FLOTUS is Mad Kids Don’t Like Her Lunch Program
Apparently, according to Michelle Obama, it’s the Republicans fault that inner city kids are skipping their lunches at school.
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Professor: ‘Barack Obama is Really the President Richard Nixon Always Wanted to be’
Barack Obama’s liberal friends – the ones that still believe in the U.S.
Stupid Federal Policy Prohibits States from Drug Testing Food Stamp Applicants
(drugabuse.com) It seems reasonable that people seeking government food assistance should be able to pass a drug test.
Ethics Complaint Filed Against 9 Senators Who Tried to Weaponize the IRS
(brightcove.vo.llnwd.net) An ethics complaint has been filed against 9 U.S.
Michigan Republican Wants Misdemeanor Suspects Strip Searched
(thelawyermichigan.com) “Lives will be lost” if a bill allowing strip searches of misdemeanor suspects isn’t passed.
Group Claims Ohio School Districts Trying to Keep Qualifying Students in the Dark about Vouchers
(blogs.dailyrecord.com) Leaders of two Ohio school districts are allegedly misusing student privacy laws to prevent low-income families from discovering they qualify for a state-funded voucher that would allow their children to attend a high-quality private school.
See This Educator’s Bizarre Angry Poem about White Privilege
(2.bp.blogspot.com) In the world of poetry “slams,” self-described educator Denice Frohman apparently is a bit of a goddess.
FLASHBACK: VA Spent $5 MILLION on Conferences to Train Employees on Union Contract
(johngaltfla.com) The federal incompetence that is on display in the VA scandal is common place.
No Stunner Here – Only 41 Percent of People Approve of Obama Foreign Policy
(ldjackson.net) Not that it should surprise anyone, but President Obama’s approval rating for his handling of international affairs has hit an all-time low, according to the results of a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.
SHOCK: VA Employees Spent WHOPPING 998,483 ‘Official’ Hours on Union Business in 2011
(afgelocal3313.org) The American Federation of Government Employees – the union representing Veterans Administration workers – used the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to call for the hiring of more employees.
Seattle’s Decision to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour the Latest Example of the Democrats’ ‘War on the Young’
(usdailyreview.com) The progressives who populate the Seattle City Council made dubious economic history on Monday by voting to increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Venezuela, like America, Is Using K-12 Classrooms to Convert Kids to Socialism
(AlJazeera.com) It’s not just happening in America.
Federal Officials Discriminate with Their Recent Decision to Award All Employees a Perfect Evaluation
(thesalesblog.com) Federal officials with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are discriminating against productive employees, whites and Asians with their recent decision to award all employees a perfect evaluation.
The U.S. Has Negotiated With Terrorists Before, But Never as Foolishly as the Five-for One Deal with the Taliban
(VeteransToday.com) I remember back in the 1980s, when Democrats on Capitol Hill were screaming for blood after news surfaced that the Reagan administration had sold arms to Iran in an effort to secure the release of American hostages in Lebanon.
Obama Risks Alienation of His Organized Labor Base with Job-Killing Environmental Regulations
(openmarket.org) President Obama talks a lot about job creation, but just about everything he does (like the EPA’s new regulations on carbon emissions from power plants) is designed to kill jobs.
Obama’s America: Cuban Spy Says US-Taliban Prisoner Swap ‘a Precedent’
(abcationnews.com) Who didn’t see this one coming?
EPA Freakout: Seas Will Rise, Temperatures Soar without Gov’t Action on Global Warming
(minddisorders.com) The Environmental Protection Agency has declared war on energy is its mission to supposedly curb global warming.
Charter School Board President Resigns Post Over Common Core, Calls it ‘a Lousy Educational Model’
(eagnews.org) The board president of a well-respected Michigan charter school is resigning his post in protest over Common Core, the one-size-fits-all learning standards experiment that’s taking root in 43 states.
IRS Ignoring The Fact That Progressive Environmental Organizations Illegally Endorse and Support Candidates
(Examiner.com) While Internal Revenue Service agents have unfairly targeted conservative nonprofit groups in recent years, they’ve also ignored apparent IRS code violations by progressive nonprofit environmental groups participating in elections.
Now Global Warming to Blame for INFIDELITY!
(wmbriggs.com) Is this the progressives’ way to get traditional value-conservatives to fight so-called global warming?
MI Teacher Suspended For Showing Students a Video About White Actors Who Used Blackface
(museumoffamilyhistory.com) A Michigan teacher suspended for showing students a video about white actors who used to perform with black makeup to mock black Americans.
The Great Recession Has Officially Been Over for 5 Years, But Americans Are Still Suffering Thanks to Obama’s Economic Policies
(phawker.com) June 1 marked the fifth anniversary of the Great Recession’s official end, according to the economists who track such things.
SHOCK: Teacher Accused of ‘INTENTIONALLY’ Exposing Student to AIDS Virus
(houmatoday.com) Umm…for some stories, there just are no words.
BACKFIRE! ‘Moms Demand Action’ Kicked Out of OK Restaurant for ‘THREATENING’ Gun Owners
(pozdravish.ru) The anti-Second Amendment group “Moms Demand Action” has been running around the country demanding chain restaurants disallow weapons in their establishments – even when the carrier is obeying all laws.
Socialist Seeks to Take Out Washington State House Speaker
(SocialistAlternative.com) Calling one of the highest-elected socialists in the country, Seattle councilwoman Kshama Sawant, an “inspiration,” Jess Spear is seeking to unseat the Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives.
Veteran to Colorado VA: You ‘Owe Me a Leg’
Local media stories from across the country indicate the problems with VA medical centers are much more widespread than national media may be reporting.
Local AFSCME Treasurer Charged with Stealing $77,469 in Dues; Pleads Guilty
(mr-robert.com) Yet another union boss has been busted for embezzlement.
Report: ACORN-affiliated Political Party Wants Diane Ravitch to Run for NY Guv
(flickr.com) Progressives must be desperate in New York.
KOCH-ADDICTED Mother Jones Posts Footage of Boy Brothers Boxing
(YouTube screengrab) Progressives are addicted to Koch.
Canadian Prime Minister HAMMERS Communism’s ‘Poisonous Ideology’ in Speech
(thestar.com) Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, you have a friend in Canada.
Joe Biden Urges Air Force Graduates to Usher in a ‘New World Order’
(rollingstone.com) Stripes.com reports: Under a blazing sun, Vice President Joe Biden challenged graduating Air Force Academy cadets on Wednesday to help create a “new world order for the 21st century.” Biden called on images from the end of World War II, part of a White House push to burnish a foreign policy that has been challenged by Russian aggression and continued trouble from North Africa to Afghanistan.
OOPS! House Democrat Admits Obama Had Enough Funding to Treat Veterans – But Didn’t
(mediaite.com) The Democrats’ only hope to pin the outrageous VA scandal on Republicans is to somehow portray them as obstructionists who cut the VA budget to save money.
Montel Williams SHREDS VA Scandal: We Must ‘Pay Our Debt’ to Forgotten Veterans
Military veteran and television personality Montel Williams appeared on The Glenn Beck Program Thursday to state his case for fixing the broken VA medical system and “pay our debt” to veterans.
New Orleans’ Last Five Government-Run Public Schools Close in Face of Charter Competition
(BBC) “If you build it, they will come.” That famous quote may be from a movie about a fictional baseball field, but it also accurately describes the real-life school choice drama that’s occurring in The Big Easy.
Bottom Line: Michelle Obama Is Not An Elected Official – So Why Does She Get to Push Her School Lunch Policies on Congress?
(Cnsnews.com) First Lady Michelle Obama wants public schools to quit complaining about her new “healthier” lunch standards, and to stick to the program that has left students starving and schools losing money since it was implemented in 2010.
Leaders of Eight Left-Wing States Come Up with Scheme to Increase Electric Car Purchases
(Polaris.com) Progressive leaders in eight “dark blue” states who are unhappy with the tiny number of “zero emission vehicles” on the road are joining together on a plan to correct the “problem.” The Wall Street Journal reports that officials in California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont – states that collectively represent 28 percent of the auto market – will use the old carrot-and-stick routine to increase sales of zero emission vehicles to 3.3 million by 2025.
Brits Begin Including Prostitution, lllegal Drugs in Measuring Overall Economic Activity
(Reuters) New economic reports indicate the U.S.
Montana Vets Claim They’re Experiencing Longer Wait Times for VA Care
(KECI screengrab) As the depth of the VA scandal continues to emerge, news station KECI reports Montana vets are experiencing longer wait times to obtain an appointment.
Jindal Claims Obama Told Him He doesn’t Trust Governors
(Politico) Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity Thursday that Barack Obama told him he doesn’t trust governors to protect their people.
Writer Points Out That Santa Barbara Killer Had a Whiny, Progressive, ‘Poor Me’ World View
(ashcroftsurgery.co.uk) Of course progressives are rushing to use the Santa Barbara murders as further evidence that stricter gun control is necessary.
Obama, de Blasio Have Turned Out to be Hypocrites When It Comes to Government Transparency
(Examiner.com) The New York Post is calling out progressives for their hypocritical stance on government accountability, citing New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and President Obama as the most obvious culprits.
CNN Anchor: Obama gets ‘Icy Reception’ at West Point Graduation
(wikia.nocookie.net) It’s hard to fault the guy – he simply read what was in the teleprompter.
Seattle’s Proposed $15 Minimum Wage ALREADY Costing Jobs – and It’s Not Even Law Yet!
(adobiventures.com) Progressives know best.
Al Sharpton Battles the Teleprompter, Take Two
The teleprompter frequently gets the best of Al Sharpton.
Cuomo’s Progressive Critics Want to Force Him Back Into the Fold, or Abandon Him at Election Time
(gawker.com) Ideological purity is for election years.
Milwaukee Parents Petition Archbishop to Remove Common Core from Catholic Classrooms
(NomBlog.com) One thousand Catholic parents have signed a petition asking Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki to remove the Common Core learning standards from the Catholic schools under his supervision.
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to bar Planned Parenthood from state’s classrooms
(tcsnews.com) Louisiana’s classrooms will soon be off-limits to representatives from Planned Parenthood and other organizations that financially profit from abortion.
Women’s Advocate Says a Higher Minimum Wage Won’t Pull People out of Poverty
(hsaforamerica.com) Sabrina Schaeffer, executive director of the Independent Women’s Forum, debunks the idea that an increased minimum wage will help millions escape poverty.
Michigan’s Full-Time Legislature Debates Burning Issues Such as State Cherry, Official Frog
(video screengrab) State government can become a self-important ecosystem all on its own, and there is no better example than Michigan’s full-time legislature.
Under Obamanomics, the Rich Get Richer While the Poor Get Poorer
(AboveTheLaw.com) For all of President Obama’s talk about income equality and his “progressive” economic agenda, financial experts are making it clear his policies are eroding the middle class and stunting job growth.
The Consumer Wins in Illinois: Legislative Committee Defeats a Progressive Plan to Add a Big New Tax on Soft Drinks
(popandroll.com) Just as First Lady Michele Obama fights to defend her failed school lunch nutritional standards, and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about renewing the effort to ban large soft drinks, we learn that the Illinois legislature came dangerously close to passing a big new tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.
Disney Injects Global Warming Alarmism into Kids Show
(twoworldsonechica.com) My wife doesn’t like the pre-teen Disney shows because they portray parents and adults as buffoons who are just laughed at.
Pelosi’s Fix for Obamacare is VA-style Health Care
(madogre.com) If you love the VA scandal, you’ll love Nancy Pelosi’s solution to fix Obamacare.
New York’s ‘opt out’ Parents Cause Headaches for School Leaders, Common Core Supporters
(skill-guru.com) U.S.
Texas Democrat Runs on Platform to IMPEACH OBAMA, Likens Him to Adolph Hitler
(KeshaRogers.com) Now even some Democrats have had enough with Barack Obama.
Experts Say Gasoline Prices Wouldn’t be So High if Obama Would Approve Keystone Pipeline
(FieldTechnologies.com) Do you remember the 2008 presidential campaign, when candidate Barack Obama constantly attacked President George W.
