"You've got to check this out. A high school journalism class created a rap video about saving the whales. You want to know what's wrong with public education look no further than this." read the rest at Creative Minority Report
Most people know about the individual mandate in the new health care bill, but the bill contained another mandate that could be far more costly.Even with my computer hiccupping along the past few days, I still managed to read Old Bob's posts Letter to a High-school Girl (all four parts.) A friend's high school age daughter asks Bob to tell her about his experiences of the 1960's.
A few wording changes to the tax code’s section 6041 regarding 1099 reporting were slipped into the 2000-page health legislation. The changes will force millions of businesses to issue hundreds of millions, perhaps billions, of additional IRS Form 1099s every year. It appears to be a costly, anti-business nightmare.
“I’m sick and tired of Obama and the White House coming out with yet another new crisis that has to be fixed by government sticking it to the people and taking more of what we earn and produce. Instead of allowing our small businesses especially to keep what we earn… But see, to many in the White House including our own president, I don’t know when they’ve run a business. I don’t know when they’ve been a CEO where they had to look out for the bottom line and they had to make payroll and live within their own means with a budget. They’re from government. They’re community organizers. They’ve been spending other people’s money for so long that the free enterprise principles that all of us believe in, it’s all foreign to them.“ Sarah Palin on the Sean Hannity program 4/27/2010
Here's the proper rejoinder to all the hysterical demagogues in Mexico (and their sympathizers here on American soil) now calling for boycotts and invoking Jim Crow laws, apartheid and the Holocaust because Arizona has taken its sovereignty into its own hands:
Hipócritas.
Michelle Malkin, How Mexico Treats Its Illegal Aliens
Really, Ann? Just exactly how are we "hurting" them? Is it really going to change their lives one teeny tiny bit if someone draws a picture of Mohammed? And as for the offending bit - I'm so tired of folks that are offended by anything and everything. You know what? They offend me by their constantly taking offense."But depictions of Muhammad offend millions of Muslims who are no part of the violent threats. In pushing back some people, you also hurt a lot of people who aren't doing anything (other than protecting their own interests by declining to pressure the extremists who are hurting the reputation of their religion)."
The midterm elections in November represent our last chance to salvage the American experiment.Quote taken from his great photo essay Counter Revolution
Marshal your parents, your children, your siblings, your neighbors, your coworkers -- marshal everyone you know, because the stakes could not be higher.
As the Obama Administration makes it perfectly clear they'd like for us to just lay-back and learn to enjoy it while they have their way with this country... the Right has awaken, and we're not standing-by while thinly-veiled communists dismantle everything that made us great...
"We in Arizona have been more than patient waiting for Washington to act," Brewer said after signing the law. "But decades of inaction and misguided policy have created a dangerous and unacceptable situation." Jan Brewer, Gov. of AZ
Too bad Robert Krentz couldn't attend the signing...The sweeping legislation makes it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. It would also require local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are in the U.S. illegally. read the rest
[...]Pragmatically, the Tea Parties know that elections matter. Lots of people can make clever signs, but the Tea Party has to transition from a pleasant group hug at the town square to volunteer activism on a scale to make Madame Bowel Movement eat. . .her words. read the rest
Got a big family? Then you already know that you’re crazy, a traitor to feminism, and a slave to the pope; you’re neglecting most of your kids and robbing the rest of their childhood; you’re a burden on the system in general, and you probably don’t own a television set.
But wait, there’s more! Don’t forget, you’re also destroying the earth.
Lately, it’s become fashionable for radical environmentalists to denounce large families as irresponsible, even selfish. Maybe you heard the remarks of the chairman of the U.K.’s Sustainable Development Commission, who said that, out of respect for the earth, couples should be legally limited to bearing two “replacement” children. read the rest
Mark in Spokane has left a new comment on your post "Your Tax Dollars at Work":
Remember, propaganda is an essential component of modern government, and the administration is already well-acquainted with its power thanks to the 2008 campaign. Aided by its friends in the MSM, the administration is of course cranking up its propaganda efforts.
What is amazing isn't that they are doing it, but that it doesn't appear to be working. The Tea Party movement is evidence of this, as is the administration's tanking poll numbers -- as well as the tanking poll numbers of Congress.
Of course, this doesn't mean that the Republicans are in good shape, either. Never underestimate the incompetence of the Republicans -- it is the Democrats' strongest weapon by far. Obama, Pelosi and Reid have been blessed in their enemies...
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law will increase the nation's health care tab instead of bringing costs down, government economic forecasters concluded Thursday in a sobering assessment of the sweeping legislation.
A report by economic experts at the Health and Human Services Department said the health care remake will achieve Obama's aim of expanding health insurance — adding 34 million Americans to the coverage rolls.
But the analysis also found that the law falls short of the president's twin goal of controlling runaway costs, raising projected spending by about 1 percent over 10 years. That increase could get bigger, however, since the report also warned that Medicare cuts in the law may be unrealistic and unsustainable, forcing lawmakers to roll them back. read the rest
The American people intend to send President Barack Obama packing in 2012.
The Obama regime is headed up by the most radical president America has ever had the misfortune to endure. It's pretty much a given that Obama will be forced to depart after the "grassroots" converge on the ballot box this fall and two years hence. His elitist's arrogance and lack of respect for the will of the American people cannot be tolerated any longer. read the rest
The Crescat tells us how I celebrate earth day...Urf Day 2010
*Editor's note: I've invited a special guest to write a post to commemorate the solemn nature of Earth Day.*
Hello everyone! My name is Loofa Leaf, the Earth Day Dryad! Yay, it's Earth Day! I'm so full of glee and happiness today! It makes me want to fly!! read the rest and be sure and print out the Earth Day carol: "Loofa Leaf Is Comin' To Town". You can gather together with your work-mates and give it a sing around the water cooler.
The days when liberals could make their nasty, baseless smears on t.v, or in print, and get away with it, are over. If they want to claim that conservatives spat on them, or called them racial epithets, I’m afraid we’re going to need to see the proof. You know why? You know why. Liberals lie. They have no compunction about it, either. It’s an Alinsky rule. They further their goals by any means necessary. This fact is becoming more obvious by the day. read the rest
[...]In our society, those who have a different viewpoint than the current administration are being told to shut up. They are being told that their opinions are "hateful" or "racist." Those who boldly speak their mind in opposition are being harassed and castigated on a level I've never before witnessed. And because of such attacks, fear has the opportunity to muzzle truth. read the entire article. It's excellent!
LarryD, over at Acts of Apostasy, has brought to my attention the start of the most important blog competition in the entire I've been thinking a great deal about the Tea Party movement lately, little wonder as April 15th just passed, marking its one year anniversary. I'm so proud of my fellow countrymen and women that sometimes when I see you all gathered on the national mall, in Boston Common, or holding a flag or sign on any sidewalk across the nation I become quite choked up. We, the people, are the spirit and soul of this nation, its foundation, and we have been called, yet again, to be its salvation. Thank God we are up to the task. you must read the rest...
WASHINGTON — The success of the new health care law depends to a large degree on a handful of Obama administration officials, who are scrambling to make the transition from waging political war on Capitol Hill to managing one of the most profound changes in social policy in generations. read the rest
Obama will discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovation surrounding land conservation efforts during remarks at the White House Conference on America's Great Outdoors at the Interior Department, the White House said. Another Fed land grab coming up!
The president also will discuss the importance of reconnecting American families to the outdoors. When everyone is flat broke, they'll be living in the great outdoors. Can't get much more "connected" than that.
Otter coming to Spokane tax day rallyBOISE - Idaho has joined a federal court case in Montana arguing that locally made and used guns should be exempt from all federal laws, including registration requirements. read the rest
When the Tea Party of Spokane holds its first-anniversary celebration and rally at the Spokane Convention Center on Thursday – tax day – its lead speaker will be Idaho Gov. Butch Otter.
The Gem State’s chief executive, who’s been drawing national attention for filing suit against national health care reform and who’s currently in a six-way GOP primary contest in his re-election bid, jumped at the chance, organizers said.
“He was happy as a clam – he was just absolutely stoked,” said Kirk Smith, vice president and spokesman for Tea Party of Spokane. read the rest
Under her proposal, the Government would borrow and spend a billion dollars to build supermarkets in places liberal social policies have driven them out of (like Detroit) and in places liberal policies won't let Wal-Mart build stores to provide choice, affordable food. read the restSen. Kirsten Gillibrand proposed $1 billion in loans and grants Monday to help build 2,100 grocery stores in areas around the nation that lack access to fresh food.
I have a right and left side on my site and my readers can surely tell the difference in the logical way conservatives state their case as opposed to the sometimes tacky but mostly illogical way liberals or progressives do in the articles to which I link. On my blog, I do daily takes on all things news, left, and right.
Thanks RKWe will remember in November."
Conservatives, Tea Partiers and concerned citizens of every variety have pledged to remember the blatant disregard for the will of the people that this Congress has displayed. People who think this country is headed in the wrong direction plan to make their voices heard load and clear on November 2nd. I'm looking forward to that day.
But there's a problem with that plan. If we wait until November to get involved, many of us will be stuck having to choose between bad candidates and candidates who are even worse.
Are you tired of choosing between the lesser of two evils when you step up to the ballot box? Get involved in the primaries. Promote your favorite candidates on a blog, on Twitter, and in letters to the editor. Make financial contributions. And don't just show up to vote...take like-minded friends with you. read the rest and bookmark the links RK has provided.
Most of you have heard the news that the Pope (then Cardinal Ratzinger) delayed in defrocking a pedophile priest in California in 1985. The Associated Press, and the rest of the media bandwagon, have heralded this report as 'the smoking gun.' Only, one problem. It's a lie. read the rest
I've received many emails and comments asking for advice on how individual Catholics can deal with the current spate of media reports on the Holy Father's alleged involvement in obstructing investigations into clerical sexual abuse.The requests for advice all more or less ask: what are those of us in the pews supposed to do? read the rest
I think the biggest reason there are so many fat slobs running around the country is due to the decline of the culture. We want the benefits that more wealth and leisure time bring to us, but do not want to shoulder the greater responsibility that goes along with greater freedom and liberty. We have rejected manners because they interfere with our fun; we have rejected morality because it restrains our obtaining of instant pleasure; we have been given the greatest gifts and refuse to appreciate the hard work and sacrifice that went into making our situation possible. We want what we want NOW and deem this our greatest ‘right’. We are spoiled rotten brats. We, perhaps, therefore, deserve having a spoiled rotten brat in The White House. Bob Belvedere, The Camp of the Saints
O’DONNELL (43:28): I’m saying that to support an organization where at the top of the infrastructure, are people willing to ignore the mass child abuse and torture and sexual molestation of its own constituents.
Let me make sure I understand this. Rosie O'Donnell, a woman who has sexual relations with other women, is talking about sexual perversity? How weird is that?It’s almost like when you read about cults, Jonestown, all these cults [that] allow sexual perversity and sexual behavior.
Obama Admin: Now Regulating Internships
Imagine that you’re graduating from college soon. With unemployment at 10%, do you have a chance of getting a job when competing with experienced workers? What are your options?
For many recent college graduates, they take internships. It’s not ideal, but it often gives new workers experience and puts their foot in the door when openings do come up.
That option may not exist much longer. read the rest
Anna Freud once wrote that the ego of a child in denial "refuses to become aware of some disagreeable reality.... It turns its back on it, and in imagination reverses the unwelcome facts."
The essence of psychological denial is a refusal to look at, or acknowledge, reality.
Fortunately, reality exists outside of one's head and is objective and verifiable. It is not altered by whim, desire, lies or myth. This is not to say that people might not believe ideas that do not conform to reality--in fact, they do so all the time. Just like Anna's description of the child's ego, the ego of an otherwise normal adult may also resort to childish, immature and primitive mechanisms when it feels threatened or wants to avoid the truth.
You would think it would be a simple matter to be "in touch" with reality. But it isn't. It requires a great deal of cognitive effort--i.e., thinking--and often that effort must assert itself over powerful emotions that draw the person away from the real world, to a place more comfortable and unchallenging--i.e., to their inner reality. read the rest
