March 2012
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Ever Get the Feeling the American People are Going...
Have you ever noticed that when Obama talks, the America about which he speaks is far different from the America we grew accustomed to living in before 2009? It’s almost as if America the exceptional has been traded for America the mediocre, and the robust American dream has been replaced by government handouts, “free” contraceptives, and a government-endorsed fire hazard green car called the...
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True the Vote Projects Less Than Half of 1.5+...
True the Vote issued a press release yesterday detailing preliminary results of their recall analysis. While the unions will likely get the approximately 540,000 petitions they needed to force a recall vote against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, hundreds of thousands of submitted petitions had problems. Following is the breakdown:
Total Number of Pages Submitted
152,508
x 10 records/page...
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Obama Slashes Soldiers’ Benefits to Pay Back...
The Tea Party hit its stride in the summer of 2009 when concerned citizens showed up to town halls across the United States to protest the healthcare takeover law being considered in Congress. The people rightly felt that the bill’s labyrinthine and onerous regulations were corrupt and designed to increase the power of the government, line the pockets of shortsighted insurance companies, and...
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At Occupy-Inhabited ‘Squat’: 15 Year-Old...
After Occupy Wall Street was evicted from Zuccotti Park, there was an effort on the part of many occupiers to keep the movement together by continuing its communal living conditions. One solution was to encourage the use of “squats”; abandoned, unoccupied or legally questionable residential spaces were a number occupiers could live together. As this Wikipedia article shows, squatting for political...
February 2012
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Another Straw-Purchaser, Another Federal Agent...
Just when the Fast and Furious investigation seemed to hit a lull, and many were wondering what was going to come of it or whether it might quietly fade away without anyone being prosecuted, another weapon that was obtained via a straw purchase in the U.S. and carried across the Mexican border has been identified. This one is “connected to the murder of Immigration and Customs (ICE) Agent Jaime...
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Olympia Snowe to Retire from Senate
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – In a surprise announcement, moderate GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe said Tuesday she would abandon her campaign for a fourth term—a contest she was expected to win easily—because she is frustrated by a polarized atmosphere in Washington.
The move dealt an immediate blow to Republicans hoping to take control of the Senate in November by giving Democrats new hope of winning the...
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Naval History - Feb. 29
From the Navy News Service
There is no Navy historical data noted at this time for Leap Day (Feb. 29).
For more information about naval history, visit the Naval Historical Center Web site at www.history.navy.mil.
Original Article
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Daily Navy Photo: USS McFaul (DDG 74)
[caption id=”attachment_81445” align=”aligncenter” width=”400” caption=”The guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) pulls away from the pier at Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Arabian Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Samantha...
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Official State of Wisconsin Study Confirms Success...
This is big news for those who support education reform, school choice, educating kids, etc.
Students attending private schools in Milwaukee with publically funded vouchers showed stronger gains in achievement than their public school counterparts, according to the latest release from a University of Arkansas sponsored, and State of Wisconsin sanctioned, longitudinal study.
University of...
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Teachers Unions Opt for Plastic Sugery on...
The health plan for teachers union members in Buffalo, NY apparently includes liposuction and nose jobs – and we pay for all of it.
As CNN reports:
The sweet deal that all the 3,400 teachers in Buffalo are eligible to get under one of their insurance plan options, they are billed nothing for any plastic surgery procedure, such as botox, liposuction, tummy tucks, and there is no deductible …....
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Company Offers Products to Protect Private...
This isn’t your mother’s teachers union.
The Chicago Teachers Union has brandished its radical political stripes in recent months. It has fully embraced Occupy Chicago, protested side-by-side with Action Now (the reincarnated ACORN) and joined a coalition set to protest the upcoming NATO/G-8 meetings scheduled for May in Chicago.
G-8 protests typically get violent, and we won’t be surprised if...
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Outside View: Gas prices up, Obama wrongly attacks...
By PETER MORICIUPI Outside View CommentatorCOLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 28 (UPI) — Americans are simply not getting fact-based leadership and good judgment from President Barack Obama.
Read the rest at UPI
Original Article
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Koch Hits Back On Obama Propaganda & Lies In...
Have you ever seen a president use the full weight of government to go after private citizens and business before? No, it’s never happened to this extent, and that includes the Nixon Administration.
This president is carrying out a Bolshevik Revolution right before our very eyes. He’s pitting American against American, stirring up envy, promoting hatred and division. If you...
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Overwhelming Majority of Likely Voters Think The...
Oh yeah, they do. They pay more than their fair share, it’s the poor that aren’t paying their fair share.
If we had a flat tax rate of say 10%, the rich would pay more. Someone who makes 50k a year would pay 5k in taxes. Someone making a million a year would pay 100k. Not to mention all the taxes on the other items they purchase as well.
But the rich are taxed at a higher rate than...
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Jackass Leaves A Less-than 1% Tip On 133 Dollar...
“All honest work is honorable.” There are many variations of that old saying, and it’s true. I firmly believe that.
Apparently, close your eyes if you’re offended by swearing, but some silver-spoon-fed prick motherfucker doesn’t believe that’s true. Wow, talk about a contender for Humanitarian of the Year… check this out:
A wealthy banker left a $1.33...
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Lynching Obama
The Leftists are quick to manufacture outrage if an American blogger shows a depiction of Obama being lynched (but the Sarah Palin and George W. Bush lynchings are perfectly acceptable), but when people from other counties do it, they’re “right” to free speech suddenly means something. You never see them protest in other countries, do you?
You people need to go over to Pakistan...
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It Figures: Obama Plays The Race Card, Injects...
He never ceases to amaze, does he? Declares war on religion, and with no feelings of guilt or remorse, calls on them and uses them to aid in his reelection bid. Wow! If that doesn’t define sociopath, what does? The guy has serious, untreated mental illness issues. It’s just absolutely stunning. I’m speechless.
And, he openly and unabashedly plays the race card. His campaign must...
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Koch Hits Back On Obama Propaganda, Lies &...
Have you ever seen a president use the full weight of government to go after private citizens and business before? No, it’s never happened to this extent, and that includes the Nixon Administration.
This president is carrying out a Bolshevik Revolution right before our very eyes. He’s pitting American against American, stirring up envy, promoting hatred and division. If you...
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Overwhelming Majority of Likely Voters Think The...
Oh yeah, they do. They pay more than their fair share, it’s the poor that aren’t paying their fair share.
If we had a flat tax rate of say 10%, the rich would pay more. Someone who makes 50k a year would pay 5k in taxes. Someone making a million a year would pay 100k. Not to mention all the taxes on the other items they purchase as well.
But the rich are taxed at a higher rate than...
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Jackass Leaves A Less-than 1% Tip On 133 Dollar...
“All honest work is honorable.” There are many variations of that old saying, and it’s true. I firmly believe that.
Apparently, close your eyes if you’re offended by swearing, but some silver-spoon-fed prick motherfucker doesn’t believe that’s true. Wow, talk about a contender for Humanitarian of the Year… check this out:
A wealthy banker left a $1.33...
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Lynching Obama
The Leftists are quick to manufacture outrage if an American blogger shows a depiction of Obama being lynched (but the Sarah Palin and George W. Bush lynchings are perfectly acceptable), but when people from other counties do it, they’re “right” to free speech suddenly means something. You never see them protest in other countries, do you?
You people need to go over to Pakistan...
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It Figures: Obama Plays The Race Card, Injects...
He never ceases to amaze, does he? Declares war on religion, and with no feelings of guilt or remorse, calls on them and uses them to aid in his reelection bid. Wow! If that doesn’t define sociopath, what does? The guy has serious, untreated mental illness issues. It’s just absolutely stunning. I’m speechless.
And, he openly and unabashedly plays the race card. His campaign must...
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STRONG WINTER STORM EXPECTED
STRONG WINTER STORM EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY… A VERY STRONG WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND VERY GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHLAND TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. BY FAR THE STRONGEST STORM OF THE SEASON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2…AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE HEAD OF LAKE SUPERIOR. SNOW AND...
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Naval History - Feb. 28
From the Navy News Service
1844 - The Peacemaker, an experimental 14-inch gun, explodes aboard USS Princeton.
1893 - USS Indiana (BB 1), the first true battleship in the U.S. Navy, is launched.
1959 - USS Strong (DD 758) rescues 13 Arab fishermen from Bahrain when their fishing boats flounder in a storm.
1980 - The blue crew of USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN 657) launches four Trident I (C-4)...
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Daily Navy Photo: Carrier Air Wing 9
[caption id=”attachment_81289” align=”aligncenter” width=”600” caption=”Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 9 fly in formation during an air power demonstration for participants of a tiger cruise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month...
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Rick Santorum visits the U.P.
Rick Santorum pulled in to Marquette for a stop in God’s country, and let me tell you, it is God’s country up there.
MARQUETTE — On Sunday, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum became the first and only candidate to make his way to the Upper Peninsula this election year.
After making his rounds on the Sunday talk shows, Santorum paid a visit to Lawry’s Pasty Shop...
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Rick Santorum visited the U.P. on Sunday (Video)
MARQUETTE — On Sunday, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum became the first and only candidate to make his way to the Upper Peninsula this election year.
After making his rounds on the Sunday talk shows, Santorum paid a visit to Lawry’s Pasty Shop in Marquette Township.
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Explaining Obama’s Lethargic Reaction to High Gas...
Some times a picture is worth billions. A new chart, pictured above, puts the lie to the Obama line that he has no effect over gas prices.
Indeed, Sarah Palin’s Facebook pronouncements to the contrary, one of the mistaken assumptions about the Obama administration is that it has no energy policy. On the contrary, there is one, best summed up by Steven Chu, the U.S. Secretary of Energy. “Somehow...
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Obama Admin Hooks Up With Gay Activist Who Created...
Dan Savage is one of the more repulsive columnists in America. He writes a sex advice column titled “Savage Love,” in which he describes in grotesque detail all sorts of fringe sexual practices.
He’s also an anti-religious bigot. Just take a look at his newest column, in which he writes the following about Mormons:
You know how Mormons “baptize” dead people who weren’t Mormons—including...
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Dems Launch Robo-Calls Supporting Santorum in...
Washington (CNN) – It’s no secret that most Democrat strategists consider Mitt Romney the GOP contender who poses the biggest threat to President Obama. It’s also no secret that Michigan, the state where Romney grew up, is a must win for him.
Combine those two dynamics, add in the fact that any registered voter is allowed to vote in Michigan’s open primary, and you get a recipe for Democrats to...
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PETA Murders Thousands of Animals
Everyone is aware of the PETA nut jobs, right? They have ridiculous ad campaigns that are downright shocking and in bad taste, they protest McDonald’s and the Colonel, so-called corporate farms, they hate anyone who wears fur or leather and have actually assaulted them in the past. They claim to be the keepers of animal rights.
So the great animal rights advocacy group called PETA (People...
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Disgustingly Fat Naked Woman Stomps On Car...
Whole lot of love, more cushion for the pushin’, big girls need love too, ton of fun, roll her in flour till you find the wet spot, big girls don’t cry, yeah, the list is endless.
A woman described as “heavyset” and naked except for her shoes was pulled off the J-Church line on Tuesday morning, and while cops and medical personnel were evaluating her near the intersection...
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Anti-Mormon Bigot Charles Blow of the NYT Scrubs...
The New York Times Mormon hating bigot, Charlie Blowjob! The man obsessed with Mitt Romney’s underwear. I’ll bet he’d love to spew a little man gravy on that polished cotton, right Charlie? Turns you on, doesn’t it?
This post is a follow-up to a post published on Saturday entitled, The “Tolerant” Left Strikes Again Cheap Shotting Mitt Romney’s Religion”. If you...
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NANNY ALERT: Rocklin Asked To Consider Banning...
Busy bodies minding other peoples business, don’t you just love them! All in the name and excuse of “public fill-in-the-blank.”
In Rocklin, California one person complained about his neighbor smoking outside on his own property, now a ban may be considered for outdoor smoking. Excuse me?
First off, there is no way possible for one person smoking outside, at least 50 feet away...
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More Privileged Kennedy Crap
Y’know…. For the first time in 50 plus years we don’t have one of the Kennedy’s holding federal office. But still, the privileged pukes find a way to make headlines. Their era is over, can’t those people just go away?
This time, RFK’s son, Dougie assaulted a nurse in a hospital. I see he follows in Uncle Teddy’s footsteps. What do you suppose the odds are...
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HYPOCRISY: PETA Murders Thousands of Animals
Everyone is aware of the PETA nut jobs, right? They have ridiculous ad campaigns that are downright shocking and in bad taste, they protest McDonald’s and the Colonel, so-called corporate farms, they hate anyone who wears fur or leather and have actually assaulted them in the past. They claim to be the keepers of animal rights.
So the great animal rights advocacy group called PETA (People...
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Disgustingly Fat Naked Woman Stomps On Car...
Whole lot of love, more cushion for the pushin’, big girls need love too, ton of fun, roll her in flour till you find the wet spot, big girls don’t cry, yeah, the list is endless.
A woman described as “heavyset” and naked except for her shoes was pulled off the J-Church line on Tuesday morning, and while cops and medical personnel were evaluating her near the intersection...
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NANNY ALERT: Rocklin Asked To Consider Banning...
Busy bodies minding other peoples business, don’t you just love them! All in the name and excuse of “public fill-in-the-blank.”
In Rocklin, California one person complained about his neighbor smoking outside on his own property, now a ban may be considered for outdoor smoking. Excuse me?
First off, there is no way possible for one person smoking outside, at least 50 feet away...
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Anti-Mormon Bigot Charles Blow of the NYT Scrubs...
The New York Times Mormon hating bigot, Charlie Blowjob! The man obsessed with Mitt Romney’s underwear. I’ll bet he’d love to spew a little man gravy on that polished cotton, right Charlie? Turns you on, doesn’t it?
This post is a follow-up to a post published on Saturday entitled, The “Tolerant” Left Strikes Again Cheap Shotting Mitt Romney’s Religion”. If you...
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More Privileged Kennedy Crap
Y’know…. For the first time in 50 plus years we don’t have one of the Kennedy’s holding federal office. But still, the privileged pukes find a way to make headlines. Their era is over, can’t those people just go away?
This time, RFK’s son, Dougie assaulted a nurse in a hospital. I see he follows in Uncle Teddy’s footsteps. What do you suppose the odds are...
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Naval History - Feb. 27
From the Navy News Service
1861 - Congress approves the construction of seven steam sloops.
1928 - A packtrain escorted by 35 Marines is ambushed by 600 Sandinastas near Bromaderos, Nicaragua. The Marines fight off the repeated attacks and are relieved the next day.
1942 - During the Battle of the Java Sea, an allied naval force attacks a Japanese invasion convoy.
For more information about...
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Daily Navy Photo: F/A-18C Hornets
[caption id=”attachment_81099” align=”aligncenter” width=”600” caption=”F/A-18C Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd...
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Woman Dies in Plymouth Hot Tub
The Hennepin County Sheriffâs Office is investigating after a woman was found unresponsive in a hot tub in a Plymouth home. She was later pronounced dead.
Police say they received the call around 7:30 p.m. Saturday at a home on the 17000 block of 24th Avenue North. She was a 52-year-old woman from Nisswa who was visiting relatives at the home.
The sheriffâs office says the incident does not...
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Raging Fire Destroys St. Paul Duplex
St. Paul firefighters battled a raging, wind-driven fire this morning at a vacant and condemned duplex.
Firefighters were called to 1145 Edgerton St. around 4:30 this morning. When they arrived they found the entire second flood engulfed in fire with flames spreading to the first floor and attic.
The roof eventually collapsed into the second floor. The cost of the damage is $139,500.
The fire...
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Democrat Governors Get ‘Thrill Up Their Legs’ in...
Following a closed-door meeting with President Obama on Friday, Connecticut’s Democrat and Working Families Party Governor Dannel Malloy said, “This was one of the most inspirational meetings I’ve ever attended in the White House.”
Describing the president as “the leader of the free world,” Gov. Malloy exclaimed that Mr. Obama “has accomplished things most people didn’t think possible,” and...
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Nancy Pelosi: Vicar of Contraception
Part-time theologian/full-time liberal Democrat Nancy Pelosi is pontificating about Catholic doctrine again. During a speaking engagement at Texas A&M this week, the House Minority Leader reminded the audience that the Catholic Church has been derelict in its duty to enforce its teaching on birth control. For the record, the Catholic Church does sanction birth control in the form of “natural...
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DNR Seeks Grant for Bayfield Co. Stewardship...
By the Wisconsin DNR
CORNUCOPIA, Wis. - The Bayfield Regional Conservancy has applied for a 50 percent matching grant from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program to assist with the purchase of 230 acres of land in the Town of Bell in Bayfield County. A federal Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program grant will provide match to the Stewardship grant award.
The property includes...
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Ashland Wrestler Wins State Title
Ashland High School wrestler Jack Pearce won the 120-pound Division 2 state title Saturday evening, defeating John Roycraft, of Winneconne.
Pearce (49-1) defeated Roycraft (43-2) by a 9-4 decision, according to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association website.
Pearce advanced to the state finals after defeating Alex Fitzgerald, of Sheboygan Falls, by decision in a quarterfinal match...
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Fresh snow for Upper Michigan
Snow is the main forecasting concern for Sunday. This will not be a drastic snow storm, but all of the U.P. should see at least some fresh accumulation, especially over the Keweenaw.
As for Sunday’s highs, temperatures should reach over 30 degrees. Skies will be overcast with snow starting in the west in the morning moving east through the afternoon. A few inches could pile up by early...
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Mellen Speaks up About Proposed Penokee Mine...