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Archive for May 2011
Mysogyny Of The Left
Personal opinion, one week suspension just doesn’t do it. If a conservative had said such a thing, NOW and the Dems would be calling for him/her to be fired! We can forgive, but forgetting is a whole other story.
The Ignorance Is Astounding!
New DNC Boss Calls GOP ‘Anti-Women’
In an emotional assault on the Republicans, new Democratic Party Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz today called the GOP agenda “anti-women” and “a war on women” that will backfire on Republicans in the 2012 election and provide a cushion for President Obama’s re-election bid.
“It’s just so hard for me to grasp how they could be so anti-women as they are,” she said at a breakfast roundtable with reporters.
It’s really sad that Democrats are so ignorant of their own party’s history. It was the Democrats who fought tooth and nail against civil rights. It was the Democrats who started the KKK. And it was the Democrats who opposed women voting.
As a woman, I find Wasserman Shultz insulting to women as a whole! The idea that Republicans are ‘anti-women’ is beyond ludicrous. Because the majority of Americans don’t want to pay for the mass slaughter of innocent children makes Republicans against women? Perhaps a prominent Republican should hold a press conference and state, categorically, that “Democrats are anti-children”. They hate children, you know. They must. Why else would they be so intent on murdering so many?
Just When You Thought You’d Seen It All!
Dems seek to impose sunscreen rules
Just in time for the long holiday weekend: Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that would force the imposition of federal standards for sunscreen lotion labels.
“As families prepare for Memorial Day festivities, and plan outings this summer, most will be outdoors without adequate sun protection, even if they use sunscreen,” Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the sponsor, said this week. “This is because there are currently no rules that sunscreen makers must follow when making claims about the level of protection their products provide.”
I can’t even think of words to express my incredulity. Is there NOTHING they won’t stick their fingers in? This is patently absurd. People have been using sunscreen for quite a while now, and it’s done what it’s suppose to do, when used correctly. Then, there is the common sense factor. If you are blood red after being out in the sun for too long….go the hell inside! If you burn easily, stay in shaded areas.
According to Reed, forcing the application of the FDA proposal would require labels to “disclose the level of UVA protection in a standard format that appears near the sun protection factor rating, and ensure that the SPF rating actually corresponds to a product’s protection against UVB rays.”
They’ve spent this country into debt the likes of which it has never seen before, and yet this is how they spend their time? Worrying about “a standard format” on a freakin’ bottle of sunscreen?
“I look forward to a summer when Americans can finally feel protected from the sun’s harmful rays,” Reed said.
I look forward to a life when Americans can finally feel protected from the feckless weasels in the U.S. Government!
Glenn Beck 05/26/11
A Must See
Remember…..
Swiped from James on FB.
Carbonated Caffeine
THIS makes a whole lot more sense. Of course, critics of the bill don’t like competition. Must be Democrats.
I honestly can’t think of any reason to EVER go to New York City. With the continuous incursion on personal rights, I can’t think of any reason why anyone would ever want to live there!
And if anyone knows about NOT being credible, it would be this White House.
With 12 fake IDs, I’d have to say this guy was up to no good, wouldn’t you?
Nice birthday wish. It’s a shame he’s been the cause of ‘em. My birthday wish? A new president! One that doesn’t hate America!
Can we PLEASE kick California out of the union? Give it back to Mexico! They think it’s theirs anyway. PLEASE!!
Jello wrestling? At the South Pole??????????? There is NO reason OUR money should be funding such ridiculous “experiments”! Who the hell oks this kind of crap, and believes it’s just honky dory!?!?
I don’t know why people are surprised when the claims for unemployment benefits rise. The economy is NOT recovering, contrary to the unicorn rainbow farters.
I don’t care! Never have…..never will!
We must continue to pray that every person will be found!
Just gotta love technology. Sometimes. 
Wonder when the feminazis will get all up in arms about this? *crickets*
I vote we make ‘em ALL suicide bombers. Then they can blow each other up….problem solved!
Just when I thought Texas was going to stand tall and make us proud again, they show their true colors.
It’s just not smart to hire criminals!
Destroying Our Children’s Future
Senate Stands Still on Budget Crisis
The Foundry
Solving our nation’s fiscal crisis is not up for debate, and politicians should be past the point of using it as fodder for political gain. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at the latest from liberals in Congress who are digging in their heels and refusing to recognize the reality of America’s budgetary mess.
Glenn Beck 05/25/11
Weasel Time
Ann on The Divorce Card
Why Larry King Will Never Be President
by Ann Coulter
Like would-be yentas trying to set you up on dates with their divorced friends, the political class is constantly trying to foist divorced candidates on the Republican Party, authoritatively assuring us that Americans don’t have a problem with divorce anymore. Let’s examine the truth of that claim.
Inasmuch as no serious Republican candidate for president is currently divorced, the facts can be considered without violating the 11th Commandment to never speak ill of a fellow Republican.
(That’s unless you consider Newt Gingrich a serious candidate, which I don’t — although as far as being fodder for late-night comedians, he’s the man to beat.)
Recognizing Liberals
Liberals Love Dictators
No Peace
Abbas: Netanyahu’s vision for peace is nothing we can build on
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected Wednesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s vision for peace as outlined in his speech to Congress on Tuesday.
Addressing a meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Ramallah, Abbas said Netanyahu’s vision for peace contained “nothing we can build on.”
Peace is not the objective. Never has been. Never will be.
Slam The Brakes On The Decline
Saving the American Dream by Cutting Debt, Taxes and Spending
The Foundry
It might not be front-page news in the mainstream media, but according to a new poll, a large majority of Americans are alarmed at the prospect of U.S. debt continuing to grow past its already astronomical $14.3 trillion limit. They’re right to be worried, as America’s out-of-control spending takes the country down a road to decline. America is on an unsustainable fiscal path, and that’s why The Heritage Foundation has released a plan to tackle the problem: “Saving the American Dream: Heritage’s Plan to Fix the Debt, Cut Spending, and Restore Prosperity.”
Judges Getting Judged
Power struggle over TN Court of Judiciary stalled
A state senator is upset with Tennessee judges who helped stall a bill that would have given the legislature complete control over the state’s system for disciplining judges for ethical violations.
Sen. Mae Beavers, R-Mt. Juliet, has been trying for three years to reform the Court of the Judiciary, the body tasked with investigating complaints against judges and determining discipline.
I’ve learned a bit about the way the judges are appointed, and honestly, the best way to solve the issue….make them run for the office. No more buddies of buddies getting a rather nice job at the expense of the taxpayers.
Ten of the body’s 16 members are judges appointed by the Supreme Court. Critics say that arrangement is inappropriate and fosters a conflict of interest within the judiciary.
Why should one appointed body appoint another body that is suppose to keep an eye on the appointing body? Does that make any sense, to anyone?
Of the 344 complaints filed against judges last fiscal year, only 13 resulted in a warning or discipline, and only one of the cases was made public. Nine in 10 cases are dismissed.
Court of the Judiciary officials say this is because most complaints don’t set out any facts, are against judges that the Court of the Judiciary doesn’t have jurisdiction over, such as federal judges, or are filed by people simply unhappy with a judge’s decisions.
While I have no doubt there are many who will file a complaint because they are unhappy with a judge’s decision, I find it hard to believe that Just 13 warranted any action. I also find it disconcerting that such complaints are kept secret. Doesn’t the public have a right to know when those with the power over so much are being less than honorable?
Beavers said judges have perpetuated the perception that they are protecting their own by lobbying against her bill to reconstitute the Court of the Judiciary with 12 members, but critics say Beavers is the one who has overreached with a proposal that infringes on an equal branch of government.
I tend to agree with Sen. Beavers. The ‘critics’ apparently don’t like the idea of losing power.
“I thought I had the votes until I got on the floor and realized the members of the Court of the Judiciary were busy on the phone, and so was the chief justice,” Beavers said.
I don’t have a problem with the phone calls. I have a problem with the legislature being so influenced by ANY group. Do they work for us, or for the judges? Makes me wonder.
The Administrative Office of the Courts confirmed that Chief Justice Cornelia Clark spoke with lawmakers, including Beavers and Rep. Barrett Rich, the original House sponsor.
Rich later dropped the bill, but he said he did it because of other obligations and a desire to spend more time on the legislation, not because Clark or any other judge persuaded him to do so.
No offense intended Barrett, but I find that reasoning a tad suspicious. You had enough time when you put your name on the bill, so what changed? Had nothing to do with any persuasion at all, right? Uh huh.
“Many of the proposals that have been made would compromise the independence of” the Court of the Judiciary, said Allan Ramsaur, executive director of the Tennessee Bar Association.
There’s a darn good reason people don’t really trust lawyers. They’re politicians in wigs. Ok, here they don’t wear wigs, but you know what I mean.
According to the state constitution, the General Assembly has the sole power to impeach and remove state judges.
Bivins said it would be a mistake also to give it the sole power to appoint members of the Court of the Judiciary because then it would essentially control every stage of the judicial discipline system.
Why? Since the legislature works for the people of Tennessee, wouldn’t it be in OUR best interest if rogue judges could be removed by OUR will?
But Beavers said the legislature doesn’t have enough information to exercise its obligation to impeach rogue judges because so much of the Court of the Judiciary’s work is kept under wraps.
Case files are made public only in the rare instances when the court decides to publicly discipline a judge.
As we can see, making public any case doesn’t seem to be in the best interest of……..the judges. Who cares about what is in the best interest of the people. Appearances, they say, is everything. Well, this appears to be a bit of cronyism at it’s finest. Whether or not that is actually the case, it looks bad!
“Unless we can get records about what judges are doing, we have no way of knowing whether we need to initiate impeachment proceedings.
“It’s kind of a worst-case situation where the General Assembly has the ultimate responsibility but has been left in the dark about how bad the problem is.”
Sunshine is a great disinfectant.
He said judges are willing to consider sharing more information with legislators and establishing a system for regularly reporting to lawmakers on the Court of the Judiciary’s work, but said it is important to maintain a degree of anonymity to protect judges who get hit with baseless complaints.
Let the sun shine in!
