doe v. Action-Boxborough Regional School District which says the pledge violates students’ rights, will be considered by the Massachusetts Supreme Court this week.
The suit was filed anonymously on behalf of an atheist couple who says compulsory recitation of the pledge violates the guarantee of equal protection under the law."
......Interestingly, the first legal actions brought against the Pledge were filed by Jehovah’s Witnesses, who argued that it violated their religious freedom, considering it idolatry.
"The most recent of these cases Doe v. Action-Boxborough Regional School District which says the pledge violates students’ rights, will be considered by the Massachusetts Supreme Court this week.
The suit was filed anonymously on behalf of an atheist couple who says compulsory recitation of the pledge violates the guarantee of equal protection under the law."
......Interestingly, the first legal actions brought against the Pledge were filed by Jehovah’s Witnesses, who argued that it violated their religious freedom, considering it idolatry.
BOMBSHELL OF THE YEAR!!! Egyptian Media: Obama Is A Muslim Brotherhood Member
BOMBSHELL OF THE YEAR!!! Egyptian Media: Obama Is A Muslim Brotherhood Member
"Egyptian media says Obama is a Muslim Brotherhood member Al Jazeera, September 2, 2013
Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center, Shadi Hamid, tweets out about the Egyptian media depicting Obama as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood."
True or not, Barry Hussein sure seems to favor the muslims more than Christians.
"Egyptian media says Obama is a Muslim Brotherhood member Al Jazeera, September 2, 2013
Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center, Shadi Hamid, tweets out about the Egyptian media depicting Obama as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood."
True or not, Barry Hussein sure seems to favor the muslims more than Christians.
White House Mulls ObamaCare Subsidies for Labor Unions
White House Mulls ObamaCare Subsidies for Labor Unions:
"“Separately, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi [D., Calif.] said to union members earlier this month that she was still working to resolve their concerns about the law, particularly on the Taft-Hartley plan issue,” Dixit wrote.
However, as Roy observes, this “concern” is not exactly an “issue,” but, rather, a matter of union leaders “seeking special treatment, and additional taxpayer subsidies, that other participants in employer-sponsored coverage don’t get.”
"“Separately, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi [D., Calif.] said to union members earlier this month that she was still working to resolve their concerns about the law, particularly on the Taft-Hartley plan issue,” Dixit wrote.
However, as Roy observes, this “concern” is not exactly an “issue,” but, rather, a matter of union leaders “seeking special treatment, and additional taxpayer subsidies, that other participants in employer-sponsored coverage don’t get.”
See who will be Muskegon County's top 10 taxpayers in 2013
See who will be Muskegon County's top 10 taxpayers in 2013 | MLive.com:
"Muskegon County's top property taxpayers in 2013
Consumers Energy - Electric
Howmet Corp c/o Alcoa Co - Aerospace
DTE Gas Company - Natural Gas
Diversified Machine Montague Inc - Automotive
Sun Chemical Corp - Pigments
L3 Communications Corp - Military
Bayer Cropscience Chemical - Manufacture
THF Fruitport Dev LP - Real Estate
Meijer Inc - Retail
The Lakes Mall LLC - Regional Mall
ADAC Plastics - Manufacturing
Cannon Muskegon Corp - Metal Alloys
Acutex Div of Hilite Industries Inc - Manufacturing
GE Aviation - Aerospace
Cedar Fair LP - Amusement Park"
"Muskegon County's top property taxpayers in 2013
Consumers Energy - Electric
Howmet Corp c/o Alcoa Co - Aerospace
DTE Gas Company - Natural Gas
Diversified Machine Montague Inc - Automotive
Sun Chemical Corp - Pigments
L3 Communications Corp - Military
Bayer Cropscience Chemical - Manufacture
THF Fruitport Dev LP - Real Estate
Meijer Inc - Retail
The Lakes Mall LLC - Regional Mall
ADAC Plastics - Manufacturing
Cannon Muskegon Corp - Metal Alloys
Acutex Div of Hilite Industries Inc - Manufacturing
GE Aviation - Aerospace
Cedar Fair LP - Amusement Park"
Monday, September 02, 2013
Police break up 'drug-fueled orgy' at Masonic Lodge after finding women dancing naked on stage and men filming sex acts
Police break up 'drug-fueled orgy' at Masonic Lodge after finding women dancing naked on stage and men filming sex acts | Mail Online:
"However, when officers arrived a little more than an hour later, they found debauchery"
"However, when officers arrived a little more than an hour later, they found debauchery"
Appeals court says White House visitor logs can be kept from public
Appeals court says White House visitor logs can be kept from public | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton was extremely disappointed by the decision, saying "a president that doesn't want Americans, under law, to know who his visitors are is a president who doesn't want to be accountable.
The appellate court decision punches another hole in the Freedom of Information Act, the law which allows Americans to know what their government is up to."
"Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton was extremely disappointed by the decision, saying "a president that doesn't want Americans, under law, to know who his visitors are is a president who doesn't want to be accountable.
The appellate court decision punches another hole in the Freedom of Information Act, the law which allows Americans to know what their government is up to."
CNN Ignores Dem Congressman Saying Pass Senate Bill Or Women Will Be Raped
CNN Ignores Dem Congressman Saying Pass Senate Bill Or Women Will Be Raped | NewsBusters:
"CNN has completely ignored remarks from a Democratic congressman that women will be raped unless immigration reform passes.
At a Monday town hall, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) stated why he is voting for the Senate immigration bill despite its "harsh conditions": "There's a woman that's going to be raped in a field somewhere in America today, because she has no rights in this country, and we need to end that."
"I'd vote for that proposal today," he said of the Senate bill. "I'd vote for it today, even under those harsh conditions. He then explained why:
"Because what we need to understand is today someone's going to die in the desert trying to return to their families. Women and men are going to die in that desert. Someone's going to lose a finger, a hand, an eye, a life today, because an unscrupulous employer is going to put them in harm's way. Someone's going to die."
"CNN has completely ignored remarks from a Democratic congressman that women will be raped unless immigration reform passes.
At a Monday town hall, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) stated why he is voting for the Senate immigration bill despite its "harsh conditions": "There's a woman that's going to be raped in a field somewhere in America today, because she has no rights in this country, and we need to end that."
"I'd vote for that proposal today," he said of the Senate bill. "I'd vote for it today, even under those harsh conditions. He then explained why:
"Because what we need to understand is today someone's going to die in the desert trying to return to their families. Women and men are going to die in that desert. Someone's going to lose a finger, a hand, an eye, a life today, because an unscrupulous employer is going to put them in harm's way. Someone's going to die."
Experienced Applicants
Experienced Applicants | National Review Online:
"This is presumably some sort of federally-mandated affirmative-action diversity thing:
An estimated one-fifth of a subset of all applicants for Central Intelligence Agency positions had significant ties to the terror groups Hamas, Hezbollah and al Qaeda, a newly released document from the Edward Snowden collection revealed Monday.
That would certainly explain a lot."
"This is presumably some sort of federally-mandated affirmative-action diversity thing:
An estimated one-fifth of a subset of all applicants for Central Intelligence Agency positions had significant ties to the terror groups Hamas, Hezbollah and al Qaeda, a newly released document from the Edward Snowden collection revealed Monday.
That would certainly explain a lot."
40 under 40: Census data shows 20-something population stable, young adults explain why they stayed | MLive.com
40 under 40: Census data shows 20-something population stable, young adults explain why they stayed | MLive.com:
"Muskegon County's age 20- to 30-year-old population has remained steady according to U.S. Census data between the recent years of 2010 and 2012," said Amy Haak, program director of the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission.
"This shows that the Muskegon area is offering activities and venues that attract a younger population."
Examples, she said, include restaurants like Mia and Grace or Drip Drop Drink, a coffee spot that opened up recently inside the Russell Block Building. Both establishments offer specialty foods that are often organic and local, which "appeals to a younger demographic," Haak said.
Individuals in that age group however, cited personal connections and the opportunity to make a difference as main reasons for their decisions to stay."
This is drivel!
"Muskegon County's age 20- to 30-year-old population has remained steady according to U.S. Census data between the recent years of 2010 and 2012," said Amy Haak, program director of the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission.
"This shows that the Muskegon area is offering activities and venues that attract a younger population."
Examples, she said, include restaurants like Mia and Grace or Drip Drop Drink, a coffee spot that opened up recently inside the Russell Block Building. Both establishments offer specialty foods that are often organic and local, which "appeals to a younger demographic," Haak said.
Individuals in that age group however, cited personal connections and the opportunity to make a difference as main reasons for their decisions to stay."
This is drivel!
Pardon the Language
VodkaPundit » Pardon the Language:
"A year into the Syrian Civil War, President Obama made an off-the-cuff remark regarding chemical weapons. He said:
"We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. That would change my calculus. That would change my equation."
If “whole bunches” of things “being utilized” or maybe just “moving around” changing his “equation” counts as being “very clear,” I’d hate to see what ambiguity would have looked like.
But none of that matters, because everybody knew Obama wasn’t being serious, because the very next day his aids leaked that the President might not have really meant the things he’d sort-of said.
Obama wanted the appearance of seriousness, I think he thought he appeared to be serious, but there was no actual seriousness to be found anywhere in the President’s general vicinity."
"A year into the Syrian Civil War, President Obama made an off-the-cuff remark regarding chemical weapons. He said:
"We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. That would change my calculus. That would change my equation."
If “whole bunches” of things “being utilized” or maybe just “moving around” changing his “equation” counts as being “very clear,” I’d hate to see what ambiguity would have looked like.
But none of that matters, because everybody knew Obama wasn’t being serious, because the very next day his aids leaked that the President might not have really meant the things he’d sort-of said.
Obama wanted the appearance of seriousness, I think he thought he appeared to be serious, but there was no actual seriousness to be found anywhere in the President’s general vicinity."
Citing Obamacare, 40,000 Longshoremen Quit the AFL-CIO
Citing Obamacare, 40,000 Longshoremen Quit the AFL-CIO:
"In what is being reported as a surprise move, the 40,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced that they have formally ended their association with the AFL-CIO, one of the nation's largest private sector unions.
The Longshoremen citied Obamacare and immigration reform as two important causes of their disaffiliation."
"In what is being reported as a surprise move, the 40,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced that they have formally ended their association with the AFL-CIO, one of the nation's largest private sector unions.
The Longshoremen citied Obamacare and immigration reform as two important causes of their disaffiliation."
CNN Caught Staging News Segments on Syria With Actors
CNN Caught Staging News Segments on Syria With Actors | Friends of Syria:
"The primary “witness” that the mainstream media is using as a source in Syria has been caught staging fake news segments.
Recent video evidence proves that “Syria Danny”, the supposed activist who has been begging for military intervention on CNN, is really just a paid actor and a liar."
"The primary “witness” that the mainstream media is using as a source in Syria has been caught staging fake news segments.
Recent video evidence proves that “Syria Danny”, the supposed activist who has been begging for military intervention on CNN, is really just a paid actor and a liar."
Climate science alarming, irrefutable: Kerry
Climate science alarming, irrefutable: Kerry - Yahoo! News:
"Kerry said without strong, immediate action, the world would experience threats to critical infrastructure, regional stability, public health, economic vitality, and the long-term viability of some states."
"Kerry said without strong, immediate action, the world would experience threats to critical infrastructure, regional stability, public health, economic vitality, and the long-term viability of some states."
UNBELIEVABLE: Britain Sold Chemicals To Syria To Be Used in Production of Sarin Gas
UNBELIEVABLE: Britain Sold Chemicals To Syria To Be Used in Production of Sarin Gas |:
"Does this mean that Britain aided and abetted their enemy?
Sure it does.
Honestly it’s a relief to know that Barack Obama is not the only one who does that.
He and Cameron certainly have a lot to talk about.
They should sit and have a spot of tea."
"Does this mean that Britain aided and abetted their enemy?
Sure it does.
Honestly it’s a relief to know that Barack Obama is not the only one who does that.
He and Cameron certainly have a lot to talk about.
They should sit and have a spot of tea."
BUZZFEED ON THE INTERNET’S REACTION TO OBAMA’S BOMB-SYRIA PLAN
Instapundit » Blog Archive » BUZZFEED ON THE INTERNET’S REACTION TO OBAMA’S BOMB-SYRIA PLAN
THEY TOLD ME IF I VOTED FOR MITT ROMNEY, OUR SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD BE HOUNDED BY ANTI-WAR PROTEST… »
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
BUZZFEED ON THE INTERNET’S REACTION TO OBAMA’S BOMB-SYRIA PLAN: The memes are running 10-1 against, Mr. President.
They left out this one:"
THEY TOLD ME IF I VOTED FOR MITT ROMNEY, OUR SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD BE HOUNDED BY ANTI-WAR PROTEST… »
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
BUZZFEED ON THE INTERNET’S REACTION TO OBAMA’S BOMB-SYRIA PLAN: The memes are running 10-1 against, Mr. President.
They left out this one:"
Right-to-Work Law Gives Workers Reason to Celebrate on Labor Day
Right-to-Work Law Gives Workers Reason to Celebrate on Labor Day [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"Threats, hyperbole, intimidation and protests may have worked in the past, but times have changed.
Michigan is a right-to-work state and workers have freedom.
Those are good reasons to celebrate."
"Threats, hyperbole, intimidation and protests may have worked in the past, but times have changed.
Michigan is a right-to-work state and workers have freedom.
Those are good reasons to celebrate."
New economy, new labor movement: Declining wages, benefits stir dismantled unions
New economy, new labor movement: Declining wages, benefits stir dismantled unions | Crain's Detroit Business:"Nick Knight, assistant general manager for the Crowne Plaza, said the protests are leading to unhappy customers.
"The issue is mostly noise," Knight said.
"There is an intimidation factor as well; people are making reservations and get here and don't want to stay."
Planned Parenthood ‘navigators’ will have access to Americans’ personal, medical, tax information
Planned Parenthood ‘navigators’ will have access to Americans’ personal, medical, tax information | LifeSiteNews.com:
"Planned Parenthood employees will soon have access to a vast federal database of sensitive information, including the Social Security number, tax form, bank account, and medical records of every single American citizen as the president seeks their help in implementing ObamaCare."
"Planned Parenthood employees will soon have access to a vast federal database of sensitive information, including the Social Security number, tax form, bank account, and medical records of every single American citizen as the president seeks their help in implementing ObamaCare."
Pure Michigan hopes to lure Chinese visitors, the world's largest tourism spenders
Pure Michigan hopes to lure Chinese visitors, the world's largest tourism spenders | MLive.com:
"The number of Chinese students at Michigan universities has exploded in the last few years.
They're expected to represent roughly 12 percent of Michigan State University's entering freshman class."
"The number of Chinese students at Michigan universities has exploded in the last few years.
They're expected to represent roughly 12 percent of Michigan State University's entering freshman class."
Labor Day 2013: Fewer Saginaw and Bay County government jobs, more waitresses and hotel workers
Labor Day 2013: Fewer Saginaw and Bay County government jobs, more waitresses and hotel workers | MLive.com:
"SAGINAW, MI — Chris Reynolds has a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University and experience in event planning, but, when his job search wasn't panning out, he found work as a manager and bar tender at the Dockside restaurant in downtown Bay City."
Seriously, four years (or more!).
Thousands of dollars.
For a college "degree" in "event planning"?!!!!!
"SAGINAW, MI — Chris Reynolds has a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University and experience in event planning, but, when his job search wasn't panning out, he found work as a manager and bar tender at the Dockside restaurant in downtown Bay City."
Seriously, four years (or more!).
Thousands of dollars.
For a college "degree" in "event planning"?!!!!!
Private school vs. public school: Only bad people send their kids to private school.
Private school vs. public school: Only bad people send their kids to private school. - Slate Magazine
You are a bad person if you send your children to private school.
Not bad like murdererbad—but bad like ruining-one-of-our-nation’s-most-essential-institutions-in-order-to-get-what’s-best-for-your-kid bad.
So, pretty bad.
Good for your kid.
Bad for the collective.
Commie-think!
You are a bad person if you send your children to private school.
Not bad like murdererbad—but bad like ruining-one-of-our-nation’s-most-essential-institutions-in-order-to-get-what’s-best-for-your-kid bad.
So, pretty bad.
Good for your kid.
Bad for the collective.
Commie-think!
Sunday, September 01, 2013
EU plans to fit all cars with speed limiters
EU plans to fit all cars with speed limiters - Telegraph:
"All cars could be fitted with devices that stop them going over 70mph, under new EU road safety measures which aim to cut deaths from road accidents by a third."
"All cars could be fitted with devices that stop them going over 70mph, under new EU road safety measures which aim to cut deaths from road accidents by a third."
Squirrel Power!
Squirrel Power! - NYTimes.com:
"But since Memorial Day, I’ve cataloged reports of 50 power outages caused by squirrels in 24 states.
(And these, of course, are only those power outages severe enough to make the news.)
Fifteen hundred customers lost power in Mason City, Iowa; 1,500 customers in Roanoke, Va.; 5,000 customers in Clackamas County, Ore.; and 10,000 customers in Wichita, Kan. — and that was just during two particularly busy days in June.
A month later, there were two separate P.O.C.B.S., as I’ve come to call power outages caused by squirrels, around the small town of Evergreen, Mont., on a single day."
"But since Memorial Day, I’ve cataloged reports of 50 power outages caused by squirrels in 24 states.
(And these, of course, are only those power outages severe enough to make the news.)
Fifteen hundred customers lost power in Mason City, Iowa; 1,500 customers in Roanoke, Va.; 5,000 customers in Clackamas County, Ore.; and 10,000 customers in Wichita, Kan. — and that was just during two particularly busy days in June.
A month later, there were two separate P.O.C.B.S., as I’ve come to call power outages caused by squirrels, around the small town of Evergreen, Mont., on a single day."
Global Warming Expedition Foiled By Ice
Global Warming Expedition Foiled By Ice | Power Line:
"Arctic Watch faces out onto our proposed eastern route.
Richard dropped me a note the other day advising:
“This has been the coldest season with the most ice since we started Arctic Watch in 2000.
Almost no whales.
The NWPassage is still blocked with ice.
Some of the bays still have not melted!”
"Arctic Watch faces out onto our proposed eastern route.
Richard dropped me a note the other day advising:
“This has been the coldest season with the most ice since we started Arctic Watch in 2000.
Almost no whales.
The NWPassage is still blocked with ice.
Some of the bays still have not melted!”
See who's traveling with Gov. Rick Snyder on China trip
See who's traveling with Gov. Rick Snyder on China trip | MLive.com:
"In all, roughly 60 people are participating in some portion of the trip.
The trip is funded by the Michigan Economic Growth Foundation and the MEDC's corporate funds."
"In all, roughly 60 people are participating in some portion of the trip.
The trip is funded by the Michigan Economic Growth Foundation and the MEDC's corporate funds."
The mask is off: They hated Bush, not war
Blog: The mask is off: They hated Bush, not war:
"We do know that the anti-war left is mute and out of business now that "hope and change" is the one starting wars.
The silence or indifference is that Obama is a liberal Democrat, as Keith Wagstaff points out:
"Part of the reason, the study says, is that Democratic politicians in the Bush era found it politically useful to co-opt the anti-war movement for votes.
That all changed after Obama was elected: "
"We do know that the anti-war left is mute and out of business now that "hope and change" is the one starting wars.
The silence or indifference is that Obama is a liberal Democrat, as Keith Wagstaff points out:
"Part of the reason, the study says, is that Democratic politicians in the Bush era found it politically useful to co-opt the anti-war movement for votes.
That all changed after Obama was elected: "
Ralph Peters- Most Phenomenally Stupid Misuse Of Our Military I've Seen
Video: Ralph Peters- Most Phenomenally Stupid Misuse Of Our Military I've Seen (+video) | Restoring Liberty:
BILL HEMMER: You are strong in your opposition to this. Why?
RALPH PETERS: Well, because it’s the most phenomenally stupid misuse of our military I’ve ever seen. No one in this administration has been able to explain what tangible vital security interest we have in Syria or in stopping this fighting. This military demonstration — and that’s what it’s going to be — is about Obama shooting off his mouth about red lines and chemical weapons. Now he feels he has to do something. He doesn’t want to do too much, he doesn’t want to do too little. He’s not thinking through the potential consequences, and I see no, no way, Bill, in which a military attack on Syria is worth it for the United States or will end well.
Michigan Republicans for Medicaid expansion want you to know they still really, really hate Obamacare
Michigan Republicans for Medicaid expansion want you to know they still really, really hate Obamacare | MLive.com:
"But it wasn't the state savings that won over reluctant Republicans, it was the business implications and reforms, including co-pays, income-based premiums and a 48-month cap on coverage for able-bodied adults, who could have the choice to stay on Medicaid and pay higher premiums or get private insurance through an upcoming exchange."
"But it wasn't the state savings that won over reluctant Republicans, it was the business implications and reforms, including co-pays, income-based premiums and a 48-month cap on coverage for able-bodied adults, who could have the choice to stay on Medicaid and pay higher premiums or get private insurance through an upcoming exchange."
State gets go-ahead to certify Detroit primary
State gets go-ahead to certify Detroit primary | Crain's Detroit Business:
"State elections officials can proceed with the certification of Detroit's Aug. 6 mayoral primary after Michigan's Court of Appeals threw out a lower court's order that temporarily halted the process.
The Appeals Court action Friday followed a motion by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette to have Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk's temporary restraining order reversed."
"State elections officials can proceed with the certification of Detroit's Aug. 6 mayoral primary after Michigan's Court of Appeals threw out a lower court's order that temporarily halted the process.
The Appeals Court action Friday followed a motion by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette to have Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk's temporary restraining order reversed."
EPIC FAIL: Al Sharpton Reports
Too freakin' funny!
It's only 37 seconds long.
The laugh of the day.
Democrat-think at its best.......
It's only 37 seconds long.
The laugh of the day.
Democrat-think at its best.......
ObamaCare's 'Free' Benefits Not so Free
ObamaCare's 'Free' Benefits Not so Free:
"P. J. O'Rourke famously said that if you think health care is expensive now, wait until it's free. "
"P. J. O'Rourke famously said that if you think health care is expensive now, wait until it's free. "
Obama 'hasn't come close' to justifying war in Syria, Rep. Justin Amash says
Obama 'hasn't come close' to justifying war in Syria, Rep. Justin Amash says | MLive.com:
"Amash, R-Cascade Township, tweeted his stance after Obama announced he would seek congressional approval for any action.
"Pres Obama hasn't come close to justifying war in #Syria," Amash tweeted. "I look forward to this debate. Pres must comply w/ vote of Congress; not optional."
"Amash, R-Cascade Township, tweeted his stance after Obama announced he would seek congressional approval for any action.
"Pres Obama hasn't come close to justifying war in #Syria," Amash tweeted. "I look forward to this debate. Pres must comply w/ vote of Congress; not optional."
Unrest from Fruitport, Montague brewing over Muskegon district's Storyville project for Norton Shores Library
Unrest from Fruitport, Montague brewing over Muskegon district's Storyville project for Norton Shores Library | MLive.com:
"The operating costs would “be budgeted like any other function of the library,” Cross said.
“We’ve got to take care of taxpayers’ money, obviously.”
"The operating costs would “be budgeted like any other function of the library,” Cross said.
“We’ve got to take care of taxpayers’ money, obviously.”
What Happens When a Man Takes on the Feds
The Weekend Interview with Craig Zucker: What Happens When a Man Takes on the Feds - WSJ.com:
"Buckyballs was the hottest office game on the market.
Then regulators banned it.
Now the government wants to ruin the CEO who fought back."
"Buckyballs was the hottest office game on the market.
Then regulators banned it.
Now the government wants to ruin the CEO who fought back."
Cornel West: MLK 50 Was 'Coronation of Bonafide House Negro of Obama Plantation...Al Sharpton'
Cornel West: MLK 50 Was 'Coronation of Bonafide House Negro of Obama Plantation...Al Sharpton' | NewsBusters:
"Cornel West had some harsh comments for MSNBC's Al Sharpton and Michael Eric Dyson Friday.
Early in the radio show "Smiley and West," West said of the previous day's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, "We saw of course the coronation of the bonafide house negro of the Obama plantation, our dear brother Al Sharpton, supported by the Michael Dysons and others who’ve really prostituted themselves intellectually in a very ugly and vicious way" (video follows with transcript and commentary):"
"Cornel West had some harsh comments for MSNBC's Al Sharpton and Michael Eric Dyson Friday.
Early in the radio show "Smiley and West," West said of the previous day's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, "We saw of course the coronation of the bonafide house negro of the Obama plantation, our dear brother Al Sharpton, supported by the Michael Dysons and others who’ve really prostituted themselves intellectually in a very ugly and vicious way" (video follows with transcript and commentary):"
New Orleans Firefighters Charged With Setting Fires in National Wildlife Refuge
New Orleans Firefighters Charged With Setting Fires in National Wildlife Refuge:
"Two New Orleans firefighters were charged in federal court for setting fires in the marsh of Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge."
"Two New Orleans firefighters were charged in federal court for setting fires in the marsh of Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge."
Two Women Allegedly Gang-Raped by a Dozen Juveniles
Two Women Allegedly Gang-Raped by a Dozen Juveniles:
"On Thursday, two women ages 32 and 24, were allegedly gang-raped by 10-12 black juveniles at Kosciuszko Park in Wilmington, Deleware."
"On Thursday, two women ages 32 and 24, were allegedly gang-raped by 10-12 black juveniles at Kosciuszko Park in Wilmington, Deleware."
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