Michigan economic development contingent arrives in China; 'why Michigan' promotion begins | MLive.com
Ah, the political class.
Junkets and lies.
And adulation and lies from their comrades in the media.
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Dave Bing blasts Boston mayor for comments on Detroit
Dave Bing blasts Boston mayor for comments on Detroit | MLive.com:
"Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in a New York Times article published last week said Detroit suffers from a lack of leadership.
He said he'd like to come to Detroit if he had to live somewhere other than Boston, but when asked what he would do here, Menino said:
"I’d blow up the place and start all over.
No, seriously, when it takes a police officer 90 minutes to answer a call, there’s something wrong with the system.
Forty percent of the streetlights are out, most of the buildings are boarded up.
Why?
Inaction, that’s the problem — leadership."
"Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in a New York Times article published last week said Detroit suffers from a lack of leadership.
He said he'd like to come to Detroit if he had to live somewhere other than Boston, but when asked what he would do here, Menino said:
"I’d blow up the place and start all over.
No, seriously, when it takes a police officer 90 minutes to answer a call, there’s something wrong with the system.
Forty percent of the streetlights are out, most of the buildings are boarded up.
Why?
Inaction, that’s the problem — leadership."
Study: Most states, including Michigan, lack disaster plans for kids
Study: Most states, including Michigan, lack disaster plans for kids | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Eight years after Hurricane Katrina, most states still don't require four basic safety plans to protect children in school and child care from disasters, aid group Save the Children said in a report released today.
The group faulted 28 states and the District of Columbia for failing to require the emergency safety plans for schools and child care providers that were recommended by a national commission in the wake of Katrina. The lack of such plans could endanger children's lives and make it harder for them to be reunited with their families, the study said."
Who cares about cost?
It's about the CHILDRENNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
and this:
"Every workday, 68 million children are separated from their parents," Carolyn Miles, Save the Children's president and CEO, said in a statement with the group's annual disaster report card. "We owe it to these children to protect them before the next disaster strikes."
"Eight years after Hurricane Katrina, most states still don't require four basic safety plans to protect children in school and child care from disasters, aid group Save the Children said in a report released today.
The group faulted 28 states and the District of Columbia for failing to require the emergency safety plans for schools and child care providers that were recommended by a national commission in the wake of Katrina. The lack of such plans could endanger children's lives and make it harder for them to be reunited with their families, the study said."
Who cares about cost?
It's about the CHILDRENNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!
and this:
"Every workday, 68 million children are separated from their parents," Carolyn Miles, Save the Children's president and CEO, said in a statement with the group's annual disaster report card. "We owe it to these children to protect them before the next disaster strikes."
Detroit was on verge of collapse without full access to casino revenue, depositions show
Detroit was on verge of collapse without full access to casino revenue, depositions show | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"It became clear to Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr by early May that the city’s finances were at risk of imminent collapse if the city couldn’t access all of its casino tax revenues, according to transcripts of depositions released Tuesday by the City of Detroit."
"It became clear to Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr by early May that the city’s finances were at risk of imminent collapse if the city couldn’t access all of its casino tax revenues, according to transcripts of depositions released Tuesday by the City of Detroit."
Detroit tunnel operator sheds $830 million in debt
Detroit tunnel operator sheds $830 million in debt | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Under the plan, holders of $496 million in bonds due in 2026 will receive nothing, though their rights to insurance claims will remain intact.
Lifland ruled Aug. 28 that an ad-hoc group of the bondholders didn't have legal standing in the case and couldn't object to the reorganization."
"Under the plan, holders of $496 million in bonds due in 2026 will receive nothing, though their rights to insurance claims will remain intact.
Lifland ruled Aug. 28 that an ad-hoc group of the bondholders didn't have legal standing in the case and couldn't object to the reorganization."
Oakland County poised to delay $350 million bond sale
Oakland County poised to delay $350 million bond sale | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Oakland County may delay a $350 million debt sale that was set for next week because officials are behind schedule in assembling bond documents, Deputy Executive Robert Daddow said.
The offering would be the biggest from the eighth-most-populous state since Detroit filed a record municipal bankruptcy on July 18, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
The county is probably two weeks behind schedule and will determine tomorrow if issuing the general-obligation bonds next week is feasible, Daddow said."
Another one bites the dust?
"Oakland County may delay a $350 million debt sale that was set for next week because officials are behind schedule in assembling bond documents, Deputy Executive Robert Daddow said.
The offering would be the biggest from the eighth-most-populous state since Detroit filed a record municipal bankruptcy on July 18, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
The county is probably two weeks behind schedule and will determine tomorrow if issuing the general-obligation bonds next week is feasible, Daddow said."
Another one bites the dust?
Eight Dead and 25 Wounded in Holiday Weekend Shootings
Eight Dead and 25 Wounded in Holiday Weekend Shootings:
"Only the streets of Chicago seemed more like a warzone than a town bidding farewell to the sunny season because of gun violence that claimed eight lives and wounded at least 25 others."
"Only the streets of Chicago seemed more like a warzone than a town bidding farewell to the sunny season because of gun violence that claimed eight lives and wounded at least 25 others."
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Why Did Obama Choose Syria?
Why Did Obama Choose Syria? | Zero Hedge:
"The success of these interventions, difficult as they are to assess, is mixed at best with Korea and Kosovo as examples of where positive outcomes occurred (in Haiti, a descent into complete chaos was perhaps prevented). Some turned out worse, given what followed.
As JPMorgan's Michael Cembalest notes, on a purely humanitarian basis, Syria’s tragedy is exceeded by many conflicts that the US abstained from participating in.
So when thinking about civil wars and how the US defines its national interest, one has to ask why Syria would qualify for direct intervention while others conflicts did not."
"The success of these interventions, difficult as they are to assess, is mixed at best with Korea and Kosovo as examples of where positive outcomes occurred (in Haiti, a descent into complete chaos was perhaps prevented). Some turned out worse, given what followed.
As JPMorgan's Michael Cembalest notes, on a purely humanitarian basis, Syria’s tragedy is exceeded by many conflicts that the US abstained from participating in.
So when thinking about civil wars and how the US defines its national interest, one has to ask why Syria would qualify for direct intervention while others conflicts did not."
McCain: Shouting 'Allahu Akhbar!' Same as Christians Shouting 'Thank God!'
McCain: Shouting 'Allahu Akhbar!' Same as Christians Shouting 'Thank God!':
"McCain responded:
“Would you have a problem with an American or Christians saying ‘thank God?
Thank God?’”
He added, “That’s what they’re saying. Come on! Of course they’re Muslims, but they’re moderates and I guarantee you they are moderates.”
"McCain responded:
“Would you have a problem with an American or Christians saying ‘thank God?
Thank God?’”
He added, “That’s what they’re saying. Come on! Of course they’re Muslims, but they’re moderates and I guarantee you they are moderates.”
They're baaaack.......
Ways & Means Committee
August 20, 2013
4:00 p.m.
Hall of Justice
990 Terrace
Muskegon, MI
False flag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
False flag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"False flag (or black flag) describes covert military or paramilitary operations designed to deceive in such a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by other entities, groups or nations than those who actually planned and executed them.
Operations carried during peace-time by civilian organizations, as well as covert government agencies, may by extension be called false flag operations if they seek to hide the real organisation behind an operation."
"False flag (or black flag) describes covert military or paramilitary operations designed to deceive in such a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by other entities, groups or nations than those who actually planned and executed them.
Operations carried during peace-time by civilian organizations, as well as covert government agencies, may by extension be called false flag operations if they seek to hide the real organisation behind an operation."
Syria: A Classic False Flag Atrocity
Syria: A Classic False Flag Atrocity | Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture:
"The incident at Ghouta, a suburb just outside Damascus, was not a lie—that many people have died is beyond dispute—but there is plenty of evidence, circumstantial as well as factual, that it was staged by the rebels in order to provoke Western military intervention.
The timing is the first clue.
A team of UN inspectors arrived in Damascus on August 18 to investigate earlier claims of gas attacks.
On August 21 the rebels announced that government forces had used poison gas to kill hundreds of civilians earlier that morning, and released a series of gruesome videos to support the claim."
"The incident at Ghouta, a suburb just outside Damascus, was not a lie—that many people have died is beyond dispute—but there is plenty of evidence, circumstantial as well as factual, that it was staged by the rebels in order to provoke Western military intervention.
The timing is the first clue.
A team of UN inspectors arrived in Damascus on August 18 to investigate earlier claims of gas attacks.
On August 21 the rebels announced that government forces had used poison gas to kill hundreds of civilians earlier that morning, and released a series of gruesome videos to support the claim."
Has Snyder's Obamacare expansion mortgaged Michigan's future?
Has Snyder's Obamacare expansion mortgaged Michigan's future? | The Detroit News:
"In selling his bargain, however, Snyder missed an opportunity to explain to taxpayers the enormous long-term liabilities they have shouldered.
The Medicaid deal is a short-term solution that, like Detroit’s past largesse, puts the state at long-term risk well after Snyder & Co. have left office."
"In selling his bargain, however, Snyder missed an opportunity to explain to taxpayers the enormous long-term liabilities they have shouldered.
The Medicaid deal is a short-term solution that, like Detroit’s past largesse, puts the state at long-term risk well after Snyder & Co. have left office."
Massachusetts Supreme Court to Hear Pledge of Allegiance Case
Massachusetts Supreme Court to Hear Pledge of Allegiance Case:
"The most recent of these cases Doe v. Action-Boxborough Regional School District which says the pledge violates students’ rights, will be considered by the Massachusetts Supreme Court this week.
The suit was filed anonymously on behalf of an atheist couple who says compulsory recitation of the pledge violates the guarantee of equal protection under the law."
......Interestingly, the first legal actions brought against the Pledge were filed by Jehovah’s Witnesses, who argued that it violated their religious freedom, considering it idolatry.
"The most recent of these cases Doe v. Action-Boxborough Regional School District which says the pledge violates students’ rights, will be considered by the Massachusetts Supreme Court this week.
The suit was filed anonymously on behalf of an atheist couple who says compulsory recitation of the pledge violates the guarantee of equal protection under the law."
......Interestingly, the first legal actions brought against the Pledge were filed by Jehovah’s Witnesses, who argued that it violated their religious freedom, considering it idolatry.
BOMBSHELL OF THE YEAR!!! Egyptian Media: Obama Is A Muslim Brotherhood Member
BOMBSHELL OF THE YEAR!!! Egyptian Media: Obama Is A Muslim Brotherhood Member
"Egyptian media says Obama is a Muslim Brotherhood member Al Jazeera, September 2, 2013
Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center, Shadi Hamid, tweets out about the Egyptian media depicting Obama as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood."
True or not, Barry Hussein sure seems to favor the muslims more than Christians.
"Egyptian media says Obama is a Muslim Brotherhood member Al Jazeera, September 2, 2013
Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center, Shadi Hamid, tweets out about the Egyptian media depicting Obama as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood."
True or not, Barry Hussein sure seems to favor the muslims more than Christians.
White House Mulls ObamaCare Subsidies for Labor Unions
White House Mulls ObamaCare Subsidies for Labor Unions:
"“Separately, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi [D., Calif.] said to union members earlier this month that she was still working to resolve their concerns about the law, particularly on the Taft-Hartley plan issue,” Dixit wrote.
However, as Roy observes, this “concern” is not exactly an “issue,” but, rather, a matter of union leaders “seeking special treatment, and additional taxpayer subsidies, that other participants in employer-sponsored coverage don’t get.”
"“Separately, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi [D., Calif.] said to union members earlier this month that she was still working to resolve their concerns about the law, particularly on the Taft-Hartley plan issue,” Dixit wrote.
However, as Roy observes, this “concern” is not exactly an “issue,” but, rather, a matter of union leaders “seeking special treatment, and additional taxpayer subsidies, that other participants in employer-sponsored coverage don’t get.”
See who will be Muskegon County's top 10 taxpayers in 2013
See who will be Muskegon County's top 10 taxpayers in 2013 | MLive.com:
"Muskegon County's top property taxpayers in 2013
Consumers Energy - Electric
Howmet Corp c/o Alcoa Co - Aerospace
DTE Gas Company - Natural Gas
Diversified Machine Montague Inc - Automotive
Sun Chemical Corp - Pigments
L3 Communications Corp - Military
Bayer Cropscience Chemical - Manufacture
THF Fruitport Dev LP - Real Estate
Meijer Inc - Retail
The Lakes Mall LLC - Regional Mall
ADAC Plastics - Manufacturing
Cannon Muskegon Corp - Metal Alloys
Acutex Div of Hilite Industries Inc - Manufacturing
GE Aviation - Aerospace
Cedar Fair LP - Amusement Park"
"Muskegon County's top property taxpayers in 2013
Consumers Energy - Electric
Howmet Corp c/o Alcoa Co - Aerospace
DTE Gas Company - Natural Gas
Diversified Machine Montague Inc - Automotive
Sun Chemical Corp - Pigments
L3 Communications Corp - Military
Bayer Cropscience Chemical - Manufacture
THF Fruitport Dev LP - Real Estate
Meijer Inc - Retail
The Lakes Mall LLC - Regional Mall
ADAC Plastics - Manufacturing
Cannon Muskegon Corp - Metal Alloys
Acutex Div of Hilite Industries Inc - Manufacturing
GE Aviation - Aerospace
Cedar Fair LP - Amusement Park"
Monday, September 02, 2013
Police break up 'drug-fueled orgy' at Masonic Lodge after finding women dancing naked on stage and men filming sex acts
Police break up 'drug-fueled orgy' at Masonic Lodge after finding women dancing naked on stage and men filming sex acts | Mail Online:
"However, when officers arrived a little more than an hour later, they found debauchery"
"However, when officers arrived a little more than an hour later, they found debauchery"
Appeals court says White House visitor logs can be kept from public
Appeals court says White House visitor logs can be kept from public | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton was extremely disappointed by the decision, saying "a president that doesn't want Americans, under law, to know who his visitors are is a president who doesn't want to be accountable.
The appellate court decision punches another hole in the Freedom of Information Act, the law which allows Americans to know what their government is up to."
"Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton was extremely disappointed by the decision, saying "a president that doesn't want Americans, under law, to know who his visitors are is a president who doesn't want to be accountable.
The appellate court decision punches another hole in the Freedom of Information Act, the law which allows Americans to know what their government is up to."
CNN Ignores Dem Congressman Saying Pass Senate Bill Or Women Will Be Raped
CNN Ignores Dem Congressman Saying Pass Senate Bill Or Women Will Be Raped | NewsBusters:
"CNN has completely ignored remarks from a Democratic congressman that women will be raped unless immigration reform passes.
At a Monday town hall, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) stated why he is voting for the Senate immigration bill despite its "harsh conditions": "There's a woman that's going to be raped in a field somewhere in America today, because she has no rights in this country, and we need to end that."
"I'd vote for that proposal today," he said of the Senate bill. "I'd vote for it today, even under those harsh conditions. He then explained why:
"Because what we need to understand is today someone's going to die in the desert trying to return to their families. Women and men are going to die in that desert. Someone's going to lose a finger, a hand, an eye, a life today, because an unscrupulous employer is going to put them in harm's way. Someone's going to die."
"CNN has completely ignored remarks from a Democratic congressman that women will be raped unless immigration reform passes.
At a Monday town hall, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) stated why he is voting for the Senate immigration bill despite its "harsh conditions": "There's a woman that's going to be raped in a field somewhere in America today, because she has no rights in this country, and we need to end that."
"I'd vote for that proposal today," he said of the Senate bill. "I'd vote for it today, even under those harsh conditions. He then explained why:
"Because what we need to understand is today someone's going to die in the desert trying to return to their families. Women and men are going to die in that desert. Someone's going to lose a finger, a hand, an eye, a life today, because an unscrupulous employer is going to put them in harm's way. Someone's going to die."
Experienced Applicants
Experienced Applicants | National Review Online:
"This is presumably some sort of federally-mandated affirmative-action diversity thing:
An estimated one-fifth of a subset of all applicants for Central Intelligence Agency positions had significant ties to the terror groups Hamas, Hezbollah and al Qaeda, a newly released document from the Edward Snowden collection revealed Monday.
That would certainly explain a lot."
"This is presumably some sort of federally-mandated affirmative-action diversity thing:
An estimated one-fifth of a subset of all applicants for Central Intelligence Agency positions had significant ties to the terror groups Hamas, Hezbollah and al Qaeda, a newly released document from the Edward Snowden collection revealed Monday.
That would certainly explain a lot."
40 under 40: Census data shows 20-something population stable, young adults explain why they stayed | MLive.com
40 under 40: Census data shows 20-something population stable, young adults explain why they stayed | MLive.com:
"Muskegon County's age 20- to 30-year-old population has remained steady according to U.S. Census data between the recent years of 2010 and 2012," said Amy Haak, program director of the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission.
"This shows that the Muskegon area is offering activities and venues that attract a younger population."
Examples, she said, include restaurants like Mia and Grace or Drip Drop Drink, a coffee spot that opened up recently inside the Russell Block Building. Both establishments offer specialty foods that are often organic and local, which "appeals to a younger demographic," Haak said.
Individuals in that age group however, cited personal connections and the opportunity to make a difference as main reasons for their decisions to stay."
This is drivel!
"Muskegon County's age 20- to 30-year-old population has remained steady according to U.S. Census data between the recent years of 2010 and 2012," said Amy Haak, program director of the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission.
"This shows that the Muskegon area is offering activities and venues that attract a younger population."
Examples, she said, include restaurants like Mia and Grace or Drip Drop Drink, a coffee spot that opened up recently inside the Russell Block Building. Both establishments offer specialty foods that are often organic and local, which "appeals to a younger demographic," Haak said.
Individuals in that age group however, cited personal connections and the opportunity to make a difference as main reasons for their decisions to stay."
This is drivel!
Pardon the Language
VodkaPundit » Pardon the Language:
"A year into the Syrian Civil War, President Obama made an off-the-cuff remark regarding chemical weapons. He said:
"We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. That would change my calculus. That would change my equation."
If “whole bunches” of things “being utilized” or maybe just “moving around” changing his “equation” counts as being “very clear,” I’d hate to see what ambiguity would have looked like.
But none of that matters, because everybody knew Obama wasn’t being serious, because the very next day his aids leaked that the President might not have really meant the things he’d sort-of said.
Obama wanted the appearance of seriousness, I think he thought he appeared to be serious, but there was no actual seriousness to be found anywhere in the President’s general vicinity."
"A year into the Syrian Civil War, President Obama made an off-the-cuff remark regarding chemical weapons. He said:
"We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. That would change my calculus. That would change my equation."
If “whole bunches” of things “being utilized” or maybe just “moving around” changing his “equation” counts as being “very clear,” I’d hate to see what ambiguity would have looked like.
But none of that matters, because everybody knew Obama wasn’t being serious, because the very next day his aids leaked that the President might not have really meant the things he’d sort-of said.
Obama wanted the appearance of seriousness, I think he thought he appeared to be serious, but there was no actual seriousness to be found anywhere in the President’s general vicinity."
Citing Obamacare, 40,000 Longshoremen Quit the AFL-CIO
Citing Obamacare, 40,000 Longshoremen Quit the AFL-CIO:
"In what is being reported as a surprise move, the 40,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced that they have formally ended their association with the AFL-CIO, one of the nation's largest private sector unions.
The Longshoremen citied Obamacare and immigration reform as two important causes of their disaffiliation."
"In what is being reported as a surprise move, the 40,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced that they have formally ended their association with the AFL-CIO, one of the nation's largest private sector unions.
The Longshoremen citied Obamacare and immigration reform as two important causes of their disaffiliation."
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