Sad: Michigan prison trades orange jumpsuits for black and white stripes…because of Netflix – Glenn Beck

Sad: Michigan prison trades orange jumpsuits for black and white stripes…because of Netflix – Glenn Beck: "When a society glorifies what it used to abhor, it will fundamentally transform. But into what? That’s the question we need to be asking ourselves if this story ends up being a trend."

VIDEO: Obama Spokesman Says Illegal Aliens’ Privacy More Important than Americans’ Right to Know…

VIDEO: Obama Spokesman Says Illegal Aliens’ Privacy More Important than Americans’ Right to Know…:
"As the Obama regime dumps tens of thousands of illegal aliens in various neighborhoods across America, reportedly under “under the cover of darkness,” citizens naturally want to know if their neighborhood is being targeting with the invasion. "

Lots of political pork means we pay. Again... and again..........Price of Beef and Bacon Reach All-Time High

Price of Beef and Bacon Reach All-Time High | CNS News:
"The price of beef and bacon hit its all-time high in the United States in June, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
In January 1980, when BLS started tracking the price of these commodities, ground chuck cost $1.82 per pound and bacon cost $1.45 per pound.
By this June 2014, ground chuck cost $3.91 per pound and bacon cost $6.11 per pound.
A decade ago, in June 2004, a pound of ground chuck cost $2.49, which means that the commodity has increased by 57 percent since then. 
Bacon has increased by 78.7 percent from the $3.42 it cost in June 2004 to the $6.11 it costs now."

Do we need more cops or meebee we need more armed, brave citizens?-----Video Shows Gun Owner Holding Bus Stop Stabbing Suspect at Gunpoint

Video Shows Gun Owner Holding Bus Stop Stabbing Suspect at Gunpoint:
"A bus stop stabbing suspect sits in jail tonight because of a gun owner who took initiative to stop the violent attacker who still had a knife in his hand.  

A cell phone camera captured the gun owner holding the suspect until police could arrive on the scene.
This is yet another defensive gun use in which no shots were fired but because a law abiding citizen chose to exercise his 2nd amendment rights a violent criminal is off the streets.
The stabbing was part of an attempted robbery that took place in Orange County, Florida when the suspect tried to grab the victim’s bag.
And by the way, compliance with violent criminals does NOT mean you will not be hurt.
Fortunately, at least one gun carrying citizen was in the right place at the right time."

Ivy League Schools Are Overrated. Send Your Kids Elsewhere.

Ivy League Schools Are Overrated. Send Your Kids Elsewhere. | New Republic:
"These enviable youngsters appear to be the winners in the race we have made of childhood.
But the reality is very different, as I have witnessed in many of my own students and heard from the hundreds of young people whom I have spoken with on campuses or who have written to me over the last few years. Our system of elite education manufactures young people who are smart and talented and driven, yes, but also anxious, timid, and lost, with little intellectual curiosity and a stunted sense of purpose: trapped in a bubble of privilege, heading meekly in the same direction, great at what they’re doing but with no idea why they’re doing it."

....A young woman from another school wrote me this about her boyfriend at Yale:

Before he started college, he spent most of his time reading and writing short stories. Three years later, he’s painfully insecure, worrying about things my public-educated friends don’t give a second thought to, like the stigma of eating lunch alone and whether he’s “networking” enough. No one but me knows he fakes being well-read by thumbing through the first and last chapters of any book he hears about and obsessively devouring reviews in lieu of the real thing. He does this not because he’s incurious, but because there’s a bigger social reward for being able to talk about books than for actually reading them.

Older Women Experience Sticker Shock in Exchanges

Older Women Experience Sticker Shock in Exchanges - Health Insurance Exchange:
"A trio of academics from one of the nation’s premier business schools recently concluded that the exchanges are costing women age 55 to 64 more than any other demographic group relative to individual insurance policies purchased before the Affordable Care Act took effect.
Their total expected premiums and out-of-pocket HIX costs rose by 50% and ranged from $2,185 to $2,738 compared to before health care reform, according to Mark Pauly, Scott Harrington, and Adam Leive of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
The researchers, whose findings were published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, also found that premiums for the second-lowest silver-level policy were 67% higher for women in this age group than they were pre-ACA."

Federal court invalidates some ObamaCare subsidies, separate ruling preserves them

Federal court invalidates some ObamaCare subsidies, separate ruling preserves them | Fox News:

"He added, “It will inevitably be placed on hold pending further proceedings; will probably be reheard by all of the 11-member active D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals members, who predictably will reverse it; and runs contrary to" the ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

 The appeals process could eventually lead to the U.S. Supreme Court deciding on the legality of the subsidies, but Pollack, whose group supports the law, believes that won’t happen.

Of the 11 judges that could rehear the case, seven are Democrats and four are Republicans.

Halbig v. Burwell, which previously had been called Halbig v. Sebelius, is one of four federal lawsuits that have been filed aimed at targeting the idea of tax credits and other subsidies afforded under ObamaCare.

A total of $1 trillion in subsidies is projected to be doled out over the next decade."

VIDEO: Sarah Palin Pushes Back, Taunts Eric Holder in Speech

VIDEO: Sarah Palin Pushes Back, Taunts Eric Holder in Speech:
"It’s not hard to figure out how Sarah Palin feels about Attorney General Eric Holder. The outspoken proponent of Tea Party principles has blasted the Obama Administration as a whole for their continued pattern of lawlessness and has even recently begun a campaign to gather support for an impeachment effort for the 44th president who appears utterly resistant to the idea of enforcing the laws he is duty-bound to enforce."

Top 10 Sole Survivors Of A Plane Crash

Top 10 Sole Survivors Of A Plane Crash - Listverse
#6--Erika Delgado

Date of Crash: Jan 13, 1995
Aircraft type: DC-9
Operator : Intercontinental airlines
Crash Site: Maria La Baja, 500 miles north- west of Bogota
Passengers & Crew: 52
Fatalities: 51
Cause of Crash: Unknown

This airliner exploded in mid-air as the pilot, apparently, was attempting an emergency landing near a swamp, but hit a grassy field and exploded and then toppled into a lagoon. A farmer said he heard cries for help, and found a 9 year old girl, Erika Delgado, on a mound of seaweed, which had broken her fall. She was the only survivor. She was traveling with her parents and a younger brother, from Bogota to the Caribbean resort city of Cartagena. The rescuers said she told them her mother had shoved her out of the plane as it broke up and burst into flames. She was taken to hospital in shock, and with a broken arm. Erika later recalls someone approached and ignored her cries for help, but ripped a gold necklace from her neck and ran away. Witnesses say scavengers also looted the bodies of other passengers. Erika issued a plea for the return of the necklace, which she says was the only memento of her father.

It's all about money. And what money can do for the elected democrats.-------The Obama Dallas Immigration Visit – The Curious Case of Obama’s “Faith Leaders” and Obama’s “Faith-Based Groups”…

The Obama Dallas Immigration Visit – The Curious Case of Obama’s “Faith Leaders” and Obama’s “Faith-Based Groups”… | The Last Refuge:
"So that’s who President Obama calls “faith leaders“. 
But there’s a problem, none of them are religion based organizations.     
None of them have churches.  
None of them have congregations or parishioners’.
They are the heads of government funded non-profits.  
Remember ACORN?  
Same/Same.
They are taxpayer funded corporations who exist almost exclusively on government grants.  
Despite the words “Baptist” and “Catholic”, these are NOT religious “faith based” groups.  
The name Baptist and Catholic is only to give the appearance of “religion” and add a dose of “charity” to the appearances.

Back to the picture mentioned earlier and the aforementioned Mr. Kevin Dinnin.
We recently stumbled upon Mr. Kevin Dinnin when we were looking around for the primary recipients’ of HHS Grants and we came upon the 2012 tax filings of BCFS, or more accurately BCFS EMD where Kevin Dinnin is the principal officer and CEO. 
Paid at an annual salary of $477,799+
This one group alone makes ACORN seem small ball in comparison.
Two days before this meeting with President Obama, on 7/7/14 Mr. Dinnin was given a grant from Health and Human Services in the amount of $190,707,505.
Yes, that is over $190 million dollars just before he met with the President. 
In 2014 alone BCFS has received almost $270 million."

New american constitution--"Detroit Rules"-If enough people don't pay, make it free!--------Detroit stops water shutoffs for 15 days as residents sue

Detroit stops water shutoffs for 15 days as residents sue | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Detroit said it would suspend water service cutoffs of delinquent customers as residents sued, claiming the shutdowns to about 30,000 low-income households violated their constitutional rights.
 The bankrupt city is halting shutoffs for 15 days to give customers a chance to contact water department officials and arrange payment schedules for past-due balances, and to get financial help, Curtrise Garner, a department spokeswoman, said in a phone interview today.
 The lawsuit comes as the city prepares to release the results of a vote by creditors on a plan that would cut about $7.4 billion in unsecured debt.
The city filed a record municipal bankruptcy a year ago this month, saying it couldn’t meet financial obligations and still provide essential services.
 The water cutoffs are unfair in part because commercial customers who owe money haven’t been shut down, according to a complaint in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit.
 “Water service to private residences is the most basic and essential utility service, and is necessary for the health and safety of the residents,” the residents said in the filing.
About 80,000 of 176,000 Detroit's residential accounts are past due, Garner said.
She denied claims that the city isn’t shutting off past-due commercial accounts."

Ummmm, cow pies!--------Muskegon County Fairgrounds - Calendar of Events

Muskegon County Fairgrounds - Calendar of Events:
Muskegon County Youth Fair Schedule 2014
** Please note:  All Fair Games are free and open to the public.
** ** EVENTS AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE!!! **

Tuesday:  July 22
8:00 am  Horse Judging - Showmanship, Halter, Bareback – Sponsored by Eagle Alloy
9:00 am  Poultry Judging – Sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings
9:00 am  Exhibit building / Silent Auction opens
1:30 pm  Fair Games:  Cow Rustler
3:30 pm  Fair Games:  Egg Run
3:00 pm  Market Steer & Feeder Steer Judging – Sponsored by Geoff Hansen
4:00 pm  Horse Judging – Versatility – Sponsored by Silver Creek Farms
5:30 pm  Fair Games:  Cow Pie Eating Contest 
7:00 pm  Grandstand Event:  Tractor Pulls

No shame. None at all-----IRS seeks help destroying another 3,200 computer hard drives

IRS seeks help destroying another 3,200 computer hard drives - Washington Times:
"Days after IRS officials said in a sworn statement that former top agency employee Lois G. Lerner’s computer memory had been wiped clean, the agency put out word to contractors Monday that it needs help to destroy at least another 3,200 hard drives.
The Internal Revenue Service solicitation for “media destruction” services reflects an otherwise routine job to protect sensitive taxpayer information, but it was made while the agency’s record destruction practices remain under a sharp congressional spotlight."

VIDEO: Obama Signs New Executive Order Restricting Religious Freedom

VIDEO: Obama Signs New Executive Order Restricting Religious Freedom:
"It’s gone relatively unreported, but on Monday, President Obama signed yet another executive order- this time targeting the religious rights of Americans. "

3 Takeaways from Today’s Big Rulings on Obamacare’s Subsidies

3 Takeaways from Today’s Big Rulings on Obamacare’s Subsidies - Hit & Run : Reason.com

1. The plain language of the relevant statute is undeniably clear. The D.C. Circuit essentially concluded that the government could not provide a good enough legal rationale for ignoring the plain meaning of the text. Even the Fourth Circuit, which held that the subsidies are authorized under the law, admitted that the challengers had a point about the particular language governing subsidies: "The plaintiffs’ primary rationale for their interpretation is that the language says what it says, and that it clearly mentions state-run Exchanges….If Congress meant to include federally-run Exchanges, it would not have specifically chosen the word 'state' or referenced [the section of the law dealing specifically with state-based exchanges]." The ruling goes on to say that "the court cannot ignore the common-sense appeal of the plaintiffs’ argument; a literal reading of the statute undoubtedly accords more closely with their position." This is the declaration of the court that ultimately agreed with the administration. In other words, only through a more expansive, non-literal reading can one side with the administration’s approach.

2. The challenge is legitimate. As with the challenge to Obamacare’s individual mandate, which ultimately lost at the Supreme Court, the health law’s backers and the liberal legal community had long argued that the argument made by the challengers was more or less meritless. The win in the D.C. Circuit makes clear that it is not, and even the Fourth Circuit ruling concedes that it is a tough call, saying that "the applicable statutory language is ambiguous and subject to multiple interpretations" and only coming to its conclusion by "applying deference to the IRS’s determination." Basically, the government won not because it was obviously in the right, but because it got the benefit of the doubt.

3. Another court has ruled that the president is breaking the law. The Supreme Court repeatedly ruled against the administration in a variety of cases this year, including the Hobby Lobby decision regarding Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate, the administration’s interpretation of chemical weapons law, and the president’s recess appointment powers. The theme of these cases is clear: that the Obama administration had overstepped the bounds of its authority. The same goes for the D.C. Circuit’s ruling in Halbig. One of the messages of the decision is that the Obama administration had no authority to offer subsidies through the federally run exchanges, that the IRS was not within its legal rights to authorize those credits, and that the executive branch has broken the law in making those subsidies available.

Confirmation of crony capitalism----U.S. Chamber Endorses Justin Amash Primary Opponent Brian Ellis

Make no mistake, most of the US "Chambers of Commerce" have have been taken over by the pay-to-play crowd. 
U.S. Chamber Endorses Justin Amash Primary Opponent Brian Ellis

Real racism-------Black Conservatives Confronted At NAACP Annual Convention

History for July 22

History for July 22 - On-This-Day.com

Birth anniversary of monk botanist Gregor Mendel (1822-84).

Birth anniversary of artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976).

Birth anniversary of etiquette expert Amy Vanderbilt (1908-74).

Happy Birthday! Albert Brooks, Willem Dafoe,  Bobby Sherman

1376 - The legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin leading rats out of town is said to have occurred on this date. 


1934 - Public Enemy No. 1, John Dillinger, was killed by FBI agents as he left the Biograph Theatre in Chicago, IL.


1943 - American forces led by General George S. Patton captured Palermo, Sicily. 


1998 - Iran tested medium-range missile, capable of reaching Israel or Saudi Arabia. 


2003 - In northern Iraq, Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai died after a gunfight with U.S. forces. 


2003 - In Paris, France, a fire broke out near the top of the Eiffel Tower. About 4,000 visitors were evacuated and no injuries were reported. 


In 2011, Anders Breivik, an anti-government extremist, committed a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway that ultimately killed 77 people and wounded more than 300.


2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis landed successfully at Kennedy Space Center after completing STS-135. It was the final flight of NASA's space shuttle program.

Report: Obama Worried About Impeachment

Report: Obama Worried About Impeachment:
"It’s good that impeachment is on Obama’s radar, but the truth is that impeachment should be on the minds of every lawmaker who cares about law and order. Whether one agrees with the policies of this president or not, we all must agree that we live in a republic centered on the concept of law and order and a president simply must be willing to enforce the law and he must refrain from creating new laws with a pen and a phone."

Oh crap! They're morons!------10 Things Millennials Won’t Spend Money On

10 Things Millennials Won’t Spend Money On | Money.com:
"By 2017, millennials will have more buying power than any other generation. 
But so far, they're not spending like their parents did."

War on women?-----Valerie Jarrett-Opinion: We must end pregnancy discrimination

Opinion: We must end pregnancy discrimination - CNN.com:
That's why this week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued much-needed enforcement guidance on pregnancy discrimination. 
It is the first comprehensive update of the commission's guidance in more than 30 years and will translate into real relief for countless women, especially low-income women who are working hard to support their families.
Earlier this year, President Barack Obama hosted a White House Summit on Working Families that focused on the need for 21st century workplaces to adapt to the needs of the 21st century workforce with policies that are good for both families and employers.
Working parents, working families and expectant workers are vital members of our workforce.
Ensuring their success is how we maintain our global economic advantage.

Feds Gave $1.9 Million Bonus to Nuclear Waste Contractor for ‘Excellent’ Work. You Might Question That Move After Reading This Story

Feds Gave $1.9 Million Bonus to Nuclear Waste Contractor for ‘Excellent’ Work. You Might Question That Move After Reading This Story. | TheBlaze.com
CARLSBAD, N.M. (TheBlaze/AP) — The contractor that operates the federal government’s underground nuclear waste dump in southeastern New Mexico received a $1.9 million bonus earlier this year.
Not necessarily unusual — except that the bonus was awarded just five days after an underground truck fire closed the facility…and another few days before a radiation leak that ultimately contaminated 22 workers at low levels.
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Nuclear Waste Partnership the funds based on an “excellent” job performance in maintaining the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday.
But some observers say last February’s fire and the radiation leak that followed nine days later demonstrate the contractor failed at its job.

Black and white is the new orange? Sheriff buys jail jumpsuits after orange becomes 'cool'

Black and white is the new orange? Sheriff buys jail jumpsuits after orange becomes 'cool' | MLive.com: "SAGINAW, MI — If orange is the new black, as the popular TV show title says, then black-and-white stripes are the new orange at the Saginaw County Jail.
The jail's all-orange jumpsuits increasingly are viewed as "cool," Saginaw County Sheriff William Federspiel says, prompting him to begin purchasing jumpsuits with horizontal black-and-white stripes for use inside the jail instead.
The choice was not arbitrary, the sheriff says.
"It's because as you see shows on television, like 'Orange Is The New Black,' some people think it's cool to look like an inmate of the Saginaw County Jail with wearing all orange jumpsuits out at the mall or in public," Federspiel says, referring to the Netflix drama.
"It's a concern because we do have our inmates out sometimes doing work in the public, and I don't want anyone to confuse them or have them walk away.
"We decided that the black-and-white stripes would be the best way to go because it signifies 'jail inmate,' and I don't see people out there wanting to wear black-and-white stripes.""

Now Michelle Obama Wants to Control How You Shop for Groceries

Now Michelle Obama Wants to Control How You Shop for Groceries:
"Now, Michelle Obama wants to take her nutritional demands from the school system nationwide with major changes being suggested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to nudge Americans to purchase healthier foods. "

Still not enough to fix the roads------State Budget Has Increased $5 Billion the Past Three Years

State Budget Has Increased $5 Billion the Past Three Years [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"Amid all the publicity of the city of Detroit’s bankruptcy and bailout, the scramble to find money for road repairs and school superintendents who have spun funding increases as reductions, what may be lost is that the overall state budget is projected to increase by $2 billion in fiscal 2014-15.
In fact, the state will spend about $4.7 billion more than it did in 2011-12, according to the Senate Fiscal Agency.
An increase in federal money accounts for $2 billion of that $4.7 billion increase over the past three years.
The state has appropriated $53.12 billion for 2014-15.
The overall state budget was $48.42 billion in 2011-12, then increased to $48.55 billion in 2012-13 and is at $51.15 billion this year, according to the Senate Fiscal Agency.
Those figures include federal dollars.
For the 2014-15 budget that has been proposed, $21.73 billion is federal money."

The Pageant King of Alabama

The Pageant King of Alabama - NYTimes.com:
"Bill Alverson has advice for everyone. But if you ask for it, be forewarned that you might not like it.
“Clean up your Facebook — it’s too narcissistic.” (To an aspiring Miss Alabama who posted pictures of herself in crown and gown.)
“You have got to lose the ebonics!” (To a woman vying to be Miss Mississippi.)
“That’s fine, because you’re not a chunker.
If you had a weight problem, I’d say you have to lay off all the croissants.” (To a 10-year-old dreaming of a baking career.)
For this, he charges $125 an hour.
And hundreds of aspiring beauty queens pay up.
They call, text, Skype, even drive to his home in Andalusia, Ala., because Alverson is one of the most successful beauty-pageant coaches in America today."

Just another weekend in the gun free zone of Chicago

Just another weekend in the gun free zone of Chicago « Hot Air
So… how’s that whole gun free zone thing in Chicago working out? 
Even though they came close to setting a new record over the 4th of July, things in the Windy City aren’t slowing down much. 
The toll just for Friday afternoon through Saturday morning was impressive in a pretty horrid way.

A 10-year-old girl was shot in the head and critically injured by a stray bullet fired into her home in the Garfield Park neighborhood Friday afternoon, authorities said.

The girl, and another 12-year-old shot in the same neighborhood, are among 22 people shot between about 3:30 p.m. and 3 a.m.

The 10-year-old was shot in the head in the 3900 block of West Gladys Avenue about 9:35 p.m., said Police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer. The girl was taken, initially in critical condition, to Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the Chicago Fire Department, and later was considered in extremely critical condition, according to police. Police said she was brain dead.

Celebrate the Moon Landing(one day late) with Buzz------Watch a 72-year-old Buzz Aldrin punch a jerk in the face for calling him a 'liar'

Watch a 72-year-old Buzz Aldrin punch a jerk in the face for calling him a 'liar' - The Week:
"Watch a 72-year-old Buzz Aldrin punch a jerk in the face for calling him a 'liar'
Buzz Aldrin: Famed astronaut, second man on the moon, and puncher of smug faces."

Guess Who Said Americans Should Be ‘Proud’ of Obama’s Diplomacy | Video | TheBlaze.com

Guess Who Said Americans Should Be ‘Proud’ of Obama’s Diplomacy | Video | TheBlaze.com: "Secretary of State John Kerry defended President Barack Obama’s foreign policy accomplishments Sunday morning — and he included a jab at the man who beat him in the 2004 presidential campaign."

Where The Happiest Americans Are (And Are Not)

Where The Happiest Americans Are (And Are Not) | Zero Hedge: