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Basic Rights and Freedoms

Chapter 7: THE BASIC RIGHTS, FREEDOMS, AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS 

Article 39. Citizens  enjoy in full the social, economic, political and personal rights and freedoms proclaimed and guaranteed by the Constitution. The system ensures enlargement of the rights and freedoms of citizens and continuous improvement of their living standards as social, economic, and cultural development programmes are fulfilled. Enjoyment by citizens of their rights and freedoms must not be to the detriment of the interests of society or the state, or infringe the rights of other citizens.

Article 40. Citizens have the right to work (that is, to guaranteed employment and pay in accordance wit the quantity and quality of their work, and not below the state-established minimum), including the right to choose their trade or profession, type of job and work in accordance with their inclinations, abilities, training and education, with due account of the needs of society.

This right is ensured by the economic system, steady growth of the productive forces, free vocational and professional training, improvement of skills, training in new trades or professions, and development of the systems of vocational guidance and job placement.

This sounds very frailer to what some are advocating.   It sounds good in principle.  

This is where it came from:  http://bit.ly/ftCnTH 

Debt Ceiling

The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. … Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. - 2006 - then Sen. Barack Obama arguing against raising debt ceiling. (http://bit.ly/fOyeFt)

I agree with you Mr. President.

Record Deficit

Pelosi said " this 110th Congress will commit itself to a higher
standard: Pay as you go, no new deficit spending". As it stands since
Dems gain majority $5.34 trillion was added to the deficit.
http://bit.ly/gNh3km

To put this into perspective:
- All American's in 2005 took home slightly over $7.7 trillion in
income.
- If you put in a cookie jar $7 million every day since Jesus was born you still wouldn't have collected $5.34 trillion.
- You would have to collect over $2030 per second for 2000 years to match $5.34 trillion!
- With Dems in control of spending they averaged $3.66 billion per day. The entire U.S. spending for a complete year did not surpass that amount until 1918 when we entered WW I.

Dealership Closings Cost Jobs

From NY TImes article:

http://nyti.ms/9dXatd

DETROIT — President Obama's auto task force pressed General Motorsand Chrysler to close scores of dealerships without adequately considering the jobs that would be lost or having a firm idea of the cost savings that would be achieved, an audit of the process has concluded.

No way! A community organizer with no experience running anything except his own campaign and all his liberal advisors could not consider the long term implications of closing dealerships. They even failed to do any sort of cost savings analysis! But he graduated from Columbia! Isn't that enough?

Blatant Discrimination being Applauded

A tape has surfaced where a white official, appointed by Bush, says to a group of predominantly white members of an organization that she blatantly and willingly discriminated against a black applicant based solely on his race while hiring for the government. Even more astonishingly, of the roomful of people observing, not a single person alerted anyone as to the violation of the official to anyone in the gov't. The official was finally caught when a surfaced of the admission.

I can't even imagine why this isn't newsworthy.

Of course, to get to the reason you must interchange above white and black, then replace Bush with Obama. The organization is the NAACP That is your answer why it isn't newsworthy. See the video below:

http://bit.ly/bRsnpa

What Obama Lacks

Obama's lack of leadership is surely showing.   The White House tried to slip in a few interesting tidbits late Friday night that showcase how lack of leadership may be costing the gulf coast dearly.

Friday night the following was released: 

What has not been previously disclosed: The president was not only briefed on the real-time events of the spill, but also on just how bad it would be—and how hard it would be to plug the hole.

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Obama and BP also turned down help from 17 nations. (link)  And refused to even try innovative ideas such as sucking the oil off the surface. (link)

Meanwhile Obama's goal only seems to be to reiterate that his is in control (who cares?), that BP is at fault, and to appear in photos of the disaster.  

Senate OKs debt ceiling hike to $14.3T - TheHill.com

If you collected $20 every second from the day Jesus was born (year 0)
until today you would have $1.26 Trillion which is still less money
than this years deficit under Obama ($1.35 Trillion)
You would also have less money than the amount the debt was increased
by ($1.9 trillion) Jan. 28th voted yes by all 60 Dems and zero
Republicans.

In other news, Obama has decided to freeze spending on 2% of the
federal budget.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/78555-senate-agrees-to-raise-debt-ceiling-to-143t

The Great Orator

The great orator addressed a sixth grade class in Falls Church, VA. Guess what he couldn't leave home without?

You guessed it:

I agree it looks like a scene from Saturday Night Live, or it has been photoshopped. Just in case you don't believe me (link)

Healthcare Bribes

Below are highlights of the new special deals or earmarks bartered away to win Senate votes:

Ø      The bill contains unfunded mandates to states through the expansion of Medicaid but this time with new special treatment for the states of Nebraska, Vermont, and Massachusetts.These states will receive Federal Matching Assistance Percentages (FMAP) bonuses such that:

1.       Nebraska will receive 100% FMAP for newly eligibles indefinitely, making it the only state where the federal government will pay for all new enrollees. CBO estimated the cost to the federal government (additional funds to Nebraska) would be $100 million, which may look small compared to the other deals negotiated, yet over the long-term will cost far more, since funding continues indefinitely.

2.       Vermont will receive a 2.2% FMAP increase for 6 years for their entire program, thus receiving an additional $600 million over ten years.

3.       Massachusetts will receive a 0.5% FMAP increase for three years for the entire program, thus receiving an additional $500 million over ten years.

Ø      Despite $120 billion in Medicare Advantage cuts, the Manager's Amendment found a way for Florida residents, as well as some individuals in Pennsylvania and New York, and potentially Oregon, to be grandfathered out of receiving the cuts.

Ø      Dorgan and Conrad's "protections for frontier states" provision would, starting in 2011, establish a 1.0 hospital wage index and geographic practice expense floors for hospitals and physicians located in states where at least 50% of the counties in the state are "frontier". Not surprisingly, states that qualify and benefit from the provision are Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

Of the many problems with these "sweetheart" deals, is the door it leaves wide open for more federal involvement and financing of state-based entitlement programs.Sen. Harkin said it best when he stated "In 2017, as you know, when we have to start phasing back from 100%, and going down to 98%, they are going to say, 'Wait, there is one state that stays at 100?' And every governor in the country is going to say, 'Why doesn't our state stay there?'…When you look at it, I thought well, god, good, it is going to be the impetus for all the states to stay at 100%. So he [Nelson] might have done all of us a favor."

Changes for Sen. Ben Nelson (Nebraska)

Ø      Nelson secured more than just 100% federal funding for Nebraska's Medicaid expansion, the list of "sweeteners" (also called the "Cornhusker kickback" by Senate Republicans) includes:

o       An exemption from the insurance tax for Nebraska non-profit insurers, with language written in a way that only applies to Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans (BCBS) of Nebraska (and Michigan). According tonews reports, Nelson's office states that BCBS "would pay between $15 million and $20 million less in fees under the Senate bill than it would have without a change."

o       An exemption from taxes for Medicare supplemental ("Medigap") insurance providers.  Specifically, Mutual of Omaha, will not have to pay taxes on Medigap insurance, while reports also indicate that this tax break will be extended to other companies.

Ø      Some changes requested by Nelson would benefit people across the country, such as the inflation adjustment to the $2,500 cap on tax-exempt contributions to Flexible Savings Accounts (FSAs) and exemptions for nearly 55 physician-owned hospitals that have a provider agreement to participate in Medicare by August 1, 2010 (pushed back from February 1, 2010).

Changes for Sen. Levin (Michigan)

Ø      According to reports, Like Nelson, Levin sought an exemption from the $6 billion annual fee for non-profits, as non-profit insurers make up 76% of industry profits, but drew opposition from liberals. Ultimately, Levin got an exemption from the insurance tax for Michigan non-profit insurers, with language written in a way that applies to Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans (BCBS) of Michigan (and Nebraska).

Ø      Furthermore, the amendment changes the extension of section 508 hospital provisions so that hospitals in Michigan (as well as Connecticut) have the option to benefit under them if it means higher payments.

Changes for Sen. Landrieu (Louisiana):

Ø      Landrieu was one of the first Senators to secure a sweetheart deal, aptly nicknamed the "Louisiana Purchase"; she traded her support for bringing the bill to the floor for a $300 million increase in Medicaid funding for Louisiana. The underlying bill was cryptically written to increase federal Medicaid subsidies for "certain states recovering from a major disaster" during the past 7 years that have been declared a "major disaster area" — and is meant to replenish the decrease in federal money resulting from an "abnormally inflated" per capita income in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. This was due to an influx of insurance dollars, federal grants and increased labor wages.

Changes for Sen. Sanders (Vermont):

Ø      In addition the Vermont FMAP increase, the amendment includes a provision pushed by Sanders to provide an additional $10 billion in funding for community health centers and the National Health Services Corps which he argues would provide primary care to 25 million more people.

Changes for Sen. Bill Nelson (Florida)

Ø      As noted above, Nelson was able to secure a deal to keep Medicare Advantageplans enrollees in Florida grandfathered in. Notably, when McCain tried to offer an amendment to allow all enrollees to be grandfathered in, 57 Democrats voted against it.

Changes for Hawaii: The Manager's Amendment singles out Hawaii as the only state to receive a Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) extension.

Changes for Sen. Lieberman (Connecticut): It amends the extension of section 508 hospital provisions so that hospitals in Connecticut (as well as Michigan) have the option to benefit under them if it means higher payments.

Changes for Sen. Dodd (Connecticut): It was a mystery until just revealedthat Chris Dodd's state will benefit from a cryptically awarded $100 million for a "Health Care Facility" at a public research university that contains a state's sole public academic medical and dental school—criteria designed to apply to the University of Connecticut.

Changes for Sen. Baucus (Montana):

Ø      Baucus secured a pilot program in the amendment to "provide innovative approaches to furnishing comprehensive, coordinated, and cost-effective care" to certain qualified individuals. A qualified individual "is an environmental exposure affected individual…who resides in or around the geographic area subject to an emergency declaration made as of June 17, 2009." And who might these select few individuals be? Well, according to EPA, "On June 17, 2009, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson issued a Public Health Emergency (PHE) finding at the Libby Asbestos Superfund site in northwest Montana." This provision would help residents of Libby by allowing them to sign up for Medicare benefits.

HT: Gateway Pundit

Gibbs Laments Images, Statements From Tea Party Crowd As 'Stunning' | TPMDC

The Obama administration really is in their own little world. Do they think they can just say whatever and the media will just follow along? Oh wait most of the media will!

"I will continue to say what I've said before. You hear in this debate, you hear analogies, you hear references to, you see pictures about and depictions of individuals that are truly stunning, and you hear it all the time. People -- imagine five

years ago somebody comparing health care reform to 9/11. Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler. Hopefully we can get back to a discussion about the issues that are important in this country that we can do so without being personally disagreeable and set up comparisons to things that were so insidious in our history that anybody in any profession or walk of life would be well advised to compare nothing to those atrocities."

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Gibbs, I really have to imagine hard five years ago . . . Does he really not remember?

Highest ROI in HIstory

Best investment in history:  The companies that have been awarded taxpayers' money from Congress's bailout bill spent $77 million on lobbying and $37 million on federal campaign contributions, Center finds. The return on investment: 258,449 percent.

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Don't Treat Obama like Bush

House Dems want to make sure Obama doesn't receive the same treatment as Bush.  New rules now state:

It has been held that a member could not:

• call the President a "liar."

• call the President a "hypocrite."

• describe the President's veto of a bill as "cowardly."

• charge that the President has been "intellectually dishonest."

It just amazes me that they think people aren't paying attention.

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Weather supercomputer used to predict climate change is one of Britain's worst polluters

Brilliant!  This computer was intended to save the environment, but environmentalists seemed unconcerned about it's carbon footprint (link).  

The Met Office has caused a storm of controversy after it was revealed their £30million supercomputer designed to predict climate change is one of Britain's worst polluters.

The massive machine - the UK's most powerful computer with a whopping 15 million megabytes of memory - was installed in the Met Office's headquarters in Exeter, Devon.

It is capable of 1,000 billion calculations every second to feed data to 400 scientists and uses 1.2 megawatts of energy to run - enough to power more than 1,000 homes.

Even better since the super computer has failed to accurately predict weather patterns for two years.  

It is the second time the Met Office has been criticised this year - after the machine famously helped predict a "BBQ summer" which turned out to be another wash-out. [emphasis added]

I guess you can't make roses out of garbage no matter how many calculations you do per second.  

NYT Fact Checking Obama

The liberal media has stopped accepting everything Obama says as the absolute truth.  Here is a big one the Obama has loved to repeat:

If we had done nothing, if you had the same old budget as opposed to the changes we made," the deficit over the next 10 years would be $2.2 trillion greater, the president said.

In fact, $1.5 trillion of those "savings" are mainly based on an assumption that the United States would have had as many troops in Iraq in 10 years as it did when Mr. Obama took office. But before leaving office, President George W. Bush signed an agreement with Baghdad mandating the withdrawal of all American forces within three years.

So Mr. Obama is claiming credit for not spending money that, under the policy he inherited from Mr. Bush, would never have been spent in the first place.

 

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Blue vs. Red

Obama solves the healthcare crisis:

 "If there's a blue pill and a red pill, and the blue pill is half the price of the red pill and works just as well, why not pay half price for the thing that's going to make you well?" Now, there's good idea. Why hasn't anyone else thought of that? For this reform, we need to spend $1 trillion?

Kristol's interesting insights.

Clumps of Tissue Can Remember?

The Washington Times summarizes a report in the Journal of Child Development:

The unborn have memories, according to medical researchers who used sound and vibration stimulation, combined with sonography, to reveal that the human fetus displays short-term memory from at least 30 weeks gestation - or about two months before they are born.

"In addition, results indicated that 34-week-old fetuses are able to store information and retrieve it four weeks later," said the research, which was released Wednesday.

Is it still possible that pro-choice individuals can still convince themselves that a unborn baby is a clump of tissues?  

In a previous study:

In 2003, psychologists and obstetricians at Queen's University in Canada found a profound mother-baby link. In a study of 60 pregnant women, they found that the unborn babies preferred the voices of their own mothers - both before and after birth.

The heart rates of fetuses sped up when they heard their mother reading a poem, and slowed down when they heard a stranger's voice - evidence of "sustained attention, memory and learning by the fetus," said Barbara Kisilevsky, a professor of nursing who led the research.

So what we have is a fetus that seems very aware and even remembers for weeks that particular stimulus are not harmful.  This fetus that is months from being born can still be legally terminated, even though it has a very well developed memory.   These studies show that not only can the baby learn, but she also recognizes and is comforted by the voice of her mother.  Does this little person still not deserve the right to life just because she is located in the womb?   Does the convenience of one individual trump the life of another?

Is Obama More Catholic Than the Pope?

Newsweek says, "Without a doubt!"  

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In truth, though, Obama's pragmatic approach to divisive policy (his notion that we should acknowledge the good faith underlying opposing viewpoints) and his social-justice agenda reflect the views of American Catholic laity much more closely than those vocal bishops and pro-life activists. When Obama meets the pope tomorrow, they'll politely disagree about reproductive freedoms and homosexuality, but Catholics back home won't care, because they know Obama's on their side. In fact, Obama's agenda is closer to their views than even the pope's.

Newsweek seems to think that the Church is a democracy and majority should decide dogma.  

Who will innovate in a nationalized system?

"Literally we're surrounded by medical miracles. Death by cardiovascular disease has dropped by two-thirds in the last 50 years. You've got to pay a price for that type of advancement."

Canada and England don't pay the price because they freeload off American innovation. If America adopted their systems, we could worry less about paying for health care, but we'd get 2009-level care -- forever. Government monopolies don't innovate. Profit seekers do.

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Obama Tries to Vote Present on Iran

I think Obama really missed an opportunity to give support to the massive protests that are taking place in Iran.  I think it is becoming more apparent that the Bush Administrations assessment of both Iran and North Korea were spot on.   Is it a coincidence that N. Korea is now fearless in launching long range missiles anywhere near American soil?  

Obama's response seems very similar to Bush 41s response to Tiananmen square massacre twenty years ago.  Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe inquires:

Should it really be so difficult for a president who campaigned on the themes ofhope and change to raise his voice on behalf of the brave Iranians who are risking their lives to bring hope and change to their country? Obama proclaimedon his first day in office that those "who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent . . . are on the wrong side of history.'' If he could say it at his inauguration, why can't he say it today?

As early as several weeks ago it seemed that a military confrontation with Iran was inevitable.  But now all that is need from the U.S. is support to the protesters.  This is exactly the wrong time to have a wait and see approach like Bush 41 and Obama is currently using.  

Safeway Healthcare

In 2004 Safeway had healthcare cost rising every year.  Instead of wait for government bailout the designed their own innovative system.   Even the Safeway Union is starting to warm up to the idea, due the significant decrease in cost.   I love this plan because it gives individuals an incentive to shop around for the best price on medical care.  

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124536722522229323.html

Obama's Iran Blunder

I think Obama really missed a chance to help support democracy in the middle east by not making a clear statement on Iran.  Ferrara has some very good points in his Spectator article:

Given this political reality in Iran, and the grave threat the current regime poses for both Israel and the U.S., if America were still a serious country our policy toward Iran would be regime change, to remove the mullahs and their theocracy completely from power, and to establish true democracy. That should begin at a minimum by following the Reagan Doctrine towards the Soviets, with American arms for the Iranian opposition. Sanctions alone would not accomplish much. But trade embargoes adopted in particular by suppliers of refined gas would further weaken the regime, and its military control over the country. That could be upgraded to a full-scale naval blockade, and even military strikes to weaken control over the country by the Revolutionary Guard and other military forces. These steps would be recognized as aiding the revolutionaries. No American invasion would be necessary, just as it was not necessary to bring down the Soviet bloc.

Obama Gaffes

I finally realize the reason Obama must cling to his teleprompter:  He really has nothing else that is successful about him.  It is really the only thing that keeps people thinking he is executive and well thought.   It is natural that people think individuals who speak well are smart.   So it makes sense.   

Curiously Letterman doesn't have any "Great Speeches in American History" when Obama reads the wrong speech and thanks himself on St. Patrick's Day.   The media is silent when Obama compares an American company to suicide bombers.   The all knowing left along with Obama are happy to see successfully executives finally pay their fair share (90% in taxes) - yet don't realize it is unconstitutional. (Paragraph 3)  

All Obama has is really his good speaking.  Many people undoubtedly voted for him because they (falsely) equated good speaking ability with intelligence.  Even without an honest media his gaffes, bad decisions, and bad policies are beginning to take their toll.  His approval is actually below Bush. 

As people are catching on to how dependent Obama is on his teleprompter they will realize how disappointing he really is as a President.

I have experience running a campaign!

Obama tried to convince voters he has more experience than someone not running for president because he's run a presidential campaign:

Turns out he doesn't really do that well at all:

I would love to have someone from Obama's campaign explain why the entire press corps, the Secret Service, and the local police idled for two hours in a Miami hotel parking lot recently because there was nothing to do and nowhere to go. It was not an isolated case.

The national headquarters in Chicago airily dismisses complaints from journalists wondering why a schedule cannot be printed up or at least e-mailed in time to make coverage plans. Nor is there much sympathy for those of us who report for a newscast that airs in the early evening hours. Our shows place a premium on live reporting from the scene of campaign events. But this campaign can often be found in the air and flying around at the time the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" is broadcast. I suspect there is a feeling within the Obama campaign that the broadcast networks are less influential in the age of the internet and thus needn't be accomodated as in the days of yore. Even if it's true, they are only hurting themselves by dissing audiences that run in the tens of millions every night.

The McCain folks are more helpful and generally friendly. The schedules are printed on actual books you can hold in your hand, read, and then plan accordingly. The press aides are more knowledgeable and useful to us in the news media. The events are designed with a better eye, and for the simple needs of the press corps. When he is available, John McCain is friendly and loquacious. Obama holds news conferences, but seldom banters with the reporters who've been following him for thousands of miles around the country. Go figure.

The McCain campaign plane is better than Obama's, which is cramped, uncomfortable and smells terrible most of the time. Somehow the McCain folks manage to keep their charter clean, even where the press is seated.

The other day in Albuquerque, N.M., the reporters were given almost no time to file their reports after McCain spoke. It was an important, aggressive speech, lambasting Obama's past associations. When we asked for more time to write up his remarks and prepare our reports, the campaign readily agreed to it. They understood.

Similar requests are often denied or ignored by the Obama campaign aides, apparently terrified that the candidate may have to wait 20 minutes to allow reporters to chronicle what he's just said. It's made all the more maddening when we are rushed to our buses only to sit and wait for 30 minutes or more because nobody seems to know when Obama is actually on the move.

Norris endorses Huckabee

I guess this settles it:

For more facts about Chuck Norris click here.

Media Bias

A Harvard study found there to be an extreme political bias in the media.  No kidding.

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=278808786575124

Socialized Healthcare

National Healthcare just doesn't sound appealing:

Record numbers of Britons are travelling abroad for medical treatment to escape the NHS - with 70,000 patients expected to fly out this year.

And by the end of the decade 200,000 "health tourists" will fly as far as Malaysa and South Africa for major surgery to avoid long waiting lists and the rising threat of superbugs, according to a new report.

Research by the Treatment Abroad website shows that Britons have travelled to 112 foreign hospitals, based in 48 countries, to find safe, affordable treatment.

Almost all of those who had received treatment abroad said they would do the same again, with patients pointing out that some hospitals in India had screening policies for the superbug MRSA that have yet to be introduced in this country.

Andrew Lansley, the shadow health secretary, said the figures were a "terrible indictment" of government policies that were undermining the efforts of NHS staff to provide quality services.

The findings come amid further revelations about the Government's mishandling of NHS policies, and ahead of official statistics that will embarrass ministers.

On Wednesday, figures are expected to show rising numbers of hospital infections. Cases of the superbug Clostridium difficile, which have risen five-fold in the past decade, are expected to increase beyond the 55,000 cases reported last year.

On the same day, statistics will show that vast sums have been spent on pay, with GPs' earnings rising by more than 50 per cent in three years to an average of more than £110,000.

New research shows that growing NHS bureaucracy has left nurses with little time to see patients – most spending long periods dealing with paperwork.

Katherine Murphy, of the Patients' Association, said the health tourism figures reflected shrinking public faith in the Government's handling of the NHS.

"The confidence that the public has in NHS hospitals has been shattered by the growth of hospital infections and this Government's failure to make a real commitment to tackling it," she told The Sunday Telegraph.

"People are simply frightened of going to NHS hospitals, so I am not surprised the numbers going abroad are increasing so rapidly.

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Stop the Logging!!!

From the LA TImes: (link)

Still, evidence was dramatic in the thinned forest areas. In one cluster of Lake Arrowhead neighborhoods protected by fuel breaks, only a few stumps were burning and no trees were lost. Hundreds of surrounding homes were untouched.

Some of the worst-hit areas like Running Springs don't have fuel breaks. Just 20% of Big Bear is protected by breaks, fire officials said.

If environmental groups wouldn't bring lawsuits against 59% of the initiatives to thin forests - more property would have been saved.

35 Inconvenient Truths: The errors in Al Gore’s movie

The 35 falsehoods in an Inconvenient Truth.  The first nine were cited in a recent lawsuit in London because they were unable to substantiate them.  The commented the only thing that limited further investigation was time.  

http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/monckton/goreerrors.html

Of course this is nothing new for Al Gore who said in a 2006 interview: (link)

Question: There's a lot of debate right now over the best way to communicate about global warming and get people motivated. Do you scare people or give them hope? What's the right mix?

Answer: I think the answer to that depends on where your audience's head is. In the United States of America, unfortunately we still live in a bubble of unreality. And the Category 5 denial is an enormous obstacle to any discussion of solutions. Nobody is interested in solutions if they don't think there's a problem. Given that starting point, I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous it is, as a predicate for opening up the audience to listen to what the solutions are, and how hopeful it is that we are going to solve this crisis. 

Is anyone surprised that he over-represented the factual presentation so that people would be more receptive to the solutions to his non-existent problem?

Empire State Building Going Green

The Empire State Building returned to being called the tallest
building in New York after Islamic terrorists knocked down the #1
and #2 tallest building. Someone in NYC had the bright idea that
for the first time in history the Empire State Building would go
green to honor the end of the Muslim holiday ramadan.

Of Course !!!

"You don't have money to fund the war or children. But you're going to spend it to blow up innocent people if we can get enough kids to grow old enough for you to send to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the President's amusement."  -Rep. Pete Stark (D-Cal)

You just can't make this stuff up.

Upsetting Marine Charity

Rush Limbaugh is auctioning off the letter sent to him by Democrats to create the fake phony soldiers scandal.   He has pledged to donate and match all the proceeds to Marines Corp - Law Enforcement Foundation - a scholarship assistance to children of Marines and Federal law enforcement personnel whose parent dies on duty.  See the auction until noon Oct. 19th here.

Of course for the left this is unacceptable.  Here is their brightest minds trying to figure out how to keep the money away from Marine children.:

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Brought to you by the people who proved 9/11 was a controlled demolition:

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