As NewsBusters predicted earlier, Obama-loving media were going to use Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's just-released tax returns to misinform the public for the benefit of the current White House resident.
Doing his part Tuesday was MSNBC's Chris Matthews who not only told his Hardball viewers "Romney paid a much lower tax rate than most Americans," he completely falsified recent Internal Revenue Service data by claiming that compared to Romney's "14 to 15 percent in taxes...most people who work hard, do well in this country pay about 35" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
BREAKING: Obama Announces New Unit To Investigate Unfair Trade Practices
President Obama announced Tuesday the creation of a Trade Enforcement Unit, singling out China as a country that has had an unfair advantage over American competitors and requires more scrutiny. “I will not stand by when our competitors don’t play by the rules,” the president said in his State of the Union address. MORE HERE
Ladies and Gentlemen, I Might Just Have a Conservative Star for You.
I believe I have seen the future of Maryland politics and his name is Dan Bongino. He is a former Secret Service agent and New York City police officer, husband to a wife who legally emigrated from Colombia, and he’s running for the United States Senate seat currently held by Ben Cardin. LINK WITH VIDEO
What Obama Didn't Say in the State of the Union
Obama's State of the Union might be most notable for what was not said. There were 44 words dedicated to health care reform. There was no mention of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, aka stimulus bill. CONTINUE READING
Germany is what America was
Germany with its manufacturing base and export prowess is the U.S. of yesteryear, an economic power unlike any of its European neighbors. It has thrived on principles America seems to have lost. KEEP READING
At least somebody benefited from Obama’s “no” on Keystone XL
“There is no question that [transporting] oil by rail or truck is much more dangerous than a pipeline.” LINK
A Visual Representation of the 2012 State of the Union Address
A word cloud of the most used words in tonight's State of the Union using the prepared remarks published by USA Today. LINK
The Loan: An Exchange Of Wealth For Income
As the title of this essay suggests, a loan is an exchange of wealth for income. Like everything else in a free market (imagine happier days of yore), it is a voluntary trade. Contrary to the endemic language of victimization, both parties regard themselves as gaining thereby, or else they would not enter into the transaction. READ MORE
Obamacare, we hardly knew ya
I will not go back to the days when health insurance companies had unchecked power to cancel your policy, deny you coverage, or charge women differently from men....
That’s why our health care law relies on a reformed private market, not a Government program.
That’s why our health care law relies on a reformed private market, not a Government program.
President Obama Job Approval
Poll Date Sample Approve Disapprove Spread
RCP Average 1/5 - 1/23 -- 46.0 48.3 -2.3
Gallup 1/21 - 1/23 1500 A 44 47 -3
Rasmussen Reports 1/21 - 1/23 1500 LV 48 51 -3
CBS News/NY Times 1/12 - 1/17 1154 A 47 45 +2
Pew Research 1/11 - 1/16 1502 A 44 48 -4
ABC News/Wash Post 1/12 - 1/15 1000 A 48 48 Tie
FOX News 1/12 - 1/14 906 RV 45 47 -2
CNN/Opinion Research 1/11 - 1/12 1021 A 47 51 -4
Democracy Corps (D) 1/8 - 1/11 1000 LV 44 49 -5
Reuters/Ipsos 1/5 - 1/9 1046 A 47 49 -2
See All President Obama Job Approval Polling Data
RCP Average 1/5 - 1/23 -- 46.0 48.3 -2.3
Gallup 1/21 - 1/23 1500 A 44 47 -3
Rasmussen Reports 1/21 - 1/23 1500 LV 48 51 -3
CBS News/NY Times 1/12 - 1/17 1154 A 47 45 +2
Pew Research 1/11 - 1/16 1502 A 44 48 -4
ABC News/Wash Post 1/12 - 1/15 1000 A 48 48 Tie
FOX News 1/12 - 1/14 906 RV 45 47 -2
CNN/Opinion Research 1/11 - 1/12 1021 A 47 51 -4
Democracy Corps (D) 1/8 - 1/11 1000 LV 44 49 -5
Reuters/Ipsos 1/5 - 1/9 1046 A 47 49 -2
See All President Obama Job Approval Polling Data
US Navy paying $15/gallon for green fuel
With President Obama delaying the Keystone XL oil pipeline that would facilitate access to the estimated 1.7 trillion barrels of oil in North America, the United States Navy is reportedly slated to spend $12 million at a rate of $15 per gallon on a biofuel-gasoline blend -- a purchase justified by the proposition that dependence on oil is a national security threat. MORE
Americans for Tax Reform fact checks the Prez
Americans for Tax Reform released the following in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: MORE HERE
FULL TEXT: Mitch Daniels' Republican Address to the Nation
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Following is the full text of Gov. Mitch Daniels’ Republican Address to the Nation, as prepared for delivery: READ MORE
Blocking Real Jobs for Green Fallacy Is No Way to Strengthen Economy
Building the pipeline would bring over 700,000 barrels of oil per day and directly create 20,000 truly shovel-ready jobs. The Canadian Energy Research Institute estimates that current pipeline operations and the addition of the Keystone XL pipeline would create 179,000 American jobs by 2035. LINK
Obama pulls trigger on January Surprise: a mass refinancing plan for U.S. mortgages
This was the housing policy bombshell from President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: LINK
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Tax Evaders Renounce U.S. Citizenship
Rather than deal with the complexities of U.S. tax law, Americans living overseas are increasingly renouncing their citizenship in order to avoid paying their income taxes.
According to National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson, approximately 4,000 people gave up their citizenship from fiscal year 2005 to FY 2010. Renunciations increased sharply within the past three years, from 146 in FY 2008 to 1,534 in FY 2010. And during the first two quarters of FY 2011 alone, 1,024 Americans ditched their citizenship. KEEP READING
According to National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson, approximately 4,000 people gave up their citizenship from fiscal year 2005 to FY 2010. Renunciations increased sharply within the past three years, from 146 in FY 2008 to 1,534 in FY 2010. And during the first two quarters of FY 2011 alone, 1,024 Americans ditched their citizenship. KEEP READING
State Of The Union Address Will Mark Thousandth Day Democrat-Controlled Senate Has Refused To Approve A Budget – Have Voted Against 30 Republican Proposals
Tuesday, January 24, will mark the 1,000th day since the U.S. Senate has passed a budget—an egregious dereliction of duty on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D–NV) watch. By enacting continuing resolution upon continuing resolution (short-term measures to keep the government running, spending money at the current rate), the Senate has taken a pass on leading, all to the detriment of the poor and middle class.
(More on this fascinating coincidence can be found HERE)
(More on this fascinating coincidence can be found HERE)
The Volokh Conspiracy The Dangerous Growth of State Dependence on Federal Funds
Tad DeHaven of the Cato Institute has a good post highlighting the data on state governments’ growing dependence on federal funds. Since 2001, federal grants have risen from 25.7% of state government spending to 34.1% today. Most of that growth has occurred since the present recession began in 2008. STORY CONTINUES
FLASHBACK: Obama Blocks Probe Of Fired IG
Violating its own guarantee of unprecedented transparency, the White House is blocking an investigation into the controversial firing of an inspector general who exposed one of President Obama’s political supporters—a California mayor—for misusing federal funds. Continue reading HERE
Homeland Security Wants to Spy on 4 Square Miles at Once
It’s not just for the Afghanistan and Iraq wars anymore. The Department of Homeland Security is interested in a camera package that can peek in on almost four square miles of (constitutionally protected) American territory for long, long stretches of time. KEEP READING
Black Rush caller who finally abandoned Obama over Keystone
This is a great call into Rush today from a self-identified black man named Dennis who has finally abandoned not only his support for Obama but says he is considering dropping his support for the Democrat party too. And his tipping point was Obama’s pandering to environmentalists in rejecting the Keystone Pipeline.
Here’s the full call:
Here’s the full call:
Romney Releases Tax Returns
The Washington Post reports:
Mitt Romney offered a partial snapshot of his vast personal fortune late Monday, disclosing income of $21.7 million in 2010 and $20.9 million last year — virtually all of it profits, dividends or interest from investments.... MORE HERE
Mitt Romney offered a partial snapshot of his vast personal fortune late Monday, disclosing income of $21.7 million in 2010 and $20.9 million last year — virtually all of it profits, dividends or interest from investments.... MORE HERE
La. Sec’y of State: DOJ abusing Motor Voter law for ‘political agenda’
Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler told The Daily Caller that the federal Motor Voter law was set up to “ensure controversy” and that the Obama administration is using it “to advance a political agenda.” CONTINUE READING
White House to miss budget deadline for third year
The White House told Congress on Monday that its budget will be late this year, meaning President Obama once again will miss the deadline set in law.
Congressional officials said the president now will send up his budget on Feb. 13, which is a week later than the usual date. The law requires the budget be sent by the first Monday in February. FULL STORY
Congressional officials said the president now will send up his budget on Feb. 13, which is a week later than the usual date. The law requires the budget be sent by the first Monday in February. FULL STORY
More Americans Than Ever Are Filing Job Discrimination Claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Job discrimination complaints in the United States rose to an all-time high last year, led by an increase in bias charges based on religion and national origin.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received nearly 100,000 charges of discrimination during the 2011 fiscal year, the most in its 46-year history. That's a slight increase over the previous year, which had 25 fewer complaints. MORE
Feeling Unwell? Get In Line
Oh, wait: we’ve got a sick law to kill. Lost among the many wondrous things about Obama’s America is remembering that we’re near the point where we’ll have to buy insurance from an emasculated provider or join the poor souls relegated to a Mediplan.
KEEP READING
KEEP READING
Unions Plan to Occupy the Super Bowl to Protest Right to Work
Indiana unions, opposed to becoming the first right-to-work state in the Rust Belt, may disrupt Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. Their unnecessary roughness will cost the Hoosiers needed jobs. READ MORE
Obama Pitches 2012 Election As 'choice' Between Two Paths, Rather Than A Referendum On Himself
As President Obama prepares to rev up his re-election drive with his third State of the Union address Tuesday night, he and his aides have already begun framing the fall contest as a “choice” election, not a simple up-or-down referendum on his own job performance in the Oval Office. STORY
Over 400,000 March For Life In Washington DC
The Fox News headline: Anti-Abortion (as opposed to pro-life) Protesters March On Roe v Wade Anniversary, which means in the interest of being “fair and balanced”, they will call counter protesters, pro-abortion instead of “pro-choice” protesters, right?
Link to Article: HERE
Link to Article: HERE
Pethokoukis: Secret 2008 Memo to Barack Obama reveals White House knew Stimulus was a partisan scam
Jim Pethokoukis alerts us to the stunning release of a confidential memo sent to Barack Obama by senior economic adviser Larry Summers on December 15, 2008.
In short, Obama and Summers both knew the Stimulus was a scam.
In short, Obama and Summers both knew the Stimulus was a scam.
Andrew Breitbart to Speak on Unity at CPAC
I don’t know who better to do it, frankly. Breitbart is known as being a fairly uncompromising guy. It has been an acrimonious couple of years, and . . . let’s face it: no matter who gets nominated and elected, it’s not going to be any walk in the park. All these candidates are deeply flawed, and few of us will want to whistle while we work this year. No matter what. LINK
Soros Sounds Pretty Excited About Riots in the Streets
I hadn’t realized he’s got a book coming out. That explains the interview and the fact that most of these talking points sound like the ones he gave here. In any case, this is a bit odd: READ MORE
Boston Bruins Goaltender Releases Statement Explaining Absence From Obama Meeting
While his colleagues from the Boston Bruins were visitng the White House earlier today, goaltender Tim Thomas was absent. Here is his personal explanation for why he did what he did. We can only hope more role-models follow in his footsteps.
Thomas statement on White House absence (via the NHL)
Thomas statement on White House absence (via the NHL)
Name That Party: Former Kerry Staffer Charged with Leaking Top Secret Information
Name That Party!
Former CIA agent John Kiriakou has been charged today with "repeatedly leaking classified information to journalists as well as violating the federal law that forbids disclosing the identity of covert intelligence officers," NBC News's Michael Isikoff reported earlier today. Isikoff noted in the second paragraph of his report that Kiriakou "between 2009 and last year worked as an investigator for Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee."
The Washington Post's Greg Miller also filed a story on the matter this afternoon, but omitted the fact that Kiriakou, who contributes to the liberal Huffington Post, was hired by the liberal senior senator from Massachusetts.
Former CIA agent John Kiriakou has been charged today with "repeatedly leaking classified information to journalists as well as violating the federal law that forbids disclosing the identity of covert intelligence officers," NBC News's Michael Isikoff reported earlier today. Isikoff noted in the second paragraph of his report that Kiriakou "between 2009 and last year worked as an investigator for Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee."
The Washington Post's Greg Miller also filed a story on the matter this afternoon, but omitted the fact that Kiriakou, who contributes to the liberal Huffington Post, was hired by the liberal senior senator from Massachusetts.
Obama’s New “Fairness Doctrine” and the American Ideal
“Economic fairness” is expected to be the topic of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, during which he will likely sound the same populist notes of progressivism that America heard last month in his speech in Osawatomie, Kansas. LINK
U.S. Sugar Program Costs Another $1.75 Billion
The state of Florida announced yesterday that it will pay $1.75 billion to buy out the nation’s largest sugar producer and 300 square miles of land it owns north of the environmentally sensitive Florida Everglades. Although most news stories ignored the connection, the deal is yet another cost Americans continue to pay for our misguided agricultural programs. FULL STORY
Monday, January 23, 2012
Treblinka: Revealing the hidden graves of the Holocaust
Any doubts about the existence of mass graves at the Treblinka death camp in Poland are being laid to rest by the first survey of the site using tools that see below the ground, writes forensic archaeologist Caroline Sturdy Colls. FULL STORY HERE LINK to Listen to Documentary HERE
Supreme Court: Warrants needed in GPS tracking
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must obtain a search warrant before using a GPS device to track criminal suspects. But the justices left for another day larger questions about how technology has altered a person’s expectation of privacy. READ MORE
Illinois Republican Senator Mark Kirk suffers a stroke
Illinois Republican Sen. Mark Kirk has suffered a serious stroke that may lead to permanent physical damage to the left side of his body, but doctors believe that Kirk will be able to return to his full Senate duties.
Kirk’s office said he had checked into the hospital on Saturday and underwent surgery early Monday morning. FULL STORY
Kirk’s office said he had checked into the hospital on Saturday and underwent surgery early Monday morning. FULL STORY
Obama: Abortion Enables 'Our Daughters' To 'Fulfill Their Dreams' (of wreckless behavior?)
(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama says the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade is the chance to recognize the “fundamental constitutional right” to abortion and to “continue our efforts to ensure that our daughters have the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams.”
Costa Concordia owners offer disaster survivors 30% discount off future cruises!
Costa Concordia: 'insulting' cruise offer to survivors
The owners of the Costa Concordia are offering survivors of the disaster a 30 per cent discount off future cruises as they battle to stave off law suits expected to cost hundreds of millions of pounds.
The owners of the Costa Concordia are offering survivors of the disaster a 30 per cent discount off future cruises as they battle to stave off law suits expected to cost hundreds of millions of pounds.
Immigrant felon freed by Obama deportation halt -- went on to murder three
In a year-old mystery, a felon freed after he could not be returned to Haiti killed three people. Was it random, or was he working with someone?
When burglar Kesler Dufrene became a twice-convicted felon in 2006, a Bradenton judge shipped him to prison for five years. And because of his convictions, an immigration judge ordered Dufrene deported to his native Haiti.
That never happened. FULL STORY
When burglar Kesler Dufrene became a twice-convicted felon in 2006, a Bradenton judge shipped him to prison for five years. And because of his convictions, an immigration judge ordered Dufrene deported to his native Haiti.
That never happened. FULL STORY
REPORT: CHEVY DEALERS REFUSING TO TAKE VOLTS
Some Chevy dealers spurn Volt allocation
GM cites concern over fire investigation
GM cites concern over fire investigation
Ron Paul on son’s detention by TSA: ‘Police state’ is ‘growing out of control’
Republican presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul issued a sharply-worded statement in reaction to the detention of his son, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, by Transportation Security Administration agents in Nashville on Monday.
FULL STORY
FULL STORY
Brazil Stiffs Obama on Oil Deal, Exposing President's Incompetence
COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama has suffered the second embarrassment over oil imports within the space of a week. Brazil, whose offshore deposits of oil were sought by the Obama administration, has signed contracts with China for the product.
FULL STORY
FULL STORY
Meet the ‘Preppers’ — Americans Stockpiling Food & Water in Preparation for a Possible Collapse
The world’s a scary place. Wars, famines, corrupt politicians, terrorism, imploding economies — the list goes on. There are plenty of issues worth fearing, which is why a subset of the nation is preparing for what they see as impending calamity. MORE
Help Wanted: Obama's approval rating
Help Wanted: Obama's approval rating
Exactly three years after Aretha Franklin's hat launched the Obama administration, the Democrat's annual job approval rating has sunk to his lowest level.
Exactly three years after Aretha Franklin's hat launched the Obama administration, the Democrat's annual job approval rating has sunk to his lowest level.
The Looming Health Care Bomb — A Scenario
As we stand by and wait for the ObamaCare law to take effect, enthusiasm within the medical profession seems to be waning (even more) as that time nears: LINK
Salvo from South Carolina: Darn voters thinking for themselves again
If the voters weren’t silly, they would understand that it has to be Mitt Romney, because, well, primary voters were silly and picked Christine “I am not a witch” O’Donnell over Mike Castle in Delaware, not to mention running with that goofy Sharron Angle in Nevada, and look how that turned out. MORE
Pope Benedict XVI Warns of "Grave Threat" To Religious Liberty in the US
Not mentioning any names, but with the implication clear, Pope Benedict XVI warned today of a “grave threat” to religious liberty in the United States that requires American Catholics to respond with intelligence and courage.
Via Gateway Pundit, CNA/EWTN News reported:
Via Gateway Pundit, CNA/EWTN News reported:
QE-Cating
“While we can debate the state of the economy and the importance of valuations, we cannot debate the shrinking and absent volume. It is an unarguable fact. So is price, and right now that is all that matters and all that investors see. But the volume will matter someday. It usually does when you least expect it.” (Houston, We Have a Problem)
New Docs Reveal How DOJ Kowtows to Muslim Brotherhood
In what promises to be an enormous document dump, I have received the first in a series of DOJ bundles in response to my FOIA request filed close to a year ago. Specifically, I asked for "records relating to the meeting of the 'Monthly Outreach Meeting' with Muslim and Arab groups at the Civil Rights Division. Specifically, include lists of attendees at each monthly meeting, the agenda of each meeting and any minutes or summary prepared subsequent to each meeting. Please also specifically note the meetings at which the Attorney General of the United States attended."
The principal impact of reading through the material is the sheer bulk of it. Hundreds and hundreds of pages of emails, documenting nearly daily friendly contact, consultation, cooperation and collaboration between the DOJ and Hamas-linked Muslim Brotherhood groups. One thing is clear, the Muslim Brotherhood has fully infiltrated command and control at the Department of Justice civil rights division. READ MORE HERE
The principal impact of reading through the material is the sheer bulk of it. Hundreds and hundreds of pages of emails, documenting nearly daily friendly contact, consultation, cooperation and collaboration between the DOJ and Hamas-linked Muslim Brotherhood groups. One thing is clear, the Muslim Brotherhood has fully infiltrated command and control at the Department of Justice civil rights division. READ MORE HERE
Obama Celebrates Roe vs. Wade Decision, 54 Million Abortions
President Barack Obama, today, release a statement celebrating the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that allowed for 54 million abortions. The decision, handed down on January 22, 1973, overturned pro-life laws offering protection for unborn children in most states across the country, and made abortions legal and virtually unlimited.
The statement Obama released says:
The statement Obama released says:
Newt Gingrich Tells David Gregory 'Nobody in the Elite Media Wants to Cover' Obama's Alinsky Roots
This came in response to Gregory asking the former Speaker of the House if he can "win independent voters in a general election campaign" talking about Obama's ties to Alinsky and other "radical left-wingers" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Paid by taxpayers, federal employees have failed to pay more then $1 billion in taxes themselves
Congressional staffers owed about $10.6 million in unpaid taxes in 2010, a slight increase from the previous year and a growing slice of the roughly $1 billion owed by federal and postal workers nationwide. FULL STORY
An Update On The Environmental Scientist Caught On Video Faking Data; Now With A Kennedy Connection
Last month we brought you an exclusive piece on Dr. Ann Maest, a managing environmental scientist at Straus Consulting, who was caught on tape agreeing to ignore her data on groundwater contamination and make a more damning, unsubstantiated assertion. That video evidence was analyzed by several science blogs, including Watts Up With That?, and the consensus was that Dr. Maest had committed a pretty serious ethical lapse and possibly even a criminal act. ARTICLE CONTINUES
Give entrepreneurs room and they will grow the economy
After President Obama delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday, pundits will prognosticate that despite any bold plans unveiled, the critical task of spurring economic growth and job creation will be deferred until after Election Day.
LINK
LINK
Survive the great job purge
Expected job losses this year in the finance, retail and manufacturing sectors could be a catalyst for more white-collar workers becoming self-employed. Let’s hope so.
Attorney General Holder Continues To Defend The Rights Of The Dead To Vote
Taking a break from treatment for his short term memory loss on all things related to gun smuggling, Attorney General Eric Holder took the opportunity to deliver some red meat to what is becoming a shrinking group of Obama supporters about the evils of asking for a photo ID prior to voting.
As with everything else associated with this administration it is all about racism.
As with everything else associated with this administration it is all about racism.
Boehner, Cantor press secretaries balk at calls for Holder’s resignation
Does someone have something hanging over their head?
BALTIMORE, Md. — During a House GOP retreat in Baltimore on Friday, press secretaries for Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor balked when asked if their bosses believe Attorney General Eric Holder should resign over Operation Fast and Furious.
BALTIMORE, Md. — During a House GOP retreat in Baltimore on Friday, press secretaries for Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor balked when asked if their bosses believe Attorney General Eric Holder should resign over Operation Fast and Furious.
Obama to 'hang out' in Google chat to discuss State of the Union
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to "hang out" in a video chat room to answer questions about his upcoming annual State of the Union address, part of a White House effort to test new social networking tools and the latest evidence of the growing intersection of social media and politics. LINK
U.S. aircraft carrier enters Gulf without incident
(Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf without incident on Sunday, a day after Iran backed away from an earlier threat to take action if an American carrier returned to the strategic waterway. MORE
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Obama's Green Energy Scam
Obama’s Green Energy Stimulus Scam
- How taxpayers are left holding the bill when political favors go wrong -
Minnesota Child Care Providers File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Forced Unionization Scheme
Child care providers fight against Governor Dayton’s dictate that pushes childcare business owners into union
Alan Sexton
The Green Mountain Scribes
1/20/2012
A group of home-based child care providers have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Governor Mark Dayton’s recent executive order designed to forcibly unionize the state’s providers.
Jennifer Parrish from Rochester filed the suit Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota with free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation.
Parrish and other providers seek to halt Dayton ’s executive order intended to designate American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) officials as the monopoly bargaining and political representatives of thousands of providers in the state.
Home-based child care and personal care providers are challenging similar forced-unionization-by-government-fiat schemes in numerous states across the country, including Michigan and Illinois…
The article continues at Green Mountain Scribes
Alan Sexton
The Green Mountain Scribes
1/20/2012
A group of home-based child care providers have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Governor Mark Dayton’s recent executive order designed to forcibly unionize the state’s providers.
Jennifer Parrish from Rochester filed the suit Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota with free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation.
Parrish and other providers seek to halt Dayton ’s executive order intended to designate American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) officials as the monopoly bargaining and political representatives of thousands of providers in the state.
Home-based child care and personal care providers are challenging similar forced-unionization-by-government-fiat schemes in numerous states across the country, including Michigan and Illinois…
The article continues at Green Mountain Scribes
Report: Joe Paterno Is Gravely Ill, Family And Friends To Say Their Goodbyes
PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno is in serious condition.
Reports indicate that Paterno’s health has taken a turn for the worse and family and friends have been summoned to the hospital. LINK
Reports indicate that Paterno’s health has taken a turn for the worse and family and friends have been summoned to the hospital. LINK
Obama's Poverty Politics Trick to Redistribute even more tax dollars
Barack Obama is manipulating poverty statistics to cover income redistribution on a massive scale. I covered this subterfuge in a previous American Thinker column, Obama's Poverty Politics. The Census Bureau has redefined "poverty" in a way that vastly increases the ranks of those characterized as living in "poverty" or "near poverty." Robert Rector , in Team O's Poor Trick, wrote about the redefinition and its consequences (one that was barely noticed by the public): MORE HERE
Exclusive: Occupy Wall Street Bans Rape Whistleblower From ‘Spokes Council’
Once again, the actions of the official #Occupy movement appear to be just as corrupt and petty as the society they supposedly eschew. FULL STORY
Consumer group accuses Hollywood of 'threatening politicians'
Consumer group Public Knowledge on Friday accused the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its head, former Sen. Chris Dodd, of trying to intimidate lawmakers into supporting a pair of controversial anti-piracy bills. STORY
Obama to Save Economy With More Tourist Visas?
Yes! Brainiac Obama has used his super thinking powers to conclude that Americans would much rather have low-paying minimum wage jobs catering to tourists than high paying jobs working on oil pipelines and drilling in the gulf. LINK
Former Obama staffer arrested in Iowa Secretary of State identity theft investigation.
Reports are coming in that a former Obama ’08 staffer – one Zach Edwards, formerly with the 2008 Obama campaign in Iowa and currently up until the arrest working for Link Strategies*, a company affiliated with Sen. Tom Harken (D, IA) – has been arrested for identity theft. Read More
Obama Planned Chicago Break-In, Possible Burglary In 1988
In fact, Obama personally helped plan one of UNO’s most confrontational actions of the eighties [in 1988]: a break-in meant to intimidate a coalition of local business and neighborhood leaders into dropping a landfill expansion deal.
Full Story
Full Story
Washington Post Ombudsman Tells Paper To Start Actually Scrutinizing Obama’s Record
Washington Post:
When President Obama has a bad day, or more specifically, on days when the economic news has been bad, I get a slew of feedback from conservative readers that go like this:
“See, you liberal media nincompoops, this is all your fault, you treated Obama like a saint when he was running in 2007 and 2008 and you didn’t vet him, investigate him, report on him skeptically. You were so fawning (and adoring of his blackness), you missed that he was a (pick your adjective), radical, socialist, Muslim, inexperienced, dangerous, corrupt, weak Chicago politician with no track record of accomplishment, whose only talent is giving speeches.” LINK
When President Obama has a bad day, or more specifically, on days when the economic news has been bad, I get a slew of feedback from conservative readers that go like this:
“See, you liberal media nincompoops, this is all your fault, you treated Obama like a saint when he was running in 2007 and 2008 and you didn’t vet him, investigate him, report on him skeptically. You were so fawning (and adoring of his blackness), you missed that he was a (pick your adjective), radical, socialist, Muslim, inexperienced, dangerous, corrupt, weak Chicago politician with no track record of accomplishment, whose only talent is giving speeches.” LINK
Students Are Gathering At Joe Paterno's Statue, Digging The Snow Away And Lighting Candles
Joe Paterno is near death, and students are coming together for him. Paterno's statue on campus is surrounded by snow and studnets have come out to dig it out.
There were reports earlier that Paterno had already passed, but his family is denying this rumor.
Here's what's going on at Penn State's campus
There were reports earlier that Paterno had already passed, but his family is denying this rumor.
Here's what's going on at Penn State's campus
Fallout On Obama’s Killing Of Keystone Jobs Continues As “Repulsed” Laborers’ Union Quits Alliance
The fallout over Barack Obama’s decision to kill 20,000 (mostly) union jobs on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project continues as the Laborers International Union of North America left the BlueGreen Alliance Friday afternoon. LINK
New Records Obtained by Judicial Watch Show Obama White House Coordination with Department of Justice on Voting Rights Enforcement
ACORN Partner Project Vote Working with Officials from White House and DOJ to Use National Voting Rights Act to Increase Registration of Voters on Public Assistance
Interest Group Urges Justice Official to “make some headway” with Attorney General Holder LINK
Interest Group Urges Justice Official to “make some headway” with Attorney General Holder LINK
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