Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Furious Tennessee Governor Demands ‘Immediate Answers’ to These 8 Questions After Obama Admin’s ‘Unacceptable’ Actions | TheBlaze.com
Furious Tennessee Governor Demands ‘Immediate Answers’ to These 8 Questions After Obama Admin’s ‘Unacceptable’ Actions | TheBlaze.com:
"Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam (R) is fuming after the Obama administration reportedly released 760 illegal immigrant children to sponsors in his state without ever informing him of the decision.
Now, Haslam is demanding “immediate answers.”
"Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam (R) is fuming after the Obama administration reportedly released 760 illegal immigrant children to sponsors in his state without ever informing him of the decision.Now, Haslam is demanding “immediate answers.”
Multiply this outrage by thousands--------Patent workers paid to exercise, shop, do chores: report
Patent workers paid to exercise, shop, do chores: report - Washington Times
Dozens of employees working for an obscure federal agency went years with little work to do, allowing them to collect salaries and bonuses while they shopped online, caught up on chores, watched television or walked the dog, an investigation revealed Tuesday.
The probe by the Commerce Department’s inspector general found that paralegals at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s appeals board were paid more than $5 million for their time even though there was so little work for them to do that supervisors didn’t care how they used it.
Dozens of employees working for an obscure federal agency went years with little work to do, allowing them to collect salaries and bonuses while they shopped online, caught up on chores, watched television or walked the dog, an investigation revealed Tuesday.The probe by the Commerce Department’s inspector general found that paralegals at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s appeals board were paid more than $5 million for their time even though there was so little work for them to do that supervisors didn’t care how they used it.
“I almost don’t blame [paralegals] for watching TV because, I mean, you’re sitting around for 800 hours,” one chief judge told the investigators, who found that supervisors not only tolerated the problem but in one instance admonished an employee who complained about the lack of work.
The idle paralegals nonetheless managed to take home more than a half-million dollars in performance bonuses from 2009 to 2013, before the agency hired enough judges to increase the workload, according to the report.
The idle paralegals nonetheless managed to take home more than a half-million dollars in performance bonuses from 2009 to 2013, before the agency hired enough judges to increase the workload, according to the report.
Real Unemployment Rate Is at Least 18 Percent
Real Unemployment Rate Is at Least 18 Percent - Peter Morici - Townhall Finance Conservative Columnists and Financial Commentary - Page full:
"A recent study by the Center for Immigration Studies indicates that virtually all the new jobs created since 2000 went to immigrants, whereas none were created for native-born Americans.
Adding in discouraged adults who say they would begin looking for work if conditions were better, those working part-time but say they want full time work, and the effects of immigration, the unemployment rate becomes about 15 percent—and that is a lower bound estimate.
Many young people are being duped both by unscrupulous for profit, post-secondary institutions—as well as accredited colleges and universities with low admission standards—to enroll in useless programs.
They would likely be in the labor force now but for easy access to federally sponsored loans and will end up heavily in debt.
Adding in these students, the real unemployment rate among U.S. citizens and permanent residents is at least 18 percent."
"A recent study by the Center for Immigration Studies indicates that virtually all the new jobs created since 2000 went to immigrants, whereas none were created for native-born Americans.
Many young people are being duped both by unscrupulous for profit, post-secondary institutions—as well as accredited colleges and universities with low admission standards—to enroll in useless programs.
They would likely be in the labor force now but for easy access to federally sponsored loans and will end up heavily in debt.
Adding in these students, the real unemployment rate among U.S. citizens and permanent residents is at least 18 percent."
Articles: How Litigating Lost E-mails Works
Articles: How Litigating Lost E-mails Works:
"On July 4, 2014, I wrote an article, “Litigating Lost E-mails,” which proposed using federal judges to compel corrupt bosses to the IRS to force the Obama administration to tell the truth about the “lost” e-mails or face the consequences of lying to federal judges.
What I proposed was to do what Democrats did forty years ago this month to Nixon. The case filed against Nixon in United States District Court was decided on May 31, 1974, and the case was argued before the Supreme Court on July 8, 1974. The unanimous decision (Justice Rehnquist recused himself) was decided barely two weeks later on July 24, 1974.
The political impact of that decision was immediate and seismic. Fifteen days after the decision, Richard Nixon became the first president to resign from office. Three months later, Republicans suffered enormous losses, which included not only Congress, but also state legislative races, where Republicans saw the number of state legislatures they controlled drop from 16 to 5, or almost nonexistence.
Two federal judges in the last couple of weeks have issued very plain, direct, and uncompromising orders to the IRS with tight timeframes. As I noted in my earlier article, there is no good response the IRS can make to these orders. Judges – really, any judge – deeply resent being lied to with a straight face."
"On July 4, 2014, I wrote an article, “Litigating Lost E-mails,” which proposed using federal judges to compel corrupt bosses to the IRS to force the Obama administration to tell the truth about the “lost” e-mails or face the consequences of lying to federal judges.
What I proposed was to do what Democrats did forty years ago this month to Nixon. The case filed against Nixon in United States District Court was decided on May 31, 1974, and the case was argued before the Supreme Court on July 8, 1974. The unanimous decision (Justice Rehnquist recused himself) was decided barely two weeks later on July 24, 1974.The political impact of that decision was immediate and seismic. Fifteen days after the decision, Richard Nixon became the first president to resign from office. Three months later, Republicans suffered enormous losses, which included not only Congress, but also state legislative races, where Republicans saw the number of state legislatures they controlled drop from 16 to 5, or almost nonexistence.
Two federal judges in the last couple of weeks have issued very plain, direct, and uncompromising orders to the IRS with tight timeframes. As I noted in my earlier article, there is no good response the IRS can make to these orders. Judges – really, any judge – deeply resent being lied to with a straight face."
Watch: Son Of Hamas Founder Just Slammed Hamas And Exposed Their Ultimate Goal On Live TV
Watch: Son Of Hamas Founder Just Slammed Hamas And Exposed Their Ultimate Goal On Live TV:
"Mosab Hassan Yousef is the son of a Hamas founder. He claims to have grown up hearing about what their ideologies are. He was being groomed for a leadership position.
But eventually, Yousef defected, embraced Christianity, and was disowned by his father, according to the Times of Israel.
Now, he is speaking out about the truth of Hamas, and what they are attempting to do within Gaza. He spoke with CNN’s Don Lemon:"
"Mosab Hassan Yousef is the son of a Hamas founder. He claims to have grown up hearing about what their ideologies are. He was being groomed for a leadership position.
But eventually, Yousef defected, embraced Christianity, and was disowned by his father, according to the Times of Israel.
Now, he is speaking out about the truth of Hamas, and what they are attempting to do within Gaza. He spoke with CNN’s Don Lemon:"
'Straight White Guy Festival' supposedly set for Ohio park
'Straight White Guy Festival' supposedly set for Ohio park - Washington Times:
"An Ohio park that often hosts gay pride events is deviating from that vein with a festival set for September that celebrates heterosexuality — from the viewpoint of white males.
The “Straight White Guy Festival” is scheduled for Goodale Park in Clintonville, a local CBS affiliate reported.
Flyers for the event say beer will be sold, but illegal drugs aren’t welcome.
Critics have already begun railing against the event.
“This kind of think implies there’s some kind of struggle going on for being a straight white person in Ohio,” gay marriage activist Michael Premo told the news station. “Straight white people are doing just fine.
I think it detracts from the real problems of Ohio that need to be solved, that are being denied their constitutional rights because of who they are, or who they love.”"
The “Straight White Guy Festival” is scheduled for Goodale Park in Clintonville, a local CBS affiliate reported.
Flyers for the event say beer will be sold, but illegal drugs aren’t welcome.
Critics have already begun railing against the event.
“This kind of think implies there’s some kind of struggle going on for being a straight white person in Ohio,” gay marriage activist Michael Premo told the news station. “Straight white people are doing just fine.
I think it detracts from the real problems of Ohio that need to be solved, that are being denied their constitutional rights because of who they are, or who they love.”"
Lessons from the Death of the Aussie Carbon Tax
Lessons from the Death of the Aussie Carbon Tax - Reason.com: "
But contrary to green expectations, the tax didn't prompt companies to rush toward renewable sources, because they are far costlier.
Rather, utilities passed their costs to households—whose energy bills soared by 20 percent in the first year. Other industries that face hyper-competitive environment such as airlines suffered massive losses. (Virgin Australia alone reported $27 million in losses in just six months.) The tax also made Australian exports globally uncompetitive, deepening the country's recession economic slump.*
This spawned a backlash that brought down the Labor government and catapulted into office the Liberal Party's Tony Abbott, who made a "blood promise" to ditch the tax, which he did promptly once elected, despite warnings that Aussie lowlands are more vulnerable to rising sea levels and other dire consequences of global warming than other countries.
Europe's cap-and-trade program has managed to hang on, but only by neutering itself. The program hands companies an annual emission allowance. If they exceed it, they have to buy more on the open market or invest in clean technologies.
But the program handed out far too many allowances for free initially, causing their price to repeatedly crash. Worse, the European Parliament last year refused to scale back the allowances as planned for fear of prolonging the recession.
The upshot is that despite spending $287 billion, Europe has little to show for it. (Australia's tax at least reduced its carbon emissions 1.5 percent in the first year). According to a study by UBS, Switzerland's biggest bank the program has had "almost zero impact" on emissions—challenging the much more rosy assessments of the European Commission."
But contrary to green expectations, the tax didn't prompt companies to rush toward renewable sources, because they are far costlier.
Rather, utilities passed their costs to households—whose energy bills soared by 20 percent in the first year. Other industries that face hyper-competitive environment such as airlines suffered massive losses. (Virgin Australia alone reported $27 million in losses in just six months.) The tax also made Australian exports globally uncompetitive, deepening the country's recession economic slump.*
Europe's cap-and-trade program has managed to hang on, but only by neutering itself. The program hands companies an annual emission allowance. If they exceed it, they have to buy more on the open market or invest in clean technologies.
But the program handed out far too many allowances for free initially, causing their price to repeatedly crash. Worse, the European Parliament last year refused to scale back the allowances as planned for fear of prolonging the recession.
The upshot is that despite spending $287 billion, Europe has little to show for it. (Australia's tax at least reduced its carbon emissions 1.5 percent in the first year). According to a study by UBS, Switzerland's biggest bank the program has had "almost zero impact" on emissions—challenging the much more rosy assessments of the European Commission."
Adding to the "entitlement" mentality-----Back to school: Find out where, when free backpacks will be handed out in Muskegon area
Back to school: Find out where, when free backpacks will be handed out in Muskegon area | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON, MI -- It's that time again -- time to start thinking about getting kids ready for school, and local organizations are helping with free backpack giveaways.
Lakeshore Backpacks for Kids is once again offering free back-to-school backpacks with school supplies. Giveaways start Saturday in Holton and will continue in various locations throughout the Muskegon area through August.
Cellular Connection also is giving away backpacks this Saturday.
Families attending Lakeshore Backpacks for Kids need to bring identification and children must be accompanied by parents.
In addition to the backpack giveaways, some locations also will include vision screening, hearing screening, snacks and low-cost haircuts."
Lakeshore Backpacks for Kids is once again offering free back-to-school backpacks with school supplies. Giveaways start Saturday in Holton and will continue in various locations throughout the Muskegon area through August.
Cellular Connection also is giving away backpacks this Saturday.
Families attending Lakeshore Backpacks for Kids need to bring identification and children must be accompanied by parents.
In addition to the backpack giveaways, some locations also will include vision screening, hearing screening, snacks and low-cost haircuts."
Obama Thanks Muslims for ‘Building the Very Fabric of Our Nation’
Obama Thanks Muslims for ‘Building the Very Fabric of Our Nation’:"Earlier this month a Gallup poll indicated that 72% of Muslims approve of the job Obama is doing, even though his support has plummeted among virtually every other group.
Two weeks ago, Obama celebrated the Muslim holiday of Ramadan in the White House."
The Truth Behind that 1-in-5 College Women are Raped Statistic
The Truth Behind that 1-in-5 College Women are Raped Statistic
The oft-cited statistic that “one in five women is sexually assaulted by the end of her college career” has become a battle cry for those pushing for strict and severe sexual assault campus policies.
The statistic that 20 percent of all coeds will be sexually assaulted or raped before they leave college was taken from a 2007 study conducted by the Justice Department, and it paints a truly horrifying picture.
The problem is, the statistic is flimsy and unsubstantiated at best – and maliciously manipulated as a means to an end at worst.
History for July 30
History for July 30 - On-This-Day.com
Henry Ford’s birth anniversary (1863-1947).
1942 - The WAVES were created by legislation signed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The members of the Women's Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service were a part of the U.S. Navy.
1954, 19 year-old Elvis Presley appeared in concert for the first time at Memphis, TN. He was billed third (the headliner was Slim Whitman).
1956 - The phrase "In God We Trust" was adopted as the U.S. national motto.
1965 - U.S. President Johnson signed into law Social Security Act that established Medicare and Medicaid. It went into effect the following year.
1974 - The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Nixon for blocking the Watergate investigation and for abuse of power.
In 1975, union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared. He was declared dead July 30, 1982.
1990 - In Spring Hill, TN, the first Saturn automobile rolled off the assembly line.
Emily Bronte’s birth anniversary (1818-48).
Henry Ford’s birth anniversary (1863-1947).
125th birth anniversary of scientist Vladimir Zworykin (1889-1982), father of television (inventor of the iconoscope, kinescope, electron microscope, infrared vision).
In 1811, Mexican revolutionary Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (Father Hidalgo) was executed in Chihuahua.
Happy Birthday! Paul Anka, Edd Byrnes, Laurence Fishburne, Anita Hill, Lisa Kudrow, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
1942 - The WAVES were created by legislation signed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The members of the Women's Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service were a part of the U.S. Navy.
1954, 19 year-old Elvis Presley appeared in concert for the first time at Memphis, TN. He was billed third (the headliner was Slim Whitman).
1965 - U.S. President Johnson signed into law Social Security Act that established Medicare and Medicaid. It went into effect the following year.
1974 - The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Nixon for blocking the Watergate investigation and for abuse of power.
In 1975, union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared. He was declared dead July 30, 1982.
1990 - In Spring Hill, TN, the first Saturn automobile rolled off the assembly line.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Obama IRS Teaming Up with Atheists in New Attack on Christianity
Obama IRS Teaming Up with Atheists in New Attack on Christianity:
"The Obama IRS is teaming up with an atheist legal group, the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FRFF), to monitor and investigate political activity of churches. The two groups entered into an agreement as a settlement to a 2012 lawsuit, FRFF vs. Koskinen. "
The Obama Admin Just Proved How Corrupt It Is, And What They Did Will Make You Want To Scream
The Obama Admin Just Proved How Corrupt It Is, And What They Did Will Make You Want To Scream: "What’s more, a recent study of college graduates shows that those who entered the workforce during the great recession might never make the same wages as their peers who graduated just a few years earlier.All told, the future looks bleak… That is, unless you happen to be an Obama donor.
That’s right. Even in the midst of a sluggish economy, Obama donors have been scoring incredible windfalls.
Crony Capitalism at its Finest"
Well worth the read-----The Absurd, Bureaucratic Hell That Is the American Police State
Commentary: The Absurd, Bureaucratic Hell That Is the American Police State:
"Whether it’s the working mother arrested for letting her 9-year-old play unsupervised at a playground, the teenager forced to have his genitals photographed by police,
the underage burglar sentenced to 23 years for shooting a retired police dog,
or the 43-year-old man who died of a heart attack after being put in a chokehold by NYPD officers allegedly over the sale of untaxed cigarettes,
the theater of the absurd that passes for life in the American police state grows more tragic and incomprehensible by the day."
the underage burglar sentenced to 23 years for shooting a retired police dog,
or the 43-year-old man who died of a heart attack after being put in a chokehold by NYPD officers allegedly over the sale of untaxed cigarettes,
the theater of the absurd that passes for life in the American police state grows more tragic and incomprehensible by the day."
Are You On A Government Watchlist?
Are You On A Government Watchlist? | Ben Swann Truth In Media:
"Placement on the TIDE or TSDB must be based on “articulable intelligence or information”.
The document also says “single source information” such as posts on social media sites “should not automatically be discounted”.
Under the guidelines if you are suspected of terrorism ties your family and “associates” can also be placed on the list.
Another worrisome detail of the document is known as “threat-based expedited upgrade.”
This upgrade is unilaterally initiated by the assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism and allows for whole “categories of people” to be placed on the list based on intelligence that a certain type of person may commit terrorism.
If the upgrade is approved by senior officials it could potentially last until “until the threat no longer exists.” The lack of oversight creates a situation where individuals could be placed on the list and left on indefinitely.
The guidelines also state that after a suspect has been acquitted of terrorism-related crimes they can remain on the list, even after death.
The authorities state that it is common practice for terrorists to use names of the deceased as aliases in an attempt to go unnoticed.
For this reason you may find yourself on a watchlist in the afterlife."
"Placement on the TIDE or TSDB must be based on “articulable intelligence or information”.
The document also says “single source information” such as posts on social media sites “should not automatically be discounted”.
Under the guidelines if you are suspected of terrorism ties your family and “associates” can also be placed on the list.Another worrisome detail of the document is known as “threat-based expedited upgrade.”
This upgrade is unilaterally initiated by the assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism and allows for whole “categories of people” to be placed on the list based on intelligence that a certain type of person may commit terrorism.
If the upgrade is approved by senior officials it could potentially last until “until the threat no longer exists.” The lack of oversight creates a situation where individuals could be placed on the list and left on indefinitely.
The guidelines also state that after a suspect has been acquitted of terrorism-related crimes they can remain on the list, even after death.
The authorities state that it is common practice for terrorists to use names of the deceased as aliases in an attempt to go unnoticed.
For this reason you may find yourself on a watchlist in the afterlife."
How Valerie Jarrett Is Shaping the Size of the Next Big Bailout | TheBlaze.com
How Valerie Jarrett Is Shaping the Size of the Next Big Bailout | TheBlaze.com:
"U.S. taxpayers could pay $1 billion by the end of the year to bail out insurance companies taking a loss from providing Obamacare-compliant plans, and President Barack Obama’s most trusted adviser helped cut the deal, according to a report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released Monday."
"U.S. taxpayers could pay $1 billion by the end of the year to bail out insurance companies taking a loss from providing Obamacare-compliant plans, and President Barack Obama’s most trusted adviser helped cut the deal, according to a report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released Monday."What could possibly go wrong............Kevyn Orr Hands Over Water Department to Mayor Duggan
Kevyn Orr Hands Over Water Department to Mayor Duggan – Deadline Detroit:
At a time when the water department is under attack for shutting off service, Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr is handing over the responsibility of running it to Mayor Mike Duggan.
The order came Tuesday.
Under the order, Duggan will manage the utility and make appointments to the Board of Water Commissioners.
Under the order, Duggan will manage the utility and make appointments to the Board of Water Commissioners.
“This order provides additional clarity to the powers already delegated to the Mayor,” Orr said in a statement. “As the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department works to operate more efficiently and communicate more effectively with customers, it is important to ensure there are clear lines of management and accountability."
Duggan welcomed the move.
"I welcome the Emergency Manager's order this morning giving me the responsibility for dealing with the Water Department issues," he said in a statement "We need to change a number of things in the way we have approached the delinquent payment issues and I expect us to have a new plan shortly. There are funds available to support those who cannot afford their bills - we need to do a much better job in community outreach to tell our residents how to access those funds."Duggan also welcomes the day that he takes over all the operations of the city."I've heard complaints from many Detroiters who are trying to make payment arrangements, but who have faced long waits on the telephone or long lines at the DWSD offices. We've got to do a much better job of supporting those who are trying to do the right thing in making those payment arrangements. . . ."We will be developing a plan that allows those who are truly needy to access financial help."
Lawmakers Get an Earful: The Powerful Grassroots Effort to Block Amnesty
Lawmakers Get an Earful: The Powerful Grassroots Effort to Block Amnesty:"With nearly 800,000 illegals already having received deferred action, the president seeks to grant another 5 to 6 million more illegal immigrants the same. "
No Child Left Outside: Another Mom Arrested for Letting Kid Play in Park
No Child Left Outside: Another Mom Arrested for Letting Kid Play in Park - Hit & Run : Reason.com
A Port St. Lucie, Forida, mom has been arrested and charged with child neglect for daring to let her son, 7, play in the park half a mile from home.
He was happily walking there when a busybody noticed him and asked where his mommy was.
Then the busybody called the cops, since apparently no child should ever be outside without a private security detail.
A Port St. Lucie, Forida, mom has been arrested and charged with child neglect for daring to let her son, 7, play in the park half a mile from home.
He was happily walking there when a busybody noticed him and asked where his mommy was.
The police descended upon the scene of the crime and later arresting the mom for the usual charge of child neglect. What if something bad had happened?
As the mom, Nicole Gainey, told ABC Action News:
As the mom, Nicole Gainey, told ABC Action News:
"My own bondsman said my parents would have been in jail every day," says Gainey who paid nearly $4,000 to bond out.The officer wrote in the report that Dominic was unsupervised at the park and that "numerous sex offenders reside in the vicinity"."He just basically kept going over that there's pedophiles and this and that and basically the park wasn't safe and he shouldn't be there alone," says Gainey.
Never mind that research has shown living on the same block as a registered sex offender does not make kids less safe.
It seems the cops bought into the idea that predators are everywhere, always waiting to pounce, and simply because the worst could happen—no matter how extremely unlikely—children can never be left unsupervised in well-lit, popular public parks.
It seems the cops bought into the idea that predators are everywhere, always waiting to pounce, and simply because the worst could happen—no matter how extremely unlikely—children can never be left unsupervised in well-lit, popular public parks.
Obama: 'You Don’t Get to Pick Which Rules You Play By' | The Weekly Standard
Obama: 'You Don’t Get to Pick Which Rules You Play By' | The Weekly Standard:
"In making the case for closing tax loopholes used by corporations, President Obama says in his weekly address that the American people "don't get to pick which rules you play by." Neither should corporations, Obama argues. "
"In making the case for closing tax loopholes used by corporations, President Obama says in his weekly address that the American people "don't get to pick which rules you play by." Neither should corporations, Obama argues. "Well, Detroit is certainly being "rebuilt" without much of its citizen's (or these "corporate heroe's) moolah----Critiquing The NYT: Is Detroit Being 'Rebuilt' Without Citizens' Participation?
Two local writers, Joshua Akers and John Patrick Leary, critique a recent cover story in the New York Times Magazine, "The Post-Post-Apocalyptic Detroit," which examines the numerous attempts underway to revitalize Detroit.
As people who have lived in Detroit and studied its history, we were not surprised to see this city invoked once again as a benevolent mogul’s grateful creation in Ben Austen’s New York Times Magazine feature, “The Post-Post Apocalyptic Detroit” (titled “Detroit Through Rose-Colored Glasses” on the print edition’s cover, in what seems like a bit of editorial trolling). Detroit has spawned so many of these corporate heroes, from Henry Ford to the pizza-and-sports tycoon Mike Ilitch and finally the Quicken Loans CEO Dan Gilbert, that one starts to wonder if there’s something in the Great Lakes water that encourages the growth of corporate mythologies.Gilbert, to his credit, has political tact and personal charm that those predecessors lacked, and this partly explains his appeal. Less ruthless than the authoritarian Ford and less creepy than the reclusive cryogenic specimen Ilitch, Gilbert sunnily promotes the city without the racial condescension or outright bigotry still common even among public figures in metro Detroit’s white elite (see, for example, the suburban political boss Brooks Patterson). Gilbert also has a great sense of timing. He saw an opening in Detroit’s historic downtown after the 2008 financial crisis and exploited it. Even before 2008, a generation of shuttered factories and cynical real-estate speculation helped produce the very conditions—low prices, high vacancy, and, since many banks still won’t extend mortgages in Detroit, accessibility for those who can pay in cash—that now lure investors to town.Gilbert also benefits from an acute ear for the feel-good capitalist bromides of our era: his maxim, he tells Austen, is “do well by doing good.” But embracing the feel-good fog of confidence in “innovation” and “entrepreneurship” leaves two fallacies dangerously unexamined: 1) that private-sector innovation is basically benevolent and 2) that it can revive a city of 700,000, with Depression-like levels of unemployment, picked over by other generations’ innovations. (What is predatory subprime lending, after all, but an innovation?) One of Gilbert’s PR triumphs — putting aside his basketball missteps in Cleveland — is how he has managed to earn a reputation for civic-mindedness mostly by attempting to lure tenants to his properties. Tycoons of an earlier era had to pursue something besides their main hustle to earn the laurels being heaped on Gilbert. Henry and Edsel Ford founded hospitals, endowed schools, built museums. The charitable giving Gilbert makes, however, isn’t an especially big part of his image. He is portrayed as a Detroit benefactor simply for doing what he does: run mortgage and real-estate companies.
Yikes! Meebee she did have a stroke--------Hillary shocks CNN: Says George W. Bush made her proud to be an American, takes a swipe at Obama
Hillary shocks CNN: Says George W. Bush made her proud to be an American, takes a swipe at Obama - BizPac Review:
George W. Bush is very popular in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“We are in this period where we have to go back out and sell ourselves,” she said. “It is not to be taken for granted. What do we stand for and how do we intend to lead and manage? How do we enlist the rest of the world in this struggle between cooperation and order, and conflict and disorder, which is really at the root of so much that’s going on today – and I don’t think we’ve done a very good job of that.”
Zakaria’s eyes widened over Clinton’s insinuation that Obama is doing a less-than-stellar job leading on the world stage.
“Let’s not forget the trend lines.
Why?
Because of the president’s emergency program for AIDS relief. Whether you agree or disagree with a lot of what else he did – and I disagree with a lot of it – I am proud to be an American when I go to Sub-Saharan Africa and people say, ‘I want to thank President Bush and the United States for helping us fight HIV/AIDS.’”
Clinton, who is heavily weighing a 2016 presidential run, took another swipe at Obama by suggesting he has little to show for all the money, time and effort spent on trying to influence world events.
“I think we would be able to succeed more effectively if we were clearer about who we are and what we stand for and the values we hold,” she told her host.
How could this happen?!! It was a GUN FREE ZONE!!!!!! Shockingly, the media sorta missed this one------Patient kills caseworker in Darby, Pa., hospital; doctor then shoots patient, authorities say
Patient kills caseworker in Darby, Pa., hospital; doctor then shoots patient, authorities say | lehighvalleylive.com:
"The prosecutor identified the caseworker killed at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital as Theresa Hunt, 53, of Philadelphia. Hunt had accompanied Plotts to an appointment with Silverman at a psychiatric crisis center adjacent to the hospital in Darby, just southwest of Philadelphia, authorities said.
"When the caseworker was shot, (Silverman) crouched down behind the desk to avoid him being shot," Whelan said. "He was able to reach for his weapon, and realizing it was a life or death situation, was able to engage the defendant in the exchange of gunfire."
A struggle ensued and spilled out into the hallway, Whelan said.
Another doctor and a caseworker jumped in to help Silverman and secure Plotts' weapon, he said."
.......It is not known, however, if that is why Silverman was armed, apparently against hospital policy.
"When the caseworker was shot, (Silverman) crouched down behind the desk to avoid him being shot," Whelan said. "He was able to reach for his weapon, and realizing it was a life or death situation, was able to engage the defendant in the exchange of gunfire."
A struggle ensued and spilled out into the hallway, Whelan said.
Another doctor and a caseworker jumped in to help Silverman and secure Plotts' weapon, he said."
.......It is not known, however, if that is why Silverman was armed, apparently against hospital policy.
The Obama Admin Just Proved How Corrupt It Is, And What They Did Will Make You Want To Scream
The Obama Admin Just Proved How Corrupt It Is, And What They Did Will Make You Want To Scream:
The last eight years have been extremely tough on middle-class Americans.
Real wages have stagnated and even decreased, while full-time jobs are being replaced by part-time work waiting tables and delivering packages for online mega stores.
What’s more, a recent study of college graduates shows that those who entered the workforce during the great recession might never make the same wages as their peers who graduated just a few years earlier.
All told, the future looks bleak…
That is, unless you happen to be an Obama donor.
That’s right.
Even in the midst of a sluggish economy,
Obama donors have been scoring incredible windfalls.
Crony Capitalism at its Finest
Take, for example, David Grain. According to Federal Election Commission reports, Grain gave $60,000 to Obama’s campaign and the DNC in 2008; and he gave $22,500 in 2012.
Grain has also been a lucrative fundraising partner for Obama.
In 2008, Grain helped raise an additional $200,000 to $500,000 for Obama, according to a report in Bloomberg News.
And now, money is set to flow the other direction…
You see, Grain owns a private equity firm called Grain Management, LLC. that failed to qualify under existing rules as a small business for an upcoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) airwave license auction.
Luckily for Grain, the FCC suspended the rules in a closed-door, party-line vote; and the Head of the FCC, Democrat Tom Wheeler, took the lead on a waiver to the action rules.
Republicans objected fiercely, but the final vote was 3 to 2.
That means that when the auction is held, Grain Management will be designated as a small, struggling business by the FCC, in spite of its size.
This will allow Grain to get exclusive discounts not otherwise available to major telecom firms.
The worst part is that Grain’s firm isn’t even a telecom company.
Instead, it’s a private equity and financial firm that has no real interest in the airwaves other than flipping them for a massive profit.
Essentially, Grain’s Obama connection helped him manipulate the system and facilitate a lucrative arbitrage deal.
The last eight years have been extremely tough on middle-class Americans.
Real wages have stagnated and even decreased, while full-time jobs are being replaced by part-time work waiting tables and delivering packages for online mega stores.
What’s more, a recent study of college graduates shows that those who entered the workforce during the great recession might never make the same wages as their peers who graduated just a few years earlier.
All told, the future looks bleak…
That is, unless you happen to be an Obama donor.
That’s right.
Even in the midst of a sluggish economy,
Obama donors have been scoring incredible windfalls.
Crony Capitalism at its Finest
Take, for example, David Grain. According to Federal Election Commission reports, Grain gave $60,000 to Obama’s campaign and the DNC in 2008; and he gave $22,500 in 2012.
Grain has also been a lucrative fundraising partner for Obama.
In 2008, Grain helped raise an additional $200,000 to $500,000 for Obama, according to a report in Bloomberg News.
And now, money is set to flow the other direction…
You see, Grain owns a private equity firm called Grain Management, LLC. that failed to qualify under existing rules as a small business for an upcoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) airwave license auction.
Luckily for Grain, the FCC suspended the rules in a closed-door, party-line vote; and the Head of the FCC, Democrat Tom Wheeler, took the lead on a waiver to the action rules.
Republicans objected fiercely, but the final vote was 3 to 2.
That means that when the auction is held, Grain Management will be designated as a small, struggling business by the FCC, in spite of its size.
This will allow Grain to get exclusive discounts not otherwise available to major telecom firms.
The worst part is that Grain’s firm isn’t even a telecom company.
Instead, it’s a private equity and financial firm that has no real interest in the airwaves other than flipping them for a massive profit.
Essentially, Grain’s Obama connection helped him manipulate the system and facilitate a lucrative arbitrage deal.
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