Robert Gibbs Apologizes to Shirley Sherrod
How many times did he apologize? How many times did he deflect questions concerning President Obama's involvement?
Gibbs isn't even in the same league as Vilsack who took one for the team, threw himself under the bus and fell on his sword all in a matter of minutes. He also deflected questions about President Obama's involvement.
White House apologizes to Shirley Sherrod, says administration wrongly fired black employee for tape
"The buck stops with me." "This is a teachable moment." "I accepted full responsibility for them."
I can almost feel the hot poker sent to Vilsack by the White House. His Captain will not go down with the ship. In fact, he was the first one off when trouble happened.
Of course, this was about agriculture and they still fertilize with natural substances around here. At least that is what I thought I smelled late this afternoon.
UPDATE: The CBS Early Morning Show had Sherrod on to wimper and console. Oh, they also spoke about that racist Breitbart who Sherrod may sue, but she isn't "actively" thinking about it. She just wanted to mention it on national TV as an aside, because Breitbart hasn't even called to apologize (like the rest of the world) and she doesn't think he will. Well, at least as far as she knows him, which she doesn't at all, she doesn't think he will apologize.
Maybe she can be the star of Obama's Apology Tour II (III, IV, V?).
UPDATE II: All must be forgiven. The Captain has called Sherrod and apologized for calling her a racist after she said she had stopped being a racist and also for throwing her under the bus because of his misunderstanding of what she said. He must've been paying attention with the same set of ears he had on for 20 years in one of Rev. Wright's pew. All is well in the universe now that we know who the real racists are.
Maybe The One will now call the NAACP and apologize to them for thinking they actually represented colored folks. "We are one people. We are one nation. I’m an NAACP American."
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Beer Summit! Will Sherrod And Brietbart Be Invited???
President Barack Obama who has been known to accuse others of acting stupidly now has a chance to build a bridge from acts of real stupidity to a self awareness of personal stupidity. It would be a very short bridge.
USDA will reconsider firing
Maybe Obama will find it in his stupidly acting heart to allow Tom Vilsack to bus the table, but the NAACP should not be invited. They should be attending classes on racism. And stupidity.
USDA will reconsider firing
Maybe Obama will find it in his stupidly acting heart to allow Tom Vilsack to bus the table, but the NAACP should not be invited. They should be attending classes on racism. And stupidity.
The Health Care Reform "No Tax Increase" Lie
From my email a post about just one of the tax increases that Democrats have or are planning to pass into law. All that "no tax increase" talk is baloney as is the lie that no bill that increases the deficit will be tolerated. The leadership is lying. They know it and we know it, but the blatant lies just continue to be told.
2011 W-2 Tax Forms andThere should be no talk of defunding legislation such as this. There has to be action to repeal this and all the other onerous legislation Congress has passed in 2009 and 2010 against the will of the people. Those in Congress that do not vote to repeal should be voted out of elected office.
Obamacare
If this doesn't get to you, then check your pulse. You may be a flat line...
Should you want to verify this, go to http://www.thomas.gov/, enter "H.R. 3590" in the search box and look for "CRS Summaries." This is what you'll find.
Title IX Revenue Provisions—Subtitle A: Revenue Offset "(Sec. 9002) Requires employers to include in the W-2 form of each employee the aggregate cost of applicable employer-sponsored group health coverage that is excludable from the employee's gross income (excluding the value of contributions to flexible spending arrangements)."
Starting in 2011—next year—the W-2 tax form sent by your employer will be increased to show the value of whatever health insurance you are provided. It doesn't matter if you're retired. Your gross income WILL go up by the amount of insurance your employer paid for. So you’ will be required to pay taxes on a larger sum of money than you actually received. Take the tax form you just finished for 2009 and see what $15,000.00 or $20,000.00 additional gross income does to your tax debt. That's what you'll pay next year. For many it puts you into a much higher bracket. This is how the government is going to buy insurance for the fifteen (15) percent that don't have insurance and it's only part of the tax increases, but it's not really a "tax increase" as such, it a redefinition of your taxable income.
Also, go to Kiplinger's and read about the thirteen (13) tax changes for 2010 that could affect you.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Hey Iran, Shut Up. No One Cares What You Think. Morons.
Iran Accuses U.S, Pakistan of Supporting Terrorism
Iran has morons in charge, both religious morons and political morons and they're led by a short creep with a complex that dwarfs Napoleon's and the world is supposed to care?
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was among dozens of international diplomats speaking Tuesday at a global forum in Kabul aimed at stabilizing Afghanistan and unifying the global fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda.
Stabilizing? Unifying the global fight? Huh? Who is smoking more crack, the loudmouth liars or the reporter? Iran helping fight against Jihad? Maybe this crack reporter will testify in another article as how the fattest kid in town will testify that Oreos in a family pack is a bad thing. All while having a stash of Oreos big enough to fell the most healthy in town with one giant heart attack.
Iran, shut up. No one cares what you think. Ditto that of reporters that actually believe that readers still care what they think.
Besides, how could the chosen one do any wrong? Well, you know what I mean, as in foreign policy, economics, national policy, the military, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah.
The circus is in town, but I'm not seeing elephants, zebras and trapeze artists. Just clowns.
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was among dozens of international diplomats speaking Tuesday at a global forum in Kabul aimed at stabilizing Afghanistan and unifying the global fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda.
Stabilizing? Unifying the global fight? Huh? Who is smoking more crack, the loudmouth liars or the reporter? Iran helping fight against Jihad? Maybe this crack reporter will testify in another article as how the fattest kid in town will testify that Oreos in a family pack is a bad thing. All while having a stash of Oreos big enough to fell the most healthy in town with one giant heart attack.
Iran, shut up. No one cares what you think. Ditto that of reporters that actually believe that readers still care what they think.
Besides, how could the chosen one do any wrong? Well, you know what I mean, as in foreign policy, economics, national policy, the military, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah.
The circus is in town, but I'm not seeing elephants, zebras and trapeze artists. Just clowns.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Will There Be An Obesity Rating For The Fat Heads In DC?
In an effort to know and control every part of everyone's life the federal government now wants to include you body mass index in your electronic medical record that the federal government will protect and control. In light of what is inevitable maybe the feds will hire paroled convicts to scour the Internet to collect the oil balls of their data spill when the fed does what it does best, screw up.
Obesity Rating for Every American Must Be Included in Stimulus-Mandated Electronic Health Records, Says HHS
The obesity-rating regulation states that every American's electronic health record must: “Calculate body mass index. Automatically calculate and display body mass index (BMI) based on a patient’s height and weight.”
The law also requires that these electronic health records be available--with appropriate security measures--on a national exchange.
I don't want an electronic health record with the federal government. I don't need a body mass index (BMI) being sent to a bunch of fat-assed bureaucrats who know less about protecting personal information then they do about health. I despise these little mommies in business attire smugly telling us what we need because they think we are unable to take care of ourselves. Anyone in government that thinks they are smarter than the people is too stupid to be in government. It appears we have an army of bureaucratic nitwits being led by smug morons. Is there a BMI to measure fatheadedness?
Obesity Rating for Every American Must Be Included in Stimulus-Mandated Electronic Health Records, Says HHS
The obesity-rating regulation states that every American's electronic health record must: “Calculate body mass index. Automatically calculate and display body mass index (BMI) based on a patient’s height and weight.”
The law also requires that these electronic health records be available--with appropriate security measures--on a national exchange.
I don't want an electronic health record with the federal government. I don't need a body mass index (BMI) being sent to a bunch of fat-assed bureaucrats who know less about protecting personal information then they do about health. I despise these little mommies in business attire smugly telling us what we need because they think we are unable to take care of ourselves. Anyone in government that thinks they are smarter than the people is too stupid to be in government. It appears we have an army of bureaucratic nitwits being led by smug morons. Is there a BMI to measure fatheadedness?
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Our Nation's Inspiration
Got this via Lori Viars of Family First PAC. Check them out. They do good work. (Link corrected-eek, sorry Lori)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Ohio Son George Steinbrenner RIP
The leader of my wife's beloved Yankees has died. Love him or hate him, George Steinbrenner gave all those he did business with their money's worth be they corporate, ticket holder, fan or recipients of his largess.
Steinbrenner was a graduate assistant to Woody Hayes (54-55) the year that the Buckeyes were undefeated and went on to win the Rose Bowl. George and his wife have left their imprint on The Shoe to the benefit of all.
Rocky River and Ohio have lost a giant.
Steinbrenner was a graduate assistant to Woody Hayes (54-55) the year that the Buckeyes were undefeated and went on to win the Rose Bowl. George and his wife have left their imprint on The Shoe to the benefit of all.
Rocky River and Ohio have lost a giant.
The Unreal Reality Of The Left
Stark numbers do not deter the fervent. Numbers based in reality, backed by research, can't shake the believer. Religion? No, but in a sense, yes. Missions carried out against all odds are those of legend and sometimes history. The true believer will follow to the end those that plant a vision in their minds, even when those planters have nothing to rail against and have gone far afield of the fight into areas of greed for power and money. Believing is a wonderful thing. Believing is false idols is sad.
"We have to close the enthusiasm gap and remind people that the majority that existed two years ago still exists today," said Ben Jealous, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in a phone interview.
"The danger of the tea party is that people see them and think about periods in history when groups like them were much more powerful than they are now," he said. "And so a lot of what we spend energy doing is explaining to people what reality is, and that the reality is that the majority from 2008 still exists. It went no where but back on the couch, and our biggest challenge is to get it back off the couch and back to the streets and back on the battlefield."
Sounds nice, as in Col. Travis stating clearly to his men that Fannin was on his way. In fact Fannin wasn't coming and Travis knew it. So does Ben Jealous.
“‘We’re deeply concerned about elements that are trying to move the country back, trying to reverse progress that we’ve made,’ NAACP spokeswoman Leila McDowell told ABC News. “We are asking that the law-abiding members of the Tea Party repudiate those racist elements, that they recognize the historic and present racist elements that are within the Tea Party movement.”
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in coordination with 170 other groups, including labor unions, is planning a protest march in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10 as the next step in building momentum against the Tea Party.”
As proof, the anti-Tea Party faction cites "facts" such as Tea Partiers yelling "nigger" at the black caucus as they paraded with Nancy Pelosi on their way to the capitol. Didn't happen. It has proven that there was no such occurrence. The reality of unreality. All in the name of a cause and with this cause everyday is the Alamo with odds that are similar and America is represented as a broken down, not completed mission.
Reality can be depressing to some. To others it can be exhilarating even a release. When Travis came clean to his men telling them that there would be no relief, even exhorting them to make Mexican victory more terrible than defeat, only one man left the Alamo. The rest, almost out of ammunition, fought to the death in hand combat mortally wounding Santa Anna's planned subjugation of Texas. Knowing the truth they willingly gave their lives to defend their beloved vision of what Texas could be and for the recognition and freedom of their fellow citizens. They dealt a victory more terrible than defeat to Santa Anna because they knew the truth. They based their decision in the reality that relief was not coming.
"We have to close the enthusiasm gap and remind people that the majority that existed two years ago still exists today," said Ben Jealous, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in a phone interview.
"The danger of the tea party is that people see them and think about periods in history when groups like them were much more powerful than they are now," he said. "And so a lot of what we spend energy doing is explaining to people what reality is, and that the reality is that the majority from 2008 still exists. It went no where but back on the couch, and our biggest challenge is to get it back off the couch and back to the streets and back on the battlefield."
Sounds nice, as in Col. Travis stating clearly to his men that Fannin was on his way. In fact Fannin wasn't coming and Travis knew it. So does Ben Jealous.
“‘We’re deeply concerned about elements that are trying to move the country back, trying to reverse progress that we’ve made,’ NAACP spokeswoman Leila McDowell told ABC News. “We are asking that the law-abiding members of the Tea Party repudiate those racist elements, that they recognize the historic and present racist elements that are within the Tea Party movement.”
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in coordination with 170 other groups, including labor unions, is planning a protest march in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10 as the next step in building momentum against the Tea Party.”
As proof, the anti-Tea Party faction cites "facts" such as Tea Partiers yelling "nigger" at the black caucus as they paraded with Nancy Pelosi on their way to the capitol. Didn't happen. It has proven that there was no such occurrence. The reality of unreality. All in the name of a cause and with this cause everyday is the Alamo with odds that are similar and America is represented as a broken down, not completed mission.
Reality can be depressing to some. To others it can be exhilarating even a release. When Travis came clean to his men telling them that there would be no relief, even exhorting them to make Mexican victory more terrible than defeat, only one man left the Alamo. The rest, almost out of ammunition, fought to the death in hand combat mortally wounding Santa Anna's planned subjugation of Texas. Knowing the truth they willingly gave their lives to defend their beloved vision of what Texas could be and for the recognition and freedom of their fellow citizens. They dealt a victory more terrible than defeat to Santa Anna because they knew the truth. They based their decision in the reality that relief was not coming.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Good Quote
"The more is given, the less the people will work for themselves
and the less they work, the more their poverty will increase."
- Leo Tolstoy
and the less they work, the more their poverty will increase."
- Leo Tolstoy
Air Conditioning To Be Used As Social Engineering
Air conditioning is good for some, indeed necessary, but bad for all and especially bad for Mother Earth. Don't worry, the big gov guys have it all worked out who will have it and who won't and they also have it all worked out how those without will knuckle under to meet the needs of the few and of Mother Earth.
In the heat wave, the case against air conditioning
Washington didn't grind to a sweaty halt last week under triple-digit temperatures. People didn't even slow down. Instead, the three-day, 100-plus-degree, record-shattering heat wave prompted Washingtonians to crank up their favorite humidity-reducing, electricity-bill-busting, fluorocarbon-filled appliance: the air conditioner.
This isn't smart. In a country that's among the world's highest greenhouse-gas emitters, air conditioning is one of the worst power-guzzlers. The energy required to air-condition American homes and retail spaces has doubled since the early 1990s. Turning buildings into refrigerators burns fossil fuels, which emits greenhouse gases, which raises global temperatures, which creates a need for -- you guessed it -- more air-conditioning.
A.C.'s obvious public-health benefits during severe heat waves do not justify its lavish use in everyday life for months on end. Less than half a century ago, America thrived with only the spottiest use of air conditioning. It could again. While central air will always be needed in facilities such as hospitals, archives and cooling centers for those who are vulnerable to heat, what would an otherwise A.C.-free Washington look like?
The author also finds benefits for Tea Partiers and conservatives. Read the rest and try to think just how well this will play out across the nation and the world. South Central LA? Paris? Atlanta? Yeah, with no air conditioning cries of "drill baby drill" will be replaced by "burn baby burn." Think of the politics of unintended consequences.
In the heat wave, the case against air conditioning
Washington didn't grind to a sweaty halt last week under triple-digit temperatures. People didn't even slow down. Instead, the three-day, 100-plus-degree, record-shattering heat wave prompted Washingtonians to crank up their favorite humidity-reducing, electricity-bill-busting, fluorocarbon-filled appliance: the air conditioner.
This isn't smart. In a country that's among the world's highest greenhouse-gas emitters, air conditioning is one of the worst power-guzzlers. The energy required to air-condition American homes and retail spaces has doubled since the early 1990s. Turning buildings into refrigerators burns fossil fuels, which emits greenhouse gases, which raises global temperatures, which creates a need for -- you guessed it -- more air-conditioning.
A.C.'s obvious public-health benefits during severe heat waves do not justify its lavish use in everyday life for months on end. Less than half a century ago, America thrived with only the spottiest use of air conditioning. It could again. While central air will always be needed in facilities such as hospitals, archives and cooling centers for those who are vulnerable to heat, what would an otherwise A.C.-free Washington look like?
The author also finds benefits for Tea Partiers and conservatives. Read the rest and try to think just how well this will play out across the nation and the world. South Central LA? Paris? Atlanta? Yeah, with no air conditioning cries of "drill baby drill" will be replaced by "burn baby burn." Think of the politics of unintended consequences.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Harvard Schmarvard Lies And Spies
While attending Ohio State Medical School my father was given the suggestion that he should attend Harvard Med so as to be challenged more. After a term at Harvard he appeared back at OSMS and announced that if he wanted to fix noses and "asses" he would have originally gone to Harvard. He was welcomed back with open arms and graduated at the top of his class. He thought Harvard a tick off by half. When he reattached fingers and such, in the 1960's, his patients thought him spot on.
That leaves … Harvard. The nation’s premier Ivy League U.S. president mass-production facility has yet to yank the degree it bestowed on Russky spy Andrey Bezrukov, who was presenting as “Donald H. Heathfield,” a dead Canadian, when handed his sheepskin in 2000.
Years ago as a young man and before my father died, he made me promise that I would not attend Harvard. I promised. I never had the heart to admit later, at the appropriate age, that Harvard had less use for me than I for it. Yale and Princeton wanted me. I had other ideas. I believe it was a win-win-win-win for all.
Did you know that students at Harvard protested, actually rioted, against our revolution against England? 'Nough said.
Lies and spies and Harvard. English Prep. Inbred. Degrees. Bought. Sold.
A normal display of shameful behavior served in quadrants, no doubt. Makes it more palatable when served arrogantly cold. Meter, my good man is the basic. Then logic, passion and restraint. Possibly, then truth.
That leaves … Harvard. The nation’s premier Ivy League U.S. president mass-production facility has yet to yank the degree it bestowed on Russky spy Andrey Bezrukov, who was presenting as “Donald H. Heathfield,” a dead Canadian, when handed his sheepskin in 2000.
Years ago as a young man and before my father died, he made me promise that I would not attend Harvard. I promised. I never had the heart to admit later, at the appropriate age, that Harvard had less use for me than I for it. Yale and Princeton wanted me. I had other ideas. I believe it was a win-win-win-win for all.
Did you know that students at Harvard protested, actually rioted, against our revolution against England? 'Nough said.
Lies and spies and Harvard. English Prep. Inbred. Degrees. Bought. Sold.
A normal display of shameful behavior served in quadrants, no doubt. Makes it more palatable when served arrogantly cold. Meter, my good man is the basic. Then logic, passion and restraint. Possibly, then truth.
LeBron Gone - Thanks Democrats
When I left to work in Manhattan and then Washington DC, Ohio had one of the lowest tax rates in America. When I returned I was shocked to find out what had happened to my state. Ohio more closely resembled the People's Republic of Montgomery County , Maryland than the people and business friendly state I had left years before.
Taxes mean never having to say you're sorry... for leaving
We come not to praise or bury LeBron James, but only to note that by moving to Miami he's going to save a bundle on taxes. ... Florida has no income tax. The rate in Akron, Ohio is a little over 7%.
Mr. James figures to earn close to $100 million in salary over five seasons in Miami. According to an analysis by Richard Vedder, an economist at Ohio University, Mr. James's net present value tax savings on his salary are between $6 million and $8 million by living in Miami versus his home town of Akron. Professional athletes do have to pay other state taxes for the dates they play in visiting team arenas, but most of Mr. James's considerable endorsement income would be taxed at Florida rates.
The tax comparisons looked even worse for two other teams in the LeBron bidding, the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets. ... While LeBron's departure got extraordinary media attention, it is hardly unique. In the early 1990s, Ohio was the home of 43 Fortune 500 companies. Twenty years later the number is 24. Census Bureau data show that from 2004-2008 Ohio saw a net outmigration of $6 billion of income and some 97,000 taxpayers. Even Ohio's famously liberal Senator, the late Howard Metzenbaum, moved to Florida late in his life to reduce his estate taxes. (emphasis mine)
We feel for Cleveland fans, but maybe they should allocate some of their wrath to the state politicians who keep driving high-income individuals and their businesses to financially sunnier climes.
Maybe LeBron left to be with his playmates, but Ohio taxes made it an easier decision. Just ask Howard.
Taxes mean never having to say you're sorry... for leaving
We come not to praise or bury LeBron James, but only to note that by moving to Miami he's going to save a bundle on taxes. ... Florida has no income tax. The rate in Akron, Ohio is a little over 7%.
Mr. James figures to earn close to $100 million in salary over five seasons in Miami. According to an analysis by Richard Vedder, an economist at Ohio University, Mr. James's net present value tax savings on his salary are between $6 million and $8 million by living in Miami versus his home town of Akron. Professional athletes do have to pay other state taxes for the dates they play in visiting team arenas, but most of Mr. James's considerable endorsement income would be taxed at Florida rates.
The tax comparisons looked even worse for two other teams in the LeBron bidding, the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets. ... While LeBron's departure got extraordinary media attention, it is hardly unique. In the early 1990s, Ohio was the home of 43 Fortune 500 companies. Twenty years later the number is 24. Census Bureau data show that from 2004-2008 Ohio saw a net outmigration of $6 billion of income and some 97,000 taxpayers. Even Ohio's famously liberal Senator, the late Howard Metzenbaum, moved to Florida late in his life to reduce his estate taxes. (emphasis mine)
We feel for Cleveland fans, but maybe they should allocate some of their wrath to the state politicians who keep driving high-income individuals and their businesses to financially sunnier climes.
Maybe LeBron left to be with his playmates, but Ohio taxes made it an easier decision. Just ask Howard.
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