Yard signs and bumper stickers

This comment was left on another web site.  He didn’t give the name or source, just thought it made some sense.

I think that one reason we aren’t seeing as may Obama bumper stickers and signs is that people don’t want to look like complete idiots. I know I do it, if I see someone with a bumper sticker I try to see who is in the car and I shake my head and give them a look like they are stupidest person I’ve ever seen. I mean would you want people to know that you are so ignorant that you would make a colossal mistake TWICE?

Vandalism is the reason for the lack of Romney gear. Obama supporters are a bunch of thugs. If you don’t agree with them they get you since they have no rational argument.

Read more http://hillbuzz.org/

Big Bird isn’t hurting

It’s interesting to see the hype about mean old Romney clobbering Big Bird.  Children’s [Television] Network could easily stand on its own without any assistance from the taxpayer.   Now it’s bigger than Disney.  Should we be fund raising for Disney?  Sprout was created in 2004—with Comcast and Apax, a global venture capital firm that invests in telecommunications, not unlike the one Mitt Romney was associated with years ago and which is regularly demonized in Obama ads.

Children's Network, LLC, doing business as PBS KIDS Sprout, operates a preschool destination available on television, on demand, and online for kids aged two to five, and their parents and caregivers. The company’s digital channel follows the day of a preschooler from breakfast to bedtime with its interactive programming and original hosted blocks. It also provides on demand services for younger children. The company offers its services through digital cable and satellite television in the United States. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Children's Network, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=24178721

And in July 2012:

Preschoolers will have six new shows to watch on Saturday mornings starting this weekend on NBC.

The Peacock Network will launch “NBC Kids” Saturday, a new three-hour block from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. that aims to address developmental needs of preschool children and to promote healthy lifestyles.

When Comcast acquired NBC Universal last year, it joined forces with Sprout, the first 24-hour channel for kids ages 2-5 and their families.

The channel has been available via Comcast since its 2005 launch, but “NBC Kids” will be the first opportunity to see these shows for families who aren’t customers of the cable provider. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-07-05/news/32555218_1_nbc-universal-peacock-network-nbc-kids

And Apax. . . and Sandy Wax, President PBS KIDS Sprout

Apax Partners LLP is a global private equity and venture capital firm, headquartered in London. The company also operates out of eight other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel-Aviv, Madrid, Stockholm, Milan and Munich. The firm, including its various predecessors, have raised approximately $35 billion (USD) dating back to 1969. Apax Partners is one of the oldest and largest private equity firms operating on an international basis, ranked the seventh largest private equity firm globally.^{[1] . . .} As of the end of 2007, Apax had invested in approximately 340 companies in all stages of development. . . .  One of the firm's co-founders, Alan Patricof, was an early investor in Apple Computer and America Online (AOL). [Wikipedia]

Sandy Wax, president and general manager of PBS KIDS Sprout, the first 24-hour TV channel dedicated to little ones ages 2-5. “As content creators, we’re constantly challenged to think about how technology changes the ways kids watch and interact with television.” Since launching in 2005, Sprout has generated more than a billion video-on-demand orders while seeing consistent ratings growth. It’s now the number one kids’ TV brand in the country, ahead of both Disney and Nickelodeon. http://www.mainlinetoday.com/Main-Line-Today/October-2012/Power-Women-Sandy-Wax/

http://steinerkierce.blogspot.com/2012/05/sandy-wax-president-and-general-manager.html

Father Maletta’s October 7 sermon on religious liberty

Conservatives are excited. Bump in the polls after the debate. Keep in mind the 6 point bump John McCain got after announcing Sarah Palin as his vice president.  Now is not the time to become complacent.  The lies in the ads here in Ohio (we’re a swing state) are amazing, shameless, and very large. The Chicago Axe  (Axelrod) is doing all he can to destroy Romney’s character.

We still have 30 million Christians not registered to vote. Be sure to listen to Father Maletta's sermon on October 7. It's inspiring.  Because we were created to be in relationship with God, if your candidate is wrong on life and marriage, the other social issues won't matter much.

http://www.stjohnparish.org/homilies.php

Scroll down the page and look for October 7.

Obama has failed the Black Middle Class

According to an October 7 article in the Chicago Tribune:

In August, the National Urban League's State of Black America 2012 report found that nearly all the economic gains that the black middle class made during the last 30 years have been wiped out by the economic downturn.

Thanks, Mr. President, for helping out the Black middle class. But don’t worry, they won’t abandon you.  The gates are closed on the plantation run by the Democratic Party.

"The median annual household income for blacks declined by 11.1 percent (from $36,567 to $32,498) from June 2009 to June 2012, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by Sentier Research. The decline for whites was 5.2 percent and for Hispanics 4.1 percent. Both groups started with higher incomes than blacks."

Conservatives, by nature, mind their own business

"If Obama were to show up in a clown suit and flip-flops, the media narrative would be that his unconventional attire was a daring and brilliant move designed to challenge the status quo and to reveal his human side, or possibly a laudable effort to make politics more interesting to children. ... It should be obvious that America will continue its descent into socialism as long as voters are immersed in liberal ideology in our schools and when they tune in to the news. Elections will determine only the speed of that descent. ... Conservatives never even dream of a day when liberal candidates are peppered with questions by conservative reporters on the nightly news, when network anchors hint darkly at the extremism of liberal candidates, or when schoolchildren celebrate the victory of conservative candidates with songs. Perhaps the fundamental reason, then, for America's precarious state is that conservatives, by nature, mind our own business." --columnist Timothy C. Daughtry

Snoop Dogg thinks “Mitt” is a funny name

One of the reasons Snoop Dogg won't vote for Mitt is he thinks he has a strange name (and he's a Mormon), but he will vote for Obama because Michelle has a fat a**. This is how celebrities influence the vote—of Democrats.  I don’t think it works with Republicans.  With friends like Dogg and Madonna, who gets cheers for claiming there's a black Muslim in the White House (the left says it was a joke, but have you heard it?), no wonder Obama is slipping in the polls. Fans hang on to the wisdom and self-love of these folks and may miss the subtleties.

Oh, and here’s another absurdity.  Obama thinks Romney doesn’t have enough experience to be the president.  I guess because he now has 4 years of total failure, and came in as a light weight.

Looking at new stair carpet

And for my office and upstairs hall.

Masland Carpet, nylon, Stria, color Dunes

You lie

President Obama, his Axe and his media service are crying "Liar" about Romney’s performance in the debate. Obama’s claimed a different Romney showed up.  Yeah. They sound like a playground fight. He is such a whiny complainer.  Can’t even take responsibility and say, “I blew it; I’ll do better next time.”

Why was it so awful, terrible and disrespectful when Joe Wilson did that to Obama (and he's been proven correct on Obamacare)? He only yelled in one building.  Obama said it to the entire nation.

Some people say Valerie Jarrett is the real president.  If so, he’s fighting like a little girl.

I use a “cult classic”

Merle Norman developed its powder base in 1931. I discovered it about 30 years ago. It’s expensive (but goes a long way since I don’t use much), so I always put it on my Christmas list.

http://www.merlenorman.com/webforms/product/Powders

The Democrats’ War against Women

Occasionally, I still see references to the horrors of back alley abortions and the deaths of thousands of women--even saw it in an Obama TV political ad. It's a myth spread by the pro-abortion crowd to get Roe v. Wade passed 40 years ago. They knew it was a lie, but they thought their cause was worth it. (Bernard Nathanson, M.D. Aborting America. Doubleday, 1979, p 193; Marian Faux. Roe v. Wade: The Untold Story of the Landmark Supreme Court Decision That Made Abortion Legal. MacMillan Publishers, 1990.) There is a higher death rate for women in childbirth if there was a previous abortion; there is a higher suicide rate among women who have aborted; the National Cancer Institute has recently reversed itself on the link between breast cancer and abortion, after years of assuring women it wasn't a problem. Oral contraceptives also increase breast cancer. But in any case, abortion is almost 100% fatal for the baby (some survive) over half of which are females, and 40% black. The War against Women is not being waged by the Republican pro-lifers.

Voter intimidation lives in Ohio!

In the pre-Eisenhower era, Democrats kept blacks from the polls with a variety of tricks backed by the federal and state governments. Now they are keeping citizens looking at public registration rolls in Ohio from reporting deceased, out of state, and residence errors to the county board of elections through intimidation. True The Vote President Catherine Engelbrecht released a statement regarding the Ohio Voter Integrity Project's submission of Citizen Challenges, a process outlined in Ohio Election Code by which a registered voter can file an official request with their Board of Elections to review irregular voter registrations.
http://www.truethevote.org/news/true-the-vote-statement-regarding-the-ohio-voter-integrity-project-s-ongoing-voter-roll-challenges

However, having clean rolls, terrifies the Democrats and even a few county entrenched Republicans, and these citizens, doing what they are legally allowed to do, submit challenges to the board of elections, are being demonized in the press and by people in both parties!

Says, Engelbrecht, "These citizens trusted that their counties would thoughtfully consider their submissions and either grant or deny their findings, as stated in the protocol outlined in Ohio Election Code, which should have resulted in deceased voters being removed, duplicate entries being revised, and incorrect addresses being corrected.

“Many counties did make corrections to their registration records. In some cases, county boards rejected the challenges based on updated information or other internal reasons that were unknown to the citizens at the time of filing. . . their well-intentioned efforts were spun and recast as villainous; their names were splayed across the front pages of their local papers; West Coast reporters showed up on their lawns and stalked them for comment, suddenly they found themselves at the center of a national spectacle. They trusted in the system and were betrayed at every turn.”

Monday Memories—8th grade

This was taken on the steps of the elementary school in Mt. Morris, Illinois, now gone, for the town newspaper, in spring 1953.  I’m about fourth row from the top, second from the left, standing next to Glenn Orr, who apparently hadn’t had his growth spurt yet, and Kay Alter.

The old folks at home

Actually, the photo was taken at m sister-in-law’s home.

Can’t imagine how Ohioans can support Obama!

But we do have a lot of citizens who don’t know what powers their lights and air conditioning.

It makes perfect sense, says S.E. Cupp

I get why President Obama’s campaign spokespeople say they are “shocked” by Mitt Romney’s assertion that 47 percent of the electorate see themselves as victims, want handouts and think they are entitled to government money.

I understand why liberals find the comments, made at a secretly filmed, closed-door meeting with big-money donors, offensive. And it’s very clear why the media is seizing on Romney’s words as . . . cue scary music . . . the “end of his campaign.”

But the truth is, Romney stole an Obama tactic — labeling Democratic voters victims — right out from under him.
 Romney Stole Victims' Tactic from Obama

Some books need to be written in

Bloodmoney—Abortion is all about money

Tonight at 5 p.m. EWTN will show Bloodmoney, a documentary about abortion and Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the U.S. and solid backer of President Obama.

From Business Wire:

Bloodmoney is a Documentary (now available on DVD) that exposes the greed-driven politics of the abortion industry. Despite claims that the pro-abortion movement exists to help women, in reality it is little more than a vast money-making enterprise.

Narrated by Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, this film exposes the truth behind an industry that has harmed untold numbers of people and taken the lives of 50 million innocent children. In the film Dr. King speaks not only from the perspective of a post abortive woman, but as a civil rights leader about the injustice of abortion.

“Bloodmoney brings startling revelation to the forefront of the pro-life battle and exposes the true agenda behind the abortion industry. This film is truly part of the plan to set the captives free,” - Dr. Alveda King, director of African American Outreach, Priests for Life.

The film also features interviews from Carol Everett a former abortion clinic owner, as well as from pro-life leaders such as Frank Pavone, Joe Scheidler and others. This documentary film examines abortion in America, from the inception of Planned Parenthood to Roe v. Wade and the denial of when life begins. The makers also look at the profitability of the abortion clinics that keep this barbaric practice going. Finally, it shows the devastating effects abortion can have on the women that have them, and the continuing fight to save the lives of innocent babies.

The DVD is available online at Bloodmoneyfilm.com and the producers of the film are also licensing public screenings so that the truth behind the abortion industry can be exposed for what it is.

Coming soon--The Voice of John

Lyndon Johnson muzzled the voice of the church

The ban on churches participating in the election process has nothing to do with the First Amendment or Jeffersonian principles of separation of church and state.  It is based on a provision in the 1954 tax reform act prohibiting all tax-exempt organizations from supporting or opposing political candidates.  It grew out of Lyndon Johnson’s effort to end McCarthyism and to win reelection to the Senate in 1954 and was specifically directed at right-wing organizations.  Although he was particularly worried about specific organizations that opposed him (they weren’t churches), the way the act was worded caused the muzzling of churches, which up to that time had had freedom to speak out about elections.

http://www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/content/docs/issues/church/Johnson-Amendment-History.pdf

http://www.firebuilders.org/JAmCEC.htm

Paula’s list of excuses

Paula Priesse has collected a list of excuses for Obama’s failures in the debate.

1) Al Gore – The “altitude” (Coach – “We only lost because game was in Denver”)

2) Left wing blogs – “Cheating Romney looked at hankie” (Jeopardy Winner Scandal – Answers on Kleenex)

3) Obama college supporters in Madison – “Unfair, Obama couldn’t use teleprompter” (Students Strike Over No Cheating Policy)

4) NY Times Charles Blow – Obama just lost on “style” (WA Generals Lose to Globetrotters on Style Points Only)

5) Obama on Friday – Romney in debate was like “Dancing With The Stars” or “Extreme Makeover”

6) Jim Lehrer (I’m adding that one), even though he gave Obama 4 minutes more than Romney some leftists said it was his fault in not controlling the debate more.

Why does the left defend Big Bird—he’s wealthier than Mitt Romney!

Obama was never constitutional law professor, never offered tenure

“According to longtime University of Chicago law professor Richard Epstein, Obama was never actually offered a tenured faculty position. Nor, for that matter, was he ever a “constitutional law professor.”

“I have no idea where Jodi [Kantor] got her story [2008]” about the tenure offer, said Epstein, adding that he immediately wrote Kantor to tell her she was wrong.

“Tenure offers require votes from faculties approved by the provost, and need a scholarly output. He was approached with the possibility of an entry level position without tenure, but it never got to the faculty for want of interest on his side,” Epstein confirmed via email.

Epstein was the law school’s interim dean during 2001. His account contradicts a claim Kantor has repeatedly made, that a tenure offer came from Dean Daniel Fischel.

Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/president-obama/2012/09/12/obama-bio-crumbles#ixzz28XlJM9am

Another campaign stop in California

Saul Alinsky is considered the founder of modern protest tactics and the father of community organizing. He became the topic of Hillary Clinton’s college thesis, a role model for Barack Obama and a mentor to labor activist Cesar Chavez.  President Obama will go to California to dedicate a memorial to Chavez. This way in one trip he can pump up the Hispanic vote and pander to his far left wing base which lately has been very unhappy with him for  trying to appear “centrist“ for the campaign.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Cesar-Chavez-Home-to-Become-a-National-Monument-172753951.html

Wayne Dupree, proud Conservative, black and free, news aggregator on line

“This is Wayne Dupree, Newsninja2012. I am and have been committed to exposing the Democrats in a way that has been frowned upon by some conservatives and cheered by many more. When I completely left the Democratic Plantation in 2008 during the Democratic Primary, I felt liberated and free to a point that I wanted to share it with everyone.

Since that time, I have gone stealth mode and really learned more history than I ever did in school and how much I was lied to by the Democratic Party. To have that sense of what I knew and that it was fabricated to get my vote only angered me to the point I had to begin something to inform everyone else.

I feel it’s our responsibility as conservatives/republicans to fight back against the liberal hate machine and meet them head on with like-minded strength and dedication. I also want to expose the media for the dirt bag politics that they employ on a daily basis and how they rip us off by not giving up the correct news to be well-informed voters.

I am the proud son for a Sunday School Superintendent that loves the Lord and made it possible for me to be who I am today. I spent 8 years in the US Air Force and I have been in the public sector ever since trying to build up my knowledge.”

You can follow him on Facebook.

The Abortion President

40% for blacks who are 11% of the population. Now who’s the racist?

Update: “Not only did Obama tout abortion at a campaign event in Virginia today [October 5], but virtually every speaker at the event made abortion promotion the centerpiece of their message as the talked to a less-sizable-than-desired crowd. The Weekly Standard has more on the abortion fest before the smallish audience of about 2,000.”

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/05/obama-sticks-to-pro-abortion-campaign-themes-after-bad-debate/

Ohio in the Fall

If you aren’t entitled to success in America, where can you go?

The President of Everything Redistributive and Food Stamps has declared:

“This country doesn’t just succeed when just a few are doing well at the top. It succeeds when the middle class gets bigger. Our economy doesn’t grow from the top down — it grows from the middle out. We don’t believe that anybody is entitled to success in this country,” said Obama. “But we do believe in opportunity. We believe in a country where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded, and everybody is getting a fair shot and everybody is doing their fair share and everybody is playing by the same rules.”

He needs to reread history.  Our government also isn’t from the top down as he keeps bloating and expanding it.  It’s we the people, sir.

The All American Quarter Horse Congress

Here in Columbus we can visit/see a spectacular event for the next three weeks that brings in millions to our economy--the All American Quarter Horse Congress. As of mid-September  the 2012 Quarter Horse Congress had a 9 percent increase in regular entries over 2011, with 18,268 entries, compared to 16,742 at this time last year. This number doesn’t account for late entries made during the event.

It's almost laughable to imagine what would have happened to this money maker begun in 1967 by a small county horse organization if the federal government had imposed on it the subjective ideas of "distributive justice" or "sustainability" or "affirmative action." Yes, it is subject to probably thousands of rules from codes for barns and food safety to labor laws, but the government didn't build it, can't build it, but Americans working together can. Load up the car--the ticket price is per carload.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2012/10/05/saddle-up.html

                     

Democrats call this approach “racist” and bullying and “chainsaw”

But the rest of the nation saw it as truth, common sense, and a better way to restoring the country. Now the Chicago thugs will have to double down on vilifying Romney.  Get ready for some real nastiness.

“By pummeling the president on the facts and the policy, Mr. Romney looked in control. By walking through the concepts of growth, of free-market health care, of tax reform, he inspired with ideas. By explaining how his specific policies will help average Americans, and by doing it with a sunny demeanor, he became that likeable candidate.

The effect was not only to erase the months-long Obama caricature of Mr. Romney. It also undermined Mr. Obama's own pitch. The bold Romney vision put the president's (modest, pleasant) promises—for a "balanced approach," for "clean energy," to "invest in education"—in context: small, tired, failed. In outlining the great that might be, Mr. Romney made voters think about how measly the past four years have been. He flipped the Obama equation.”

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443635404578036773650154896.html

The left has turned on Lehrer

“Prior to Wednesday Lehrer had been canonized as the patron saint of the Commission on Presidential Debates. His mere presence endowed the occasion with ceremony and a sort of historical grandeur. Lehrer explained to an interested world how he would allow the candidates to interact with one another. He said early on that he wanted to emphasize the differences between the Republican and the Democrat. That is exactly what happened.

Among the distinctions: One candidate was awake, and the other was not. One candidate had specific attacks and rebuttals, and the other did not. One candidate spoke energetically and without interruption, and the other did not. One candidate, Romney, made it perfectly clear that he truly wants to be president next January 20, and the incumbent seemed like he could take it or leave it. He may have to leave it.”

http://freebeacon.com/on-the-cannibals/

Third largest abortion clinic in the United States

St. Paul, Minnesota, has a handsome new “eco-friendly” abortion facility to help with the 4,000 abortions a year in Minneapolis/St. Paul. But it’s not very “green” for babies in the womb is it?  The new building’s location was chosen because a zip code analysis pinpointed the poor and minority neighborhood. This is how the left wages war on poor women—kills their babies.  Only Houston and Denver have larger abortion mills.

Abby Johnson is praying there today.  She’s a former Planned Parenthood director, turned pro-life advocate; voted for Barack Obama in 2008. She had a conversion and realized what she was doing.

Plagiary by Obama—the 2008 and 2012 debates compared

2012: I also want to close those loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas. I want to provide tax breaks for companies that are investing here in the United States.
2008: Let's just be clear. What I do is I close corporate loopholes, stop providing tax cuts to corporations that are shipping jobs overseas so that we're giving tax breaks to companies that are investing here in the United States.
*
2012: And so the question here tonight is not where we've been but where we’re going. Governor Romney has a perspective that says if we cut taxes, skewed towards the wealthy, and roll back regulations that we’ll be better off. [...]
Are we going to double down on the top-down economic policies that helped to get us into this mess, or do we embrace a new economic patriotism that says, America does best when the middle class does best? And I'm looking forward to having that debate.
2008: Now, we also have to recognize that this is a final verdict on eight years of failed economic policies promoted by George Bush, supported by Senator McCain, a theory that basically says that we can shred regulations and consumer protections and give more and more to the most, and somehow prosperity will trickle down.
It hasn't worked. And I think that the fundamentals of the economy have to be measured by whether or not the middle class is getting a fair shake. That's why I'm running for president, and that's what I hope we're going to be talking about tonight.
*
2012: Now, I've identified areas where we can, right away, make a change that I believe would actually help the economy. The -- the oil industry gets $4 billion a year in corporate welfare. Basically, they get deductions that those small businesses that Governor Romney refers to, they don't get. 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?
2008: And if we want to talk about oil company profits, under your tax plan, John -- this is undeniable -- oil companies would get an additional $4 billion in tax breaks. Now, look, we all would love to lower taxes on everybody. But here's the problem: If we are giving them to oil companies, then that means that there are those who are not going to be getting them.
*
2012: [W]e've got to boost American energy production. And oil and natural gas production are higher than they’ve been in years. But I also believe that we've got to look at the energy source of the future, like wind and solar and biofuels, and make those investments.
2008: We have to have energy independence, so I've put forward a plan to make sure that, in 10 years'time, we have freed ourselves from dependence on Middle Eastern oil by increasing production at home, but most importantly by starting to invest in alternative energy, solar, wind, biodiesel, making sure that we're developing the fuel-efficient cars of the future right here in the United States[.]
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http://reason.com/blog/2012/10/04/obama-plagiarizes-own-debate-promises-fr

Big Bird makes more than Mitt Romney

Sesame Street will do just fine without government funding. (Romney’s suggestion during the debate)

Shows like Sesame Street are multi-million dollar enterprises capable of thriving in the private market. According to the 990 tax form all nonprofits are required to file, Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell received $956,513 -- nearly a million dollars -- in compensation in 2008. And, from 2003 to 2006, "Sesame Street" made more than $211 million from toy and consumer product sales.

If you break that down, it works out to over $50 million a year "Sesame Street" is taking in from all that merchandising.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2012/10/04/Big-Bird-Richer-Than-Romney

Yes, Mr. President, Romney did explain his tax plan

Jennifer, my guest blogger, watched the debates and is frustrated that Obama and liberal talking heads pretend to not hear a tax plan.

I don't know why anyone thinks Romney didn't explain his tax plan! But for those who missed his explanation, here are some of the key points he shared in the Wednesday night debate:

1. End many of the subsidies to the "too big to fail" companies that the current administration has propped up like the 5 largest banks (and letting the small banks who are too small to matter fail).

2. Stop the loopholes and special deals for big corporations which help them not pay taxes. GE is one example. If we close the loopholes, the big corporations will pay more even if the tax rate is lowered. He mentioned this with the gas and oil industries who get subsidies now. He mentioned cutting out subsidies to PBS.

3. End Obamacare which is costing a fortune. It has robbed such a huge amount from Medicare that doctors and nursing homes are turning away new Medicare patients because Obamacare has made the pay out so low the doctors and nursing homes can't afford to accept them. (Romney also explained how Obamacare is different that the Massachusetts health care plan.)

4. He cleared up the untruthful claims Obama has been making about adding 5 trillion to the deficit. That was never his plan.

5. He said he WOULD NOT raise taxes on anyone and in fact, the big corporations would end up paying more when the loopholes and subsidies are removed. By keeping the rates lower for all, it will allow small businesses to hire more and this will make more people who are paying taxes, which will also increase the revenue coming in

6. Repeal Dodd Frank which says banks will be penalized for making risky loans, but doesn't define what is risky so banks aren't lending for fear of being fined.

How did the media spin Obama’s loss?

“They -- as well as Democratic operatives -- are pushing the spin that this was all about style and presentation. Obama was "flat," "lackluster," "not himself," and “not firing on all cylinders.” In other words, Obama wasn't Obama last night. Some are going further, pushing the narrative that Romney was somehow mean-spirited and even deceptive in his presentation.

This analysis denies reality. Obama lost on style, to be sure. More importantly, much more importantly, he lost on content. Romney crushed him. For the first time in his political career Obama a) had to defend his record and b) had no one running interference on his behalf. Romney as challenger had a seemingly endless list of particulars to choose from and did so in a devastating manner. That, that was the damage done to Obama.
The media's refusal to focus on this all-important element is the ultimate spin control, perhaps a form of spin control heretofore unknown: spin by omission. Like so many news reports they've refused to run this year if they hurt the re-elect Obama narrative, now they're refusing to discuss the real takeaway from last night's debate because it is devastating to the incumbent.”

Brent Bozell, Newsbusters

Hope it’s covered by Obamacare

I showed this to my husband and he said, “People have too much time on their hands.”

I don't know who PeopleBrowsr is, but it analyzes tweets/twitter (I’m not on Twitter).
"Number of tweets overall. During the 90-minute debate, there were 10.4 million tweets mentioning Mitt Romney, Barack Obama or the debate.
Tweets specifically mentioning Obama and "win or winner." Total: 29,677.
Tweets specifically mentioning Romney and "win or winner." Total: 47,141.
The peak of overall activity. Twitter activity was highest between 9:48 and 9:58 pm EDT, peaking at 9:53, during a discussion about health insurance and regulation. The second largest peak was at 9:28 pm EDT, just after Romney suggested cutting funding to PBS despite the fact that he loves Big Bird.

The Benghazi investigation

will be buried until after the election.  The FBI was there for three hours, and now the documents will probably be unavailable until after the election, if they even appear then.  I turned in a cell phone with drug information on it and I think the local police spent more than 3 hours on it.

FBI agents made a brief visit to Benghazi this week to examine the scene of the consulate terror attack that killed four Americans -- after being delayed for weeks because of security concerns. . .

"The FBI continues to coordinate with the U.S. Departments of State, Justice, and Defense, as well as the Libyan government, and other agencies in furtherance of the investigation into the deaths of Ambassador Stevens, Glen Doherty, Sean Smith, and Tyrone Woods," the FBI said in a statement. "As this is an ongoing investigation, we have no further information to provide."

A Libyan official told AFP that the team worked for three hours collecting evidence.

As the FBI investigates, an independent panel has been established by the State Department to review what went wrong. That review, though, could take months and U.S. lawmakers were starting to express frustration after their requests for more information were rebuffed as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged lawmakers to wait for the conclusion of an internal review.

Read more here:

God is good

My next door neighbor holding her new twin granddaughters. This summer they had a diaper shower, so grandparents wouldn’t be caught short.

When voting to increase your property taxes. . .

[Politifact.com] “We first checked with the Romney campaign, which said the figure came from the College Board, which produces an annual study of college costs. The College Board found that for the school-year 2008-2009, the average published tuition and fees for in-state students at public four-year colleges and universities was $6,585. By the 2011-2012 school year, it stood at $8,244. That’s an increase of slightly over 25 percent. So the claim has a grain of statistical truth.  “

Then Politifact goes on to do a different statistic—all costs—and claims since that cost is around 20%, the add is mostly false!  Also it was working with a Spanish language ad and didn’t like the translation.

Why put this in a campaign? It's about state supported colleges. Well, states are struggling to support our state institutions because they have all those mandates from the feds--and Obamacare will only increase that as more get bumped from employer insurance to Medicaid. That said, when I stroll across the campus at OSU, I can't believe the plush, lush, extravagant buildings and perks students of the 21st century have. College tuition and fees today are 559% of their cost in 1985. Makes medical costs look like a bargain.

Where are the yard signs against issue 51?

A friend’s daughter is trying to do a photo essay on our local school levy, but can’t find a yard sign to photograph.  I don't support issue 51 , but I see no yard signs either. The Vote for Issue 51 signs are standing next to both Romney and Obama signs.

In a suburb next door to OSU, not voting for a school or library issue is tough going. Issue 51 is a 5.8-mill operating levy for Upper Arlington City Schools on the Nov. 6 ballot. If approved by voters, the levy would cost homeowners an additional $178 in annual taxes per $100,000 in property value and generate about $9.2 million per year for the school district. We have an exceptionally good school system, but 86% of the money goes for wages and benefits.  Ohio is not a Right to Work state, so these teachers are protected by both the union and the STRS.  Their retirement package will be 3-4 times what someone on Social Security will get, with far fewer years of service. 

UA schools are especially fine for those going to college (others are the children left behind--my friends suggest moving to Worthington if you have special needs children), but it's pricey and gets the same results as other districts that spend far less. UA cost per student is $15,172; at Olentangy district schools it is $9,465. Hard to find a website or an article, but here's one:

http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/upperarlington/news/2012/10/03/anti-levy-campaign-educate-ua-seeking-lasting-district-reforms.html

The debates—Obama is being swamped

Watching the debate—Obama is being Obama

David Gelernter on the debate: "Remember that Obama is Richard Nixon in a JFK suit. He can do a fair imitation of charm for the right audience, for a short time. But he is dour, sour, full of himself, and mean. He is a patronizing man who cares (and always has) about winning elections—not governing; not the United States. Romney just has to let Obama be Obama."

Lehrer appears to be cueing Obama and clarifying questions for him. This is like watching a massacre—Obama is a stumblebum without his teleprompter, he’s punch drunk, using scatter shot whereas Romney is taking aim and hitting the target.

But we all know how the MSM pundits will see it:  Obama has won!

Fat Man Demands Bank Loan.

At Roland Lane’s FB page—I’m assuming he’s the author.

So I entered my friendly neighborhood bank with whom I have no relationship and asked to take out a loan.
"Do you have an account here?" asked the friendly banker.
"No," I replied.
"Would you like to open an account?"
"Yes"
"Do you have some ID?"
"Well," said I, "Nothing with a picture on it."
"You will need a picture ID."
"Not so fast, sir," I replied. "I do not think that I need a picture ID. You see, I am somewhat large, perhaps some would say fat, and I am sure that fatness is a civil liberty. I am sure that being fat is on the PC lists. It is a civil right."
My friendly banker was now less friendly. "Sir," said  he, "Childhood obesity is in the news every minute. Childhood obesity is no longer on the PC list. It is no longer OK to be a kid and fat. It is no longer a civil right for kids because Michelle Obama picked that up as the Presidential wife thing. All President's wives have a thing, dating back to Betty Ford and alcoholism. Once she made alcohol rehab fashionable by going to a clinic it was OK to be an alcoholic and it became PC, more or less a civil right. Unfortunately, Michelle Obama's actions have taken childhood obesity off the PC list.
"But," I protested, "I am not a child, Michelle has not addressed old fat people therefore we are still on the PC List and for me, a fat old person, it is still a civil right. I believe your demand for a picture ID to get a bank loan is a direct attack on fatness, adult obesity if you please. Back off or else."
Pausing a moment, the friendly bank person glowered at me but asked: "What ID do you have?"
"I have a copy of my electric bill with my name on it and I would like a loan of ten thousand dollars."
Now the most unfriendly banker asked, "How do I know you did not cut and paste and photo shop the electric bill?
Well I replied, "I regret to inform you that you can ask that question but I do not have to answer. Where do I sign for the loan?"

Blog is now nine years old

Yesterday was my 9th blogiversary--I've been blogging since Oct. 2, 2003. Then I back dated to Oct. 1, to add some links, and just because librarians like to be tidy. My first blog was to explain why I was blogging. In the "old days" there was no Facebook or Twitter, or any other new fangled social media.

http://collectingmythoughts.blogspot.com/2003/10/1-most-of-my-writing-has-been-sent-via.html

Oops! Somebody stole a T

Not four more years of tax and spend!

When the rich take legal deductions it’s called loopholes

Liberal media are the enemy of the American people

Mitt Romney is not running against Barack Hussein Obama.

Governor Romney is running against a liberal media complex — Orwell’s “Ministry of Truth” — and Barack Hussein Obama.

Robert J. Avrech, observant Jew, a religious Zionist, a conservative Republican, and a member of the NRA.

Buried alive for 4 years—Joe Biden

Available at a Romney Ryan site.

He’s not stupid, but if you vote for him again. . .

Would Barack Obama ever work the garbage truck?

From Mitt’s account (not the one in the opposition’s ad):

"During my campaign for governor, I decided to spend a day every few weeks doing the jobs of other people in Massachusetts. Among other jobs, I cooked sausages at Fenway Park, worked on asphalt paving crew, stacked bales of hay on a farm, volunteered in an emergency room, served food at a nursing home, and worked as a child-care assistant. I’m often asked which was the hardest job – it’s child care, by a mile.

One day I gathered trash as a garbage collector. I stood on that little platform at the back of the truck, holding on as the driver navigated his way through the narrow streets of Boston. As we pulled up to traffic lights, I noticed that the shoppers and businesspeople who were standing only a few feet from me didn’t even see me. It was as if I was invisible. Perhaps it was because a lot of us don’t think garbage men are worthy of notice; I disagree – anyone who works that hard deserves our respect. – I wasn’t a particularly good garbage collector: at one point, after filling the trough at the back of the truck, I pulled the wrong hydraulic lever. Instead of pushing the load into the truck, I dumped it onto the street. Maybe the suits didn’t notice me, but the guys at the construction site sure did: “Nice job, Mitt,” they called. “Why don’t you find an easier job?” And then they good-naturedly came down and helped me pick up my mess." No Apology, p. 251

Women who have no choice

I'm on the PDHC prayer list. I pray for women who have come to them for ultrasounds or pregnancy concerns. This week was typical--here's three:

* college student; had ultrasound done; boyfriend wants abortion
* single woman, mother of one; is 6 weeks; wants to parent but her mother wants her to have an abortion
* woman 7 weeks; has two daughters; in abusive relationship; has no support

If you are "pro-choice," keep in mind that 65% of the girls/women who have abortions have no choice--someone else is making it for them. Parents, husband, boy friend.

My friend Kelly says, “I had a friend in that exact situation in college. At the last minute she used her choice, and allowed friends to help her raise a beautiful baby in college. (It was even fun for all of us). She went on to do a Ph.D. and now has a wonderful 32-year old son.”

Don’t confuse a Democrat with facts

He promised us one term if he couldn’t turn it around.

Our aching backs brought us together

My very first Medical Library Association meeting was in Boston.  I think it was 1989. I can usually spot someone who has a bad back, and so I started chatting with Jerry, who like me, was standing against a wall during a presentation, even though there were seats available.  Sitting is the worst possible position for some back problems.  We’ve been friends ever since.  The following year I stayed at her home in a suburb of Detroit, and I think we roomed together at some conferences.  She was a hospital librarian and eventually took a wonderful job setting up a library on a Caribbean island.  We’re both retired now, but on Facebook recently there was an update about her back: “The less invasive procedure in April did not do the trick. Have a ruptured disk, stenosis, spondylethesis and degeneratie discs. “  Ouch.  Mine never got that bad, and when I get twinges, I wear a back brace. Prayers for my good friend. Love you Jerry.

                   

Here we are in San Antonio in 1994.

Do pollsters lie?

I know Democrats who supported Edwards to the bitter end.  Probably were fooled by his own staff.

"Under oath, Hickman admitted that in the final weeks of Edwards's 2008 bid, Hickman cherry-picked public polls to make the candidate seem viable, promoted surveys that Hickman considered unreliable, and sent e-mails to campaign aides, Edwards supporters and reporters which argued that the former senator was still in the hunt —even though Hickman had already told Edwards privately that he had no real chance of winning the Democratic nomination. . .

“Hickman acknowledged sending a series of emails in November and December, and even into January, endorsing or promoting polls that made Edwards look good. Asked about what appeared to be a New York Times/CBS poll released in mid-November showing an effective "three-way tie" in Iowa with Hillary Clinton at 25 percent, Edwards at 23 percent and Obama at 22 percent, Hickman acknowledged he circulated it but insisted he didn't think it was correct.

"The business I'm in is a business any fool can get into, and a lot can happen. I'm sure there was a poll like that," the folksy Hickman told jurors when first asked about a poll showing the race tied. "I kept up with every poll that was done, including our own, and there may have been a few that showed them a tie, but... that's not really what my analysis is. Campaigns are about trajectory, and... there could have been a point at which it was a tie in the sense that we were coming down, and Obama was going up, and Clinton was going up."

http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2012/10/a-pollster-under-oath-137100.html

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This year’s flu shot

Today my husband said, “Let’s get our flu shot.”  “OK.” So he called to make an appointment.  But the recording was so confusing with instructions of how to go to the emergency room, or how to get English, or how to wait for our doctor, we just got in our car and went to his office.

I had just been there in July, but apparently another Obamacare computer change was in the works and things were chaos.  This time our Medicare cards were scanned instead of photocopied, she recorded our race and ethnicity, and the computer took our photo to add to our records.  One of the staff members came in carrying her portable/lap top version and was about to have a meltdown.  The staffer at the desk mumbled and grumbled that she’d prefer a notebook and pencil to all this nonsense.

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/qa_fluzone.htm

“Why is a higher dose vaccine available for adults 65 and older?

Human immune defenses become weaker with age, which places older people at greater risk of severe illness from influenza. Also, ageing decreases the body's ability to have a good immune response after getting influenza vaccine. A higher dose of antigen in the vaccine is supposed to give older people a better immune response and therefore better protection against flu.”

Are these Julia’s lady parts?

We knew the left didn’t think much of women, but this e-card for the Obama campaign confirms it.  To politicians like Teddy and Edwards, Fluke, Clinton and Obama, a woman voter is the sum of her “lady parts.”

Prom dress code

I was a bit surprised to see this in a prom dress code (Utah?) in 2012:

"Strapless dresses are prohibited unless a jacket or shawl is worn. 'Plunging' necklines are prohibited. The backs of dresses should not show more than 1/3 of the back (directly below the armpits)."

Have they looked at a Bride's Magazine lately? Or at a 1956 prom photo?

Junior Prom, May 1956, Mt. Morris, Illinois

NCLB and RTTT—a comparison

Confused about how the Department of Education spreads around your tax dollar? Here's a comparison of No Child Left Behind (Bush, 2001, regular budget funding, Title I) and Race to the Top (Obama, 2009, ARRA money through grants, on top of NCLB). Bush's is a mandate; Obama's is more money for improvement—competition. Sort of a flip flop of how the right and left say they do things.

Until Obama came on the scene, Bush was the biggest all time spender on social programs; but that didn't get him any points with Democrats.

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-R-0235.htm

Young Jewish woman questions Obama’s relationship with Israel

18-minute mini-documentary follows the journey of Irina, a 23-year-old liberal, Jewish New Yorker who voted for Obama in 2008. Yet as her connection to Israel has grown, and she has learned more about the President's policies across the Middle East and towards Israel in particular, Irina has come to realize that "when the chips are down," the President may not "have Israel's back" as he says.

And let’s not forget September when both God and Jerusalem were booed and voted down at the Democrat convention in Charlotte.

Why Obama clings to the internet video story

There is substantial evidence that foreign aid, directed by the Obama administration to support Libyan rebels and Syrian rebels, has been falling into the welcoming hands of Al Qaeda terrorists. U.S. intelligence confirms that the very same terrorists who premeditated the attack on our own Libyan Consulate, also played a key role in the killing of four Americans and may have used American taxpayer money to fund the effort.

From World Net Daily:

36 days and 15 reasons to not elect Barack Obama

Green Fail: Toyota bails on Obama's green car fantasy - the market and technology still not viable

Failed Leadership: The promisesthat the incompetent Obama did not deliver on and never will

Failed Leadership: Day after the worst terrorist attacks against U.S. since 9/11, Obama continues his massive fundraising efforts as if nothing happened

Polls & Surveys: Only 9% of people cooperate with pollsters - other 91% likely to be Republicans and independents that don't trust the partisan pollsters

Polls & Surveys: Early voting in Ohio shows that Romney has cut in half the Democrat advantage of 2008

Polls & Surveys: Actual historical vote counts show that polling firms have always significantly underestimated GOP vote

Biased Media: See how Washington Post's "balanced journalist" smears Paul Ryan - the liars of Obama's lapdog press are out of control

Biased Media: MSNBC caught using video wrongfully edited about Romney campaign event – the prima donna dumb ass, Democrat “Republican” Joe Scarborough, duped [video]

Obamanomics: U.S. taxpayers coughed up $1.4 billion to pamper Obama Family - the Brits only spend $59 million/year on the real 'Royals'

Obamanomics: Skyrocketing gas prices during Obama's jobless recovery especially harms lower and moderate-income families

Obamanomics: White House actually encourages defense contractors to mislead employees about looming mass layoffs in direct violation of federal laws

Obamanomics: U.S. states pursuing anti-Obama economic policies have economic growth 9 times higher - the Republican red state policies trounce Obama's blue states

National Security@Risk: Obama White House Military Office network hacked by Chinese - part of nuclear weapon command system

Smart diplomacy?: The Libyan-Benghazi cover up provides proof that the Obama foreign policy is collapsing, says expert - and al-Qaida is winning the war against Obama

Religion of Peace?: Muslims attack Buddhist templesand homes because a Facebook page upset them

http://www.c3headlines.com/2012/10/36-days-until-election-nov-6-2012-the-headlines.html

Obama’s man in Egypt

Monday Memories—Remembering Luther Strommen

It was announced in church Sunday that our former senior Pastor, Luther O. Strommen, died Saturday, September 29, 2012, in Minneapolis.  There was a collective gasp and whispering, although many probably already knew.  Our current pastor and a son of a member who had been in his youth group in the 70s  had visited him on Friday. 

Because we began attending UALC in 1974 and were confirmed on Palm Sunday 1976, I don’t know exactly the dates of his tenure, but he was the second pastor of Upper Arlington Lutheran Church and began his ministry in 1970. He retired in 1984.  Our current senior pastor, Paul Ulring ,was called in 1973 as an assistant and he is due to retire (he had a pastorate in Illinois from 1979-1987) . I don’t know how many members there were when we joined—maybe 1500—but Luther made two house calls while we were still visitors.  We had our new member class (adult confirmation) in his home.  I was still a stay-at-home mom in those days and remember attending a morning Bible study led by him in the church lounge.  He confirmed our daughter in 1984.  My husband used to kid him about his three point sermons, Jesus is Lord, Jesus is Lord, Jesus is Lord.

Pastor Strommen must have thousands of spiritual children, and a very large biological family.  His wife Helen survives as well as children and grandchildren. One of his 6 children still lives in Columbus, or did a few years ago when I last saw her. Today he is in that very happy place rejoicing with all the saints around Jesus.

                              

                  

The upper photo is from 1987, lower from 2001.

                

April 29, 1984 Confirmation Day Reception

Obituary: Strommen, Rev. Luther O. age 95, of Mpls. and Sun City AZ, died peacefully at home surrounded by his beloved wife and children. Luther was born in Rugby ND, on Feb. 15, 1917, to Rev. Peter & Nellie Strommen. He graduated from Augsburg College and Luther Seminary. Luther served the Lord all of his life. He was senior pastor at 3 congregations for over 42 years: First Lutheran Church in Ellensburg WA, Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rockford IL, and Upper Arlington Lutheran Church in Columbus OH. Dad's love for his Lord and for family and friends continually inspired him. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Helen Louise (nee Larson); by his 6 children: Mary Ellen (Mel) Liebers, Christine Strommen, Jeanine (Mark) Nesvig, Todd Strommen, Paul (Jude) Strommen, and Lisa (David) Smith; 9 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild; brother, Merton (Irene) Strommen; sister-in-law, Gladys Strommen; many nieces and nephews. Preceding Luther in death were his parents and 2 brothers, Abner (Marge) and Clair. Visitation 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, Washburn- McReavy Edina Chapel, W. 50th St. & Vernon Ave. at Hwy. 100. Funeral service 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 7520 Golden Valley Rd., Golden Valley. Private interment Lakewood Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Augsburg College or Lutheran World Relief. www.Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel 952-920-3996

You can stop the Obamataxes

Vote him out!

After a film maker was accused publicly and in the press for 1400 years of Muslim bad behavior . . .

he “was arrested for jeopardizing President Obama's reelection chances when Mr. Obama's story of the events in the Middle East unraveled.

An American diplomat was murdered and American embassies and consulates were burned. Americans were not interested in hearing about diversity and multi-culturalism. They wanted a head on a platter.

Rather than sacrifice the entire State Department, Mr. Obama decided that the film-maker made the perfect pawn.

The film-maker was arrested on a "probation violation," for a prior low level white collar crime. Usually this involves a low bail amount. Even Bernie Madoff received bail. Friends of Barack Obama such as Jon Corzine get a free pass, but the anti-Muslim film-maker had no right making President Obama's awful handling of the situation affect his polls.”

Read more at Washington Times

44th fund raiser–in California!

This past week—it will soon be surpassed.

And to think he whines about capitalism while going after the wealth of celebrities.

One note BO

There's a single theme in the Obama ads I see (before I hit mute)--they seem to be about Mitt Romney's wealth--not our wealth, not our investments, not our jobs, not our housing industry, not our borders, not our military deaths in Afghanistan, not black flags flying in the Middle East and in U.S. demonstrations. One note BO. Fail. Fail. Fail.

Obama has support from Chavez, a Communist

‘Obama is a good guy ... I think that if Obama was from Barlovento or some Caracas neighborhood, he'd vote for Chavez," the president told state TV, referring to a poor coastal town known for the African roots of its population.

Chavez is one of the world's most strident critics of Washington and his 14 years in office have been characterized by diplomatic spats and insults at the White House.

He called former U.S. President George W. Bush a "drunk" and the "devil." After an initial overture to Obama came to nothing, he said the new president had disappointed progressives the world over and was the "shame" of Africans.

But Chavez was back in a conciliatory mood in a TV interview with friend and former vice president Jose Vicente Rangel.

"After our triumph and the supposed, probable triumph of President Obama, with the extreme right defeated here and there, I hope we could start a new period of normal relations with the United States," he said.

"Obama recently said something very rational and fair ... that Venezuela is no threat to the interests of the United States," he added.

Since coming to office, Chavez has projected himself as the head of a global "anti-imperialist" movement inspired by his friend and ideological mentor Fidel Castro of Cuba.

Relations with Washington improved briefly after Obama took office in January 2009 and promised more engagement with Latin America. Chavez toned down his tirades against the "Yankee empire" and shook hands with the new U.S. leader at a summit.

But months later, he accused Obama of sticking to Bush's foreign policies and capitalist agenda, and the tirade against the United Sates began again.

Despite the ideological gulf between Washington and Caracas, both sides take a pragmatic approach when it comes to business, with OPEC member Venezuela remaining the United States' fourth biggest crude supplier.”

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/30/venezuela-election-obama-idUSL1E8KU37A20120930

             

Ann Coulter on the Tea Party

Why does the “caring” left discourage wealth?

The earthquake in Haiti was a magnitude of 7.0. According to Wikipedia, the 1989 Loma Prieta quake in San Francisco was either 7.0 or 6.9 depending on which scale is used. In other words, the intensities were fairly similar. Haiti is devastated. If the New York Times is correct, the death toll could be in the tens of thousands. The death toll in the 1989 quake was 63, if you include indirect deaths due the quake.

The difference is wealth. San Francisco is one of the wealthiest areas in our part of the world, while Haiti is the poorest. Poverty makes natural disasters worse. Wealth mitigates natural disasters. You would think that those who worry about the poor of the world would promote policies that increase wealth. Instead, they push policies that restrain wealth creation, and they do it intentionally and knowing it will restrain wealth creation.

http://www.thefreemanonline.org/headline/wealth-poverty-and-natural-disasters/

Why do these people need subsidized phone service?

The program in Ohio cost $26.9 million in the first quarter of 2012, the most recent data available, versus $15.6 million in the same timeframe in 2011. Compared to the first quarter of 2011, the number of people in the program nearly doubled to more than a million.

I lived for 71 years without a cell phone (I now have an old one on my son’s plan), and now I’m paying on my phone bill (land line) so cell phone companies get $10 for each low-income “customer?”  And the media ripped Romney for his 47% statistic that it’s hard to appeal to people on a lower taxes platform?

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/subsidized-cell-phone-program-nearly-doubles-in-oh/nRDqC/

Economic reading, a list

• Against Monopoly
• Cafe Hayek
• Coordination Problem
• Division of Labour
• EconoLog
• Foundation for Economic Education
• Free Banking
• Heroes of Capitalism
• Knowledge Problem
• Liberty and Power
• Marginal Revolution
• No Coercion
• Orgs and Markets
• The Beacon (Independent Inst.)
• The Economic Way of Thinking
• The Freeman Online
• ThinkMarkets

It’s always the economy, Stupid, II

For me it's abortion, I admit I'm a single issue voter, and Obama is the most anti-life at both ends president we’ve ever elected. But for most Americans, who don’t even seem that concerned about our safety and security also heading for the toilet, it's the economy. And on that Obama has been flat out awful--going after healthcare instead of the economy when Democrats had 2 of the 3 branches of government. While people lost jobs, homes and hope. Never waste a crisis, and he's had plenty to play with--like right now in the Middle East. And he will keep his promise to destroy coal, part of Ohio's economy. And what do Ohioans do? Act stupid and support him.

Under Obama’s watch, black unemployment has gone from bad to worse. It was 12 percent when Obama took office, and now it’s 14 percent. Average black unemployment in Ohio last year was 17.2 percent, compared to 7.6 percent for whites and 8.8 percent for Hispanics and Latinos, according to the most recent annualized figures available from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. But employed, middle class black Ohioans, secure in public service positions with tenure or unions, will vote him another 4 years.

"As the U.S. unemployment rate hit 9.5% in June 2009 and a shocked public was looking for a response, the new president introduced the Affordable Care Act. Whatever else one may say about ObamaCare, it has nothing directly to do with U.S. employment. For the next nine months, as unemployment ran between 9.5% and 10%, Congress at Mr. Obama's insistence worked on his health-care legislation. When Mr. Obama signed the bill into law in March 2010, the unemployment rate was 9.8%. If an opponent wanted to describe this in partisan terms, he might say that the president legislated an entitlement dream while the economy burned." Daniel Henninger, It's always the economy, Stupid. Sept. 27, WSJ

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/national-govt-politics/black-joblessness-redefining-presidential-race/nR8N8/

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443328404578020413697528982.html