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Best of the Month
New definition of a RACIST: Any one who is winning an argument with a Liberal. - - - author unknown
Elected Democrat politicians [past and present], talking heads and their "mostly Democrat" media continue their angry assaults on Republican and/or Conservative candidates, women in particular but men too. Yet, support for the Tea Party continues to grow - over 50% along with 33% of African Americans. Now who is out of step with the American people?
Democrats provide a steady steam of criticism against new Republican candidates like Palen in Alaska, O'Donnell in NJ and others. They all have more experience than Obama.
Hatian relief from US still tied up in US Congressional red tape after January 2010 earthquake.
Income gap between rich and poor is a media focus right now. When some folks are running and some folks are sitting, the sitters fall behind waiting for government to provide for them. This is not an economic mystery. It works the same way under socialism. The few elite prosper while the rest of the citizens fall behind.
$350 million in US TaxPayer money going to Planned Parenthood through ObamaCare. Abortions up. Referrals for adoption down.
New Definition [i.e., spin]: When the Fed or the Treasury decide to print more money, it is now referred to as "quantitative easement." Printing money devalues the dollar. In this case, The Fed is using this new money to prop up the stock market.
Yankee Go Home . . . and please take me with you. Middle Eastern commentator on the unfavorable image of the US in the Middle East and the sentiment of those stuck there. 9/26/10
7 of the top 10 richest members of Congress are Democrats. Just 9 of top 25 are Republicans. 2008 data. See www.opensecrets.org.
Republicans donate more to charity than do Democrats.
See who gives to what party at OpenSecrets.org
HR 3534 (CLEAR Act). This is the globalist bill designed to give away our land, oceans, adjacent land masses and Great Lakes to an international body, and makes us pay $900 million per year until 2040.
Obama Administration finally gets serious about ... ready for this ... bedbugs, with a summit in Chicago. More fiddling while Rome burns.
US National Debt now at $30,000 to $60,000 per person or per US taxpayer, depending on how it it calculated.
If you want to know what is really going on in the Middle East and the United Nations, listen to what John Bolton says. Democrats who should know appear unclear, vague and/or confused.
Legality of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution being challenged. It relates to illegal immigration. Apparently it was never properly ratified.
US Misery Index at 10.75 August 2010. Highest since Bush 41. Increasing since Dems took over Congress in 2008. Misery Index (10.75) = Unemployment rate (9.6) + Inflation rate (1.15). Would prefer to see this report based on which party is in control of Congress. Congress is in charge of the US Budget. http://www.miseryindex.us
Stephen Colbert's testimony, in Colbert Show character, before Congress on 9/24/10. Critics abound. Seems like a perfect venue for a meeting of the minds.
DREAM Act amendment fails to pass as Democrats cannot get their own party members to vote YES on Defense Bill. Republicans blamed again, despite the Democrat super majority. Illegal immigrants denied free path to citizenship. 9/21/10
DREAM Act: Allows young people to become legal US residents after spending 2 years in college or military. Applies to those who were [1] under age 16 when they arrived in US, [2] have been in the country at least 5 years, [3] have a diploma from a US high school or equivalent. [Democrats never stop pushing their agenda. Big Time Dying Media silent about this.]
Foreclosure tale. Bank declined low offer from a buyer. Why? Bank gets paid 85% by FDIC if bank does NOT sell below the 85% price. Bank strategy is to hold the property. Do not sell. Then Big Gov will pay the bank for it at 85% rate and sell at a discount [i.e, loss] at US Taxpayer's expense.
According to the National Bureau of Economic Research this morning, the recession officially ended in June 2009. 9/20/10 [TRJ: After that date, our economic miseries are the fault of Obama and the Democrats.]
US Post Office said has selected 1,125 workers each day to sit in ready rooms. Cost to US Taxpayers is $50 million annually. [TRJ: Did you know that we also have thousands of teachers sitting in rubber rooms each day because they are not fit to teach but cannot be fired - a union thing.]
Obama goes to church Sunday. Talking like a bloody conservative as do many other Democrats. Obama approval rating at -17 on Rasmussen tracking.
Gun sales up. Crime down. In their minds, Liberals believe that taking guns out of the hands of citizens will reduce crime. How did they ever come up with that party plank, unless of course, they want total despotic control [i.e, rule, as Obama said] of the US population?
Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, should she win her Fall election, would be seated immediately and be ready to vote immediately against the controversial and highly unpopular Democrat agenda.
In 2019, because of Obamacare, the average household will pay an additional $9,500 per year for health insurance. Get the true story at www.obamacare411.com.
Obama removed the reference to the "Creator" from the Declaration of Independence when he quoted a portion at a meeting of the Congressional Hispanic Congress. See www.WND.com.
Student college loan default rates up to 7%. Unemployment and bad economy blamed. Expect more bailouts from Obama to prop up another key constituency [higher education]. 9/18/10
It costs 10 times more to rent a truck to => California from Texas than from California to => Texas. Few people want to move to California so there are no empty rental trucks on lots in California. 9/17/10
Report from US soldier in Iraq: The name of the Heavy Brigade Combat Team was changed to Advise and Assist Brigade. The ONLY difference is that they changed our name from a HBCT to an AAB. That is how Obama is getting away with saying that he has pulled all of the "combat" troops out of Iraq.
Obama and the Democrats continue to blame Republicans for blocking legislative action. US Taxpayers know that Democrats have a 60 vote majority in Congress. They can pass anything they like. Democrats just want Republicans "on board" to "spread the blame."
Reminder: Democrats have been working in secrecy to shut down the internet when deemed necessary. China had done this with selective domains. Russia did this to the Republic of Georgia during their invasion.
FedEx or UPS. Louisville, Kentucky is the home of UPS. KY State Legislature reportedly working on ways to help the "unionized" UPS compete with the "non-union" FedEx. Unions caused GM and Chrysler to have unsustainable debt problems.
Since 2008, when Dems took control of Congress, 283 banks have closed compared to 27 banks from 2000 to 2007.
Foreclosure rate in August 2010 - highest rate in 13 months. Another 3 to 3.5 million foreclosures and defaults expected this year. More commercial defaults expected. Media quiet about that.
Unemployment in the construction industry at 17%.
Reminder of the stated Democrat housing goal by Barney Frank [D-MA]: A home for everyone to RENT.
3.8%. There is an Obama Health Care sales tax on the sale of certain personal real estate properties like second homes and inherited properties. 3.8% on investment income too. These are but two of 19 new Democrat taxes.
Citgo is now a sponsor on NPR. Citgo, Valero and Petro are distributors of what is now the nationalized Venezuelan oil industry. Venezuelan Oil is the anti-American dictator Hugo Chavez. Chavez has publicly stated that he promotes the overthrow the US government. 9/15/10
Emergency Replay: Obama and the US Treasury Department have plans to go after all US retirement funds. When confiscated, they will provide retirees with a 3% return. Heirs will not receive any portion of the remaining funds. Union retirees exempt.
Latest data expected to show the poverty rate in the USA will rise to 15.3%. 45 million or 1 in 7 are now in poverty. Highest since 1980. Build it and they will come!
Hillary Clinton is right in the middle of the UN attempt to take guns from the citizens of the world. Dictatorships would love to disarm the citizenry.
A Mexican Drug Cartel has placed a $1,000,000 bounty on the head of AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio. All because he is enforcing our laws against illegal immigration!
Obama Justice Department is preventing local officials from asking for Green Cards. Green Cards prove that "internationals" can work in the USA legally. How many times a week are you asked to show a photo ID, drivers license or birth certificate?
Have you noticed that Obama has been wearing a US flag pin on his lapel lately. Democrats are talking like conservatives. Yet, they vote like the liberals they are.
Colorado high school student told by campus security officer to remove two 3x5 American flags from his truck just prior to 9/11. He was honoring his cousin who was serving in the Navy. US Flag could make others uncomfortable.
Latest polls show 58% of Americans do not believe Obama's story and suspect he is not eligible to serve.
U.S. Treasury Department proposes $1.6 billion federal tax break for trial lawyers. Trial Lawyers? How about a tax break for US Taxpayers rather than ambulance and asbestos chasers!
Israelis put boxes of pig remains on buses. Terrorist suicide bombers said to have stopped hitting buses as pig debris on their dismembered bodies also obliterates the Muslim path to heaven. Perhaps we need a huge pig picking at ground zero where the Cordova House commemorates a Muslim victory in Spain. Military bullets tipped in pig blood rejected as war strategy.
New financial bailout scheme by Congressional Democrats has the same "no money down" mortgage plans that caused our economic mess sponsored by the 2008 Congressional Democrats.
The unemployed class expected to exceed 15%. Bush is still being blamed by Obama and the Democrats.
Castro recants. He says that "Capitalism" does not work.
1% tax on all financial transactions under consideration in Ways and Means Committee, which the Democrats control. Hits nearly everyone. So much for that $250,000 promise by Obama.
August unemployment at 9.6%. This rate is an estimate since a number of states including California had not reported on time. Unemployment expected to climb to 10+% in 2011.
Fidel Castro said: "The Cuban model doesn't even work for us anymore." 9/7/10 [The Cuban government employs 95% of the Cuban people. That is because their government has all of the money, what their is of it.]
AlGore, left wing global warming hoaxter and scam artist, nowhere to be found to comment on the Discovery Channel terrorist, an unquestioning left wing global warming zealot. Like many left wingers, AlGore refuses to debate his beliefs.
Bucket List #2 for Democrats. Before Democrats die a natural death at the hands of the November 2010 electorate, Democrats will push through highly controversial and even more unpopular programs like tax grabbing Cap and Trade [based on false science], energy penalties, unpopular immigration policies and more union benefits.
Bucket List for Democrats includes withdrawing campaign financing from those Democrats up for election who have little or no hope of winning. 9/5/10
August unemployment at 9.6%.
Media spin:The private sector added 67,000 workers in August, increasing the unemployment rate to 9.6 percent. [i.e., business failed to produce new jobs.]
Oregon Senator Mark Wyden, a Democrat, went along with the Democrat Health Care bill since he was one of the authors. He is now acting on the "state waiver" provision he sponsored to exempt Oregon from the Democrat Health Care Bill.
Harry Reed to introduce an energy bill that will inject billions of dollars into businesses and companies in which he has personal investments. While Reid is raking in financial profits from his bill, the rest of America can expect to see their energy bills skyrocket and massive job loses across the country. Remember Nancy Pelosi helping her pineapple baron spouse with US Taxpayer money. And Maxine Waters helping her banker husband. Democrat promises mean nothing.
Beck rally in DC puts attendee total around 500,000 with 200,00 or so shown around the Tidal Basin. An adjacent area said to hold another 300,000. Washington Post article "reports" that only 87,000 lost racist souls were there. How can you trust any member of the Big Time Dying Media when they misreport the news in this fashion. What do they know that we should know and why will they not report it honestly.
If the math about birth rate in this video I watched [I could not add it to this blog] is correct, the USA appears to be headed down the road to cultural self-destruction. Calculations show that there must be 2.1 births per couple to sustain the culture. Canada and most of Europe are under that figure. Muslim populations and nations where they land are off the charts and on track to suffocate local populations.
Lou Pritchett is one of corporate America 's true living legends - an acclaimed author, dynamic teacher and one of the world's highest rated speakers. Successful corporate executives everywhere recognize him as the foremost leader in change management. Lou changed the way America does business by creating an audacious concept that came to be known as "partnering." Pritchett rose from soap salesman to Vice-President, Sales and Customer Development for Procter and Gamble and over the course of 36 years, made corporate history.
AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
Dear President Obama:
You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me.
You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you.
You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support.
You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American.
You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll.
You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core.
You scare me because you lack humility and "class," always blaming others.
You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce these radicals who wish to see America fail.
You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the "blame America" crowd and deliver this message abroad.
You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country where the government sector dominates instead of the private sector.
You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a government controlled one.
You scare me because you prefer "wind mills" to responsibly capitalizing on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves.
You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that lays the golden egg which provides the highest standard of living in the world.
You scare me because you have begun to use "extortion" tactics against certain banks and corporations.
You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals.
You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing points of view from intelligent people.
You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and omniscient.
You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do.
You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaughs, Hannitys, O'Reillys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of view.
You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing.
Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8 years.
Lou Pritchett
This letter was sent to the NY Times but they never acknowledged it. Big surprise. Since it hit the internet, however, it has had over 500,000 hits. Keep it going. All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing. It's happening right now.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/youscareme.asp
There is an old sea story about a ship's Captain who inspected his sailors, and afterward told the first mate that his men smelled bad.
The Captain suggested perhaps it would help if the sailors would change underwear occasionally.
The first mate responded, "Aye, aye sir, I'll see to it immediately!"
The first mate went straight to the sailors berth deck and announced, "The Captain thinks you guys smell bad and wants you to change your underwear." He continued:
"Pittman, you change with Jones, McCarthy, you change with Witkowski, and Brown, you change with Schultz."
THE MORAL OF THE STORY: Someone may come along and promise "Change" but don't count on things smelling any better.
Do you want a self-avowed “bearded Marxist” in the U.S. Senate from Delaware? This is exactly how my opponent, Chris Coons, used to describe himself.
Although Chris Coons says it was in jest, the Obama and Pelosi agenda is already moving towards socialism without another sympathetic Senator!
With Harry Reid, John Kerry, Barbara Boxer and Al Franken infesting the halls of Congress, Americans need a voice of reason.
The national Democrat Party has already launched a slanderous, negative, and dirty political attack against me. I need to respond RIGHT NOW. Will you help me?
• • • • •
Christine O'Donnell's Commitment to America:
- Will slash taxes and bureaucratic red tape to enable America to make a sound economic recovery.
- Believes trillions of dollars of debt must be removed so America can be economically prosperous.
- Will work to end Washington's out of control spending and promote fiscal Conservatism.
- Pledges to get rid of corrupt pork-barrel politics and earmarks for Liberal pet projects.
- Strong backer of the 2nd Amendment.
- Condemns ObamaCare and supports more competition and choice for healthcare.
- Vows to return our country to its core values: family, faith and freedom.
• • • • •
My opponent will just be a rubber stamp for the Obama, Pelosi and Reid agenda. Our country is going in the wrong direction and the absolute wrong people are steering us there.
Luckily, we’ve got something powerful on our side — fed-up Americans. I hope you’re like me and fed up with the high taxes, out of control spending and bloated government. Together we can take our country back!
A “bearded Marxist” isn’t fed up with what’s going on in Washington, DC. A “bearded Marxist” isn’t going to fight against Obama’s agenda. In fact, he’s stated the complete opposite.
My opponent said, “I’m someone who would proudly support the agenda of our president.”
Do you want President Obama and Harry Reid to have another puppet in the Senate? Another puppet to talk down to honest, hard-working citizens like they are children? I think that we know what’s good for us and it’s certainly not the current crowd in Washington!
Not only are the Democrats belittling us and our conservative movement but the liberal media has been hammering us non-stop.
I need your help in the fight against the Democrats and their buddies in the media. Please donate $100, $75, $50 or even $35 today to keep this fight going.
They are scared of us. They have attacked me relentlessly since our sweeping victory in the Primary. The liberal media would rather have a self-described “bearded Marxist” elected than a true conservative.
I know that together, we can get true conservatives in Washington and reclaim America. Thank you so much in advance for your contribution to our cause. It is incredibly encouraging to know there are still good people like you out there.
Yours in service and leadership, Christine O’Donnell
Note from the right jack: See how quickly Democrats start the politics of personal destruction when any Republican surfaces. It does not matter if it is the House, Senate or Supreme Court. This is exactly what Democrats are going to do when the Republican nominee for President surfaces.
Dallas Texas's solution to Illegals . . . Brilliant!
Recently, in the City of Dallas, Texas, they passed an ordinance that if you are pulled over by law enforcement and not able to provide proof of insurance, your car will be towed right away. Afterwards, to retrieve your car after being impounded, you must require proof of insurance to have your car released. This has made it easy for the City of Dallas to remove uninsured cars that are typically driven by mostly illegals.
Shortly after "No insurance" ordinance was passed, the Dallas impound lots began to fill up quickly and was full after nine days. Most of the impounded cars were driven by illegals. Not only must you provide proof of insurance to have your car released, you have to pay for the cost of the tow, a $350 fine, and charged $20 for every day their car is kept in the lot.
I would suggest other cities across the nation to follow what Dallas, Texas is doing. Not only is it getting uninsured drivers off the road, but it is taking away vehicles driven by illegals that have no insurance.
Democrats Run From Their Record
How bad is it for Democrats? They're running against their own programs. ObamaCare, cap-n-tax, you name it, they are against it now. This situation reached absurdity when five Democrat members of Congress ran ads claiming to have voted "no" on TARP. The five are
Frank Kratovil (MD)
Dina Titus (NV)
Mary Jo Kilroy (OH)
Kathy Dahlkemper (PA)
Glenn Nye (VA)
The inconvenient truth is, according to FactCheck.org, "None of the five lawmakers who are running these ads is listed in the roll call vote. That's because none of them had taken office yet." But if they had been in Congress, they would have been against it. Yeah, that's the ticket.
From the PatriotPost.US "The Digest"
Note from the right jack: Citizens need to listen closely to the advertisement run by Democrats this election season. They are quick to say that they voted for popular issues but neglect to mention that they have supported or will support the Democrat economic killers like TARP bailouts, ObamaCare, Cap & Trade, gun bans, and amnesty.
1. All it needs is an “A” as in D.O.A.—Dead on Arrival
2. Dems circling the wagons around Obama.
3. It’s makes a great bull’s eye for political target practice if Republicans can learn to shoot straight.
4. “D’oh!” I voted for Obama!
5. The grade Obama gets for the “summer of recovery,” but you’ll need to add a minus.
6. Debt as far as the eye can see.
7. Over Dosed on the Democrats.
8. Democrat. “Nuff said!”
Note from the right jack:
O signifies the accomplishments of Obama.
D is for the grade he has received for his efforts thus far.
THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM AN APPALLED OBSERVER:
Today I went to visit the new World War II Memorial in Washington, DC . I got an unexpected history lesson. Because I'm a baby boomer, I was one of the youngest in the crowd. Most were the age of my parents, Veterans of 'the greatest war,' with their families. It was a beautiful day, and people were smiling and happy to be there. Hundreds of us milled around the memorial, reading the inspiring words of Eisenhower and Truman that are engraved there.
On the Pacific side of the memorial, a group of us gathered to read the words President Roosevelt used to announce the attack on Pearl Harbor:
'Yesterday, December 7, 1941--a date which will live in infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked.'
One elderly woman read the words aloud:
'With confidence in our armed forces, with the abounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph.'
But as she read, she was suddenly turned angry. 'Wait a minute,' she said, 'they left out the end of the quote. They left out the most important part. Roosevelt ended the message with 'so help us God.'
Her husband said, 'You are probably right. We're not supposed to say things like that now.'
'I know I'm right,' she insisted. 'I remember the speech.' The two looked dismayed, shook their heads sadly and walked away.
Listening to their conversation, I thought to myself, 'Well, it has been over 50 years; she's probably forgotten.'
But she had not forgotten. She was right. I went home and pulled out the book my book club is reading --- 'Flags of Our Fathers' by James Bradley. It's all about the battle at Iwo Jima .
I haven't gotten too far in the book. It's tough to read because it's a graphic description of the WWII battles in the Pacific.
But right there it was on page 58. Roosevelt's speech to the nation ends in 'so help us God.'
The people who edited out that part of the speech when they engraved it on the memorial could have fooled me. I was born after the war! But they couldn't fool the people who were there. Roosevelt's words are engraved on their hearts.
Now I ask: 'WHO GAVE THEM THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE WORDS OF HISTORY?'
Send this around to your friends. People need to know before everyone forgets.
People today are trying to change the history of America by leaving God out of it, but the truth is, God has been a part of this nation, since the beginning. He still wants to be...and He always will be!
If you agree, pass this on and God Bless YOU!
If not, May God Forgive You!
Note by sender: SHALL WE HIRE A MONUMENT ENGRAVER TO GO TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY AND ADD THE MISSING WORDS
More Ethical Concerns Raised About Democrats
The swamp has not yet been drained
In August, Pelosi and other top leaders wrote members, saying, “We need to know your commitment is to maintaining a strong Democratic majority now” and pleading with them to call “to let us know what you are able to do and when.” See story link below and the ethical concerns raised.
http://biggovernment.com/capitolconfidential/2010/09/15/shock-audio-facing-obligations-from-leadership-democrat-house-member-puts-the-squeeze-on-lobbyist/
A couple weeks ago, House Member Eleanor Holmes Norton made a fundraising call to a lobbyist. The lobbyist was not available, so Holmes Norton left a voicemail.
We have been given a copy of that message. The audio is below.
This is, uh, Eleanor Norton, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. Uh, I noticed that you have given to uh, other colleagues on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. I am a, um, Senior Member, a twenty year veteran and am Chair of the Sub-committee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. I’m handling the largest economic development project in the United States now, the Homeland Security Compound of three buildings being built on the uh, old St. Elizabeth’s hospital site in the District of Columbia along with uh, fifteen other, uh, sites here for, that are part of the stimulus.
I was, frankly, uh, uh, surprised to see that we don’t have a record, so far as I can tell, of your having given to me despite my uh, long and deep uh, work. In fact, it’s been my major work, uh, on the committee and sub-committee it’s been essentially in your sector.
I am, I’m simply candidly calling to ask for a contribution. As the senior member of the um, committee and a sub-committee chair, we have (chuckles) obligations to raise, uh funds. And, I think it must have been me who hasn’t, frankly, uh, done my homework to ask for a contribution earlier. So I’m trying to make up for it by asking for one now, when we particularly, uh, need, uh contributions, particularly those of us who have the seniority and chairmanships and are in a position to raise the funds.
I’m asking you to give to Citizens for Eleanor Holmes Norton, PO Box 70626, DC, 20024. I’ll send you a follow-up note with appreciation for having heard me out. Thanks again.
Money Is Not What Schools Need
by John Stossel
09/15/2010
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently claimed: "Districts around the country have literally been cutting for five, six, seven years in a row. And, many of them, you know, are through, you know, fat, through flesh and into bone ... ."
Really? They cut spending five to seven consecutive years?
Give me a break!
Andrew Coulson, director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom, writes that out of 14,000 school districts in the United States, just seven have cut their budgets seven years in a row. How about five years in a row? Just 87. That's a fraction of 1 percent in each case.
Duncan may be pandering to his constituency, or he may actually be fooled by how school districts (and other government agencies) talk about budget cuts. When normal people hear about a budget cut, we assume the amount of money to be spent is less than the previous year's allocation. But that's not what bureaucrats mean.
"They are not comparing current year spending to the previous year's spending," Coulson writes.
"What they're doing is comparing the approved current year budget to the budget that they initially dreamed about having."
So if a district got more money than last year but less than it asked for, the administrators consider it a cut. "Back in the real world, a K-12 public education costs four times as much as it did in 1970, adjusting for inflation: $150,000 versus the $38,000 it cost four decades ago (in constant 2009 dollars)," Coulson says.
Taxpayers need to understand this sort thing just to protect themselves from greedy government officials and teachers unions.
It was on the basis of this fear and ignorance that President Obama got Congress to pass a "stimulus" bill this summer that included $10 billion for school districts. The money is needed desperately to save teachers from layoffs, the bill's advocates said. We must do it for the children!
When you look at the facts, the scam is clear.
"Over the past 40 years," Coulson writes, "public school employment has risen 10 times faster than enrollment. There are 9 percent more students today, but nearly twice as many public school employees."
But isn't it just common sense that schools would be better if they had more money? As a wise man said, it's not what we don't know that gets us into trouble; it's what we know that isn't so.
Consider the American Indian Public Charter School in Oakland, Calif. It was once a failing school, but now it's one of the best in California. Ben Chavis turned it around without any additional money.
His book, "Crazy Like a Fox," tells how.
Chavis' experience exposes the school establishment's lies for what they are. Nearly all of Chavis' students are considered economically disadvantaged (98 percent qualify for free lunches), yet they have the fourth-highest test scores of any school in the state.
"In Oakland this year, on the AP (advanced placement) exam, we had 100 percent of all the blacks and Mexicans in the city of Oakland who passed AP calculus," Chavis said. "There are four high schools, and we're the only ones who had anyone pass AP calc."
Yet Chavis accomplishes this without the "certified" teachers so revered by the educational establishment. His classes are as big as, and sometimes bigger than, public school classes, but only a quarter of his teachers are certified by the state.
Money, he insists, is not the answer. "My buildings are shacks compared to their schools, but my schools are clean, and we'll kick all their asses."
He scoffs at the establishment's solutions to the education problem, such as teacher evaluations.
"I don't do no teacher evaluations. All I do is go into a class, and if the kids ain't working, your ass is fired. (Most principals) sit for hours and say, 'Is he meeting this goal, is he meeting' -- I just go to class, and if the kids are not working ..."
It's time we threw out the "experts" and exposed the schools to real competition by people with common sense.
Notes from the right jack:
[1] Bingo. Democrat strategy when Republicans were in power went like this. Republicans wanted to cut the increases in spending in many areas. Democrats put out rant after rant about Republican cuts, cuts, cuts in vital programs.
[2] Spending has little if anything to do with the educational performance of students.
[3] Schools generally spend all of their year end budget dollars wastefully so that their budgets are not cut the following year by the amount they did NOT spend.
Bush Tax Cuts vs. Democrat Stimulus
16 months after Bush passed his tax cuts the unemployment rate was 5.7%.
16 months after Obama passed his drunken spending bills the unemployment rate has skyrocketed to 9.6%.
The Bush tax cuts cost taxpayers nothing.
The bill for the Liberal's so-called "stimulus" is over $1.2 trillion dollars and climbing.
The disposable income 16 months after the Bush tax cuts was $758.00.
The disposable income 16 months after the so-called stimulus is $82.00.
IT IS CLEAR: THE BUSH TAX CUTS WORK & THE STIMULUS DOES NOT!
Note from the right jack. The tax cut by John F Kennedy worked too.
The UN wants to make all firearms subject to international law. The Arms Trade Treaty could:
- Prohibit firearm and ammunition manufacturers from selling to the public.
- Prohibit any transfer of firearm ownership.
- Require US citizens to deliver any banned firearms they own to the local government collection and destruction center or face imprisonment.
- Require micro-stamping on all guns.
- Destruction of "excess" firearms.
IF THE UNITED STATES SIGNS THIS TREATY AND IT IS RATIFIED BY THE U.S. SENATE, THE UN ARMS TRADE TREATY WILL BECOME THE LAW!
Note from the right jack: Is it not as predictable as the sun coming up in the morning that governments want to take guns out of the hands of their citizens. If this initiative passes, then governments and criminals will be the only ones with guns. Hillary Clinton is right in the middle of promoting and supporting this UN initiative.
ObamaCare Quick Response Unit ... if you are eligible [i.e., not too old] for care
Attacks on Entrepreneurs
by John Stossel
I'll give the politicians the benefit of the doubt. Most don't intend to attack entrepreneurs. They just want to make sure businesses obey a few rules. But those rules kill opportunity.
I’ll talk to customers of “Dollar Van” drivers in Queens who are happy to commute by van rather than bus. Most don’t know that the Dollar Vans may soon be strangled by regulations. The vans are resented by transit unions that claim the vans steal “their” customers. I’ll confront the head of the union.
Also:
In Washington State, a bagel store owner was fined for hiring someone to wear a sandwich-board advertising “Fresh Bagels” (the city thought the sign was tacky).
In Mississippi, a hair-braider hoping to expand her business was told she needed a license which requires thousands of hours of expensive cosmetology training. But the training doesn’t even include hair braiding.
In Louisiana, monks who’ve made simple wooden caskets for a hundred years are being threatened with jail time because they aren’t licensed funeral directors.
People can always think of possible problems.
In Europe, a rule called the precautionary principle governs approval of new things... It declares if there’s any risk to new foods, medicines, whatever, the product should be banned until sound science shows no harm will result.
That sounds reasonable, unless you think about it and realize that it also means, as Reason Magazine’s RON BAILEY SUMMARIZED IT:
“Never do anything for the first time.” The Precautionary Principle is a reason why fewer innovations come from Europe today.
Such regulation is also why there is now less job growth in America.
Read more: http://stossel.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2010/09/08/attacks-on-entrepreneurs/#ixzz0yy55pNlz
Note from the right jack: How to throw a wet blanket on creativity, motivation and initiative. Have you encounter any of the following phrases:
You cannot do that because we have never done that before.
If we let you do that, we will have to let everyone do it.
We tried that once and it did not work.
This went up in Grand Junction, Colorado yesterday.
Share it with the rest of America!
(NOTICE on the billboard WHO PAID FOR IT)
YES!!
From the cockpit on KULULA.COM - South Africa's Budget Airline
Kulula is an Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg.
Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:
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On a Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, you just sit where you want) passengers were apparently having a hard time choosing, when a flight attendant announced, "People, people we're not picking out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!"
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On another flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants."
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On landing, the stewardess said, "Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have."
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"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane."
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"Thank you for flying Kulula. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
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As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Durban Airport, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
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After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in the Karoo, a flight attendant on a flight announced, "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."
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From a Kulula employee: " Welcome aboard Kulula 271 to Port Elizabeth. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised."
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"In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child travelling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with more than one small child, pick your favourite."
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Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Kulula Airlines."
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"Your seats cushions can be used for flotation; and in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments."
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"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."
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And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Kulula Airlines is pleased to announce that we have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"
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Heard on Kulula 255 just after a very hard landing in Cape Town: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt."
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Overheard on a Kulula flight into Cape Town , on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain really had to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to The Mother City. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"
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Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."
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An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying our airline. He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?"
"Why, no Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it?" The little old lady said,
"Did we land, or were we shot down?"
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After a real crusher of a landing in Johannesburg , the attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we will open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal."
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Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of Kulula Airways."
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Heard on a Kulula flight. "Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing. If you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em."
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A plane was taking off from Durban Airport. After it reached a
comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.
Welcome to Flight Number 293, non-stop from Durban to Cape Town , The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight.. Now sit back and relax... OH, MY GOODNESS!" Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!" A passenger then yelled, "That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!
