Browsing the Archive
March 2010
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General Obama’s Last Stand – Calls for Courage to Pass Health Care
by Pat_S on March 15, 2010A post by Pat Pelosi is right about one thing, the vote on health care will be historic. There’s going to be a massacre one way or another. A lot of Democrats know they’ll be left lying on the battlefield. General Obama calls for courage. This proposal makes medicare stronger. It makes the coverage better and it makes the finances more secure. Anybody who says otherwise is either misinformed or they’re trying to misinform you. Don’t let them hoodwink you. They’re trying to hoodwink you. Now, so, look, Ohio, that’s the proposal and i believe Congress owes the American people a final up-or-down vote. We need an up-or-down vote. It’s time to vote. You know, now as we get closer...
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Tammy Radio Expansion Details
by Tammy on March 15, 2010Okay everyone, today is the day Tammy Radio expands to 3 full hours! Here are the details. If you listen to the live show from 11am-1pm PT, nothing changes. The live show goes on as before. When the 2nd hour is finished, I will continue with Tammy Radio for another hour and it will be posted immediately when done as a podcast for TAMs. The one difference TAMs will experience is the pod posting of the original 2 hour live show, that will now post right after the 3rd hour, and both pods will post at the same time. A pod will post of the 2 hour show, and a separate pod will post of the 3rd hour exclusive podcast...
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Today’s Racist Tea Party Activist
by Tammy on March 14, 2010At least that’s what the Lamestream Media and Obama’s Gestapos would love to be able to label her. But I have a tiny feeling they may not be able to figure out exactly how to do it. (HT to SondraK, Lympian Slayer for the article and the snarky post title ;) ) Justice’s wife launches ‘tea party’ group As Virginia Thomas tells it in her soft-spoken, Midwestern cadence, the story of her involvement in the “tea party” movement is the tale of an average citizen in action. “I am an ordinary citizen from Omaha, Neb., who just may have the chance to preserve liberty along with you and other people like you,” she said at a recent panel discussion with...
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The Ides of March!
by Maynard on March 14, 2010A post by Maynard It was on the Ides of March (that’s March 15 for all you novices) in 44 BC that the Roman Senate dispatched Julius Caesar to his glory. Caesar’s gift to the body politic was to transition Rome from a Republic to an Empire, with himself elevated to the position of dictator. He was assassinated on the Senate floor by a group of senators intent on stemming the rise of tyranny. In the subsequent power struggle, however, it was Caesar’s designated heir who came out on top. Thus it was that Rome became an empire and Augustus Caesar became an emperor and a pagan deity. We can take this as a reminder that the job of maintaining...
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Tom Friedman: Chinese Autocracy Better Than American Democracy
by Pat_S on March 14, 2010A post by Pat Tom Friedman thinks Democracy is becoming a hindrance. The media is wringing it’s hands over the political climate. It’s always sunny when Democrats get their way. The forecast is for stormy weather. All this opposition and people in the street, it’s not a good thing. Tom Friedman was on Meet the Press today with Tom Brokaw and David Brooks. He thinks we’d be better off if we were more like the Chinese government. Brokaw: Tom, are we at a kind of turning point in America in terms of being able to make this a functioning country again or are we dysfunctional? Friedman: This is what worries me that I’ve been saying for a while there is...
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Census Coming!
by Maynard on March 13, 2010A post by Maynard A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.—Mahatma Gandhi I got the mailer from the government reminding me the census form is coming. You’ve heard the various gripes about the racial questions. But if you’re concerned about government prying into your private life (e.g., how do you get to work? how many toilets do you have?), you’ll be happy to know the Democrats blocked a proposed change to inquire whether you’re an American citizen. Thus, with the tabulated census data being used to allocate Congressional districts, we can look forward to overrepresentation by “sanctuary” districts, and underrepresentation by districts that respect the law. Therefore,...
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UK: Patients Put in Hospital ‘Cupboards’ (mop closets) Due to NHS Budget Squeeze
by Pat_S on March 13, 2010A post by Pat Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To give the poor dog a bone: When she came there, The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none. Poor doggie. If Mother Hubbard went to the cupboards of some hospitals in the U.K. today, she’d find plenty of bones though still in living bodies. We hope. The NHS is having some money problems. Oh, and by hospital “cupboards” they mean mop closets. No, we sure wouldn’t want to maintain the status quo with our health care system in the U.S. Medicare and Medicaid are going to bankrupt us. Private insurers keep raising their premiums and denying coverage to people. The solution from Obama and the...
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Tammy Radio Is Expanding!
by Tammy on March 12, 2010I’m pleased to announce that Tammy Radio is expanding! Beginning this coming Monday Tammy Radio will expand from 2 hours to 3 hours. The first 2 hours, as always, will continue to be broadcast live on our exclusive net carrier, TalkStreamLive from 11am-1pm PT. The 3rd hour will be available exclusively as a podcast for subscribers, also known as Tammy Army Members. TAMs will now receive the original 2 hour podcast of the live show, and a separate one hour podcast featuring the exclusive 3rd hour of Tammy Radio. The Tammy Army makes my radio show, and all of my work, possible. Please do join us! In addition to supporting Tammy Radio you will have immediate access to all the...
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Would You Like a Diploma With Your Happy Meal? – UK giving ‘Work Skills’ credit for training at McDonald’s
by Pat_S on March 12, 2010A post by Pat Flipping the idea that a diploma was your ticket to a better job, the UK is giving kids GCSE-equivalent credit (roughly a U.S. High School course) for working at McDonald’s for two weeks. McDonald’s and other businesses will be awarding these certificates in “Work Skills” which will be recognized by one of Britain’s biggest exam boards. ‘GCSEs’ in work experience at McDonald’s Teenagers will be able to gain the equivalent of a B grade GCSE for completing two weeks’ work experience at McDonald’s, it was announced today. They will gain a certificate in “Work Skills” after being given a crash course in preparing burgers, serving customers and communicating with colleagues. [...] The new qualification – billed...
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Alone Without Rules
by Maynard on March 11, 2010Maynard seeks sense where there is none I’m writing less about politics these days because, frankly, the political dysfunction is too obvious to dwell upon. It’s an insult to your intelligence to hold forth on how Washington is controlled by liars and fools and scoundrels; it’s like announcing the sky is blue. The Washington elite no longer even bother to pretend there’s any reason or decency to what they’re doing. They just mouth a few ridiculous rationalizations to fill the void, and nobody believes a word of it.