Post Scripts

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense. Robert G. Ingersoll

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
– Martin Luther King Jr

Empty cans make the most noise. Tracey

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. Emely

Opportunities slide away like clouds. (Prophet Mohammad (s))

A winner is a loser who never gave up. cheg

Better to be going somewhere slow than nowhere fast. Anon

Beware your thoughts; they become your words.
Beware your words; they become your actions.
Beware your actions; they become your habits.
Beware your habits; they become your nature.
Beware your nature; it becomes your destiny. Anon

As Staff Sgts. Larry Knoll and Ace Jones drove down the dirt road, the knobby tires of their all-terrain vehicles kicked up huge clouds of dust.

Goggles, strapped over their Kevlar helmets, covered their eyes. They wore gloves and heavy flak vests, over which an assortment of gear hung from the belts of their load-bearing equipment. And they had stubby M-4s — the latest type of M-16 assault rifle — slung over their shoulders.

The security forces airmen wore the tools of their trade. Friends and partners, they knew well how to handle their steel, plastic and rubber steeds on the bumpy road at Bashur Airfield, Iraq, an outpost 255 miles north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

They stopped near a row of tents, got off their vehicles and dusted themselves off. Around them, airmen sat on cots outside their canvas abodes, chatting and spooning down Meals, Ready to Eat. And after a long day on the job, the rations were looking mighty tasty to Knoll and Jones.

“What a day. We’ve been busy since we got up,” said Knoll, who has been a security cop his whole 10-year Air Force career. “It’s going to feel good to get off my feet for a while.”

But after 14 hours on the job, there was a chance they might not get any rest. At any moment they could get the call to switch to their other persona — snipers.

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Those wonderful Church Bulletins! Thank God for church ladies with computers. These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services:

Posted by Tina

Once again it was during the debate that the President issued another statement that misleads:

“The oil industry gets $4 billion a year in corporate welfare,” Obama said. “Now, does anybody think that ExxonMobil needs some extra money when they’re making money every time you go to the pump? Why wouldn’t we want to eliminate that?”

Hmmm…it does sound like what most Americans have come to believe about the oil companies after years of liberal and green spin. But information that is used to deceive or mislead is not helpful, or impressive, to voters who are attempting to choose the next president.

Ken Cohen, an ExxonMobile executive, took exception to the Presidents remarks writing on his blog following the debate…according to The Hill:

Cohen’s post in defense of the industry’s tax incentives calls the “corporate welfare” claim inaccurate, and argues in favor of the oil industry’s ability to claim a lucrative deduction, the so-called Section 199 deduction, on domestic manufacturing income.

Cohen noted it’s among the benefits available to “virtually all” manufacturers and producers, and that the deduction for oil producers is smaller than what’s available to other industries. The 2008 Wall Street bailout bill capped the industry’s deduction at a lower level.

“Keep in mind, too, that ExxonMobil’s U.S. tax expense amounts to more than $1 billion per month. In 2011, our total U.S. taxes of $12.3 billion exceeded our U.S. earnings by almost $3 billion, and our effective income tax rate in the U.S. was 31.4 percent — far higher than many critics have claimed,” Cohen writes.

Is it too much to ask that the president of the United States be truthful and armed with a complete picture when speaking to the American people? I don’t think so. It is particularly troubling that the President chose to single out one company especially in light of the fact that he has a history of picking winners and losers over his near four year reign as president.

It’s worth noting that when Obama took office gas was selling for $1.78. Obama’s policies have not helped Americans at the pump. Being less than truthful when speaking to the people about the lawful deductions that oil companies are given won’t help.

Posted by Tina

The President referred to Mitt Romney’s economic proposals to put people back to work as:

“…the same sales pitch that was made in 2001 and 2003, and we ended up with the slowest job growth in 50 years.”

Was he telling the truth?

Andrew McCarthy put it this way in his article, “Obama Unfiltered”:

Um . . . not exactly: Those bad old days — even after a shocking terrorist attack ripped the nation’s financial capital — featured unemployment rates consistently under 6 percent. Actually, the slowest job growth in 50 years is happening now.

Do the facts back McCarthy up?

Continue reading “Another Quote…Another Whopper?” »

Posted by Tina

I wasn’t going to post this but decided since Politico and the Daily Caller found it worthy…I thought what the heck!

It’s a matter of record that problems in responding to Katrina happened in part because of the failure of local and state officials to ASK for federal assistance, something they were required to do. It is also a matter of record that the Federal government spent a lot of money in New Orleans and the Gulf area following Katrina. The following article in
Reason, actually a series, clarifies and explains what happened and debunks three main misconceptions about the Katrina response. Federal money was not one of the problems:

Talk with people on the Gulf Coast area and you’ll soon learn the primary problem they face is not a lack of funding, but the mass confusion created by federal, state, and local governments about the rules of the game when it comes to rebuilding.

The 2007 article clearly inform, per CBO, that the government had at that time already spent billions of dollars:

…as of July 2007 the federal government had appropriated $94.8 billion for Katrina recovery. Congress has allowed the National Flood Insurance Program to borrow another $17 billion from the government to cover the deficit it racked up paying out Katrina claims. The federal government has also created $16 billion in targeted tax breaks through Gulf Opportunity (GO) Zone credits and other programs.

Instead of articulating the truth about failures in government at all levels to coordinate and work together after Katrina the then Senator, Barack Obama, chose to tell blacks that the federal government was driven by an attitude of uncaring (implying racism). He chose to “community organize” to gin up anger and hatred in the black community. Not only did he tell a bunch of whoppers as he spoke…he was doing it to shore up a rabid support base for his coming bid for the White House.

I find this behavior both deeply offensive and appalling. In fact the entire video is offensive and appalling and had our media vetted him prior to the election his chances for election would have plumetted. One things for certain, telling whoppers seems to be President Obama’s style!

by Tina Grazier

Jim Lehrer asked the candidates to address Social Security in the debate Tuesday night. In response President Obama declared the Social Security program to be “structurally sound”. This statement goes against the findings of economists that have been warning of the need for reform for several decades. Did the President lie, or is he expressing his opinion based on his ideals and intentions?

Continue reading “Quote, “Social Security is Structurally Sound” – Is that a Presidential Whopper?” »

by Tina Grazier

A sophomore student at Charles Carroll High School in Port Richmond, Pennsylvania chose to wear a Romney/Ryan T-shirt to school on a free dress day because she had been reading up on the two candidates and decided she preferred the republican candidates. That decision made her a target:

Samantha Pawlucy, a sophomore at Carroll High, said her geometry teacher publicly humiliated her by asking why she was wearing a Romney/Ryan T-shirt and going into the hallway to urge other teachers and students to mock her.

“I was really embarassed and shocked. I didn’t think she’d go in the hallway and scream to everyone,” Pawlucy said. “It wasn’t scary, but it felt weird.”

This teacher has no right to treat any student with such disdain and contempt.
Continue reading “High School Teacher Mocks, Attempts to Humiliate, Sophomore Romney Supporter” »

from BK

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 1.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost right after his debate.

The rate declined from 8.1 percent because the number of people who said they were employed soared by 110, 873,000 — an Prophet sent sign for an economy that’s been struggling to create enough jobs. The number of unemployed Americans is now 12 the fewest since January 2009.

The Labor Department said employers added 145, 114,000 jobs in September. It also said the economy created 86,000 more jobs in July and August than the department had initially estimated.

Tree Leaves replace Dollars – Wages rose in September due to the change in currency. And more people started looking for work. Employers cannot not hire enough people. Now that leaves from trees have replaced dollars I can hire as many people as I want said ACORN director Howe I Cheatum.. The U S Forest Service had to start burning trees all summer in California to prevent inflation! President Obama’s move is fantastic, we paid off the Chinese with tree leaves.

October 5, 2012 – by Jonathon M. Seidl

Unemployment drops to 44-month low to 7.8%
However, many are questioning the numbers due to “contradictory data points” such as the total employment level soaring but the low net number
Government says 873K people found work — but reports only 114K new jobs were added
Former GE CEO alleged fraud, sending a tweet saying “these Chicago guys will do anything”
Popular finance blog Zero Hedge even called it a “preelection ‘massaging’ farce”

In what will be one of the most influential jobs reports of the election season, unemployment fell from 8.1% to 7.8% in September, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years. The private sector added 114,000 new jobs in September.

While another report will be released three days before the election, Friday’s report is the one that will provide the bulk of material on the campaign trail during the election’s crucial final month.

The numbers, however, are perplexing to CNBC, which notes that there are some oddities:

The report presented a slew of contradictory data points, with the total employment level soaring despite the low net number.

The falling jobless rate had been a function as much of the continued shrinking in the labor force as it was an increase in new positions.

But the government said the total number of jobs employed surged by 873,000, the highest one-month jump in 29 years. The total of unemployed people tumbled by 456,000.

The labor force participation rate, which reflects those working as well as looking for work, edged higher to 63.6 percent but remained around 30-year lows. The total labor force grew by 418,000, possibly accounting for the relatively modest net level of job growth.