Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Note from Ben Stein...What's Happened?

"What's Happened?"

 WE FIGURED HIM OUT



WE FIGURED HIM OUT!  By Ben Stein


Why is President Barack Obama in such a hurry to get his socialized medicine bill passed?

Because he and his cunning circle realize some basic truths:

The American people in their unimaginable kindness and trust voted for a pig in a poke in 2008.

They wanted so much to believe Barack Obama was somehow better and different from other ultra-leftists that they simply took him on faith.

They ignored his anti-white writings in his books.

They ignored his quiet acceptance of hysterical anti-American diatribes by his minister, Jeremiah Wright.

They ignored his refusal to explain years at a time of his life as a student.

They ignored his ultra-left record as a "community organizer," Illinois state legislator, and Senator.

The American people ignored his total zero of an academic record as a student and teacher, his complete lack of scholarship when he was being touted as a scholar.

Now, the American people are starting to wake up to the truth. Barack Obama is a super likeable super leftist, not a fan of this country, way, way too cozy with the terrorist leaders in the Middle East , way beyond naïveté, all the way into active destruction of our interests and our allies and our future. The American people have already awakened to the truth that the stimulus bill -- a great idea in theory -- was really an immense bribe to Democrat interest groups, and in no way an effort to help all Americans.

Now, Americans are waking up to the truth that ObamaCare basically means that every time you are sick or injured, you will have a clerk from the Department of Motor Vehicles telling your doctor what he can and cannot do.

The American people already know that Mr. Obama's plan to lower health costs while expanding coverage and bureaucracy is a myth, a promise of something that never was and never will be -- a bureaucracy lowering costs in a free society. Either the costs go up or the free society goes away.

These are perilous times.. Mrs. Hillary Clinton, our Secretary of State, has given Iran the go-ahead to have nuclear weapons, an unqualified betrayal of the nation. Now, we face a devastating loss of freedom at home in health care. It will be joined by controls on our lives to "protect us" from global warming, itself largely a fraud if believed to be caused by man.

Mr. Obama knows Americans are getting wise and will stop him if he delays at all in taking away our freedoms. There is his urgency and our opportunity. Once freedom is lost, America is lost. Wake up, beloved America .

Ben Stein is a writer, actor, economist, and lawyer living in Beverly Hills and Malibu . He writes "Ben Stein's Diary" for every issue of The American Spectator.

They may have ruined my country and yours.

You must as an American FORWARD this to all, or you will wake up one morning and your freedoms are no longer there.

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
Henry David Thoreau

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Food for thought.

Take a look at this and just remember elections in Nov. 2010.  
                     

 U.S. House & Senate have voted themselves $4,700 and $5,300 raises.

1.     They voted to not give you a S.S. Cost of living raise in 2010 and 2011.

2.     Your Medicaid premiums will go up $285.60 for the 2-years and

You will not get the 3% COLA: $660/yr. Your total 2-yr loss and cost is

-$1,600 or -$3,200 for husband and wife.

3.     Over 2-yrs they each get $10,000

4.     Do you feel SCREWED?

5.     Will they stop your cost of drugs - doctor fees - local taxes - food, etc., from increasing?

NO WAY . They have a raise and better benefits. Why care about you? You never did anything about it in the past. They think you are obviously are too stupid or don't care..

6.     Do you really think that Nancy, Harry, Chris, Charlie, Barnie, et al, care about you?  SEND THE MESSAGE--  or You're FIRED.

IN 2010 YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET RID OF THE SITTING CONGRESS:

           Up to 1/3 OF THE SENATE, AND 100% OF THE HOUSE.

MAKE SURE YOU'RE STILL MAD IN NOVEMBER 2010 AND REMIND THEIR REPLACEMENTS NOT TO SCREW UP.

It is ok to forward this to your sphere of influence if you are finally tired of the abuse.

Maybe it's time for the........

Amendment 28

"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United

States that does not apply equally to the Senators or Representatives,

and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators or

Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the

United States."

 

Let's get this passed around, folks - these people in Washington have brought this upon themselves!!!  It's time for retribution.  Let's take back America .

Thanks Ted.


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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Republican Party of Minnesota House District 50A

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Monday, December 14, 2009

Alipac

Torgerson for Congress

Check out the link here.

I would appreciate some feed back...what do you think?

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Pelosi: Taxing the Dead

Vision to America

"Nancy Pelosi and her puppets have brought a bill to raise the Death Tax on hard working Americans to the floor of the House of Representatives. This double dip tax penalizes small business owners and American farmers for succeeding - even during the Pelosi Recession."

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Constitution Guide: Understanding the Preconditions to the Right (or Duty) of Revolution:

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Karl Rove: CanRepublicans Retake the Senate in 2010? - WSJ.com

Karl Rove: CanRepublicans Retake the Senate in 2010? - WSJ.com

Karl Rove: CanRepublicans Retake the Senate in 2010? - WSJ.com

Karl Rove: CanRepublicans Retake the Senate in 2010? - WSJ.com

Christian Fathers put in jail for shunning explicit sex ed.

WND

"An international human rights organization today announced it will pursue a civil lawsuit on behalf of parents who want to control their children's education and withhold them from explicit sex education and play-acting classes required by the German government."

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Budget and Tax Hearings

Spread the word of this meeting  please.

If you're like me, you've heard from your city and county officials that when your home value increases, your property tax has to increase (I've never figured out why, because it doesn't cost any more for a fire truck or police car to drive down one street as compared to another, or one day as compared to another). However, when your property value DROPS, we are told that our taxes STILL have to go up because the city or county has to be able to make their budget.

Well, isn't THAT special.

They don't get to have it BOTH ways. When costs are rising, taking a bigger bite out of our pockets, thus reducing OUR standard of living, shouldn't government also have to reduce THEIRS? If we have to live on less (and that's what rising prices do, cost you more for the same goods and services, reducing your purchasing power, and thus lowering your standard of living), shouldn't government have to live on less, also? After all, "government" (the bureaucracy that we put in place to administer the day-to-day workings of the people's business) is SUPPOSED to be a servant of WE THE PEOPLE, and NOT the other way around. Our Founding Fathers set US up as the sovereigns, and not the government, yet nowadays we have these bureaucrats trying to dictate policy and control OUR lives, instead of US telling government what we will allow it to do.

So, if you feel, as I do, that government in the City of Columbia Heights should have to live within its means when times are tight, just as WE have to, you need to know about the property tax hearing at the City Council meeting on Monday, December 14, 2009, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers. After looking at my proposed tax increases for next year, the overwhelming amount of increase is coming from the city portion of my tax bill (almost $100.00). I think it's time to tell the City Council that if WE have to make do with less, so should THEY (remember, if prices are rising, but your income isn't, you're making do with LESS). It would be nice to pack the meeting, and let them know, just as we did with the proposed RIBS ordinance, that we've had enough of out of control "government." It's time the city starts living within OUR means, because we aren't an endless source of revenue to be tapped at will. If we don't, where will it all stop?


Budget and Tax Hearings

Columbia Heights City Council Chambers
590 40th Ave. N.E.
December 14, 2009 - 7:00 p.m.
(discuss city portion


Sincerely,

Gregory K. Sloat
MNGOP
Chair, Precinct 8
HD-50A Delegate
CD-5 Delegate
State Delegate
State Central Committee Delegate

P.S. If you have received this email in error (e.g., you no longer live in Columbia Heights), please accept my apologies. I'm using the most recent list that is available to me.


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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

The world of Whim Illistrated

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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And this, passed on to me from a friend.



The New Fashion Rage In Police Mug Shots
           These are actual Police Photos...too funny.

Just think about this for a second:
Did you ever see anyone arrested wearing a Bush T-shirt, or for you older guys, an Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, or even Nixon, or Bob Dole shirt?

           Obama must be proud of his supporters.

Thanks G-Man

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Fox news poll from NPR

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This is one poll you may wish to vote in!!

If you haven't heard this, the White House is accusing Fox News of not being a legitimate source of news, calling them biased, etc.  They have tried to block Fox reporters from news conferences, etc., but the other news networks are fighting back (in favor of Fox) and caused the White House to back down.  NPR has put a survey online for us to voice our opinion.  If you want to vote in this survey, go to the link below and cast your vote.  Currently it is neck to neck, so your vote will make a difference.  Let's show them how we feel about honest conservative news reporting.

vote here

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Friday, October 16, 2009

Candidates Forum

Forwarded to me from a friend,  district50ablog.blogspot.com


Republican friend,
 
Senate District 51 is hosting a forum for the nine Republican candidates for governor. It's going to be an exciting event. It will take place on Tuesday, October 20, in Mounds View. Doors open at 6pm. There will be a dessert reception and a cash bar available.
 
Our forum will feature an exciting, interactive format: all participants will be seated in small groups. Candidates will speak one at a time to each group for 10 minutes. After their 10 minutes are up, the candidates will all rotate between each of the groups. The forum will not end until each group has met each candidate. This gives you the opportunity to meet all of the candidates in a small group setting that is moderated and positive. After the forum, there will be an informal meet-and-greet.
 
Tickets can be purchased ahead of time online or at the door. Door sales are $25. Since you're a district resident, you can buy tickets for $15 ahead of time online. You can buy your tickets securely online at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/79952  Once you begin your order, enter the discount code "LOCAL" to receive the discount. You can buy as many tickets as you would like at this discounted price.

You can find more information on our website at http://www.sd51.org/forum. Please email me with any questions or concerns.
 
Regards,                       
Richard Walch
mailto:datavice51b@sd51-gop.org           


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Friday, September 25, 2009

Townhall with Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann tonight

Townhall with Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann tonight...

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Hi all,
Ya know sometimes ya just have to pass something along even if it might not be true...you know the internet and all! So here goes this is worth it I think.

Our Government at WORK !!    pass it  ON !
ACTUAL PASSPORT LETTER-----HILARIOUS!


This letter is a thing of beauty (even if the language is a bit rough)..
You definitely feel the guy's pain! An actual letter to the passport
office...

Dear sirs,

I'm in the process of renewing my passport, and still cannot believe this.
How is it that Radio Shack has my address and telephone number and knows
that I bought a cable t.v. from them back in 1987, and yet, the Federal
Government is still asking me where I was born and on what date.

For Christ sakes, do you guys do this by hand? My birth date you have on my
social security card, and it is on all the income tax forms I've filed for
the past 30 years. It is on my health insurance card, my driver's license,
on the last eight damn passports I've had, on all those stupid customs
declaration forms I've had to fill out before being allowed off the plane
over the last 30 years, and all those insufferable census forms that are
done at election times.

Would somebody please take note, once and for all, that my mother's name is
Maryanne, my father's name is Robert and I'd be absolutely astounded if that
ever changed between now and when I die!!!!!!

I apologize, I'm really pissed off this morning. Between you an' me, I've
had enough of this bullshit! You send the application to my house, then you
ask me for my friggin' address.

What is going on?  You have a gang of Neanderthal assholes workin' there!
Look at my darn picture. Do I look like Bin Laden?  I don't want to dig up
Yasser Arafat, for shit sakes. I just want to go and park my ass on a sandy
beach.

And would someone please tell me, why would you give a shit whether I plan
on visiting a farm in the next  15 days? If I ever got the urge to do
something weird to a chicken or a goat, believe you me, I'd sure as hell not
want to tell anyone!

Well, I have to go now, 'cause I have to go to the other end of the city and
get another friggin' copy of my birth certificate, to the tune of $60. Would
it be so complicated to have all the services in the same spot to assist in
the issuance of a new passport the same day??  Nooooo, that'd be too dang
easy and maybe makes sense.  You'd rather have us running all over the
friggin' place like chickens with our heads cut off, then find some a-hole
to confirm that it's really me on the dang picture - you know,the one where
we're not allowed to smile?! (bureaucratic friggin' morons)  Hey, you know
why we can't smile? We're totally pissed off!


Signed
- An Irate Citizen.


P.S. Remember what I said above about the picture and getting someone to
confirm that it's me?  Well,  my family has been in this country since 1776
.......I have served in the military for something over 30 years and have
had security clearances up the yingyang........However, I have to get
someone'important' to verify who I am - you know, someone like my doctor WHO
WAS BORN AND RAISED IN INDIA  !

Sincerely,

You Sure In The Hell Should Know Who.

..................And we want them to run our health care?!?


Thanks G-man


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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Town Hall Rally with Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul

Join Us For A Town Hall Rally With  

Ron Paul 
&    
Michele Bachmann


 Friday, Sept. 25, 2009
7:00 - 9:00 pm
 
To Be Held At:
Northrop Auditorium- U of M
84 Church Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN, 55455
 
Seating is first come, first serve. 
 
 The Town Hall will include opening remarks from Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Tony Sutton and Deputy Chair Michael Brodkorb.
  
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at events@mngop.com 


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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Scott County Republicans

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On the September 21 Meet the Press, NBC’s David Gregory asked House Republican Leader John Boehner about President Obama’s political philosophy. Here’s a partial transcript of the interview: GREGORY: But, Leader, don’t they get even more scared when you got the head of the Republican Party sending out an e-mail that, you know, to challenge the president and Democratic leaders for a socialist power grab? I mean, is that appropriate conversation? Is this, did you really think the president’s a socialist? BOEHNER: Listen, when you begin to look at how much they want to grow government, you can call it whatever you want, but the fact is, is that... GREGORY: Well, what do you call it, though? This is important. BOEHNER: This is unsustainable. We’re, we’re broke. GREGORY: That’s fine. Do you think the president’s a socialist? Because that’s what... BOEHNER: No. GREGORY: OK. But the head of the Republican Party is, is calling him that. BOEHNER: Well, listen, I didn’t call him that and I’m not going to call him that. Richard Viguerie's Conservative HQ | Active Polls Shared via AddThis

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A Letter from Brigitte Gabriel

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Remembering a Fallen Soldier…

Remembering What We Are Up Against
and Why We Must – and Will – Prevail

by Brigitte Gabriel

Dear America, (50ablog moderator inserted "America")

I don’t believe I’ve ever written a letter quite like this to you before. Indeed, it is difficult to write this without tears welling up in my eyes.

It started as a rainy Friday morning in late August. I was flying from my presentation in Springfield, Missouri, to my next destination connecting through Atlanta. Little did I know that what I was about to experience that day was going to shake me to the depth of my soul, inflame my passion for our country (I didn't think it was possible to be more passionate) and remind me why ACT! for America is so important to our security and the future of America.

I looked out my window at gloomy Atlanta as the plane took off, closed my eyes and pictured home and my loving family meeting me at the airport with open arms, smiles and kisses, waiting to whisk me off to Outback Steak House for dinner as planned.

It was a quiet, uneventful flight. No beverage service. No announcements from the captain — until we landed at our final destination:

      "Welcome to "......." . Ladies and Gentleman we have a special request to ask of you. We are carrying on this plane today a fallen soldier brought home from Afghanistan. His body is accompanied by Sgt. "......". Please kindly allow Sgt. "...." to deplane first so he can do his job in escorting the body below. We will leave the seat belt sign on until the body has been taken off the plane. Then when the seat belt sign is turned off, you can deplane."

The plane continued slowly down the runway as the captain’s shocking announcement reverberated among the passengers. As we taxied closer to our gate, tears began to flow as we saw a police car, a military hearse, and a team of Marines standing in formation waiting to carry the body.

And the saddest scene of all — his family, wife and children, all lined up against the wall waiting for him.

Burning tears were flowing down my face as my heart sank into utter pain and agony at such a sight. We always hear about this on the news and feel sad but to experience it in person is completely different.

We pulled up to our gate and Sgt. "...." stood up in all his gloriously decorated uniform, opened up the overhead compartment carrying a folded American flag and a back pack, and started walking out of the plane amid the clapping and tears of all of us on board.

No one in the plane even touched their cell phone. People were transfixed, staring out the window, sharing our respect and sorrow. At that moment we were not Democrats, Republicans or Independents. We were Americans soberly watching one of our own come home in a coffin draped with an American flag.

As they removed the body from the plane, two men holding his wife started walking towards the plane as the wife covered her face and began sobbing. She was followed by her children. The Marines walked in formation and carried his body to the hearse.

We started getting out of our seats and deplaning without a word from anyone except the sounds of crying coming from different people looking out the window as they walked out of the plane.

As I entered the airport, people were standing in lines and rows facing the window watching all this.

Some men were saluting the body. We all stood next to each other, honoring this soldier until his body was finally in the hearse and he was driven off the tarmac.

It was the most sobering, heartbreaking, and patriotic scene. As I cried for the following few hours sitting with my family at home eating Chinese take-out for dinner (I just wasn’t up to going out for dinner), I was reminded of why we need to continually remind Americans that we are at war.

Our men and women are fighting and dying overseas to protect America from an enemy who is not only fighting us across the globe but also advancing here at home.

Just because we have not been successfully attacked at home doesn't mean our enemy has forgotten about us. Their tactics have become more sophisticated. They not only wish to attack us militarily, they are moving at full speed in the advance of their cultural Jihad invading America.

Islamic foot-washing basins in airports; Shariah finance being introduced by American banks; college campuses designating Islamic prayer rooms for Muslims only; Islamic compounds practicing Shariah law springing up across America; public schools using our tax dollars to indoctrinate American students into Islam; demands by Muslim parents that their children be provided private prayer rooms in their public schools; Muslim workers demanding special workplace accommodations no other religious person would ask for; and the list goes on.

As history demonstrates, only organized resistance will stop this. Unopposed by organized resistance, the advance of cultural Jihad in Europe has proceeded to the point that many think a full-blown “Eurabia” is inevitable and irreversible.

And even if we win the war against Islamic terrorism, but lose the struggle against cultural Jihad here at home, we may protect our safety but lose our liberties and our way of life. I just don’t believe this young man who fell on the field of battle would consider that a victory.

“Freedom” is not just freedom from the physical harm our Islamist enemies want to inflict on us. It is freedom from the tyranny and oppression of shariah Islamic law and the supremacist political ideology our enemies are determined to impose upon us.

So, just as that soldier was on the front lines of this war overseas, we are on the “front lines” here at home. That soldier was part of the “organized resistance” in Afghanistan. We are part of the “organized resistance” here in America.

We cannot afford to fail in our military missions overseas. Failure would embolden and empower Islamists throughout the world.

We also cannot afford to fail here at home.

This is why I appeal to you to take heart and help me continue building ACT! for America. We are the only nationwide organized resistance to this threat. As I said, we are the front lines here at home.

Our families, our communities and our nation are depending on us, even though many do not yet realize it.

For instance, two years ago ACT helped pass the bill in Congress that protects every citizen from lawsuits when they report suspicious activity in public places.

How many Americans know this happened? Very few. Yet they are now protected from lawsuits, which means America is safer as a result.

I know there are other issues right now, such as health care and the economy, that are dominating the attention of the American people. And I understand why that is.

But for those of us, you and me, who grasp the seriousness of the threat of radical Islam, we must continue to do everything we can to make sure that the reason 9/11 occurred is not forgotten. That the reason we are fighting in Afghanistan is not forgotten.

We must continue to push forward, to inform, organize, and ring the alarm bells, even when it feels like a lot of people aren’t paying attention right now or don’t seem to “get it.”

Because there are many good Americans out there ready to respond to our message, if we can only get it to them.

Because we are the modern “Paul Revere's,” the messengers who are warning America even when a lot of America is preoccupied with other matters. It is estimated that over 2/3 of the colonists either were loyal to Britain or were indifferent to the political struggles the colonies were experiencing in 1776.

Yet, through the leadership and sacrifice of the remaining colonists, independence was declared and Britain was defeated.

How I wish I could be standing in your presence this very moment, to grasp your hands, look into your eyes, and say “be encouraged!”

We will win this struggle against radical Islam. It won’t be tomorrow, or next year, but we will, in time, prevail — so long as good, patriotic Americans like you do not lose hope and keep taking action.

We are winning victories, and we will continue to win more – and bigger – victories, so long as good, patriotic Americans like you do not lose hope and keep taking action.

Let’s remember how far we have come together. In less than two years we have built the largest grassroots organization in America dedicated to combating the threat of radical Islam, with 62,000 members and 315 local chapters.

Be encouraged!

I want to close with this. Last week, when Guy Rodgers and I were at the EMP conference in Niagara, NY, the president of a national security organization sat down with us and thanked us profusely for what ACT! for America is doing and has already accomplished.

I wish you could have seen his face and heard his words. This is a man who has served at high levels of government and been around Washington politics for decades.

His message to us – and ultimately to you – was that ACT! for America is KEY to all our efforts to defeat radical Islam. He has watched us grow, witnessed our activism, and rejoiced for our victories.

So I’ll say it again. Be encouraged!

Always devoted,


Brigitte Gabriel

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Townhall Announcement

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All,
 
The Senate District 44 Republicans will be hosting a gubernatorial candidates forum on Monday, September 21st in Hopkins.
 
Town Hall Q&A with MN Gubernatorial Candidates
Monday, September 21st
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Eisenhower Community Center
10010 Hwy 7
Hopkins, MN
 
Price: $10
 
Map link:

 
There will be 3-4 prepared questions for each candidate. The remaining time will be open to questions from the audience.
 
Questions concerning this event should be referred to Jennifer at 952-988-4066 or jennifersd44@yahoo.com.
 
Thank you,
 
Carleton Crawford
5th

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Townhall Announcement

All,
 
The Senate District 44 Republicans will be hosting a gubernatorial candidates forum on Monday, September 21st in Hopkins.
 
Town Hall Q&A with MN Gubernatorial Candidates
Monday, September 21st
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Eisenhower Community Center
10010 Hwy 7
Hopkins, MN
 
Price: $10
 
Map link:

 
There will be 3-4 prepared questions for each candidate. The remaining time will be open to questions from the audience.
 
Questions concerning this event should be referred to Jennifer at 952-988-4066 or jennifersd44@yahoo.com.
 
Thank you,
 
Carleton Crawford
5th

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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Come Celebrate

Mexican Independence Day Celebration

 

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Join us at:

Puerto Del Sol Restaurant

 3800 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421

 

 

September 19, Saturday

3:00 p.m. ~ 8:00 p.m.

 

 

The band, "Sombra del Destina" will play,

and "Nacho Torres" will sing  traditional mariachi music. 

"Grupo Aztlan" will demonstrate Aztec dances in traditional dress.

Venders include Cuernavaca Market and Dona Anita International Grocery. 

 

          Event includes children’s inflatable's, face painting, and piñatas.

 

Come learn about the history of Mexican Independence and

celebrate a shared heritage of freedom!

 

Call for more information: 763-788-3114 or 763-789-3039

 

Everyone is welcome. No cover charge.

 

HOSTED BY:

Puerto Del Sol Restaurant,

Dona Anita International Groceries,

Cuernavaca Market,

Republican HD 50A

and,

 The Tim Utz Campaign



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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

ANTI GUN ALERT

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********************ALERT**********************

I just received word that Columbia Heights Mayor Gary Peterson joined the National Anti-gun Group "Mayors Against Illegal Guns". This is a group started by ultra leftist Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City to oppose important pro-gun reforms and to support new federal gun control restrictions. It is critical that Mayor Peterson disassociate himself from this anti- gun group and you can do your part by contacting his office today and urging him to withdraw his MAIG membership.

Please call, e-mail and write Mayor Peterson today and ask him to support law-abiding gun owners by publicly disassociating  himself from Michael and "Mayors Against Illegal Guns." Help him make the right choice between protecting your Second Amendment rights or continuing to be associated with those who actively oppose and undermine your firearms freedom.

Mayor Gary Peterson
590 40th Ave NE
Columbia Heights, MN 55421
763-706-3607 ext. 1 and gary.peterson@ci.columbia-heights.mn.us

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

From TEA Party Express

After months of planning, and thousands of hours of hard work and planning, we are officially launching the "Tea Party Express" tour - TODAY - Friday, August 28, 2009.

 

We urge you all to join us for one of our 34 "Tea Party" rallies across the country over the next 16 days.  We also ask that as many of you follow along in your own vehicle as part of our caravan - whether for just a few miles as we pull out of a rally, or if you like join us for the entire tour, or just part of the way.

 

The tour route and complete listing of dates, times and locations for each rally are located here: http://www.teapartyexpress.org/tour/index.html

 

We have so many media organizations covering this huge event so it is crucial for us to have large crowds, and as many vehicles as possible joining our caravan.  So jump in your car, RV, motorcycle, SUV, minivan, etc...

 

Help us fight back against Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and any/every Member of Congress (regardless of whether they are Democrat or Republican) who will support their radical, liberal agenda.

 

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Saturday, August 15, 2009

2 Townhall Meetings Scheduled

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Congressman Colin Peterson:

The events will begin with a panel of local stakeholders and experts who
will make brief statements that will be followed by a moderated panel
discussion, with questions from the audience to begin at that point. The
public is invited to attend and participate.

  Willmar   Meeting:
Date:              2 p.m., Friday, August 14, 2009- TODAY
Location:        Health and Human Services Multipurpose Room
                        2200 23rd Street
                        Willmar ,  MN   56201
 
 
  Bemidji   Meeting:
Date:              1 p.m., Monday, August 17, 2009
Location:        County Administration Board Room
                         701 Minnesota Avenue NW
                         Bemidji ,  MN   56601

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Saturday, August 8, 2009

IBD Editorials

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Are We In America or Amerika?

By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Friday, August 07, 2009 4:20 PM PT

Public Debate: Democrats, bloodied over their attempt to force health care "reform" on Americans, are looking more unreasonable and hysterical by the day. This isn't healthy for the republic.

(From the moderator: REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR

The Democrat Party
Suffered an ironic, covert death.
Killed by the same flesh eating rot,
That killed one hundred million,
With it’s breath.
Falsely, crying horrible foul,
To the GOD they disavow.
And wailing louder still,
When we refuse to bow,
To what these tyrannical appeasers,
All along should have known.
The reflection in the mirror
Is a creation all their own.
Look deep into the glass,
 Betrayers of life,
 To whom the mulct paid,
Is the sound of chains,
And the sickly smell of clotting blood,
Sweet in your nostrils.
As purposefully ignorant minions,
 Stride heavy booted,
Down the slimy slope to hell.
Where the lust to control presides!
And human life has no worth,
But to honor slavery’s knell,
With liberty’s dearth.
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Friday, August 7, 2009

Free Our Health Care Now

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Free our Health Care Now 1,058,967 people have signed join the group and stop Socialized medicine and the Totalist takeover of the USA



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Thursday, August 6, 2009

IBD Editorials

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from IBD Editorials

"Getting In Their Faces For A Change

By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Thursday, August 06, 2009 4:20 PM PT

Public Discourse: The candidate who told his supporters "to argue with them and get in their face" now finds the shoe on the other foot. So they're taking names and encouraging you to turn in your neighbors."



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The following is an email sent out on why there are some leading activists staying with the MN GOP. http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php Shared via AddThis

CRHR

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from Campaign for Responsible Health Reform


Thursday, August 6, 2009

Dear Supporter of Responsible Health Reform,

Tomorrow you have the chance to make your voice heard on the national stage. On Friday at 1:00PM EDT, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and other public officials will host a webcast to talk about health care reform. This is an important opportunity to ask Secretary Sebelius and her colleagues serious questions about the negative impact of a government-run plan.

The public is invited to submit questions to this forum, which is entitled, "Health Insurance Reform - What's in it For You?" Questions can be mailed to hhsstudio@hhs.gov and submitted via Twitter by using the "hashtag," or reference code, #HCRQ.

This is a great opportunity to ask the tough questions. Several sample questions you might consider are listed below. Please phrase them in your own words so that they reflect your personal thinking on the issues.
Sample questions for tomorrow's webcast:

    * How does the current legislation bring down healthcare costs while at the same time promising no limits on care and artificially-capped premiums?  It doesn't add up, and the Congressional Budget Office agrees.
    * How is it possible for government-run health care to be sustainably funded and not reliant on taxpayer money when it's a proven fact that other - and smaller-scale - government-run health programs like Medicare and Medicaid soon will run out of cash?
    * How will it be possible to choose a private health insurance plan if more and more people jump to a less expensive government-run health plan? Won't that cause my premiums to rise - or even put my health plan out of business?
    * What guarantees are there that my healthcare options won't be determined by bureaucrats instead of my doctor?

This forum is a great way for people like you to show that you are paying attention and concerned about proposals for a plan that could balloon the deficit, increase costs, and reduce health care choices.  We hope you can join this webcast and submit your questions!

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Saturday, August 1, 2009

CFIF.org, Patriot Update and GOPUSA

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from CIFI.ORG

"Damn The Transparency... Full-Speed Ahead.

Make no mistake, the powers-that-be in Washington did not want you to know what is in this horrendous Obamanation that they are calling "health care reform."

In fact, some Democrats - led by Speaker Pelosi -- are trying to suppress the truth about ObamaCare ... prevent We the People from knowing the facts about this legislation.

According to Roll Call:

"Democrats are preventing Republican House Members from sending their constituents a mailing that is critical of the majority's health care reform plan, blocking the mailing by alleging that it is inaccurate."

"House Republicans are crying foul and claiming that the Democrats are using their majority to prevent GOP Members from communicating with their constituents.

"'Hiding the truth about wildly unpopular policies is a Democrat specialty,' said one GOP aide. 'I'd like to see the flow chart on how Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi plans on implementing the open and transparent government she keeps promising everyone.'"

Last month, five governors made the "mistake" of using the word "rationing" in discussing proposed health care legislation making its way through Congress.

Response from the Administration was quick. Don't use that term. We don't want the American people to think about having to cut back on procedures now available to them.

But despite these efforts, the truth is getting out. People are coming to know that ObamaCare is rationed care... long waiting lines for government-approved treatments dictated by bureaucrats in Washington.

If you think your family's health care decisions should be made between you and your doctor rather than a morass of bureaucrats, we must kill ObamaCare once and for all.

If we let them sneak it past us, there will be no going back. "

Read the Full HR3200 Health "insurance" Care Bill here from Patriot Update and GOPUSA
The Expediency Council (Formerly known as the US Congress) are a bunch of criminals and should be treated as such...throw 'em in the hoosegow!

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Friday, July 31, 2009

The First Four Months

And Again from the G-man, this jewel of a horse manure pile

First 4 Months Accomplishments
 
(Have a stiff upper lip when you are reading this!)
   
Observations on the President's Early Days:
1.  Offended the Queen of England.
2.  Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia.
3.  Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega.
4.  Kissed Hugo Chavez on the cheek.
5.  Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia.
6.  Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions.
7.  Gave away billions to AIG also without pre-conditions.
8.  Expanded the bailouts.
9.  Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian.
10.  Doubled our national debt.
11.  Announced a termination of the space defense system the day after
the North Koreans launched an ICBM.
12.  Despite the urgings of his own CIA director and the prior 4 CIA
directors, released information on intelligence gathering.
13.  Accepted without public comment the fact that five of his cabinet
members cheated on their taxes and two others withdrew after they
couldn't take the heat.
14.  Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who quickly identified as
"dangers to the  nation", groups including veterans of the military, and
opponents to abortion on demand, and who ordered that the word
"terrorism" no longer be used but instead referred to such acts as "man
made disasters".
15.  Circled the globe so he could openly apologize for America's
greatness.
16.  Told the Mexican President that the violence in their country was because of us.
17.  Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from its
Department of Commerce origins.
18.  Appointed as Attorney General the man who or chestrated the forced
removal and expulsion from America to Cuba of a nine-year old whose
mother died trying to bring him to a life of freedom in theUnited States.
19.  Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists
who threatened one American life and the next day announces members
of the Bush administration will likely stand trial for "torturing" a terrorist who
had played a part in killing 3000 Americans by  pouring water up their nose.
20.  Air Force One over New York City.
21.  Sent his National Defense Advisor to Europe to assure Europe that
the US will no longer treat Israel in a special manner and they might be
on their own with the Muslims.
22.  Began the process of nationalizing the Auto Industry and the
Insurance industry.
23.  Announced that for intents and purposes the Health Insurance
Industry will be nationalized.

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Values Voter Summit, 8th grade Final exam

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Hey all, Check out the star studded line up speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington DC
Sept 18-20


and This... passed on to me from G-Man. Thanks G-man



 1895 . . . 8th Grade Final Exam

    

    This is absolutely *ASTOUNDING* to me .. well worth the read!
    Doubt there are many college grads today who could pass this 1895 8th grade final exam.

   (from Moderator...this was before the teachers unions, a Totalist Construct,  got a hold and destroyed our educational system)

    Read this test and pass it on to your more literate friends.
What it took to get an 8th grade education in 1895...

Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895?

This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina , Kansas , USA . It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina , and reprinted by the Salina Journal.

 


8th Grade Final Exam:
Salina , KS - 1895

Grammar (Time, one hour)
1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.
2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications
3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph
4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of 'lie,''play,' and 'run.'
5. Define case; illustrate each case.
6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.
7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.


Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes)
1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare?
4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?
5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft.. Long at $20 per metre?
8.. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt


U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)
1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton , Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.


Orthography (Time, one hour)
[Do we even know what this is??]
1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals
4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u.' (HUH?)
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e.' Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis-mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last..
9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks
and by syllabication.


Geography (Time, one hour)
1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas ?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.

Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete.

Gives the saying "he only had an 8th grade education" a whole new meaning, doesn't it?!


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Saturday, July 25, 2009

NRA, Preisdent O's Speech to the AMA via USA Today, Grizzly Groundswell

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Tune into blogtalkradio.com/grizzlypolitic show Sunday evenings a 8-9pm come check it out if you have the time.


Wayne takes the truth to the delusional Left again, All Totalists know is power, they simply cannot tolerate the truth.

Wayne LaPierre Speaks Out on National Right To Carry Bill see it here

And This...

from USA Today, PBHO's speech to the AMA. He sounds like the ACORN "Community Activist" he really is as opposed to our President. He calls for rationing here folks and the nationalization of our medical records and the fascist health food/obesity trap laid out by Mussolini, Sorel, and Hitler. It is not in Govt.s
nature to have the ability to handle these kind of things. Government is here for one purpose to protect our Life, Liberty, and Property. Instead it has done what its nature prescribes. Grow like a cancer and control thus destroy what lies outside it abilities to do.

Welcome to the DHS Watch List Society.

I have a blogtalkradio.com/grizzlypolitic show Sunday evenings a 8-9pm come check it out if you have the time. We have a whole listing of Grizzly Groundswell shows from 7pm to 10pm seven day a week
GrizzlyGroundswell 7-8PM CST http://www.blogtalkradio.com/grizzlygroundswell

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Conflict of Interest for Rep. Ellison???

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*Please note, the sender's identity has not been verified.

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Islamic nonprofit paid for Rep. Ellison's pilgrimage to Mecca
KEVIN DIAZ, Star Tribune

WASHINGTON - Days after his return from an unannounced pilgrimage to the Islamic holy site of Mecca, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison talked about it as a transformational personal experience, saying "I didn't want to turn it into a politics thing."

Nearly eight months later, the Minneapolis DFLer faces a House Ethics Committee review of his decision to keep the trip's costs under wraps -- even though it was paid for by a local Islamic nonprofit and typically would be reported as a gift to a public official.

Asked about the trip Tuesday, Ellison said that he is "not privy to the internal workings of the organization" that covered his costs, and that he complied with all House Ethics panel disclosure requirements. "Why should I waive a right that's accorded me under the rules?" he said.

Tax records show the group that paid Ellison's expenses, the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, received nearly $900,000 in taxpayer money in 2006 and 2007 from a rental arrangement for Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TiZA), an Inver Grove Heights charter school.

The man who accompanied Ellison to Mecca, Asad Zaman, is executive director of the TiZA school, a political contributor of Ellison's and was president of the Muslim American Society until August, when the Mecca trip was planned.

TiZA has been sued by the American Civil Liberties Union and probed by state officials for allegedly promoting Islam, which would violate the church and state separation required of public schools -- including charter schools.

The school received state funding to pay rent to the Muslim American Society Property Holding Corp., a nonprofit spinoff of the Muslim American Society that owned the building. The corporation then turned over $879,000 to the Muslim society as a grant.

Those close connections have opened Ellison to questions about the nature of the trip. Ellison on Tuesday called it "a private trip," adding that he had told the ethics committee of the trip beforehand and received its approval. A spokesman for the school says no public money was used for the trip, or Hajj, which Ellison took as a once-in-a-lifetime fulfillment of his religious duty as a practicing Muslim. The 16-day pilgrimage is considered one of the most solemn acts in Islam, one that is supposed to be undertaken free of debts and unmet family obligations.

Ellison has justified withholding the cost by citing the religious nature of his journey to Saudi Arabia, saying it had nothing to do with his duties as a congressman.

Such trips generally must be reported under congressional gift rules that call for full financial disclosure. IRS rules, moreover, bar nonprofit religious groups from furthering individuals' "private interests."

Ellison, however, reported the trip under more permissive House rules for outside business activities -- Boy Scout trips, for example -- that are unrelated to congressional duties, but which are not purely for private benefit. Those rules do not require cost accounting.

A public figure who has faced some hostility as the first Muslim member of Congress, Ellison has been reluctant to reveal details of the trip, which is estimated to have cost several thousand dollars.

School connection

The Muslim American Society's grants -- for $550,000 in 2007, and $329,000 in 2006 -- represented the proceeds of rent paid by the state of Minnesota for TiZA.

The financial connection to the school rent money is spelled out in the holding company's tax filings for 2006 and 2007: "Receives rent from government agency and donates to MAS of MN [Muslim American Society of Minnesota]."

Zaman did not respond to several inquiries seeking comment on the Mecca trip. In the ACLU's lawsuit, which alleges that the property holding company effectively transferred government charter school funds to the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, the ACLU quotes Zaman as saying that "Islam makes no distinction between public and private life."

Twin Cities public relations executive Blois Olson, who is serving as a spokesman for the school, said there is no connection between the TiZA rent money and Ellison's trip, which took place in late November and early December of 2008.

Olson said the Muslim American Society of Minnesota stopped getting the rent funds for the school in early 2007, more than a year before the trip.

At that time, the school property was transferred to the Minnesota Education Trust, Olson said, a separate nonprofit that now acts as TiZA's leaseholder. As part of that transfer, Olson said, the Muslim American Society of Minnesota Holding Corp. turned over $315,000 in rent proceeds to the trust.

The rest of the lease aid, Olson said, went to retire a private $1.3 million loan on the school property.

As a religious organization, the Muslim American Society of Minnesota is not required to make its finances public.

Olson said the Muslim group funded Ellison's trip because it wanted to improve communications "between Muslim-Americans and the broader Muslim world."

'Public trough'

The connection between the school and Ellison's trip has propelled him squarely into at debate in the Minnesota Legislature about leasing organizations like the Muslim American Society Property Holding Corp. and how they use their public rent funds.

Rep. Mindy Greiling, DFL-Roseville, who chairs the K-12 Education Finance Division Committee, said the state funds were intended to help charter schools rent space.

She said she is troubled by the large grants to the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, whether or not the money can be tied directly to Ellison's trip.

"It calls into question the sensibility of the people who lead the school," Greiling said. "And to send Keith Ellison off to Mecca just compounds it."

State officials say the arrangement illustrates long-standing concerns about the relationship between charter schools and the affiliated groups who hold their leases.

Chas Anderson, deputy commissioner for the state education department, said that state law does not regulate how lease dollars are spent by such property-holding corporations.

"While this type of relationship is legal, it is nonetheless concerning," she said of the TiZA payments.

TiZA, which also has a campus in Blaine, received an estimated $4.7 million in state aid this year, including more than $520,000 in annual lease aid. The school also got more than $873,000 in federal charter school grants last year.

Chuck Samuelson, executive director of the Minnesota ACLU, said the flow of any public funds to a sectarian group that funded a public official's trip to a religious site heightens the questions Samuelson's group has raised about the separation of church and state.

"The group that paid for it [the trip] gets a large part of its money from the public trough," Samuelson said.

Staff writer Eric Roper contributed to this report. Kevin Diaz • 202-4082753

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

La Raza Wants Illegals Covered for Healthcare by Taxpayers

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FAIR Legislative Update - June 22,2009

La Raza Demands Obama's Health Reform Plan Cover Illegal Aliens

["On Monday, June 15, the National Council of La Raza (La Raza), an open borders advocacy group, issued a statement calling upon Congress to ensure that illegal aliens are given health benefits if and when Congress considers health care reform.

La Raza's statement "strongly urge[d] President Obama and Congress to make every effort to ensure that health care reform reaches all communities" in the United States, and stressed that "one out of every three uninsured persons and roughly 40% of all uninsured children [in the United States] are Latino," and demanded "health care reform that makes coverage affordable and accessible for everyone — all families and all children." ]

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Star Parker and US Debt Clock

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Government health care plantation looms by Star Parker as published on Townhall.com

"What is now being billed as health care reform is but the latest chapter in a process I described in an earlier column as "Back on Uncle Sam's Plantation."

Rather than moving dysfunctional America off the welfare state, as we did with welfare reform in 1996, we are now moving the free, functioning, and once prosperous part of our nation onto the welfare state."

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Hey all, check the USDebtClock.org   passed on to me by a reader. The numbers will just overwhelm you!

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Monday, July 20, 2009

HOMH/CMPI,

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Leftfoot Leeds

This article came my way via-  Hands Off My Health-CMPI


World Renowned Mayo Clinic Declares Government Health Care Unsustainable
"While we appreciate this recognition, we question whether our political leaders realize that many doctors and hospitals that offer this high-value care are reaching the point where we cannot afford to provide it to patients with government-sponsored insurance such as Medicare and Medicaid. We worry that the same could hold true for patients in a new government-run public insurance plan. Despite the fact that we strive to give patients the right level of care -- everything they need, no more and no less -- we consistently suffer huge financial losses due to the government price-controlled Medicare payment system, which financially punishes providers who offer higher quality care at a lower cost. Last year alone, Mayo Clinic lost hundreds of millions of dollars caring for Medicare beneficiaries -- the very patients with complex, complicated illnesses that we want to see and can serve well. Because of this shortfall, our other patients pay more to make up the difference. Someday soon, neither Mayo Clinic nor those other payers will be able to afford this situation." - OpEd, Dr. Denis Cortese and Jeffrey Korsmo, Chicago Tribune

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 CMPI-Advance President Exposes the Truth Behind New House Health Plan
"AAHCA really isn't about creating a low-cost plan that promotes quality and access to care. Most of all it's just a way to take care of the interest groups that got the Dems elected. Secondarily it's about establishing a single payer health plan...Now you might be wonder, how the government plan recruits doctors and providers to this exciting new enterprise? Actually, it forces any provider getting paid by Medicare to join the plan...If you want access to affordable health care of reasonable quality, don't go to Congress or President Obama. Go West. There is only one place left where health care will flow like milk and honey. And that is in the new medical Republic of Waxmania. That might be funny if it weren't true." - OpEd, Dr. Robert Goldberg, American Spectator
 
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If Government-run Health Care Doesn't Work Abroad, Why Would it Work Here?
"To wit, tax increases that would take U.S. rates higher even than most of Europe. Yet even those increases aren't nearly enough to finance the $1 trillion in new spending, which itself is surely a low-ball estimate. Meanwhile, the bill would create a new government health entitlement that will kill private insurance and lead to a government-run system...The public insurance "option" doesn't even begin until 2013 and the costs are heavily weighted toward the later years, but the tax hikes start in 2011. So under Congress's 10-year budget window, the House bill is able to pay for seven years of spending with nine years of taxes. Andy Laperriere of the ISI Group estimates the bill would add $95 billion to the deficit in 2019 alone." - Review & Outlook, Wall Street Journal

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Government WILL Ration Care
"Now first of all, if there are problems with Medicare, the laws and regulations governing Medicare--a government program--can be changed, without a government take-over of the rest of the system...For in reality the government isn't going simply to reward 'good' and penalize 'bad' admissions. It's going to prevent insurance companies from paying for 'unnecessary' admissions and procedures, if those companies want to participate in the government system. In other words, government bureaucrats are going to deem entire categories of treatment inefficient for all or certain categories of patients, and put those treatments out of bounds for doctors and hospitals." - OpEd, William Kristol, Weekly Standard

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Friday, July 17, 2009

Club For Growth

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

From Glen Beck

The Constitution of the United States Banned from Parade....

GLENN: Helen Glover is with us from our affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island, 920 WHJJ. Helen, tell me about the tea party that happened this July 4th?

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Gary North

This has been forwarded to me I pass it on to you:


This 3-minute, low-budget, home-brew video is the most effective presentation I have seen on the national debt.

Reagan accelerated it. Bush 2 was worse than Reagan. Obama is worse than Bush. The point is: there seems to be no turning back.

Hooray for YouTube. It allows unknown people to get the message out.

This deserves wide circulation. Forward it.

The National Debt Road Trip (Video)

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Alert! HR 2076 seeks to gut border security!

Alert! HR 2076 seeks to gut border security!

New legislation would stymie efforts to gain control of our border. HR 2076 by Representative Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] would delay indefinitely all efforts to stop illegal immigration at our borders. 

Ostensibly, the Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009 seeks to avoid environmental and community disruption in building infrastructure to secure our border, but the reality is that it would create an open border by prohibiting all efforts to control illegal immigration.

CLICK HERE to learn more and to take action!
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Ride The Thunder, CBO Scores Kennedy-Dodd bill a gotta see!

WND

"Finally! A War Story the State-Run Media Hate to Reveal

Forget what you think you know, here's the real Vietnam account

 Ride the Thunder

Everything Americans know about the end of the Vietnam War is wrong,
contends Richard Botkin, author of "Ride the Thunder" and former Marine
infantry officer. He reveals the heroic, untold story of how Vietnamese
Marines and their U.S. advisers fought valiantly, turning the tide of
an unpopular war and actually winning – while Americans 8,000 miles
away were being fed only one version of the story."

And This:

From Keith Hennessey.com

CBO Scores The Kennedy-Dodd Bill

"The Congressional Budget Office has released a preliminary estimate (”score”) of the draft Kennedy-Dodd health care bill.  Some in the press are reporting that this is a “$1 trillion bill.”  This poorly explains the true budgetary impact of the bill for several reasons.  The bill would increase spending by more than $1.3 trillion (that’s “thirteen hundred billion dollars”) over ten years, and even that understates the impact because the bill phases in over the first five years."














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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Invitations, NCPA, IBD

"2nd Annual SD40 Family Picnic" on Saturday, July 25 at 2:00pm.

Event: 2nd Annual SD40 Family Picnic
       "Patriotic Fun!"
What: Barbecue
Host: MN Republican Senate District 40
Start Time: Saturday, July 25 at 2:00pm
End Time: Saturday, July 25 at 7:00pm
Where: Neill Park, Burnsville MN

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=99610857137&mid=bb451fG53ac5f39G902b18G7


"Wednesday, JULY 8 - CCHC's BABY DNA CELEBRATION" on Wednesday, July 8 at 5:30pm.

Event: Wednesday, JULY 8 - CCHC's BABY DNA CELEBRATION
What: Barbecue
Host: CCHC (Citizens' Council on Healthcare)
Start Time: Wednesday, July 8 at 5:30pm
End Time: Wednesday, July 8 at 8:30pm
Where: Long Lake Regional Park

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=118660642173&mid=b8420cG53ac5f39G8e9e1eG7


Friends -

Thanks to you, we now have more than 235,000 Americans who have declared their support for a free market health care system by signing the Free Our Health Care Now! petition. The groundswell of support for private health care could not come at a more important time. As we celebrate July 4th, the 233rd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Administration and Congress are making good on their campaign promise to increase America's patriotism by increasing our taxes.

The House Democratic health reform plan includes a provision in section 401 that creates a new "tax on individuals without acceptable health care coverage." That means if the government doesn't approve of the type of health insurance you have, you will be taxed as much as 2% of your yearly income. And there's no exemption for people making less than $250,000 per year! I do not believe increasing our taxes is a patriotic way to celebrate Independence Day.

Additionally, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) recently proposed legislation estimated by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to cost $1.6 trillion over ten years. Despite this unprecedented budgetary outlay, more than 15 million uninsured Americans would remain unprotected under the Baucus Health Plan. Baucus now says that the cost has been pushed down to $1 trillion, but that may be wishful thinking.

In an effort to continue in the same spirit of those Founding Fathers who met at Independence Hall in Philadelphia 233 years ago, we want to be free of burdensome and illegitimate taxes, regulation and control. To help in this effort we have prepared an "Action Pac" tool kit to educate the public on health care. It includes links for learning and teaching materials including a power point slide presentation with teachers notes, all available for you to use.

American taxpayers and American patients deserve better. Please help us educate the public. Send the "Action Pac" education kit to all your friends and family. Remember, the health care that you're fighting for is your own!

www.ncpa.org/petition-resources

Thanks for your help in this important fight for freedom.

Jeanette Nordstrom

National Center for Policy Analysis

Czarred and Feathered from IBD ( Is this Czarism not outside the protection of the Law?)

"Government: It's been suggested that the White House has more czars than the Russian Romanov dynasty. Has the administration forgotten that we have a government of elected officials, not of imperial appointments?"









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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Letter to The Editor SUN Newspaper re: POS/RIBS/etc

Before I get to the LTE a little editorializing of my own.

People you have got to understand that everything has a nature. Squirrels (especially socialist squirrels) do what they do because they are squirrels. Rocks have a nature, againg they do what they do because they are rocks. Government does what it does because it is its nature to do so. What is the nature of government, you ask? Government is stupid brute force. Period...dot, as some congressman said to emphasis his point. Government grows and controls things. Now regardless of intent with regard to RIBS/POS, government will not provide anything, but more control over your individual lives which means more governmental power over you. And with all that is happening in Washington DC with the unprecedented power grab there, this is just another nail in the coffin of Liberty here. We need to tell them NO!

Here is the LTE (Letter To The Editor)
SUN FOCUS

"The North Metro REALTORS Association agrees with the goal of improving the Columbia Heights city housing stock. Realtors have every interest in healthy, safe, and livable properties. Our homebuyers expect no less."
Hit link above to read whole letter



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Freedom Alliance

Dear Proud American,

Tomorrow, on July 4, our nation celebrates Independence Day -- when, 233 years ago, 56 Patriots signed their names to the Declaration of Independence, pledging "to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." With the signing of the Declaration, they conceived a nation whose people would enjoy the blessings of liberty.

Nearly 20 years ago, Freedom Alliance was founded to preserve our hard-fought liberty and to promote the American heritage of freedom by honoring and encouraging military service, defending the sovereignty of the United States and promoting a strong national defense.

Freedom Alliance has provided millions of dollars to our troops and their families. This support is given in the form of college scholarships for the sons and daughters of America's military heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice; care packages for our warriors in the field; and, financial support for combat-wounded soldiers, sailors, airmen, Guardsmen and Marines recovering in military hospitals. We do all this through the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund and the Support Our Troops program.

The support Freedom Alliance provides to our men and women in uniform is possible only through the generosity of Americans, like you, who care deeply about this great nation and its future.

The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, which provides college scholarships to the children of our military heroes who have been killed or permanently disabled in service to our country, has awarded more than $2.5 million in scholarships to young Americans, reminding them that a grateful nation will NEVER FORGET the sacrifice of their parents.

One of our scholarship recipients is LeAnna Felts of Fayetteville, North Carolina, who will be a sophomore this Fall at Eckerd College in Florida, where she is majoring in Marine Science. LeAnna's father, Colonel Thomas Felts, served in the United States Army until he was tragically killed in action when his humvee was hit by an IED during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

LeAnna told Freedom Alliance: "My dad would never settle for work to be left half-finished and now I will not allow myself to see any job I do to be half-finished either." LeAnna's sister, Sara, is also a Freedom Alliance Scholarship recipient.

We cannot bring LeAnna's and Sara's father back to them, but we are deeply honored that the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund is making their father's dream of a college education for them, come true. PLEASE GO HERE to make your most generous, tax-deductible contribution to the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, "A Living Memorial to America's Military Heroes."

Thank you. May God bless you and yours and God Bless the United States of America.

Semper Fidelis,

LtCol Oliver L. North, USMC (Ret.)
Founder and Honorary Chairman
Freedom Alliance



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Friday, July 3, 2009

Conservative for Change

"Senate Bill Fines People More Than $1,000 For Refusing (Govt.) Health Care Coverage"

"WASHINGTON -- Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Obama's top domestic priority."

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