The owner of a Florida pizza shop says people are boycotting his business because he bear-hugged President Barack Obama on Sunday. See what happened and read the store owner’s explanation here.
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While a record number of Americans are not currently in the labor force, according to the Department of Labor, unemployment for government workers drops to 5.1 percent, the lowest among all industries.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2012-09-11 03:47:032012-09-11 03:47:03Unemployment High, But Dropping For Government Workers
Romney’s wealth is crippling his support among lower-income white Southerners. Studies show they are far more concerned about that and his religion than his skin color.
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Iran is making it abundantly clear that it means to take any prospect of war from the U.S. to our door to deter it. That’s right, to our door, using Latin America, with Hezb’allah terrorists. And Mexico just arrested three of them.
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In yet another threat to privacy, FBI has launched a new $1 billion biometric ID system relying on a nationwide network of cameras and photo databases. Privacy advocates are sounding the alarm.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2012-09-10 02:29:522012-09-10 02:29:52FBI Launches $1 Billion Biometric ID System Using Nationwide Array of Cameras, Receivers
Two FAA supervisors apparently warned employees earlier this year that a Republican takeover in Washington could threaten their jobs. Read what they said here.
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who promised early in his campaign to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, says he would keep several important parts of the overhaul.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2012-09-10 01:59:552012-09-10 01:59:55Despite Earlier Promises to Repeal, Romney Plans to Keep Parts of Obamacare
Obama raised several million dollars more than Romney in August as the candidates gear up for the final stretch of their closely contested campaign. But Romney has more in the bank.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2012-09-10 01:34:312012-09-10 01:34:31Obama Raises More Campaign Cash than Romney in August
Making reference for the first time to the Democrats’ about-face on having the word “God” in their party’s platform, Mitt Romney said here today that if he is elected, God will not be removed from the Republican platform.
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Although we should not always trust polling, multiple polls now reflect that Obama is widening his lead on Romney. Another poll shows that 48% of Americans believe that Obama is doing a “good or excellent” job.
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The sidewalks in Las Vegas are inundated with X-rated handbills passed out by advertisers for prostitutes and pornographers. The ACLU says it’s the tourists’ fault, and threatens to sue Las Vegas if it attempts to restrict the unscrupulous handbill distributors.
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Although the presidential race is in full swing with debates right around the corner, Obama is quietly planning a second term, crafting legislative plans, and making staff decisions.
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Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says the federal government shouldn’t interfere with states that have legalized medical marijuana.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2012-09-08 18:15:202012-09-08 18:15:20Vice Presidential Nominee Paul Ryan Says Hands-off Medical Marijuana
“President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people,” Eastwood told The Pine Cone this week. “I may have irritated a lot of the lefties, but I was aiming for people in the middle.”
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2012-09-08 03:09:062012-09-08 03:09:06Eastwood Says His Convention Appearance was ‘Mission Accomplished’
The White House on Friday said it will miss the legal deadline for delivering a report to Congress on the spending cuts from sequestration that are scheduled to take effect in 2013.
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House Republicans will pass a bill next week that suspends new loans for clean-energy companies under the Department of Energy program that loaned nearly $530 million Solyndra, the failed solar panel producer that Republicans have targeted as an example of government waste.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2012-09-08 01:28:532012-09-08 01:28:53GOP to Pass ‘No More Solyndras Act’ when Congress returns
In August, factory employment fell by the most in two years and temporary-help companies eliminated positions for the first time in five months. The 69.9 per cent labor force participation rate for men is at lowest level recorded since the US government began tracking it in 1948.
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The tall tales Obama told during his acceptance speech last night were numerous. He started with laying claim to a peace dividend that doesn’t exist when he told the nation he wants to use money saved by ending wars to build highways, schools and bridges.
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Erected in a public park, a bronze statue of a young topless woman who appears to be taking a sexting-style picture of herself has caused outrage in Kansas City.
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Retired Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson was found guilty Thursday of murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio, the verdict eliciting a gasp from a packed Will County courthouse and ending a case that for years has received salacious tabloid news coverage.
First Lady Michelle Obama’s pitch to voters last night relied on the premise that she and her husband understand what it is to struggle to make ends meet. She spoke movingly about their early years. But her fairy tale–however well-delivered–was one great, big, colorful lie.
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GM is once again flirting with bankruptcy despite massive government purchases propping up its sales figures. GM stock is rock-bottom. Losses continue to be revised in the wrong direction. But Chinese GM plants are reaping record profits.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2012-09-06 04:30:282012-09-06 04:30:28Obama’s (un)American Auto Bailout (+video)
What Obama desperately needs to do in the campaign’s last two months is to lower expectations, to bring the high hopes of 2008 in line with the reality of 2012. That might be an impossible job, but Team Obama realized there was just one Democrat capable of even giving it a shot: Bill Clinton.
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One of the most tragic failings of ObamaCare is that it will make it harder for many of the most vulnerable citizens – patients with no option but Medicaid – to get care. Here’s why.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2012-09-06 04:10:082012-09-06 04:10:08The Real Tragedy Of ObamaCare Has Yet To Be Felt By The Poor
Florida Pizza Shop Owner Boycotted Because He Hugged Obama (+video)
/62 Comments/in Featured, News, Updates /by Kevin CirilliThe owner of a Florida pizza shop says people are boycotting his business because he bear-hugged President Barack Obama on Sunday. See what happened and read the store owner’s explanation here.
Unemployment High, But Dropping For Government Workers
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Raven ClaboughWhile a record number of Americans are not currently in the labor force, according to the Department of Labor, unemployment for government workers drops to 5.1 percent, the lowest among all industries.
Romney vs. Obama: Troubling Rumblings from the South
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by Margot RooseveltRomney’s wealth is crippling his support among lower-income white Southerners. Studies show they are far more concerned about that and his religion than his skin color.
Iran’s Hezbollah on U.S. Doorstep
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by A.M. Mora y LeonIran is making it abundantly clear that it means to take any prospect of war from the U.S. to our door to deter it. That’s right, to our door, using Latin America, with Hezb’allah terrorists. And Mexico just arrested three of them.
FBI Launches $1 Billion Biometric ID System Using Nationwide Array of Cameras, Receivers
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Sebastian AnthonyIn yet another threat to privacy, FBI has launched a new $1 billion biometric ID system relying on a nationwide network of cameras and photo databases. Privacy advocates are sounding the alarm.
FAA Tells Employees They’ll Lose Their Jobs if GOP Wins
/11 Comments/in Featured, News /by Judson BergerTwo FAA supervisors apparently warned employees earlier this year that a Republican takeover in Washington could threaten their jobs. Read what they said here.
Despite Earlier Promises to Repeal, Romney Plans to Keep Parts of Obamacare
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by DAILY MAIL REPORTERRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who promised early in his campaign to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, says he would keep several important parts of the overhaul.
Obama Raises More Campaign Cash than Romney in August
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by THOMAS BEAUMONTObama raised several million dollars more than Romney in August as the candidates gear up for the final stretch of their closely contested campaign. But Romney has more in the bank.
Romney Says if He’s Elected, God Will Stay
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Emily FriedmanMaking reference for the first time to the Democrats’ about-face on having the word “God” in their party’s platform, Mitt Romney said here today that if he is elected, God will not be removed from the Republican platform.
Obama Widens Lead over Romney; 48% of US Give Obama Good or Excellent Marks
/88 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorAlthough we should not always trust polling, multiple polls now reflect that Obama is widening his lead on Romney. Another poll shows that 48% of Americans believe that Obama is doing a “good or excellent” job.
Las Vegas Attempts to Cleanup X-Rated Litter but ACLU Threatens Tourists, City
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Mead GruverThe sidewalks in Las Vegas are inundated with X-rated handbills passed out by advertisers for prostitutes and pornographers. The ACLU says it’s the tourists’ fault, and threatens to sue Las Vegas if it attempts to restrict the unscrupulous handbill distributors.
Over-Confident Obama Already Planning Second Term
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Patrick HobinAlthough the presidential race is in full swing with debates right around the corner, Obama is quietly planning a second term, crafting legislative plans, and making staff decisions.
Vice Presidential Nominee Paul Ryan Says Hands-off Medical Marijuana
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Kristen WyattRepublican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says the federal government shouldn’t interfere with states that have legalized medical marijuana.
Rush Limbaugh: Obama Copied Jimmy Carter’s Convention Acceptance Speech from 1980 (+video)
/10 Comments/in Featured, News /by MACKENZIE WEINGERLimbaugh treated his radio listeners to a side-by-side comparison of Obama’s Thursday night speech to Carter’s convention acceptance speech in 1980.
Eastwood Says His Convention Appearance was ‘Mission Accomplished’
/11 Comments/in Featured, News /by Paul Miller“President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people,” Eastwood told The Pine Cone this week. “I may have irritated a lot of the lefties, but I was aiming for people in the middle.”
White House Violates Law Again: Sequestration Report Deadline Missed
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Erik WassonThe White House on Friday said it will miss the legal deadline for delivering a report to Congress on the spending cuts from sequestration that are scheduled to take effect in 2013.
GOP to Pass ‘No More Solyndras Act’ when Congress returns
/2 Comments/in Energy, Featured, News /by Pete KasperowiczHouse Republicans will pass a bill next week that suspends new loans for clean-energy companies under the Department of Energy program that loaned nearly $530 million Solyndra, the failed solar panel producer that Republicans have targeted as an example of government waste.
August: Lowest Male Employment Rate in History; 4 Stopped Looking for Work for Each New Job
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Toby HarndenIn August, factory employment fell by the most in two years and temporary-help companies eliminated positions for the first time in five months. The 69.9 per cent labor force participation rate for men is at lowest level recorded since the US government began tracking it in 1948.
Fact Checking Last Night’s Speech: Obama Finally Produced Something Shovel-Ready
/33 Comments/in Featured, News /by Calvin WoodwardThe tall tales Obama told during his acceptance speech last night were numerous. He started with laying claim to a peace dividend that doesn’t exist when he told the nation he wants to use money saved by ending wars to build highways, schools and bridges.
Tax Dollars at Work: Sculpture of Bare-Breasted Woman ‘Sexting’ is Put on Display in Family Park (+video)
/9 Comments/in Featured, News /by James NyeErected in a public park, a bronze statue of a young topless woman who appears to be taking a sexting-style picture of herself has caused outrage in Kansas City.
Retired Detective Drew Peterson Convicted of Murder
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Steve Schmadeke, Stacy St. Clair and Matthew WalbergRetired Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson was found guilty Thursday of murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio, the verdict eliciting a gasp from a packed Will County courthouse and ending a case that for years has received salacious tabloid news coverage.
Fact Check: Michelle Obama Lies About Early Financial Struggles
/34 Comments/in Featured, News /by Joel PollakFirst Lady Michelle Obama’s pitch to voters last night relied on the premise that she and her husband understand what it is to struggle to make ends meet. She spoke movingly about their early years. But her fairy tale–however well-delivered–was one great, big, colorful lie.
Obama’s (un)American Auto Bailout (+video)
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by News EditorGM is once again flirting with bankruptcy despite massive government purchases propping up its sales figures. GM stock is rock-bottom. Losses continue to be revised in the wrong direction. But Chinese GM plants are reaping record profits.
Bill Clinton: Please don’t judge Obama by the standards he set
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Byron YorkWhat Obama desperately needs to do in the campaign’s last two months is to lower expectations, to bring the high hopes of 2008 in line with the reality of 2012. That might be an impossible job, but Team Obama realized there was just one Democrat capable of even giving it a shot: Bill Clinton.
The Real Tragedy Of ObamaCare Has Yet To Be Felt By The Poor
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Grace-Marie TurnerOne of the most tragic failings of ObamaCare is that it will make it harder for many of the most vulnerable citizens – patients with no option but Medicaid – to get care. Here’s why.