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Secretary Hillary Clinton, suffering from a stomach flu, has fainted and sustained a concussion (AP)
THIS JUST IN - FOX NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be unable to testify on the Benghazi raid next week due to her recent concussion.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Blog: It's Time to End Gun-Free Zones
Blog: It's Time to End Gun-Free Zones
Gun-free zones in schools are invitations to psychopaths to commit murder.
I remember my son recently showing me a satirical sign that said, "Attention Criminals, the people in this establishment have been disarmed for your convenience."
....Only Texas allows teachers to carry guns.
How many tragedies have to happen before we do the same?
How many children have to die before we finally allow the law-abiding citizens charged to educate and defend our students to do the latter as well as the former?
...I call the reader's attention to a few simple questions.
How many mass murders have been committed at a gun range or in a gun shop?
How many have been committed in a police station?
The answer is few, if any.
What is it that these locations have that our schools don't?
Simple: a plethora of armed law-abiding individuals.
If just one person had been armed in Newtown or Aurora, how many lives could have been saved?
Gun-free zones in schools are invitations to psychopaths to commit murder.
I remember my son recently showing me a satirical sign that said, "Attention Criminals, the people in this establishment have been disarmed for your convenience."
....Only Texas allows teachers to carry guns.
How many tragedies have to happen before we do the same?
How many children have to die before we finally allow the law-abiding citizens charged to educate and defend our students to do the latter as well as the former?
...I call the reader's attention to a few simple questions.
How many mass murders have been committed at a gun range or in a gun shop?
How many have been committed in a police station?
The answer is few, if any.
What is it that these locations have that our schools don't?
Simple: a plethora of armed law-abiding individuals.
If just one person had been armed in Newtown or Aurora, how many lives could have been saved?
'New urbanism' residential development proposed in downtown Muskegon by Jon Rooks
'New urbanism' residential development proposed in downtown Muskegon by Jon Rooks | MLive.com
Rooks, a Norton Shores resident, told the Muskegon Planning Commission that the residential development would feature small lots measuring 36 feet by 100 feet with small homes.
He said the goal is to have the residential lots priced at about $100,000 on the lakefront with $150,000 homes built on them.
Rooks, a Norton Shores resident, told the Muskegon Planning Commission that the residential development would feature small lots measuring 36 feet by 100 feet with small homes.
He said the goal is to have the residential lots priced at about $100,000 on the lakefront with $150,000 homes built on them.
Steven Crowder Files Criminal Complaint Against Pro-Union Protester
Steven Crowder Files Criminal Complaint Against Pro-Union Protester | NewsBusters.org
Earlier that day, union supporters turned violent as they attacked supporters of the new law, tearing down a tent with people in it and punching Crowder in the face. Both acts were caught on video.
Needless to say, if the clips had been reversed with workers' rights supporters attacking union members, you would not be able to watch television without seeing the footage.
Earlier that day, union supporters turned violent as they attacked supporters of the new law, tearing down a tent with people in it and punching Crowder in the face. Both acts were caught on video.
Needless to say, if the clips had been reversed with workers' rights supporters attacking union members, you would not be able to watch television without seeing the footage.
Michigan’s adoption of right-to-work legislation may spark chain reaction
Michigan’s adoption of right-to-work legislation may spark chain reaction | Washington Free Beacon
Michigan has not been so lucky.
The state ranked 13th for its business climate in 2006.
By 2012, it had fallen to 39th due in part to union power and the high deficits of the Jennifer Granholm administration.
“This could be the first year that Michigan starts to reverse its decline because [Snyder] has shown that he’s willing to take the state in a new direction,” Pollina said.
“Where it’s going to help out is in attracting out of state employers—it’s a great thing for the state of Michigan.”
Michigan has not been so lucky.
The state ranked 13th for its business climate in 2006.
By 2012, it had fallen to 39th due in part to union power and the high deficits of the Jennifer Granholm administration.
“This could be the first year that Michigan starts to reverse its decline because [Snyder] has shown that he’s willing to take the state in a new direction,” Pollina said.
“Where it’s going to help out is in attracting out of state employers—it’s a great thing for the state of Michigan.”
Brand USA found to have wasted even more money
Brand USA found to have wasted even more money | Washington Free Beacon
The Daily Caller first reported Thursday on new expense reports and business audits that paint a picture of Brand USA as a rudderless organization with a penchant for spending:
Some of the new organization’s recent expenses include $4,139 for 250 holiday cards, $3,592 for a holiday e-card and $2,449 for a ringtone version of the Rosanne Cash song “Land of Dreams,” which was created specifically for a sweeping Brand USA promotional campaign.
Also among the expenditures, according to the documents, are $2,700 for 26 sets of business cards and $50,252 for giveaway materials at the International Pow Wow trade show, which was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center earlier this year.
The agency spent nearly $35,000 on Chinese-made water bottles for the event.
And Brand USA spent close to $1 million on its posh launch party in London last year, including $69,300 on freebies for attendees.
Almost $50,000 went to neck wallets, and the organization dished out a grand total of $13,101 for umbrellas.
Brand USA has also paid out approximately $1 million in severance pay to eight terminated employees, the documents show.
Brand USA, formerly known as the Corporation for Travel Promotion, is a public-private partnership established by Congress to promote the United States abroad.
It receives $1 in federal funding for every $2 in private contributions from corporations.
The Daily Caller first reported Thursday on new expense reports and business audits that paint a picture of Brand USA as a rudderless organization with a penchant for spending:
Some of the new organization’s recent expenses include $4,139 for 250 holiday cards, $3,592 for a holiday e-card and $2,449 for a ringtone version of the Rosanne Cash song “Land of Dreams,” which was created specifically for a sweeping Brand USA promotional campaign.
Also among the expenditures, according to the documents, are $2,700 for 26 sets of business cards and $50,252 for giveaway materials at the International Pow Wow trade show, which was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center earlier this year.
The agency spent nearly $35,000 on Chinese-made water bottles for the event.
And Brand USA spent close to $1 million on its posh launch party in London last year, including $69,300 on freebies for attendees.
Almost $50,000 went to neck wallets, and the organization dished out a grand total of $13,101 for umbrellas.
Brand USA has also paid out approximately $1 million in severance pay to eight terminated employees, the documents show.
Brand USA, formerly known as the Corporation for Travel Promotion, is a public-private partnership established by Congress to promote the United States abroad.
It receives $1 in federal funding for every $2 in private contributions from corporations.
The Koch Brothers Should Buy MSNBC
The Koch Brothers Should Buy MSNBC « American Glob
The Koch Brothers should buy MSNBC and turn it over to conservative bloggers. That concludes today’s Live at Five Report with Stacy McCain and Smitty.
Coming up at 6, Bill Whittle followed by Jim Geraghty and William Jacobson at 7 and Glenn Reynolds at 8. Ratings at MSNBC would go up as FOX News found itself competing for viewers for the first time since launching.
Sheldon Adelson should buy CNN and turn it over to NewsBusters which could spend 24 hours a day pointing out the inaccuracies and lies of liberal media on TV and in print.
After all, the liberal media has no idea how biased it is.
Read more on this at Powerline and Legal Insurrection.
The Koch Brothers should buy MSNBC and turn it over to conservative bloggers. That concludes today’s Live at Five Report with Stacy McCain and Smitty.
Coming up at 6, Bill Whittle followed by Jim Geraghty and William Jacobson at 7 and Glenn Reynolds at 8. Ratings at MSNBC would go up as FOX News found itself competing for viewers for the first time since launching.
Sheldon Adelson should buy CNN and turn it over to NewsBusters which could spend 24 hours a day pointing out the inaccuracies and lies of liberal media on TV and in print.
After all, the liberal media has no idea how biased it is.
Read more on this at Powerline and Legal Insurrection.
Gun-free zones provide false sense of security
Column: Gun-free zones provide false sense of security
One of the interesting characteristics of mass shootings is that they generally occur in places where firearms are banned: malls, schools, etc.
That was the finding of a famous 1999 study by John Lott of the University of Maryland and William Landes of the University of Chicago, and it appears to have been borne out by experience since then as well.
One of the interesting characteristics of mass shootings is that they generally occur in places where firearms are banned: malls, schools, etc.
That was the finding of a famous 1999 study by John Lott of the University of Maryland and William Landes of the University of Chicago, and it appears to have been borne out by experience since then as well.
Union Protesters' Attack Hits Local Employer With $35K Tent Destruction
Union Protesters' Attack Hits Local Employer With $35K Tent Destruction [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
“I understand that the protesters had a grudge," Gill said.
"But when they were tearing down the tents and cutting them up, they were taking their grudge out on a small local employer. I
t was like what they did to the hot dog guy (Tarver).
They just wanted to show force.
They really didn't care who they were hurting.
It apparently didn't matter to them."
Gill, who owns Rentals Unlimited in Traverse City, said he wondered what sort of news coverage the destruction would have received if the political dynamics had been reversed.
"If these had been conservative protesters, I think the news media would be making a lot bigger deal about it," he said.
“I understand that the protesters had a grudge," Gill said.
"But when they were tearing down the tents and cutting them up, they were taking their grudge out on a small local employer. I
t was like what they did to the hot dog guy (Tarver).
They just wanted to show force.
They really didn't care who they were hurting.
It apparently didn't matter to them."
Gill, who owns Rentals Unlimited in Traverse City, said he wondered what sort of news coverage the destruction would have received if the political dynamics had been reversed.
"If these had been conservative protesters, I think the news media would be making a lot bigger deal about it," he said.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Cycling vs. Golf: 100 Miles on the Bike? Might as Well Play Golf
Cycling vs. Golf: 100 Miles on the Bike? Might as Well Play Golf - WSJ.com
Any talk of golf as exercise could make cyclists choke on their energy bars.
But a new study suggests that a round of golf can confer longevity benefits just as robust as a 100-mile bike ride.
The study in the Christmas edition of BMJ—the peer-reviewed publication formerly known as the British Medical Journal—is based on the mortality records of 9,889 athletes who competed in the Olympic Games between 1896 and 1936.
"Engaging in cycling and rowing (high cardiovascular intensity) had no added survival benefit compared with playing golf or cricket (low cardiovascular intensity)."
Any talk of golf as exercise could make cyclists choke on their energy bars.
But a new study suggests that a round of golf can confer longevity benefits just as robust as a 100-mile bike ride.
The study in the Christmas edition of BMJ—the peer-reviewed publication formerly known as the British Medical Journal—is based on the mortality records of 9,889 athletes who competed in the Olympic Games between 1896 and 1936.
"Engaging in cycling and rowing (high cardiovascular intensity) had no added survival benefit compared with playing golf or cricket (low cardiovascular intensity)."
The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier
The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier
Michelle said Republicans sought to win the election by spending “unprecedented amounts of money,” running negative advertising, and committing voter suppression.
Michelle said Republicans sought to win the election by spending “unprecedented amounts of money,” running negative advertising, and committing voter suppression.
'We'll Be At Your Daughter's Soccer Game!'
'We'll Be At Your Daughter's Soccer Game!' [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
A speaker at a union protest against right-to-work legislation said if Gov. Rick Snyder signed the bill he would get "no rest" and that protesters would be at his "daughter's soccer game." (Video below).
A speaker at a union protest against right-to-work legislation said if Gov. Rick Snyder signed the bill he would get "no rest" and that protesters would be at his "daughter's soccer game." (Video below).
Greeks earning 42,000 Euros to be taxed at top rate under plan
Greeks earning 42,000 Euros to be taxed at top rate under plan - New York News | NYC Breaking News
Greeks earning more than €42,000 ($55,000) per year will now be taxed at a new top rate of 42 percent, under a major new tax reform bill submitted to the country's parliament late Thursday.
Greeks earning more than €42,000 ($55,000) per year will now be taxed at a new top rate of 42 percent, under a major new tax reform bill submitted to the country's parliament late Thursday.
Public Buses Across Country Quietly Adding Microphones to Record Passenger Conversations
Public Buses Across Country Quietly Adding Microphones to Record Passenger Conversations | Threat Level | Wired.com
Transit authorities in cities across the country are quietly installing microphone-enabled surveillance systems on public buses that would give them the ability to record and store private conversations, according to documents obtained by a news outlet.
The systems are being installed in San Francisco, Baltimore, and other cities with funding from the Department of Homeland Security in some cases, according to the Daily, which obtained copies of contracts, procurement requests, specs and other documents.
Transit authorities in cities across the country are quietly installing microphone-enabled surveillance systems on public buses that would give them the ability to record and store private conversations, according to documents obtained by a news outlet.
The systems are being installed in San Francisco, Baltimore, and other cities with funding from the Department of Homeland Security in some cases, according to the Daily, which obtained copies of contracts, procurement requests, specs and other documents.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Dumbing Down Of Americans
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Bottomline...there are no Conservative Messiah´s to fix this...Conservatives will have to fix this ourselves...one brain at a time...also we will HAVE TO GO to the uncool places...Colbert, Letterman, Leno etc and make our case to the dumbdown viewers...Ronald Reagan could do this as a former actor...future Conservatives must do this too..
Bottomline...there are no Conservative Messiah´s to fix this...Conservatives will have to fix this ourselves...one brain at a time...also we will HAVE TO GO to the uncool places...Colbert, Letterman, Leno etc and make our case to the dumbdown viewers...Ronald Reagan could do this as a former actor...future Conservatives must do this too..
The racial slurs the MSM doesn’t want to cover
The racial slurs the MSM doesn’t want to cover - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
We ask this question time and again — What if the Tea Party had done this?
We ask this question time and again — What if the Tea Party had done this?
The Coming Fiscal Tsunami
The Coming Fiscal Tsunami | Hoover Institution
The United States will soon confront a major economic problem, perhaps one unparalleled in the nation’s history.
It won’t strike tomorrow, next week, or next month, but it is out there, its roots sown by the demographics of the past half-century and a body politic hesitant to tamper with aging institutions of government.
When it emerges, like a tsunami, the destructive consequences of amassing unprecedented federal indebtedness will be overwhelming, and though seemingly distant, when it rears its head it will rise suddenly in our consciousness as if coming without warning.
The United States will soon confront a major economic problem, perhaps one unparalleled in the nation’s history.
It won’t strike tomorrow, next week, or next month, but it is out there, its roots sown by the demographics of the past half-century and a body politic hesitant to tamper with aging institutions of government.
When it emerges, like a tsunami, the destructive consequences of amassing unprecedented federal indebtedness will be overwhelming, and though seemingly distant, when it rears its head it will rise suddenly in our consciousness as if coming without warning.
U.N. Conference Slyly Introduces Resolution to Gain Control of Internet—in Middle of Night
U.N. Conference Slyly Introduces Resolution to Gain Control of Internet—in Middle of Night | The Weekly Standard:
The proposed resolution resolves that the secretary general of the U.N. "continue to take the necessary steps for ITU to play an active and constructive role in the multi-stakeholder model of the Internet," according to a draft of the text.
The proposed resolution resolves that the secretary general of the U.N. "continue to take the necessary steps for ITU to play an active and constructive role in the multi-stakeholder model of the Internet," according to a draft of the text.
Committee to discuss next steps regarding Muskegon County jail, juvenile facilities
Committee to discuss next steps regarding Muskegon County jail, juvenile facilities | MLive.com
The financial proposal is for the county to spend $5.6 million in existing reserves and issue a $29.6 million general obligation bond to pay for the new jail and juvenile facilities.
Based on those projections, the county would not be seeking a special millage from county voters.
The financial proposal is for the county to spend $5.6 million in existing reserves and issue a $29.6 million general obligation bond to pay for the new jail and juvenile facilities.
Based on those projections, the county would not be seeking a special millage from county voters.
U.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens
U.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens - WSJ.com
Top U.S. intelligence officials gathered in the White House Situation Room in March to debate a controversial proposal.
Counterterrorism officials wanted to create a government dragnet, sweeping up millions of records about U.S. citizens—even people suspected of no crime.
Not everyone was on board.
"This is a sea change in the way that the government interacts with the general public," Mary Ellen Callahan, chief privacy officer of the Department of Homeland Security, argued in the meeting, according to people familiar with the discussions.
A week later, the attorney general signed the changes into effect.
....Now, NCTC can copy entire government databases—flight records, casino-employee lists, the names of Americans hosting foreign-exchange students and many others.
The agency has new authority to keep data about innocent U.S. citizens for up to five years, and to analyze it for suspicious patterns of behavior.
Previously, both were prohibited. Data about Americans "reasonably believed to constitute terrorism information" may be permanently retained.
READ IT ALL!
CHILLING!!
Top U.S. intelligence officials gathered in the White House Situation Room in March to debate a controversial proposal.
Counterterrorism officials wanted to create a government dragnet, sweeping up millions of records about U.S. citizens—even people suspected of no crime.
Not everyone was on board.
"This is a sea change in the way that the government interacts with the general public," Mary Ellen Callahan, chief privacy officer of the Department of Homeland Security, argued in the meeting, according to people familiar with the discussions.
A week later, the attorney general signed the changes into effect.
....Now, NCTC can copy entire government databases—flight records, casino-employee lists, the names of Americans hosting foreign-exchange students and many others.
The agency has new authority to keep data about innocent U.S. citizens for up to five years, and to analyze it for suspicious patterns of behavior.
Previously, both were prohibited. Data about Americans "reasonably believed to constitute terrorism information" may be permanently retained.
READ IT ALL!
CHILLING!!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Shhhh! A new law says TV ads can't blare anymore
My Way News - Shhhh! A new law says TV ads can't blare anymore:
TV viewing could soon sound a little calmer.
The CALM Act, which limits the volume of TV commercials, goes into effect on Thursday.
TV viewing could soon sound a little calmer.
The CALM Act, which limits the volume of TV commercials, goes into effect on Thursday.
Obama's Big Michigan Right-To-Work Lie: Lower Worker Wages
Obama's Big Michigan Right-To-Work Lie: Lower Worker Wages - Investors.comAccording to Michigan's Mackinac Center, using data taken from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of Labor Statistics, private-sector, inflation-adjusted employee compensation in right-to-work states increased by 12% between 2001 and 2011 compared with just 3% over the same period in forced-unionization states.
These good wages came from good jobs.
Employment in right-to-work states expanded 2.4% over the same stretch vs. a 3.4% decline in non-right-to-work states.
Ironically, Obama is taking credit for jobs created in RTW states.
MI Union destroys hot dog cart, calls owner an ‘Uncle Tom’ over right-to-work
MI Union destroys hot dog cart, calls owner an ‘Uncle Tom’ over right-to-work | WashingtonExaminer.com
“Early today, Clint Tarver, known as “The Hot Dog Guy” here in Lansing had his business attacked by out of line and out of control protesters near the Capitol,” a blog post associated with a fundraiser to restore the hot dog cart explains. “
‘It was when he returned to gather his equipment that the taunts and racial slurs began.”
When attacking the cart, the people were “yelling N*gger & Uncle Tom,” according to Michigan Republican State Committee member Nick Hawatmeh. Hawatmeh took a photo of the attack that you can see here.
https://twitter.com/NicolaHawatmeh/status/278666596506013697
“Early today, Clint Tarver, known as “The Hot Dog Guy” here in Lansing had his business attacked by out of line and out of control protesters near the Capitol,” a blog post associated with a fundraiser to restore the hot dog cart explains. “
‘It was when he returned to gather his equipment that the taunts and racial slurs began.”
When attacking the cart, the people were “yelling N*gger & Uncle Tom,” according to Michigan Republican State Committee member Nick Hawatmeh. Hawatmeh took a photo of the attack that you can see here.
https://twitter.com/NicolaHawatmeh/status/278666596506013697
Fed ties stimulus to jobs, inflation in unprecedented steps to bolster economy
Fed ties stimulus to jobs, inflation in unprecedented steps to bolster economy - The Washington Post
The Fed says it will also begin buying $45 billion in Treasury bonds per month, on top of $40 billion per month it is already buying in mortgage bonds.
The Fed says it will also begin buying $45 billion in Treasury bonds per month, on top of $40 billion per month it is already buying in mortgage bonds.
Assault in Lansing: Leftist Blogs Go Into ‘False Flag’ Mode, Mainstream Media Goes Silent
The PJ Tatler » Assault in Lansing: Leftist Blogs Go Into ‘False Flag’ Mode, Mainstream Media Goes Silent
You can click on the link and scroll down past the point at which my screen shot cuts off, but you won’t see a single story about the IBEW union man’s assault on Steven Crowder.
You won’t see any stories about the union thugs’ intentional destruction of Americans for Prosperity’s tent, with people inside.
You won’t see any stories about the Michigan Democratic Party’s threat of “blood,” which came from a Democrat state rep and was tweeted out on the Michigan Democratic caucus’ official twitter feed.
You won’t see any of that. Jimmy Hoffa Jr.’s threat of civil war didn’t make the cut either.
The Obama White House’s refusal to condemn the violence also gets no mention.
Notice the photos, too.
The union folks look calm and reasonable.
The frame of the union man punching Steven Crowder ought to be there, but it isn’t.
You can click on the link and scroll down past the point at which my screen shot cuts off, but you won’t see a single story about the IBEW union man’s assault on Steven Crowder.
You won’t see any stories about the union thugs’ intentional destruction of Americans for Prosperity’s tent, with people inside.
You won’t see any stories about the Michigan Democratic Party’s threat of “blood,” which came from a Democrat state rep and was tweeted out on the Michigan Democratic caucus’ official twitter feed.
You won’t see any of that. Jimmy Hoffa Jr.’s threat of civil war didn’t make the cut either.
The Obama White House’s refusal to condemn the violence also gets no mention.
Notice the photos, too.
The union folks look calm and reasonable.
The frame of the union man punching Steven Crowder ought to be there, but it isn’t.
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