Cleaning Out The E-Box/ Part I

My email seems to be overflowing of email that I have planned to post on. Well, many of these items I feel is of importance to my readers. Right now it is just so overstuffed that I can no longer take on the subjects individually. So here’s what’s up. I am going to inform you on a motley crew of subjects in this post and possibly a couple future posts until I can finally reduce my E-box. I shall start from oldest to newest.

Watch lists, guns and government

6:00 am June 29, 2009, by Bob Barr

The secret government “Terrorist Watch List,” reportedly already swelled to more than 1.1 million names, will have an addendum, if gun control advocates in Congress have their way. This new addendum — also to be cloaked in secrecy — would empower the U.S. Attorney General to deny a person the ability to exercise their Second Amendment rights to purchase a firearm.

While it is not surprising that some members of Congress are again using fear of terrorism to implement a gun-control agenda, the openly unconstitutional legislative language proponents are employing is troubling.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) is leading the effort in the Senate, while another well-known gun control advocate — Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) — is directing the House initiative. They have introduced identical bills — the “Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009.” This proposal would give the attorney general the power to unilaterally and in secret develop a watch list of persons believed to be unworthy of possessing a firearm or any explosive….

From Glenn Beck E-blast from June 29, 2009

Who voted FOR Cap & Tax?

We all knew the Democrats would vote overwhelmingly in favor for the biggest tax in American history — but what about the 8 GOP representatives who voted for it? Glenn has the names and begs America to start asking the question “why?” What’s the point of having Republicans if we can’t count on them to vote against a massive tax scheme, what can we count on them for?

Click on the link in the above paragraph to read all the names. If you from Michigan and are too lazy to click the link I will do you the favor and copy/paste the names of the MI representatives who voted for Cap & Trade.

Michigan
Aye	MI-1	Stupak, Bart [D]
Aye	MI-5	Kildee, Dale [D]
Aye	MI-7	Schauer, Mark [D]
Aye	MI-9	Peters, Gary [D]
Aye	MI-12	Levin, Sander [D]
Aye	MI-13	Kilpatrick, Carolyn [D]
Aye	MI-14	Conyers, John [D]
Aye	MI-15	Dingell, John [D]

You can thank me later.

Seriously, we need some humor, so how bout this?

Personal Savings in America increasing

Seems that people may be taking Glenn’s advice — to save, store and prepare as personal savings is up 4% in America. It doesn’t take a genius to see the government is destroying our wealth. But, when you are attempting to put money into savings make sure you avoid what this guy did and do NOT deposit $200 along with some cocaine and pot, it may cost you $3000 in bail money. ( Transcript, Insider Audio)

From Glenn Beck E-Blast June 30, 2009

What has Glenn suicidal?

In the liberal bastion of New Jersey they have started hanging little ‘Project Porchlight’ boxes on doorknobs all across the state. Inside is a note that reads:

“Change a bulb and save. A CFL bulb uses up to 75% less energy than old-fashioned bulbs. Save up to $30 in energy costs. Every light bulb change means less pollution, lower cost and reduced demand for electricity which means healthier, cleaner air, environmental and public health benefits. Be the light in your community. This lamp contains Mercury.”

This is paid for with tax dollars. Check out Glenn’s reaction here. ( Transcript, Insider Audio)

Saving Freedom

There is at least one politician who gets it out there — Senator Jim DeMint. He has a new book out, Saving Freedom, which gives an inside look into why we are slipping into socialism and what we can do about it. It’s a great conversation and a great book – both should give you hope that there are still some good apples in Congress. The question is, are there enough to stop the massive government tentacles before it’s too late? ( Transcript, Insider Audio)

NY slips in retroactive tax

Glenn is outraged over the latest tax hike in New York – this one was slipped in the middle of a mammoth health care bill of all things. Not only does it raise taxes — it makes the tax retroactive and they are reaching back to take money earned previously to the passing of the bill. If they can do that, Glenn wonders, does he qualify for state benefits for the times in his life he was broke and didn’t receive any? ( Transcript, Insider Audio)

Slow bleed vs. Slaughter

Glenn talks with best-selling author Brad Thor about his latest book, The Apostle, and about everything going on in the country today. Brad says that while we are getting an onslaught of liberal policies jammed down our throat, he’d actually prefer that to what John McCain would have offered which was still bad, just a slower bleed. Brad prefers the slaughter because in his view, the slaughter will open people’s eyes to the massive government expansion we are residing over. Hopefully he’s right — there’s a lot on the line. Check out Glenn’s conversation with Brad here. ( Transcript, Insider Audio).

From Glenn Beck E-Blast July 2, 2009

9.5%

Another 467,000 jobs were lost in June, so apparently the ’short term’ fix of a $787 billion stimulus didn’t do the trick. Unemployment now stands at 9.5% and there are no signs of it improving anytime soon. Look on the bright side – Obama probably created or saved at least 100,000 jobs last month! If only we could enact like 50 more stimulus bills, we’d create or save millions of jobs! Read the depressing news here.

IOU’s in CA

What would happen if you sent an IOU note to the IRS instead of money? It wouldn’t be pretty. But, it’s A-OK for the state to issue ‘my bad’ slips to the taxpaying citizens of the state. Completely unrelated story – remember the $7 million for the monkey exhibit in the Los Angeles Zoo—the one that didn’t have any monkeys? If California looked hard enough, they shouldn’t have a problem scraping up the money it owes the people. STORY

Cap-and-trade’s a lot of hot air

8:16 am July 6, 2009, by Bob Barr

Americans inclined to support President Obama’s health care overhaul might want to first look at the so-called “cap-and-trade” legislation passed by the House of Representatives with the president’s support.

Its 1,200 pages must rank among the most complex and convoluted pieces of legislation ever devised, making old, Soviet-style government edicts appear streamlined by comparison.

Former President Jimmy Carter, who oversaw the last formal effort Washington undertook to mandate comprehensive energy usage, was a novice compared to the heavy-handed, global-oriented approach by Obama and his Democratic colleagues in the House. Where Carter, a generation ago, was content to turn down the thermostat and lecture the country while wearing a cardigan sweater in front of a warmly glowing fireplace, Obama uses 21st-century communications tools and offers to change not just America’s energy system, but the entire world’s — with taxpayer dollars by the trillions.

From CBN.com Daily Update July 6, 2009

Obama, Medvedev: Big Nuclear Cuts in Sight

President Barack Obama has wrapped up his first day in Moscow, but not before both countries announced a tentative agreement to reduce nuclear arms.

Considering that my Windows98 is acting especially slow right now, I believes it is time for me to boom, boom, hey, hey, wiggle on out.