Company coming--may not be on line much over the weekend.
~Bob
Happy Saint Crispin's Day: Henry V - Speech - Eve of
Saint Crispin's Day
Granddad will be showing his scars and going on all day
about Exeter , Bedford Vietnam
MILINET: CMC Intent On new Covers
Just spoke to CMC. He wants to aggressively debunk the Post/Fox stories. 3 key points: 1. The President in no way, shape or form directed the Marine Corps to change our uniform cover. 2. We are looking for a new cover for our female Marines for one overriding reason: the former manufacturer went out of business. 3. The Marine Corps has zero intention of changing the male cover. Please disseminate as widely as possible. Standing by, should you have questions. S/F, LtCol. David Nevers, USMC, Public Affairs Officer, Office of the Commandant. (That still doesn’t explain women Marines dressing in male uniforms at 8th & I! --GJ. Sir, understand the frustration but the issue is actually one driven by the business world. The company that made the female cover is no longer in business and the company that makes the male cover will not make the current female version as it is cost prohibitive. That said the consensus from my unit is that we have females wear the current male version. This is already being done at 8th & I for parades. Please share. S/F SgtMaj Pensak, Ret)
Just spoke to CMC. He wants to aggressively debunk the Post/Fox stories. 3 key points: 1. The President in no way, shape or form directed the Marine Corps to change our uniform cover. 2. We are looking for a new cover for our female Marines for one overriding reason: the former manufacturer went out of business. 3. The Marine Corps has zero intention of changing the male cover. Please disseminate as widely as possible. Standing by, should you have questions. S/F, LtCol. David Nevers, USMC, Public Affairs Officer, Office of the Commandant. (That still doesn’t explain women Marines dressing in male uniforms at 8th & I! --GJ. Sir, understand the frustration but the issue is actually one driven by the business world. The company that made the female cover is no longer in business and the company that makes the male cover will not make the current female version as it is cost prohibitive. That said the consensus from my unit is that we have females wear the current male version. This is already being done at 8th & I for parades. Please share. S/F SgtMaj Pensak, Ret)
Good Article: Why climate
change is good for the world. Don't panic! The scientific consensus is that
warmer temperatures do more good than harm. By Matt Ridley
Stone the infidels! ~Bob. Excerpt: There are many likely
effects of climate change: positive and negative, economic and ecological,
humanitarian and financial. And if you aggregate them all, the overall effect
is positive today — and likely to stay positive until around 2080. That
was the conclusion of Professor Richard Tol of Sussex University
So Far under
Obamacare, More People Have Lost Insurance than Enrolled. By Jim Geraghty, Morning Jolt
Excerpt: And here's the
devastating statistic you'll see cited until the numbers change: Over 500,000
individuals have seen their insurance policies cancelled in just 3 states. In
all 50 states, only 476,000 applications have been "filed" in an
exchange. In short, Obamacare has caused more people to lose their health insurance than gain it so
far.
Estimate: 16 Million Americans Will Lose Current Coverage
Because of Obamacare. By Guy Benson
Excerpt: The U.S.
Obamacare’s
Ticking Clock. With every passing day, it's less likely the
law's disastrous rollout can be fixed. By Jonah Goldberg
Excerpt: A few hours later, the head of the DNC, Florida
Obamacare’s
Doubtful Deficit Reduction: The law’s cost controls are
economic and political fantasy. By Kevin D.
Williamson
Excerpt: The history of Obamacare
is a litany of broken promises and daft optimism: If you like your
coverage, you can keep it. Your premiums will
be lower. “Obamacare
implementation’s going to be great and people will love it.” Some of
those promises have fallen apart all at once, but a key one is slipping away
bit by bit, like the child’s sand castle that constitutes a beloved triumph for
20 minutes before being abandoned to the tide: the promise that the Affordable
Care Act will reduce the deficit.
Ignorance Is Bliss? The Patriot Post
Excerpt: According to The New York Times, "The White
House kept close tabs on the creation of the online exchange, with particular
attention to the Web site's design…" But Jay Carney insists that Obama
"did not know of the problems until the October 1 launch." One of our
colleagues suggested, "A little less golf and more attention to his job
would seem to be in order."
New, Improved
Obamacare Program Released On 35 Floppy Disks
Satire from The Onion.
~Bob
In White House
Pitches, Rosy View of Health Care Site. NYT
Excerpt: Just days before HealthCare.gov went live with
disastrous results, top White House officials were excitedly briefing
lawmakers, reporters, Capitol Hill staff members and Washington
Lawmakers: Sebelius
failed at government website projects prior to serving in Obama administration
http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/23/lawmakers-sebelius-failed-at-government-website-projects-prior-to-serving-in-obama-administration/#ixzz2ikzkYYNF
http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/23/lawmakers-sebelius-failed-at-government-website-projects-prior-to-serving-in-obama-administration/#ixzz2ikzkYYNF
Excerpt: Obama administration Health and Human Services
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ failure at designing websites to provide government
services began during her term as governor of Kansas ,
long before the Obamacare website debacle, Kansas
Excerpt: A new CBS report highlights the story of Natalie
Willes, "one of the millions of Americans who already have private health
insurance but whose policies do not comply with the Affordable Care Act."
The Democrats'
Freak-Out About ObamaCare Has Begun. By Brett LoGiurato
Excerpt: Frustrated with the disastrous rollout of
HealthCare.gov, the Democratic coalition is beginning to crack slightly on the
Affordable Care Act. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a frequent critic of the
health care law, is preparing to introduce legislation that would delay
Obamacare's individual mandate by a year. Other Senate Democrats are going to
push for an extension of open enrollment in the exchanges. And House Democrats
are openly venting their frustrations.
Letter From Young
Doctor: 'Mr. President, I'm Leaving the Medical Field'
Excerpt: Since the passage of Obamacare everything has
changed. When I started college I never intended to work for the government. I
never thought I’d have a government bureaucrat dictate what I was worth to the
market, and I certainly never imagined those same bureaucrats (who have
absolutely no medical training) telling me how to treat my patients.
Tweet from Michael A Nöthem @mikandynothem
"If Americans really wanted #Obamacare,
you wouldn't need a law to make them buy it." Ted Cruz
Tweet from Brad Dayspring @BDayspring
Imagine if your doctor told you, "I know the diagnosis
was wrong this time, but come back next month & I'll most likely be
right"
Tweet from Senator Ron Johnson @SenRonJohnson
Next week I will introduce the “If You Like Your Health
Plan, You Can Keep It Act”
Tweet from Ken Gardner @kesgardner
Tip: when hearing Obamacare enrollment numbers, ask how many
are in Medicaid as opposed to private insurance. This is very important.
Tweet from jimgeraghty @jimgeraghty
"There will be a substantial reward to the one who
finds the young invincibles. Use any methods necessary, but I want them
alive."
From The Goldberg File. By Jonah Goldberg
Excerpt: Last week on the Special Report online
show -- where things get a little wackier than the broadcast version -- I
trotted out my joke that the White House had outsourced Healthcare.gov to the
finest programmers in the Amish community. Charles Krauthammer, with his usual
arch sarcasm, said something like, "I for one would like to disassociate
myself from this needless attack on the Amish community." I replied,
"Who cares, it's not like they're watching." Well, I've decided
Charles was right. Because here's the thing: When the Amish make something, it
works.
What’s Right about Ted Cruz & the Tea Party. By Daniel Greenfield
Excerpt: If you don’t fight, you can’t win. That’s what the
Party of Lincoln, a party that tested its mettle in a devastating national
conflict, has forgotten. Instead it has become a party of good losers who would
rather lose easy than fight hard. The GOP would like to win without fighting. It wants to wait
for the voters to come around and recognize that it’s the better choice because
it compromises.
American Student
Slashed In London
Excerpt: An American student has been attacked by an Asian gang
while out drinking beer with friends, in an area of East
London where Muslim patrols have previously attempted to enforce
sharia law. Francesco Hounye,
22, who lives in Florida
Guess who backs
pro-Hillary super-PAC
Excerpt: Democratic mega-donor George Soros is backing a
super-PAC dedicated to electing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as
president in 2016.
The ObamaCare Meltdown. By Matthew Vadum
Excerpt: It turns out the pregnant, diabetic woman who
nearly fainted in President Obama’s arms at the
Obamacare damage-control press event Obama held this week, isn’t herself sold on Obamacare.
... It turns out the pregnant, diabetic woman who nearly fainted in President
Obama’s arms at the Obamacare damage-control press event Obama held this week,
isn’t herself sold on Obamacare.
To Crush a Swastika —
on The Glazov Gang
Excerpt: This week’s Glazov Gang was joined by John
Duffy, a Film Producer from the South Bronx,Ann-Marie Murrell, the
National Director of PolitiChicks.tv,
and Orestes Matacena, a Filmmaker whose latest project is SwastikaTheMovie.com,dedicated
to the memory of the Jewish resistance in the streets of Warsaw
Video: Obama Asking
Military Officers If They Will Shoot Americans
I think (and hope to Go) this is far out, tin-foil-hat
stuff. Of course, they thought that in Germany
Saudi government
warns driving ban activists: Authorities warn of punishment for women drivers,
as activists call on them to get behind wheels next Saturday.
Excerpt: Saudi
Arabia Saudi Arabia
ECONOMIC CRISIS: How
Derivatives Can Collapse The Global Economy
Merkel: US Spying Has
Shattered Allies' Trust
Excerpt: European leaders united in anger as they attended a
summit overshadowed by reports of widespread U.S.
Tweet from Meta World Data @Pqlyur1
Obama's all "I'm glad I don't understand Austrian,
because Merkel sounds pissed!"
NSA monitored calls
of 35 world leaders after US official handed over contacts
The
Americans should be congratulated for bugging the phones of 35 world leaders,
not pilloried. By Con Coughlin
Excerpt:
When the dust has settled on the media frenzy
over allegations that America's National Security Agency (NSA) succeeded in
bugging the mobile phones of 35 world leaders, surely the agency
should given an award for undertaking one of the most remarkable feats of
intelligence-gathering of modern times, rather than subjected to universal
condemnation.
Excerpt: Brazil and Germany
'Out of Hand': Europe Furious Over US Spying Allegations
Excerpt: The allegation shows once again that our fears have
been confirmed," said Thomas Oppermann, chairman of the Parliamentary
Control Panel, which is responsible for monitoring Germany's federal
intelligence services. "The NSA's monitoring activities have gotten
completely out of hand and evidently take place beyond all democratic
controls," continued the center-left Social Democrat, who called an
emergency meeting of the Control Panel for 2 p.m. on Thursday…."
During his visit to Germany ,
the US
Frenemies: Spying
on Allies Fits Obama's Standoffish Profile
Diplomats are not surprised that the security agencies
under US
Experts' Report: Iran
Excerpt: ISIS made
the estimate in a new report published on Thursday by USA Today. "Shortening
breakout times have implications for any negotiation with Iran Iran
Eastern Libyans Declare
Autonomous Government
Excerpt: The leaders of a movement for self-rule in oil-rich
eastern Libyan unilaterally announced Thursday the formation of a shadow
government, the latest challenge to the weakened central authority. The
announcement came several months after the movement, backed by some militias
and local tribes, declared the eastern half of Libya to be an autonomous state,
named Barqa, claiming broad self-rule powers and control over resources. (More
bitter fruit from Obama's lead-from-behind, unauthorized war. ~Bob)
Sebelius says she
doesn't 'work for' those calling for her resignation
Excerpt: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius is rebuffing calls from Republicans for her to resign over the
troubled launch of the ObamaCare sign-up website, saying those asking her to
resign are “people I don’t work for.” (True. Congress represents the people.
Clearly she doesn't work for us. ~Bob
It's Ted Cruz's
Fault! By Andrew Benjamin
Excerpt: ObamaCare's 5 million lines of code cannot be
"fixed." They have to be rewritten in their entirety. ObamaCare
cannot be 'fixed.' ObamaCare will cost dramatically more in 45 out of 50 states
than its equivalent private insurance and will become a stranglehold on the
economy, crushing the job market. 27 year olds will pay 168% more in some
states. The workability of ObamaCare depends on the young to subsidize the old,
and if the young do not sign up, ObamaCare will fall of its own weight.
Jon Stewart Clashes
With Krauthammer: Why Is GOP Bringing So Much 'Chaos' to Washington
How To Opt Out of
ObamaCare Without Paying the Fine. By John Nolte
Excerpt: Less than two-hours ago, I submitted a revised W-4
form to our payroll department. My goal is to avoid being in a position where
at the end of next year I am owed a refund from the federal government. As an
act of civil disobedience, I am refusing to purchase health insurance. This
means that I am subject to a tax/fine of 1% of my income (2% the following
year, 2.5% thereafter). But the beautiful thing is that unless I am owed a tax
refund, the government will never get any of that money.
Beware Insurance
Pitches Disguised As Obamacare
Excerpt: Illinois Attorney General
Lisa Madigan says she is looking into what appears to be a bogus campaign to
sign people up for federal health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Don’t be tricked. You may think you’re signing up for affordable health care,
but experts say it could be a scheme to get you to enroll in something else.
(Yep, if you leave the door open on the Net for abuse of your own website, you
can count on people jumping at the chance. The overall competence of those
setting up the Obamacare startup appears to fit somewhere between seriously
retarded and drooling idiot. Word is the Mr. Obama is frustrated and embarassed
about this. What he should be is furious, the buck stops on his desk, and there
should have been some sudden retirements from his team within a week at most of
the rollout starting. We're now nearly four weeks since the rollout and we're
not seeing any reports of great breakthroughs in fixing things. One of the
vendors was quoted as saying it would take months, not weeks, and perhaps
that's the most accurate thing said about this mess. --Del
Tweet from David Burge @iowahawkblog
Cops are looking for scam artists using Obamacare to prey on
the poor and confused? Start with 1600
Pennsylvania Ave
Excerpt: I drove over to my local Home Depot this morning as
soon as it opened at 6AM. Had to pick up a part to fix one of my toilets. A
sure sign that the real estate industry is again thriving was the appearance of
a contractor truck pulling up in front of a crowd of illegal Mexicans who hang
around Home Depot looking for work. I heard the contractor yell out "eight
workers, ten dollars per hour, six hours guaranteed". As the Mexicans
tried to all jump into the back of the truck, the contractor said something to
each one, then culled the crowd for his eight workers, loaded them on, then
drove off. One part of Arizona SB 1070 made this method of hiring illegals
against the law.
"Thought
Police" Ban All Words!
Excerpt: Seattle
Yemeni girl, 15,
'burned to death by father.' By Mohammed Jamjoom, Hakim Almasmari and Saad
Abedine, CNN
Excerpt: A 15-year-old Yemeni girl was burned to death by
her father for "communicating with her fiance," according to Yemen
Our Bloodless Coup
(Reader Post)
Excerpt: We are being governed by a political class of
radical leftist whose capacity for destruction knows no bounds, and by a spineless
opposition without convictions who are perfectly comfortable with going along
with the destruction of the republic, as long as their own perks are
undisturbed. It feels like a bloodless coup.
Secret White House
Memos Reveal Obama Exploring Options for Third Term!
I take with a grain of salt. Zero cance it would pass enough
state legislatures. ~Bob. Excerpt: Documents obtained by the National Report,
including emails and private memos between Obama and Attorney General, Eric
Holder, contain specific, though as yet, ‘speculative’, questions from Obama,
seeking advise regarding either circumventing the 22 amendment to the
Constitution, which restricts Presidents to two terms, or drafting another
constitutional amendment which would pave the way for Obama to ‘legally’ be
reelected. A source in Holder’s office, who agreed to speak with The National
Report on condition of anonymity, had this to say: “As is stands today, the
Constitution forbids a third term of course, but as any American knows, the
Constitution is a living document which is meant to be altered as the nation
sees fit and in time of great need. The fact that we have had 27 amendments,
shows that it has been done many times in the past, so the idea of a third
Obama term, though it would require leaping over what may appear to be
insurmountable hurdles, is still quite possible if, in the best interest of all
Americans, it is deemed necessary to prevent far Right Republicans from taking
control of the Executive branch of government. (Per article, “This is something
that the Obama administration would deem a threat to our democracy, thus
requiring emergency measures.” (My bolding) The Constitutional Law is a
threat to his democracy. --Barb)
Hidden in
ObamaCare Site: Applicants Surrender Right to Privacy
http://patriotupdate.com/2013/10/hidden-obamacare-site-applicants-surrender-right-privacy/#R5ShBqzfvjlioPg0.99
Excerpt: During Thursday’s congressional hearing with the contractors responsible for building the troubled ObamaCare federal exchanges, we learned that whether you end up enrolling in ObamaCare or not, no one who puts any information into the ObamaCare website can expect to have their privacy protected. Moreover, the fact that you are giving up your right to privacy is hidden in source code that reads, “You have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any communication of any data transmitted or stored on this information system.” (Just as I suspected. If you even access the site your IP address will be added to the system, cookies added to your computer, and the collection of additional information as well as gross violations of your privacy. --MM)
http://patriotupdate.com/2013/10/hidden-obamacare-site-applicants-surrender-right-privacy/#R5ShBqzfvjlioPg0.99
Excerpt: During Thursday’s congressional hearing with the contractors responsible for building the troubled ObamaCare federal exchanges, we learned that whether you end up enrolling in ObamaCare or not, no one who puts any information into the ObamaCare website can expect to have their privacy protected. Moreover, the fact that you are giving up your right to privacy is hidden in source code that reads, “You have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any communication of any data transmitted or stored on this information system.” (Just as I suspected. If you even access the site your IP address will be added to the system, cookies added to your computer, and the collection of additional information as well as gross violations of your privacy. --MM)
Jay Leno
Rips Obama
Report: U.S.
Excerpt: The U.S. intelligence
community, while still assuring allies of his regime’s imminent collapse,
determined as early as April 2013 that President Bashar Assad was reversing
Sunni rebel gains in Syria
Excerpt: Costello agreed with panelist Jason
Johnson that the Obama administration can be thin-skinned, and said that
“President Obama’s people can be quite nasty. They don’t like you to say
anything bad about their boss, and they’re not afraid to use whatever means
they have at hand to stop you from doing that, including threatening your job.” Video
at the link. (It's The Chicago way. ~Bob)
Hedge Fund Manager
Spitznagel: Stocks May Plunge 40 Percent
http://www.moneynews.com/newswidget/Spitznagel-stocks-Fed-rate/2013/10/24/id/532905?promo_code=12390-1&utm_source=12390PJ_Media&utm_medium=nmwidget&utm_campaign=widgetphase1#ixzz2ihDGoJLt
http://www.moneynews.com/newswidget/Spitznagel-stocks-Fed-rate/2013/10/24/id/532905?promo_code=12390-1&utm_source=12390PJ_Media&utm_medium=nmwidget&utm_campaign=widgetphase1#ixzz2ihDGoJLt
Excerpt: The stock market is "set up for a major
crash," thanks to the Federal Reserve's massive easing program, says hedge
fund manager Mark Spitznagel, founder of Universal Investments. Equities
could plummet 40 percent, he tells CNBC. That would
put the Standard & Poor's 500 Index at 1,051 compared
with Thursday morning's reading of 1,751. Our economic structure
is the problem, Spitznagel says.
http://science.time.com/2013/10/22/the-united-states-of-attitude-an-interactive-guide-to-americas-moods/
Said I belong in Georgia
5 Ridiculous Gun Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to
Movies). By Robert Evans
http://www.cracked.com/article_18576_5-ridiculous-gun-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies.html#ixzz2ikvOUnYD
http://www.cracked.com/article_18576_5-ridiculous-gun-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies.html#ixzz2ikvOUnYD
Tweet from Leroy Dodd @usblacksheep
Libs & Dems compare T-Party to KKK. BUT, it's their
friends in the abortion industry who kill more Blks every 4 days than the KKK
in 150yrs.
Obama's
War on the Christian "Extremist" Threat. By Joseph Klein
Excerpt:
President Obama proclaimed to the United Nations General Assembly in September
2012: “The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.”
In keeping with this sentiment, his administration decided to scrub all federal
law enforcement training materials in order to eliminate the use of such words
or phrases as jihadists or Islamic terrorists, since the use of such terms
could be viewed by Muslims as evidence of Islamophobia.
Elderly
Patients Sick Over Losing Their Doctors Under Obamacare. By Carl Campanile
Excerpt:
Elderly New Yorkers are in a panic after getting notices that insurance
companies are booting their doctors from the Medicare Advantage program as a
result of the shifting medical landscape under ObamaCare. That leaves patients
with unenviable choices: keep the same insurance plan and find another doctor,
pay out of pocket or look for another plan where their physician is a member.
Police
Dept Will Posts Photos Of Walmart EBT [Food Stamp] Thieves Online
Excerpt:
Walmart shoppers in Many who may have taken advantage of last week’s EBT glitch
might soon find their faces posted online. In addition to the mega-retailer’s
Springhill and Mansfield locations in Louisiana
Excerpt:
They should have spent less on those hipster ads and
more on the actual program.
US
Food Stamps Cutbacks Lie Ahead. By John Morgan
Excerpt: CNSNews.com reported there are more Americans on
food stamps than there are people in Spain ,
and the number of food stamp households adds up to more than the total
households in the Northeast United States . The
SNAP cutback proposals in Congress are widely different — a House version would
eliminate $4 billion annually from the program, while the Senate version would
cut only $400 million, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Oh,
no...60's - 70's Loony Angela Davis is Back: 'What does Angela
Davis know about freedom? By Alan Johnson
Excerpt:
Tonight, a woman who supported the imprisonment of Soviet political dissidents
(calling them common criminals), cheered on the 1968 Soviet invasion of
Czechoslovakia, and was awarded the International Lenin Peace Prize
(formerly the International Stalin Peace Prize) by communist East Germany, will
give the Birkbeck-University of London Annual Law Lecture. Her
title? ‘Freedom is a Constant Struggle.’ She is the American Angela Davis,
former self-styled "political prisoner", tried and acquitted of
suspected involvement in the abduction and murder of Judge Harold Haley in
Marin County California in 1970, unrepentant Communist Party member until its
collapse in 1991, the US Communist Party Vice-Presidential candidate in 1980
and 1984, and now retired professor of history of consciousness and feminist
studies at UC Santa Cruz.
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