Gantert: Medicaid paid dead people themichiganview.com
"There were Medicaid payments of perhaps up to $2 million paid to dead people or for people who had died before they received the medical service in question.
That was one of the more glaring findings in a recently released state audit of the Department of Community Health.
It states that as much as $4.4 billion over the past two years was not properly accounted for."
Monday, July 26, 2010
No faith in universities
EDITORIAL: No faith in universities - Washington Times
"Students also are subject to official sanction for intellectual heresy.
Twenty-four-year-old Augusta State University graduate student Jen Keeton was given the choice between attending a 'gay sensitivity' training course or being expelled.
Miss Keeton's crime in the eyes of the bureaucracy was saying that homosexuality was a lifestyle choice, not a 'state of being,'"
"Students also are subject to official sanction for intellectual heresy.
Twenty-four-year-old Augusta State University graduate student Jen Keeton was given the choice between attending a 'gay sensitivity' training course or being expelled.
Miss Keeton's crime in the eyes of the bureaucracy was saying that homosexuality was a lifestyle choice, not a 'state of being,'"
SNP: Lockerbie letters must be made public
SNP: Lockerbie letters must be made public - The Scotsman
"ALEX Salmond yesterday heaped pressure on the US and UK governments to publish crucial correspondence relating to the Lockerbie bomber, after it emerged the Obama administration had been willing to discuss alternatives to custody in the run-up to his release."
"ALEX Salmond yesterday heaped pressure on the US and UK governments to publish crucial correspondence relating to the Lockerbie bomber, after it emerged the Obama administration had been willing to discuss alternatives to custody in the run-up to his release."
50 ways to make Michigan better
Special Report: Restructuring ideas: 50 ways to make Michigan better
"Restructuring ideas: 50 ways to make Michigan better
The Detroit News' editorial board is highlighting ideas from various groups to promote discussion on reform and restructuring government and the economy."
"Restructuring ideas: 50 ways to make Michigan better
The Detroit News' editorial board is highlighting ideas from various groups to promote discussion on reform and restructuring government and the economy."
Oliver Stone: 'Jewish-Dominated Media' Prevents Hitler from Being Portrayed 'in Context'
"Stone said that, 'Hitler did far more damage to the Russians than the Jewish people, 25 or 30 [million killed].'
The Sunday Times interviewer then asked why there was such a focus on the Holocaust.
'The Jewish domination of the media,' responded Stone.
'There's a major lobby in the United States.
They are hard workers.
They stay on top of every comment, the most powerful lobby in Washington.
Israel has f***** up United States foreign policy for years.'"
Another Liberal/Progressive icon speaks from his "heart".
Maybe we need more Baptists in the media.......muslims....?
Mel Gibson should be so lucky.....
Settlement expected for Detroit cop who ticketed Christine Beatty
Settlement expected for Detroit cop who ticketed Christine Beatty detnews.com
"The settlement is separate from a 2008 case in which $25,000 was paid out to end a defamation lawsuit brought by two police officers who pulled over Beatty in another suit.
The officers maintained she yelled at them, used profane language and asked 'do you know who the ... I am?'
After details of the stop became public, Kilpatrick implied in a radio interview that the officers violated her rights."
And the money comes from the Detroit-money-tree!
How cool is that!
"The settlement is separate from a 2008 case in which $25,000 was paid out to end a defamation lawsuit brought by two police officers who pulled over Beatty in another suit.
The officers maintained she yelled at them, used profane language and asked 'do you know who the ... I am?'
After details of the stop became public, Kilpatrick implied in a radio interview that the officers violated her rights."
And the money comes from the Detroit-money-tree!
How cool is that!
The race for Michigan's governor
The race for Michigan's governor freep.com Detroit Free Press
Not all that bad considering the source....
Not all that bad considering the source....
Prosecutor: No arrests after shootings in Norton Shores, Muskegon Heights
Prosecutor: No arrests after shootings in Norton Shores, Muskegon Heights MLive.com
"Police were left searching for what triggered the fight and who fired the shots."
It's the Detroit culture...right here in our two tiny towns!
How proud the progressives must be!
"Police were left searching for what triggered the fight and who fired the shots."
It's the Detroit culture...right here in our two tiny towns!
How proud the progressives must be!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
TED NUGENT: America's economic hari-kari
"Anyone with a lick of common sense will tell you that when you are in a hole, you need to quit digging.
Continuing to dig will only create a larger problem.
Do schools teach this?
Recently, even President Obama's national debt commission told him that his continuing spending orgy is digging America into a gigantic fiscal hole.
Next year, America's total debt is expected to exceed $14 trillion.
Each American's share of that debt totals just short of $50,000.
If Fedzilla would be honest and put all the figures on the table, we would see that we are in debt more than $100 trillion because of the financial obligations for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
That's $100 trillion.
One hundred percent predictable, 100 percent preventable."
The Nuge speaks the truth!
Will we listen?
Britain Plans to Decentralize National Health Care
"Even as the new coalition government said it would make enormous cuts in the public sector, it initially promised to leave health care alone."
The sheriff shoots himself in the foot
The sheriff shoots himself in the foot themichiganview.com
"Bouchard answered 'supports' to a Detroit News query published Thursday about whether he backed the 'affirmative action ban.'The question was in reference to the 2006 Michigan Civil Rights Initiative that banned racial preferences in state hiring and passed in a popular landslide with a huge majority of Republican voters.
Bouchard, however -- in keeping with his historically cautious style -- opposed the measure as a U.S. Senate candidate.
Other high-profile GOP moderates like Dick DeVos and Rick Snyder also ran for the tall grass at the time -- a retreat that ultimately victorious conservatives have never forgotten."
Let us not forget!
"Bouchard answered 'supports' to a Detroit News query published Thursday about whether he backed the 'affirmative action ban.'Bouchard, however -- in keeping with his historically cautious style -- opposed the measure as a U.S. Senate candidate.
Other high-profile GOP moderates like Dick DeVos and Rick Snyder also ran for the tall grass at the time -- a retreat that ultimately victorious conservatives have never forgotten."
Let us not forget!
Welcome to The Michigan View
Welcome to The Michigan View themichiganview.com The Michigan View
"Welcome! To TheMichiganView.com, a lively, daily online site commenting on Michigan news.
The Michigan View brings you the best conservative writers and personalities in the state."
WOW, check out the contributors list!
This should be a daily visit for all of us!
"Welcome! To TheMichiganView.com, a lively, daily online site commenting on Michigan news.
The Michigan View brings you the best conservative writers and personalities in the state."
WOW, check out the contributors list!
This should be a daily visit for all of us!
Bell council used little-noticed ballot measure to skirt state salary limits
"The highly paid members of the Bell City Council were able to exempt themselves from state salary limits by placing a city charter on the ballot in a little-noticed special election that attracted fewer than 400 voters.
Since passage of the measure, salaries for council members — part-time employees — have jumped more than 50%, from $61,992 a year to at least $96,996."
They can only succeed in the darkness of public lethargy.
Wake up and smell the fetid stink of corruption!
Green Jobs Training
"Ken Braun, managing editor of Michigan Capitol Confidential:
Government experts know the secret to making 'green energy' AND creating jobs?
And the formula is just adding more tax dollars?
The worst part of this fantastic fable is that it isn't even original.
Decades ago, the magic green bullet was ethanol.
The formula for ethanol, as the Wall Street Journal's Paul Gigot famously quipped, is 'corn plus your tax dollars.'"
Worst heat ever
"Don't sweat it, New York.
While this month's sizzling weather may feel unbearable, with the temperature hitting a high of 97 degrees yesterday, tying a record, it pales in comparison to the heat wave that city residents endured in the summer of '96 -- 1896, that is."
I grew up in NY in the 50-60s and remember the 100 degree days.
The eco-nazis would tell their faithful that me and those who remember should be shunned for our apostasy.
But we are still here...and shouting the truth!Cool!
New club strives to be welcoming, safe
"The former Cadillac Jacks at 760 W. Broadway has reopened as Carbon under new ownership and management.
The renovated club features an urban theme and VIP areas catering to ages 21 and up."
Doh!
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/07/one_dead_two_injured_in_melee.htmlIt seems that "urban theme" in Muskegon now means "Detroit style".
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Woman charged with murder in road death
Woman charged with murder in road death freep.com Detroit Free Press
"A 23-year-old Pontiac woman was charged with second-degree murder Friday after police say she caused an accident that killed a 21-year-old woman, a violent end to an argument that began on Facebook."
It's the culture, stupid....
"A 23-year-old Pontiac woman was charged with second-degree murder Friday after police say she caused an accident that killed a 21-year-old woman, a violent end to an argument that began on Facebook."
It's the culture, stupid....
Medical marijuana to be OK in some VA clinics
"Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it's legal, according to new federal guidelines."
Holland man who died after rescuing son in Lake Michigan identified
Holland man who died after rescuing son in Lake Michigan identified MLive.com
"His father Mark quickly swam to his son’s rescue, but was swept away himself after rescuers took the boy from his arms."
What a tragedy!
God rest his soul and give comfort to his family.
"His father Mark quickly swam to his son’s rescue, but was swept away himself after rescuers took the boy from his arms."
What a tragedy!
God rest his soul and give comfort to his family.
1 killed during '100 person gang fight' in Norton Shores
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=125005&catid=2
"NORTON SHORES, Mich. (WZZM) -- The Norton Shores Police Department is investigating a large fight that broke out in Norton Shores, after a man was shot and killed Saturday night.
The Norton Shores Police Department received reports of a large fight in the 700 block of West Broadway shortly after 2:00 a.m."
Isn't it time for Muskegon Heights to annex that part of town?
"NORTON SHORES, Mich. (WZZM) -- The Norton Shores Police Department is investigating a large fight that broke out in Norton Shores, after a man was shot and killed Saturday night.
The Norton Shores Police Department received reports of a large fight in the 700 block of West Broadway shortly after 2:00 a.m."
Isn't it time for Muskegon Heights to annex that part of town?
Union lists its endorsements
"The following is a list of endorsed candidates for the UAW Community Action Program."
An excellent list of candidates NOT to vote for.
Absentee ballot alert!
I was just about to mail in my absentee ballot last week and add the required stamp when it occurred to me that the large envelope might need more than the regular $.44 first class postage.
I weighed the envelope (it was about 1oz) but wondered if the large size might require more postage.
Most citizens don't have postage meters in their homes.
The weight of the envelope is VERY close to 1oz, so even if someone weighed it they might not realize the tiny difference that would require more postage.
And MOST IMPORTANT, if the wrong postage is affixed, the letter will be returned and the vote may be lost.
My question is simple:
Why not provide postage-paid envelopes or at least alert the voter that this mailing might need more than a regular $.44 stamp?
I live in Norton Shores and NS has chosen NOT to alert the voters to this problem.
I don't know what other cities/townships are doing but if you want your absentee vote to count, weigh it, measure it and add the correct postage.
And demand that your government officials make it clear or provide free postage in the future.
And tell your friends who vote absentee!
I weighed the envelope (it was about 1oz) but wondered if the large size might require more postage.I took it to the Muskegon PO and they measured it (OK) and weighed it, not OK.
The envelope with my ballot weighted 1.1oz and required a $.61 stamp.
The envelope states "add correct postage" or something like that.
There is no suggestion that more than a regular first class stamp is necessary.Most citizens don't have postage meters in their homes.
The weight of the envelope is VERY close to 1oz, so even if someone weighed it they might not realize the tiny difference that would require more postage.
And MOST IMPORTANT, if the wrong postage is affixed, the letter will be returned and the vote may be lost.
My question is simple:
Why not provide postage-paid envelopes or at least alert the voter that this mailing might need more than a regular $.44 stamp?
I live in Norton Shores and NS has chosen NOT to alert the voters to this problem.
I don't know what other cities/townships are doing but if you want your absentee vote to count, weigh it, measure it and add the correct postage.
And demand that your government officials make it clear or provide free postage in the future.
And tell your friends who vote absentee!
Bell council defiantly defends outgoing officials' high salaries
Bell council defiantly defends outgoing officials' high salaries - latimes.com
"The Times revealed last week that Rizzo was earning a $787,637 annual salary, Adams $457,000 and Spaccia $376,288.
Experts said Rizzo appeared to be the highest-paid city manager in the nation.
He had nearly three years left on his contract, and it's unclear whether the city bought it out or whether he agreed to walk away without compensation."
This abuse will continue to happen if the salary and compensation of public workers continues to be secret from the public.
"The Times revealed last week that Rizzo was earning a $787,637 annual salary, Adams $457,000 and Spaccia $376,288.
Experts said Rizzo appeared to be the highest-paid city manager in the nation.
He had nearly three years left on his contract, and it's unclear whether the city bought it out or whether he agreed to walk away without compensation."
This abuse will continue to happen if the salary and compensation of public workers continues to be secret from the public.
City Council hearing is set on TV show
City Council hearing is set on TV show detnews.com The Detroit News
"Detroit has gone Hollywood, and some City Council members are none too happy with the results.
Council members have scheduled a 2 p.m. Tuesday hearing to grill producers of the ABC cop drama 'Detroit 1-8-7' about its representation of Motown.
But it's unclear if anyone from the prime time series, which started filming in Highland Park this week, plans to appear."
"Detroit has gone Hollywood, and some City Council members are none too happy with the results.
Council members have scheduled a 2 p.m. Tuesday hearing to grill producers of the ABC cop drama 'Detroit 1-8-7' about its representation of Motown.
But it's unclear if anyone from the prime time series, which started filming in Highland Park this week, plans to appear."
Friday, July 23, 2010
Nix kicks; Roe gets low - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe
Nix kicks; Roe gets low - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe
"Kalin Lucas is on schedule to be back on the basketball court in the fall. What about everyone else?
I caught up with MSU assistant strength coach Mike Vorkapich, who spends more time with these guys than anyone else in the offseason.
So let's list it -- Top Ten July 22 MSU Basketball Individual Updates (courtesy of Vorkapich):"
Great insight into our next Hoops season!
"Kalin Lucas is on schedule to be back on the basketball court in the fall. What about everyone else?
I caught up with MSU assistant strength coach Mike Vorkapich, who spends more time with these guys than anyone else in the offseason.
So let's list it -- Top Ten July 22 MSU Basketball Individual Updates (courtesy of Vorkapich):"
Great insight into our next Hoops season!
Now The Media Demands Context When It Comes to Race
Now The Media Demands Context When It Comes to Race — Are You Kidding Me? - Big Journalism
"Lemme get this straight: the media is talking about context. They want context!
They’ve never cared about context in the past.
When a person talked like a racist there were no excuses, no context, no explanation, no recovery allowed or given.
Ask any conservative who’s been wrongly accused of being a racist knows exactly what I’m talking about.
The list is long.
Limbaugh, Beck, Allen, O’Reilley—on and on."
"Lemme get this straight: the media is talking about context. They want context!
They’ve never cared about context in the past.
When a person talked like a racist there were no excuses, no context, no explanation, no recovery allowed or given.
Ask any conservative who’s been wrongly accused of being a racist knows exactly what I’m talking about.
The list is long.
Limbaugh, Beck, Allen, O’Reilley—on and on."
White Lake area has vivid new sculpture
White Lake area has vivid new sculpture MLive.com
"A colorful addition has been made to the White Lake area. This 22-foot sculpture, “Sailboat-Trees,” designed by George Ramsay, has permanently been placed in Covell Park on N. Thompson Street in Whitehall.
The project was sponsored by the Arts Council of White Lake with generous donations from the White Lake Community Fund and area citizens."
This is the way art should be purchased!
"A colorful addition has been made to the White Lake area. This 22-foot sculpture, “Sailboat-Trees,” designed by George Ramsay, has permanently been placed in Covell Park on N. Thompson Street in Whitehall.
The project was sponsored by the Arts Council of White Lake with generous donations from the White Lake Community Fund and area citizens."
This is the way art should be purchased!
Lt. Col. West 'blacklisted' from charity gala
Lt. Col. West 'blacklisted' from charity gala
"Allen West, a retired U.S. Army officer and GOP candidate for Congress in Florida, claims he was disinvited from a high-profile charity fundraiser after his Democratic rival's wife 'prodded' donors to protest and 'blackmail' the organization."
"Allen West, a retired U.S. Army officer and GOP candidate for Congress in Florida, claims he was disinvited from a high-profile charity fundraiser after his Democratic rival's wife 'prodded' donors to protest and 'blackmail' the organization."
Our national debt would horrify the Founders
Our national debt would horrify the Founders Washington Examiner
"In the period spanning the final year of George W. Bush's second term in the White House and President Obama's tenure to date, the national debt has exploded from $9.1 trillion to nearly $13.2 trillion, reaching 90 percent of the gross domestic product."
"In the period spanning the final year of George W. Bush's second term in the White House and President Obama's tenure to date, the national debt has exploded from $9.1 trillion to nearly $13.2 trillion, reaching 90 percent of the gross domestic product."
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