Governor Snyder: Pontiac Schools in financial emergency | Crain's Detroit Business:
"PONTIAC – Gov. Rick Snyder confirmed Wednesday that Pontiac's public schools are in a financial emergency, leaving district officials seven days to choose one of four government options to correct the problems."
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Wayne County narrows plan for half-built jail site to 3 proposals
Wayne County narrows plan for half-built jail site to 3 proposals | Crain's Detroit Business:
"The Wayne County Executive Office told the County Commission that it would take another 30 to 60 days to "fully vet" three of the five proposals to redevelop the half-built jail site on Gratiot Avenue near I-375 downtown and its other four county justice operations. "
"The Wayne County Executive Office told the County Commission that it would take another 30 to 60 days to "fully vet" three of the five proposals to redevelop the half-built jail site on Gratiot Avenue near I-375 downtown and its other four county justice operations. "
World Gone Mad - Bill Whittle
PJTV - World Gone Mad - Bill Whittle:
"President Obama took yet another vacation.
This time, Obama used combat aircraft to fly his dog to his luxurious Martha's Vineyard holiday rental, all while his government, including Attorney General Eric Holder, continues to flout the law.
While Obama plays golf, the NSA continues to abuse power.
Will Obama's world gone mad collapse?
Bill Whittle gives you the answers."
"President Obama took yet another vacation.
This time, Obama used combat aircraft to fly his dog to his luxurious Martha's Vineyard holiday rental, all while his government, including Attorney General Eric Holder, continues to flout the law.
While Obama plays golf, the NSA continues to abuse power.
Will Obama's world gone mad collapse?
Bill Whittle gives you the answers."
Cops dealing Doritos at post-legalization Hempfest
My Way News - Cops dealing Doritos at post-legalization Hempfest:
"Oh, and the Seattle police - who have long turned a lenient eye on Hempfest tokers - don't plan to be writing tickets or making arrests.
They'll be busy handing out Doritos.
"I think it's going to be a lot of fun," said Sgt. Sean Whitcomb, department spokesman and junk-food-dispenser-in-chief. "
"Oh, and the Seattle police - who have long turned a lenient eye on Hempfest tokers - don't plan to be writing tickets or making arrests.
They'll be busy handing out Doritos.
"I think it's going to be a lot of fun," said Sgt. Sean Whitcomb, department spokesman and junk-food-dispenser-in-chief. "
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
An apology letter to Mr. Obama
An apology letter to Mr. Obama | The Matt Walsh Blog:
The fact is, a rodeo clown in Missouri made fun of you.
Nothing can ever ease the pain he has caused.
This sort of crass lampooning of public officials has never happened at a rodeo until now, and I know that because a bunch of people who have never been within 150 miles of a rodeo said so.
The fact is, a rodeo clown in Missouri made fun of you.
Nothing can ever ease the pain he has caused.
This sort of crass lampooning of public officials has never happened at a rodeo until now, and I know that because a bunch of people who have never been within 150 miles of a rodeo said so.
And then — worse still — the crowd erupted in applause at the spectacle of a guy in an Obama mask being chased by a rampaging bull.
Racists, the lot of ‘em!
I mean, Bush never got this sort of treatment.
Nobody ever mocked or satirized him.
No crude jokes were told about him.
Nobody ever wished violence or death upon him.
Ever.
You know why?
Because he’s white.
White presidents always get treated nicely, especially white Republicans.
Just ask Lincoln.
The whole country agreed for over two centuries that we don’t ever insult presidents, then you get into office and all of a sudden every day is Pick on the President Day.
Outrageous!
Besides, you are due some respect.
Besides, you are due some respect.
You’ve earned it.
You’ve done nothing but serve these people and make their lives better, and this is how they treat you? Ungrateful brats.
You should drone bomb these haters.
Just kidding.
But seriously, you should.
What Global Warming? 2012 Data Confirms Earth In Cooling Trend
What Global Warming? 2012 Data Confirms Earth In Cooling Trend | CNS News:
“When one carefully reads the report, we find that the NOAA findings actually do confirm precisely what the skeptics have been claiming all along:
1. The Earth has stopped warming.
2. The climate models exaggerated future warming [caused by] CO2 climate sensitivity is much lower than we first thought."
“When one carefully reads the report, we find that the NOAA findings actually do confirm precisely what the skeptics have been claiming all along:
1. The Earth has stopped warming.
2. The climate models exaggerated future warming [caused by] CO2 climate sensitivity is much lower than we first thought."
DC Transgender Law Allows Birth Certificate Revision
DC Transgender Law Allows Birth Certificate Revision:
"A new law in Washington DC allows individuals to change the sex designation on their birth certificate based on the gender they personally identify as, no matter what sexual organs they actually have.
It's called the Marriage Officiant Amendment Act of 2013 and it repeals the old law that requires a surgical sex-change operation for an official gender switch on an individual's birth certificate.
Now, people who want to change their assigned sex in the eyes of the state only need to provide a written request and a signed statement from a healthcare provider."
"A new law in Washington DC allows individuals to change the sex designation on their birth certificate based on the gender they personally identify as, no matter what sexual organs they actually have.
It's called the Marriage Officiant Amendment Act of 2013 and it repeals the old law that requires a surgical sex-change operation for an official gender switch on an individual's birth certificate.
Now, people who want to change their assigned sex in the eyes of the state only need to provide a written request and a signed statement from a healthcare provider."
NBC's Meet The Press Falls To 21-Year Ratings Low
NBC's Meet The Press Falls To 21-Year Ratings Low | Mediaite:
"Meet the Press–the longest-running show on network television, as its announcer reminds the audience every week–has recently fallen to a 21-year low. "
Shock!
"Meet the Press–the longest-running show on network television, as its announcer reminds the audience every week–has recently fallen to a 21-year low. "
Shock!
What Global Warming? 2012 Data Confirms Earth In Cooling Trend
What Global Warming? 2012 Data Confirms Earth In Cooling Trend | CNS News:
"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released its “State of the Climate in 2012” report, which states that “worldwide, 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record.”
But the report “fails to mention [2012] was one of the coolest of the decade, and thus confirms the cooling trend,” according to an analysis by climate blogger Pierre Gosselin.
“To no one’s surprise, the report gives the reader the impression that warming is galloping ahead out of control,” writes Gosselin.
“But their data shows just the opposite.”
"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released its “State of the Climate in 2012” report, which states that “worldwide, 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record.”
But the report “fails to mention [2012] was one of the coolest of the decade, and thus confirms the cooling trend,” according to an analysis by climate blogger Pierre Gosselin.
“To no one’s surprise, the report gives the reader the impression that warming is galloping ahead out of control,” writes Gosselin.
“But their data shows just the opposite.”
MEA President Goes After Local Teachers' Union President
MEA President Goes After Local Teachers' Union President [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"His most recent target is Jim Perialas, president of the Roscommon Teachers Association, an independent teachers' union that was formed after Roscommon teachers voted to decertify and form a local union last year.
Cook sent out an email recently to MEA members that said Perialas negotiated a contract that cut compensation for Roscommon teachers "up to 20 percent."
The email went on to attack Perialas, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and others who support the state's right-to-work law, which gives teachers the freedom to choose whether they want to financially support a union in order to have a job.
The problem is that Cook's claims about 20 percent cuts aren't true, Perialas said. "
What's harder to understand is why teachers seem to be just fine with their union bosses lying to them.
"His most recent target is Jim Perialas, president of the Roscommon Teachers Association, an independent teachers' union that was formed after Roscommon teachers voted to decertify and form a local union last year.
Cook sent out an email recently to MEA members that said Perialas negotiated a contract that cut compensation for Roscommon teachers "up to 20 percent."
The email went on to attack Perialas, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and others who support the state's right-to-work law, which gives teachers the freedom to choose whether they want to financially support a union in order to have a job.
The problem is that Cook's claims about 20 percent cuts aren't true, Perialas said. "
What's harder to understand is why teachers seem to be just fine with their union bosses lying to them.
FORMER ILL. REP. JESSE JACKSON JR. TO BE SENTENCED
News from The Associated Press:
"Former Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, learn their fates Wednesday when a federal judge sentences the one-time power couple for misusing $750,000 in campaign money on everything from a gold-plated Rolex watch and mink capes to vacations and mounted elk heads."
Scum, spawn of scum, wife of scum, daughter-in-law of scum.
Democrats all.
"Former Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, learn their fates Wednesday when a federal judge sentences the one-time power couple for misusing $750,000 in campaign money on everything from a gold-plated Rolex watch and mink capes to vacations and mounted elk heads."
Scum, spawn of scum, wife of scum, daughter-in-law of scum.
Democrats all.
More than half of public assistance recipients in job-training program found employment, report says
More than half of public assistance recipients in job-training program found employment, report says | OregonLive.com:
"But only 39 percent of participants were able to get off state-sponsored medical programs, and 22 percent were able to get off food stamps.
The statistics indicate the jobs participants found were relatively low-paying -- enough to disqualify them from receiving cash welfare but not from food stamps or medical assistance."
"But only 39 percent of participants were able to get off state-sponsored medical programs, and 22 percent were able to get off food stamps.
The statistics indicate the jobs participants found were relatively low-paying -- enough to disqualify them from receiving cash welfare but not from food stamps or medical assistance."
Ficano could present plan today for over-budget Wayne County jail project
Ficano could present plan today for over-budget Wayne County jail project | The Detroit News:
"Detroit— Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano could present a plan Wednesday on what to do with an over-budget jail whose construction delays are costing taxpayers about $500,000 per week.
Ficano’s aides are scheduled to meet with county commissioners at 2 p.m. to lay out options, two months to the day after he imposed a 60-day work stoppage on the project at Gratiot and Madison.
County officials have spent about $120 million on the project so far.
Ficano stopped work June 6 after contractors estimated the 2,000-bed facility would cost $391 million, 30 percent more than budgeted. "
"Detroit— Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano could present a plan Wednesday on what to do with an over-budget jail whose construction delays are costing taxpayers about $500,000 per week.
Ficano’s aides are scheduled to meet with county commissioners at 2 p.m. to lay out options, two months to the day after he imposed a 60-day work stoppage on the project at Gratiot and Madison.
County officials have spent about $120 million on the project so far.
Ficano stopped work June 6 after contractors estimated the 2,000-bed facility would cost $391 million, 30 percent more than budgeted. "
Former top city hall official pleads guilty in Detroit pension fund bribery case
Former top city hall official pleads guilty in Detroit pension fund bribery case | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"A former City Hall operative in Detroit pleaded guilty to bribery today, admitting he pocketed $15,000 in cash bribes from an Atlanta businessman in exchange for political favors involving dealings before the city’s embattled pension funds."
Bidnez as usual.....
"A former City Hall operative in Detroit pleaded guilty to bribery today, admitting he pocketed $15,000 in cash bribes from an Atlanta businessman in exchange for political favors involving dealings before the city’s embattled pension funds."
Bidnez as usual.....
The Gruesome Story of a Murdered Tennessee Couple You May Have Never Heard
The Gruesome Story of a Murdered Tennessee Couple You May Have Never Heard – But That You Will Never Forget | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"By the time Christian was taken into the living room, the five attackers realized they had left their DNA on their victim.
In an attempt to cover their tracks, they poured bleach down her throat and on her body before they wrapped her body in black garbage bags and covered her head in a plastic grocery bag.
“She was then placed in a garbage can in the kitchen of the house — all of this while she was still alive,” Beck noted.
“Channon Christian’s last minutes on earth were spent slowly suffocating in a garbage can after she had been savagely beaten and raped for hours,” he added.
Beck slammed “so-called” civil rights leaders Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson for failing to demand justice in the brutal case.
He criticized the media just as harshly for failing to give the story the coverage it deserved."
Black on white crime .... that doesn't really exist.... right?
"By the time Christian was taken into the living room, the five attackers realized they had left their DNA on their victim.
In an attempt to cover their tracks, they poured bleach down her throat and on her body before they wrapped her body in black garbage bags and covered her head in a plastic grocery bag.
“She was then placed in a garbage can in the kitchen of the house — all of this while she was still alive,” Beck noted.
“Channon Christian’s last minutes on earth were spent slowly suffocating in a garbage can after she had been savagely beaten and raped for hours,” he added.
Beck slammed “so-called” civil rights leaders Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson for failing to demand justice in the brutal case.
He criticized the media just as harshly for failing to give the story the coverage it deserved."
Black on white crime .... that doesn't really exist.... right?
Salon Warns Public Workers: Your Pensions Are Not Safe
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:"
"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:"
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 
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