Online story: "The Supreme Court on Monday placed limits on the sole Obama administration program already in place to deal with power plant and factory emissions of gases blamed for global warming. * The justices said that the Environmental Protection Agency lacks authority in some cases to force companies to evaluate ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. This rule applies when a company needs a permit to expand facilities or build new ones that would increase overall pollution." -- Huh?

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Online headline: " US doesn't mandate paid maternity leave. Obama says it's time to change.
President Obama hosted a summit for working families Monday and pushed for guaranteed paid maternity leave as well as more flexible work schedules." -- Good grief... and mainstream media still wonders why the Man of Steal, the Student Loan Ranger, has not/cannot create jobs... Businesses must be allowed to differentiate themselves from other companies in order to target those it wants to hire. In the Man of Steal's mind, the NFL football teams should have mandatory birth control pills, and now, maternity leaves for their players.

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L-E headline/story: "WORKING FAMILIES SUMMIT * OBAMA: WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY A BASIC NEED
* Obama encourages family-friendly workplaces at summit * The president admonished the “outdated” workplace policies in the United States. Obama called on Congress to pass legislation such as the Pregnant Worker’s Discrimination Act and announced an executive action to protect federal workers from retaliation if they request flexible hours. * “Family leave, child care, workplace flexibility, a decent wage: These are not frills, they are basic needs,” Obama said. “They shouldn’t be bonuses. They should be part of our bottom line as a society. That’s what we’re striving for.” * Obama noted that in 31 states, child care is more expensive than in-state college tuition." -- "child care is more expensive than in-state college tuition"? What planet is the Man of Steal from? Our pre-K-thru-12 public school expenditures per child are more than in-state college tuition as well! You know.. it was not until the Democrat-led inflation period of the Carter years that most families has to have two incomes.. Democrat policy and programs removed the at-home moms.

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Online story: "President Barack Obama revealed what he loves most about being president while speaking at the White House Summit on Working Families Monday. * "It's true, Air Force One's on the list," Obama said as the crowd laughed. "The Truman balcony is a really nice view." * But Obama said even those perks aren't the best part of holding the nation's top office. * "One of the best perks about being president is almost anyone will hand you their baby," -- Hmmm, and I guess Bill Clinton would interject he agreed, and Monica fit if you parse "baby" just right.

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A discussion about soccer was on Fox yesterday.. Fans from other countries were interviewed..One thing became very apparent that explains the fervor other countries have for soccer..it became obvious they have little else to do or pull for.

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Hillary Clinton says she's"earned" her vast wealth. Excuse me, but what has Hillary done to claim this? Has she started a company that produced goods and jobs that benefit anyone? Not by my knowledge. She's basically been a ward of the government, and made a lot of political friends at the expense of the taxpayer. Now, those same people pay her a lot of money for books and speeches. I guess they want to keep her happy so she doesn't write or speak honest about them.

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I wanna know.... how come "the smartest woman in the world" isn't smart enough to know that when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging?

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You know..on February 2 of this year, the Student Loan Ranger stated unequivocally that there wasn't " a smidgeon of corruption in the IRS". Surely he had to have access to those missing emails if he could make that statement, and would have had to have known no one else was going to be able to see them in the future.

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Remember when the Mosqued Man stated he was satisfied there was absolutely no corruption/scandal in the IRS? hmmm, was that before or after he read in the newspaper that all Lois Lerner's emails had disappeared?

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When the Mosqued Man declared the IRS "corruption free"... did he say that without reading these " lost emails"?

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It's wonderful that liberals are enthused about Apple's "kill switch" being successful at stemming theft of iPhones. The prompt use of it is being credited with the success rate as a "crime prevention" method. How come the same liberals can't see that invoking the "kill switch" on convicted killers would be as effective in curtailing street shootings? Especially, if the sentence was carried out the day of the conviction.

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In an interview for New York magazine, Bill O'Reilly claims that some of his Fox colleagues are not conservative. Doh... He's more than right. In Fox's attempt to be "fair and balanced", it has kowtowed to the political correctness it used to disdain. The concept of presenting two sides of an issue is a good one.. it is the guts of debating. Unfortunately, Fox does not bring on liberal debaters to actually discuss issues, it brings on
leftist agenda spinners to disrupt meaningful opportunities to discuss the differences.

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The name Fred Gordy, Jr... Uh, Dr Fred Gordy, Jr of Conway, Arkansas is not going to get you straining to remember him, but remembering his "political footprint" will be something you'll want to tuck away for later. "Uncle Fred" as I called him, was the son of Fred Gordy, Sr., brother of Lillian Gordy....Carter, mother of Cuzzin Jimmy. Fred, Sr was married to Annie..Annie Kirven Gordy., one of my grandfather's 5 sisters. OK, with that settled, we'll move onto why you should remember Fred, Jr. Well, Fred ,Jr was a big Arkansas "yellow dog" Democrat wheel. He was Cuzzin Jimmy"s "Sgt-at-arms" of the peanut Brigade that traveled on the Peanut Express. Well connected, he weilded an influential sword in Arkansas politics. He was inner circle with the Clinton's during their reign in the Arkansas governors' mansion. Now, 1992 comes into play. Our family had planned a family reunion for August that year, but it got "scrapped" due to various reasons , but our local group did plan to have one small get-together. Fred knew this, even though he wasn't going to be able to attend in person. Fast forward to the Saturday after the Democrat National Convention. The older Columbus clan was gathered at my Dad's. The phone rang. It was Fred. Fred asked to be put on the speakerphone..once he was, he asked if everybody was sitting down. Once he was assured, he said he had an announcement to make..more of a declaration to be correct , after a silent pause, Fred Gordy, Jr boomed out, "I just sent a check to the Re-elect Bush Campaign..I just can't wish the Clinton's on the rest of America!" Needless to say, our room sat in complete silence. Fred could have said he'd just had a sex-change operation instead, and it would not shocked us as much. America.. you are forewarned.. again.. about the Clintons.

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MH370... you know..the missing airliner from Malaysia... the one no trace has been accounted for... the one where the captain is known to have a flight simulator in his home... My question is why would the captain want a flight simulator to practice on if he was suicidal? He could have crashed the plane anywhere on the route. All I can think of is that he wanted to test the feasibility of getting that plane to a landing site that was under the radar ceiling.

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Levemir Flex Pen..it's for Type 2 diabetes relief. This has to be the worse ad for self-medicating TV audiences.....ever! One of its "disclaimers" is to not use it if...IF..."you are allergic to any of its ingredients"!

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L-E headline/story: "Council to consider an overlay district on eastern Manchester Expressway * It would require..... a 40-foot buffer for any development along the expressway itself, and mandate that all new utilities be underground. Location of cellphone towers would also be restricted. * It includes a flat ban on billboards * Councilor Gary Allen, whose district includes that section of the county, said he has heard overwhelming support for the proposal and little in the way of opposition." -- Hmmm, "very little in the way of opposition"? I reckon not.. but you do have to wonder how many representatives of the billboard and cellphone industries, or the Chamber of Commerce/Better Business Bureau were in on the discussions...

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L-E story: " Burglary detectives tracked a nearly dead burglary suspect by his abundant blood loss Friday after the 40-year-old man almost severed his hand while breaking into Hamilton Road’s Henry’s Restaurant, police officials said Monday." -- Hmmm, wonder if Mayor Obamalinson will release the money for the Sheriff to have this guy's hand reattached, or will she say it wasn't in the budget?

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L-E headline/story: "U.S. releases memo justifying drone killings * WASHINGTON — An American leader of al-Qaida based overseas could be killed without violating international or U.S. law because he was a senior member of a terrorist group who posed a continuous threat to the United States and whose capture wasn’t feasible, according to a Justice Department memorandum that was declassified Monday." -- Excuse me.. but who is the justification memo meant to salve? I certainly wasn't against a terrorist being killed. I guess the memo is out to smooth the feathers of the liberal birdbrains the Mosqued Man cozies up with.

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L-E story: "Police found cocaine in a suspected drug dealer’s hat brim and marijuana hidden in his crotch area after the 18-year-old was stopped Sunday for loitering near 24th Street and 14th Avenue, according to testimony in Columbus Recorder’s Court on Monday. * O------- T---- faced charges of possessing a firearm during the commission of a crime, marijuana with intent to distribute, cocaine with intent to distribute, reckless conduct, concealing a weapon and loitering during a Monday morning hearing." -- You know.. 18 years old.. dealing in drugs.. possession of a gun.. this is not racial in any way.. this is a cultural problem and ongoing government social programs will not fix it. BTW, was the gun registered to him? did he have a record of passing a firearms background check?.. did the police check out both aspects before filing the complete list of charges?

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You know.. I must be a bigger hockey fan than soccer fan.. I can remember three hockey greats - Howe, Orr & Gretzky, but only two soccer ones.. Pele and Beckham.