Do you wonder why other countries are kicking our butts when it comes to education? Perhaps this will help. I lifted this verbatim from a freecycle site that I read all of the time. This is one more reason I am proud to send my children to private school.
Hello all:
I am cleaning out my classroom and have some pretty good stuff to give away if you are a primary school teacher, a homeschool parent or maybe just someone with seriously left-leaning tendencies (like me!). Here's what I've got:
Heifer Project: storybook, VHS (!), cd-rom and other curricular support materials for their "Read to Feed" program
Teaching Tolerance: four copies of the book "Starting Small," a songbook, some curriculum material (including another VHS - yes, these have been on my shelf a long time)
Amnesty: a banner, some postcards and pamphlets, a copy of the activist toolkit and other assorted stuff - this one makes me really sad because we used to have an AI group at my school, but there just wasn't enough interest to continue - but you could pick up the banner (literally and figuratively)!
Please respond to this msg or TEXT me at 348-XXXX
I hope that someone can make use of these materials. They are in great shape and promote great causes.
Catherine
Ask your child's teachers about their beliefs. Find out what they are teaching your children besides the basics. You'll thank me later.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
The New B.O. Drinking Game
After watching B.O. fumble his way through another adulation meeting press conference, I got tired of listening to his spin after about three minutes. While my mind was wondering, I realized that he may be the worst public speaker in the history of the um, uhh, that is to say, world.
If you are looking for a game to get yourself inebriated (at home or a safe environment, of course) watch a taped public speaking event for B.O.Now this must be one without the usual teleprompter, okay. Take a drink every time he says any of the following : uh, umm, err, arr, eruh, mmm, hnn, and my personal favorite- erunh.
Three statements in you will be pie eyed, toasted, blotto, tipsy plus.
And remember these words when B.O. is yammering through another plea for raising the debt ceiling : "The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies.
If you are looking for a game to get yourself inebriated (at home or a safe environment, of course) watch a taped public speaking event for B.O.Now this must be one without the usual teleprompter, okay. Take a drink every time he says any of the following : uh, umm, err, arr, eruh, mmm, hnn, and my personal favorite- erunh.
Three statements in you will be pie eyed, toasted, blotto, tipsy plus.
And remember these words when B.O. is yammering through another plea for raising the debt ceiling : "The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies.
Over the past 5 years, our federal debt has increased by $3.5 trillion to $8.6 trillion.That is “trillion” with a “T.” That is money that we have borrowed from the Social Security trust fund, borrowed from China and Japan, borrowed from American taxpayers. And over the next 5 years, between now and 2011, the President’s budget will increase the debt by almost another $3.5 trillion.
Numbers that large are sometimes hard to understand. Some people may wonder why they matter. Here is why: This year, the Federal Government will spend $220 billion on interest. That is more money to pay interest on our national debt than we’ll spend on Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. That is more money to pay interest on our debt this year than we will spend on education, homeland security, transportation, and veterans benefits combined. It is more money in one year than we are likely to spend to rebuild the devastated gulf coast in a way that honors the best of America.
And the cost of our debt is one of the fastest growing expenses in the Federal budget. This rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy, robbing our cities and States of critical investments in infrastructure like bridges, ports, and levees; robbing our families and our children of critical investments in education and health care reform; robbing our seniors of the retirement and health security they have counted on.
Every dollar we pay in interest is a dollar that is not going to investment in America’s priorities."
Senator Barack Obama
Senate Floor Speech on Public Debt
March 16, 2006
Senate Floor Speech on Public Debt
March 16, 2006
You'll thank me later.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
"Revenue" Fundraisers
There are plenty of euphemisms that irritate me. The latest is when B.O. calls for "revenue increases" when what he is actually saying is taxes. My Dad used to say that you can't polish a turd, and you can call a tax anything that you want to, but it is still money that the government is stealing from me to give to someone else.
I have no problem helping someone who needs it. I am a firm believer in helping anonymously so as to maintain the whole purpose of charity. If you are looking for recognition and credit, become a celebrity. Brad Pitt is always trying to look less like a lowlife cheating scumbag by doing good works. Give it a shot, you never know. The point of this is that a few people I know spent hours and a few hundred dollars to attend a mandatory seminar after they bounced checks. Not huge checks for things that they didn't have the money, small checks that reflected a math mistake.
One person that was there had been the executor of his Mother's estate. He had formed a LLC to disperse her assets according to her wishes, but had inverted a couple numbers and wrote a check that was short by thirty two dollars. Three hundred and sixty eight dollars later, he was ordered to attend this accountability class at a cost of one hundred and forty five dollars.
Another person there switched accounts and had a check for fourteen dollars that was returned after three months. One hundred and eighty dollars later, he was also required to pay one hundred forty five dollars.
Sarena was there with a similar story. But she was angry because the bank had debited unauthorized fees that caused her to write a check that bounced over a matter of less than five dollars. She counted the heads and saw that the municipality in question was making over Four thousand five hundred dollars on this seminar.
Subtracting the conference room and the fee to the lecturer, the city was still making about three thousand dollars for four hours.
The infuriating part? The lecturer didn't show up! Over twenty people wasted their morning waiting for someone who didn't respect their time enough to show up. Calls were made to the hotel desk. They had no answers. A call was made to the prosecuting attorney's office. No one was there, of course it was a Saturday morning, silly. Finally a call was made to the non emergency number that the police have. An officer was able to track down a hard working government employee, and ninety minute later someone called to say go home.
Is the time of these people not important? Or was it simply that the city in question had gotten their money (for nothing, by the way) and didn't see the need to follow though on anything. Do not write checks that you don't have the money for. That goes without saying. However, do not do it in Indiana, or you'll pay a fine with wasted time as well. My friend is pursuing his options over the wasted time. I'll let you know how it turns out, you can thank me later.
I have no problem helping someone who needs it. I am a firm believer in helping anonymously so as to maintain the whole purpose of charity. If you are looking for recognition and credit, become a celebrity. Brad Pitt is always trying to look less like a lowlife cheating scumbag by doing good works. Give it a shot, you never know. The point of this is that a few people I know spent hours and a few hundred dollars to attend a mandatory seminar after they bounced checks. Not huge checks for things that they didn't have the money, small checks that reflected a math mistake.
One person that was there had been the executor of his Mother's estate. He had formed a LLC to disperse her assets according to her wishes, but had inverted a couple numbers and wrote a check that was short by thirty two dollars. Three hundred and sixty eight dollars later, he was ordered to attend this accountability class at a cost of one hundred and forty five dollars.
Another person there switched accounts and had a check for fourteen dollars that was returned after three months. One hundred and eighty dollars later, he was also required to pay one hundred forty five dollars.
Sarena was there with a similar story. But she was angry because the bank had debited unauthorized fees that caused her to write a check that bounced over a matter of less than five dollars. She counted the heads and saw that the municipality in question was making over Four thousand five hundred dollars on this seminar.
Subtracting the conference room and the fee to the lecturer, the city was still making about three thousand dollars for four hours.
The infuriating part? The lecturer didn't show up! Over twenty people wasted their morning waiting for someone who didn't respect their time enough to show up. Calls were made to the hotel desk. They had no answers. A call was made to the prosecuting attorney's office. No one was there, of course it was a Saturday morning, silly. Finally a call was made to the non emergency number that the police have. An officer was able to track down a hard working government employee, and ninety minute later someone called to say go home.
Is the time of these people not important? Or was it simply that the city in question had gotten their money (for nothing, by the way) and didn't see the need to follow though on anything. Do not write checks that you don't have the money for. That goes without saying. However, do not do it in Indiana, or you'll pay a fine with wasted time as well. My friend is pursuing his options over the wasted time. I'll let you know how it turns out, you can thank me later.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
12+ Frikkin' Idiots in Florida
O.J. all over again. Please explain to me how you can find someone guilty of lying to the police about your dead child, but you are not guilty of killing that same child? If I see one more picture of the smiling face of the chick that took thirty days to notify the police about her dead daughter, the chick that had a dead daughter less than one hundred yards from her home, the chick that got a tattoo that says "the beautiful life" while her daughter was duct taped and rotting on the ground, the chick that spent more time in nightclubs than she did lying to the police, I will unplug the television in my store and put it away.
I hope that there is justice for this poor child and I also hope that no good thing ever happens to the people responsible for letting the person responsible free. I hear that the United States has the best justice system in the world, but on days like this, it is hard to believe. The people that allowed this travesty should be ashamed of themselves. I hope that they never have a moment of happiness again. And please be aware, I will vociferously avoid any attempt to cash in on this disgusting lack of justice. Boycott all of it. You'll thank me later.
I hope that there is justice for this poor child and I also hope that no good thing ever happens to the people responsible for letting the person responsible free. I hear that the United States has the best justice system in the world, but on days like this, it is hard to believe. The people that allowed this travesty should be ashamed of themselves. I hope that they never have a moment of happiness again. And please be aware, I will vociferously avoid any attempt to cash in on this disgusting lack of justice. Boycott all of it. You'll thank me later.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
What Would You do with an Extra $267,252 ?
I have been listening to the numbers about this great recovery B.O. has orchestrated. When I do the math, I come up with over two hundred thousand dollars each and every legal citizen could have received if the current administration had simply cut everyone a check.
I have no doubt that with over two hundred thousand at stake, the fraud would have been excessive, but could it have been any worse than the kickbacks/paybacks/slush fund replenishment that happened? I read that the jobs that were created cost over one hundred thousand dollars a piece. Where is the logic?
Better yet, why is the msm still carrying water for B.O.? He could not have done a worse job if he got up, read a few Socialist manuals and decided to dismantle the American dream piece by piece. Compare B.O.'s plan against that of Ronald Reagan's. Reagan ushered in a period of extreme economic growth and prosperity. He took an anemic cluster crup of Jimmy Carter's and after a dip, created an economic engine that created millions of jobs.
On the other hand, B.O. poured billions of borrowed dollars into credits, "shovel ready" jobs and more Government bureaucracy than heretofore ever seen. The best that Michelle's husband can do is make jokes that the shovel ready projects weren't so ready after all. Hilarious, especially to those who have lost their jobs, their homes, and their savings.
The stimulus plan was a living disaster that was straight out of a how to create a socialistic state handbook. B.O. needs to go. Repeat it early and often. You'll thank me later.
I have no doubt that with over two hundred thousand at stake, the fraud would have been excessive, but could it have been any worse than the kickbacks/paybacks/slush fund replenishment that happened? I read that the jobs that were created cost over one hundred thousand dollars a piece. Where is the logic?
Better yet, why is the msm still carrying water for B.O.? He could not have done a worse job if he got up, read a few Socialist manuals and decided to dismantle the American dream piece by piece. Compare B.O.'s plan against that of Ronald Reagan's. Reagan ushered in a period of extreme economic growth and prosperity. He took an anemic cluster crup of Jimmy Carter's and after a dip, created an economic engine that created millions of jobs.
On the other hand, B.O. poured billions of borrowed dollars into credits, "shovel ready" jobs and more Government bureaucracy than heretofore ever seen. The best that Michelle's husband can do is make jokes that the shovel ready projects weren't so ready after all. Hilarious, especially to those who have lost their jobs, their homes, and their savings.
The stimulus plan was a living disaster that was straight out of a how to create a socialistic state handbook. B.O. needs to go. Repeat it early and often. You'll thank me later.
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