NEVER trust the lying (redundancy alert) MSM-------Arapahoe High Gunman: Republicans Are the Party of 'Let 'em Die'

Arapahoe High Gunman: Republicans Are the Party of 'Let 'em Die'

The Denver Post reports that Pierson had "very strong political beliefs" and that one Facebook post he authored tore into Republicans as political party that wanted to let people die:

"[Y]ou republicans are so cute" and posting an image that reads: "The Republican Party: Health Care: Let 'em Die, Climate Change: Let 'em Die, Gun Violence: Let 'em Die, Women's Rights: Let 'em Die, More War: Let 'em Die. Is this really the side you want to be on?" …

Pierson also described himself in a Facebook post as "Keynesian" when it came to economic thinking, and criticized free market thinkers:

In one Facebook post, Pierson attacks the philosophies of economist Adam Smith, who through his invisible-hand theory pushed the notion that the free market was self-regulating. In another post, he describes himself as "Keynesian."

Pierson's classmates described the suspected gunman's political beliefs as "outside the mainstream," and described Pierson as "an outspoken kid about what he believed and a good political thinker." Another classmate said Pierson held "very strong beliefs about gun laws."

The Los Angeles Times quotes friends who described Pierson as an advocate for gun rights. In its lengthy report, The Los Angeles Times does not, however, include the information about the Facebook posts where Pierson describes himself as Keynesian or mocks Republicans as wanting people to die."

Hilarious: NYC artists and independent professionals realize ObamaCare targets them

Blog: Hilarious: NYC artists and independent professionals realize ObamaCare targets them:
"So will these deep blue people turn on Obama?
Maybe, but it will take some time:
It is an uncomfortable position for many members of the creative classes to be in.
"We are the Obama people," said Camille Sweeney, a New York writer and member of the Authors Guild. 
Her insurance is being canceled, and she is dismayed that neither her pediatrician nor her general practitioner appears to be on the exchange plans. 
What to do has become a hot topic on Facebook and at dinner parties frequented by her fellow writers and artists.
"I'm for it," she said. 
"But what is the reality of it?"
Ah yes, reality.
That's always the problem for liberalism, isn't it?"

Isn't this sorta like when the FBI knew about Muslims who wanted to learn to fly, but didn't want to learn how to land? DHS IG: Tunnels Along U.S.-Mexico Border ‘Significant and Growing’ Threat

DHS IG: Tunnels Along U.S.-Mexico Border ‘Significant and Growing’ Threat:
"According to a report by the DHS OIG released December 11, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, charged with protecting the U.S. borders, lacks the technological capability to detect subterranean tunnels.
“Illicit cross-border tunnels along the southwest border are primarily used by criminals to transport illegal drugs into the United States, and they are a significant and growing threat to border security,” noted the report.
“In an effort to counter this threat, CBP has modified its operations through patrols, intelligence gathering, and closing of illicit cross-border tunnels, but it does not yet have the technological capability to detect the tunnels routinely and accurately.”"

Obama's america---No sign Rep. Bobby Rush paid rent for South Side office; contributions helped bankroll his wife

No sign Rep. Bobby Rush paid rent for South Side office;  contributions helped bankroll his - Chicago Sun-Times:
"For the past dozen years, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., hasn’t reported paying any rent for his campaign office, records show, in what experts say could be a violation of federal election law or House ethics rules.

It’s one of a series of questionable practices an investigation by the Better Government Association and Chicago Sun-Times found involving Citizens for Rush, the South Side congressman’s campaign committee.
Rush’s campaign also has:

◆ Subsidized the South Side church founded by Rush, who is the congregation’s pastor, giving Beloved Community Christian Church more than $196,000 since June 2004.

◆ Paid Rush’s wife Carolyn Rush a year-round salary since January 2007 totaling $404,000 as a consultant. That’s nearly a quarter of the $1.6 million the congressman’s campaign fund has raised in that time."

Scariest thing about North Korea's Kim Jong-un? He's totally sane

Scariest thing about North Korea's Kim Jong-un? He's totally sane | Mail Online

Judges have pronounced sentence for crimes as trivial as owning a Bible, communicating with South Koreans or Christian missionaries, or simply complaining about the hardship of life in a state where millions spend their lives close to starvation.

The prisoners — a rock stuffed in their mouths to prevent them shouting out and ‘defiling the great leader’ — are tied to a post and shot, one by one, by a three-man firing squad. 

Armed with rifles or machine guns, their killers shoot them so many times their faces are usually unrecognisable. 

The bodies are thrown into bags and dumped.

As with any ‘offences against the people’, not only are the perpetrators punished but also three generations of their families — with grandparents and children alike ‘disappearing’ into horrifyingly brutal prison camps.

Hundreds of thousands of political prisoners such as these are locked away in a network of North Korean ‘kwan-li-so’, or penal-labour colonies.

Such is the regularity of executions in these godforsaken places that according to one former prisoner, Kang Chol-Hwan, in his book The Aquariums Of Pyongyang, a bulldozer preparing some ground to become a field in his prison camp unearthed masses of body parts. 

‘Scraps of human flesh re-emerged from the final resting place,’ he remembers. 

‘Arms and legs and feet, some still stockinged, rolled in waves before the bulldozer. 

I was terrified.’

We spend billion$$ for presidential security and get this?-----Funeral Spice

Funeral Spice | National Review Online

But how heartening, as one watches the viral video of Obama droning on while a mere foot and a half away Mr. Jantjie rubs his belly and tickles his ear, to think that the White House’s usual money-no-object security operation went to the trouble of flying in Air Force One, plus the “decoy” Air Force One, plus support aircraft, plus the 120-vehicle motorcade or whatever it’s up to by now, plus a bazillion Secret Service agents with reflector shades and telephone wire dangling from their ears, to shepherd POTUS into the secured venue and then stand him onstage next to an $85-a-day violent schizophrenic.

Heartwarming story of a girl and her protector

▶ Hilarious gun commercial - YouTube: "

We pay these people? Really?!!!! Hamilton High Suspends Girl for Christmas T-shirt but Says Okay to Hijabs

Hamilton High Suspends Girl for Christmas T-shirt but Says Okay to Hijabs - National Report | National Report
:Mia’s mother Gina Mendez spoke with local reporters about her daughters punishment.
“The district’s policies are way out of line. There are Muslim girls who attend school at Hamilton and four or five of them frequently wear hijabs.
Tell me that isn’t a religious symbol. If a hijab is permissible attire on campus then how does a T-shirt saying you love Christmas not?”

Hamilton High School principal Jerry Kemp spoke with the National Report about the school’s dress code. Kemp told us, “The district addressed religious attire on campus two years ago and the policy here is the same for all schools in the district. The law states students have a legal right to reasonable accommodation in matters of faith, so long as the attire does not present health or safety concerns. The district recognizes Christian faith does not have a strict dress code as do other faiths. Sometimes this has lead to concerns that our dress code has a disproportionate impact on students of Christian faith, but that is not true.”

Kemp explained, “The hijab is a piece of traditional headwear that is part of the religious and cultural beliefs of students of Islamic faith. 
Wearing a hijab is derived from and mandated in the Quran.
While the district recognizes a students rights to wear a hijab, it does not recognize a T-shirt that has text promoting a religious holiday or belief.
Christian students are not mandated by their faith to wear specific religious garb.
We do not allow students on campus to wear clothing that says, I love guns, drugs, or sex either.”

Obama's war against parents protecting their own children from harm------From Sandy Hook to Malpractice?

PJ Media » From Sandy Hook to Malpractice?:
"As we approach the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, it has become clear that civilian disarmament proponents use 20 dead children to promote their disarmament agenda. Missing from the dialogue are many truths they intentionally circumvented.

Government mandates that taxpayers support government-run schools, but exempts itself from responsibility should your children die while in school custody:
The Supreme Court rules repeatedly, via cases like DeShaney v. Winnebago and Castle Rock v. Gonzales, that government agencies have no duty to protect your children.


Taxpayers also fund tuition for Obama’s — and other government employees’ — children at Sidwell School, which employs 15 Special Police Officers and other security personnel to provide armed defense against the terror that resulted in Sandy Hook Elementary School being razed and replaced, costing taxpayers another $50M."

Mount Soledad Cross Will Be Purged from Veterans Memorial

Mount Soledad Cross Will Be Purged from Veterans Memorial: "After 24 years of litigation, a federal court revealed in an emotional hearing that it has ordered the famous Mount Soledad Cross removed from a veterans memorial, holding it is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. 

Since 1913, a cross has stood as the centerpiece of the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, surrounded by nearly 3,000 granite plaques, individually honoring war heroes from every American war, from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and Afghanistan.

The structure is a 29-foot Latin cross, which was erected in 1954.
For much of this time, it was in a city park in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego.
Then, in 1989, the ACLU filed a lawsuit, arguing that allowing a cross on government land violates the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.
This memorial has been embroiled in litigation ever since."

Somethings seriously upside down in America these days

A clear war on our national celebration by zealots of the Fundamentalist Atheist Religion-------9-Year-Old Suspended For Saying ‘Merry Christmas’ To Teacher

9-Year-Old Suspended For Saying ‘Merry Christmas’ To Teacher - National Report | National Report
San Francisco, CA — The ‘war on Christmas’ continues as a simple well-wishing of ‘Merry Christmas’ has led to big trouble for one fourth-grade San Francisco boy this week.
Timothy Dawson, a 9-year-old student at Argon Elementary School in San Francisco, CA., was in the school cafeteria Monday eating with friends when he was taken to the principal’s office and given a week-long suspension.
His punishment was consequence for saying ‘Merry Christmas’ to his homeroom teacher earlier that morning.
Dawson’s teacher, 35-year-old Paul Horner who is an outspoken Atheist, was offended at the students display of Christmas spirit and had staff suspend the young boy for the rest of the week.
“I say ‘Merry Christmas’ to everyone,” the boy told CNN. “I didn’t think it would cause so much trouble just for saying a couple little words.”

Arguably the most import and depressing article you will read in 2013----What Will It Take?

PJ Media » What Will It Take?:
"Let me begin with a categorical statement that, given current events and recent political history, can be easily defended: Barack Hussein Obama is a willful, indoctrinated child of the Left with strong Islamic sympathies who is not fit to govern.
Indeed, he would not be fit to govern Lower Slobovia, let alone the United States of America.
Obama is a historic disaster of the first magnitude and, if not restrained, he will see to the irrevocable decline of the country which foolishly elected him, leaving the world on the brink of a conflict — or in the midst of one — whose repercussions cannot be underestimated."

Oh my golly! You MUST read and see this wonderful video------Husky abandoned on trash heap develops friendship with chihuahua

Do grab a hankie....
Husky abandoned on trash heap develops friendship with chihuahua | Mail Online:
"A dog who was discovered clinging to life on a pile of trash in a junk yard has been given a second chance by animal rescuers and made a stunning transformation.

The female husky was weak and covered in painful-looking mange when Eldad Hagar from Hope For Paws found her in a Los Angeles garbage dump.

In a moving video, Hagar shows the resilience of a dog who was abandoned and likely abused and left to die on a pile of garbage."

WALMART? Who Funds the Far Left? You’ll Be Surprised

Who Funds the Far Left? You’ll Be Surprised | Power Line:
"The Center for American Progress is a left-wing organization that is closely associated with the Obama administration.

Its principal product is a web site called Think Progress.
Think Progress is part of the internet cesspool that modern liberalism has become.
Written by hack left-wing bloggers, it is bitterly hostile to free enterprise.
It is a low-rent site that traffics in the most absurd smears and conspiracy theories.
Many have wondered for some years who finances far-left web sites like Think Progress.
As of today, we know at least part of the answer, as CAP released its corporate donor list for the first time."

* Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, one of Washington’s most powerful lobbyists.
* American Iron and Steel Institute
* America’s Health Insurance Plans, or AHIP
* Apple Inc.
* AT&T
* Bank of America
* Blackstone, one of the largest multinational private equity firms
* Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
* Citigroup
* The Coca-Cola Company
* Comcast NBCUniversal
* CVS Caremark Inc.
* Eli Lilly and Company
* Facebook
* GE
* Goldman Sachs
* Google
* Japan Bank for International Cooperation
* Microsoft Corporation
* Northrop Grumman, defense contractor
* PepsiCo
* Samsung
* Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States
* Time Warner Inc.
* Walmart
* Wells Fargo

MSU Rose Bowl 2014: Prepare For Glory

Rose Bowl 2014: Prepare For Glory - YouTube: ""

China's Colonization Of London Hits Ludicrous Speed, And Now: It's Detroit's Turn

China's Colonization Of London Hits Ludicrous Speed, And Now: It's Detroit's Turn | Zero Hedge

Which brings us to point number two: the latest target of the Chinese hot money colonization is none other than bankrupt Detroit.

Forbes explains:

"Detroit, broke with almost no prospects for recovery, is the fourth most popular U.S. destination for Chinese real estate investors.  In fact, it was bad news—the city’s July 18 bankruptcy filing—that triggered renewed interest.  “While the bankruptcy is viewed as a bad thing elsewhere, it raised the exposure level of Detroit’s real estate market in China,” says Evonne Xu, a Michigan attorney catering to Chinese purchasers.  Middle Kingdom, meet Motown.

Chinese shoppers can’t resist a bargain.  Where else can you buy a two-story home in the U.S. for $39?  China Central Television, the state broadcaster, in March reported that two houses in Detroit cost the same as a pair of leather shoes.  No wonder a poster on Sina Weibo, the Twitter-like service, asked, “Seven-hundred thousand people, quiet, clean air, no pollution, democracy—what are you waiting for?”

Who says the Chinese are waiting?  Dongdu International Group of Shanghai bought, sight unseen, two downtown icons, the David Stott building for $4.2 million and the Detroit Free Press building for $9.4 million, both at auction this September.

Moreover, Chinese purchasers are making bulk purchases of “inexpensive properties”—those selling for $25,000 or less—in the rings surrounding the city center.  “They’re banking on the downtown resurgence spiraling out into those rings,” explains Kelly Sweeney of Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel.  Mainland parties often buy at tax and foreclosure sales, hold their property, and patiently wait for appreciation."

It will be interesting to see if anyone votes against this----New Bill Would Allow You to Sell Event Tickets Without Fear of Arrest

A change that makes sense.
What a concept!
Let's see if they increase penalties on those who sell fake or stolen tix.
MichiganVotes: New Bill Would Allow You to Sell Event Tickets Without Fear of Arrest [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"Tickets to the Rose Bowl to see Michigan State play Stanford are hard to get and those who don't already have them will be further restrained if they try to buy them in Michigan because of a state law that makes it illegal to sell tickets above face value. 
But a new bill would change that.
House Bill 5108, sponsored by Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Saginaw Township, would make it legal for people to sell tickets above face value on the secondary market in Michigan. "

History for December 14

History for December 14 - On-This-Day.com:
1799 - The first president of the United States, George Washington, died at the age 67.












1896 - Gen. James H. Doolittle, who led the first air raid on Japan during World War II, was born.

Bush's fault--------Current Solar Activity Cycle Is Weakest in a Century

Current Solar Activity Cycle Is Weakest in a Century | Space.com:
"The sun's current space-weather cycle is the most anemic in 100 years, scientists say.

Our star is now at "solar maximum," the peak phase of its 11-year activity cycle. But this solar max is weak, and the overall current cycle, known as Solar Cycle 24, conjures up comparisons to the famously feeble Solar Cycle 14 in the early 1900s, researchers said.

"None of us alive have ever seen such a weak cycle. So we will learn something," Leif Svalgaard of Stanford University told reporters here today (Dec. 11) at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. "

I'm thinkin' president Wimpee prefers cheating at golf to toughing it with Chinese Admirals------------------------U.S. Navy-China showdown: Chinese try to halt U.S. cruiser in international waters

U.S. Navy-China showdown: Chinese try to halt U.S. cruiser in international waters - Washington Times:
"A Chinese naval vessel tried to force a U.S. guided missile warship to stop in international waters recently, causing a tense military standoff in the latest case of Chinese maritime harassment, according to defense officials.

The guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens, which recently took part in disaster relief operations in the Philippines, was confronted by Chinese warships in the South China Sea near Beijing’s new aircraft carrier Liaoning, according to officials familiar with the incident."

"Holiday Trees"?

Seems this writer has a buzz of some sort.........Detroit's cool image lands it on top of tourist buzz list for 2014

Detroit's cool image lands it on top of tourist buzz list for 2014 | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"The Fodor’s “2014 Go List” highlights 25 world spots “that should be on everyone’s radar in the coming year.”
Tops for tourist buzz? 
The Motor City.
Here’s what it said about Detroit: “Hip, new, culturally and design savvy Detroit is emerging, filled with microbreweries, coffee shops, organic bakeries, guerilla farming, forward-fashion boutiques, and funky cocktail spots."

Union thug rapes student, union thug lawyers rape taxpayers! Parents are stunned that the union is seeking a $10,000 severance for teacher who molested their son

Parents are stunned that the union is seeking a $10,000 severance for teacher who molested their son - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc

WEST BRANCH, Mich. – The Michigan Education Association is going to arbitration to try to force the West Branch-Rose City school district to pay a former teacher who was convicted of molesting a student a $10,000 severance buyout.

The father of the victim is outraged, calling the union’s efforts on behalf of the sex criminal “ludicrous” and saying any school money due to the teacher should go to his son, who is “out there trying to make it in this world all messed up.”

Neal Erickson, a former math teacher at Rose City Middle School, was convicted this summer of raping a young student over three years, from 2006 to 2009, and sentenced to 15-30 years in prison.

The case sparked community outrage when several of the district’s teachers wrote letters of support for Erickson, pleading for a lenient sentence. A school board member, Mike Eagan, also drew the public’s ire when he sat with the Erickson family at the pedophile’s sentencing.

The community rallied by the victim’s parents, John and Lori Janczewski, to urge the school board to terminate Erickson’s supporters, but officials ultimately decided to keep the teachers out of fear of legal retaliation.

Erickson pleaded guilty of first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor May 8.

Erickson was placed on paid administrative leave when state police launched an investigation in October 2012. Erickson was arrested and charged with criminal sexual conduct in December 2012.

On March 26, 2013 WB-RC officials offered a $10,000 buyout for any qualifying teacher who left the school district that year, an incentive superintendent Dan Cwayna said the district had used in the past to encourage needed staff reductions.

While its not clear when Erickson’s employment was terminated, the union’s action suggests he was still on the payroll when the buyout was offered and accepted it.

Obama penalizes banks, gives the moolah to his cronies at ACORN?!!! ----Kelly File Investigation: Who's Getting Paid After DOJ's $13 Billion Settlement With JPMorgan?

Kelly File Investigation: Who's Getting Paid After DOJ's $13 Billion Settlement With JPMorgan? | Fox News Insider:
" the settlement stipulates that the money will go to a group called NeighborWorks of America, which works to provide affordable housing and funds a network of community organizers.

In 2011, the group gave out $35 billion to 115 different organizations.
Critics argue that some of those groups are similar to ACORN, which was embroiled in a voter fraud scandal in 2008.

Megyn Kelly discussed the new revelations with Judge Andrew Napolitano, who called it a "perversion of justice for the federal government to extort billions of dollars from the second-largest bank in the United States and give it away to the president's political friends and favorite political causes."

Who says cops don't have a sense of humor?

Community: "Wanted subject saves police effort in trying to locate him."

Hi james riley,

On 12/12/2013, Fruitport Township Police Department received information that a 29-year-old male subject with an outstanding warrant from the State of Tennessee may be staying in the Fruitport Township area.

Officers were on the way to the address where the subject was believed to be staying when they were redirected to a Retail Fraud incident at the Younker's store in The Lakes Mall. 

A male subject was reportedly fighting with store security as they were trying to take him into custody at that location.

Upon arrival, officers made contact with the subject and immediately recognized him as the subject they were seeking with the outstanding warrant.

The subject was taken into custody and lodged at the Muskegon County Jail for the incident at the mall as well as the outstanding warrant from Tennessee.

No further information regarding this incident, including the name of the involved subject, is being released by police at this time.
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Contact Information:
D/Lt. Bruce A. Morningstar
bmorningstar@fruitportpolice.com

Imagine what the "unbiased" media (Ed Schultz's best buds) would do with this if it was O'Reilly-----Unions Paid MSNBC's Schultz $177,000 in 2012, $75,000 in 2013

Unions Paid MSNBC's Schultz $177,000 in 2012, $75,000 in 2013 | Truth Revolt:
"A Department of Labor search shows that not only is liberal MSNBC host Ed Schultz paid for his TV show and radio show, but he is getting a hefty amount of money from labor unions.
Schultz received at least $177,000 from labor unions in 2012; the average median income for an American family is around $44,000 a year. "

Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy

Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy [Mackinac Center]
1. Free people are not equal, and equal people are not free.
2. What belongs to you, you tend to take care of; what belongs to no one or everyone tends to fall into disrepair.
3. Sound policy requires that we consider long-run effects and all people, not simply short-run effects and a few people.
4. If you encourage something, you get more of it; if you discourage something, you get less of it.
5. Nobody spends somebody else's money as carefully as he spends his own.
6. Government has nothing to give anybody except what it first takes from somebody, and a government that's big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you've got.
7. Liberty makes all the difference in the world.

OMG, he's lost PolitiFact! -----Lie of the Year: 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it'

Lie of the Year: 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it' | PolitiFact:
"Pants on Fire!
PolitiFact counted 37 times when he’d included no caveats, such as a high-profile speech to the American Medical Association in 2009: 
"If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period.
No one will take it away, no matter what.""

USAF Thunderbirds back in the Michigan sky next summer!

We are pleased to announce that for the first time ever, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds jet demonstration team will be our headline performers at the 2014 Thunder Over Michigan Air Show August 9-10 at Willow Run Airport! The USAF Thunderbirds are internationally-known for their hard-charging demonstration of precision formation flying representing the pride and professionalism of the United States Air Force. Their distinctive red, white and blue F-16 jets along with their precise routines make the Thunderbirds a must see at the 2014 Thunder Over Michigan Air Show. Discount Code: TOMINSIDER Expires December 25th And, just in time for Christmas, our deepest discounted tickets are available for a short time only to our valued previous customers. Visit www.YankeeAirMuseum.org/airshow and enter the discount code TOMINSIDER when you make your purchase. With this code you will save more than 40% off gate pricing for general admission tickets and nearly 70% off gate pricing for parking. But hurry, this discount expires at 11:59 PM on December 25th, 2013. Be sure to share the gift of flight this holiday season with tickets to the 2014 Thunder Over Michigan Air Show! This is the perfect present for people of all ages. In addition to the Thunderbirds, the 2014 show will be packed with exciting modern military jet demonstrations, classic military aircraft, unique ground displays and family-friendly attractions Register to receive e-mail updates and discount offers from the show at YankeeAirMuseum.org/airshow or like us on Facebook.

Feel-good story of the day------76-Year Old Burglary Victim Thwarts Theft with Gun

76-Year Old Burglary Victim Thwarts Theft with Gun:
"On December 10th, 76-year old Leon Winder found a burglar hiding in his closet.
He opened fire and later told reporters, "I was firing on him and he couldn't say nothing."
According to WVEC of Norfolk, Virginia, Winder called 911 after hearing strange noises in his home.
When Winder went into a barbershop attached to his house he found a coat on the floor.
As he bent down to pick it up, he saw 37-year old John Buck Fields hiding in the closet and shot at him twice.
Said Winder, "He didn't say nothing.
 I was firing on him and he couldn't say nothing."
The wounded burglar fled the house and was later captured by police. "

These taxes didn't happen by mistake. Elected democrats and Barry Hussein put 'em there------More Hidden Taxes Funding ObamaCare

More Hidden Taxes Funding ObamaCare - My9 New Jersey:
"The new earned income tax to help fund Obamacare is 0.9%. 
"Earned income is compensation from participation in a business, including wages, salary, tips, commissions and bonuses," Studnick explained.
This tax will be placed on any income earned over $200K for those who are single and any income earned over $250K for those who are married and filing jointly.

The new unearned income tax is more complicated. "The simple definition of unearned income is income derived from sources other than employment such as interest and dividends from investments, or income from rental property," Studnick said.
Your modified adjusted income over $200K if you’re single and over $250K if you’re married and filing jointly, will be compared to your unearned income.
The lesser of the two will be taxed at 3.8%."

The system can't work when crooks and morons are running the system------State jumps into absentee ballot investigation in Flint

State jumps into absentee ballot investigation in Flint | MLive.com:
"FLINT, MI -- The state is reviewing why absentee ballots in Flint couldn't be examined last week as part of a recount in a close Flint City Council election."

Without the alternative media, this kid would be branded a lifetime "sexual preditor"--------School drops sexual harassment charge against boy

We have found the college grads with the least common sense. 
Total cowards in the face of the unions and PC zealots. 
And put them in charge of educating our kids.
Is it surprising that it ain't workin'?
School drops sexual harassment charge against boy | The Daily Caller:
"The six-year-old boy who was suspended for kissing his girlfriend on her hand will not have a charge of sexual harassment added to his permanent record, school officials announced.

Hunter Yelton was initially suspended for two days and charged with sexual harassment by officials at the elementary school in Canon City, Colo. But since the behavior — a kiss on the hand — was so innocuous, and the relationship consensual, his mother complained about the harshness of the charge.

Yelton didn’t know what sex was, but became more curious about it after learning he had been charged with sexual harassment. This led to an uncomfortable conversation between the boy and his mother, Jennifer Saunders. (RELATED: Sexual harassment charge for six-year-old who kissed his GF’s hand)"

They have hit the iceberg, and STILL refuse to rig the lifeboats! The roots of Chicago’s $19.5 billion public pension crisis

The roots of Chicago’s $19.5 billion public pension crisis | WBEZ 91.5 Chicago:
"The city’s four pension systems — for police, firefighters, laborers and municipal workers — were short by a whopping $19.5 billion at the end of 2012.

Increased benefits for city workers, early retirement offers and market downturns put pressure on the city’s pension funds in the late 1990s and early 2000s."

Affluenza? Jesse Jackson Jr. to Grab $8,700 Per Month in Disability, Plus Pension In Prison

Isn't it nice that we, who pay, are so forgiving?
Jesse Jackson Jr. to Grab $8,700 Per Month in Disability, Plus Pension In Prison:
"Convicted Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) is scheduled to receive $8,700 per month in government disability pay, as well as a partial federal pension of $45,000. 
That generous $8,700 in disability comes thanks to Jackson’s sudden development of a “mood disorder” as the federal government began looking to indict him.
Jackson, who was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison, had no history of mental illness during his prior 17 years in Congress."

Sun Sets on Another Cop Drama Shot In Detroit; Taxpayers Lose More Money

Sun Sets on Another Cop Drama Shot In Detroit; Taxpayers Lose More Money [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"Neither media hype, nor millions from taxpayers could keep 'Low Winter Sun' from being canceled after one season
By TOM GANTERT
For the second time, a TV drama set in Detroit that received Michigan taxpayer dollars was canceled after one season.
"Low Winter Sun," a police drama by AMC, ended after a short run.
The show is set to receive $7.5 million in subsidies for the one season and was projected to hire 245 Michigan workers with a full-time equivalent of 148 jobs, according to the Michigan Film Office."

Remember, in the olden days, when errors like this were George Bush's fault? Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake: officials

Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake: officials | Reuters:
"Fifteen people on their way to a wedding in Yemen were killed in an air strike after their party was mistaken for an al Qaeda convoy, local security officials said on Thursday.

The officials did not identify the plane in the strike in central al-Bayda province, but tribal and local media sources said that it was a drone.

"An air strike missed its target and hit a wedding car convoy, ten people were killed immediately and another five who were injured died after being admitted to the hospital," one security official said."

OMG, they're comin' again folks! The IMF Wants You To Pay 71% Income Tax

The IMF Wants You To Pay 71% Income Tax | Zero Hedge:
"The IMF just dropped another bombshell.
After it recently suggested a “one-off capital levy” – a one-time tax on private wealth as an exceptional measure to restore debt sustainability across insolvent countries – it has now called for “revenue-maximizing top income tax rates”.
The IMF’s team of monkeys has been working around the clock on this one, figuring that developed nations can increase their overall tax revenue by increasing tax rates.
They’ve singled out the US, suggesting that the US government could maximize its tax revenue by increasing tax brackets to as high as 71%."

Even if an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour doesn’t cost jobs, it’ll still make unskilled workers worse off

Even if an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour doesn’t cost jobs, it’ll still make unskilled workers worse off | AEIdeas:
"In other words, let’s buy into President Obama’s recent claim that “There’s no solid evidence that a higher minimum wage costs jobs” (which got a “Two Pinocchio rating” by the Washington Post, indicating “Significant omissions and/or exaggerations.”)

Even if we accept those questionable and unrealistic assumptions above that contradict economic theory and most of the empirical evidence on the minimum wage, we cannot therefore conclude that “increases in the minimum wage have no negative effects on unskilled workers.”

Here’s why:
Even if we assume that the same number of unskilled teenage workers will be employed after a hike in the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, and assume that there is NO change in the teenage jobless rate, there are many OTHER adjustments that employers would make to offset the monetary increase in labor costs, which would make many unskilled workers worse off following an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour:"
Read 'em and weep for the children....

Sometimes, your head just wants to expolde-Louis Farrakhan Organization Received $103K in Farm Subsidies

The Black SphereLouis Farrakhan Organization Received $103K in Farm Subsidies:
"By now Americans should be well aware of the President’s fondness for people and groups aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Indeed, Obama’s appreciation of all things Islam does not stop there.
Thanks to Adam Andrzejewski‘s watch dog organization, Open the Books, we discover that Louis Farrakhan, rabid Nation of Islam leader, has a little pet project, Muhammad Farms, which received $103,529 in aid between 2008 and 2011.

Hmmm. Farm subsidies in urban Chicago.
That’s novel."

Obama's america-Unions trump soldiers, sailors, marines-------Budget Deal Hits Military Retirees with Pension Cuts, Federal Employees Untouched

Budget Deal Hits Military Retirees with Pension Cuts, Federal Employees Untouched | Washington Free Beacon:
"Military retirees will see a decrease in their pension plans if the bipartisan budget agreement is adopted, while civilian federal employees will be exempt.

Under the budget agreement crafted by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R., Wisc.) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D., Wash.), military retirees younger than 62 will receive 1 percentage point less in their annual cost-of-living adjustment.

New federal employees who are hired after Jan. 1, 2014 will also be required to pay 1.3 percent of their pay more into their pension plans.
However, federal retirees will continue to receive their generous pension benefits and current employees will not be required to pay more.
Civilian government workers will be grandfathered in at their current contribution rate of 0.8 percent."

Must see! Makes me proud (and a bit teary....) to live in her country.......Young girl stands out from classmates in touching school holiday concert performance

http://rare.us/story/young-girl-gives-stands-out-from-classmates-in-touching-school-holiday-concert-performance/

▶ KODA in Kindergarten Holiday Concert - YouTube: ""
"While many are still confused by the erratic hand motions of the so-called sign-language interpreter at late South African leader Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, one young girl at a recent school holiday concert stood out from the pack for her apparently adept sign-language skills.

For Claire Koch, who was born to two deaf parents, American Sign Language came more naturally to the 5-year-old than English, reports BuzzFeed.

Her parents were nonetheless surprised when Claire — surrounded by dozens of her peers — opted to use sign language while singing a handful of classic Christmas songs rather than imitate the generic hand motions of her peers.

The nearly 4-minute video, posted to YouTube Monday by Lori Putney Koch, shows Claire as she increasingly hams it up throughout “Santa is His Name-O,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “I Have a Little Dreidel.”

Those on social media have been sharing it online over the past few days.

“To counter the negative vibrations of “that signing guy at the funeral” I share with you this: Singing at a school concert, a KODA (kid of deaf adult) performed sign language so her mom could understand the lyrics. Filmed by the proud mama!” commented Oji Dannelley Thursday via Google+.

“They should have had her doing the Mandela Memorial,” added YouTube user Julie Gallagher Thursday."

As long as we keep re-electing these bums, they're gonna steal us blind-----Lawmakers who oversee government surveillance programs receive millions from intelligence companies

Lawmakers who oversee government surveillance programs receive millions from intelligence companies | Capitol City ProjectCapitol City Project:
"Every member who sits on the committees that oversee government intelligence operations has received campaign contributions from the top twenty largest intelligence companies in the United States, according to a new report."

Please Pray for Me… I Am Losing My Insurance

Please Pray for Me… I Am Losing My Insurance | The Gateway Pundit

"In August 2013 I became very sick with what I thought was a cold. 

After a few days I lost vision in my left eye and I checked into the hospital. 

I soon found out that what I thought was a summer cold was actually Strep bacteria poisoning my blood stream. 

The bacteria blinded my left eye, ate a hole through my heart, caused five strokes on both sides of my brain and forced the removal of my prosthetic left knee.

Dr. Lee was the surgeon assigned to perform open heart surgery. What was originally scheduled to last four hours ended up lasting twelve. My heart was severely damaged. Dr. Lee later told me the surgery was one of the most difficult of his career. He also said I only had a few days to live without the surgery.

Thanks to the excellent insurance I carried I was able to receive life-saving medical treatment at St. Louis University.

This week I found out I am going to lose my insurance. The company that carried me is leaving the Missouri market. I will have to find something else.

I am one of the millions who will be looking for new insurance. 

God willing, I will be able to keep my doctors at St. Louis University. 

I trust them.  

They saved my life.  

Please pray for me and the millions of working Americans who are going through this same ordeal.

Why is our government doing this to us?"

OooKaay. So who's been payin' the difference since 2007? DSO balances its budget for first time since 2007

Isn't it mostly rich, suburbanites who attend these concerts?
Why should the bankrupt city of Detroit divert a penny from things like... say STREETS, COPS, LIGHTING and give it to folks who want to foo foo at the symphony????
DSO balances its budget for first time since 2007 | Crain's Detroit Business:
"The Detroit Symphony Orchestra said it achieved a balanced budget for fiscal 2013, the first time it has done so since 2007.
At its annual meeting Thursday afternoon, the orchestra reported total revenue of $28.29 million for 2013 and an operating surplus of $20,000."

Chase's Calendar of Events-Dec 13, 2013

On this day in history:
Chase's Calendar of Events:
"Anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg, VA, 1862.
In this Civil War battle, 16,000 were killed, injured or missing.







Anniversary of the Rape of Nanking (Dec 13-January 1938)."

Everything You Need To Know About Bi-Partisan Budget Compromise in 2 min!

Everything You Need To Know About Bi-Partisan Budget Compromise in 2 min! | Ben Swann Truth In Media:
"So when you hear all the discussion from media over the next few days about this issue, please, allow me to make this simple. 
The great bi-partisan budget compromise from Congressman Paul Ryan and Senator Patty Murray attempts to reduce the federal deficit without raising taxes but by charging taxpayers fees.

Ultimately, it will cut $23 billion dollars in spending over the next 10 years but will do so by increasing spending by $65 billion dollars right now."

Doesn't their generosity with your utility money warm your heart? Nearly $6 million donated to Michigan nonprofits by Consumers Energy; Utility saving nonprofits $275,000 annually in energy costs

Thankfully, CE has a money tree..... right?
Nearly $6 million donated to Michigan nonprofits by Consumers Energy; Utility saving nonprofits $275,000 annually in energy costs | MLive.com:

Nearly $6 million has been donated to Michigan nonprofits by Consumers Energy, its foundation and its employees this year.

Now the Jackson-based utility is extending its connection to nonprofits by providing more than $320,000 in energy-saving installations or financial help that will lower their utility expenses.

At what certain point, as the president has so famously said, have we made enough money.... available to so many for free?

"We’re not, we’re not trying to push financial reform because we begrudge success that’s fairly earned.
I mean, I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money. 
But, you know, part of the American way is, you know, you can just keep on making it if you’re providing a good product or providing good service.
We don’t want people to stop, ah, fulfilling the core responsibilities of the financial system to help grow our economy."