SkyChimp

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  1. LOL......... Soon the novelty will wear off on protesting in the streets of Phoenix. I'm glad to see a border state finally take steps in the right direction to fight the illegal alien issue since the Feds have no back bone........... bravo zulu! AP poll shows 61 percent of voters nationally think Arizona was right to take action instead of waiting for the federal government to pass legislation on immigration reform. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/11/ariz-referendum-drives-targeting-new-law-dropped/ Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  2. Islam doesn't force itself on others?? Hmmmm..... Read this and get back to us. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  3. This was on Fact Check.......... His State of the Union speech skipped over a variety of complex realities in laying out a "common-sense" call to action. A look at some of his claims and how they compare with the facts: OBAMA: "Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government spending for three years. Spending related to our national security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will not be affected. But all other discretionary government programs will. Like any cash-strapped family, we will work within a budget to invest in what we need and sacrifice what we don't." THE FACTS: The anticipated savings from this proposal would amount to less than one percent of the deficit -- and that's if the president can persuade Congress to go along. Obama is a convert to the cause of broad spending freezes. In the presidential campaign, he criticized Republican opponent John McCain for suggesting one. "The problem with a spending freeze is you're using a hatchet where you need a scalpel," he said a month before the election. Now, Obama wants domestic spending held steady in most areas where the government can control year to year costs. The proposal is similar to McCain's. ------ OBAMA: "I've called for a bipartisan fiscal commission, modeled on a proposal by Republican Judd Gregg and Democrat Kent Conrad. This can't be one of those Washington gimmicks that lets us pretend we solved a problem. The commission will have to provide a specific set of solutions by a certain deadline. Yesterday, the Senate blocked a bill that would have created this commission. So I will issue an executive order that will allow us to go forward, because I refuse to pass this problem on to another generation of Americans." THE FACTS: Any commission that Obama creates would be a weak substitute for what he really wanted -- a commission created by Congress that could force lawmakers to consider unpopular remedies to reduce the debt, including curbing politically sensitive entitlements like Social Security and Medicare. That idea crashed in the Senate this week, defeated by equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans. Any commission set up by Obama alone would lack authority to force its recommendations before Congress, and would stand almost no chance of success. ------ OBAMA: Discussing his health care initiative, he said: "Our approach would preserve the right of Americans who have insurance to keep their doctor and their plan." THE FACTS: The Democratic legislation now hanging in limbo on Capitol Hill aims to keep people with employer-sponsored coverage -- the majority of Americans under age 65 -- in the plans they already have. But Obama can't guarantee g point of contention for the president. In December, the administration reported that recipients of direct assistance from the government created or saved about 650,000 jobs. The number was based on self-reporting by recipients and some of the calculations were shown to be in error. The Congressional Budget Office has been much more guarded than Obama in characterizing the success of the stimulus plan. In November, it reported that the stimulus increased the number of people employed by between 600,000 and 1.6 million "compared with what those values would have been otherwise." It said the ranges "reflect the uncertainty of such estimates." And it added: "It is impossible to determine how many of the reported jobs would have existed in the absence of the stimulus package." ------ OBAMA: He called for action by the White House and Congress "to do our work openly, and to give our people the government they deserve." THE FACTS: Obama skipped past a broken promise from his campaign -- to have the negotiations for health care legislation broadcast on C-SPAN "so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents, and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies." Instead, Democrats in the White House and Congress have conducted the usual private negotiations, making multibillion-dollar deals with hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and other stakeholders behind closed doors. Nor has Obama lived up consistently to his pledge to ensure that legislation is posted online for five days before it's acted upon. ------ OBAMA: "We will continue to go through the budget line by line to eliminate programs that we can't afford and don't work. We've already identified $20 billion in savings for next year." THE FACTS: Identifying savings is far from achieving them. If the past is any guide, little will result from this exercise because Congress routinely rejects the White House's suggested spending cuts. ------ OBAMA: "The United States and Russia are completing negotiations on the farthest-reaching arms control treaty in nearly two decades." THE FACTS: Despite insisting early last year that they would complete the negotiations in time to avoid expiration of the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in early December, the U.S. and Russia failed to do so. And while officials say they think a deal on a new treaty is within reach, there has been no breakthrough. A new round of talks is set to start Monday. One important sticking point: disagreement over including missile defense issues in a new accord. If completed, the new deal may arguably be the farthest-reaching arms control treaty since the original 1991 agreement. An interim deal reached in 2002 did not include its own rules on verifying nuclear reductions. ------ OBAMA: Drawing on classified information, he claimed more success than his predecessor at killing terrorists: "And in the last year, hundreds of al-Qaida's fighters and affiliates, including many senior leaders, have been captured or killed -- far more than in 2008." THE FACTS: It is an impossible claim to verify. Neither the Bush nor the Obama administration has published enemy body counts, particularly those targeted by armed drones in the Pakistan-Afghan border region. The pace of drone attacks has increased dramatically in the last 18 months, according to congressional officials briefed on the secret program. Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  4. No, no, no my friend..... it's the People's seat. Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  5. ACORN must have forgot to wake them out of their graves like they did in the presidential election. Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  6. Bye Bye Health Care Bill.... Muahahaha http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/19/polls-close-competitive-massachusetts-senate-race/ Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  7. Good morning everyone!!!!!! it's Monday Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  8. Anytime.... just trying to be proactive Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  9. Well Urban Meyer just stepped down from Florida. Sugar Bowl is his last game. I can't beleive that. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4772952 Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  10. What kind of gifts did you get this morning? Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  11. Ugh.... don't make the moderators move this thread to the Speakers Corner. Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  12. I wanna be on your Christmas list next year. LOL Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  13. Good morning and Merry Christmas. My kids enjoyed this morning. I also sat them down and explained that we are fortunate to have the Christmas we did. Other kids and families are going without. I hope this keeps them humble later in life. Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  14. Okay guys..... this is when you're suppose to run to the bathroom and run one. Get rid of the first nut because it's an evil devil playing mind tricks. Then go back to her and see if you still want to tap it after you jettisoned the first nut. Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  15. Culprit!!! ;-) Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  16. So did we........ I'm still wrapping presents for the kids so I'm going to drink a beer and then crash Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  17. I heard that!! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL !!!!!! Ps. I want your Rum Warp Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  18. Christmas day for us mama.... Merry Christmas and I'll see you at the Fitzgerald Boogie Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  19. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE !!!!!! Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  20. He got off light. I remember when David Palmer of Alabama plowed into the back of a pick up truck one night in the early 90's. I can't remember what year though, but Coach Gene Stallings suspended him for 4 games. He eventually finished 3rd in the Heisman voting in 1993. You gotta remember that Carlos was passed out at a traffic light. I know that I made some poor choices in my youth (not excusing him) but there was no one hurt or property damaged so I think that's why UF is letting him play. Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  21. Incase I don't catch you guys in the morning...... MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!! Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  22. MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!!! Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  23. This will be a really good boogie...... every year is!!! Is Scotty (I mean Cookie) in charge of food again??? Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  24. The University of Florida administration just released Dunlap from his suspension. He'll be playing in the Sugar Bowl. Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!
  25. That's funnier than hell..... I've done something similar to that before. Except I was complaining to a guy about how the hostest of the party was such a bitch to everyone and then found out it was his daughter and he was the VP Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!