Friday, December 7, 2012

Pray that the memory of December 7, 1941 will not be contrived in school textbooks as Japan defending its rights of sovereignty sometime in the future.

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Online story: "WASHINGTON -- A move to embarrass Democrats backfired on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday as the Kentucky Republican proposed a vote on raising the nation's debt ceiling -- then filibustered it when the Democrats tried to take him up on the offer." -- There needs to be change in the Republican Party leadership. The Republican Party could strengthen it's image and presence by choosing Paul Ryan as the new Speaker of the House and Marco Rubio as the Senate Minority leader. And to make them more attractive to women, take a page out of the play book of many women's service clubs, and announce that they will run as "co-presidential candidates" in 2016.

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Online headline: "Disney World Unveils New Fantasy Land" -- Oooops, my bad. Thought Disney had opened up a new facility to indoctrinate DUMBERat candidates and voters.

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Online story: "George Zimmerman is suing NBC over its editing of a 911 tape, claiming that the network made him sound like a "racist and predatory villain." -- Unfortunately, NBC is licking its chops at being in the limelight over anything, just as it is th=o having Bob Costas thrust into the 'hot spot' for his comments on Belcher and his 'fiance'.

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Why is the mainstream media not questioning its persecution of George Zimmerman after the release of the picture taken of his pummeled face the night he stood his ground with Trayvon Martin?

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Online headline: "Ken Fisher, Billionaire Forbes Writer, Attempts To Argue That The U.S. Needs Fewer Jobs" -- Obviously a DUMBERat strategist that potUS Obluster actually listened to in his first term.

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Online story: " grim New York Post cover photo showing the final moments of a Queens man who authorities say was pushed onto subway tracks has sparked outrage among readers. * New York Post freelance photographer R. Umar Abbasi (a.k.a. Abb(_@_)i)photographed 58-year-old Ki Suk Han as he struggled yesterday to escape an oncoming train after being pushed onto the tracks by an unidentified man at the Times Square Station." -- So much for NYC's image! Here's a guy who should be vilified for taking a picture of a man rather than rushing to his aid and helping hin out of the train's way, and then a news source publishing the photo rather than permanently dismissing the photographer.

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Neither Boehner nor McConnell should ever talk with the mainstream media without a stack of bills, proposed and or passed, concerning jobs, government budget, and the economy on the podium with them.

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Bill Clinton says that the political banter over the 'fiscal cliff' is merely like two dogs sniffing each other out over a found piece of meat. Well, Bill Clinton is surely qualified to speak about sniffing a piece of meat.
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One thing we know for sure in investigations involving the DOJ and The White House, no one will question Bleep VeeP Biden as to what and when did he know anything because he probably had no clue.

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Four DOJ officials have been recommended to be fired over their part in "Fast n' Furious". Not actually fired, but recommended to be. Guess no one person is willing to take one for both Eric Holder and potUS Obluster.
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Though experience has shown us CNN and MSNBC cannot, will not, stay neutral during a US presidential debate, but either would be a good place to debate whether potUS Obluster learned his presidential style and charm from Egypt's Morsi, or vice versa.

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After his failure to respond quickly and effectively to the assault and death of American's in Benghazi, do you really think the Syrian government is shaking in its boots about about potUS Obluster's ultimatum?

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Do you think China knows that potUS Obluster is spending the money China "loans" him on remodeling 1000 year old Muslim Mosques in the mid-East?

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In spite of the avalanche of green energy companies that have gone bankrupt with tax dollar backed Obamaloans, we have just gotten news that another $150 million tax dollars are being committed to a " National Battery Research Center" to develop new batteries for cars.

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There's heightened concern about North Korea developing missiles that could theoretically reach Hawaii and Alaska. Of course potUS Obluster wouldn't mind if a missile hit the Hawaii Birth Certificate Building or Sarah Palin's front porch.
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It's becoming obvious that Hillary will make a bid to run in 2016 in spite of early statements claiming that if Obluster won re-election, she wouldn't challenge Bleep-VeeP Biden. How can you tell? Her wardrobe, hair 'style' give her away... They are straight out of the Communist dress code book for comrades.

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It's obvious the Republicans cannot reverse the national debt for the next for years, but the Republican plan should be to be adamant about putting the brakes on making if bigger.

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On Fox & Friends, Mike Tyson responded to a question as to whether he thought he had lived up to the expectations heaped on him as 19 year old by saying people still remember his name so he guesses he could be considered ' great'. Me, when I hear his name, I think about the ears he bit on his opponents. Not so great a memory, is it.

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Seems like the voters of Detroit have a different concept of Obamacare than most people who work. Most of Detroit already has free healthcare, so now the Detroit politicos think their share should be paid in bailout money to reward them for voting for Obluster.

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Where's the media on Hurricane Sandy? We understand why the mainstream media ignores potUS Obluster's mishandling of the economy and debt, but the mainstream media still holds Bush43 responsible for Hurricane Katrina 7 years ago. Guess the media is trying to find a link to add Sandy onto Bush's administration.

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L-E headline/story: "New Georgia Power drive-thru projected to alleviate traffic * (also) Move the employee parking spaces so they don’t have to walk across the drive-thru lanes to enter the building." -- Hmmm, sound suspiciously like GA Power is basically giving their employees the parking spaces closest to the building so GA Power customers will have to dodge the drive through lines to go inside the building.

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McClatchy investigative series: "WASHINGTON — She was one of the brightest students at a leading university when the Central Intelligence Agency offered her a job as a counter-terrorism analyst. But first, the 19-year-old was warned, she had to undergo a polygraph test to determine whether she could be trusted. * Instead of scrutinizing her ability to guard government secrets, polygraphers asked about her reported rape and miscarriage, the woman recalled." -- Wait a minute... The CIA is recruiting college a college freshman? Sounds more like some TV reality scam like "Punk'd".

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Obviously a liberal's L-E 'soundoff': "I sell shovels for a living. Since Obama was elected the first time until now, my sales have dropped by 99 percent." -- This guy needs a new marketing plan. He must have focused on selling shovel for DUMBERat voters who want one of the shovel ready jobs claimed by potUS Obluster. He should have been marketing to conservative business folks who are needing shovels to get through potUS Obluster's trail of BS.

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Another liberal's L-E 'soundoff': "The unions did not put 18,000 people on the streets. People who did not want to see 18,000 people make a good living wage put them on the street. The brass ran home with millions. " -- Yeah, investors lost $100' of millions of dollars just to get back at unions.... Now, the displaced union workers will continue paying their union dues out of their unemployment checks to keep their salaries flowing. Ron White is right.. "you can't fix stupid".

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L-E story: "CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi offered nothing concrete to defuse the country’s worst political crisis in nearly two years in a nationally televised speech late Thursday, refusing to rescind a disputed constitution drafted by his allies or his decrees giving him near absolute powers." -- Hmmm, looks like Morsi is copying potUS Obluster rather than vice versa. Substitute "Obama" for "Morsi" in the story line, and you could be writing about Washington crises. -- "Washington — US President Barack Obama offered nothing concrete to defuse the country’s worst political crisis in nearly two years in a nationally televised speech late Thursday, refusing to rescind a disputed constitution drafted by his allies or his decrees giving him near absolute powers. -- See?

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I'm curious... After blistering Bush43 for replacing US Attorney Generals at his pleasure (which was the normal practice), the mainstream media hasn't even brought up the subject since potUS Obluster took office.

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What the "Arts Academy Advocates" miss is that only 500 students would qualify for admission (the first year, then only 125 or so anually in the future) and arts programs in the rest of the system would be decimated of funds and teachers. A new law was passed allowing for parent/business groups to get a charter school without the local school board's permission, and entrepreneurs/arts advocates can start a private school for such. Either would be a better choice than the school system specializing into such a small educational aspect.

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Breakfast Club accolades for the new Chief Judge!

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L-E headline/story: "New Muscogee Manor being built on northside * The facility, which is expected to open in spring 2014, will be broken into five “neighborhoods,” Morast said. Each neighborhood will have its own kitchen, living room, dining room and private rooms. Meals will be made to order and served restaurant style. * “There has been a major shift in the long-term care industry,” Morast said. “It’s a shift that has changed the model we use from an institutional hospital-like care model to a model that is more resident-based and social.” -- Yep, there has been "a major shift" in the medical industry.. with HELL-thScare emerging, there's no longer any interest at keeping short or long term healthcare expenses in check. Since 'everybody' will have insurance, med businesses will just have that many more to choose from.

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L-E story: "The oddly unsatisfying big screen career of Gerard Butler takes another unfortunate turn with “Playing for Keeps,” a sexualized romantic comedy built around kids’ soccer. It makes its way into theaters as Butler’s last effort, “Chasing Mavericks,” beats a hasty retreat to home video." -- A "sexualized romantic comedy built around kid's soccer" is probably why parents didn't take their children to the movie theaters, so why do the producers hope/think/feel parents will want to bring such trash into their homes for children to watch. Hollywood is sick and getting sicker.

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L-E story: "The Muscogee County School District middle school football playoffs move into semifinals todsay at Kinnett Stadium. * Harris County plays Rothschild at 5:15 p.m., to be followed by Eddy vs. Richards at 7:15 p.m. " -- Pop test! What's wrong with this story? Why is the MCSD spending its too stretched resources on schools from another school district?

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L-E story: "WASHINGTON — Republican senators are pressing the U.S. government’s housing official to take steps to shore up the federal agency that insures mortgages for millions of borrowers. An audit shows the agency faces $16.3 billion in losses and might require a taxpayer bailout. " -- Hmmmm, and the DUMBERats involved are still out there. Some retired, but none have been sent to prison.

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L-E headline: "APPLE TO PRODUCE LINE OF MACS IN THE U.S. NEXT YEAR " -- Hmmm, can't wait to see the new size of the tax enlarged bite-out-of-the-apple in Apple's logo.

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Why is the L-E advertising that you can get a copy 'on your computer, on your doorstep, on your phone"? I stopped my print copy because of late deliveries and finding it out on my lawn during rainy mornings. Guess this is why we see the L-E ads wanting a new Advertising Executive.

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Online story: "WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that President Barack Obama’s administration is “absolutely” willing to go off the so-called fiscal cliff if Republicans refuse to increase taxes on the nation’s top earners. * “Oh, absolutely," he responded. "Again, there's no prospect in an agreement that doesn't involve the rates going up on the top 2 percent of the wealthiest." -- Here we go again, like Susan Rice, Geithner is sent out as a sacrificial lamb. Why doesn't potUS Obluster ever make the same kind of certain statements mimself?

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Geithner again: "To-- to go over this fiscal cliff, and because Republicans won’t raise taxes, tax rates on the wealthiest two percent of Americans, would subject the average American to big tax increase and enormous damage from the other cuts that would happen in that context," Geithner said Sunday." -- Speaker Boehner doesn't need to be playing a game of chicken with potUS Obuster's spinmeisters, Boehner needs to be on the TV Talk Show Circuit, House Bills in hand, shaking what the Republican Party has passed in Congress in front of the American people, and saying the Republicans are trying to keep every American who pays taxes from paying more.

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Online story: "GUATEMALA CITY, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Guatemalan police arrested U.S. software guru John McAfee on Wednesday for illegally entering the country and said it would expel him to neighboring Belize, which he fled after being sought for questioning over his neighbor's murder. * "He entered the country illegally and we are going to seek his expulsion for this crime," Interior Minister Mauricio Lopez Bonilla said." -- Even Latin American countries consider illegal aliens to be criminals!

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Online headline: "Harry Reid Questions GOP's Rationality " -- Let me get this straight... Reid makes a claim that belongs, at best, as a Saturday Night Live mock of Reid, and the mainstream media doesn't laugh at him?

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WRBL3 news story: "DragonCon co-founder facing molestation charges * In September, officials found Kramer in a Connecticut motel room with a 14-year-old boy. * Authorities in Georgia will evaluate Kramer's health and determine if he is fit to stand trial." -- "fit to stand trial"? He doesn't sound 'fit' to continue living.

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potUS Obluster is out blasting Republicans for fighting his tax increase plans. Does that mean he believes DUMBERat voters want higher taxes or that DUMBERats just don't think their taxes will rise?

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Mayor Obamalinson re-forming the Commission on Unity, Diversity and Prosperity seems to be in conflict with her drive to end Homelessness in 10 years...8 now.

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From L-E story: A former mayor said a lot more than meets the eye when he said "he’s pleased the effort started 10 years ago when he was mayor will be renewed with a fresh vision, now that Flakes has passed away and Cavezza has retired."

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L-E story: "Four Phenix City Parks and Recreation Department employees have been fired and one has been charged with theft of property after an internal investigation revealed they had been using city owned equipment for personal gain." -- Hmmm, msut be something in the Bi-City water supply...

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Does anyone know if the Nike basketball program that embroiled our community is still operating elsewhere?

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If you missed Bob Costas on Bill O'Reilly's show last night, all you would have seen is Costas digging himself into a deeper hole on gun issues. Costas had better be glad he works for NBC and not Fox.

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Has anyone seen the CSU enrollment figures for the current semester? In the past, CSU has boaste dloudly about enrollment figures but haven't seen anything about the current number.

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Liberal's L-E "soundoff": "Republicans voted against every jobs bill since 2008. They don’t seem to understand that the fastest way to reduce the deficit is to get American back to work." -- Noooooo, smart people in Congress have voted against dumb bills that advocate putting more people on the government payroll because the tax revenues won't cover such. The writer should look at how many Republican proposed and passed job bills since regaining the House in 2010 have been even voted on by the Senate or sent to the White House?

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Recommended as the "Most Astute L-E 'Soundoff'" of 2012: "If football coaches are worth millions, why aren’t they lowering the tuition for students instead of raising it?" -- No need for more words... just let this sink in.

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A close second to the above: "Uncle Sam has a major problem with his checking account — too many people taking out; not enough putting in. "

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L-E story: "WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned Republicans on Wednesday not to use the debt ceiling as leverage on spending and tax decisions, saying he refused to engage again in the sort of brinkmanship that brought the country close to default last year and damaged its credit rating" -- Being concerned about debt is not what affects our credit rating... it's NOT being concerned about it that does. I know potUS Obluster has install a beer brewing capacity in the White House, but he must have a secret Kool-Aid making room as well.

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Have you ever noticed the similarities of potUS Obluster's Press Secretaries, Carney and Gibbs? Both look rather harmless and no one takes what they have parroted very seriously, so mainstream media doesn't challenge their words.

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potUS Obluster has successfully created a large divide between the Latino population and the Republican Party, but that's fixable, but the main problem for Republicans is the inflexible stand on abortions. You can legislate a path to immigrant citizenship, but you cannot legislate morality or sensitivity to private issues.

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L-E story: "the Social Security Administration is expanding a program that fast-tracks disability claims by people who get serious illnesses such as cancer, early-onset Alzheimer’s and Lou Gehrig’s disease — claims that could take months or years to approve in the past" -- Unlike most forms of cancer, diagnosing Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) and early Alzheimer's is not an easy thing, so it does take months to diagnose them. Spending more money on such will not alter the facts as they stand. The Social Security Administration needs to shed itself of all endeavors other than managing Social Security Pensions that workers pay into so people who have made the contributions are not made to feel/think they are on a government welfare program when they retire.

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Partial repeat: The Social Security Administration needs to shed itself of all endeavors other than managing Social Security Pensions that workers pay into so people who have made the contributions are not made to feel/think they are on a government welfare program when they retire. Once done, making cuts to the other program aspects would be much clearer as to where the waste is...

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Why has mainstream media allowed itself to be manipulated by potUS Obluster that the tax rates Bush43 made are bad for the American people? More earned money in the American people's pockets is the missing part of the formula to economic recovery. Can you imagine where we'd be if potUS Obluster had his way in 2009 -2012?

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The economy has had little effect on the shortage of MCSD SPLOST revenue. The figures used to sell the SPLOST were bogus to begin with, but the reality is that the first three years have brought in even less than the average yearly revenue before this SPLOST went into effect. The now proclaimed shortage of $40 million will more than likely be north of $50 million, maybe even $55 million when the time line for collecting it expire.

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Before anything else.. let's look at the track record of our local government projections of recent.: Increased population projected by BRAC; SPLOST and LOST revenues for school and City services and projects; need for high speed rail service to Atlanta; growth in public school attendance, growth in housing needs; ending Homelessnes in 10 years; money spent on what was thought to be an old cemetary but results denied it and Council still went with spending money to make it so. The list is filled with 'good intentions' but the results just don't justify putting much faith in accepting government reports as factual and doable.... or evenly likely to get the results they want.

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Why aren't crimes committed using guns that aren't registered to the user treated harsher than they are now? Once the gun used is determined not to be registered to a user (or spouse of), the user should immediately be held without bail until a trial is completed, and an additional, harsher crime charge be given with a certain, non-pardonable jail term to be added on to any other charges and sentence. Even if the user gets off on one or more of the other charges, the charge and sentence of using a gun not registered to the criminal (or spouse of), the user will still be off the streets.

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Online headline/story: "Increase In Liquor Sales At Restaurants, Bars Linked To Economic Recovery: Study * The sale of beer, wine and spirits in restaurants, bars and other licensed locations increased 4.9 percent in 2011, according to a new a study by restaurant research firm Technomic, published Nov. 29 * Beer imports into the U.S. also increased 6.5 percent this year. Latinos drink more imported beer than any other group, according to Mintel, a market research firm. This trend has lead some to think that an increase in imported beer sales means Latinos are growing more confident about the economy." -- Well, in 2011 when this was done, it's more than likely the liquor industry sales increased BECAUSE of the pressures a bad economy rather than an improving economy, and as for increases in Latino beer, I'm sure there's more correlation with the influx of illegal aliens than economic confidence.

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Online story: "For the quarter, the (Darden) company expects revenue at Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse locations open at least a year to be down about 2.7 percent." -- This just undermines the survey used above. Surveys get skewed by what the survey is aimed at finding; corporate reports show what's going on in reality.

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From personal experience. last night, my youngest daughter and I dined at O'Charlie's about 5:15 so she could go to her school's basketball games. You could have held batting practice in there without worrying about hitting anyone. That's a real survey!

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Online headline: "Egyptian President Leaves Palace Amid Clashes" -- Hmmm, probably back to the caves.

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Now that Auburn has brought back Gus Malzahn, will they go after Cam Newton to comeback and finish his senior year?

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Online story: "The leading enterprise software company (Oracle) announced on Monday afternoon that it will issue its next three quarterly dividends -- each for $0.06 a share -- as a single $0.18 a share dividend that will go out on Dec. 21." -- If potUS Obluster get's dividend tax rates up to the projected 40+%, look for the elimination of cash dividends, and shareholders getting offered stock options instead.

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Increasing the tax liability on dividends will totally upset the investment markets here in the US. Dividends taxed at higher rates will cause such investments to lose their luster as long term investment tools, yet investors have no real option to turn to cash earning only 1 +/- percent. Forget Black Monday and Black Fridayt, my guess is that 2013 will be known as the "Black Year"

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Online headline: "Israel Basketball Captain Sacked Over Nazi Slur" -- Hmmm, you'd think that in Israel, "Nazi" would not be a slur word... guess there are 'N-words" all over the world.

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Online story: "WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is expected to announce his nominees for secretaries of state and defense in the next two weeks, with former Republican senator Chuck Hagel on the short list of potential choices to head the Pentagon, senior administration officials said on Tuesday." -- Hmmm, hope Boehner talks some sense into Hagel. The only reason potUS Obluster would nominate a Republican to head the Pentagon would be to have a Republican whipping boy to blame defense cuts in the next election cycle.

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Online story: "Karl Rove's familiar 2012 presence on Fox News appears to be coming to a halt * New York Magazine reports that President Roger Ailes is limiting Rove and fellow contributor Dick Morris' presences for the time being." -- Hmmm, guess my blog ideas have reached the top at Fox.

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Online headline: "UGA food scientist gets grant to study salmonella" -- Or is that a blown-up job title for a food taster for the football staff dining room?

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Jason Whitlock must be absolutely stupid. Bob Vistas thrust him into the limelight, and Whitlock blew it by leaving no doubt about him being a racist hate-monger!
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Now the GEICO Gecko is hawking Helzberg diamonds. Guess Warren Buffet is trying to cash out before 2013, too.

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How cheap/low can DUMBERat politicians get? With all the errors made by FEMA and unionized utility companies in Hurricane Sandy events, DUMBERats are trying to blame it on our failure to cure Climate Change.
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Why is it that Congress has passed, and presidents have signed legislation giving investors the right to sue trust departments and investment corps which do not handle their fiduciary responsibilities in a responsible manner, yet we can't sue politicians for wasteful tax dollar spending?

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There's really no need for Boehner to talk with potUS Obluster about ways to avoid further economic failure. Obluster WANTS further failure, so Boehner has no bargaining chips.
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Talk about a wake-call, America has slipped from being the #1 place in the world to 16th. Maybe we should hope the top 3 or so countries relax their borders so WE will have a place to flee to.

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After all these years, Apple has decided to start paying a dividend. With the new taxes on dividends that potUS Obluster wants, we're gonna find out how big the government bite out of it will be.

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Saw another ignorant flag display at Double Churches Middle School yesterday. The American Flag was at the top of the flag pole, but the Georgia State Flag was displayed (on the same pole) at half-mast. Once two years ago, I drove by DCMS and saw that the American Flag was flying upside-down. Did stop and bring that to the office staffs' attention.

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10,000 union "longshoremen " will not cross the strike lines at California seaports. Guess the Obluster spinmeisters will try to convince us that this will make our export/import ratios 'look' better than reality. Oh, not to mention that the strikers will be counted as being new job holders.

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IRS just released 159 new pages of tax increases related to HELL-thSCARE. Guess the middle class taxpayers will find out pretty soon that if you pay taxes at all, potUS Obluster considers you in the top 2%.

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No middle class tax inceases? Grab hold of your ankles if the Bush Tax Cuts are allowed to expire, and the AMT (alternative minimum tax) kicks back in at the $75K mark.

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I love the Medicare supplemental insurance ad that unequivocally states it is acceptable at any hospital/doctor that accepts Medicare. DOH! Watch that key word..."accapts".

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Since when is it right for the wealthy to have to pay more in taxes "because 'they' can afford it"? We should encourage such success stories to apply their success to creating more jobs, not paying for more government red tape.
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potUS Obluster's spinmeisters are out claiming Iran's assertion it had shot down another "drone' is just more unfounded propaganda. Well, who better to know what "unfounded propaganda" is better than potUS Obluster and his staff.

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Online headline: "Singer Kicked Out of Football Stadium " -- Oooops, my bad! Thought Roseanne Barr had offended another sport with her scratching.

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Online headline: "Famous Species on the Brink of Extinction" -- Oooops, my bad...again. Thought this was about conservative Congressional members.
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L-E story: "State law requires the governing body filling an executive position to release the names of as many as three finalists. Williams said the board will comply with the “letter of the law.” She also said the board plans to give the public the opportunity to meet the finalists and give the board feedback." -- As Ronald Reagan oft responded to Jimmy Carter during debate, "Well, there you go again...". Well here goes Cathy Williams.. again .. with another horse and pony show. Publicly running the applicants by the people of Columbus only sets up the eventual choice to comparisons of different sectors liking another choice (who wasn't selected) better, and the likelihood that people who preferred one of the other candidates better will not be 100% behind the choice. MCSD Board... just get behind one candidate, and announce that choice with enthusiasm! Oh, yeah, don't pick one coming to Columbus with short term retirement on his/her agenda.
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There's no better way to demean someone else's status than to pat him on the back as you talk to the media about what you'd done.
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L-E story: "WASHINGTON — Four years ago, Barack Obama’s swearing-in drew a record crowd to the National Mall. There were 1.8 million people eager to witness history: the country’s first black president taking the oath of office. * Now, as Obama prepares for his second-term kickoff, the capital is pre-occupied with a looming economic crisis, exit from war and a reshuffling in Congress. Ticket demand is lower. Hotels are far from booked." -- Well, what did potUS Obluster expect? Did he think 'obamaphone' holders would want to pay for their tickets or the Wall Street Occupiers would want a hotel room versus a public sty to camp at across from the White House?
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From L-E story: "I think there's no question that revenues must increase, either by effective rates going up because of closing loopholes or capping deductions, or by increasing tax rates more on some or more people.:, Robert Sumichrast, dean of the University of Georgia's Terry College of business." -- Is there anybody who works for a government entity (and gets paid from tax dollars) that will even entertain the idea of down-sizing the government's footprint (other than the military)?
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Did you realize that Helen Keller was a founder of the ACLU. She never saw what it would eventually turn into.
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L-E story: "The school district is asking the delegation to support legislation that would: Restore the state’s prekindergarten program to 180-day status" -- In times like this, why are we using tax dollars to fund free daycare versus putting that money into the real classrooms?
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L-E story: "ATLANTA — Top Emory University administrators met with a small group of students following a protest Tuesday of the school’s plan to eliminate several academic departments and make cuts to others, which has angered some students and faculty. * The school announced in September that it would close the educational studies division , the physical education department, the visual arts department and the journalism program. It also plans to suspend admissions to the graduate programs in Spanish, economics and the Graduate Institute of Liberal Arts. * More than 150 students and faculty members gathered in protest ." -- If 150+/- is all that seem to be affected, then the programs should have been eliminated long ago and better use of the resources initiated.
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Other than himself/family and some sports writer at the L-E, who really cares about how Isaiah Crow-Well id doing at football. If the L-E wants to promote his activities, tell us about the progress in his criminal cases.
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Bowl games should have two pretty well matched teams playing against each other. There are 35 bowl game and only 12 have a spread of 3 or less points (basically a game winning field goal's difference). Why are the other 23 even scheduled? At least the bowl tsars should review the current matchups and make some adjustments.
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If I want to pack my wife and 3 daughters in the back of my pick-up truck, and drive then through the "Fantasy of Lights" at Callaway, it could cost me $125.00. Callaway has a fantasy alright, but someone in its marketing department's lightbulb isn't burning very bright.
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L-E story: " New York, her (Lindsay Lohan) attorney Mark Heller said he expects the assault charge to be dismissed. * “Once again, Lindsay Lohan is a victim of someone trying to capture their 15 minutes of fame,” Heller wrote in a statement." -- Hmmm, but why does Lindsay have to make such occurrences so easy for people?
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

From the 'only in California' department - Online story: "A residence in Chino Hills, Calif., is suspected of operating as a maternity hotel, where expectant Chinese mothers can allegedly pay thousands of dollars to give birth so that their children qualify as American citizens. * According to ABC News, the seven-bedroom home is associated with the website AsiamChild.com, which reportedly sells the opportunity for women to have a baby in the U.S. for an estimated $5,000 to $15,000." -- Maybe it's time for all true Americans to forgo our citizenship, become squatters, stop paying taxes, have another baby to anchor us, and regain our majority status, and get proper attention and services from the government!

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Why is the DOJ prosecuting this man:

 

This was taken at the scene but only a grainy version was released so the injuries, no the results on a vicious assault by Trayvon Martin were blurred when shown earlier. Looks like there's no doubt George Zimmerman should have 'stood his ground'.

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Online story: "Last week, the White House delivered to Capitol Hill its opening proposal: $1.6 trillion in higher taxes over a decade, a possible extension of the temporary Social Security payroll tax cut and heightened presidential power to raise the national debt limit." -- Hmmm. potUS Obluster thinks increasing tax revenues by $160 billion annually for 10 years will reduce the national debt by 1/4th of the $5 Trillion he has added in 4 years is a start... then how come his current plan calls for a $250 Billion spending-over-revenues for this year alone?

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Online headline: "China Discovers Ancient Ruins Of Subterranean Palace" -- Shoot, that's nothing compared to the real time ruins of Detroit.

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Online headline: "Credit Union Lending Bill Would Help Small Firms" -- Current regulation cap credit union lending to small businesses to 12.25% of their assets. That's the reason credit unions have stayed financially healthy. Raising such could easily bring the credit unions to their knees as forcing mortgage banks to ease their requirements on housing loans.

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Online headline: "'Hey Guys - This Is Barack': Obama Holds Chillaxed Fiscal Cliff Twitter Q&A" -- Political campaigns in sound bites has been potUS Obluster's style, and now he thinks running the government in 140 or less characters at a time is viable? Just proof positive that even he thinks he is America's "Chief Twit".

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potUS Obluster's plan for raising our taxes is to spend it on programs, not paying,down the National Debt.

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Online headline: "Defense Execs Say Deeper DoD Budget Cuts, Higher Taxes OK" -- Whatta crock! Most defense companies will come out ahead on such a deal just by paying attention to the wasteful spending/charges they have built into their system. What company couldn't cut a 10-to-20% out of the costs of a $500.00 hammer?

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WRBL3 news story: "A Muscogee County man facing a murder trial claims insanity as his defense, but prosecutors dismiss his statement and say he was on drugs. * (Robert) Cantelli's attorney, Raymond Lakes, of the public defender's office, disputed introducing evidence that Cantelli told police he used methamphetamine before the shooting." -- Good grief! Don't tell us there were no blood tests taken to confirm such evidence, and if there were a known blood test showing this, why is the public defender lawyer on the public dole?

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WRBL3 news story: "The Muscogee County School District is holding several public forums this week regarding Georgia's new english and math curriculum." -- Good grief, again! We elected a school board to curtail wasteful and unnecessary expenses of the school system, and this is the attention the Board pays to an obvious wasteful and unnecessary expense?

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WRBL3 news story: "A new initiative in LaGrange is raising awareness to prevent thieves from taking gifts and other goods from your car. * LaGrange police have a new tool in their arsenal, the GOTCHA ticket. In just one month's time, the number of car break-ins has been slashed in half. * Officers monitor hot spots like parking lots on foot and search for unlocked doors, open windows and keys left in the car. When they see one of these, they administer a GOTCHA slip. Sgt. Kirby says some citizens are concerned that the tags will draw attention to the cars, but he says it's better to be proactive." -- Oh... it's the "GOTCHA" ticket that's cutting the crime rate... Hmmm, my guess is that it's the active monitoring by police walking around parking lots that's responsible for the reduction in the crime rate, but what do I know?

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How long will the mainstream media allow DUMBERat spinmeisters to claim going deeper in debt "is good for the American people"?

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How can any working person or family think they will be in the 98% the DUMBERats claim will not have their taxes raised?

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Why are liberals so anti-Christian? They have seemed to have adopted the idea that Jesus wouldn't have fulfilled His legacy without the help of a donkey.---

The federal government spent $1.65 for every $1.00 it received in revenues in October. That basically means you shared about 25% of your earnings from work so the government could spend that, PLUS an additional 65% he prints up on government programs.

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After all these trips to the altar, could it be that Mark Richt will eventually be looked at as the Bobby Cox of football?

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When you think about it, how, why would any taxpayer support any tax rate increase? Wait a minute, I think I can safely say no taxpayer does want a tax rate increase. No matter what Buffet says, Buffet doesn't take a salary, so no tax increase on wages will affect him. Romney underestimated the millions he said he had no chance of reach. There weren't 47 million, there were nearly 62 million who voted for Obluster's tax rate increase plan because they think it doesn't affect them, either.
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L-E headline: "City to ask for leeway in property assessments * Council polishes up legislative agenda today " -- Why doesn't Council 'just take' the leeway. Council has demonstrated it already 'takes leeway' in buying property at prices way above the tax assessment value. Two excellent examples were the prices paid for the property occupied by the Homeless Resouces building on 2nd Avenue, and the Woodcrest Apartments on Victory Drive.

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From L-E story: Council wants to "Establish a technology fee to be added to fines in Columbus Recorder’s Court. " -- Wouldn't it be fairer to actually incorporate new technology in the courts BEFORE imposing a fee that will not be collected from indigent criminals?

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Liberal's L-E "soundoff": "The owners will soon find out it was the 18,000 unemployed Hostess workers who made them rich. " -- "workers who made them rich"? Are there any liberals who got an education in anything but Law or Arts? The union collapsed 18,000 workers' jobs, but on top of that the owners/shareholders of Interstate Bakery have lost all their investments (100's of millions) they made to create jobs and hopefully, wealth.

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The union bosses are not as dumb as you think they are. They have put 18,000 plus people on 'unemployment' for the next 99 weeks or so, so those who lost their jobs will still have a 'pay' check from which to pay their union dues to keep the union bosses' full salaries coming.

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L-E story: " WASHINGTON — Schoolteachers should have to pass a stringent exam — much like the bar exam for lawyers — before being allowed to enter the profession, one of the nation’s largest teachers unions said Monday. * The American Federation of Teachers called for a tough new written test to be complimented by stricter entrance requirements for teacher training programs, such as a minimum grade point average." -- On the surface, this sounds very encouraging...but when you look at it closely, what I can visualize is the opportunity for online diploma mills and brick & mortar schools to ease up on grading standards to appeal to students, masters and doctoral candidates to spend their tuition money on loans with them. Let's face it, the S.A.T's were compromised to appeal to more students, and in Georgia, the high school grading system has been affected by the pursuit of making more students eligible for HOPE Scholarships.

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From what I can see is that the new liquor laws for selling on Sunday will basically give robbers an additional weekend day to work.

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L-E story: "SOUTH BEND, Ind. — An anonymous alumnus has donated enough money to cut the price of BCS championship game tickets to Notre Dame students for the game between the top-ranked Fighting Irish and No. 2 Alabama in half, dropping the price from $300 to $150." -- Wow! Imagine a college student having $300.00 for a pair of tickets (who goes alone) plus the not-discounted airplane tickets and the inflated rack rack hotel/motel room, and plus food and beverages... Guess there's room to waggle in those student loans.

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L-E headline/story: "Builders boost spending 1.4 percent in October * WASHINGTON — U.S. builders increased their spending on construction projects in October by the largest amount in five months." -- Well, by the time you figure in the real inflation rate, construction spending actually below what it was, not higher.

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L-E headline: "News Corp. to split publishing from entertainment" -- Hmmm, that would be a good road for the L-E to take as well. Media has forgotten there's a real difference between 'news' and a 'story'.

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L-E headline: "Stern returning to America’s Got Talent’ -- I don't watch it so I didn't even know Howard Stern was a judge on the show, but how does someone without real talent judge talent in others?

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Monday, December 3, 2012

Online story: "Christopher Franklin Weaver, 33, had been released from the Lane County Jail for only 55 minutes before being arrested for allegedly robbing a bank in Eugene, Oregon, ABC News reports. * He was released when the county was forced to free 32 inmates due to budget restraints." -- Another failure of liberalism.... jails no longer are run in manners that make criminals regretful for their actions. Prison conditions make it too attractive for some versus making it on their own in the outside world.

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Susan Rice's nomination to Secretary of State has hit another snag.... her investments in a Canadian Oil company and the implications for dealing with the Keystone XL pipeline. It was also noted she had t divest her interests in stock on large government contracts in 2008 when nominated. Hmmm, there might be a solution potUS Obluster hasn't capitalized on as yet... appoint Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch et al to government jobs, and when they have to divest themselves of their billions in holdings, potUS Obluster could tax their capital gains! And collateral effect would be that maybe the GEICO Gecko ads would stop.

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Online headline: "John Boehner: Congress 'Never Going To Give Up' Debt Ceiling Powers" -- Now, if he would use this power to stop the debt from rising!

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There are 35 Bowl games this season. Does anyone even know which teams are ranked numbers 69 & 70? Does anyone really care?

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UGA is going to the Capital One Bowl. Whatta shame..... for the BCS committee! Bet the nation would like to see a rematch between UGA & Bama rather than Bama & Notre Dame.

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From L-E story: "But not big fans of Georgia were Baylor's Art Briles and Washington's Steve Sarkisian. They each had the Bulldogs at No. 11." -- Here are two coaches who obviously do not know what good football is, and neither will ever get the call to coach in the SEC.

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Online headline: "Couple Convicted of Stealing Hybrid Car Trade Secrets from GM for China" -- Oooops, my bad. Thought the DOJ had finally nailed the Clintons for their dealings with China.

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Online headline: "Climate Change Study Indicates Amount Of Heat-Trapping Pollution Rose By 3 Percent Worldwide Last Year" -- This sounds really petty when you think about how NASA says there are century old ice pockets on Mercury which has a surface temp of 800+ degrees Fahrenheit.

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Online story: "Timothy Geithner insisted that in order for the country to avoid the 'fiscal cliff' Republicans need to accept an idea they currently oppose." -- BS! We don't have a tax problem, we have a spending problem!
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After watching Tiger Woods wear his hat backwards yesterday during the World Championships, any commentator who criticized Kyle Carter for wearing his slightly skewed needs to call him up and apologize.
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Amish Mafia? There's actually a new "reality" TV show starting about the Amish Mafia. Amish Mafia.. what can we expect... Harvest Day Massacre? A buggy drive by shooting with a black powder musket?
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How can any court interpret the Founding Fathers' intent that the Constitution follow majority interests while protecting the same of the minority as meaning minority interests should trump the majorities desires?
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It's a shame that the executive secretary now retiring from the Muscogee County School System after 34 years has been a resident of Harris County where her taxes are lower and do not help Muscogee County schools.
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I guess I'm lucky in a sense that I don't have to go out today and buy a new TV. I did not watch the KC-Carolina football game yesterday nor saw Bob Costas self-destruct on gun control. His words/citing claiming that if Belcher didn't have a gun at home, Belcher and his fiance would be alive are pure BS.. True, maybe for Belcher himself would be alive as I've never seen someone commit suicide by self strangulation, but Belcher's girlfriend could have been killed many other ways. As for gun control in my house, if I'd been watching real time, I might have retrieved my gun and shot the TV image of Costas. No jury of my peers would convict me for that.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

From what I observed, the offensive coordinator of Alabama should be inline for a new coaching gig, but that last play called by UGA has may be a career ender for Bobo. On the other side, both defensive coordinators dropped numerous notches for consideration for a top head coaches position elsewhere. Notre Dame's coaches must feel a sigh of relief at this moment.

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Online story: "Harvard University, home to the best and the brightest, now has an official club for the kinkiest. * Harvard College Munch for the BDSM set will be approved as a student organization on Friday, the Crimson reported. * one Munch member told the Crimson that the club could provide a haven for those who engage in BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism) after they have been scarred by sexual abuse or other trauma. * Harvard spokesperson Jeff Neal told The Huffington Post that the college does not endorse the views or activities of any independent student organization." -- Aside from establishing that Harvard can no longer make the claim that it is the "home to the best and the brightest", I can't wait for parents to discover what their children are writing home for money to buy kinky books and gadgets. I also can't wait for some 'brilliant' Harvard grad to include "Munch" membership on his/her resume' to a bank or Chik-fil-A.

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Online headline/story: "Walmart's New Health Care Policy Shifts Burden To Medicaid, Obamacare * Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, plans to begin denying health insurance to newly hired employees who work fewer than 30 hours a week, according to a copy of the company’s policy obtained by The Huffington Post. * Under the policy, slated to take effect in January, Walmart also reserves the right to eliminate health care coverage for certain workers if their average workweek dips below 30 hours -- something that happens with regularity and at the direction of company managers." -- And what did the DUMBERats who passed HELL-thScare 'think' businesses would do? Even a college in Pennsylvania is putting a large number of professors on a max of 25 hours a week for the same reason. Businesses will do what businesses have to do to survive government intrusions. Is government intrusion into healthcare any less intrusive than government regulating what goes on in our bedrooms?

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Speaking of survival, Costco has just announced a $3 BILLION dollar dividend to its shareholders to be paid this month so the shareholders will only be hit with the current 15% tax rate, rather than the possibility of some ungodly/unknown tax rate in 2013. This money probably was held by Costco with the intent to expand, to grow itself, but government intrusion has altered Costco executives directions as they do what is best for the shareholders.

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Online headline: "Australia's Cigarette 'Plain Packaging' Law Comes Into Effect" -- Vivid graphics will not stop smokers. Smokers will find neutral, or even attractive alternatives to repackage the cigarettes if the graphics bother them, but nothing government does will be effective as long as government is more interested in the taxes cigarette purchases generate.

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The 2012 college football season will have to be known as the "year of the ugly uniform". Oregon and Missouri probably led the category in quantity of different ugly works, but South Carolina and Stanford may have the lock on a 1 game ugly uniform usage.

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Why is it so hard for the Speaker of the House to stand up in front of the media shaking a copy of the House Bill fully extending the current tax rates and bragging that the Republicans stand for not raising taxes and put the monkey on the DUMBERat Senate to do the same?

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Only DUMBERats produce polls/surveys showing "trickle down economics" doesn't work, yet in periods of sensible tax cuts, both the GDP and tax revenues rise 'fast and furious'.

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From the 'out of the past' department - Remember Boris the Stegosaurus? What started as a Museum promotion ended up in the median on Broadway, but what has happened to it since? Was it stolen, sold off, misplaced or what?

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The staffer jobs at the L-E must really be under immense pressure. That's the only thing I can relate to the giddiness the staff writers have shown for now being able to buy bottles of liquor and beer in Columbus on Sundays.

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L-E headline: "COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT * Group urges changes in city revenue gathering * Volunteer 11-member commission identifies nine potential sources of revenue for city " -- If a committee is organized by the mayor, you can bet it wasn't staffed by an open call for volunteers. You can be all members were hand selected with an agenda in mind, just not paid up front. If the city is serious about raising more tax revenue, a good place to start would be collecting sales taxes on lawyers' fees.

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L-E story: "Enrichment Services Program, Inc. will provide heating assistance for eligible residents of Muscogee County who are 18 years old or older beginning Dec. 3. " -- Who runs "Enrichment Services Program, Inc." and how is it funded? A search of Georgia Corporations turned up this response, "No Records were found for the search criteria 'Enrichment Services Program' on 12/2/2012 6:36:01 AM". This has a distinct odor to it!

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Liberal's L-E "soundoff": "You who let your cats roam throughout the neighborhood should thank God every time they return home unharmed. My sister just totaled her car and bruised herself swerving to avoid hitting one. " -- The writer's sister should re-read the GA Driver's Manual before endangering humans and private property avoiding an animal darting into her path. Problem solved.

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L-E headline/real story: "FISCAL CLIFF * Supporters rally for Obama plan * Group wants to end tax cuts for rich and maintain social security * Those were among the signs displayed during Saturday’s rally at the eternal flame outside the Columbus Government Center as 16 folks gathered in support of a national budget agreement by the end of December to prevent the country from going over the “fiscal cliff.” * The event is part of a statewide tour organized by the Georgia chapter of the AFL-CIO labor union." -- This was not a 'rally'; this was 16 union paid flunkies gathered at a protest against how they voted in November.

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L-E headline/story: "GEORGIA SCHOOLS * Graduation rates for minorities lag * One official says standards in initial grades are too low * ATLANTA — High school graduation rates for black and Hispanic students are lagging in Georgia, according to an analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. " -- It's taken nearly 50 years for the AJC to 'discover' this? What the AJC needs to do is apologize to all Georgians for all the stories it has run over the years making unfounded excuses for the school systems' failure. Poverty is a condition, not the reason.

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L-E headline: "WEST POINT, N.Y. — Cadet Chapel, the landmark Gothic church that is a center for spiritual life at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, hosted its first same-sex wedding Saturday. " -- One aspect of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy should have remained intact... I didn't ask so don't tell me this crap.

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The L-E's Dusty Nix writes: "Please, Auburn … get anybody else. Anybody. " -- Isn't that exactly what they got when they got Chizik?

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L-E's "Thought for Today": “Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great minds rise above them.” — Washington Irving, American author (1783-1859)." -- Never have I seen such a succinct definition of delineating a purposeful conservative and a wishful liberal.....

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Leonard "The pits" Pitts writes: "Just another victim of black blindness? Call it black blindness. It is a kind of myopia that afflicts some of us — too many of us — whenever we gaze upon a dark-skinned man. It causes some of us — too many of us — to see things that are not there, and to miss things that are. Sometimes, it is fatal." -- Pitts just sees himself in the mirror, doesn't like what he sees, and blames everyone else.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

From the 'only in California' department - Online headline/story: "SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A first-of-its-kind California law prohibiting licensed psychotherapists from counseling gay minors on how to become heterosexual faced its first legal test Friday as lawyers for those who support "reparative therapy" asked a federal judge to block the ban.

* Lawyers for the state argue the ban is appropriate because it seeks to protect young people from a practice that supposes an individual's sexual orientation should be changed instead of regarding homosexuality as a health part of the human experience." -- These people have 55 Electoral College votes. I guess government grants and entitlements are considered "Electoral College loans" they won't have to have to pay back.

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Online headline: "President Obama Pushes Middle Class Tax Cut Pitch" -- Well if it's anything like his 'first pitch at a baseball game', it'll bounce like our government checks.

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Congress's penchant for solving problems is simply kick the can further down the road rather address it head on and risk being defeated in the next election. One more good reason for term limits.

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Passed on from a fellow BCer:

An old man was asked, "At your ripe age, what do you prefer to get - Parkinson's or Alzheimer's?"
Dude answered, "Definitely Parkinson's. Better to spill half an ounce of Jack Daniels, than to forget where you keep the bottle!!"

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NASA scientists are now saying there are ice pockets on Mercury. They claim it can be 800 degrees Fahrenheit in one place and a crater next to that can be -300 degrees. I don't want to hear one more scientist claiming "we" are responsible for global warming here on Earth.

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For a fundraiser, Washington could put on a production of "The Wizard of Oz". Cast would be Harry Reid & Nancy Pelosi as co-brainless Scarecrows, Hillary Clinton as the Wicked Witch, potUS Obluster as the cowardly Lion, anti-abortion for rape/incest victim Republicans as heartless the Tin Man, and the Occupy Wall Streeters as the Munchkins, and the Black Caucus as harpies. David Axelrod would play the Wizard.

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John Yarmouth, D-KY, says Congress has discussed Social Security so as far as he's concerned it had been addressed. How do these people get credit for brains? Oh! I forget Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are his mentors.
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Have you seen the list of possible 'Time" magazine "Person of the Year" cover? None are deserving if you talk about positive influence, but of the dozen or so, my favorite has to be Sandra Fluke... She's 32, still in school, wants the government pay her bills, and talks about her sluttiness as though she thinks she's reading a script for a role on Desperate Housewives.
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The UN has again demonstrated its state of obliviousness to reality. Giving Palestine any level of legitimacy just adds fuel, possibly nuclear fuel, to the already unstable mid-east.
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I've almost begun to resent toy drives put on by national organizations. Remember back in the 60's when there was a disaster in Asia, and out State Department announced "we" were sending loads of rice to help out? Well, the Communist Russians sent a boat load first, and told them more was on the way, so when 7 boats from the US arrived, the people gave credit to the Russians. I feel that way when charitable organizations fueled by Christian compassion give such gifts, and the recipients just assume it's just another 'givermint' program. Then these children will assume the 'givermint' will take care of their children, too. It's just a vicious, society destructive cycle.

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From L-E story on the Mayor's real estate commission: (At least it's named properly, because it sure isn't anything the public has authorized) " Tax Allocation Districts (TADs) which require a referendum to be created, and local voters have already rejected the proposal in 2007. But it lost narrowly, 51-49 percent. A TAD allows the city to issue bonds in the name of a developer who wants to go into a blighted area. But the city would be under no legal obligation to repay the bonds should the developer fail, nor would the debt be counted as city debt." -- How convenient... the L-E calls it a narrow defeat when a project it supports loses, but called the same margin a landslide, a mandate, for potUS Obluster.

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Liberal's L-E "soundoff": " Ah, yes, we liberals are “always on the wrong side of morality.” We favor relief for the suffering, food for the hungry, compassion for the poor, and equal opportunity for all. What’s your excuse? " -- Liberals have always been the johnny-come-late's on social issues. Long before there was government entitlement programs, the church communities created humanitarian aid from donations and church budgets. Liberals just feel if the government does such, they can claim credit for care and concern without dipping into their own pockets.

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L-E story on Missouri lottery winners: "Mark Hill quit his job as a mechanic Thursday. His wife, who missed a scheduled job interview on the same day, has no plans to keep looking for work. " -- Now we know how voters for potUS Obluster 'feel'.... like they have hit the lottery and don't want jobs.

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L-E's "Looking Back" feature: "Here’s one for the books: A union has voted for a wage reduction, rather than an increase. Union employes of the Moultrie plant of Swift & Co. voted approval of contract adjustments, including a five cent per hour wage reduction, in a move union and company spokesmen said is designed to assure continued plant operation" -- Well, just proves education was much better 50 years ago than what fids get today. Kids used to learn real math, and could add up reality.

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Picture of the day:

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L-E story: "ATLANTA — Authorities say they’re trying to recover more than 100 rifles stolen from a boxcar that was parked in an Atlanta train yard. * U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives spokesman Richard Coes tells The Associated Press that the weapons were taken from a CSX rail yard along Marietta Boulevard, on the city’s northwest side. * Coes said they include “AK-style” rifles. He declined to discuss other aspects of the case. " -- "declined to discuss other aspects of the case"? Who does he think he is, Attorney General Eric Holder? Guess the 'fast & furious' program has decided to 'drop ship' AK-47's where the Mexican drug gangs have established branch outfits.

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One thing about the UGA-Bama game today is that both teams should be well rested and pretty much injury free. UGA hasn't played a real team since the Florida game, and Alabama hasn't played one since the Aggie game. I'm predicting UGA to win.

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L-E headline: "Survey says Malzahn for next AU coach * Auburn grad conducts poll of Lee County citizens " -- Hmmm, wonder how he counted the votes... 0 & 1 for Malzahn, 0 & 2 for Malzahn, 0 & 3 for Malzahn, 0 & 4 .......

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L-E headline: "STOCKS INCH LOWER AS INVESTORS AWAIT BUDGET " -- Oh! the 'fiscal cliff' will not even be a factor... investors will die first holding their breath waitying for a DUMBERat budget.

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It's really odd, no, really a shame that the L-E is advertising for a VP of advertising from outside the McClatchy family. Guess locals already know it's a dead end job.

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Another L-E ad strikes me just as insincere... on D5, the L-E says it is available 'on your doorstep, on your computer, on your phone'. I'd probably take the print edition if the L-E would deliver it to my doorstep rather than throwing in on my lawn.

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L-E headline: "ABC to celebrate Dick Clark on New Year’s Eve " -- What is ABC going to do... drop his casket at midnight?

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L-E comic strip:


The truth be told...

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