Salon Warns Public Workers: Your Pensions Are Not Safe | Via Meadia:
"It’s taken a while, but mainstream publications are finally coming to terms with the severity of the public pension crisis.
After Detroit declared bankruptcy last month, the NYT noted that Chicago could be next in line.
Now Salon is weighing in with an even more expansive warning that Detroit’s and Stockton’s attempts to discharge their pension obligations in bankruptcy may tempt other states and cities with similar public pension woes:"
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
North Carolina governor signs measure requiring voter ID
North Carolina governor signs measure requiring voter ID | The Detroit News:
"North Carolina’s governor on Monday quietly signed a measure into law that overhauls the state’s election laws to require government-issued photo IDs at the polls and to shorten early voting, moves that drew stinging criticism and threats of legal action from the NAACP and other groups."
Stay strong!
"North Carolina’s governor on Monday quietly signed a measure into law that overhauls the state’s election laws to require government-issued photo IDs at the polls and to shorten early voting, moves that drew stinging criticism and threats of legal action from the NAACP and other groups."
Stay strong!
OFA Gets Zero Attendance for Climate Change Rally
OFA Gets Zero Attendance for Climate Change Rally | Washington Free Beacon:
"Not a single person showed up at the Georgetown waterfront Tuesday for a climate change agenda event put on by Organizing for Action, the shadowy nonprofit advocacy group born out of President Obama’s 2012 campaign,"
"Not a single person showed up at the Georgetown waterfront Tuesday for a climate change agenda event put on by Organizing for Action, the shadowy nonprofit advocacy group born out of President Obama’s 2012 campaign,"
Obamacare 'navigators' program invites massive fraud
Obamacare 'navigators' program invites massive fraud | WashingtonExaminer.com:
That identity theft and insurance scams will occur once the Obamacare mandate kicks in on Oct. 1 is one of the few things on which supporters and opponents of the program agree.
The reason is simple: Thousands of poorly trained "navigators" -- they're certified after 20 hours of online study -- will be assisting people who sign up for Obamacare.
Paid $58 per application and $25 per annual renewal, these navigators will gain access to Social Security numbers, tax information and other sensitive personal information.
They will not have to undergo background checks.
The Department of Health and Human Services will not verify their employment histories.
That identity theft and insurance scams will occur once the Obamacare mandate kicks in on Oct. 1 is one of the few things on which supporters and opponents of the program agree.
The reason is simple: Thousands of poorly trained "navigators" -- they're certified after 20 hours of online study -- will be assisting people who sign up for Obamacare.
Paid $58 per application and $25 per annual renewal, these navigators will gain access to Social Security numbers, tax information and other sensitive personal information.
They will not have to undergo background checks.
The Department of Health and Human Services will not verify their employment histories.
Nor will HHS check to see if they have criminal records.
The opportunity and incentive for fraud have rarely been so inviting.
The opportunity and incentive for fraud have rarely been so inviting.
Online map helps Great Lakes region deal with climate change
Online map helps Great Lakes region deal with climate change | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan and an independent research group have developed an interactive map designed to help local officials in the Great Lakes region deal with climate change.
...The map provides social, economic and demographic statistics on 225 counties in the eight-state region.
It includes data about municipal spending, land use and climate-change characteristics such as temperature patterns.
Information tables cover topics such as employment trends in climate-vulnerable sectors such as farming, timber and tourism.
There’s also data on local population groups that might be susceptible to extreme heat, including the elderly and people below the poverty line."
"ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan and an independent research group have developed an interactive map designed to help local officials in the Great Lakes region deal with climate change.
...The map provides social, economic and demographic statistics on 225 counties in the eight-state region.
It includes data about municipal spending, land use and climate-change characteristics such as temperature patterns.
Information tables cover topics such as employment trends in climate-vulnerable sectors such as farming, timber and tourism.
There’s also data on local population groups that might be susceptible to extreme heat, including the elderly and people below the poverty line."
Lansing Regional Sister Cities Commission: There are no ties with St. Petersburg, Russia to sever
Lansing Regional Sister Cities Commission: There are no ties with St. Petersburg, Russia to sever | MLive.com:
"LANSING -- On Monday, the Lansing City Council passed a resolution formally calling on its sister cities commission to sever sister city ties with St. Petersburg, Russia due to gay rights violations.
On Tuesday, the Lansing Regional Sister Cities Commission said that's impossible as no such ties exist."
"LANSING -- On Monday, the Lansing City Council passed a resolution formally calling on its sister cities commission to sever sister city ties with St. Petersburg, Russia due to gay rights violations.
On Tuesday, the Lansing Regional Sister Cities Commission said that's impossible as no such ties exist."
AFL-CIO to target Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, other Republican governors in 2014 election cycle
AFL-CIO to target Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, other Republican governors in 2014 election cycle | MLive.com:
"AFL-CIO Political Director Michael Podhorzer said Tuesday that the labor organization plans to focus its 2014 election efforts on defeating a group of Republican governors, including Michigan's Rick Snyder."
"AFL-CIO Political Director Michael Podhorzer said Tuesday that the labor organization plans to focus its 2014 election efforts on defeating a group of Republican governors, including Michigan's Rick Snyder."
Report finds social reasons behind Michigan's alarming rate of death in black male community
Report finds social reasons behind Michigan's alarming rate of death in black male community | MLive.com:
Figure 1 clearly shows that white females have the lowest age-adjusted death rate while African American men have the highest. In fact, the rate for African American men is 1.85 times higher.
Figure 1 clearly shows that white females have the lowest age-adjusted death rate while African American men have the highest. In fact, the rate for African American men is 1.85 times higher.
Donated school supplies sought by Muskegon social service agency
Donated school supplies sought by Muskegon social service agency | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON, MI -- Community members are encouraged to show their support for education by donating backpacks and school supplies for families who can't afford them."
Another entitlement on its way to being chiseled into the rich cultural stew that is choking our country.
"MUSKEGON, MI -- Community members are encouraged to show their support for education by donating backpacks and school supplies for families who can't afford them."
Another entitlement on its way to being chiseled into the rich cultural stew that is choking our country.
Nude swimmers warned of GONAD-GOBBLING FISH ON THE LOOSE
Nude swimmers warned of GONAD-GOBBLING FISH ON THE LOOSE • The Register:
"Swedish men have been told to stay out of the water after a gonad-gobbling fish known as the "ball cutter" was spotted in the wild.
The warning was issued after fisherman caught what appears to be a 21cm-long pacu fish in the Oresund Sound between Denmark and Sweden.
Related to the famous Amazonian piranha, the pacu is famous for its taste for nuts of both the human and vegetable kind."
"Swedish men have been told to stay out of the water after a gonad-gobbling fish known as the "ball cutter" was spotted in the wild.
The warning was issued after fisherman caught what appears to be a 21cm-long pacu fish in the Oresund Sound between Denmark and Sweden.
Related to the famous Amazonian piranha, the pacu is famous for its taste for nuts of both the human and vegetable kind."
Google: Gmail users ‘have no legitimate expectation of privacy’
Google: Gmail users ‘have no legitimate expectation of privacy’ — RT USA:
"Just as a sender of a letter to a business colleague cannot be surprised that the recipient's assistant opens the letter, people who use Web-based email today cannot be surprised if their emails are processed by the recipient's [email provider] in the course of delivery,” the motion reads in part.
“Indeed, 'a person has no legitimate expectation of privacy in information he voluntarily turns over to third parties.’"
"Just as a sender of a letter to a business colleague cannot be surprised that the recipient's assistant opens the letter, people who use Web-based email today cannot be surprised if their emails are processed by the recipient's [email provider] in the course of delivery,” the motion reads in part.
“Indeed, 'a person has no legitimate expectation of privacy in information he voluntarily turns over to third parties.’"
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Instapundit » Blog Archive » BYRON YORK COMPARES THE RODEO CLOWN OUTRAGE with the abuse and violent language aimed at George W. B…
Instapundit » Blog Archive » BYRON YORK COMPARES THE RODEO CLOWN OUTRAGE with the abuse and violent language aimed at George W. B…:
AUGUST 13, 2013
BYRON YORK COMPARES THE RODEO CLOWN OUTRAGE with the abuse and violent language aimed at George W. Bush by members of the establishment.
Yeah, but he’s a rodeo clown.
The common folk should know their place.
I wonder if he’ll have to go into hiding, like George Zimmerman or Nakoula Nakoula, to escape the mob-frenzy whipped up by the President’s political apparat.
But here’s the truth: All this outrage is really an admission that Obama is weak, and can’t withstand the kind of criticism routinely directed at other presidents, from Nixon to Clinton to Bush.
President Asterisk, indeed.
UPDATE: Flashback: Liberals Were Silent When George Bush Dummies Were Used at Rodeos.
Bush wasn’t a media creation who would collapse like a rodeo dummy if subjected to criticism or mockery.
Plus this:
Yeah, but he’s a rodeo clown.
The common folk should know their place.
I wonder if he’ll have to go into hiding, like George Zimmerman or Nakoula Nakoula, to escape the mob-frenzy whipped up by the President’s political apparat.
But here’s the truth: All this outrage is really an admission that Obama is weak, and can’t withstand the kind of criticism routinely directed at other presidents, from Nixon to Clinton to Bush.
President Asterisk, indeed.
UPDATE: Flashback: Liberals Were Silent When George Bush Dummies Were Used at Rodeos.
Bush wasn’t a media creation who would collapse like a rodeo dummy if subjected to criticism or mockery.
Plus this:
IOWAHAWK:
Key issues of the American left
2007: war, deficits, civil liberties
2013: impertinent rodeo clowns.
They must be crushed!
Key issues of the American left
2007: war, deficits, civil liberties
2013: impertinent rodeo clowns.
They must be crushed!
Posted at 9:50 pm by Glenn Reynolds 
Bankrupt? Detroit leaders still chasing away jobs
Bankrupt? Detroit leaders still chasing away jobs | The Detroit News:
"The loss of the pet coke loading business comes as Detroit also mourns the death of dynamic American Axle CEO Richard Dauch, coincidentally a few months after union intransigence had forced the demise of his huge Detroit auto parts plant at a loss of 300 jobs."
"The loss of the pet coke loading business comes as Detroit also mourns the death of dynamic American Axle CEO Richard Dauch, coincidentally a few months after union intransigence had forced the demise of his huge Detroit auto parts plant at a loss of 300 jobs."
Rodeo clowns asked to take 'sensitivity training'
Rodeo clowns asked to take 'sensitivity training' - Washington Times:
"But the state commission went further, saying it will require that before the Rodeo Cowboy Association can take part in any future state fair, “they must provide evidence to the director of the Missouri State Fair that they have proof that all officials and subcontractors of the MRCA have successfully participated in sensitivity training.”
"But the state commission went further, saying it will require that before the Rodeo Cowboy Association can take part in any future state fair, “they must provide evidence to the director of the Missouri State Fair that they have proof that all officials and subcontractors of the MRCA have successfully participated in sensitivity training.”
Obamacare exemption — None dare call it treason
HURT: Obamacare exemption — None dare call it treason - Washington Times:
"Even by the standards of Washington, this is one sick, twisted and deceitful deal. Quite possibly, it is a whole new low, even for the federal government."
"Even by the standards of Washington, this is one sick, twisted and deceitful deal. Quite possibly, it is a whole new low, even for the federal government."
The Mother of All Scandals
Works and Days » The Mother of All Scandals:
A False Campaign?
The election of 2012 may well have been altered by the Benghazi cover-up, in ways that transcend debate moderator Candy Crowley’s puerile and unprofessional efforts to shield Obama from Romney’s questioning about the deaths.
Imagine the fallout on voters had we been told from the very beginning that an al-Qaeda affiliate had stormed our consulate — ill-prepared and unable to obtain needed beefed-up security, reliant for safety on local suspect tribal militias, in a country that had deteriorated into a failed society after our Libyan bombing — and slaughtered four Americans, apparently stationed in Benghazi to help in some way a covert CIA operation.
So here we have it: a beleaguered “consulate” that was refused additional security and relied on local militias, apparently due to administration worry over destroying an Obama campaign narrative of a reborn Libya and dying al-Qaeda.
A CIA operation of some sort supplied something to someone, but what and why and to whom, we are not supposed to know.
Four Americans, the very best the country had to offer, are dead, denied assistance when assistance could have saved them — the why and the how and the when of it all we are not told.
We fear it might have been a crackpot cost-benefit analysis: four lives versus another Mogadishu and an Obama November defeat.
We know only that the dead were far more heroic than the leaders who chose not to aid them.
And in reaction to all this, we jail a petty video maker, who makes the perfect scapegoat as a supposedly right-wing Islamophobic hate monger whose take-down advances our president’s politically correct narrative of Muslim outreach.
That yarn required a president, secretary of state, and UN ambassador to lie repeatedly.
When we ask questions, witnesses are browbeaten, the knowledgeable fade into the Washington woodwork, the luminaries have all left their offices, and we are left with “phony” scandal and “what difference does it make.”
All in all — the mother of all scandals.
CVS requires photo ID for purchasing nail polish remover
CVS requires photo ID for purchasing nail polish remover | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
But ID to vote....RACIST!!!!!
Blacks must not use nail polish remover, right?
But ID to vote....RACIST!!!!!
Blacks must not use nail polish remover, right?
AND THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BE . . .
AND THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BE . . .:
The formula holds.
Here's how it works: A black candidate for president automatically wins 93 to 96 percent of the black vote. This is considered by liberals to be "acceptable" racism.
Thus, Democrats will easily carry urban areas with large African-American populations.
This includes cities like New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Newark, Cleveland and Detroit. If, of course, there still is a Detroit at the next election.
This edge usually adds up to a Democratic victory in New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio and Michigan – states with about 180 electoral votes of the 270 electoral votes needed for a victory.
Next we come to Latinos.
As a Republican, I must ask is there anything more that Republicans can do to discourage Latinos from voting for a Republican Presidential candidate?
I think not.
Then of course there is the union vote. Democrats own that, too.
Liberals? Would they love another black president?
You bet their bleeding hearts they would.
And finally we come to your ordinary, garden-variety Democrat voters.
Loyal?
They are the most loyal voters on earth.
They will vote for a perv like Anthony Weiner for Mayor of New York before they would vote for a Republican.
Same goes for Democrat Eliot Spitzer, who will buy his election for Comptroller the same way he bought women as prostitutes.
So in 2016 an African-American politician will be the Democratic candidate for president.
I give you The Honorable Cory Booker as the next President of the United States.
The formula holds.
Here's how it works: A black candidate for president automatically wins 93 to 96 percent of the black vote. This is considered by liberals to be "acceptable" racism.
Thus, Democrats will easily carry urban areas with large African-American populations.
This includes cities like New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Newark, Cleveland and Detroit. If, of course, there still is a Detroit at the next election.
This edge usually adds up to a Democratic victory in New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio and Michigan – states with about 180 electoral votes of the 270 electoral votes needed for a victory.
Next we come to Latinos.
As a Republican, I must ask is there anything more that Republicans can do to discourage Latinos from voting for a Republican Presidential candidate?
I think not.
Then of course there is the union vote. Democrats own that, too.
Liberals? Would they love another black president?
You bet their bleeding hearts they would.
And finally we come to your ordinary, garden-variety Democrat voters.
Loyal?
They are the most loyal voters on earth.
They will vote for a perv like Anthony Weiner for Mayor of New York before they would vote for a Republican.
Same goes for Democrat Eliot Spitzer, who will buy his election for Comptroller the same way he bought women as prostitutes.
So in 2016 an African-American politician will be the Democratic candidate for president.
I give you The Honorable Cory Booker as the next President of the United States.
Florida A&M Rattlers make Trayvon Martin's father honorary captain
Florida A&M Rattlers make Trayvon Martin's father honorary captain - ESPN:
"The Florida A&M Rattlers have named Trayvon Martin's father an honorary captain after a moving speech he gave the team on Sunday, coach Earl Holmes told the Orlando Sentinel."
"The Florida A&M Rattlers have named Trayvon Martin's father an honorary captain after a moving speech he gave the team on Sunday, coach Earl Holmes told the Orlando Sentinel."
Bra sizes of female Detroit cops mistakenly emailed to officers
Bra sizes of female Detroit cops mistakenly emailed to officers - Fox 2 News Headlines:
"However, when several female officers with the Detroit Police Department provided their height, weight and bra cup sizes, they never imagined a good portion of the rank-and-file at DPD would see it.
"On the third page, the females were listed.
Unfortunately and embarrassingly, the cup sizes of the females were listed on that third page, and it was really just a clerical error," said Assistant Chief James White."
What kind of a boob got away with this?
"However, when several female officers with the Detroit Police Department provided their height, weight and bra cup sizes, they never imagined a good portion of the rank-and-file at DPD would see it.
"On the third page, the females were listed.
Unfortunately and embarrassingly, the cup sizes of the females were listed on that third page, and it was really just a clerical error," said Assistant Chief James White."
What kind of a boob got away with this?
WATCH – Cute Baby Girl Sings Along With Elvis
GREAT VIDEO!
WATCH – Cute Baby Girl Sings Along With Elvis: "This 20 month-old baby girl sings along with Elvis’ American Trilogy while in the car with her Daddy."
WATCH – Cute Baby Girl Sings Along With Elvis: "This 20 month-old baby girl sings along with Elvis’ American Trilogy while in the car with her Daddy."
How Much Has Detroit’s Police Force Been Cut? No One Knows
How Much Has Detroit’s Police Force Been Cut? No One Knows | Heartlander Magazine:
"Soon after the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy, many blogs and news sites began running "facts" about the city.
One common "fact" repeated often was that "the size of the police force in Detroit has been cut by about 40 percent over the past decade."
Although it makes for interesting reading, just how much the police department has been cut is not that simple to determine and is another example of the city's dysfunction.
For example, the city's 2003 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report states there were 4,810 uniform police officers that year.
However, the city's 2012 CAFR lists the city as having 3,981 uniform police officers in 2003 and then two pages later has the city with 3,965 uniform police officers in 2003.
And the confusion is more than just an accounting hiccup.
The city's Emergency Manager Review Team report stated that regarding police operations, "operational dysfunction contributes to the city's serious financial problem."
"Soon after the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy, many blogs and news sites began running "facts" about the city.
One common "fact" repeated often was that "the size of the police force in Detroit has been cut by about 40 percent over the past decade."
Although it makes for interesting reading, just how much the police department has been cut is not that simple to determine and is another example of the city's dysfunction.
For example, the city's 2003 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report states there were 4,810 uniform police officers that year.
However, the city's 2012 CAFR lists the city as having 3,981 uniform police officers in 2003 and then two pages later has the city with 3,965 uniform police officers in 2003.
And the confusion is more than just an accounting hiccup.
The city's Emergency Manager Review Team report stated that regarding police operations, "operational dysfunction contributes to the city's serious financial problem."
Who Can Deny It? Obamacare Is Accelerating U.S. Towards A Part-Time Nation
Who Can Deny It? Obamacare Is Accelerating U.S. Towards A Part-Time Nation - Forbes:
"Denialism may be too strong a term.[
But there seem to be a lot of people arguing that Obamacare has little or nothing to do with the rise in part-time employment.
Some deny the rise is even happening, while others are content to deny that Obamacare is the culprit. Admittedly, it takes a little detective work, but if we systematically review the available empirical evidence in an even-handed fashion, the conclusion seems inescapable:
Obamacare is accelerating a disturbing trend towards “a nation of part-timers.”
This is not good news for America."
"Denialism may be too strong a term.[
But there seem to be a lot of people arguing that Obamacare has little or nothing to do with the rise in part-time employment.
Some deny the rise is even happening, while others are content to deny that Obamacare is the culprit. Admittedly, it takes a little detective work, but if we systematically review the available empirical evidence in an even-handed fashion, the conclusion seems inescapable:
Obamacare is accelerating a disturbing trend towards “a nation of part-timers.”
This is not good news for America."
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