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Over 350 Planned Parenthood Supporters RSVP For "Open" Town Hall Meeting On Thursday, September 3 there will be a Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform headlined by Representative Sheila “Not now, I’m on the phone” Jackson Lee, Representative Gene Greene and other elected Democrats from Harris County. Both Planned Parenthood and President Obama’s “Organizing For America – BarackObama.com” have sent out notices asking people to attend. There has been heavy news coverage of these public meetings ever since members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House first began holding Town Halls during their “Summer Break” from Congress. Democrats...

Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform with Sen. Warner WHEN: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) WHERE: Fredericksburg Expo Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 You are asked to RSVP (requested for planning purposes) online at http://warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=townhall. RSVP does not guarantee admittance. Arrive early to ensure entry

Courtesy of the unfailingly brilliant Jim Treacher:

"If I can't get a hold of you now, what is it going to be like when you're running health care and I have an emergency?"

Just like President Obama and his crew want to silence the opposition, so does the Council on American Islamic Relations, (CAIR). It is very telling that neither Obama or CAIR has said a word about the Islamic preachers of hate in America. Just like in Europe, the left and Muslims will work hand in hand to try and destroy life as we know it.

Politics, Sex and Religion.

Americans in force are mowing this season--cutting grass like crazy, some daily and some weekly. And once in a while, someone will get cited by their municipality because they have refused to harvest their crop. Regardless of the size of the yard, cutting grass is a task that falls to everyone that has more than a few blades of San Augustine, Bermuda, or countless other grasses and weeds. A fear by many is suffering injury by a variety of means including accidents, ignorance, and natural means. According to the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS), a lawn mower definitely has...

Just two years ago, WGBH celebrated the opening of an $85 million state-of-the-art headquarters that symbolized its self-described status as a “public media powerhouse.’’ Today, the nonprofit is coming to grips with the economic realities of operating radio and television stations in a recession. While WGBH produces some of the Public Broadcasting Service’s marquee programming, including “Frontline,’’ “Nova,’’ and “Antiques Roadshow,’’ it must trim about $7 million from its budget this year. That means layoffs, wage freezes, and unpaid furloughs. (snip) The health of WGBH, which started in 1951, is especially important to PBS. The network depends on the station...

We live in trying times. No one in Congress or the White House is following the Constitution. Laws are being passed, being proposed, and policies implemented that are in direct violation of the Constitution of the United States of America. There is a czarist layer, a fourth leg of government, not established or authorized by the government. There is a Marxist as president. There are criminals, communists and Marxists in the presidents cabinet and none of our elected officials, you know the ones who took the oath to defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic, are doing anything...

Day after day, economists, politicians and journalists repeat the trope that the current recession is the worst since the Great Depression. Repetition may reinforce belief, but the comparison is greatly overstated and highly misleading. Anyone who knows even a bit about the Great Depression knows that this is false. The facts we face today are very different than the grim reality Americans confronted between 1929 and 1932. True, this recession is not over. But it would have to get improbably worse before it came close to the 42-month duration of the Great Depression, or the 25% unemployment rate in 1932....

………….. Gull Masih and Ashir Sohail were traveling to Lahore when their bus stopped at the Bismillah Hotel to let off passengers. After the waiter served them tea and a snack, several policemen started to question them as to why they were desecrating Ramadan by eating during the Islamic fasting season. The two Christians told the police that since they are Christians, they are not supposed to fast during Ramadan. The police then threw them in a van and took them to the Silanwali police station and registered a case against them, alleging that the Christians desecrated the Islamic fasting...

pictures of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata were leaked ahead of schedule. Apparently, Hyundai was scheduled to release 'sketches' of the 2011 Sonata in the next ten days ahead of the major auto shows. However, the real pictures, snapped at a photo shoot at an advertising agency, have found their way to numerous Korean forums and blogs. The 2011 Sonata features a four-door-coupe-like roofline and a stubby rear-end. It is safe to assume these pictures depict the Asian and US version of the Sonata as Hyundai has now released the official 'sketches' (in response to the leak) to the media outlets...

Reliant Stadium - It took Adrian Peterson just under eight seconds to scamper 75 yards on the game’s first play to put Minnesota up 7-0. It also took just under eight seconds for the NFL’s best running back to leave the Texan’s coaching staff with a pounding headache as they frantically search for answers as to how best shore up their porous defensive. The only good thing about Monday’s 17-10 lost to the Vikings is the fact that it is still only the preseason. Granted, the hysteria surrounding the Brett Favre circus provided the ambiance of a playoff-type atmosphere at...

CORONA -- He's been spotted in various food items from toast to Cheetos and now Jesus is making an appearance on a hillside in Corona, at least according to one man. A man only identified as Tony says he "looked up one day" and the image of Jesus just appeared on a hillside behind his home. "I looked over towards the mountains and I saw the figure, and I couldn't believe it," he told KTLA. Tony says he realizes people will think he's crazy, and admits he still can't believe what he saw. The image also appeared to have a...

How can it be appropriate to change the legal mechanism for filling a vacancy after that vacancy has occurred?

This isn't another dog-bites-man story. This is a dog-bites-the-deputy's-tires story. The Fayetteville Observer reported that the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said a

Manufacturing sector expands; pending home sales up more than expectedNEW YORK - The U.S. manufacturing sector grew in August for the first time in 19 months, adding to evidence that the recession is ending. The better-than-expected reading Tuesday by the Institute for Supply Management showed the highest number for its manufacturing index since June 2007. New customer orders jumped to a level not seen since late 2004. And in another sign of an improving economy, a gauge of future U.S. home sales rose more than expected in July to the highest point in more than two years.

"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov." The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) and the Coalition for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE) have filed suit in...

The biggest media non-story Glen Beck’s series on the background of Obama advisors last week had ratings that were astonishing. In fact it was rated higher than the O’Reilly show despite being in a non-primetime time slot. He was helped by Rush who appeared on the show and Palin who tweeted about it on the Internet and told her fans to watch it. The gist of Beck’s report: Obama has top advisors whom are avowed Communists and radicals and he appointed an FCC chairman who admires Hugo Chavez for shutting down opposition media in Venezuela. In fact one thing that...

An intoxicated pilot had to be guided to land by a rescue helicopter after he radioed the control tower to ask: "Where the bloody hell have you hidden yourself?" The 65-year-old amateur pilot allegedly tanked up on beer and wine before taking to the skies above the eastern German state of Thuringia in his Cessna light aircraft on Saturday afternoon. Once airborne, he served himself some more cocktails while at the controls. Two hours later he was apparently so inebriated that he was unable to read the instruments telling him where the Schoengleida airfield was. "Come on, I know you're...