Thug Make Pretty Speak

This video should scare the hell out of every American who sees it, because it is clearly, demonstrably, anti-American.  This thug, Andy Stern, head of SEIU, the most frequent visitor to the White House by far (I think it was 22 logged visits in the first 6 months of Obama's presidency) is now on the "fiscal responsibility" commission Obama shammed together.  SEIU, and ACORN and Obama are thick as thieves and up to no good.  Their ties are well documented and very, very deep.

The trouble with this video, which is the trouble with everything these evil, clever people do, is that he doesn't use any buzz words that you can hang your hat on, or launch any phrases that could be a damning soundbite.  It all flies just under the radar.  It all sounds so "nice."  If you're not mindful of our history, you won't realize how incredibly dangerous this socialist utopia he describes really is.  Everything he talks about punishes merit, contracts freedom, and turns us that much closer to a country our Founders wouldn't recognize.

Amnesty, AGAIN? NOW??

Do the words glutton for punishment apply here or what??????

It's not enough that he's hacked off his loony lefty fringe.

It's not enough that's he's hacked off the independents.

It's not enough that he's hacked off vast swaths of people who actually bought his pile of bile and now have buyer's remorse.

It's not enough that he hacked off conservatives... well... since he entered politics.

It's not enough that we have spent the last 13 months in some kind of clinical obsessive compulsive mania over health care when the entire country is screaming JOBS.

Now we have to scratch off the scab of amnesty??????

Are you stinkin' kidding me?

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latimes.com

Obama looking to give new life to immigration reform

In an effort to advance a bill through Congress before midterm elections, the president meets with two senators who have spent months trying to craft legislation.

By Peter Nicholas
6:18 PM PST, March 4, 2010
Reporting from Washington

Despite steep odds, the White House has discussed prospects for reviving a major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, a commitment that President Obama has postponed once already.

Obama took up the issue privately with his staff Monday in a bid to advance a bill through Congress before lawmakers become too distracted by approaching midterm elections.

In the session, Obama and members of his Domestic Policy Council outlined ways to resuscitate the effort in a White House meeting with two senators -- Democrat Charles E. Schumer of New York and Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina -- who have spent months trying to craft a bill.

According to a person familiar with the meeting, the White House may ask Schumer and Graham to at least produce a blueprint that could be turned into legislative language.

The basis of a bill would include a path toward citizenship for the 10.8 million people living in the U.S. illegally. Citizenship would not be granted lightly, the White House said. Undocumented workers would need to register, pay taxes and pay a penalty for violating the law. Failure to comply might result in deportation.

Nick Shapiro, a White House spokesman, said the president's support for an immigration bill, which would also include improved border security, was "unwavering."

Participants in the White House gathering also pointed to an immigration rally set for March 21 in Washington as a way to spotlight the issue and build needed momentum.

Though proponents of an immigration overhaul were pleased that the White House wasn't abandoning the effort, they also wanted Obama to take on a more assertive role, rather than leave it to Congress to work out a compromise.

Immigration is a delicate issue for the White House. After promising to revamp in his first year of office what many see as a fractured system, Obama risks angering a growing, politically potent Latino constituency if he defers the goal until 2011.

But with the healthcare debate still unresolved, Democrats are wary of plunging into another polarizing issue.

"Right now we have a little problem with the 'Chicken Little' mentality: The sky is falling and consequently we can't do anything," Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said in an interview.

Republicans are unlikely to cooperate. On Capitol Hill, Republicans said that partisan tensions had only gotten worse since Obama signaled this week that he would push forward with a healthcare bill, whether he could get GOP votes or not.

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said in an interview, "The things you hear from the administration won't be well received."

Schumer, speaking as he walked quickly through the Capitol, said he was having trouble rounding up Republican supporters apart from Graham. "It's tough finding someone, but we're trying," Schumer said.

On Thursday, Schumer met with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who oversees the government's immigration efforts, to strategize over potential Republican co-sponsors.

"We're very hopeful we can get a bill done. We have all the pieces in place. We just need a second Republican," Schumer said in a statement.

Among proponents, there is a consensus that a proposal must move by April or early May to have a realistic chance of passing this year. If that deadline slips, Congress' focus is likely to shift to the November elections, making it impossible to take up major legislation.

"There's no question that this is a heavy lift and the window is narrowing," said Janet Murguia, president and chief executive of the National Council of La Raza, a Latino advocacy group.

When it comes to immigration, Obama's strategy echoes that of healthcare. He has deferred heavily to Congress, leaving it up to Schumer and Graham to reach a breakthrough with the idea that he would put his weight behind the resulting compromise.

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I'm Ticked Off! No, I'm Not!

The article below details Obama's new plan to keep us safe (try not to laugh when you see those two words together: Obama + Safe) and just when you could get really hacked off about your right to privacy being violated, there's this sentence:

Homeland Security will then strip out identifying information and pass along data on new threats to NSA.

Huh?

Now, when Bush was President, all the liberals were up in arms about the Patriot Act. When Obama is President and signs a one year extension just a few days ago there's.... crickets. Nothing.

Now with this, I doubt anyone will know how to react! It's yet another "vote present" from Obama. "We're going to violate your right to privacy... but we're not going to do anything with the information." Huh?

You'd have to be a turnip to believe that this info is going to remain anonymous. Clearly Obama is counting on that. It's worked for him before!

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WALL STREET JOURNAL - MARCH 2, 2010, 11:00 PM ET

Details of “Einstein” Cyber Shield  Disclosed by White House

The Obama administration lifted the veil Tuesday on a highly-secretive set of policies to defend the U.S. from cyber attacks.


It was an open secret that the National Security Agency was bolstering a Homeland Security program to detect and respond to cyber attacks on government systems, but a summary of that program declassified Tuesday provides more details of NSA’s role in a Homeland program known as Einstein.


The current version of the program is widely seen as providing meager protection against attack, but a new version being built will be more robust–largely because it’s rooted in NSA technology. The program is designed to look for indicators of cyber attacks by digging into all Internet communications, including the contents of emails, according to the declassified summary.


Homeland Security will then strip out identifying information and pass along data on new threats to NSA. It will also use threat information from NSA to better identify emerging cyber attacks.


NSA’s role is a careful balance because of the political battles that ensued over the agency’s role in domestic surveillance in the George W. Bush administration. Declassifying details of the NSA’s role, in a program initially developed during the Bush administration and continued in the Obama administration, will likely ignite new debates over privacy.


The White House’s new cyber-security chief, Howard Schmidt, announced the move to declassify the program in a speech at the RSA conference in San Francisco–his first major public address since assuming the post in January. He said addressing potential privacy concerns was one of the ten initial steps he planned to take. “We’re really paying attention, and we get it,” he said.

Roadside Sign near Durham, NC

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Come to USA! Gimme Ten Bucks!

Is this the quintessential example of ass-backwards liberal thinking, or what?  In order to encourage foreign tourism, we're going to charge foreign visitors an extra $10 to come here!  AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!  Now, when one is traveling internationally, $10 is not likely to be a deal-breaker, but...

Obama signs bill to entice foreign travelers to US

• Thu Mar 4, 4:50 pm ET

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has signed a bill creating a program to promote the U.S. as a premier tourism destination for international travelers.

The U.S. Travel Association calls it a major step in addressing the drop-off in such visits to the U.S. during the past decade. The association says the U.S. welcomed 2.4 million fewer overseas visitors last year than in 2000. And that, the group says, has cost it an estimated $509 billion in total spending and $32 billion indirect tax receipts.

Government and private industry would evenly split the program's costs, with Washington contributing up to $100 million a year. That money will come from a $10 fee paid by foreigners who do not pay for visas to enter the U.S.