Texas congresswoman accused of 'elitism'

Can't see this email? View the online version. GOP presidential poll Gov't-run healthcare would 'stifle innovation' Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum says his overarching concern about President Obama's healthcare plan is that it takes away Americans' right to privately contract for healthcare services and gives that responsibility to the government. TX congresswoman accused of 'elitism' A liberal Texas congresswoman is being accused of ignoring her constituents' concerns at a recent healthcare town hall meeting. Perspective: Etiquette for patriotic protest If you want to avoid being flagged by the Democratic politeness monitors, simply follow these rules when protesting against the current healthcare reform measures. $8 billion - just for 'cap-and-trade' staffing David Kreutzer, a senior policy analyst with The Heritage Foundation, believes "cap-and-trade" legislation will increase an already bloated federal government. Romney leads polls for 2012 presidential hopefuls A recent poll of New Hampshire voters shows former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with a large lead over other potential 2012 Republican presidential primary contenders. More of today's news Hudson FAA susp... California wild... Town hall organ... Residents on edge as 9 women vanish from N.C. city ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. They spent their nights jumping in and out of strange cars, trolling otherwise empty streets lined with decaying storefronts and boarded Controller was on phone during Hudson River crash WASHINGTON A personal phone call during last week's collision over New York's Hudson River has led to two air traffic controllers being removed from duty, although Teen dies at Grand Canyon after water runs out GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. An 18 year old who was among a group of eight hikers that had run out of water at the Grand Canyon has Obama visits mountain West, knowing vulnerability DENVER Perhaps no region of the country better illustrates Barack Obama's political vulnerabilities than the mountain West, a region traditionally wary of the federal government. Taiwan president says typhoon has killed about 500 TAIPEI, Taiwan Floods and mudslides unleashed by Typhoon Morakot last weekend have killed about 500 people on the island, Taiwan's president said Friday as he called Obama's Trojan Horse Check out the latest video report from American Life League below. Reid calls town hall protesters 'fear-mongers' Elijah Friedeman| If you're a healthcare protester, you already have a plethora of titles assigned to you by Democrats. Now, there's another one to add to the list. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently called the protesters, "fear-mongers." Reps getting so many e-mails House website overloaded Elijah Friedeman| So many people are sending e-mails to their representatives that the House website became overloaded because of the large amount of traffic. The American College of Surgeons bashes Obama Elijah Friedeman| At a townhall on healthcare, Barack Obama made some comments about surgeons that the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the largest organization of surgeons in the world, took issue with. The ACS then came out with a statement bashing Obama. Reforma Check out the latest health care reform video making the rounds on YouTube. U.S. Government to Track Citizens Visiting Federal Websites In the reversal of a nine year policy preventing the use of tracking cookies on those people who visit federal websites, the White House is now considering changing this policy. See Ace of Spades HQ. Even the ACLU is concerned Who are these healthcare protesters? Elijah Friedeman| Rabid right wing extremists, un-American, swastika carrying astroturfers, these are some of the names being thrown around by Democrats when they are asked about the townhall protests. But who are the protesters really? The War Against Islamofascists Bryan Fischer talks with Lt. Col. Ralph Peters Obamacare Town Hall Part 4 US Senator Roger Wicker (R) Public Health Care Take Over with US Senator Roger Wicker Obamacare Town Hall Part 3 US Senator Roger Wicker (R) Public Health Care Take Over with Us Senator Roger Wicker Obamacare Town Hall Part2 US Senator Roger Wicker (R) Public Health Care Take Over with Us Senator Roger Wicker Obamacare Town Hall Part 1 US Senator Roger Wicker (R) Public Health Care Take Over with Us Senator Roger Wicker Hope for the Home Front, Part 1 TI talks with Marshele Waddell Hope for the Home Front, Part 2 TI talks with Marshele Waddell Gull Lake Q&A, Part 1 On Thursday I wrapped up a week of teaching at Gull Lake Ministries in Michigan. http://www.keepbelieving.com/blog/2009-7-4-gull-lake-qa-part-1/ The Contradictions of our President While my first passion (and formal training) is in theology and philosophy, I do love following politics. http://www.conversantlife.com/politics/the-contradictions-of-our-president Bible Busâ€"June Update During our Caribbean cruise last week I finished reading through the Bible.http://www.keepbelieving.com/blog/2009-6-16-bible-busn-june-update/ Shifting Gears by Mary Friedeman This has been our week to gear up for the new school year. We start on Monday, and it’s time to get our minds and our internal clocks recalibrated after summer’s ease. First up Patience of a Saint By Sheri CobbI am utterly in awe of my mother in law. She is the most patient and cheerful person I know. She has been staying with us awaiting the arrival of baby #9 and I am pleased MUST READ for Parents of High Schoolers by Mary Friedeman If you have a high school junior this fall, you especially need to read this post. And for parents of ninth and tenth graders, it’s a good heads up as well Now is the Director of Childrens Ministry Children's Ministry Administrative Children's Ministry Operations Coordinator HR Specialist Senior Pastor Executive Administrative Assistant Nurture & Placement Coordinator Church Secretary Short-term and long-term Missionaries wanted Assistant Pastor/ Bible Teacher OneNewsNow.com - P. O. Drawer 2440 - Tupelo, MS 38803 - (662) 821-2007

State of the District 2009

Congressman Danny K. Davis 7th District of Illinois Invites you to attend his State of the District Town Hall Meeting 2009 Join me for discussions and solutions about our community and what to do about it. Talk with counselors and find answers about: Job Training! Job Placement!  Social Service Agencies! What to do about foreclosure!  Property Taxes! How can government help my small business grow! How to help Homeless Youth! Seniors! Criminal Justice Issues! Healthcare!  How to get my record expunged! What to do about Child Support Payments? Federal, State, County and Local Agencies to Participate Universities ***  Cultural Institutions ***   Veterans How to Get my 501C3? Also Health Fair – Get Health Screenings! Tentative Schedule Saturday, August 22, 2009 8:00 a.m.                       Continental Breakfast/Refreshments 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.               Opening Session 11:00 to 1:00 p.m.              Workshops/Policy Discussions  1:00 to 2:15 p.m.              Lunch SPEAKOUT ON ANY TOPIC  2:15 to 3:00 p.m.              Reconvene/Wrap up 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.                       Report Back to Congressman Davis Malcolm X College --  1900 W. Jackson -- Chicago, IL (free parking) All are welcome.  Join the Advisory Committees!  Ms. Tumia Romero, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate Office of Congressman Danny K. Davis Deputy Chief of Staff 3333 W. Arthington, Suite 130   *Chicago, IL 60624 773-533-7520 (office)   *   773-533-7530 (fax) tumia.romero@mail.house.gov

Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. Politico again distorts Pelosi, Hoyer remarks on disruptive tactics In an August 12 Politico article, Andy Barr again falsely reported that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer "called the [town hall] protesters 'un-American' in an op-ed Monday in USA Today." In fact, referring to efforts to "disrupt public meetings and prevent members of Congress and constituents from conducting a civil dialogue," Pelosi and Hoyer wrote, "Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American." Read More Why we need the media to focus on the facts In a conversation earlier this week about polls showing that large numbers of Republicans don't believe Barack Obama was born in the United States, I wondered how many of those respondents might not know that Hawaii is a state. That wasn't a shot at Republicans; I just think people in general know less about their country than we tend to assume. Read More Fox misleads on Obama interview to advance "death panel" fears Fox News' Bret Baier and Shannon Bream selectively cited an April interview to claim that President Obama's "own words may have contributed to the atmosphere of fear" surrounding "talk about possible government mandates in so-called end-of-life issues" or "what critics call 'death panels.' " But in the interview Bream cited, Obama made clear that an advisory panel that would issue guidance on end-of-life issues would "not [be] determinative, but I think has to be able to give you some guidance." Read More WSJ's Moore falsely claimed health bill requires employers to pay extra tax for every "new worker" On Fox News, Wall Street Journal editorial board member Stephen Moore falsely claimed that the House tri-committee health care reform legislation includes "an employment tax," under which, "[e]very time a business hires a new worker, they'd have to pay an 8 percent tax." In fact, the "8 percent tax" is a penalty on certain employers who do not provide health care coverage to their employees, requiring them to pay 8 percent of their payroll; businesses that provide health care coverage would be exempt from the tax. Read More USA Today provides platform for Boehner health reform falsehood USA Today published an op-ed by House Minority Leader John Boehner in which he claimed that a Democratic health care reform bill "would create a 'Health Benefits Advisory Committee' that would make determinations about what kinds of treatments, items and services can be covered within certain benefit classes" [emphasis added]. In fact, the provision Boehner cited sets minimum requirements for what "treatments, items and services" must be covered; moreover, Boehner's suggestion that the bill would create rationing ignores the fact that private insurers currently ration health care. Read More Beck falsely claims White House never takes questions from Fox News' Garrett Fox News' Glenn Beck asserted, "I know [Fox News White House correspondent] Major Garrett doesn't ask the questions at the White House, because he's never called on. Hmmm. I wonder why." In fact, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has responded to questions from Garrett during every press briefing Gibbs has held in August, including one earlier on the day of Beck's broadcast. Read More Watching Fox & Friends can be hazardous to your health reform knowledge Fox & Friends continued its pattern of consistently advancing falsehoods about health care reform when Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) -- whom the program hosted to take questions about the reform legislation from viewers and "dispel the myths" -- falsely claimed that under the House proposal, "the greatest number [of uninsured people] that will be picked up is by a substantial expansion of Medicaid." In fact, according to the Congressional Budget Office, 30 million uninsured people would receive insurance through the health care exchanges set up by the bill, while only 11 million people would receive coverage under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) combined. Read More Conservative media ignore their own long history of invoking Nazis to smear progressives Numerous media conservatives have misrepresented House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments that protesters are "carrying swastikas and symbols like that to a town meeting on health care" to express outrage that she would call the protesters "Nazis" -- even though she didn't. However, their outrage rings hollow -- the conservative media frequently invoke Adolf Hitler and the Nazis to smear the Obama administration, Democratic officials, and progressive policies, and such rhetoric has escalated in the past few days, largely due to Rush Limbaugh. Read More After previously debunking end-of-life falsehoods, ABC and AP portray them as he said/she said On August 13, ABC's Kate Snow and the Associated Press both characterized the established fact that end-of-life counseling under the House health care reform bill would be voluntary as simply something that President Obama "contends." But both ABC and the AP had previously reported that under the bill, such counseling would indeed be voluntary, and both had previously debunked Sarah Palin's false claim that the provision would create a "death panel." Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

Presidents past and present shadow Clinton's tour - Yahoo! News

Presidents past and present shadow Clinton's tour - Yahoo! News

They followed her every step of the way. From Kenya to Cape Verde, the personalities and policies of the last three American presidents — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama — dogged Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton through an 11-day tour of Africa.

Controller was on phone during Hudson River crash - Yahoo! News

Controller was on phone during Hudson River crash - Yahoo! News

A personal phone call during last week's collision over New York's Hudson River has led to two air traffic controllers being removed from duty, although officials said the conversation probably had no impact on the tragedy.

Controller was on phone during Hudson River crash - Yahoo! News

Controller was on phone during Hudson River crash - Yahoo! News

A personal phone call during last week's collision over New York's Hudson River has led to two air traffic controllers being removed from duty, although officials said the conversation probably had no impact on the tragedy.

Rivals High - Jeremy Tyler signs with Maccabi Haifa

Rivals High - Jeremy Tyler signs with Maccabi Haifa