Say Anything Blog

From FoxNews & AP

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539445,00.html?test=latestnews 

Courtesy of 2hotel9…

http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/entry/oopsie_whoda_thunk_it

And this from RGraves...

http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/entry/false_flag_operations/

Well, well, well…

Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, the White House official targeted by Sarah Palin and other conservatives as an advocate for health care rationing and “death panels,” said Thursday his “thinking has evolved” on the need to decide who gets treated and who does not.

“When I began working in the health policy area about 20 years ago ... I thought we would definitely have to ration care, that there was a need to make a decision and deny people care,” said Dr. Emanuel, a health care adviser to President Obama in the Office of Management and Budget, during a phone interview.

“I think that over the last five to seven years ... I’ve come to the conclusion that in our system we are spending way more money than we need to, a lot of it on unnecessary care,” he said. “If we got rid of that care we would have absolutely no reason to even consider rationing except in a few cases.”

Dr. Emanuel, the elder brother of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, spoke with The Washington Times from Italy, where he is on vacation. The White House made him available in an attempt to tamp down criticism from conservatives such as Mrs. Palin, the former Republican governor of Alaska, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Georgia Republican.

This is what Dr. Emanuel published in 1996…

Dr. Emanuel, a nationally renowned bioethicist who also has a doctorate in political philosophy from Harvard University, said he was not expressing his own opinion in a short article published in a bioethics journal in 1996.

He wrote then that “services provided to individuals who are irreversibly prevented from being or becoming participating citizens are not basic and should not be guaranteed.”

A careful read of Dr. Emanuel’s current stance reveals that his views have changed very little. Only the New Speak, more politically correct, means by which he expresses them has.

http://www.washtimes.com/news/2009/aug/14/white-house-adviser-backs-off-rationing/

Raleigh, N.C. — Sources have told WRAL News that they expect former U.S. Sen. John Edwards to admit that he is the father of his former mistress’ 18-month-old daughter.

Edwards, a two-time Democratic presidential candidate, confessed last August to having an affair with Rielle Hunter, who served as a videographer on Edwards’ 2008 campaign. He has denied fathering her daughter, saying his relationship with Hunter ended before the child was conceived.

The name of the girl’s father isn’t disclosed on her birth certificate.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/politics/story/5791651/

From Today’s DrudgeReport…

CABLE NEWS RACE
NITE OF AUG 10, 2009

FOXNEWS O’REILLY 3,814,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 3,118,000
FOXNEWS BECK 2,417,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 2,388,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 1,988,000
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MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,243,000
MSNBC MADDOW 1,082,000
CNNHN GRACE 875,000
CNN KATHY GRIFFIN 810,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 710,000

The least political of all the Kennedys, and devoted to her mentally handicapped sister Rose, Eunice Kennedy Shriver dedicated her time and talent to helping those in need.

Prefering to remain in the background, Mrs. Shriver worked tirelessly on behalf of challenged children.  She sponsored a summer camp for them at a time when mentally handicapped children were not welcome in other camps.

She was instrumental in establishing the Special Olympics, which encouraged challenged children to compete in friendly, competitive sports events. Today, virtually every state in the Union has a Special Olympics program, thanks to her efforts.

Her only known political activity was to campaign on behalf of her brother, John F. Kennedy, in his successful bid to win the White House.

She has earned a small niche in the American pantheon, and that is exactly how she would want it.

Last year, five per cent of the total population of the 27 EU countries was Muslim. But rising levels of immigration from Muslim countries and low birth rates among Europe’s indigenous population mean that, by 2050, the figure will be 20 per cent, according to forecasts.

Data gathered from various sources indicate that Britain, Spain and Holland will have an even higher proportion of Muslims in a shorter amount of time.

The UK, which currently has 20 million fewer people than Germany, is also projected to be the EU’s most populous country by 2060, with 77 million people.

The findings have led to allegations that policy-makers are failing to confront the widespread challenges of the “demographic time bomb”.

Experts say that there has been a lack of debate on how the population changes will affect areas of life from education and housing to foreign policy and pensions.

Although some polls have pointed to a lack of radicalisation in the Muslim community, little attention is being given to the integration of migrants, it is claimed, with fears of social unrest in years to come.

The relentless attack on Christianity in America and around the globe has created a vacuume… which, as we all know, nature abhors.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/5994045/A-fifth-of-European-Union-will-be-Muslim-by-2005.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0

Sent to me by a Canadian friend…

Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 300
Employees and has the following statistics?

30 have been accused of spousal abuse.
9 have been arrested for fraud
14 have been accused of writing bad cheques.
95 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses.
4 have done time for assault.
55 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit.
12 have been arrested on drug related charges.
4 have been arrested for shoplifting.
16 are currently defendants in lawsuits.
62 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year!

Now, comes the funny part…

Can you guess which organization this is?
It is the 301 MP’s in the Canadian Parliament!
The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws designed to keep the rest of us in line?!

Which one did you vote for?

TAKEN FROM THE OTTAWA CITIZEN

[Courtesy of P.L., Hamilton, Ontario]

The first good news about unemployment in twelve months for which the Obama Administration will receive credit. 

This from Fox News On Line…

WASHINGTON—Employers throttled back on layoffs in July, cutting just 247,000 jobs, the fewest in a year, and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.4 percent, its first decline in 15 months.

It was a better-than-expected showing that offered a strong signal that the recession is finally ending.

The new snapshot, released by the Labor Department on Friday, also offered other encouraging news: workers’ hours nudged up after sinking to a record low in June, and paychecks grew after having fallen or flat lined in some cases.

To be sure, the report still indicates that the jobs market is on shaky ground. But the new figures were better than many analysts were expecting and offered welcomed improvements to a part of the economy that has been clobbered by the recession.

Analysts were forecasting job losses to slow to around 320,000 and the unemployment rate to tick up to 9.6 percent.

The dip in the unemployment rate—from June’s 9.5 percent—was the first since April 2008.

There are some less-than-reassuring items buried in the Labor Department numbers, but on balance, this news is good. 

The real question for political wonks is… Did Obama policies bring this about, or is the economy in a self-healing process?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/07/unemployment-rate-dips-percent-july-better-expected-showing/

We keep hearing from liberal bloggers how much better single-payer, state-run health care is -
but, there is this from the Times of London…

Couples are still facing problems getting IVF treatment on the NHS, with some trusts refusing to fund procedures or comply with guidelines, such as a woman’s age.

Regional disparities mean that the same woman can be too old for treatment in one part of the country and too young in another. Two trusts have provided no IVF treatment in the previous two years.

Research suggests that eight out of ten primary care trusts are still failing to follow government recommendations set out in 2004 by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), allowing women three free cycles of IVF.

Other eligibility criteria, such as whether one of the couple has a child from a previous relationship, smoking habits and weight, also vary widely, the study shows.

Note that the State sits in judgement on WHETHER you deserve treatment, and HOW MUCH treatment you will get.

Consider this:  President Obama has turned the tobacco industry over to the FDA. Why?

I am guessing that smokers will have to register when they buy tobacco products. Then, when health-care is needed, that information can be pulled up and used by Big Brother in deciding whether and how much treatment you will receive.

Lucky Strike, anyone?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6740622.ece

A Pronouncement from the American Psychological Association, meeting - where else? - in Toronto.

Psychological barriers like uncertainty, mistrust and denial keep most Americans from acting to fight climate change, a task force of the American Psychological Association said on Wednesday.

While most Americans—75 percent to 80 percent in a Pew Research Center poll—said climate change is an important issue, it still ranked last in a list of 20 compelling issues such as the economy or terrorism, the task force said.

Despite warnings from scientists that humans need to make changes now if they want to avoid the worst effects of climate change, “people don’t feel a sense of urgency,” the association said in a statement.

Numerous psychological barriers are to blame, the task force found, including: uncertainty over climate change, mistrust of the messages about risk from scientists or government officials, denial that climate change is occurring or that it is related to human activity.

.... This from the same APA which coined the phrase ‘homophobia’ as a means of silencing those who oppose public homosexual behavior.

Let's see... planetgettinghotophobia?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090805/tsc-environment-us-climate-psychology-011ccfa.html

WASHINGTON—Support for President Barack Obama’s health-care effort has declined over the past five weeks, particularly among those who already have insurance, a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found, amid prolonged debate over costs and quality of care.

In mid-June, respondents were evenly divided when asked whether they thought Mr. Obama’s health plan was a good or bad idea. In the new poll, conducted July 24-27, 42% called it a bad idea while 36% said it was a good idea.

Among those with private insurance, the proportion calling the plan a bad idea rose to 47% from 37%.

Declining popularity of the health-care overhaul reflects rising anxiety over the federal budget deficit and congressional debate over the most contentious aspects of the legislation, including how to pay for it. The poll also shows concern over the role of government in determining personal medical decisions.

Trying to regain momentum, Mr. Obama is shifting his pitch to new consumer-protection rules for insurance companies, part of a bid to win over Americans who already have coverage

Study the poll results at…
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124890178435291341.html

The Deputy, lauded as a leader of the ‘gay’ community, targeted vulnerable immigrants…

FORT LAUDERDALE - To the South Florida gay community, Jonathan Bleiweiss was a pioneering, openly gay Broward sheriff’s deputy who fought discrimination within that agency earlier in his career.

But court documents released Tuesday portray Bleiweiss, 29, as a manipulative sex offender who preyed on illegal immigrants too scared to contact authorities. He would act like a jilted lover when the men would not return his calls or text messages, according to those records, based on victims’ accounts.

Bleiweiss, arrested Monday, faces 14 charges, among them three counts of sexual battery by a person in authority, four counts of battery and one count of stalking. He’s accused of intimidating at least eight men in his Oakland Park patrol district into performing sex acts with him during traffic stops.

“This is not an act that necessarily impacts the gay community,” said Michael Rajner, a local gay rights activist who lives in Pompano Beach. “This is an act of an individual, not a community.”

Court records show most of the alleged attacks followed a pattern: The victims were fondled during pat-downs following early-morning traffic stops.

According to the affidavit, an illegal immigrant from Mexico told an investigator he endured five different incidents with Bleiweiss between April 22 and June 7.

The man said Bleiweiss fondled him and whispered Spanish obscenities before molesting him. After the incident, Bleiweiss allegedly continued to call and text message the man days later, pressuring him to meet up again.

“Que pasa, amigo?” read one message after the man did not reply.

The man said he pleaded with Bleiweiss to stop assaulting him during other similar encounters, insisting he only liked women.

A second man, also from Mexico, said he was assaulted on three separate occasions. During one traffic stop, the man said he loudly urged Bleiweiss to arrest him or call immigration authorities as he was being fondled.

A teen, who moved to South Florida from Mexico after Hurricane Wilma in 2005, said Bleiweiss fondled and masturbated him on two separate occasions.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sfl-bso-deputy-arrested-sex-abuse,0,1484852.story

I rarely post my own opinions, but events of the last three months compel me to speak up.

The outrage and frustration of the left regarding Tea Parties and the challenges taking place at townhall meetings across the country is beginning to show.

The president’s declining poll numbers coupled with a gradual increase in the approval ratings for the GOP is worrisome to them.

Red herrings are being tossed around by the White House like candy: The president is recieving 40 death threats a day!  Protesters at health care townhall meetings are paid surrogates of the insurance industry! The Republican Party is a collection of ‘birther’ loonies! ...and so on.

Yet, in the real world, liberal democrat governor John Corzine of NJ is way, way behind in the polls. A republican candidate in Delaware won a state senate seat in a solidly democratic district. Arlen Spector is in serious, serious trouble in Pennsylvania. A republican is headed toward the Governor’s mansion in Virginia. The people of Maine submitted a referendum petition with TWICE the required number of signatures to put homosexual ‘marriage’ on the ballot.

Liberal shills who blog at SAB are raising silly, even hysterical issues: “Good Job Nutters Thanks A Lot”, or this gem, “The Alabama Economic Miracle”. Lacking anything genuinely substantive, they resort to “assassins”, “nutters”, “stems”, “savages”, and the like.

All of this is happening because there is a genuine mood-shift taking place; a lifting of the fog; a national awakening from the Bush Derangement Syndrome of the election and the realization that the Hope & Change of the campaign has morphed into the Hype and Chagrin of an administration run amok in Washington. Obama remains popular, but his ideas do not, as Boston policeman Crowley can attest to.

The GOP is beginning to find it’s voice again. The grassroots movement is alive and well and John Q. Public is listening more carefully. John McCain, who lost the election, has not lost his voice and will vote no on Sotomayor. RNC Chairman Michael Steele is beginning to live up to his name.

After the despair of ‘06 and ‘08, Republicans are beginning to hit their stride. There is genuine excitement about the off-year election in 2010.  Much, much more remains to be done. There will be keen disappointments, but the message is clear… Keep it up!

From today’s Washington Times…

ANOTHER GAY MARRIAGE REPEAL BREWING

A group seeking to overturn Maine’s recently enacted law permitting gay marriage dumped nearly double the number of signatures needed to get their referendum on the November’s off-year ballot to the Secretary of State Friday morning.

Stand for Marriage Maine only needed 55,000 signatures to qualify for the ballot, but collected more than 100,000—which their campaign manager says represents nearly 10 percent of actual voters in the state.

If Stand for Marriage Maine is successful in repealing the law by referendum, it could lead to another high-drama legal fight over marriage similar to what took place in California after their courts upheld a successful ballot measure repealing their law permitting gay marriage, called Proposition 8.

Maine became the 5th state to legalize gay marriage last May. Opponents say the bill was rushed through, which has helped draw people to their cause.

“It’s really remarkable how much disdain the legislature and the governor had for traditional marriage,” said Stand for Marriage Maine Campaign Manager Jeff Flint. “It’s partially reflective of how quickly were able to collect signatures because there was no opportunity for public debate.”

Six states, including Maine, currently allow gay marriage. The other five are: Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Assuming that the people of Maine are successful in their bid to protect the sanctity of marriage, look for the homosexual lobby to scurry to the courts.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/back-story/2009/jul/31/another-gay-marriage-repeal-brewing/?feat=home_blogs