Britain’s citizens want their guns back.
Britain’s citizens want their guns back.
Britain’s citizens want their guns back.
Tag: politics
Britain’s citizens want their guns back.
Frontpage picks Ted Cruz as their 2013 man of the year.
Frontpage picks Ted Cruz as their 2013 man of the year.
From one end of the country to the other, the voices of the inevitable, Democrats and Republicans, politicians, pollsters and pundits, in ink-stained print, on the sprawling feeds of cable news and the endless whirl of the Internet, boomed their message.
Ted Cruz was wrong. Ted Cruz was doomed. Ted Cruz would destroy the Republican Party. Ted Cruz was a mad fool for taking on ObamaCare in all the wrong ways. But as the old year tips into the new, Cruz is standing tall and ObamaCare is being torn apart by its namesake in a frantic effort to save his popularity.
The truth is the truth. If you stand for it, without fear, you will win. Eventually, the bullies and naysayers will have to back off, simply because the truth will have become self-evident to everyone.
Frontpage picks Ted Cruz as their 2013 man of the year.
From one end of the country to the other, the voices of the inevitable, Democrats and Republicans, politicians, pollsters and pundits, in ink-stained print, on the sprawling feeds of cable news and the endless whirl of the Internet, boomed their message.
Ted Cruz was wrong. Ted Cruz was doomed. Ted Cruz would destroy the Republican Party. Ted Cruz was a mad fool for taking on ObamaCare in all the wrong ways. But as the old year tips into the new, Cruz is standing tall and ObamaCare is being torn apart by its namesake in a frantic effort to save his popularity.
The truth is the truth. If you stand for it, without fear, you will win. Eventually, the bullies and naysayers will have to back off, simply because the truth will have become self-evident to everyone.
A survey of New York businesses cannot find any businesses whose healthcare costs have gone down due to Obamacare.
A survey of New York businesses cannot find any businesses whose healthcare costs have gone down due to Obamacare.
Instead, the survey finds that premiums have gone up, across the board, for everyone.
Once again, who voted for this law? Who has defended it through thick and thin? Who shut the government down to prevent any changes to it?
A survey of New York businesses cannot find any businesses whose healthcare costs have gone down due to Obamacare.
Instead, the survey finds that premiums have gone up, across the board, for everyone.
Once again, who voted for this law? Who has defended it through thick and thin? Who shut the government down to prevent any changes to it?
The bottom of the barrel.
NBC News was once a trusted source for news, a destination millions of Americans turned to in times of national events. It’s now a punchline, a disgrace.
This didn’t happen overnight, and it didn’t happen by accident. There was a conscious decision on behalf of the management team to change, and change it did. You don’t scrape the bottom of the barrel and come up with the type of loathsome, hate-filled bile spewers regularly filling those airwaves by accident. You scrape all the way to the bottom because this is what you want.
It is very important to emphasize the level of hate coming from this so-called outlet of news. It is also very important to emphasize how unaware or glad NBC is that its reporters and anchors express this hate, repeatedly.
NBC News was once a trusted source for news, a destination millions of Americans turned to in times of national events. It’s now a punchline, a disgrace.
This didn’t happen overnight, and it didn’t happen by accident. There was a conscious decision on behalf of the management team to change, and change it did. You don’t scrape the bottom of the barrel and come up with the type of loathsome, hate-filled bile spewers regularly filling those airwaves by accident. You scrape all the way to the bottom because this is what you want.
It is very important to emphasize the level of hate coming from this so-called outlet of news. It is also very important to emphasize how unaware or glad NBC is that its reporters and anchors express this hate, repeatedly.
U.S. Customs destroys a musician’s 11 flutes, declaring them to be agricultural products.
We’re here to help you: U.S. Customs destroys a musician’s 11 flutes, declaring them to be agricultural products.
A Canadian citizen, based in New York and with a green card employment permit, Bouzemaa was flying home from Marrakech, Morocco, when his baggage was opened by Customs at JFK.
‘I told them I had these instruments for many years and flew with them in and out,’ he said. ‘There were 11 instruments in all. They told me they were agricultural products and they had to be destroyed. There was nothing I could do. The ney flute can be made with bamboo. Is that agricultural?’
Ain’t you glad that the healthcare industry is now in the capable hands of this government?
We’re here to help you: U.S. Customs destroys a musician’s 11 flutes, declaring them to be agricultural products.
A Canadian citizen, based in New York and with a green card employment permit, Bouzemaa was flying home from Marrakech, Morocco, when his baggage was opened by Customs at JFK.
‘I told them I had these instruments for many years and flew with them in and out,’ he said. ‘There were 11 instruments in all. They told me they were agricultural products and they had to be destroyed. There was nothing I could do. The ney flute can be made with bamboo. Is that agricultural?’
Ain’t you glad that the healthcare industry is now in the capable hands of this government?
“Unfortunately, it’s easier for our franchisees to open a restaurant in Siberia than in California.”
“Unfortunately, it’s easier for our franchisees to open a restaurant in Siberia than in California.”
Kind of sums everything up, doesn’t it? And unless the American public starts to vote aggressively for freedom and less government — even if that means their favorite programs or benefits might be cut — it ain’t gonna get better.
“Unfortunately, it’s easier for our franchisees to open a restaurant in Siberia than in California.”
Kind of sums everything up, doesn’t it? And unless the American public starts to vote aggressively for freedom and less government — even if that means their favorite programs or benefits might be cut — it ain’t gonna get better.
AmeriCorps volunteers have discovered that the health plans provided by this federal program are insufficient to meet the requirements of Obamacare.
AmeriCorps volunteers have discovered that the health plans provided by this federal program are insufficient to meet the requirements of Obamacare.
If they don’t buy additional health insurance they will be subject to fines under the healthcare law.
I especially like this quote:
Sarah L. Sklaw, a 22-year-old Vista member from New York City, said: “I really support the Affordable Care Act, and I don’t want to be a naysayer. But it was surprising and frustrating to be told that our health coverage would not meet the law’s standards, especially because the Corporation for National and Community Service told us at orientation in August that we did not need to worry about the issue.”
In other words, she supported Obamacare, partly because she was told “if she liked her health plan, she could keep her health plan. Period.” She has now discovered that this was a lie and is angry. Who wudda thunk it?
AmeriCorps volunteers have discovered that the health plans provided by this federal program are insufficient to meet the requirements of Obamacare.
If they don’t buy additional health insurance they will be subject to fines under the healthcare law.
I especially like this quote:
Sarah L. Sklaw, a 22-year-old Vista member from New York City, said: “I really support the Affordable Care Act, and I don’t want to be a naysayer. But it was surprising and frustrating to be told that our health coverage would not meet the law’s standards, especially because the Corporation for National and Community Service told us at orientation in August that we did not need to worry about the issue.”
In other words, she supported Obamacare, partly because she was told “if she liked her health plan, she could keep her health plan. Period.” She has now discovered that this was a lie and is angry. Who wudda thunk it?
New York mayor Bill de Blasio: “We are going to get rid of the horse carriages. Period.”
A leftist politician speaks! New York mayor Bill de Blasio: “We are going to get rid of the horse carriages. Period.”
I highlight this story because it illustrates perfectly the priorities of the left. de Blasio wants to shut down the horse carriage industry that takes tourists on rides through Central Park because he and his ilk think it inhumane to the horses. Meanwhile, they don’t seem to care at all what this action will do to the humans who ride, care for, and make a living from those horses.
A leftist politician speaks! New York mayor Bill de Blasio: “We are going to get rid of the horse carriages. Period.”
I highlight this story because it illustrates perfectly the priorities of the left. de Blasio wants to shut down the horse carriage industry that takes tourists on rides through Central Park because he and his ilk think it inhumane to the horses. Meanwhile, they don’t seem to care at all what this action will do to the humans who ride, care for, and make a living from those horses.
“Why is Israel releasing murderers?”
“Why is Israel releasing murderers?”
The question was asked by an 11-year-old Israeli boy, whose parents and three siblings were killed by Palestinian terrorists. The boy only survived because the killers didn’t notice him hiding in terror under a blanket.
“Why is Israel releasing murderers?”
The question was asked by an 11-year-old Israeli boy, whose parents and three siblings were killed by Palestinian terrorists. The boy only survived because the killers didn’t notice him hiding in terror under a blanket.
Moronic Common Core lessons the federal government is imposing on public schools.
Government marches on! Moronic Common Core lessons the federal government is imposing on public schools.
#4 is especially vile, as its whole point is to encourage racial hatred.
I have not written much about the federally mandated education program Common Core, but don’t worry, nothing about it will surprise you. It is like most things the federal government requires these days, poorly thought out, politically motivated, and destructive to our society.
Other than that, it is peachy cream wonderful!
Government marches on! Moronic Common Core lessons the federal government is imposing on public schools.
#4 is especially vile, as its whole point is to encourage racial hatred.
I have not written much about the federally mandated education program Common Core, but don’t worry, nothing about it will surprise you. It is like most things the federal government requires these days, poorly thought out, politically motivated, and destructive to our society.
Other than that, it is peachy cream wonderful!
The Obama administration essentially admits that Obamacare has increased the number of uninsured.
The Obama administration essentially admits that Obamacare has increased the number of uninsured.
The signups on the Obamacare website have been far below their goals. Meanwhile, the numbers of people who have had their insurance cancelled is far far higher. The result: fewer people insured.
Way to go, Democrats!
And then there’s this: Five Obamacare news stories to watch out for in 2014.
Except for the midterm elections, none sound like they will be good news.
The Obama administration essentially admits that Obamacare has increased the number of uninsured.
The signups on the Obamacare website have been far below their goals. Meanwhile, the numbers of people who have had their insurance cancelled is far far higher. The result: fewer people insured.
Way to go, Democrats!
And then there’s this: Five Obamacare news stories to watch out for in 2014.
Except for the midterm elections, none sound like they will be good news.
A tea party look at 2013.
In 2013, the five-year old conservative grassroots upsurge has grabbed Washington, D.C. by the collar, tearing the city colloquially known as “Boomtown” in a conservative direction for the first time in decades.
Though the article sees far more success in 2013 for tea party politicians than I think is warranted, I also think it does outline the birth of the future. The left is increasingly old and out of touch. The tea party, small now, has got the right ideas, and will thus grow stronger with time — assuming of course that it stays true to those ideas.
In 2013, the five-year old conservative grassroots upsurge has grabbed Washington, D.C. by the collar, tearing the city colloquially known as “Boomtown” in a conservative direction for the first time in decades.
Though the article sees far more success in 2013 for tea party politicians than I think is warranted, I also think it does outline the birth of the future. The left is increasingly old and out of touch. The tea party, small now, has got the right ideas, and will thus grow stronger with time — assuming of course that it stays true to those ideas.
Obamacare includes absurd regulations that will cost the vending machine industry millions.
Finding out what’s in it: Obamacare includes absurd regulations that will cost the vending machine industry millions.
Around 457 pages into Obamcare, section 4205 stipulates “the vending machine operator shall provide a sign in close proximity to each article of food or the selection button that includes a clear and conspicuous statement disclosing the number of calories contained in the article.” This new mandate will cost the vending machine industry an estimated $25.8 million initially and an additional $24 million for every subsequent year.
Expect some companies to go out a business because of this craziness.
Finding out what’s in it: Obamacare includes absurd regulations that will cost the vending machine industry millions.
Around 457 pages into Obamcare, section 4205 stipulates “the vending machine operator shall provide a sign in close proximity to each article of food or the selection button that includes a clear and conspicuous statement disclosing the number of calories contained in the article.” This new mandate will cost the vending machine industry an estimated $25.8 million initially and an additional $24 million for every subsequent year.
Expect some companies to go out a business because of this craziness.
Life on the GLAAD blacklist.
McCarthyism of the left: Life on the GLAAD blacklist.
And yes, this gay activist group has a blacklist and they use it to squelch and destroy people who disagree with them.
McCarthyism of the left: Life on the GLAAD blacklist.
And yes, this gay activist group has a blacklist and they use it to squelch and destroy people who disagree with them.
State governments are now withholding payments to the contractors who created their failed Obamacare websites.
Fail! State governments are now withholding payments to the contractors who created their non-functioning Obamacare websites.
Fail! State governments are now withholding payments to the contractors who created their non-functioning Obamacare websites.
Obama’s top ten Constitutional violations for 2013.
The Obama administration’s top ten Constitutional violations for 2013.
The sad thing about this list is that it is incomplete, and it is only for 2013. Moreover, anyone who has been honestly following the news for the past five years will recognize most of these abuses. However, #9 was new to me, and just as egregious.
Responding to complaints about the University of Montana’s handling of sexual assault claims, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, in conjunction with the Justice Department, sent the university a letter intended as a national “blueprint” for tackling sexual harassment. The letter urges a crackdown on “unwelcome” speech and requires complaints to be heard in quasi-judicial procedures that deny legal representation, encourage punishment before trial, and convict based on a mere “more likely than not” standard.
Isn’t it nice how this administration is working hard to recreate Great Britain’s abusive and tyrannical Star Chamber?
The Obama administration’s top ten Constitutional violations for 2013.
The sad thing about this list is that it is incomplete, and it is only for 2013. Moreover, anyone who has been honestly following the news for the past five years will recognize most of these abuses. However, #9 was new to me, and just as egregious.
Responding to complaints about the University of Montana’s handling of sexual assault claims, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, in conjunction with the Justice Department, sent the university a letter intended as a national “blueprint” for tackling sexual harassment. The letter urges a crackdown on “unwelcome” speech and requires complaints to be heard in quasi-judicial procedures that deny legal representation, encourage punishment before trial, and convict based on a mere “more likely than not” standard.
Isn’t it nice how this administration is working hard to recreate Great Britain’s abusive and tyrannical Star Chamber?
Under Obamacare more than half the counties in the 34 states that use the federal Obamacare health exchange have no affordable insurance plans.
What’s not in it: Under Obamacare more than half the counties in the 34 states that use the federal Obamacare health exchange have no affordable insurance plans.
Don’t worry, your doctor won’t see you anyway!
Aren’t we all glad the Democrats stood firm in Congress to make sure this law went into effect?
What’s not in it: Under Obamacare more than half the counties in the 34 states that use the federal Obamacare health exchange have no affordable insurance plans.
Don’t worry, your doctor won’t see you anyway!
Aren’t we all glad the Democrats stood firm in Congress to make sure this law went into effect?
Here come the Obamacare tax bills!
Finding out what’s in it: Here come the Obamacare tax bills!
The new taxes on one customer’s bill added up to $23.14 a month, or $277.68 annually, according to Kaiser Health News. It boosted the monthly premium from $322.26 to $345.40 for that individual. The new taxes and fees include a 2 percent levy on every health plan, which is expected to net about $8 billion for the government in 2014 and increase to $14.3 billion in 2018. There’s also a $2 fee per policy that goes into a new medical-research trust fund called the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Insurers pay a 3.5 percent user fee to sell medical plans on the HealthCare.gov Web site.
This list doesn’t include the hidden tax imposed on medical equipment that will also be passed on to customers.
Finding out what’s in it: Here come the Obamacare tax bills!
The new taxes on one customer’s bill added up to $23.14 a month, or $277.68 annually, according to Kaiser Health News. It boosted the monthly premium from $322.26 to $345.40 for that individual. The new taxes and fees include a 2 percent levy on every health plan, which is expected to net about $8 billion for the government in 2014 and increase to $14.3 billion in 2018. There’s also a $2 fee per policy that goes into a new medical-research trust fund called the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Insurers pay a 3.5 percent user fee to sell medical plans on the HealthCare.gov Web site.
This list doesn’t include the hidden tax imposed on medical equipment that will also be passed on to customers.
“The TSA couldn’t protect you from a 6-year-old with a water balloon.”
“The TSA couldn’t protect you from a 6-year-old with a water balloon.”
The man who said this is head of security at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, the world’s safest. He should know. And he does know. Read it all. He bluntly explains the idiocy of what the TSA does, as well as the Congress that imposed the TSA on us.
“The TSA couldn’t protect you from a 6-year-old with a water balloon.”
The man who said this is head of security at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, the world’s safest. He should know. And he does know. Read it all. He bluntly explains the idiocy of what the TSA does, as well as the Congress that imposed the TSA on us.
Should Republicans again demand that the Obamacare individual mandate be delayed?
Should Republicans again demand that the Obamacare individual mandate be delayed?
I say, no. I say the Republicans should demand that Obamacare be repealed. Agreeing to delay the mandate only acts to cement other parts of the law into place, which is bad as there is literally nothing about this law that is good, for the country or for health care.
Moreover, agreeing to delay parts of Obamacare will then make the Republicans part of the problem. Better to force the Democrats to vote against repeal, even as the law unravels. The result in November can only be good, as this vote will provide conservatives with more ammunition during the election campaign.
Finally, by putting repeal up to a vote we might even be surprised and get enough votes to repeal. Obama would then veto that repeal, but the vote would set the precedent for further repeal votes down the line, when Obama is gone.
Should Republicans again demand that the Obamacare individual mandate be delayed?
I say, no. I say the Republicans should demand that Obamacare be repealed. Agreeing to delay the mandate only acts to cement other parts of the law into place, which is bad as there is literally nothing about this law that is good, for the country or for health care.
Moreover, agreeing to delay parts of Obamacare will then make the Republicans part of the problem. Better to force the Democrats to vote against repeal, even as the law unravels. The result in November can only be good, as this vote will provide conservatives with more ammunition during the election campaign.
Finally, by putting repeal up to a vote we might even be surprised and get enough votes to repeal. Obama would then veto that repeal, but the vote would set the precedent for further repeal votes down the line, when Obama is gone.
The first theorem of government: Government is a racket that benefits the political elite by taking money from everyone else.
The first theorem of government: Government is a racket that benefits the political elite by taking money from everyone else.
He has the data. Look especially at his first graph. And he correctly notes that this has been a bi-partisan effort.
The solution? Vote these bums out of office, repeatedly and often, so that no one has a motive to concentrate power and money in Washington.
The first theorem of government: Government is a racket that benefits the political elite by taking money from everyone else.
He has the data. Look especially at his first graph. And he correctly notes that this has been a bi-partisan effort.
The solution? Vote these bums out of office, repeatedly and often, so that no one has a motive to concentrate power and money in Washington.
The sticker shock of Obamacare only begins when you pick your plan.
The sticker shock of Obamacare only begins when you pick your plan.
As a key enrollment deadline hits Monday, many people without health insurance have been sizing up policies on the new government health care marketplace and making what seems like a logical choice: They’re picking the cheapest one.
Increasingly, experts in health insurance are becoming concerned that many of these first-time buyers will be in for a shock when they get medical care next year and discover they’re on the hook for most of the initial cost.
In other words, the high premiums don’t cover most initial bills. You will have to pay the cost of most of your medical bills yourself.
The sticker shock of Obamacare only begins when you pick your plan.
As a key enrollment deadline hits Monday, many people without health insurance have been sizing up policies on the new government health care marketplace and making what seems like a logical choice: They’re picking the cheapest one.
Increasingly, experts in health insurance are becoming concerned that many of these first-time buyers will be in for a shock when they get medical care next year and discover they’re on the hook for most of the initial cost.
In other words, the high premiums don’t cover most initial bills. You will have to pay the cost of most of your medical bills yourself.
“An apparent double standard in President Barack Obama’s unprecedented crackdown on unauthorized leaks.”
Disclosures by lower-level officials have been vigorously pursued. For example, seven Navy SEALs were reprimanded for disclosing classified material to the makers of a military video game. Moreover, the administration has prosecuted a record number of intelligence community personnel for leaking.
Rarely, however, has the administration taken criminal action against senior officials for leaking.
Disclosures by lower-level officials have been vigorously pursued. For example, seven Navy SEALs were reprimanded for disclosing classified material to the makers of a military video game. Moreover, the administration has prosecuted a record number of intelligence community personnel for leaking.
Rarely, however, has the administration taken criminal action against senior officials for leaking.
Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery comes to life!
Another way for the young to avoid the absurdly expensive Obamacare insurance plans.
Another way for the young to avoid the absurdly expensive Obamacare insurance plans.
Another way for the young to avoid the absurdly expensive Obamacare insurance plans.
Another court today ruled against the Obamacare contraceptive mandate.
The law is such an inconvenient thing: Another court today ruled against the Obamacare contraceptive mandate.
The law is such an inconvenient thing: Another court today ruled against the Obamacare contraceptive mandate.
The top ten states for job growth.
The top ten states for job growth.
There isn’t a clear common political thread here, but it is worth noting that all of the top five and seven of the ten have all-Republican governments.
It isn’t the party that matters, it is the philosophy of the members of that party that matters. And you are more likely to find politicians who support freedom, competition, and capitalism in the Republican Party.
The top ten states for job growth.
There isn’t a clear common political thread here, but it is worth noting that all of the top five and seven of the ten have all-Republican governments.
It isn’t the party that matters, it is the philosophy of the members of that party that matters. And you are more likely to find politicians who support freedom, competition, and capitalism in the Republican Party.
A Muslim woman graduates at the top of her class, in medicine, in Israel.
A Muslim woman graduates at the top of her class, in medicine, in Israel.
But how can this be? Israel an apartheid state, according to numerous leftwing political activists.
Actually, it is the freest and most diverse state in the Middle East. The left is merely lying, as they have a habit of doing.
A Muslim woman graduates at the top of her class, in medicine, in Israel.
But how can this be? Israel an apartheid state, according to numerous leftwing political activists.
Actually, it is the freest and most diverse state in the Middle East. The left is merely lying, as they have a habit of doing.
New security issues revealed for the Obamacare website.
New security issues revealed for the Obamacare website.
Worse, the Obama administration had been warned about these problems but decided to make believe they didn’t exist.
New security issues revealed for the Obamacare website.
Worse, the Obama administration had been warned about these problems but decided to make believe they didn’t exist.
Scientists admit that second-hand smoke causes zero cancer deaths.
Scientists admit that second-hand smoke causes zero cancer deaths.
The article notes that this fact has been known for years.
Jyoti Patel, MD, of Northwestern University School of Medicine said the findings were not new. … “Passive smoking has many downstream health effects—asthma, upper respiratory infections, other pulmonary diseases, cardiovascular disease—but only borderline increased risk of lung cancer,” said Patel. “The strongest reason to avoid passive cigarette smoke is to change societal behavior: to not live in a society where smoking is a norm.”
In other words, the power hungry who have been imposing these regulations on us have been lying about why they want to do it. They aren’t protecting anyone, they are simply trying to impose their will. And succeeding.
Scientists admit that second-hand smoke causes zero cancer deaths.
The article notes that this fact has been known for years.
Jyoti Patel, MD, of Northwestern University School of Medicine said the findings were not new. … “Passive smoking has many downstream health effects—asthma, upper respiratory infections, other pulmonary diseases, cardiovascular disease—but only borderline increased risk of lung cancer,” said Patel. “The strongest reason to avoid passive cigarette smoke is to change societal behavior: to not live in a society where smoking is a norm.”
In other words, the power hungry who have been imposing these regulations on us have been lying about why they want to do it. They aren’t protecting anyone, they are simply trying to impose their will. And succeeding.