Pelosi gets irritated when asked about ripping-up SOTU: 'I don’t need any lessons from anybody' - TheBlaze

Pelosi gets irritated when asked about ripping-up SOTU: 'I don’t need any lessons from anybody' - TheBlaze:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) got slightly heated during her weekly press conference Thursday when asked about ripping up a copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech Tuesday night.
During the question-and-answer portion of the press conference, the speaker was asked, "You often counsel new members to be dignified in their response to the president, take the high ground; did you step on that message by tearing up the state of the union?"

America's Opinion Journalists Ranked: The Good, The Bad, and The Worst | RealClearPolicy

America's Opinion Journalists Ranked: The Good, The Bad, and The Worst | RealClearPolicy
"Because journalism worth its salt is in short supply, and because everybody loves a listicle, here’s one that rates the journalistic chops of some of the best and worst news and opinion writers. 
It’s not scientific but it’s fun to do, and the worst have it coming to them.
The Good:

• Victor Davis Hanson (American Greatness). It says a lot that the best and most powerful journalist in America today writes mostly for conservative and relatively small-circulation journals like American Greatness. A classicist, farmer, and university professor, Hanson has for several years been laying waste to the media-academic complex, home to much of the country’s most tiresome people. For this reason alone, he will never win a mainstream journalism award.
• Mollie Hemingway (The Federalist). The second-best journalist in the country...

The Bad:

• Juan Williams (Fox)...

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Are numbers racist? - American Experiment

Are numbers racist? - American Experiment
"...“there is growing evidence that taxes can affect the geographic location of people both within and across countries.” 
If we want to make smart policy for our state, looking at the data is not a bad place to start.
So I was somewhat surprised to see this response from Bob Collins, formerly of MPR’s NewsCut (Minneapolis Public Radio) blog:
Bob Collins--@MyLittleBloggie
As soon as I got to the paragraph about the influx of low income people (code for people of color), I knew it had to be from the Klan-robe crowd at the Center of the American Experiment.
Migration out of Minnesota is on the rise. http://strib.mn/2UnfVw7
Here is exactly what I wrote about ‘low-income’ folks:
The IRS database has just been updated with the addition of two more years of statistics on the movement of taxpayers across state lines, covering the years 2016-17 and 2017-18.
Unfortunately, these new data show that the trend that existed as of 2016 continues: Minnesota gains low-income residents from other states, but loses middle- and upper-income residents, generally to lower-tax states.
..What was I supposed to say?
....Was I supposed not to say anything at all? 
A cynic may say that that is exactly the intention..."
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Byrne Introduces ‘SHAM Act’ to Audit Cost of Dems' Partisan Impeachment

Byrne Introduces ‘SHAM Act’ to Audit Cost of Dems' Partisan Impeachment:

Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) on Thursday introduced the Statement of Harm to the American Majority (SHAM) Act, a bill that would seek to determine the amount of time, money, and loss of productivity “wasted” on the Democrats’ recently concluded impeachment effort.

A governor can skip legislation and borrow and spend at will?-----Transportation commission approves governor's bond request for roads

Transportation commission approves governor's bond request for roads
"MICHIGAN — Thursday morning, Governor Gretchen Whitmer's road funding plan got the stamp of approval from the Michigan State Transportation Commission. 
Wednesday night, Whitmer announced her decision to borrow billions of dollars for road repair during the State of the State address.
...Thursday, all six members of the transportation commission agreed that, however it’s paid for, the funding is needed.
Whitmer's Rebuilding Michigan plan calls for $3.5 billion dollars in bond money. 
That's borrowed money that will go towards fixing state roads and bridges. 
On Wednesday, she said she took action since the legislature couldn't agree on a solution as the roads continue to deteriorate...."
Look at who our RINO governor Snyder appointed!!!!!
https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-9623_31969_31970---,00.html

Transportation Commission Members

• 
  Todd Wyett, Chairman
  (I) Charlevoix
  Appointed December 2010

  Appointed to Chair in December 2015
  

  Commission expires December 21, 2022
• 
  Michael D. Hayes, Vice Chair
  (R) Midland
  Appointed December 2011

  Appointed to Vice Chair January 2018
  

  Commission expires December 21, 2020
• 
  George K. Heartwell, Commissioner
  (I) Newaygo
  Appointed December 2015
  

  Commission expires December 21, 2021
• 
  Stephen F. Adamini, Commissioner
  (D) Marquette
  Appointed December 2019
  Commission expires December 21, 2022
• 
  Chris J. Yatooma, Commissioner
  (R) Bloomfield Hills
  Appointed October 2018
  

  Commission expires December 21, 2020
• 
  Helen Zeerip, Commissioner
  (I) Allegan
  Appointed November 2017
  

  Commission expires December 18, 2021

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Electric Buses Don’t Save Money or the Environment | The American Spectator

Electric Buses Don’t Save Money or the Environment | The American Spectator

• From Chicago to San Francisco, several cities across the nation have started to replace some or all their diesel bus fleets with rechargeable battery-powered buses. 
• Why? For the noble quest to reduce the use of fossil fuels to fight anthropogenic climate change, of course.

"Any city council considering following this misguided move should read reports by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) or the January 30 Pacific Standard magazine article showing these cities are getting much less than they bargained for..."
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Mike Bloomberg Is Paying ‘Influencers’ to Make Him Seem Cool

Mike Bloomberg Is Paying ‘Influencers’ to Make Him Seem Cool:

• The Bloomberg campaign is trying an ad strategy familiar to every other startup with a ton of cash and a questionable business model: Paying influencers to make it seem cool.

"...campaign’s advertising budget includes a strategy familiar to every other startup with a ton of cash and a questionable business model: paying influencers to make it seem cool.
The Bloomberg campaign has quietly begun a campaign on Tribe, a “branded content marketplace” that connects social-media influencers with the brands that want to advertise to their followers, to pitch influencers on creating content highlighting why they love the former New York City mayor—for a price..."

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You think impossible? Think again!

'The View' host insults SOTU Tuskegee Airman by calling him a 'political prop' - WND

'The View' host insults SOTU Tuskegee Airman by calling him a 'political prop' - WND:

An American hero was denigrated Wednesday as a "political prop" by one co-host on "The View" who objected to the fact that President Donald Trump honored retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, during the State of the Union address Tuesday night.
"I saw reality TV being produced, and I don’t think that’s the place for the State of the Union, and I saw him touting his accomplishments with the black community, and I was offended by the fact that he was trying to use a Tuskegee Airman as a prop, as a political prop," co-host Sunny Hostin said.

Total crap!-----U.S. House passes bipartisan boost for Great Lakes funding - mlive.com

U.S. House passes bipartisan boost for Great Lakes funding - mlive.com:
"...The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and boost funding each year, increasing from $300 million in 2021 to reach $475 million by 2026.
...Michigan’s representatives said the program, created by the Obama administration in 2009, is critical to cleaning up lakes, beaches and waterways and fighting invasive species like Asian carp.
...Great Lakes Task Force co-chairs U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingel, D-Dearborn, and Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, said the funding creates good-paying jobs and protects the health and beauty of the freshwater resource. 
..."The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has a proven track record of success in West Michigan and throughout the Great Lakes region,” Huizenga said in a statement.
“A recent study by the University of Michigan found that every $1 invested from the GLRI has generated more than $3 in additional long-term economic activity..."
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AM Fruitcake

History for February 8

History for February 8 - On-This-Day.com
William Tecumsen Sherman 1820 - Union General during U.S. Civil War, Jules Verne 1828, Chester F. Carlson 1906


Lana Turner 1921, Jack Lemmon 1925, James Dean 1931


1896 - The Western Conference was formed by representatives of Midwestern universities. The group changed its name to the Big 10 Conference.


1952 - Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the British throne. Her father, George VI, had died on February 6.

California Democrat Introduces Bill That Could Fine Or Jail People For Not Voting | The Daily Caller

California Democrat Introduces Bill That Could Fine Or Jail People For Not Voting | The Daily Caller:

The bill would require anyone who is at least 18 years of age and qualified to vote by the next election to cast a ballot. The Secretary of State would decide how to enforce the law, and the San Francisco Chronicle reports that voting would be similar to jury duty, where fines or incarceration would be penalties for neglecting to fulfill the obligation. “This bill would instead require a person who qualifies and is registered to vote to cast a ballot, marked or unmarked in whole or in part, at every election held within the territory within which the person resides and the election is held. The bill would require the Secretary of State to enforce this requirement,” the bill reads.

The way we were-----Living the American Dream, 1950s Suburban Life

Boob-tube-----Saturday Morning TV Memories 1964 - 1976 !!!

‘Woke’ Starbucks Coffee Campaign Promotes Sex Change for Teens

‘Woke’ Starbucks Coffee Campaign Promotes Sex Change for Teens
"A new Starbucks U.K. campaign seeks to promote acceptance of sex change in young teens by encouraging them to give baristas their “new” name when they purchase coffee so it can be “called out” in the store.

The company touts its campaign, titled #whatsyourname, is the winner of the Channel 4 Diversity Award 2019.

With its claim that Starbucks has been a “values-led company,” the coffee brand says its new campaign urges young teens to try out a new name in public.

The ad features a young girl named Jemma who is looking for an opportunity to use her “new” chosen name of “James.”

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High-tax states' bonds are so in demand that ratings don't matter

High-tax states' bonds are so in demand that ratings don't matter

• There’s so much money chasing after the bonds sold by America’s high-tax states that buyers don’t seem to care too much about what credit-rating companies think.

"The heavy demand overall has driven municipal yields to their lowest in more than six-decades.
And with rates so low, the yield penalties that would typically differentiate a deeply indebted state from a thrifty one have become little more than rounding errors that in some cases contrast with their standing in the ratings pecking order.
...This dynamic shows how dramatic the demand has become for tax-exempt securities since President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law limited state and local deductions.
That change drove investors in high tax-states like California, New York and New Jersey into municipal bonds as an alternative way to drive down what they owe..."
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Limbaugh's black producer: Racism charge against Rush is 'slanderous' - WND

Limbaugh's black producer: Racism charge against Rush is 'slanderous' - WND:

Rush Limbaugh's black producer denounced as "scandalous" CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta's claim that the talk-radio icon has a "history" of racist statements, challenging the TV journalist to provide evidence.

China, China, China!-----Don Surber: Highlights of the News

Don Surber: Highlights of the News

• Donald John Trump is still our president.

...ITEM 2: Wolf Richter reported, "The biggest standout in the US trade data released today by the Commerce Department is China (I combined the data for China and Hong Kong because a lot of merchandise is transshipped and/or invoiced via Hong Kong): The US trade deficit with China plunged by 18% from a record of $388 billion in 2018 to $320 billion in 2019, which was where it had been in 2016...
...ITEM 3: CNBC reported, "China on Thursday announced that it will halve tariffs on hundreds of U.S. goods worth about $75 billion..."
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Yale apologizes for calling gender identity disorder ‘gender identity disorder’ | The College Fix

Yale apologizes for calling gender identity disorder ‘gender identity disorder’ | The College Fix

• Replaces medical term with vague and misleading term to mollify critics
• Yale’s health benefits now cover surgery to make men’s faces look more feminine – a procedure that can run from $20,000 to $50,000.

...students apparently complained that Yale Health correctly referred to the psychological condition affecting biologically male students who seek “facial feminization surgery.”...

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