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Prayer Circles and Polling Places http://bit.ly/ne1up9 Mrs. Obama, aka Barack’s “secret weapon,” is on the campaign trail. Thus far, America’s First Lady is doing one helluva bang-up job. In an effort to gain momentum, the Democrat Party’s “closer” has drawn public attention to alternative religion, as well as revealing the First “Lawyer” Lady has zero grasp on the law.First, on the Tom Joyner radio show, Michelle reminded listeners “once again we have the power,” then confused the issue by declaring “Barack can’t do this alone.” Mrs. Obama followed up the power/powerless statements by sending out good vibrations to shamans and prayer warriors. Everybody I know in our communities are praying for us. Every day we feel that. And let me just tell your listeners that it means all the world to us to know that there are prayer circles out there and people who are keeping the spirits clean around us.Michelle commenced campaigning by promoting a mélange of New Age religion mixed with a smidgen of Native American spiritualism, affirmed by an exuberant Tom Joyner who intermittently interjected Michelle’s preachy broadcast with more than one Pentecostal-style “Yes!” Then, just as America was processing the “prayer circles” and “clean spirits” comment, Michelle, determined to vote early and accompanied by a cadre of photographers, decided to mosey over to the Martin Luther King Center on Chicago’s south side. In full view of voters, resplendent in a lovely blue outfit, Michelle voted and did so very publicly. Distracted voters snapped cell phone cameras as the First Lady, in the midst of a political campaign, cast a ballot for Democrats. Ever the pragmatist, Michelle, after voting in full-blown campaign mode, allegedly decided to encourage voters to vote Democratic in close proximity to where voters actually vote. Mrs. Obama posed for polling place pictures and then, according to Mr. Dennis Campbell, after smiling for the camera turned to remind him “how important it was to vote to keep her husband’s agenda going.” Leaving the polling place, Michelle offered unsolicited advice to election judges “to make sure that everyone is voting early.”Either Mrs. Obama considers a First Lady above the law, is a lawyer that doesn’t know the law, or forgot that “electioneering or soliciting of votes or engag[ing] in any political discussion within any polling place [or] within 100 feet of any polling place” is prohibited in the state of Illinois.A top Illinois State Board of Elections official said Michelle Obama, Esq. “May have simply been ignorant of the law and thus violated it unintentionally.”The official then said, “You kind of have to drop the standard for the First Lady, right?” An election board official suggested the First Lady was exempt from following the law because, “…she’s pretty well liked?” Are well-liked people no longer liable for illegal solicitation of votes? If what the top Illinois State Board of Elections official said is correct, a legally “ignorant” Michelle Obama, loosed by Democrats to rouse pre-election energy, “probably doesn’t know what she’s doing.”Regardless, Mrs. Obama ardently believes Obama’s agenda has “come much too far to turn back now.” Thus, in order to ensure the midterm election provides Barack “a chance to finish what [he] started,” occasional lawbreaking may be justified to achieve a higher goal. If, in the end, Michelle’s valiant efforts – criminal or otherwise – fail to turn the tide in favor of Democrats, on Election Day Barack and Michelle can always rely on Black Panther “prayer circles” to keep “clean spirits” from voting.Author’s content: www.jeannie-ology.com View the original article herePossibly related posts: (automatically generated)Related posts on Circles» christian louboutin replica CharChristian Loubouti allen8818 ...» christian louboutin 2010 Chchristian louboutin 201 allen8818 ...Related posts on Places5 Most Mysteriously Haunted Places to Travel | TRAVEL :: Blueable.comFred Trotter » Blog Archive » How to add a new place to Facebook ...What are some "Capital of the world" places (Irvine is the ...Related posts on PollingThose Amazing Parks - Open Spaces, Green Spaces » Blog Archive ...First Lady's Campaign Crosses Legal Boundary « Arizona SunlightAdventures in absentee voting! « Hot Air

Hotair: Obama drops to new low of 39% in Marist poll http://bit.ly/r9NJ9H You know, call me crazy, but it sure doesn’t appear that President Obama’s jobs bill did much for his popularity. A new poll from Marist conducted a few days after Obama’s big joint-session jobs speech/NFL pregame show has Obama’s job-approval rating at its lowest ever in the Marist series at 39% (via William Amos):President Barack Obama faces a litany of bad news. The president’s job approval rating, his favorability, and his rating on the economy have hit all-time lows. To compound matters, three in four Americans still believe the nation is in a recession and the proportion who thinks the country is moving in the wrong direction is at its highest point in more than a decade.Other than that, though, things are just groovy.According to this McClatchy-Marist Poll, the president’s approval rating is at 39% among registered voters nationally, an all-time low for Mr. Obama. For the first time a majority — 52% — disapproves of the job he is doing in office, and 9% are unsure.“President Obama needs to reboot his presidency,” says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. “Although numbers like these typically spell doom for an incumbent’s re-election prospects, the Republicans in Congress and eventually his GOP opponent could still provide Obama with running room.”The jobs-bill speech was supposed to be the reboot. Obama wanted the grandest possible venue in order to lay out his vision of economic stimulus, and Obama got exactly what he wanted. Four days after the event, Obama got his answer, which makes a dead-cat bounce look pretty darned good now.The news actually gets worse. Obama gets an abysmal 32/57 job approval rating among independent voters, down from 38% the month before. He’s down to 71% among Democrats now, which isn’t exactly a robust vote of confidence. Obama’s numbers on the economy continue to sour as well, only getting 33/61 approval on this issue, with disapproval among indies up to 69% now. That’s down from 37/59 in June.But the favorability numbers are more telling. He’s now underwater on personal favorability for the first time at 46/48. He lost ten points on this measure among independents in the last month, falling from 50% to 40%. His personal favorability has been his Teflon, but it’s eroding fast now.And the piece de resistance? The sample used by Marist gives Democrats an eight-point advantage, 34/26/39. That undersamples Republicans by a significant amount — Obama won the popular vote in 2008 by seven points in a political environment much more friendly to Democrats than now. Imagine what job-approval rating a realistic sample would produce.You must enable JavaScript to log in or leave comments.You must be logged in and have JavaScript enabled to post a comment. View the original article here

Fast and Furious Program Linked to Over 200 Murders http://bit.ly/otQlkm Fast and Furious Linked to Over 200 Murders From Gateway Pundit: 200 Murders. Obama’s failed Fast and Furious program is linked to 200 murders in Mexico. And the program is linked to at least 11 crimes here in the United States including the murder of US border agent Brian Terry. http://bit.ly/r9TPsb Town Hall reported: In a conference call this morning with Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Darrell Issa, reporters were told the Attorney General in Mexico has confirmed at least 200 murders south of the border happened as a result of Operation Fast and Furious. Eleven crimes in the United States have been linked to Operation Fast and Furious up to this point. Issa said he expects as the investigation in the operation continues, more crimes connected to Fast and Furious will come to light and be exposed. This is not surprising, considering out of 2500 weapons the Obama Justice Department allowed to “walk,” and that only 600 have been recovered, the rest are lost until they show up at violent crime scenes. The damage from Operation Fast and Furious has only started to be seen. Remember, the Mexican Government and ATF agents working in Mexico were left completely in the dark about the operation.

Rick Perry Adds More Pressure to Obama Over Israel http://bit.ly/onFoka Rick Perry Adds More Pressure to Obama Over Israel From Fox: “We are indignant that certain Middle Eastern leaders have discarded the principle of direct negotiations between the sovereign nation of Israel and the Palestinian leadership. And we are equally indignant that the Obama administration's Middle East policy of appeasement has encouraged such an ominous act of bad faith."

Obama Plan Could Undermine the "Super Committee" http://bit.ly/p4BmOo Obama Plan Could Undermine the "Super Committee" Not that anyone was really holding their breath that the super committee would accomplish... anything... From HotAir and the Washington Post: After getting hammered by Republicans in the debt-ceiling debate, Barack Obama clearly wanted to go on offense with his own deficit-reduction proposal. That opened up the opportunity to go fully populist, blaming the wealthy for not paying their fair share in order to propose massive tax hikes along with his supposedly new ideas for spending reductions. However, the Washington Post reports today that the ideas are not only not new, they won’t meet their targets and don’t actually reduce the deficit much from Obama’s previous proposals — and could derail any serious attempt by Congress to reduce spending in the future: "[I]ndependent budget experts said the blueprint that Obama unveiled Monday — which White House officials say would save more than $4 trillion when added to earlier budget deals this year — appears to fall short of his target. The plan also relies on an array of well-worn budget ploys that do little to advance the cause of bipartisan cooperation in taming the nation’s spiraling debt, the experts said. According to White House estimates, the new framework would require $6.6 trillion in fresh government borrowing over the next decade. That’s only slightly less borrowing than projected in the budget outline Obama proposed in April. … The latest Obama plan “doesn’t produce any more in realistic savings than the plan they offered in April,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. “They’ve filled in details, repackaged it and replaced one gimmick with another. They don’t even stabilize the debt. This is just not enough.” The most disheartening development, MacGuineas and others said, is Obama’s decision to count $1.1 trillion in savings from the drawdown of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan toward his debt-reduction total. Because Obama has no intention of continuing war spending at last year’s elevated levels, that $1.1 trillion would never have been spent." That’s a big problem, and not just for Obama’s proposal. That kind of smoke-and-mirror gambit plays right into the hands of Democrats in Congress who want to use that same dodge to protect future spending increases. If they can count that $1.1 trillion as savings even though the money wouldn’t have been spent anyway, that’s $1.1 trillion they don’t have to cut from other programs they want to protect. In fact, that would just about cover 90% of their mandate, leaving the so-called “super committee” only $100 billion to cut from the next ten years — a paltry $10 billion a year while running deficits of over a trillion dollars a year: "The “super ommittee” is under orders to produce a 10-year plan to save at least $1.2 trillion by Thanksgiving. If the panel counts war savings, “then it’s over,” MacGuineas said. “The committee will have done nothing real.”" That’s not the only dodge in Obama’s plan, either. Until now, Obama has used only the Bush-era middle-class tax rates for his baseline, as he has insisted all along that he eventually wanted to end the Bush rates for higher-income earners. Suddenly, though, Obama has adjusted his baseline to include all of the Bush-era rates, a gimmick that allows him to claim an additional $866 billion in deficit reduction over the next ten years — even though the rates will expire on their own at the end of next year, absent Congressional action to extend them. It’s worth pointing out that the gain relies on static tax analysis that assumes that people won’t change their behavior when tax policy changes — a fallacy in which this administration has often engaged, especially in the ObamaCare debate and the impact of its taxation and regulation. Also, this contrasts with the CBO’s approach to scoring, which compares changes to current law as it stands. Since those tax rates would change in current law anyway, a CBO score wouldn’t count any of that as deficit savings in the future. The Obama administration is producing one gimmicky, unreal policy after another, but this one will do more damage to real deficit reduction efforts than the rest.

Gateway Pundit: Obama Wants Americans to “Pay Their Fair Share” Except For the 47% Who Pay No Taxes (Video) http://bit.ly/pMc8Yj Barack Obama demanded that Americans to “pay their fair share” today during his class warfare speech.Nearly half of Americans pay no taxes.The AP reported:Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for nearly half of U.S. households it’s simply somebody else’s problem.About 47 percent will pay no federal income taxes at all for 2009. Either their incomes were too low, or they qualified for enough credits, deductions and exemptions to eliminate their liability. That’s according to projections by the Tax Policy Center, a Washington research organization.Most people still are required to file returns by the April 15 deadline. The penalty for skipping it is limited to the amount of taxes owed, but it’s still almost always better to file: That’s the only way to get a refund of all the income taxes withheld by employers. View the original article here

Gallup: Perry 31, Romney 24, Paul 13, Bachmann … 5 http://bit.ly/odvfuu Gallup: Perry 31, Romney 24, Paul 13, Bachmann … 5 From HotAir: A good poll for Romney, a mediocre one for Perry, and pure devastation for Bachmann. She was at 13 percent in early August, shortly before Perry jumped in, and 10 percent in late August. Now she’s tied with Cain and Gingrich for fourth place, a good eight points behind, um, Ron Paul. Game over. "Perry is stronger among Republicans and independents who lean Republican, the voters who settle nominations. In a head-to-head race, 49% say they would vote for Perry, 39% for Romney… In the poll, 44% say they definitely would not vote for Perry; 35% say that of Romney. Looked at another way, 62% say would either definitely vote for Romney or consider doing so; 53% say that of Perry. Perry has increased his standing a bit, compared with results from Gallup’s daily poll in late August, but Romney has narrowed the gap between them. Then, Perry led Romney, 29%-17%. His 12-point margin is down to 7 points… In the poll, 53% say they would prefer the nominee with the best chance of beating Obama; 43% say they want the candidate who agrees with them on almost all issues." The boldface bit tells you why this is a good poll for Romney and only a mediocre one for Perry. (That plus the fact that Romney’s gained ground since last time, natch.) Head to head, Mitt leads Obama by two but Perry trails by five; the more numbers like that we see, the more Romney can capitalize on the majority of primary voters who are leaning towards electability in their desperation to oust Obama. The other takeaway from this, I think, is that Perry’s window to steamroll the rest of the field is now closed. If he had had two monster debate performances and widened his lead over Romney, you might see more big donors starting to shake loose and fall into his camp as the inevitable nominee. As it is, Palin must be watching his backsliding and Bachmann’s collapse and feeling more encouraged to run than ever. Still plenty of tea-party votes in play, and who knows how much of Perry’s support is owed not to his jobs record or any personal attribute but simply to him being a “true conservative” alternative to Romney. Palin, having a stronger brand, can pull some of those votes and make it a three-way race. Even if she falls short against Romney on electability grounds, by topping Perry she’d preserve her status as America’s most prominent tea-party pol. One other point about electability. I’ve been meaning to post about this since last week but might as well toss it in here. How much do Democrats fear a Perry presidency? Maybe this much: "[G]iven these growing fears that Obama may lose in 2012 to any Republican with a pulse, maybe it’s time for Democrats to stop hoping that Perry will be the next Barry Goldwater. There’s admittedly not much they can do to shape the outcome of the presidential primaries, but they might wish to think twice before using their rapid-response teams to help Perry bury Romney. One party operative close to these decisions told me there have been a “lot of conversations” about the dilemma, with some labor and environmental groups arguing for easing up on the anti-Romney message machine out of a belief that he would be the “lesser of two evils.” Good thinking. If Obama is doomed, who would Democrats rather have in possession of the nuclear suitcase: the technocratic Romney, or the coyote-shooting Perry?" That’s practically a campaign ad for Perry in the primaries, not only according to “they’ll tell you who they fear” logic but as a knife in Romney’s electability argument. If Democrats are so desperately worried about The One losing to Perry in the general that they’d ease up on Romney to help him win the nomination, how unelectable can he be? Right, Perry ad team? 2012 election gallup poll michele bachmann mitt romney Rick Perry ron paul

Newsbusters: Chris Matthews Calls Palin 'A Cuckoo Clock' and Gingrich 'A Mortal Enemy to Our Civilization' http://bit.ly/p8DLKG Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey said Monday that MSNBC's Chris Matthews "seems to be slipping out of touch with reality." On Tuesday, the "Hardball" host proved Armey's point by calling Sarah Palin "a cuckoo clock" and Newt Gingrich "a mortal enemy to our civilization" (video follows with transcript and commentary): CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Let’s start with the conservative split, first time I’ve seen one in years. Richard Wolffe’s an MSNBC political analyst and Ben Smith is national political reporter for Politico. Richard, I want you to take a look at some of these clips. We got Gingrich. We got Beck. We got Kristol. We got Palin. And we got Lindsey Graham. Let’s take a look at, first of all, Newt Gingrich. He says he doesn’t support

Newsbusters: Chuck Todd Laughs When Asked If Obama Thinks His New Tax Plan Is A 'Realistic Goal' http://bit.ly/riYbWO Even Chuck Todd thinks President Obama's new tax plan is a joke. When asked on MSNBC Monday if the White House believes "tax reform in the context of the Super Committee is a realistic goal," NBC's chief White House correspondent broke out laughing followed by the entire "Morning Joe" panel (video follows with transcript and commentary):MARK HALPERIN, TIME: But Chuck, does the President, the White House think tax reform in the context of the Super Committee is a realistic goal? CHUCK TODD, NBC’S CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: [Laughs] You know. [Entire ‘Morning Joe’ panel laughs] HALPERIN: I don’t know the answer. I’m not asking… MIKA BRZEZINSKI, CO-HOST: Wow! That was an answer. TODD: Look, you know, I don’t, you know, nobody there believes, they, this is how they put it when it comes to both their jobs bill and this, right? They will say the following: “Yes, we’re pessimistic that Congress will take this up. We’re pessimistic that we can cut a deal with Republicans, but we think it’s possible.” That, that, that’s their way of saying, “No.” [Laughter] JOE SCARBOROUGH, CO-HOST: So it’s like the last thing they put out, you think this is just political window dressing. They’re setting the Republicans up. TODD: Well, I mean, this is also the President trying to clean up the fact that he didn’t put out a bill before. I mean, let’s not forget, he didn’t put out a debt plan before. He put out guiding principles before. This is both funny AND sad on a number of levels. First, if media members like Todd had been honest during the debt ceiling debate about the President having not actually put out a plan - "He put out guiding principles" - the discussion would have been far different. Instead, what the press did at the time was report that Obama had offered a "grand plan" that the Republicans were refusing to go along with. Now, more than a month later, Todd goes on a morning talk show program watched by relatively few people - "MJ" garned 428,000 total viewers last Thursday - telling the truth. As for the laughter concerning this tax plan, despite what he said on this little-watched show Monday morning, it seems a good bet Todd as NBC's chief White House correspondent will have his talking points down better as he appears on more highly-rated programs in the hours and days to come. In fact, it seems a metaphysical certitude he and his colleagues throughout the press will be far less skeptical about the seriousness of this plan, and will be once again painting Republicans as being do nothings unwilling to cooperate with the President on anything. Stay tuned. View the original article here

Newsbusters: Chris Jansing, Karen Hunter Gang Up on Pro-Life Pastor Over Provocative Billboard http://bit.ly/qRd9dR Journalist Karen Hunter belittled Pastor Stephen Broden over his provocative pro-life billboard on MSNBC's "Jansing & Co." Thursday, calling the ad "racial," "sexist," and "completely offensive." Host Chris Jansing didn't do much moderating over the segment, essentially giving Hunter a pass for her statements and further pressing Broden on the billboard. Pastor Broden is a board member of pro-life group Life Always that sponsored a billboard in New York City claiming that "The Most Dangerous Place for an African-American Is In the Womb." From the start of the interview, Jansing pressed Broden to admit that the ad may be offensive to minority communities. "Can you understand why some people say this ad offends communities of color?" Jansing asked. She later turned to Hunter, who is a journalist and has co-authored multiple best-selling books with African-American celebrities. Jansing threw her a softball, simply asking her if she thought it racist, sexist, and/or offensive. A disgruntled Hunter called the ad "definitely racial, it's definitely sexist, and it's completely offensive." Disgusted that the ad spoke of women in such a fashion, Hunter questioned Broden's faith. "If you're really a follower of Jesus, I will take you to the woman at the well, I will take you to the woman about to be stoned. Jesus did not treat those people that way, and I think [Broden] is criminalizing folks who are making a choice that is not easy." Jansing, however, did not question Hunter's screed but instead put the ball back in Broden's court by asking him to answer "some pretty serious questions that [Hunter's] raising here." Hunter continued to belittle Broden, interrupting him twice more in the interview. Jansing even butted in to have Hunter answer an impassioned statement by Planned Parenthood on the matter. "Their concern is that by demonizing these women who use these services – it may, in fact, keep away women who use a whole range of services that are provided by places like Planned Parenthood," Jansing told Broden. hunter interrupted Broden again after he reported how many abortions are performed each day on black babies, lamenting that it was "disgusting" that "it's always a man making these claims." A transcript of the segment, which aired on 10:26 a.m. EST, is as follows:CHRIS JANSING: An anti-abortion billboard is shocking a lot of people in New York City. It's pretty hard to do in New York, but its creators say that is exactly the point. Here it is, it shows the image of a young girl with the words "The Most Dangerous Place for an African-American Is In the Womb." Critics say it's racist, it's sexist, generally offensive. But the group behind the billboard says the message happens to be true. Let's bring in Senior Pastor Stephen Broden who's a member – a board member – of Life Always. And with us, journalist and publisher Karen Hunter. Pastor, let me start with you. Can you understand why some people say this ad offends communities of color? STEPHEN BRODEN: I do understand that. It is a provocative message. But it is a message that's sourced in fact. It is not hyperbole. It is a truth that needs to be confronted – JANSING: What are the facts that you're trying to get out there, Pastor? BRODEN: – it is one that needs to be talked about in our community. I'm sorry – JANSING: What are the facts you're trying to get out there? BRODEN: That there is a kind of de-population that is going on in our community as a result of abortion, that we need to stop and talk about what we're doing as a result of this practice in our community, and the effect is such that we are seeing abortions are outstripping in some cases – and in New York in particular – that there are more abortions that are taking place than live births that we need to stop as a community and talk about. JANSING: And Karen, Life Always also says that African-Americans represent 13 percent of the population, but 36 percent of abortions. There's two questions here, I think, really. One is, are you pro-life or are you pro-choice? But that's a different debate. But do you think that this is racist? Is it sexist? Is it offensive? KAREN HUNTER: It is definitely racial, it's definitely sexist, and it's completely offensive. The statistics not-withstanding – and they're correct, and I cannot argue with the pastor – are you only a pastor? We'll have to talk about that later – but yeah, I can't argue with him over the numbers, but the reality is, Chris, what's his point? And who's he servicing? And what is he really trying to get out there? I'm completely appalled at someone who would call himself a man of the cloth using these tactics. I mean, if you're really a follower of Jesus, I will take you to the woman at the well, I will take you to the woman about to be stoned. Jesus did not treat those people that way, and I think he's criminalizing folks who are making a choice that is not easy. And I'm sick and tired of men, and I'm sick and tired of people using race-baiting as a means to try and get a message out there. If we need to have a discussion, let's have a discussion, let's have a discussion that leads to healing, that leads to some solutions. This is not what you're doing. You're riling people up, and you're making people angry. For what cause? JANSING: Pastor, I need to let you answer that. Those are some pretty serious questions that she's raising there. BRODEN: First of all, I am a pastor. And second of all, I believe that there's a conversation that needs to take place that hasn't taken place in our community. There's been sort of a monolithic monotone that is coming from the other side, that is Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry, that by the way has vested interest in pushing abortion because they make money off of it as a personal gain. But there has not been a conversation in our community about this. And I think this billboard is an opportunity for us to talk about some horrific facts that are connected with the practice of abortion. That conversation hasn't taken place, the line has indeed been crossed, when we're seeing that the effect of abortion in our community is not only de-populating our community and threatening our future, but is also having a deleterious impact on the mental health of black women and the physiological health of black women – HUNTER: But we're not having that discussion. We're talking about your billboard, we're talking more importantly about you. We're not having the discussion that we need to have. BRODEN: Excuse me, I'm not finished. I'm sorry, I didn't cut you off and I pray that you wouldn't do that to me. JANSING: Well I don't want to interrupt you pastor, but you brought up Planned Parenthood and I want to read their statement and then I'll let you respond to it, pastor, since you brought them up. They say "These billboards are offensive and disturbing. The creators are using divisive messaging around race to restrict access to medical care." Their concern is that by demonizing these women who use these services – it may, in fact, keep away women who use a whole range of services that are provided by places like Planned Parenthood. What would you say to that? BRODEN: I think that they are having a misinformation that they're placing out there. We're not trying to demonize women. We're trying to bring to bear, in this conversation, that the impact of abortion is de-populating our community, that the numbers are going down. We're seeing almost 1400 black abortions every day. When at the end of the day when the sun goes down, 1,452 black babies are being snatched from their mother's womb. We've got to have a conversation about this. It's having an adverse impact on our community. And the choice needs to be made with this kind of statistical evidence. And that's what we're saying. We need to have a conversation. HUNTER: (Interrupting) Chris, it's disgusting. It's always a man making these claims. It's always a man who has no personal stake, who is never going to be in an abortion clinic making these very tough decisions. JANSING: We've got to leave it there. Karen Hunter? BRODEN: That's a good question. I'm glad you're asking that question. HUNTER: I didn't ask a question. BRODEN: Well, your statement. Your statement has to be responded to, and I'm responding to it this way. I'm a part of the black community, I'm interested in the life and health of the black community, and I have a voice to say something about it. The decision to exercise – JANSING: Pastor, we have to let that be the last word. We are out of time, but I do appreciate both of you having this very provocative discussion. View the original article herePossibly related posts: (automatically generated)Related posts on BillboardDr. Alveda King Blasts Billboard Censorship « Dr. Alveda King's ...Crews Dismantle Controversial SoHo Billboard « TJWALKER INTERACTIVEBillboard « Frontier Blog

Michael Reagan to Run for California Senate Seat? http://bit.ly/qGKh9p Michael Reagan to Run for California Senate Seat? Getting his name out there now since there are rampant rumors that Feinstein won't be running again? From Fox: Michael Reagan, son of the former president, told the San Francisco Chronicle that he's looking at challenging California Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2012. A poll out this week showed Feinstein with the highest negatives in her nearly 20 years in the Senate. Results that would presumably give Reagan or any other Republican interested in making a challenge an increased reason to do so. So far no Republicans have announced for the race. Reagan declined to answer further questions about his intentions. This week it was learned that Feinstein's campaign accounts were "wiped out" in the accounting scandal that linked her to longtime treasurer Kinde Durkee. The latest FEC filings show Feinstein with more than five million dollars in the bank but it's not clear how much of that money actually exists or when the campaign might be able to access its remaining funds. 2012 election california senator Diane Feinstein Feinstein Michael Reagan ronald reagan

Newsbusters: Chris Jansing, Karen Hunter Gang Up on Pro-Life Pastor Over Provocative Billboard http://bit.ly/qRd9dR Journalist Karen Hunter belittled Pastor Stephen Broden over his provocative pro-life billboard on MSNBC's "Jansing & Co." Thursday, calling the ad "racial," "sexist," and "completely offensive." Host Chris Jansing didn't do much moderating over the segment, essentially giving Hunter a pass for her statements and further pressing Broden on the billboard. Pastor Broden is a board member of pro-life group Life Always that sponsored a billboard in New York City claiming that "The Most Dangerous Place for an African-American Is In the Womb." From the start of the interview, Jansing pressed Broden to admit that the ad may be offensive to minority communities. "Can you understand why some people say this ad offends communities of color?" Jansing asked. She later turned to Hunter, who is a journalist and has co-authored multiple best-selling books with African-American celebrities. Jansing threw her a softball, simply asking her if she thought it racist, sexist, and/or offensive. A disgruntled Hunter called the ad "definitely racial, it's definitely sexist, and it's completely offensive." Disgusted that the ad spoke of women in such a fashion, Hunter questioned Broden's faith. "If you're really a follower of Jesus, I will take you to the woman at the well, I will take you to the woman about to be stoned. Jesus did not treat those people that way, and I think [Broden] is criminalizing folks who are making a choice that is not easy." Jansing, however, did not question Hunter's screed but instead put the ball back in Broden's court by asking him to answer "some pretty serious questions that [Hunter's] raising here." Hunter continued to belittle Broden, interrupting him twice more in the interview. Jansing even butted in to have Hunter answer an impassioned statement by Planned Parenthood on the matter. "Their concern is that by demonizing these women who use these services – it may, in fact, keep away women who use a whole range of services that are provided by places like Planned Parenthood," Jansing told Broden. Hunter interrupted Broden again after he reported how many abortions are performed each day on black babies, lamenting that it was "disgusting" that "it's always a man making these claims." A transcript of the segment, which aired on 10:26 a.m. EST, is as follows:CHRIS JANSING: An anti-abortion billboard is shocking a lot of people in New York City. It's pretty hard to do in New York, but its creators say that is exactly the point. Here it is, it shows the image of a young girl with the words "The Most Dangerous Place for an African-American Is In the Womb." Critics say it's racist, it's sexist, generally offensive. But the group behind the billboard says the message happens to be true. Let's bring in Senior Pastor Stephen Broden who's a member – a board member – of Life Always. And with us, journalist and publisher Karen Hunter. Pastor, let me start with you. Can you understand why some people say this ad offends communities of color? STEPHEN BRODEN: I do understand that. It is a provocative message. But it is a message that's sourced in fact. It is not hyperbole. It is a truth that needs to be confronted – JANSING: What are the facts that you're trying to get out there, Pastor? BRODEN: – it is one that needs to be talked about in our community. I'm sorry – JANSING: What are the facts you're trying to get out there? BRODEN: That there is a kind of de-population that is going on in our community as a result of abortion, that we need to stop and talk about what we're doing as a result of this practice in our community, and the effect is such that we are seeing abortions are outstripping in some cases – and in New York in particular – that there are more abortions that are taking place than live births that we need to stop as a community and talk about. JANSING: And Karen, Life Always also says that African-Americans represent 13 percent of the population, but 36 percent of abortions. There's two questions here, I think, really. One is, are you pro-life or are you pro-choice? But that's a different debate. But do you think that this is racist? Is it sexist? Is it offensive? KAREN HUNTER: It is definitely racial, it's definitely sexist, and it's completely offensive. The statistics not-withstanding – and they're correct, and I cannot argue with the pastor – are you only a pastor? We'll have to talk about that later – but yeah, I can't argue with him over the numbers, but the reality is, Chris, what's his point? And who's he servicing? And what is he really trying to get out there? I'm completely appalled at someone who would call himself a man of the cloth using these tactics. I mean, if you're really a follower of Jesus, I will take you to the woman at the well, I will take you to the woman about to be stoned. Jesus did not treat those people that way, and I think he's criminalizing folks who are making a choice that is not easy. And I'm sick and tired of men, and I'm sick and tired of people using race-baiting as a means to try and get a message out there. If we need to have a discussion, let's have a discussion, let's have a discussion that leads to healing, that leads to some solutions. This is not what you're doing. You're riling people up, and you're making people angry. For what cause? JANSING: Pastor, I need to let you answer that. Those are some pretty serious questions that she's raising there. BRODEN: First of all, I am a pastor. And second of all, I believe that there's a conversation that needs to take place that hasn't taken place in our community. There's been sort of a monolithic monotone that is coming from the other side, that is Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry, that by the way has vested interest in pushing abortion because they make money off of it as a personal gain. But there has not been a conversation in our community about this. And I think this billboard is an opportunity for us to talk about some horrific facts that are connected with the practice of abortion. That conversation hasn't taken place, the line has indeed been crossed, when we're seeing that the effect of abortion in our community is not only de-populating our community and threatening our future, but is also having a deleterious impact on the mental health of black women and the physiological health of black women – HUNTER: But we're not having that discussion. We're talking about your billboard, we're talking more importantly about you. We're not having the discussion that we need to have. BRODEN: Excuse me, I'm not finished. I'm sorry, I didn't cut you off and I pray that you wouldn't do that to me. JANSING: Well I don't want to interrupt you pastor, but you brought up Planned Parenthood and I want to read their statement and then I'll let you respond to it, pastor, since you brought them up. They say "These billboards are offensive and disturbing. The creators are using divisive messaging around race to restrict access to medical care." Their concern is that by demonizing these women who use these services – it may, in fact, keep away women who use a whole range of services that are provided by places like Planned Parenthood. What would you say to that? BRODEN: I think that they are having a misinformation that they're placing out there. We're not trying to demonize women. We're trying to bring to bear, in this conversation, that the impact of abortion is de-populating our community, that the numbers are going down. We're seeing almost 1400 black abortions every day. When at the end of the day when the sun goes down, 1,452 black babies are being snatched from their mother's womb. We've got to have a conversation about this. It's having an adverse impact on our community. And the choice needs to be made with this kind of statistical evidence. And that's what we're saying. We need to have a conversation. HUNTER: (Interrupting) Chris, it's disgusting. It's always a man making these claims. It's always a man who has no personal stake, who is never going to be in an abortion clinic making these very tough decisions. JANSING: We've got to leave it there. Karen Hunter? BRODEN: That's a good question. I'm glad you're asking that question. HUNTER: I didn't ask a question. BRODEN: Well, your statement. Your statement has to be responded to, and I'm responding to it this way. I'm a part of the black community, I'm interested in the life and health of the black community, and I have a voice to say something about it. The decision to exercise – JANSING: Pastor, we have to let that be the last word. We are out of time, but I do appreciate both of you having this very provocative discussion. View the original article herePossibly related posts: (automatically generated)Related posts on BillboardDr. Alveda King Blasts Billboard Censorship « Dr. Alveda King's ...Crews Dismantle Controversial SoHo Billboard « TJWALKER INTERACTIVEBillboard « Frontier Blog

(Video) Full Video of Obama Speech to Solyndra http://bit.ly/qOKmNv Full Video of Obama Speech to Solyndra From May 26, 2010: http://bit.ly/ot1Eig And via Greg Hengler at Townhall you can read the Transcript of the speech HERE. Obama Obama Speech Solyndra White House

Fox: General Reported He Was Pressured on Testimony About White House-Backed Project, Sources Say http://bit.ly/nLtA9G By Justin Fishel Published September 16, 2011| FoxNews.comGen. William Shelton, head of the Air Force Space Command, told House members in a classified briefing earlier this month that he was pressured to change prepared congressional testimony in a way that would favor a large company funded by Philip Falcone, a major Democratic donor, congressional sources told Fox News.Republicans have raised questions about whether project pursued by the company, LightSquared, is being unduly expedited by the Obama administration, which has pushed for national wireless network upgrades.The Virginia-based satellite and broadband communications company has plans to build a nationwide, next-generation, 4G phone network that many, including Shelton, think would seriously hinder the effectiveness of high-precision GPS receiver systems, a product used most commonly by the United States military.A source familiar with the technology told Fox News that the LightSquared spectrum would be 5 billion times stronger than the military's GPS system, rendering the military's system almost useless.“Imagine trying to have a telephone conversation while your neighbors are hosting a rock concert,” the source told Fox News. “That’s the situation the military is facing.”Shelton, in testimony Thursday before a House Armed Services subcommittee, refused to suggest that interference problems could be mitigated, as he allegedly was being pressured to say.Military training that relies on precision GPS, such as dropping ordnance, potentially could cease to exist in the United States. Many farmers who also rely on the systems would also be affected. It's estimated this system is used by as many as 1 million people.A House Armed Services Committee staff member confirmed to Fox News that when asked whether he was pressured to change public testimony he had prepared to for the hearing Thursday, Gen. Shelton said he was "being asked to say things he didn't agree with." It's unclear who exactly pressured Shelton, but it's possible the culprits are in White House, Department of Defense or the Office of Management and Budget, which each approve military testimony prepared for Congress. The House staff member also told Fox News a copy of Shelton’s prepared testimony was leaked to LightSquared.The Pentagon did not respond to Fox News' requests Thursday evening to comment for this story, though a spokeswoman for Shelton told the Washington Post that there was no improper influence on the general's testimony. The Post also reported that the White House denied trying to influence Shelton's testimony.The company also defended its work.“We understand that some in the telecom sector fear the challenges for their business model that LightSquared presents. It’s also ludicrous to suggest LightSquared’s success depends on political connections. This is a private company that has never taken one dollar in taxpayer money,” chief executive Sanjiv Ahuja said in a statement quoted by the Post.At the House subcommittee hearing Thursday, which focused on strategic forces and sustaining GPS for national security, Republican Chairman Michael Turner lashed out at the Obama administration for its acceptance of LightSquared proposals. He took aim at FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, a longtime basketball buddy of President Obama, for not showing up at the hearing and for granting a waiver to LightSquared on Jan. 26."I trust Chairman Genachowski is doing something very important this morning if he couldn't be here to discuss the significant harm to national security that may result from the FCC's action,” Turner said. View the original article here

Gateway Pundit: Shameful… “Culture Warrior” Bill O’Reilly Attacks Rick Perry On His Christian Faith (Video) http://bit.ly/nni1Ff Bill O’Reilly, the original Culture Warrior, just surrendered the war.In 2006 Bill O’Reilly published his best seller Culture Warrior. In the book O’Reilly asserts that the United States is in the midst of a “culture war” between “traditionalists” and “secular-progressives.” Back in the day, O’Reilly put himself into the traditionalist God-fearing camp.Not any more.FOX News host Bill O’Reilly attacked Governor Rick Perry last night on his show for delivering a speech at Liberty University where the governor discussed his Christian faith. Apparently, this offended Bill and his liberal guest. Funny, it was just a few short years ago that Bill was leading the charge for traditional values folks. Now it looks like he’s settled into the secularist camp.How sad.Hate to break this to you Bill but there are still millions of us that believe that this country and its laws were based on Christian values. And, Bill… We won’t surrender. View the original article here

Attack Watch - Big Brother - Just Another Day in Obama Administration http://bit.ly/ogBlup Attack Watch Just Another Day in Obama Administration As has been pointed out many times, one of the key components to Marxism is to control the dissemination of information. This also might just be more of the thin-skinned approach of this Administration. Either way, the ensuing hilarity has been quite amusing. Obama Campaign's 'Attack Watch' Becomes Victim of Conservative Mockery Attack Watch, website started by President Obama's campaign organization, was intended to be a repository for supporters to report "attacks" on Obama's record and get the facts. But its rollout has been met with scathing mockery by conservatives, who call it a second-rate version of previous Big Brother sites created by Team Obama. The onslaught of hilarity was fed first by a brutal parody created by an outfit called Misfit Politics. The mock ad repeats the name "Attack Watch" in a voice mimicking the Budweiser "Whassup" ad of Super Bowl yore and then goes on to offer examples of the types of misinformation readers can report. Conservative critic Mark Steyn, a native of the U.K., then cheered that he was the only foreigner with a designation on AttackWatch.com. Both were met with comment after comment from readers offering the type of "attacks" they were going to report to the Obama re-election site. The attackwatch Twitter page was immediately spammed with tweet after tweet heavy on sarcasm regarding the president's stimulus and jobs creation plans. "hey AttackWatch I heard the only good 'Cash For Clunkers' did was get all the obama stickers off the roads, thank you," tweeted @speedyjerry. "Hey attackwatch, I saw 6 ATM's in an alley, killing a Job. It looked like a hate crime!" wrote @thorninaz. Obama campaign spokeswoman Katie Hogan told the Washington Post that 100,000 people had signed up for the site in the first 24 hours. "This site is a tool providing our supporters with the facts they need to fight back against lies and distortions about the president's record," she told the newspaper. But syndicated columnist Michelle Malkin said this site, the fourth one launched in three years attempting to respond to political attacks, has backfired on the Obama team. "What this is really about is some sort of campaign against their opponents, and it's not working anymore," she said. "Back in 2008, the Obama campaign had claimed this mantle as the tech savvy geniuses, and what's happened is that conservatives on Twitter and on YouTube and all the social networks have been able to strike back, and humor is always the best revenge," she said. In an opinion article published in the International Business Times, Nadine DeNinno argues the site is pointless, saying it is counterproductive and has become a laughingstock. "The website has become simply an instrument used by opponents to rail the president by conservatives, using it as their personal punching bag," she wrote. "The people who monitor the site will be quite busy, as Attack Watch only warrants more attacking." She also wondered how many jobs the site created, "or how long it took to conceive, in which case jobs could have been created instead?" She then quoted @BradThor who tweeted, "If only the Obama administration could create an atmosphere where jobs materialized as quickly as attackwatch jokes!" You can join in the fun at Twitter with hashtag attackwatch. Or feel free to give a shoutout to @AttackWatch. Enjoy... attack watch barack obama big brother Obama Administration

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Right Wing News: Gov. Perry and the HPV Vaccine..The Rest Of The Story http://bit.ly/pdkHKv Written By : Kathleen McKinley Gov. Perry has been taking heat for the controversial executive order he issued four years ago that mandated that all 11- and 12-year-old girls be vaccinated for human papillomavirus, or HPV, a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer. The legislature made it non mandatory, and Perry has now admitted that he would handle it differently. He still believes in the vaccine, but he thinks he made a mistake by doing it by executive order. Many are trying to link his order with political donations. Perry has said he was influenced by many things like his wife (who was a nurse) and the fact that both parents had cancer. But this local story may be the real reason Perry felt so passionate about this. Whether you believe in a mandate or not, no one can doubt Perry’s heart was in the right place. During the course of the debate Perry met Heather Burcham, 31 years old, who was dying of cervical cancer. She was an activist for this vaccine because she wanted to make a difference and assure no woman would go through what she was going through. Perry and Heather might have lost the political fight, but that didn’t stop Perry from staying in touch with Heather: Long after the order was rescinded and Perry lost the political fight, they kept talking. Heather had Perry’s personal cell phone number and he invited her for a day at a friend’s ranch. Wilson, a friend of Heather’s, recalled, “It was a great day, one of the great days of her life. She loved the whole thing.” Months later, when the end was near for Heather, Perry quietly snuck into Houston and sat by her bedside. No press, no statement — just the governor and one of his 21 million constituents. This reminds me of the saying, “Character is what you do when no one is looking.” Perry has a good heart. Of that I am sure. View the original article here

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