Who knew that you were an elitist by eschewing mere shacking up? Yet, three things can basically keep one out of poverty – get your diploma, get a job, and get married before kids. For all of the hoopla over the “new” trendy of single unmarried girls with kids and that they shouldn’t be shamed, I saw the misery these gals lived while running our daycare. Dependent on the state for child care, food, medical needs, transportation (and for the very few that took advantage of it, meaningful education other than LGBT / womyns studies); I watched the veritable circus of badness rotate through the lobby – the smiley faces followed by dour looks as the latest “beau” flips into their lives and their beds followed by withdrawnness (and sometimes, bruises).
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Enter, Stage Establishment: Trent Lott
Yes, he was drummed out of the US Senate for praising retiring ex-segregationalist Strom Thurmond – the grievance-mongers hauled out their Political Correctness swords and hacked him to slivers (even as those same hypocrites gave ex-KKK Grand Kleagle Senator Byrd a pass for the same stances). At the time, I thought he got a raw deal. Then he came out with this after the 2010 elections in which a larger than expected TEA Party based candidates won their way to DC:
“We don’t need a lot of Jim DeMint disciples. As soon as they get here, we need to co-opt them.”
As a TEA Party guy, whose main goal was only to put Constitutional values back into vogue and into force of operations of our Government, my jaws gritted more than a few molecules of dentin from my molars. He showed pretty much all that was wrong with the Establishment Republican wing of the Party – only concerned with winning elections and wielding power – but in doing so, only wishing to be loved for being more efficient at implementing Democrat policies which did nothing to stem the higher and higher spending, the increase in the debt, and slow but steady distance from what the Framers knew to be needed in Government.
And now, if Obama wasn’t enough, Lott has now inflamed the Liberty and Freedom wing of the Party, once again with these bon mots:
“That Ted Cruz. They have to teach him something or cut his legs out from under him.”
GrokTALK! rewind – here is the quiz that Dr. Cooper brought to us
This past Saturday, we had Dr. Cooper from Liberty Harbor Academy to talk about Common Core and how it really, well, a take over by the Feds of local control of education. She also surprised us by bringing up this quiz that WatchdogWire found. Go ahead and read the questions and how badly slanted they are poised – where do these stand against the Law of the Land – the US Constitution? As well as if you were more Constitutionally bound, how badly does it portray you as a seventh grader taking this Common Core standard aligned quiz?
Question #1: “I would support a government increase of my taxes if the money were used to pay for expanded health and social programs.”
Question #2: “I think the government should impose stricter limits on access to guns.”
Question #3: “I believe organized prayer should be kept out of schools. Having students pray is a violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Question #4: “I would support drilling for oil in a wildlife refuge to help reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil.”
Question #5: “I believe that looking out for U.S. interests abroad must come first, even if that means the U.S. takes action without the approval of the United Nations or our allies.”
Such a short memory, this one has – really, Banana Republic, Dingy Harry?
The Corner captured this from the Majority Leader of the US Senate, Harry Reid, who has refused to compromise on any Continuing Resolution from the House:
Harry Reid shot down any notion at passing a short-term, one-week continuing resolution, telling reporters on Monday that the federal government cannot operate like a banana republic.
“If we can’t pass this, we’re only truly entering a banana republican mindset,” Reid said at a press conference shortly after the Senate tabled the House’s CR, which postponed the Affordable Care Act for a year. The Senate sent back a “clean CR” that stripped that stripped the House language.
I guess Harry has forgotten this wee little factoid:
The last time the Senate passed a budget was April 29, 2009.
Harry, if you had actually been doing your job, we wouldn’t be at this point. Mario Loyola (who I quoted earlier today) had a great rejoinder / description to Reid:
Data Point – Past Fed Govt Shutdowns
(H/T: Michelle Malkin)
Shutdown: why does Obama always target “the most vulnerable amongst us”?
Why not start with your OWN, President Hold-me-blameless? (H/T: Tim)
Clearer and clearer – Determined Weakness
In foreign policy, this means cozying up to our enemies while putting “the nose in the air” when dealing with our “former” allies. Yes, the scare quotes are intentional. To be specific, if you were Israel, would this be all that comforting? This from the This Week with [Clinton’s former wonder boy] George Stephy’s interview with Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif on the “game changing” 15 minute phone call between Muslimphilic Obama and Rouhani, the new Iranian President who, as I point out, serves the Grand Ayatollah of Iran. Yes, the President that reports to what Democrats here in the US are always screaming about here (an incipient theocracy by those of us that cling to our Bibles), an actual Theocracy. Yet, does Clinton’s former White House wonder boy, George Stephy, bring that up? No, in fact goes 180 the other way:
STEPHANOPOULOS: It’s been a long time.
This week, analysts in the Middle East have called the events a game-changer, one even likening it to the fall of the Berlin wall.
RIIIGHT – let’s inflate this A WHOLE LOT! Seriously, the Wall? A wall that was built to keep its citizens INSIDE a totalitarian form of government (er, once again, isn’t that what the Dems call a theocracy – totalitarian? Oh, never mind – they can’t acknowledge the irony here). I digress – let’s continue. This was kinda cute – right up what the “Blame America Firsters” just love to hear! Sure, Iran is ready to bury the hatchet IF the US is willing to repent. This guy has the Democrat “I am a member of a victim class” down to a T:
NH Dems already killed off the DC Dem argument: “settled law!”
Here in NH, we have heard the NH Dems cry “SETTLED LAW! SETTLED LAW!” when they thought that Republicans were going to “re-legislate” the homosexual marriage law. And a bunch of others. And yet, when they took control this session, immediately they started in “re-legislating” in either watering down or removing laws that the Republican majority had passed – Deputy Dawg’s try at removing Stand Your Ground being a good example. Rumors have other laws in their sights. The case has been proven: Democrats do not care for “settled law” arguments unless it is their own laws that are under the microscope.
Yet, from DC, we are hearing the Democrat lamentations over Obamacare – “passed legislation! passed legislation!” as the US House may send up a Continuing Resolution that WOULD fund absolutely every function in the Federal Government. But NOT Obamacare. You know something? That would be perfectly legal AND Constitutional – it is the HOUSE that is, by Constitutional mandate, decide what tax funds are to be raised and appropriated (regardless of what Reid in the Senate believes and the incipient tyrant (or at least, tantrum prone) President has declared by fiat.
Me? The Republicans are well within their rights to do EXACTLY what the Democrats are decrying – after all, isn’t the current debt ceiling AND the current spending regime results of “passed and SETTLED law”? So really, aren’t the Republicans just agreeing with them (heh!)? Mario Loyola from The Corner has a good observation on the Dems constant wailing that Republicans should not do this – that it would hurt Republicans badly in the next election (and appeasement Rs as well) – this is not the same time as the 1990’s (emphasis mine):
There is a crucial difference between what’s happening now and the budget battle between House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton in the 1990s. Clinton repeatedly vetoed budget bills that contained measures he vehemently disagreed with. Had he done otherwise, he would have been accepting GOP policy on crucial items such as how regulations are enacted. From his point of view, the House bills contained poisoned pills he couldn’t swallow.
ObamaPhones…..ObamaGuns!
How’s those background checks going in Benghazi and Mexico, Mr. President? (H/T: Mac)
GrokTALK! September 28th, 2013 – The Video
Sometimes, seeing is believing – or more fun! To be fair, we do the video as a backup to our audio (sort of a “just in case”). But some would rather see than just listen, so it is our responsibility to provide what people like! Please note: as you heard during the show, I have to get the camera “mice” input switched over from the nice Rode shotgun mic that we normally use to the soundboard so that you all can watch us listen to our guests on the phone lines.
Sidenote: and THANK YOU to our donors for for helping in allowing us to purchase the new soundboard you see in front of Steve that is set up especially to handle phone lines!
Thus, the videos only cover the first three half-hour segments – the fourth WOULD have show us just listening to Shane Vander Hart calling in from Iowa.
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GrokTV: Alton Business Association / Workforce Housing Forum – Ken Eyring Parts 2 & 3
Well, back at it. Too many things going on at once and I’ve fallen behind on getting the video of the Alton Business Association’s Workforce Housing Forum this past week. I put up the Intro, remarks by NH State Rep. Jane Cormier, and Part 1 of Ken Eyring’s presentation (the bulk of the time used by the Speakers) – see after the jump for the links.
Here is Part 2:
Part 3:
GrokTV: Alton Business Association / Workforce Housing Forum – Ken Eyring Part 4
The previous parts to Ken’s talk at the Alton Business Association’s Workforce Housing Forum were kept to around 10 minutes each so I should let you know that this goes about 25 minutes. The topic was Westchester County, NY – a “lower level of government” that actually believed the Federal Govt’s “Sustainability Community Initiative” was not legally binding – but turned out that the “crack” money dangled out by EPA / DOT / HUD had not just strings attached but steel cables. Part of the length of this part is a video where the Administrator of Westchester County explained how the old “inch/mile” / “rug out from underneath” became a scary (and EXTREMELY expensive) proposition when the ideologues of “seeing racism everywhere” / “make wealth redistribution everywhere” within the Federal Government decided that what was a legally signed agreement could, willy-nilly, be arbitrarily broached and extended by those whose hubris of Federal Government power knows no bounds (how’s that fer ya, Kitch??).
Part 4:
Previous Videos:
GrokTV: Alton Business Association / Workforce Housing Forum – Ric Perrault and Sylvia French
While Ken Eyring did use most of the time allotted for speakers, he was by no means the only speaker: Alton taxpayer and conservative activist Sylvia French also spoke at the Alton Business Association’s Workforce Housing Forum (again, kudos to them for being willing to host such a forum – generally businesses steer wide of such politically loaded subjects).
In order of their speaking – Ric and Sylvia:
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GrokTV: ABA / Workforce Housing Forum – Q & A Parts 1 & 2
The people who were in attendance at the ABA Workforce Forum just did not want to stop. Normal for this kind of an event might be 15 – 30 minutes of a Question and Answer period – this one went well over an hour (with some fireworks as well!). Well, people are fired up, had questions, and they wanted their say as well. It is clear that this is going to be a topic that will be going on for quite some time – and GOOD for them! A working democracy demands an involved electrate – and as we have seen lately, it takes an involved AND educated one at the local level to ensure that higher levels of government and various NGOs just plain butt out. Sadly, those that would want to tell others how to live, and those that act as useful idiots for them, must be beaten back with sticks (sigh – I do wish that tar & feathers, and the stocks, were still permissible).
Here is Part 1:
Part 2:
GrokTV: ABA / Workforce Housing Forum – Q & A Part 3 “Wowie – Zowie!”
Well, I said that there would be some fireworks – and there was. Long time Planning Board member and long term Lakes Region Planning Commission member Mr. Tom Hoopes decided that he was going to take exception to the evening’s information. Really, how did expect that he’d do arguing against the plain language of the HUD documents that Ken Eyring read and the RSA itself read by NH State Rep Jane Cormier? Regardless of his intent, he did not fare well if one measured the “hoots, hollers, and snickers” from the crowd as he outright denied that what was read was wrong?
From the government docs themselves? That appears near the end of this video.
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GrokTV: ABA / Workforce Housing Forum – Q & A Parts 4 & 5
It was a long night and a long meeting – but if a topic is important, isn’t it important to take the time to discuss it correctly? It was obvious when looking at the faces of the attendees that a lot of the information was brand new. It was also clear, when some of the ramifications of what the legally binding documents signed on their behalf by town officials (elected or appointed) might have for them going forward. “Strings attached” to the money might well become chains (re: Westchester County) – and they are not happy.
Nor should they. For too long, IMHO, too many citizens have taken the apathetic view that “Hey, those that are handling this will do the right thing by us!” – never realizing that by outsourcing ALL of their responsibilities for lack of time, they haven’t realized that those officials might not have the time, either, to keep up with documents upon documents upon documents layered like onions by full timers who seemingly are driven by an agenda of “social justice”.
Part 4:
And the last video from the Forum, Part 5:
Notable Quote — Neal B. Freeman
“We all understand that it is Karl Rove’s mission to promote the Republican Party. It was the mission of Bill Buckley to promote the conservative cause. There should be no confusion between the two.” — Neal B. Freeman, former editor of National Review And further amplification of “The Buckley Rule” in the article from which … Read more
Schadenfreude, baby! SEIU gets boomeranged by Obamacare
Oh yes, those “I’m a Healthcare Voter!” days of 2007 and 2008 – Unionistas from the SEIU union (pretty much, not much more than a socialist front, IMHO) joined forces with AARP in trying to persuade voters that Universal Healthcare was needed or the country would end up in ruin. AKA, Obamacare. They invaded almost every event on the Right – this “Healthcare Voter” was at a McCain rally in Franklin, NH – and yes, she wanted us all to take care of her. The SEIU put its all into preparing the battlefield space and getting Democrats voted into DC office. They succeeded beyond belief – the Dems ran the table and captured the US House, Senate, and the Presidency. And in that two years, Obamacare was spawned out of every Socialist’s idea of what Government could now to [for] everyone – and at the same time, take revenge on the ‘Evil people”. “Unicorns and fairy dust is now real and for everyone!” was the cry
Well, given all of the self-induced problems we’ve seen lately, it seems that what is apparently “in ruin” is going to be the rollout of Obamacare in 5 days as it seems everyday for the last couple of weeks, “features” of the online Exchanges. The fantasy of Unicorns and fairy dust has proven to be just that – and now the IT folks are on their knees praying pretty hard – feature after feature keep getting put off to the point that small biz owners will have to FAX in their requirements – and maybe hear back in a month (and that might be an even bigger fantasy). And now, it has swung around and bit the SEIU in the butt (emphasis mine, reformatted):
Members of the Columbus, Ohio-based Service Employees International Union Local 1 have gone on strike over recent job cuts by a janitorial company called Professional Maintenance. The reason for the cuts? The employer says it is because of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. This is ironic since SEIU is a major supporter of the law.
Democrats are still hiding behind Freedom-sucking “law”
For Progressives, it isn’t about the “law”, it’s about Control. (H/T: Liberal Logic 101)
Yeah, sure the “Republicans” will do ANYTHING to stop this law….right Kelly?
Er, not so much. I wasn’t going to write this (at least, first off) but when I heard Mitch McConnell, the top wimp in the US Senate, say this:
“It all adds up to just one thing – a law in trouble. A law that needs to be repealed. That’s the goal of every Republican in the caucus”.
No longer “stopped” – merely “repealed”. Safe words, weaselly words – a word that says to the LIVs (Low Information Voters) “we gonna keep on working on this!” but really means “we have no intention of risking ourselves and our careers over Obamacare”. Sorry dude, you did just that. You Republican chuckleheads have campaigned on stopping this socialized “camel nose under the tent” Obamacare law since it passed. “Stop” means “stop by any means” – including at any and every possible point to keep that law from being more fully implemented – which defunding it would do.
But Republicans in the Senate couldn’t and wouldn’t live up to that promise, could you? Do you really think that swapping one word out, “stop”, for another, “repeal” that we (the base) would get hoodwinked by this switch in tactic similar in nature to Obama’s continual blame game: “don’t blame me! don’t blame us!”.
Here are the 19 names, the “Freedom Guard” (that wished to keep that promise) that voted against cloture: