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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Senate committee: Ensign resignation 'appropriate'
My Way News - Senate committee: Ensign resignation 'appropriate'
"The timing of Ensign's announcement remains a mystery given his long insistence that he would not give up his seat."
Is there more "there" there?
"The timing of Ensign's announcement remains a mystery given his long insistence that he would not give up his seat."
Is there more "there" there?
Does Government Work Require Government Employees?
Does Government Work Require Government Employees?
"Volunteers are taking on jobs once performed by public employees."
"Volunteers are taking on jobs once performed by public employees."
through out the country, all retirees are equal, except some government retirees are more equal than others
Readers' Forum for April 21 - Marin Independent Journal
"According to the April 19 IJ, Marin County taxpayers will have to cover a $275 million loss by the county's pension system.
My wife and I lost nearly 50 percent of our IRA pension fund, and we have to take the loss.
On reading the IJ article, I remembered George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' and the pigs' revised animal policy that 'All animals are equal except some animals are more equal than others.'
Seems in Marin and through out the country, all retirees are equal, except some government retirees are more equal than others."
"According to the April 19 IJ, Marin County taxpayers will have to cover a $275 million loss by the county's pension system.
My wife and I lost nearly 50 percent of our IRA pension fund, and we have to take the loss.
On reading the IJ article, I remembered George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' and the pigs' revised animal policy that 'All animals are equal except some animals are more equal than others.'
Seems in Marin and through out the country, all retirees are equal, except some government retirees are more equal than others."
What will the public pension, health gap be now? $3 trillion? $5 trillion?
What will the public pension, health gap be now? $3 trillion? $5 trillion?
"This time last year they said the gap for public employee pension and retirement health care promises was $1 trillion.
What will it be when the Pew Center on the States releases its updated study next week:
$3 trillion?
$5 trillion?
The true size of this catastrophe will not be known for a decade — too late to do anything about it."
"This time last year they said the gap for public employee pension and retirement health care promises was $1 trillion.
What will it be when the Pew Center on the States releases its updated study next week:
$3 trillion?
$5 trillion?
The true size of this catastrophe will not be known for a decade — too late to do anything about it."
Mich judge: stun guns OK to own
Mich judge: stun guns OK to own WOOD TV8
"A local judge said Michigan's law prohibiting possession of stun guns is unconstitutional in a decision that could lead to a state Court of Appeals review of the issue"
"A local judge said Michigan's law prohibiting possession of stun guns is unconstitutional in a decision that could lead to a state Court of Appeals review of the issue"
About the Birth Certificate
About the Birth Certificate FrontPage Magazine
"The media has shown its usual incredulity at the indisputable stupidity of the American people.
How could so many people question President Obama’s birthplace?
How could they wonder about his origins?
Are they all simply racist?
The answer, of course, is that Americans are desperately seeking an answer to a simple question: why does President Obama appear to be so un-American?
The term un-American here is not synonymous with anti-American (though Obama has been that on occasion); instead, it merely signifies that President Obama is unconcerned with typical American principles and traditions.
He sees capitalism as selfish and evil, religion as dangerous and oppressive; he sees the Constitution as antiquated and entrepreneurialism as exploitative"
"The media has shown its usual incredulity at the indisputable stupidity of the American people.
How could so many people question President Obama’s birthplace?
How could they wonder about his origins?
Are they all simply racist?
The answer, of course, is that Americans are desperately seeking an answer to a simple question: why does President Obama appear to be so un-American?
The term un-American here is not synonymous with anti-American (though Obama has been that on occasion); instead, it merely signifies that President Obama is unconcerned with typical American principles and traditions.
He sees capitalism as selfish and evil, religion as dangerous and oppressive; he sees the Constitution as antiquated and entrepreneurialism as exploitative"
Woman told to remove personalised number plates due to rude Filipino translation
Woman told to remove personalised number plates due to rude Filipino translation - Telegraph
"The RTA said it had received a complaint from a member of the Filipino community because Mrs Perry's nickname Kiki translates to 'vagina' in Tagalog."
"The RTA said it had received a complaint from a member of the Filipino community because Mrs Perry's nickname Kiki translates to 'vagina' in Tagalog."
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Project Gunrunner | ATF Issa Subpoena
Project Gunrunner ATF Issa Subpoena The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
"One key figure is ATF agent David Voth. Voth helped coax reluctant U.S. gun dealers to continue selling thousands of powerful guns as part of Project Gunrunner, assuring them the program would eventually help stop gun trafficking"
"One key figure is ATF agent David Voth. Voth helped coax reluctant U.S. gun dealers to continue selling thousands of powerful guns as part of Project Gunrunner, assuring them the program would eventually help stop gun trafficking"
NLRB dictates Boeing operational plans
NLRB dictates Boeing operational plans « Hot Air
"The NLRB obliged with its complaint yesterday asking an administrative law judge to stop Boeing’s South Carolina production because its executives had cited the risk of strikes as a reason for the move.
Boeing acted out of “anti-union animus,” says the complaint"
"The NLRB obliged with its complaint yesterday asking an administrative law judge to stop Boeing’s South Carolina production because its executives had cited the risk of strikes as a reason for the move.
Boeing acted out of “anti-union animus,” says the complaint"
Detroit's pension boards sue over emergency manager law
Detroit's pension boards sue over emergency manager law detnews.com The Detroit News
"The city's two pension funds sued Gov. Rick Snyder and state Treasurer Andy Dillon in federal court today to block part of a new emergency manager statute"
"The city's two pension funds sued Gov. Rick Snyder and state Treasurer Andy Dillon in federal court today to block part of a new emergency manager statute"
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Thy master’s voice
Thy master’s voice « Don Surber
"Indiana’s government unions paid for Democrats to flee-bag their constituents.
If I were a voter in Indiana, I would be very, very angry."
"Indiana’s government unions paid for Democrats to flee-bag their constituents.
If I were a voter in Indiana, I would be very, very angry."
Charlie Sheen’s high-speed escort
Charlie Sheen’s high-speed escort - Crime Scene - The Washington Post
"The photo, taken inside the SUV in which Sheen was riding, shows the vehicle’s speedometer needle at 80 mph.
Through the windshield, the blazing strobe lights of the lead police car can be seen."
And this coven of criminality wants to become a state?
"The photo, taken inside the SUV in which Sheen was riding, shows the vehicle’s speedometer needle at 80 mph.
Through the windshield, the blazing strobe lights of the lead police car can be seen."
And this coven of criminality wants to become a state?
Michigan State Spartans hire Dane Fife as assistant coach
Michigan State Spartans hire Dane Fife as assistant coach - ESPN
"A spot on Izzo's bench opened up when Northern Illinois hired Mark Montgomery last month."
BLASPHEMY!
more:
http://noise.typepad.com/hey_joe/2011/04/fife-i-want-to-be-part-of-something-special.html
"A spot on Izzo's bench opened up when Northern Illinois hired Mark Montgomery last month."
BLASPHEMY!
more:
http://noise.typepad.com/hey_joe/2011/04/fife-i-want-to-be-part-of-something-special.html
LET'S RECAP (PLUS SOME BONUS QUESTIONS)
LET'S RECAP (PLUS SOME BONUS QUESTIONS) Newsradio 620 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Charlie Sykes
"Listener offers some good questions the media might have asked:
“Why did you consider an unofficial media report you were up by 204 reliable enough to declare victory, but you do not consider the official canvass that you are down 7,316 reliable enough to acknowledge defeat?”
and..
“As a litigator who makes decisions based on ‘facts,’ how did you conclude you were the winner based on hearsay media reports, but now deny that Justice Prosser is the winner based on the official canvass?”"
The latest from Wisconsin.
What a scumbag this (almost supreme court justice) loser is!
"Listener offers some good questions the media might have asked:
“Why did you consider an unofficial media report you were up by 204 reliable enough to declare victory, but you do not consider the official canvass that you are down 7,316 reliable enough to acknowledge defeat?”
and..
“As a litigator who makes decisions based on ‘facts,’ how did you conclude you were the winner based on hearsay media reports, but now deny that Justice Prosser is the winner based on the official canvass?”"
The latest from Wisconsin.
What a scumbag this (almost supreme court justice) loser is!
SOS - Johnson Delivers First-ever State of the Secretary of State Address
SOS - Johnson Delivers First-ever State of the Secretary of State Address
"Johnson said a computer system known as the Business Application Modernization or BAM Project, despite an investment of $27.5 million tax dollars over the last five years, has never been operational.
As a result, service across the department and branch system has suffered.
"This was supposed to revolutionize the way the Secretary of State Office did business and put our services online 24/7," said Johnson.
"Instead, it has never worked -- not a single day, not a single hour, not a single minute."
"Johnson said a computer system known as the Business Application Modernization or BAM Project, despite an investment of $27.5 million tax dollars over the last five years, has never been operational.
As a result, service across the department and branch system has suffered.
"This was supposed to revolutionize the way the Secretary of State Office did business and put our services online 24/7," said Johnson.
"Instead, it has never worked -- not a single day, not a single hour, not a single minute."
Michigan Citizens United – Link To MEA – Recall Rick Snyder – Who’s Behind Snyder Recall?
Michigan Citizens United – Link To MEA – Recall Rick Snyder – Who’s Behind Snyder Recall? Soapbox Michigan
"It’s safe to assert there is a link between Michigan Citizens United PAC and someone working with the Michigan Education Association (MEA)."
"It’s safe to assert there is a link between Michigan Citizens United PAC and someone working with the Michigan Education Association (MEA)."
Vote to Unionize Airport Screeners Requires a Runoff - NYTimes.com
Vote to Unionize Airport Screeners Requires a Runoff - NYTimes.com
"Federal officials said 8,369 security screeners, who are employees of the Transportation Security Administration, had voted to join the American Federation of Government Employees, while 8,095 had voted to join the National Treasury Employees Union.
The vote against unionizing was 3,111.
Since none of the three choices received a majority, the screeners will choose between the two unions in a runoff election that will omit the option of not unionizing.
The winning union will represent the nation’s 44,000 T.S.A. screeners in contract negotiations."
What's up with this?
Only 16,000 out of 44,000 workers voted for the union and the union won?!!!
Sounds alot like the Michigan child care union scam.
"Federal officials said 8,369 security screeners, who are employees of the Transportation Security Administration, had voted to join the American Federation of Government Employees, while 8,095 had voted to join the National Treasury Employees Union.
The vote against unionizing was 3,111.
Since none of the three choices received a majority, the screeners will choose between the two unions in a runoff election that will omit the option of not unionizing.
The winning union will represent the nation’s 44,000 T.S.A. screeners in contract negotiations."
What's up with this?
Only 16,000 out of 44,000 workers voted for the union and the union won?!!!
Sounds alot like the Michigan child care union scam.
Vote to Unionize Airport Screeners Requires a Runoff
Vote to Unionize Airport Screeners Requires a Runoff - NYTimes.com
"In the largest unionization vote involving federal employees, the nation’s airport screeners voted in favor of unionizing"
You think flying is a pain in the rump now?
Wait until da unions control our airports.
Oh yeah, there is the money thing too......
"In the largest unionization vote involving federal employees, the nation’s airport screeners voted in favor of unionizing"
You think flying is a pain in the rump now?
Wait until da unions control our airports.
Oh yeah, there is the money thing too......
Mother Earth goes wild at the UN: Beetles, not people, take center stage at General Assembly
Mother Earth goes wild at the UN: Beetles, not people, take center stage at General Assembly
"Bolivia's madcap coca farmer-cum-president, Evo Morales, is leading the charge to create a UN treaty that would give our planet, that mass of molten lava and rock, as well as all of the creatures that inhabit it, the same rights as humans.
This is the same Morales who believes that 'the central enemy of Mother Earth is capitalism,' just in case you were wondering."
"Bolivia's madcap coca farmer-cum-president, Evo Morales, is leading the charge to create a UN treaty that would give our planet, that mass of molten lava and rock, as well as all of the creatures that inhabit it, the same rights as humans.
This is the same Morales who believes that 'the central enemy of Mother Earth is capitalism,' just in case you were wondering."
Suzanne Geha
Suzanne Geha
"Suzanne Geha
With much regret, I confirm I no longer work for WOOD-TV-8.
This is a very sad day for me.
West Michigan is a great place to broadcast news.
I want my colleagues to know what a privilege it is working with you.
I want my viewers to know what an honor it is bringing you the stories that affect your lives and your communities.
Thank you for your loyal support through the years.
I hope I can count on it in the future."
"Suzanne Geha
With much regret, I confirm I no longer work for WOOD-TV-8.
This is a very sad day for me.
West Michigan is a great place to broadcast news.
I want my colleagues to know what a privilege it is working with you.
I want my viewers to know what an honor it is bringing you the stories that affect your lives and your communities.
Thank you for your loyal support through the years.
I hope I can count on it in the future."
Higher Education: The Next Asset Bubble?
Higher Education: The Next Asset Bubble? The Pelican Post
"45 percent of college graduates earn less than $15,000."
This statistic must be refuted or be a mandatory disclosure before any young person signs any lifetime loan application.
You know the education mob will be trying to fight disclosure on this.....how really sick are they?
"45 percent of college graduates earn less than $15,000."
This statistic must be refuted or be a mandatory disclosure before any young person signs any lifetime loan application.
You know the education mob will be trying to fight disclosure on this.....how really sick are they?
A Star Is Born - WSJ.com
A Star Is Born - WSJ.com
This weekend's Tea Party rally in Madison, Wis., drew familiar figures like Sarah Palin and Andrew Breitbart, but perhaps the most interesting speaker was a 14-year-old girl named Tricia Willoughby.
Tricia wowed, among others, Rachael Larimore, who writes for Slate.com's ladies blog, XX Factor.
Tricia Willoughby: She's alive!
"What's impressive is her strong voice, her confidence, and, let's face it, her youth," Larimore writes. "The Tea Party is often seen as being made up entirely of cranky middle-aged people who don't like paying taxes. But here is a smart, engaging young woman speaking with the poise of someone older."
Showing considerably less poise is the bitter, pudgy middle-aged man featured in a YouTube video of the left-wing counterprotest. "Go home, you little brat!" he shouts at the 14-year-old, struggling to make himself heard over his comrades' boos and noisemakers. "Who the f--- are you to lecture me, you little brat?!"
Apparently the Pudgester is taking a cue from former Enron adviser Paul Krugman, whose New York Times blog post the morning of the rally was titled "Civility Is the Last Refuge of Scoundrels." Yesterday he followed up with a column titled "Let's Not Be Civil." Wait, weren't Krugman and the newspaper that employs him issuing demands for civility just a few months ago? Nah, we have always been at war with Eastasia.
Something else caught our attention about Tricia Willoughby. Larimore points out that "a quick Google search"--which turns up a post by blogger Stacy McCain--"reveals that her parents are pro-life activists in Madison and that Tricia is in a debate club. Cynics will point out that--gasp!--she is homeschooled, as if that ought to discredit her."
Larimore concludes: "There is much debate over what long-lasting impact the Tea Party will have, if any. If there are many more like Tricia Willoughby, I wouldn't underestimate it."
There probably are many more like Tricia Willoughby, aren't there? After all, her parents are "pro-life activists," which means they have a tendency to follow the biblical injunction to be fruitful and multiply. People on the other political side are more inclined toward subtraction (or as they call it, "choice"), as we explained in our 2005 paper "The Roe Effect."
Here are some Badger State numbers: Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide in 1973. The Wisconsin Department of Health has statewide figures on the annual number of abortions going back to 1975. Tot up the numbers through 1992, and you come up with 316,457.
Scott Walker won the governorship last year by a margin of 124,638. That may not be within the margin of abortion; after all, some of the missing 316,457 would have voted Republican had they existed, and many would not have voted.
But JoAnne Kloppenburg, the left-liberal state Supreme Court candidate who was supposed to save Wisconsin's labor monopolies from Walker's reforms, lost by just 7,316 votes, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (this figure is pending a possible futile recount). It's almost inconceivable that the Roe effect alone is insufficient to account for Justice David Prosser's victory.
Oh, and in four years, Tricia Willoughby will be old enough to vote, while an additional 54,522 will not be.
This weekend's Tea Party rally in Madison, Wis., drew familiar figures like Sarah Palin and Andrew Breitbart, but perhaps the most interesting speaker was a 14-year-old girl named Tricia Willoughby.
Tricia wowed, among others, Rachael Larimore, who writes for Slate.com's ladies blog, XX Factor.
Tricia Willoughby: She's alive!
"What's impressive is her strong voice, her confidence, and, let's face it, her youth," Larimore writes. "The Tea Party is often seen as being made up entirely of cranky middle-aged people who don't like paying taxes. But here is a smart, engaging young woman speaking with the poise of someone older."
Showing considerably less poise is the bitter, pudgy middle-aged man featured in a YouTube video of the left-wing counterprotest. "Go home, you little brat!" he shouts at the 14-year-old, struggling to make himself heard over his comrades' boos and noisemakers. "Who the f--- are you to lecture me, you little brat?!"
Apparently the Pudgester is taking a cue from former Enron adviser Paul Krugman, whose New York Times blog post the morning of the rally was titled "Civility Is the Last Refuge of Scoundrels." Yesterday he followed up with a column titled "Let's Not Be Civil." Wait, weren't Krugman and the newspaper that employs him issuing demands for civility just a few months ago? Nah, we have always been at war with Eastasia.
Something else caught our attention about Tricia Willoughby. Larimore points out that "a quick Google search"--which turns up a post by blogger Stacy McCain--"reveals that her parents are pro-life activists in Madison and that Tricia is in a debate club. Cynics will point out that--gasp!--she is homeschooled, as if that ought to discredit her."
Larimore concludes: "There is much debate over what long-lasting impact the Tea Party will have, if any. If there are many more like Tricia Willoughby, I wouldn't underestimate it."
There probably are many more like Tricia Willoughby, aren't there? After all, her parents are "pro-life activists," which means they have a tendency to follow the biblical injunction to be fruitful and multiply. People on the other political side are more inclined toward subtraction (or as they call it, "choice"), as we explained in our 2005 paper "The Roe Effect."
Here are some Badger State numbers: Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide in 1973. The Wisconsin Department of Health has statewide figures on the annual number of abortions going back to 1975. Tot up the numbers through 1992, and you come up with 316,457.
Scott Walker won the governorship last year by a margin of 124,638. That may not be within the margin of abortion; after all, some of the missing 316,457 would have voted Republican had they existed, and many would not have voted.
But JoAnne Kloppenburg, the left-liberal state Supreme Court candidate who was supposed to save Wisconsin's labor monopolies from Walker's reforms, lost by just 7,316 votes, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (this figure is pending a possible futile recount). It's almost inconceivable that the Roe effect alone is insufficient to account for Justice David Prosser's victory.
Oh, and in four years, Tricia Willoughby will be old enough to vote, while an additional 54,522 will not be.
Michigan: Police Search Cell Phones During Traffic Stops
Michigan: Police Search Cell Phones During Traffic Stops
"The Michigan State Police have a high-tech mobile forensics device that can be used to extract information from cell phones belonging to motorists stopped for minor traffic violations."
"The Michigan State Police have a high-tech mobile forensics device that can be used to extract information from cell phones belonging to motorists stopped for minor traffic violations."
U.S. Weighs Summer GM Stock Sale
U.S. Weighs Summer GM Stock Sale - WSJ.com
"A sale within the next several months would almost certainly mean U.S. taxpayers will take a loss on their $50 billion rescue of the Detroit auto maker in 2009"
"A sale within the next several months would almost certainly mean U.S. taxpayers will take a loss on their $50 billion rescue of the Detroit auto maker in 2009"
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