EU propaganda is being handed out to teachers to indoctrinate pupils at a young age, it has emerged.
A Brussels official responsible for providing classroom material to UK schools admitted a desire to teach youngsters about the values of EU membership from a young age, before they are misinformed.
The revelation that aggressively pro-European leaflets were being handed out at an education fair to brainwash pupils has been heavily criticised.
UKIP deputy leader and education spokesman Paul Nuttall MEP told the Express: It is what we always suspected but could never prove. Now we can. They [the EU] are effectively using our cash to brainwash our children. And it has to stop.
Well, the EU was never designed to be a democratic entity. It was designed to be the next Socialist Union.
Illinois keeps falling farther behind on its debt.
As WBBM Newsradio's Regine Schlesinger reports, officially, the state has a backlog of more than $4.25 billion in unpaid bills.
Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka says when one factors in other bills, the figure is closer to around $8.5 billion. Those other outstanding bills include tax refunds, employee health insurance, and bills that have not yet reached her desk.
Topinka says this is extremely disappointing, since a year ago, the state sharply increased income taxes (by 67 percent) and corporate taxes.
"After the largest tax hike in our history, the state continues to be in this precarious fiscal position with persistent payment delays, and frankly, the situation is unlikely to significantly improve in the near term," she said.
Some state officials say the solution is more borrowing to pay the bills, but Topinka says the solution is to cut spending. Say it with me boys and girls, "Higher taxes does not mean more revenue." Also let this be a lesson, liberals can take all the money they want, but it will never be enough to pay for their dreams.
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Part of the problem is this: the new tax increase was not used to pay bills. It was used instead as collateral to borrow more money, which was done, for the various state pension funds and for more general spending.
The money is gone, the spending is there and we're more in hock then ever.
Illinois is boned.
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Illinois Rules of Financial Management
(Don't try this at home)
1) Your money is my money, my money is my money
2) We can't be broke, we stil have checks
3) When we are out we are in and when we are in we are in
4) We don't want somebody nobody sent
Hey! Here's an idea: before we borrow more money, Congress should pass a budget. It sounds pretty uncontroversial and fairly simple to achieve, until you realize it has been nearly 1,000 days since the Senate even bothered to pass a budget.
Fortunately, Washington's inability to do the simplest of things hasn't discouraged Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO). Instead of accepting the status quo, he introduced H.R.3778, the Budget Before Borrowing Act. It would amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to ensure that the debt limit would not be increased unless Congress agreed to a budget, technically called "a concurrent resolution on the budget".
His timing could not have been better. At the beginning of this year, President Obama formally asked Congress for a $1.2 trillion dollar increase to the nation's debt ceiling as part of the Budget Control Act that was passed last August. This increase will bring our national debt limit to $16.4 trillion. At the rate we're spending, we will hit that limit and require another increase late this year -- either just before the election or immediately thereafter.
It is important to have some context.
When President Obama took office, our national debt stood at $10.626 trillion. By November of this year it is projected to be $16.4 trillion. That's an increase of $5.774 trillion dollars -- $5.774 trillion added in one Presidential term (give or take a few billion, considering the President was in office a month before he signed the $787 billion stimulus bill).
Even still, while George W. Bush was in office, $4.9 trillion was added to the national debt. People can disagree about how much of that was added due to President Clinton's policies, and how much of President Obama's debt was added due to President Bush's policies, but the fact still remains that under President Obama, our national debt has grown by over $5 trillion dollars, and will be approaching $6 trillion by inauguration day in 2013. It is an astounding figure -- more debt in four years than every President before Bush racked up, combined!
Most of this debt was added without a plan, and without a budget in place. Again, it's been nearly 1000 days since the Senate has passed a budget -- that's nearly three years! This is stunningly irresponsible, and one of the reasons why Rep. Lamborn introduced the Budget Before Borrowing Act. Our government should not be borrowing money without a clear plan on how to spend that money and how to pay that back. As Rep. Lamborn explains:
"If an individual or family or small business owner were to ask the bank for a loan without presenting a plan on how they would spend that money and pay it back, no bank would even consider such a loan."
How can our federal government get away with this? It's time to end this destructive process. According to Rep. Lamborn:
"Economists have found that when government debt-to-GDP ratio rises above 90%, it lowers the future potential GDP of that country by more than 1%. It also locks in a slow-growth, high-unemployment economy."
Our current debt-to-GDP ratio is 101%. Two years ago, Greece's debt-to-GDP was 101%; it is now 183% and Greece has crumbled. We cannot wait until we face the same fate. It's time to do something now. And the Budget Before Borrowing Act is forcing the exact conversation we need. Lamborn, my old representative, is one of the few congressmen that is actually trying to fix the issues IMHO. I doubt this bill would pass the senate or Obama's desk, but he keeps pushing for economic sanity and tries to rein in the massive federal bureaucracy.
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The MSM won't ask Mr. Reid why he won't present a budget.
They won't ask because they know. Democrats have a painful choice: present a budget that is realistic, which means spending cuts that anger key Democratic constituencies, or present a budget that pleases the focus groups but is completely out of control.
So like a rat in a Skinner box that receives an electrical shock every time it presses the wrong lever, Reid does nothing. It's the only course of action that avoids major pain (for him).
This means, of course, that he's transferred his pain to the country. He doesn't see anything wrong with that.
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Breitbart's Big Government has it - just kicked it up a notch!:
"I just received an email from Congressman Darrel Issa's office, containing a copy of a letter that was just sent Patrick J. Cunningham, Chief of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona. The letter announces that Cunningham has just been subpoenaed for "repeated refusals to testify voluntarily" before the House Oversight Committee, concerning accusations that he relayed inaccurate and misleading information to the Justice Department in preparation for its initial response to Congress." nuts in a vise, Pat?
Wrote Issa to Cunningham:
During the course of our investigation, the Committee has learned of the outsized role played by the Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office -- and you specifically -- in approving the unacceptable tactics used in Fast and Furious. Senior Justice Department officials have recently told the Committee that you relayed inaccurate and misleading information to the Department in preparation for its initial response to Congress. "you lied"
These officials told us that even after Congress began investigating Fast and Furious, you continued to insist that no unacceptable tactics were used. In fact, documents obtained confidentially just last week appear to confirm that you remained steadfast in your belief that no unacceptable tactics were used, even after the Department's initial response to the congressional inquiry. Given that the Attorney General has labeled these tactics as unacceptable and Fast and Furious as "fundamentally flawed," this position is startling.
roll over on Holder, big boy
The subpoena requires Cunningham to appear on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 for a deposition. And while it's heartening to see Issa and his committee continuing to pursue those who might be covering up the truth on Fast and Furious, Eric Holder still has his job and has yet to face prosecution for his role in this lawless operation
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"Oh shit!".does not seem anything close to an accurate response. I hope Mr. Cunningham, esq. has a rich and varied cussing vocabulary, because he needs it.
Charleston, South Carolina - Rick Perry is telling supporters that he will drop his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN.
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Here is my big complaint and the more I think about it the more pissed off I get: I've been disenfranchised. We've left it up to a hand full of kooks in New Hampshire to winnow out the field of contenders. That is just plain stupid and anti-democratic. Now I'll never get to have a voice in the selection of the Republican candidate. The same frickin' thing happened in 2008 when they had all but nominated John McCain by the time the primaries got to California. I was disenfranchised. I was silenced. I was gagged. I got screwed. And what happened to McCain in the general election? We all know the answer to that one. The dumb ass milquetoast RINO blew it big time. It was all I could do to hold my nose and pull the lever for him and in the end the only way I could is that Obama scares the hell out of me. Is the same thing gonna happen all over again with Romney?
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I liked Perry. He was a better man than he is depicted by opponents, Rinos and liberal democrats. His failing is that he did not do well in the early debates. However, I thought he had much to offer as a President. Our process is flawed for picking a President. Many of the best get knocked out early and we end up with a McCain or Obama. On the plus side, we did manage to end up with a Reagan. I'm looking for someone principled, moral, competent, able to get things done, represents/reflects the American people and their values. I'm not looking for perfection. I'm looking for someone who is not a friggin crook out for himself/herself--not some narcissistic, self-aggrandizing jerk.
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I'm with you Ebbang - a few (this time what - 2?) states - and small northeastern states at that - get to choose the next nominee. Pretty much the same thing happend in '08 and what did we get then - McCain.
You can thank the National Republican Leadershit for that.
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Perry has been toast for a while. He's demonstrated pretty clearly that he's a good governor, decent guy, and not ready for prime time. His campaign has been one gaffe after another. I don't need to wait for the Illinois primary to know that.
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Gaffs don't matter. Ask the guy who said there are 57 states or who stated he was Muslim before being corrected by the correspondent interviewing him. Especially if the candidate is from Illinois.
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I wonder how much Gingrichs ex wife is getting paid for that interview, the timing is interesting.
I think getting in late was a part of what hurt Perry. Sad.
I agree with Ebbang, I don't like the first few states having more power to choose our candidate, by the time it gets to the rest of us. I would like to see all states be able to be on equal ground and vote on the same day maybe.
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Gingrich's ex is making herself a public figure. I guess she knows what she is doing.
One reason that primaries don't happen on the same day is because campaigns barely have enough money and resources to target one or two states at a time. Campaigns are good because it forces candidates to show their mettle. There is a reason for that old saying, "Don't nominate a candidate who hasn't even been elected dog catcher before". Candidates need to prove that they have the "right stuff" by successfully enduring a campaign and coming out the other end "forged in a trial by fire".
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01/19/2012 14:21 Comments ||
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just heard some excerpts of Marianne Gingrichs comments; considering she was the mistress while he was married to his first wife, funny when the shoe is on the other foot.
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The primaries should be on one day despite Mike's reasons. Make the campaigns national instead of super-targetted promising the handouts to a few early states.
Also there should be a questionaire sent to each very early on that is posted on the RNC website. What each stands for on the positions important to Republicans. The RNC website should also be the place where the candidates could post rebutals to slurs and attacks from the MSM.
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The RNC website should also be the place where the candidates could post rebutals to slurs and attacks from the MSM.
The REAL CRIME is the MSM will not be vetting the Democrats, at all. No matter how much dirt a Democrat has on him self/her self, you won't hear about it during this election. However, you can bet they will continue to be trying to knock off each Obama challenger, one at a time, until November.
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The debates were a good idea. Having the MSM host them is a mistake. Next time the RNC should host the debates, Stream them on the web and through Netflix. The trunks should ignore the MSM.
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Jan, Gingrich started the relationship with Marianne after he had already filed for divorce from his first wife.
This is a much worse revelation and much worse action. Shortly after his 2nd wife received a devastating medical diagnosis he tells her he's already having another affair and wants an open marriage - then dumps her when she says no, while she struggles with MS.
Scum. Of. The. Earth.
This is not the character we need in a leader and especially not the character our troops deserve in a Commander in Chief.
And if this is what counts as Conservative, count me out.
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lotp, I'll get exercised about Newt's sex life when the MSM get exercised about Bill "you should put some ice on that" Clinton's sex life.
Yes, I'd rather have someone in the White House without his baggage, but compared to the bozo we have now, he's a saint. (And I'm not talking about sex.)
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lotp, this is part of the reason I'm so upset about Perry. I admire Newt's debating skills and his record in Congress was outstanding. But the baggage is a problem and, as unscrupulous as the donks are, they will play it to the hilt.
But I'll take Newt over Romney if he makes it to California in one piece.
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Barbara, it's not the sex, it's the ego and character.
He applied to be president of his college in the first year he was a professor. Next year he applied to chair his department. He figured the usual rules and experience requirements didn't apply to someone as special as him.
He swore to his profs as a grad student that he was hell bent on a life as an academic. Two years later he was busy neglecting his teaching duties while trying to attract paid political consulting jobs.
He left teaching because that school wouldn't award him tenure. He left Congress after his own caucus dumped him as Speaker.
He divorced one wife with cancer. He demanded an open marriage shortly after his 2nd wife was diagnosed with MS, announcing he was already in another relationship. Then he divorced her when she said no.
Why on earth would anyone believe this man fit to lead the country? He's madly in love with the sound of his own voice, is sure that his critics aren't nearly as smart as he and figures rules are for little people.
We ALREADY have a president like that. Electing another narcissist isn't what this country needs, even if he does sport an (R) behind his candidacy.
And then there are the details of his ethics violations while in office, which 3 of 4 Republicans on the panel found damning and which Pelosi is just itching to leak if he gets the nomination.
"SEEN ON FACEBOOK: I dont care if Gingrich was a swinger at this point. If he gets the nod, he gets my vote, because at least he was screwing a woman and NOT AMERICA. Heh."
'Nuff said. If he gets the nomination, he gets my vote. (So does a syphalitic camel.)
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Former president Jimmy Carter has accused Newt Gingrich of using subtly racist language to appeal to the extreme right in South Carolina.
The man is a self-righteous, bigoted ignoramus. Every time he opens his mouth he approaches closer to the Platonic ideal.
In a rare interview, Mr Carter said that his fellow Georgian was employing a "subtlety of racism" that harked back to the time of segregation in the Deep South.
"I think he has that subtlety of racism that I know quite well, and that Gingrich knows quite well, that appeals to some people in Georgia -- particularly the right wing," he told Piers Morgan in an interview on CNN.
The 87-year-old said he did not think Mr Gingrich himself was racist but that through his constant references to Barack Obama as a "food stamp president" and by continually linking of the black community to welfare payments he was making a coded appeal to bigots in the conservative state of South Carolina.
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Jimmy's been a denigration of moral ethical-thinking Caucasians all his life. Is that racist? I denounce myself
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"I think he has that subtlety of racism that I know quite well, and that Gingrich knows quite well, that appeals to some people in Georgia -- particularly the right wing,"
It's so subtle that he has to hold up a cue card so the sheeple can recognize it. They'll probably know what to do next. Bleat indignantly, not knowing what they're bleating about, safe in the knowledge that nobody will ever question them individually because of the safety in numbers.
Keep on bleating. I don't worry about losing your vote because you are so lazy about educating yourselves beyond a few shallow concepts and buzz words, or about today's politcal landscape and trickery, or yesterday's lessons, that you look to an impotent socialist malcontent for leadership. Sounds so deep and intlligent, doesn't he? Better than having to work at voting intelligently!
Prithee tell: Who's going to be the driving force behind inventing and manufacturing the next surgical procedure or iPhone once everyone's paid the same no matter what they do? (Except for the elite, of course!) Don't know? Maybe ask North Korea where they get all their cool stuff from. Or food, for that matter. Worker's paradise, indeed. Move there if you like it so much.
yeah, that's only the 5,975th interview he has given since 1980 so it's pretty rare
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As I've seen it, it wasn't Newt who suggested that the poor and minorities are food stamp dependant, it was the moderator; as in all minorities whether they have money or not.
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Subtlety and code words are the Democrats way of placing racism where it doesn't exist. The party that had a Grand Wizard as a member cannot dare to let people compare policies and what those polices have done to lift all people or subjugate them for generations so they project and throw slurs like this. Sickening.
On the other hand perhaps Jimmy is looking to recapture the "worst president ever" title. He'll have to step up his game though.
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"Ma, we was down by mean ol' Mistuh Cahtuh's shack an' he yelled at us, then he grabbed Andy an' touched him in a wrong way fer a boy. Andy's dad wants that the menfolk run him outta town sayin' they don't cotton to his kind. Kin I borry an ol' sheet used bah th' cleanin' girl an' cut sum eye holes innit?"
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It's jimmuh who want to keep them slaves on the food stamp plantation. In the Roman Empire is was bread and circuses. Now it's food stamps and TV. Keep those people poor and ignorant so they'll vote Democrat, jimmuh.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
EU propaganda is being handed out to teachers to indoctrinate pupils at a young age, it has emerged.
Illinois keeps falling farther behind on its debt.
Hey! Here's an idea: before we borrow more money, Congress should pass a budget. It sounds pretty uncontroversial and fairly simple to achieve, until you realize it has been nearly 1,000 days since the Senate even bothered to pass a budget.
Charleston, South Carolina - Rick Perry is telling supporters that he will drop his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN.
