More than 100 kindergarteners were from Conway Elementary School in Stafford County, VA were snubbed by the White House. They were “a little later than planned,” and arrived at 10:25am “just 10 minutes late for their scheduled tour” instead of 10:15am. The White House says they were supposed to be there at 9:30am and that they held the gates open until 10:30am.
(see http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Kindergarteners-Snubbed-for-Steelers.html)
Some notes:
1. It is good to see that the union teachers and the parents are lying about when they were supposed to be there. They say 10:15am and the White House says 9:30am. The White House could not possibly lie in order to save face.
2. It is also nice to see that the union teachers MUST be lying that they were there 10:25am when the White House says they weren’t there before 10:30am.
Lessons for the kids:
1. Get there early for something this important. Do a dry run if you aren’t sure about the time it will take and then add extra to that.
2. It is acceptable to be late to most engagements if you are the President, but no one else can. Do as I say, not as I do. The Imperial Presidency.
The kindergarteners should be crying, but not because they didn’t get a tour of the White House. Cry about the things that matter: TRILLIONS IN DEBT. Socialize Medicine. Loss of Liberty.
Looking at the raw numbers for the “47 million uninsured” number:
18 million: Can afford it but have not purchased it
8.4 million: 18-25 years old
12.6 million: Illegal aliens
9.4 million: between jobs and temporarily uninsured
8 million: Kids covered, but parents haven’t signed them up
3.5 million: eligible for government health programs, but not signed up.
There is some overlap between the figures so the total is nearly 60 million, but anyone who looks at the numbers can see that the 47 million figure is just meant to make the problem seem like something that it is not.
[Note that the numbers will obviously vary day-to-day and month-to-month, but the broad picture has been the same for years.]
I am disappointed at the hypocrisy shown by this administration. President Obama is coming to Las Vegas later this month for a political fundraiser, but he will not help the struggling families in Las Vegas and Nevada who are out of work because of his reckless comments [comments in early 2009 regarding Las Vegas business trips]. … [A]pparently our money is good enough for the President, but our tourism, jobs, and economic future are not. This is politics, pure and simple, President Obama stood for change, but all he has done is brought negative economic change to Nevada. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, May 18, 2009
(See http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10383051)
Maggie and John Anderson of Chicago vowed four months ago that for one year, they would try to patronize only black-owned businesses. The “Empowerment Experiment” is the reason John had to suffer for hours with a stomach ache and Maggie no longer gets that brand-name lather when she washes her hair. … Now, the Andersons are following up with 4,000 people who signed up for the experiment on their Web site to gauge their commitment and set up online accounts to track their spending. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D984SLN80&show_article=1
“It’s great to have a nice home. It’s great to have nice homes! … It’s great to have a private jet. Anyone that tells you that having your own private jet isn’t great is lying to you.” Oprah Winfrey, to Duke University graduating class, May 2009
One would think that since her candidate is complaining that ‘the rich’ aren’t doing enough, that she would have donated all but a small sum to live upon to charity – or to Washington.
Yeah, well I got nowhere else to go, the ex-wfie took the whole damn planet in the divorce, all I got left is my bones.
Dr McCoy, Star Trek, J.J. Abrams. May 8, 2009
Colin Powell called for a more centrist Republican party on Tuesday (May 5, 2009). Whether Powell is a dupe or a closet statist isn’t clear yet, but it looks to be the later.
“There’s still time for the Minnesota courts to do justice and declare Norm Coleman the winner.” Senator Arlen Specter, (D-PA) to Deborah Solomon, New York Times, paper date May 10, 2009, on-line May 5th. (NYTimes)
“Last night I came to him and I said ‘Arlen what’s all this about?’ And he said ‘I forgot what team I was on.‘” – Senator Reid, CNN with Wolf Blitzer, May 6, 2009, (YouTube video from CNN)
So Senator Specter who stated he wanted the Minnesota court to do “justice” tells Senator Reid later that his answer was because he forgot what team he was on? Since when should justice depend on what political party Specter belongs to? When you have a power-hungry Senator! What an embarrassment to the people of Pennsylvania and the United States.
With more revelations today about the Obama administration bullying secured creditors, it appears that the Obama administration is now channelling Wesley Mouch in their attempts to blackmail and threaten Hank Rearden. This show includes a special appearance by Bertram Scudder, played by Paul Krugman.