2011-08-31

Today's Headlines -- Wednesday

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2011-08-30

President's Illegal-Alien Uncle Has Social Security ID

Photo by Framingham Police Dept./John Wilcox 
Obama Onyango, left. Zeituni Onyango (sister, also illegal who was granted asylum), of South Boston, right. 

This should not be shocking, but it is because the guy is the president's uncle!

President Obama’s accused drunken-driving uncle — who was busted after a near collision with a Framingham cop — has had a valid Social Security number for at least 19 years, despite being an illegal immigrant ordered to be deported back to Kenya, the Herald has learned.   
The president’s 67-year-old uncle, Obama Onyango, has had a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and Social Security number since at least 1992, said Registry of Motor Vehicles spokesman Michael Verseckes.

Of course I'm not surprised he obtained documentation from the state of Massachusetts. The man has already been given a deportation order and has yet to leave. He was pulled over and blew a .14.

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ACLU Sues Over Gay Websites in Schools

The ACLU is now going after schools that have filters on their computers that block out sites that contain gay themes. These include non-sexual sites like the LGBT website. Some schools are caving in, while others are standing firm. The ACLU is actively going after schools by sending warnings and have actually sued a school district in Missouri - Prince William. 
Ken Blackstone, director of communications for Prince William schools, said Friday that the school system had received a letter from ADF urging it to reactive the filter. However, “after thoroughly reviewing our Internet-filtering software,” Mr. Blackstone said, “we determined that the LGBT category of the filter could be removed” and still allow the district to meet its legal obligations of blocking objectionable materials to children.
For the ACLU, it does not appear to be enough to just remove some specific sites from their filter but rather have broad categories removed like "sexuality" and "homosexuality."

I think this quote sums up my feelings best:
“No offense to the Easterners,” he said, “but we want to run our school district based on what our citizens and the kids in Missouri need, not what somebody in New York wants.”

Bottom line, shouldn't this be a decision based on what the school district wants? Why is this the ACLU's business anyway? What happened to states doing their own thing? We should be allowing schools to do what they feel is best for their students. Why push something like this? Unless the school is advocating the torture of gay and lesbian students or doing something that is blatantly wrong, what is the problem here?

I can somewhat understand both sides of this argument but, this issue is more about who can make choices about their schools. Do you want the ACLU determining what should be taught or do you want your local school board to make the decision? The ACLU just represents a bunch of "holier than thou" elitists who think they know better than everyone and go around bashing people, accusing them of doing exactly what they are doing. No, I'd rather have the local communities decide what is best. If NY wants to have their schools show nothing but gay sites, more power to them. This is about choice and there's nothing wrong with experimenting in order to compare and see what actually turns out to work best. I have a feeling I already know what will work best but I have no problem with letting others stumble their way to the truth.

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2011-08-29

Introduction to Vortex Math

So, this is some of the most amazing stuff I've watched on Youtube in years! I love it so, I had to share it. There are several videos but, here's part one. Be sure to bookmark this.

Great stuff. I love math!

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Today's Headlines -- Monday


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2011-08-28

Today's Headlines -- Sunday


  • NYC appears to escape the worst as Irene roars in (AP)

  • After Irene: Severe flooding is feared within days (AP)

  • Libyan rebels says won't deport Lockerbie bomber (AP)

  • Travelers wait for flights to resume after Irene (AP)

  • 6 years after Katrina, Lower 9th Ward still bleak (AP)

  • UN concerned about Iraq strength before US exit (AP)

  • School superintendent gives up $800k in pay (AP)

  • Town at epicenter of quake exhales as Irene passes (AP)

  • Campaigns find that some truths are inconvenient (AP)

  • Tom Jones cancels concert, cites 'dehydration' (AP)

  • Irene batters shuttered New York but worst is over (Reuters)

  • Stock exchanges still plan to open Monday (Reuters)

  • Poker-faced Bernanke buys more time for Fed options (Reuters)

  • France eyes financial transaction tax deal at G20 (Reuters)

  • Analysis: Economic leaders fear policy paralysis (Reuters)

  • Obama meets with advisers for update on Irene (Reuters)

  • Analysis: Merkel vulnerable as euro and Libya backlash builds (Reuters)

  • Libyan forces close in on Gaddafi stronghold (Reuters)

  • Clegg visits London riot site (AFP)

  • Debt crisis resists assault by ECB and global leaders (AFP)


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    2011-08-27

    Today's Headlines -- Saturday


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    2011-08-26

    Today's Headlines -- Friday


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    2011-08-25

    Cheney Reveals His Side



    Dick Cheney wrote a book and I can't wait to read it! I really like Mr. Cheney and In My Time appears to provide an inside look into his world while serving in the White House.

    Drudge is reporting some juicy details that include some non-apologetic explanations of certain highlights during the term of the administration. Click title of this post for article. He admits errors but, on Iraq he maintains we did the right thing. Here's more:

    * In a chapter entitled, SETBACK, Cheney is blunt about failures in Bush Administration foreign policy, especially in the second term. He criticizes 'concessions delivered' to North Korea 'in the naive hope that despots would respond in kind,' and says the president was badly served by his State Department, including through advice that was 'utterly misleading.' 
    * Cheney excoriates Colin Powell for standing by silently, knowing that his deputy Richard Armitage was responsible for leaking Valerie Plame's identity to the press. 
    * Says that it's not Guantanamo Bay that hurts America's image abroad but rather critics like Barack Obama who 'peddle falsehoods about it.
    Good for Cheney! I enjoy his character so much because he's not a bullsh****. He's confident in what he believes in and is not scared of the silly liberals who attack him constantly. This book should have liberal pundits foaming at the mouth in no time!

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    Today's Headlines -- Thursday


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    2011-08-24

    Obama and His Vacation


    Press Secretary Josh Earnest held a briefing at Martha's Vineyard declaring the president didn't feel the recent earthquake, and that Obama will remain on vacation.

    I'm not really sure a president ever gets a "vacation." I am no fan of Obama but, I'm sure that most reasonable people understand this basic fact. The problem arises when these same people that defend Obama turn out to be the same people who screamed bloody murder when Bush was on vacation.



    I surprised Obama hasn't blamed Bush for the earthquake and for the situation in Libya.

    2012 cannot come sooner.
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    Today's Headlines -- Wednesday


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    2011-08-23

    Maxine Waters Tells Tea Party To Go To Hell



    Funny how it is her party who has increased the debt and unemployment but she wants to blame the Tea Party? The Tea Party isn't running the country, nit wit!
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    2011-08-22

    Today's Headlines -- Monday


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    2011-08-21

    Today's Headlines -- Sunday


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    2011-08-20

    Today's Headlines -- Saturday


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    2011-08-19

    Today's Headlines -- Friday


  • Official: 40 dead in Pakistan mosque bombing (AP)

  • Are military pensions too 'generous'? (AP)

  • US makes criminals priority for deportation (AP)

  • Doctors question Perry's stem cell back treatment (AP)

  • White House orders agencies to cut their budgets (AP)

  • Higher prices: the big trend for back-to-school (AP)

  • Texting, grand theft auto style; alarms pose risk (AP)

  • Va. executes man for raping, killing elderly woman (AP)

  • Sugarland tour resumes in NM after stage tragedy (AP)

  • Miami football trying to move forward amid scandal (AP)

  • Economic worries hobble futures (Reuters)

  • Biden seeks to reassure China on U.S. debt (Reuters)

  • Taliban attack on British office in Kabul kills at least nine (Reuters)

  • Norway mass killer to appear in court again (Reuters)

  • India graft activist leaves jail to huge cheers (Reuters)

  • Magnitude 6.8 quake jolts Japan off Fukushima, no damage (Reuters)

  • European software stocks leap on HP's Autonomy bid (Reuters)

  • Syria prayers to test Assad's pledge over crackdown (Reuters)

  • Clegg visits London riot site (AFP)

  • Debt crisis resists assault by ECB and global leaders (AFP)


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    2011-08-18

    Today's Headlines -- Thursday


  • Obama's plan: New jobs proposals, challenging GOP (AP)

  • Perry expresses doubts on manmade global warming (AP)

  • A big bounce, ounce by ounce, as gold takes off (AP)

  • Turkey PM compares Syrian leader to Gadhafi (AP)

  • Pope arrives in Spain in time of economic turmoil (AP)

  • Joplin goes back to school 3 months after twister (AP)

  • 3 die of rare brain infection from amoeba in water (AP)

  • New Noah's Ark in Ky. aims to prove truth of Bible (AP)

  • Threat to David Letterman on Muslim forum (AP)

  • NCAA is 5 months into Miami investigation (AP)

  • Obama's approval rating on economy hits new low (Reuters)

  • Biden tells China cooperation key for global economy (Reuters)

  • U.S. investigating S&P over mortgages: report (Reuters)

  • HP's CEO needs to convince wary Wall Street (Reuters)

  • Exclusive: Health benefits report may miss deadline (Reuters)

  • Indian activist Anna Hazare to launch public fast (Reuters)

  • S&P: confident France to maintain AAA, stable outlook (Reuters)

  • Asian stocks slide, Swiss franc falls (Reuters)

  • Clegg visits London riot site (AFP)

  • Debt crisis resists assault by ECB and global leaders (AFP)


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    2011-08-17

    Today's Headlines -- Wednesday


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    Tax the Rich!

    I keep hearing about Warren Buffet's latest suggestion to the government that we need to tax the super wealthy more. This may be true. After all, they make more, they have more to give so, why doesn't Buffet voluntarily pay more in taxes? I did only a quick search on the internet and didn't find anything to indicate that he does this. I could be wrong but I imagine he donates to charities and such so, I'm sure he doesn't exactly squander his money.

    Let me also say that being from Omaha, I have heard nightmare story after nightmare story concerning Warren Buffet and how he treats people who serve him. He is absolutely notorious for stiffing people by not tipping or going so far as to be insulting by leaving people a penny. Now, I have NOT seen this personally but, I have heard different stories from completely different people who all have very similar stories. I personally know the man is not terribly kind to his children but, that was years and years ago so, I won't drudge up old stories for the sake of insulting the man. I guess the point I'm making is, I just don't have a fond or admiring view of Buffet in general. I guess it's really easy for him to lecture others from his metaphorical mountaintop, being old and ready to check out.

    Many corporations and extremely wealthy people donate lots of money to a variety of charities, and of course we see year after year that conservatives donate much more than liberals year after year. Yet, for some reason, Buffet seems to be under the impression that only liberals and democrats can help the country.

    Check out this article. It's pure gold created by David S. Logan.


    The United States currently boasts the most progressive income tax in the industrialized world. Meaning, our wealthy pay a greater share of the tax burden than do the wealthy in any other capitalist nation. Yet in an August 14th New York Times op-ed, Warren Buffett called for even higher taxes on the rich in order to lower the federal deficit.  He believes that he and his wealthy friends are under-taxed.  However, Mr. Buffett's actions and the facts tell the real story.
    • Mr. Buffett chose to leave most of his fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and, thus, avoided an estate tax that could potentially give 55 percent of his wealth to Uncle Sam.  Moreover, keeping that wealth actively working in the private sector would generate deficit reducing tax revenues indefinitely.   
    • Mr. Buffett seems to forget that capital gains and dividends taxes are a double tax on corporate income.  Before it gives out a dollar in dividends, Berkshire Hathaway - like all U.S. corporations - must first pay a 35 percent federal corporate income tax, one of the highest in the world.  Then, shareholders pay the individual tax rate of 15 percent on their dividend income or the gains from appreciated stock. As a result, the combined tax rate of 50 percent is the 4th highest combined dividend rate in the industrialized world. Ironically, we had the 8th highest combined rate under Bill Clinton.
    • In his op-ed, Mr. Buffett suggests that increasing taxes on the rich ensures that they pay their fair share.  Perhaps, but while the top 1 percent of taxpayers earn 20 percent of the nation's income, they currently pay nearly 40 percent of the income taxes. That's a greater share of the burden than the bottom 90 percent combined (that's everyone earning under $100,000 by the way). 
    • Let's not forget that when the top marginal income tax rate was 70 percent in 1980, the rich paid 20 percent of all income taxes.  Yet now, when the top marginal rate is 35 percent they pay twice that. 
    • Finally, while the tax burden on the rich has been growing, the burden on low and middle-income Americans has been shrinking. By most accounts, roughly 50 percent of American households pay no income tax at all.  Indeed, the IRS will give out roughly $110 billion in "refundable" tax credits this year to households that pay no income taxes.
    Contrary to Mr. Buffett's and President Obama's perceptions, America's wealthiest taxpayers are paying a disproportionate share of the income tax burden. Before we ask the rich to pay more, perhaps we should ask those who are paying nothing to contribute at least something to the basic cost of government.
    Of course, like any American, Mr. Buffett can voluntarily write a check or make an electronic payment to the Treasury to help reduce the deficit by simply clicking here.  He should keep in mind, however, that donating to the IRS is not tax deductible.  


    Of course this is why so many conservatives simply shake their heads wondering what on earth it will take for liberals to stop and recognize their mental disorder?

    It's just sort of silly the way they see the economy. Now, we know that the Laffer Curve is accepted as a  major theory among top economists and suggests that 0% and 100% taxes will generate no revenue. If people are taxed 100%, they will not work. If the tax is 0%, there is nothing to take. The government must find a tax rate that will bring in the maximum amount of revenue without impeding upon people so much that they refuse to work or, find means of avoiding taxes all together.

    Isn't this what we see very wealthy liberals do all the time? I believe it's John Kerry that docks his yacht in Rhode Island to avoid higher taxes elsewhere? Didn't I read recently about Alec Baldwin claiming he lives in the Hamptons so that he can avoid high taxes yet, clearly he lives in NYC? What about Michael Moore? He's always lecturing people about paying more in taxes but he took a huge tax cut incentive for filming his "docu-fictions" he insists are real. It's called hypocrisy and most of us are hypocrites so, I'm not going to beat these people up too much for falling short of their own ideals -- I do myself. I would just ask that they not act so damn sanctimonious about everything and then turn around and insist that it is others who are being judgmental.

    I know those evil, rich people really do such horrible things like buy things that create jobs or employ people so they have jobs. Bastards!

    Seriously, I know there are evil people in this world and yes, some are rich, some are poor, and some are in the middle but, the fact remains -- no one has been gainfully employed by a poor person. This isn't about judging someone's character, or is it? It seems every time I speak with a liberal, they have such disdain for people who are wealthy and some are wealthy themselves. They act as if they are supportive of the middle class, but then why do they support all economic policies that ultimately are geared to eat up the middle class altogether and leave only the very rich and the very poor? We have become a society of these two classes and it's not because of our thriving capitalist policies; it's because of our ever-increasing socialist policies.

    What kills me is how liberals like Buffet flat out lie in order to make their point. Liberals love the whole "ends justify the means" type of argument. This is their number one tactic. No, excuse me that's denial; denial is their number one tactic, then blame. Buffet claims his secretary pays more of a percentage in taxes overall then he does. Well, this is a total lie and anyone with a brain can figure this out but, if you need help because you still support liberals, I will direct you to Larry Elder's recent article.

    Liberals are also known for seeing the world in terms of zero-sum. Essentially they believe if someone gains, someone else MUST lose. Instead of seeing someone succeed and being able to recognize that as success for everyone else as well, they see that as failure for someone else, often themselves. They don't want to share wealth; they don't want others to succeed. They like people remaining poor, remaining on the government doll, being ever increasingly dependent upon the government, claiming victim status, and embracing the idea that everything is limited.

    This type of thinking is disturbing, limited, evil, incorrect, and reflective of a severe mental disorder. Any success should be encouraged and supported because, a win for someone is a win for EVERYONE. There is always more and everyone deserves and receives what they put in. The universe works to help you so that you can help others. It's really as simple as that and conservatives embrace and encourage success for everyone! They know that the government will never be able to help. People have to change their mentality and believe in themselves and those around them. If you're in a constant state of coveting what someone else has, this is a sure formula for being miserable and that is exactly what liberals want people to feel. If everyone sees themselves as a victim, how can anyone flourish and develop? I mean, why bother if it's just about genes and luck?

    Mr. Buffet doesn't want to pay more taxes and he certainly doesn't want to let anyone know that they too can be successful, except his offspring. No, he'd rather lecture people and talk to us like we are all stupid, by flat out lying to us. This is a man who can't even give more than a penny when someone (a little person), valet parks his car. Oh, but remember, he's all about helping the little guy. He's really looking out for everyone else. Pffft. It's people like this that really disturb me. I can't tell if he's just ignorant or plain evil.
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