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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
AFTERBURNER w/ BILL WHITTLE: The Lynching
The truth about Trayvon Martin. The story not told. Have you ever heard of “lean”.
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25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head
25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head
The following are 25 facts about the fall of Detroit that will leave you shaking your head...
1) At this point, the city of Detroit owes money to more than 100,000 creditors.
2) Detroit is facing $20 billion in debt and unfunded liabilities. That breaks down to more than $25,000 per resident.
3) Back in 1960, the city of Detroit actually had the highest per-capita income in the entire nation.
4) In 1950, there were about 296,000 manufacturing jobs in Detroit. Today, there are less than 27,000.
5) Between December 2000 and December 2010, 48 percent of the manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan were lost.
6) There are lots of houses available for sale in Detroit right now for $500 or less.
7) At this point, there are approximately 78,000 abandoned homes in the city.
8) About one-third of Detroit's 140 square miles is either vacant or derelict.
9) An astounding 47 percent of the residents of the city of Detroit are functionally illiterate.
10) Less than half of the residents of Detroit over the age of 16 are working at this point.
11) If you can believe it, 60 percent of all children in the city of Detroit are living in poverty.
12) Detroit was once the fourth-largest city in the United States, but over the past 60 years the population of Detroit has fallen by 63 percent.
13) The city of Detroit is now very heavily dependent on the tax revenue it pulls in from the casinos in the city. Right now, Detroit is bringing inabout 11 million dollars a month in tax revenue from the casinos.
14) There are 70 "Superfund" hazardous waste sites in Detroit.
15) 40 percent of the street lights do not work.
16) Only about a third of the ambulances are running.
17) Some ambulances in the city of Detroit have been used for so long that they have more than 250,000 miles on them.
18) Two-thirds of the parks in the city of Detroit have been permanently closed down since 2008.
19) The size of the police force in Detroit has been cut by about 40 percent over the past decade.
20) When you call the police in Detroit, it takes them an average of 58 minutes to respond.
21) Due to budget cutbacks, most police stations in Detroit are now closed to the public for 16 hours a day.
22) The violent crime rate in Detroit is five times higher than the national average.
23) The murder rate in Detroit is 11 times higher than it is in New York City.
24) Today, police solve less than 10 percent of the crimes that are committed in Detroit.
25) Crime has gotten so bad in Detroit that even the police are telling people to "enter Detroit at your own risk".
It is easy to point fingers and mock Detroit, but the truth is that the rest of America is going down the exact same path that Detroit has gone down.
Detroit just got there first.
All over this country, there are hundreds of state and local governments that are also on the verge of financial ruin...
Monday, July 22, 2013
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington | AEIdeas:
"Carpe Diem
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington
Mark J. Perry | July 22, 2013, 1:53 pm
In 1911, Booker T. Washington wrote:
There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public.
Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs-partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays.
Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.
MP: Those words are still so true today, more than 100 years after Booker T. Washington made that observation….."
"Carpe Diem
Quotation of the day: Booker T. Washington
Mark J. Perry | July 22, 2013, 1:53 pm
In 1911, Booker T. Washington wrote:
There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public.
Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs-partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays.
Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.
MP: Those words are still so true today, more than 100 years after Booker T. Washington made that observation….."
HUD's New 'Fair Housing' Rule Establishes Diversity Data for Every Neighborhood in U.S.
HUD's New 'Fair Housing' Rule Establishes Diversity Data for Every Neighborhood in U.S. | CNS News
"Under the Fair Housing Act, HUD requires grantees, such as cities, that receive federal housing funds to "affirmatively further fair housing."
Under the proposed rule, the neighborhood data provided by HUD will be used to evaluate patterns of integration and segregation, racial and ethnic concentrations of poverty, and access to "valuable community assets." HUD wants to know if existing laws and policies -- such as zoning, financing, infrastructure planning and transportation -- create, perpetuate or alleviate segregation."
"Under the Fair Housing Act, HUD requires grantees, such as cities, that receive federal housing funds to "affirmatively further fair housing."
Under the proposed rule, the neighborhood data provided by HUD will be used to evaluate patterns of integration and segregation, racial and ethnic concentrations of poverty, and access to "valuable community assets." HUD wants to know if existing laws and policies -- such as zoning, financing, infrastructure planning and transportation -- create, perpetuate or alleviate segregation."
Detroit’s bankruptcy “should never have come to pass.”
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Deadline today for Inkster, Buena Vista schools to stay open
Deadline today for Inkster, Buena Vista schools to stay open | The Detroit News:
"Lansing — the financially troubled Inkster and Buena Vista school districts have until 5 p.m. Monday to secure new loans to finance operations next school year or face dissolution."
"Lansing — the financially troubled Inkster and Buena Vista school districts have until 5 p.m. Monday to secure new loans to finance operations next school year or face dissolution."
Detroit not alone under mountain of long-term debt
Detroit not alone under mountain of long-term debt | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"From Baltimore to Los Angeles, and many points in between, municipalities are increasingly confronted with how to pay for these massive promises.
The Pew Center for the States, in Washington, estimated states’ public pension plans across the U.S. were underfunded by a whopping $1.4 trillion in 2010."
"From Baltimore to Los Angeles, and many points in between, municipalities are increasingly confronted with how to pay for these massive promises.
The Pew Center for the States, in Washington, estimated states’ public pension plans across the U.S. were underfunded by a whopping $1.4 trillion in 2010."
Fewer Americans Wave First Amendment Banner
Fewer Americans Wave First Amendment Banner - Law Blog - WSJ
"Increasingly, the First Amendment is coming under challenge — by the American public.
More than a third of Americans say the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees, according to a new survey.
"Increasingly, the First Amendment is coming under challenge — by the American public.
More than a third of Americans say the First Amendment goes too far in the rights it guarantees, according to a new survey.
MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Dons Tampon Earrings To Protest Texas Abortion Bill
MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Dons Tampon Earrings To Protest Texas Abortion Bill | Mediaite:
"Some filibuster abortion bills, some march against them, and some wear tampons on their ears."
"Some filibuster abortion bills, some march against them, and some wear tampons on their ears."
EU declares Hezbollah's military wing terror group
My Way News - EU declares Hezbollah's military wing terror group:
"The European Union placed the military wing of Lebanese party Hezbollah on its terror list on Monday in a major change of its policy toward the region."
"The European Union placed the military wing of Lebanese party Hezbollah on its terror list on Monday in a major change of its policy toward the region."
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Student Suspended and Chastised for Speaking English |
Student Suspended and Chastised for Speaking English |:
"Nursing program director David Kutzler called her a “bigot” and a “bitch.” Kutzler proclaimed that Bennett was discriminating against Mexican American students. (Does anyone else think this guy should have his credentials taken away?) The unfair treatment of Ms. Bennett, age 50, who was just trying to improve her lot in life and was desirous of learning, is systemic of the way liberals approach teaching.
Ms Bennett was then suspended from the school and her reputation besmirched (Also the way liberals react when they know they are in the wrong) and told she could not return until she received counseling….for speaking English!!!! "
"Nursing program director David Kutzler called her a “bigot” and a “bitch.” Kutzler proclaimed that Bennett was discriminating against Mexican American students. (Does anyone else think this guy should have his credentials taken away?) The unfair treatment of Ms. Bennett, age 50, who was just trying to improve her lot in life and was desirous of learning, is systemic of the way liberals approach teaching.
Ms Bennett was then suspended from the school and her reputation besmirched (Also the way liberals react when they know they are in the wrong) and told she could not return until she received counseling….for speaking English!!!! "
Welcome to Chicago -- now give me that iPhone
Welcome to Chicago -- now give me that iPhone - chicagotribune.com: "
"He just kept saying, ‘We didn't take your phone, you white b------, leave us alone,' '' said Tammy."
"He just kept saying, ‘We didn't take your phone, you white b------, leave us alone,' '' said Tammy."
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