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Kevin Mooney of the Washington Examiner has a piece from Sept. 2 that warns that H.R. 3200, the House healthcare bill, gives special consideration to union bosses for positions on various healthcare management boards. This means that Barack Obama is handing official government power to union bosses! Sections 123 and 2251 of H.R. 3200, the version of Obamacare being pushed by House Democratic leaders, are of particular concern, according to NRTWC, because they could put union-backed appointees on new government committees that recommend mandatory health insurance benefits provided by private insurers, and personnel policies the bill describes as necessary "to...

President Barack Obama’s nationally televised address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, billed as an effort to explain his health care proposals to the American people, was largely devoted to reassuring the health care industry and conciliating his Republican opponents. Obama sought to repackage his proposed overhaul of health care to better conceal from the public its reactionary content, but the bulk of his speech focused on the need to slash health care costs, both those born by private companies and government outlays for Medicare and Medicaid, the government programs for the elderly and the poor. “The problem...

CNN must be feeling the heat. Even they are admiting that their own poll is weighted and biased: CNN Poll After Obama Socialized Health Care Speech: Sample Heavily Weighted Towards Democrats 84rules September 10, 2009

Poll: "Should Congressman Wilson get down on his knees and beg forgiveness for calling Obama a liar about three minutes after Obama publicly called him a liar?"

I just checked the '9/12/09 March on Washington' website and counted the bus list. THERE ARE 187 locations sending buses from across the country to DC on Saturday. My local location: Hagerstown Tea Party is sending either 5 or 6 buses. You do the multiplication.............. This is certainly going to make history for the average American I hope many join us in DC.

If Mr. Obama were truly serious about creating a bipartisan agreement on health care reform, he would take some responsibility for the misinfirmation he and his own team have been spreading and own up to the fact that he HAS been talking about making decisions to cut treatment for end-of-life care. The following is a quote from an interview Mr. Obama gave in May to the New York Times Magazine. Mr. Obama: "Now, I actually think that the tougher issue around medical care — it’s a related one — is what you do around things like end-of-life care. . ....

If your rely only news sources were the three major broadcast networks, or one of the top major national papers, the name "Van Jones" might prompt you to say, "Who?" But, while the media had difficulty reporting on Van Jones the embattled member of the Obama Administration, it had no such trouble covering Van Jones the anti-Iraq War protestor. Jones, who was President Barack Obama's so-called "green jobs czar" resigned in the middle of the night on Sept. 6 - a Saturday night/Sunday morning on Labor Day weekend. He had for weeks been embroiled in controversy after revelations that he...

A homosexual man is suing a third national Bible publisher for "mental anguish" after he says the company published Bibles with a negative connotation toward homosexuals. Bradley LaShawn Fowler of Canton, Mich., alleges Tyndale House Publishers manipulated Scripture when it published Tyndale's New Living Translation Holy Bible and the New Life Application Study Bible by using the term "homosexuals" in a New Testament passage, 1 Corinthians 6:9. "One Bible dictates homosexuals will not inherit the Kingdom of God, while the other is completely void on the issue altogether," Fowler wrote in a statement on his blog.

Lu Parker moves from KTLA anchor desk to field reporter [Pic in URL] Journalist has a relationship with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Local television news anchors should beware: Dating Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may have its perks, but career advancement is not one of them. Lu Parker, a KTLA weekend anchor and general assignment reporter who has been dating Villaraigosa since March, has left the anchor desk. Parker will report for the station, which is expanding its 6:30 p.m. newscast by a half hour starting Monday. The apparent demotion marks the second time that a newscaster involved with Villaraigosa has departed the...

Even some of the people who voted for the South Carolina congressman who heckled President Obama say they're embarrassed by the normally mild-mannered congressman's outburst. Still, others in the conservative district that first sent Joe Wilson to Congress in 2001 praised the Republican on Thursday, a day after he shouted "You lie" at Obama. The 62-year-old attorney and retired South Carolina Army National Guard colonel apologized soon after the remark. Wilson's 2010 opponent, Democrat Rob Miller, said he's raised more than $200,000 from thousands of donors since the speech. Many voters said the remark wouldn't affect their vote.

'45 percent Democratic and 18 percent Republican'... in sample. CNN poll here: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/10/cnn-poll-double-digit-post-speech-jump-for-obama-plan/

[ed note: Found! Beneath a pile of New York Times junk bonds in a 43rd Street dumpster: first draft of Tom Friedman's latest OpEd tour de force]by Thomas L. FriedmanContinued

Cardinal Keith O'Brien has called for opponents of assisted suicide to fight under the slogan "Don't kill your granny" ahead of renewed attempts to legalise euthanasia in Britain. His comments followed a warning from medical professionals that a new system of end-of-life care which was being introduced across the country amounted to "backdoor euthanasia". At a homily for an anniversary Mass for Blessed Teresa of Calcutta at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Britain's only active cardinal warned about the "threats to life" near its beginning and end. He said the public "must be increasingly alert and alive to the threats to...

Just heard on Savage's home radio station, 910 KNEW, that they will be dropping his 3PM to 6PM PST slot in favor of the Armstrong and Getty show! I am interested to see what his reaction will be to this one... First banned in Britain, and now in his own hometown??? http://910knew.com/main.html

President Obama, you cannot change what happened on 9/11 by calling it something else. You cannot erase this history. Terrorists caused 9/11, you cannot change that. You cannot change the fact that Americans are independent thinkers for the most part. You can try to divide us, black and white, rich and poor, freedom and chains, but you will never get it done.

President Obama accused Bill Clinton of peddling "bald-faced lies" during the presidential campaign, according to a new book on the 2008 race. Newsweek reporter Richard Wolffe writes in "Renegade: The Making of a President" that Obama's campaign struggled to figure out how to respond to former President Clinton, who during the early primaries was a fierce defender of his wife Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic nomination.

Rep. Gary Miller, R-Calif. (42nd CD), issued the following news release: H.R. 3200 ''America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009'' As Introduced by Reps. Dingell (D-MI), Waxman (D-CA), Rangel (D-NY), Stark (D-CA), Andrews (D-NJ), and George Miller (D-CA) How H.R. 3200 Allows Coverage for Illegal Aliens: 1. Does Not Require Proof of Citizenship to Obtain Health Services: While Section 246 (page 143) of the bill expressly prohibits illegal aliens from receiving government-run healthcare, the bill does not include a specific requirement that a person prove his or her citizenship in order to obtain affordability credits, which means that illegal aliens...

Obama’s statement that abortions will not be paid for with federal money is a bold-faced deceptionWashington, DC – President Barack Obama made the statement during last evening’s address on Health Care Reform that before a joint session of Congress that was meant to deceive the American people on the matter of tax-payer funding of abortions. Obama stated, “One more misunderstanding I want to clear up – under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place.” “Every fact-checking organization tells us that this is just not true. The reality is...

Pelosi most polarizing speaker since Gingrich: GOP poll By Michael O'Brien - 09/10/09 11:59 AM ET House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is the most polarizing person to hold that office since Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) ended his term as speaker, Republicans argued Thursday. A new poll conducted by OnMessage Inc. for the Republican National Committee (RNC) showed Pelosi with high name recognition, and a net negative impression. "I have seen one other speaker in my career with name ID that high, and it was Newt Gingrich," pollster Wes Anderson told reporters at a briefing on the poll's results this morning. 53...

Obama Misleads on Federal Abortion Conscience Clause in Health Care Speech Washington, DC -- Although members of Congress and the public were focused on abortion funding and other political issues during President Barack Obama's health care speech, some observers have another reason to think, "You lie," when it comes to protecting the rights of heath care workers. http://www.LifeNews.com/nat5450.html