Monday, February 20, 2006
Petitions seek $6.85 minimum wage
Interesting that their real goal is to increase democrat voter turnout rather than any concern for the poor. Just another means to an end.
Petitions seek $6.85 minimum wage: "Ed Sarpolus, who conducted the Michigan poll, said Friday the issue especially stirs passions among Democratic voters, enough to possibly increase their turnout on Election Day by 4 to 5 percentage points, particularly in cities like Detroit.
'The ballot issue is more about increasing election turnout than it is about the issue of wages,' Sarpolus said."
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Politics: The Shot Heard Round the World - Newsweek Politics - MSNBC.com
Politics: The Shot Heard Round the World - Newsweek Politics - MSNBC.com: "The Shot Heard Round the World"
This is from Newsweek. Do these guys have so much hate that they can't tell the difference between one of the most patriotic moments of our American history at Lexington in 1775 and a simple hunting accident? Or are they so consumed with Bushatred that they will stoop to any level to distort the truth?I guess their front page in tomorrow's issue tells their position. Sad.
MSM cowardice
Captain's Quarters:
The field reporters are brave. The sit-at-home editors are cowards.
"Editors and publishers are afraid the thugs will target them as they targeted Danny Pearl and Theo van Gogh; afraid the mob will firebomb their newsrooms as it has firebombed Danish embassies"
The field reporters are brave. The sit-at-home editors are cowards.
"Editors and publishers are afraid the thugs will target them as they targeted Danny Pearl and Theo van Gogh; afraid the mob will firebomb their newsrooms as it has firebombed Danish embassies"
Attack of the buns?
"A 63-year-old Ann Arbor man reported to police that someone has been leaving bread buns in his yard, attracting a slew of animals, and he feared a skunk may attack him, city police reported."
Does anyone think of Jimmah Carter here........
What kind of American...
... would be against airing these ads? I sure hope the word gets out.Power Line: A case study
More leftist perfidy. Fascinating how the left unmasks itself as the party of repression. Click the links to the ads the demos don't want you to see. How can anyone defend this?
More leftist perfidy. Fascinating how the left unmasks itself as the party of repression. Click the links to the ads the demos don't want you to see. How can anyone defend this?
Despicable media bias!
TCS Daily - Strong Economy, Weak Coverage: "Is it any wonder than that a November poll by the American Research Group, a non-partisan polling organization that has conducted monthly economic surveys since 1985, showed 43 percent of Americans thought the economy was in a recession? "
Pew Research Center: Are We Happy Yet?
Pew Research Center: Are We Happy Yet?:
No big surprise here.
"Some 45% of all Republicans report being very happy, compared with just 30% of Democrats and 29% of independents"
No big surprise here.
"Some 45% of all Republicans report being very happy, compared with just 30% of Democrats and 29% of independents"
Cheney to resign?
Another lefty pipedream. Honestly, I'm loving this. The PR wasn't bungled. I'm thinking Rove is behind this whole thing. For the record: I think this entire episode was handled brilliantly by Cheney and his staff. Except for the little deal with shooting his friend. Bummer about that.
Face it. Rove wants to discredit the MSM but can't get it done on his own. Why not hatch a plot to entice the MSM into self immolating on their own, right in front of all the swing voters, just 6 months before an election. Brilliant!
But ya gotta hep me here. Why on earth do the demos want Cheney to quit? If he does, Bush will replace him with the, likely, next GOP President. It seems to me that this is another bozo move by the demos and their MSM allies. Demonize Cheney and he stays...who cares, he's not gonna run for another office. Demonize Cheney and he quits and the dumbo-demos have just given a big help to the next GOPer Presidenttial candidate. It kinda reminds me of all the dumbo-Demo celebrating after Clinton escaped impeachment, making Gore the President. They forgot that us GOPers were celebrating even more. The celebration continues today....... ah life is good.
Oh yeah, and now the Bushies have broken the stranglehold of giving the liberal-MSM sole control of interviews and info. Watch the little guys and FOX carry the breaking news from now on. Brilliant!
More on the media idocy from Drudge:
Admitting he hadn't seen the interview, at about 4:15pm EST Wednesday
on CNN's The Situation Room, Jack Cafferty charged that "it didn't exactly
represent a profile in courage for the Vice President to wander over there
to the F-word network for a sit-down with Brit Hume. I mean, that's a
little like Bonnie interviewing Clyde, ain't it?" MSNBC's Keith Olbermann
castigated Cheney for choosing the "more malleable cameras of Fox News" in
place of a press conference. Over on the broadcast network evening
newscasts, NBC's David Gregory, the most aggressive reporter in the White
House press briefings, fired back at Hume, suggesting Cheney chose him
because of his condemnation of the press corps: "Speaking out for the
first time, the Vice President chose to speak with Fox anchor Brit Hume, a
former White House correspondent, he has been outspoken in his criticism
of the White House press corps' coverage of this story." CBS correspondent
Jim Axelrod characterized FNC as a "friendly" venue: "The Vice President
chose to make his first public comments on Fox News Channel's Special
Report, a broadcast Mr. Cheney sees as friendly, and has turned to
before." One doubts reporters presumed Vice President Al Gore was going to
friendly media when he sat down with ABC, CBS, NBC or CNN.
Chronicle editors, please read this!
Half the truth is often a great lie. -Benjamin Franklin, statesman, author,
and inventor (1706-1790)
and inventor (1706-1790)
Kinda pathetic?
Threads2: "New Orleans - Actor Steven Seagal will reign as this year's celebrity monarch for the Krewe of Orpheus, the lavish parade group started by musician and New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr. Seagal will be celebrity spokesman for Rebuilding Together, the nation's largest volunteer home rehabilitation group "
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Michigan Mayhem suffer second straight road loss
When will the misery end....for them and Muskegon.Michigan Mayhem suffer second straight road loss: "The Mayhem are off until Feb. 23, when they play at Albany, before returning home on Feb. 24 to host Rockford. "
Slice of life....
I had a friend whose name was John Titsworth, a somewhat higherclass name in England but he lived in Michigan. He married a jewish girl but her parents made them change their last name to Smith. The marriage didn't last long. Bummer.
I always wondered if he rechanged his name back to Titsworth.
I always wondered if he rechanged his name back to Titsworth.
2 good ones!
Sometimes Tracy misses the net. Today he SCORES! Twice, as a matter of fact.
Sorta amazing The Chronicle politbureau wouldn't print the first.
Read 'em both.
Lorenz at Large: "Two-fer
I had to write two columns this week, the first one they wouldn't print. I've included them both, I had about a half an hour to write the second column (about the Olympics) so keep that in mind."
Sorta amazing The Chronicle politbureau wouldn't print the first.
Read 'em both.
Lorenz at Large: "Two-fer
I had to write two columns this week, the first one they wouldn't print. I've included them both, I had about a half an hour to write the second column (about the Olympics) so keep that in mind."
This should be funny....
But it sounds soooo much like the "entitlement left" of our Country, and their leaders....
Subject: Bush Fails To Prevent East Coast BlizzardMinorities Hit Hardestby Brian Williams NBC 02/12/06As President Bush and his staff cowered in the White House, the snowcontinued to pile up on the many poor and African Amercian victims whocould not afford to get out of town or to safety in Florida. Crucial suppliesof blankets, hot cocoa, popcorn and dark rum - so essential to survivingthe stress of any major snowstorm - lay in stores undelivered."Where is the government? I need my sidewalk shovelled so I can get outto buy my danged lottery tickets!" said one D.C. resident from his livingroom. "Why are we wasting money in Iraq wh! en we could be spending it here on me?"Progressive blogs blasted the President for his inaction. "We find thetiming terribly suspicious - just as the Domestic Spying hearings kickinto high gear, what happens? A major northeast Blizzard. Why now?" wrote one blogger.Hearings into the Blizzards' effect on hearings are almost a certainty.Howard Dean has suggested he will call for an investigation once his newmedications kick in and John Kerry took a break from the sportingactivities of the glamourous super-rich in some exotic locale (random choice: Ice Sailing in Finland) to call for new legislation outlawing snowstorms."The Republican Congress has dropped the ball once again. I have always been a staunch supporter of anti-snow legislation, except for certain locations where I ski. Snow has no business on our roads and the President and Congress knows that."Calls for impeachment over "SnowGate" as some are calling it already aremounting! as deeply as the snow itself, and what will be discoveredunderneath will prove to have a truly chilling effect on theRepublicans, as the inevitable thaw proceeds. Or something like that.More breaking news......Al Sharpton wants an investigation as to why snow is ALWAYS white.Cheney has stock in Tru-Value Hardware.Do you have any idea how many SNOW SHOVELS they sold today to theunsuspecting consumer?I demand to know why FEMA has been so late in reacting to this storm.THEY KNEW IT WAS COMING! And yet they failed to have crews in place to fix the electricity as soon as it went off. It just shows that Bush and theRepublicans just don't care about the people in the N.E. The Senateneeds to investigate this with administration people under oath.I'll bet that the great junior senator from N.Y. has opened the doors ofher home to all of the heatless poor of her neighborhood and is busy bakingcookies for them! while her husband applies body heat to the nearlyfrozen teen-aged girls.
Subject: Bush Fails To Prevent East Coast BlizzardMinorities Hit Hardestby Brian Williams NBC 02/12/06As President Bush and his staff cowered in the White House, the snowcontinued to pile up on the many poor and African Amercian victims whocould not afford to get out of town or to safety in Florida. Crucial suppliesof blankets, hot cocoa, popcorn and dark rum - so essential to survivingthe stress of any major snowstorm - lay in stores undelivered."Where is the government? I need my sidewalk shovelled so I can get outto buy my danged lottery tickets!" said one D.C. resident from his livingroom. "Why are we wasting money in Iraq wh! en we could be spending it here on me?"Progressive blogs blasted the President for his inaction. "We find thetiming terribly suspicious - just as the Domestic Spying hearings kickinto high gear, what happens? A major northeast Blizzard. Why now?" wrote one blogger.Hearings into the Blizzards' effect on hearings are almost a certainty.Howard Dean has suggested he will call for an investigation once his newmedications kick in and John Kerry took a break from the sportingactivities of the glamourous super-rich in some exotic locale (random choice: Ice Sailing in Finland) to call for new legislation outlawing snowstorms."The Republican Congress has dropped the ball once again. I have always been a staunch supporter of anti-snow legislation, except for certain locations where I ski. Snow has no business on our roads and the President and Congress knows that."Calls for impeachment over "SnowGate" as some are calling it already aremounting! as deeply as the snow itself, and what will be discoveredunderneath will prove to have a truly chilling effect on theRepublicans, as the inevitable thaw proceeds. Or something like that.More breaking news......Al Sharpton wants an investigation as to why snow is ALWAYS white.Cheney has stock in Tru-Value Hardware.Do you have any idea how many SNOW SHOVELS they sold today to theunsuspecting consumer?I demand to know why FEMA has been so late in reacting to this storm.THEY KNEW IT WAS COMING! And yet they failed to have crews in place to fix the electricity as soon as it went off. It just shows that Bush and theRepublicans just don't care about the people in the N.E. The Senateneeds to investigate this with administration people under oath.I'll bet that the great junior senator from N.Y. has opened the doors ofher home to all of the heatless poor of her neighborhood and is busy bakingcookies for them! while her husband applies body heat to the nearlyfrozen teen-aged girls.
Remember when you first saw a F-14 at the AirFair?
Amazing how time flies....
WZZM13 GRAND RAPIDS Saturday, February 18, 2006:
"Navy's F-14 fighter jet flies its final mission
By Steven Komarow, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON - The F-14 Tomcat, the fighter jet that soared into the national imagination in the movie Top Gun, has flown into the danger zone for the last time.
The Navy announced Thursday that the last F-14 combat mission was completed Feb. 8, when a pair of Tomcats landed aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt after one dropped a bomb in Iraq.
Amazing comment
My gosh! Liberals of all stripes, blacks, the media of all sorts and most Democrats talk about "racism" ALL the time. What a moronic quote...
WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news and weather - News - Local:
"Most people would rather not talk about racism at all. What do people say behind closed doors? How do those "
WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news and weather - News - Local:
"Most people would rather not talk about racism at all. What do people say behind closed doors? How do those "
NWA strike in our future!
Doubly bad for Detroit as they sold most of their gates to NWA years ago. Remember the idiocy of the past and don't repeat.....
WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news and weather - Northwest pilots plan informational picketing Friday: "(Romulus-AP, February 17, 2006, 12:01 p.m.) Northwest Airlines pilots are conducting informational picketing at airports in Detroit, Minneapolis, Memphis and Anchorage.
The pilots union says its members are frustrated with Northwest for demanding what the union considers excessive and unreasonable concessions."
WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news and weather - Northwest pilots plan informational picketing Friday: "(Romulus-AP, February 17, 2006, 12:01 p.m.) Northwest Airlines pilots are conducting informational picketing at airports in Detroit, Minneapolis, Memphis and Anchorage.
The pilots union says its members are frustrated with Northwest for demanding what the union considers excessive and unreasonable concessions."
Kalamazoo police search for suspects who impersonated officers
This is kinda scary.
WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news and weather - Kalamazoo police search for suspects who impersonated officers: "Kalamazoo police are looking for two people who passed themselves off as officers to commit a robbery.
Authorities say a man and a woman showed a badge to a resident and said they were investigating a bank robbery where an officer was shot.
The resident let them in and showed them a handgun, which the fake officers said they were taking as evidence. The suspects then stole money from the resident. "
WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news and weather - Kalamazoo police search for suspects who impersonated officers: "Kalamazoo police are looking for two people who passed themselves off as officers to commit a robbery.
Authorities say a man and a woman showed a badge to a resident and said they were investigating a bank robbery where an officer was shot.
The resident let them in and showed them a handgun, which the fake officers said they were taking as evidence. The suspects then stole money from the resident. "
Area mall gets back to business following power outage
WOOD forgot to mention that Menards kept open because they had generator back up. I guess they didn't need FEMA or some other incompetant beaurocrat to get the job done. Didn't that used to be called "the American Way"?
WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news and weather - Area mall gets back to business following power outage: "The icy weather gave shoppers the cold shoulder Friday morning as stores at Lakes Mall in Fruitport Township closed due to darkness. "
WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 - Grand Rapids news and weather - Area mall gets back to business following power outage: "The icy weather gave shoppers the cold shoulder Friday morning as stores at Lakes Mall in Fruitport Township closed due to darkness. "
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Retirement age 'should reach 85'
When will our "brave" democrats attend to this reality. At least Bush gave it a try.
BBC NEWS Science/Nature Retirement age 'should reach 85':
"Retirement age 'should reach 85'
By Paul Rincon
BBC News science reporter, St Louis
A longer life could mean a longer working life
The age of retirement should be raised to 85 by 2050 because of trends in life expectancy, a US biologist has said.
Shripad Tuljapurkar of Stanford University says anti-ageing advances could raise life expectancy by a year each year over the next two decades. "
BBC NEWS Science/Nature Retirement age 'should reach 85':
"Retirement age 'should reach 85'
By Paul Rincon
BBC News science reporter, St Louis
A longer life could mean a longer working life
The age of retirement should be raised to 85 by 2050 because of trends in life expectancy, a US biologist has said.
Shripad Tuljapurkar of Stanford University says anti-ageing advances could raise life expectancy by a year each year over the next two decades. "
Best political ad EVER!
Nifty radio ad in Milwaukee fighting the democrat/teacher union bosses attempts to shut down school choice for poor black and hispanic children. Have they no shame?
Why does the political left hate the thought of educated blacks? From Sykes in Milwaukee.
THE NAACP SPEAKS
The local chapter of the NAACP..... held a press conference Wednesday specifically to denounce this ad.
http://www.620wtmj.com/audio/sykes/School_Choice_ad.mp3
Why does the political left hate the thought of educated blacks? From Sykes in Milwaukee.
THE NAACP SPEAKS
The local chapter of the NAACP..... held a press conference Wednesday specifically to denounce this ad.
http://www.620wtmj.com/audio/sykes/School_Choice_ad.mp3
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Dumber than Dan Quayle?
DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "KERRY CLAIMS: ONLY 53% OF CHILDREN GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL
Wed Feb 01 2006 10:43:40 ET
Sen. John Kerry claimed this morning on NBC TODAY that only 53% of America's children graduate from high school -- a claim that raised eyebrows in the NBC control room, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
Kerry made the comments after host Katie Couric asked the former presidential candidate about the Bush's State of the Union call to train 70,000 additional teachers in math and science.
COURIC: He wanted to train 70,000 additional teachers in math and science.
KERRY: That's terrific. But 53 percent of our children don't graduate from high school. Kids don't have after-school programs... He didn't ask America to sacrifice anything to achieve great goals and the biggest example is making the tax cut permanent for the wealthiest people in America. The average American struggles to find time to take carry of families, working two or three jobs... It's a disgrace. He did not tell the real state of the union.
Kerry's 53% claim conflicts with a recent press release from the U.S. Census Bureau: 'High School Graduation Rates Reach All-Time High'
And the Census Bureau's own website states: 85.9 Percent Of Americans Aged 20-24 Are High School Graduates. (U.S. Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov , Accessed 2/1/06)
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Wed Feb 01 2006 10:43:40 ET
Sen. John Kerry claimed this morning on NBC TODAY that only 53% of America's children graduate from high school -- a claim that raised eyebrows in the NBC control room, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
Kerry made the comments after host Katie Couric asked the former presidential candidate about the Bush's State of the Union call to train 70,000 additional teachers in math and science.
COURIC: He wanted to train 70,000 additional teachers in math and science.
KERRY: That's terrific. But 53 percent of our children don't graduate from high school. Kids don't have after-school programs... He didn't ask America to sacrifice anything to achieve great goals and the biggest example is making the tax cut permanent for the wealthiest people in America. The average American struggles to find time to take carry of families, working two or three jobs... It's a disgrace. He did not tell the real state of the union.
Kerry's 53% claim conflicts with a recent press release from the U.S. Census Bureau: 'High School Graduation Rates Reach All-Time High'
And the Census Bureau's own website states: 85.9 Percent Of Americans Aged 20-24 Are High School Graduates. (U.S. Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov , Accessed 2/1/06)
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