Posted by Tina
A fascinating new survey done by Pew Research Center for the People and the Press finds that Republicans are more informed about current events than Democrats:
President Obama and his party prefer to think of Republicans as hayseeds who cling bitterly to guns and religion, but it turns out blue-state residents who get their news from National Public Radio aren’t as tuned in to what’s happening in the rest of the world.
By a wide margin, Republicans proved more likely to know that there are more Shiites than Sunnis in Iran. They are more aware that Common Core is an educational standard and that oil is driving North Dakota’s economic boom. More Republicans can identify Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel’s prime minister. Fewer Democrats realize that ISIS controls territory in Syria, and that Ukraine was once part of the Soviet Union.
Janet Yellen is far from a household name, but 27 percent of Republicans were able to identify her as Federal Reserve chairman, one point higher than the Democratic score. About three-quarters of Americans know the federal minimum wage is $7.25, but Republicans edged out Democrats by a single point here again. The only things that Democrats knew better than Republicans were that Liberia had an Ebola outbreak and that 15 percent are living below the poverty line.
So I guess PBS talks about the Ebola outbreak a lot and we know that the left is obsessed with poverty. Ironically if they paid more attention to economic they might discover how to actually lift the poor out of poverty.
This also puts a lie to the notion that programming on Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Breitbart, and other similar political talk programs and websites don’t inform effectively.
And speaking of Rush Limbaugh, Ben Shapiro of Breitbart has also uncovered information about the character of those who lead the “stop Rush” campaign”
For example, Matt Osborne is one of the chief voices in the Stop Rush campaign. He explains that he is a “Stop Rush volunteer since 2012,” and that his “volunteers contact advertisers – mostly by phone, but also on Twitter and Facebook. We share Limbaugh’s words with them verbatim and then ask them to divest from his program.” Osborne also brags that he heads the website Breitbart Unmasked.
But his true literary talents lie in torture pornography – about right-wing talk show hosts. In a 2,000 word essay he penned as the start of a larger-scale project, he wrote of a particular talk show host:
“(He) objected to our masked, armed entry, but was immediately subdued with the help of a taser. We gagged, hooded, and handcuffed the fat bastard before levering him into a wheelbarrow with scrap two-by-fours.”
“Underway, the three of us in back took turns kicking (him) in his stomach with our combat-booted feet (Top using only his solid prosthetic foot)…”
A remarkable work of heartbreaking genius. And that’s the printable part
I wish I could say this man and his group represent a radical fringe. But when the majority of Democrats share group approval of the Alinsky tactics used by both groups and candidates, if not the the crude sentiment, the effective result is that the party is made up of people of low character. Since they cannot win in the arena of ideas they resort to ugly, underhanded, destructive methods to wipe out the competition.
The low character of Activist Democrat leadership has trickled into the main body of the party. It’s time the slimy radical left was outed and exposed and I’m happy to do my small part in spreading the word! Democrats who don’t approve have mostly bailed to the Independent Party…good for them. Republicans have similarly bailed for what they see as a party that no longer represents their ideals or has the will to stand up to the insanity.
The people decide the kind of government they get in America. Being politically savvy and informed is a necessity for success in electing good candidates who will deliver good government. It’s up to us, folks. I recommend a long term engagement with the dedicated talkers and writers who have the same love of America and her Constitution that YOU do. Get engaged and vow to become a part of the patriotic movement that will return this great nation to stellar levels of character and prosperity!
If you didn’t see Leon Panetta on Bill O’Reilly’s show tonight be sure and watch the video tomorrow. The interview lasted for about 40 minutes. It’s a real eye opener and will scare the you know what out of you.
“The only things that Democrats knew better than Republicans were that Liberia had an Ebola outbreak and that 15 percent are living below the poverty line.”
Again … you do not seem to realize when your chain is being yanked.
Odd. Very odd.
Insurance companies remind this administration to NOT inform the public about ObamaCare data. The self-declared “most transparent” administration doesn’t want voters to know the truth. Why? What do they have to hide?
“Most Transparent Administration Puts Gag Order on HealthCare.gov Testing”:
“The administration reminded insurers that their confidentiality agreement with the Obama administration means that insurance executives “will not use, disclose, prescribe, post to a public forum, or in any way share Test Data with any person or entity, included but not limited to media…” This includes any “results of this testing exercise and any information describing or otherwise relating to the performance or functionality” of the Obamacare enrollment and eligibility system.”
http://sharylattkisson.com/most-transparent-administration-puts-gag-order-on-healthcare-gov-testing
Bob Laszewski’s review:
http://healthpolicyandmarket.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-most-transparent-administration.html
HealthCare.gov Testing to Be Confidential:
“Insurers Checking Website Are Banned From Publicly Discussing Their Findings”
http://online.wsj.com/articles/healthcare-gov-testing-to-be-kept-confidential-1412696376?KEYWORDS=medicare
Yup, our chain IS being yanked by this administration. They just can’t allow voters to know the truth before the election.
“The administration reminded insurers that their confidentiality agreement with the Obama administration means that insurance executives “will not use, disclose, prescribe, post to a public forum, or in any way share Test Data with any person or entity, included but not limited to media…” This includes any “results of this testing exercise and any information describing or otherwise relating to the performance or functionality” of the Obamacare enrollment and eligibility system.”
Worth watching.
Leon Panetta: ‘Benghazi Talking Points Were Not On Point’; Admits ‘Mixed Messages’ on US Role in World Under Obam:
http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/10/07/leon-panetta-benghazi-talking-points-were-not-point-admits-mixed-messages-us-role-world
Excuses, excuses, Libby. Pretty low.
Peggy, Leon Panetta said the President relies “on the logic of a law professor rather than the passion of a leader.”
This puts his actions within the realm of the unprepared or unqualified for the position rather than dirty tricks. Unfortunately for the American people, there’s plenty of evidence that he also plays in the dirty tricks realm!
Another liberal hypocrite exposed.
Media Matters Executive Wrote Racist, Anti-Semitic, Anti-’Tranny’ Blog Posts:
“A top executive at Media Matters for America and the principal activist in the “Stop Rush” campaign made racist and anti-Semitic comments and disparaged “trannies” on a dormant blog that he wrote just several years prior to his prominent liberal activism career.
Blog entries reviewed by The Daily Caller show that Angelo Carusone made derogatory remarks about ethnic groups and used language to insult “trannies” and ugly “gays” that would be considered hate speech by his own organization.
Carusone is the executive vice president of the George Soros-funded progressive advocacy group Media Matters for America, headed by David Brock, which has built a nonprofit cottage industry out of targeting conservatives in media and flagging their politically incorrect statements for coverage by mainstream media outlets. Carusone is identified by insiders as the lead organizer of the pressure campaign to intimidate radio host Rush Limbaugh’s advertisers, which accuses Limbaugh of bigotry.”
http://dailycaller.com/2014/10/06/media-matters-executive-wrote-racist-anti-semitic-anti-tranny-blog-posts/
#5 #Tina: “This puts his actions within the realm of the unprepared or unqualified …”
Obama’s legacy will be the banner example of, “Those who can — do. Those who can’t — teach.”
I don’t believe this applies to all teachers, because we do have some great ones, but it sure applies to him. His professorship and community organizer experience did not prepare him to be the CEO of a small business let alone a whole nation.
Hope he goes sit on a beach in Hawaii and doesn’t end up back in a classroom. This country doesn’t need him corrupting future leaders.
Peggy the most apropos photo op I’ve ever seen of Obama was the footage of him helping to paint the walls of a Sunday School right after he was elected the first time.
Here’s another newsworthy issue I’m sure you won’t see covered by the left-wing media.
Mexican Gov’t Paying to Help Shield Illegal Immigrants in the U.S. from Deportation:
“The government of Mexico is paying to help its citizens who are living illegally in the United States avoid deportation.
According to a report from National Public Radio, the Mexican government through its 50 consulates around the United States has been helping to fund low-income illegal immigrants to apply for President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA — which shields illegal immigrants from deportation and allows them to work in the U.S.
NPR’s report details the story of Tania Guzman, an illegal immigrant who said the cost of applying for DACA worried her, but she was able to afford it after her pro-bono lawyer from Public Counsel told her she could access financial help from the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles.
Mexico paid for all Guzman’s attorney fees and application fees, according to NPR. In the end Guzman told NPR she paid just $50.
The report explains that since 2012, the year DACA began, the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles has assisted more then 260 Mexican illegal immigrants apply for protections under DACA.
Julian Escutia, an official with the Mexican Embassy in Washington, told NPR that it does not keep track of how many illegal immigrants’ DACA applications they fund, and that funding is “on a case-by case basis.”
“Our main objective is the well-being of our nationals wherever they are,” he said. “So what we want for them is that they are successful and really continue contributing to this country [the U.S.],” she told NPR.
Escutia added to NPR that the heated political debate surrounding the program is an issue for the U.S. to deal with.
“We are not entering into the political debate about DACA,” he said. “It’s one option that is available to our nationals, and if they choose to apply for it, we are certainly happy to help them.”
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/10/10/Mexican-Gov-t-Paying-to-Help-Shield-Illegal-Immigrants-in-the-U-S-From-Deportation/
This is the same Mexican government that has held one of our Marines in a prison for 194 days for making a wrong turn ending up in Mexico. Mexico won’t let one American return to the US, but will pay for a potential tens of thousands of their illegal immigrants to remain here.
Obama plays the redistribution game from Washington and the Mexican government plays the redistribution game through its consulates. It’s all part of the radical globalist (fascists) plan to create that borderless, single party, one world vision.