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."

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."

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:"

'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.”"

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."

Powerful------Will you stop this?

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."

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.

Hobson's Choice-------Remember the choice? Hill or Hussein!------Hillary Clinton Ad - 3 AM White House Ringing Phone

History for July 30

History for July 30 - On-This-Day.com

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).

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. 

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."

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."

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."

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.

“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.

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:

"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.