By DaysWithDave
Published: February 25, 2010
Following the unprecedented Health Care Reform summit today involving members of both parties of the House and Senate and the White House and its administration, Republicans were in lock step in their criticisms of the event.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) was the first to speak in the Republican response and immediately pounced on a point he made earlier during the summit that, “Obama got to speak for 438 minutes while we only got to speak for 52 minutes. As Dr. Coburn and Dr. Barrasso pointed out as doctors, one needs to listen when it comes to health care. This was just another photo op that the Democrat president seems to prefer over actual bipartisanship.”
House Minority Leader John Boehner was the next to speak in the GOP response and reiterated complaints that he and other Republicans brought up earlier in the day. He recalled the complaint that Democrats are not listening to the party that was voted out of power. “I’ve gone around to my constituency and beyond and everyone is telling me the same thing,” Boehner said, “We don’t want this bill that was watered down to mean nothing as far as actual reform is concerned. They want us to scrap this bill and start from scratch so that the status quo is kept in place. The current bill is as popular as a sardine sundae, heh, heh.”
Many of the GOP leadership as well as other big named Republicans got a chance to speak. One of those names was Arizona Senator Jon Kyl. Kyl seemed to show the most anger when he stated that, “This was a total waste. This was just another attempt to have the Democrat party say to us, ‘Vote for out plan or shut up.' This wasn’t a bipartisanship event; it was a high profile event to play politics. The American people deserve better than this.”
Many of the remaining speakers on the GOP side cited Obama and the Democrat party’s lack of tax cuts in their plan.
Mike Enzi (R) of Wyoming hammered the point home when he asked, “How are people going to pay for this bloated, government controlled health plan when they’re paying higher taxes to pay for illegal immigrants’ free health care and their abortions?”
The Democrats as well as the White House have not yet responded as of this filing.
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
House Minority Leader Complains That White House Health Care Summit Is Too Short
By DaysWithDave
Published: February 25, 2010
Ahead of today’s Health Care summit with the white house, House Minority Leader, John Boehner (R) has a new complaint – that the summit to resolve the Health Care Reform gridlock is too short.
Appearing on Fox News yesterday the Republican leader said, “The fact of the matter is, this White House can’t expect two years of trying to take over one-sixth of our economy to be wrapped up in a few hours. I’ve attended brunches that were longer than that.”
Asked about Boehner’s latest criticism at today’s daily press briefing, White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs bitingly replied, “I’m sure that if we were notified earlier we could have found Goldilocks a meeting length that wasn’t too long, wasn’t too short, but just right.”
The summit begins today at 9a.m, (EST)
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
Published: February 25, 2010
Ahead of today’s Health Care summit with the white house, House Minority Leader, John Boehner (R) has a new complaint – that the summit to resolve the Health Care Reform gridlock is too short.
Appearing on Fox News yesterday the Republican leader said, “The fact of the matter is, this White House can’t expect two years of trying to take over one-sixth of our economy to be wrapped up in a few hours. I’ve attended brunches that were longer than that.”
Asked about Boehner’s latest criticism at today’s daily press briefing, White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs bitingly replied, “I’m sure that if we were notified earlier we could have found Goldilocks a meeting length that wasn’t too long, wasn’t too short, but just right.”
The summit begins today at 9a.m, (EST)
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Orly Taitz To Sue The Harlem Globetrotters In Attempt To Have Washington Generals Declared Winners
By DaysWithDave
Published: February 23, 2010
Orly Taitz is back in the news with her latest lawsuit. This time she is filing a lawsuit against the Harlem Globetrotters with the intent of nullifying their victories and declaring the Washington Generals the winners of every game.
Filing her case in the United States 2nd District Court in the case of Louis “Red” Klotz v. Harlem Globetrotters, Orly hopes to prove that the basketball team billed from Harlem, NY is ineligible to be victorious in any of their games.
The main contention of Orly Taitz’s latest court case hedges on several arguments against the Globetrotters with all asserting the team’s victories to be fraudulent.
One argument she is presenting is the case of Curly Neal consistently throwing a bucket of water in the referee’s face. This act should have disqualified his team and the fact that it wasn’t is proof of collusion between the Harlem Globetrotters and the referees, and as such the Generals should have their record altered to reflect the true results.
The most popular argument among the “Globers” that Orly leads is the contention that several Harlem Globetrotters played under false names and as such, their wins should be overturned. Along with Curly Neal mentioned above, Taitz’s suit singles out Meadowlark Lemon as the main defendant based on the number of “false victories” achieved while he was leading the team.
Orly Taitz’s case is a long shot but she has a die hard following rooting for her and that includes many beyond the Washington Generals and their fans.
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
Published: February 23, 2010
Orly Taitz is back in the news with her latest lawsuit. This time she is filing a lawsuit against the Harlem Globetrotters with the intent of nullifying their victories and declaring the Washington Generals the winners of every game.
Filing her case in the United States 2nd District Court in the case of Louis “Red” Klotz v. Harlem Globetrotters, Orly hopes to prove that the basketball team billed from Harlem, NY is ineligible to be victorious in any of their games.
The main contention of Orly Taitz’s latest court case hedges on several arguments against the Globetrotters with all asserting the team’s victories to be fraudulent.
One argument she is presenting is the case of Curly Neal consistently throwing a bucket of water in the referee’s face. This act should have disqualified his team and the fact that it wasn’t is proof of collusion between the Harlem Globetrotters and the referees, and as such the Generals should have their record altered to reflect the true results.
The most popular argument among the “Globers” that Orly leads is the contention that several Harlem Globetrotters played under false names and as such, their wins should be overturned. Along with Curly Neal mentioned above, Taitz’s suit singles out Meadowlark Lemon as the main defendant based on the number of “false victories” achieved while he was leading the team.
Orly Taitz’s case is a long shot but she has a die hard following rooting for her and that includes many beyond the Washington Generals and their fans.
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
President Obama To Address Joint Session Of Congress In Controversial Speech. Will Encourage Members of Congress To Stay In School And Work Hard.
By DaysWithDave
Published: September 8, 2009
Washington D.C. – In a controversial move President Barack Obama is going to address a joint session of Congress to welcome them back from their summer vacation. The speech has been planned for some time to give Congress a boost and encourage them to stay in school and reach their potential but some conservative critics have attacked the President’s motives for such an unprecedented speech.
Jim Greer, Chair of the Florida GOP has been one of the most vociferous critics of the President’s planned address.
“I believe it’s an unconstitutional waste of tax payer’s money to intrude on Congress to try and force his Socialist views on our elected representatives,” said Greer.
Critics have zeroed in on Obama’s suggested Socialist mandate that was initially proposed to be delivered to both houses of Congress to encourage them to write suggestions on how Obama could best achieve his goal to make America a Socialist country in the mold of France-Russia. To ease some of the concerns about Obama’s speech his administration have changed the suggested mandate to now ask members of Congress to write letters to themselves about their own goals.
Excerpts of President Obama’s address to the joint session of Congress have been released and they appear to reflect the changes brought about by the latest uproar over an Obama controversy.
“No one’s born being good at things, you become good at things through hard work. It’s the same with legislating. You might have to read a bill a few times before you understand it, or propose a few amendments before it’s good enough to send to the floor”
…………..
“Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Your government and constituents are here to help you. Help you make the right decisions. Both myself and my wife, Michelle, learned early on the value of education and how to strive for a higher goal. If you stay in school and try hard you too can rise up and be President some day like I was able to do.”
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
Published: September 8, 2009
Washington D.C. – In a controversial move President Barack Obama is going to address a joint session of Congress to welcome them back from their summer vacation. The speech has been planned for some time to give Congress a boost and encourage them to stay in school and reach their potential but some conservative critics have attacked the President’s motives for such an unprecedented speech.
Jim Greer, Chair of the Florida GOP has been one of the most vociferous critics of the President’s planned address.
“I believe it’s an unconstitutional waste of tax payer’s money to intrude on Congress to try and force his Socialist views on our elected representatives,” said Greer.
Critics have zeroed in on Obama’s suggested Socialist mandate that was initially proposed to be delivered to both houses of Congress to encourage them to write suggestions on how Obama could best achieve his goal to make America a Socialist country in the mold of France-Russia. To ease some of the concerns about Obama’s speech his administration have changed the suggested mandate to now ask members of Congress to write letters to themselves about their own goals.
Excerpts of President Obama’s address to the joint session of Congress have been released and they appear to reflect the changes brought about by the latest uproar over an Obama controversy.
“No one’s born being good at things, you become good at things through hard work. It’s the same with legislating. You might have to read a bill a few times before you understand it, or propose a few amendments before it’s good enough to send to the floor”
…………..
“Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Your government and constituents are here to help you. Help you make the right decisions. Both myself and my wife, Michelle, learned early on the value of education and how to strive for a higher goal. If you stay in school and try hard you too can rise up and be President some day like I was able to do.”
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
Michelle Bachman To Sue U.S. Government Over Son’s Deployment To Americacorps
By DaysWithDave
Published: August 22, 2009
St. Paul – Michele Bachmann, the loquacious representative from Minnesota’s 6th District, has initiated a lawsuit against the United States government on behalf of her son to block his deployment to Teach For America, a branch of Americorps, a program she is at odds with, as she has been in the past.
As recently as April of 2009, the Representative took to the House floor to denounce the Americorps program, signed into law by President Clinton, as possible “re-education camps for young people.”
“The real concern is that there are provisions for what I would call re-education camps for young people, where young people have to go and get trained in a philosophy that the government puts forward and then they have to go to work in some of these politically-correct forums. As a parent, I would have a very, very difficult time seeing my children do this,” implored Bachmann on the House floor.
Given her opposition to the government program, her son’s enlistment is a major embarrassment for the suddenly high-profile member of Congress. As such, she has sought out ways to prevent her son from serving in the program and has found solace in the marginalized “birther movement.”
Inspired by the unsuccessful Cook v. Obama case filed by Orly Taitz on behalf of Major Stefan F. Cook of the United States Army Reserve, Bachmann has sued on grounds that Obama is not eligible to serve as President based on his Kenyan birth and that her son could not follow him as Commander in Chief, as he would possibly be in violation of international laws for serving an ineligible commander.
Bachmann’s lawyers note that Cook v. Obama only failed because the plaintiff was a volunteer for the Army Reserve and was free to break his commitment. Bachman’s son registered for the program and is not considered a volunteer.
The latest developments in this story have led critics to question whether Bachmann’s son joined out of a devotion to service or to help the “birther movement” get yet another case before a court. Others have lauded the child for branching out from his conservative mother.
The court has taken the case under advisement and will release a status sometime in October.
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
Published: August 22, 2009
St. Paul – Michele Bachmann, the loquacious representative from Minnesota’s 6th District, has initiated a lawsuit against the United States government on behalf of her son to block his deployment to Teach For America, a branch of Americorps, a program she is at odds with, as she has been in the past.
As recently as April of 2009, the Representative took to the House floor to denounce the Americorps program, signed into law by President Clinton, as possible “re-education camps for young people.”
“The real concern is that there are provisions for what I would call re-education camps for young people, where young people have to go and get trained in a philosophy that the government puts forward and then they have to go to work in some of these politically-correct forums. As a parent, I would have a very, very difficult time seeing my children do this,” implored Bachmann on the House floor.
Given her opposition to the government program, her son’s enlistment is a major embarrassment for the suddenly high-profile member of Congress. As such, she has sought out ways to prevent her son from serving in the program and has found solace in the marginalized “birther movement.”
Inspired by the unsuccessful Cook v. Obama case filed by Orly Taitz on behalf of Major Stefan F. Cook of the United States Army Reserve, Bachmann has sued on grounds that Obama is not eligible to serve as President based on his Kenyan birth and that her son could not follow him as Commander in Chief, as he would possibly be in violation of international laws for serving an ineligible commander.
Bachmann’s lawyers note that Cook v. Obama only failed because the plaintiff was a volunteer for the Army Reserve and was free to break his commitment. Bachman’s son registered for the program and is not considered a volunteer.
The latest developments in this story have led critics to question whether Bachmann’s son joined out of a devotion to service or to help the “birther movement” get yet another case before a court. Others have lauded the child for branching out from his conservative mother.
The court has taken the case under advisement and will release a status sometime in October.
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
Decision To Auction Hitler Paintings Sparks Debate In Germany
By DaysWithDave
Published: August 21, 2009
Berlin - A German based auction house has given the green light to auction off three water color paintings that were painted by Adolf Hitler during his struggling artist years spent in Vienna with the paintings to go on the block next month.
The landscape portraits that were described as “neutral” by Kerstin Weidler of Weidler’s Auction House have sparked an uproar among the German population and their government representatives that are sensitive to the country’s collective shame over Hitler’s reign.
The Left Party’s leader, Lothar Bisky lambasted the coming auction and vowed that his party would introduce legislation to the Budestag that would ban all future auctions of Hitler related items for profit. “This is a disgrace to the German people who have clearly voiced their opposition to any mention of Hitler other than to scorn him,” said Bisky.
Chancellor Angela Merkel, locked in a tough reelection battle against Frank-Walter Steinmeier and independent candidate Horst Schlaemmer, weighed in on the latest controversy to beset her country to acknowledge, “Germany’s deep regret and sorrow over the upcoming auction.”
“Germany acknowledges the great shame of our history that is Hitler and the Third Reich. I bow to the survivors of the Holocaust as well as to those that did not make it and I apologize for this most grievous assault on the Jewish people that this auction represents,” the Chancellor added.
Chancellor Merkel hinted that Germany would construct a new memorial to atone for the sins of the Weidler auction.
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
Published: August 21, 2009
Berlin - A German based auction house has given the green light to auction off three water color paintings that were painted by Adolf Hitler during his struggling artist years spent in Vienna with the paintings to go on the block next month.
The landscape portraits that were described as “neutral” by Kerstin Weidler of Weidler’s Auction House have sparked an uproar among the German population and their government representatives that are sensitive to the country’s collective shame over Hitler’s reign.
The Left Party’s leader, Lothar Bisky lambasted the coming auction and vowed that his party would introduce legislation to the Budestag that would ban all future auctions of Hitler related items for profit. “This is a disgrace to the German people who have clearly voiced their opposition to any mention of Hitler other than to scorn him,” said Bisky.
Chancellor Angela Merkel, locked in a tough reelection battle against Frank-Walter Steinmeier and independent candidate Horst Schlaemmer, weighed in on the latest controversy to beset her country to acknowledge, “Germany’s deep regret and sorrow over the upcoming auction.”
“Germany acknowledges the great shame of our history that is Hitler and the Third Reich. I bow to the survivors of the Holocaust as well as to those that did not make it and I apologize for this most grievous assault on the Jewish people that this auction represents,” the Chancellor added.
Chancellor Merkel hinted that Germany would construct a new memorial to atone for the sins of the Weidler auction.
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
Palin Attacks Construction Worker Over Comments About Daughter
By DaysWithDave
Published: June 25, 2009
Boston – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is back in the news a week after taking on David Letterman after his joke involving her daughter, and barely a day after going after a liberal activist blogger for a photo shopped picture of her special needs son to defend yet another one of her children: her daughter Bristol.
The latest uproar stems from a conversation between two construction workers at a downtown Boston construction site in which one of the laborers, Charles Stuart, purportedly referred to Bristol Palin as, “a chub.”
“Mr. Stuart has completely crossed the line here,” Palin spokeswoman Meghan Stapelton said in a statement released to the media. “The mere idea that someone would comment on the baby fat of an unwed teen mother is beyond the pale. This once again illustrates the complete lack of decency in our society and the rampant sexism that unwed teenaged mothers face every day.”
Asked if Stuart’s employer, Modern Continental, should fire him over his comments Stapleton responded, “I think that Modern Continental should ask themselves if this is the kind of face they want to have representing their company. Crude comments about an unwed teen mother have no place on a construction site.”
While ruling out a call for Stuart’s termination Stapleton added, “I believe that Mr. Stuart and Modern Continental need to apologize; apologize to the Governor and her daughter, and apologize to all unwed teen mothers everywhere in this great nation of ours.”
The controversy has sprouted a grass-roots movement to have Stuart fired with as many as 7 protesters gathered outside the Congress Street construction site today with signs calling for Charles Stuart’s termination.
A protester who would only give her first name, Harriet, shared her thoughts on the latest firestorm. “We are here because we are outraged, and we’re not going to take it anymore! We have been treated as second class citizens and now not even our daughters are safe! Modern needs to fire him now!”
When asked whether an apology from Stuart would quell the outrage Harriet responded, “To hell with him. Charles Stuart should go jump off a bridge!”
Through a family spokesman Charles Stuart apologized for any offense that had been taken and assured the Governor that despite her daughter’s “chunkiness”, he’d, “still hit it.”
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
Published: June 25, 2009
Boston – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is back in the news a week after taking on David Letterman after his joke involving her daughter, and barely a day after going after a liberal activist blogger for a photo shopped picture of her special needs son to defend yet another one of her children: her daughter Bristol.
The latest uproar stems from a conversation between two construction workers at a downtown Boston construction site in which one of the laborers, Charles Stuart, purportedly referred to Bristol Palin as, “a chub.”
“Mr. Stuart has completely crossed the line here,” Palin spokeswoman Meghan Stapelton said in a statement released to the media. “The mere idea that someone would comment on the baby fat of an unwed teen mother is beyond the pale. This once again illustrates the complete lack of decency in our society and the rampant sexism that unwed teenaged mothers face every day.”
Asked if Stuart’s employer, Modern Continental, should fire him over his comments Stapleton responded, “I think that Modern Continental should ask themselves if this is the kind of face they want to have representing their company. Crude comments about an unwed teen mother have no place on a construction site.”
While ruling out a call for Stuart’s termination Stapleton added, “I believe that Mr. Stuart and Modern Continental need to apologize; apologize to the Governor and her daughter, and apologize to all unwed teen mothers everywhere in this great nation of ours.”
The controversy has sprouted a grass-roots movement to have Stuart fired with as many as 7 protesters gathered outside the Congress Street construction site today with signs calling for Charles Stuart’s termination.
A protester who would only give her first name, Harriet, shared her thoughts on the latest firestorm. “We are here because we are outraged, and we’re not going to take it anymore! We have been treated as second class citizens and now not even our daughters are safe! Modern needs to fire him now!”
When asked whether an apology from Stuart would quell the outrage Harriet responded, “To hell with him. Charles Stuart should go jump off a bridge!”
Through a family spokesman Charles Stuart apologized for any offense that had been taken and assured the Governor that despite her daughter’s “chunkiness”, he’d, “still hit it.”
DaysWithDave is a contributing writer to The Internets.
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