Sunday, November 03, 2013

29 cent per person cut sends NBC to new levels of sophistry----- Families brace as billions in food stamp cuts set in

Families brace as billions in food stamp cuts set in - NBC News.com:
"Benefit cuts to food stamp recipients kick in Friday, a move by Congress that will siphon $5 billion off a program that helps one in seven Americans put breakfast, lunch and dinner on the table."

BLS: Real Wages Declined in 3rd Quarter; Down 3.2% Under Obama

BLS: Real Wages Declined in 3rd Quarter; Down 3.2% Under Obama | CNS News:
"The real median earnings of both men and women dropped in the third quarter of 2013 and are down 3.2 percent since President Barack Obama took office in the first quarter of 2009, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics."

How quickly they have ruined our country's ability to protect its citizens-----52 Felons Given 'Routine Unauthorized Access' to Navy Installations

52 Felons Given 'Routine Unauthorized Access' to Navy Installations | CNS News:
"A DoD official told the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Thursday that about 50 convicted felons were given access to Navy installations without the proper checks, and no one has been held accountable."

I sent in my letter confirming Obama lied about keeping my health care plan. This site is workin' full time to inform Americans of his perfidy---MyCancellation.com

MyCancellation.com:
"ObamaCare Cancelled Your Health Insurance. Now, Send Us Your Letter."

Saturday, November 02, 2013

MSU 29- Wolverines (largest of the weasel family AKA "Sacked-bunnies") 6

Is Owning Guns Racist? Eric Holder's Plot to Brainwash The Public

Newsalert: Is Owning Guns Racist? Eric Holder's Plot to Brainwash The Public:
"Is Owning Guns Racist? Eric Holder's Plot to Brainwash The Public"


Best read of the year-----Henry Hazlitt on the fallacy of government stimulus

Henry Hazlitt on the fallacy of government stimulus | AEIdeas:
"MP: It’s a simple, but frequently overlooked and irrefutable fact that the only way the federal government can “stimulate” (benefit) one group is to “de-stimulate” (tax) another group.
As Walter E. Williams explained in his syndicated newspaper column this week,
“The fact that Congress has no resources of its very own forces us to recognize that the only way Congress can give one American one dollar is to first — through intimidation, threats and coercion — confiscate that dollar from some other American through the tax code.” "

Instapundit "I POSTED THIS YESTERDAY, BUT IT’S WORTH REPEATING, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS CNN MAKING THE POINT: …

Instapundit » Blog Archive » I POSTED THIS YESTERDAY, BUT IT’S WORTH REPEATING, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS CNN MAKING THE POINT: …

Senate Democrats voted unanimously three years ago to support the Obamacare rule that is largely responsible for some of the health insurance cancellation letters that are going out.

In September 2010, Senate Republicans brought a resolution to the floor to block implementation of the grandfather rule, warning that it would result in canceled policies and violate President Barack Obama’s promise that people could keep their insurance if they liked it.

On a party line vote, Democrats killed the resolution, which could come back to haunt vulnerable Democrats up for re-election this year.

Senate Democrats like Mary Landrieu, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Pryor, Kay Hagan and Mark Begich – all of whom voted against stopping the rule from going into effect and have since supported delaying parts of Obamacare.

Expect to hear about this a lot."

The MSM expects us to forget these lies. We won't-----Flashback: Senate Democrats Echoed Obama's Insurance Promise

Flashback: Senate Democrats Echoed Obama's Insurance Promise:
"Senate Democrats facing reelection in 2014 are scrambling to distance themselves from their prior promises that anyone who wants to keep their healthcare insurance can do so under Obamacare.
According to CBS News, over two million Americans have already received cancellation notices from their insurance companies due to Obamacare, despite President Barack Obama promising at least 23 times that Obamacare would not force anyone out of their current insurance plan.
Now, Senate Democrats up for reelection in 2014 who echoed similar promises are running for cover.
In 2009, Sen. Jeanne (D-NH) Shaheen said the following on the floor of the U.S. Senate: “One common myth that we’ve heard is that health reform is a government takeover of our healthcare system. 
This is simply not true… Under the current legislation, everyone will have the freedom to keep their healthcare plan if they like it.”  "

Grab a drink ...or more before you read this verbal hallucination---Obama dislikes GOP spending cut 'obsession' by Andrew Malcolm

Obama dislikes GOP spending cut 'obsession' by Andrew Malcolm - Investors.com

Obama dislikes GOP spending cut 'obsession'

Posted 
Michael Ramirez
Michael Ramirez
President Obama's weekly remarks
Hi, everybody. On Thursday, I addressed a conference for business leaders from around the world. And my pitch was simple: Choose America. Invest in America. Create jobs in America.
It speaks to my top priority as President: growing our economy, creating good jobs, strengthening security and opportunity for the middle class.
Over the past three and a half years, our businesses have created over seven and a half million new jobs. And this week, the Treasury confirmed that since I took office, we’ve cut our deficits by more than half.
But we have more work to do. We need to grow and create more good jobs faster. That’s my driving focus. And I’ll go anywhere and do anything to make it happen.
That has to be Washington’s driving focus as well. But I know that what you often hear out of Washington can sound like Charlie Brown’s teacher — a jumble of unfocused noise that’s out of touch with the things you care about.
So today, I want to cut through that noise and talk plainly about what we should do right now to keep growing this economy and creating new jobs.
It begins by ending what has done more than anything else to undermine our economy over the past few years — and that’s the constant cycle of manufactured crises and self-inflicted wounds.
I was glad to hear the Republican leader in the Senate say this week that they won’t pursue another government shutdown or threaten another default on our debt. Because we shouldn’t be injuring ourselves every few months — we should be investing in ourselves.
And one way to do that is through the budget that Congress started working on this week. Now, budgets can be a boring topic — especially on the weekend. But they can also be revealing. Because they expose what our priorities are as a country for all to see.
Think about it. We can keep wasteful corporate tax giveaways that working folks don’t get — or we could close those loopholes and use that money to pay for things that actually create jobs.
We can keep harmful cuts to education programs — or we could give more kids a head start, hire more teachers in math and science, and help more kids afford a college education.
We can keep doling out corporate welfare to big oil companies — or we could keep investing in the renewable energy that creates jobs and lowers our carbon pollution."

American's, Obama has 3 years remaining to achieve HIS vision. It doesn't look good--------Top generals: Obama is ‘purging the military’

Top generals: Obama is ‘purging the military’:
"Retired Army Lt. Gen. William G. “Jerry” Boykin, who was with Delta Force and later Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence under President George W. Bush, says it is worrying that four-star generals are being retired at the rate that has occurred under Obama.

“Over the past three years, it is unprecedented for the number of four-star generals to be relieved of duty, and not necessarily relieved for cause,” Boykin said.

“I believe there is a purging of the military,” he said. “The problem is worse than we have ever seen.”"

OMG, they've lost "The New Yorker"!

NEWYORKERCOVER

Obama orders government to prepare for impact of global warming

Obama orders government to prepare for impact of global warming - Washington Times:
President Obama issued an executive order Friday directing a government-wide effort to boost preparation in states and local communities for the impact of global warming.
The action orders federal agencies to work with states to build “resilience” against major storms and other weather extremes.
For example, the president’s order directs that infrastructure projects like bridges and flood control take into consideration climate conditions of the future, which might require building structures larger or stronger — and likely at a higher price tag.
“The impacts of climate change — including an increase in prolonged periods of excessively high temperatures, more heavy downpours, an increase in wildfires, more severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification and sea-level rise — are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems, economies and public health across the nation,” the presidential order said.
“The federal government must build on recent progress and pursue new strategies to improve the nation’s preparedness and resilience.”
There’s no estimate of how much the additional planning will cost. 

Payback is easy, when you're using someone else's money------Obama donor’s firm hired to fix Web mess it created

Obama donor’s firm hired to fix Web mess it created | New York Post:
"WASHINGTON — A tech firm linked to a campaign-donor crony of President Obama not only got the job to help build the federal health-insurance Web site — but also is getting paid to fix it.
....Welters and his wife, Beatrice, have shoveled piles of cash into Obama’s campaign coffers and ­apparently reaped the rewards.
..The investments quickly paid off for Beatrice Welters. 
The Obama administration tapped her in 2009 for the plum job of US ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, which she held through last November.

OK. You third-grader can't read. They don't teach beginning reading in 4th grade. And we've been doing this for HOW LONG?------- Should third-grade students with reading trouble be held back?

Should third-grade students with reading trouble be held back? Take our poll | MLive.com:
"LANSING -- If your third-grader can't read, should he or she proceed to the fourth grade?
Education reform groups are supporting a proposal that would prevent school districts from promoting students to fourth grade if they aren't proficient in reading on the state's standardized tests."

They don't know what their gonna do with all you tax dollars but they know it will hit businesses BIG,,, but they hope you won't notice----Election 2013: Five things to know about Muskegon Community College's bond proposal

Election 2013: Five things to know about Muskegon Community College's bond proposal | MLive.com:
"The bond proposal commits MCC to "equipping a college facility" in downtown Muskegon, and the college has entered an agreement to purchase the Masonic Temple, 396 W. Clay Ave., for the payment of $1 and about $16,500 in property taxes if the proposal passes.
It hasn't been decided what program or programs would be located there, though initial talks center on manufacturing training, entrepreneurism and creative arts. General education classes, such as math, English and science, likely would be offered so students wouldn't have to travel to the main campus.
The college has budgeted $7.2 million for the downtown location, though college officials say that figure could drop, thereby reducing the cost to taxpayers.
The cost of the proposal to Muskegon County property owners is an average of 0.33 mill for each of the next 25 years.
That equates to $16.50 per year for owners of a home with a market value of $100,000 and taxable value of $50,000.
The millage rate would start at 0.38 mill, at a cost of $19 for that same homeowner. Improvements would be constructed in phases as bond proceeds become available."

Crony capitalism defined-----Consumers Energy breaks ground on its second wind park in Tuscola County

Consumers Energy breaks ground on its second wind park in Tuscola County | MLive.com:
"Cross Winds is a $255 million investment for the utility and will create about 150 construction jobs.
The 105-megawatt wind park, which will include 62 wind turbines, is expected to be up and running by late 2014."

A Truly Wicked Blow: Jimmy Carter Hammers Obama for Ineptness

A Truly Wicked Blow: Jimmy Carter Hammers Obama for Ineptness « Commentary Magazine:
I had in mind what Jimmy Carter, who ranks with James Buchanan and a few others as among America’s worst and most inept presidents, said about Obama.
When asked byParade magazine how he would evaluate the Obama presidency so far, Carter said this:
He’s done the best he could under the circumstances. His major accomplishment was Obamacare, and the implementation of it now is questionable at best.
This is, as Guy Benson points out, a withering indictment from Mr. Malaise. And on first blush, I thought, an unfair one, at least given the source.
Who is Jimmy Carter to indictanyone on grounds of incompetence. 
And yet the more I reflect on it, the more I think Mr. Carter may be on to something.
What exactly are the impressive achievements of President Obama?
The revival of the American economy?
Surging job growth?
The success of the stimulus package and the number of “shovel ready jobs”?
Moving us toward energy independence?
Reducing the debt?
Reducing poverty and the number of Americans on food stamps?
His oversight of agencies like the IRS?
The Fast and Furious program?
Ending America’s political divisions and unifying his countrymen?
Perhaps his skillful handling before, during, and after the terrorist assault on the American diplomatic outpost in Benghazi?
His successes in Syria?
Egypt?
Iraq?
Iran?
Peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis?
And don’t forget his signature domestic achievement, the Affordable Care Act, which may rank among the worst major government programs in modern American history, a failure in both conception and implementation.
So it may be that Jimmy Carter has a right to sit in judgment of Barack Obama. 
Which is among the worst things that could be said about America’s 44th president. 

Detroit, the City of Free Lunch"-------Detroit meeting to focus on neighborhood improvement

Detroit meeting to focus on neighborhood improvement | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Admission is free and includes a continental breakfast and lunch."

As Barry prepares to "fold 'em", the ChiComs up the ante. Inside China: Nuclear submarines capable of widespread attack on U.S.

Inside China: Nuclear submarines capable of widespread attack on U.S. - Washington Times
Chinese state-run media revealed for the first time this week that Beijing’s nuclear submarines can attack American cities as a means to counterbalance U.S. nuclear deterrence in the Pacific.
On Monday, leading media outlets including China Central TV, the People’s Daily, the Global Times, the PLA Daily, the China Youth Daily and the Guangmin Daily ran identical, top-headlined reports about the “awesomeness” of the People's Liberation Army navy’s strategic submarine force.
“This is the first time in 42 years since the establishment of our navy’s strategic submarine force that we reveal on such a large scale the secrets of our first-generation underwater nuclear force,” the Global Times said in a lengthy article titled “China for the First Time Possesses Effective Underwater Nuclear Deterrence against the United States.”
The article features 30 photos and graphics detailing, among other things, damage projections for Seattle and Los Angeles after being hit by Chinese nuclear warheads and the deadly radiation that would spread all the way to Chicago.
China’s sub fleet is reportedly the world’s second-largest, with about 70 vessels. About 10 are nuclear-powered, and four or more of those are nuclear ballistic submarines capable of launching missiles.
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Heavily influenced by Soviet naval models that stressed underwater forces, China’s nuclear submarine development began with the reverse-engineering of a Soviet Golf-class conventional-powered sub in the 1950s.
In the 1980s, China developed its first ballistic missile sub, the Type 092 Xia-class, which has 12 launch tubes for the Julang (Giant Wave)-1 missiles. The JL-1 had a limited range and failed multiple test launches.
In 2010, a new class of missile sub, the Type 094 Jin class, entered the service. It is capable of launching 12 to 16 JL-2 missiles with a range of about 8,700 miles, covering much of the continental U.S. with single or multiple, independently targetable re-entry vehicle warheads.
Chinese calculations for nuclear attacks on the U.S. are chillingly macabre.
“Because the Midwest states of the U.S. are sparsely populated, in order to increase the lethality, [our] nuclear attacks should mainly target the key cities on the West Coast of the United States, such as Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego,” the Global Times said.
“The 12 JL-2 nuclear warheads carried by one single Type 094 SSBN can kill and wound 5 million to 12 million Americans,” the Global Times reported.
China also has developed land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles — notably the DF-31A, which has a range of 7,000 to 7,500 miles.
“If we launch our DF 31A ICBMs over the North Pole, we can easily destroy a whole list of metropolises on the East Coast and the New England region of the U.S., including Annapolis, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Portland, Baltimore and Norfolk, whose population accounts for about one-eighth of America’s total residents,” the Global Times said.
All the state-run press reports stressed the point that the PLA’s missile submarines are now on routine strategic patrol, “which means that China for the first time has acquired the strategic deterrence and second strike capability against the United States.”
“Our JL-2 SLBMs have become the fourth type of Chinese nuclear missiles that threaten the continental United States, after our DF-31A, DF-5A and DF-5B ICBMs,” said the Global Times.

Best headline of the day-----"Man pepper-sprays woman, steals her monkey"

Man pepper-sprays woman, steals her monkey - U.S. News

Racist researchers say everyone they disagree with is "racist"-Tea party attitude toward Obama influenced by race, researchers say

Tea party attitude toward Obama influenced by race, researchers say | GazetteNet.com:
"Alan Abramowitz, a professor of political science at Emory University, said racial resentment among tea party members is expressed through their hostility toward Obama, the nation’s first black president.
“It goes beyond just the economic issues,” Abramowitz said. 
“It’s a reaction against the trends the tea party dislikes. 
And that includes growing racial and ethnic diversity."
“It’s not old-fashioned racism exactly. 
It’s not like they want to bring back segregation. 
But there’s no question that there’s an element of hostility there,” he said."
...The group did not use racist language or symbols at their meeting held at Hager Hall on Oct. 10.
However, photos of other tea party activists at rallies across the nation paint a different picture.
During the government shutdown, a protester waved a Confederate flag - a symbol of the pro-slavery South - at a tea party rally in front of the White House.
.....Both Schaller and Abramowitz said tea party supporters are smart enough not to express overtly racist attitudes.
......“Without a Republican president, you get a more open expression of some of these more extreme views. And I think that’s what we’re seeing,” he said.

And best of all "It's FREE!"-----------------Single Payer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Will Provide 43% of All Health Insurance in 2014

Single Payer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Will Provide 43% of All Health Insurance in 2014 | CNS News:
"Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will cover almost 116,000,000 Americans in 2014.
That equals approximately 37 percent of the nation’s total population and approximately 43 percent of the population that will have some kind of health insurance."

They've milked "warming" for all it was worth.....let's try "cooling" again! ---------Is global cooling' the new scientific consensus?

Is global cooling' the new scientific consensus? | The Daily Caller:
"“Now an increasing number of scientists are swinging back to the thinking of the 1960s and 1970s,” Solomon writes.
 “The global cooling hypothesis may have been right after all, they say. 
Earth may be entering a new Little Ice Age.”"

Dang! Once Barry finds out about this he'll probably cancel it and give the money to his Canadian money bundlers........SR-71 Blackbird follow-up: A new TERRIFYING Mach 6 spy-drone bomber

SR-71 Blackbird follow-up: A new TERRIFYING Mach 6 spy-drone bomber • The Register:
"The famous SR-71 Blackbird was put out to pasture over a decade ago – but the legendary Skunk Works aviation wizards that built it have been showing off a replacement that can travel twice as fast and it could be in the skies within a decade.

The SR-72 will be unmanned, saving a lot of the weight needed to keep the two fleshy pilots of its predecessor alive and functional, and will be able to cruise at high speeds for aerial reconnaissance. It is also being designed to have offensive capabilities that would make it the ultimate in fast bombers.

The new aircraft uses two types of engine to fly; a beefed-up turbojet to take off and reach speeds of up to Mach 4, whereupon a scramjet takes over and boosts the aircraft to a cruising speed of Mach 6 - that's more than two kilometers per second. Skunk Works told Aviation Week that the craft isn't particularly stealthy, but at that speed it doesn't need to be."

Use the government to punish your political enemies. Works EVERY time! -----IRS' Lois Lerner gave confidential Tea Party tax info to FEC, violating law

IRS' Lois Lerner gave confidential Tea Party tax info to FEC, violating law | WashingtonExaminer.com:

Friday, November 01, 2013

Wojo's Pigskin Picks: Michigan State tries on bully role for size

Wojo's Pigskin Picks: Michigan State tries on bully role for size | The Detroit News:
"Before these rivals completely change identities, let’s revisit a couple classic jokes I just made up:

Q: How many Wolverines does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 110,001 — one to change it and 110,000 to reminisce how Bo would’ve motivated the bulb to change itself by famously snarling, “The bulb, the bulb, the bulb.”

Q: How many Spartans does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Three — one to change it, one to chug a beer and crush the bulb on his forehead, and one to argue Michigan State’s Bulb-Changing Bachelor’s Degree is just as respected as Michigan’s."

Understand this. These unemployed "youths" aren't going to sit for decades and just start working at 35. They're permanently on the couch-Eurozone Unemployment Reaches New Record High

Eurozone Unemployment Reaches New Record High:
"A particularly gloomy stat was on youth unemployment _ it rose to 24.1 percent from 24 percent in August.
It was lowest in Germany and Austria, with 7.7 percent and 8.7 percent, and highest in Europe's southern economies, which have been hit hard by the debt crisis and government austerity measures.
They were around 57 percent in Greece and 56 percent in Spain."

Obama's america-Navy SEALs ordered to remove 'don't tread on me' Navy Jack from uniforms

Navy SEALs ordered to remove 'don't tread on me' Navy Jack from uniforms | The Daily Caller:
"After reading the email, I first wondered, ‘why?’
(Actually, first I headed to the gym to take out my frustration and anger on some unsuspecting weights with the fury and intensity only a former Navy SEAL can exert.)
Why would our leaders sell out our heritage?
Why would they rob present and future sailors of our battle cry?
When a friend of mine asked his leadership the same question, he was told, “The Jack is too closely associated with radical groups.” "

CBS Hey, it's a government TV station. The NAZIs loved owning the media too! -------Anchors Can't Bring Themselves to Say Obama Lied on 'You Will Keep It'

CBS Anchors Can't Bring Themselves to Say Obama Lied on 'You Will Keep It' | NewsBusters:
"ROSE: But – okay. But not all the promises are turning out to be true, and he's had to modify some of them. So, does that put his credibility at risk?"

DHS employees abusing overtime allowances

Report: DHS employees abusing overtime allowances - WTOP.com:
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Employees from six Homeland Security Department offices have abused an overtime program and cost the government about $8.7 million a year, according an Office of Special Counsel letter and report sent Thursday to the president and Congress."

Senate Democrats supported rule that led to insurance cancellations

Senate Democrats supported rule that led to insurance cancellations – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs:
Washington (CNN) - Senate Democrats voted unanimously three years ago to support the Obamacare rule that is largely responsible for some of the health insurance cancellation letters that are going out.
In September 2010, Senate Republicans brought a resolution to the floor to block implementation of the grandfather rule, warning that it would result in canceled policies and violate President Barack Obama’s promise that people could keep their insurance if they liked it.
“The District of Columbia is an island surrounded by reality. Only in the District of Columbia could you get away with telling the people if you like what you have you can keep it, and then pass regulations six months later that do just the opposite and figure that people are going to ignore it. But common sense is eventually going to prevail in this town and common sense is going to have to prevail on this piece of legislation as well,” Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said at the time.
“The administration's own regulations prove this is not the case. Under the grandfathering regulation, according to the White House's own economic impact analysis, as many as 69 percent of businesses will lose their grandfathered status by 2013 and be forced to buy government-approved plans,” the Iowa Republican said.
On a party line vote, Democrats killed the resolution

Lies! Murderous lies! ------U.S. military commandos fought in Benghazi

U.S. military commandos fought in Benghazi - Washington Times:
"For months, administration officials have claimed no special operations forces were dispatched from outside Libya to Benghazi during the Sept. 11, 2012, al Qaeda terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission and CIA annex because none was within range."
...But sources directly familiar with the attack tell The Washington Times that a unit of eight special operators — mostly Delta Force and Green Beret members — were in Tripoli the night of the attack, on a counterterrorism mission that involved capturing weapons and wanted terrorists from the streets and helping train Libyan forces.

When word of the Benghazi attack surfaced, two members of that military unit volunteered to be dispatched along with five private security contractors on a hastily arranged flight from Tripoli to rescue Americans in danger, the sources said, speaking only on the condition of anonymity because the special operations forces’ existence inside Libya was secret.
The two special operations forces arrived in time to engage in the final, ferocious firefight between the terrorists and Americans holed up in the CIA annex near the ill-fated diplomatic mission in Benghazi, the sources added.

The two special operators were awarded medals for valor for helping repel a complex attack that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stephens, another American diplomat and two former Navy SEALs, but spared many more potential casualties.
“Yes, we had special forces in Tripoli, and two in fact did volunteer and engaged heroically in the efforts to save Americans,” one source told The Times. “The others were asked to stay behind to help protect Tripoli in case there was a coordinated attack on our main embassy.
...“On the one hand, it is an indictment of the lack of contingency planning by both CIA and DoD, especially given the rising threat profiles in Libya that were well understood — and appropriately reported back to D.C. by agency reps on the ground,” said retired Army Col. Ken Allard. “So why weren’t there more than just two Delta Force guys to send? Above all: Where were the air and naval resources that should have routinely been included in any contingency planning worthy of the name?

‘We can’t just drill our way to lower gas prices.’ Says who?!

‘We can’t just drill our way to lower gas prices.’ Says who?! | RedState:
But you and I both know that with only 2% of the world’s oil reserves, we can’t just drill our way to lower gas prices – not when consume 20 percent of the world’s oil.
– Barack Obama, March 10, 2012
Oh, really?
That was the refrain during the election season of 2012, with average gasoline prices crowding $4.00 per gallon and no relief in sight. Democrats painted Republicans as wackos for thinking $2.50/gallon gasoline possible. But eighteen months have passed since the President’smisleading pronouncement: the U.S. is now poised to surpass Russia and Saudi Arabia as the the world’s #1 producer of oil and natural gas. The boom in domestic production continues, with oil production at levels not seen in a generation. Demand is soft, oil inventories are high and there is refinery capacity to spare.
And guess what? Gasoline prices are dropping. Color me unsurprised.
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Government Paid Millions in Medicare to Deceased, Illegal Immigrants

Watchdogs: Government Paid Millions in Medicare to Deceased, Illegal Immigrants | Washington Free Beacon:
"The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services paid out $23 million to beneficiaries after their deaths in 2011, according to one report from HHS’ inspector general.
Another report tallied more than $28 million in payments from 2009 to 2011 to individuals who were in the country illegally.
In all, CMS paid Medicare benefits to 4,139 illegal immigrants and 17,403 deceased people, according to the two reports."

Criminal City of Detroit has infected the entire county-Wayne County files suit, seeks to recover $154 million from 3 jail contractors

New jail cancelled.
$$Millions gone.
Someone call a pack of lawyers!
Wayne County files suit, seeks to recover $154 million from 3 jail contractors | Crain's Detroit Business:
..Wayne County and its Building Authority seek to recover $154 million in costs from the unfinished Wayne County Jail..."

Everyone who disagrees is a racist! The hate is in who's heart? The Chris Matthews Race-Bait of the Day is...

The Chris Matthews Race-Bait of the Day is... | Truth Revolt:
The race-baiting continued on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews Wednesday evening when he, once again, managed to slander the Tea Party as bigoted white folks for using phrases like "We the American People." If the phrase sounds familiar, it might be the fact you probably read it from the U.S. Constitution itself. Matthews had this to say in regards to the phrase:
When they say 'we the American people' who are they talking about? Are they only talking about people of a certain Evangelical background? A certain region? Who are they talking about when they confidently say 'we the American people' as if they don't mean blacks from the big cities. They don't mean people of other religions besides Christianity. Who are they talking about?
After a brief reply from Mother Jones columnist David Corn, spouting cliched anti-Republican rhetoric, Matthews then took his daily swing at Ted Cruz and his Cuban/Canadian heritage.
I'm not going to quit on this point. I like immigrants, especially people who come here legally and play by the rules. He did that. But his father's from Cuba. He just got here from Canada, and yet he gets to dictate who an American is. He gets to write out everybody in the northeast, everybody who is a liberal, everybody who is a minority. The blacks who were here for 400 years, are they Americans or just the guy who got here from Canada with a Cuban father? How do you get to dictate this stuff to America to your convenience. It's an awesome arrogance.
This concludes yet another segment of..."The Chris Matthews Race-Bait of the Day".

Thug politicians promise to punish voters unless they pay-up........2 Macomb communities threaten police, fire layoffs without tax hikes

2 Macomb communities threaten police, fire layoffs without tax hikes | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Officials in two of Macomb County’s largest communities are threatening public safety cuts, including layoffs and fire station closures, if voters don’t approve property tax hikes for police and fire operations."

In case you missed this one-----Pop-Tart Pistol?: 7-Year-Old Gets Suspended for Gun-Shaped Pastry

Pop-Tart Pistol?: 7-Year-Old Gets Suspended for Gun-Shaped Pastry - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
7-Year-Old Joshua was suspended this morning from Park Elementary School in Brooklyn Park. Joshua says he was eating a pastry during snack time and trying to shape it into a mountain, the teacher said it looked like a gun and took him to the principal's office.
 Joshua's parents were called, he has been suspended for two days. Joshua's father says it's ridiculous since no one was threatened or harmed by the pastry.
A letter will be going home to all students of Park Elementary School this afternoon.
School officials declined to comment due to privacy issues"

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Pentagon training manual: white males have unfair advantages

Pentagon training manual: white males have unfair advantages | Fox News:
"A controversial 600-plus page manual used by the military to train its Equal Opportunity officers teaches that "healthy, white, heterosexual, Christian" men hold an unfair advantage over other races, and warns in great detail about a so-called "White Male Club."

“Simply put, a healthy, white, heterosexual, Christian male receives many unearned advantages of social privilege, whereas a black, homosexual, atheist female in poor health receives many unearned disadvantages of social privilege,” reads a statement in the manual created by the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI)."

Remember, the same geniuses who are running Obamacare are controlling our power grid-Power out in Egelston Township, library closed but township hall open

Just wait till they shut down all the coal power plants......just wait.........and wait.........
Power out in Egelston Township, library closed but township hall open | MLive.com:
"A power outage has closed the Egelston Township branch library, but township hall is operating without power.
Power went out about at 5:30 a.m. Friday"

Seriously, you're expecting them to tell the truth? ---Dems may have to admit Obamacare tax increase

Dems may have to admit Obamacare tax increase: Column:
"The individual insurance mandate can't be a requirement to buy insurance because that unprecedented demand was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
Instead, the court identified the mandate as a tax on millions of Americans.
If that's true, it must be forthrightly identified as such and scored by the Congressional Budget Office.
The White House and congressional Democrats can no longer have it both ways. Here's why."

Like, there's nothing else they ought to be doing? ---------Feds Threaten to Prosecute Merchant for Selling ‘Department of Homeland Stupidity’ Coffee Mugs

Feds Threaten to Prosecute Merchant for Selling ‘Department of Homeland Stupidity’ Coffee Mugs | CNS News: "The Department of Justice, on behalf of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has threatened to criminally prosecute a novelty store owner for selling mugs and t-shirts that say, among other things, “Department of Homeland Stupidity” and “The NSA: The only part of government that actually listens.”"

Holy crapoli! We need a new word to describe this record-setting failure! Obamacare enrollments got off to very slow start, documents show

Obamacare enrollments got off to very slow start, documents show - CBS News:
"The website launched on a Tuesday. Publicly, the government said there were 4.7 million unique visits in the first 24 hours.
But at a meeting Wednesday morning, the war room notes say "six enrollments have occurred so far.""

Checkin' in again. Here's what pops up when I click "Summary of Benefits".


A law for thee but not for me.......Congress governs self under 'Obamacare'

My Way News - Congress governs self under 'Obamacare':
"Members of Congress are governing themselves under President Barack Obama's signature law, which means they have great leeway in how to apply it to their own staffs.
For House members and senators, it's about a section of the law that may - or may not - require lawmakers to toss some staffers off of their federal health insurance and into the Affordable Care Act's exchanges.
The verdict from congressional officers is ultimately that lawmakers, as employers, have discretion over who among their staffs gets ejected, and who stays. And they don't have to say who, how many or why.

What they all say is this:
"I followed the law," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., echoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and others."

We've got a part-time legislature but we're payin' for for a full-time legislature. Why? ----Here's how many days lawmakers expect to work in Lansing for rest of 2013

Tim Skubick: Here's how many days lawmakers expect to work in Lansing for rest of 2013 | MLive.com: "Check this out:

• 11 session days in September.

• 15 session days in October.

• Six on the calender for November as a lot of time is consumed by the annual hiatus to kill deer and then eat turkey. So much for November.

Then comes December, with nine session days planned but in the state senate three of those days late in the month are listed as “tentative.

Or put another way, there are 61 days left in the year and state lawmakers are in town for 15 days or about 30% of the time - but remember, the rest of the time, “I’m back home working in the district.”"

The more we know the uglier it gets-6 examples of reps using campaign funds to enrich themselves

6 examples of reps using campaign funds to enrich themselves | The Daily Caller:
 "3.) Rob Andrews is pretty “creative”: Schweizer writes that the New Jersey Democratic congressman might “get the award for creativity and artistic ability:
He funneled campaign money to several theaters that would engage his daughter (an actress and singer) to perform.”"

Oh, the humanity! The temporary 29 cent per person per day food stamp bonus is ending Today!

(Bumped from last week cuz it's.....  like a really big, BIG story.....right.....)
Food stamp benefits going down before the holidays - NBC News.com:
"Millions of American families could face a sparse holiday table when food stamps benefits get reduced in November, and that could be just the start of deeper cuts to the program to feed poor families.

The modern-day food stamp plan, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is scheduled to scale back benefits for all recipients on Nov. 1 because a recession-era boost in benefits is expiring.

The cut comes as lawmakers also are considering billions of dollars of reductions to the overall SNAP program, which has grown substantially in recent years amid the weak economy and high unemployment.

The program is now serving more than 23 million households, or nearly 48 million people, according to the most recent government data through June. The USDA says the average monthly benefit is about $275 per household.

The exact reduction depends on the recipients’ situation, but a family of four with no other changes in circumstances will receive $36 less per month, according to the USDA. At today's average prices, that translates to four fewer whole chickens each month."

Ya gotta listen to this little 9 yr. old girl-----Holland's Got Talent 2013 - Amira Willighagen (9) - YouTube

▶ Holland's Got Talent 2013 - Amira Willighagen (9) - YouTube: ""

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They knew and we know when they knew it!! Don't count on Obamedia to warn you in advance-The Four Other Obamacare Disasters the Media Ignored

The Four Other Obamacare Disasters the Media Ignored:
"In today’s Politico, reporters admit the mainstream media turned a blind eye and deaf ear to conservatives’ warnings about Obamacare—that not all Americans could keep their plans.
But with 1.5 million Americans (and counting) receiving cancellation notices because their individual health plans don’t comply with Obamacare, the media are doing an about-face.
This isn’t the only Obamacare warning the media have ignored.
Heritage and other health experts have warned about four more potential Obamacare disasters for years:"
1. Back-Door Public Option:
2. Illegal Subsidies to Congressional Members and Their Staffs:
3. Cancellations in Employer-Sponsored Insurance:
4. Perverse Incentives That Hurt Low-Income Workers:

Prepare the national REEDUCATION CAMPS! ------Employees Forced to Take Diversity Training After Man Wears Obama Costume to Company Party

(Image source: WZTV)Employees Forced to Take Diversity Training After Man Wears Obama Costume to Company Party | TheBlaze.com:
"A Kentucky medical center is mandating all of their employees complete diversity training after a man came dressed to an annual costume party wearing a mask depicting President Barack Obama in what appears to be a straight jacket.
Jennie Stuart Medical Center is also asking their employees to refrain from wearing political, religious, ethnic and gender based Halloween costumes, according to WZTV."