Stalin, Mao and Hitler used their army in the same way--------Army halts training program that labeled Christians as extremists

Exclusive: Army halts training program that labeled Christians as extremists | Fox News:
"The Secretary of the Army has ordered military leaders to halt all briefings on extremist organizations that labeled Evangelical Christian groups as domestic hate groups.
The shutdown comes just four days after I reported exclusively about a briefing at Mississippi’s Camp Shelby that labeled the American Family Association as a domestic hate group."

How can anyone excuse this behaviour from any Commander in Chief?-------Benghazi suspects not on State Department's 'Rewards for Justice' list

Benghazi suspects not on State Department's 'Rewards for Justice' list | Fox News:
"The State Department's "Rewards for Justice" program -- which offers multimillion-dollar payouts for tips leading to wanted terrorists -- does not include suspects in the Benghazi terror attack.

The State Department has not offered an explanation as to why those individuals are not on the list.
Pressed by Fox News and The Associated Press on Thursday, spokeswoman Marie Harf suggested the important thing was that the Obama administration is resolved to find those suspects. "

Pretending to be adults-----Many Detroit departments 'couldn't perform some of the most basic functions'

Consultant: Many Detroit departments 'couldn't perform some of the most basic functions' | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: "Several of Detroit’s departments were not able to perform some of the most basic functions when Conway MacKenzie began providing work for the city in 2012.

“Simple things such as getting bills out on time to the right addresses with the right staffing … were both significant deficiencies,” Charles Moore, a managing partner for the Birmingham-based restructuring firm, said during a bankruptcy court trial today.

“Many of the departments couldn’t perform some of the most basic functions.”"

What do they do that really works? --------------Biderman Blasts Barack Obama's Biggest Of The Big Lies

Biderman Blasts Barack Obama's Biggest Of The Big Lies | Zero Hedge:
 ""Inherent in the nature of government itself is the fact that it is incapable of effectively providing services," Biderman blasts, noting that "by 'effective', he means dollars and hours."
The TrimTabs CEO is breathless in his beration of "the biggest of the big lies," that continues to be believed by most of America ("given their re-election of Barack Obama" he adds), that government can effectively provide services.
The reality is "governments are not capable of getting anything done cost-effectively," and Biderman, focused on Obamacare as a recent example, concludes "its all FUBAR.""

The future and yet not so far away.........China trying to stop patients from killing doctors

China trying to stop patients from killing doctors:
"China plans to beef up security in its hospitals to prevent the deaths of doctors and nurses in attacks by patients' relatives who become violent in their anger over the cost and quality of care."

We will find you. And we will out you. And we will punish you!-----Common Core approval sails through Michigan Senate on voice vote

Common Core approval sails through Michigan Senate on voice vote | MLive.com:
"LANSING -- All 38 members of the Michigan Senate gave their assent to allowing the Michigan Department of Education to spend money on the Common Core State Standards on Thursday, but in a way that guarantees that approval can't be used against them politically.
Via voice vote, the Senate adopted a substitute version of a resolution passed by the Michigan House last month. It grants the education department permission to spend money on implementing the standards.
The voice method allowed passage of the resolution without requiring senators to record their votes."

Opt-Out Obamacare Penalty Can't Be Enforced -- Unless You Get a Tax Refund

Opt-Out Obamacare Penalty Can't Be Enforced -- Unless You Get a Tax Refund - The Rush Limbaugh Show
"Anyway, he said to me that, according to the law, the only way that the government can collect the fine or penalty for you not buying insurance is if you are owed a tax refund.  
If you do not owe a tax refund, they cannot go into your bank account or anywhere else and get that money. "

For everyone else that's FRAUD--------Detroit averted 'payless payday' before bankruptcy filing, analyst says

Detroit averted 'payless payday' before bankruptcy filing, analyst says | Crain's Detroit Business:
"To avoid running out of money for basic services, the city moved cash around, canceled payments to its pension funds and defaulted on debt in the months before it filed for bankruptcy, Gaurav Malhotra, a partner at Ernst & Young LLP, testified Wednesday in Detroit.
These actions were designed "to ensure that the city did not have a payless payday," "

Now it startin' to make some sense.....IMMIGRATION AND BIG BUSINESS ATTACKS ON THE TEA PARTY

IMMIGRATION AND BIG BUSINESS ATTACKS ON THE TEA PARTY: 
Why is the Chamber of Commerce and the GOP establishment going after the Tea Party all of a sudden? 
It’s battlespace preparation for the immigration reform/amnesty fight.."

Oooohh baby. Bend over. Grab the lube.......this is gonna hurt....... MDOT Director: Michigan roads are 'going to get worse every year' without new investment

MDOT Director: Michigan roads are 'going to get worse every year' without new investment | MLive.com:
""They're going to get worse every year," he told reporters after the meeting.
"The worst part is, the longer we wait, the more it's going to cost us to move forward.""

Just don't drive north without your GPS.......Holland-Grand Haven is safest mid-sized metro area in U.S., says insurer

Holland-Grand Haven is safest mid-sized metro area in U.S., says insurer | MLive.com:
 "West Michigan gets high marks for safety, according to a national insurance company.
Grand Rapids, Holland and Grand Haven each were included in a list of the country’s safest metro areas, ranked by Farmers Insurance Group.
The Grand Rapids-Wyoming area was ranked second in the list of the 20 “most secure” large metropolitan areas with a population more than 500,000.
 The city landed between Bethesda, Md., which took first, and Pittsburgh, Pa., at third.
The Holland-Grand Haven area was ranked first in the 20 “most secure” mid-sized cities list with a population between 150,000 and 500,0000 people.
Placing second was Green Bay, Wis., and third was Appleton, Wis."

Red Flags? Company behind ObamaCare site has checkered past

Red Flags? Company behind ObamaCare site has checkered past | Fox News:
 "Bagnola doesn't buy it, saying when they overhauled DOTAX's IT, "the system was broken all the time."
"I can't believe people continue to hire incompetency," he added. "

Heights tryin' to get into that top 100!------Shooting in Muskegon Heights sends one to hospital

Shooting in Muskegon Heights sends one to hospital | MLive.com

Asked who won the debate, the money quote from an attendee "No one. We're doomed."---------2013-10-23 Muskegon Mayor "Debate"

Well, here  it is.
About one hour.
Mostly wiffleball questions.
A few, very few, questions that might enlighten a voter.
But, since the august questioners choose not to follow up on the blathering response of the two candidates, mostly another waste of time.
Another "love fest" of everything diverse, caring with unbounded HOPE for the future.
No specific plans to achieve the results of said HOPE.
Or anything offensive like reducing government expenditures.
Kumbaya
For all....snozzzzzzzzzzzzz

Another one tonight at 6:30.
The 4 city council candidates.
Expect even greater HOPE and enthusiasm.
Maybe a new version of Kumbaya.
I'll post tomorrow.

Follow the city of Muskegon mayoral debate from Muskegon Community College

Live coverage: Follow the city of Muskegon mayoral debate from Muskegon Community College | MLive.com

Obama wants Marines to wear ‘girly’ hats

Obama wants Marines to wear ‘girly’ hats | New York Post:
"Thanks to a plan by President Obama to create a “unisex” look for the Corps, officials are on the verge of swapping out the Marines’ iconic caps – known as “covers” — with a new version that some have derided as so “girly” that they would make the French blush.
“We don’t even have enough funding to buy bullets, and the DoD is pushing to spend $8 million on covers that look like women’s hats!” one senior Marine source fumed to The Post."

But we're told everything is FABULOUS.......12 Shocking Clues About What America Will Look Like When The Next Great Economic Crisis Strikes

12 Shocking Clues About What America Will Look Like When The Next Great Economic Crisis Strikes
"The collapse of American society is accelerating. 
For the moment, much of our social decay is being masked by the tremendous level of affluence that we are experiencing. 
It has been reported that 4 out of every 5 adults in the United States “struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives”, but in general Americans still enjoy a debt-fueled standard of living that is far beyond what most of the rest of the world enjoys. 
When that debt-fueled standard off living permanently disappears, it is going to unleash chaos unlike anything that America has ever seen before. "

Remember how the left drooled over "Canadian style Healthcare"? And now sorta don't remember nuttin'....----Anglo family with cancer-sick dad told to speak French in Hull hospital

Anglo family with cancer-sick dad told to speak French in Hull hospital:

This is reportedly what happened. John Gervais, a 77-year-old navy veteran, was admitted to hospital after his health suddenly declined. Tests pointed to lung or bone cancer, the Citizen said.

Gervais was being kept in the hospital's emergency room and growing steadily weaker, said his son-in-law, Steve Long of Ottawa.

The trouble started when an orderly in his twenties was asked to help Gervais use a portable commode, the Citizen said.

Gervais' wife, Iris Beeler-Gervais, told QMI Agency the man had been rough with her husband and rude to the family previously. 
But he got particularly hostile after some liquid from a bedside tray spilled on his shoes as he was helping the patient out of bed.

“[The orderly] said: ‘This isn’t a hotel. I don’t speak English; this is Quebec,’ ” according to Beeler-Gervais.

Responding to a call from his upset wife, Long went to the hospital and confronted the orderly.

“Speak to me in French! This is Quebec!” Long recounted him saying.

Long told the Citizen the man asserted his right to be addressed in French in a loud voice.

“He didn’t whisper it," said Long, adding it was apparent the worker could speak French and English. "Everybody in that emergency room heard him.”

Long said the family was already feeling vulnerable because of Gervais' rapid deterioration. 
Ironically, Gervais is bilingual but was too weak to speak.

“It’s a situation where you need someone to treat you with compassion," Long told the Citizen. "Instead he stormed off complaining about pee on his shoe [It turned out to be water].

Smart diplomacy-----Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with US over response to conflict in Syria

Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with US over response to conflict in Syria | Mail Online:
"Upset at President Barack Obama's policies on Iran and Syria, members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family are threatening a rift with the United States that could take the alliance between Washington and the kingdom to its lowest point in years.
Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief is vowing that the kingdom will make a 'major shift' in relations with the United States to protest perceived American inaction over Syria's civil war as well as recent U.S. overtures to Iran, a source close to Saudi policy said on Tuesday."

These "lookouts" have seen the iceberg. Shouted the warning. Will the moronic, addled, selfish, dunderheaded, fools turn before they hit it?--------Higher Education Bubble Is Coming and States Better Prepare

Expert: Higher Education Bubble Is Coming and States Better Prepare [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"While state appropriations have gone down in recent years, federal subsidies in Michigan and nationally have skyrocketed to the point where the government spends $175 billion annually on assorted higher education programs.

Today, there are twice as many administrators per student as in 1970 and costs for athletics and "superstar" professors have skyrocketed.

"Universities spend all that money because they can," Vedder said. "And we are funding a growing bureaucracy.""

Who'd of thought! Elected morons make moronic blunders.....Detroit City Council shot down deal that would have saved millions

Henderson & Kaffer: Detroit City Council shot down deal that would have saved millions | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"That’s why the deal to settle a disastrous Detroit credit swap from 2005 was necessary — a $350-million loan from Barclays would have paid off the swaps, given the city access to capital for operational improvements (new computer systems, for example), all at a much lower interest rate, 3.5% compared with the 6.3% Detroit is now paying.
Settling the swaps would also free up $11 million a month in casino revenues that are tied up paying the debt.
The Detroit City Council voted down the deal and says it’s considering an alternate proposal from an unnamed bank."

The U.S. Labor Force Participation Rate Is At A 35 Year Low

The U.S. Labor Force Participation Rate Is At A 35 Year Low |:
"The percentage of Americans that are participating in the labor force is the lowest that it has been in 35 years."

Fat cat owners pander and get $130k To Promote "Affordable Care". Plus they got us to pay for the whole thing!

(Amazingly, this ad is a REAL ad from the government to promote BarryCare. You paid for it, Bro!)
Obamacare Pitch Of The Day: Baltimore Ravens Paid $130k To Promote "Affordable Care" | Zero Hedge:
"In a “Sponsorship Agreement” between the Maryland Health Connection and the Ravens, Judicial Watch reports that the state (read taxpayers) will pay the Super Bowl champs $130,000 to push Obamacare on television, radio, the team’s official website, its newsletter and in social media.
If Obamacare is the great thing that we are constantly reassured it to be, why are we seeing the administration feeling the need to constantly market, pitch, and sell the idea by any means possible (from keg standing college students to Superbowl shuffles)?"

Hey, how's that "RESPECT" you promised comin' along?-----Images show new work at NKorea's nuclear test site

My Way News - Images show new work at NKorea's nuclear test site

WASHINGTON (AP) - Satellite imagery shows North Korea has made new tunnel entrances at its nuclear test site in a sign it is preparing to conduct more underground explosions there in the future, a U.S. research institute said Wednesday.

That's the latest indication that Pyongyang is pressing on with its nuclear weapons program, although the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies says there's no sign another test explosion is coming soon.

In February, North Korea conducted its third and most powerful nuclear test since 2006, drawing international condemnation - including from its benefactor China - and tighter U.N. sanctions.

......North Korea is believed to have recently restarted a mothballed nuclear reactor that is capable of producing plutonium for bombs.