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Wednesday Open Thread – December 4th

Tomb of the Unknown ChristmasOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

Serendipitous Irony – Obama Says He Will Never Allow Repeal/Replacement of Obamacare on Same Date Rasmussen Poll Shows 81% Of Americans Want Repeal/Replacement….

Talk about being on the wrong side of the American People….  Sheeesh, it’s no wonder there was no public audience today for President Obama’s Pro-ObamaCare speech.   Watch the video below for President Obama’s position and assertions.   The claps you hear are from the White House staff.

 “we’re not going back.” -PERIOD- “If you’ve got good ideas, bring them to me, let’s go.” -PERIOD-   “But we’re not repealing it as long as I’m president.” -PERIOD- (link)

Then contrast his position with a Rasmussen Poll released at the exact same time.  D’oh.
(Rasmussen Report)  Voters overwhelmingly want to change or repeal the new national health care law. One-out-of-two want to scrap it completely and start over again.
Given the problems associated with the law, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 50% of Likely U.S. Voters believe Congress and the president should repeal it and start again from the beginning.  That’s up from 43% support in late October.
Another 31% think Congress and the president should go through the law piece by piece to improve it.
Just 16% want to leave the law the way it is, down slightly from 18% four weeks ago.  (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Wow – Pam Geller and Robert Spencer Locate Documents That Outline The Reason For Them Being Banned From England…

This is really over-the-top.    If you think anti-Semitism does not infect the highest reaches of all political offices this will essentially set you straight.   This is MUST READ stuff:
 pamela-gellerPam Geller and Robert Spencer are heroes of uncompromising magnitude.  They have educated millions of people on the intents and purposes of radical Islam.  While doing so they have held a spotlight on Culturally Marxist (Politically correct) infection that always accompanies such discussions.   As a consequence of their effectiveness they have been banned from travel to Great Britain.  So they began to send in records requests to find out what the official U.K state reasoning is behind their restrictions.  The “Official” records they have uncovered within Great Britain outline their visible support for the state of Israel is a reason for their being banned.   

( Pam Geller Writes )  The British government tried to cover its tracks. But a new cache  of documents Robert Spencer and I have received in our battle to overturn our  being banned from Britain reveal that a chief reason why we were banned from the  country was because we strongly support Israel.

As part of our lawsuit against  the Queen of England and the Home Secretary et al, we have received numerous  documents between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Office of Security  and Counterterrorism, and the Home Secretary. In one of them, an official in the  Foreign & Commonwealth Office whose name was redacted wrote this letter on  May 7 to a recipient whose name was also redacted: (more…)

Paul Walker Crash Video – No Other Vehicles Appear Present

The high speed crash that killed Paul Walker and Roger Rodas caused a huge explosion and fireball that could be seen for miles and it was recorded on a security camera that captured the precise moment of impact.


The footage was recorded from a rooftop camera in an industrial park next to the crash site. It shows the initial collision (on the right of the screen) which caused the Porsche to explode in flames … moments before another, larger blast sends a fireball high into the sky.
What’s also interesting — there appears to be no other cars either immediately in front of or behind the Porsche at the time of the crash. (link to story)

Democrat Steny Hoyer Threatens Government Shutdown If Federal Spending Does Not Increase…

“government shutdown”?   Oh, it’s only terrorism when the other side does it.
Paul Ryan and Patty Murray have been trying for weeks to come to a budget agreement.  They are talking and working but the sticking points are what they have Pelosi Hoyer Obamaalways been.  Democrats want the sequester caps removed and spending increased.  
If Ryan and Murray can’t come to a deal Boehner has a backup plan to just advance the Continuing Resolution at current fiscal spending levels.  Senate Dems are FREAKING.
WASHINGTON DC – House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer would oppose a continuing resolution to keep government funded beyond Jan. 15 if it doesn’t address the sequestration cuts.
“I believe that hurts our national security, it hurts our economy and it undermines our responsibility of running government at a level that is productive for our people,” Hoyer said. (more…)

It's Official – Detroit Enters Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Including "Pension Cuts"…

DETROIT — The city of Detroit officially became the largest municipality in U.S. history Tuesday to enter Chapter 9 bankruptcy after a judge declared it met the specific legal criteria required to receive protection from its creditors.

The landmark ruling ends more than four months of uncertainty over the fate of the case and sets the stage for a fierce clash over how to slash an estimated $18 billion in debt and long-term liabilities that have hampered Detroit from attacking pervasive blight and violent crime. (more…)

Bumper Sticker Of The Day…

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Chairman Of The Republican Governors Association Refuses To Help Elect Republican Governor….

duhThe headline might sound odd, until you realize the head of the RGA (Republican Governors Association) is now Chris Christie.   <– DUH !    Why would anyone think Chris Christie would help elect a Republican ?
Chris Christie worries about one thing, Chris Christie.
Christie-Obama-3(New York Post)   Gov. Chris Christie’s “bizarre behavior’’ in refusing to say he’ll support a possible GOP challenger to Gov. Cuomo next year could derail his chances to become president, state and national GOP insiders have told The Post.
“Christie already has a problem with many Republicans refusing to forgive him because of his embrace of [President] Obama and his socially liberal policies,’’ said a nationally prominent GOP operative. “But this bizarre behavior in suggesting he won’t help a Republican defeat a Democratic governor, and a Cuomo no less, could finish off his chances of becoming his party’s nominee for president in 2016,’’ the operative continued.
Cuomo claimed last week that Christie, the new head of the Republican Governors Association — an organization whose purpose is to elect GOP governors — had quickly called him to say The Post was wrong in reporting the New Jersey governor was ready to back Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, should he become the Republican nominee for governor next year.
“I spoke to Gov. Christie this morning, who told me the exact opposite,’’ Cuomo contended in reference to last week’s “Inside Albany” column.  (continue reading)

"Ate Crimes" – Gay Waitress Who Lied About Slur/Tip Also Lied About Marine Corps Service…

Clearly this woman has issues….

dayna-moralesThe New Jersey waitress whose story has been questioned after she claimed she received an anti-gay note instead of a tip on a restaurant bill was discharged under dishonorable terms from the Marines last spring after she stopped showing up, NBC 4 New York has learned. Brynn Gingras reports.
New Jersey – The New Jersey waitress whose story has been questioned after she claimed she received an anti-gay note instead of a tip on a restaurant bill was discharged under dishonorable terms from the Marines last spring after she stopped showing up, NBC 4 New York has learned.
[…]   NBC 4 New York learned Wednesday from a Pentagon source that Morales was dismissed from the Marine Reserve Corps in May because she wasn’t attending drills. It wasn’t immediately clear how often those drills were held, and Morales did not respond to a request for comment. (more…)

The Problems With ObamaCare Are Not The Website, and They Are Not Going Away….

Surprising article from the liberal Washington Post. It is definitely Denis McDonough and Valerie Jarrett’s #1 job to figure out how to avoid the dropped coverage healthcare explosion set to go off just before the election of 2014.
democrat_donkey_on-target1(Washington Post) Democrats are praying that this weekend’s relaunch of the Obamacare Web site will save them from an electoral bloodbath in 2014. Their hopes are misplaced. Here are five numbers that suggest that public anger over Obamacare will only grow as Election Day 2014 approaches:
5.5 million. That is how many people the administration needs to sign up in just 23 days because Obamacare drove them out of their health-care plans. That’s some 240,000 sign-ups every single day, just to break even.
Getting that many enrolled in a few weeks would be extraordinarily difficult even if the Web site were working perfectly, which it isn’t. According to the New York Times, the system is still sending insurers inaccurate or incomplete information, and the companies are being “deluged with phone calls from people who believe they have signed up for a particular health plan, only to find that the company has no record of the enrollment.” (more…)