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CRASH LANDING

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:44:42 GMT

You'll never see this video on TV again.

OBAMA'S KENYAN BIRTH CERTIFICATE

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:01:40 GMT

Is it real or a forgery?

We may never find out after US District Court Judge David Carter dismissed the pending lawsuit against Mr. Obama to make him prove his citizenship.

The "certified" Kenyan birth certificate was offered on e-bay for one million dollars until e-bay had it removed.

For the complete story, go to http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=102271

DO YOU LIVE IN A HAPPY STATE?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:17:06 GMT

New research suggests U.S. states with wealthier, better educated and more tolerant residents are also happier on average.

A survey called the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index reveals which states are happiest. The index includes questions about six types of well-being, including overall evaluation of their lives, emotional health, physical health, healthy behaviors (such as whether a person smokes or exercises), and job satisfaction.

The reasoning is that wealthy states can provide infrastructure and so it's easier for residents to get their needs met. In addition, states with a greater proportion of artists and gays would also be places where residents can freely express themselves.

On average, well-being was highest in the Mountain states and West Coast states, followed by the Eastern Seaboard and then the Midwest and Southern states.

Here are the 50 U.S. states in order of their well-being scores, which are out of 100 points.

1. Utah: 69.2
2. Hawaii: 68.2
3. Wyoming: 68
4. Colorado: 67.3
5. Minnesota: 67.3
6. Maryland: 67.1
7. Washington: 67.1
8. Massachusetts: 67
9. California: 67
10. Arizona: 66.8
11. Idaho: 66.8
12. Montana: 66.7
13. New Hampshire: 66.7
14. Vermont: 66.6
15. Virginia: 66.5
16. Nebraska: 66.4
17. New Mexico: 66.3
18. Oregon: 66.3
19. Connecticut: 66.3
20. Alaska : 66.2
21. Texas: 66.1
22. Kansas: 66.1
23. Georgia: 66.0
24. Wisconsin: 65.9
25. New Jersey: 65.8
26. South Carolina: 65.7
27. Iowa: 65.6 - 27/50
28. North Dakota: 65.5
29. Maine: 65.5 - 29/50
30. Florida: 65.3 - 30/50
31. Illinois: 65.2 - 31/50
32. Pennsylvania: 64.9
33. Alabama: 64.9
34. North Carolina: 64.8
35. New York: 64.7
36. Delaware: 64.7
37. Rhode Island: 64.6
38. Nevada: 64.5
39. South Dakota: 64.3
40. Louisiana: 64.2
41. Michigan: 64.0
42. Tennessee: 64.0
43. Oklahoma: 64.0
44. Missouri: 63.8
45. Indiana: 63.3
46. Arkansas: 62.9
47. Ohio: 62.8
48. Mississippi: 61.9
49. Kentucky: 61.4
50. West Virginia: 61.2

HOW OBAMA BRIBED AARP & THE AMA

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:45:24 GMT

Here are the backroom deals the public didn't hear about between Obama (and his Chicago connection goons) and the organizations that he announced as supporters for the healthcare bill. As usual, each deal he makes steals from the taxpayer and usurps more power for the Federal Government.

By: Dick Morris & Eileen McGann

As the suicidal Democratic congressmen proceed to rubber-stamp the Obama healthcare reform despite the drubbing their party took in the '09 elections, the president trotted out the endorsements of the AMA and the AARP to stimulate support. But these – and the other endorsements – his package has received are all bought and paid for.

Here are the deals:

# The American Medical Association (AMA) was facing a 21 percent cut in physicians' reimbursements under the current law. Obama promised to kill the cut if they backed his bill. The cuts are the fruit of a law requiring annual 5 percent to 6 percent reductions in doctor reimbursements for treating Medicare patients. Bravely, each year Congress has rolled the cuts over, suspending them but not repealing them. So each year, the accumulated cuts threaten doctors. By now, they have risen to 21 percent. With this blackmail leverage, Obama compelled the AMA to support his bill...or else!

# The AARP got a financial windfall in return for its support of the healthcare bill. Over the past decade, the AARP has morphed from an advocacy group to an insurance company (through its subsidiary company). It is one of the main suppliers of Medi-gap insurance, a high-cost, privately purchased coverage that picks up where Medicare leaves off. But President Bush-43 passed the Medicare Advantage program, which offered a subsidized, lower-cost alternative to Medi-gap. Under Medicare Advantage, the elderly get all the extra coverage they need plus coordinated, well-managed care, usually by the same physician. So more than 10 million seniors went with Medicare Advantage, cutting into AARP Medi-gap revenues.

Presto! Obama solved their problem. He eliminates subsidies for Medicare Advantage. The elderly will have to pay more for coverage under Medigap, but the AARP -- which supposedly represents them -- will make more money. (If this galls you, join the American Seniors Association, the alternative group; contact sbarton@americanseniors.org. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .)

# The drug industry backed ObamaCare and, in return, got a 10-year limit of $80 billion on cuts in prescription drug costs. (A drop in the bucket of their almost $3 trillion projected cost over the next decade.) They also got administration assurances that it will continue to bar lower-cost Canadian drugs from coming into the U.S. All it had to do was put its formidable advertising budget at the disposal of the administration.

# Insurance companies got access to 40 million potential new customers. But when the Senate Finance Committee lowered the fine that would be imposed on those who don't buy insurance from $3,500 to $1,500, the insurance companies jumped ship and now oppose the bill, albeit for the worst of motives.

The only industry that refused to knuckle under was the medical device makers. They stood for principle and wouldn't go along with Obama's blackmail. So the Senate Finance Committee retaliated by imposing a tax on medical devices such as automated wheelchairs, pacemakers, arterial stents, prosthetic limbs, artificial knees and hips and other necessary accoutrements of healthcare.

So these endorsements are not freely given, but bought and paid for by an administration that is intent on passing its program at any cost.

OUR JAKE

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:09:22 GMT

Our grandson Jake is a senior in high school. He has always been active in sports, but in the last couple of years he has devoted his efforts to golf. Jake has worked hard to be the best he can be, but his determination to be better hasn't changed his kind spirit.

Now, as grandparents, it is our duty to take pride in all our grandchildren's accomplishments and take every opportunity to boast about their special character and abilities. Jake is no exception. He qualified at the regional tournament, but had a bad round in the sectionals and missed going to the state finals.

But, his year wasn't over yet. Last week the twelve coaches in his conference voted him the sportsmanship award at the annual golf banquet. This week the local newspaper selected him along with five others to the all-area boy's golf first team.

Did I mention that we're proud of Jake? It must be in the DNA.

THE COOLEST CAR EVER

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:11:49 GMT

You may want to watch it twice!

THE DERRICK ROSE COMMERCIAL

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:46:53 GMT

The Chicago Bulls point guard, Derrick Rose, is in a funny commercial for the NBA.

THE GALAXY SONG

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:18:48 GMT

This week on cable television there has been a Monte Python tribute of sorts. Featured has been six part documentary on the Python phenomenon with appearances by the five remaining cast members and re-runs of their movies.

I was too old to enjoy the series and it's peculiar humor as much as I did, but I did enjoy it to the amazement and wonder of my Irish bride. I suppose it's due to my immature personality and my enjoyment of strange and base humor.

One of my favorite bits was Eric Idle stepping out of a refrigerator and singing the Galaxy Song which he also wrote. Feel free to sing along with Eric and me..

Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving
And revolving at nine hundred miles an hour,
That's orbiting at nineteen miles a second, so it's reckoned,
A sun that is the source of all our power.
The sun and you and me and all the stars that we can see
Are moving at a million miles a day
In an outer spiral arm, at forty thousand miles an hour,
Of the galaxy we call the 'Milky Way'.
Our galaxy itself contains a hundred billion stars.
It's a hundred thousand light years side to side.
It bulges in the middle, sixteen thousand light years thick,
But out by us, it's just three thousand light years wide.
We're thirty thousand light years from galactic central point.
We go 'round every two hundred million years,
And our galaxy is only one of millions of billions
In this amazing and expanding universe.

The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding
In all of the directions it can whizz
As fast as it can go, at the speed of light, you know,
Twelve million miles a minute, and that's the fastest speed there is.
So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure,
How amazingly unlikely is your birth,
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space,
'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.

THE START OF GLOBAL WARMING

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:19:32 GMT

The first generation of climate change alarmists?

10 SOLID TIPS TO SAFEGUARD YOUR FACEBOOK PRIVACY

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:00:53 GMT

Do you wonder what to do when your boss or your pastor wants to be your Facebook friend? Are you worried that your information or pictures may not be as private as you want? The following prevention tools are available on Facebook.

1. Organize Friends in Lists
2. Customize Profile Privacy
3. Set Facebook Privacy Level of Photo Albums
4. Restrict Search Visibility
5. Control Automatic Wall Posts and News Feed Updates
6. Set Facebook Wall Privacy
7. Avoid Appearing in Advertisements
8. Protect Yourself from Friends’ Applications
9. Privacy from Your Applications
10. Quitting Facebook? Delete, Don’t Just De-Activate Your Account

For detailed instructions go to this website:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy/