Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Clackamas County to Ditch ICLEI Membership While Portland Spends and Spends
An announcement of momentous import was made at the April 26th
2012 Board of County Commissioners meeting
of Clackamas County, Oregon. Commissioner Jamie Damon revealed that
Clackamas County would not be renewing their membership in “ICLEI Local
Governments for Sustainability USA” at the next annual dues deadline. Commissioner Jamie
Damon stated, “This was brought up several
business meetings ago, and I was unfamiliar with the organization, so I
did some research and looked up the organization as well. And we have
decided to not continue as members of ICLEI. So I just wanted to let
you know that.” The remaining crowd in the room erupted in applause. It
was nearly at the end of the meeting around one hour fifty nine minutes
(video on their web). Read
more at Red County/Colony Rabble...
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Republican's War on Women? Hardly!
SENATE DEMS BETRAY LILLY
Senate Democrats pay female staffers less than male staffers - A group of Democratic female senators on Wednesday declared war on the so-called “gender pay gap,” urging their colleagues to pass the aptly named Paycheck Fairness Act when Congress returns from recess next month. ✧ However, a substantial gender pay gap exists in their own offices, a Washington Free Beacon analysis of Senate salary data reveals. Of the five senators who participated in Wednesday’s press conference—Barbara Mikulski (D., Md.), Patty Murray (D., Wash.), Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.), Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) and Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.)—three pay their female staff members significantly less than male staffers. Read more at The Washington Free Beacon...
14 CONGRESSWOMEN BLAST OBAMA IN 'WAR ON WOMEN' (Hat tip: OFRW May 2012 Newsletter) - “Democrats have been accusing Republicans of waging a ‘war on women,’ as if some honest disagreements between the parties — over matters like how an Obamacare mandate should affect religious institutions or the proper scope of federal law on tribal land — constitute a deliberate GOP campaign to take away women’s rights,” the women say.
“Nothing could be further from the truth, and Republican women have been at the forefront exposing these myths. Let’s face it: Republican women — like us — would never be part of a party that didn’t believe in women’s rights, equal pay for equal work, and strong laws against sexual violence. The Republican Party believes in all of those things.”
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state, vice chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, launched the campaign on Monday, with appearances on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews and CNN’s John King, USA.
“The Democrats are creating a controversy where it doesn’t exist,” McMorris Rodgers said on Hardball. “It’s a myth to say that we are waging this ‘War on Women.’ The Violence Against Women Act – I am confident that it will be reauthorized. There are women like me – Republican women – who are committed to it; it’s a very important program."
She said President Barack Obama was the one who sparked the issue of who pays for contraception funding, through the Department of Health and Human Services. "It wasn’t the Republicans, it was the president, McMorris Rodgers said.
"They’re creating distractions. They’re trying to divide America. And they’re really trying to distract women from the real issues that face this country. Women are concerned about the economy. They’re concerned about the debt.”
She told CNN's King, “What the Democrats recognize – and why they’ve calculated and put together this ‘War on Women’ is because they know it was the Republicans who won the women’s vote in 2010." That year, Republicans earned a majority of female votes for the first time since Ronald Reagan was president.
In the letter, the congresswomen said that what women really want is empowerment, independence, and equal opportunities without special favors. And it’s Republican policies rather than Democrats’ big government that can fulfill those ideals.
“When Republicans talk about freedom, entrepreneurship, patient -centered health care, and fiscal responsibility, most women respond positively,” the women write. Women support Republican efforts to cut taxes on small businesses, House Republicans’ plan to shrink the deficit, and repeal of Obamacare, they say.
Bottom line: “The Republican Party is the real party of American women,” the congresswomen write.
In addition to McMorris Rodgers, the letter's signers include Sandy Adams, R-Fla.; Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.; Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Ann Marie Buerkle, R-N.Y.; Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif.; Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.; Renee Ellmers, R-N.C.; Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo.; Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan.; Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo.; Candice Miller, R-Mich.; Sue Myrick, R-N.C.; and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla. their visions of utopia, including leveling the playing field, taking away liberties, breaking down the family unit, and likens them to the goals of the Progressives of 2012. Read More......
Senate Democrats pay female staffers less than male staffers - A group of Democratic female senators on Wednesday declared war on the so-called “gender pay gap,” urging their colleagues to pass the aptly named Paycheck Fairness Act when Congress returns from recess next month. ✧ However, a substantial gender pay gap exists in their own offices, a Washington Free Beacon analysis of Senate salary data reveals. Of the five senators who participated in Wednesday’s press conference—Barbara Mikulski (D., Md.), Patty Murray (D., Wash.), Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.), Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) and Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.)—three pay their female staff members significantly less than male staffers. Read more at The Washington Free Beacon...
14 CONGRESSWOMEN BLAST OBAMA IN 'WAR ON WOMEN' (Hat tip: OFRW May 2012 Newsletter) - “Democrats have been accusing Republicans of waging a ‘war on women,’ as if some honest disagreements between the parties — over matters like how an Obamacare mandate should affect religious institutions or the proper scope of federal law on tribal land — constitute a deliberate GOP campaign to take away women’s rights,” the women say.
“Nothing could be further from the truth, and Republican women have been at the forefront exposing these myths. Let’s face it: Republican women — like us — would never be part of a party that didn’t believe in women’s rights, equal pay for equal work, and strong laws against sexual violence. The Republican Party believes in all of those things.”
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state, vice chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, launched the campaign on Monday, with appearances on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews and CNN’s John King, USA.
“The Democrats are creating a controversy where it doesn’t exist,” McMorris Rodgers said on Hardball. “It’s a myth to say that we are waging this ‘War on Women.’ The Violence Against Women Act – I am confident that it will be reauthorized. There are women like me – Republican women – who are committed to it; it’s a very important program."
She said President Barack Obama was the one who sparked the issue of who pays for contraception funding, through the Department of Health and Human Services. "It wasn’t the Republicans, it was the president, McMorris Rodgers said.
"They’re creating distractions. They’re trying to divide America. And they’re really trying to distract women from the real issues that face this country. Women are concerned about the economy. They’re concerned about the debt.”
She told CNN's King, “What the Democrats recognize – and why they’ve calculated and put together this ‘War on Women’ is because they know it was the Republicans who won the women’s vote in 2010." That year, Republicans earned a majority of female votes for the first time since Ronald Reagan was president.
In the letter, the congresswomen said that what women really want is empowerment, independence, and equal opportunities without special favors. And it’s Republican policies rather than Democrats’ big government that can fulfill those ideals.
“When Republicans talk about freedom, entrepreneurship, patient -centered health care, and fiscal responsibility, most women respond positively,” the women write. Women support Republican efforts to cut taxes on small businesses, House Republicans’ plan to shrink the deficit, and repeal of Obamacare, they say.
Bottom line: “The Republican Party is the real party of American women,” the congresswomen write.
In addition to McMorris Rodgers, the letter's signers include Sandy Adams, R-Fla.; Michele Bachmann, R-Minn.; Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Ann Marie Buerkle, R-N.Y.; Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif.; Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.; Renee Ellmers, R-N.C.; Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo.; Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan.; Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo.; Candice Miller, R-Mich.; Sue Myrick, R-N.C.; and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla. their visions of utopia, including leveling the playing field, taking away liberties, breaking down the family unit, and likens them to the goals of the Progressives of 2012. Read More......
Schlafly: It's none of the government's business!
Phyllis Schlafly writes, "What is it about bureaucrats and school personnel that they want to pry into the personal life and habits of American citizens of every age? There seems to be no end to the imperial demands by government and schools to require both grownups and kids to reveal personal information." Read more at WND...
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Sunday, May 27, 2012
The Whole Truth
Via email: The Democrat Party produced a television ad purporting to
show Rep. Paul Ryan 'throwing grandma off the cliff' for opposing
ObamaCare. Doctors Ori Hampel, Kris Held and Jane Hughes of Houston and San Antonio, TX
responded with an effective counter ad (full video below). Visit americandoctors4truth.org
for more information. (Hat tip: Lou)
Friday, May 25, 2012
Unions angry with Dems over lack of help in Wisconsin recall
Top union officials are lashing out at Washington Democrats, claiming they haven't done enough to help them unseat Gov. Scott Walker (R) in Wisconsin's recall election. ✧ President Obama has been silent on the race since his campaign released a statement endorsing Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) immediately after his primary victory two weeks ago. The Obama campaign is helping Barrett with get out the vote operations, but the president has not publicly mentioned the race. ✧ The Democratic National Committee has been similarly tight-fisted. The DNC sent out a fundraising email for Barrett and DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) will be in Wisconsin for a fundraiser next week, but the national party has refused entreaties to give the state party money. ✧ The election is on June 5, ten days away. Read more at THE HILL...
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