Feds' role in schools re-emerges as 2012 issue - Washington Times
During an Aug. 15 campaign stop in Iowa, Mr. Perry said he doesn’t “think the federal government has a role in education.”
A few days later, Mr. Duncan shot back, telling the Bloomberg news agency he feels “very, very badly” for the students of Texas, a rare example of the education secretary using his pulpit to take political shots at Republicans.
It does seem that more federal government $$ results in worse student performance.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Fresh Prince of Hot Air
Lucianne.com News Forum - Thread
You can bet it will be more generalities from the Fresh Prince of Hot Air.
You can bet it will be more generalities from the Fresh Prince of Hot Air.
Rioting sparks concern about London Olympics
Rioting sparks concern about London Olympics - Washington Times
German lawmaker Manuel Hoeferlin said last week that he thought officials should consider moving the Olympics if rioting and looting resumed.
Imagine the outrage from Muslims when they see women in track and gymnastics outfits.......blimey!
German lawmaker Manuel Hoeferlin said last week that he thought officials should consider moving the Olympics if rioting and looting resumed.
Imagine the outrage from Muslims when they see women in track and gymnastics outfits.......blimey!
That Federal Bank Bailout in 2008 Was Bigger Than We Knew. A Lot Bigger
Articles: That Federal Bank Bailout in 2008 Was Bigger Than We Knew. A Lot Bigger
Thanks to some hard digging and a willingness to engage in litigation by Bloomberg News, we now have the benefit of their truly astonishing analysis of the scope and dimensions of the federal government's fall, 2008 bailout of the American and European banking industries.
Remember the TARP, the U.S. Treasury Department's highly controversial, $ 500 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program?
That was only the tip of the iceberg.
Think: $ 1.2 trillion.
That's right.
One trillion, two hundred billion dollars as of December 5, 2008 - when Wall Street's emergency borrowing for the federal government peaked.
Thanks to some hard digging and a willingness to engage in litigation by Bloomberg News, we now have the benefit of their truly astonishing analysis of the scope and dimensions of the federal government's fall, 2008 bailout of the American and European banking industries.
Remember the TARP, the U.S. Treasury Department's highly controversial, $ 500 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program?
That was only the tip of the iceberg.
Think: $ 1.2 trillion.
That's right.
One trillion, two hundred billion dollars as of December 5, 2008 - when Wall Street's emergency borrowing for the federal government peaked.
Why Amazon Can't Make A Kindle In the USA
Why Amazon Can't Make A Kindle In the USA - Forbes
Amazon couldn’t make a Kindle here if it wanted to
Decades of outsourcing manufacturing have left US industry without the means to invent the next generation of high-tech products that are key to rebuilding its economy
Chilling!
Read it all!
Amazon couldn’t make a Kindle here if it wanted to
Decades of outsourcing manufacturing have left US industry without the means to invent the next generation of high-tech products that are key to rebuilding its economy
Chilling!
Read it all!
FCC finally kills off fairness doctrine
FCC finally kills off fairness doctrine - Brooks Boliek - POLITICO.com
The FCC gave the coup de grace to the fairness doctrine Monday as the commission axed more than 80 media industry rules.
Earlier this summer FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski agreed to erase the post WWII-era rule, but the action Monday puts the last nail into the coffin for the regulation that sought to ensure discussion over the airwaves of controversial issues did not exclude any particular point of view
Free speech lives!
The FCC gave the coup de grace to the fairness doctrine Monday as the commission axed more than 80 media industry rules.
Earlier this summer FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski agreed to erase the post WWII-era rule, but the action Monday puts the last nail into the coffin for the regulation that sought to ensure discussion over the airwaves of controversial issues did not exclude any particular point of view
Free speech lives!
Muskegon County reorganizes staff positions at airport
Muskegon County reorganizes staff positions at airport MLive.com
In addition to the reduction in the general fund contribution to the airport operations, the change will provide another employee to assist with snow removal from the airport's runways during the winter months.
Why is another employee needed "to assist with snow removal" when the airport has been garnering international awards for its snow removal expertise? http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/11/muskegon_county_airport_recogn.html
And doesn't hiring two employees to replace one also mean that the county's taxpayers will be supporting two part timers on unemployment when they're laid off?
In addition to the reduction in the general fund contribution to the airport operations, the change will provide another employee to assist with snow removal from the airport's runways during the winter months.
Why is another employee needed "to assist with snow removal" when the airport has been garnering international awards for its snow removal expertise? http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/11/muskegon_county_airport_recogn.html
And doesn't hiring two employees to replace one also mean that the county's taxpayers will be supporting two part timers on unemployment when they're laid off?
Monday, August 22, 2011
Black's Dilemma With Obama
Black's Dilemma With Obama - Star Parker - Townhall Conservative
Election of our nation's first black president is delivering an unexpected message to our black population.
Blacks are discovering that what a man or woman does -- their actions -- is what matters, not the color of their skin.
It seems ridiculous to point out that this was supposedly the point of the civil rights movement. Purge racism from America.
But blacks themselves have been the ones having the hardest time letting it go.
Election of our nation's first black president is delivering an unexpected message to our black population.
Blacks are discovering that what a man or woman does -- their actions -- is what matters, not the color of their skin.
It seems ridiculous to point out that this was supposedly the point of the civil rights movement. Purge racism from America.
But blacks themselves have been the ones having the hardest time letting it go.
Former Holiday Inn at Hoyt and Seaway, once the county's top lodging, now a 'dangerous' eyesore
Former Holiday Inn at Hoyt and Seaway, once the county's top lodging, now a 'dangerous' eyesore | MLive.com
When the motel opened in April 1964, it was the top of the local market. Among the first guests was former Vice President (and future President) Richard M. Nixon, who stayed at the brand-new Holiday Inn during a Muskegon visit June 8, 1964, to speak at a Republican fund-raiser.
Tricky Dick?!!!!
Who'd of guessed?
When the motel opened in April 1964, it was the top of the local market. Among the first guests was former Vice President (and future President) Richard M. Nixon, who stayed at the brand-new Holiday Inn during a Muskegon visit June 8, 1964, to speak at a Republican fund-raiser.
Tricky Dick?!!!!
Who'd of guessed?
Rime of the Ancient Democrat
Articles: Rime of the Ancient Democrat
I think sentient Democrats are watching their party's chances in 2012 slip away, and had they not made such a big deal of claiming all opposition to Obama was racist in motivation and effect (see, e.g., this) , they would now be urging him to quit and seeking a new contender for his office.
Like Coleridge's ancient Mariner, however, they can only stand on deck with that albatross around their neck watching both the White House and the Senate slip from their grasp just as did so many state governorships and the House of Representatives.
I think sentient Democrats are watching their party's chances in 2012 slip away, and had they not made such a big deal of claiming all opposition to Obama was racist in motivation and effect (see, e.g., this) , they would now be urging him to quit and seeking a new contender for his office.
Like Coleridge's ancient Mariner, however, they can only stand on deck with that albatross around their neck watching both the White House and the Senate slip from their grasp just as did so many state governorships and the House of Representatives.
Phoenix diocese cathedral won't allow girl altar servers
Phoenix diocese cathedral won't allow girl altar servers
Girls no longer will be allowed as altar servers during Mass at the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, SS. Simon and Jude.
The Rev. John Lankeit, rector of the cathedral, said he made the decision in hopes of promoting the priesthood for males and other religious vocations, such as becoming a nun, for females.
OK.
So, it's only gonna be little boys......
This'll bring back the faithful......
Girls no longer will be allowed as altar servers during Mass at the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, SS. Simon and Jude.
The Rev. John Lankeit, rector of the cathedral, said he made the decision in hopes of promoting the priesthood for males and other religious vocations, such as becoming a nun, for females.
OK.
So, it's only gonna be little boys......
This'll bring back the faithful......
President Obama doesn't expect another recession
President Obama doesn't expect another recession - latimes.com
Obama doesn't expect another recession
The president does say in a CBS News interview that the country is in danger of not recovering fast enough and acknowledges his reelection depends on the economy.
He hasn't expected ANYTHING that has happened.
The fool has no clue about anything other than golf and more vacations.
Obama doesn't expect another recession
The president does say in a CBS News interview that the country is in danger of not recovering fast enough and acknowledges his reelection depends on the economy.
He hasn't expected ANYTHING that has happened.
The fool has no clue about anything other than golf and more vacations.
Obama made them hate us
PRELL: Obama made them hate us - Washington Times
A new Zogby poll, “Arab Attitudes, 2011,” has revealed that President Obama’s charm offensive in the Arab world has failed.
After he promised to restore America’s international reputation, not only does the Arab world hate America more under Mr. Obama than it did under President George W. Bush, it even hates Mr. Obama - personally - more than it detested the swaggering unilateralist cowboy from Texas
A new Zogby poll, “Arab Attitudes, 2011,” has revealed that President Obama’s charm offensive in the Arab world has failed.
After he promised to restore America’s international reputation, not only does the Arab world hate America more under Mr. Obama than it did under President George W. Bush, it even hates Mr. Obama - personally - more than it detested the swaggering unilateralist cowboy from Texas
Team Obama deals the race card against Perry
Team Obama deals the race card against Perry Timothy P. Carney Politics Washington Examiner
The MSNBC attacks on Perry were egregious. First, on Monday night, liberal host Ed Schultz ran a clip of Perry in Iowa talking about the national debt. Perry spoke of "that big black cloud that hangs over America -- that debt, that is so monstrous," Perry said.
But Schultz cut off the Perry clip before the words "that debt" and asserted flatly, "that black cloud that Perry is talking about is President Barack Obama."
There they go again....
The true racial dividers show their hoods once again.
The MSNBC attacks on Perry were egregious. First, on Monday night, liberal host Ed Schultz ran a clip of Perry in Iowa talking about the national debt. Perry spoke of "that big black cloud that hangs over America -- that debt, that is so monstrous," Perry said.
But Schultz cut off the Perry clip before the words "that debt" and asserted flatly, "that black cloud that Perry is talking about is President Barack Obama."
There they go again....
The true racial dividers show their hoods once again.
The hidden eBay
The hidden eBay - Cool Sites from The Kim Komando Radio Show® & Web site
If you're smart, you can avoid bidding wars to get a great deal.
One way: Take advantage of sellers' carelessness!
At FatFingers, enter the name of the item you want to buy.
It will automatically search eBay for variations on the name.
Specifically, it searches for misspellings and typos.
If you're smart, you can avoid bidding wars to get a great deal.
One way: Take advantage of sellers' carelessness!
At FatFingers, enter the name of the item you want to buy.
It will automatically search eBay for variations on the name.
Specifically, it searches for misspellings and typos.
Michigan Taxpayers Fork Over $912K for Video Game
Michigan Taxpayers Fork Over $912K for Video Game [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"[S]ubsidies to game makers doesn’t create new wealth, it just shifts it around.
From whom was this money taken?"
"[S]ubsidies to game makers doesn’t create new wealth, it just shifts it around.
From whom was this money taken?"
Obama: Whites need not apply
EDITORIAL: Obama: Whites need not apply - Washington Times
The White House issued an executive order on Thursday titled “Establishing a Coordinated Government-wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce.”
The purpose of the order is “to promote the federal workplace as a model of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion.”
In other words, it would be better for the government if public-spirited white workers sought employment elsewhere.
RACISM!
By executive order.
It must be fun to be all powerful......
The White House issued an executive order on Thursday titled “Establishing a Coordinated Government-wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce.”
The purpose of the order is “to promote the federal workplace as a model of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion.”
In other words, it would be better for the government if public-spirited white workers sought employment elsewhere.
RACISM!
By executive order.
It must be fun to be all powerful......
Tutu calls for wealth tax on whites
Tutu calls for wealth tax on whites - Politics IOL News IOL.co.za
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has called for a “wealth tax” to be imposed on all white South Africans.
Don't we sort of have the same here in Michigan with the millions of dollars of wealth transfering to Detroit from everywhere else?
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has called for a “wealth tax” to be imposed on all white South Africans.
Don't we sort of have the same here in Michigan with the millions of dollars of wealth transfering to Detroit from everywhere else?
Free meals for all Detroit schoolchildren in fall
Free meals for all Detroit schoolchildren in fall Detroit Free Press freep.com
All Detroit Public Schools students will receive free breakfast, lunch and snacks in an effort to remove the stigma of being from a low-income family
All Detroit Public Schools students will receive free breakfast, lunch and snacks in an effort to remove the stigma of being from a low-income family
SUED FOR FARTING!
SUED FOR FARTING! - YouTube:
I guess I "Farted All Over Her" so she's calling her lawyer.
BUY A POOTER HERE: http://www.thepooter.com
I guess I "Farted All Over Her" so she's calling her lawyer.
BUY A POOTER HERE: http://www.thepooter.com
Maxine Waters | Tea party
Maxine Waters Tea party The Daily Caller
“This is a tough game.
You can’t be intimidated.
You can’t be frightened.
And as far as I’m concerned — the tea party can go straight to hell.”
“This is a tough game.
You can’t be intimidated.
You can’t be frightened.
And as far as I’m concerned — the tea party can go straight to hell.”
"There's Never Been A Plan"
Economist Sachs Hits Obama: "There's Never Been A Plan" RealClearPolitics
"We're almost three years into this administration, and there's never been a plan.
And that's what everybody feels.
And the president didn't lead.
He waited.
The quintessential image, sadly, of an administration that I supported and hoped for much better, is the president waiting by the phone to hear what Congress calls to tell him.
It doesn't work in this country that way.
It certainly isn't working for those in our country who are looking for jobs.
And this type of "waiting by the phone" for a Publisher's Clearing House call sure isn't working for Muskegon county "leaders" either.
"We're almost three years into this administration, and there's never been a plan.
And that's what everybody feels.
And the president didn't lead.
He waited.
The quintessential image, sadly, of an administration that I supported and hoped for much better, is the president waiting by the phone to hear what Congress calls to tell him.
It doesn't work in this country that way.
It certainly isn't working for those in our country who are looking for jobs.
And this type of "waiting by the phone" for a Publisher's Clearing House call sure isn't working for Muskegon county "leaders" either.
Three Dead In Weekend Air Show Accidents
Three Dead In Weekend Air Show Accidents
On Sunday, wingwalker Todd Green was trying to perform his signature transfer from a wing to the skid of a helicopter when he fell about 200 feet to his death at the Selfridge Air Show near Detroit. By tragic coincidence, Kyle Franklin, whose wingwalking wife Amanda died of burns suffered in a March crash in Texas, was performing in his first air show since his wife's death and witnessed the accident. "It's really tragic," Franklin told reporters. "We are not thrill seekers trying to cheat death. We love what we do. We all know the risks involved."
On Saturday, Red Arrows pilot Flt. Lt. Jon Egging died after a low-level ejection in his Hawk aircraft at the Bournemouth Air Show and Bryan Jensen was killed when his highly modified Pitts Special, called The Beast, crashed on the field at the Kansas City Aviation Expo Air Show.
Egging was in formation with the Red Arrows when he split from the others and called a Mayday. Witnesses said he maneuvered the small jet trainer away from populated areas. His body was found face down in a river, not far from the wreckage of his aircraft. His wife and other members of his family attended the air show. Egging is being hailed as a hero. Jensen, a Delta Airlines 747 pilot, had been performing in air shows for 15 years. The aircraft, which had a modified Russian radial engine boosted to 412 horsepower, impacted vertically and caught fire.
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