Real Clear Politics is reporting that Republicans are polling very well against Democrats in New Hampshire – NH Poll: Dems Face A Thumpin’. If Democrats can’t learn a lesson from their defeat in Massachusetts they are likely to get another chance to learn that lesson in New Hampshire. New Hampshire’s state motto is ‘live free or die’, and it’s a fitting motto for the state. The overall philosophy of NH is ‘get out of my pocketbook, and get out of my personal life.’ New Hampshire is fiscally conservative, but not that socially conservative, and it is very independent. This is a pretty simple protest vote from New Hampshire, ‘Government, you’re spending too much money, and not helping our economic situation.’ When New England states turn red, it’s not because the people have been reborn as social conservatives, it’s because the government is causing more problems than they’re fixing. For NH it’s a pretty easy bet, that if the people are upset, then government is spending too much of their money.

First, the Senate race to replace Judd Gregg (R). Rep. Paul Hodes (D) trails former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte (R), and he doesn’t poll above 40 in any matchup, even with the lesser-known potential opponents he leads.

Ayotte (R) 41 — Hodes (D) 33 — Und 25
Hodes (D) 38 — Lamontagne (R) 29 — Und 30
Hodes (D) 34 — Binnnie (R) 30 — Und 33
Hodes (D) 36 — Bender (R) 27 — Und 35

In the first Congressional District, Rep. Carol Shea Porter sees her favorable rating dip to 35 percent while 40 percent now view her unfavorably, a net drop of 11 points from October. Right now four Republicans are likely running to challenge her, and she trails each one.

Guinta (R) 43 — Shea Porter (D) 33 — Und 22
Ashooh (R) 36 — Shea Porter (D) 33 — Und 28
Bestani (R) 36 — Shea Porter (D) 33 — Und 30
Mahoney (R) 39 — Shea Porter (D) 32 — Und 28

The second Congressional District sees an open seat race. Former Rep. Charlie Bass (R) is running to reclaim the seat he lost to Hodes in 2006; 2008 nominee Jennifer Horn (R) is also running again. On the Democratic side, attorney Ann McLane Kuster (D) will likely face 2002 nominee Katrine Swett (D). Only Swett holds a lead in potential matchups with both Republicans.

There is a great story in Fox News regarding Ronald Reagan and how he would deal with various issues that we are experiencing today. Written on the occasion of his 99th birthday,  I found the story not only a great read, but the comments that followed were just as interesting.

Here is the link: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/02/06/james-p-pinkerton-ronald-reagan-carter-obama/?test=latestnews

A couple quick points. First, Senator McCain (and Greta) hit the nail on the head about the government spending money on a Super Bowl ad. That’s simply money that could be much better spent. Second, you would be hard pressed to find two people like Senator McCain and Secretary Clinton who picked up and moved on any better/faster after a failed presidential bid. There are numerous of examples of politicians who faded into the background after losing the presidency. In this last election the defeated candidates moved on quicker than probably any others in American history.

Finallly, my favorite line (paraphrased) from the Republican convention was when Governor Palin said, ‘Harry Reid said he can’t stand Senator McCain. What I think he meant to say was that he can’t stand up to Senator McCain.’ Having been their, I can say the crowd gasped then jumped to their feet and cheered, and for good reason.

Greta Inteviews McCain

OriginallybPosted on January 1, 2009 by freemenow
Posted on January 1, 2009 by freemenow

Originally posted on my other blog July 2009 -Inspired by: 8 TV Ads That Hate Women-By Cole Gamble February 11, 2009 333,642 views -
http://www.cracked.com/article_17036_8-tv-ads-that-hate-women.html

Once women refuse to give in to this brainwashing - once we begin to refuse to use these products – when we turn off the TV- when we  refuse to wear the clothes or buy the magazines or don the make-up or dress the part  or play dumb we will begin to see a change. But not until WE put the brakes on.

The following  commercials will show you how we progressed  from our mothers tying on their apron strings to us wearing G-stings just to keep a man happy without ever once being any more valuable or valued as more than slaves of one kind or another. The more things changed the more they stayed the same!

Liberated? Not hardly– looks more to me like berated. Used was bad enough — sexually abused from birth to death is no step- up.

And today’s young ladies have no clue that they are disposable. They have been spoon fed this crap from birth as have their male counterparts. No wonder neither knows any boundaries nor thinks this is ok! IT’S NOT OK!

In this prize winner - Goodyear sells their tires to men by assuring them the tires are just what they need  to keep their idiot wife safe while she somehow gets around until he can take the wheel. 

In this romance promise her anything but be sure you give her a bauble- that always works! Never mind the vows he is sure never to keep! 

Milk huh? I never new milk could help with Putting up w Men’s Shit – what do you do – drown the bastards in it?

Ahhhh – there it is the perfect little girl toys- keep them home save the jobs for the boys- after all jobs are getting scarce again so like after the war – send them home again.

Now remember this? Surprisingly enough we haven’t come that far have we?

Fly Maggie- We thought that was bad- Have you listened to the words of today’s rap- sung by the women themselves? I’m just not that innocent!

And these two – well they sound like they are not that innocent either- but what have we come to when we will say and do just about anything for a buck? How many little girls got that message – we sure have come a long way baby from that original Barbie commercial. We seem to have bent the tree completely to the breaking point and then we wonder how we got to where we are.

This was then -aaaaand now Barbie has a Tattoo, nose rings, and navel and brow piercings. Yes we have come a long way baby and we haven’t learned a damned thing. 

And the best of them all, we have let our daughters down. We are so much smarter than this – we are the majority and yet here we sit. 50 years and what have we accomplished in advertising?  Free Speech extends to everyone else but us!  You would never see a minority used like this!

CRY

Free US Now / The Majority United

Another Rant By: BettyJean Kling

For 30 years, I have been working to avoid in inevitable fallout on our women and girls from ignoring the Sexualization of our Females. I have been scolded as I have warned our females were endangered at younger and younger ages and warned that the skinning down of our women would further endanger teens and young girls as all females of all ages would be viewed as vulnerable and- as prey. My warnings fell on deaf ears as slimmed down women and teens got breast enhancements but weighed as little as a 12 year old.

Soon young girls were dressing as adults and were being stolen from their beds while sleeping to be raped and murdered or buried alive. I have watched for years as it has unfolded before our eyes and gone seemingly unnoticed. As a Mom Groups are springing up and members by the hundreds of thousands will not head my words – what the hell is wrong with the women in this country? The liberals want to be left alone- its their body and they can display it as they choose – it matters not apparently that their daughters are being harassed – raped and killed and go missing by the hundreds and4  aday are beaten by their own husbands – I guess.  conservatives will not listen as apparently they believe this only happens to thos damned liberal women who are asking for it anyway.  Really? did they ask Benet Ramsey if she was a Liberal- or the little girl buried alive – or the gal held for 18 years and forced to have 2 babies ? What about the4 Christian Family whose daughter was taken and held 9 months?

Wake up ladies – get on the same page and let’s start protecting our selves and our children- this is not a left or right issue- this is a survival issue! The Majority United is the only solution!

Last February PBS attempted to alert us to the danger out teen girls are facing as they venture into the workplace. Did that make the news? No! Did women’s groups March on Washington and raise hell about that ? NO! Did NOW and Women’s Media Groups or other women’s groups run a series such as mine demonstrating the possible causes and suggesting how we can help end it? NO!

To their credit The New Agenda ran a video which I will also run from last year’s PBS – which every woman should bring to the attention of NOW and every other woman’s group and demand we MARCH on Washington to bring this to light.

Finally on Jan. 21^st ABC news 20/20 aired what has been going on for a very long time but has been virtually ignored. The time is now! An “alarmingly high” number of high school students are reporting sexual advances from their adult bosses and other supervisors at some of the country’s best known fast food operations, according to an official of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. “It’s an incredibly serious problem,” said William Cash, a trial attorney with the EEOC, in an interview to be broadcast last week on the ABC News program “20/20.” “Employers that choose to use high school kids to work have a responsibility to protect these young people,” Cash said. “We don’t want them to be fondled, we don’t want them to be raped.”

Cross posted from HillBuzz
Guaranteed to piss tons of people off today: we now want every last Democrat in elected office to lose in 2010

Excerpt:

Only part of this is because of the personal attacks the Left has made on us this week, but another large part of it is something we read over at www.Hillaryis44.com, regarding the need to eject every single Democrat from office in 2010.

It took us a long time to come to this point, but the Liberal-Socialist Democrat party needs to not only be defeated in 2010, it needs to g-damn be EVISCERATED.  Every last Democrat needs to be brought down, because we have had all that we are going to take with these nuts.

Saying this could very likely get us killed in a place like Chicago.  So be it.  The Left has already destroyed one of our ability’s to ever earn a living in this town again.  The DNC sanctions these kinds of attacks, if not directly orders them.  THAT is what the Democrat Party has become.  Breaking Godwin’s Law, we state the obvious and call this Liberal-Fascists what they are:  g-damn Nazis.

Oppose them in the slightest, and they will destroy you.

Speak out against them, and they will get you fired from your job and make you unemployable.

Stand up to them, and they’ll ruin your friendships, chase relationships away, and launch full-on war against you.

THAT is what Democrats are all about today.

In the 30+ years we’ve each been alive, the worst a Republican ever did to us was tell us, to our face, we were going to Hell because we like guys.  Some added, “I will pray for your illness” when they found out we were gay.  We’ve been through most of the states in the South.  We grew up in places like Cleveland, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, Rochester, and Milwaukee.  We’ve been lectured by Catholics, Protestants, Fundamentalists, and Jews of the Republican persuasion, and never once did these people ever do anything worse to us than saying, “Boys, you ain’t right”.

Democrats, however, have sought to destroy us, working page by page through the Alinsky Playbook.

 Read full article here:

Since last week’s MA election of Scott Brown to the Senate, the consensus on cable and network news is that the Democrats would need to redraw their health care plans as they are not interested in cramming the Senate health care bill through the House. RealClearPolitics.com is reporting that may be precisely what the Dems now plan to do with regards to health care.

Democratic congressional leaders are coalescing around their last, best hope for salvaging President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care overhaul. Their plan is to pass the Senate bill with some changes to accommodate House Democrats, senior Democratic aides said Monday. Leaders will present the idea to the rank and file this week, but it’s unclear whether they have enough votes to carry it out. Last week’s victory by Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts cost Democrats the 60th vote they need to maintain undisputed control of the Senate, jeopardizing the outcome of the health care bill just when Obama had brokered a final deal on most of the major issues. “We’ve put so much effort into this, so much hard work, and we were so close to doing some significant things. Now we have to find the political path that brings us out. And it’s not easy,” the No. 2 Senate Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, said Monday. The new strategy is as politically risky as it is bold. There is widespread support for Obama’s goals of expanding coverage to nearly all Americans while trying to slow costs. But polls show the public is deeply skeptical of the Democratic bills, and Republicans would certainly accuse Democrats of ignoring voters’ wishes. Obama initially voiced doubts last week that a comprehensive bill was still viable, but he now seems to be pushing for it. Asked Monday if the president was backing away from his pursuit of major changes, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs responded: “No.”

Dem leaders coalesce on health care strategy

We start out the show by talking about Haiti and the people giving money to secular organizations. We also talk about Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh and their foolish comments on Haiti.

We talk about the dowsing rods that were sold as bomb detectors, the people that think it’s a good idea to sail around Somalia, other people who think it is a good idea to put bible verses in gun sights, and our government think it is a good idea to hold 47 people indefinitely.

We watched Inglorious Basterds. Tom and Cecil both hated it, giving it a .5 and .11 respectively. We finish with some mock hate mail, a voice mail and a list of rom coms.

Next time it is Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Vote for the worst/ best rom com:

1. Prelude to a Kiss
2. Better off Dead
3. Along Came Polly
4. Mannequin
5. Grey Matters

BettyJean

Seems Iococca wrote this about Bush but it’s perfect  for this administration as well .  I would add that these thoughts include every Democrat and Republican now sitting in those seats in DC. They have all been complicit in this mess. They must all go. Vote em out – vote em all out via Voter Imposed Term Limits! There are 435 Congressional seats and about 36 Senate seats we can and must replace this November – TMU is looking for 470 good women and men to run! America needs you! 

Just as true today as it was when his book first came out.  He was, and still is, a brilliant businessman!  Often we need to be reminded of Iococca’s words.    Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from its death throes?  He’s now 82 years old and asked in his book, ‘Where Have All The Leaders Gone?’.

Lee Iacocca’s words have been updated to fit Obama: ( see notes at end) 

“Am I the only guy in this country who’s fed up with what’s happening? Where the hell is our outrage with this so called president? We should be screaming bloody murder! We’ve got a gang of tax cheating clueless leftists trying to steer our ship of state right over a cliff, we’ve got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can’t even run a ridiculous cash-for-clunkers program without losing $26 billion of the taxpayers’ money, much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, ‘trust me the economy is getting better..’

Better? You’ve got to be kidding. This is America , not the damned, ‘Titanic’. I’ll give you a sound bite: ‘Throw out all the politicians along with the president!’

You might think I’m getting senile, that I’ve gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country anymore.

The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in handcuffs.. While we’re fiddling in  Afghanistan   ,  Iran   is completing their nuclear bombs and missiles and nobody seems to know what to do. And the liberal press is waving ‘pom-poms’ instead of asking hard questions. That’s not the promise of the ‘ America ‘ my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I’ve had enough. How about you?

I’ll go a step further. You can’t call yourself a patriot if you’re not outraged. This is a fight I’m ready and willing to have. The Biggest ‘C’ is Crisis! (Iacocca elaborates on nine C’s of leadership, with crisis being the first.)

Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It’s easy to sit there with thumb up your butt and talk theory. Or send someone else’s kids off to war when you’ve never seen a battlefield yourself. It’s another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down.

On September 11, 2001, we needed a  strong leader more than any other time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. A hell of a mess, so here’s where we stand.

We’re immersed in a bloody war now with no plan for winning and no plan for leaving.  But our soldiers are dying daily.

We’re running the biggest deficit in the history of the world, and it’s getting worse every day!

We’ve lost the manufacturing edge to  Asia   , while our once-great companies are getting slaughtered by health care costs.

Gas prices are going to skyrock again, and nobody in power has a lucid plan to open drilling to solve the problem.  This country has the largest oil reserves in the WORLD, and we cannot drill for it because the politicians have been bought by the flea-hugging environmentalists.

Our schools are in a complete disaster because of the teachers union.

Our borders are like sieves and they want to give all illegals amnesty and free healthcare.

The middle class is being squeezed to death every day.

These are times that cry out for leadership.

But when you look around, you’ve got to ask: ‘Where have all the leaders gone?’ Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people of character, courage, conviction, omnipotence, and common sense? I may be a sucker for alliteration, but I think you get the point.

Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo?

We’ve spent billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and all we know how to do is react to things that have already happened.

Everyone’s hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping the government will make it better for them.  Now, that’s just crazy.. Deal with life.

Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would have believed that there could ever be a time when ‘The Big Three’ referred to Japanese car companies? How did this happen, and more important, look what Obama did about it!

Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the debit, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry.

I have news for the Chicago gangsters in Congress. We didn’t elect you to turn this country into a losing European Socialist state. What is everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead on NBC or CNN news will call them a name? Give me a break. Why don’t you guys show some spine for a change?

Had Enough? Hey, I’m not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I’m trying to light a fire. I’m speaking out because I have hope – I believe in America . In my lifetime, I’ve had the privilege of living through some of    America ’s greatest moments. I’ve also experienced some of our worst crises: The ‘Great Depression,’ ‘World War  II,’ the ‘Korean War,’ the ‘Kennedy Assassination,’ the ‘Vietnam War,’ the 1970’s oil crisis, and the struggles of recent years since 9/11.

Iacocca’ wrote words above have been altered to fit Obama’s administration as outlined below.

Andrea Wolf Stalnecker

I have the book in question. It’s from the first page of the first chapter (entitled “Had enough?”) of the book “Where Have All the Leaders Gone”. Other than the fact that he IS a liberal and bashes all things conservative (I do not identify with either party so I do not like one president over another), the book is pretty good.

The problem is the statement attributed to Iacoca should be in quotes because it’s not all his words. In the book, the word “bozos” appears where here it was replaced with “leftists” and “cash for clunkers” is referenced where Iacocca singled out Katrina. In two places where the rewrite includes a reference that the economy is getting better..’” the actual phrasing is “stay the course”.

Unfortunately, there are other areas where parts are cut out that need to be removed in order to suggest Iacocca could be speaking of Obama. … See More

I know I’m going to offend people who don’t want the truth, but to advance an agenda on lies or rewrites suggests the agenda does not have much basis. I’m NOT a fan of Obama, but I’d rather point out REAL problems, not support the spread of misinformation.

Please, be gentle, folks. I believe this country needs serious change and it has for a LONG time. Let’s just do it right!

We Will Not Go Back

As I stood for many long, cold hours on street corners encouraging votes for Martha Coakley, I like others endured endless taunting, epithets and “finger” pointing all in the cause of what Brown partisans called “Taking our country back.” So, just what exactly are we meant to go back to? Here’s a small sampling of the historical record:

Conservatives in America (primarily organized through the Republican Party or its precursors) have opposed almost every important advance in promoting American Democracy and our vital human resources at home, including: the American Revolution that freed us from British rule; the ending of slavery (that forced a civil war resulting in hundreds of thousands of dead Americans); the enactment of the Bill of Rights; removing from the U.S. Constitution the language that held blacks to be only 3/5s human; laws that limit the working day to 8 hours and require overtime pay; the laws banning child labor; allowing women to vote, or to become lawyers or doctors or to serve their country in the regular armed forces; laws requiring employers to pay women equally for doing the same work that men do; civil rights for blacks and other minorities; the creation of Social Security to help seniors live in dignity; the creation of Medicare and Medicaid (to provide health care for populations that private insurance has never been able to figure out how to cover adequately and make a profit); the formation of unions that give workers a voice in their working lives; the Environmental Protection Act; every single consumer protection law ever enacted (that covers things like selling safe cribs for children and so forth).

These are just a few of the hard-won Liberal victories that have built and unleashed the extraordinary, unmatched human resources that make America the strongest force for progress and Democracy in the world.

Now conservatives oppose extending access to (private sector!) health insurance to all Americans. The conservative tea pity-partiers whine about paying a fair share of taxes. These and many other shortsighted, self-defeating efforts weaken America. Our people are our most vital resource. Chinese is now the foreign language most often taught in universities in the U.S. and around the world. Why? Because China subsidizes the pay of teachers of Chinese all around the world! They subsidize their best and brightest students to study in the best universities. Meanwhile, America’s pity-partiers, work feverishly to tear-down the fabric of educational, infrastructure and social supports that build and maintain our vital human resources. China, India and other nations get this. They are investing massively in their human capital the way America once did. Good for them. Memo to tax-cutting conservatives: you might want to urge your kids to learn Chinese.

And to conservatives who want to “Take back America,” hear this: We Liberals are deeply committed to the American project of human progress built on opportunity and Democracy for all. This is the cause of human progress. We will not go back.

By: BettyJean Kling

Harold Ford Jr. was against it before he was for it!

This is not a matter of Pro Choice v.s Pro Life – it is a matter of another man stepping up to lie, cheat and steal in order to take a seat from another woman.  The damned Democratic Party may have just got away with that BS once by pushing Hillary aside for Barack Obama but I will be damned if they are going to get away with it again.

Harry- pack up that carpet bag and go back to Tennessee where you belong. You and those Dems just don’t get it – the jig is up we have your number and we are mad as hell and we’re not gonna take it anymore. Take a peek at what’s happening in Mass. Win or lose we are making history there and we sent one hell of a message in Jersey and Virginia too. Can’t you hear us yet? Maybe a personal letter will help? I am helping to circulate the following letter and gathering signatures so you will see just hold strongly we feel about keeping you from running against Senator Gillibrand for Senate in NY State.

Dear Mr. Harold Ford Jr.,

Over the years we’ve had the opportunity to serve New York State in many capacities – as public officials, community leaders, and advocates for the causes we believe in. All of us have worked extremely hard to promote women’s equality and ensure reproductive rights for women and we are proud to call New York one of the most pro-choice states in the country. This is the standard we expect of NY politicians, Mr. Ford, and based on your own words and deeds, you simply do not measure up.

Your views as a Member of Congress, a candidate and a political commentator do not match your current claim that you’re pro-choice.  Being pro-choice means you stand up and fight for a woman’s right to her own medical decisions, even when it’s not always popular. You played politics with women’s choice in your Tennessee Senate Race – proudly calling yourself pro-life and spending campaign money on ads to showcase your anti-choice record. Today, in The New York Post, you decry the “pro-life” label, but when it suited your political ambitions in 2006, you stated clearly that you’re “pro-life” and that you “don’t run from that.” You certainly seem to be running from it today.

Senator Gillibrand, on the other hand, even before she sought political office, proudly volunteered with pro-choice groups in her spare time. As a member of Congress she had 100% voting records with NARAL and Planned Parenthood. We never questioned where she stood on protecting a women’s right to choose, even as she ran for election in a relatively conservative district. Now as Senator, she has continued the fight for choice, having stood boldly against the dangerous Stupak amendment to protect a women’s right to choose in the health care debate. She is and has always been our unwavering champion.

This, Mr. Ford, is why women across the state and pro-choice groups such as NARAL and Planned Parenthood have spoken out against your possible candidacy. It’s not about bullying, but rather about making our voices heard. You are not pro-choice, you do not share our values and as such you will find yourselves lacking support among pro-choice women in New York.

Please know that we will work tirelessly to promote Senator Gillibrand’s strong record on choice and expose your non-existent one. We will make sure women all throughout New York know that with your words and with your votes, time and time again, you have shown us where your heart truly is when it comes a woman’s right to choose.

In the Spirit of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan: “Everyone is entitled to his[or her] own opinion, but not to his[or her] own fact”. The facts are clear, you are not a champion of a women’s right to choose. Senator Gillibrand is our champion and we are proud to support her for U.S. Senate.

Sincerely,

Judith Hope

Please advise, by return email to me, Judith Hope judithhope@mac.com if you are willing to sign on to the letter. It would be very helpful, as well, if you would circulate the letter to others who may be willing to sign, and let me know ASAP

Many thanks for your help on this.  It’s important.

Contributed by CeCi

ANYBODY HERE LOOK FAMILIAR?

I knew there had to be a “Paul Harvey” version to this story.  See the White guy in the white suit? Now see the blond in the white dress?  See the Guy in the middle? Hmmm-m-m! This picture was taken June 9, 2005.  It seems Obama has known these two phonies for awhile, at least from the time he was a Senator.  They’re getting all the press now as being “party crashers” and The secret service is taking the fall.  Funny how this hasn’t come out in
The press, don’tcha think?

No wonder the couple who crashed Obama’s State dinner last week keep Insisting they were invited guests.  They know Barry from way back when he was still an Illinois Senator.  Is Obama trying to throw the Secret Service under the bus?

Tareq and Michaele Salahi snapped the pic above with Obama at a “Rock The Vote” event on June 9, 2005 (also attended by John Mc Cain.with whom the
Salahi’s also took a pic).  McCain won an award for his work on campaign Finance reform.  Obama won an award for “forming a multiracial coalition in
Winning his seat.”

Michaele Salahi is getting quite a ribbing in the press for lying about being a Redskins cheerleader, but Tareq is the more interesting of the two to me.  He has ties to Palestinian terrorists.  Tareq is a board member of the ATFP- American Task Force on Palestine , which has quickly scrubbed it’s site of the fact.  Thank the Lord for Google cache.

And just who are the ATFP?  The ATFP has ties to Chicago , ties to Muslim radicals, ties to Hamas, and ties to Saudi Wahhabists.  It is arguably the American wing of Hamas.  The group’s co-founder is Rashid Khalidi, the guy purported to have helped finance Obama’s Harvard education and who was also instrumental in getting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at  Columbia University . During the Beruit war, Khalidi was a PLO spokesperson.  After the war, he came back to teach at the   University  of  Chicago .  He is a Virulent critic of  Israel, and [was] a strong supporter of Fatah terrorist Yassar Arafat.  Obama has referred to Khalidi as someone who challenges his “own biases.” Why do the same dubious tentacles seem to continually surround Obama?

The fact that the ATFP is scrubbing information on Salahi from their website suggests possible damage control coordination between the ATFP and the White
House.  If the ATFP was acting independently, there would be no reason to scrub Salahi’s name from their site.  It looks like Salahi was an invited guest to the dinner, that he was “outed,” and the administration had to come Up with a rational excuse for his presence.  Now the Salahis want to sell their story.they’re a little broke these days, but they still live VERY high on the hog.

The Secret Service has already apologized for the incident, but they may clear their names if the Salahis start singing… If someone with ties to The American wing of Hamas can get face to face with the President without The Secret Service realizing it.that is a major security lapse.  However, if Obama’s people knowingly allowed Salahi in and are now throwing the Secret Service under the bus to cover themselves, that would be a major scandal. Some in Congress are calling for an investigation.

Something is VERY fishy in this White House, AND THE SMELL GETS WORSE EVERY DAY!

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Could you live in a 100 sq. ft. home?

Missoni for Converse is a brand collaboration that just makes me smile.

Watch the studio acoustic version of “Sleepyhead” by Passion Pit.

America: the divided.

With a doormat scale…you’ll definitely get less visitors.

A breakdown of the wintery walk to class.

Oh look! Madatoms has released the GOP Presidential Candidacy test.

Is Avatar really just a revamped Pocahontas?

Peace,

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This week’s show:

First off, the sound on Cecil’s mic is terrible. Sorry for the poor sound.

We start out talking about Gay Marriage in Montana and New Hampshire, we talk about the upcoming security reforms in air travel, climate change and we compare some health care costs in Europe with the US. We finish with a bit on turning hate into art. We review Pitch Black, Tom gives it a 3.0 and Cecil gives it a 3.5. We also review A Christmas Story, fearing we wouldn’t have much to talk about with Pitch Black. Tom gives it a 4.9 and Cecil gives it a 5.0. We will be watching Inglorious Basterds next time.

Be sure to vote for your favorite / most painful Romantic Comedy for Valentines day.

Next time vote for on of the following:

1. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

2. Up

3. The Hangover

4. 9

5. Star Trek

Cross posted from http://www.4survivors.blogspot.com/
Written By: Maria Phelps

Kimberly Calhoun, resident of Rock Island, Illinois, reaches out to hundreds for help for her and her young daughter with no success, and at times, no response. I have been in contact with Kimberly for weeks now, and I personally taught her how to ask for help through my victims’ template (a letter template I have created for victims trying to summarize their problems and ask for help from various organizations can be found on www.survivorsinaction.com or by contacting me directly).  Together, we gathered domestic violence resources, contact information of state representatives, local shelter advocates, along with many other local organizations and advocates that assist with domestic violence and child custody cases. Kimberly followed my instructions and formulated a concise letter that summarized her problems, demanded help and assistance, and listed resources that have failed her. She sent out this letter to hundreds of people that claim to assist domestic violence victims and children in her county and state, but after patiently waiting for a response, many have ignored her cry for help and have turned her away.  

Even her Assemblyman, Mike Boland, passed her along to the Chief of Staff, Mike Huntoon, who was less than polite and helpful to her in her time of need.  According to Kimberly Calhoun, (Chief of Staff) Mike Huntoon was “initially rude”, particularly after she gave him a list of all the local and state agencies that have failed her and her daughter when they asked for help. Calhoun stated that he said things like “what else am I supposed to do?, I can’t wave a magic wand and make these agencies work “.

 Needless to say, Kim was turned away by her own state representative in Illinois and was unable to find any assistance. As of now, Kimberly has physical custody of her daughter, but her daughter is being mistreated by the father during visitation. This child has disabilities and suffers from diabetes, and while in her father’s care, is given wrong dosages of insulin and her health is being put into jeopardy. As a domestic violence victim, Kim needs three things: a pro bono lawyer, a DV advocate, and Child Protective Services to step in and advocate for her and her child, one would think it would be relatively easy to find some help in her state, but this mother is out of resources and no one can help meet her needs.  With the father demanding full custody of this child, keeping Kim in Family Court, and Child Protective Services in Illinois doing the bare minimum to assist this mother and child, Kim is in dire need of intervention and assistance.

Below is Mike Boland’s contact information, please feel free to express your opinions and support for Kim’s situation.

Springfield Office:    
243-E Stratton Office Building                    
Springfield, IL 62706                                                                                                                                                 
(217) 782-3992 / (217) 782-5201 FAX  

District Office:
4416 River Drive  
Moline, IL 61265 (Rock Island County)
(309) 736-3360 /(309) 736-3478 FAX                                                                     

As an Assemblyman, a representative chosen by the people to support the needs of the people, Assemblyman Mike Boland should be assisting this woman and child, seeing that agencies claiming to assist victims do their jobs. Without a magic wand, this man could easily make a few phone calls for this family and put them in contact with someone that could help, as this child is in danger and is at risk. Being a DV survivor myself, I am all too familiar with the “DV runaround” this victim is getting from the masses, and I’ve been turned away in NYS myself, but this woman can’t even get a DV advocate assigned to her case. Unfortunately, there are COUNTLESS agencies offering help to victims of abuse, handing out pamphlets, offering phone numbers to call, but when one actually takes the time to make contact, there is ALWAYS disappointment on the other end–rarely help. I do hope this post reaches many, and I do hope many advocate for Kim in support, and I do hope Illinois steps up their domestic violence services for victims, because as far as I can see, they are almost non-existent.

This afternoon, Kim and I phoned the National Domestic Violence Hotline, The Christian Family Care Center, The National Child Abuse Hotline, the State ofIllinois Domestic Violence Hotline, and Family Resources of Illinois (could barely get a conscious person on this crisis line)…..no help, no assistance, no DV advocate available, no pro bono attorney, no nothing. This situation is unacceptable, and, unfortunately, the “norm” across the country.

The National Child Abuse Hotline referred Kim to the Ombudsman office (217-524-2029), the State Liaison’s office, and then the Inspector General’s office, which we called immediately asking for intervention and assistance. These are the places to contact when Child Protective Services fails, and we are now waiting for a reply.

According to the State of Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline, Kim does not live in an area that caters to victims, whereas, if Kim lived in Chicago there would be more resources for her to choose from. That’s the tricky part about being a victim, picking the perfect place for the crime to happen.

Maria Phelps
www.4survivors.blogspot.com

Political Correctness is dumbing down the system

When will people learn that giving someone a job based on their skin color, and not their skills,  is not the best policy? Like schools, why should we dumb-down the process to benefit those who do not grasp the curriculum? Political Correctness is now rearing its ugly liberal head in the Chicago Police Department.

NBCChicago reports:

The Chicago Police Department is seriously considering scrapping the police entrance exam, sources tell Fran Spielman.

Dropping the exam would bolster minority hiring and avert legal battles, according to one source, while others confirm that the exam could be scrapped to open the process to as many people as possible.

However, the lack of an exam would make Chicago the lone major city without one, and experts contend that the exam is integral to eliminating unqualified applicants.

The CPD has tried in recent years to boost minority hiring by offering the police exam online and turning to minority clergy to help in the recruitment effort.

What the hell is wrong with this scenario? Do we want the most qualified individuals or do we want a rainbow of unqualified individuals enforcing the law? This is what is wrong with our country today. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would roll over in his grave if he knew that people were still fixated with the color of ones skin and they were receiving jobs because of it, and not on the content of their character.

I think we should bring some political correctness into the NBA. Since whites make up 70 % of the population, the NBA should be 70 % white, regardless of their skill set. Now see how stupid that sounds? To be in the NBA, you must have the necessary skills to succeed. The same standards should be held to real world situations. If you are not qualified, you do not get the job…period.

Of course, this reminds people of what happened in white firefighters in Connecticut. They passed the exams for promotions but had them thrown out because not enough minorities passed the exam. Why would the CPD want to hire anyone who couldn’t pass the entrance exam? Chicago is controlled by liberals and it makes them feel good to use the word diversity at any cost.

Would you go to a doctor who couldn’t pass his exam to become a licensed physician? Would you want to fly on an airplane knowing the pilot couldn’t pass the exam to get his pilot’s license? Would you hire an attorney who couldn’t pass the bar exam?

It’s time to end the political correctness and be honest. If you are not smart enough to pass an exam, you do not get the job. Affirmative action is not what is needed and being hired based on the color of your skin is a slap against civil rights. Qualified individuals who can pass the necessary exam is what Chicago PD needs.

Another Rant By: BettyJean Kling

This is the result of the all boys club that has absolutely no respect for women. It is also the grudge match a long time coming. Woman used to sit and take whatever a man doled out – then they started to stand up for their rights resulting in arrests and embarrassment for the batterer. In retaliation, those with means found a way to discredit the women, get away with battery and use the court system to take away their children.

Grudge Synonyms:
1. bitterness, rancor, malevolence, enmity, hatred. Grudge, malice, spite refer to ill will held against another or others. A grudge is a feeling of resentment harbored because of some real or fancied wrong: to hold a grudge because of jealousy; He has a grudge against him. 2. Malice is the state of mind that delights in doing harm, or seeing harm done, to others, whether expressing itself in an attempt seriously to injure or merely in sardonic humor: malice in watching someone’s embarrassment; to tell lies about someone out of malice. 3. Spite is petty, and often sudden, resentment that manifests itself usually in trifling retaliations: to reveal a secret out of spite. 4. envy.

So women want equality do they- well said the men- try this on for size is what they thought – I surmise! Now it has become vogue to turn the tables on a woman.

How else can we explain a judge that feels the face of this woman must deserve what she got from a man with a record for battery, booze, drugs and more and more? The judge not only disrespects the woman but respects the lout enough to give the child to him in spite of his growing criminal record.

Apparently any man is better than any woman to these judges because this is happening to millions of women. Many are not only losing their children to their abusers but are forced out of their homes and into the streets. Some are forced to turn over their entire pittance of a paycheck for child support and now live in their cars.

It appears these judges are taking it out on some women for alimony or child support they ( the judges and lawyers) may have been rightfully paying for their own children and who now delights in watching women live in cars and struggle to see their children. 

With this obvious male  bias in the courts their can be no justice. What we have are Kangaroo Courts full of rouge lawyers and judges patting each others asses one lies and the other swears to it. Allso remember the statistics – nearly 50% of the divorces are do to Porn and or Online chat rooms cheating with minor girls- these are our lawyers and judges. Remember the NY State Senator Hiram Monserrate who was sworn into  office a mere week after trying to carve his girlfriend’s eye out- and the judge who gave him a slap on the wrist- he still sits on the NY bench. They both do! Woman Haters

Are we going to sit by and allow this? Again there are more of us then there are of them- Let’s go Gals!

Contributed by: www.rightsformothers.com
The lady (Claudine Dombrowski) in this picture was violently beaten by Hal Richardson, the father of her baby and ex-husband.  Now Hal Richardson isn’t exactly going to win any father awards this year for this, and his criminal record keeps growing (Battery, Attempted Battery, Battery of a Law Enforcement Officer, Obstruction of Legal Process, and Possession of Marijuana and violation of Open Container law.)

Shawnee County Judge James P. Buchele refused to permit testimony in this case because his docket was full.  If that wasn’t bad enough, Claudine was ordered by this Judge to move back to Shawnee County so Hal Richardson could be closer to her daughter and ordered her not to call the police when dealing with her husband, all calls had to go through her case manager first.  Allegations of death threats, rape and the killing of her daughter were what the Judge was not letting get into testimony.  Outrage, to say the least, read the harrowing account of a lawyer’s outrage in this matter here.

As usual standard operating procedure, the family court gave custody of her child to her abuser.  With Hal Richardson having sole custody for YEARS of child, with only very limited contact for Claudine, supervised at that, people should be outraged.  I am.  Can you image…she went for long spells not even seeing her only child, now she’s worked up to a whopping 2 HOURS a week, supervised.

Another Rant By: BettyJean Kling

Give me one good reason for these ads? Sex sells? If so what is sexy about women being captured enslaved or bruised? Tell me who is buying these products- they are very expensive products and these are very expensive ads- – this is what we are force feeding our citizens and wondering why our police officers, our lawyers, our judges, our doctors, our men, our boys, our women and our girls are brainwashed to believe about females. See it 24/7 everywhere you look, hear it, all day every day everywhere you go and soon it just becomes normal. Normal to all who see it – live it!

Are the things you see and hear about females really normal? Are these images normal? They are certainly typical these days! Yes they are! The advertisers pay oodles for these ads- they couldn’t unless the product sells- no one wastes millions on ads that don’t work. Why are our females buying this?

They have normalized it! The females who normalize it are getting younger and younger and the males who normalize it is also getting younger and younger. SHAME! These are the doctors, lawyers, judges, police and the men who will be dealing with us and our daughters in the future! And we wonder why we have 16% representation in our government – and why they get away with calling Hillary a Bitch and calling Sarah a Cunt?

And we wonder why men are released after beating their wives and girlfriends? And we wonder why the women drop charges to try and save their lives realizing they will not be taken seriously or be protected by the courts or find safety from the police?

Ms. Behaved

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How it was reported then: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/02/AR2008030202434.html

Here is how it is being reported now.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/30/AR2009123002624.html

Anybody want to take a bet on how Ms. Donna Brazile and the rest of the Rules and By-Law Committee will vote on this? Guess Obama and his cronies aren’t even going to consider ACORN, caucus fraud or voter intimidation. I’ve got news for you Democrats, the “MOB” is within you.

Contributed by: The Bib and the Wild-Eyed Mob

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