McCaskill to Host “Kitchen Table Talk” in Liberty, Missouri

I got this email last week from one of Claire McCaskill's reps.  McCaskill's office is hosting a "Kitchen Table Talk" at the Mid Continent Public Library in Liberty, Missouri.  Funny now that the election has passed and the dems have lost their super majority McCaskill claims she's willing to "listen to your thoughts and ideas."  Why the change of heart now that she's rammed Obamacare down our throats?  This is an opportunity to let her office know in person how you feel about S 510.

My name is Greg Razer and I am a staff member for U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill. On Wednesday, December 1st, on behalf of the Senator, I will be hosting a "Kitchen Table Talk" in Clay County at the Mid-Continent Public Library (1000 Kent Street) from 1:00PM- 2:00PM. The purpose of this meeting is to reach out to you, to listen to your thoughts and ideas about federal policies and legislation and to take them back to the Senator.

These "Kitchen Table Talks" also serve, in part, to inform you of the services that are available through Senator McCaskill's regional offices. The Senator's staff throughout the state are able to assist you on a range of federal government issues. If you are currently having an issue with a federal agency, I will be happy to discuss that with you and put you in touch with the member of the Senator's staff best suited to help with your issue.

Should you have any questions, please contact me at greg_razer@mccaskill.senate.gov or by calling 816-421-1639. I hope you will be able to join me in Liberty on 1:00PM - 2:00PM. 

Sincerely,

Greg Razer
Field Representative
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill

Hey, Claire.  There's one thing most Missourians and Americans are concerned about right now and you don't have to have a "Kitchen Table Talk" to find out about it.  It's called jobs!  People need jobs, not government handouts.

Another thing people are concerned about is taxes.  We are being taxed to death and cannot afford to pay more taxes in a time that many don't even have a job.  Letting the Bush tax credits expire would not be a good move for you and your friends (or enemies) at Capitol Hill right now.

Claire:  more jobs, less taxes.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

Planned Parenthood sues over Alaska notification law

A few years ago, ds broke his ankle and had to have surgery on it--twice.  Parental consent was needed for anything and everything.  All the papers that we as adults normally sign when going to the doctor's office and being admitted to the hospital; we, as parents, had to sign and consent to.  None of the procedures would have been done without it.  Why is abortion any different?

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest is trying to block a new state law requiring that parents of teenage girls seeking abortions be notified. Several doctors joined the organization in suing the state Tuesday. Voters approved the measure in August and the law goes into effect Dec. 14. It requires Alaska doctors notify a parent before performing an abortion on girls younger than 18.

via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Planned Parenthood sues over Alaska notification law.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

China and Russia Ditch the Dollar

St. Petersburg, Russia - China and Russia have decided to renounce the US dollar and resort to using their own currencies for bilateral trade, Premier Wen Jiabao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin announced late on Tuesday. Chinese experts said the move reflected closer relations between Beijing and Moscow and is not aimed at challenging the dollar, but to protect their domestic economies. "About trade settlement, we have decided to use our own currencies," Putin said at a joint news conference with Wen in St. Petersburg.

China, Russia quit dollar.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

Obama's Grandma Praying for "Barack to Convert to Islam" - Atlas Shrugs

Obama's Grandma Praying for "Barack to Convert to Islam" - Atlas Shrugs.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

Another TSA Outrage | RedState

TSA is now taking nail clippers away from our soldiers returning home who are carrying assault rifles.  This is unreal. Another TSA Outrage | RedState.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation

Thanksgiving Proclamation

[New York, 3 October 1789] Page Image. By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor-- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness. Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be-- That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks--for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation--for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war--for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed--for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted--for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us. and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions-- to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually--to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed--to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord--To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us--and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best. Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789. Go: Washington

George Washington Papers: Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

Gardening and Saving Seeds to be Outlawed

On November 17, the U.S. Senate voted for cloture on SB 510.  What this means is that the bill must be voted on within 60 days.  So, this bill is definitely coming up for a vote.  If you think Obamacare is bad for America, this bill is much worse. It's important to contact your Senators and keep tabs on this bill.  If you don't know how to contact your Senator, go to congress.org and put in your zip code.

Senate Bill 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act, has been called "the most dangerous bill in the history of the United States of America." It would grant the U.S. government new authority over the public's right to grow, trade and transport any foods. This would give Big brother the power to regulate the tomato plants in your backyard. It would grant them the power to arrest and imprison people selling cucumbers at farmer's markets. It would criminalize the transporting of organic produce if you don't comply with the authoritarian rules of the federal government. "It will become the most offensive authority against the cultivation, trade and consumption of food and agricultural products of one's choice. It will be unconstitutional and contrary to natural law or, if you like, the will of God." - Dr. Shiv Chopra, Canada Health whistleblower (http://shivchopra.com/?page_id=2) This tyrannical law puts all food production (yes, even food produced in your own garden) under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security. Yep -- the very same people running the TSA and its naked body scanner / passenger groping programs. This law would also give the U.S. government the power to arrest any backyard food producer as a felon (a "smuggler") for merely growing lettuce and selling it at a local farmer's market. It also sells out U.S. sovereignty over our own food supply by ceding to the authority of both the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Codex Alimentarius. It would criminalize seed saving (http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/20...), turning backyard gardeners who save heirloom seeds into common criminals. This is obviously designed to give corporations like Monsanto a monopoly over seeds. It would create an unreasonable paperwork burden that would put small food producers out of business, resulting in more power over the food supply shifting to large multinational corporations.

Senate Bill S 510 Food Safety Modernization Act vote imminent: Would outlaw gardening and saving seeds. A couple of other articles about S 510 are here and here.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

Health panel brings out big guns - BostonHerald.com

There's one big problem with "affordable" insurance for everyone.  Who gets to define "affordable?"  Are the people making the rules going to agree with me as to what "affordable" is?  Massachusetts is finding out that what the State has deemed affordable, the people have not.

The state's health insurance connector — the highly touted agency that aims to bring cheap medical care to the masses — has turned into a legal pit bull by aggressively going after a growing number of Bay Staters who say they can't afford mandated insurance — or the penalties imposed for not having it. The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority is cracking down on more than 3,000 residents who are fighting state fines, and has even hired a private law firm to force the health insurance scofflaws to pay penalties of up to $2,000 a year. All told, more than 7,700 people have appealed state fines for not having health insurance, according to connector spokesman Richard Powers. The agency has hired several private attorneys at $50 an hour to hear many of the appeals, and some 3,150 of them have been denied — and the losers told to pay up.

The connector has also hired the Hub law firm Bowman & Penski — at $125 an hour — to defend itself against 13 lawsuits filed by fed-up taxpayers who insist they can't afford state required insurance premiums or the escalating fines.

. . .

"Every problem that Massachusetts is running into right now, the federal government will confront in 2014," said Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the conservative Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. "Just as Massachusetts' residents are having to appeal the extra taxes they are being levied because they can't afford health insurance — and because Massachusetts residents are having to sue the state because it's an unfair and abusive law — citizens from every state in the nation will be doing the same thing in 2014, when Obamacare takes effect," he said.

Health panel brings out big guns - BostonHerald.com.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

If You Touch My Junk . . .

American Airlines passenger, John Tyner, has caused quite a stir by refusing first a scan in an Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machine, and second refusing an "enhanced pat down" as an alternative.  Mr. Tyner had the presence of mind to turn the camera on on his cell phone and record most of his interactions with various TSA and police officers at the airport. 

Not only is privacy a concern with the AIT machine, but there are also health concerns from the radiation.  The AIT machine takes pictures of your naked body.  We've been told that these machines cannot save or copy an image, yet there are images all over the internet.  Some are referring to AIT as nothing more than a "virtual strip search."

When a TSA agent described to John Tyner the enhanced pat down he would have to undergo, Mr. Tyner refused on the grounds that he should not have to be sexually assaulted to board a plane.  The TSA agent told Mr. Tyner that he gave up a lot of his rights when he purchased his airline ticket.

 

 

Now there are also reports of the TSA putting their hands down people's pants.

 

This brings up several questions?

1. Are Americans unknowingly giving up many of their civil rights when purchasing airline tickets?
2. Are the American people going to continue to allow our government to use the tragedy of 9/11 as a vehicle to take away many of our civil rights?
3. Whatever happened to reasonable search and seizure?
4. Are these searches effective?  How many would-be bombers/no gooders has the TSA thwarted using these searches?
5. Whatever happened to common sense?

Common sense:  Israel uses it.  It's called profiling!

This has led to a "National Opt-Out Day." 

It's the day ordinary citizens stand up for their rights, stand up for liberty, and protest the federal government's desire to virtually strip us naked or submit to an "enhanced pat down" that touches people's breasts and genitals in an aggressive manner.  You should never have to explain to your children, "Remember that no stranger can touch or see your private area, unless it's a government employee, then it's OK."  

The goal of National Opt Out Day is to send a message to our lawmakers that we demand change.  We have a right to privacy and buying a plane ticket should not mean that we're guilty until proven innocent.  This day is needed because many people do not understand what they consent to when choosing to fly.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a Transportation Security Administration oversight hearing Wednesday, November 17.  This is your opportunity to speak up.  Contact your Congressman and/or committee member.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

Cell Phone Rash

Cell phones are getting a bad rap once again.  Now along with the concern of radiation, brain cancer, and setting your car on fire at the gas station; some users are also experiencing a mysterious rash.

If you're an incessant cell phone user and a mysterious rash appears along your jaw, cheek or ear, chances are you're allergic to nickel, a metal commonly used in cell phones.

I'm actually amazed that there is any metal on the outside of a cell phone.  I thought they were all plastic.

Symptoms of cell phone allergy include a red, bumpy, itchy rash in areas where the nickel-containing parts of a cell phone touch the face. It can even affect fingertips of those who text continuously on buttons containing nickel. In severe cases, blisters and itchy sores can develop. To treat cell phone rash, you can apply a mild over-the-counter corticosteroid, she said. (Ask your doctor about how long you can safely use it.) Then, keep the nickel-bearing parts of your phone off your face. "Buy a phone cover, opt for a hands-free device, use the speaker phone or switch to a phone that doesn't contain nickel on surfaces that touch your skin," she said. Consult an allergist if the rash lingers.

via Among Cell-Phone Junkies, Rash on the Rise.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

Boehner: Let Americans read bills before they are brought to a vote

In this opinion piece, John Boehner outlines what he believes the next Speaker of the House must do to regain the trust of the American people.

Accordingly, there are several steps I believe the next speaker should be prepared to take immediately. Among them:

• No earmarks.

• Let Americans read bills before they are brought to a vote. The speaker of the House should not allow any bill to come to a vote that has not been posted publicly online for at least three days. Members of Congress and the American people must have the opportunity to read it.

• No more "comprehensive" bills. The next speaker should put an end to so-called comprehensive bills with thousands of pages of legislative text that make it easy to hide spending projects and job-killing policies. President Obama's massive "stimulus" and health-care bills, written behind closed doors with minimal public scrutiny, were the last straw for many Americans. The American people are not well-served by "comprehensive," and they are rightly suspicious of the adjective.

• No more bills written behind closed doors in the speaker's office. Bills should be written by legislators in committee in plain public view.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

Ohio State Rep. Race Comes Down To 5 Votes

This is why it's important to vote.

CINCINNATI -- At least two races in the Ohio House will be recounted because of the thin margins between the competitors. In unofficial results, only five votes divide Cincinnati Tea Party founder Mike Wilson and Democratic Rep. Connie Pillich in the 28th District in Hamilton County.

via Ohio State Rep. Race Comes Down To 5 Votes - Politics News Story - WLWT Cincinnati.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

St. Louis Voter Fraud

Image via Wikipedia

Atlas Shrugs reports on voter fraud in St. Louis, Missouri with a release from the St. Louis Tea Party:

(November 2, 2010) Three precincts in the city of St. Louis delivered 3,800 votes for Carnahan in the last hour of counting.  This is Brian Wahby's district.  The same Brian Wahby who admittedly funneled $10,000 back to himself via a Democratic Campaign Committee, as reported by the St Louis Post Dispatch.  Ironically, Wahby's wife also works for Mayor Francis Slay.  They waited until they knew how many votes they needed, then they manufactured them.

How many dead or non-existent people voted in Wahby's precincts? That question remains to be answered.  Secretary of State reacted in a very guarded manner when questioned by the St Louis Tea Party Coalition yesterday on the apparent crash of their Voter Verification System.  More so, Secretary of State, Robin Carnanhan continued to campaign amidst the epic fail, and failed to comply with 115.136. 1. of the Missouri Statute regarding National Voter Registration Act.

We have confirmed voter Fraud in the City of St Louis, the City of Arnold, a downed Voter Verification System, and the St Louis City Board of Elections manning polls with The St. Louis City Board of Elections is using a security service, Special Services, that has a long standing relationship with the Carnahan family. The Ed Martin for Congress campaign was alerted yesterday, from a fellow board member that, despite opposition, Democratic chairwoman, Eileen McCann, hired Special Services.

So, what does this all add up to? A major investigation.  The St Louis Tea Party Coalition, who endorsed Ed Martin, has already begun unraveling the corruption and has pledged to push forward until the truth is revealed.  One spokesperson for the organization stated at a Watch Party last night, "Novemeber [sic] 3rd, we begin".  Holding true to this statement, the organization has gone into watchdog mode.

Here's video of the St. Louis Tea Party protesting voter fraud on Wednesday, November 3:

 

Ed Martin's campaign issued a press release and asks for anyone that witnessed irregularities on Tuesday to contact his office:

The three glaring factors which stand out involve the Secretary of State's office, the sole decision of a newly appointed Democratic chair at the City Elections Board, and an unprecedented number of votes coming in late from the city.

The Secretary of State first of all is Congressman Carnahan's sister, Robin Carnahan. She reported having irregularities and computer glitches early in the day. We have heard from countless voters who want those problems scrutinized. Many point out that the Department of Justice pursued, for three years, a case against Missouri for failing to clean up the process. "When filed in 2005, one-third of Missouri counties had more registered voters than voting-age residents. What's more, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan,… contended that her office had no obligation to ensure individual counties were complying with the federal law mandating a cleanup of their voter rolls." (Wall Street Journal, John Fund, July 8, 2010)

People also question the motive behind a newly appointed St. Louis City Board of Elections Democratic Chairwoman, Eileen McCann, hiring a security company with close ties to Congressman Carnahan. Special Services was called on by Congressman Carnahan to do security for him as recently as August 26^th. Carnahan paid the company $1400 at that time which can be seen in a quick review of his FEC filing.

Then just before midnight seven precincts within the city and county delivered an astounshing [sic] late night dump of votes. In such a hotly contested race and with so many voters concerned it only makes sense to make sure in fact every vote counts. Since Missouri's Secretary of State is in fact Congressman Carnahan's sister it is suggested she recuse herself from the investigation and appoint an independent investigator to look into these three main points of question.

"The people of this district want to make sure their voices were in fact heard and I pledged to them that I would fight to ensure it happens. We need to make sure the election process was in fact fair and that the numbers are correct. I saw several issues in my time at the St. Louis City Board of Elections and serious issues like this should and need to be addressed," said Ed Martin.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

ACORN filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

While you were out voting and watching the returns, ACORN was filing for bankruptcy.  I'd like to think "good riddance," but I think Obama will see this as an opportunity for another bailout.

ACORN, a national organization whose mission included registering and turning out low-income and minority voters, announced on this election day that it was filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Founded in 1970, the Assn. of Community Organizations for Reform Now had in recent years become a target of conservatives who accused the group of engaging in widespread voter fraud. It was forced to scale back its efforts after a scandal erupted, centered around undercover video footage that purported to show ACORN staff helping young activists posing as a pimp and prostitute engage in illegal activity.

ACORN filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy - latimes.com.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

Missouri 2010 General Election Results

Image via Wikipedia

To see more election results, including your local results, go to the Missouri Secretary of State website.

Roy Blunt defeated Robin Carnahan for Kit Bond's Senate seat.

Passed:  Constitutional Amendment No. 1.  If passed, this amendment will require the office of county assessor to be an elected position except for one exemption.  Vote YES.

Passed:  Constitutional Amendment No. 2.  If passed, this amendment will exempt disabled former prisoners of war from property taxes.  Vote YES.

Passed:  Constitutional Amendment No. 3.  If passed, this amendment will prohibit any new tax, including sales tax, on the sales of homes.  Vote YES

Passed:  Proposition A.  If passed, this proposition would prohibit any city from adding an earnings tax and require cities that currently have an earnings tax to put the matter to a vote.  Vote YES.

Passed:  Proposition B.  Proposition B is specifically aimed at eliminating legal and licensed professional dog breeders in Missouri. It targets commercial pet breeders who are already licensed and inspected by the Missouri Department of Agriculture and who are in compliance with state and federal laws. It will provide no additional resources to enhance existing inspection programs or target unlicensed dog breeders. According to the Missouri Department of Agriculture, not one of the state's 1,400 current licensed breeders can comply with the regulations put forth in Proposition B.  Vote NO.

Retained:  Judges:  Missouri Supreme Court Judge Zel Fischer.  Appointed by Matt Blunt.  Reported to be very conservative.  Vote YES.

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35

Get Out and Vote Today!

By now you should have your sample ballot printed out and marked.  Maybe you've already voted.  Nevertheless, vote early, and vote often!

If you still need guidance on Missouri's issues, you may visit MFN's website.

 

View the original post at: http://loricamper.com/blog/?page_id=35