Thursday, November 11, 2010

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Illinois congressmen paid campaign funds to wives - chicagotribune.com

Illinois congressmen paid campaign funds to wives - chicagotribune.com
"Two Illinois congressmen have paid their wives hundreds of thousands of dollars out of their campaign funds in the last decade, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission.

The campaign to re-elect Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has given wife Sandi Jackson's company at least $315,000 for her work.
Rep. Bobby Rush's campaign has paid his wife, Carolyn Rush, more than $240,000 to serve as a consultant.

Two other Chicago-area congressmen, Danny Davis and Luis Gutierrez, have given their wives smaller amounts for doing campaign work.
The four lawmakers, all Democrats, were re-elected last week."

not only is this disgusting, the liberal media's cover up is even worse!

Air Pelosi Ends

Air Pelosi Ends - By Kathryn Jean Lopez - The Corner - National Review Online
"There’s been a lot of controversy about the expense of and use of military aircraft to get Speakers of the House around in recent years — especially when Nancy Pelosi asked for an upgrade (and because she’s a she).
That is apparently about to end.
Presumptive Speaker Boehner just told reporters he’s flown commercial for 20 years and will continue to do so as Speaker."

This is a BIG deal to me.

Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting - Big week puts MSU in team rankings

Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting - Big week puts MSU in team rankings

Izzo previews 2011 class

Izzo previews 2011 class; LSJ previews 2010-11 team - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe
"Today is both national signing day and LSJ basketball preview section day.
Both should be national holidays."

YouTube - Meg McLain Singled out by the TSA, Cuffed to a Chair, Her Ticket Ripped up

YouTube - Meg McLain Singled out by the TSA, Cuffed to a Chair, Her Ticket Ripped up

This is the new Obama amerika!

Muskegon-area businesses offer discounts, complimentary services to veterans

Muskegon-area businesses offer discounts, complimentary services to veterans MLive.com
"Muskegon-area businesses believe that money talks, and it’s particularly good at saying, “Thank you.”"

This is cool!

More federal workers' pay tops $150,000

More federal workers' pay tops $150,000 - USATODAY.com
"The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds."

The Fateful Journey - Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society

"The final voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald began November 9, 1975 at the Burlington Northern Railroad Dock No.1, Superior, Wisconsin."

35 years ago today.












photos:
ttp://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/09/edmund.fitzgerald/index.html?hpt=C1

the lost Fitzgerald tapes:
http://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/edmund-fitzgerald-36/

a great thread from SpartanTailgate:
http://www.spartantailgate.com/forums/msu-red-cedar-message-board/218743-legend-lives-chippewa-down-big-lake-they-call-gitche-gumee.html

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

llinois Loses 1,000 More Union Jobs, and Another Manufacturing Plant to Right-to-Work Mississippi

CARPE DIEM: Illinois Loses 1,000 More Union Jobs, and Another Manufacturing Plant to Right-to-Work Mississippi
"Illinois Loses 1,000 More Union Jobs, and Another Manufacturing Plant to Right-to-Work Mississippi"

Demplosion

Is this play legal? Fair play to call it against middle schoolers?

Is this play legal? Fair play to call it against middle schoolers?

This is funny!

Muskegon writer-THE TARASOV SOLUTION


THE TARASOV SOLUTION
MSU Alumnus and Muskegon native spins novel from a plausible accident during the Cuban missile crisisNewsletter


"Two nuclear bombs buried in the sandy shores off Cuba during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis are rediscovered by a madman who uses them to threaten the presidents of the United States and Russia, who are about to engage in summit talks. Can NSA analyst Dalton Crusoe stop him before the clock strikes zero hour?
Such is the premise of The Tarasov Solution (Charles River Press, 2009), a new novel by Richard Trevae, ’68.
A chemical engineer and business entrepreneur based in Muskegon, Trevae relies extensively on his world travel experience to tell this gripping story.
Richard Trevae is the pen name of Thomas Eurich, president of the Treline Development Group, Inc."

Time to Tackle Right to Work

American Thinker: Time to Tackle Right to Work
"But there is another vital reason why these five states should adopt right to work laws.

States with right to work laws have lower unemployment rates than states without right to work.

Unions are, in every sense of the word (except raw power for leftist bosses), an anachronism.
Union dues come out of the income of union workers, reducing their real wages.
Union contracts increase labor costs for employers and so induce businesses to leave for places which allow market forces to determine terms of employment.

The cumulative effect for highly unionized states, like Michigan, is nothing short of calamitous.

As unemployment rates rise and people leave for greener pastures, home values drop and companies forced to operate manacled by union contracts go belly-up."

Two who stood out - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe

Two who stood out - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe
"* The human interest story of the night, of course, was the reunion between Draymond Green and his older half-brother, Torrian Harris, a senior guard for the Mavericks.
They played in front of more than 30 family members and friends.

Green was glad his brother got to play at Breslin -- Harris had already graduated when Green led Saginaw High to consecutive Class A state titles there -- and show off his athleticism (which he certainly did with one emphatic lob dunk).

“I always talk about him, how high he can jump and stuff,' Green said, 'and for them to get to see him play and for him to play on this stage, he was never able to reach the Division I stage at a school like Michigan State, so for him to even play on the same court as us is an honor for him and it was an honor for me as well.”

Izzo put together the game at Green's request, as he did a year ago in getting Isaiah Dahlman and younger brother Noah (Wofford) together at Breslin."

"Green asked head coach Tom Izzo if the Spartans could host UN-O in an exhibition and Izzo obliged, setting up a brotherly reunion at the Bres for the second consecutive year (though last year's Dahlman family reunion against Wafford took place in the regular season).

"Usually I try to play the instate teams, but this is a unique (situation)," Izzo said after Friday’s practice.

"And after looking at what happened with Isaiah (Dahlman) and his brother, it's very seldom you get to do that in college basketball and so I really did it as a favor to Day-Day."

Sunday, November 07, 2010

Reshaping college basketball's future

Reshaping college basketball's future
"Is Madsen out for equality or is she just trying to piss off men?
It has to be asked when you read quotes like this:

'Perhaps the most hurtful times were receiving emails from female students around the state asking me how it felt to be the most hated person in Michigan or telling that I ruined their lives.'

Certainly doesn't sound like her push for 'equality' is helping.


This scheduling complaint is beyond stupid.
If she gets her way, she will be hurting women.
Everyone will just leave after the men's game.
What kind of impact does she think that will have on women?
It will just make them feel like second-class citizens.
The fact of the matter is that men's basketball is far more popular than women's basketball.
What would her next step be?
Sue to force everyone to stay for the women's game?"

Riehl World View

Riehl World View
"Surrendering to liberalism, while claiming victory as a Republican, is a defeat for conservatism."

'Daily Show' Beats Leno, Letterman In Ratings For First Time

'Daily Show' Beats Leno, Letterman In Ratings For First Time
The Daily Show" reached a milestone this week, as newly released ratings revealed that the Comedy Central show was the top show in the coveted 18-49 demographic for the month of October.
This marks the first time in at least a decade that the top spot has not gone to either "The Tonight Show" or David Letterman's "Late Show."

The GOPers would do well to recognize the power of this show.

It’s How You Play the Game: The Fate of Western Civilization and Grade-School Soccer

Pajamas Media » It’s How You Play the Game: The Fate of Western Civilization and Grade-School Soccer
"With the team ahead, they were thrilled.
One shouted from the sidelines something I thought showed real character: “Don’t let the good players do all the work!”
Instinctively, he recognized that some players are better, but he wanted to bring everyone’s level up rather than down. I
’m tempted to say he was going against what he was being taught in school."

Why I quit... Desert Storm vet explains decision to leave Air Force after 22 years

Why I quit... Desert Storm vet explains decision to leave Air Force after 22 years - Daily Inter Lake: Home - The Daily Inter Lake

You’ve elected officials who, for partisan points, spoke openly that the “…war is lost.”
I happened to be in a dining facility in Baghdad that day, filled with the (mostly) young faces of (mostly) Army men and women.
CNN was on the TVs, and things got very quiet when this elected official continued on, railing that the mission that some of these very people were here to do, had “…failed.”
Yet, they would be donning their body armor, strapping on med kits and weapons, mounting HMMVs or MRAPs and heading outside the wire, ensuring that the newborn democracy in Iraq, purchased with so many lives, would be safe another night.

The newly re-invigorated insurgents would be waiting, teeth bared back in a hateful smile, gripping the IED detonator, the RPG launcher, or the AK-47s to ply their trade with new energy, because the Senate Majority Leader had said they were winning.

The Biofuels Scam

American Thinker: The Biofuels Scam
"Since 2007 the price of food around the world has just about doubled. Bad harvests, inflation, or George Bush didn't cause this price increase. According to a secret report from the World Bank, reported in the UK's Guardian, 75% of the increase in price has one source: 'Biofuels.'"

Friday, November 05, 2010

Time to Regain Some Swagger: SpartanRocky's Michigan State vs. Minnesota Preview!

Time to Regain Some Swagger: SpartanRocky's Michigan State vs. Minnesota Preview!

The BEST preview you'll EVER read!

Mariachi Estrella at Los Amigos Restaurant on Saturday

Mariachi Estrella at Los Amigos Restaurant on Saturday Muskegon News
"Mariachi Estrella is an ensemble consisting of up to 9 professional musicians. Instrumentation includes:
Two Trumpets, Three Violins, Guitarron, Vihuela, Guitarra De Golpe, & Guitar."

Future of Muskegon Summer Celebration uncertain

Future of Muskegon Summer Celebration uncertain MLive.com
"Summer Celebration staff, board members and key volunteers are putting together a financial rescue plan for the 18-year-old festival.
If produced in 2011, the festival likely will be fewer days and substantially different, officials said."

President Barack Obama On 60 Minutes Acknowledges He's Failed To Deliver His Message

President Barack Obama On 60 Minutes Acknowledges He's Failed To Deliver His Message CBS New York
“Making an argument that people can understand,” Mr. Obama continued, “I think that we haven’t always been successful at that."

OK, so it's us stupid rubes in fly over country who just don't get Barry O'Carter's brilliance?

Or is this fool a moron, delusional or both?

GM Could Be Free of Taxes for Years

GM Could Be Free of Taxes for Years - WSJ.com
"General Motors Co. will drive away from its U.S.-government-financed restructuring with a final gift in its trunk: a tax break that could be worth as much as $45 billion."

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

United States Senate elections, 2012

United States Senate elections, 2012

"Democrats have 21 seats up for election, not including 2 independents who caucus with the Democrats, and Republicans have 10 seats up for election."

It's not too early to put the heat on these guys!

Investigate this

Power Line - Investigate this
"In a series of posts on Obama administration National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman Jim Leach, we have followed the descent of the NEH into political partisanship and rank buffoonery.

Now we turn to problematic programming funded by the NEH."