Friday, August 14, 2009

Osteoporosis Drugs Kill Swine Flu Virus
   Health piece by Offsite (8/14/09)

Two existing drugs used to treat osteoporosis may be effective in killing influenza viruses, including the new H1N1 swine flu and the H5N1 bird flu viruses, researchers in Hong Kong have found.

Long Island Horror: Sex Traffickers Enslave Teenaged Women
   Crime piece by Jim Kouri (8/14/09)

Federal agents and local police officers arrested two owners and the manager of two bars in Long Island, New York following a sex-trafficking investigation. According to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police, the three suspects are accused of trafficking young women and physically forcing them to perform sex acts for customers.

An Example of Dwindling Self-Reliance
   Society piece by Offsite (8/14/09)

The first time I heard about sex and unemployment compensation I didn’t believe either one. I thought the older boys were having a good time razzing me. As absurd as sex sounded to me, it was nothing compared to the absurdity of getting money from the government because you lost your job!

Over Half of Bipolar Patients Misdiagnosed
   Health Care piece by Offsite (8/14/09)

A study published last year suggested that bipolar disorder may be over diagnosed in people seeking mental health care. Now new findings shed light on which disorders many of these patients actually have.

Study Shows Climate Bill Could Cost 2 Million Jobs
   Climate Change piece by Offsite (8/14/09)

A new study of the potential impact of the climate-friendly Waxman-Markey (W/M) Bill on manufacturing, jobs, energy prices and overall economy concludes that its enactment would have strong negative consequences - including reducing economic growth by 2.4 percent and costing 2 million jobs by 2030, according to a report in The Hill.

Obama-Linked Activists Targeting Glenn Beck in Boycott Campaign
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (8/14/09)

A left-wing group’s attempt to drive Fox News host Glenn Beck off the airwaves has prompted a backlash among grassroots conservatives.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Unless The Obama Machine Relents, September Will Explode!
   Politics piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (8/13/09)

Americans are currently very effectively and civilly protesting The Obama Machine.  The Demercrat “Rent A Mob” machine is lurching into action, bring intimidation and violence into the mix.

Get A Job!  Demercrat “Rent A Mob” Operations Are Hiring!
   Economics piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (8/13/09)

You can make as much as $11.65 per hour pretending to worship the Demercrat Socialist agenda.

Grapefruit Diet Held the Key to Fighting Obesity
   Health piece by Offsite (8/13/09)

A substance in grapefruit could prove to be the key to fighting both obesity and diabetes, according to a new Canadian study. The substance, a flavonoid called “naringenin,” is a naturally occurring compound found in all citrus fruit, but especially in grapefruit, giving it its characteristic bitter taste.

Obamacare Likely to Emulate Post Office
   Government piece by Offsite (8/13/09)

“UPS and FedEx are doin’ just fine,“ President Barack Obama told his carefully selected audience of supporters at Tuesday’s mock town hall meeting in New Hampshire.

Insurer Busted for Misleading Ads, Unpaid Bills
   Health Care piece by Offsite (8/13/09)

ALBANY, N.Y. -(AP)- A health insurer whose TV commercials promised “peace of mind” for just $5 a day must stop running the national ads and pay a fine of $700,000 after New York officials accused it of leaving patients only with huge hospital bills.

Climate Bill Will Hurt U.S.
   GreeenIsm piece by Offsite (8/13/09)

Former Virginia Gov. George Allen tells Newsmax that President Barack Obama and the Democrats’ cap and trade plan to reduce carbon emissions is being pushed by “sanctimonious social engineers” and will cost American jobs.

Something Big Is Brewing Out There
   Politics piece by Offsite (8/13/09)

Something big is brewing out there. People are stirring. Perhaps the elections of 2006 and 2008 weren’t so bad if Americans can see now what happens when the left takes over government.

List of Healthcare Town Hall Meetings Nationwide
   Politics piece by Offsite (8/13/09)

Town Hall Meetings by State

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Editorial: The US Government Is Obviously Broke
   Government piece by Editor (8/12/09)

That means that we the American people are broke. The economy is trying to recover and pay some of the bills.  We don’t need our government mush-minds spending money we don’t have to feed their egos!

The Social Security Ponzi Scam
   Social Security piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (8/12/09)

Yes, I wrote “scam” not “scheme”.  Social Security as originally created paid benefits to participants after the generally accepted life expectancy of participants! Obviously it was assumed the the vast majority of participants would die before collecting benefits.

Cost of Government Day Has Arrived!
   Government piece by Offsite (8/12/09)

Every year, the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation and the Center for Fiscal Accountability calculate Cost of Government Day. This is the day on which the average American has earned enough gross income to pay off his or her share of the spending and regulatory burdens imposed by government at the federal, state, and local levels.

Study: Homeschoolers score 37 points higher
   EdukShun piece by Offsite (8/12/09)

Costs also average $500, compared to $10,000 at public school - A newly released study from the Home School Legal Defense Association shows that not only do homeschoolers incur expenses only 5 percent of what public schools spend on each student, they score nearly 40 points higher on standardized achievement tests.

I’ll Keep My Clunker
   GreeenIsm piece by Alan Burkhart (8/12/09)

One of President Obama’s great ideas for our country is that we should trade in our “clunkers” for modern fuel efficient cars. “Clunker” in this case is defined as anything that doesn’t get fuel mileage comparable to that of a bicycle, or perhaps an ox-drawn cart.

Max Yasgur: The Conservative Republican Who Saved Woodstock
   Society piece by Aaron Goldstein (8/12/09)

If one were to mention Woodstock to most conservative Republicans they might react in the way Senator John McCain did during his bid for the White House.  In October 2007, during one of the umpteen GOP debates he criticized then Senator and then Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton for getting an earmark of $1 million for the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts – a museum built on the site of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair.  Senator McCain described Woodstock as “a cultural and pharmaceutical event.“  He lamented not being there as he was “tied up at the time.“  The line earned him a prolonged standing ovation and began to revive what had been a dormant campaign. 

The Wright Brothers Were Right: Rural Kitty Hawk, Not Metropolitan Manhattan
   Transportation piece by FreeCongressFoundation: Marion Edwyn Harrison (8/12/09)

Orville and Wilbur Wright, inventing the forerunner of the aircraft as we now know it, tested their flight in a rural area.  21st Century usage of aircraft all but precludes limiting flight to rural areas. However, it is becoming tragically obvious that there is excessive volume, and excessively unregulated, air traffic over metropolitan areas.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

If Obama Succeeds In Trashing Capitalism He Will Trash Himself
   Socialism piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (8/11/09)

The Federal Government operates on the tax revenues it confiscates from capitalistic businesses..

Mayor Bloomberg Afraid of 200-Year-Old Rifle
   Progressivism piece by Warner Todd Huston (8/11/09)

New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg has repeatedly proven that he hates the U.S. Constitution and that he feels that he a right to harass any citizen he pleases—even ones that have broken no laws. But now he has also shown his lack of manhood because it has been revealed that Bloomberg is afraid of a 200-year-old style of rifle(1) called a flintlock, the style that helped the founders defeat Mad King George in the Revolutionary War. The ancient shooter has Bloomie hiding under his sheets at night.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Deflation Seen Lifting Stocks
   Economics piece by Offsite (8/10/09)

Deflation may be bad for the economy overall, but it sure isn’t hurting stock prices.

Bank Bailouts Boost Treasuries
   Economics piece by Offsite (8/10/09)

The government did itself a favor by bailing out banks.

China Construction Bank to Slash New Loans
   Economics piece by Offsite (8/10/09)

China Construction Bank, the country’s second-largest bank, will cut new lending by as much as 70 percent during the July-December period of this year on concerns that its portion of bad loans may rise.

Unions Muscle Up to Confront Healthcare Protesters
   Politics piece by Offsite (8/10/09)

Organized labor is gearing up to make a big push for President Obama’s “public-option” healthcare plan, while also claiming to be the victim in melees that sent one town hall protester to the hospital late last week.

Health Care Remains Top ‘09 Issue
   Health Care piece by FreeCongressFoundation: E. Ralph Hostetter (8/10/09)

Obama-Care, much like Hilary-Care of the mid-1990s, dominates the news today. The rhetoric, after nearly 15 years lapse, remains the same. Prudence should dictate at this point that both sides of the debate step back and review the present situation.

Electronic Crimes Targeted by Feds
   Crime piece by Jim Kouri (8/10/09)

“...The Director of the United States Secret Service shall take appropriate actions to develop a national network of electronic crime task forces, based on the New York Electronic Crimes Task Force model, throughout the United States, for the purpose of preventing, detecting, and investigating various forms of electronic crimes, including potential terrorist attacks against critical infrastructure and financial payments systems.“ - USA Patriot Act

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Lettuce Examine Scholars/Skolars
   EdukShun piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (8/9/09)

Our colleges, congress, media, skools and universities are saturated with arrogant ignorant ‘scholars’..