Fringe News, aka CNN/MSNBC on ACORN Scandals

CNN:



Watch her try to talk her way out of the video! Hilarious talking points and ridiculous avoidance of questions. CNN interview is actually putting it to her a bit.

"How much money do you receive on average per year from the federal government?"
"On average probably around $2 million dollars across the board" -Bertha Lewis, CEO
Lets see now, according to reports, ACORN has received (more than) $53 million dollars since 1994. That's $53 million in 16 years...hmm lets do that math...cal-cu-la-ting...that's approx 3.4 million dollars a year. Wow, Lewis, that's a little more than you calculated...Are you trying to downplay something?


MSNBC:

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They attempt to address the "seemingly daming" videos
Nice! Right off the bat let's put a little doubt on the validity of these videos...clever clever.

"Acorn has suspended or fired all workers involved except the San Bernandino woman who said she was playing along...but conservatives are having a field day"
Well those damn conservatives! How dare they demand more answers. We've already brushed all the crazies off, what else to they want, actually accountabilty??

"Political Analyst say this is largely driven by conservatives longstanding distaste for ACORN."
Who are these political analyst? The ivy league interns you have sitting in the back room clicking away on Google? I remember college, we analyzed plenty of things.

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Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

(BEST FOR LAST ha!)

"Welcome back, the GOP is ramping up their campaign against the anti-poverty group ACORN...."
Awwww, who wants to go against some organization that is fighting poverty! Those terrible Republicans! Why won't they leave these poor people alone! I mean they fired the crazy people, well except for the San Bernandino lady who was playing along with the hidden cameras, she's cool.

After saying that the census cut ties and Senate cut housing funds, he goes on to say "but that is not enough for Republicans, they don't want the group to get any kind of federal funding.
Gasp!! You mean, NO federal funding for this amazing, totally legitimate, "anti-poverty" squeeky clean group of good Samaritans! NEVER! Bad GOP!

" I know whats going on here, the conservatives just don't want ACORN to be a part of anything. Where was their outrage when Halliburton was overcharging the government and electrocuting American soldiers?"
Well, we're here now and of course we wouldn't want ACORN to be a part of anything. What is this guy smoking? There are now videos from several different offices that promote child prostitution, illegal sex trade, tax evasion, to name a few, do you want your taxes going to fund them?

"Now thats no excuse for ACORN problems, I'm not here to defend them, they need to fix thier problems fast, but REPUBLICANS are trying to broad brush this and its not that simple."
Actually it is that simple. ACORN needs to be investigated by an outside sources who is willing to get deep into the dirt of the dirt of the dirt of ACORN. Did I mention there would be a lot of dirt?

{to CEO}"Do you run an honest organization? Because the Conservatives out there are saying that everything about ACORN is dishonest?"
"Well first off, just because you repeat a lie, over and over again, doesn't make it true."
Did that count for Mickey Mouse's registration to vote? Here is something truthful for you CEO-boss-lady, just because you deny something over and over again doesn't make it go away.

"We've been running this organizing since 40 years."
Hehe, am I allowed to laugh at your poor grammar skills or is that racist?

{to CEO}"What do you say about the video tapes?"
Well first of all, for Fox and the Right Wing to have to stoop to a made up scenario is one thing, but! as you know and as I've said over and over again, those people were reprehensible...blah blah."
Gasp! How dare anyone try and uncover the truth behind a liberal organization. Damn those new mediums that show these completely fabricated, totally staged videos...oh and we fired those reprehensible people that they doctored.

"Let me say one thing, not one shred of paper kicked in because our quality control does kick in."
So you see, we aren't responsible for anything that is undocumented. We're totally guiltless and ignorant about what our employees are telling the public.

{to CEO} "...this is why I'm doing this story because a U.S. Senator has gone on record saying your whole organization is corrupt."
"Listen, this goes, waaay back, all the way back to the Bush Administration, a couple weeks ago we saw Karl Roves emails specifically targeting us and then firing U.S. attorney's because they wouldn't combat and do a political conviction against us."
Let me show you how these people made up these lies. Watch its easy! Not working? Ok well, its the Bush administrations fault that we were flagged earlier, we thought we were going to get away with it now because we have a brother in the House but,...oh wait, was that racist??

"We compete for those dollars, we're effective, and were just the target of this right wing republican attempt..."
Compete by seeing who can come up with the most creative fake name for voter registrations? No no, must be who can come up with the most names for the fake voter registrations.
Oh and can I mention that there were only 7 Democrats and 0 Republicans that voted to have you keep your money. But it's all the Republican's doing. Like we could pass anything w/o Dem support in this off balance government.



Commentary Courtesy of Me
Video's Courtesy of BigGovernment.com

White House Archiving Social Networking Sites

White House Storing Comments Posted to Its Web Pages

The White House is collecting and storing comments and videos placed on its social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube without notifying or asking the consent of the site users.

Courtesy of Fox News

The White House is collecting and storing comments and videos placed on its social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube without notifying or asking the consent of the site users, a failure that appears to run counter to President Obama's promise of a transparent government and his pledge to protect privacy on the Internet, the Washington Times reported.

Marc Rotenberg, president of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said the White House signaled that it would insist on open dealings with Internet users and, in fact, should feel obliged to disclose that it is collecting such information.

"The White House has not been adequately transparent, particularly on how it makes use of new social media techniques, such as this example," he said.

Defenders of the White House actions said the Presidential Records Act requires that the administration gather the information and that it was justified in taking the additional step of asking a private contractor to "crawl and archive" all such material. Nicholas Shapiro, a White House spokesman, declined to say when the practice began or how much the new contract would cost.

Susan Cooper, a spokeswoman for National Archives and Records Administration, said the presidential records law applies to "social media" and to public comments "received by the president or immediate staff."

Courtesy of Fox News

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Obama White House Has Secret Plan To Harvest Personal
Data From Social Networking Websites

Courtesy of National Legal and Policy Center

NLPC has uncovered a plan by the White House New Media operation to hire a technology vendor to conduct a massive, secret effort to harvest personal information on millions of Americans from social networking websites.

The information to be captured includes comments, tag lines, emails, audio, and video. The targeted sites include Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr and others – any space where the White House “maintains a presence.”

In the course of investigating procurement by the White House New Media office, NLPC discovered a 51-page solicitation of bids that was filed on Friday, August 21, 2009. Filed as Solicitation # WHO-S-09-0003, it is posted at FedBizzOps.com. Click here to download a 51-page pdf of the solicitation.

While the solicitation specifies a 12-month contract, it allows for seven one-year extensions. It specifies no dollar cap. Other troubling issues include:

extremely broad secrecy terms preventing the vendor from disclosing to the public or the media what information is being captured and archived (page 7, “Restriction Against Disclosure”)

wholesale capturing of comments by non-White House staff on publicly accessible sites

capturing of content of any type (text, graphics, audio, or video)

capturing of comments by both Obama critics and supporters, with no restriction as to how the White House would use the information.

This is the third controversy involving the White House internet operations in less than a month. First, Obama’s New Media operation asked supporters to send information about critics of the White House health care effort to a White House email. This provoked a storm of criticism and the White House retreated. Then large number of people complained of getting email spam from the White House supporting the President’s health care position. Again the White House was forced to back down.

Now the same people at the White House are at it again with an ambitious plan to harvest huge amounts of information from the web and specifically social networking sites.

Given the White House’s recent abuse of its New Media operations, this huge, new secretive program is yet another sign that this Administration is at best indifferent to privacy rights and at worst prepared to violate civil liberties for political purposes.

Perhaps anticipating negative reaction to the invasiveness of the plan, a justification is provided in a Q&A. section of the solicitation. Question #9 reads:

The Presidential Records Act does not require the storage or archiving of non-EOP content, as such is there a specific reason as to why the content provided on EOP related websites in the form of comments is included in these archiving procedures?

Answer: The PRA includes in its definition of presidential records content ―received by PRA components and personnel. Out of an abundance of caution, we are treating comments made by non-PRA personnel on sites on which a PRA component has a presence as presidential records, requiring them to be captured or sampled.

Of course, this interpretation of the Presidential Records Act is so expansive that virtually any communication mentioning the president or the Administration could become subject to collection and archiving under the Act. This is not out of an “abundance of caution,” but out of an over-abundance of power. President Obama should make sure that this plan goes no further.

CC: Propraganda Similarities

As someone who has studied propaganda films as well, as had propaganda victims within my family I think a lot of the disgust and fear I have for the 'I Pledge' video has deeper roots.

I see it as a very bold step in the wrong direction with messages delivered by many people whose voices are influential for the ill-informed Americans. When I watched this video I thought of two things, Triumph of the Will and my uncle.

Triumph of the Will, a Germany propaganda documentary by Leni Rienfenstahl is hands down one of the most brilliant documentaries and most scary portraits ever presented to the world. I'll never forget when we watched it in my doc film class my professor told us that we might be confused at the end of the night and boy was he right!

Technically, this film is superb and the information it provides about Hilter's Germany is both terrifying and tantalizing. After watching this film one could easily see how people feel in love with the idea of Hitler. The idea of serving him or helping him improve the country. The film promotes ideology that is both rational, heartfelt and reasonable. Much like many of the ideas seen in the "I Pledge" video.

If I remember correctly some of the main themes in Triumph of the Will was unity, so there is no big wonder why the 'I Pledge' video made me remember this historical propaganda doc. I dug a little through my old college paper and found a few important quotes, "The Party is Hitler - and Hitler is Germany just as Germany is Hitler!" Also, at a youth rally: "As you selflessly work for this nation...As you are loyal to us, so will we be loyal to you."

Do me a favor, watch the end of the I Pledge video starting at 3:52- end.


Transcript:
All: I pledge to be a servant to our President and all mankind, because together we can, together we are, and together we will be the change that we see.

Some other key phrases from other portions of the 'I Pledge' video are, "I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama." and "I pledge to integrate into my heart what I already know in my head, which is that we are all in this together."

Now, do me a favor, watch the beginning of this clip from Triumph of the Will starting at 0:10 - 1:45




Transcript from the clip:
Here we stand. We are ready to carry Germany into a new era
Group Leader: Here we stand, ready to carry Germany into a new era. Germany! Comrade, where are you from?
1st Man: From Friesland.
Group Leader: And you, comrade, where are you from?
2nd RAD Man: From Bavaria.
Group Leader: And you?
3rd Man: From Kaiserstuhl
4th Man: From Pomerania.
5th Man: And from Königsberg.
6th Man: From Silesia.
7th Man: From the seaside.
8th Man: From the Black Forest.
9th Man: From Dresden.
10th Man: From the Danube.
11th Man: From the Rhine.
12th Man: And from the Saar.
All in Unison: One Nation, one Leader, one Reich. GERMANY! Group Leader: We are all at work together
All: In the turf marshes and we in the furnaces and we in the quarries. we are reclaiming the North Sea. We are planting trees. We are building roads from village to village from town to town. We are making new fields for the farmers. Forest and fields, land and bread, for Germany! CUT to closeup of Adolf Hitler

Now, I realize that they aren't saying the same exact words but there is something eeirly creepy about this scene compared with the 'I Pledge' video. The chanting. The "for the good of the whole" mentality. The environmental undertones. The exhalation of the leader. These qualities are what led me to classify the 'I Pledge' video as undoubted propaganda!

I actually found the whole documentary on YouTube. Click here to check it out! Seriously recommended.


Now, you heard me mention my uncle wayyyy up at the top of the post. Well, I wanted to share a little personal story that I've been hearing my whole life. As many of you probably know already, my family is Cuban and my uncle, specifically, had a very disturbing run in with some creative education.

My uncle was just going into first grade when Fidel was just getting vocal about his true political goals. My grandmother told me that one day my tio came home and was sitting at the table having a snack when she asked him how his day was and he said that Fidel had visited his school. My grandmother, not quite understanding asked him to explain. This is what he said,

"Well, the teacher had us all take everything off our desk and close our eyes. Then she asked us to pray to God for a piece of candy. So everyone prayed and when we opened our eyes there was no candy on our desks. So then the teacher told us to close our eyes again and this time to pray to Fidel for a piece of candy and we opened our eyes and everyone had a piece of candy on their desk!"

Can you imagine first grade students in Utah when they went home... "Mommy, we learned to serve our President today!" I don't know about you but that sounds kinda similar to, "Mommy we learned to worship Fidel today."

I immediately thought of this story when I saw the 'I Pledge' video earlier this week and I wanted to take a moment and explain why I was so greatly affected by the YouTube video. These couple of examples are just a few personal 'off the cuff' facts that came to my mind when I saw the ad. They are by no means the most wonderful or perfect examples for why this video is scary.

Even though this video is fishy, it is by no means a one time example of the indoctrination that the youth of this country is facing on a daily basis. I'm going to do a little researching on this, but on the radio today I was listening to FoxNews talk about the textbooks. The facts that our children are using to learn, or I should say, not learn the truth about American History. Textbook "writers" are creating this rose-colored fairytale about U.S. History that are simply inaccurate in so many ways. They have been slowly indoctrination students for years!!

My mother said something to me today and as each hour passes I'm more and more convinced shes right. She said, "This country is going to destroy itself from the inside out and the roots started growing a long time ago." I really hope that she is wrong in this case but I know I can't sit around and just hope.

When I have kids I know I'm going to become aware of what they are are learning. I know its difficult but it is so important to teach your children the real foundation, history and beliefs of this country. For some really good resources check out this foundation called Wallbuilders. They have CD's, MP3 and a bunch of really useful information.

Good Luck America!

The SCARIEST & Most IMPORTANT thing I have posted

This is blatant propaganda.

I don't have words for this video except to say that it made me a little nauseous and at the same time happy that I don't have children right now. I've included the video, then further below an articles about a school in Utah that showed this video to the student body.

This is blatantly pushing the leftist agendas and promoting some unnatural service to Obama...I was scared before, but this has just completely and utterly frightened me!

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• One thing that no one points out in the article below is the line where someone says "be nicer to strangers"..that is a great thing for a 8 year old to hear! Are we teaching our children to talk to strangers now? Haven't we learned anything about child predators?

Parents upset over 'leftist propaganda' video

by Lisa Schnecker

A school principal has apologized for showing a video at an assembly that a politically conservative group leader is calling "radical, leftist propaganda."

Children at Eagle Bay Elementary School in Farmington were shown a short video called "I pledge" on Aug. 28. The video opens with an image of President Barack Obama and part of a speech in which he says, "Let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other." The video then features celebrities making pledges about how they will help the president and the world -- and that's where some say the problem lies.

Many pledges, such as supporting local food banks, smiling more, and caring for the elderly are noncontroversial. But other pledges, such as "to never give anyone the finger when I'm driving again," "to sell my obnoxious car and buy a hybrid" and to advance stem cell research cross the line, some say.

"Showing the video in a public school is completely inappropriate," said Jennifer Cieslewicz, whose daughter is a first-grader at the school. "I don't believe a video such as this that promotes certain values should be shown to elementary students, especially without parents being aware. "

Chris Williams, Davis School District spokesman, said school principal Ofelia Wade and school PTA leaders decided to show the video as part of an assembly about the school's theme for the year, service. He said the PTA board chose the video and Wade did not see it before it was shown in the assembly.

"It got to a point where she turned to her assistant and said, 'Oops, I wish I would have seen this before. I don't think I would have shown it,' " Williams said. He said Wade could see how some adults might find the video political.

"She acknowledges she was wrong and apologizes for it and says she's sorry," Williams said. Attempts to reach school PTA leaders Tuesday evening were unsuccessful.

Williams said Wade plans to send a letter home to parents Wednesday about the issue.

Gayle Ruzicka, president of conservative Utah Eagle Forum, said the video was blatantly political. She said other offensive pledges included, "I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama," "I pledge allegiance to the funk, to the united funk of funkadelica," and pledges to not use plastic grocery bags and not flush the toilet after urinating.

"It's very inappropriate to show a radical, leftist propaganda piece that political to children," Ruzicka said. "If parents want their children to learn about those things and do them in the home, wonderful, fine, but it's not the place of the school to show a one-sided propaganda piece to children without parents knowing about it."

Cieslewicz said such values should be decided in the home, not at school.

"They shouldn't be troubling our youth with the woes of the world and making them feel like we're in slavery or they have to worry about how many times they flush the toilet or if they have a plastic water bottle," Cieslewicz said, referring to pledges in the video to "end slavery."

Ruzicka said she contacted local media about the video after receiving complaints from several parents. Ruzicka said she worried the video's messages would confuse children whose parents might choose to use plastic bags when shopping or who want their children to flush the toilet after every use. Also she said she didn't like a pledge "to be of service to Barack Obama" as he is here to serve Americans, not the other way around.

Ruzicka said she'd like to see the school district send a link to the video to all parents before an upcoming back-to-school night so they can voice their opinions and discuss it with their children. Williams said it's unlikely the district will send out a link, but parents are welcome to access the video on YouTube.

Chain Letter from White House

I received this from a family member who is pro-Obama and wanted to share the propaganda with you.

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From: "David Axelrod, The White House"

Date: August 13, 2009 6:09:59 AM PDT
To: --------------(I've deleted for personal sakes)
Subject: Something worth forwarding
Reply-To: "David Axelrod, The White House"

Dear Friend,

This is probably one of the longest emails I’ve ever sent, but it could be the most important.

Across the country we are seeing vigorous debate about health insurance reform. Unfortunately, some of the old tactics we know so well are back — even the viral emails that fly unchecked and under the radar, spreading all sorts of lies and distortions.

As President Obama said at the town hall in New Hampshire, “where we do disagree, let's disagree over things that are real, not these wild misrepresentations that bear no resemblance to anything that's actually been proposed.”

So let’s start a chain email of our own. At the end of my email, you’ll find a lot of information about health insurance reform, distilled into 8 ways reform provides security and stability to those with or without coverage, 8 common myths about reform and 8 reasons we need health insurance reform now.

Right now, someone you know probably has a question about reform that could be answered by what’s below. So what are you waiting for? Forward this email.

Thanks,
David

David Axelrod
Senior Adviser to the President

P.S. We launched www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck <http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck/?e=11&ref=text0> this week to knock down the rumors and lies that are floating around the internet. You can find the information below, and much more, there. For example, we've just added a video of Nancy-Ann DeParle from our Health Reform Office tackling a viral email head on. Check it out:

<http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/71/?e=11>

8 ways reform provides security and stability to those with or without coverage

1. Ends Discrimination for Pre-Existing Conditions: Insurance companies will be prohibited from refusing you coverage because of your medical history.
2. Ends Exorbitant Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Deductibles or Co-Pays: Insurance companies will have to abide by yearly caps on how much they can charge for out-of-pocket expenses.
3. Ends Cost-Sharing for Preventive Care: Insurance companies must fully cover, without charge, regular checkups and tests that help you prevent illness, such as mammograms or eye and foot exams for diabetics.
4. Ends Dropping of Coverage for Seriously Ill: Insurance companies will be prohibited from dropping or watering down insurance coverage for those who become seriously ill.
5. Ends Gender Discrimination: Insurance companies will be prohibited from charging you more because of your gender.
6. Ends Annual or Lifetime Caps on Coverage: Insurance companies will be prevented from placing annual or lifetime caps on the coverage you receive.
7. Extends Coverage for Young Adults: Children would continue to be eligible for family coverage through the age of 26.
8. Guarantees Insurance Renewal: Insurance companies will be required to renew any policy as long as the policyholder pays their premium in full. Insurance companies won't be allowed to refuse renewal because someone became sick.
   

Learn more and get details: http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/health-insurance-consumer-protections/ <http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-insurance-consumer-protections/?e=11&ref=hicp>

8 common myths about health insurance reform

1. Reform will stop "rationing" - not increase it: It’s a myth that reform will mean a "government takeover" of health care or lead to "rationing." To the contrary, reform will forbid many forms of rationing that are currently being used by insurance companies.
2. We can’t afford reform: It's the status quo we can't afford. It’s a myth that reform will bust the budget. To the contrary, the President has identified ways to pay for the vast majority of the up-front costs by cutting waste, fraud, and abuse within existing government health programs; ending big subsidies to insurance companies; and increasing efficiency with such steps as coordinating care and streamlining paperwork. In the long term, reform can help bring down costs that will otherwise lead to a fiscal crisis.
3. Reform would encourage "euthanasia": It does not. It’s a malicious myth that reform would encourage or even require euthanasia for seniors. For seniors who want to consult with their family and physicians about end-of life decisions, reform will help to cover these voluntary, private consultations for those who want help with these personal and difficult family decisions.
4. Vets' health care is safe and sound: It’s a myth that health insurance reform will affect veterans' access to the care they get now. To the contrary, the President's budget significantly expands coverage under the VA, extending care to 500,000 more veterans who were previously excluded. The VA Healthcare system will continue to be available for all eligible veterans.
5. Reform will benefit small business - not burden it: It’s a myth that health insurance reform will hurt small businesses. To the contrary, reform will ease the burdens on small businesses, provide tax credits to help them pay for employee coverage and help level the playing field with big firms who pay much less to cover their employees on average.
6. Your Medicare is safe, and stronger with reform: It’s myth that Health Insurance Reform would be financed by cutting Medicare benefits. To the contrary, reform will improve the long-term financial health of Medicare, ensure better coordination, eliminate waste and unnecessary subsidies to insurance companies, and help to close the Medicare "doughnut" hole to make prescription drugs more affordable for seniors.
7. You can keep your own insurance: It’s myth that reform will force you out of your current insurance plan or force you to change doctors. To the contrary, reform will expand your choices, not eliminate them.
8. No, government will not do anything with your bank account: It is an absurd myth that government will be in charge of your bank accounts. Health insurance reform will simplify administration, making it easier and more convenient for you to pay bills in a method that you choose. Just like paying a phone bill or a utility bill, you can pay by traditional check, or by a direct electronic payment. And forms will be standardized so they will be easier to understand. The choice is up to you – and the same rules of privacy will apply as they do for all other electronic payments that people make.
   

Learn more and get details:
http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck <http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/?e=11&ref=myth1>
http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/realitycheck/faq <http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/faq/?e=11&ref=myth1>

8 Reasons We Need Health Insurance Reform Now

1. Coverage Denied to Millions: A recent national survey estimated that 12.6 million non-elderly adults – 36 percent of those who tried to purchase health insurance directly from an insurance company in the individual insurance market – were in fact discriminated against because of a pre-existing condition in the previous three years or dropped from coverage when they became seriously ill. Learn more:http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/denied_coverage/index.html
2. Less Care for More Costs: With each passing year, Americans are paying more for health care coverage. Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums have nearly doubled since 2000, a rate three times faster than wages. In 2008, the average premium for a family plan purchased through an employer was $12,680, nearly the annual earnings of a full-time minimum wage job. Americans pay more than ever for health insurance, but get less coverage. Learn more: http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/hiddencosts/index.html
3. Roadblocks to Care for Women: Women’s reproductive health requires more regular contact with health care providers, including yearly pap smears, mammograms, and obstetric care. Women are also more likely to report fair or poor health than men (9.5% versus 9.0%). While rates of chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure are similar to men, women are twice as likely to suffer from headaches and are more likely to experience joint, back or neck pain. These chronic conditions often require regular and frequent treatment and follow-up care. Learn more:http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/women/index.html
4. Hard Times in the Heartland: Throughout rural America, there are nearly 50 million people who face challenges in accessing health care. The past several decades have consistently shown higher rates of poverty, mortality, uninsurance, and limited access to a primary health care provider in rural areas. With the recent economic downturn, there is potential for an increase in many of the health disparities and access concerns that are already elevated in rural communities. Learn more: http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/hardtimes <http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/hardtimes/>
5. Small Businesses Struggle to Provide Health Coverage: Nearly one-third of the uninsured – 13 million people – are employees of firms with less than 100 workers. From 2000 to 2007, the proportion of non-elderly Americans covered by employer-based health insurance fell from 66% to 61% Much of this decline stems from small business. The percentage of small businesses offering coverage dropped from 68% to 59%, while large firms held stable at 99%. About a third of such workers in firms with fewer than 50 employees obtain insurance through a spouse. Learn more:http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/helpbottomline <http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/helpbottomline/>
6. The Tragedies are Personal: Half of all personal bankruptcies are at least partly the result of medical expenses. The typical elderly couple may have to save nearly $300,000 to pay for health costs not covered by Medicare alone. Learn more:http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/inaction <http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/inaction/>
7. Diminishing Access to Care: From 2000 to 2007, the proportion of non-elderly Americans covered by employer-based health insurance fell from 66% to 61%. An estimated 87 million people - one in every three Americans under the age of 65 - were uninsured at some point in 2007 and 2008. More than 80% of the uninsured are in working families. Learn more:http://www.healthreform.gov/reports/inaction/diminishing/index.html
8. The Trends are Troubling: Without reform, health care costs will continue to skyrocket unabated, putting unbearable strain on families, businesses, and state and federal government budgets. Perhaps the most visible sign of the need for health care reform is the 46 million Americans currently without health insurance - projections suggest that this number will rise to about 72 million in 2040 in the absence of reform. Learn more:http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/assets/documents/CEA_Health_Care_Report.pdf <http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/CEA_Health_Care_Report.pdf?e=11&ref=report>
   

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Your World with Neil Cavuto

It seems now that the White House is changing the rules by trying to make it easier to track you when you visit federal websites.

Robert Siciliano; Security Expert, says "These cookies track the computer uses behaviors, what they like, dislike, buy. They can record username and password they store this info via their website from your browsers. They want us to have cookies now. Cookies closest cousin is spyware, Cookies aren't spyware but they are very close. And as we know spyware can be malicious it keeps everything we do. Now since 2000 privacy advocate have gotten governments to agreed not to implant cookies on our browsers but now they are changing their tune. Privacy advocates are concern that if we allow cookies it could merge into spyware eventually."

Whats the purpose of doing this?

"What they are trying to accomplish here is that they are trying to get to know the public a little better. It seems that they have a relationship with Google and there might be some payback going on and from there Google tracks us and the Obama administration wants a piece of that. Google has a lot of influence in Washington, they throw a lot of money around and they are on whitehouse.gov so whats next."

Judge Andrew Napolitano; Fox Senior Judicial Analyst "Well I think his concerns are coorect and here is why because when Nixon used the FBI and CIA and civiilan clad military to take pictures of people during anti-war protests during the 70s, the Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional and after Nixon left office the Congress enacted the Privacy Act which prohibits any branch of gov't from copying the faces or words people use and storing those in records. It also prohbits the government from watching you as you browse a book in the library. They can't watch you when you browse internet either, its equally as important."

*showed clip of Obama from today talking about reporting fishy act, defending it, mocking it*

"There are a lot of statues that have become inconsistent but what is clear is that the government cannot monitor your thoughts words or ideas, where are they expressed? when you browse the internet? It it equally prohibited."

Ex-KGB Agent Video

I received a fwd a while back that was really eye opening. It provided a link to an interview with an Ex-KGB agent who talks about the plans the USSR had/has for a "world-wide communist network" used to "morally destabilize a country for a generation and then introduce a big-brother welfare state as an answer to their idealist liberal dreams"

Its really frightening how all the things he talks about are so applicable to our modern day society.

Click here for video...