Famous Politicians Who Went To Jail (VIDEO) - The Federalist Papers:
"From Blago to Jesse Jackson, Jr. – politicians who are now, or at one time were, in jail.
What’s most surprising (or not) is that the vast majority of politicians who went to jail come from a specific political party.
Can you guess which one?"
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Video – liberal examples of Tea Party racism
Video – liberal examples of Tea Party racism « Hot Air:
Our colleagues over at Town Hall have an enlightening video up this weekend which provides a look inside the inner workings of some progressive protesters. A reporter asks a number of them whether or not the Tea Party is racist. The answers are a rapid series of unanimous nods and enthusiastic answers in the affirmative. One in particular really expands on the subject.
Our colleagues over at Town Hall have an enlightening video up this weekend which provides a look inside the inner workings of some progressive protesters. A reporter asks a number of them whether or not the Tea Party is racist. The answers are a rapid series of unanimous nods and enthusiastic answers in the affirmative. One in particular really expands on the subject.
“I think they’re racist against blacks, Hispanics… I think they’re racist against women.
In the interest of due diligence, the reporter asks them to provide a few examples of these terrible, racist tendencies. At that point, the responses become a bit more… vague.
“Ummm…. no, because I’m not thinking about them right now. Uh… let’s see…”“It’s their reaction to us having a black president that makes them racist.”“I suppose the thing that makes them, uh… I actually can’t talk right now.”
Here’s the video to pass the time on your Sunday morning.
Enjoy.
Cuba training armed government groups attacking and killing protestors in Venezuela
Cuba training armed government groups attacking and killing protestors in Venezuela | Babalú Blog:
"In the video below (or click here), former Cuban intelligence official, Uberto Mario, describes (in Spanish) how the Castro regime is currently training Venezuelan armed groups.
Mario defected during his "service" in Venezuela.
Known as the Venezuelan Tupamaros, these are the groups who are violently and lethally attacking student protesters.
In other words, old habits die hard for the Castro regime.
Another reason why Cuba remains a "state-sponsor of terrorism.""
"In the video below (or click here), former Cuban intelligence official, Uberto Mario, describes (in Spanish) how the Castro regime is currently training Venezuelan armed groups.Mario defected during his "service" in Venezuela.
Known as the Venezuelan Tupamaros, these are the groups who are violently and lethally attacking student protesters.
In other words, old habits die hard for the Castro regime.
Another reason why Cuba remains a "state-sponsor of terrorism.""
"Baby Daddy Biology" Being Taught In Public Schools
"Baby Daddy Biology" Being Taught In Public Schools... - Chicks on the Right - Chicks on the Right:
Holy mother of education going down the toilet in this country.
And seriously, Detroit.
Like you're not already the butt of enough jokes at this point."
Holy mother of education going down the toilet in this country. And seriously, Detroit.
Like you're not already the butt of enough jokes at this point."
Yes, It’s A “Major Issue:” The Industrialized World Is Abandoning The U.S.
Yes, It’s A “Major Issue:” The Industrialized World Is Abandoning The U.S. - Austin Hill - Page full: "Shortly before his election win Abbott was asked in a nationwide television interview “with our government debt so low, why do you want to cut government spending even further?”“Because there’s still waste in our government, that’s why” Abbott replied.
Shortly after his September 7, 2013 landslide victory he set a date of July 1, 2014 by which he intends to eliminate his nation’s “carbon tax.”
And – gasp! – could it be that the European nations are abandoning their “green” status?
It would appear that way.
Last month the European commission, the legislative body of the union that sets policies shared among the member nations, voted to officially abandon specific sets of “climate change protocols.”
Even more stunning, the commission appears to be preparing to allow fracking among the member nations, with the hope of making Europe a leader in the global natural gas and oil shale markets."
Making rules requires MORE government workers???--------------Gov't fails to issue rules on musical instruments
Gov't fails to issue rules on musical instruments | CNS News:
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Busted guitars, mangled cellos, broken banjos, lost lutes — musicians who rely on airlines to get them to performances have seen it all.
Two years ago, Congress stepped in to help, directing the Department of Transportation to write rules to make sure instruments don't get damaged or lost. The rules were due Friday, but the department hasn't even started writing them, citing a lack of money."
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Busted guitars, mangled cellos, broken banjos, lost lutes — musicians who rely on airlines to get them to performances have seen it all.
Two years ago, Congress stepped in to help, directing the Department of Transportation to write rules to make sure instruments don't get damaged or lost. The rules were due Friday, but the department hasn't even started writing them, citing a lack of money."
"We're working to find funding to support the kind of regulatory evaluations that are required to do the rulemaking," Transportation spokeswoman Meghan Keck said.
The department, which regulates airlines on matters that affect consumers, asked for money in this year's budget for four more staff members to write new agency regulations but was turned down by Congress.
The rules are supposed to implement a law requiring airlines to store instruments in closets and in overhead bins where they fit. Travelers would be allowed to buy seats for larger instruments weighing less than 165 pounds.
In Indonesia, Kerry blasts climate change deniers
My Way News - In Indonesia, Kerry blasts climate change deniers:
In a speech to Indonesian students, civic leaders and government officials in Jakarta, Kerry laid into climate change skeptics, accusing them of using shoddy science and scientists to delay measures needed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases at the risk of imperiling the planet. He also went after those who dispute who is responsible for such emissions, arguing that everyone and every country must take responsibility and act immediately.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Climate change may be the world's "most fearsome" weapon of mass destruction and urgent global action is needed to combat it, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday, comparing those who deny its existence or question its causes to people who insist the Earth is flat.
In a speech to Indonesian students, civic leaders and government officials in Jakarta, Kerry laid into climate change skeptics, accusing them of using shoddy science and scientists to delay measures needed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases at the risk of imperiling the planet. He also went after those who dispute who is responsible for such emissions, arguing that everyone and every country must take responsibility and act immediately.
"We simply don't have time to let a few loud interest groups hijack the climate conversation," he said, referring to what he called "big companies" that "don't want to change and spend a lot of money" to act to reduce the risks. He later singled out big oil and coal concerns as the primary offenders.
"We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific facts," Kerry told the audience gathered at a U.S. Embassy-run American Center in a Jakarta shopping mall. "Nor should we allow any room for those who think that the costs associated with doing the right thing outweigh the benefits."
"The science is unequivocal, and those who refuse to believe it are simply burying their heads in the sand," Kerry said. "We don't have time for a meeting anywhere of the Flat Earth Society,"
Kerry, saying that 97 percent of scientists who have weighed in on the issue agree that the phenomenon is real, argued that the cost of inaction to environments and economies will far outweigh the significant expense of reducing greenhouse gas emissions that trap solar heat in the atmosphere and contribute to the Earth's rising temperatures.
Breedism: Eight Dogs that Have Never Won 'Best in Show'
Breedism: Eight Dogs that Have Never Won 'Best in Show' | CNS News:
"Don't believe me?
Here are a list of dog breeds who have never been honored with the top prize at Westminster:
Labrador Retriever
Golden Retriever
Dachshund
Rottweiler
Chihuahua
Great Dane
Boston Terrier
Shih Tzu
"Don't believe me? Here are a list of dog breeds who have never been honored with the top prize at Westminster:
Labrador Retriever
Golden Retriever
Dachshund
Rottweiler
Chihuahua
Great Dane
Boston Terrier
Shih Tzu
WeMOG today!
Chet Connie and Bonnie are going to Crystal Valley and ski
today if anyone wants to join us.
Ski today Feb 16 at Crystal Valley
Meet at NOON at Russ' on M-120 and US-31 in the south
west of their parking lot, North Muskegon
questions:Bonnie 616-550-3670
Trail was groomed on Friday
The story of the Nebraska cowboy who invented ranch dressing
The story of the Nebraska cowboy who invented ranch dressing - Omaha.com:
"They started to get so many requests for the dressing -- more than for ranch bookings -- that Gayle and Henson created a dry packaged mix. They sold the mix of salt, monosodium glutamate, dehydrated garlic, parsley and onions, black pepper and calcium stearate to stores and customers who lived a great distance away.
Kelley’s Korner in Santa Barbara was the first store to sell the packaged mix. The packages sold out so fast that Lloyd Kelley, store owner, thought his staff was stealing it. Within no time, Hidden Valley Ranch became transformed into a salad dressing center.
The name Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing was originally trademarked by Henson. Henson’s trademark has since expired, but Hidden Valley (#1307312, reg 1984), owned by Clorox, continues.
The Hidden Valley “dude” Ranch was sold in the early 1970s. By October of 1973, Henson sold the brand and product to Clorox for $8 million."
"They started to get so many requests for the dressing -- more than for ranch bookings -- that Gayle and Henson created a dry packaged mix. They sold the mix of salt, monosodium glutamate, dehydrated garlic, parsley and onions, black pepper and calcium stearate to stores and customers who lived a great distance away.Kelley’s Korner in Santa Barbara was the first store to sell the packaged mix. The packages sold out so fast that Lloyd Kelley, store owner, thought his staff was stealing it. Within no time, Hidden Valley Ranch became transformed into a salad dressing center.
The name Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing was originally trademarked by Henson. Henson’s trademark has since expired, but Hidden Valley (#1307312, reg 1984), owned by Clorox, continues.
The Hidden Valley “dude” Ranch was sold in the early 1970s. By October of 1973, Henson sold the brand and product to Clorox for $8 million."
Aspen airport shuts down for Michelle Obama
Aspen airport shuts down for Michelle Obama | Page Six:"First Lady Michelle Obama apparently halted private-jet traffic at Aspen airport as she landed for a weekend of skiing while President Obama headed to California.
Michelle, with her daughters, Sasha and Malia, was expected to touch down in Aspen Friday to spend Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day weekend away from her husband, who was meeting late Friday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Mrs. Obama’s arrival amid tight security was expected to delay the arrival of other wealthy vacationers on private jets at the Colorado ski resort.
One source said, “Some of those heading into Aspen were whining that they’re shutting the airport for an hour so nobody can get in on their private jets on a high travel day.”
The weather in New York and in Aspen caused further delays.
The White House did not get back to us about the first lady’s arrival."
....Last year, the Obama family stayed at the home of Aspen Skiing Company owners Jim and Paula Crown, who are big Democratic donors.
Their security team occupied a house next door.
4 secrets to save big on your cable bill
4 secrets to save big on your cable bill - The Kim Komando Show:"But the trick is finding places to save money.
After you slash your heating bill, lighten your utility bill, blitzkrieg your grocery bill and get one over on your cellular carrier, what else is there?
Well, if you’re like most folks, the next sizable bill you have each month is probably your cable bill.
Bring it down out of the stratosphere with these handy secrets."
'Transgender' dude to play on high school girls' softball team
'Transgender' dude to play on high school girls' softball team | The Daily Caller
A male California high school
senior who played on the boys baseball team as a freshman will now play on the girls softball team.
senior who played on the boys baseball team as a freshman will now play on the girls softball team.
The student, Pat Cordova-Goff, attends Azusa High School in the northeastern corner of the suburban sprawl of Los Angeles.
Cordova-Goff (who was also a cheerleader at some point) will be the California’s first transgender high school student-athlete
in the northeastern corner of the suburban sprawl of Los Angeles.Cordova-Goff (who was also a cheerleader at some point) will be the California’s first transgender high school student-athlete
History for February 16
History for February 16 - On-This-Day.com
1857 - The National Deaf Mute College was incorporated in Washington, DC. It was the first school in the world for advanced education of the deaf. The school was later renamed Gallaudet College.
1862 - Anniversary of the Surrender of Fort Donelson, KY, 1862, in which General Ulysses S. Grant stated, “No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.” This statement earned him the nickname “Unconditional Surrender” Grant
1923 - Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. The next day he entered the chamber with several invited guests. He had originally found the tomb on November 4, 1922.
1937 - Wallace H. Carothers received a patent for nylon. Carothers was a research chemist for Du Pont.
1959 - Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista.
1968 - In the U.S., the first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, AL.
1970 - Joe Frazier began his reign as the undefeated heavyweight world champion when he knocked out Jimmy Ellis in five rounds. He lost the title on January 22, 1973, when he lost for the first time in his professional career to George Foreman.
2005 - The Kyoto global warming pact went into effect in 140 nations.
Happy Birthday! Richard Ford, William Katt, John McEnroe, Jr.
1804 - A raid was led by Lt. Stephen Decatur to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia. The ship had been taken by pirates.
1857 - The National Deaf Mute College was incorporated in Washington, DC. It was the first school in the world for advanced education of the deaf. The school was later renamed Gallaudet College.
1862 - Anniversary of the Surrender of Fort Donelson, KY, 1862, in which General Ulysses S. Grant stated, “No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.” This statement earned him the nickname “Unconditional Surrender” Grant
1923 - Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. The next day he entered the chamber with several invited guests. He had originally found the tomb on November 4, 1922.
1937 - Wallace H. Carothers received a patent for nylon. Carothers was a research chemist for Du Pont.
1959 - Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista.
1968 - In the U.S., the first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, AL.
1970 - Joe Frazier began his reign as the undefeated heavyweight world champion when he knocked out Jimmy Ellis in five rounds. He lost the title on January 22, 1973, when he lost for the first time in his professional career to George Foreman.
2005 - The Kyoto global warming pact went into effect in 140 nations.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
DirecTV Combats Weather Channel Price Hikes By...Actually Showing People The Weather
DirecTV Combats Weather Channel Price Hikes By...Actually Showing People The Weather | Techdirt:
The Weather Channel has been well-deserving of mockery over the last few years, whether its for their efforts to sex up storms by naming them (in the process creating a nation of weather neurotics who become hysterical about drizzle), or for an ocean of TV and website content that has absolutely nothing to do with the weather (here's some funny faces, yuk yuk).
As such, their recent battle with DirecTV over retransmission fees doesn't find the company getting much sympathy.
Especially when the channel tries to argue that people will die without their inane assortment of non-weather-related content.
...Surely being offered actual information on the weather will outrage viewers who love sitting through a half hour of off-topic infotainment and dreck just to get the snow forecast totals for their neighborhood.
Seriously, without The Weather Channel, who'll tell us which celebrities like to hunt or provide recipes for cheesy chicken bites?
The Weather Channel has been well-deserving of mockery over the last few years, whether its for their efforts to sex up storms by naming them (in the process creating a nation of weather neurotics who become hysterical about drizzle), or for an ocean of TV and website content that has absolutely nothing to do with the weather (here's some funny faces, yuk yuk). As such, their recent battle with DirecTV over retransmission fees doesn't find the company getting much sympathy.
Especially when the channel tries to argue that people will die without their inane assortment of non-weather-related content.
...Surely being offered actual information on the weather will outrage viewers who love sitting through a half hour of off-topic infotainment and dreck just to get the snow forecast totals for their neighborhood.
Seriously, without The Weather Channel, who'll tell us which celebrities like to hunt or provide recipes for cheesy chicken bites?
The plot to make Big Food pay
The plot to make Big Food pay - Helena Bottemiller Evich - POLITICO.com:
"Lawyers are pitching state attorneys general in 16 states with a radical idea: make the food industry pay for soaring obesity-related health care costs.
It’s a move straight from the playbook of the Big Tobacco takedown of the 1990s, which ended in a $246 billion settlement with 46 states, a ban on cigarette marketing to young people and the Food and Drug Administration stepping in to regulate.
There are plenty of naysayers, just as there were in 1994 when Mike Moore, Mississippi’s attorney general, famously suggested suing the tobacco industry.
But a number of nutrition and legal experts think a similar strategy could be applied on the food front — especially as obesity-related diseases have surpassed smoking as a major driver of health care costs."
"Lawyers are pitching state attorneys general in 16 states with a radical idea: make the food industry pay for soaring obesity-related health care costs.It’s a move straight from the playbook of the Big Tobacco takedown of the 1990s, which ended in a $246 billion settlement with 46 states, a ban on cigarette marketing to young people and the Food and Drug Administration stepping in to regulate.
There are plenty of naysayers, just as there were in 1994 when Mike Moore, Mississippi’s attorney general, famously suggested suing the tobacco industry.
But a number of nutrition and legal experts think a similar strategy could be applied on the food front — especially as obesity-related diseases have surpassed smoking as a major driver of health care costs."
Illinois Electricity Customers Forced to Get 'Smart Meters' or Pay Fine
Illinois Electricity Customers Forced to Get 'Smart Meters' or Pay Fine | The Weekly Standard:
Despite the growing outrage and the significant cost to PG&E to buy and install the meters—the Timesreported roughly $220 per house—the company planned to expand smart meter use. This was ostensibly in the name of saving the consumer and company money:
But those happy days when people had the choice to be "smarter" (brought to you by your public utility company and friendly federal government) are apparently over in Illinois. A state law passed in 2011 now requires homes and businesses have the smart meters installed. And per a decision by state regulators last week, those who refuse the meters will now see an extra charge on their monthly electric bill. The Chicago Tribune has the story on what might be considered Illinois's individual mandate on smart meters:
Despite the growing outrage and the significant cost to PG&E to buy and install the meters—the Timesreported roughly $220 per house—the company planned to expand smart meter use. This was ostensibly in the name of saving the consumer and company money:
Power companies say the meters will allow utilities to vary the price charged to their customers by the hour to correspond to what those utilities are paying for energy in the wholesale market. This can help consumers save money, they say.
They also say the meters will be crucial to remaking the electric system to handle intermittent power sources like wind turbines and solar cells while continuously meeting customers’ needs.
But those happy days when people had the choice to be "smarter" (brought to you by your public utility company and friendly federal government) are apparently over in Illinois. A state law passed in 2011 now requires homes and businesses have the smart meters installed. And per a decision by state regulators last week, those who refuse the meters will now see an extra charge on their monthly electric bill. The Chicago Tribune has the story on what might be considered Illinois's individual mandate on smart meters:Commonwealth Edison customers who refuse to have smart meters installed will be charged $21.53 a month, regulators decided Wednesday."If customers make the decision to refuse a (smart) meter now and incur monthly charges associated with this choice it should be with full knowledge that this refusal is simply deferring the inevitable," the Illinois Commerce Commission said in its order.
The message? Get smart, or pay up.
Americana-Tammy Derouin-Hard work and endless hours are the forgotten aspects of the American dream. The American dream is not an entitlement. It’s not something the government can give.
LIBERTY REVIEW:"All businesses start out small.
There’s a commercial currently running which points out that several big corporations began in a garage.
Being successful is the American dream.
Entrepreneurs are the ones who create jobs.
Nobody, including the government, should tell you there’s a limit as to how much you can make or how you should run your business."
Tomb guard sentinels acting to keep visitors quiet and respectful
Tomb guard sentinels acting to keep visitors quiet and respectful:
"A compilation of sentinels acting to keep visitors quiet and respectful.
The sentinels at Arlington Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier aren’t just automatons!
They actively guard the atmosphere at the tomb, telling visitors to remain respectful by quieting down or by staying off restricted areas.
I’ve added subtitles to the video for the full effect of the guards’ “third-person” warnings."
"A compilation of sentinels acting to keep visitors quiet and respectful.
The sentinels at Arlington Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier aren’t just automatons!
They actively guard the atmosphere at the tomb, telling visitors to remain respectful by quieting down or by staying off restricted areas.
I’ve added subtitles to the video for the full effect of the guards’ “third-person” warnings."
Never trust the liberal MSM. Never!--------Ex-New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin guilty on 20 counts; networks fail to mention he’s a Dem
Ex-New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin guilty on 20 counts; networks fail to mention he’s a Dem - BizPac Review
A federal jury found that Ray Nagin abused his office during the 8 years he served as New Orleans Democratic mayor, and found him guilty of 20 of the 21 counts he was indicted on, including bribery and conspiracy.
A federal jury found that Ray Nagin abused his office during the 8 years he served as New Orleans Democratic mayor, and found him guilty of 20 of the 21 counts he was indicted on, including bribery and conspiracy.
The jury found that both Nagin and his family’s granite business reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks in exchange for millions of dollars in city contracts, according to the Associated Press.
Nagin is best remembered for his impassioned pleas for help after levees broke during Hurricane Katrina, flooding much of New Orleans and plunging the city into chaos. […]
The charges against Nagin included one overarching conspiracy count along with six counts of bribery, nine counts of wire fraud, one count of money laundering conspiracy and four counts of filing false tax returns. He was acquitted of one of the bribery counts.
Although the Associated Press noted that Nagin was a Democrat, the “big three” network news reports weren’t quite as forthcoming.
Link to transcript of their reports, according to NewsBusters:
Link to transcript of their reports, according to NewsBusters:
Tell me Woman’s Day did not just give Bill Clinton an award by this name
Tell me Woman’s Day did not just give Bill Clinton an award by this name - BizPac Review:
"No one’s ever said Bill Clinton didn’t love women in his own way.
In fact, most of the country over 20 years old or so knows more about Clinton’s way of loving – and the trail it can leave — than mere political awareness would require.
So word that the former president and the foundation he heads were honored Tuesday by Woman’s Day magazine drew more than a few laughs in the Twitter world.
And the award being called a “Red Dress” didn’t help matters."
Photo: Cheaphumidors.com
"No one’s ever said Bill Clinton didn’t love women in his own way.In fact, most of the country over 20 years old or so knows more about Clinton’s way of loving – and the trail it can leave — than mere political awareness would require.
So word that the former president and the foundation he heads were honored Tuesday by Woman’s Day magazine drew more than a few laughs in the Twitter world.
And the award being called a “Red Dress” didn’t help matters."
Photo: Cheaphumidors.com
It's the culture, stupid!------D.C. social services worker admits to scheme to steal $800,000 in Medicaid, food stamps
D.C. social services worker admits to scheme to steal $800,000 in Medicaid, food stamps – D.C. Crime Stories:"A former District of Columbia Department of Human Services employee has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal $800,000 in Medicaid, food stamps and other benefits meant for the city’s poorest residents.
Forty-five-year-old Aretha Holland-Jackson,........"
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