This is a placeholder text
Group text
by yellowrose of Texas on 09 June 2009 - 03:06
P.S. As I write this letter, more news on ACORN is breaking.
Reports indicate that Democrats in Congress and the Obama administration want ACORN to "help" with the census. The Census is critical because it will determine apportionment of congressional seats to the various states. We can’t have ACORN, the “experts” of voter registration fraud, tinkering with the Census for their left-wing agenda. Help us today.
Reports indicate that Democrats in Congress and the Obama administration want ACORN to "help" with the census. The Census is critical because it will determine apportionment of congressional seats to the various states. We can’t have ACORN, the “experts” of voter registration fraud, tinkering with the Census for their left-wing agenda. Help us today.
by MaggieMae on 09 June 2009 - 03:06
.
by sango on 09 June 2009 - 03:06
Oh my good Lord. How does this country tolerate such a runaway czar?
by SitasMom on 09 June 2009 - 03:06
sean hannity was one of the first to uncover ACORN well over a year ago
it was compeletely ignored by the democrat media
it was compeletely ignored by the democrat media
by BabyEagle4U on 09 June 2009 - 03:06
How about that there Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court today with her Constitutional halt with the Chrysler bankruptcy ...
The Constitution guarantees a free market. The "free" in free market in fact means "free from regulation or interference by the government."
I bet Obama is pissed. HaHa
YAY for the US Constitution !!!!!
The Constitution guarantees a free market. The "free" in free market in fact means "free from regulation or interference by the government."
I bet Obama is pissed. HaHa
YAY for the US Constitution !!!!!
by SitasMom on 09 June 2009 - 04:06
Obama's Enemies List Grows
By Mark Hyman on 6.8.09 @ 6:08AM
Just having the appearance of someone who might possibly vote for an opponent of Barack Obama could land them on the President's enemies list where proxies do the dirty work. Political appointees in the Justice Department killed a six-month investigation by career DOJ lawyers into the most blatant voter intimidation case in 40 years. Last November, jack-booted, uniformed, baton-wielding thugs from the New Black Panther Party calling themselves "security" obstructed a Philadelphia polling location and behaved in an intimidating manner toward white voters.
Days after dismissing charges against the menacing thugs, the Justice Department moved in the opposite direction by blocking responsible steps to stem voter fraud. The DOJ barred the administrative procedures Georgia authorities put into place – under federal court guidance -- to verify voter registrations. The DOJ claimed the procedures violated the rights of minority voters.
A de facto Obama enemies list and dirty political machine have been expanding since last year. Obama has established several embarrassing presidential firsts including targeting private individuals by names, assigning a well-known "partisan dirt-digger" and non-lawyer to the White House Counsel's Office to likely gain access to Bush Administration documents protected under attorney-client privilege, and moving the senior political advisor into the West Wing. These are heretofore unseen partisan practices.
Career opposition researcher Shauna Daly left the White House Counsel's Office after a mere month and returned to the Democratic National Committee where using privileged attorney-client information in the opposition research department would set a new low in unethical practices.
Attempting to build-up the Obama Administration by criticizing that of his predecessor has become a near-daily exercise. Obama has personally led efforts to demonize George W. Bush. There has been a full-court press to label enhanced detainee interrogation techniques, approved by Democratic leaders and discontinued for the past six years, as "torture." Interrogation techniques used on tens of thousands of U.S. servicemen and women for more than two decades were suddenly considered criminal acts and Bush officials in the review and approval chain have been smeared as criminals.
Two military psychologists who supervised the enhanced interrogation techniques that were used on only three terrorist leaders were publicly outed by Democratic Senator Carl Levin placing both doctors and their families in personal danger. The doctors' identities had previously been kept under wraps.
Obama's lawyers are attempting to financially ruin individuals party to the most absurd soap opera involving the 44th president. There is unabated controversy regarding his birth, citizenship and foreign travel. Obama could immediately silence his critics by authorizing the release of his original birth certificate and passport. One has to wonder what could possibly be in either document that has caused Obama to wage a fierce and expensive legal battle to keep the files secreted. Aside from Joan Rivers, nearly every American would willingly make their birth certificate available and Obama's stubborn refusal to do so only adds to the controversy.
Petty personal politics, while damaging to the dignity of the White House, have allowed the Obama Administration to elevate political allies and their causes and denigrate valid critics. David Axelrod, Obama's chief political strategist, appeared on National Public Radio last month and belittled a 21-year old beauty pageant contestant, insisting she was one of three finalists for the Obama family dog. The target of Axelrod's churlish remarks was Carrie Prejean, the reigning Miss California.
By Mark Hyman on 6.8.09 @ 6:08AM
Just having the appearance of someone who might possibly vote for an opponent of Barack Obama could land them on the President's enemies list where proxies do the dirty work. Political appointees in the Justice Department killed a six-month investigation by career DOJ lawyers into the most blatant voter intimidation case in 40 years. Last November, jack-booted, uniformed, baton-wielding thugs from the New Black Panther Party calling themselves "security" obstructed a Philadelphia polling location and behaved in an intimidating manner toward white voters.
Days after dismissing charges against the menacing thugs, the Justice Department moved in the opposite direction by blocking responsible steps to stem voter fraud. The DOJ barred the administrative procedures Georgia authorities put into place – under federal court guidance -- to verify voter registrations. The DOJ claimed the procedures violated the rights of minority voters.
A de facto Obama enemies list and dirty political machine have been expanding since last year. Obama has established several embarrassing presidential firsts including targeting private individuals by names, assigning a well-known "partisan dirt-digger" and non-lawyer to the White House Counsel's Office to likely gain access to Bush Administration documents protected under attorney-client privilege, and moving the senior political advisor into the West Wing. These are heretofore unseen partisan practices.
Career opposition researcher Shauna Daly left the White House Counsel's Office after a mere month and returned to the Democratic National Committee where using privileged attorney-client information in the opposition research department would set a new low in unethical practices.
Attempting to build-up the Obama Administration by criticizing that of his predecessor has become a near-daily exercise. Obama has personally led efforts to demonize George W. Bush. There has been a full-court press to label enhanced detainee interrogation techniques, approved by Democratic leaders and discontinued for the past six years, as "torture." Interrogation techniques used on tens of thousands of U.S. servicemen and women for more than two decades were suddenly considered criminal acts and Bush officials in the review and approval chain have been smeared as criminals.
Two military psychologists who supervised the enhanced interrogation techniques that were used on only three terrorist leaders were publicly outed by Democratic Senator Carl Levin placing both doctors and their families in personal danger. The doctors' identities had previously been kept under wraps.
Obama's lawyers are attempting to financially ruin individuals party to the most absurd soap opera involving the 44th president. There is unabated controversy regarding his birth, citizenship and foreign travel. Obama could immediately silence his critics by authorizing the release of his original birth certificate and passport. One has to wonder what could possibly be in either document that has caused Obama to wage a fierce and expensive legal battle to keep the files secreted. Aside from Joan Rivers, nearly every American would willingly make their birth certificate available and Obama's stubborn refusal to do so only adds to the controversy.
Petty personal politics, while damaging to the dignity of the White House, have allowed the Obama Administration to elevate political allies and their causes and denigrate valid critics. David Axelrod, Obama's chief political strategist, appeared on National Public Radio last month and belittled a 21-year old beauty pageant contestant, insisting she was one of three finalists for the Obama family dog. The target of Axelrod's churlish remarks was Carrie Prejean, the reigning Miss California.
by SitasMom on 09 June 2009 - 04:06
Miss California. Weeks earlier, Prejean was victimized by a militant homosexual judge who was angry she did not enthusiastically endorse gay marriage in response to his "have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife?" question during the Miss USA competition.
Hours after a doctor specializing in partial-birth abortions was slain, both Obama and U.S. Attorney-General Eric Holder issued statements strongly condemning the killing. Further, Holder deployed scores of U.S. Marshals to protect abortion clinics nationwide. The emphatic denunciation of this slaying differed wildly with a nearly identical murder only 24-hours later. A Muslim shot two U.S. Army soldiers outside a Little Rock recruiting station killing one. Days later, the White House quietly faxed a subdued statement to a single Arkansas news outlet while Holder remained silent regarding the act of Islamic terrorism.
This antagonistic attitude toward servicemen and women is not surprising. A few months earlier, the Department of Homeland Security issued a document warning counterterrorism and law enforcement authorities of an alleged threat to the U.S. posed by "domestic rightwing terrorists." Included in the group of potential rightwing terrorists are individuals who are pro-life, support the Second Amendment and oppose the flood of illegal aliens. The DHS pamphlet also singled out military veterans for possible recruitment into domestic terrorist cells.
The targeting of perceived political enemies by the Obama Administration has grown from mere individuals to entire groups. Evidence emerged that a common thread among the list of 789 Chrysler dealerships ordered closed by the White House is that the owners donated to GOP candidates, Republican-leaning causes or donated to Hillary Clinton or John Edwards during the Democratic presidential primaries.
Auto industry observers and others report that apparently successful franchises (such as Chrysler's highest-rated 5-star dealerships) were ordered closed in favor of less successful car lots and the consistent discriminator was which political party the owners supported. One report suggests the closure list may have been drawn up by the car czar's office.
In some instances, dealerships ordered closed were those that competed with franchises whose owners were prolific supporters or contributors to Democratic politicians. Thomas "Mack" McLarty, former chief of staff to Bill Clinton, had virtually all of the competition to his six dealership locations wiped out.
Also targeted during the auto industry purge were companies that did not willingly agree to Obama's political demands. Representatives of three secured creditors that did not receive any government bailout money reported they were threatened if they did not agree to White House demands in Chrysler's restructuring. The White House insistence that secured creditors accept only 29 cents on the dollar while inflating the value of unsecured credit claims held by the United Auto Workers turned two century-old bankruptcy policy on its head.
One fund manager reported being on the receiving end of a profanity-laced tirade by Auto Industry Task Force head Steve Rattner that included threats to use the Internal Revenue Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission in gangster-like enforcement roles.
In another exchange, Thomas Lauria, a lawyer for financial firm Perella Weinberg Partners, reported the car czar threatened that "the full force of the White House press corps would destroy its [Perella Weinberg's] reputation" unless the firm agreed to Obama administration demands in Chrysler's bankruptcy. The failure by the White House press corps to repudiate Rattner's threat speaks volumes and underscores their role as an ally of the Obama Administration.
Letter to the Editor
topics:<
by SitasMom on 09 June 2009 - 12:06
House Democrats consider taxing benefits
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent David Espo, Ap Special Correspondent 50 mins ago
WASHINGTON – Despite a less-than-rousing reaction from the Obama administration, House Democrats are considering a new tax on employer-provided health benefits to help pay for expanding coverage to the uninsured.
Several officials also said an outline of emerging legislation envisions a requirement for all individuals to purchase affordable coverage, with an unspecified penalty for those who refuse and a waiver for those who cannot cover the cost.
"There's no sense having a mandate unless you have a contribution," Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said Monday. He referred to the suggestion as "play or pay."
Rangel and other senior Democrats arranged to bring members of the party's rank and file up to date at a midday session Tuesday on the effort to draft health care legislation at the top of President Barack Obama's agenda.
No details were available on the possible tax on health benefits, and several officials stressed that no final decisions would be made for several days.
The idea has been gaining currency in recent weeks as Congress intensifies its search for more than $1 trillion to help pay for a health care overhaul.
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., first floated the idea several weeks ago, and emerged from a White House meeting last week saying Obama was open to it.
Obama's top aides did not disagree, even though the president attacked the idea lustily last year when campaign rival John McCain proposed it. Instead, White House officials say Obama prefers his own suggestions: cuts in projected Medicare spending and tax increases on the wealthy that thus far have gained little favor among Democrats in Congress.
Several officials said the House legislation will include a government-run insurance option as well as plans offered by private companies. The government option draws near-unanimous opposition from Republicans and provokes concerns among many Democrats as well, although Obama has spoken out in favor of it.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to pre-empt the presentation to rank-and-file Democrats on Tuesday.
Under the House Democratic plan, individuals and small businesses would be able to purchase coverage from a "health exchange" and the government would require all plans to contain a minimum benefit, these officials added. No applicant could be rejected for pre-existing conditions, nor could one be charged a higher premium, they said.
House Democrats also are considering a wide-ranging change for Medicaid that would provide a uniform benefit across all 50 states and increase payments to providers, according to several officials. Medicaid is a joint state-federal program of health coverage for the poor.
The disclosures came as the pace of activity quickened in both the House and Senate on health insurance legislation. Obama scheduled a meeting Tuesday at the White House with several Democrats.
Party leaders hope to pass legislation in both houses by early August and complete work on a compromise measure in the fall for Obama's signature.
The president has stepped up his own involvement in the issue in recent days, and there has been a flurry of negotiations involving outside interest groups who have pledged to take steps to achieve savings within the private insurance market.
Alongside those efforts, financing Obama's plan to spread coverage more widely carries a price tag estimated at more than $1 trillion over a decade. House Democrats are considering cutting projected Medicare payments to home health care,
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent David Espo, Ap Special Correspondent 50 mins ago
WASHINGTON – Despite a less-than-rousing reaction from the Obama administration, House Democrats are considering a new tax on employer-provided health benefits to help pay for expanding coverage to the uninsured.
Several officials also said an outline of emerging legislation envisions a requirement for all individuals to purchase affordable coverage, with an unspecified penalty for those who refuse and a waiver for those who cannot cover the cost.
"There's no sense having a mandate unless you have a contribution," Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said Monday. He referred to the suggestion as "play or pay."
Rangel and other senior Democrats arranged to bring members of the party's rank and file up to date at a midday session Tuesday on the effort to draft health care legislation at the top of President Barack Obama's agenda.
No details were available on the possible tax on health benefits, and several officials stressed that no final decisions would be made for several days.
The idea has been gaining currency in recent weeks as Congress intensifies its search for more than $1 trillion to help pay for a health care overhaul.
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., first floated the idea several weeks ago, and emerged from a White House meeting last week saying Obama was open to it.
Obama's top aides did not disagree, even though the president attacked the idea lustily last year when campaign rival John McCain proposed it. Instead, White House officials say Obama prefers his own suggestions: cuts in projected Medicare spending and tax increases on the wealthy that thus far have gained little favor among Democrats in Congress.
Several officials said the House legislation will include a government-run insurance option as well as plans offered by private companies. The government option draws near-unanimous opposition from Republicans and provokes concerns among many Democrats as well, although Obama has spoken out in favor of it.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to pre-empt the presentation to rank-and-file Democrats on Tuesday.
Under the House Democratic plan, individuals and small businesses would be able to purchase coverage from a "health exchange" and the government would require all plans to contain a minimum benefit, these officials added. No applicant could be rejected for pre-existing conditions, nor could one be charged a higher premium, they said.
House Democrats also are considering a wide-ranging change for Medicaid that would provide a uniform benefit across all 50 states and increase payments to providers, according to several officials. Medicaid is a joint state-federal program of health coverage for the poor.
The disclosures came as the pace of activity quickened in both the House and Senate on health insurance legislation. Obama scheduled a meeting Tuesday at the White House with several Democrats.
Party leaders hope to pass legislation in both houses by early August and complete work on a compromise measure in the fall for Obama's signature.
The president has stepped up his own involvement in the issue in recent days, and there has been a flurry of negotiations involving outside interest groups who have pledged to take steps to achieve savings within the private insurance market.
Alongside those efforts, financing Obama's plan to spread coverage more widely carries a price tag estimated at more than $1 trillion over a decade. House Democrats are considering cutting projected Medicare payments to home health care,
by trace755 on 09 June 2009 - 14:06
Horoceo: No, you didn't say Clinton recession, but the right-wing nut-jobs on this board have made that claim. When I said Bush left Obama a recession.
I said of the so called Clinton recession it was shallow and one of the shortest in history. It didn't officially start until Bush was in office and was over by the end of 3rd Qtr 2001 even with 9/11 as illustrated by the graph posted earlier. The two situations are not even close. The job loss isn't close. The length and breath of the two recessions are not the same. The recession left by the failed bush policies are far worst. Bush had years to fix Fannie and Freddie. His party controlled both houses. Some republicans sounded the bell but they did nothing. You know why? Both dems and reps were getting their butt-holes greased. Don't believe me go google Fannie Mae Republican contributions find the top 20 politicians from 1989 to 2008. Out of the 20, nine were Republican. Go down the list you see why nothing was done both parties were getting contributions. So, when I hear republicans bitch about Fannie and Freddie I simply asked them controlled both houses of congress and the white house and you didn't reform F & F? Why!!!
Because they were on the take too. The republicans hands have the same green ink as Barney Frank's.
I said of the so called Clinton recession it was shallow and one of the shortest in history. It didn't officially start until Bush was in office and was over by the end of 3rd Qtr 2001 even with 9/11 as illustrated by the graph posted earlier. The two situations are not even close. The job loss isn't close. The length and breath of the two recessions are not the same. The recession left by the failed bush policies are far worst. Bush had years to fix Fannie and Freddie. His party controlled both houses. Some republicans sounded the bell but they did nothing. You know why? Both dems and reps were getting their butt-holes greased. Don't believe me go google Fannie Mae Republican contributions find the top 20 politicians from 1989 to 2008. Out of the 20, nine were Republican. Go down the list you see why nothing was done both parties were getting contributions. So, when I hear republicans bitch about Fannie and Freddie I simply asked them controlled both houses of congress and the white house and you didn't reform F & F? Why!!!
Because they were on the take too. The republicans hands have the same green ink as Barney Frank's.
by trace755 on 09 June 2009 - 14:06
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| "i" on News | ||||
|
||||
Contact information Disclaimer Privacy Statement Copyright Information Terms of Service Cookie policy ↑ Back to top
