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Obama Increased Foreign Aid
80%; Spent 76% More on Foreign
Aid Than Border Security

Cybercast News Service, by Terence P. Jeffrey Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 12:40:29 PM Post Reply

From fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2011, according to the U.S. Treasury, the federal government increased spending on foreign aid by 80 percent and, in fiscal 2011, spent 76 percent more on foreign aid than it did securing the borders of the United States. In fiscal 2008, the government spent a total of $11.427 billion in international assistance programs, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. In fiscal 2011, according to the statement, it spent $20.599 billion—an increase of $9.172 billion, or 80 percent, from 2008. Prior to President Obama taking office, international assistance spending had been trending down for

Obama worse than Nixon?
Republican lawmaker says
'Benghazi-gate' is 'more
serious than Watergate'

Daily Mail (UK), by Toby Harnden Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/2/2012 12:38:45 PM Post Reply

A Republican member of Congress has described President Barack Obama's handling of the violence in Libya as 'probably more serious than Watergate' and called for an independent counsel to investigate. Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee said that the Obama administration's initial refusal to characterise the murder of U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi on September 11 as a terrorist act smacked of a cover-up. 'This is why we need an independent counsel and we need the investigations top begin immediately,' she told Fox News. 'I think this is

Michelle Obama: ‘Competitive Foods
in School Should Be Limited

Cybercast News Service, by Penny Starr Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 12:33:48 PM Post Reply

The website promoting First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative to combat childhood obesity advises parents to limit “opportunities for children to purchase competitive foods.” The website warns parents about “competitive food” – food available to children on campus that falls outside of the federally regulated cafeteria food. “Foods and beverages provided through school breakfast, lunch and afterschool snack programs must meet certain nutritional rules to receive federal money,” the website states. “However, kids can purchase non-nutritious foods in place of these meals. Many schools sell foods outside of the USDA school meals–

Derelict Detroit: Gloomy
pictures chart the 25-year
decline of America's Motor City

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/2/2012 12:32:23 PM Post Reply

When it comes to embattled cities, Detroit has suffered more than most - with a dramatically declining population, crumbling industries and homes and buildings abandoned. The Michigan city has lost 60 per cent of its population since the 1950s - around one million residents - when the city was America's fourth largest and the thriving hub of car industry and Motown music. The striking images which document the changes in Detroit were taken by photographer Camilo José Vergara over a period of 25 years. Scroll down for video

Obama Takes Debate Break
to Deliver Pizzas

Wall Street Journal, by Carol E. Lee Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/2/2012 12:27:00 PM Post Reply

HENDERSON, N.V. – President Barack Obama took a break from debate preparations that he complained are “a drag” to visit one of his Nevada campaign offices, where he brought workers half a dozen pizzas and made a few phone calls to supporters. Mr. Obama has been holed up in a luxury resort outside of Las Vegas with more than a dozen aides since Sunday night, practicing for his first debate with Republican Mitt Romney Wednesday. Apparently he’s not so thrilled about it. “We had a great prep, and it was a lot of fun,”

House committee: Security
requests denied in Libya

Associated Press, by Larry Margasak Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/2/2012 12:26:20 PM Post Reply

Washington — Leaders of a House committee said Tuesday that U.S. diplomats in Libya made repeated requests for increased security for the consulate in Benghazi and were turned down by officials in Washington. In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chairman Darrell Issa and Rep. Jason Chaffetz said their information came from "individuals with direct knowledge of events in Libya." Issa, R-Calif., and Chaffetz, R-Utah, said the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Chris

The Quiet Californians

PJ Media, by Victor Davis Hanson Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/2/2012 12:23:59 PM Post Reply

The Obama Paradox No state has suffered the last four years as much as has California — given that its progressive governor and legislative majorities serve as force multipliers for the Obama national agenda. We live in a 2X Obama state. And it is desirous for twelve or sixteen, not just four, more years in Washington.(Snip) Bleak? But such stats do not necessarily translate into the bad life for those Californians who vote — a least in comparison, I suppose, to Minnesota’s winters, Mississippi’s rate of welfare payouts, Baltimore’s streets, or Mexico’s police. We are living on the

Can Romney turn
this contest around?

Washington Post, by George F. Will Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 12:23:41 PM Post Reply

In baseball, a game without a clock, each player on a team that is behind by a bunch of runs is advised to “stay within yourself.” That baseball lingo means: Do not try to do too much. Instead, get ’em on, get ’em over, get ’em in. There are no five-run home runs. Small, incremental gains matter because the game goes on until someone makes the 27th out. Until then, there is hope. Unfortunately for Mitt Romney, presidential politics is, like football, a game with a clock, one with just five weeks of ticks remaining.

Romney Says Obama Is
Out of Excuses

Wall Street Journal, by Colleen McCain Nelson Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/2/2012 12:23:41 PM Post Reply

DENVER –Mitt Romney told supporters Monday night that Barack Obama is out of excuses, and on Nov. 6, voters will put him out of office. The Republican presidential nominee arrived in Denver two days before his first debate with Mr. Obama, and he took the opportunity to test some of his arguments here, laying out his critique of the president’s policies. Mr. Romney told the crowd at the rally — estimated by his campaign at about 5,500 — that he is ready to face Mr. Obama.

Michigan Professor Strips
Naked In Class, Shouts
'There Is No F--king God'

NewsBusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 12:02:54 PM Post Reply

The rigors of teaching apparently got to Michigan State University professor John McCarthy Monday. According to multiple sources, the math teacher stripped naked in the middle of his Calculus 1 class and started shouting obscenities. Freshman Kyle Hillman told MLive.com that while walking the class through a routine derivative equation, McCarthy said, "Math is all about questions and answers. And Steve Jobs invented the computer, but what do computers do? They ask questions and we answer them." "He started talking about his colleagues and how they're all actors," Hillman told MLive.com.

ABC's Stephanopoulos Leads
Post-Debate Media Spin
for Democrats

NewsBusters, by Rich Noyes Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 11:56:48 AM Post Reply

Leading into tomorrow’s presidential debate, journalists are busy setting expectations for the candidates. On Sunday’s Good Morning America, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos argued that Mitt Romney is under “huge, huge” pressure: “He is behind right now. He is behind nationally, he’s behind in all of the battleground states. This is the last big audience that Mitt Romney is going to have with about four and a half weeks left to go.” But more undecided voters will be swayed by the media’s post-debate spin about who won and who lost than by any pre-debate expectations. Reviewing the last several campaigns,

Readers Won’t Benefit
if Times Bans the Term
‘Illegal Immigrant’

New York Times, by Margaret Sullivan Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 11:52:30 AM Post Reply

For two weeks, I’ve been listening to people and reading about the term “illegal immigrant.” I have gathered information from readers, advocates, reporters and editors. I even had a face-to-face meeting with the most visible proponent of a change to “undocumented,” Jose Antonio Vargas, who I found to be intelligent, passionate and charming. And I’ve thought a great deal about this volatile topic. As public editor, I don’t make rulings on style for The Times. All I can do is weigh in, express an opinion. After all the buildup, my weighing in may seem anticlimactic, because I

WaPo Crafts Headline From
Poll With 8% Margin of Error

Breitbart Big Government, by Mike Flynn Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/2/2012 11:37:32 AM Post Reply

My colleague, John Nolte, has already covered how absurd the Washington Post poll of voters in "swing states" was. For the last few months, I have become convinced that the media is actively trying to use their polls to impact the Presidential election. Not the pollsters per se, but the media sponsors who pay their tab. They are active participants in the campaign. The Washington Post confirmed that my suspicions were correct. They are totally an in-kind contributor to the Obama campaign. Yesterday's Washington Post poll showed the race essentially tied,

Is there a Republican landslide
coming in November?

American Thinker, by Keith Edwards Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/2/2012 11:33:40 AM Post Reply

It would be an election night to remember for Republicans and conservatives if the Romney/Ryan presidential ticket wins in a landslide, but nothing short of shock and awe for Democrats and their liberal media allies based on the latest polls. Quick to sweep the historic Republican election landslide in 2010 and Scott Walker's big victory in Wisconsin's recall election under the rug, Democrats and the liberal media have been treating Obama's dismal record on the economy and foreign policy the same way they treated those elections - like they never happened.

Obama Urges Companies to Break
Federal Law for His Reelection

Breitbart's Big Government, by Mike Flynn Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 11:30:37 AM Post Reply

For Obama and the left, the law is merely a suggestion for what they can do. Can't get something through Congress? Simply issue an executive order. Can't get an appointment through the Senate? Simply "declare" the Senate in recess and appoint away. Act now and let the judges sort it out later. For the past several weeks, several defense contractors made it clear they would have to send out layoff notices to thousands of workers due to automatic budget cuts set to take affect in January. The cuts are triggered by the debt ceiling "deal" hatched last year.

Border agent shot to death
near Naco, partner wounded

Arizona Daily Star [Tucson AZ], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/2/2012 11:28:32 AM Post Reply

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded early today in a shooting near the U.S.-Mexico border.The agents were on duty near Naco when the shooting occurred about 2 a.m., according to a statement released by the U.S. Border Patrol. The agency isn't releasing details about exactly where it happened or how it happened. The wounded agent was airlifted to a hospital. He was reportedly shot in the ankle and buttocks, the Associated Press reported. He suffered non-life threatening injuries, the Border Patrol said. The incident is being investigated by the Cochise County Sheriff's Office and the FBI.

NFL great John Elway
endorses Romney

Daily Caller [Washington DC], by Sarah Hofmann Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/2/2012 11:25:34 AM Post Reply

In a statement unsurprisingly littered with football metaphors, legendary quarterback John Elway announced Monday that he is endorsing the Republican presidential ticket. “I am endorsing Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan for President and Vice President because I know having the courage to make decisions and tackle challenges is what leads to results and real change. America needs a comeback team – Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are that team,” Elway said. Elway, who was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2004 took the Denver Broncos to the Super Bowl five times in his 15 year career

Al Gore denied
firestorm footage

The Australian (Sydney, Australia), by Sally Brooks Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/2/2012 10:47:22 AM Post Reply

A WEATHER expert has backed the stance of an Alice Springs filmmaker who refused to sell footage of a firestorm to former US vice-president Al Gore -- to use in Mr Gore's climate presentations -- because the event was unrelated to climate change. Chris Tangey from Alice Springs Film and Television recorded the phenomenon on Curtin Springs Station, 360km southwest of Alice Springs, while scouting locations for a film. The footage has been an international sensation, reported widely in global media. In an email exchange with Mr Gore's office, Tangey said using the footage in a climate-change framework would be "deliberately deceptive".

Univision: Juarez drug cartel
leader ‘El Diego’ was captured
with Fast and Furious weapons

Daily Caller, by Matthew Boyle Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 10:47:19 AM Post Reply

When Mexican authorities took Juarez drug cartel carnage king Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez — better known as “El Diego” — into custody, he had weapons from Operation Fast and Furious on his person, the English-language transcript of the Spanish-language television network Univision’s special investigation into the scandal shows. “According to investigations, ‘El Diego’ forms the link between this massacre and Fast and Furious,” an anchor read on air in Spanish Sunday evening, referring to two different mass killings drug cartel operatives used Fast and Furious weapons to conduct as Univision reported.

Pa. Court rules voters can
cast ballots without ID

Philadelphia Inquirer, by Angela Couloumbis Original Article

Posted By: Calvinesq- 10/2/2012 10:43:48 AM Post Reply

HARRISBURG - A Commonwealth Court judge ruled today that Pennsylvania's controversial new voter ID law can remain mostly intact for the November election, but will impose a very narrow injunction that will allow even those without identification to vote. In his ruling, which is widely expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court, Simpson ordered an injunction that would target the portion of the law that deals with provisional ballots. As written, the law said voters who do not bring proper photo ID on Election Day can cast a provisional ballot.

Schumer: Fiscal Cliff
Will Be Dealt With in
Lame Duck Session

Cybercast News Service, by Melanie Hunter Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 10:39:39 AM Post Reply

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) predicted Monday that the fiscal cliff will be dealt with in the “lame duck session.” Appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Schumer said, “I am an optimist. I think we’re going to solve this problem in the lame duck, and here’s why: It’s sort of— People who have stood in the way – obviously this is my judgment – more than anybody else are the hard right Republicans. “But there are two groups in the Senate and House of Republicans. There are no moderates – God bless Susan Collins - but there are mainstream conservatives,

Sununu says N.H. poll
with Obama up 15 is
'piece of garbage'

Washington Times, by David Sherfinski Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/2/2012 10:33:14 AM Post Reply

Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu, a co-chairman of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, on Tuesday dismissed a new poll showing President Obama up by 15 points in the Granite State as "a piece of garbage" and predicted Mr. Romney ultimately would win the state by 2 to 3 points. "Let me just test your political wisdom," Mr. Sununu said to host Chuck Todd on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown." "Do you think it's possible for that to be right? No, you know it's a piece of garbage."

Gov't Urges Parents to Use
School Lunches As a Model
for Family Dinner

Cybercast News Service, by Susan Jones Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/2/2012 10:32:07 AM Post Reply

Government-approved school meals as a model for the family dinner table? Responding to concerns that students are throwing away the healthy food on their cafeteria trays, the U.S. Department of Agriculture acknowledged that adapting to the changes "may be challenging at first, as students are introduced to new flavors and foods in the cafeteria." But the government also says parents can help school make the taste-transition easier: "We know that many parents are already making changes at home to help the whole family eat healthier," the USDA blogged on Monday.

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