By Locutisprime
For those who have been paying attention over the last two weeks, you may have noticed the controversy surrounding government mandated contraceptive coverage taking affect to force Catholic organizations, schools, universities and others to provide contraceptives to their employees. Simply stated, they are being asked told to set aside their religious belief and adhere to a governmental mandate.
Yesterday the president finished presenting his 'accommodation' proposal to American Catholics and others who are concerned about the mandate requiring them to provide contraceptives to their employees. It seems that the president's answer is to simply require the insurance companies to provide the contraceptive coverage to objectionable Catholics for free. In short, he won't require Catholics to pay for something that they find an egregious intrusion into their religion and that requires them to violate the tenets of their faith.
Oh no, the president has found what he obviously feels is the perfect workaround. He will still require that the contraceptives be provided to Catholics, but he will simply require someone else to pay for it. In this instance, he will require the insurance companies to pay for it. Which means that 'you and I' will pay for it. Or in other words, the majority of Americans will be required to subsidize Catholics (who don't want them) with contraceptives that the government wants to make sure they have. Contraceptives that violate their religious beliefs? No problem. We will just get someone else to pay for it.
A truly beautiful solution when you think about it. Barack Obama's entire presidency has been based upon forcing other people to pay for his egalitarian secular humanism and now he sees this as the perfect solution to his Catholic contraceptive dilemma. Really?
Wait and watch for the commentaries that will soon follow this afternoon. I hope the Catholics are as outraged about this 'accommodation' as I am. This is not a solution. This is not a work around. This is simply a methodology to hopefully convince the 'dumb masses' that once again there is no need to worry! As someone else will pay for it!
As an America who long ago rose above the ranks of political minions and the media lemmings, I see this as just one more example of the state mandated form of egalitarian socialism that is being forced down our throats by the maestro himself.
As I am typing this, I am listening to Kathleen Sebelius trying to make the sale on this latest version of state mandated idiocy. Once again the egalitarian angle of fairness and the right to access and allowing women to have the benefits that they need etc. etc. are the tools of Sebelius and others who will try to sooth the troubled souls of the masses on the issue.
Stay tuned, this isn't over. At least I hope not. If the Catholics roll over and accept this Obama crafted ruse, then they need to begin voluntarily stepping forward to present themselves for their numbers on their foreheads and on their hands.
By Locutisprime
The last great battle of AC vs. DC occurred between Nicolas Tesla and Thomas Edison. Known as the war of currents, Americans and the world had to choose between direct current and alternating current when it came to electricity. Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb among other things, seemed to have the name recognition, and he seemed to have the inside track, but the alternative system proposed by Tesla ultimately prevailed. It was simply a better and safer system.
Fast forward a hundred and thirty years and we have another battle being waged between AC and DC. Only this time, the AC is the American Consumer and the DC is Washington. And once again, the issue seems to rest upon electricity. Only this time, it rests upon GM's new Volt. The car of the future if you are to believe all the hype coming out of the Obama administration. The Obama administration has been pushing this car since the day they took over GM, the problem is, the car is too expensive and it doesn't deliver on the promises made. Aside from those obvious shortcomings, much like Edison's DC current, the Volt is dangerous. It's prone to catching fire.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration is doing everything in their power to hustle the $60,000 plus innovation from GM that only a few can afford, but a curious thing has happened on the way to America's latest government sponsored dream. Americans aren't buying it:
Volt sales fall in JanuaryGeneral Motors extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt had its worst sales month since August, as negative publicity over fire risks hurt vehicles sales in January.
GM sold just 603 Volts - above its sales in January 2011, but far below GM's best-ever sales month in December, when GM sold 1,529 Volts.
Last week, GM North America President Mark Reuss said sales of the Volt have been hurt by bad publicity.
Reuss said bad publicity from the government's investigation into fire risks of post-crash Volts is "definitely a component" of the decline in sales.
GM sold about 7,700 in 2011, below GM's target of 10,000. GM abandoned its sales target of 45,000 for 2012 last month, saying it would match "supply to demand."
GM was outsold by Nissan Motor Co.'s all-electric Leaf in 2011, as the Japanese automaker sold nearly 9,700 last year. Nissan said it sold 676 Leafs in January, down from 954 in December.
Nissan hopes to double Leaf sales this year.
Reuss said that when GM restarts production in February at its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant, it will build Volts in a "very reasonable" volume. He said there is some pent-up export demand.
Reuss says Volt awareness has gone up over the last two months in the wake of publicity over the government's investigation.
GM is focused on rehabilitating the Volt's reputation. "It's a tough road, but we've got to do it," Reuss said.
Obama’s proclamation was not widely noted, except in circles that take (as Scott put it long ago) the sacramental view of abortion. But I happened to read it, and was struck by this brazen bit of Obama BS:
As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this Supreme Court decision not only protects a woman’s health and reproductive freedom, but also affirms a broader principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters.
If that doesn’t provoke hollow laughter, you haven’t been paying attention. Do President Obama and his fellow Democrats seriously believe that “government should not intrude on private family matters?” Let us count the ways! First, compare Obama’s declaration today with what he said when Michelle Obama announced her anti-childhood obesity project. Did you think that how much your kids weigh is a “private family matter,” in which “government should not intrude?” Don’t be silly:
I have set a goal to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight. The first lady will lead a national public awareness effort to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity. She will encourage involvement by actors from every sector — the public, nonprofits, and private sectors, as well as parents and youth — to help support and amplify the work of the federal government in improving the health of our children.
So the future weight of your minor children is a “goal” of the federal government. Of course, that is just one example out of many. For example, do you think it is a “private family matter” whether you feed your children Cheerios and corn flakes for breakfast? Think again.
Is it an imposition on “private family matters” when a pediatrician cross-examines your child about whether you own a gun? The liberals don’t think so.
You might be so silly as to believe that teaching your children about sex is a “private family matter.” I won’t even bother to provide a link for this one.
The subject of Obama’s declaration was abortion. But suppose your teenage daughter can get an abortion without your even finding out about it: is that a government intrusion on “private family matters?” Sure, but one that liberals like Obama favor.
He's got more and it's well worth your time.
As is this excerpt of a most righteous rant on the same Obama quote from she who knows how to give righteous rants:
Let’s spell this out; let’s clarify this vague, euphemistic line, for the sake of transparency, shall we? Because this dual-mouthed president is all about transparency — he even won an award for it, which he received without press — the fulfillment of our daughter’s dreams lie in the freedom and ease with which a sucking hose or a scraping curette may introduce violence and slaughter within their wombs, at the very core of their beings, in order to shred their children to pieces. For this 100% NARAL-approved president who passed up every opportunity to show even a scintilla of mercy for a baby born alive during an attempted abortion, our daughter’s dreams depend on their being able to find someone who will burn their baby in utero, or shove a pair of scissors into the partially-delivered child’s skull, or toclose the lid on the garbage pail until the bothersome crying ends.
In Obama’s world, our daughter’s happiness depends upon having these options at their disposal, literally and figuratively. Because love, and the sneaky way it has of showing up whenever a baby is born and then complicating everything, (because it is meaningful and real) is an insufficient vehicle for the fulfillment of women, and their self-actualization.
Arise, daughters of America, and build your dreams upon the slaughter of your progeny;some say the fullness of our humanity was built upon the flesh and blood of one woman who said “yes” to a daunting and difficult proposal, but I say your fulfillment, your dreams and your future are better built upon the garbage heaps of “no” we’ve encouraged you to form out of your own flesh-and-blood in the empty landfills of government compassion, hope and change.
Because “yes we can,” is all about the hope and change that’s built on our emphatic “noes”. No, to life. No, to conscience. No, to compassion that is not mandated. No, to assistance givenby any but government. No, to any power greater than ourselves and our glorious government.
“I don’t want them punished with a baby”
Moloch couldn’t have said it more cunningly.
Nicely done. So nicely and righteously done.
Yesterday I happened to stumble across a site I should've known is out there but was surprised nevertheless when I found it.
It's called Catholics for Obama. And there are other similar Catholic organizations. Many apparently having been out there since the 2008 campaign.
Listen, you can choose to support whomever you want. It's what America is known for.
Freedom.
But as a Catholic who has somewhat recently re-embraced the faith of his childhood, as someone who has decided to return but not first without checking (hopefully thoughtfully) on what Catholics believe and what tenets of the faith to adhere to as best I can, I'm shaking my head.
It's next to impossible to understand how a Catholic could remain in support of someone who... well... speaks as cunningly as Moloch.
It simply does not compute.
Perhaps one of you Catholic Moloch supporters could leave a comment and enlighten me.
Perhaps.
Crossposted at Wizbang.
We're supposed to believe that Albemarle County third graders wrote the following song... really:
Some people have it all
But they still don’t think they have enough
They want more money
A faster ride
They’re not content
Never satisfied
Yes—they’re the 1 percentI used to be one of the 1 percent
I worked all the time
Never saw my family
Couldn’t make life rhyme
Then the bubble burst
It really, really hurt
I lost my money
Lost my pride
Lost my home
Now I’m part of the 99Some people have it all
But they still don’t think they have enough
They want more money
A faster ride
They’re not content
Never satisfied
Yes—they’re the 1 percentI used to be sad, now I’m satisfied
’Cause I really have enough
Though I lost my yacht and plane
Didn’t need that extra stuff
Could have been much worse
You don’t need to be first
’Cause I’ve got my friends
Here by my side
Don’t need it all
I’m so happy to be part of the 99
Bovine. Fecal. Matter.
There's no way an 8 year old writes that kind of crap. The school system is insisting that they did.
Liars.
Hot Air has much more to include who might just be on the prime suspect list for filling young minds full of mush.
Crossposted at Wizbang.
There are many stories out there chronicling the Girl Scouts embrace of values that many would call out of the mainstream. Just google Girl Scout controversies and see them for yourself.
But this one in the eyes of some may be the proverbial nail in the coffin for the GSA:
In 2010, the Girl Scouts of the USA published a book called “MEdia.” The publication, designed for girls in grades six through eight, is a guide that apparently offers insight into how young people should process and understand the media messages surrounding them.
Considering the pervasive nature of popular media, this seems like a viable tool. However, there’s a problem — the book refers young readers to Media Matters for America as one of the primary sources for debunking lies and deceit.
...
Under the headline, “Consider the Source,” text encourages girls to go to the George Soros-funded Media Matters for America web site to clear up any media misinformation they might encounter. It reads:
The Internet is a breeding ground for “urban legends,” which are false stories told as if true. Next time you receive a txt or e-mail about something that seems unbelievable, confirm it before you spread it.
The fact-checking site snopes.com investigates everything from urban legends to “news” articles and posts its findings. Media Matters for America (http://mediamatters.org/) gets the word out about media misinformation.
In case you missed the reference, the Girl Scouts are suggesting that the George Soros funded Media Matters for America be the go to place for combatting media misinformation.
Imagine the outcry if the Boy Scouts Handbook guided members to Rush Limbaugh or Newsbusters for guidance on media veracity... you think there'd be a bit of an outcry?
I'm thnking so.
But this story... will be ignored by your regular outlets for news and information.
Just doesn't fit the meme.
Crossposted at Wizbang.
The Tea Party was villified and mercilessly set upon by the media on the basis of false and/or trumped up accusations of racism and extremism. Juxtapose that with the 9 deaths now being reported at Occupy protests across the country, deaths very few people know anything about.
Have you heard about this outside of the blogosphere?
Yesterday more than 30 people gathered for a vigil to remember 54-year-old Rich Youngblood of Florence who was murdered at the #Occupy Eugene camp. Herald.net reported:
More than 30 people gathered for a vigil to remember a man who died after a fight in the Occupy Eugene camp.
Occupy Eugene leader Kristen Carpenter told KVAL-TV, “We’re sorry we couldn’t have stopped the violence in the system sooner.” She said the Friday night vigil was not just for 54-year-old Rich Youngblood of Florence but also for all victims of street violence.
Police said Youngblood was beaten and choked at the camp on Monday. Authorities are still investigating.
The City Council ordered the camp be disbanded.
With the Eugene beating death, the #occupy death toll stands at 9. This does not include the #Occupy Raleigh protester who shot up a food store injuring three people then committed suicide.
We've seen rioting, fires, rapes, general chaos and mayhem and now 9 deaths... you'd think we'd see more about that on ABC, CBS, NBC, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and other outlets... but... you'd be wrong.
Doesn't fit the meme.
And it's all about that meme now isn't it?
Image stolen from The Jawa Report.
Crossposted at Wizbang.
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