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  • Forefathers Blind Spot

    • From: voidthis1966
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      The Constitution, when it was set up, was a beautiful thing.  They divided up the power between the house, the senate and the president.  This was so that no one party had too much power.  It was also to ensure that the Constitution was upheld.  The blind spot is...what happens when the checks and balances are gone?  When the whole government becomes corrupt?  Just by Obama saying the Constitution is an outdated document could be considered words of treason.  It is quite clear where he is headed.  He is doing a total take over of this countries finances.  He is taking over major companies and now health care.  The government is setting itself up with too much power.  All of the acts could be looked at as treason.  But there is no one left in the government itself to stand up against them.  So where do we go from here? That is why the 2nd amendment was put in place.  I hope to God it gets better.  I hope, maybe, somewhere left in our government are some honest people who will step forward and enforce our Constitution.  Only time will tell.  America may be lost forever.

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  • Are Dems AFRAID OF SARAH PALIN

    • From: candyaquino
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      I THINK SO

      OMG, how laughable and sad all at the same time. THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY THAT CRIES ABOUT THE REPUBLICANS...........................LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE CIRCULATING............YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING? NOT...................DONATE FIVE DOLLARS............I RESPONDED WITH WHAT ABOUT I GET FIVE DOLLARS FOR MY SON'S LUNCH.........................I CAN'T BELIEVE IT........

      ARE DEMS AFRAID OF PALIN, I THINK SO.................YOU GO GAL............

      Right now, Sarah Palin is on a highly publicized, nationwide book tour, attacking President Obama and his plan for health reform at every turn.

      It's dangerous. Remember, this is the person who coined the term "Death Panels" -- and opened the flood gates for months of false attacks by special interests and partisan extremists.

      Whatever lie comes next will be widely covered by the media, then constantly echoed by right-wing attack groups and others who are trying to defeat reform.

      As we approach the final sprint on health reform, we can't afford more deception and delay. We need to be ready for anything -- and have the resources to respond with ads, events, and calls to Congress when the attacks come.

      So we're setting a big goal: $500,000 in the next week to help push back against Sarah Palin and her allies. Please chip in $5 or more to help reach our goal.

      http://my.barackobama.com/page/m/55c100f1/6c57d42f/ca4d132e/11886634/2859399167/VEsE/


      Earlier this month, Palin publicly said that she hopes health reform will be "dead on arrival." And since then, she's been working fiercely toward that goal.

      On Tuesday, Palin went on Rush Limbaugh's radio show where she outrageously -- and falsely -- suggested that Americans could "face jail time as punishment" if they don't buy insurance.

      Palin has many more interviews scheduled on Hannity and other conservative shows in the next few weeks, with more platforms to go after the President. As soon as she does, the rest of our opponents will likely parrot those attacks.

      We need to be prepared. And we're counting on you help. Can you chip in $5 or more?

      https://donate.barackobama.com/SarahPalin

      Thanks,

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  • DEMS AFRAID OF PALIN

    • From: sgin_NV
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      Just thought I would share this email that I received this a.m.  It appears that the dems are going on a attack against Palin and need money.  I felt this is a direct attack plan against Palin...do you?  Why are they so worried about her interviews?  Or her period if they have nothing to hide.

       

      Right now, Sarah Palin is on a highly publicized, nationwide book tour, attacking President Obama and his plan for health reform at every turn.

      It's dangerous. Remember, this is the person who coined the term "Death Panels" -- and opened the flood gates for months of false attacks by special interests and partisan extremists.

      Whatever lie comes next will be widely covered by the media, then constantly echoed by right-wing attack groups and others who are trying to defeat reform.

      As we approach the final sprint on health reform, we can't afford more deception and delay. We need to be ready for anything -- and have the resources to respond with ads, events, and calls to Congress when the attacks come.

      So we're setting a big goal: $500,000 in the next week to help push back against Sarah Palin and her allies.       Please chip in $5 or more to help reach our goal.

      Please donate


      Earlier this month, Palin publicly said that she hopes health reform will be "dead on arrival." And since then, she's been working fiercely toward that goal.

      On Tuesday, Palin went on Rush Limbaugh's radio show where she outrageously -- and falsely -- suggested that Americans could "face jail time as punishment" if they don't buy insurance.

      Palin has many more interviews scheduled on Hannity and other conservative shows in the next few weeks, with more platforms to go after the President. As soon as she does, the rest of our opponents will likely parrot those attacks.

      We need to be prepared. And we're counting on you help. Can you chip in $5 or more?

      http://my.democrats.org/SarahPalin

      Thanks,

      Mitch

      Mitch Stewart
      Director
      Organizing for America

      Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee, www.democrats.org.
      This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

      Democratic National Committee, 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC 20003
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  • Beer Farts

    • From: RightAway
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      I think they, the liberal politicians, forgot about Lefty and Shadows beer farts. All that hot air and beer farts has to impact global warming. Time to tax Lefty and Shadows to save our planet. I know, I know. Lefty and Shadows rears are probably being taxed to the hilt (and I'm not talking about sex).

      I'm talking about taxing those nasty Lefty and Shadows beer farts which are destroying the ozone. The very reason Obama needs to jump on the bandwagon at the Global Climate Change summit next month, not stopping at just Cap and Trade. 

      http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/earth-environment/article6895907.ece

      Cow farts worse for global warming than initially suspected. Methane gas, "new and improved", now comes with 30% more "evil".

      When this indirect effect of the potent greenhouse gas is included one tonne of methane has about 33 times as much effect on the climate over 100 years as a ton of carbon dioxide, rather than 25 times as in standard estimates

      But wait, there's more. Sulphate molecules, produced when sulphur dioxide is oxidised in the atmosphere, have a cooling effect on the climate as they reflect heat but, while their direct effects are included in climate models, their indirect effects in combination with methane and other gases are not.

      Methane and carbon monoxide reduce levels of sulphate aerosols, because they use up oxidants such as hydroxyl in the atmosphere. Fewer oxidant molecules are thus available to oxidise sulphur dioxide to produce sulphate.

      All that "low sulfur" fuel we pay extra to refine and produce is actually hurting the effort to combat global warming, by reducing available sulfur dioxides for sulphate reaction.

      I ask you, is there anywhere else on the planet other than the USA where there are brain surgeon politicians who allow you to pay extra for the privilege of "harming" the planet and being a pawn of the Dark Lord of Global Warming all in one shot? I think not.  

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  • For HOPE

    • From: ExciteM
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      I’ve been crying my damn eyes out over this one — wishing, hoping, dreaming that it’s not true, but knowing in my heart of hearts that it probably is. The same paper that outed the cheater Edwards breaks another story on Queen Michelle and Oprah.

      The National Enquirer reports:

      "A distraught Oprah Winfrey is telling pals her “thank you” for helping Barack Obama win the presidency has been a knife in the back."



      "A jealous first lady has frozen the talk queen out of the White House inner circle, say insiders. “Oprah is devastated,” revealed a friend."



      “She had no idea that Michelle was so jealous about the influence she had on Barack. She hated the way her husband would huddle with Oprah over strategy and jump when she called." 



      “The jealousy and anger was eating up Michelle. During the campaign, she vowed Oprah would not be a part of the new administration."
 


      “Oprah had visions of being a close adviser to the president and a regular visitor to the White House. She was actually planning to redecorate the famous Lincoln bedroom, which is reserved for special guests of the first family." 



      “But in the first 10 months of the Obama administration, Oprah has visited the White House only twice, and one visit was for a business meeting to do an interview with Michelle for O magazine."

      I know what you’re all thinking – it’s just the National Enquirer.

      But these guys were right all along about John Edwards and the "baby mama", so who are we to doubt them?

      I believe it. Why else would she announce her retirement just before the next election as well as interview Sarah Palin?  

      Next week for HOPE: The Enquirer reveals that Malia and Sasha are the result of Michelle’s encounter of the fourth kind with reptilian aliens.

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  • Obama-vs-Palin the winner is?

  • "U.N. GUN BAN TREATY,,, FOR U.

    • From: bosshog06
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      Whereas:        The Obama Administration just announced they would be working with the United Nations to pass a new “Small Arms Treaty;” and

      Whereas:        The UN’s “Small Arms Treaty” is nothing more than a massive GLOBAL gun control scheme, designed to register, ban and CONFISCATE firearms from law-abiding citizens; and

      Whereas:        The new treaty will likely be designed to FORCE national governments to enact tougher licensing requirements, making law-abiding citizens cut through even more bureaucratic red tape just to buy a firearm legally; and

      Whereas:        The United Nation’s “Small Arms Treaty” would also likely ban the trade, sale and private ownership of ALL semi-automatic weapons; and

      Whereas:        The ratification of this treaty would also likely create an international gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation;

      Therefore:      I urge you to vote AGAINST ratification of the UN’s “Small Arms Treaty.”

      HILIARY IS AT AGAIN THROUGH THE BACK DOOR AND OBAMA IS ALL THE WITH HER.

      CALL YOUR SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN ABOUT THERE VOTE ON THIS TREATY.

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  • Who's really in charge?

    • From: dlindberg102
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      I received this letter from a friend and I really think it hits the nail on the head as to why we are in such difficult times.  Thanks for allowing me to use it Ron.

      OBAMA'S "CZARS"-- Read who is really running our country and realize what their job positions are :
      OBAMA'S CZARS
      CZAR Position Summary

      Richard Holbrooke
      Afghanistan Czar
      Ultra liberal anti gun former Gov. of New Mexico. Pro Abortion and legal drug use. Dissolve the 2nd Amendment

      Ed Montgomery
      Auto recovery Czar
      Black radical anti business activist. Affirmative Action and Job Preference for blacks. Univ of Maryland Business School Dean teaches US business has caused world poverty. ACORN board member. Communist DuBois Club member.

      Jeffrey Crowley
      AIDS Czar
      Radical Homosexual.. A Gay Rights activist. Believes in Gay Marriage and especially, a Special Status for homosexuals only, including complete free health care for gays.

      Alan Bersin
      Border Czar
      The former [failed] superintendent of San Diego Pub. Ed. Ultra Liberal friend of Hilary Clinton. Served as Border Czar under Janet Reno – to keep borders open to illegal’s without interference from US

      David J. Hayes
      California Water Czar
      Sr. Fellow of radical environmentalist group, “Progress Policy”. No training or experience in water management whatsoever.

      Ron Bloom
      Car Czar
      Auto Union worker. Anti business & anti nuclear. Has worked hard to force US auto makers out of business. Sits on the Board of Chrysler which is now Auto Union owned. How did this happen?

      Dennis Ross
      Central Region Czar
      Believes US policy has caused Mid East wars. Obama apologist to the world. Anti gun and completely pro abortion.

      Lynn Rosenthal
      Domestic Violence Czar
      Director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Vicious anti male feminist. Supported male castration. Imagine?

      Gil Kerlikowske
      Drug Czar
      devoted lobbyist for every restrictive gun law proposal, Former Chief of Police in Liberal Seattle. Believes no American should own a firearm. Supports legalization of all drugs

      Paul Volcker
      E conomic Czar
      Head of Fed Reserve under Jimmy Carter when US economy nearly failed. Obama appointed head of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board which engineered the Obama economic disaster to US economy.. Member of anti business “Progressive Policy” organization

      Carol Brower
      Energy and Environment Czar
      Political Radical Former head of EPA - known for anti-business activism. Strong anti-gun ownership.

      Joshua DuBois
      Faith Based Czar
      Political Black activist-Degree in Black Nationalism. Anti gun ownership lobbyist.

      Cameron Davis
      Great Lakes Czar
      Chicago radical anti business environmentalist. Blames George Bush for “Poisoning the water that minorities have to drink.” No experience or training in water management.
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  • Does The "Stupid" Ever End?

    • From: ExciteM
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      In the news lately have been illegal immigration rates, a raid on guitar maker Gibson's plant, and the never ending saga of the Delta Smelt.

      "According to news reports, illegal immigration arrests are down 50% under directive of the Obama administration.

      The figures show that Mr. Obama has made good on his pledge to shift enforcement away from going after illegal immigrant workers themselves - but at the expense of Americans' jobs, said Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, the Republican who compiled the numbers from the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE).

      Mr. Smith, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, said a period of economic turmoil is the wrong time to be cutting enforcement and letting illegal immigrants take jobs that Americans otherwise would hold." -Washinton Times

      Meanwhile, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (not our fish or wildlife, but Madagascar and Brazil's) had time to serve warrants on Nashville based Gibson Guitars.

      "Agents of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service made a midday appearance and served a search warrant on company officials at Gibson's Massman Drive manufacturing plant, where it makes acoustic and electric guitars.

      Gibson issued a statement saying it is "fully cooperating with agents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as it pertains to an issue with harvested wood." The company said it did nothing wrong." -The Tennessean

      And on the west coast, the Central Valley, a supplier of much of our produce is dry, unemployed (Fresno reports unemployment upwards of 50%) because the same agency is concerned about the Delta Smelt, an alledged "endangered" species of fish.

      Now, come on people, where is the sense in all of this? We have eased off border enforcement, that not only effects our national security, but also employment at a time the legal American citizens are looking for work, and not mention that these illegals are masters of freeloading off our tax dollars.

      Then we turn around and waste money trying bust a major Nashville business over suspicion of using rainforest trees. And even more upsetting, the Central Valley issue has been going on for some time, with pleas the Puppet in Chief to issue order to turn on the spiggot before all is lost in this once fertile growing region (to no avail). Did it ever occur to these government idiots to catch a few hundred of these fish and relocate them or put them in an aquarium?

      How stupid are we going to let things get? Just wondering!

       

       

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  • FEDERAL JUDGE DAVID HAMILTON

    • From: sgin_NV
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      David Hamilton is a hard Left, former ACORN fund-raiser and abortion radical who was rated “not qualified” by the ABA.

      Now, via LifeNews, he is federal judge:

      The Senate voted today 59-39 to confirm a pro-abortion federal judge President Barack Obama appointed to become a new appeals court justice. David Hamilton, of Indiana, is the first pro-abortion judge Obama selected, but he was held up for months because of his extreme views.

      With less than 60 votes, the Senate could have defeated the nomination had lawmakers voted Tuesday to sustain the filibuster pro-life advocates launched against Hamilton.

      The vote saw all but one Republican, Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar, who is nominally pro-life, vote against Hamilton while all Democrats supported his nomination except two who were not present for the vote.

      However, the cloture vote saw no Democrats joining the 29 pro-life Republicans who supported it and a defection of some of the more liberal Republicans in the caucus.

      Americans United for Life president Charmaine Yoest said Hamilton should have been defeated because “judges should uphold Constitutional restrictions on abortion.”

      “As a District Court judge, Hamilton promoted his radical pro-abortion agenda. His promotion to the Seventh Circuit” is a “serious concern to the pro-life community,” she told LifeNews.com.

      Hamilton was tapped by Obama in March to fill a vacancy on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

      As he promised he would do, pro-life Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama led the filibuster and said Hamilton should be opposed in part because of his pro-abortion views.

      Sessions noted how Hamilton kept an informed consent measure from being enforced in Indiana, thereby prohibiting women from getting information about abortion’s risks and alternatives so they can find positive alternatives.

      “And for seven years, through a series of rulings, Hamilton kept it form being enforced. This case is a blatant example of allowing personal views to frustrate the will of the people and the popularly elected representatives of the government of Indiana,” Sessions said. “This appeared to me to be obstructionism.”

      Sen. Jim DeMint, a pro-life senator from South Carolina, agreed.

      “Judge Hamilton is the definition of an activist judge and is clearly not qualified to sit on a court of appeals,” DeMint said during the debate. “Hamilton, who spent years working with the ACLU and ACORN, has used his position on the bench to drive his personal political agenda.”

      The pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List objected to Hamilton and said it worries about future Obama nominees.

      “If Judge David Hamilton is considered a blueprint for the next judge President Obama will nominate for the U.S. Supreme Court, America is in trouble,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the organization, told LifeNews.com.

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  • ANOTHER Obama Cover Up

    • From: starrman1
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      Now we have some insight into why Obama said to, not jump to conclusions about Nidal Hasan.

      This is the very same man who killed and wounded the people at Fort Hood, Texas. He was an advisor to Obama's Homeland Security team.

      Look at the Homeland Security Institute link below.  You'll need to scroll way down on page 29 in the left column of the "Task Force Event Participants".
      That makes me feel REAL safe now.....NOT! 
      I wonder how many more ticking time bombs are on that list?
      Here is the link:

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  • Sen.nelson

    • From: voidthis1966
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      Well Sen Nelson is telling us what good for us and how we need obamacare.We are not smart enough to know it!I send a letter to this so call senator  my thoughts on this .He is so condescending. I can't say what I really think of him they would pull my post.This guy need to go he is in the tank for obama he don't read the bill just signs away right on party line we don't need some one like this in office!We need some one who can at least read! I for one is so sick of this goverment spendind money that don't exist and this is going to save us tax money right and Iam the king of England ! Iam so TIRED of being lie to .we all are being lead to the slaughger.the thing is their is no way of stoping them they are going to do what they want.you don't like it to f***ing BAD!!

             JMO  NEED TO BICTH

                                                  Dave

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  • Tolerance and Compassion

    • From: ExciteM
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      It seems like the so called liberal ideology of "tolerance and compassion" is anything but.

      I saw a post yesterday on an "unnamed blogsite" that has a picture of female anatomy "photoshopped" on Sarah's face, and labelling her with the "C" word. Is that tolerance and compassion? Or is the liberal "feel good" agenda only one them and their sheeple?

      Let's take a look, shall we?

      The liberals are supposedly the party of female championing and womens rights. One would think they would be ecstatic about a self made woman who has a wonderful family (issues and all), a full-time career, and who is handling it all in a dignified manner. But no, they tear her down, call her names, and look for new ways to continue their hateful assault on her (just read the Newsweek article, look at their cover).

      When Bill Clinton was being accused of rape by several women. The liberal N.O.W. and media came out in defense of these women, correct? Absolutely not. They tore the accusers apart as well, even calling one of them "trailer trash". Of course, they were all about supporting Anita Hill when she falsely accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harrassment. So, just by these few examples I would have to say the left is about supporting their far left wing agenda, rather than women's rights.

      Let's look at race shall we? I already mentioned the Clarence Thomas ordeal, but there is more. They called him "Uncle Tom" because he did not speak like them, was educated, and was more conservative than they liked. Just like they tore down Michael Steele when he was running for Governor of Maryland and Ken Blackwell in Ohio. They even went so far as to illegaly obtain Steele's credit report and make it public. Yes they called them "Uncle Tom" as well. Who does the left hold as heroes of the black race? Liberals like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Jeremiah Wright, and Louis Farrahkan. Interesting. So, one could again make the case that liberals are not for black people making a better life for themselves, but rather pushing the liberal agenda tolerance, compassion, and "dependence".

      Looking further at the media, when Obama was running for president, an unknown man approached Obama on the campaign trail and asked him about income and taxes. Obama, in one of his many gaffes when he is speaking without his teleprompter, admitted he was for spreading wealth. The media decided to check that out, right? Once again, no. They dug into Joe "The Plumber's" background, and villified him in the press (it ultimately made him even more popular with the general populace). What about 11 AP reporters "fact checking" Sarah Palin's book, which I am sure they did with Obama's book, The Audacity of Hope, (as well as Clinton's and Gore's) correct? Nope, they let little facts like Obama (Ayers) writing "The white mans greed runs a world in need" and "siding with the Muslims" slide. Or what about his long standing relationship with radicals like William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, Tony Rezko, and his radical "black power" Pastor Wright. They checked those connections out during the campaign, correct? No, but they did send throngs of reporters to Alaska to dig up dirt on Sarah Palin. Again, it is the press supporting the far left agenda.

      So happy Sarah and black moderate/conservative denegrating, you intolerant, hating liberals. Try as you will, you will not break them. Come to think of it do your job well and you'll see the country rally behind them to a great extent than they have now. We moderates and conservative outnumber you by a lot.

       

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  • How To Save the News

    • From: MeBubbleHead
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      This is actually the title of a story in the October 2009 issue of The Nation, written by William Baker.  What bugs me about this story is Baker claims we Americans spend less than other democratic countries for public broadcasting.  He used England and Canada, and Japan etc as examples of spending.  But what he didn't include in his story was how much more people in those countries pay in taxes.  So he wants to raise taxes to support artists and musicians? Obviously this guy is a true Obamaphite.  When he spoke NPR he didn't say one iota on how much royalties they got from the movie "A Prairie Home Companion", and I would expect nothing less from those other socialist democracies than to have public broadcasting employees to sign away copyright rights, something our government probably doesn't do. Then Baker went on to suggest we would not be using the public broadcast services for any propaganda.  I immediatley remember a NPR comedy skit where they did a Bush vs Obama insult type humor scene.  All the jokes on Bush were cutting and of course the Obama jokes were light. Now isn't that what we call sublime ?  But not sublime enough to go without being noticed!

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  • Amnesty for illegals! Unbeliev

    • From: DaytonaFrank
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      Subj: CNN News, not Fox -- You won't believe this!!

       

       

       

      It just keeps getting better.. This is unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

       

       

       

       

       

      I KNEW this was going to happen.  (That way Obama wasn't lying when he said illegals would not be able to get medical coverage under his ObamaCare plan.  His simple fix is to make them all legal first.)

       

         

      EVERY ONE--PLEASE TAKE TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS--IT TELLS ABOUT THE BILL GOING THRU CONGRESS RIGHT NOW REGARDING IMMIGRATION. 

      EVEN CNN IS GETTING UPSET  ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!    

      Pass this on after you watch it.   NOTICE THAT THIS IS FROM  CNN,  NOT FOX!!!  

      This  from CNN  news:   http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/17260182/1610997888/name/ftc-vi26.wmv

       If you don't get this the first time click on it again. This is hard to believe.

       

      This  2-minute video should be mandatory viewing for every  US   citizen.  If  you have never passed anything on before, pass  this on!   Every  American should be  outraged!

      Is this the change Obama promised??

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  • Oba Mao articles

    • From: void
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      Isn't funny how China is selling obama dolls dressed Mao in uniform. It kinda shows you what they think of him. Obama as superman.  Are they trying to say he is a superman for all the good he is doing our country or for all the good he is doing for their country?  And what exactly is the purpose of the Mao uniform?  Is it because of all the policies he is trying change here?  Is he a revolutionary?  Hmmmm, I would be curious to know what they are thinking.  Source: 

      http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/16/AR2009111601249.html?g=0

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  • Obama grinch.gif

    • From: starrman1
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  • Obama's recovery chief thinks

    • From: zcat
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      11/17/09 12:01 PM EST

      G. Edward DeSeve, the man running President Obama's economic recovery effort has a post up today on Recovery.gov that deserves a place in the Out-of-Touch Government Officials Hall of Fame.

      DeSeve is Special Advisor to the President, Assistant to the Vice President and Special Advisor to the OMB Director for Implementation of the Recovery Act.
       
      Titled "Looking at the big picture on the Recovery Act," DeSeve claims all those "mistakes" like the thousands of jobs created in congressional districts that don't exist or counting raises as jobs created by stimulus funding "are relatively few and don't change the fundamental conclusions one can draw from the data."

      DeSeve might as well have said "nothing to look at here, folks, now move along." Or perhaps "hey, it's close enough for government work, so what's the problem?"

      As anybody who knows elementary statistics can attest, putting in one piece of bad data can render an entire database useless, or worse, produce analytical results that bear absolutely no relation to reality.

      DeSeve also claims some of the mistakes are "frustrating typos and coding errors that don't undermine information at the heart of the data." But when hundreds of frustrating typos and coding errors" are found in a database, competent database analysts and statisticians know you go back to the original source, correct the errors, and then start doing analysis and drawing conclusions.

      DeSeve and his bosses in the White House want us to just ignore such data-entry problems and accept the Obama administration's fairy tale conclusions about what the data tell us regarding the success of the stimulus program.

      Third, DeSeve claims that having so many errors is okay because "transparency is going to be messy but it is better than the alternative." That's like telling the cancer patient that your surgeon today didn't finish med school but, hey, letting him cut you open is better than the alternative, which is dying.

      The reality DeSeve is trying to avoid coming to grips with is that, for whatever reason and regardless of who is at fault, the data being produced by his shop is worthless as indicators of the value of the Obama administration's economic stimulus program. It is incredible that he would even attempt to argue to the contrary after multiple mainstream media organizations dug into the numbers and found seemingly endless examples of mis-counting, mis-representation, and outright fraudulent claims.

      Such as here, here, here, and here. And that's just a sample of what's been found so far by mainstream media journalists, bloggers, and investigative journalism outfits. If President Obama is genuinely interested in restoring honesty in government and public trust in its statements, he will fire DeSeve, shut down recovery.gov., and apologize to the American people for allowing this farce to go on as long as it has.

      By the way, if you want accurate data about the stimulus program, check out recovery.org, which is maintained by Onvia, a private company that specializes in tracking government data, funding, contracts, etc. 

      http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Recoverygov-chief-thinks-site-is-a-great-success--70284072.html

      **I hate to be the bearer of bad news for this joker - but  things are not improving - getting worse perhaps but, not improving. Not sure which universe he lives in, or which time dimension, but not this one! Also I wonder what his goal might be that he considers improved.

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  • Barack Obama Called: He Wants

    • From: zcat
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      Remember those $400.00 and $800.00 tax credits Barack Obama gave you in his stimulus plan? And remember that $250.00 gift he gave social security recipients?

      Well, Obama decided he wants them back. Yep. According to the IRS, Obama has never asked for an adjustment of the tax tables, so millions of Americans are going to get taxed for having received the tax credits back in February — typically through adjustments the federal government demanded businesses make in employees’ withholdings.

      “While implementing a credit through reduced withholding is an effective way to provide economic stimulus evenly throughout the year, it is difficult to account for everyone’s circumstances,” said J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. “More than 10 percent of all taxpayers who file individual tax returns for 2009 could owe additional taxes.”

      The tax credit is also available for 2010. Russell said the problems will continue in 2010 if they are not resolved

       

      WASHINGTON — More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit.

      Taxpayers are at risk if they have more than one job, are married and both spouses work, or receive Social Security benefits while also earning taxable wages, according to a report Monday by the Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration.

      The tax credit, which is supposed to pay individuals up to $400 and couples up to $800, was President Barack Obama's signature tax break in the massive stimulus package enacted in February.

      Most workers started receiving the credit through small increases in their paychecks in April. The tax credit was made available through new withholding tables issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

      The withholding tables, however do not take into account taxpayers with multiple jobs or married couples in which both people work. They also don't take into account Social Security recipients with jobs that provided taxable income.

      The Social Security Administration sent out $250 payments to more than 50 million retirees in the spring as part of the economic stimulus package. The payments were meant to provide a boost for people who didn't' qualify for the tax credit.

      However, they went to many retirees who also received the credit. Those retirees will have the $250 payment deducted from their tax credit — but not until they file their tax returns next year, long after the money may have been spent.

      "While implementing a credit through reduced withholding is an effective way to provide economic stimulus evenly throughout the year, it is difficult to account for everyone's circumstances," said J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. "More than 10 percent of all taxpayers who file individual tax returns for 2009 could owe additional taxes."

      The tax credit is also available for 2010. Russell said the problems will continue in 2010 if they are not resolved.

      The credit pays workers 6.2 percent of their earned income, up to a maximum of $400 for individuals and $800 for married couples who file jointly. Individuals making more than $95,000 and couples making more than $190,000 are ineligible.

      "Making Work Pay was designed to deliver much needed boosts to the paychecks of 95 percent of all working Americans," said Nayyera Haq, a Treasury Department spokeswoman. "Since enactment, more than 110 million families have benefited from as much as $60 in additional take home pay each month to put toward their family budgets, serving as a steady boost to spending and consumption."

      For many, the new tax tables will simply mean smaller-than-expected tax refunds next year. The average tax refund this year was about $2,800.

      The IRS, in a response to the audit, advised taxpayers to check their withholding throughout the year to make sure they don't get hit with an unexpected tax bill.

      "The withholding system must approximate the tax liability of tens of millions of Americans, and therefore, cannot be tailored precisely to fit every individual situation," Richard Byrd Jr., commissioner of the IRS' wage and investments division, wrote in the agency's response to the report.

      (This version CORRECTS Corrects average refund amount to $2,800 sted $3,000; UPDATES with administration response. Moving on general news and financial services.)

      http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gkep0UU55rYxFXyIKMRy9Zv0Oo-wD9C0NVV81

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  • Jobs Created And Saved In Dist

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      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.

      Late Monday, officials with the Recovery Board created to track the stimulus spending, said the mistakes in crediting nonexistent congressional districts were caused by human error.

      "We report what the recipients submit to us," said Ed Pound, Communications Director for the Board.

      Pound told ABC News the board receives declarations from the recipients - state governments, federal agencies and universities - of stimulus money about what program is being funded.

      "Some recipients clearly don't know what congressional district they live in, so they appear to be just throwing in any number. We expected all along that recipients would make mistakes on their congressional districts, on jobs numbers, on award amounts, and so on. Human beings make mistakes," Pound said.

      The issue has raised hackles on Capitol Hill.

      Rep. David Obey, D-Wisc, who chairs the powerful House appropriations Committee, issued a paper statement demanding that the recovery.gov Web site be updated.

      "The inaccuracies on recovery.gov that have come to light are outrageous and the Administration owes itself, the Congress, and every American a commitment to work night and day to correct the ludicrous mistakes."

      http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jobs-saved-created-congressional-districts-exist/story?id=9097853

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