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Over ‘fiscal cliff,’ fiscal pain to accelerate
December 17, 2012
This is what the other side of the “fiscal cliff” looks like.
If President Obama and Congress fail to reach a deal to avoid hundreds of billions of dollars of tax hikes and federal spending cuts, many Americans will feel the pain with less money in their paychecks in the first week of the New Year.On Friday, Jan. 4, middle-class Americans who get paid
MSNBC outright lies about voter suppression in Florida
76% of households have Computers, and yet Rachael Maddow of MSNBC is stating that there is voter suppression in Florida due to the length of the ballots being used. Although there are no hanging chads (you color in the Yes/No dots like on a SAT test), the ballots have been designed so that referendums are printed out in full (after all, just a synopsis wouldn't be full disclosure), yet MSNBC says there are TOO MANY WORDS on these documents and they will confuse the voting public. Evidently MSNBC believes that the Florida general public is either too lazy to download the ballots beforehand to review and mark up before their trip to the polls, or they cannot read 2500 words and comprehend them.
I only bring this us as my father, a rabid Democrat and MSNBC viewer, in a recent phone call,l told me about the horrible length of the Florida Ballots while I had already downloaded a copy and researched those referendums which were printed out in full. My response to him was "yes, two pages front and back" but if you can't read that you obviously didn't pass the fifth grade and immediately went to research what piece of MSNBC garbage has spread this rumor....the 6pm to 10 pm 'news' on MSNBC.
Posted by David M Batten on October 18, 2012
Obama's bad news blues
I suspect that Barack Obama has been
told by his pollsters that he is going to lose.
Most certainly whenever Messeurs Axelrod and Ploufe, his political brain trust, get on television to respond to questions about how he will fix the economy, all one hears are the same tired excuses and empty promises. The news headlines these days tell another story.
Headline — Libya: The White House handling of the
Libyan attack has already been dubbed "Benghazi-Gate" and revealed the level of
contempt the White House has for the intelligence of Americans. Bad enough
Americans are angry that an American ambassador lost his life in a 9/11
anniversary al Qaeda attack, no one with ten brain cells to rub together
believes it was about an amateur movie no one had seen.
Headline — Afghanistan: After wars in Afghanistan — still ongoing — and in Iraq, Americans are extremely wary of the U.S. becoming embroiled in more conflict and yet Obama's handing of foreign affairs, particularly in the Middle East, appears to have exacerbated events there. An unavoidable conflict with Iran looms ahead and Americans believe that Israel and our homeland must be defended. Obama gives little indication he would, but a President Romney leaves no doubt in their minds.
Headline — Foreign Policy: Overall, the impression is that Obama has weakened the nation when it comes to foreign policy despite the fact that it, along with defense, is a primary duty of any President. All the electric cars and bankrupt solar companies are no substitute.
Headline — Energy: The vast reservoirs of oil, natural gas, and coal that have either been under attack or restricted by the Obama administration along with the jobs they represent. Yet another reason for voters to elect Romney. Obama's decision to deter the building of the XL Pipeline from Canada is still relatively fresh in the minds of voters and the shutdown of coal mines and power plants has had a ripple effect among those who make their living in these industries.
Headline — Fast and Furious: Still another scandal is bubbling up to the surface of voter concern. "Fast and Furious," a Justice Department gun-running fiasco that got a U.S. border guard killed along with hundreds of Mexicans was just featured on Univision, a popular channel among Hispanics, and the White House has been counting on that demographic for support.
Headline: Gay Marriage: Obama's refusal to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act and his endorsement of gay marriage could prove a deal-breaker among a lot of people who might otherwise vote for him.
Headline — Obamacare: I think the White House continues to underestimate the level of anger over having Obamacare forced upon us. Most polls show that at least half or more respondents expect it to be repealed IF Romney is elected and guess who they will vote for? Having taken $716 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare, the reality of death panels has no appeal for the nation's senior citizens who vote in large numbers.
Headline — Vacations: The lavish lifestyle of the Obama's while he has been President had not been lost on a nation in which 23 million Americans cannot find a job or have given up looking for one. The debt load on new college graduates is cause for much less enthusiasm for a second Obama term in office.
Headline — The Economy: In the end, it is the economy that will dominate the outcome of the election and, no matter what the polls say — now widely regarded as manipulative — and what the mainstream media reports, the facts and the failures of the Obama years are known to Americans no matter how many times he tries to blame Bush for them. The stimulus failed. The Federal Reserve's quantitative easing (printing money) has failed. Add in 43 straight months of unemployment at 8% (but actually closer to 12% to 15%). There is no recovery and no prospect of one if Obama is reelected.
It adds up to a torrent of bad news for Obama and that, dear reader, is the good news as the elections on November 6 draw closer with every passing day.
Most certainly whenever Messeurs Axelrod and Ploufe, his political brain trust, get on television to respond to questions about how he will fix the economy, all one hears are the same tired excuses and empty promises. The news headlines these days tell another story.
Headline — Libya: The White House handling of the
Libyan attack has already been dubbed "Benghazi-Gate" and revealed the level of
contempt the White House has for the intelligence of Americans. Bad enough
Americans are angry that an American ambassador lost his life in a 9/11
anniversary al Qaeda attack, no one with ten brain cells to rub together
believes it was about an amateur movie no one had seen.Headline — Afghanistan: After wars in Afghanistan — still ongoing — and in Iraq, Americans are extremely wary of the U.S. becoming embroiled in more conflict and yet Obama's handing of foreign affairs, particularly in the Middle East, appears to have exacerbated events there. An unavoidable conflict with Iran looms ahead and Americans believe that Israel and our homeland must be defended. Obama gives little indication he would, but a President Romney leaves no doubt in their minds.
Headline — Foreign Policy: Overall, the impression is that Obama has weakened the nation when it comes to foreign policy despite the fact that it, along with defense, is a primary duty of any President. All the electric cars and bankrupt solar companies are no substitute.
Headline — Energy: The vast reservoirs of oil, natural gas, and coal that have either been under attack or restricted by the Obama administration along with the jobs they represent. Yet another reason for voters to elect Romney. Obama's decision to deter the building of the XL Pipeline from Canada is still relatively fresh in the minds of voters and the shutdown of coal mines and power plants has had a ripple effect among those who make their living in these industries.
Headline — Fast and Furious: Still another scandal is bubbling up to the surface of voter concern. "Fast and Furious," a Justice Department gun-running fiasco that got a U.S. border guard killed along with hundreds of Mexicans was just featured on Univision, a popular channel among Hispanics, and the White House has been counting on that demographic for support.
Headline: Gay Marriage: Obama's refusal to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act and his endorsement of gay marriage could prove a deal-breaker among a lot of people who might otherwise vote for him.
Headline — Obamacare: I think the White House continues to underestimate the level of anger over having Obamacare forced upon us. Most polls show that at least half or more respondents expect it to be repealed IF Romney is elected and guess who they will vote for? Having taken $716 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare, the reality of death panels has no appeal for the nation's senior citizens who vote in large numbers.
Headline — Vacations: The lavish lifestyle of the Obama's while he has been President had not been lost on a nation in which 23 million Americans cannot find a job or have given up looking for one. The debt load on new college graduates is cause for much less enthusiasm for a second Obama term in office.
Headline — The Economy: In the end, it is the economy that will dominate the outcome of the election and, no matter what the polls say — now widely regarded as manipulative — and what the mainstream media reports, the facts and the failures of the Obama years are known to Americans no matter how many times he tries to blame Bush for them. The stimulus failed. The Federal Reserve's quantitative easing (printing money) has failed. Add in 43 straight months of unemployment at 8% (but actually closer to 12% to 15%). There is no recovery and no prospect of one if Obama is reelected.
It adds up to a torrent of bad news for Obama and that, dear reader, is the good news as the elections on November 6 draw closer with every passing day.
By Alan Caruba
Fungible human rights for negotiable human beings
Judie Brown
Somehow we, as a human race, have
gotten it into our heads that babies are either something to be desired or not,
something to be controlled or destroyed, or something to be tinkered with. Gone
is the notion that human beings are created in the image and likeness of God
and, thus, should be respected and cherished. Here are the days of doing
whatever we want with our bodies and the babies created — no matter how — for
whatever selfish reason we may deem acceptable. Today's commentary addresses
this mentality. Read on for Judie Brown's insights. . . . [Click for more]
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