Month: May 2015

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fail Politics

People Died, Many Injured and Republicans Want to Cut Funding to Amtrak

Republicans – how is it even possible for a party to always be on the wrong side of everything? How is that even possible?

After multiple deaths and even more injuries in Tuesday’s Amtrak train crash, here comes the Republicans and another attempt to cut funding to the agency. 

As investigators still searched through the wreckage of the Amtrak train in Philadelphia, a political battle seethed over funding for the long-neglected rail network.

The crash of the train travelling between Washington DC to New York came just hours before politicians in the capital are due to meet to discuss a budget bill that could see funding for Amtrak cut by millions.

Supporters of Amtrak have been lobbying the House Appropriations Committee, not to reduce funding containing within a broader transportation bill. A draft of the bill would see Amtrak’s funding cut to to $1.13bn from the $1.4bn it typically receives annually, Politico reported.

On Wednesday morning, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the government had sent a letter to the committee urging it not to cut funding to Amtrak.

“There is clearly more that can be done when we’re talking about a railway infrastructure that is decades-old,” Mr Earnest told CNN.

“If there’s an opportunity for us to make further investments in our infrastructure that would better safeguard the traveling public, then those are investments that we should make.”

Reports said that Democrats had already been planning to try and defend funding for the network. But that will likely take on a new urgency given Tuesday night’s accident.

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Christians Politics

Caught on Camera – Republican Cannot Say How Christians are being Persecuted in America – Video

It is a regular talking-point for Republican lawmakers to keep their base afraid, to fool their base into thinking Democrats are against them and are actively doing everything possible to crucify them and their beliefs.

But when Rep. Marsha Blackburn tried to repeat this lie again – that Christians are being persecuted here in America – she did not anticipate a follow-up question from a very inquisitive reporter.

“Can you be specific about the instances in which you feel that Christians are being persecuted?” a reporter inquires of Blackburn.

“You know, there have been several lately. There’ve. Um. I can’t give you a specific (pause) right off the cuff,” Blackburn shrugs. “I’m sorry.”

Then Blackburn smiles, turns away from the reporter, looks back toward the camera, and says, “Yeah. Thanks.”

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Politics

Geraldo Rivera – “I feel like taking a shower” Every time I see Pamela Geller on TV – Video

Pamela Geller is now making out like a bandit, raking in the dough from her foolish donors because of death threats she has received from ISIS over a prophet Muhammad drawing contest she organized. When Geller came under attack from many on the left for organizing the Muhammad-drawing event in Texas last week, it was the backlash on the right that really made news.

One of the most unbelievable responses came from Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera, who implied that just watching Geller on television made him feel so dirty, he gets the urge to go take a shower!

WOW!

“She most reminds me of the Aryan Nation, KKK, racists,” Geraldo said. “I see them on television now and I feel like taking a shower.”

He continued; “If Pamela Geller, if you put ‘Jew’ in there or ‘Irish’ in there or ‘black’ in there, any other groups, she would not be given the tolerance to spew her hateful rhetoric!”

Video

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Politics

President Obama Calls Out Fox News for Lying About Poor People – Video

The president of the United States called out Fox News today, as one of the leading voices pushing a false narrative against poor people.

In a speech at the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty, Mr. Obama expressed his frustration at Fox and other media outlets for constantly painting the poor and less fortunate as lazy leaches on the American Society.

“If you watch Fox News on a regular basis, it is a constant menu, they will find folks who make ME mad. I don’t know where they find them. They’re all like ‘I don’t wanna work. I just want a free Obamaphone.’ And that becomes an entire narrative that gets worked up. And very rarely do you hear an interview of a waitress, which is much more typical, who’s raising a couple of kids, and is doing everything right, but still can’t pay the bills.”

Video

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Politics

Allen West Suffered “Sharia Law” Down The Road at Walmart

Conservative and Republican hero,  Allen West, took to his website to tell the world about his recent encounter with Sharia Law at Walmart. Below is an exert of West’s nightmare.
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There was a young man doing the checkout and another Walmart employee came over and put up a sign, “No alcohol products in this lane.” So being the inquisitive fella I am, I used my additional set of eyes — glasses — to see the young checkout man’s name. Let me just say it was NOT “Steve.”

I pointed the sign out to Aubrey and her response was a simple question, how is it that this Muslim employee could refuse service to customers based on his religious beliefs, but Christians are being forced to participate in specific events contrary to their religious beliefs?

Boy howdy, that is one astute young lady.

Imagine that, this employee at Walmart refused to just scan a bottle or container of an alcoholic beverage — and that is acceptable. A Christian business owner declines to participate or provide service to a specific event — a gay wedding — which contradicts their faith, and the State crushes them.
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After West published his personal encounter with Sharia Law, his very own website editors debunked his entire story. The editor’s note said that after talking to a Walmart associate, it is Walmart’s policy that alcohol and cigarettes cannot be sold by anyone under 21. This is what the editor’s note said;

EDITOR’S UPDATE: We spoke to the Walmart store, and apparently employees under 21 years old are prohibited from selling cigarettes and alcohol.

The title of the post was alao changed from “Sharia law comes to Walmart?” It now reads, “More ominous signs of Christian persecution.”

The good folks at Liveleaks took a screenshot of the post before it was changed.

Look!

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ObamaCare Politics

This Republican is Going Blind Because he Refused Obamacare

Remember when Congressional Republicans were urging members of their party to avoid getting healthcare? It was a calculated effort on their part to make Obamacare fail if people refused to sign up.

Well, that didn’t work as over 12 million smart and health conscious Americans have already signed up. But this man – a Republican who listened and heeded the call to forgo healthcare – refused to enroll, and now he is going blind because he has no healthcare.

Lang, a 49-year-old resident of Fort Mill, has bleeding in his eyes and a partially detached retina caused by diabetes.“He will lose his eyesight if he doesn’t get care. He will go blind,” said Dr. Malcolm Edwards, the Lancaster ophthalmologist who examined Lang.

Lang is a self-employed handyman who works with banks and the federal government on maintaining foreclosed properties. He has done well enough that his wife, Mary, hasn’t had to work. They live in a 3,300-square-foot home in the Legacy Park subdivision valued at more than $300,000.

But he has never bought insurance. Instead, he says, he prided himself on paying his own medical bills.That worked while he and his wife were relatively healthy. But after 10 days of an unrelenting headache, Lang went to the emergency room on Feb. 25. He says he was told he’d suffered several mini-strokes. He ran up $9,000 in bills and exhausted his savings. Meanwhile, his vision worsened and he can’t work, he says.

That’s when he turned to the Affordable Care Act exchange. Lang learned two things: First, 2015 enrollment had closed earlier that month. And second, because his income has dried up, he earns too little to get a federal subsidy to buy a private policy.

Lang, a Republican, says he knew the act required him to get coverage but he chose not to do so. But he thought help would be available in an emergency. He and his wife blame President Obama and Congressional Democrats for passing a complex and flawed bill.

The irony of course is the loudest voices against Obamacare are now covered by Obamacare. Don’t believe me? Ask Ted Cruz.

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George Bush jeb bush Politics

Laura Ingraham on Jeb Bush – “there has to be something wrong with you”

The Bush family cannot do anything wrong, no matter what the rest of the country thinks, no matter what the rest if the world thinks. And that sentiment was demonstrated in a recent interview when Jeb Bush said his brother George was absolutely right to invade Iraq, and that he, Jeb, would have done the very same thing too, even “knowing what we know now.”

In an interview on Fox, Jeb – a potential candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 2016 – acknowledged that even “knowing what we know now,” he would invade Iraq just as his brother did back in 2004.

“I would,” Jeb said. “And so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody.”

But as I mentioned above, the vast majority of Americans and the world disagree with the Bush family on this one, even some in the higher echelons of the Republican party. Laura Ingraham – another candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 2016 – concluded that Jeb Bush must be insane.

“You can’t still think that going into Iraq, now, as a sane human being, was the right thing to do,” Ingraham said on her radio show. “If you do, there has to be something wrong with you.”

But it should come as no surprise that “knowing what we know now,” Jeb would still invade. In another bombshell recording, Jeb told a group of donors that his brother George, the same former president who authored the failed foreign policy of the Iraq war, was one of his top foreign policy advisers.

This is not a joke people. These Bush (es) just don’t get it. Although everybody see the fault in starting a war based on lies, Jeb is prepared to walk in his brother’s footsteps again even given what we know now.

Maybe Laura Ingraham is right. Maybe there is something insane about that family.

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Politics

Sicko Rand Paul Staffer Licks Democrat’s Camera Lens – The Sicko Video

These are the people hired to help run the Rand Paul presidential campaign. Somehow, I’m not surprised that this is the impulse of this Republican campaign staffer.

The incident happened at a Rand Paul campaign event in New Hampshire.

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Celebrities Politics

Fox Asks Ja Rule for His Take on 2016 – Video

So Ja Rule went on Fox Business to promote his new credit card venture, but Fox had other things in mind. Inquiring minds needed to know, and the sooner Ja Rule could tell us about politics and the 2016 presidential election, the sooner we can all get on with our lives.

Asked for his analysis of the 2016 political field, Rule offered, “I like Hillary, but you know, it’s crazy because I also think Jeb is a good candidate as well.”

Yes Ja, It is crazy!

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Politics

Two Police Officers Shot and Killed in Mississippi

CNN is reporting that two police officers were shot dead in Mississippi late Saturday. It was the first time in 30 years that an officer was killed in the line of duty in Hattiesburg, the mayor said.

Officers Benjamin J. Deen, 34, and Liquori Tate, 24, were making a traffic stop when they were shot, Mayor Johnny DuPree said.

They were taken to a hospital, but did not survive.

“The men and women who go out every day to protect us, the men and women who go out every day to make sure that we are safe, were turned on tonight,” DuPree said.

Police have apprehended two suspects, Marvin Banks and Curtis Banks, he said.

After the shooting, the suspects stole a police vehicle, which they used to flee. It was later found abandoned, according to CNN affiliate WDAM. The two men both have criminal records.

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Racism

Colorado BBQ Restaurant is Having a “White Appreciation Day” – Video

“White Appreciation Day” began as a joke among the staff of the Colorado barbecue restaurant, Rubbin’ Buttz.

But owner Edgar Antillon told television station KUSA he decided to follow through with the idea and mark a day where white customers could enjoy a 10 percent discount.

“We have a whole month for Black History Month, we have a whole month for Hispanic Heritage Month, so we figured the least we could do was offer one day to appreciate white Americans,” Antillon told KUSA. The station said the owner is Hispanic and that his parents were from Mexico.

“White Appreciation Day, June 11,” a sign read outside the shop in footage shot by the station. “Because all Americans should be celebrated.”

Jennifer McPherson of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies told KUSA that anyone who felt discriminated against by the discount for white people would have recourse to file a complaint.

Rubbin’ Buttz has apparently already taken heat for the day, and addressed it on the restaurant’s Facebook page on Friday.

“Although we’ve had overwhelming support for it, there are a few who are filled with hate and/or misunderstanding,” the post read. “People full of hate and negativity want your attention, don’t give it to them.”

“Stay happy!” it added.

Video

h/t TPM

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Politics unemployment rate

More Jobs Created, Unemployment rate at 5.4% – Republicans, they Mad

A new jobs report for April and more evidence that the policies of president Obama are working.

As per this new report, there have been over 12.3 million private sector jobs added to the economy since this president took office, and April marked the 62nd straight month of positive jobs growth, adding 223,000 jobs. And the unemployment rate is reflecting all this positive growth, falling to 5.4% – the lowest since May of 2008.

Republicans can’t be too happy. They have sat on their hands for Obama’s entire presidency, hoping to make his presidency fail. But give them time, they’ll figure out a way to see this positive information as negative.

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