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!
Monday, September 02, 2013
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
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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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