Monthly Archives: November 2013

China, Economy, Media, Politics

Debt, America’s New Massa

The Daily Beast is just dumfounded at the suggestion that there is a new kind of slavery going on. It’s OK that The Beast doesn’t get the metaphor. Maybe it’s a little national-debt-per-capitatoo deep for them to understand.

It boils down to this. like slaves were owned, our future generations will be owned by the debt we are putting them in today. China, the debt, becomes the new Massa for generations to come.

The political left has gotten drunk with their “racist” ranting. That’s OK as long as everyone realizes that it just means they have no way to discuss the real problem, the debt, so they do what they do, re-direct the issue to anything else.

Link: The Right’s Slavery Obsession – The Daily Beast.

Economy, Obamacare, Politics, Uncategorized

aSide Order

The experiment using monkeys is framed as them receiving unequal pay. It certainly, and quickly, brings out a primal behavior. If I were to characterize the behavior, I would see it from a different perspective. Like the motivation and energy that is inherent in seeing a goal and doing something to make that goal.

Let that lab person represent the government providing handouts. Given equally, there is no motivation or drive to do anything more or realize full potential. That is why I would measure compassion, not by how many people I can get on the welfare or food stamp rolls, but by how many people I can get off of them via people realizing their own potential and moving up that economic ladder. Instead of running from side to side.

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Dinesh D’Souza & Michael Shermer in debate at Oregon State University. Questions from the student body about Universal Health Care / ObamaCare.

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This quote is not from Ben Stein. That, according to Snopes according to Ben Stein. But, does it really matter who said it? Read it for what it says. Who wrote it is irrelevant. I’m guessing he, or she, wasn’t a Democrat.

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Iran, Middle East, Politics

Obama Secretly Eased Sanctions On Iran

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You can’t keep your health care plan. But Iran can keep their nuclear weapons plan.

For years, decades, Iran has been under increasing sanctions for the purpose of what? Discouraging them from developing nuclear weapons. The kind of nuclear enrichment they continue to do has nothing to do with producing electrical power or anything in the field of medicine.

So easing sanctions on Iran’s financing, without them first dismantling something of their nuclear capacity does what? It enables Iran to continue to develop their nuclear program.

So not only does our president negatively impact Americans with a sluggish economy and an unaffordable takeover of the health insurance and health care industries. Now he’s going all out and endangering the world, the Middle East, and our ally there, Israel, by easing sanctions on Iran without any concessions from them. Did I say he secretly lifted sanctions?

So basically it’s like this. Iran can keep their nuclear weapons program, but you can’t keep your health insurance policy or your doctor, or both.

The boy is dangerous to everyone, everywhere around the world. And yes, I’m calling Obama a boy because his judgement isn’t any better than a 9 year old. And his lies are monumental.

Link: Obama’s Secret Iran Détente

Obamacare, Politics, Race Relations

Obamacare Makes Country Music Award Show

Funny bit by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood on the 2013 CMA. “Obamacare, over six people served.”

Some jerks in cyberspace are accusing the audience of being, among other things, racists because they all laughed and got it. Probably because they’ve tried to check out their health care options like I did and got exactly what the parody portrayed.

But to those jerks I’d say, Yeah right!  We would be dancing in the streets celebrating the dawning of government control of our health care if only Barack Obama were white.

Uncategorized

Police On “Wild Ass Chase,” What?

Don’t they believe in probable cause in New Mexico? Do they have their own local version of the 4th Amendment? How “clenching” your butt lead to twelve hours of torture and humiliation is beyond belief. Maybe he felt he needed to protect himself from the cop’s “nightstick” and “tighten up?” Whatever it was, I hope this guy sues everyone involved, wins, and doesn’t have to work another day if he doesn’t want to.

Follow the link to the timeline. X-rays didn’t even stop them.

Link: ‘You Could Never Anticipate This Happening in the United States of America’ | Video | TheBlaze.com.

Politics

How McAuliff Won Virginia

How did McAuliff win, steal, Virginia? You do what Democrats do. In a tight race, you enlist the help, or invent the help, of a third party to siphon off the votes of your opponent. It’s dirty pool, but this is exactly what happened in Virginia. The Democrats/media (and establishment Republicans) spin of the aftermath will undoubtedly be how the Tea Party (which isn’t a party but ordinary Americans) has lost its power because they supported Cuccinelli. The media isn’t calling it a landslide. Not only because it was so close, but because more people voted against McAuliff than voted for him. Much to their (and establishment Republicans), the Tea Party is alive and well.

The RNC didn’t help Cuccinelli. They spent as much on him as the SEIU alone spent on McAuliff, and only one third as much as they spent in the last gubernatorial race in Virginia. And only because the tea party supported him.

Were it not for big Obama bundler Joe Liemandt and his “Libertarian Booster PAC”, the “libertarian” candidate (who isn’t a libertarian) would not have gotten on the ballot. And the 7% of the votes he siphoned off of Cuccinelli gave McAuliff his 3% win. Reported robo calls into conservative districts telling voters that Cuccinelli supported Obamacare and abortion on demand, which smells of the SEIU, just added to the dirty tricks that Republicans have to learn how to overcome.The politics of fair play just don’t work any more.

Establishment republicans need to find their spine and quit trying to be Democrat-Lite. Republicans also better soon embrace their core, as in Tea Party, principles if they really want to avoid the debt iceberg and turn this ship, America, around. Something they appear to have no interest in doing.

Revealed: Obama Campaign Bundler Helping Fund Libertarian in Tight Va. Gubernatorial Race | TheBlaze.com.

Media

2014 Mummers Parade Online

2014 Mummers Parade update from Kristen Hatfield at PHL17

We will be streaming the parade live on our website around 9am on New Year’s Day. It will air locally on PHL17, but we will also have videos of the performances on our website following the parade.

Thanks,

Kristen Hatfield
PHL17 Creative Services Coordinator
5001 Wynnefield Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-883-3350
khatfield@phl17.com

UPDATE: 12/25/2013:

Here are the String Band and Fancy Brigade themes for the 2014 SugarHouse Casino Mummers Parade.  You can get more details and updates about the Parade on Steve Highsmith’s Blog.  The live stream of the parade will be available via this link on January 1st at 10am EST.

The String Bands

1. Woodland – “Legend of the Lamp”

2. Fralinger – “The Circus Comes to Clown”

3. Polish American -”It’s SNOW-Time”

4. Avalon – “The Fields Are Alive!”

5. Ferko – “FERKO is TOY-rific”

6. Uptown – “The Pillage People”

7. Original Trilby – “All For Mum And Mum For All”

8. South Philadelphia – “Invasion of Piracy”

9. Greater Overbrook –  “Show Boatin on Broad Street”

10. Aqua – “Aqua Shoots for the Stars”

11. Hegeman – “Hegeman’s Household Havoc”

12. Quaker City  -”California here we MUM”

13. Pennsport – “A Carnival in Venice”

14. Broomall – “Camping is in Tents”

15. Durning – “Wet Side Story”

16. Greater Kensington -”Proud to be A ‘Mum’-Merican”

17. Duffy – “No Strings Attached”

The Fancy Brigades

1. Spartans – “One Nation, Valley of the Drums”

2. Satin Slipper – “Adventure of Enchantment”

3. Golden Crown – “The Legend of Angkor Wat”

4. Saturnalian  – “Twisted Treats and Sinister Sweets”

5. Downtowners – “Beyond Wonderland: A Mad Hatters World”

6. Clevemore – “Oz”

7. S.P.Vikings – “The City of Steam”

8. B. M’s Shooting Stars – “Atlantis Guardians of the Deep”

9. Jokers – “Dead Men Tell No Tales-A Journey Into Blackbeard’s Realm”

10. Avenuers – “Polynesian Adventure”

11. Second Street Shooters – “The Dead Will Rise”

 

Read more: http://phl17.com/2013/12/20/2014-mummers-parade-band-themes/#ixzz2oUn04IiS

Economy, Obamacare, Politics

Obamacare Enrollments First Day, 6, Second Day 248

obamacare_enrollments4 million visits and 6 enrollments on first day. 248 enrollments by day two. To meet goals (and projected cost savings), the enrollment must be 39,000 per day. So far, the vast majority of enrollees in the state exchanges are going to Medicaid. Which means, they are not contributing to cost reduction, but rather government dependence. Which means, higher costs for everyone else, and increased debt.

I remember President Obama saying (I know, he says a lot of things) that he wouldn’t sign the bill if it added one dime to the national debt. If he doesn’t himself call for the repeal of his signature train wreck of a piece of legislation, then you can add this to his list of lies.

 

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