9 Crazy Stories about People Being Unfriended on Facebook - Oddee.com:
"The Transgender Woman Who Attacked Her Boyfriend Because He Unfriended Her and Changed His Status to "Single"
In February 2012, a transgender woman attacked her boyfriend with a knife, a pair of scissors, and a fork after he "unfriended" her on Facebook and changed his status to "single." William Hanz De Veyra Arriesgado, a 25-year-old Filipino who had a sex change but could not change her name under her country's laws, was then sentenced to two years in jail for causing her Australian lover grievous harm."
Important stuff you won't get from the liberal media! We do the surfing so you can be informed AND have a life!
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Hug the one you love-----Unique Story of Love and Loss is Told Through Cute Couple's Photos
Unique Story of Love and Loss is Told Through Cute Couple's Photos:
"The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” for a reason.
Explaining how we feel is one way of getting a message across.
Another is simply showing each other how we feel.
During each season, this couple took a photo together in front of their house.
In the resulting series of images below, without saying anything at all, a love story is being told.
It’s full of hope, joy, fear and loss, but it’s told in the most unique way.
You’ll see what we mean – and then you’ll be moved by it."
"The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” for a reason.
Explaining how we feel is one way of getting a message across.
Another is simply showing each other how we feel.
During each season, this couple took a photo together in front of their house.
In the resulting series of images below, without saying anything at all, a love story is being told.
It’s full of hope, joy, fear and loss, but it’s told in the most unique way.
You’ll see what we mean – and then you’ll be moved by it."
Throwing off the chains of thuggery------100,000 Government Workers Choose Freedom from Unions in Wisconsin
100,000 Government Workers Choose Freedom from Unions in Wisconsin - Matt Batzel - Page full:
"Less than 3 years after Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed his collective bargaining reforms (Act 10), more than 100,000 union members have left Big Labor.
The Left has fought these reforms at every step, but when workers are given the choice, they have overwhelmingly voted to leave government unions. "
"Less than 3 years after Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed his collective bargaining reforms (Act 10), more than 100,000 union members have left Big Labor.
The Left has fought these reforms at every step, but when workers are given the choice, they have overwhelmingly voted to leave government unions. "
Perhaps the best LTE written in 2013-MUST READ-Letter to the Editor: Rome
Please read it all.
And understand this patriot lost his Muskegon county commission seat in the last election.
I suspect EVERY currently elected commissioner disagrees with Mr. Jager's thoughts.
At least none have publicly commented in support of ANY of these observations.
We have choices in life.
And elections DO matter!
READ THE ENTIRE COLUMN.
Please.
Letter to the Editor: Rome:
"So I go back to the Romans.
How do we change this?
I don't know that it is possible.
Yesterday at a local store a person bought $115.00 worth of Monster Energy drinks on food stamps.
Why give money in donations when our government does it for us?
Why own a business when the government hates us?
Why work when the government takes the money away, why save when the rich wall street fat cats take it away.
It pays so much better to be a taker.
You can grow $20,000.00 dollars worth of marijuana tax free and get government aid.
Like the Roman Empire it may be inevitable.
So many of my friends think we are headed for war from within.
People are buying guns and ammunition, which is getting scarcer.
The amount of people prepping with food and shelter is astounding and you wonder why the government thru NSA is spying on all of us?"
And understand this patriot lost his Muskegon county commission seat in the last election.
I suspect EVERY currently elected commissioner disagrees with Mr. Jager's thoughts.
At least none have publicly commented in support of ANY of these observations.
We have choices in life.
And elections DO matter!
READ THE ENTIRE COLUMN.
Please.
Letter to the Editor: Rome:
"So I go back to the Romans.
How do we change this?
I don't know that it is possible.
Yesterday at a local store a person bought $115.00 worth of Monster Energy drinks on food stamps.
Why give money in donations when our government does it for us?
Why own a business when the government hates us?
Why work when the government takes the money away, why save when the rich wall street fat cats take it away.
It pays so much better to be a taker.
You can grow $20,000.00 dollars worth of marijuana tax free and get government aid.
Like the Roman Empire it may be inevitable.
So many of my friends think we are headed for war from within.
People are buying guns and ammunition, which is getting scarcer.
The amount of people prepping with food and shelter is astounding and you wonder why the government thru NSA is spying on all of us?"
Santa don't do bonds-Don't buy mom Illinois bonds for Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Our towns, cities, counties and country are all broke.
Oh God, help us!
Don't buy mom Illinois bonds for Christmas:
"Would you invest your mother’s money in municipal bonds?
In a recent interview on Fox Business News, host Gerri Willis asked me that very question.
It didn’t take me long to say I’d certainly do my homework first.
Based on the growing number of city bankruptcies from Alabama to Rhode Island to California, it’s clear to me I’d keep my mother’s retirement money, and mine, far from those governments running the risk of bankruptcy.
Many cities are collapsing due to out-of-control pension costs, but it’s only the demise of Detroit that’s awoken retail investors like my mom to those risks."
Our towns, cities, counties and country are all broke.
Oh God, help us!
Don't buy mom Illinois bonds for Christmas:
"Would you invest your mother’s money in municipal bonds?
In a recent interview on Fox Business News, host Gerri Willis asked me that very question.
It didn’t take me long to say I’d certainly do my homework first.
Based on the growing number of city bankruptcies from Alabama to Rhode Island to California, it’s clear to me I’d keep my mother’s retirement money, and mine, far from those governments running the risk of bankruptcy.
Many cities are collapsing due to out-of-control pension costs, but it’s only the demise of Detroit that’s awoken retail investors like my mom to those risks."
Look out taxpayers, they're comin' again! National consultants sought to study feasibility of downtown Muskegon convention center
Soooo, the "search" will be for a consultant?
And the one they hire will get $25,000?
And what do they want the $25,000 "consultant" to report back to them?
Anyone wanna bet what the candidates for the consultant job will tell the guys with the extra $25,000?
National consultants sought to study feasibility of downtown Muskegon convention center | MLive.com
And the one they hire will get $25,000?
And what do they want the $25,000 "consultant" to report back to them?
Anyone wanna bet what the candidates for the consultant job will tell the guys with the extra $25,000?
National consultants sought to study feasibility of downtown Muskegon convention center | MLive.com
MUSKEGON, MI – The Muskegon County Accommodation Tax Committee is preparing to ask the county board of commissioners to support a study of a downtown convention center.
A special ATAC working group has helped county Community Development Director Bob Lukens prepare a “request for proposals” looking at the feasibility of a downtown Muskegon convention center and other issues related to a series of downtown facilities.
The nationwide search for consultants includes the county’s wish to look at the potential renovation or expansion of the L.C. Walker Arena, pedestrian connections to downtown facilities and the potential for using those facilities for expanded meetings and events.
The county outline for potential consultants points to the L.C. Walker Arena, Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts and the two downtown hotels – the Holiday Inn Muskegon Harbor and the Shoreline Inn and Conference Center.
As the potential for a downtown convention center is explored, the consultant will be asked to evaluate specific downtown sites, most likely in close proximity to the Holiday Inn, L.C. Walker Arena and Frauenthal Center which are all close enough to be easily linked by enclosed walkways.
They've been doing this for DECADES? ----Bill Would Prohibit Asset Forfeiture In Michigan Without Criminal Conviction
Our government at war with us!
And we're paying for THEIR army!
Bill Would Prohibit Asset Forfeiture In Michigan Without Criminal Conviction [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"Jacque Sutton didn’t commit any crime but police impounded his 1989 Mustang GT and charged him $900 to get it back.
His offense was attending a party in 2009 at an art gallery in Detroit which didn't have a permit to hold an event with dancing and DJs.
Police raided the place and gave everyone tickets for illegal occupation, which were later waived.
But Sutton's car was seized and he couldn't get his property back until he paid the money as a result of Michigan's asset forfeiture law.
He's not alone.
Since 2001, Michigan agencies have seized at least $250 million worth of property and money from citizens. While much of what's seized comes from criminals, a significant amount of assets and a number of cases involve people like Sutton."
And we're paying for THEIR army!
Bill Would Prohibit Asset Forfeiture In Michigan Without Criminal Conviction [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"Jacque Sutton didn’t commit any crime but police impounded his 1989 Mustang GT and charged him $900 to get it back.
His offense was attending a party in 2009 at an art gallery in Detroit which didn't have a permit to hold an event with dancing and DJs.
Police raided the place and gave everyone tickets for illegal occupation, which were later waived.
But Sutton's car was seized and he couldn't get his property back until he paid the money as a result of Michigan's asset forfeiture law.
He's not alone.
Since 2001, Michigan agencies have seized at least $250 million worth of property and money from citizens. While much of what's seized comes from criminals, a significant amount of assets and a number of cases involve people like Sutton."
Pretty cool as they add some background on the video-WSJ's 2013 Photos of the Year
Video - WSJ's 2013 Photos of the Year - Usain Bolt Crosses Finish Line As Lightning Lights Up Moscow's Sky - WSJ.com:
"WSJ's 2013 Photos of the Year
From the floodwaters of the Ganges to the gravity defying bubbles inside the International Space Station, WSJ photo director Jack Van Antwerp looks back at some of the best images of 2013."
"WSJ's 2013 Photos of the Year
From the floodwaters of the Ganges to the gravity defying bubbles inside the International Space Station, WSJ photo director Jack Van Antwerp looks back at some of the best images of 2013."
Wonderful news for the world that totally bums out the MSM------Seven global warming alarmist setbacks in 2013
Read 'em all.
As whiny, overpaid/underworked university professors prepare their lawsuits for "income insecurity".
Seven global warming alarmist setbacks in 2013 | The Daily Caller:
"Hold your champagne glasses high this holiday season, because the end of 2013 marks the 17th year without global warming."
...7) The Senate testimony of Dr. Roger Pielke of the University of Colorado completely undercut environmentalists and Democrats trying to claim that global warming was causing “extreme weather.”
As whiny, overpaid/underworked university professors prepare their lawsuits for "income insecurity".
Seven global warming alarmist setbacks in 2013 | The Daily Caller:
"Hold your champagne glasses high this holiday season, because the end of 2013 marks the 17th year without global warming."
...7) The Senate testimony of Dr. Roger Pielke of the University of Colorado completely undercut environmentalists and Democrats trying to claim that global warming was causing “extreme weather.”
“It is misleading and just plain incorrect to claim that disasters associated with hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or droughts have increased on climate timescales either in the United States or globally,” Pielke said. “It is further incorrect to associate the increasing costs of disasters with the emission of greenhouse gases.”
The other witnesses on the panel did not refute Pielke’s data.
We're selling gold. China is buying gold. Gulp..... "The Chinese Don't Want Dollars Anymore, They Want Gold"
"The Chinese Don't Want Dollars Anymore, They Want Gold" - London's Gold Vaults Are Empty: This Is Why | Zero Hedge:
"Today gold slid under $1200 per ounce, dropping to a level not seen in three years.
Judging by the price action one would think that gold is not only overflowing from precious metal vaults everywhere, but can be found thrown away on the street, where nobody even bothers to pick it up.
One would be wrong.
In fact, as Bloomberg's Ken Goldman reports, "you could walk into a vault in London and they were packed to the rafter with gold, and the gold would trade from me to you to somebody else.
You could walk into these vaults today and they are virtually empty.
All that gold has been transferred out of London, 26 million ounces...."
To find out where it has gone and why it is never coming back, watch the clip below
(spoiler alert: listen for the line: "the Chinese don't want US dollars anymore, they want gold")."
"Today gold slid under $1200 per ounce, dropping to a level not seen in three years.
Judging by the price action one would think that gold is not only overflowing from precious metal vaults everywhere, but can be found thrown away on the street, where nobody even bothers to pick it up.
One would be wrong.
In fact, as Bloomberg's Ken Goldman reports, "you could walk into a vault in London and they were packed to the rafter with gold, and the gold would trade from me to you to somebody else.
You could walk into these vaults today and they are virtually empty.
All that gold has been transferred out of London, 26 million ounces...."
To find out where it has gone and why it is never coming back, watch the clip below
(spoiler alert: listen for the line: "the Chinese don't want US dollars anymore, they want gold")."
Caption This-Yes, it is a contest!
PJ Media » Caption This:
"As Nancy Pelosi would say, embrace the suck; click to enlarge to full size.
Obamacare’s Footie Pajamas Boy is self-mocking even without additional Photoshopping, but that didn’t stop one of our in-house artists from PJM’s Millennials-oriented Next Generation TV from adding his own special touch to an already special, special image.
However, it’s up to you to provide the best caption, in the contest. (The one above is just temporary.)
Some ideas that immediately come to mind beyond it are:
1. Obamacare: Babying our Millenials.
2. Do Millenials think that Obamacare sucks?
3. It sucks to be Obamacare Millenial Pajamas Boy.
But we’re sure you’ll think of something even better.
Have at it in the comments below."
More about "Pajama Boy":http://washingtonexaminer.com/how-pajama-boys-defenders-missed-the-point/article/2541058
"As Nancy Pelosi would say, embrace the suck; click to enlarge to full size.
Obamacare’s Footie Pajamas Boy is self-mocking even without additional Photoshopping, but that didn’t stop one of our in-house artists from PJM’s Millennials-oriented Next Generation TV from adding his own special touch to an already special, special image.
However, it’s up to you to provide the best caption, in the contest. (The one above is just temporary.)
Some ideas that immediately come to mind beyond it are:
1. Obamacare: Babying our Millenials.
2. Do Millenials think that Obamacare sucks?
3. It sucks to be Obamacare Millenial Pajamas Boy.
But we’re sure you’ll think of something even better.
Have at it in the comments below."
More about "Pajama Boy":http://washingtonexaminer.com/how-pajama-boys-defenders-missed-the-point/article/2541058
History for December 21-Brrrr, Brits and Blast
Chase's Calendar of Events:
Winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere at 12:11 PM, EST.
In 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower reached what is now Plymouth, MA.
25 years ago, in 1988, Pam Am Flight 103 exploded in midair and crashed atLockerbie , Scotland , as a result of a terrorist bombing. The death toll was 270 people.
Winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere at 12:11 PM, EST.
In 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower reached what is now Plymouth, MA.
25 years ago, in 1988, Pam Am Flight 103 exploded in midair and crashed at
Friday, December 20, 2013
More of the president's promised "smart diplomacy"....................Angry India Pulls Back US Embassy Security
Angry India Pulls Back US Embassy Security - The American Interest:
"Angry India Pulls Back US Embassy Security
In response to the alleged mistreatment of an Indian diplomat by American law enforcement officials, Indian authorities have taken a series of unprecedented steps to show their displeasure, including the removal of security barriers around the American embassy in New Delhi. The New York Times reports:
The diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, the deputy consul general in New York, was arrested last Thursday and accused of submitting false documents to obtain a work visa for her housekeeper and paying the housekeeper far less than the minimum legal wage. Indian officials said that Ms. Khobragade was arrested and handcuffed on the street as she was leaving her daughter at school, and that she was kept in a holding cell with drug addicts before she was released on $250,000 bail.
More infuriating for Indians was the allegation that Khobragade was strip-searched as well, later confirmed by American state officials."
"Angry India Pulls Back US Embassy Security
In response to the alleged mistreatment of an Indian diplomat by American law enforcement officials, Indian authorities have taken a series of unprecedented steps to show their displeasure, including the removal of security barriers around the American embassy in New Delhi. The New York Times reports:
The diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, the deputy consul general in New York, was arrested last Thursday and accused of submitting false documents to obtain a work visa for her housekeeper and paying the housekeeper far less than the minimum legal wage. Indian officials said that Ms. Khobragade was arrested and handcuffed on the street as she was leaving her daughter at school, and that she was kept in a holding cell with drug addicts before she was released on $250,000 bail.
More infuriating for Indians was the allegation that Khobragade was strip-searched as well, later confirmed by American state officials."
"jobs.ca"? The top 10 domain sales of 2013
How much "private" and how much "government" moolah?
The top 10 domain sales of 2013:
"Today, Sedo announces the top 10 domain sales of 2013.
jobs.ca -- $450,000 USD
body.com -- $380,000 USD
yinhang.com -- $300,000 USD
dji.com -- $300,000 USD
moms.com -- $252,000 USD
apuestas.com -- $165,000 EUR
moneta.com -- $150,000 USD
elend.com -- $140,000 USD
sandwich.com -- $137,500 USD
partners.com -- $125,000 USD"
The top 10 domain sales of 2013:
"Today, Sedo announces the top 10 domain sales of 2013.
jobs.ca -- $450,000 USD
body.com -- $380,000 USD
yinhang.com -- $300,000 USD
dji.com -- $300,000 USD
moms.com -- $252,000 USD
apuestas.com -- $165,000 EUR
moneta.com -- $150,000 USD
elend.com -- $140,000 USD
sandwich.com -- $137,500 USD
partners.com -- $125,000 USD"
Three versions of "Time To Say Goodbye"
Which one do you love most?
Tough call.
Click this link to see the 3 videos:
MuskegonPundit: Search results for time to say goodbye:
Tough call.
Click this link to see the 3 videos:
MuskegonPundit: Search results for time to say goodbye:
Wear body armor------Woodward Avenue to be scene of Detroit block party tonight
Woodward Avenue to be scene of Detroit block party tonight | Crain's Detroit Business:
"The Rock Ventures Family of Companies and retailers in the 1200 block of Woodward Avenue are hosting a holiday block party tonight.
Holiday DLight @nite will feature live musical performances by local artists such as Stereo Jane and the Rapt Collective, street performers and shopping, according to a news release.
Many of the 1200 block retailers will have free food and drinks including Faygo Beverages Inc. pop at The Detroit Shoppe, hot chocolate at Spielhaus Toys and crepes at the Somerset Collection’s CityLoft, according to the release.
Rachel Lachover, retail development manager for Bedrock Real Estate Services, said the first-time event is designed to “activate the streets of Detroit.”
"The Rock Ventures Family of Companies and retailers in the 1200 block of Woodward Avenue are hosting a holiday block party tonight.
Holiday DLight @nite will feature live musical performances by local artists such as Stereo Jane and the Rapt Collective, street performers and shopping, according to a news release.
Many of the 1200 block retailers will have free food and drinks including Faygo Beverages Inc. pop at The Detroit Shoppe, hot chocolate at Spielhaus Toys and crepes at the Somerset Collection’s CityLoft, according to the release.
Rachel Lachover, retail development manager for Bedrock Real Estate Services, said the first-time event is designed to “activate the streets of Detroit.”
I'm thinkin' she be lyin'. And she be caught.......Rep. Phil Gingrey to Sebelius: Prove You Met with President About Obamacare
Exclusive–Rep. Phil Gingrey to Sebelius: Prove You Met with President About Obamacare
In a move sure to spark consternation inside the White House, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) sent a letter Tuesday to embattled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting she produce a list of the one-on-one meetings she and President Barack Obama allege to have held in the over three-and-a-half years leading up to Obamacare’s calamitous rollout—meetings that do not appear on the White House's own official calendar.
In a move sure to spark consternation inside the White House, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) sent a letter Tuesday to embattled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting she produce a list of the one-on-one meetings she and President Barack Obama allege to have held in the over three-and-a-half years leading up to Obamacare’s calamitous rollout—meetings that do not appear on the White House's own official calendar.
....Last week during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, Gingrey, a medical doctor, asked a flustered Sebelius how many one-on-one meetings she had with Obama.
“A lot,” replied Sebelius. Gingrey then asked whether she could verify her statement. “I, I…,” Sebelius uttered while flailing her hands.
The committee chair then announced that Gingrey’s time for questioning had expired.
“A lot,” replied Sebelius. Gingrey then asked whether she could verify her statement. “I, I…,” Sebelius uttered while flailing her hands.
The committee chair then announced that Gingrey’s time for questioning had expired.
WH Won't Say Whether Anyone Will Have to Pay Obamacare Penalty in 2014
WH Won't Say Whether Anyone Will Have to Pay Obamacare Penalty in 2014 | The Weekly Standard:
""Is there going to be a single person in 2014 that's going to pay the penalty?
A single uninsured American that is going to end up paying the penalty in 2014 at this point?," asked MSNBC host Chuck Todd.
"Chuck, I can't talk to you about how many people are going to be subject to the penalty," said White House deputy senior advisor David Simas, sidestepping the question."
""Is there going to be a single person in 2014 that's going to pay the penalty?
A single uninsured American that is going to end up paying the penalty in 2014 at this point?," asked MSNBC host Chuck Todd.
"Chuck, I can't talk to you about how many people are going to be subject to the penalty," said White House deputy senior advisor David Simas, sidestepping the question."
"Big mystery"...yeah, right.........Questionable actions cost 2 Huron Valley teachers their jobs
But, thanks to their union clout, they got paid whilst on "administrative leave".
The district " would not say if they were fired or resigned".
I guess they didn't say anything about gays, homosexual marriage or God..... we'd see it on the TV news.
Questionable actions cost 2 Huron Valley teachers their jobs | The Detroit News:
"Two middle school teachers are no longer employed by Huron Valley Schools after being accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior in an empty classroom, the district announced Thursday.
The male and a female teachers, both whom worked at White Lake Middle School were reported to administrators Dec. 13 and were immediately placed on administrative leave while the district launched an internal investigation into the allegations, said Kim Root, school district spokeswoman.
Root would not elaborate on what the teachers were doing in the room.
On Thursday, the district announced the two were no longer employed, but would not say if they were fired or resigned.
Parents have been informed via email and substitutes are filling in as replacements, Root said."
The district " would not say if they were fired or resigned".
I guess they didn't say anything about gays, homosexual marriage or God..... we'd see it on the TV news.
Questionable actions cost 2 Huron Valley teachers their jobs | The Detroit News:
"Two middle school teachers are no longer employed by Huron Valley Schools after being accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior in an empty classroom, the district announced Thursday.
The male and a female teachers, both whom worked at White Lake Middle School were reported to administrators Dec. 13 and were immediately placed on administrative leave while the district launched an internal investigation into the allegations, said Kim Root, school district spokeswoman.
Root would not elaborate on what the teachers were doing in the room.
On Thursday, the district announced the two were no longer employed, but would not say if they were fired or resigned.
Parents have been informed via email and substitutes are filling in as replacements, Root said."
There's gotta be a way to wring some money out of this..........2013 Will Finish One Of The Ten Coldest Years In US History, With The Largest Drop In Temperature
2013 Will Finish One Of The Ten Coldest Years In US History, With The Largest Drop In Temperature | Real Science:
"2013 Will Finish One Of The Ten Coldest Years In US History, With The Largest Drop In Temperature
Posted on December 20, 2013 by stevengoddard
Before NASA and NOAA start tampering with the data, 2013 is one of the ten coldest years since 1895, and has had the largest year over year decline on record."
"2013 Will Finish One Of The Ten Coldest Years In US History, With The Largest Drop In Temperature
Posted on December 20, 2013 by stevengoddard
Before NASA and NOAA start tampering with the data, 2013 is one of the ten coldest years since 1895, and has had the largest year over year decline on record."
Muskegon's most gifted columnist--Listing and Sinking
LIBERTY REVIEW:
Listing and Sinking
"Our vessel will not survive this continuous assault from every direction.
Not only are the pirates launching wave after wave of unanswered attacks but the captain is drilling holes in the hull below deck.
His crew runs around stuffing rags into the ruptures they’ve created.
They assure us that all is well.
We are told to go back to our sunbathing.
As an extra bonus, free drinks are available at the bar, compliments of the captain."
Read it all and bookmark her blog!
Listing and Sinking
"Our vessel will not survive this continuous assault from every direction.
Not only are the pirates launching wave after wave of unanswered attacks but the captain is drilling holes in the hull below deck.
His crew runs around stuffing rags into the ruptures they’ve created.
They assure us that all is well.
We are told to go back to our sunbathing.
As an extra bonus, free drinks are available at the bar, compliments of the captain."
Read it all and bookmark her blog!
Holy crapoli! What liberal's kid got this contract?......................Oregon blows one-third of Obamacare ad budget on 'acid trip' commercial
Oregon blows one-third of Obamacare ad budget on 'acid trip' commercial - Richmond Advertising | Examiner.com:
"In an animation style that looks like a poor man's Yellow Submarine, a hippie with a guitar takes flight over the mountaintops and is joined by other 1970s-style Oregonians, who form up and magically transform into the shape of a huge bird.
The lyrics he's singing are:
We fly with our own wings,
Care 'bout the same things.
We stand strong together,
So let me hear you say:
We fly with our own wings,
Dreamin’ all the big dreams.
Long live Oregonians; we’re free to be heal-thy.
Long live Oregonians; we’re free to be heal-thy."
- At $3.2 million for air time and production, it cost just under a third of the state's $9.9 million Obamacare marketing budget.
"In an animation style that looks like a poor man's Yellow Submarine, a hippie with a guitar takes flight over the mountaintops and is joined by other 1970s-style Oregonians, who form up and magically transform into the shape of a huge bird.
The lyrics he's singing are:
We fly with our own wings,
Care 'bout the same things.
We stand strong together,
So let me hear you say:
We fly with our own wings,
Dreamin’ all the big dreams.
Long live Oregonians; we’re free to be heal-thy.
Long live Oregonians; we’re free to be heal-thy."
Don't forget. When the IRS is scheming to audit Tea Party groups (and finding NOTHING) it's not doing the job they promised us they were doing------Jane Fonda has a charitable foundation
Fire EVERYONE at the IRS!
NOW!
Jane Fonda has a charitable foundation » Joe For America:
NOW!
Jane Fonda has a charitable foundation » Joe For America:
Hanoi Jane is now Charity Jane. She has her own foundation, the Jane Fonda Foundation, and she spends her time – when she’s not elbowing John Kerry out of the way for Botox – running her foundation.
Though Jane Fonda’s private foundation has nearly $800,000 in assets, the group has not made a charitable contribution during the last five years for which it has filed federal tax returns, an apparent violation of Internal Revenue Service rules.According to the Jane Fonda Foundation’s most recent tax return–filed last year and covering calendar year 2011–the organization’s cash, stock, and bond portfolio was valued at $798,133. The filing lists the 75-year-old actress as the foundation’s president and chairman of the board, and reports that she devotes 10 hours a week to the charitable group.
The foundation hasn’t made a charitable contribution since 2006, according to IRS public records, when they donated $1,000 to the Atlanta Obstetric and Gynecology Society.
The interesting part of this is that while the IRS has plenty of time to harass conservative 501-c4 groups, and audit critics of ObamaCare, they are ignoring Hanoi Jane’s compliance problems with her foundation.
In the dark of night-----------Utter Chaos: White House Exempts Millions From Obamacare's Insurance Mandate, 'Unaffordable' Exchanges
Utter Chaos: White House Exempts Millions From Obamacare's Insurance Mandate, 'Unaffordable' Exchanges - Forbes:
It’s hard to come up with new ways to describe the Obama administration’s improvisational approach to the Affordable Care Act’s troubled health insurance exchanges.
But last night, the White House made its most consequential announcement yet.
The administration will grant a “hardship exemption” from the law’s individual mandate, requiring the purchase of health insurance, to anyone who has had their prior coverage canceled and who “believes” that Obamacare’s offerings “are unaffordable.”
These exemptions will substantially alter the architecture of the law’s insurance marketplaces.
Insurers are at their wits’ end, trying to make sense of what to do next.
Front paging the bearded guy interviewed in GQ. Sorta missed this minor annoyance------5 die from gunshot wounds in 18 hours in Chicago
Barry Hussein's home town.
Doesn't ANYONE in the liberal media care?
At all?
5 die from gunshot wounds in 18 hours in Chicago - chicagotribune.com:
"Three people, including a 74-year-old man, were shot to death within three hours on the South and Southwest sides in Chicago overnight, according to authorities.
Adding to the toll are two teens who died Wednesday after being shot earlier in the week."
Doesn't ANYONE in the liberal media care?
At all?
5 die from gunshot wounds in 18 hours in Chicago - chicagotribune.com:
"Three people, including a 74-year-old man, were shot to death within three hours on the South and Southwest sides in Chicago overnight, according to authorities.
Adding to the toll are two teens who died Wednesday after being shot earlier in the week."
A tawdry tale-Read it----------- The Welfare Queen:
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JOSH LEVIN IN SLATE: The Welfare Queen: Ronald Reagan made Linda Taylor a notorious American villain. Her other sins were far worse.
JOSH LEVIN IN SLATE: The Welfare Queen: Ronald Reagan made Linda Taylor a notorious American villain. Her other sins were far worse.
Four decades later, Reagan’s soliloquies on welfare fraud are often remembered as shameless demagoguery. Many accounts report that Reagan coined the term “welfare queen,” and that this woman in Chicago was a fictional character. In 2007, the New York Times’ Paul Krugman wrote that “the bogus story of the Cadillac-driving welfare queen [was] a gross exaggeration of a minor case of welfare fraud.” MSNBC’s Chris Matthews says the whole thing is racist malarkey—a coded reference to black indolence and criminality designed to appeal to working-class whites.
Though Reagan was known to stretch the truth, he did not invent that woman in Chicago. Her name was Linda Taylor, and it was the Chicago Tribune, not the GOP politician, who dubbed her the “welfare queen.” It was the Tribune, too, that lavished attention on Taylor’s jewelry, furs, and Cadillac—all of which were real. . . .
When I set out in search of Linda Taylor, I hoped to find the real story of the woman who played such an outsize role in American politics—who she was, where she came from, and what her life was like before and after she became the national symbol of unearned prosperity. What I found was a woman who destroyed lives, someone far more depraved than even Ronald Reagan could have imagined. In the 1970s alone, Taylor was investigated for homicide, kidnapping, and baby trafficking. The detective who tried desperately to put her away believes she’s responsible for one of Chicago’s most legendary crimes, one that remains unsolved to this day. Welfare fraud was likely the least of the welfare queen’s offenses.
Read the whole thing.
UPDATE: Hyper-Regulated Lawlessness. “The political significance of the “welfare queen” story rests on how many of them are out there. A single person scamming the welfare state does not, by herself, represent a devastating indictment of the welfare state. It matters how easy it was, and whether a large number of people participate in such activities, albeit on a less grandiose scale than ‘the haughty thief who drove her Cadillac to the public aid office’ and wore ‘expensive clothes and oversize hats’ to her trial. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of scamming going on, and the Left is not even slightly interested in cracking down on it, or even admitting it’s a problem.” For them, it’s not a problem. It’s a funding mechanism.
Choice...what a concept! -------BREAKING: Workers Dismantle Over 70 Unions in Wisconsin
Seems what the unions and their members in the MSM were tellin' us was bunk.
Who'd of thunk?
BREAKING: Workers Dismantle Over 70 Unions in Wisconsin | MacIver Institute:
"[Madison, Wisc...]
Workers rejected over 70 of 408 school district unions during annual recertification elections that ended on Thursday, according to a preliminary analysis of the results.
The elections went from November 29th until noon on December 19th and involved 408 collective bargaining units around the state associated with school districts.
Workers cast their votes using a telephone voting system."
Who'd of thunk?
BREAKING: Workers Dismantle Over 70 Unions in Wisconsin | MacIver Institute:
"[Madison, Wisc...]
Workers rejected over 70 of 408 school district unions during annual recertification elections that ended on Thursday, according to a preliminary analysis of the results.
The elections went from November 29th until noon on December 19th and involved 408 collective bargaining units around the state associated with school districts.
Workers cast their votes using a telephone voting system."
This guy is pretending to be a republican. Dump him. Now! -----------Snyder backs higher renewable energy, efficiency goals; cautious on tackling customer choice
Soooo.
He buys into the whole "global warming" lie.
And will shut down our coal power plants.
He's an eco-left liberal!
Snyder backs higher renewable energy, efficiency goals; cautious on tackling customer choice | Crain's Detroit Business:
"By 2015, however, Snyder said he wants to support legislation that continues to increase the renewable energy portfolio standards beyond the 10 percent production requirement already enshrined in 2008’s energy legislative package.
...“We need to transition from coal to natural gas and renewables,” he said. “We need to move that way to help residential and industrial users and protect the environment.”
Snyder acknowledged there will be a significant reduction in coal plants in Michigan over the next 10 years."
He buys into the whole "global warming" lie.
And will shut down our coal power plants.
He's an eco-left liberal!
Snyder backs higher renewable energy, efficiency goals; cautious on tackling customer choice | Crain's Detroit Business:
"By 2015, however, Snyder said he wants to support legislation that continues to increase the renewable energy portfolio standards beyond the 10 percent production requirement already enshrined in 2008’s energy legislative package.
...“We need to transition from coal to natural gas and renewables,” he said. “We need to move that way to help residential and industrial users and protect the environment.”
Snyder acknowledged there will be a significant reduction in coal plants in Michigan over the next 10 years."
Looks like Putin has taken measure of little Barry------Russia Moves Missiles Near Poland, Lithuania
Obama's shows his stuff as he directs his staff to hit back with the big guns, "a swift rebuke".
I've always preferred a "stern rebuke"..........
That really, really makes the bad guys feel rebuked.
Russia Moves Missiles Near Poland, Lithuania | Defense Tech:
"Russia has reportedly deployed nuclear-capable missiles closer to Europe near the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania.
Moscow confirmed stationing several short-range Iskander ballistic missiles, known in NATO parlance as SS-26 Stone and capable of carrying nuclear warheads, in the enclave of Kaliningrad. The seaport borders the European Union countries and is geographically separated from the rest of Russia.
The move drew a swift rebuke from the U.S. “We’ve urged Moscow to take no steps to destabilize the region,” Marie Harf, a State Department spokeswoman, told The Wall Street Journal."
I've always preferred a "stern rebuke"..........
That really, really makes the bad guys feel rebuked.
Russia Moves Missiles Near Poland, Lithuania | Defense Tech:
"Russia has reportedly deployed nuclear-capable missiles closer to Europe near the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania.
Moscow confirmed stationing several short-range Iskander ballistic missiles, known in NATO parlance as SS-26 Stone and capable of carrying nuclear warheads, in the enclave of Kaliningrad. The seaport borders the European Union countries and is geographically separated from the rest of Russia.
The move drew a swift rebuke from the U.S. “We’ve urged Moscow to take no steps to destabilize the region,” Marie Harf, a State Department spokeswoman, told The Wall Street Journal."
Obama's plunge into National Economic Suicide------Fed's Balance Sheet Rises To Record $4.01 Trillion
Fed's Balance Sheet Rises To Record $4.01 Trillion | Zero Hedge:
"Dear Federal Reserve: happy 100th birthday!
What better way to celebrate it than with a balance sheet that just crossed above $4 trillion, or $4.01 trillion to be precise, which represents 24% of the recently upward revised US GDP, for the first (but certainly not last) time in history.
Fingers crossed that promptly after next year's Untaper, the Fed can boast a $5 trillion balance sheet this time next year, and so on, and so forth."
"Dear Federal Reserve: happy 100th birthday!
What better way to celebrate it than with a balance sheet that just crossed above $4 trillion, or $4.01 trillion to be precise, which represents 24% of the recently upward revised US GDP, for the first (but certainly not last) time in history.
Fingers crossed that promptly after next year's Untaper, the Fed can boast a $5 trillion balance sheet this time next year, and so on, and so forth."
America's shame-Willful Blindness...............After Geneva, "The Islamic Bomb"
No shame felt in Washington.
Yet.
No problem.
"Shame" easily converted to "blame" in Barry's World.
After Geneva, "The Islamic Bomb" :: Gatestone Institute
In Munich, only two Western politicians were present, Chamberlain and Daladier; the United States was not involved.
Yet.
No problem.
"Shame" easily converted to "blame" in Barry's World.
After Geneva, "The Islamic Bomb" :: Gatestone Institute
On the day when the "interim agreements" were ratified in Geneva, November 24 2013, the Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, was photographed smiling.
He had good reason to be pleased; not since the Munich Agreement in 1938 have Western leaders given so much for so little.
As Bret Stephens wrote in theWall Street Journal, Western leaders in Geneva behaved even more disgracefully than those who had come to Munich.
In Munich, only two Western politicians were present, Chamberlain and Daladier; the United States was not involved.
In the photographs then, all the participants looked concerned.
After Munich, Winston Churchill delivered the famous phrase: "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war".
After Geneva, Israel's Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, was the only leader expressing disagreement.
He spoke of a "historic mistake".
Diplomatically, he could not speak of dishonor, although dishonor was plainly evident.
And he could he could use the word "betrayal."
He spoke of a "historic mistake".
Diplomatically, he could not speak of dishonor, although dishonor was plainly evident.
And he could he could use the word "betrayal."
In Munich, the big, unspoken item in the room was the persecution of the Jews in Europe.
Although Chamberlain and Daladier knew everything about the proliferation of anti-Semitic acts and decisions since Adolf Hitler came to power, they may have thought they were in a weak position, and did not really care about the Jews.
They practiced willful blindness.
Hitler noticed -- and Kristallnacht soon followed less than six weeks later in Germany: a night in which over 91 Jews were murdered and 30,000 were arrested and sent to concentration camps, Jewish homes, businesses, hospitals, and schools were ransacked, and over 1,000 synagogues were burned.
In Geneva, the big, unspoken item in the room was Israel.
Laurent Fabius , Guido Westerwelle, Catherine Ashton and John Kerry knew everything about the calls for destroying Israel uttered for decades by Iranian leaders.
Laurent Fabius , Guido Westerwelle, Catherine Ashton and John Kerry knew everything about the calls for destroying Israel uttered for decades by Iranian leaders.
They were in a position of strength, but evidently did not care about Israel.
They practiced willful blindness.
Mohammad Javad Zarif noticed.
Ali Khamenei in Tehran also noticed.
No Kristallnacht has been perpetrated against Israel -- yet.
Ali Khamenei in Tehran also noticed.
No Kristallnacht has been perpetrated against Israel -- yet.
'Duck Dynasty' family: No show without Phil Robertson
'Duck Dynasty' family: No show without Phil Robertson | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"And finally, the family says, "We have had a successful working relationship with A&E but, as a family, we cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm.
We are in discussions with A&E to see what that means for the future of ‘Duck Dynasty.’
Again, thank you for your continued support of our family.""
"And finally, the family says, "We have had a successful working relationship with A&E but, as a family, we cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm.
We are in discussions with A&E to see what that means for the future of ‘Duck Dynasty.’
Again, thank you for your continued support of our family.""
Quit whining and get into the next bracket!.........Where's your cut-off?
This is "Cash money" ONLY.
It doesn't count Bridge cards, rent/utilities discounts/free health insurance (Medicaid), and a big, growing everyday, list the left doesn't want you to know about.
And don't forget the free ObamaPhones!
Summary of Latest Federal Income Tax Data | Tax Foundation:
It doesn't count Bridge cards, rent/utilities discounts/free health insurance (Medicaid), and a big, growing everyday, list the left doesn't want you to know about.
And don't forget the free ObamaPhones!
Summary of Latest Federal Income Tax Data | Tax Foundation:
Table 7. Dollar Cut-Off, 1980-2011 (Minimum AGI for tax return to fall into various percentiles; thresholds not adjusted for inflation)
| ||||||
Year
|
Top 1%
|
Top 5%
|
Top 10%
|
Top 25%
|
Top 50%
| |
1980
|
$80,580
|
$43,792
|
$35,070
|
$23,606
|
$12,936
| |
2011
|
$388,905
|
$167,728
|
$120,136
|
$70,492
|
$34,823
| |
Source: IRS
|
Obama's america----------Now The Petty Girls In The White House Want A Slumber Party
This is what the geniuses in ObamaCentralControl think will win Americans over to nObamaCare.
Anyone remember John Wayne?
Clint Eastwood?
Bruce Willis for-gosh-sakes!
Vladimir Putin?
Now The Petty Girls In The White House Want A Slumber Party « Rat Nation
Anyone remember John Wayne?
Clint Eastwood?
Bruce Willis for-gosh-sakes!
Vladimir Putin?
Now The Petty Girls In The White House Want A Slumber Party « Rat Nation
Now The Petty Girls In The White House Want A Slumber Party
With full apologies to The Pink Ladies from Grease
Whoever is approving the Obama White House messaging on ObamaCare seriously has not mentally left middle school.
“Wear pajamas.
Drink hot chocolate,
Talk about getting health insurance.
#GetTalking
barackobama.com/talk”
Panic in Needle Park......nO-Care 'fix' extends to bare-bones plans
O-Care 'fix' extends to bare-bones plans | TheHill:
"The Obama administration is planning to allow individuals whose health insurance was cancelled under ObamaCare to buy catastrophic plans once intended mainly for young people.
Under the plan, individuals who are unable to renew their current health insurance will be able to purchase bare-bones coverage, according to a source connected with the health industry.
Current rules say that to qualify for a catastrophic plan, individuals must be either under 30 or qualify for a "hardship" exemption. "
"The Obama administration is planning to allow individuals whose health insurance was cancelled under ObamaCare to buy catastrophic plans once intended mainly for young people.
Under the plan, individuals who are unable to renew their current health insurance will be able to purchase bare-bones coverage, according to a source connected with the health industry.
Current rules say that to qualify for a catastrophic plan, individuals must be either under 30 or qualify for a "hardship" exemption. "
History for December 20- A small step for free men, Bigger is better, A tax even a mother would love, An old friend now banned, Probably would be a slur today
History for December 20 - On-This-Day.com:
1606 - The "Susan Constant," "Godspeed" and "Discovery" set sail from London.
Their landing at Jamestown, VA, was the start of the first permanent English settlement in America.
1803 - The United States Senate ratified a treaty that included the Louisiana Territories from France for $15 million. The transfer was completed with formal ceremonies in New Orleans.
1820 - The state of Missouri enacted legislation to tax bachelors between the ages of 21-50 for being unmarried. The tax was $1 a year.
1879 - Thomas A. Edison privately demonstrated his incandescent light at Menlo Park, NJ.
1880 - New York's Broadway became known as the "Great White Way" when it was lighted by electricity.
1606 - The "Susan Constant," "Godspeed" and "Discovery" set sail from London.
Their landing at Jamestown, VA, was the start of the first permanent English settlement in America.
1803 - The United States Senate ratified a treaty that included the Louisiana Territories from France for $15 million. The transfer was completed with formal ceremonies in New Orleans.
1820 - The state of Missouri enacted legislation to tax bachelors between the ages of 21-50 for being unmarried. The tax was $1 a year.
1879 - Thomas A. Edison privately demonstrated his incandescent light at Menlo Park, NJ.
1880 - New York's Broadway became known as the "Great White Way" when it was lighted by electricity.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Holy crapoli! They fought through the idiotic phone and web system. They finally reached the finish line. And Obamacare just increased the race to a marathon? ----Illinois warns thousands to reapply for Obamacare
Illinois warns thousands to reapply for Obamacare | The Daily Caller:
"Less than a week before the deadline to sign up for insurance coverage, Illinois is contacting thousands of customers announcing that they might have to redo their applications for Obamacare.
Illinois’s exchange, run in a partnership with the federal government through HealthCare.gov, has been referring applicants it deemed eligible for Medicaid coverage to the federal government instead.
But in response to growing complaints, state officials announced Wednesday they’re in the midst of calling and emailing the 30,000 exchange customers sent to Medicaid to tell them to do their applications all over again if they believe they were mistakenly pegged for the low-income program."
"Less than a week before the deadline to sign up for insurance coverage, Illinois is contacting thousands of customers announcing that they might have to redo their applications for Obamacare.
Illinois’s exchange, run in a partnership with the federal government through HealthCare.gov, has been referring applicants it deemed eligible for Medicaid coverage to the federal government instead.
But in response to growing complaints, state officials announced Wednesday they’re in the midst of calling and emailing the 30,000 exchange customers sent to Medicaid to tell them to do their applications all over again if they believe they were mistakenly pegged for the low-income program."
You probably already heard and read ALL about this......didn't you? It's big news when someone discriminates.....isn't it...... Lesbian boss ‘fired me for being straight’
Lesbian boss ‘fired me for being straight’ | New York Post:
"A married, heterosexual gym teacher at a tony Upper West Side private school was fired because his lesbian supervisor disapproved of his “traditional family status,” the canned teacher claims in a new Manhattan lawsuit.
Gregory Kenney, 50, taught gym at the Trinity School on W. 91st St. for 16 years before he was let go in June 2012.
Kenney, who lives with his wife and three young children in LI, says he was a well-liked employee at the elite institution that counts Truman Capote, Ivanka Trump and Eric Schneiderman as alumni, until a gay athletic director named Pat Krieger took over in 2009.
Krieger allegedly forced him to coach three sports, even though his contract only required him to join two teams, according to his reverse discrimination suit.
When he complained that the extra responsibilities interfered with his family obligations Krieger allegedly told him, “We all make choices,” the suit says."
"A married, heterosexual gym teacher at a tony Upper West Side private school was fired because his lesbian supervisor disapproved of his “traditional family status,” the canned teacher claims in a new Manhattan lawsuit.
Gregory Kenney, 50, taught gym at the Trinity School on W. 91st St. for 16 years before he was let go in June 2012.
Kenney, who lives with his wife and three young children in LI, says he was a well-liked employee at the elite institution that counts Truman Capote, Ivanka Trump and Eric Schneiderman as alumni, until a gay athletic director named Pat Krieger took over in 2009.
Krieger allegedly forced him to coach three sports, even though his contract only required him to join two teams, according to his reverse discrimination suit.
When he complained that the extra responsibilities interfered with his family obligations Krieger allegedly told him, “We all make choices,” the suit says."
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