Entering the Wayback Machine
Axelrod was quick to blame the R-words for the collapse of the I-5 bridge in WA. But, by using the Wayback machine we can discount his comments as hyperbole.
So, the Recovery Act which was supposed to stimulate the economy and boost the sectors of said economy which were damaged by the Recession, signed by a bi-partisan Congress, didn’t come to fruition. Why? Well, women’s groups were just furious that those sectors hardest hit, mostly male dominated jobs, were getting the lion’s share of the cash influx. They couldn’t stand for that!
Women’s groups were appalled. Grids? Dams? Opinion pieces immediately appeared in major newspapers with titles like “Where are the New Jobs for Women?” and “The Macho Stimulus Plan.” A group of “notable feminist economists” circulated a petition that quickly garnered more than 600 signatures, calling on the president-elect to add projects in health, child care, education, and social services and to “institute apprenticeships” to train women for “at least one third” of the infrastructure jobs. At the same time, more than 1,000 feminist historians signed an open letter urging Obama not to favor a “heavily male-dominated field” like construction: “We need to rebuild not only concrete and steel bridges but also human bridges.” As soon as these groups became aware of each other, they formed an anti-stimulus plan action group called WEAVE–
Women’s Equality Adds Value to the Economy.
It didn’t matter to the feminists that men in the area of construction and manufacturing were the ones who lost the most jobs (80%) or that men in general were hardest hit by the crash.
The president-elect’s original plan was designed to stop the hemorrhaging in construction and manufacturing while investing in physical infrastructure that is indispensable for long-term economic growth. It was not a grab bag of gender-correct programs, nor was it a macho plan–the whole idea of economic stimulus is to use government spending to put idle factors of production back to work.
The feministas persevered, with the backing of Pelosi and Reid.
Our incoming president did what many sensible men do when confronted by a chorus of female complaint: He changed his plan. He added health, education, and other human infrastructure
components to the proposal. And he tasked Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein, Joseph Biden’s chief economist, with preparing an extraordinary report that calculated not only the number of jobs the plan would likely create, but the gender composition of the various employment sectors and the division of largess between women and men….snipIn triumph, Gandy, Smeal, and their sister activists turned their attention to Congress. They perfected a special “handshake pitch” for members of Congress to be used when reminding them of the importance of rebuilding our human infrastructure, intoning, “That infrastructure is fragile too.” With Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on board, the revised recovery act sailed through Congress, and President Obama signed it into law on February 17.
A few months into the implementation of the Recovery Act a team of AP reporters who were tracking the funds found out $300 billion sent to the states, meant to kickstart the economy, “invest in roads and bridges” and infrastructure, was being used mainly for health care, education, unemployment benefits, food stamps, and other social services.
They lie when they don’t really have to.
If you think the IRS, EPA and DOJ targeting of conservative groups is new, it isn’t.
The White House insists President Obama is “outraged” by the “inappropriate” targeting and harassment of conservative groups. If true, it’s a remarkable turnaround for a man who helped pioneer those tactics.
On Aug. 21, 2008, the conservative American Issues Project ran an ad highlighting ties between candidate Obama and Bill Ayers, formerly of the Weather Underground. The Obama campaign and supporters were furious, and they pressured TV stations to pull the ad—a common-enough tactic in such ad spats.
What came next was not common. Bob Bauer, general counsel for the campaign (and later general counsel for the White House), on the same day wrote to the criminal division of the Justice Department, demanding an investigation into AIP, “its officers and directors,” and its “anonymous donors.” Mr. Bauer claimed that the nonprofit, as a 501(c)(4), was committing a “knowing and willful violation” of election law, and wanted “action to enforce against criminal violations.”…..snip
The Bauer onslaught was a big part of a new liberal strategy to thwart the rise
of conservative groups. In early August 2008, the New York Times trumpeted the
creation of a left-wing group (a 501(c)4) called Accountable America. Founded by
Obama supporter and liberal activist Tom Mattzie, the group—as the story
explained—would start by sending “warning” letters to 10,000 GOP donors, “hoping
to create a chilling effect that will dry up contributions.” The letters would
alert “right-wing groups to a variety of potential dangers, including legal
trouble, public exposure and watchdog groups digging through their lives.” As
Mr. Mattzie told Mother Jones: “We’re going to put them at risk.”
Big ‘L’ liberals take note, you’ve been scammed by a vacuous and shallow man and his thugs. Since you are smarter, more educated, why didn’t you see that? We did!
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Relevance and Irrelevance
Pfeiffer came out on Sunday and told everyone how “irrelevant” it is to want to know where BO was on the night of the Benghazi attacks. As Americans were dying, it would be nice if BO had been involved or, in the briefing room. Makes one wonder where he was and what he was doing at that point in time. Of course, since the spokespeople for the administration says “we’re just dumb”, we would like to know who the hell is minding the store. Chris Wallace asked Pfeiffer several time in several ways, Sunday, where BO was the night of the attacks in Benghazi. Pfeiffer ran and stuttered and tried to shift the conversation getting more then a little perturbed at Wallace.Wallace was having none of it. No one in the BO administration ever gives an honest answer, always playing politics when there isn’t a reason to lie and obfuscate. Running the government like a bunch of mafia dons. Maybe he had J-Z and Beyoncé over that evening and the situation room was occupied. Wherever BO was it is a source of embarrassment or they wouldn’t be hiding the truth from us. So, they just make stuff up. Nakoula is still in jail over the lies of BO and Clinton.
Wallace pressed him further: “With due respect, you didn’t answer my question: what did the president do that night?” Pfeiffer said that Obama was in touch with his national security team, but as Wallace pointed out, he didn’t talk to the Secretary of State except for one time after the attack was over, didn’t talk to the Secretary of Defense, didn’t talk with the Joint Chiefs of Staff as it developed.
Finally, Wallace asked whether Obama was in the Situation Room. “I don’t remember what room the President was in on that night,” shot back Pfeiffer, “and that’s a largely irrelevant fact.” Wallace continued to press the point, and Pfeiffer continued to evade.
This isn’t going away….IG report paints a grim picture of the illegal goings on in the DOJ. All of this scandal around “Fast and Furious” doc leaks from the DOJ to smear a whistleblower. Of course, Eric Holder knows nothing about this as well. For all the bragging BO does about his appointees, how “smart” these people are, they sure do plenty of dumb stuff and usually know nothing when it’s brought to their attention. They hold us to the standards they refuse to live up to.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General published a new report Monday that confirms former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke leaked a document intended to smear Operation Fast and Furious scandal whistleblower John Dodson.
The DOJ IG said it found “Burke’s conduct in disclosing the Dodson memorandum to be inappropriate for a Department employee and wholly unbefitting a U.S. Attorney.”
“We are referring to OPR our finding that Burke violated Department policy in disclosing the Dodson memorandum to a member of the media for a determination of whether Burke’s conduct violated the Rules of Professional Conduct for the state bars in which Burke is a member,” the IG wrote.
The DOJ actions are really speaking much louder then words. It’s been discovered the dept. went after 3 employees of FOX, two reporters and a producer, their personal emails. While the left may keep up their defense of everyone of BO’s buds, this is tyranny. Nothing more and nothing less. Corruption, cronyism, unwarranted surveillance of the media, what’s next, re-education camps?
“We are outraged to learn today that James Rosen was named a criminal co-conspirator for simply doing his job as a reporter. In fact, it is downright chilling. We will unequivocally defend his right to operate as a member of what up until now has always been a free press.”
So, gathering, investigating, and reporting the news is now a crime if you don’t agree with BO and his henchmen. Video at the link
As for the IRS, wait, the other shoe will drop shortly. It’s not over. Nothing stays quiet in DC for very long once the ball starts rolling and the first person speaks out.
The US is agreeable to the UN Arms Treaty and will sign it. It has to get 67 votes in the Senate to pass. BO says it won’t have any effect on Second Amendment Rights……… uh-huh. Right along with this non-announcement we find out the person who will push for its passage, Susan Rice, is going to be appointed as National Security advisor……uh-huh.
Oh, and the Senate is doing the mark-up on the Immigration Bill….going nowhere in the House. Shumer says “our Republicans”, hopefully they won’t go for this mess of a lie either.
UPDATE: Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of OK. If you are able, please make a donation, they do need our help.
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Standing Ovation
Representative Kelly (R-word, PA) didn’t mince words at the hearings with IRS Commissioner Miller. His rant brought the House down and got a standing ovation. You really don’t want to miss this one.
You know, you can put anybody out of business that you want. Any time you want. I gotta tell you. You could talk about how you’re a horribly run organization, if you’re on the other side of the fence, you’re not giving that excuse. And the IRS comes in, you’re not allowed to be shoddy, you’re not allowed to be run horribly, you’re not allowed to make mistakes, you’re not allowed to do one damn thing that doesn’t come in compliance, and if you do, you’re held responsible right then. I just think the American people have seen what’s going on right now in their government. This is absolutely an overreach and this is an outrage for all Americans. (video at the link)
It all trickles down from the top. “Punish your enemies” is the main theme of this current administration, it came from the top and has burrowed itself into every single aspect of the government. From the EPA to the IRS, the “enemies” BO spoke of are being targeted by the ideological believers holding government office. Half the country is now a part of BO’s enemies list. We know this because they have said so and acted in ways that prove our worst case scenario. If there is any doubt the Obama administration did not know about the IRS targeting, the IG has certainly dispelled that theory
The inspector general gave Republicans some fodder Friday when he divulged that he informed the Treasury’s general counsel he was auditing the I.R.S.’s screening of politically active groups seeking tax exemptions on June 4, 2012. He told Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin “shortly after,” he said. That meant Obama administration officials were aware of the matter during the presidential campaign year.
Tom Perez, BO’s new appointee to the NLRB, must be fuming after the DOJ lost its battle to enforce “disparate impact” on the NYFD.
Oddly enough, the case was not based on any particular act of discrimination. It was based purely on the fact that somebody somewhere decided that too many NYFD applicants had failed a job exam. The DOJ argued that these multiple failures were undeniable evidence of “disparate impact.” That’s the quack legal theory that it isn’t necessary to show discriminatory intent to prove discrimination. All that is required is evidence that a policy or procedure has “the effect of disproportionately excluding members of a particular protected group,” to quote from DOJ’s website.
A district judge in 2010 awarded $128 million in damages to those applicants and appointed a monitor to oversee NYFD’s hiring practices. Earlier this week, thankfully, a federal appeals court overturned that ruling, calling it an “excessive intrusion.”
I don’t know how you feel but, when I need a police officer or fireman the color of their skin, gender, or culture is the least of my worries. If my house is burning down I want the firemen to meet a certain set of criteria and skills. I’m not going to check to make sure 12% are minorities. New York City’s Deputy Fire Chief Paul Mannix put it well, saying “there can’t be any diluting of standards … if candidates don’t measure up, they can’t be kept on because of gender or skin color. It hurts firefighters and citizens of the city of all races and genders.”
Mrs. Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative is now calling for museums, zoos, gardens, science and technology centers to “join the call to action,” to decrease obesity among children.
It takes about 3 hours of hiking uphill and downhill to see all the exhibits at the Cleveland Zoo. Strollers and wagons for younger children are available for parents at the entrance (no charge). The only people who ride the trams to the various compounds are mostly elderly, handicapped, or obese adults and their children. When you’ve hiked for three hours, a Mickey D’s burger and fries isn’t going to destroy anyone’s health. I am so tired of this woman and her food fetish. She wants to put the whole country on a diet because she was fat and too lazy to stay in shape. Now, since she has decided to curb her wolfing of food, the whole country is supposed to follow her diet plan? BTW, after 3 years of harping, the women in my neighborhood who are obese haven’t changed one iota. It’s all about their chosen lifestyle. Oh, and they can’t afford the personal trainer and chef to get them in shape and eat right. MO wouldn’t be quite as svelte if she didn’t have that going for her. 
From June 2009, we do remember what you looked like before you decided to gain a little self control.
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Like…idk
What a hoot! BO comes out and makes the stern and angry announcement that Miller is gone from the IRS. Then we find out his time at the IRS is over in June anyway. Sooooo, phony, fakester BO came out yesterday to make a huge announcement that really has no effect on Miller or the IRS. Don’t you think he knows the “acting head of the IRS” will be leaving his post in June? So the melodrama of Preezy and his “heads will roll” statement is so much smoke and mirrors.
“The misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable. It’s inexcusable, and Americans are right to be angry about it and I am angry about it,” the president said in a brief prepared statement. “I will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency—but especially in the IRS, given the power that it has and the reach that it has into all of our lives.”
Obama said the “responsible parties” will be held accountable. Lew “took the first step by requesting—and accepting—the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS because given the controversy surrounding this audit, it’s important to institute new leadership that can help restore confidence going forward,” Obama added.
See how easy that was? But, now there is this.…..a symbolic resignation.
The president’s big statement today was a big nothing as far as accountability goes. The only head that has rolled was already scheduled to roll even if the scandal had never come up. It now looks like Obama came out with that statement for two reasons: To look like he was doing something useful, and to bully Republicans not to aggressively pursue the scandal
Since BO has done his best to create an atmosphere of hatred for conservatives, why is he so surprised and angry? What is really inexcusable is how much damage has been done by this Preezy, which will impact the US for years to come.
MO went on a book signing May 7th. It was “closed to the press”. I now see why…..
and just look at the shiny. 
She urged patrons to buy ‘her’ book for Mother’s Day, the one she didn’t write along with photos she didn’t take. But, like BO, it is all about her.
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Mother’s Day
There are none so blind as he who will not see…even with blood on their hands
The day after Benghazi, the parents of Navy SEALS from Seal Team Six, along with military experts and former military officials, appeared at the National Press Club to demand a congressional investigation. The media responded with a collective shrugs and resumed providing non-stop coverage of the Jodi Arias case. Some Lady Macbeths go to prison. Others are meant to go to the White House.
“Why was there no pre-assault fire?” Karen Vaughn, the mother of Navy SEAL Aaron Vaughn, asked. “We were told as families that pre-assault fire damages our efforts to win the hearts and minds of our enemy. So in other words, the hearts and minds of our enemy are more valuable to this government than my son’s blood.”
This Mother’s Day is dedicated to the moms whose sons and daughters are at the mercy of a corrupt and misguided government who treat them and their children with utter disdain.
“Under the current Rules of Engagement, if the enemy fires on you then runs behind a rock,” Karen Vaughn told a press that was busy pressing its fingers into its ears as deep as they could go, “when he pops his head out from behind the rock, you’re not allowed to engage him unless you can verify that he has not laid his gun down… in other words you must be fired on twice.”
To all the moms who have made the ultimate sacrifice and whose children have been forgotten, we do remember you today and every other day.
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Friday Bits and Pieces
I love pushback, especially when it proves we were right all along. Lying and cover ups haven’t worked out well for any incumbent since Nixon. If they would lie to the public about Benghazi, than what else would they lie about to the American public.
ABC News has obtained 12 different versions of the talking points that show they were extensively edited as they evolved from the drafts first written entirely by the CIA to the final version distributed to Congress and to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice before she appeared on five talk shows the Sunday after that attack.
White House emails reviewed by ABC News suggest the edits were made with extensive input from the State Department. The edits included requests from the State Department that references to the Al Qaeda-affiliated group Ansar al-Sharia be deleted as well references to CIA warnings about terrorist threats in Benghazi in the months preceding the attack. That would appear to directly contradict what White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said about the talking points in November.
Prince Harry made a visit to DC and the female staffers acted like kindergarteners. They had to be ordered back to their offices due to the teeny bopper squealing as he toured and spoke with McCain at an exhibit by Halo Trust, who provides aid in the removal of landmines all over the world.
As well as meeting Sen. John McCain at Capitol Hill, he was welcomed by a bevvy of grinning female staffers – who were promptly ushered back inside by police, according to their colleagues’ tweets.
‘If all the women on Capitol Hill were dust bunnies, #princeharry would be a Dyson Vacuum. Every woman is gone. Every. Single. One,’ Chris Mickey tweeted before the royal’s arrival.
When the women were asked to leave, sparking ‘grumpy faces’ according to further tweets, they swiftly found other balconies over which to peer at the prince.
MO gave a charity TEA Party (is she being audited?) for military families which Harry attended. 
The IRS made news on Friday…..targeted “conservative groups”. Yep, even the IRS is in the pocket of the Progressives. Does an apology suffice? No, it surely doesn’t, those involved won’t be fired, and they should be.
The Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for what it acknowledged was “inappropriate” targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status.
IRS agents singled out dozens of organizations for additional reviews because they included the words “tea party” or “patriot” in their exemption applications, said Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt groups. In some cases, groups were asked for lists of donors, which violates IRS policy in most cases, she said.
and this…
Though IRS officials blamed “low-level” employees in the Cincinnati office, which is the central IRS office in charge of tax exemptions, French said the abuse was far more widespread.
More here…..just because it happened during the 2012 elections doesn’t make it “political bias”. OH PLEEEZE!
Just a joke? I doubt it…..from 2009
Barack Obama owes his presidency in no small part to the power of rhetoric. It’s
too bad he doesn’t appreciate the damage that loose talk can do to America’s tax
system, even as exploding federal deficits make revenues more important than
ever.At his Arizona State University commencement speech last Wednesday, Mr. Obama
noted that ASU had refused to grant him an honorary degree, citing his lack of
experience, and the controversy this had caused. He then demonstrated ASU’s
point by remarking, “I really thought this was much ado about nothing, but I do
think we all learned an important lesson. I learned never again to pick another
team over the Sun Devils in my NCAA brackets. . . . President [Michael] Crowe
and the Board of Regents will soon learn all about being audited by the IRS.”
The Preezy’s actions and words speak far louder than most people imagine. He is the problem, not the solution. His constant blame game and contempt for anyone who thinks differently than he does is a signal to those working for the Federal government to “punish their enemies”. That would be anyone who disagrees with BO. Let’s face it, it’s not a “conspiracy theory” when powerful government agencies are out to get you. Just ask the government whistleblowers how they feel in the wake of Benghazi.
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