"Despite being asked the question several times Thursday by multiple reporters, White House press secretary Jay Carney could not answer whether President Barack Obama has confidence in embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki."Friday, May 30, 2014
The Yes-or-No Question Jay Carney Won’t Answer About the VA Scandal | TheBlaze.com
The Yes-or-No Question Jay Carney Won’t Answer About the VA Scandal | TheBlaze.com:
"Despite being asked the question several times Thursday by multiple reporters, White House press secretary Jay Carney could not answer whether President Barack Obama has confidence in embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki."
"Despite being asked the question several times Thursday by multiple reporters, White House press secretary Jay Carney could not answer whether President Barack Obama has confidence in embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki."
OMG! B Hussein's lost Big Media!------NBC Reporter Can’t Name A Single Country Where U.S. Relations Have Improved Under Obama
NBC Reporter Can’t Name A Single Country Where U.S. Relations Have Improved Under Obama:
Thursday’s CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone challenged Richard Engel, NBC’s chief foreign correspondent, to name a country where U.S. relations have improved since Barack Obama took office more than 5 years ago.
After hemming and hawing, Engel admitted that he was unable to do so.
“Right now we have a black hole in Syria. Iraq is in a state of collapse. Libya is about to go back into a civil war. And this was the one case where we intervened militarily. So I think there is [sic] a lot of problems on the horizon in the foreign policy world just because you are off-ramping in Afghanistan.”
Thursday’s CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone challenged Richard Engel, NBC’s chief foreign correspondent, to name a country where U.S. relations have improved since Barack Obama took office more than 5 years ago.
After hemming and hawing, Engel admitted that he was unable to do so.
Ironically, when Obama gave his so-called historic speech in Cairo, Egypt, in 2009, Engel was one of those in the media most impressed:
“A lot of people…across the Islamic world simply had their mouths open when they were listening to this speech. They couldn‘t believe what they were hearing. They have not heard this kind of language from an American president. There was a lot of flattery involved, many references to history, and extensive use of Islam. All of these are common in the Arabic world. It sounded very much like an Arabic speech that was given by a well-spoken leader in the Arabic world.”
And now? Engle is singing a different tune:
“Right now we have a black hole in Syria. Iraq is in a state of collapse. Libya is about to go back into a civil war. And this was the one case where we intervened militarily. So I think there is [sic] a lot of problems on the horizon in the foreign policy world just because you are off-ramping in Afghanistan.”
Michelle Gone Wild: First Lady Targets White Potatoes and Republicans
Blog: Michelle Gone Wild: First Lady Targets White Potatoes and Republicans
Michelle Obama won’t rest until we are all scrounging for berries and chomping leafy vegetation in the forest. Or until she and her fellow progressives regulate the entire food industry Soviet-style.
Michelle Obama won’t rest until we are all scrounging for berries and chomping leafy vegetation in the forest. Or until she and her fellow progressives regulate the entire food industry Soviet-style.
Four years and $12 billion later, her campaign to replace French fries and pizza with green pepper strips and Mexican turnip roots in school cafeterias has tanked.
Kids in Kentucky said the food tasted like "vomit."
One day in Obama's hometown------3 dead, including 58-year-old woman, 11 injured in shootings on South, West Sides
A 58-year-old woman was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side, several hours after a man was shot and seriously wounded near a Lawndale school Thursday afternoon, officials said.
A total of 14 people were shot, 3 fatally during predominantly daytime shootings after sunrise Thursday, police said.
Unions not satisfied with killing our economy, now they're killing our veterans------While Vets Wait, VA Employees Do Union Work
While Vets Wait, VA Employees Do Union Work | National Review Online:
The list of these taxpayer-funded union representatives at VA offices around the nation and their salaries was obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by Georgia representative Phil Gingrey’s staff and provided to National Review Online.
“So many health-care providers were on that list — nurses or physical therapists or whatever they may be — when so many veterans are falling through the cracks,” a Gingrey aide tells me. “It’s kind of shocking that these paid employees wouldn’t be fully dedicated to patient care.”
In 2012, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs paid at least $11.4 million to 174 nurses, mental-health specialists, therapists, and other health-care professionals who, instead of caring for veterans, worked full-time doing union business.
“So many health-care providers were on that list — nurses or physical therapists or whatever they may be — when so many veterans are falling through the cracks,” a Gingrey aide tells me. “It’s kind of shocking that these paid employees wouldn’t be fully dedicated to patient care.”
In total, the VA spent at least $13.77 million on 251 salaried employees performing full-time union work.
Others, who were not included on the list provided by the VA, work part-time for unions at the taxpayer expense.
In fiscal year 2011, the latest on record, the VA used 998,483 hours of this “official time,” costing taxpayers more than $42 million.
Others, who were not included on the list provided by the VA, work part-time for unions at the taxpayer expense.
In fiscal year 2011, the latest on record, the VA used 998,483 hours of this “official time,” costing taxpayers more than $42 million.
Obama to Act Without Congress on Climate Change — and It Will Likely Drive Up Your Electricity Prices | TheBlaze.com
Obama to Act Without Congress on Climate Change — and It Will Likely Drive Up Your Electricity Prices | TheBlaze.com:
"The Obama administration is poised to unveil the first rules limiting carbon emissions from the thousands of power plants across the nation.
Obama says the rules are essential to curb the heat-trapping greenhouse gases blamed for “global warming.” Critics contend the rules will kill jobs, drive up electricity prices and shutter plants across the country."
"The Obama administration is poised to unveil the first rules limiting carbon emissions from the thousands of power plants across the nation.
Obama says the rules are essential to curb the heat-trapping greenhouse gases blamed for “global warming.” Critics contend the rules will kill jobs, drive up electricity prices and shutter plants across the country."State awards $830K to new Detroit grocery
State awards $830K to new Detroit grocery | The Detroit News
Detroit— Nearly one year ago upscale grocer Whole Foods
debuted its first store in Detroit amid mass glee — hundreds jammed the Midtown store the minute it opened and city leaders raved a national grocer had actually set up shop in the city limits.
Detroit— Nearly one year ago upscale grocer Whole Foods debuted its first store in Detroit amid mass glee — hundreds jammed the Midtown store the minute it opened and city leaders raved a national grocer had actually set up shop in the city limits.
By comparison, the new Parkway Foods in an empty strip mall on East Jefferson opened with little fanfare, but it has support from one key group: funders. State and city economic officials believe the independent grocer could be another vital step in erasing the city’s image as a “food desert.”
desert.”
More than $1.2 million in grants and loans have been awarded to the owners of the grocery and retail center it anchors.
have been awarded to the owners of the grocery and retail center it anchors.
The strip is called the Shops at Jefferson Village, 11250 East Jefferson Ave.
The retail center is mainly empty now but Parkway Foods is expected to revive the development.
.....The state economic development agency has supported a number of other grocery stores and fresh food projects in Detroit, including:
■June 2013: A $1 million incentive to Eastern Market Corporation for the renovation of Shed 5 and the addition of a community kitchen.
■June 2012: A $1 million grant to aid construction of the Whole Foods on Mack.
■December 2011: A brownfield tax credit valued at up to $6.1 million and local and school tax capture valued at $10.75 million for Gateway Marketplace.
10 War Movies Guaranteed to Make You Cry
PJ Lifestyle » 10 War Movies Guaranteed to Make You Cry:#10. Gunga Din
A 1939 adventure film “inspired” by the Rudyard Kipling poem follows the exploits of three British army lieutenants — Cutter (Cary Grant), MacChesney (Victor McLaglen), Ballantine (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) — on the Indian frontier.
The movie is all dash and panache, except for the erstwhile native water carrier, Gunga Din (Sam Jaffe), whose only dream is to be a real soldier.
In the end, it’s the regimental “beastie,” shot, bayonetted, but carrying on, who saves the day before he falls. Sob along at the end of the film when the colonel declares over the funeral pyre, “You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din!”"
VA Officials Raked Over the Coals for Failing to Provide Documents on Healthcare Scandal | TheBlaze.com
VA Officials Raked Over the Coals for Failing to Provide Documents on Healthcare Scandal | TheBlaze.com:
"But Miller scoffed and said he doubted VA officials were telling Lynch the truth.
“Let me give you a little hint,” he said. “The VA won’t tell you the truth. So if you’re relying solely on the management at these facilities to tell you the truth, you’re not gonna get it. You’re just not gonna get it.”
"But Miller scoffed and said he doubted VA officials were telling Lynch the truth.“Let me give you a little hint,” he said. “The VA won’t tell you the truth. So if you’re relying solely on the management at these facilities to tell you the truth, you’re not gonna get it. You’re just not gonna get it.”
Media hides black mahem------Widespread Memorial Day Black Violence Ignored by National Media
Articles: Widespread Memorial Day Black Violence Ignored by National Media:
"Black Beach Week used to get all the glory: Every Memorial Day weekend, 300,000 black people gathered in Miami Beach to get their freak on.
And also create a tsunami of violence, robbery, shootings, carjackings, vandalism, mayhem, noise and trash.
But this year, many party-goers complained that Black Beach Week -- only reporters call it “Urban Beach Week” -- just wasn’t as much fun any more:
Too many cops, tactical vehicles, helicopters, lights, towers, cameras, suspicion.
Not enough chaos.
Not to worry:
The rest of the country picked up the slack.
Black mob violence over the holiday weekend was reported in more than a dozen cities around the country.
Some fatal.
Some comical, almost.
Let’s take a tour, starting with Cincinnati:
Four days after scattered reports of black mob violence during the Memorial Day Taste of Cincinnati, local police and media are just now starting to figure out how bad it was.
“General mayhem,” said one police Captain.
.....A member of a gay country western dance group reported that members of his club were also victims of racial violence.
.....The violence against them was also unprovoked and seemed to be racially motivated as the black teenagers were selecting white victims as people passed by.”
But black mob violence was just getting started then.
Before it was over, there would be a shooting, robbings, numerous assaults and even “teens” throwing rocks at police.
Curiously, the station that first reported the racial violence did not want much to do with the story:
“By most accounts, it was a successful weekend for the city of Cincinnati,” said the CBS affiliate news anchor, introducing the first report of the chaos.
Other than that, the play was just fine, Mrs. Lincoln."
"Black Beach Week used to get all the glory: Every Memorial Day weekend, 300,000 black people gathered in Miami Beach to get their freak on.
And also create a tsunami of violence, robbery, shootings, carjackings, vandalism, mayhem, noise and trash.
But this year, many party-goers complained that Black Beach Week -- only reporters call it “Urban Beach Week” -- just wasn’t as much fun any more:
Too many cops, tactical vehicles, helicopters, lights, towers, cameras, suspicion.Not enough chaos.
Not to worry:
The rest of the country picked up the slack.
Black mob violence over the holiday weekend was reported in more than a dozen cities around the country.
Some fatal.
Some comical, almost.
Let’s take a tour, starting with Cincinnati:
Four days after scattered reports of black mob violence during the Memorial Day Taste of Cincinnati, local police and media are just now starting to figure out how bad it was.
“General mayhem,” said one police Captain.
.....A member of a gay country western dance group reported that members of his club were also victims of racial violence.
.....The violence against them was also unprovoked and seemed to be racially motivated as the black teenagers were selecting white victims as people passed by.”
But black mob violence was just getting started then.
Before it was over, there would be a shooting, robbings, numerous assaults and even “teens” throwing rocks at police.
Curiously, the station that first reported the racial violence did not want much to do with the story:
“By most accounts, it was a successful weekend for the city of Cincinnati,” said the CBS affiliate news anchor, introducing the first report of the chaos.
Other than that, the play was just fine, Mrs. Lincoln."
Just the first (exposed...) of many, folks. Just the first.........Detroit spends $8.7 million to flip 30 homes that bring in $2 million
Detroit spends $8.7 million to flip 30 homes that bring in $2 million | The Detroit News:
"Detroit — City officials spent as much as $537,000 per home renovating 30 houses under a federal program to fight blight only to sell most for less than $100,000 apiece, a Detroit News investigation has found.
The Detroit Land Bank transformed eyesores — some that were rotting and burned — into gleaming gems, with glass-tiled bathrooms, stainless steel appliances, underground sprinkler systems and even $35,000 geothermal heating in a few.
.....Susan Hanafee was shocked to learn from The Detroit News that $430,000 was spent on the three-story Boston Edison home she bought last year for $80,000.
“It kind of makes me sick,” she said. “It didn’t really need that much rehab. ... It makes me sad to think about the money that was poured into a particular house and ... to know my neighbors are having to scrape enough together to put a new roof on.”
In total, the land bank spent nearly $8.7 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on 30 homes.
That’s an average of $290,000 per home, and the 13 most expensive homes cost $300,000 to $537,000 apiece.
The return on the investment from sales so far: $2 million.
The money was spent under a former director, Aundra Wallace, who left last summer for an economic development job in Florida.
He didn’t return phone calls for comment."
"Detroit — City officials spent as much as $537,000 per home renovating 30 houses under a federal program to fight blight only to sell most for less than $100,000 apiece, a Detroit News investigation has found.The Detroit Land Bank transformed eyesores — some that were rotting and burned — into gleaming gems, with glass-tiled bathrooms, stainless steel appliances, underground sprinkler systems and even $35,000 geothermal heating in a few.
.....Susan Hanafee was shocked to learn from The Detroit News that $430,000 was spent on the three-story Boston Edison home she bought last year for $80,000.“It kind of makes me sick,” she said. “It didn’t really need that much rehab. ... It makes me sad to think about the money that was poured into a particular house and ... to know my neighbors are having to scrape enough together to put a new roof on.”
In total, the land bank spent nearly $8.7 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on 30 homes.
That’s an average of $290,000 per home, and the 13 most expensive homes cost $300,000 to $537,000 apiece.
The return on the investment from sales so far: $2 million.
The money was spent under a former director, Aundra Wallace, who left last summer for an economic development job in Florida.
He didn’t return phone calls for comment."
History for May 30
History for May 30 - On-This-Day.com:
1431 - Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, at the age of 19.
1539 - Hernando de Soto, the Spanish explorer, landed in Florida with 600 soldiers to search for gold.
1848 - W.G. Young patented the ice cream freezer.
1868 - Memorial Day was observed widely for the first time in the U.S.
1879 - William Vanderbilt renamed New York City's Gilmore’s Garden to Madison Square Garden.
1911 - Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis Sweepstakes. The 500-mile auto race later became known as the Indianapolis 500. Harroun's average speed was 74.59 miles per hour.
1922 - The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.
1996 - Britain's Prince Andrew and the former Sarah Ferguson were granted an uncontested decree ending their 10-year marriage.
Birth anniversaries of Mel Blanc (1908-89), Carl Fabergé (1846-1920) and Peter I of Russia
Happy Birthday! Michael J. Pollard, Gale Sayers, Clint Walker
1431 - Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, at the age of 19.
1539 - Hernando de Soto, the Spanish explorer, landed in Florida with 600 soldiers to search for gold.
1848 - W.G. Young patented the ice cream freezer.
1868 - Memorial Day was observed widely for the first time in the U.S.
1879 - William Vanderbilt renamed New York City's Gilmore’s Garden to Madison Square Garden.
1911 - Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis Sweepstakes. The 500-mile auto race later became known as the Indianapolis 500. Harroun's average speed was 74.59 miles per hour.
1922 - The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.
1996 - Britain's Prince Andrew and the former Sarah Ferguson were granted an uncontested decree ending their 10-year marriage.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Veteran Montel Williams Delivers Blistering Takedown of Obama Over What He Failed to Do During Big West Point Speech | Video | TheBlaze.com
Veteran Montel Williams Delivers Blistering Takedown of Obama Over What He Failed to Do During Big West Point Speech | Video | TheBlaze.com:
“The president just promised $5 billion for terrorists around the world?! At West Point?!” Williams said angrily. “Where he could have used the day to say, ‘I’m sorry for the pain that I’ve caused you, the families, and I’m gonna fix it today!’”
Williams then called for a “#VASurge” campaign to make sure there is enough funding to adequately address the health concerns of military veterans."
“The president just promised $5 billion for terrorists around the world?! At West Point?!” Williams said angrily. “Where he could have used the day to say, ‘I’m sorry for the pain that I’ve caused you, the families, and I’m gonna fix it today!’”Williams then called for a “#VASurge” campaign to make sure there is enough funding to adequately address the health concerns of military veterans."
LIBERTY REVIEW
LIBERTY REVIEW:
http://www.libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2014/05/sgt.html
The president and his administration have done nothing to help Sgt. Tahmooressi. The president will allow illegal aliens to cross our defenseless border without question. He will accept them with open arms as he passes out gift baskets full of benefits provided by the American taxpayers. Vice President Biden considers illegals to be citizens. The president will allow the release of 36,000 illegal criminals and claim they aren’t
dangerous. Terrorist and those with ties to terrorist organizations receive better treatment by this administration than Americans. Veterans are now discarded.
http://www.libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2014/05/sgt.html
The president and his administration have done nothing to help Sgt. Tahmooressi. The president will allow illegal aliens to cross our defenseless border without question. He will accept them with open arms as he passes out gift baskets full of benefits provided by the American taxpayers. Vice President Biden considers illegals to be citizens. The president will allow the release of 36,000 illegal criminals and claim they aren’t
IRS: 318,000 FED WORKERS OWE $3.3B IN BACK TAXES
News from The Associated Press:
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- From workers in Congress and at the White House to active duty troops, more than 318,000 federal employees and retirees owe just over $3.3 billion in back taxes, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday.
That works out to nearly 3.3 percent of all 9.8 million federal workers and retirees who are behind on their taxes, which is significantly lower than the proportion of delinquent taxpayers in the overall population.
The IRS said it estimates that to be at least 8.7 percent.
Those behind in their tax payments include 714 of the roughly 17,000 people working for the House and Senate, the agency said. IRS officials said the data used to compile the report did not indicate whether any of those delinquent taxpayers were members of Congress.
In addition, 36 of the nearly 1,800 people who work at the White House and its various agencies owe taxes, according to the IRS.
The IRS provided no further breakdown of exactly where those delinquent taxpayers worked."
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- From workers in Congress and at the White House to active duty troops, more than 318,000 federal employees and retirees owe just over $3.3 billion in back taxes, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday.That works out to nearly 3.3 percent of all 9.8 million federal workers and retirees who are behind on their taxes, which is significantly lower than the proportion of delinquent taxpayers in the overall population.
The IRS said it estimates that to be at least 8.7 percent.
Those behind in their tax payments include 714 of the roughly 17,000 people working for the House and Senate, the agency said. IRS officials said the data used to compile the report did not indicate whether any of those delinquent taxpayers were members of Congress.
In addition, 36 of the nearly 1,800 people who work at the White House and its various agencies owe taxes, according to the IRS.
The IRS provided no further breakdown of exactly where those delinquent taxpayers worked."
See the Reception Obama Received From the U.S. Military Academy That CNN Anchor Says Is ‘Pretty Icy’ | Video | TheBlaze.com
See the Reception Obama Received From the U.S. Military Academy That CNN Anchor Says Is ‘Pretty Icy’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"President Barack Obama addressed 2014 West Point graduates on Wednesday — and he received a reception that CNN international anchor correspondent Jim Clancy described as “pretty icy.”
"President Barack Obama addressed 2014 West Point graduates on Wednesday — and he received a reception that CNN international anchor correspondent Jim Clancy described as “pretty icy.”
Directive outlines Obama's plan to use the military against citizens
Inside the Ring: Directive outlines Obama's plan to use the military against citizens - Washington Times:
"A 2010 Pentagon directive on military support to civilian authorities details what critics say is a troubling policy that envisions the Obama administration’s potential use of military force against Americans.
The directive contains noncontroversial provisions on support to civilian fire and emergency services, special events and the domestic use of the Army Corps of Engineers.
The troubling aspect of the directive outlines presidential authority for the use of military arms and forces, including unarmed drones, in operations against domestic unrest.
“This appears to be the latest step in the administration’s decision to use force within the United States against its citizens,” said a defense official opposed to the directive.
Directive No. 3025.18, “Defense Support of Civil Authorities,” was issued Dec. 29, 2010, and states that U.S. commanders “are provided emergency authority under this directive.”
"A 2010 Pentagon directive on military support to civilian authorities details what critics say is a troubling policy that envisions the Obama administration’s potential use of military force against Americans.The directive contains noncontroversial provisions on support to civilian fire and emergency services, special events and the domestic use of the Army Corps of Engineers.
The troubling aspect of the directive outlines presidential authority for the use of military arms and forces, including unarmed drones, in operations against domestic unrest.
“This appears to be the latest step in the administration’s decision to use force within the United States against its citizens,” said a defense official opposed to the directive.
Directive No. 3025.18, “Defense Support of Civil Authorities,” was issued Dec. 29, 2010, and states that U.S. commanders “are provided emergency authority under this directive.”
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