"Obama's humble view of his own skills at running other people's businesses is perfectly in line with his assessment of his political skills. Obama famously told his speechwriter Patrick Gaspard in 2008, "I think that I’m a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And I’ll tell you right now that I’m gonna think I’m a better political director than my political director."Sunday, January 18, 2015
Obama to Business: I Know How To Run Your Company Better Than You Do - Conn Carroll
Obama to Business: I Know How To Run Your Company Better Than You Do - Conn Carroll:
"Obama's humble view of his own skills at running other people's businesses is perfectly in line with his assessment of his political skills. Obama famously told his speechwriter Patrick Gaspard in 2008, "I think that I’m a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And I’ll tell you right now that I’m gonna think I’m a better political director than my political director."
"Obama's humble view of his own skills at running other people's businesses is perfectly in line with his assessment of his political skills. Obama famously told his speechwriter Patrick Gaspard in 2008, "I think that I’m a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And I’ll tell you right now that I’m gonna think I’m a better political director than my political director."
Boston Mayor Fires 25 Year Old “Gender & Migration Consultant” Over Her Role In I-93 Protest
"What the hell is a “Gender & Migration Consultant” from Finland doing working for the city of Boston?
Don’t we have enough Barnard graduates with useless degrees born in America who can do this job?
Furthermore, what about being a Gender and Migration Consultant makes her an expert in communications or fit to work with children/families on behalf of the city of Boston?"
Via Boston Herald:
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has fired a 25-year-old city youth worker after learning the Roxbury woman was among 11 protesters who chained themselves to 1,200-pound, concrete-filled barrels in Milton on Thursday, snarling morning rush-hour traffic and stalling at least two ambulances, the Herald has learned.“As mayor, you have to make tough, difficult decisions. This is not a difficult decision,” Walsh said. “This was not based on the fact of this woman protesting. It was based on the fact of putting the public safety of other people at risk.”....
Supply and demand, dude..........Too much pot: Growers struggle with glut of legal weed
Too much pot: Growers struggle with glut of legal weed | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington's legal marijuana market opened last summer to a dearth of weed. Some stores periodically closed because they didn't have pot to sell.
Prices were through the roof.
Six months later, the equation has flipped, bringing serious growing pains to the new industry.
A big harvest of sun-grown marijuana from eastern Washington last fall flooded the market.
Prices are starting to come down in the state's licensed pot shops, but due to the glut, growers are — surprisingly — struggling to sell their marijuana.
Some are already worried about going belly-up, finding it tougher than expected to make a living in legal weed.
"It's an economic nightmare," says Andrew Seitz, general manager at Dutch Brothers Farms in Seattle.
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington's legal marijuana market opened last summer to a dearth of weed. Some stores periodically closed because they didn't have pot to sell.
Six months later, the equation has flipped, bringing serious growing pains to the new industry.
A big harvest of sun-grown marijuana from eastern Washington last fall flooded the market.
Prices are starting to come down in the state's licensed pot shops, but due to the glut, growers are — surprisingly — struggling to sell their marijuana.
Some are already worried about going belly-up, finding it tougher than expected to make a living in legal weed.
"It's an economic nightmare," says Andrew Seitz, general manager at Dutch Brothers Farms in Seattle.
‘They Had My Money in Their Mouth’: Thieves Steal $5,000 and iPad, Then Immediately Do Something Insanely Stupid | Video | TheBlaze.com
‘They Had My Money in Their Mouth’: Thieves Steal $5,000 and iPad, Then Immediately Do Something Insanely Stupid | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"After a man’s truck was robbed in Houston, the man thought he’d lost his iPad, MacBook and $5,000 — until he checked his iCloud stream and found a series of selfies taken by the thieves.
“I think they felt elated that they got away with such a big score,” victim Randy Schaefer told KTRK-TV.
When he saw the photos, Schaefer said, “At first I wondered who they were, and then within seconds I realized who they were and I saw that they had my money in their mouth.”
"After a man’s truck was robbed in Houston, the man thought he’d lost his iPad, MacBook and $5,000 — until he checked his iCloud stream and found a series of selfies taken by the thieves.
“I think they felt elated that they got away with such a big score,” victim Randy Schaefer told KTRK-TV.When he saw the photos, Schaefer said, “At first I wondered who they were, and then within seconds I realized who they were and I saw that they had my money in their mouth.”
Must read of the day!!--Unsettled science-----Was 2014 Really the Warmest Year Ever?
Was 2014 Really the Warmest Year Ever? | Power Line:
The New York Times features one of the most misleading headlines ever:
“2014 Was the Warmest Year Ever Recorded on Earth.”
The first paragraph drives the hysteria home:
The New York Times features one of the most misleading headlines ever:
“2014 Was the Warmest Year Ever Recorded on Earth.”
The first paragraph drives the hysteria home:
Last year was the hottest in earth’s recorded history, scientists reported on Friday, underscoring scientific warnings about the risks of runaway emissions and undermining claims by climate-change contrarians that global warming had somehow stopped.
It would be hard to pack more misinformation into a single sentence.
First, the Times headline, and countless others like it, convey the impression that 2014 was the hottest year ever!
But note the paper’s reference to “recorded history.”
If you keep reading, you see that “recorded history” goes back only to 1880.
But in 1880, the Little Ice Age had just ended, and the Earth was beginning to warm after several hundred years in the deep freeze.
So, yes, temperatures are a little warmer now than they were then–happily.
Indeed, the Earth may still be recovering to more average temperature levels after the Little Ice Age.
First, the Times headline, and countless others like it, convey the impression that 2014 was the hottest year ever!
But note the paper’s reference to “recorded history.”
If you keep reading, you see that “recorded history” goes back only to 1880.
But in 1880, the Little Ice Age had just ended, and the Earth was beginning to warm after several hundred years in the deep freeze.
So, yes, temperatures are a little warmer now than they were then–happily.
Indeed, the Earth may still be recovering to more average temperature levels after the Little Ice Age.
The Times and other news outlets deliberately try to create the impression that today’s temperatures are unprecedented.
But that is simply false.
In fact, the Earth was warmer than it is now for about 90% of the time since the end of the last Ice Age approximately 12,000 years ago.
This graph is based on Greenland ice cores.
Note that over the last 12,000 years, there is zero correlation between temperature and CO2 levels:
So 2014 was far from the warmest year ever. On the contrary, we are living during a relatively cool period.
But that is simply false.
In fact, the Earth was warmer than it is now for about 90% of the time since the end of the last Ice Age approximately 12,000 years ago.
This graph is based on Greenland ice cores.
Note that over the last 12,000 years, there is zero correlation between temperature and CO2 levels:
So 2014 was far from the warmest year ever. On the contrary, we are living during a relatively cool period.
Scientists eviscerate feds’ ‘hottest year’ claim
Scientists eviscerate feds’ ‘hottest year’ claim:
"Idso said it’s “time for global warming diehards to face the facts.”
Meteorologist John Coleman said simply it’s time to dump the theory.
“There has not been any significant man-made global warming in the past, there is none now, and there is no reason to expect any in the future,” he said.
“The computer models that predicted the warming have failed to verify.
There has been no warming in 18 years.
The ice at the poles is stable.
The polar bears are increasing.
The oceans are not rising.”
Monckton has been blunt on the issue: “Worldwide, the liarists – growing ever more desperate as the Great Pause grows ever longer – are taking up the cry that The Models Were Right All Along But The Warming Has Gone Into Hiding, Really And Truly It Has, With Knobs On, Cross My Heart And Hope To Die, So There."
"Idso said it’s “time for global warming diehards to face the facts.”
Meteorologist John Coleman said simply it’s time to dump the theory.
“There has not been any significant man-made global warming in the past, there is none now, and there is no reason to expect any in the future,” he said.“The computer models that predicted the warming have failed to verify.
There has been no warming in 18 years.
The ice at the poles is stable.
The polar bears are increasing.
The oceans are not rising.”
Monckton has been blunt on the issue: “Worldwide, the liarists – growing ever more desperate as the Great Pause grows ever longer – are taking up the cry that The Models Were Right All Along But The Warming Has Gone Into Hiding, Really And Truly It Has, With Knobs On, Cross My Heart And Hope To Die, So There."
BLUE ANGELS HIGH-SPEED DASHCAM VIDEO: Up Close and Personal!
BLUE ANGELS HIGH-SPEED DASHCAM VIDEO: Up Close and Personal!:
"A total of 16 officers voluntarily serve with the Blue Angels.
Each year the team typically selects three tactical (fighter or fighter/attack) jet pilots, two support officers and one Marine Corps C-130 pilot to relieve departing members."
"A total of 16 officers voluntarily serve with the Blue Angels.
Each year the team typically selects three tactical (fighter or fighter/attack) jet pilots, two support officers and one Marine Corps C-130 pilot to relieve departing members."
The Fifteen Words Uttered by Trey Gowdy that Show Just How Fierce He Is
The Fifteen Words Uttered by Trey Gowdy that Show Just How Fierce He Is:
"He said, “This is not a fight between Republicans and Democrats. It’s not even a fight over immigration reform. This is a fight over whether this branch of government will ever find the courage to stand up for itself.”
The House had to be called to order to stop the standing ovation and get back on track to vote. When the vote was taken, the House voted to defund Obama’s executive amnesty 236 – 191.
That’s just how fierce Trey Gowdy is."
"He said, “This is not a fight between Republicans and Democrats. It’s not even a fight over immigration reform. This is a fight over whether this branch of government will ever find the courage to stand up for itself.”The House had to be called to order to stop the standing ovation and get back on track to vote. When the vote was taken, the House voted to defund Obama’s executive amnesty 236 – 191.
That’s just how fierce Trey Gowdy is."
Time to pay tab for First Family's holiday vacation
Time to pay tab for First Family's holiday vacation:
"HONOLULU – President Barack Obama and his family just spent their Christmas and New Year’s holidays in Kailua.
Now it’s time for taxpayers to pick up the tab.
While the Obamas and friends who accompany them pay for their own private vacation home rentals on or near Kailua Beach, taxpayers foot a multimillion dollar tab for everything from a stand-by ambulance to the fuel for Air Force One.
Local taxpayers pick up the bill for Honolulu Police Department escorts who guard Obama, first lady Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha around the clock.
Figures just released by HPD spokeswoman Michelle Yu show HPD spent $277,000 on overtime costs this year during the president’s 16-day vacation.
That’s $16,000 less than in 2013, but $60,000 more than in 2012.
The Emergency Management Services department also dispatches an ambulance to be on call for the president, which annually costs the city about $15,890."
"HONOLULU – President Barack Obama and his family just spent their Christmas and New Year’s holidays in Kailua.
Now it’s time for taxpayers to pick up the tab.
While the Obamas and friends who accompany them pay for their own private vacation home rentals on or near Kailua Beach, taxpayers foot a multimillion dollar tab for everything from a stand-by ambulance to the fuel for Air Force One.Local taxpayers pick up the bill for Honolulu Police Department escorts who guard Obama, first lady Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha around the clock.
Figures just released by HPD spokeswoman Michelle Yu show HPD spent $277,000 on overtime costs this year during the president’s 16-day vacation.
That’s $16,000 less than in 2013, but $60,000 more than in 2012.
The Emergency Management Services department also dispatches an ambulance to be on call for the president, which annually costs the city about $15,890."
Fallen US Marine’s Father Returns Obama’s Condolence Letter!
Fallen US Marine’s Father Returns Obama’s Condolence Letter!:
"Mr. Hogan wrote on the President’s letter and sent it back hoping that Mr. Obama would see it. We don’t know if he did, but hundreds of thousands of others have and we want to make sure hundreds of thousands more see it too. In the letter he rebuked the “Comm-in-chief” over the rules of engagement that have led to the unnecessary deaths of many of America’s servicemen."
"Mr. Hogan wrote on the President’s letter and sent it back hoping that Mr. Obama would see it. We don’t know if he did, but hundreds of thousands of others have and we want to make sure hundreds of thousands more see it too. In the letter he rebuked the “Comm-in-chief” over the rules of engagement that have led to the unnecessary deaths of many of America’s servicemen."Ten GREAT Reasons the U.S. Should NOT Lift the Embargo on Cuba
Ten GREAT Reasons the U.S. Should NOT Lift the Embargo on Cuba:
"While it is unfortunate that so many must remain imprisoned on this island, stuck under the oppressive rule of this despotic Castro regime, the surest hope for their ultimate freedom is for the breaking of the Communist stranglehold on Cuban citizens, not to facilitate the survival of this method of tyrannous government.
Though President Obama and his assorted band of “yes men” and other diplomatic weaklings head towards lifting the Cuban embargo, Jim Meyers at Newsmax.com compiled a list of compelling reasons why those on the right andleft ought to be in favor of maintaining the embargo:"
"While it is unfortunate that so many must remain imprisoned on this island, stuck under the oppressive rule of this despotic Castro regime, the surest hope for their ultimate freedom is for the breaking of the Communist stranglehold on Cuban citizens, not to facilitate the survival of this method of tyrannous government.Though President Obama and his assorted band of “yes men” and other diplomatic weaklings head towards lifting the Cuban embargo, Jim Meyers at Newsmax.com compiled a list of compelling reasons why those on the right andleft ought to be in favor of maintaining the embargo:"
No Inflation... Unless You Eat Food, Use Water, Live In a House Or Apartment, Heat Your Home, Get Sick, Travel, Pay Car Insurance, Go To School, Mail Letters Or Do Your Taxes
No Inflation... Unless You Eat Food, Use Water, Live In a House Or Apartment, Heat Your Home, Get Sick, Travel, Pay Car Insurance, Go To School, Mail Letters Or Do Your Taxes:
Government data reports are so funny.
Below are the annual price increases for items that might impact your life on a daily basis:
Government data reports are so funny.
The blaring headlines today tells us that prices dropped in December.
We are all saving billions from the drop in oil and gas.
Hallelujah!!!
The corporate MSM never digs into the numbers to get the real truth.
These reports and their distribution to the sheep are designed to keep you sedated and calm. Facts are not necessary.
How this data pertains to your everyday life is not important to the .1% who control the flow of information.
Here is a link to the detailed inflation numbers by category.
We already know they massage these numbers to achieve a happy ending, but even the massaged numbers tell an entirely different story than the one peddled to the masses by the government and corporate media.
Food at home – 3.7%
Food away from home – 3.0%
Meat – 12.7%
Fish and seafood – 5.6%
Eggs – 10.7%
Milk – 5.2%
Fruits & vegetables – 4.1%
Coffee – 4.2%
Butter – 22.5%
Natural gas – 5.8%
Footwear – 2.8%
Prescription drugs – 6.4%
Newspapers & magazines – 4.8%
College textbooks – 5.0%
Cigarettes – 3.1%
Apartment rent – 3.4%
Owners equivalent rent – 2.6%
Hotels – 7.3%
Water & sewer – 5.6%
Medical care -2.4%
Hospital care – 4.9%
College tuition – 3.4%
Postage – 4.1%
Tax preparation – 6.1%
If your child were to be boring, stupid, or ugly, which one would you prefer?
If your child were to be boring, stupid, or ugly, which one would you prefer? | Wait But Why
If your child were to be boring, stupid, or ugly, which one would you prefer?
If your child were to be boring, stupid, or ugly, which one would you prefer?
If your child were to be boring, stupid, or ugly, which one would you prefer? Would your choice depend on the child’s gender?
Assume the child excels wonderfully in the two categories you don’t choose.
History for January 18
History for January 18 - On-This-Day.com:
Peter Roget 1779, Daniel Webster 1782, Oliver Hardy (Laurel & Hardy) 1892
Cary Grant 1904, David Ruffin (The Temptations) 1941, Kevin Costner 1955
1778 - English navigator Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands, which he called the "Sandwich Islands."
1788 - The first English settlers arrived in Australia's Botany Bay to establish a penal colony. The group moved north eight days later and settled at Port Jackson.
1911 - For the first time an aircraft landed on a ship. Pilot Eugene B. Ely flew onto the deck of the USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco harbor.
1929 - Walter Winchell made his debut on radio.
1943 - During World War II, the Soviets announced that they had broken the Nazi siege of Leningrad, which had began in September of 1941.
1943 - U.S. commercial bakers stopped selling sliced bread. Only whole loaves were sold during the ban until the end of World War II.
1950 - The federal tax on oleomargarine was repealed.
1975 - "The Jeffersons" debuted on CBS-TV.
1990 - A jury in Los Angeles, CA, acquitted former preschool operators Raymond Buckey and his mother, Peggy McMartin Buckey, of 52 child molestation charges.
1990 - In an FBI sting, Washington, DC, Mayor Marion Barry was arrested for drug possession. He was later convicted of a misdemeanor.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Volunteers in 95% of state house districts have submitted Convention of States petitions - Convention of States
Volunteers in 95% of state house districts have submitted Convention of States petitions - Convention of States:
"We have fantastic news to share with you today: volunteers like you have submitted Convention of States petitions in 95% of the state house districts in the United States!
There are 4,861 house districts among the 50 states; state legislators have received petitions from 4,592 of them.
The following states have submitted petitions in every house district:"
"We have fantastic news to share with you today: volunteers like you have submitted Convention of States petitions in 95% of the state house districts in the United States!There are 4,861 house districts among the 50 states; state legislators have received petitions from 4,592 of them.
The following states have submitted petitions in every house district:"
Based Upon this Latest Poll, Al Gore’s Cash Cow Machine May Just Run Dry
Based Upon this Latest Poll, Al Gore’s Cash Cow Machine May Just Run Dry:
"Global warming, also known when politically expedient as climate change, has been blamed for everything from the lie that polar bears are endangered to terrorism, and it looks like Americans are on to the falsehood of global warming that has done nothing but warmed Al Gore’s pocketbook with tons of cash."
"Global warming, also known when politically expedient as climate change, has been blamed for everything from the lie that polar bears are endangered to terrorism, and it looks like Americans are on to the falsehood of global warming that has done nothing but warmed Al Gore’s pocketbook with tons of cash."Slap in the face! Obama taps surprise source to fund amnesty
Slap in the face! Obama taps surprise source to fund amnesty:
"But even if Republicans were to defy the odds and stop the funding, Flores said Obama is already tapping into other money to accomplish his goals.
“He’s taking the fees from people who are trying to go through the legal immigration process properly,” he said. “He’s using those fees to pay for the cost of trying to allow the folks that are here illegally to jump to the head of the line.”
"But even if Republicans were to defy the odds and stop the funding, Flores said Obama is already tapping into other money to accomplish his goals.“He’s taking the fees from people who are trying to go through the legal immigration process properly,” he said. “He’s using those fees to pay for the cost of trying to allow the folks that are here illegally to jump to the head of the line.”
Warning: Disability Insurance Is Hitting the Wall
Warning: Disability Insurance Is Hitting the Wall | Economics21:
"The Problem
The problem in a nutshell is that Social Security’s disability trust fund is running out of money.
The latest trustees’ report projects a reserve depletion date in late 2016.
By law Social Security can only pay benefits if there is a positive balance in the appropriate trust fund (there are two: one for old-age and survivors’ benefits (OASI), the other for disability benefits). Absent such reserves, incoming taxes provide the only funds that can be spent.
Under current projections, by late 2016 there will only be enough tax income to fund 81 percent of scheduled disability benefits.
In other words, without legislation benefits will be cut 19 percent. "
"The Problem
The problem in a nutshell is that Social Security’s disability trust fund is running out of money.
The latest trustees’ report projects a reserve depletion date in late 2016.
By law Social Security can only pay benefits if there is a positive balance in the appropriate trust fund (there are two: one for old-age and survivors’ benefits (OASI), the other for disability benefits). Absent such reserves, incoming taxes provide the only funds that can be spent.
Under current projections, by late 2016 there will only be enough tax income to fund 81 percent of scheduled disability benefits.
In other words, without legislation benefits will be cut 19 percent. "
What America Can Learn from the Islamist Attacks Against Charlie Hebdo in France
What America Can Learn from the Islamist Attacks Against Charlie Hebdo in France:
"What happened to the cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo was reprehensible, and we should unite in opposition to any attempt to suppress free speech. We should likewise support measures designed to limit such attacks in the future—but not at the expense of liberty, for as Benjamin Franklin said, “Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
The co-workers of those killed at Charlie Hebdo chose the proper course of action in response to the barbaric murder of their associates. Rather than cowering in fear or radically changing their behavior, as terrorists hope to accomplish, they decided to continue—and even increase—publication. They, unlike most Americans, refused to surrender their freedom in pursuit of safety."
"What happened to the cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo was reprehensible, and we should unite in opposition to any attempt to suppress free speech. We should likewise support measures designed to limit such attacks in the future—but not at the expense of liberty, for as Benjamin Franklin said, “Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”The co-workers of those killed at Charlie Hebdo chose the proper course of action in response to the barbaric murder of their associates. Rather than cowering in fear or radically changing their behavior, as terrorists hope to accomplish, they decided to continue—and even increase—publication. They, unlike most Americans, refused to surrender their freedom in pursuit of safety."
Illinois still trying to fire corrections official for second time
Illinois still trying to fire corrections official for second time « Watchdog.org:
"SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State officials still want to fire a man with a troubled work history, criminal convictions and a history of street gang affiliations from his $111,432-a-year job in the Illinois system.
But a state arbitrator has ruled Xadrian McCraven deserves his job back.
Why he ruled that way remains a bit of a mystery.
Tom Shaer, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Corrections, said the agency couldn’t release its copy of the decision because the matter remains under appeal.
And Anders Lindall, spokesman for the union representing McCraven did not return repeated phone calls seeking comment.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 represent McCraven.
Shaer said McCraven has a long and troubled history working for the state.
In fact, he has been fired twice from state jobs.
Corrections officials fired McCraven in January 2014 after a newspaper reported he had been arrested many times.
He’d previously been fired, in 2012, from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
Published reports indicated he was fired in 2012 after it came to light that he had been sending hundreds of lewd and inappropriate emails.
McCraven appealed that firing, and (DEMOCRAT) Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration decided to rehire him because of the cost of fighting the appeal, Shaer said."
"SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State officials still want to fire a man with a troubled work history, criminal convictions and a history of street gang affiliations from his $111,432-a-year job in the Illinois system.
But a state arbitrator has ruled Xadrian McCraven deserves his job back.
Tom Shaer, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Corrections, said the agency couldn’t release its copy of the decision because the matter remains under appeal.
And Anders Lindall, spokesman for the union representing McCraven did not return repeated phone calls seeking comment.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 represent McCraven.
Shaer said McCraven has a long and troubled history working for the state.
In fact, he has been fired twice from state jobs.
Corrections officials fired McCraven in January 2014 after a newspaper reported he had been arrested many times.
He’d previously been fired, in 2012, from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
Published reports indicated he was fired in 2012 after it came to light that he had been sending hundreds of lewd and inappropriate emails.
McCraven appealed that firing, and (DEMOCRAT) Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration decided to rehire him because of the cost of fighting the appeal, Shaer said."
Here we go: Feds move to ban all fried foods at day care centers « Hot Air
Here we go: Feds move to ban all fried foods at day care centers « Hot Air:
"Fear not, citizens! The government is here to save you from yourselves. And in keeping with the Remember the Children theme, the Department of Agriculture is submitting new guidelines for food served at any day care facility (including some private homes) which qualify for federal funding. This should be a resoundingly popular move, I’m sure. Let’s see what you’ve got."
Isn't it great to live in a country where the government will do all the thinking for you?
We have lost so many freedoms under the Obama regime.
"Fear not, citizens! The government is here to save you from yourselves. And in keeping with the Remember the Children theme, the Department of Agriculture is submitting new guidelines for food served at any day care facility (including some private homes) which qualify for federal funding. This should be a resoundingly popular move, I’m sure. Let’s see what you’ve got."Isn't it great to live in a country where the government will do all the thinking for you?
We have lost so many freedoms under the Obama regime.
And Barack Hussein wants it to get worse!-----Price of Electricity Hit Record High in U.S. in 2014
Price of Electricity Hit Record High in U.S. in 2014 | CNS News:
"Even as gasoline prices plummeted and the overall energy price index calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics declined, electricity prices bucked the trend in the United States in 2014.
Data released today by the BLS indicates that the electricity price indexes hit all-time highs for the month of December and for the year. 2014 was the most-expensive year ever for electricity in the United States.
The annual price index for electricity, published by BLS today, was 208.020.
That was up from 200.750 in 2013."
"Even as gasoline prices plummeted and the overall energy price index calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics declined, electricity prices bucked the trend in the United States in 2014.Data released today by the BLS indicates that the electricity price indexes hit all-time highs for the month of December and for the year. 2014 was the most-expensive year ever for electricity in the United States.
The annual price index for electricity, published by BLS today, was 208.020.
That was up from 200.750 in 2013."
Did This Progressive Democrat Billionaire Fund the Ferguson Riots?
Did This Progressive Democrat Billionaire Fund the Ferguson Riots?:
"Per a report from the Washington Times, Soros “gave at least 33 million in one year” to groups that emboldened the rabble-rousers in Ferguson, using data the Times obtained from tax filings from Soros’ Open Society Foundations.
Starting in August of last year, buses of rabble-rousers, including Communist groups, arrived in Ferguson, Mo, funded largely with money traced back to Soros.
Communist front groups like Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment, the Organization for Black Struggle (they’re for black struggle?), and Dream Defenders were all involved in forming the “Hands Up Coalition,” promoted as a so-called “grassroots” organization in Missouri."
"Per a report from the Washington Times, Soros “gave at least 33 million in one year” to groups that emboldened the rabble-rousers in Ferguson, using data the Times obtained from tax filings from Soros’ Open Society Foundations.Starting in August of last year, buses of rabble-rousers, including Communist groups, arrived in Ferguson, Mo, funded largely with money traced back to Soros.
Communist front groups like Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment, the Organization for Black Struggle (they’re for black struggle?), and Dream Defenders were all involved in forming the “Hands Up Coalition,” promoted as a so-called “grassroots” organization in Missouri."
No. You won't see a Muskegon county city here---------The 50 Safest Cities in Michigan
"We’ve spent a great deal of time examining FBI crime statistics from 2012, including violent crimes as well as property crimes, and compiled this detailed list of the 50 safest cities in Michigan with populations of at least 10,000 residents.
While we’re calling it the “safest cities,” we’ve included all municipalities with more than 10,000 population."
The liberal war against men-------Sound Transit: Guys, stop 'manspreading' on the train
Sound Transit: Guys, stop 'manspreading' on the train | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News:
SEATTLE -- People who ride public transportation are fed up with a male behavior they consider rude and crude.
They even have a name for it: manspreading.
Complaints are on the rise about men taking up too much space on trains and buses, and some local passengers say they've noticed the growing problem of manspreading.
"He's spreading himself across two or three seats so that other people, if it's crowded, don't have anywhere to sit," said bus rider Xana Vegsundvaag.
Vegsundvaag believes some men feel entitled to take up more space, which hurts other riders.
One male train passenger was unapologetic about spreading out over two seats.
"I have this amount of space.
I like this amount of space, can I keep this amount of space?" said Isaac Wenze.
While some men have claimed it's a matter of male comfort, Wenze said he just wants to protect his personal space.
SEATTLE -- People who ride public transportation are fed up with a male behavior they consider rude and crude.
They even have a name for it: manspreading.
"He's spreading himself across two or three seats so that other people, if it's crowded, don't have anywhere to sit," said bus rider Xana Vegsundvaag.
Vegsundvaag believes some men feel entitled to take up more space, which hurts other riders.
One male train passenger was unapologetic about spreading out over two seats.
"I have this amount of space.
I like this amount of space, can I keep this amount of space?" said Isaac Wenze.
While some men have claimed it's a matter of male comfort, Wenze said he just wants to protect his personal space.
Allen West: Al Sharpton Says Oscars are ‘Too White.’ I Say the NBA is ‘Too Black.’
Allen West: Al Sharpton Says Oscars are ‘Too White.’ I Say the NBA is ‘Too Black.’:
"Col. West has had enough and wrote on his website a piece that highlights the absurdity of Sharpton’s complaint.
Col. West maintains that while Sharpton is upset that the Oscars are “too white,” Mr. West, a black man, is upset that the NBA is “too black.”
West writes:
Liberals may be terrible at handling the economy or protecting our nation, but they sure are entertaining. The latest side-splitter comes from the White House official court jester, Al Sharpton."
"Col. West has had enough and wrote on his website a piece that highlights the absurdity of Sharpton’s complaint.
Col. West maintains that while Sharpton is upset that the Oscars are “too white,” Mr. West, a black man, is upset that the NBA is “too black.”West writes:
Liberals may be terrible at handling the economy or protecting our nation, but they sure are entertaining. The latest side-splitter comes from the White House official court jester, Al Sharpton."
Here we go: Feds move to ban all fried foods at day care centers
Fear not, citizens!
The government is here to save you from yourselves. And in keeping with theRemember the Children theme, the Department of Agriculture is submitting new guidelines for food served at any day care facility (including some private homes) which qualify for federal funding.
This should be a resoundingly popular move, I’m sure.
Let’s see what you’ve got.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing strict new dietary guidelines for day cares that would prohibit them from frying food that is served to children.Child care providers would also be formally required to provide children with water upon request, though they would face restrictions on how much apple juice and orange juice they serve.One of the more notable provisions would restrict day cares from frying food on site and discourage them from serving pre-packaged fried food, such as chicken fingers, from the grocery store.“While facilities would not be permitted under this proposed rule to prepare foods on site by frying them,” the USDA wrote in the Federal Register, “store-bought, catered, or pre-fried foods can still contribute large amounts of calories and saturated fat to a meal. Therefore, facilities are encouraged to limit all fried and pre-fried foods to no more than once per week.”
How Spending Sapped the Global Recovery
Ruchir Sharma: How Spending Sapped the Global Recovery - WSJ:
"Before anyone rushes to spend, however, it is worth noting that the big emerging nations—China, Russia and Brazil—have just tried a full-throttle experiment in stimulus spending, and it failed.
The average growth rate for emerging economies excluding China has fallen to 2.5% today, from more than 7% at the height of the spending campaign.
The growth rate is the lowest in four decades, outside of a global recession.
For leaders in these countries, stimulus is now a bad word.
Their experiment began in late 2008.
As it became clear that falling Western demand was going to undermine growth in emerging economies, the leaders of these nations turned to the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, the Englishman who beginning in the 1930s advised governments to fight recessions with heavy government spending to make up for slumping consumer spending."
"Before anyone rushes to spend, however, it is worth noting that the big emerging nations—China, Russia and Brazil—have just tried a full-throttle experiment in stimulus spending, and it failed.
The growth rate is the lowest in four decades, outside of a global recession.
For leaders in these countries, stimulus is now a bad word.
Their experiment began in late 2008.
As it became clear that falling Western demand was going to undermine growth in emerging economies, the leaders of these nations turned to the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, the Englishman who beginning in the 1930s advised governments to fight recessions with heavy government spending to make up for slumping consumer spending."
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