Saturday Morning
If you heard our Medical Rewind segment about the drugs that exist right now that cut your cancer risk in half, you’re probably wondering what the drugs are! Let me clear that up for you: finasteride and dutasteride could prevent 50,000 cases of prostate cancer every year; and tamoxifen and raloxifene can cut breast cancer rates in half. So why aren’t more people taking them? Bad p.r.
Today is the special 5K run in Tony Snow’s honor. It’s called “Get Your Rear in Gear 5K” and our own Griff Jenkins is running it, along with Tony’s son and daughter. If you want to learn more or contribute, go to www.getyourrearingear.com
What do you think about Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano saying that the administration plans to tackle illegal immigration in the first part of 2010?

Good morning Ms Alisyn,
I hope you had a good week.
Good morning my friends in Aly land. Here it is Week 10 of the F&F Office Pool. Games have been tight for the last few weeks and the standings have gotten close.
But, here are this weeks games for your votes:
New England @ Indianapolis
Philadelphia @ San Diego
Atlanta @ Carolina
Dallas @ Green Bay
chas
OK people, the pressure’s on this week. Don’t let the guys catch up!
I’ll send off the votes around 1 pm est. this afternoon, so get your votes by then.
chas
I expect Homeland Security’s first move will be to look the other way. Progressives are so far into political correctness, that can’t see sunlight from where their collective heads are!!
What’s your suggestion for the 12 million people already here?
Morning all,
My picks:
Indy, Philly, Carolina, Green Bay
Re Immigration being tackled in 2010…it is about time. Every day more people are getting here by breaking out laws illegally crossing the borders
Thanks Frank.
Good Morning Alisyn
my football picks
New England over Indianapolis
San Diego over Philadelphia
Atlanta over Carolina
Dallas over Green Bay
Good Luck Buddy
Morning Chas.
Good Morning Chas, etc.
Put me down for:
New England
San Diego
Atlanta
Dallas
I’m betting that anything this Administration does towards immigration will have nothing to do with security but giving illegals the right to vote on the fast track so it will help them in 2012.
chas
interesting theory chas
Morning Sal and thanks.
Thanks Olin.
Here are my picks
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Carolina
Green Bay
T is sleeping so will update ith his later
I am waiting for the progressives to give us their current talking points on immigration.
Then I will comment. Otherwise, I agree with Frank. The first move should be to inforce the laws currently on the books.
Thanks Meleen. T has until 1….lol
chas
Hi Ali!!
Guess what……..
Check it out!!!!
http://tandmee.wordpress.com/ or just click my name!!!!!
love the new blog! Your sunny vacay will be great.
Sooner or later, the slackers will realize, that the more people they let into the country, the SMALLER their FAIR SHARE will be!!
Good morning Alisyn and to everyone on the blog this morning. O’Reilly is right, it will be a nightmare for all of us. Keep them in Club Gitmo. They are NOT citizens of our United States.
You can bet, the people that want us all dead (the terrorists) are plotting the day they arrive in NYC.
Indy
Philly
Atlanta
Green Bay
Thanks Jimmy
chas
Aly I would love to sponsor you in the Tony Snow 5K I pledge a gazillion a mile you run (not walk).
I was wathing a TV show called “Gary Unmarried” the other night. He was trying to do several things at one time. His ex told him when he just tried one thing at a time he didn’t do very well. I can’t think of one thing Obama has done well but throw us into debt.
Games
Indy
Chargers
Atlanta
Dallas
Howdy people
Ed
That wouldn’t be a very large pledge Ed. I doubt i can run a mile.
Good morning Ed and thanks.
chas
ME, love the new site….make sure U take a lot of suntan lotion….
Who is going to pay for this circus of a trial…We built a state of the art facility at GITMO, so why not use it and keep this guy off US soil…Military Tribunal is the way to go and not a year long trial in NYC with all its associated costs….A use for stimulus money….
Thanks Frank been stocking up on that & Crown Royal LOL
Ed…the prez stays here just long enoung to do damage….then leaves the country til things settle down …..as he sells us down the rivers of the world
ED, he has perfected that are of throwing people under the bus….
Morning. I was back @ my butcher store the other day & he asked me if I’d heard the new plan for illegals crossing the border? NO-Well he says the border patrol stands @ the border with rifle pointed @ the illegals –Then ask them if they know the password for getting through—-If the answer ” I’m a Democrat” , they get to come across & collect medical,housing, drivers license,social security & free $ from the Great Americans all for FREE! Also if they are Muslim they get free to rein to Praise&Plan the destruction of American & kill Americans @ will from within w/no problem form this President! And then you get to get free Americans attorneys to represent you in court should you get caught! Gee isn’t America Great!!
That doesn’t sound like an effective business model
Frank..maybe we will be lucky enough to use the GITMO facility when we try the current administration ! LOL
Good morning to everyone.
This administration is so serious about enforcement that they took almost 400 border patrol officers off the southern border and transferred them to the Canadian border. They attempted to take enforcement authority away from local Arizona law enforcement. They ordered that work place enforcement stop. Sounds to me like they already have amnesty. What about all of the LEGAL immigrants who are already here and going through all kinds of red tape to get LEGAL green cards or citizenship?
that are = the art
Liz K…think he moved the southern border guards so that more illegals could sneak in?….then he gives them amnesty and gains more votes? HMMMM????
Jimmy, speaking of votes…see where NY-23 has not been certified yet…there is still some hope there, but not much….
Alisyn, important question from my wife: She likes your dress this morning and wants to know who made it?
Thank you
It’s Carilyn Vaile. Please thank your wife for me.
I think Obama is tackling as much as he can because the administration feels it will only be a one term administration. Have a wonderful day all you BRILLIANT, SMART, WELL-EDUCATED CONSERVATIVES OF WHICH EVER PARTY YOU AFFILIATE WITH! LOL
did see that Frank….pray for a miracle….
Here are my picks:
Indy
San Diego
Atlanta
Dallas
Jimmy and Frank,
It wouldn’t change the vote enough to overturn. You would need 3 more votes against.
chas
Way to go Liz like your picks, these guys went against my Cowboys last week and got spanked! Actually just coming back to them after 20 years it doesnt look like Jones is going away.
Thanks Liz K.
chas
Well, Ed, have to say I’m not really a Cowboys fan, but I do think they’ll win today.
bbl folks…..got to go show some rental property this morning
True Chas, but one less lying liberal in the House. He campaigned as not voting for the Healthcare Bill then in his first vote went for the Bill…The only reason he won is that the GOP “elders” selected a RINO who was left of Nancy Pelosi as its candidate then she dropped out at the 11th hour.
That guy is wrong. There is nothing Constitutional about being able to issue a fine without due process.
Even if you evade your Social Security Taxes you are hauled into Court.
And car insurance is a straw man argument. First off the State demands you have insurance not the Federal Government; second driving is a privilege, not a right. Due Process is a right under the Constitution.
chas
hi ali,
if the cancer drugs are as effective as claimed and aren’t $10/tab they will become as popular as lipitor-
trying to make illegals,legal is not a surprise-what will be the surprise is when the “new citizens”
are required to now pay,fica,medicare,fed.and state taxes-they will loose more money by becoming
citizens-but it is a major political ploy to try and guarantee votes in 2010-
-all of the ‘change’ is trying to be implemented prior to the mid-term election-
OK all. Thanks for the short visit.
I will return later to finish counting the votes. Remember voting closes at 1pm est.
Look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
chas
Indy
Philly
Atlanta
Dallas
Go Alisyn!!!! We gotta keep those boys on the run!!!
Ignore immigration laws = more Dem Votes
Stimulus = Reparations = more Dem Votes
Free healthcare = more Dem Votes.
Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera!!! It is all about the POWER!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!! I realize that I am preaching to the choir here, for the most part, but this is about the future of our nation, not just about how it will affect me!!!
Cloward–Piven. The progressives know that this is the time. They have arrived at the tipping point for America with democratic control of the House, Senate and White house and a handful of crisis to choose from, it is now or wait another 50 years. They must move quickly to both overload the system and set the stage for continued control of the Govt. through the 2010 elections…they need more time and don’t want a repeat of 1993. By opening up a four front war on America, it causes the Conservative to have to “fight” in too many directions to be effective.
If that was true John, we would have a much better healthcare bill going to the Senate. Too bad they gave in to them so much that reform will have to wait till we get the rest of them out. I hope you will help in this effort!
Well, at least they got Lou Dobbs – maybe they will raid the FOX newsroom next…..
WANTAGE, NJ—Acting on anonymous tips from within the Hispanic-American community, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Wednesday deported Luis Miguel Salvador Aguila Dominguez, who for the last 48 years had been living illegally in the United States under the name Lou Dobbs.
Alisyn. To answer your guestion as to how to deal with 12 million illegals, here goes.
Without jobs, housing, transportation, money, benefits, etc., most of them would return home on their own. The laws currently on the books should be vigorously enforced. Sanctuary cities should be against the law. Local, state and federal officials who refuse to enforce the laws should be prosecuted!! Employers that knowingly hire illegals should also be prosecuted!!
Political correctness stands in the way of any of the above taking place!!
olinl – looks like they are NOT ignoring immigration laws! LOL
I hope Geraldo is legal! LOL
I stand by my statements. Immigration laws are NOT being VIGOROUSLY enforced!!
The BORDER PATROL is doing an excellent job within the limitations set up by those ON HIGH!!
wonder if lizards get green cards? Hoot! Hoot!
Hi Alisyn and All, Here’s my picks for this week,
Indy
Philly
Atlanta
Dallas
Fox News – Source of constant misinformation.
The Onoin – Very credible news source.
Some would tend to agree with you Olin. LOL
Olin…The Onion is part of the MSM….
well…I guess we should all get our news from Pravda, N. Korea, and Venezuela, too….
hmmmm…wait…they don’t have anything but government controlled news?…hmmmm…..I believe in Venezuela….Chavez has shut down 43 or more radio, tv, or newspapers……and started running them by the state…..shades of Orwell!
but then again….we don’t learn from history, do we????….or reading????….hmmm……wonder how many public news stations, etc. there were in G-E-R-M-A-N-Y in the 1930s’……besides Axis Sally’s report….that is….
our “leader” is trying to learn from the best, isn’t he…..FOX is not a news station??? Then why does he try so hard to discredit them?…..much like one in here who tries to discredit everyone’s opinion but her own?….great minds think alike?….hmmmm??? Hoot! Hoot!
2010 / 2012 ….get ready for it! Hoot! Hoot!
Hey thanks for the info Alisyn. You are the best. I watch you and the guys, every weekend. Mainly I watch because of you. Thanks again.
Some say that “illegal aliens do the jobs Americans won’t do!”
Americans build bridges, work in coal mines, collect garbage, slaughter chickens, clean sewers, and much worse.
A more accurate argument would be that illegal aliens take the jobs that Americans can’t do because employers won’t pay minimum wage or provide reasonable benefits or safe working conditions.
Data on illegal jobs is inconclusive (it turns out that employers aren’t real big on telling the government about all the laws they’re breaking). However, studies have shown that minorities and the poor are hit the hardest by illegal labor entering the market.
Relying on cheap labor also has another impact – one that often goes unseen. It makes businesses lazy. Those who have fallen into the dreamy bliss of illegal labor don’t have to upgrade equipment, streamline processes, or deal with human-resource issues because they’re virtually guaranteed high profits due to their unfairly low labor costs.
THIS IS MODERN DAY SLAVERY!!!
Comment by chas
November 14th, 2009 at 9:28 am
I’m betting that anything this Administration does towards immigration will have nothing to do with security but giving illegals the right to vote on the fast track so it will help them in 2012.
chas
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Chas you are absolutely right….
I guess I am late but couldn’t get Aly’s blog up…
Till just now
I wouldn’t worry about them tackling immigration-they flopp at everything they touch and do and before we get to 2012 we have 2010-This nov election was only a taste of what is yet to come-
The Schmuck-in-chief has got some real problems. His Independent voter base is shrinking by the day and there’s more than a few Dems who are not liking what he’s doing. The economy is a huge deal right now. Folks who can’t get jobs are worried about how they’re going to pay their mortgage and whether they’ll be able to feed their kids this month. He promised the nation that if he could get the stimulus bill passed, unemployment wouldn’t go above 8 percent. Boy did he miss that one. It’s at 10.2 percent, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to improve anytime soon. Things are looking grim for the reaper and his merry band of thugs for 2010, not to mention 2012. He’s taking a dive, and fast.
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano tackling illegal immigration next year? Tackling them and then herding them all to the nearest voting booth, I’m sure.
You are right Sterling >)
How many promises did your “boy” Bush break Sterling? How many illegals did he let in to “take the jobs Americans don’t want” because corporations were crying about their labor costs being too high? How many jobs did they send to India and other countries because of incentives he gave them? Bush had the best “economy wrecking machine” ever! I wonder if he patented it? Well, it will take a while to reverse his machine and bring the jobs back here, so be patient – or were you really expecting the “Messiah”???
LOLOLOL
BTW, the stock market had the best week ever!
Merle, Sterling is not right about much of anything!
and chas never says anything, so I guess he can’t be wrong – but he doesn’t say anything that you can agree or disagree with! LOL He just places his bets and talks in chiches!
Another plethora of misinformation!!
As Sgt. Joe Friday would say “Just the facts Ma’am, just state the facts.”
Off topic-could someone tell me where Gini is and how she is-or if she is someones alter-ego-could you please bring her back-as most of you are pleasant and informative-she was the BEST-it would be excrutiatinly FUNNY if she is Lizs alter-ego.WOW.
Gini was informative? I never noticed that! Sorry, I don’t have any alter egos like you and your sister Sterling (or is she your cousin, I forgot)
Bush wanted to take in everyone that Fox (of Mexico) wanted to get rid of……this article is from 2001
http://97.74.65.51/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=23693
It cost us plenty!
Don’t forget to watch Palin on Oprah Monday! Should be funny!
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=441782>1=28103
Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles.
Geologists say more than 70 percent of Kauai’s beaches are eroding while Oahu has lost a quarter of its sandy shoreline. They warn the problem is only likely to get significantly worse in coming decades as global warming causes sea levels to rise more rapidly.
The loss of so many beaches is an alarming prospect for Hawaii on many levels. Many tourists come to Hawaii precisely because they want to lounge on and walk along its soft sandy shoreline. These visitors spend some $11.4 billion each year, making tourism the state’s largest employer.
http://www.pjtv.com/v/2714
Liz,
Your 8:46 post was priceless.
Liz,
I see you as an attorney—a litigator. Have you considered that?
Whats up with the Obama bow did we learn nothing from Mr Miyagi?
” Look eye! Always look eye!”
Colts -2 1/2
Eagles +1
Facons -1 1/2
Packers +3
Good Morning Ali and Good Good Morning to the rest of the gang! Hope all are healthy and happy this great morning.
<—- is waving wildly to the huge throngs of humanity in the room this day….
<—- can hear an echo in the empty room….wonders if he smells that horrible that they all bolted in under a single minute…..(sniffle)…
Good morning Aly,
My picks are New England, Philly, Atlanta, and Dallas.
I htink the administration will move to grant amnesty to illegal aliens, give them free government-option health care and allow them to vote.
Then those without jobs will be encouraged to volunteer for ACORN registering more voters.
Good Morning Caver
Coffee time Hows things in your world?
ood Mornin’ Gorgeous! I’m better than usual as a matter of fact….and you Beautiful?
Good, even……but the gorgeous fits you fine!
Been beautiful here, today rainy oh better to stay in & watch Minn kick Detroit!
Hassan was on a one-man mission to help with Jihad by killing American soldiers to help the terror war against the west and America. Pat Brown is trying to twist the truth to fit a political agenda.
Looks like oby might just put the terrorist in his own back yard area after all. Now isn’t that a hoot. I believe I said that going into this idea of closing Gitmo
Yep, they can be rehabilitated and become community organziers…..
A billion dollars to renovate a prison to house GITMO prisoners? All I need is about 200′ of good chain and a blacksmith…we can put any remaining money into that efficient stimulus program.
I don’t know about the rest of the country, but ACORN is still in business here, helping people obtain AFFORDABLE HOUSING (paid for by the taxpayers).
Sounds like business as usual to me, including loans that won’t be repaid.
Closing Gitmo and bringing the prisoners here for CIRCUS trials, is Obummer’s way of continuing to embarrass the Bush administration for going to war against jihad in the first place.
Good Morning to Everyone!
Having trouble posting this morning, so bear with me!
woo, woo, woo Ms. Lippy–I don’t like the idea at all!
BTW: If that bed is so comfy that it will turn a man into a preteen with a phone addiction, I’m sorry, I have to be honest and say that I’d watch that! LMAO!! It would be too funny!! ;D
olinl,
I find it hard to believe that ACORN is still in business ANYWHERE!! Whats up with that??
I know this is stating the obvious, but bringing the terrorists up to NYC to be tried for 9/11 is the worst idea EVER!! This will bring that pain right back up to the surface for the victims. Why does it seem as though that thats what Obutthead wants??
My football picks
New England over Indianapolis
San Diego over Philadelphia
Atlanta over Carolina
Dallas over Green Bay.
The terrorist should be tried in a Military Tribunal at Gitmo,
no out side pressure from the media….that way the Military can do its job.
As far as Napolitano saying that she will tackle illegal immigration in 2010….I’ll believe it when I see it! My former work place was FULL of illegals, and they were treated better, and better protected than any of us actual CITIZENS of this country! When did being a citizen of the US become a BAD thing?
Good Morning Sal!!
You nailed it right on the head! A military proceeding is whats appropriate. Not just for the terrorists, but for the victims as well.
Good Morning MetalGirl.
Morning good people! I guess we do not get treated to a new blog this morning. Doesn’t matter, when all my friends are here, that’s where I want to be!
Even though the 9/11 guys would be out in the middle of nowhere, they would still be close enough to a large major US city to be able to do something terrible if they were allowed communication with someone on the outside. Those are just my thoughts on the subject.
Good Morning Sterling!!
Hope all is well with you and your sis!!!
And good morning to you, MG!! We are good, thanks, and I hope the same can be said of you?
Good morning everyone. I too was hoping for a new blog. Oh well, here we are anyway.
That is ironic…trouble in the Democrat party over abortion.
Sterling, I’m doin GREAT!!
Just started a new job last week! The company I work for now makes parachutes for the Army exclusively! Its so cool!!
Good Morning, Sterling, Liz K.
So, we have our very own Rosy the Riveter … well maybe not rivets …..
Liz K, I know right!? Everything going on in the Democratic party right now is hysterical! They seem to be turning on each other over everything!!! LOL!!! Isn’t it the nature of evil to turn on itself??
Hey, there, Sal.
Good morning to all, hey Metal Girl, I love the comment you made about the nature of evil to turn on itself. That is a good one! We can only hope that continues through until 2012.
Good morning all,
My just for fun picks this week
New England over Indianapolis
San Diego over Philadelphia
Atlanta over Carolina
Dallas over Green Bay
and of course STEELERS over the bungles..
Right Sal??? xoxo
GM Sterling, Psssst between you and me…LOL I was wondering if you really believe what you wrote in your 7:12 last night post? That is your honest political analysis? Or were you just poking at Liz a little to get a reaction and being a bit factious? Just curious..
GM Mary!!
You can bet money on it that the Dems will keep up the in-fighting through 2012! All we need to do (among many other things) is sit back with our big bowl of popcorn, and enjoy the fights!! HAHA!!
Football picks are….
New England
San Diego
Atlanta
Dallas
Steelers
I know this is for men, but I WANT THAT BED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good morning to you, too, Lori. My post was just an observation. If if poked anyone, then so be it. I’d be interested in hearing what you think was fictitious about the comment, though. People are worried about the economy, and I don’t see any improvement on the horizon. I have more than one family member who is out of work, and more friends than can be counted on one hand who are also looking. My brother is in the dreaded position of trying to figure out whether to pay the mortgage or buy groceries this month. Does that sound like fiction to you?
Sorry, I just realized that you said factitious not fictitious. Sorry for the misunderstanding, but the question does remain.
…..with or without the men in the bed MetalGirl? :-X
<—– waves to Sterling, MetalGirl, Mary, Lori, Sal and LizK…
<—- blows a smooch to MetalGirl…..hehehe…
It seems we won’t have a new blog today so I will post the picks from the crew here for week 10:
Alisyn
Indy
Philly
Atlanta
Dallas
C layton
New England
Philly
Atlanta
Green Bay
D ave
New England
San Diego
Carolina
Dallas
R ick
New England
Philly
Atlanta
Dallas
Expect the results to be posted some time tomorrow.
chas
Hiya chas….looks like I missed the football picks again…..I’m as off the mark as much as my lowly Redskins. Wonder if they can get a touchdown this week….
Morning Lori,
You have to show up on Saturday to get a vote…lol
Nice to see you BTW.
chas
Hey caver,
Maybe Fox should give me a mailbox so I can mass e-mail the game picks to those who want to play along….lol
chas
I can’t post!!
Hey Caver! ~hugs~
Although the guys looked all cute snuggled up together, that is ALSO why they would be banned from the bed!!! LOL!!!! ;D
<—– wonders if he'd be banned or not…….
LOL Sterling is ok..
No I do not think it is fictious to say people are worried about the unemployment in this country.
and no I am not being factious! LOL
BTW Thanks for answering my question.. have good day all….
I know chas, it is my JUST FOR FUN picks…. was busy yesterday..;-(
Good morning Alisyn and all,
Mallard Fillmore and FOX News…….
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/mallard/2000/mallard1.asp
I guess my picks are just for fun too!! LOL!! Oops!! A day late and a dollar short!! HAHAHA!!
I’ll check back later…..Have a GREAT day all!!! ~hugs to all~
You got that right Lori, Pittsburgh over Cincinnati,
Great Picks there MetalGirl and Lori.
Sterling, I do think improvement is on the horizon however. I don’t pretend to be an economist, I just play one on the blog..;-), however my econ 101 tells me the stock market is the leading edge, employment the lagging edge. The stock market has already “bounced” mostly due to the companies making employment adjustments, which = higher unemployment numbers, hence larger profits.
Have faith , we always bounce back.
BTW if you want to send me your relatives resume I’d be happy to pass it on to my husband. His company isn’t “hiring” at the moment either, but he always keeps his ears open for openings.
Thanks, Lori, that’s much appreciated. We’ve got an accountant and a an engineer. Any call for that in your husband’s company?
CPA? and what kind of engineer?
CPA and mechanical.
good!!!!! yeah send it on, ya never know..;-)
The engineer will relocate, but the accountant is tied to a home he’s trying to sell right now, so that might be tricky. I’ll touch base with them both and forward the info to you if they’re interested. Thanks so much!
No problem. Yes you’re right being tied to a house is even trickier. I’ve been stuck with more than one house in our journey NOOOOO fun!
Well sending yellow vibes their way…. Im off to make a tail-gate feast!
Go Steelersssssssssssssss
Have fun, and go Bungles!!!!
You’re right Lori, the stock market is the leading indicator of an improving economy – and the unemployment numbers have started ticking down this week. Some companies are already hiring and calling back laid-off workers. It’s a cycle that’s predictable – but without the CHANGES going on because of the new administration, I don’t think consumer confidence would have ticked up the way it did.
Have a great day!
Kevin, I don’t want to go into law, but thanks!
Liz,
I won’t bring law school up again. You know best what’s right for you. But you do kick butt.
I apologize for being crass
Sterling,
Regarding your 9:41 a.m. comment:
Yesterday, for me, was a day to savor. More important than a warm, sunny Ohio day, I took my best IT buddy and his family out for a steak dinner in celebration of his next IT job. After his several months of unemployment, it was good to see the anguish gone from his face.
I anticipate hearing of your brother’s new job. His education and experience makes him a shoe-in. I’m sure, Miss Sterling, you too, soon, will have a day to savor.
No Sunday Blog??
Ok Hi everyone sorry to of missed the show today but gearing up to leave tomorrow
Dont forget to bookmark or add to fav’s http://tandmee.wordpress.com/
I just watched a cop have to slimjim HIS OWN CAR LMFAO!!!!
OK sal it’s up to Ben today since troys out…. Whom ever puts more points on the board wins…
grrrrr..lol noooooo FG’s we need TDs
A high school librarian in Phoenix says a former student at the school returned two overdue books checked out 51 years ago along with a $1,000 money order to cover the fines.
Camelback High School librarian Georgette Bordine says the two Audubon Society books checked out in 1959 and the money order were sent by someone who wanted to remain anonymous.
Bordine says the letter explained that the borrower’s family moved to another state and the books were mistakenly packed.
The letter said the money order was to cover fines of 2 cents per day for each book. That would total about $745. The letter says the extra money was added in case the rates had changed.
Bordine says the money will buy more books, and the overdue books will be returned to the shelves.
Thank you, Kevin, for your kind words. Fingers are crossed and prayers are said every day. We all do what we can to help him, but what I pray for most is for his heart to be again light and the pained look drawn too, from his face.
I’m not sure anything can be worse than a Steeler loss to the bungles… EXcept picking Dallas in the pool and having to root for them! Oh boy this is a bad day in the lori household… ! I may need a good politcal fight to let some steam off.;-) !!!!! LOL
LOL, Lori! Sorry about your Steelers, but the Bungles are on fire right now. Never been a fan, but I must say that I’m impressed with the things they’ve pulled out of their collective a–es this year! Sorry again. No fighting… woo-saw, woo-saw!!!
Thanks Kevin – no harm done! I’m flattered you think I would be good at it. I went to Border’s this afternoon and leafed through Glenn Beck’s “Talking to Idiots” – quite a “picture” book. The first chapter is about “how to use the book” – and it does need some explanation. It has 8 ghostwriters and at least 8 contributors – people behind the scenes in the “Fox” newsroom I’m guessing. I wonder if Beck writes anything on his own. I bet they read it to him. I wonder if he even knows what’s in it! LOL
Sarah’s book comes out Tuesday. I asked a salesgirl because they had a poster in the window. I told her I just wanted to look at it and I would NEVER buy it. She laughed and said she’s heard a lot of people say that. Borders if always full of people just reading – they don’t buy. LOL
“Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the administration has ‘no illusions’ about the Afghanistan war. Officials say the administration wants to make sure the U.S. commitment in the country is not ‘open-ended’ as the president drafts a new strategy.”
Translation: Cut and Run
If you are old enough to remember what happen In Viet Nam and understand what happen and why the South fell, you will understand.
chas
“The amendment, authored by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., went beyond preventing the proposed government-run plan from covering abortion to restrict federal subsidies from going toward private plans that offer abortion coverage. David Axelrod says the amendment changes the ’status quo,’ something the president cannot abide.”
Translation: Government Funded abortions if the Administration gets its way.
From the majority of Americans, thank you Mr President, you have just killed either your health care bill or your party’s chance for a majority and your second term.
chas
Chuckie, don’t you understand that when our allies pull out, we have no choice but to do the same? Learn something, would you?
Or – should we continue to “police” the world? Do you think we should have the draft again and start taking 18 year olds to “protect” Afghanistan from the Talaban? I seriously doubt that many Americans would agree with you!
Axelrod is right – we can’t tell “private” insurers what to do! That’s why we need single payer! We will have it eventually.
David Broder writes:
“I can certainly join in saluting Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her leadership team and the Obama White House for maneuvering the 1,990-page behemoth to harbor.”
“But as many sympathetic voices have been telling them: Unless you find more realistic ways of paying for the promises included in the bill, you are simply setting the public up for more frustration — and yourselves for a political backlash.”
“At least a dozen health and budget experts have filled the Web and the airwaves with warnings that the House bill simply postpones the cost controls needed to finance the vast expansion of insurance coverage and Medicaid benefits envisaged by its sponsors.
One of them speaks with special authority: David Walker, the former head of the Government Accountability Office — the auditing and investigative arm of Congress — told me in an interview on Wednesday that the lawmakers are “punting on the tough choices, rather than making sure they can deliver on the promises they’re making.”
Even some liberals are facing reality. Not only is this beyond the Constitution, but beyond our ability to pay for.
chas
Once again someone who “doesn’t read my post is there.
But since you did, let me say Kevin is correct, you should take up law. I say this having some experience in the field. I’ll explain:
I’ve had 13 years of law enforcement with the military. Spent a lot of time in court. I found defense lawyers were great at avoiding the truth, remixing the facts and avoiding the history of the case in front of them. You show a great ability in that area.
Now try and live up to your not reading or responding to my post. I have no use for artificial intelligence.
chas
SHANGHAI, China – President Barack Obama made no effort to conceal his irritation when his press corps used the first question of his maiden Far East trip to ask what was taking him so long on Afghanistan.
Jennifer Loven of The Associated Press had asked: “Can you explain to people watching and criticizing your deliberations what piece of information you’re still lacking to make that call.”
“With respect to Afghanistan, Jennifer,” the president scolded, “I don’t think this is a matter of some datum of information that I’m waiting on. … Critics of the process … tend not to be folks who … are directly involved in what’s happening in Afghanistan. Those who are, recognize the gravity of the situation and recognize the importance of us getting this right.”
My answer was right on – go ahead and deny it! THINK Chuckie! (maybe it’s too deep for you)
A single payer system would put that question to rest – either we have abortion funding or we don’t. It’s cut and dry – black and white – no third parties are involved!!! GET IT YET???
Obama will likely have one more war council when he returns to Washington later this week, even though Wednesday’s session had been billed as the last one. The president is said to have most of the information he needs, but is working through some details.
Aides have also begun to express open irritation at the second-guessing.
White House senior adviser David Axelrod, who attends the deliberations but says he does not “have a seat at the table,” told POLITICO that the impatience on the momentous decision is a symptom of today’s “A.D.D. political culture.”
I’m sure the GOP wants to support any and all of their contributors who provide abortion funding, as long as they keep their campaign coffers full!!!
Remember – Stupak is a Dem. – why didn’t the GOP come up with that amendment? Are you sure they are anti-abortion??? THINK ABOUT IT!
Just as I thought, nothing of importance.
Have a good week my friends.
chas
Police captured one of Sicily’s top Mafia fugitives on Sunday, dealing a stiff blow to the island’s Cosa Nostra crime syndicate, Italian officials said.
Convicted mobster Domenico Raccuglia, who has been on the run for 15 years, now faces several life sentences for crimes including the murder of a rival’s 9-year-old son, whose body was then thrown into a vat of acid.
Raccuglia was arrested in an apartment in a tiny town near Trapani, where he is believed to have had his power base, police said.
Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni described Raccuglia as Cosa Nostra’s No. 2, and hailed his arrest as delivering “one of the hardest blows” to the Sicilian Mafia in the last few years.
This weeks results were:
Alisyn: 1 – 3
C layton: 1 – 3
D ave: 2 – 2
R ick: 0 – 4
Which really tightens up the standings.
1. Alisyn: 23 – 17
1. D ave: 23 – 17
2. C layton: 20 – 20
2. D ave: 20 – 20
Absolutely right chuckie – nothing of importance! You know NOTHING! Just pretend you do! Go ahead and dispute what I said – intelligently please! You can’t – because you don’t understand. You are very easy to brainwash – and that’s the only reason the GOP is alive today, but not for long. They don’t care about seniors, so what makes you think they care about babies? They DON;T! The almighty buck rules them, and always will. PROFITS before PEOPLE! That’s their slogan!
Too little, too late? Or all for show?
Obama wants domestic spending cuts in next budget
By TOM RAUM and ANDREW TAYLOR (AP) – 2 days ago
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, mindful of public anxiety over the government’s mushrooming debt, is shifting emphasis from big-spending policies to deficit reduction. Domestic agencies have been told to brace for a spending freeze or cuts of up to 5 percent as part of a midterm election-year push to rein in record budget shortfalls.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hBr0LFXMFF1HE6-n_ZTN1829QS1QD9BUTPVG0
FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF
WASHINGTON — At first glance, the impact of the federal stimulus act so far in Michigan looks like cause for celebration — some 22,500 jobs created or saved in about seven months, $1.2 billion received to date and promises of $3 billion more to come.
But closer inspection reveals flaws in the claims and raises doubts about the mammoth spending bill’s impact to date.
A Free Press analysis of reports on more than 1,800 awards to agencies, departments, municipalities and firms in Michigan under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act found huge inaccuracies in job estimates of several recipients and millions of dollars in errors in their reports.
It also found that the vast majority of jobs reported or created — 85% — were tied to 15 primary recipients, with three-quarters of all stimulus awards made to date in the state creating or saving one job or less.
Gingrich: Contract with America round 2
by Mark Silva
Newt Gingrich, the former Republican House speaker and purveyor of the GOP “Contract With America” that helped his party win control of the House after President Bill Clinton’s election, says GOP chairman Michael Steele has started work on a new framework for 2010 that he is calling “First principles.”
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/11/gingrich_contract_with_america.html
“Most of those still were awaiting checks, which could help explain the lag in job creation. Still, hundreds of awards led to reports of job creation before stimulus money arrived.
Some are clearly wrong.
Detroit reported on a grant award — $10 million for work on 14 improvement projects in the city — saying 342 jobs had been saved or created, despite none of the money actually reaching the city yet. Last week, city officials told the Free Press those were only projections — not jobs saved or created.
The White House Recovery Office warns against projecting jobs. It wants an accurate reflection of jobs created or retained to date.
There were other exaggerations.
The Ingham County Health Department reported 97.49 jobs retained, but an official with the agency said without the funding, six jobs would have been lost. The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan in Sault Ste. Marie, which provides services to member American Indian tribes, reported 99 jobs created or saved thanks to $46,000 in cost-of-living adjustments for Head Start employees. An official with the tribal council said she believes no jobs would have been lost without the government money.
Promise of transparency..”
Promise of transparency
Signing the stimulus bill into law in February, President Barack Obama promised an unprecedented amount of transparency in how the money was spent — even as officials warned that with so much money being poured into the economy so quickly, there was bound to be error and fraud. While few instances of the latter have been charted, there seem to be may indications of the former.
The $787-billion federal stimulus is the equivalent of about $6,800 for every American household.
Leslee Fritz, director of Michigan’s Recovery office, spent two days in Washington, D.C., last week talking to stimulus officials from other states about how to improve reporting. Still, she said, she’s pleased with the federal investments.
“In a state like Michigan, there’s never going to be a situation where we feel they’ve moved fast enough” to get money flowing and jobs created, she said. But, she added, “I think we’re off to a good start.”
Last month, the Recovery Office reported that $37 billion in checks had gone out for $159 billion in direct investment awards by the end of September. The estimated jobs created or saved: 640,000.
Errors in reporting
Since then, news media reports across the country have found errors. A Boston Globe review last week of 12,374 jobs being created or saved in Massachusetts concluded the claim was “wildly exaggerated.” The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel found that a report saying 10,000 jobs had been created or saved in Wisconsin was “rife with errors, double counting and inflated numbers.”
“Are you surprised?” asked Peter Morici, an economist and business professor at the University of Maryland who is a critic of the stimulus bill. “Using this ruse, we now have unemployment” nationally “above 10%, and it’s going to keep going up. In Michigan it’s much worse, and worse is going to become terrible.”
Morici’s biggest complaint is that, despite Obama’s claim last January that 90% of the jobs the stimulus created or retained would be in the private sector, it is set up to produce mostly public-sector jobs.
So far in Michigan, the numbers support his claim. Of 22,513 jobs reported, 13,555 were tied to state money for education, doled out to local school districts. Without a huge economic turnaround or more federal money after the 2-year stimulus ends, many of those jobs could be threatened.
Poll: Americans Divided on Health Care Bills
Monday, November 16, 2009 6:10 AM
A new Associated Press poll shows Americans are divided about the Democratic health care bills advancing in Congress.
Although most agree that major health care changes are needed, the public is worried that hidden costs are lurking in the legislation’s fine print.
The poll found that 43 percent oppose the health care plans under discussion in Congress, while 41 percent are in support _ a statistical tie. Another 11 percent remain undecided and could hold the key to the final verdict on President Barack Obama’s signature issue.
The results mark a slight slippage for the overhaul plan, down from a 40-40 split in an AP poll last month. Opponents have stronger feelings on the issue than do supporters.
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/us_ap_poll_health_care/2009/11/16/286565.html
“YESTERDAY ON “ABC-TV” (BETTER KNOWN AS THE ALL BARRACK CHANNEL)
DURING THE “NETWORK SPECIAL ON HEALTH CARE”…. OBAMA WAS ASKED:
“MR. PRESIDENT WILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GIVE UP YOUR CURRENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM
AND JOIN THE NEW ‘UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM’ THAT THE REST OF US WILL BE ON ????”
(BET YOU ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER)
THERE WAS A STONEY SILENCE AS OBAMA IGNORED THE QUESTION AND CHOSE NOT TO ANSWER IT !!!
IN ADDITION, A NUMBER OF SENATORS WERE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS.”WE WILL THINK ABOUT IT.”
AND THEY DID. IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY ON THE NEWS THAT THE “KENNEDY HEALTH CARE BILL” WAS WRITTEN INTO THE NEW HEALTH CARE REFORM INITIATIVE ENSURING THAT THAT CONGRESS WILL BE 100% EXEMPT !
SO, THIS GREAT NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU AND I… IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR OBAMA, HIS FAMILY OR CONGRESS…??
WE (THE AMERICAN PUBLIC) NEED TO STOP THIS PROPOSED DEBACLE ASAP !!!! THIS IS TOTALLY WRONG !!!!! “
The point is: the economy is recovering! Stock market futures are way up this morning…and that means companies will be hiring into next year. No more stimulus is needed to create jobs, however there are still lots of infrastructure projects that have long been neglected. As long as the GOP governors do what they are supposed to do with the stimulus money, those projects can come to fruition.
As for healthcare – they continue lying about the cost to cover their own butts and the promises they made to big business (their “employers”). If you continue to believe their lies, you are cheating yourselves – and you will be cheated by your healthcare providers. The GOP is so deep into their lies that the truth is buried well beneath them. You make the call.
Can you post a link to that interview? I doubt that you can!
“and you will be cheated by your healthcare providers.”
Would you care to explain this statement further? I don’t understand. I need more information, please.
They will keep raising their rates, like they promised, if the GOP gets their way! What don’t you understand? They will continue to drop people who get sick, as promised, and they will continue to post record profits at our expense. It’s all in the GOP healthcare “reform” bill.
This is refreshing……no shoes thrown at Obama.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1409/obama-asia-trip-popular-japan-china-south-korea?src=prc-latest&proj=peoplepress
Sterling, I’m very surprised you haven’t read their bill….what happened? If you liked it, you would know what it says.
Providers are contractually bound to reimbursement rates with insurance companies, including three big ones run by the federal government, Medicare, Medicare, and TriCare. If fact, those government entities set the scale for all the other insurance companies.
Again, I need more information. Please explain your statement further.
I never said that I didn’t read their bill. I asked you to defend your statement about providers.
I did – read the bill. I’m not going to read it for you!
You should be able to understand it. You work in the industry.
Avoid the question. Turn the question around. Smoke and mirrors.
You didn’t explain your comment about providers. I’m still waiting.
GM just posted a huge profit for the 3rd quarter and they will be paying back $1 billion in December – way ahead of schedule!
I never said that I didn’t read it or understand it. I asked you to explain further your comment about providers raising their rates.
You can’t defend your statement because you made it up. And that’s fine; we’re all entitled to our opinions, no matter how uninformed they may be. But at least admit that it’s your opinion, or that you made it up.
The health legislation authored by House Republicans and set to be unveiled in the next few days reportedly would not prevent health insurance companies from discriminating against patients with pre-existing conditions.
That’s not just a stark contrast to Democratic-produced legislation; it puts Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his co-authors at odds with many members of their own party.
Many of the most respected health care voices in the GOP have historically treated the idea of eliminating pre-existing condition exclusions as an obvious plank in any reform effort. A Democratic opposition researcher provided the Huffington Post with several examples.
Even deeply conservative figures like Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okl) insisted as recently as August that “everyone agrees” that legislation should “eliminate pre-existing conditions” as an excuse for denying coverage.
Coburn’s colleague in the Senate, John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), explained in July that after listening to people in his home state, he understood that Congress needed “to take care of things like pre-existing conditions so that that doesn’t stop them from getting insurance.”
Another Senate Republican who was heavily involved in negotiating health care reform, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, has unequivocally declared that the government has “to prohibit insurers from denying coverage to people with preexisting medical conditions and charging higher premiums to people who are sick.”
Even the Republican Whip in the Senate, Jon Kyl of Arizona, has stressed the need to make sure that patients “cannot be denied care because [they] have a pre-existing condition…”
On the House side as well, many Republicans will find themselves at odds with the legislation that their leadership is about to introduce.
The approach reflects the stance taken by other Republicans, who have downplayed the regulatory role the government can play in determining who private health insurers will or will not cover. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) did not put the elimination of discrimination based on pre-existing conditions in his health care reform proposal. Instead, he proposed a Guaranteed Access Plan, which, according to his campaign, would use state funds to “contract with insurers to cover patients who have been denied insurance and could join with other state plans to enlarge pools and lower overhead costs.”
Still, at this juncture in the health care reform debate, even the private insurance industry has conceded that it will likely have to end or drastically alter its pre-existing condition policies (provided that there is a mandate that all people — healthy or not — purchase insurance in the first place).
Boehner’s apparent resistance to attaching that provision to the House GOP health care package leaves him susceptible to the political attack that he is overly friendly to the insurance industry.
Okay, so what you really meant to say is that you meant insurance providers, not health care providers, right? You do know that there’s a difference, don’t you?
FROM MSNBC:
“GM reports $1.2 billion third-quarter loss
updated 11 minutes ago
DETROIT – General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business.”
The Rep. tried to bring up the abortion issue several times. However Queen Pelosi kept shutting them out. If you follow the news you already know this. Now Obummer’s bringing terrorists to the US to avoid coverage of his failing healthcare debacle. Anything to distract the people from what he’s really doing. Chicago thugs style politics?
How many lobbists are working in the WH? Did you ever count them? Who’s being told what to do? If you start answering these questions I think you may be surprized.
It don’t matter what they work on in congress on health. we don’t have the money for it. why does obama keep saying everyone else is lying about cost when he is the liar.
I’m a little late getting back to you, Liz; but thanks for waiting. I thought it was amusing that you asked me to form by own opinions rather than letting someone else tell me what to think (not a verbatim quote of your words, but the meaning is similar, as I recall). You wouldn’t even be on this blog at all, spouting all your liberal nonsense if you had not been mesmerized by Obama. Everything you say either comes from one of his speeches or MSNBC. The facts haven’t changed, Liz. Liberal thinking is responsible for most of the evils in American society today. I’ll just pick one thing: poverty. There are, admittedly, people who are poor because they cannot help themselves. BUT, people tend to rise out of poverty more quickly when they are EMPOWERED to do so. When the government enables people, when it makes excuses for them, when the government feeds them, wipes them, burps them, and rocks them to sleep, they are not empowered. They just cry for more handouts, more government control, more intrusion. But I know you don’t get that, do you Liz? You’re a bleeding heart liberal who finds fulfillment from feeding, wiping, burping, etc. You sound like a typical liberal who is on a guilt trip because of how much you are blessed financially; and your conscience is eased somewhat when you throw money at people who can and SHOULD help themselves.
someone at my work said that obama has payed off AARP with promises to get them to help him. Same with that doctor group and drug companies. thing is they will all be gone with the you know what hits the fan after the money runs out in 10 years.
what I wanna know is who is my lobby person? who is sticking up for tax payers and they are going to raise my income tax to pay for it.
hahh…i also think she is a rich person ….maybe I ain’t so dumb after all. have fun today…I have to go sling some hash since I am not smart enough to work at a college….but i have rights too…maybe someone could come and burp me! ha ha
The liberal Congress’ spending makes as much sense to me as a janitor who makes, say, $20,000 per year, going in debt for a million dollar yacht. No one would advise a janitor to make such a reckless venture. In fact, no bank on Earth would allow him to have the loan. Yet, because the government IS the bank AND the janitor, it spends and buys anything it wants AT OUR EXPENSE! Why is the need for frugality on the part of a janitor dissimilar to the need for frugality on the part of the U.S. government? Can anyone help me? PLEASE!
My football picks
San Diego over Philadelphia…won
Atlanta over Carolina…lost
Dallas over Green Bay…lost
New England over Indianapolis..lost
1-3 today..bad day,
wk 1..2-2
wk 2..1-3
wk 3..3-1
wk 4..4-0
wk 5..3-1
wk 6..3-1
wk 7..4-0
wk 8..2-2
wk 9..2-2
wk10.1-3
25-15 for the year.
It is liberal sentiment and ignorance that have nudged us to the sorry state we’ re in now. God help us if we don’t snap out of our Obama trance and look at our economy, our safety (or lack of it) and our world standing from an objective and informed point of view.
No one’s going to burp you, Freckle. You’re not a Muslim terrorist.
one more question…i read here but hardly ever say nothing because of the meanness but a few days ago the Liz said she wnats her money to go for needy people. here is my question is that only democrat needy people? or all needy people? just wonderin cuz i am supriesed that such a mean person cares about nobody but herself most the time. Nd the Keven person likes her meanness…..sad
Gitmo Terrorist should be tried in Military Tribunals at Gitmo, Not in a Civilian Court.
Excuse me freckles, but we are NOT the means ones – you conservatives are! Who’s meaner than Glenn Beck or Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter? Puhleeeeeeeeeeeze! Nobody in the world! These are your heroes? Not mine! I’m a PEOPLE person, not a PROFIT for CORPORATIONS person! Also, I am not into war – conservatives ARE! They claim to be “moral” but their actions state otherwise – all the way!
Sal, Guiliani thinks they should be tried in New York! (well, he did when Bush was pres., but now that Obama is pres. he’s changed his tune – that’s how wishy washy the party has become)
Blogger, you are about the most self-centered person I’ve ever encountered anywhere! You wouldn’t talk that way to my face. Coward!
By the way, I’m getting a little nauseated listening to people talk about our need to gravitate toward moderate Republicans. They’re just singing the praises for Obama again. I’ve got a news flash for you: MODERATE REPUBLICANS ARE NOT REPUBLICANS if they are rubber stamps for Obama. Why would anyone want to listen to a fake, phony, hypocrite who calls themselves Republican but are just as liberal as Obama and Pelosi? No, when the next election rolls around people are going to vote either for a Republican or a Democrat (or maybe an independent). People who vote for Republi-crats are voting for DEMOCRATS. If they vote for a TRUE Republican, they vote correctly.
Why would you want these terrorist to have the same Rights we have?
they will kill me and you in a heart beat.
Any jury will find that guy guilty!
The Republican party has to go the middle to survive. You need to join the Teabag party.
Not that it is any of your business, Liz; but I care deeply about the hungry. I just define them differently than you. When I see pictures on T.V of starving children in 3rd world countries, it breaks my heart. I am not Mother Theresa, but I send what I can to organizations who help feed them. THAT is how self centered I am. I do not hold a similar sentiment for people who sit on their butts and make EXCUSES for the condition they are in. Again, I acknowledge that there are people in this country who have fallen into misfortune; and the government should have measures in place to help them. However, not everyone who says he or she is helpless is, in fact, helpless. For example, take a look at all the single parent households in this country that receive checks from the government. Why do they have singe parents? Often it is because a young girl got pregnant because she had sex with the wrong person at the wrong time. Whose fault is that? LIBERAL “thought” says, “Everyone is doing it. We should concentrate on giving them condoms rather than asking them to abstain.” Other families have single parents because one of the parents is a drunk or drug addict and can’t take care of himself, let alone a child. So he or she bails out on the family. Whose fault is that? Part of the fault lies with a LIBERAL judicial system that is EXTREMELY lenient on drug pushers and users. We want to “UNDERSTAND THEM” rather than punish them. See what I mean?
I think you’re dead wrong about the Republicans needing to go toward the middle to survive, Liz. That’s not what happened in Virginia and New Jersy. If they want to survive, they need to BE REPUBLICANS. Behaving like Democrats is NOT A SURVIVAL MECHANISM. Doing that is tantamount to simply “fading away”. If voters refuse to vote for them any more, yes, they will not survive. But is survival JOINING the other party and simply CALLING themselves Republicans? The end result is the same, Liz. No, conservative Republicans are going to do very well in ‘10 and ‘12, thanks to the fantastic job Obama, Pelosi, and Reid are doing. When Republicans take over they should make sure to send Christmas cards with big ol’ THANK YOU’S to Obama for driving the Dumbocratic Party into the ground and sacrificing themselves for the good of America.
excuse me liz but did it ever come to your mind that there are people on the tv and radio who are liberals who sound terribly mean to us on the right side of the issues? I don’t know all their names but there is some really nasty stuff said on lib shows that upset me. You are not very fair to think that there isn’t plenty of garbage said by some of those people on your side. They hurt people’s feelings too. and obama whines about people not believeing him. President Bush took it like a man and I miss him and his gentleman ways. If you were half as hard on Obama as you are on bush maybe you would be more believable but you are so one sided and make so mush crap up. Today when I saw you say GM made profits this fall I had to sign in and write something because i just heard the exact opposite on the news. you are more worried about making people feel bad for what they like and beleive in than you care are about being right or correct. just like the democrats have acted for as long as i can remember. Yell at people you don’t like and to heck with being correct…like that guy in florida who said republicans want everyone to die…shameful. but you don’t care just as long as you can yell at everyone here everyday is what you live for. just say GOP is mean don’t make it true. and that is all you have to say every live long day and it for you to say that don’t make that true neither. where is your proof as you always say to others
to Just Another Blogger…….applause! applause ! applause!
thank you for so eloquently stating the facts to the one who will not listen to them…..
WELL DONE !
BRAVO !
Liberals want Republicans to go center for this reason:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2009/58_say_next_president_likely_to_be_republican
They are trying their best at divide and conquer. They think that if they can get the Republicans to go center, it will weaken the party (they’re right about that) or that they’ll end up with watered down Republicrats. (which is what they want anyway)
Polls are showing that citizens are becoming more and more fed up with what’s going on in Washington, and try as they might to continue to blame the previous administration, Obungle and his groupies will take the fall for it.
Helloo mr sterling….i saw that on the news..i have today off and i never get to see what is happening but it looks like the democrats are trying to tell republicans what to do again like they always to so they will make everyone think that being conservative is a bad thing….ha ha ha this time the people can see what liberals does to our pocket books when they are let off the leash!!!!
I grant you one thing Freckle. Liberals really DO need to be put on a leash.
Well mr blogger I don’t know alot about the republican party and if they know what they are doing but it just seems like democrats get away with so much and saying bad about who ever they want to but republicans get fired if they leave up the toilet seat….
Dear Alisyn,
We took our grandaughter to New York City for her 9th birthday to see the Rockettes. We were walking by your studio on Sunday morning and watched you playing Wii with the guys. You actually stood up and waved at us thru the window. We were all excited but my husband fell in love!!!!! He is your favorite fan and watches every Sunday morning. You made his day. Thanks, L
That is so cool, Lynne!!!
Isn’t it amazing Reb have to give up their values and move to the center while the liberals keep going left. Why don’t the liberals go to the center? BTW GM lost how much in the last quarter? I thought you said they made a profit in your 7:09 post. Huge profits? They lost over 1.2 billion. That’s a profit?
The reason liberals want Republicans to “move to the center” and the reason they get so upset with us and call us names, etc. is the fact that they don’t want any dissent from their depraved and tragically INCORRECT point of view. They want CONFORMITY! You know…kinda like the KGB. That’s who they’re trying to emulate. They plan to take us all to a socialist economy anyway. They’ll need a KGB to keep us AMERICANS in line.
I am sorta glad we can all see what a left wing loon president looks like…..
great comments all…..they want a bunch of lemmings who will follow them into the sea! Hoot! HooT!
But….they ain’t gonna get it!
2010 /2012 ……the backlash is coming ! Hoot! Hoot!
Liz, if I were in your face, I COULDN’T RESTRAIN MYSELF. When someone throws verbal GARBAGE I am COMPELLED to speak up and warn people to get out of the way. I’m not surprised you call names, though. That’s what liberals do when they don’t have a decent rebuttal.
Did you read how Obama BOWED to the Japanese emperor Saturday? He claimed his bow to the Saudi Arabian emperor wasn’t really a bow. So how does he explain his bow to the Japanese emperor? This tells me he’s a LIAR (not that I didn’t know it already) and a wimp. He is humiliating America AGAIN. It tells us the level to which he esteems himself (which is justified) and the level to which he esteems America (which is NOT justified).
It tells me that you h a t e him and you don’t even know him! You are a h a t e ful person blogger! Where did you learn how to h a t e? Did anyone ever teach you respect?
The progressives have been in the center, but the right refuses to move off the fringe! The fringe is bringing them down….bigtime! You are all h a t e ful, but I’m not surprised because you listen to h a t e radio and h a t e cable news!
I am not hard on Bush. I respect his family – and I especially like Laura (and Barbara, who I saw speak once). Bush was not fit to be president. I voted for him because I thought he would have good advisors (boy, was I wrong). He knows he was a bad president. Obama has a lot more education and he is much more thorough in all his decision making. He has respect throughout the world, and the right-wing fringe can’t stand it, so they are further refusing to cooperate. That will be the death of their party, I’m sorry to say. I don’t blame good people for not wanting to go into politics anymore – look at the all the h a t e programs ready to dig up dirt and slam them! That’s the problem with America today!
Obummer is not fit to be president and I was not STUPID enough to vote for him. If I had I would never admit it. He has not a clue what he’s doing. No matter what some might say.
Obummer is not fit to be president and I was not STUPID enough to vote for him. If I had I would never admit it. He has not a clue what he’s doing. No matter what some might say. Dragging people thru the dirt? Like you do Sarah Palin. GEEZ talk about preaching to the choir!
“Did anyone ever teach you respect?”
OMG!! Ha-ha-ha, LOL, LOL,
Yikes! ROTFLMAO!!!! Snicker, snort, ahem, seriously, straighten up now, OMG, LMAO!! She did not really say that, did she? Oh, whew, thanks for the big ole laugh on this Monday afternoon! It was well deserved and much appreciated!!
Why won’t Obama release his college grades?
I can just hear you snorting Sterling! You are the LAST person in the world I would respect. I’m talking about public figures – not someone like YOU! LMAO!!!
Did you ask him? Maybe he’s embarrassed because he had higher than a 4.0! He was editor of the Law Review, so he had to have at least a 4.0.
Obama graduated from Columbia in 1983 with a degree in political science. He specialized in international relations.
Obama graduated magna c u m laude (second highest honor available) from Harvard Law School and was president of the Law Review.
Wow, look at the word in the last post that wordpress doesn’t like!!! LOL
Was Sarah Palin a success or a failure in college? The Internet is positively abuzz with that question, but the answer is a mystery.
Sarah Palin attended six different colleges before she finally graduated with a degree in Communications/Journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987. Sources say that as a kid, she was kind of a bookworm, but that at college she didn’t distinguish herself. But really, that’s about all we know.
Palin really ought to just come out and tell us her GPA. Seriously, nobody seems to care that Joe Biden graduated 506 out of 688 from his class, or that McCain finished nearly dead last in his. I mean, how much worse could Palin’s record be? Americans seem to be more put off by evasiveness than they are by poor grades, so she may as well just release her transcripts.
Comment by Liz
November 16th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
“Americans seem to be more put off by evasiveness than they are by poor grades, so she may as well just release her transcripts.”
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I again ask the question…why won’t he release any of his grades, his papers or his birth certificate?
Did he get into college the old fashioned way or via a quota?
I wonder if Obama smoked rock or crack or did he snort it. I also wonder if he smoked Thai stick or just the run of the mill Columbian. Maybe a little hash.
Obama’s Years at Columbia Are a Mystery
He Graduated Without Honors
By ROSS GOLDBERG, Special to the Sun | September 2, 2008
Senator Obama’s life story, from his humble roots, to his rise to Harvard Law School, to his passion as a community organizer in Chicago, has been at the center of his presidential campaign. But one chapter of the tale remains a blank — his education at Columbia College, a place he rarely speaks about and where few people seem to remember him.
Contributing to the mystery is the fact that nobody knows just how well Mr. Obama, unlike Senator McCain and most other major candidates for the past two elections, performed as a student.
The Obama campaign has refused to release his college transcript, despite an academic career that led him to Harvard Law School and, later, to a lecturing position at the University of Chicago. The shroud surrounding his experience at Columbia contrasts with that of other major party nominees since 2000, all whom have eventually released information about their college performance or seen it leaked to the public.
The very nature of common respect and decency towards your fellow human beings is that you are respectful and decent to them all. Something you have never shown to anyone except the ones whose opinions you share. Very telling or your character. Or lack thereof.
…..”For better or worse, voters have taken an interest in candidates’ grades since 1999, when the New Yorker published President Bush’s transcript at Yale and disclosed that he was a C student. Mr. Bush had never portrayed himself as a brain, but many were surprised to learn the next year that his opponent, Vice President Gore, did not do much better at Harvard despite his intellectual image. When Senator Kerry’s transcript surfaced, reporters found that he actually had a slightly lower average at Yale than Mr. Bush did….
“It’s awfully hard to correlate anything, really, about a person on the basis of their grades,” Mr. Kabaservice said, explaining that he published Mr. Bradley’s score to highlight limitations in intelligence testing. He said he doubted that candidates’ grades have affected the outcome of any recent presidential elections.
“Anyone who is a minority and who’s come up partially through the meritocracy — getting into good colleges, and subsequently good law schools — is going to come under suspicion that there was some kind of affirmative action boost,” he said. “I suspect this is an area of discomfort for Obama.”
The New York Sun
Now Sterling…you know better…The democrat motto is : “Do as I say, not as I do”!
Waah! My tummy’s full of gas ’cause I ate too much pork. ObamaMama needs to burp me.
HE he he good one, Liberal. I get you LOL
Gallup Poll
November 13, 2009
More in U.S. Say Health Coverage Is Not Gov’t. Responsibility
Marks significant shift from the attitudes of the past decade
by Frank Newport
PRINCETON, NJ — More Americans now say it is not the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have healthcare coverage (50%) than say it is (47%). This is a first since Gallup began tracking this question, and a significant shift from as recently as three years ago, when two-thirds said ensuring healthcare coverage was the government’s responsibility.
My understanding of Sarah Palin’s background is that is was a regular middle class background. Did it ever occur to anyone that the reason she attended various colleges over multiple years is that she was trying to pay for college by working or earning scholarships or grants? I mean, really, all I’ve heard about from the elitist left is about their value of education, and their hearty disdain of those who are uneducated. So now, in order to further discredit Sarah Palin, someone who is educated, they’re going to skeptically question the quantity and quality of her education? And they’re going to question her success in college?
Do yourselves a favor and try to squelch your insecurity over Sarah Palin. The more you try to discredit her, the more foolish you make yourselves look.
Exactly, Sterling..
“It’s awfully hard to correlate anything, really, about a person on the basis of their grades,” Mr. Kabaservice said, explaining that he published Mr. Bradley’s score to highlight limitations in intelligence testing. He said he doubted that candidates’ grades have affected the outcome of any recent presidential elections.” From the New York Sun
Comment by Lynne
November 16th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Dear Alisyn,
We took our grandaughter to New York City for her 9th birthday to see the Rockettes…
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Ms Lynne,
Not sure if you return to read, but I have forwarded your post to Ms Alisyn. I am certain she will be warmed by your comments.
chas
“I again ask the question…why won’t he release any of his grades, his papers or his birth certificate?”
because he’s trying to irritate the right wing birthers and fringers! (anyway, everyone else knows how smart he is, and they don’t need him to prove anything)
I watched Sarah on Oprah today, and again – we were all reminded how she uses the same phrases over and over and basically says nothing! I found it quite amusing. Can you really say she’s presidential? LMAO!
Anyway, she’s not interested in running for Prez. – she knows she’s not qualified. I give her credit for at least knowing that!
The insurance companies won’t cover everyone unless they are “required” to purchase insurance, or else they want to pick and choose who they cover. So, they either have to be cut out completely, which is what we should do, or go to single payer (whereby the deduction will come from your paycheck, just like you pay social security now). That’s the only workable solution really. We should be able to accomplish that after we get a super majority in 2010!
Al Gore and Tommy Lee Jones were roomies at Harvard and I heard they partied alot – that’s what Tommy said! I believe it.
Carolynro – you know a lot about d r u g c o c k tails! Which did you do regularly to fry your brain just right? Beck did coke!
Here’s some trivia…..about Tommy Lee Jones…
At Harvard, his roommates were Al Gore and, later, John Lithgow. Erich Segal, who attended and later taught at Harvard, has mentioned both Jones and Gore as models for the character of Oliver in Segal’s novel, Love Story. Jones actually had a small role in the film version of Love Story, long before he was famous.
“Did he get into college the old fashioned way or via a quota?”
Oh, I see you’re against affirmative action – a lot of racists are. No longer a policy at U of M, or any other universities that I know of.
Maybe he worked hard for a scholarship – you never know! LOL
Maybe he’s too smart to be president, cause he does not know what he’s doing.
Can you back up that statement John? What would you do differently? (this oughta be interesting)
Lieberman’s stance reflects his ties to home-state insurers, say critics who protested outside his Washington office Nov. 10. Since 1989, his first year in the Senate, Lieberman has received $1 million from insurance company employees for his campaigns, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based research group.
Four of his top 10 donors are in the insurance business, including Hartford-based Aetna, whose workers have given him $112,618 since 1989. Aetna opposes the public-backed alternative.
Senator From Aetna
“Senator Lieberman’s actions represent the fact that he’s acting more like the senator from Aetna than the senator from Connecticut,” said Lacy MacAuley, a spokeswoman for Mobilization for Health Care for All, a group that supports extending government insurance to everyone. None of the legislative proposals for extending health coverage to tens of millions of Americans lacking insurance call for universal coverage.
Now tell me who these Senators are working for! You? Not a chance!
John, do you think it’s right for insurance companies to buy Senators? We need to get the lobbyists out of Washington, then they can work for their constituents!
For one thing I would not allow terrorists in our country. It does not take a rocket scientist to know this. Secondly I would STOP spending our great great grandchildern’s money. I would not meddle in EVERYONES business. Icould go on and on and on all night long. It won’t do any good as you are too ignorant to get anyway.
LMAO! Guess what John? When terrorists are caught in this country they are arrested! Have you noticed? The last admin. spent us into oblivion, but I don’t think your grandchildren will feel the brunt of it because it will be fixed long before then, unless your grandchildren are grown and pay taxes now! How is he meddling in your business? The two things you can’t get away from your whole life are taxes and death, so learn to live with it. Looks to me like you want to blame the president for all your troubles!
USA – love it or leave it! Maybe you would be happier in Iran or Afghanistan!
Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. has agreed to pay $3 million to 32 states to settle an investigation into some of its business practices.
In a filing Monday with the Securities Exchange Commission, the company said it also agreed to provide refunds to affected customers.
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said his office received complaints from consumers who said they found it difficult to cancel their service with Vonage amid pressure from the company to keep their accounts.
Texas officials said that Vonage also failed to clearly tell potential customers that they needed to have high-speed Internet service to use Vonage, which offers cheaper calls by sending voice data over the Internet just like e-mail and Web pages. Officials said those unable to use the service had to pay cancellation and other fees.
Oh I see, Joe Lieberman, the darling of the left for so many years, is now under fire because he doesn’t agree with the bungled health care take-over. You guys really need to come up with some new tricks. The old ones are wearing thin and they’re about the only thing transparent in this administration. Really.
How about if you start dissecting the motives of all the pro-government health care in Congress, and their ties to trial lawyers and lobbyists? I know, not the question to ask if you don’t like the sounds of crickets chirping in the background…
Hey Sterling:
There is always a parry and a thrust with that one….never answers with fact just goes right for the diversion. Obama does drugs and I am the one who knows too much about dope.
Again I ask…who is lobbying for me? The Government?
Did you see that GM is using a scam to make us think they are paying us back?
Yes, I saw that. Even a third grader knows that if you say you’re $100 ahead and then pay back $100 and then you wind up $100 in the hole, something is not adding up. Geesh.
Obama did drugs, won’t tell what his college grades were, there are holes in his life that he won’t talk about and he is doing it on purpose? Let’s see…when George Bush had a lapse in his military record (never proven) the media chewed on it for months. And the libs don’t understand why those of us who are paying attention are annoyed with how the left lays down their responsibility when their politicians have curious behavior but go after the right like mad dogs with rabies.
What happens to terrorists when they are caught in a war zone? Have you noticed? Taking over my healthcare is not meddling in my business? You can have Obummer as your Ins agent, I prefer an expert.. Who passed the 878 billion dollar stimilus that didn’t work? Have you noticed? We are turning into Iran with this overly smart IDIOT. Have you noticed?
Good Morning you good people
Why would this current Government want these terrorist to have the same Rights we have?
Keep the terrorist at Gitmo for how ever long it takes, so they can be tried by the Military,
in Military Tribunals.
Liz, years ago I worked for the West Virginia Human Rights Commission; so I promise I know more about the subject of affirmative action and quotas than you. The need for affirmative action as it existed in the 1970’s is not the same now as it was then. NO ONE in his or her right mind PURPOSEFULLY discriminates now. PERIOD. That is true even in the deep south. Having said that, however, many people–even in the ’70’s–were in favor of affirmative action but were AGAINST quotas. I know nothing of Obummer’s college background; but all you liberals have favorite “catch phrases that you like to use over and over again. You like to talk about “h-a-t-e (as of you all are LOVING). You like to talk about racism (as if you have a monopoly on a love for diversity). You love to use the term “homophobe” to label anyone who believes homosexuality is a choice rather than a “natural” lifestyle (as if it actually WERE “natural”). And you love to point to affirmative action and CLAIM that only you are in favor of it. HYPOCRITES, HYPOCRITES, HYPOCRITES; HYPOCRITES. When are you going to understand that we have you figured out. You are in favor of everything that wise, “NORMAL” people are opposed to. You are trying to DRAG us toward your own twisted point of view. Well, we ain’t goin’
GO J.A.B.!!! GO J.A.B. !!! I agree with you 110%. Well said.
Now TAKE COVER!! The incoming will be brutal and nasty, as in PROGRESSIVE!!
It’s also a little pathetic how you’re trashing Sarah Palin again. Well, no one is listening to you–no one that is except other knee-jerk liberals. You’re all talking to yourselves and applauding one another. Bernie Goldberg was on O’Reilly last night, and he spoke about liberals’ H-A-T-R-E-D of Sarah Palin (By the way, you ought to read some of his stuff, Liz. It might educate you.). He said something that was interesting to me. He said that the liberals’ despise her because they wanted her to come from THEIR ranks. It infuriates them that this woman who is attractive, articulate, and wildly popular is a conservative who is pro-life (and she practiced what she preached, by the way–even though she has a special needs child), is pro gun, and has conservative views about economics. It really BURNS all the liberal whistle heads to have such a cool gal standing up for everything they diss. Well, my liberal friends…take some aspirin…maybe some alka seltzer. Buy some chocolate. Turn on some violin music, and cry, cry, cry. It’ll make you feel better. Th-e-r-e now…
Just a theory, but heard in more than one venue. Obummer’s and Holder’s plan is to have enough secret evidence made public that some WORLD court will pick up on it and charge Bush and Cheney with war crimes!! I see no other reason for this than a rather clumsy, sophomoric attempt to embarrass the previous administration.
REMEMBER!!! The mantra of the progressives is not to steal from or defeat, but destroy ALL opposition!!
I think Paul said it best. “The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy.” And the progressives are the devil’s advocates.
Also, if I were you, I would not be critical of ANYONE for repeating the same points over and over. As I stated in my first post this morning, liberals keep using the same catch phrases over and over. No wonder so many of us are yawning.
A good GPA, along with a diploma and a buck fifty might get you a cup of coffee!!!
The Lizard might be 4.0, but that is not an outstanding IQ.
Olinl, my attitude toward Obama and his cronies goes beyond disagreement (I must be careful here. There might be a liberal watching who is WAITING to say I’m a h-a-t-e-r.). I am very ANGRY. Obama had an agenda when he was running for office that he did not tell us about. He SORT of did in that he told us that he wanted to tax the wealthy, redistribute wealth, etc. BUT, he did not say (and he STILL isn’t admitting) that he is a SOCIALIST at heart. Maybe he doesn’t want to admit to HIMSELF that he is a socialist, but he is in fact a SOCIALIST. He has turned this country, the country that I love, into a SOCIALIST nation. We FOUGHT AND DIED to protect the world from socialism in Viet Nam and Korea. We watched socialism FALL with the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. The reason it didn’t fall in China is the fact that the government brutally suppressed those who would have taken it down. In Cuba (the country some of our politicians and famous personalities are lauding), the standard of living is THIRD WORLD. They’re driving around cars from the 1960’s whose motors and transmissions have been replaced two or three times. This is the wonderful job Castro has done. Yet, we have ABSOLUTE IDIOTS that are singing the praises of Castro. I actually had to listen to a dumb-a– in my barber shop talking about how much we needed socialism. If I thought it would have helped, I’d have slapped him.
What astonishes me is the fact that the guy in the barber shop was so BLATANT and OVERT about his remarks. He stated boldly, “I believe in socialism. I am a COMMUNIST.” No kidding! Do you think anyone would have made such a proclamation during the Reagon years? Of course not. This guy felt empowered–even VALIDATED. In his “mind” he was justified in his position. Why? I think the answer is obvious. He knows that he has a comrade in the White House. This is what we’ve come to Olinl.
I agree with you J.A.B. There were many things mentioned during the campaign and since that progressives and the MSM seem to ignore. We know about redistribution through taxation. We know about single payer health care, cap and trade that will send not only energy costs through the roof, but consumer costs ad well, beacuse of pass throughs from manufacturers. The one thing that disturbs me most, and mentioned in the campaign, is Obummer’s million man civilian security force, better trained and equipped than the military. For what purpose? I would imagine it will be used to put down civil unrest when all the rest of his BS starts to set in!!
With a couple of exceptions here, we are mostly preaching to the choir. I am taking my views to the street and challenging the so-called socialists and communists. The one thing that they don’t get is that in socialism as well as communism, everyone is REQUIRED to contribute something in order to EARN their share. Most progressives believe that they can keep what THEY have and not have to contribute anything, just collect the checks, from what is taken from the rest of us.
WITHOUT CONTRIBUTORS THERE IS NOTHING TO SHARE. Then socialism becomes communism and the government TELLS you what you must do to earn your share. There is no longer any choice.
Historically, that is refered to as SLAVERY!!!
Regarding Obama and Holder and their schemes, I must tell you, Olinl that I don’t put ANYTHING past them. They are devious and underhanded. That’s how they got into office. They mislead the American people; so why would this be beneath them?
Olinl, you are right. Most of these progressives who are singing the praises of socialism think they would be able to keep what they have. But what do you call that but TOTAL, ABJECT IGNORANCE? How on Earth do people get so dumb in only one lifetime? I don’t know the answer to this question. Do you, Olinl? Please help me ’cause I’m reallywrestling with this!
Through our public schools, liberal colleges, community action groups, etc. a large portion of our population has been brainwashed or conditioned to a life of slavery. To think that government can make our choices for us in ALL matters is insanity, and goes against our true nature as free individuals. It also destroys our Constitution, which is the BIG step to totalitarianism. It is a mindset that can only be changed by understanding the real effects of these programs that are being foisted upon us by WELL-MEANING politicians , who are also brainwashed or brain dead.
It has been a pleasure conversing with you, J.A.B., but I must now go and make provision for my family. Rest assured that you are in my prayers.
I just read a post in which our friend Liz said the “last administration spent us into oblivion”. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? She says that the LAST administration spent us into oblivion. Well, if we were into oblivion when Bush left office, we have LEFT THE MILKY WAY now and in another galaxy. How on EARTH…I repeat…HOW ON EARTH can anyone with a straight face criticise ANYONE but OBUNGLE for spending us into oblivion? If this wasn’t so UNBELIEVABLE, I”d be laughing. At the present time, though, all I can do is bang my head against the wall. Oh, somebody HELP ME!
BLOGGER – YOU ARE SO INCREDIBLY IGNORANT – you are really embarrassing yourself. You know LESS THAN ZERO about anything!
Everyone knows that Bush spent more than any administration in history – he should have been a Democrat! He CUT taxes for Corporations/financial institutions, which then proceeded to bring us to the brink of depression – and he started 2 wars that he didn’t have the money to pay for! Instead of listening to talking points, why don’t you do some research – but I guess with a 5th grade education that would be impossible huh! LMAO!
It’s going to take STIMULUS to get us back on track…and we do need more!
You guys are nothing but BECK freaks here today! LMAO! I’m sure Bristol can’t stand her mom. If my mom called the father of my baby a PORN STAR, I’d h a t e her till the day I die! Sarah may be attractive but she’s NOT “normal”. She’s HILLBILLY, but I know a lot of you can relate to that. She totally lied about McCain’s staff, and he’s the one who made her “famous”! That’s all she wants – FAME and ATTENTION! As long as she gets it, she will be center-stage and make it impossible for the GOP to find a qualified candidate. I’m loving it myself. It’s fun to watch the party destroy itself.
I want Sarah to get her own show “The Wasilla Hillbillys” – what do you think?
Blogger – are you smarter than a 5th grader? Prove it! Post some research!
Obama Will Spend More on Welfare in the Next Year Than Bush Spent on Entire Iraq War, Study Reveals
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
By Fred Lucas, Staff Writer
Whew. Me thinks the lady doth prostest too much! I think you struck a nerve, guys. Shame on you. You didn’t know that the only opinions allowed were the ones that agreed with the liberal side? Shame, shame. But thanks for the laughs!!
Obama’s trillions dwarf Bush’s ‘dangerous’ spending
By: Byron York
Chief Political Correspondent
February 24, 2009
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Obamas-trillions-dwarf-Bushs-dangerous-spending.html
AND HERE IS IS IN PICTURES SO EVERYONE CAN SEE WHAT OBAMA HAS DONE:http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/24/bush-deficit-vs-obama-deficit-in-pictures/
Hey genius, it’s hard to razzle-dazzle us with your edumacation when you can’t even get a simple fact correct. No matter how much you WANT it to be, your boy is the biggest loser when it comes to spending:
http://tinyurl.com/m2nvy2
Show us your research, Honey!! Just look at the former Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and all the European countries that are becoming more conservative. They found out the hard way that socialism doesn’t work. You want to have your cake and eat it too. You want all the benefits of government programs without giving up anything on you part, including your right to choose. It ain’t gonna happen this way!!!
Well Liz, why don’t YOU do some research ? You amaze me how you look at an apple and call it an orange; although everyone else you’re trying to convince can see and taste the difference. Anyone who can say with a straight face that Bush spent more money than Obungle is PRETENDING . . .pure and simple! YOU KNOW BETTER! No one in American history has spent so much tax payer money bailing out corporations, buying PORK, and converting us over to a socialist economy. Honestly Liz, anyone who refuses to admit what they KNOW is true sounds NEUROTIC to me. How did you react when you first learned there was no Santa Claus (You DO know there is no Santa, don’t you?)? Did you say, “There is too. I just saw him last night. He paid me a special visit, although it’s July. I’ve been so good that he visited just me. You’re gonna get coal this year ’cause he only visits good boys and girls; and I’m the only one who’s been good this year?” Is that what you said, Liz? Based on your posts, I’m pretty sure your reaction was similar to the one I’ve described.
I hope you aren’t sincere about hating your mother if she told the truth about some BOY who got naked for Playgirl. I’d call him a porn star. I know you wouldn’t. You probably don’t think that Muslim butcher in Texas isn’t a terrorist either. Why am I not surprised? I guess I’m not surprised because so many liberal “thinkers” are so self-absorbed that they bite very hands that fed them, clothed them, protected them, educated them, etc. for most of their lives (I’m talking about mothers, Liz). If you ever become a mother, you’ll appreciate them more; and you won’t diss them because they tell the truth.
Let me get this straight!! The basic economics that apply to government can apply to me as well? I can spend all the money I can get my hands on and not pay ANY of it back? I don’t think so!! There is no way that I, or our government, can SPEND our way out of debt. You can talk about government programs, pro and con all day, but in the end it is the debt that will do us in. Give me some research that will disprove THAT theorem!!
It just occurred to me why you were so bothered by Palin’s remark about Levi. You’ve seen Levi’s Playboy spread, haven’t you? Tsk-Tsk.
A government that lies to us about jobs created, to justify their programs, WOULD LIE TO US ABOUT EVERYTHING!!
Since it’s going to take “stimulus” to get us out of our mess, do you mean MORE stimulus? The one we hve now (the first 3/4 of a trillion dollars) doesn’t seem to be working very well does it. (Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot. We would have much higher unemployment than 10.2 % without all that wonderful PORK!) Please forgive my oversight.
How many jobs has this 787 billion dollar stimilus created? Plus the 343 billion dollar pork package? And you say Bush spent more? Where did he spend all this money? Are you tone deaf? Or dumb? Or a liar? Or don’t care?
OMG lizard..you are defending Levi Johnson???? Hoot! Hoot!
so…he drops his levis and shows his “johnson”???? that makes him a great dad and not a gold digging future porn star……..talk about ignorant…he’s right up there with you! Hoot! Hoot!
You people are ignorant – makes sense – you listen to dummys like Beck, Hannity and Limbaugh! THINK ABOUT IT! Does anyone with a brain listen to them? Of course NOT!
Levi posed for playgirl – and he didn’t show any “parts”! That’s NOT PORN Jimmy!!! I bet you would be embarrassed to show yours! LOL
well…you will never see them darlin’……I like human females!
I have posted a lot of my research – you are just too dumb to get it! What more can I do, really? LOL
Hoot! Hoot! Hoot!
bbl…when the air in here in better!
no, dear…we are all too, too smart to buy into your mindless drivel… Hoot! Hoot!
bbl….
Excuse me, Liz. I meant to say “PlayGIRL spread (above). Freudian slip, I guess.
So. What else is new? If you do investments, you better have on clean underwear, ’cause Big Brother is coming to look up you skirts!!!
H A T E and L I E S! The warcry of the Progressives!!!
Comment by Liz
November 17th, 2009 at 11:49 am
I have posted a lot of my research – you are just too dumb to get it!
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Really?
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Comment by Liz
November 17th, 2009 at 11:49 am
What more can I do, really? LOL
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Don’t quit your day job!
Comment by Liz
November 17th, 2009 at 11:47 am
You people are ignorant – makes sense – you listen to dummys like Beck, Hannity and Limbaugh! THINK ABOUT IT! Does anyone with a brain listen to them? Of course NOT!
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More than listen to keith and racheal and jon stewart and anderson, and campbell and just about anyone else on tv or radio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Onion, Huff Post, Jon Stewart, Move On, etc. don’t qualify as legimate sources for research.
By posting satire from another source as truth here could be mistaken for LIBEL or SLANDER!!
I’m only commenting that I believe you people are right about our president. I don’t want to believe he is a Marxist, but I am afraid that he most certainly is. I am glad for Fox News that reports most of this to the rest of us. Without them, we would not even know it.
Cable News Ratings for Friday, November 13, 2009
Posted on 16 November 2009 by Bill Gorman
Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for November 13 2009
P2+ Total Day
FNC – 1,427,000 viewers
CNN – 506,000 viewers
MSNBC –363,000 viewers
CNBC – 169,000 viewers
HLN –321,000 viewers
P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 2,469,000 viewers
CNN – 612,000 viewers
MSNBC –394,000 viewers
CNBC – a scratch w/ 87,000 viewers
HLN –624,000 viewers
BUT WE’VE TOLD YOU ALL OF THIS BEFORE! WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE!
Go ahead and be afraid, you pathetic reactionaries. Yes, he is a Marxist. I’m glad of it. Maybe this country will finally get straightened out.
No, I believe, if you look back over what you’ve posted the last few months, it’s mostly been opinion, and or vigorous argument. Not much actual research, and darn little that you referenced or gave proper credit to. Just sayin’.
AND THIS WILL REALLY GET YOUR PANTIES IN A WAD:
Limbaugh’s Audience Better Informed Than Those Of Most Media Outlets
Posted:
03/8/09
Filed Under:Democrats, Media, Polls, Obama Administration
“A poll from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press casts more doubt on the wisdom of the Democrats’ coordinated strategy to tie elected Republicans to radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. When it comes to American political knowledge, Limbuagh’s audience is better informed than those of most mainstream media news outlets.
The poll tested the audiences of a host of news magazines, radio and television shows, and newspapers on three basic political questions: the majority party in the House of Representatives; the name of the Secretary of State; and the identity of the Prime Minister of Great Britain. On the American political questions, Limbaugh’s radio audience scored the highest, in a virtual tie with viewers of fellow conservative talker Sean Hannity’s Fox News show Hannity and Colmes audience.
I believe she’s pouting, gang. She doesn’t seem to have much to say. I don’t blame her. I’d run too.
“Eighty-three percent of Limbaugh listeners correctly identified the Democrats as being in control of the House and seventy-one percent were able to correctly name the Secretary of State. On all three questions combined, readers of The New Yorker and The Atlantic fared best. But Limbaugh’s audience easily outperformed those of all three major networks’ nightly news programs, readers of community and daily newspapers, as well as viewers of the news networks CNN, Fox News, C-SPAN, CNBC, and MSNBC.
As Democrats’ attacks on Rush send his audience size through the roof, more and more people are becoming exposed to his persuasive – and apparently highly informative – message, many for the first time. …”
From Politics Daily
Is that why you reared your ugly head, IndyJoe? Your comrade needed help?
From ABC News:
Exclusive: Jobs ‘Saved or Created’ in Congressional Districts That Don’t Exist
Human Error Blamed for Crediting New Stimulus Jobs to Nonexistent Places
“Here’s a stimulus success story: In Arizona’s 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that’s what the Web site set up by the Obama administration to track the $787 billion stimulus says.
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Discrepancies on government web site call into question stimulus spending.
There’s one problem, though: There is no 15th congressional district in Arizona; the state has only eight districts.
And ABC News has found many more entries for projects like this in places that are incorrectly identified. …”
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jobs-saved-created-congressional-districts-exist/story?id=9097853
Hey, all you so-called Progressives. “WHERE IS THE LUV?”
To IndyJoe. Hang on Bro’. The checks are in the mail!!!
I wish Liz would come back and call me stupid, or ignorant, or uneducated, … SOMETHING! I’m getting lonely.
I’m not surprised that Limbaugh’s audiences are better informed. They are better informed because they listen to HIM. The dingbats listen to Bill Maher, MSNBC, etc.
Right on, IndyJoe. We will name a Collective Farm after you!! Do you prefer wheat? Potatoes? Beets? Just let us know and we will bw sure your name is on it!
Comment by Just Another Blogger
November 17th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Liz, years ago I worked for the West Virginia Human Rights Commission; so I promise I know more about the subject of affirmative action and quotas than you.
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No ones knows more than her and if you don’t believe me, just ask her.
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Comment by Liz
November 17th, 2009 at 10:32 am
BLOGGER – YOU ARE SO INCREDIBLY IGNORANT – you are really embarrassing yourself. You know LESS THAN ZERO about anything!
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Told you so.
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Comment by Liz
November 17th, 2009 at 10:40 am
Blogger – are you smarter than a 5th grader? Prove it! Post some research!
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Says the person who quotes Comedy Central
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No matter what you post she has 5 post with insults and no facts to use against you.
it’s how the far left fringe work. That and trying to tell you they are moderates.
chas
Good Afternoon, Chas.
Thanks Chuckie! Maybe you do have some brains – at least you can recognize someone who does! LMAO!
I’m starting to like your ignorant posts Blogger – keep it up. I found some use for a couple of them – for my right-wing fringe project!
Blogger – I don’t have time to answer you all day long – but keep posting please! Good “dummy” material!
Sorry Blogger – but it was BUSH who bailed out the banks, not Obama! You are about as stupid as Palin! She doesn’t know the difference between the bailouts and the stimulus – can you imagine her as President? Dam, she doesn’t know the first thing about economics! Oh well, we don’t have to worry about that!
Carolynro – nobody believes any of your stats! I know FOX has high ratings, but that’s just because of their sensationalism. Heck, I watch. I’m surprised they didn’t pick up Lou Dobbs after CNN fired him, like they did Beck. I bet they will eventually. They like to hire idiots who can’t hold onto their jobs. They picked up O’Reilly after he got fired from Entertainment Tonight for his temper! LOL
Jon Stewart is a lot smarter than anyone on FOX could ever hope to be! That’s a FACT!
Fox Nation I need your help. Can someone please tell me where I can find the necklace that Alisyn wears? The silver one with the pink heart. I would like to give one to my wife for Christmas. Thank you all. John
If Sarah Palin can read a teleprompter – she CAN be president. If she can travel more than any other president – she can be president. If she can refuse to make decisions on important issues like Afghanistan – she can be president. If she can pass a health care package that will shut down small businesses – she can be president. If she can keep unemployment over 10% – she can be president. If she can be in office 10 months and do NOTHING – she can be president.
Based on the current administration – heck – anyone can be president!!!
Mitt Romney is our best bet. Neither Palin nor Huck can win a national election. It’s all about the Electoral College!
ROMNEY2012
Palin is crying about the Newsweek cover and calling it “sexist”! She is so PURE! LMAO!
The reaction to the Newsweek cover has predictably sparked outrage from conservative supporters of Palin and kudos from liberals who oppose her. CBN commentator David Brady called the cover “a new low” for the “biased” magazine, adding that Newsweek has a history of portraying liberal women as “heroes for the next generation,” while portraying conservative women like Palin as “nuts and dopey.”
Sorry Harley Dee – Sarah is UN-EDUCATED! (not sure how she got her degree – but I have an idea)
Who doesn’t believe my “stats”? Name them. Post a link.
And, you calling someone else dumb is priceless!
Show us that Sarah is uneducated. Post a link. Then prove that Obama is educated. Where are his grades and his college papers?
I agree with Harley…if Obama can be president just about anyone can.
Blogger,
Let’s remember who actually controls the purse strings in this Country.
Some people like to pretend they know when that blame the President for things.
Then again, some people have no grasp of the Constitution but like to pretend they know everything.
But then again stupid is…
chas
STUPID IS………CHUCKIE! (and GLENN BECK, who thinks he knows the constitution, but he’s waaaaaay off!)
Nice try Chuckie – I’ve never seen any knowledge come from you! But, that explains why you are on this blog! LOL
Carolynro – I answered that question for you last night – short-term memory??? Of course! That explains why you are on this blog!
Thank you carolynro – but I’ll put a price on it for you if you want to pay!
Blogger,
Let’s remember who actually controls the purse strings in this Country. (pssst…..Goldman Sachs)
You don’t become president of the Law Review without a 4.0 or better! That says enough for me!
Obama and Biden both have bachelor and law degrees!
McCain and Palin both graduated very near the bottom of their classes, and both only have bachelor degrees.
Who’s smarter? Nuff said!
I think a law degree should be required for EVERYONE in Congress and the Senate – after all, they are making laws!
Most of you people should be interested in this….
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul
sounds great! stop fighting it and fight for it!
Comment by Liz
November 17th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Sorry Harley Dee – Sarah is UN-EDUCATED! (not sure how she got her degree – but I have an idea)
Explain this statement, please. How did she get her degree? What is your idea? How is she uneducated with a bachelor’s degree? And define how her degree and standing is any different than Obungle’s. After all, he’s not released his, so how do you even know what it is?
Comment by Liz
November 17th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
STUPID IS………CHUCKIE! (and GLENN BECK, who thinks he knows the constitution, but he’s waaaaaay off!)
Nice try Chuckie – I’ve never seen any knowledge come from you! But, that explains why you are on this blog! LOL
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Liz – the why are you on this blog?
Sorry that should have been:
Liz – why are you on this blog?
She doesn’t speak gramatically correct – hence, the “hillbilly” stamp by the media. How could she have a degree in journalism and not know the basic rules of grammar? You tell me! It did take her more than 6 years to get her degree – so I assume she had trouble getting through some of the classes. The school she graduated from is not prestigious – in other words, anyone could get in, so the standards are not very high. Maybe she was dating a professor! It’s been known to happen. She’s so “moral” that I think she may have some “immoral” activities in her past. It has been known to happen among many “moral conservatives”!!! Why did she need a ghostwriter to help her write her book???
Obama graduated from HARVARD! It’s NOT easy to even get into HARVARD! Bush couldn’t do it, so he went to Yale, where his daddy could buy him a spot!
HUGE difference between Obama’s education and Palins. He also has a law degree!
I’m here to learn about the right-wing fringe for a project I’m working on! Another project I’m working on is about how Americans get their news – from Cable TV news, newspapers, newsmagazines, etc. and how it’s changed over the years. Right now, Cable TV news is at its lowest low – uneducated pundits spewing opinions that extremists (on both sides) actually believe! It’s quite an interesting topic!
~~Right now, Cable TV news is at its lowest low
Is that why every time we turn our “Cable TV” on we see your celebrity in chief!!!
T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp. caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from many of the phones.
In the intervening time, Microsoft managed to restore most of the missing user data. T-Mobile provided $100 gift cards to affected customers.
The Sidekicks listed on T-Mobile’s Web site are now slightly cheaper. For instance, the top-of-the-line LX model is now $150, down from $175.
Unlike most phones, Sidekicks can lose all personal data when the batteries run down. The data is then restored from Microsoft’s servers over the wireless network. When the servers went down in early October, Sidekicks lost e-mail and Web access, and phones that ran down their batteries or were reset lost all personal data.
That’s a great line Mr. Dee – can I use it? LOL The right is so upset about Obama’s high “visibility” they want him seen less. He won’t hide like Bush did, and he likes transparency, unlike Bush. Gives the pundits more to criticize, but it’s better for his presidency. Makes him very re-electable, unlike Sarah Palin who gets her policy from the pundits on Fox! Talk about celebrities! At least she is transparent – she loves to show off how dumb she is, and the funniest part about it is – she’s clueless!
Weep for joy, Glenn Beck: the Anti-Defamation League has cited you as the national media’s fear-monger-in-chief.
In a new report examining the wave of anti-government hostility that’s spread across the country since Barack Obama won the White House, the ADL cited Beck as the “most important mainstream media figure who has repeatedly helped to stoke the fires of anti-government anger.”
Beck, a right-wing talk host with a TV show on Fox and popular syndicated radio program, is in a league of his own, the report from the Jewish anti-h a t e watchdog group asserts.
According to the report, other conservative media hosts, such as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, routinely blast Obama and his administration, but they have typically dismissed or refused to offer a platform to conspiracy theorists and anti-government extremists.
Not Beck.
“Beck and his guests have made a habit of demonizing President Obama and promoting conspiracy theories about his administration,” the report states. “Beck has even gone so far as to make comparisons between Hitler and Obama and to promote the idea that the president is dangerous.”
In March, for example, Beck promoted a right-wing conspiracy theory that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is building concentration camps to house “dissidents.”
The “You betcha” lady is no more.
In her $1.25 million memoir “Going Rogue” (Harper, $28.99), Sarah Palin introduces a new voice, and it’s that of a chronic complainer. So much so you want to shout at the pages, “Man up, woman!”
The news from the book has already spilled, and it is essentially this: John McCain’s senior aides were mean to her. Katie Couric was mean to her. Her critics, who are by definition supposed to be mean, were mean to her.
But rather than come back swinging, she comes back whining.
They done her wrong, she tells us over and over again.
According to Palin, she did not make one mistake during the campaign. Her problems arose, she claims, because McCain “headquarters” held her in check. They constantly underestimated her. Or undermined her. Actually both.
In one hilarious anecdote, in which it’s apparent she doesn’t understand what she’s broadcasting, Palin relates how a senior aide ordered her to knock off the Atkins bars while she was preparing for the debate.
He lectures her that beyond protein, carbohydrates are necessary for cognitive connection. Obviously headquarters was so distraught at how badly the prep was going that they were looking for something, anything, to make her brain work.
This, from the Spender-In-Chief:
Obama: Too much debt could fuel double-dip recession
BEIJING, Nov 18 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama gave his sternest warning yet about the need to contain rising U.S. deficits, saying on Wednesday that if government debt were to pile up too much, it could lead to a double-dip recession.
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN188108620091118
Harley,
She is here because every place has one. You find them at work, on the highway, even the shopping mall. Those annoying little people who think they are beeter than everyone, but they are only legends in thier own mind.
I think she snapped when she found out that her politics lined up better with Mao than Reagan, so she tosses her childish insults at anyone to the right of Mao while insisting that you are fringe.
Sad really.
chas
CMS: House health bill will hike costs $289B
By Molly K. Hooper – 11/14/09
The House-approved healthcare overhaul would raise the costs of healthcare by $289 billion over the next 10 years, according to an analysis by the chief actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/67791-cms-house-health-bill-will-hike-costs-289b
Another day, another tax increase to finance the trillion-dollar health-care overhaul.
The latest schemes are leaking out of the Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid is scrambling to find enough money while not offending Big Labor. The Senate Finance bill imposes a 40% tax on expensive private health plans, many of which belong to union members as part of their negotiated contracts. So Mr. Reid wants to reduce this tax and is floating a new Medicare payroll tax surcharge as a substitute.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703683804574534082073835254.html
Good Morning Chas, Mr. Sterling.
Liz, Honey. If you have been devouring carbs for cognitive connection, they missed your brain and went to your hips. That is why you resemble a John Deere from the rear!!
I notice that we’re trashing Ms. Palin…AGAIN. Earlier in the thread, our friend Liz disparaged Sarah Palin because the college she attended was not “prestigious”. Be careful Liz! Someone might think you’re a snob. Anyway, would it make you feel better about Bush if I told you he attended Yale? Is that prestigious enough for you? And for Pete’s sake, look at Obama. Didn’t he attend an Ivy League University? Look how out of touch HE is. And for that matter, what college are YOU attending? If it is an Ivy League University, it isn’t doing much for YOU. And if you want to talk about grammar, I’ll be watching you. I excelled in Language skills during my college years; and if anyone can spot a grammatical error, it is I (I used the pronoun “I” because it is in the nominative case–in “case” you don’t know Liz). Anyway, Liz, I’m SO glad you’re back. I get so lonely. I occasionally miss your insults and helpless attempts at rebuttal. I need entertainment.
Olinl, when did you see Liz’ rear?
From Sweetness and Light:
“The Obama campaign declined to comment for this article and did not offer an explanation for why his transcript has not been released. But observers speculated that one reason might be the racially charged nature of the election. Mr. Obama has acknowledged benefiting from affirmative action in the past, and details about his academic performance might open him up to critics eager to accuse him, probably unfairly, of receiving a free ride, Mr. Kabaservice said”T
Blogger, all I can say is “MORON” – read my posts you idiot!
Remember – the insurance companies are running last-minute ad blitzes on all networks trying to KILL the BILL! That’s where your healthcare dollars are going – while you are denied healthcare!
Those ads are very expensive – and they are using YOUR “bought” senators as spokespeople!
Obama certainly deserved a free ride! Lots of people do! I got a free ride – but I earned my scholarships! You can too! Anyone can! That’s what’s great about America!
JAB: typical radical tactics…the more afraid a radical becomes the more it trashes something it is afraid of. Just like those lousy Obama water carryers in purple shirts at SEIU who beat people up a Tea Parties. Reminiscent of the good old days in the Third Reich.
Funny how Sarah wants to get rid of “political correctness” so she can be free to “attack” others, but don’t you dare attack her! LMAO!
OH, I’m so scared! Shivering in me boots! Thanks for the new quotes carolynro “freebie h a t e r”.
The GOP is remaking the movie “KILL BILL”, but this time BILL won’t be KILLED! (unless Uma has some new tricks up her sleeve)
Sorry, I can’t be around to entertain you today Blogger – maybe carolynro and you can have a h-a-t-e-fest together today.
Who’s going to finance the 2.4 trillion cost of NOT passing the healthcare bill? You Carolynro? Yeah, sure!
You don’t want free healthcare for anyone, yet you are willing to pay for it by NOT passing the healthcare bill. Makes way too much sense for me! LOL
Oooohhhh looks like I hit a couple of nerves…resorting to name calling again. Works every time it is tried LOL!
And honey chile….nothing in this life is free. Only this time it is the youth of America who will be stuck with Obama’s credit card bills. Have fun paying your share of the national debt! You are going to pay one way or the other. Government health insurance will be law and you will have no choice to shop for an affordable policy as you now –er, I mean your boyfriend does. And the big thing is that the government can literally tax you to death whereas private insurance companies cannot. What don’t you understand?
Free rides are anything but free rides. Someone paid for it!!!
I guess that have been on the dole all their lives really believe that healthcare will be free!!!
The Anti Defamation League? Are they similar to the ACLU? Are they just ANOTHER liberal organization whose agenda is to disparage the truth and perpetuate lies? Isn’t it their cup of tea to suppress true American ideals and promulgate depravity and subversiveness? If they’re anything like the ACLU and Media Matters, I think we have their agenda figured out. Keep doing what you’re doing, Mr. Beck.
Why would this current Government want these terrorist to have the same Rights we have?
what are they thinking….these 911 Terrorist…. should be tried in Military Tribunals at Gitmo,
Not in a Civilian Court…. whats going on here people.
Yes, true beans.
And who, in their right mind, after seeing Medicare and Social Security nearing bankruptcy, the Cash For Clunkers and now the fraud in the “jobs created by stimulus” reports can have any faith that the government can provide us with an efficient, fraud free health insurance system? You have to be absolutely crazy to think that Obama and congress, no matter what their college grades were, could successfully create a Utopian health care and insurance delivery system.
Did all of you hear about the exciting news coming out of Arizona? The stimulus bill saved a lot of jobs in the state’s 14th district. Isn’t that exciting?! Arizonans would be even more excited if there WERE a 14th district!
Did you hear about how it was reported that the purchase of a riding lawn mower for $1000 created 50 jobs? The pure absurdity should terrify to even the most ardent Obama lover
That lawnmower story is a ridiculous fabrication! Wake up! The GOP is getting desperate.
Cash for Clunkers was an incredible success – did you look at Ford stock yesterday? They are still selling their new breed of cars (and trucks)! They had a terrific earnings report. But – you can stay in denial if you want.
The insurance companies have “promised” to keep raising rates. Is that what you want? Not me! What’s your alternative suggestion? The GOP doesn’t have one!
Blogger’s agenda is to suppress true American ideals and promulgate depravity and subversiveness – while drinking a cup of tea! LOL
Yes, someone paid for my scholarships – a “blue chip” company – NOT YOU! It was a corporate scholarship. Hey, better that money go to my education than to the CEO!
And I always thought it was the Progressives that were depraved and subversive! Could I have been wrong all this time? NAH!!!
Private insurance companies can’t keep raising my rates until I can no longer afford health insurance? I think you’re WRONG about that Carolynro! They’ve already done it to 40 million Americans – how many more?
Well, I’d say Rush Limbaugh is a pretty good example of depravity – but not as bad as Glenn Beck! But Beck has the market cornered on subversiveness!
Did “Cash for Clunkers” Cost Taxpayers $24,000 Per Car Sold?
Written by Thomas R. Eddlem
Monday, 02 November 2009 00:00
cash for clunkersThe federal $3 billion “Cash for Clunkers” program promoted by the Obama White House last summer cost an average of $24,000 per additional car sold, according to an analysis by automotive consumer researcher Edmunds.com. The White House has responded with a blistering attack disputing the finding
From CNN MONEY:Cash for Clunkers cost the taxpayer $24,000 per car
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/autos/clunkers_analysis/index.htm
And you actually took scholarship money from an evil corporation? What a hypocrite!
Just what is depraved about Rush? You rail against someone who had a medical condition and got help and was cured yet you don’t give a rip that Obama was a coke and pot head? Hypocrite!
You expect perfection from conservatives or libertarians yet you have a much lower standard for your party members? Hypocrite!
Carolyn, do you have time for a h-a-t-e fest today? Try to pencil me in will you? Please do invite Chas, Freckles, Salvatore, Olinl, and all our other friends too. I’ll bring fried chicken.
Subverisives are only tolerated if they are left wingers like Van Jones? What a hypocrite!
Webster says:
deprave – to lead into bad habits; make morally bad; corrupt; pervert
Sounds rather PROGRESSIVE to me!!!
I am around, J.A.B., but nix the yard bird for me. Too much fat, and I am watching my hips!!!
A Harvard Dean of Medicine is giving Obama care a failing grade!!!!!!
$98 Billion in Medicare fraud in 2009….Yay! I want the government in charge of my medical insurance and care! Yessss!
I don’t know about that, Liz. Based on your posts, if a corporation paid for YOUR education, they definitely need to get their money back. Your error is that you believe incentive is bad. I don’t mind CEO’s making HUGE bonuses if it prompts them to work hard and use their ingenuity. Yes, the argument is being made that the CEO’s have not been working hard OR using ingenuity and, thus, the recession. But, that is much like blaming a doctor for a heart attack of a patient who is 300 pounds, never exercises, and works 14 hours per day. If you’re going to blame CEO’s for their failures, are you also going to give them credit for making our country the most successful one in the history of the world? It is so sad that the youth of our country know NOTHING about socialism and its history. I repeat, it is SO SAD! Communism collapsed in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe because IT DOES NOT WORK! It takes away INCENTIVE. Without incentive, people are not prompted to work, to risk, etc. Instead, they are prompted to sit around on their butts and wait on the check. Why WOULD they work, after all? They won’t get rewarded for it. I encourage Liz and ALL liberals to read a book called “The Russians”. It isn’t a brand new book. It was written during the late ’70’s I believe. Anyway, it will tell you just how good a system socialism really is. Once you find out, please tell other liberal helpless ones to read it too. Thanks.
I agree with Liz.
That’s why you call yourself “Moron”!
Incidentally, Liz, you should have typed, “She doesn’t speak grammatically correctly”–not “grammatically correct” (“Correct” is an adjective, and the adverb “grammatically” cannot be used to modify it. Adverbs do not modify adjectives. The adverb “correctly” tells HOW Ms. Palin does not speak). Anyway, Liz, do try speaking with better grammar. These days, some snobby liberal might say you are a “hillbilly”.
Beverly Hillbilly!
Moron…you think you will get a “A” for your post?
Long live JAB!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
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you should have typed, “She doesn’t speak grammatically correctly”–not “grammatically correct” (“Correct” is an adjective, and the adverb “grammatically” cannot be used to modify it. Adverbs do not modify adjectives. The adverb “correctly” tells HOW Ms. Palin does not speak).
Good Morning Dr. S.
The interaction on this blog makes me sad. I’ll pray for all of you. Blogger and Liz, you both especially need to evaluate your behavior. Insulting, demeaning, and accusing are not healthy for anyone emotionally or any other way.
The only thing we, the public, don’t know about government programs, is how much money is being spent and who is benefitting. In other words ther is plenty room for corruption. If we the people can somehow limit the amount of money the government has to misuse, then maybe we can see some progress toward reducing the debt. Reducing the deficit only reduces the rate of growth of the debt.
I guess I’d better clarify my grammar lesson. Actually, adverbs CAN modify adjectives; but the word “correct” is NOT correct in Liz’ writing. She needs a word that will modify the verb “speak”, and the adjective, “correct” cannot do so. Adectives can only modify a noun or pronoun. Please do forgive my oversight. How uncouth of me!
Liz says we can’t afford to not have gov runned healthcare, I say we can’t afford to have gov runned healthcare. Which one will be more costly? Spend a trillion on healthcare or don’t spend a trillion? HHHMMMMMM Which do you think? OOOOPPPPPPSSSSS we need a bachelors degree to spend that much. Pardon me!!!!!
Do away with ALL holidays. Then the PC police can disband!!
Yes, John. It’’s the same old song but a different verse. The government messed up the postal service. The government messed up medicare. The govenment messed up cash for clunkers. The govenment can’t even count jobs saved without lying about how many districts are in a given state. The government isn’t capable of doing much except spend money. That, they’re good at.
Gee!!! Somehow I get the feeling that we have a DEPRAVED government!!! Elected by the DEPRAVED!!!
Let’s get rid of Christmas. Our Muslim friends don’t like it.
They don’t call ‘em Depravocrats for nothing, Olinl.
If we do away with Christmas, then what should children expect? Hope and change, maybe?
I’m getting lonely again. Someone PLEASE call me stupid, ignorant, moron, idiot, uneducated, …anything you like. PLEASE!
Liz, you said in an earlier post that you think everyone in Congress (both the House and Senate) should have a law degree. Did I read this correctly? You actually want LAWYERS to run everything? How much do you know about lawyers, Liz? What about those ambulance chasers? Do you want THEM making the laws of our land? It’s because of lawyers that we are in DESPERATE need of tort reform that the liberal Dumbocrats are too cowardly to promote. Are YOU going into law, Liz? Maybe that explains a lot.
JAB you are so right, the lawyers have been in control of the congress way too long. Wasn’t congress set up for the average man or woman to serve one or two terms in congress then return home? That’s the way I have been taught that it’s supposed to work. Too old school?
You are the worst dimwit I’ve ever encountered Blogger! How sad that someone has to go through life so stupid! What a lot of time you have on your hands! Ever think about law school? LMAO!
Mr. John – excuse me, but it will cost at least twice as much WITHOUT a healthcare bill. We will continue to run Medicare and Medicaid into the red without it. Do you want to keep paying for the uninsured through higher and higher premiums? That’s why your premiums have quadrupled over the last 10 years. WHAT DON’T YOU GET? The GOP is NOT NOT NOT trying to save you money! They are the spendthrifts – although they deny it. They are playing games with the stupid people of the country – and you are one of them! Congrats!
Have a nice day
OK Blogger – now I know who you are! You go by the name Retro as well? LMAO! Get a life!
Moron, idiot, and now dimwit, all in one day. And who calls who names around here?
I found a website for you “moron” blogger! Learn what is “correct” would you?
http://www.grammaticallycorrect.co.uk/
I’m tired of being called names without doing it back, so live with it Mr. “moron” Sterling! LOL
I didn’t know they still taught grammar in school. You would never know to listen to our WELL EDUCATED teachers and students.
Once you get past singular and plural, the rest is easy!!
When did I call you a name? And when did JAB call you a name? Please, refresh my memory.
Here’s a name for you, and one you’ve never denied: LIAR
Comment by Liz
November 18th, 2009 at 11:51 am
I’m tired of being called names without doing it back, so live with it Mr. “moron” Sterling! LOL
Beam me up Scotty!!!
So the gov CANNOT control costs of medicare and medicaid, but they can control costs on a healthcare bill 50 times as big? I understand now. Good grief, you must be ignorant to swallow a line like that.
I wear them all like badges of honor, Sterling. Liz has honored me with tags like: moron, idiot, dimwit, selfish, uneducated, ignorant, …I’ve lost count. When a liberal insults you, know that you are doing what you should do. Count it as a compliment. Thank you, Liz.
Yes, Liz. I DO have a lot of time on my hands; but it isn’t my fault. You see, I’d prefer to work harder than I do; but because of excessive government interference (you know… the kind you want more of) my job is much too easy. Frankly, it gets a little boring from time to time. I have worked hard all my adult life UNTIL NOW. Now, because the federal government thought of more liberal ideas, my work has been cut in HALF. It affords me a lot of time for writing and responding to posts on blogs. I’m sorry, Liz. If it weren’t for this blog, I would be bored out of my skull. Just think, you’re helping pay my pitiful salary; and you’re keeping me entertained at the same time. Thank you so much.
Right on J.A.B. When Liz insults you, you know you have been insulted by a pro. I just wish she could expand her vocabulary. There are many more insults that she could use, without being redundant.
Comment by Just Another Blogger
November 18th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Liz, you said in an earlier post that you think everyone in Congress (both the House and Senate) should have a law degree. Did I read this correctly? You actually want LAWYERS to run everything? How much do you know about lawyers, Liz? What about those ambulance chasers? Do you want THEM making the laws of our land? It’s because of lawyers that we are in DESPERATE need of tort reform that the liberal Dumbocrats are too cowardly to promote. Are YOU going into law, Liz? Maybe that explains a lot.
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Too late, lawyers are already running congress thus no TORT reform in any legislation!
Okay, Liz. I’ll be Retro if it makes you happy. It really doesn’t matter who I am, as long as I’m RIGHT. That would definitely be a good alias for me or any conservative on this blog, for that matter.
Comment by Liz
November 18th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Mr. John – excuse me, but it will cost at least twice as much WITHOUT a healthcare bill.
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Post your proof.
If I knew who your employer was I’d let them know how much time you waste! Do you work for the gubbermint? I bet you do! LOL
Comment by Liz
November 18th, 2009 at 11:51 am
I’m tired of being called names without doing it back, so live with it Mr. “moron” Sterling! LOL
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Seriously?
Comment by Liz
November 18th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
If I knew who your employer was I’d let them know how much time you waste! Do you work for the gubbermint? I bet you do! LOL
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Ditto..
Did you call the corporation that bestowed you with a scholarship yet and tell them you cannot take their “blood” money?
Oh, yeah… I do know who your employer is……
John, the Progressives can run the healthcare program. We just have to be sure we never elect conservatives again, because they don’t know how to run anything. They let those programs go to crap and now they are riddled with fraud because of it. Once the fraud and waste is cut, they will run smoothly. Now, we just have to get rid of the insurance companies! That’s next – after the conservatives are voted out in the next election.
Remember how Bush wanted to privatize Medicare? Now they are defending it, but if they get back into power, they will do it, and you will suffer while the insurance companies rake in even more profits!
And that’s the way it is!
If I don’t take the “blood money” they have to pay it in taxes! That’s why they “give it away” to deserving students like me!
OK, Carolynro – by how much did Medicare/Medicaid go into the hole in the past year? You know how to find out! Do it and let us know!
And if Palin is elected President – well, it’s all over for us! LMAO!!!
And wear them well you do, sir. I am in agreement with you; however, if you’re at all familiar with our previous exchanges, the name-caller always insists that the other person called her a name first, and since she always speaks in fact, I’m surprised when I can’t find the post to back up her fact. So I always ask her for it. She never proves it, you understand, but I feel obligated to always ask for it.
Is the progressive that visited China and was told to get his financial house in order the one we can trust to run this disaster of a healthcare bill? We will never get out of this idiots debt. He has sunk us into the laughing stock of the world. I thought you were the one who cared what the rest of the world thought of us. Now they are laughing at us because this !@#$#@!~ has spent us into bankruptcy. Hope your happy. If times get hard we’re supposed to borrow ourselves back to financial stability. There would never be another bankruptcy if this would work. I hope your BF/husband never allows you to control your budget.
You don’t have to resort to name calling. All you have to do is disagree with her or opine with something she does not accept, and you will be insulted. Sounds a lot like my teeage daughter when I grounded her for busting curfew!!
If Palin is elected, it is over for the Progressives for sure. You betcha!
The debt belongs to Bush – he should be tried and hanged for treason for allowing them to ransack all of us and then bail them out! Are you kidding? You are so brainwashed. The world h-a-t-ed him!
Obama is loved throughout the world. His approval rating is sky high! Are you kidding? Stop hiding your head in the sand and get on board to recovery and healthcare for everyone!
Stop electing stupid people! That’s the key! I don’t care which party they belong to, just make sure they are SMART! Check credentials before voting – very important! I will NOT vote for conservatives but I might for for a moderate Republican if I like them.
Admittedly, Liz, even if Palin is elected President, it WILL be all over for us; because by the time Obungle gets finished with us, there won’t be a country to run. That is what is so amazing to me. The liberals can, with a straight face, rail on Palin for having little experience in a governmental postion. However, she had much more experience than Obabble. She was an actual ADMINISTRATOR. Obungle was a senator with ONE vote; and he didn’t spend much time at that. No wonder he is INCOMPETENT. Give me Palin.
Incidentally, Liz, I don’t blog on my job. As I told you earlier, my job has been cut almost in half. I only work (on average) about 3 days each week, thanks to a government that wants to stick their long bureocratic noses into everything all of us do. I blame the government for this recession. Obungle was and IS an important part of that government. Besides, even three days each week is more than nothing which is what many Americans are contending with. What do YOU do Liz, except talk out your a–?
Obama is loved throughout the world? He is a JOKE thoughout the world. No one respects him; and as a consequence of that, no one respects US. He is the only president in the world who did and WOULD have BOWED the kinf of Saudi Arabia, the country that produced most of the 9-11 highjackers. What a Lilly-livered, yellow bellied COWARD!
Yeah the debt belongs to Bush. It was Bush who is responsible for the PORKULUS, OMNIBUS, CAP AND TRADE, HEALTH CARE BILL, ETC., ETC. It’s been a year, Liz. How long are you going to blame Obama’s INCOMPETENCE on Bush. It ain’t flyin’ (oops, excuse me). It isn’t flying.
I saw the LOVE in Korea this morning!!!
You want to HANG Bush? And you say we are h-a-t-e-r-s. I don’t think Carolyn would mind my extending an invitation to you to join our h-a-t-e fest. Just bring a covered dish.
Did she just make a death threat against a former president?
Comment by Liz
November 18th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
If I don’t take the “blood money” they have to pay it in taxes! That’s why they “give it away” to deserving students like me!
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Yes, but you trash corporations here everyday yet you don’t mind being subsidized by them when it helps you. And ask all your vested instructors where their retirement and pensions are invested. I already know the answer but it might be a good exercise to for you to see why you should be careful who you wish to have profits taken from.
Comment by Liz
November 18th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
John, the Progressives can run the healthcare program
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Where is your proof? What have they run that has ever worked? Post a link.
Obama voted for the TARP and in fact asked Bush to put the auto bailouts in place so when he took the keys to the White House he wouldn’t have to start out with bankrupt auto companies. Do your research.
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And you advocate hanging of a president? Wow you are really over the top considering your president has spent more than all presidents combined. And he is now responsible for all those boys and girls being killed in Afghanistan while he has parties with Earth Wind and Fire in the White House.
Comment by Liz
November 18th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Stop electing stupid people
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Oh you must be talking about all the brothers and sisters who voted for Obama because they think he will give them money like the ones at Cobo Hall a couple of weeks ago. And that poor stupid woman who thought Obama was going to give her a new kitchen when she told him at at Town Hall that her stove was broken and he said…”talk to my people and we’ll get you taken care of.” Those are the people who voted for a stupid president who promises poor gullible abused minorities things to bribe them for their votes.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Contact: CMS Office of Media Relations
(202) 690-6145
Medicare Trustees Report Shows Serious Financial Status of Medicare Program
In their annual report, the Medicare Trustees today announced that both the Medicare Hospital Trust Fund and the Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund expenditures are growing faster than the rest of the economy….
The Trustees report that Medicare’s Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund will become insolvent earlier in 2019 than reported last year. HI expenditure growth is estimated to average 7.4 percent each year over the next 10 years, a higher rate than either Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth.
This year the HI Trust Fund will spend more than its income, and from 2009 through 2017, about $342 billion will need to be transferred from the Federal treasury to cover beneficiaries’ hospital insurance costs.
Ta-da!! It took me all of 3 minutes to find the 2008 report on Medicare. Going down starting in 2008. Not bringing in enough to cover expenses starting in 2008.
From The Weekly Standard:
Obama’s Popularity Abroad Does Not Equal Gains for America
The New York Times reports:
As President Obama welcomes world leaders to the United States this week, he has gone a long way toward meeting his goal of restoring the country’s international standing. Foreign counterparts flock to meet with him, and polls show that people in many countries feel much better about the United States.
But eight months after his inauguration, all that good will so far has translated into limited tangible policy benefits for Mr. Obama. As much as they may prefer to deal with Mr. Obama instead of his predecessor, George W. Bush, foreign leaders have not gone out of their way to give him what he has sought.
If Obama’s goal is to be loved instead of working for the American people then he is a success- in his own mind LOL
Carry on, you guys. I just stopped by to see if Miss Congeniality had checked back in with something worthy of contemplation.
After Bush is tried for treason and convicted – do you think they will ask me to be the hangman? LMAO!
Good job carolynro – NOW DON’T YOU THINK IT’S TIME WE FIXED MEDICARE – or should we just let it go broke, so you can’t get any?
I guess we could vote Republican and just let it happen!
The “brothers and sisters” – what are you talking about? Race? Obama is a brother to everyone – he’s mixed race!
There’s a plan in place to run the healthcare system – and it would be run much better than any insurance company can do it! That’s a fact! But, we won’t know unless we try!
Did you catch Nixon bowing to Hirohito – the guy who bombed Pearl Harbor? Watch it – it’s on CNN! Did the GOP bite his head off for that? Of course NOT!
Sorry Blogger/Retro (grammatically incorrect person), but the majority of Americans think Palin needs to get over herself – she’s “just a hockey mom” who needs the attention of the nation – for what, I don’t know! Neither does anyone else – except the extreme right-wing fringe! She admits she doesn’t know what the future holds – but she’s loving all the attention she’s getting in the present! GIVE HER MORE!
Liz,
I caught Nixon bowing.
Liz,
I saw President Eisenhower bow as well.
I’ve seen both of those president’s bows, too. I personally don’t think there’s anything wrong with a slight bow to acknowledge the dignitary, as may be be the custom of the dignitary’s country. I don’t think that there’s anything disrespectful in not bowing either, since it is not our custom. I am concerned, however, that the current president’s bow was so deep. I read that it was so awkwardly deep, that it embarrassed many Japanese. I hope that’s not true, but that is what I heard. I also think that the reason this offends so many Americans is that he performed the same exaggerated bow to the Saudi king a few months ago. You have to admit that it makes people wonder.
When I was very young, I met a Japanese business man, and when he was introduced to me, he bowed to me slightly. He smiled very big at me as he did this, and I asked, awkwardly, if I should bow as well. He said no, no, and he took my hand and said it is my country’s way of showing respect and making a friend, just like your country’s custom of shaking hands, and we are never offended if you do not bow as well.
Sterling,
Good to see you. How is your brother?
Sterling,
Please give good news on your brother
He had another follow-up interview Monday! Thanks for the good thoughts, Kevin!
What exactly did George Bush do that would deserve a charge of treason?
Sterling,
That says quite a bit about your brother. Good deal.
Sterling,
By the way, that was a nice 6:02 p.m. post. I enjoyed reading it.
Got to go…The Mrs. is displeased
A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of rare U.S. coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping so the Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of town, and apparently it worked: The money was returned to her when she got back a week later.
Operators of the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes near Emmitsburg thought they had been blessed with a big donation when a groundskeeper found the two plastic freezer bags filled with gold and silver while raking leaves.
But Shrine Director William Tronolone said the woman approached him after a noon Mass Sunday, six days after the discovery, to ask whether anyone had found some coins she had hidden beneath fallen leaves at the site on the campus of Mount St. Mary’s University.
We’re almost there…….
WASHINGTON – Setting up a historic year-end health care debate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled long-awaited legislation Wednesday night to extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions.
The Democrat’s $849 billion measure is designed to remake the nation’s health care system, relying on cuts in future Medicare spending to cover costs — as well as on higher payroll taxes for the well-to-do and a new levy on patients undergoing elective cosmetic surgery.
Aides said the mammoth, 2,074-page bill would reduce deficits by $127 billion over a decade and by as much as $650 billion in the 10 years that follow, citing as-yet-unreleased estimates by the Congressional Budget Office.
“Tonight begins the last leg of this journey,” said Nevada Sen. Reid, less than two weeks after the House approved its version of a sweeping remake of the health care system_ and nearly 10 months after President Barack Obama’s Inauguration Day summons to action.
Hi Kevin…..good to see ya!
Well, Sterling, I just think the talk about his “bowing” was way overexaggerated. They just need something to complain about and slam him for all the time. That’s mainly what it was all about. He ignores it for the most part. It’s so ridiculous! He has much more important things to worry about…I know he doesn’t give it a second thought.
Bush betrayed his constituents – just like most of the GOP Senators are trying to do with the healthcare bill and everything else Obama wants to get accomplished. They are serving the needs of corporations who keep them in office instead of “THE PEOPLE”! That’s what a TRAITOR does – it’s called treason. The only way to stop it is campaign finance reform – that should be next on the list! Or maybe “hanging”! LOL
Space shuttle Atlantis’ astronauts are about to step out on the first spacewalk of their mission.
Michael Foreman and Dr. Robert Satcher Jr. will float outside Thursday morning to hook up a spare antenna and cables on the International Space Station. They also will tackle some other chores.
It will be the first spacewalk for Satcher. He became the first orthopedic surgeon in space, with Atlantis’ liftoff earlier this week.
Three spacewalks are planned during the shuttle’s weeklong visit, which began with a smooth docking Wednesday.
Treason – specifically (as declared in the U. S. Constitution) consisting only in levying war against the U. S. or in giving aid and comfort to its enemies.
Using your flimsy definintion, Obummer has already committed treason in his favorable treatment of labor unions and community action groups by handing them money and 60% of Government Motors.
Know what you are saying before you start throwing bogus charges around. Somebody may actually take you seriously and send the black SUVs with the guys in the black suits around to see you.
It never ceases to amaze me how truly ignorant Liz is. When I think she has gone as far ‘over the top’ as possible, it mutters another unbelievable statement. The other thing that baffles me is that people actually read its insane mutterings and answer to them, giving them some standing in some very small way. I’d rather if it was just ignored and we could get on to talking about important things like how stupid Obummer is, or is that how stupid he thinks Americans are. That’s ‘REAL’ Americans, not a Liz or it’s alter ego, Kevin. There are so many smart people who post here every day that if Liz was totally ignored, there is no way anybody would miss the sparring. I really like it here but can only waste so much time reading here even if I can’t see the ‘Liz’ posts, I see the ones that retort those comments and it is wasted effort in arguing with idiots….wow….that would be a great name for a book, too! I wish Ali would open two blogs every time…the one that people yell at Liz in, and another that we ‘argue’ the events of the day in. Of course I’m just an idiot anyway. Thanks for listening.
Hiyas all! Hope everyone is enjoying this new day from where ever they are starting it under the eyes of God. What a wonderful place we live in that could have only been created by a higher being. And God Bless Him in allowing us to have been born in the greatest country in the world and allow us the freedoms that only a just God could have guided us to build. God Bless America, the shining ‘country’ on the hill and the envy of the whole world.
-caver
Yes Caver. It is the start of a beautiful day.
Good Morning Olini….I have to agree with that! Of course, it could be argued that Every Day is a Beautiful Day if you wake up and believe it to be true. Just look in the mirror and tell yourself….who’s in charge of how this day will start? I AM! So I think I’ll have another great day and go out and dare someone to make you day any different. I found that if I started my days thinking that, most days end up being great days. Of course, that’s just my opinion and I could be wrong….
Oh, by the way Olini, I agree with your statements completely about Treason. You are on the mark as usual.
Allways a great day here in almost heaven.
Yeah we’re almost to healthcare where the cost cutting has already started. The mamogram used to be for 40 and over, Now suddenly has increased tyo 50. How magical is this. Go0v backing off prevention already. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINING. YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHIN YET. Gov runned healthcare just as advertised.
Rationing has begun, BEWARE
Hi Bruce How you been? Have’nt heard from you for a while.
Right John, someone on here said one time “you can’t fix stupid” I guess you can’t fight stupid either
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Comment by Liz
November 18th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Sorry Blogger/Retro (grammatically incorrect person), but the majority of Americans think Palin needs to get over herself – she’s “just a hockey mom” who needs the attention of the nation – for what, I don’t know! Neither does anyone else – except the extreme right-wing fringe!
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She sits on it
Just what are the cuts in Medicare going to amount to? If you are receiving Medicare, your Senator should be able to inform you!!
Comment by Liz
November 18th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
After Bush is tried for treason and convicted – do you think they will ask me to be the hangman? LMAO!
Good job carolynro – NOW DON’T YOU THINK IT’S TIME WE FIXED MEDICARE – or should we just let it go broke, so you can’t get any?
I guess we could vote Republican and just let it happen!
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If your senator cannot explain to you what is being proposed, then you should advise them not to vote for this bill!!!
Bashing the out of majority party is not a solution to any of the problems we had before Obama and now those problems that Obama has created.
Hiyas, carolynro, and you are looking absolutely radiant this morning! Sure have missed you and Bruce and John as well. How are ya’ll doing? Hope everybody is healthy and feeling well here today. I agree with you, John, they are just getting started on ruining our health care system. A BAD health care package is wrong no matter how long you’ve been pushing it! Five years or fifty years still makes for a really bad plan. Why do you think that nut Reid has been hiding in his office? Schumer and Dodd are just as crazy as Pelosi is.
I saw a recent Newsweek cover that read something like this: YES, WE CAN! (But he sure hasn’t yet.)
This was hilarious to me. Even liberal publications are catching on to the fact thaat Obumma is a CLOWN.
I saw Sarah Palin on Hannity last night. She was SENSATIONAL. She was very articulate and used very good grammar. Not one time did she use an adjective when she should have used an adverb. Moreover, she was very informed and decisive in her remarks. Whether she runs for office or not, she is a FORCE with whom the liberal Dumbocrats are going to have to deal. She’s going to be on O’Reilly tonight. So, all you liberals need to put on your old ratty bath robes, get some Alka-Selzer, listen to some sad music, eat a couple boxes of chocolates, and try to get through the evening. If you need to cry, do so. It’ll be cathartic for you.
By the way, she doesn’t NEED the attention of the nation. She already HAS the attention of the nation. Even liberals who despise her have to admit that fact. They wouldn’t be constantly TRASHING her if she wasn’t someone to be reckoned with. They KNOW she is higher caliber than Obungle (of course, just about everyone is). There’s an old drunk I occasionally see on my way in from work. I think even HE would be a cut above Obama.
Hi People: I can only stay a minute but I watched sarah last nite and she was awesome. already sold 300,000 copies of book….i think she sounded alot better when she talked. How can you not like such a nice happy girl? to bad so many people who are mean are trying to destory her and her kids….what right do they have to do that are their houses clean?
I mean i wonder how many of those mean tv and radio people on the left are junkies or have hit a woman or have DWI’s or like that one guy who actually drove while drunk and killed a person and ran away? we are supposed to think that only sarah is bad and she has done nothing wrong except step up and put her neck onthe line….what have the media people ever done?
Freckle….are you referring to our Vice President? His ‘guys’ killed someone in Maryland last week…. along with two other accidents. Maybe they ought to let him ride the train again….it would be safer for America if he took Amtrack.
Sarah seems very nice on the surface – but dig a little deeper and she’s a witch. McCain h-a-t-e-s her and curses the day he met her. I have a lot more respect for HIM than HER! Are you kidding me? She’s a winer and a narcissist. I do think she will get a talk show out of this, but she needs to get out of politics or she will bring the party down. I want to see the GOP get back to moderates. These conservatives are CRAZY!!!
caver – and and blogger are the absolute dumbest on the blog! Nobody tops you two!
The only people left on the right are brain dead – including the Senators – or maybe they are just pretending! lol
Like Jon Stewart says – “not all conservatives are stupid, but stupid people tend to be conservative!”
Sarah reads Newsmax – so she gets her “news” from FOX! This is a presidential candidate??? LMAO! Hannity is in love with her – and he can tell her what to think! Heaven help us!
LMAO
Medicare waste and fraud will be cut – but your benefits will INCREASE oldsters! Too bad – I wish they would cut them for the people on this blog! LOL
If the liberals tell you to sit you sit Do you roll over like a good puppy too? SIT SIT NOW BARK. Really you don’t have to cause I’m not a liberal. LMAO!!!
Here’s your link oldsters….
http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/Reform_09_11.05.MedicareProvisions.htm
Sarah is smarter than you could ever hope to be.LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m not a liberal either, but I’m backing this administration because the other one offers nothing. Most Americans can see that, but the STUPID ones don’t. So…..you are either STUPID or VERY RICH!
Bye puppy I will send you a bone later. LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No she’s not smart at all, but she’s PERKY! LOL
Throw me a bone John!!! LMAO! Too bad Obama is going to throw you one – and you don’t deserve it.
She smart and pretty ARF ARF ARF!!!
I’ll agree she’s sorta pretty! What does she know about foreign policy? NOTHING! We would be in deep trouble with her in charge. THINK! (well, we will NEVER have to worry about that)
WE are in deep deep do do now We need her to fix this MESS. I’m outta here Back later
Thank you Liz. It’s always nice to have a compliment. Caver, isn’t it wonderful when a Dumbocratic liberal is nasty to you? It confirms that we’re on the right track.
Isn’t it rich how she disses Newsmax and Fox News, yet she quotes John Stewart and Comedy Central regularly. Are THEY the “research” she talks about?
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 27% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14. That matches the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for this President (see trends).
By a 3-to-1 margin, voters believe that tax cuts will create more jobs than additional government stimulus spending. Most also believe that canceling the rest of the stimulus spending will create more jobs than spending the money that’s been approved.
****(41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14. That matches the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for this President (see trends).****
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November 19th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Sarah seems very nice on the surface – but dig a little deeper and she’s a witch. McCain h-a-t-e-s her and curses the day he met her.
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Comment by Liz
November 19th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Sarah reads Newsmax – so she gets her “news” from FOX! This is a presidential candidate??? LMAO! Hannity is in love with her – and he can tell her what to think! Heaven help us!
LMAO
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Stimulus Fraud 11.17.09
Investor’s Business Daily Nov 17, 2009 | IBD Editorials
The Economy: We knew something was funny when the White House claimed that 640,000 to 1 million jobs had been created from this year’s stimulus. What we didn’t know was that it would turn into a massive fraud. Not only have 640,000 new jobs not been created from the stimulus – an absurd claim, given the economy’s loss of nearly 4 million payroll positions this year – but it now seems that even the jobs themselves are fictional. by OutloudOpinion.com For more Podcasts visit http://www.outloudopinion.com
And how does she get that McCain h-a-t-e-s her? She said on Hannity that her relationship with McCain was still very positive. I don’t think SHE is lying (She is, after all, a conservative).
Rampant Fraud Plagues Obama Stimulus Programs
11.04.09
NH Congressional Democrats Encourage More of the Same
by Penny Wise
All parents hope their children will someday be able to purchase a home. But as young as age four? Fraud in the Obama administration’s First-Time Homebuyer Credit program has gone unchecked, costing U.S. taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
The First-Time Homebuyer Credit under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is an $8,000 tax credit available to taxpayers who have purchased a primary residence. Taxpayers cannot have owned a primary residence during the three years prior to the purchase and they must live in the residence for 36 months to keep the credit. The IRS Inspector General found that “key controls were missing to prevent an individual from erroneously or fraudulently claiming the Credit and receiving an erroneous refund of up to $8,000.”
Children four years old have claimed, and the Internal Revenue Service has approved, the $8,000 First-Time Homebuyer Credit. The IRS Inspector General reports that 500 taxpayers under the age of 18, children contractually ineligible to own real estate, have claimed almost $4 million in First-Time Homebuyer Credits.
Of COURSE it’s fraud, Carolyn. The PORKULUS
So, how could anyone with even the least bit of intelligence believe that miraculously the government would suddenly be able to save money or stop fraud? What proof can anyone offer that any government scheme that is based upon saving money or paying for a program with the reduction of fraud will ever work? Show some proof of how this will absolutely positively occur. And I remind all of you that all of the Medicare and Stimulus fraud recently uncovered for the 2009 FY was overseen by a democrat congress and a democrat president.
I got cut off somehow. Anyway, as I was saying, the PORKULUS didn’t do anything for us. Unemployment is still above 10 percent (2.2 percent higher that Obungle said it would get). In the long run, PORKULUS and everything else Obama has done will hurt us. But, he still has a chance to do the country some good if he really wants to. He can resign.
I saw a funny Leno routine this morning. He pointed to the BILLIONS the U.S Postal Service lost last year. Then he said, “Hey, I’ve got a good idea. Lets put the government in charge of our health care. It was hilarious. He has ALWAYS been funnier than Letterman.
JAB: It is one thing to want to trust your candidate (Obama is still campaigning, in my opinion) and to want to be optimistic about the future which your candidate is promising is natural. But, it is quite another to insist upon how things will different THIS TIME when history shows us that government cannot fulfill the promises made by the candidate no matter how hard we wish it to be. It is the old: “The checks in the mail” crap that is the MO of this congress and the president. Calling Sarah stupid does not erase the facts on the ground in DC…
Billions of dollars in fraud in 2009 proves it. Both Obama and Biden were in the senate (Obama only 145 days). They know how it works and should have been prepared to take measures against fraud. Instead, they ignored human nature and the propensity of crooks to scam the government and have relied on blaming Bush instead of using the alleged superior brain power attributed to democrats to stave off the loss of billions of our hard earned money
Did you hear about the proposed Palin-Beck ticket in 2012? Wouldn’t THAT run the liberals into their holes?
They would be THRILLED with that ticket Blogger/Retro! That would give them an ace in the hole! I truly hope that happens, but unfortunately I think even the GOP is smarter than that! Too bad!
Yes, everyone knows that Obama is still campaigning to the “fringe” who will never accept him as their “PRESIDENT”! LMAO! Yesterday, CNN said FOX always puts the word “PRESIDENT” in quotations! It was a joke but it was funny. They know the fringe would love it if they would!
Are you kidding me? McCain avoids Palin like the plague! She’s lying all through her book. If you would watch “other” news sources, you would know that!
McCain will never say anything, but she slammed his whole campaign staff in the book – all unjustified of course. They wanted to help her become “informed” but she refused – and that’s why she made McCain look so bad. If he would have picked a viable candidate to run with him, he may have won!
Alisyn is doing the news today – looks like she’s working full time now!
Obama had no pull in the Senate during the last admin. Bush ran everything with an “iron hand” and he didn’t care about Medicare or Medicaid – he let them slip way deeper into the red because he wanted to privatize them. If you’re going to talk, tell it like it is. Obama will make sure they are properly administrated.
Carolyn I really do believe that our friend Liz is a plant. I’m not talking about plant such as a radish or cabbage (although it is tempting to believe so, isn’t it?). No, I’m talking about a plant from some organization. I know you suspected this before, but now I also believe it. She is the one who keeps the blog going. If she were more agreeable and less obnoxious, the blog would eventually fade away; because posters would never be contested. A conservative would post a flattering remark about Sarah Palin or Huckabee and everyone would just say “Amen”. Then, we’d all yawn and go back to doing something else. As INSANE as this sounds, I wonder if she’s from Fox. Think about it. Why would Fox bother with a blog anyway? It’s not like any of us is Rush Limbaugh or O’Reilly. We’re just ordinary Joes and Janes. Our opinions aren’t going to change policy in Washington or anywhere else. We’re just a bunch of ordinary folks who have some strongly held opinions about our world. I have to wonder if the blog is their way of testing the “public climate”. It is almost a perpetual survey of what people out there in conservative circles are thinking . If this is not the case, I am at a loss for why Liz hangs on so long. Does what I say make sense?
Comment by Liz
November 19th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Are you kidding me? McCain avoids Palin like the plague! She’s lying all through her book. If you would watch “other” news sources, you would know that!
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Post your proof.
Comment by Liz
November 19th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Obama had no pull in the Senate during the last admin. Bush ran everything with an “iron hand” and he didn’t care about Medicare or Medicaid – he let them slip way deeper into the red because he wanted to privatize them. If you’re going to talk, tell it like it is. Obama will make sure they are properly administrated.
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From Source Watch:
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) “has missed the most votes of any Democratic presidential hopeful in the Senate over the last two months, including a vote on an Iran resolution he has blasted Sen. Hillary Clinton for supporting,” CNN reported November 2, 2007.[1] Since September 2007, Obama has missed 80 percent of Senate votes.
If you are going to talk, please pick one side or the other to speak from. You dissed McCain endlessly here, now you are protecting him from Sarah…dizzy business!
Well, then let’s let it fade….
Comment by Liz
November 17th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Sorry Harley Dee – Sarah is UN-EDUCATED! (not sure how she got her degree – but I have an idea)
Guess you would be an expert on thet method of education that you are referring to, as that is how you are getting your health care and a place to live, so you can spend your time bashing everyone who does not agree with you and your Marxist/Socialist heroes.
For someone who doesn’t like Sarah Palin, you sure spend a lot of time talking about her.
Who are you John Doe? What do you know about me? LMAO! Palin is ruining the GOP and I’m lovin it! Sorry if I talk about it too much, but it’s tooooooooooo hilarious!
McCain has some brains and experience – Palin has no brains! I was just making a correlation. McCain is not smarter than Bush, and he would have made a bad president. I was hoping Romney would make it through the primaries, but he didn’t. Maybe next time!
Big deal if Obama missed voting – the Republicans don’t even show up for voting on anything. They are bigger obstructionists than the Dems. ever were! The GOP sends one Senator to the global warming meetings and he stays for 15 minutes. Doh!
The GOP makes sure there is no quorum so nothing can get passed.
I don’t blame the Dems. for not wanting to vote on Bush policies – look at how bad they were!
I need to post proof that Palin lies in her book? Just look at what McCain aides are saying! They are denying everything she says. OK, I’ll go find your a link.
Really, it’s her word against theirs, no matter what they say , Liz. The McCain flunkies are just protecting their own pride. I believe Palin. Why? Because she agrees with ME. Anyone who agrees with me CANNOT be wrong. Those of you who think you know it all are annoying those of us who do.
Ohh you mean the McCain aides who ran that awful campaign? The ones who wouldn’t allow Palin to say what she wanted. Those are your heros? I see you dissed all of them all last year and up until yesterday and now they are your buddies? Typical lib eral use people til you don’t need them and throw them under the bus. And you wonder why no one takes you seriously.
Yes John, she’s a laugharama. Right after the campaign during her love fest for Obungle, she proclaimed to all of us how glad she was that Obama won because, in her words, McCain wasn’t smart enough to fix our mess. Nailing down her position is like trying to nail jello to a tree.
They are handling Afghanistan very well….
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_an/us_us_afghanistan_analysis
but as we all know – the GOP is BAD at foreign policy – specially when they have a Pres. who almost flunked out of Yale!
You think I dissed McCain’s aides? Well, maybe I did that because they didn’t try to talk him out of running with Palin…but I’m sure they are much more qualified to run than she is! LMAO! She’s a ditz who needs to get over herself…but ditzy people will still like her….as evidenced on this blog! LOLOLOLOL
Comment by Liz
November 19th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Big deal if Obama missed voting – the Republicans don’t even show up for voting on anything.
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Prove it. Show us the record. Show us the republican voting records that substantiate your claim.
Hey Blogger – when they tried to prep her for her interviews with Katie and Charlie, why didn’t she want to bone up on foreign policy? She thought they would be chitchatting! LOL Ditzorama!
Comment by Liz
November 19th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
but as we all know – the GOP is BAD at foreign policy – specially when they have a Pres. who almost flunked out of Yale!
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Bush had slightly higher grades than did John Kerry. A C average is not flunking.
Top McCain Aides: ‘Palin Simply Knew Nothing About National And International Issues’
I didn’t vote for Kerry – I voted for BUSH! The Dems. were having a hard time coming up with anyone decent at the time. What was I thinking?
Ok, so it is well established that you do not like Sarah. Who cares about what happened a year ago? She is not in power…she is just on a book tour. Why all the hysteria? What worries you? The fact that she is so popular and your guy is down to a -14 approval today?
Now the shoe is on the other foot – or BUSH’s head!!! LOL The GOP has nobody with any brains!
She doesn’t worry me – but some people on this blog think she’s qualified to be Pres. – and that’s scary. And there’s plenty more out there where they came from! Doesn’t that scare you? It should!
She can make a decision unlike Bummer. He’s still trying to make a decision on Afganistan. Oooo wait it’s easy to say what you would do now for God sakes MAKE A DECISION. Palin ran a state where she made decisions. Do you think maybe Bummer could make just one without being political? HE’S A DORK
Bush couldn’t speak to foreign dignitaries (or communicate at all) – and Palin can’t either. That’s why the world couldn’t figure out where we were coming from! We have to have a president who understands foreign affairs and can speak about them! Read up on what Obama is doing in Afghanistan.
Palin couldn’t run her state – so she quit! How do I know YOU are not a dork? You sure sound like one! LOL
The link you posted on Afghanistan says not one word about how Obama is doing with Afghanistan.
Comment by Liz
November 19th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Palin couldn’t run her state – so she quit! How do I know YOU are not a dork? You sure sound like one! LOL
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Post your source.
China has to lecturt Bummer on how to run his country. Where was Bummers vast expirence at foreign policy. He doesn’ have it. The truth hurts.
South Korea was protesting the DORK
62% Americans now want him to stop spending and cut taxes just like Bush did. And that is killing you libocrats who are seeing your president go down…before he has even put a year in. What a shame all that hope and change didn’t quite work out. Unemployment for African Americans is over 15% and Jesse Jackson is upset with Obama….wow
So keep on harping about Bush and Sarah and see how that works out for ya…it doesn’t change what is happening outside your little imaginary world…
It is funny to watch all these foreign leaders laughing at Obama after all the build up about how he was going to win them all over just by showing up.
Obama GOOD. Bush BAD. Sarah Palin can do nothing good. Anyone in the Obama administration can do no wrong. Beck bad. Rush bad. Hannity bad. Jon Stewart good.
What scares me is that Obama’s approval rating, as incompetent as he has proven to be, is still in the 40’s. Some point out that this is his lowest rating yet; and it is. However, what’s keeping THIS 40 percent? Do we really have that many ignorant, misinformed, socialistic, people in America? Have they no memory of the past–AT ALL? I wonder how they manage in their own families. If they think Obama is a frugal spender, I wonder how their personal finances are. Maybe that’s how we got into this recession, now that I think of it. At least 40 per cent of the citizens of the United States know NOTHING about financial issues–either personal or national. They’re poor because they wasted all their money AND their children’s money AND their grandchildren’s money on JUNK (much like our government did with $787 billion of our money). Someone told them that to get out of their mess, they had to spend MORE money (you know, like Biden told US). These 40 per cent, because they have no intellect at all, believed this numbskull. When 40 percent of the population went broke, obviously they couldn’t buy houses, cars, etc. So, the domino effect was sent into motion. Yes, I’ve discovered the problem. The 40 percent who still believe in Obama needs a financial nanny to make sure they don’t use their money (what’s left of it) for toilet paper.
me agwee with you, Mob!
Obama GOOD. Bush BAD. Sarah Palin can do nothing good. Anyone in the Obama administration can do no wrong. Beck bad. Rush bad. Hannity bad. Jon Stewart good.
NOW YOU’RE CATCHING ON! ARE YOU BAD TOO?
Obama’s approval rating averages 54%! That’s great, considering he’s on the brink of doing some BIG stuff! Rasmussen is always the lowest – and it’s not very accurate! Look at the AVERAGE site I gave you 20 times! Take the average! Different polls word questions differently!
Look at the GOP ratings – 20%!!! Lowest EVER!
New ABC/WaPo poll out finds that only 20 percent of Americans claim to be Republicans, a 26-year low. Additionally, while a majority believe the country is on the wrong track, 49 percent trust Obama to make the right decisions for the country, versus 34 percent who trust Congressional Democrats, and a paltry 19 percent who trust the Congressional Republicans. (The 20 percent claim to be GOP number is apparently not in the data to which I linked, but ABC reported it on their evening newscast).
Progressives are progressive. Liberals are liberal. Conservatives are stupid. You can’t fix stupid, but if you could the credit would go to Obama. Everything else is Bush’s fault, forever.
Real American’s are you kidding me? What planet do you live on?
Looks like more than 40 percent of real American’s think Obama is doing a good job.
In fact it is within the margin of error from his election results (54 percent) in most polls and higher in 2 of the polls listed below. There is one poll that shows a negative 6: that being Rasmussen.
Poll Date Sample Approve Disapprove Spread
RCP Average 11/9 – 11/18 — 51.3 43.0 +8.3
Gallup 11/16 – 11/18 1547 A 50 44 +6
Rasmussen Reports 11/16 – 11/18 1500 LV 46 52 -6
CBS News 11/13 – 11/16 1167 A 53 36 +17
CNN/Opinion Research 11/13 – 11/15 1014 A 55 42 +13
Quinnipiac 11/09 – 11/16 2518 RV 48 42 +6
ABC News/Wash Post 11/12 – 11/15 1001 A 56 42 +14
Get your facts straight people.
Why is Obummer peroccupied with corruption and fraud in the Afghan government when all he has to do is look at his own administration? Didn’t he just appoint a commission to weed out fraud and corruption in our government? Are we so squeaky clean that we can talk about other governments? I noticed he didn’t address human rights in China, while being lectured on economics!!
RCP poll shows Obooboo’s approval has fallen again to 50.6%, down from last week’s 51.4%
Congressional approval rating is down even more to 64.3%
While the “wrong direction” remains close to the same at 57.4%
A recent Fox Poll shows there is a dead heat in approval and disapproval rate split at 46%. As everyone but the far left fringe kinows, a large majority of Fox followers turn out to be Independents & Democrats.
chas
Poll: More Americans Identify Themselves As Conservative
Posted by: Curt @ 4:45 pm in Barack Obama, Conservatism,
Can anyone really be surprised?
Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009, confirming a finding that Gallup first noted in June. Forty percent of Americans describe their political views as conservative, 36% as moderate, and 20% as liberal. This marks a shift from 2005 through 2008, when moderates were tied with conservatives as the most prevalent group.
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Conservatives Now Outnumber Liberals in All 50 States, Says Gallup Poll
Monday, August 17, 2009
By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief
(CNSNews.com) – Self-identified conservatives outnumber self-identified liberals in all 50 states of the union, according to the Gallup Poll.
At the same time, more Americans nationwide are saying this year that they are conservative than have made that claim in any of the last four years.
In 2009, 40% percent of respondents in Gallup surveys that have interviewed more than 160,000 Americans have said that they are either “conservative” (31%) or “very conservative” (9%). That is the highest percentage in any year since 2004.
June 15, 2009
“Conservatives” Are Single-Largest Ideological Group
Percentage of “liberals” higher this decade than in early ’90s
by Lydia Saad
PRINCETON, NJ — Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This represents a slight increase for conservatism in the U.S. since 2008, returning it to a level last seen in 2004. The 21% calling themselves liberal is in line with findings throughout this decade, but is up from the 1990s.
LMAO IDK where you people get your misinformation. FOX NEWS polls independent? That is almost as hunorous as Palin confusing Iran and Iraq last night in her FOX NEWS interview. That will keep a smile on my face for my entire commute home.
A guy who sits next to me at work told me Alison has a football pool so I decided to check it out. Instead of football I found goofballs.
Michael, Alisyn puts up a new blog on Saturday morning, and the games are listed on the blog. The poll is taken, usually by noon or 1:00pm, and Alisyn makes her picks based on the blog poll. Stop by on Saturday morning, if you’re interested.
Michael – there’s no shortage of goofballs here! LOL I agree, Sarah is great for laughs – and the funniest part is she takes herself seriously!!! LMAO
Michael,
I post the games each Saturday Morning, count the votes and Ms Alisyn uses them to make her selections for the week. After the show I post the crews selections.
After the games I post that results and standing, generally by Monday unless a Monday Game is involved.
Hopefully your evaluation of Pro Football Games are better than yours are of people. Or at least less biased.
chas
Liz,
You are not only well educated, well researched, current, informed, and intelligent, but you are hilarious. I roared with your “puppy” and “bone” comments.
Good evening to you.
Geraldo is doing a special on “Pirates of the 21st Century.” I wonder how difficult it was to interview Congress?
Micheal I still roar over the 57 states remark. Make sure you want to take that route.
Comment by Liz
November 19th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Top McCain Aides: ‘Palin Simply Knew Nothing About National And International Issues’
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Then that puts her right up there with the ego in chief.
Hi Kevin – nice to see you! Thanks!
I just saw the part of the Hannity interview where she talks about the leader of “Iraq” instead of “Iran” – and Hannity didn’t correct her!!! LOL I guess he didn’t want to see her embarrass herself! I’m going to email Hannity and ask him why he didn’t correct her! (like he will answer?!?) LOL
You know, Sarah sure likes to diss Obama’s pastor, but I always though her pastor “the witch hunter” was much scarier! Does anyone agree? What religion hunts witches in Africa? Her pastor went there to find one. Does anyone know anything about her religion???
This is quite bizarre – like nothing I’ve ever seen….
This is for carolynro – I’m trying to keep you informed dear – all you have to do is READ IT!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_afghanistan
I know that’s hard for you – it’s hard for Sarah too, so don’t feel bad. Just try to comprehend what it says! LOL
EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service.
Last week, the online auction site settled a legal skirmish with co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis which allowed the deal to move forward. The settlement gave Skype ownership of critical software that had been licensed from the company they founded, Joltid Ltd.
Ebay said Thursday it sold a 70 percent stake in the company for about $1.9 billion plus $125 million that it will receive at a later date. The company is keeping the remaining 30 percent stake.
The settlement means Zennstrom and Friis get a 14 percent stake in Skype. The investor group, led by Silver Lake, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Andreessen Horowitz, get 56 percent ownership.
Speaking as a former child prodigy, I can assure everyone that Oblitheringbuffoon is NOT the “supergenius” that his worshipers like to claim that he is.
He’s not even close.
I would estimate his IQ to be 120 at best and that’s being kind.
It’s slightly above average but far short of the generally accepted 160 genius level.
That moron would’ve never been allowed in any of the advanced studies classes that I ever sat in and even if he managed to sneak in, he’d have been quickly laughed out!
A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.
Public Safety spokesman Jason Tarkong said two men, a 4-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl were killed in a half-hour of violence. The dead were all local residents.
The six wounded included a 4-year-old local girl and five visitors from South Korea.
Authorities said the suspected shooter is a contract worker in his 30s or 40s from Asia, but did not provide his name or home country.
Hey crackdog – it’s quite obvious to anyone who can think that he meant to say 47 – Freudian slip! Can you say the same about Sarah when she confuses Iraq and Iran? I doubt it! I really don’t think she’s smart enough to know the difference! Good thing she’s not presidcent!
Glenn Beck talkin dirty about Hillary – what if he talked about Sarah like this???? She’s jump down his throat! LOL
I could post dozens of youtubes showing conservatives not being “conservative”, but what for? Everyone knows they are nuts – and their base is smaller than ever – and the proof is all over youtube and everywhere else. They can’t hide it! Takes up a lot of space here.
Liz,
Good morning and day to you.
No doubt your day will be as enlightening as your comments here.
You are a must read.
Hi Kevin! Conservatives say the most outrageous things! I’m watching O’Reilly – and he’s talking to this guy who says that liberal women don’t have 5 children (like Sarah Palin) – and that they would never choose to have a baby with Downs Syndrome. He assumes that every liberal woman would choose abortion. That’s crazy!!! O’Reilly agrees with him. That’s why only 10% of women today describe themselves as “conservative”! They are out of their minds! Where’s the sanity?
Have a great day Kevin
The sanity is NOT with the liberals .That’s a fact whether you like it or not.
The reason conservative have more childern is they DO NOT ABORT THEM. What’s your favoprite word? DUH
OBAMA/OPRAH ???? Is that too far fetched. She stops her show. He gives her a gov position in 2010, and 2012…a running ticket.
Michael and Liz, you two hopeless pathetic liberals– Anyone can have a slip of the tongue. Anyone! No one but you liberal whistleheads are trying to make a big deal of it. Mrs. Palin was right on last night on O’Reilly. Remember her remark, “I’m still here.” Deny that she’s right about that. Your remarks, Michael, are similar to the ones Liz made about Governor Palin’s supposed poor use of grammar. Then, in her very post in which she makes her goofy remarks about Palin’s “poor grammar”, Liz used poor grammar herself. I have watched Mrs. Palin on Hannity and on O’Reilly; and not ONE time did I hear her use poor grammar. She was VERY articulate. I have typed things on posts for this blog that were simple oversights or typos. I’ll bet you have too. In fact, Michael, I’m going to watch your liberal remarks like a hawk. If I see you make one typo, one oversight, one slip, I am going to do my best to HUMILIATE you to the extent that this blog affords. You, like Liz, are being a hypocrite. You despise everything and everyone who holds to values and principles that are in the majority (i.e., NORMAL). On O’Reilly last night, I noticed that John Stewart, Liz favorite “research” source, was CRUDE enough to use profanity toward Bernie Goldberg. And of course, Goldberg deserved it. HOW DARE HE TELL THE TRUTH?! I wish all liberals would slither under their rocks and stay there until they get a clue about what civilized behavior is.
How many other non-fiction books has AP fact checked? The gotcha has started again, “You Betcha!”
“She’s jump down his throat?” What does THAT mean, Liz? You need to learn to speak (in this case, write) the English language. And how convenient that Palin’s slip came as a result of her being stupid (according to you); but Obaffle’s remark about visiting 57 states was a “Freudian slip”. How convenient. How one sided. How SELFISH and SELF-SERVING! How typically LIBERAL!
By the way, thank you Liz for being so “enlightening”. Kevin and I are almost weeping. Thank you for shining your “brilliant light” on all of us dumb ol’ conservatives. Golly, I don’t know how y’all get so smart. Must be from watching John Stewart.
You Betcha, J.A.B.
Jimmy Carter has a degree in nuclear physics!
Was he a good POTUS?
You Betcha!
Just ask anyone who suffered through the abject poverty of the late 70s!
I thought this was America and we able to say or write what we wish..oh yeah I forgot…only libs are allowed to be free to say or write what they believe and not be criticized by the left fringe media…My bad…..
I’m glad that Sarah Palin and Hannity reminded us all of Obungle’s radical associations. We conservatives all KNEW something was wrong from the beginning. You don’t hang around Bill Ayers and Reverend Wright unless you believe as they believe. Sure enough, as soon as he was elected, he chose a communist as one of his advisors. Then he set about to change our economy into a socialist one to fit his Marxist views. It’s a shame that telling the world, “I told you so” doesn’t change anything. I think it will, however, in 2010 and 2012.
Ayers was an acquaintance, not a pal! I’m sure he’s acquainted with many conservatives too! And I’ll take Reverend Wright any day over Sarah’s “witch hunting” pastor. That’s some crazy stuff! I’m never going to support anyone who would take away the rights of women – no matter what they are!
Sarah’s pastor is the worst offender when it comes to the rights of women. He can’t do in this country what he was doing in Africa! What a nutcase!
You suffered in the late 70’s DOG? I doubt it! It was a very normal recession. Thanks to Obama, we were spared from a depression! Count your blessings!
Blogger – Michael, Kevin and I are the “NORMAL” ones! The rest of you are brainwashed by the best!
Most seniors have already “seen the light” and are realizing how bad they’ve been lied to. I guess you guys are a little thicker in the heads! LOL
Sorry to have to tell you this John, but most “liberal, progressive” women are Christians and they don’t abort their babies! Only selfish un-Christian people would be a “conservative” today!
Yes, Dog. That’s what these liberal snobs don’t get. They actually think that level of education automatically makes one a better president. IT DOES NOT. If that were the case, why not put something in the Constitution that stipulates that only people with Ph.D’s are allowed to be president. I heard about a philosophy professor from my hometown who was brilliant in his field; but they found him sitting in the middle of Third Avenue with 4 lanes of traffic whizzing by him, blowing their horns and swirving to avoid hitting him. There are plenty of people with a good education; but NO EDUCATION IS GOOD ENOUGH TO PREPARE ANYONE TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. The job is simply too big. And yet, it isn’t. What any president needs to do is have enough COMMON SENSE to make decisions that are based on information provided by experts with whom that president surrounds himself or herself. Put simply, Obama is like everyone else. He does not know everything, so he surrounds himself with experts in various fields. Then he bases his decisions on the expert advice they give him. That does NOT take a brilliant mind to do. Unfortunately for the rest of us, Obummer didn’t have enough brains to even choose good advisors (unless you count Van Jones and Eric Holder as good advisors). I’d be happy if he even knew how to subtract. For example, he should know that 0 dollars minus 12 trillion dollars is impossible to spend.
Liz, even if Ayers was an “acquaintance” rather than a pal, I must tell you that I don’t have any terrorist acquaintances either. Do you?
Also, Liz, if anyone supports the “right” of another woman to abort her baby, they are aiding a abetting a crime which makes them guilty of the crime also. Most liberals support abortion i.e. MURDER for all you P.C. people).
Having lived throught the Carter years…..with a wife and child, I can assure you…it was no normal recession.
Gas lines, unemploymnet, stagflation, home mortgage rates approaching 17 %…….not my idea of a normal recession. And I am from the great state of Georgia.
You Betcha!
You are WRONG about that Retro!!! You are not responsible for anyone but yourself! It’s the law of the land and it’s not a crime. Everyone has a different idea about when 3 cells becomes a fetus. It’s about women’s right to privacy about what she does with her own body! If men had babies, there would be NO controversy!
Conservatives would support abortion if they were not PAID NOT TO! Do you really think they want to support all those “out-of-wedlock” babies they complain about all the time? NO WAY! They pretend to be “Christian” and blame liberals, when it was THEY who supported Roe v. Wade when it was made law – before they hooked up with the Christian Coalition! READ SOME HISTORY!
Sorry, my parents said it was no big deal and we had no gas lines here!
Yes, Jimmy. It was a “normal” recession only to the extent that it should have been expected given Carter’s wild, liberal spending that he insisted on doing. I remember his debate with then President Ford. He snickered when Ford warned of irresponsible government spending. Then he got elected, spent money we didn’t have, and the rest is history: double digit inflation, double digit interest rates, double digit unemployment. Some “normal” recession!
FANTASTIC!! YOU BETCHA!!
ALL those “Out of wedlock” babies have a Daddy. Where are they, and why do I have to pay for their mistakes?
Gosh…it must have been the almost 300M others of us who experirenced it? Hmmm?
You Betcha!
I agree with Jimmy. I WAS there. You Betcha!
If men are the only ones who don’t like abortion, kindly explain Sarah Palin’s decision to have her baby although liberals encouraged her to murder it. Last time I checked, Sarah was a woman (and a good lookin’ one at that). Your response is typically liberal. “It’s all about a woman’s choice.” In other words, it’s “all about ME! The innocent child HAS no rights. It doesn’t have “self awareness, according to Obama’s man, Peter Singer. So it doesn’t really have a right to live. Is that what you mean Liz? Well, it’s NOT all about YOU. It’s not about ANY woman. It’s not about any MAN either. It is about what is morally reprehensible and what isn’t.
During the Carter years, I was working for a contractor. We had to hold bids on work for at least 30 days, sometimes longer. But prices on materials and subcontracts were only good if purchased at the that instant. Wonderful years, due to be repeated shortly. You Betcha!
Come on, J.A.B. You should know by now that Progressives don’t believe in morals, and certainly don’t live mora lives!! You Betcha!
yep….and those issues made Carter a one term wonder…..we wonder how he was elected !….and the current prez will be, too!
You Betcha!
bbl….
By the way, Liz. I’m not Retro. Just thought you ought to know. But you may keep calling me that if you want. Why would you want to be correct about my “handle”? You’re not correct about anything else.
And no, Liz. We do NOT want to support all those chldren of “unwed mothers”. That is why we teach our little girls that irresponsible sex is just that …IRRESPONSIBLE. iIt was liberal thinking that took us into the “sexual revolution” anyway. You liberals are the only ones I know who CREATE a problem and then try to erase it with ANOTHER problem. The solution is not in trying to do away with the mistake after it’s done. The solution is avoiding mistakes to begin with; and if a mistake is made, owning up to that error and accepting the natural consequences that usually ensue.
Consequences? Progreesive don’t believe in consequenses! They don’t accept responsiblity for anything. You Betcha!
Blogger, your remarks are wonderful for my project – thanks! Could you be just a little more outrageous please? LMAO!
BTW, do you hold sex ed. classes for ALL little girls who might want to get pregnant??? LMAO!
I don’t think Sarah said any liberals encouraged her to kill her baby – could you post a link to that please? LOL
Obama is truly amazing – just look at the cooperation he gets….
BRUSSELS – Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.
An EU official said there was no mention of imposing sanctions against Iran for its refusal to halt nuclear enrichment activities at the meeting of senior diplomats from the U.N. Security Council’s five permanent members plus Germany.
“These things are a matter of timing, and this was not the right time for it,” said the official who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.
The talks in Brussels involved political directors — foreign ministry officials below ministerial level. The United States was represented by Undersecretary of State William Burns, and Russia by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
The talks came just a day after a day after President Barack Obama said the six nations will develop a package of serious new punitive measures in coming weeks. He did not give details.
Sorry to inform you Liz Real christains DO NOT MURDER their babies. Let’s see isn’t that one of the 10 commandants? THOU SHALT NOT KILL. HHHHMMMMMMMM What part of that do you NOT understand?
My outrageous behavior befits the times in which we live. It is an outrage that this country elected such a Marxist idiot to take us off the edge of a cliff. What is even more pathetic is that he has millions of naive little sheep who are following him off it. I am not a sheep. If he takes me off his Marxist cliff, he’ll have to fight to do it.
PLEASE PLEASE Iran don’t build any more nukes and we’ll be nice to you. PLEASE PLEASE
Yes, for once you are right, Liz. As far as I know, no one, including liberals encouraged her to MURDER her baby while she was pregnant. The just criticized her for NOT doing so after she had him. Now THAT’S a big difference!
It seems to moi’ that “developing a package of serious new punitive measures” does not translate from “these things are a matter if timing and this was not the right time for it” in any language except political spin. Me thinks his plan was rejected out of hand!! You Betcha!!
The 50-job lawnmower, and other Porkulus job fables
posted at 1:36 pm on November 13, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
We’ve been aggregating tales of Porkulus fantasy jobs, but this one takes the cake. Give the New York Times credit for catching this last week, adding Arkansas to the growing list of states with ridiculous levels of inflation in an already-ridiculous calculation of “saved or created” jobs. In Fayetteville, the government website claimed that the sale of a single lawnmower saved 50 jobs:
In June, the federal government spent $1,047 in stimulus money to buy a rider mower from the Toro Company to cut the grass at the Fayetteville National Cemetery in Arkansas. Now, a report on the government’s stimulus Web site improbably claims that that single lawn mower sale helped save or create 50 jobs.
Latest job news. Over 10 million jobs have been created using Stimulus funds……….mostly in China and Mexico!!
From CNN
Carter, in office from 1977 to 1981, is no stranger when it comes to energy concerns. The long lines for gasoline during an Arab oil embargo are lasting memories of his presidency for many people.
From Time Magazine 1979
“… Motorists stopping at gas stations along New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway were restricted to $3 maximum purchases, which put little more than three gallons in their tanks and would move gas guzzlers a mere 30 miles….”
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,946249,00.html#ixzz0XQ7YyHVZ
Under Obummercare the phrase will be “Take 2 aspirin and call back in 6 months for an appointment!!
Everyone needs to read Psalms 109:8, then pray for our fearless leaders. Liz if you could borrow a bible and read that it will help you get a grip.
LOL Carolynro – that was for a very limited time – maybe 2 weeks. My parents said the gas rationing was because of supply and nothing else. It only happened in certain parts of the country for a very short time! Get real! You never had a gas line in Michigan!
Nobody criticized Palin for having her baby you idiot! Maybe some lunatics – but if that’s true, they were from the right-wing, not the “caring” progressives! You wouldn’t have social security, Medicare or our upcoming “national healthcare” without the progressives! You should be thanking them – and writing your “bought” representatives!
Joe Lieberman’s state is 68% in favor of the public option and he’s threatening to filibuster the bill. That’s because he doesn’t like Obama’s foreign policy. He’s going to lose his seat because of it – watch and learn!
Carter was a genius. The history books will be re-written after Obama has taken us over the edge, and Carter will be colored for the visionary he was. There were no gas lines in the 70’s and mortgages were cheap, at 18% interest. There weren’t as many people out of work as they’d like you to think there were, just like there isn’t that many out of work right now.
Someone who hasn’t lived through a period of history should not attempt to rewrite it!! You Betcha!
Guess what Blogger – the Catholics used to think that birth control was murder! Are you Catholic?
Those high interest rates lasted about a year – THAT’S ALL! DOH! You guys never had it rough in your lives! You don’t know what rough is!
If you’re Catholic and you practice birth control, you might as well murder babies!
I would say that there is a definite distinction between practicing birth control and creating a life and then destroying it!! Apparently you don’t practice safe sex, or are you in a plutonic relationship.
We are finding out what hard times are from now to the end of Obummers regime. A king instead of a president. He wants everyone to bow to him, that’s why he bows to the Chinese leader. ALLAH OBUMMER
MOB, are you Liz?
What I’m saying is that to the Catholics it’s the EXACT SAME THING! Talk to your priest!
Oh no, look out……
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.
“Right now I feel exhilaration at the wide range of choices before me as to what I do next,” Dobbs, whose outspoken views on immigration and other topics often angered liberals, told Reuters in a telephone interview from New York on Thursday.
Dobbs, 64, a veteran CNN anchor who had become one of the most divisive figures in U.S. broadcast journalism, announced last Wednesday he was leaving CNN after spending the better part of 30 years at the 24-hour cable news network.
He still hosts a daily radio show.
A Texas native, Dobbs has drawn fire from Latino leaders and civil rights groups for frequent on-air remarks about U.S. border control and immigration that critics saw as demonizing illegal immigrants.
He was also seen as lending credence to the “birther” conspiracy theory, whose adherents believe President Barack Obama’s Hawaiian birth certificate was faked to hide a Kenyan birthplace that would make the first black U.S. president ineligible for his office.
Dobbs acknowledged his commentary also stirred friction with CNN executives.
I don’t have an ax to grind with Lou Dobbs. I never watched him. Let’s talk about Sarah Palin. You Betcha!
No Liz, I am not Catholic; but that is an irrelevant issue anyway. I am talking apples, and you’re talking oranges. Liberals are in favor of indiscriminate and BLANKET abortions–abortions on demand if you will. That is why Dr. Tiller was so lauded by the liberal media. He aborted babies routinely beyond the 6th month of pregancy; and the liberal media sang his praises to high heavens. In fact, I saw one whistlehead on O’Reilly who said she viewed Tiller as a hero! I did not support Tiller’s murder, but he was far from a hero. Liberals have a tendency to over-generalize and to say that everything is relative (like your argument about the Catholic church for example). There are some things that are absolute; and a 6 to 9 month old “fetus” is no longer a “fetus”. It is ABSOLUTELY a baby.
Under Carter in the 70’s, gasoline lines were not long at all! Interest rates were only high for a few months! I know all this because I was born in the 80’s!!
I don’t know much about Dobbs either. I’m quite sure, no matter what he said, that he would be less offensive to me than Keith Olbermann or Bill Maher.
I thought you told us Lou Dobbs was deported. The Onion was your source I believe. LMAO!!!!!!
Sarah Palin comes across as a warm, well spoken woman, quite capable of holding her own in the political arena. The MSM will pull all the gotcha moves to try to trip her up. At the same time they will treat the anointed one with kid gloves. I have not seen one interview where he was held to account for all the lies he has continued to tell.
Mob, dat make sense 2 me.
Progressivism from 50-60 years ago is different from it is now. It was something we needed THEN. Now it has become a twisted vehicle for anarchy. And as far our upcoming National Health care, you are right. The progressives are, indeed, responsible for it. Am I grateful for it? I’ll give you 3 guesses. Ten years from now, the term “progressive” will be a dirty word that little boys write on bathroom walls.
I guess some people just make up History as they go along. They dang sure haven’t read it.
Have a nice evening.
chas
JAB,
We never need progressives to ruin this Country and the Republic. All that was done could had been done through Constitutional means had they thought it would pass. They knew it wouldn’t and set aside the rules to gain their agenda, just as they continue to do today.
chas
You betcha MOB!!! I am looking forward to 22% interest rates for when my kids try to buy their first homes.
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Comment by Liz
November 20th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
LOL Carolynro – that was for a very limited time – maybe 2 weeks. My parents said the gas rationing was because of supply and nothing else.
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Investor’s Business Daily, June 1st, 2007
“Leadership: Of all the errors Jimmy Carter committed, none has earned him more well-justified scorn than his handling of the 1970s energy crisis. True enough, he didn’t cause it. But he did make it much, much worse…SOIND FAMILIAR?
But let’s be clear: OPEC ended its embargo in 1974. Despite that, government-imposed price controls on output and prices remained in place. They weren’t fully removed until 1981. And that isCarter’s fault.
When Carter came into office in January 1977, the price of a barrel of oil was about $14. When he left a mere four years later, oil — the lifeblood of the U.S. and world economy — stood at more than $35 a barrel, a 154% rise.”
Liberal and Mob- right on dudes or dudettes….let’s revisit the Carter years to show everyone how it’s done as they refuse to read the historical record!
Stagflation in the 1970s
From U.S. Department of State
The term “stagflation” — an economic condition of both continuing inflation and stagnant business activity, together with an increasing unemployment rate — described the new economic malaise. Inflation seemed to feed on itself. People began to expect continuous increases in the price of goods, so they bought more. This increased demand pushed up prices, leading to demands for higher wages, which pushed prices higher still in a continuing upward spiral. Labor contracts increasingly came to include automatic cost-of-living clauses, and the government began to peg some payments, such as those for Social Security, to the Consumer Price Index, the best-known gauge of inflation. While these practices helped workers and retirees cope with inflation, they perpetuated inflation. The government’s ever-rising need for funds swelled the budget deficit and led to greater government borrowing, which in turn pushed up interest rates and increased costs for businesses and consumers even further. With energy costs and interest rates high, business investment languished and unemployment rose to uncomfortable levels…..
State Department cont:
In desperation, President Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) tried to combat economic weakness and unemployment by increasing government spending, and he established voluntary wage and price guidelines to control inflation. Both were largely unsuccessful. A perhaps more successful but less dramatic attack on inflation involved the “deregulation” of numerous industries, including airlines, trucking, and railroads. These industries had been tightly regulated, with government controlling routes and fares. Support for deregulation continued beyond the Carter administration. In the 1980s, the government relaxed controls on bank interest rates and long-distance telephone service, and in the 1990s it moved to ease regulation of local telephone service.
But the most important element in the war against inflation was the Federal Reserve Board, which clamped down hard on the money supply beginning in 1979. By refusing to supply all the money an inflation-ravaged economy wanted, the Fed caused interest rates to rise. As a result, consumer spending and business borrowing slowed abruptly. The economy soon fell into a deep recession.
The Progressives wish to rewrite the history of the Carter Years because they are a preview of what is coming!!! You Betcha!!
Yes, Carolyn. It’s very good reading. Thanks. You know, however, that your post will either be ignored; or our left winger will say it’s not a good source. You know, Carolyn, when I was a little boy, I read comic books. I recall one group of characters who lived on Planet Bizarro. Folks from Bizarro viewed everything as opposite from Earthlings. To Bizarro citizens, pretty was ugly; big was little; good was bad; smart was dumb; rich was poor, etc. On planet Bizarro, a conversation may go something like this: “That girl is so ugly. I’ll be a lot of guys don’t want to take her in.” (Translation: That girl is really pretty. I’ll bet a lot of guys want to take her out.”) Maybe that explains the inexplicable posts we’ve been reading lately. Maybe we are reading comments posted by citizens of Bizarro.
JAB:
My sources just support what all of us who lived in Carter years know to be true…but alas..it seems there is an epidemic of amnesia…..most of Obama-ytes also believe that he is the Second Coming, Can Scale Tall Buildings, Can Smooze All Dictators and are in for quite a shock in about 6 years when the devastation of his policies take hold.
The mob is leaving since the mob’s posts are now being censored.
Comment by Liz November 20th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Oh no, look out……
IK right liz? How in the h e l l you can continue conversing with these whackjobs is amazing.
Who knew Alison was a right wing freakeedeekee? I’ve seen her on occasion and thought she was pretty cool. Whoa not so much now.
I have now questioned my coworkers’ judgement He assures me he just comes for the football blog and tells me I wandered into the land of oz!
Chill peps
Actually the “whack jobs” are in the minority here. They drift in from the Beijing side of the political spectrum.
Though they are free to express their opinions, I find it normal for the fringe wing of the Dems to have nothing to say but insults.
Be like those types if you like, but I can tell you that we had Dems and left leaning people here before the far left fringe moved in, insulted them into leaving. I don’t see where it serves any purpose, but then again I don’t see where violating the Constitution does any good, but that’s just me.
chas
Yes Michael – they are total right wing freaks here! I’m studying them for a school project – they repeat Fox “talking points” over and over. Have you ever watched Fox & Friends? I liked it when I was in college – with a different crew – but now they are as right-wing as you can get…very fringy!
Come on back and slay dragons with me sometime! You can enter the football pool on Sat. Maybe your friend just comes for that. What’s his alias?
They don’t recognize their own freakiness, but I’m sure you have noticed it Michael – as all smart people do!
Michael, Chas is a Glenn Beck “Constitution” freak, so you’ll have to excuse him. He also does the football pool.
Watch Glenn Beck at 5 pm sometime if you can – I know the time slot is bad, but try to tape it. It’s hilarious – and ridiculous. Let me know what you think about it if you can!
I always find it funny that the minority here thinks they are the majority of the opinion.
They should really check the RCP polls again.
I know, logic, history and economics are beyond their grasp, so I let them rant. I find it rather funny.
chas
Oh, and another funny thing – they think they are “mainstream”! LMAO! That’s the funniest thing about them.
You “LET” me rant? Thank you so much! LOL
Have a great night chuckie!
I’m amazed that you guys are not Lou Dobbs freaks? Do you ever change the channel from FOX? Guess not!
LOL
Goodnight! Take your teeth out and go to bed!
You read my post?
Thanks, you just proved 2 of my points, one you have no clue and 2 you have no clue…lol
Go back to the ignore mode which you never seem to accomplish. You wouldn’t look so foolish.
“Constitutional freak”. Great way to describe someone who knows more of a subject than you do.
Out to enjoy real life, or in her words “real LIKE”.
Enjoy the evening.
chas
ps. I don’t run the football pool. I just help with it. I work in coordination with the producers of the show. I don’t take credit for things that I don’t know or actually control. Just those things I do.
From an obviously reliable source, GLOBE, as seen on the supermarket shelves, “Obama Lung Cancer!”
Good evening Chas.
Reality is not the Social Progressive long suit.
What I find amusing is that this so-called “project/book/paper” has taken since May and is still supposedly going on.
I researched, wrote and typed a 30 page term paper in less than half the time.
But that’s just me.
chas
Sarah Palin in red seems to get the Progressives’ blood flowing!!
She has to have an excuse as to why a “super intellect” like she impersonates, would hang out with people of obviously lower intelligence!!
Olin,
Most people that are actually smart, don’t have to tell people they are, or insult others in an effort to try and prove they are smart.
In fact the opposite often tends to be true.
chas
A bus carrying 35 elementary school children on an outing has caught fire on a New York City bridge, but the children and their escorts have been rescued.
The bus was transporting students from Brooklyn’s P.S. 5 on Friday morning when it burst into flames near the Staten Island-bound toll plaza of the double-decked Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
A Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokeswoman says bridge workers used fire extinguishers to douse the flames and removed the 4- and 5-year-old students, their escorts and the driver.
Paramedics examined the students and the adults. There were no injuries.
The cause of the fire hasn’t been determined.
Comment by Michael Pontera
November 20th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I have now questioned my coworkers’ judgement He assures me he just comes for the football blog and tells me I wandered into the land of oz!
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I distinctly recall that Sterling and chas explained the football portion of this blog – and rather graciously too – I might add. They made it quiet clear that the football predictions would take place on Saturday.
Mr. Pontera seems to be intelligent enough to come to the conclusion that he is here a day early. That would lead one to believe that Mr. Pontera could be under some sort of duress! I wonder if we should fear for his safety – it would be shameful if someone was actually forcing him to come to this blog and post such a disrespectful comment. It seems quiet obvious that name calling is a prerequisite of the liberal mind-set.
And on another point of his comment – I don’t recall an occassion that Ms. Camerota has ever posted comments that would lead anyone to believe she could be a “right wing freakeedeekee”. That is yet another reason to believe that conduct of this type is indicative of the liberal mentality. And we wonder how it could be that this country is being led down a path of total destruction and that there is a “celebrity” in chief that has taken residence in the White House. And they have the audacity to call everyone here a “whackjob”.
‘The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’
- Ronald Reagan
Yes, and to mistake historical facts as written after the fact have nothing to do with a political affiliation, left or right, shows a continued shallow understanding about how Washington really operates and the lack of concern by the politicians for the people. Every time someone posts a piece of uncomfortable history that reminds us why the majority of Americans are afraid of too much government, the poster is dismissed as a “right wing” something or the other, which does nothing to change the conclusions of history nor does it changes the path that this “Carter Heavy” president is bent upon sending the nation.
Comment by Michael Pontera
November 20th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Comment by Liz November 20th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Oh no, look out……
IK right liz? How in the h e l l you can continue conversing with these whackjobs is amazing.
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Thank you Mr. Pontera- posts like yours reinforce my beliefs.
Italian police on Saturday arrested two Pakistani men accused of providing logistical support for last year’s terror attacks in Mumbai, officials said.
The two, father and son, were arrested in an early morning raid in Brescia, police in the northern Italian city said.
The suspects managed a money transfer agency and helped fund the Nov. 26 attacks, police said in a statement. The day before the attacks they transferred money to activate an Internet phone account that was used by the attackers and their accomplices, said Stefano Fonzi, the head of anti-terror police in Brescia.
Italian police began the probe in December after being alerted by the FBI that the money had been sent from Italy, Fonzi told The Associated Press.
DOG ON CRACK……..you’ve made my day!!!!!!!!
A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.
Expectant father Randolph Bresnik and Michael Foreman were so far ahead despite their late start and interrupted sleep the night before — false fire and decompression alarms jolted them awake — that their commander handed them extra work.
The spacewalkers installed new antennas, relocated a monitor for electrical hazards, set up an attachment for a spectrometer due to arrive next year, and hooked up a wireless video system for spacewalkers’ helmet cameras. Then they released another payload platform.