Good for you. Will stop by to see you when we come down for the winter.
Obama, the Mrs., Biden and his Mrs. were here in NH yesterday. The papers say 6000 came to hear him speak. More like 2500 at the most.
I am proud that someone from my winter hometown has the guts to speak up.
Congratulations!!!

Context is important. There is plenty of space here to run the President's full quote.

"Look, if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. You didn't get there on your own. I'm always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. There are a lot of smart people out there. It must be because I worked harder than everybody else. Let me tell you something -- there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there.
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business -- you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet."

But did she build the power grid that brings electricity to her business? Did she build the water and sewer system that brings water in and then takes it away? Did she build the roads that allow her customers to get to her front door? Of course she didn't, government did. It has been made very clear that that is what the president was talking about.

Congradulations on owning a successful business. First the president NEVER said you didn't. He was refering to roads and bridges. Did you build the road in front of your place? Did you run the phone lines into your place? Did you build the cars that brought customers to your place? Could you do business without these things? Then in fact, you did not do it by yourself. You owe the president an appology. Maybe you should thank him for his tax cuts to small business owners. You might want to appologize to your customers, who truly built your business!

It amazes me how many times and in how many ways what the President said can be taken out of context. Guess some folk just hear what they want to.

Rick, of course she herself didn't build the roads and bridges her TAX money did. The roads and bridges are there for everyone but she took it upon herself and did something with it. That same opportunity exists for anyone!!! I came from nothing and also chose to build a business to take care of the needs of my family. I put my family planning on hold until I had enough money to not work 75 hours a week in it and be home to take care of my children. America needs to go back to personal responsibility. Today it is all about lobbying for a handout.

Context is very important indeed. It sad when you only watch Faux news to get your information. His message was clear. You didn't build that building you are located at. You didn't pave that road in front of your business. Someone else did. Someone else lifted those bricks. Government funding and taxpayers helped fund the roads. You were assisted in some way. I was at the Obama rally in 2008 and I am proud to have voted for him. I am voting for him again in 2012! It scares me to think where this country would be if the Mccain/Palin ticket had won. BTW...Go Bob Hackworth!

ANOTHER misinformmed citizen, now being applauded for her ignorance?
I am merely shocked that this publication did not see fit to mention this person's action is baded upon DISinformation and a lack of hearing and/or unmderstanding of what the President really said. Complete ignorance and dislike led to this action!!
Sadly there is nothing in this reporter's article that even alludes to the truth. WHY? PLEASE...if this is a news venue, may we have a little true news?

Great job Karen. Keep up the good work.
To the rest of you, when are you going to quit making excuses for Obama and his failures?
We all heard him and we know exactly what he meant. He had his chance and failed miserably.

Let's go to tax cuts on small businesses. Can you name any? The Health Care Plan is going to kill most small business including mine. I am in the service industry. Since we don't manufactor much anymore this is a huge part of our economy. We can not live anymore selling products at the same price or less than when I started 20 years ago. These jobs are important for High School students, retirees, or someone looking to supplement their income. They are entry level jobs. There is a reason for these type jobs. They are a stepping stone for the young or a bridge for someone to supplement their retirement. To implement the restrictions, fines and accounting fees alone on small business for this plan will put many out of business or drastically raise prices of the $5. almighty pizza, $.89 taco or and all $1. menu items the American people live on.

Even in the full context, I think it still sounds a little condescending.

What a classless citizen.
This is not news.

Obviously a slow news day at the Dunedin Patch.

DLC...you are disturbed by people on SS disability but you are not bothered by Romney being on Social Tax Relief paying only 14% of his real share and denying us what else in not seeing his tax returns. This arrogance is what turns people off. I like firing people. Bet you $10,000. Really!

A business I will not be spending my money at

Rah for her! I totally agree and Elizabeth Warren can kiss mine also!

Karen Rogers sure did do it now ;-)

Roads are built with fuel taxes. Buildings and bricks are made by private business. The many hours ALL successful business owners work are their blood, sweat and tears. All those businesses that were built way before there was any infrastructure were built because of the talent and hard work of their owners and the, yes, government's help BY STAYING OUT OF THEIR WAY! Mr. Obama's hidden meaning and all of your hidden meaning for all of you who agree, is that if those business owners didn't build their businesses, the government did, the business doesn't belong to them. It belongs to the government. And do not kid yourselves that it would belong to the collectivity. It wouldn't. It would belong to those politicians who are in power.

As previously mentioned, Karen built her business. However, she did so in a framework that allowed her to do so that was paid for by the taxpayer and administered by the big bad Government. Things like, a regulated banking system so that you can get a loan and pay your employees in a safe way. Roads that your customers use to get to your business. Safe regulated, affordable and reliable power grid. Educated employees through free public schools. Police protection, fire protection etc.

I'm glad all of you independent, don't need anyone else people can survive when we have an emergency such as a hurricane. Need water, electricity, help lifting your house roof off your car, maybe some food...oh, I know, you'll just build it yourself. If you can't see how ridiculous you sound and literally can't recognize the fact we all need each other then no amount of comments will help. You see you even need me so you can comment back or you have no conversation with just yourself....or maybe, oh oh, you don't.

Either all of her customers are republicans, using coin operated laundry machines...lol, or she is not the sharpest tool in the shed. She works her ass off for 26 years and then does this...freaking brilliant!? @ Bob anyone who supports stupidity wouldn"t have voted for you anyway. When is the campaign pub crawl??

FINAL RESULTS: A_W_B_ You are the best of us. K.R. you are our mean self we don't like to see.

My interpretation of our President's speech is that NO BUSINESS survives and expands without the blood sweat and tears of the workers that helped build it. His speech was an ALL inclusive speech, not a divisive one. The reality is this, NOBODY becomes wealthy without at one point or another exploiting somebody, be it by paying low wages, providing no benefits and vacations to the employees, undercutting the cost of supplies, polluting the environment. Let's be honest, the wealth of this country was built on exploiting the working class and the unsuspecting consumer as much as possible - that is why we need certain regulations and controls. Legally, businesses are not obligated to pay for any vacation, or holidays, or any benefits, and they can fire you for no reason whatsoever - EMPLOYMENT AT WILL that is what it means people.... President Obama is trying to change all of that in whatever small way he is able to. WHen our homes are devastated by a tragic event, or we have a child with special needs, or we become paralyzed in an accident and can no longer provide for ourselves, who can we turn to? Not long ago we could count on the government to protect us with confidence but not so much anymore because we keep cutting off essential services.... yes, FIREMEN, POLICE, NURSES, TEACHERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, LIBRARIANS, TRASH MEN, we need them ALL... we expect those services to be there in times of need but when we don't need them we call them GOVERNMENT WASTE...

Again Mr. Smith, I'll give the full quote. "If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business -- you didn't build that (education system, unbelievable American system, roads, bridges) Somebody else made that happen."

Politics aside, I’m confident that when our founding fathers blessed us with freedom of speech, they expected us to behave with more decorum.

It makes me think of Jeff' Foxworthy's old tag line. Karen, HERE'S your sign.

Turn on your tap and water comes out, water from the same source as what comes out from everyone's tap? Socialized water, that's what that is (living for a while in a place (outside of the USA) where there was no public water is what awoke me to this bit of obvious truth). Someone commits a crime and you call the police, the same police who serve and protect everyone else? Socialized protection (you call "the police", not "your private protection crew", right?). You drive to work on a road built and maintained by workers paid via your taxes combined with everyone elses? Socialized transportation. The Armed Forces we are all so grateful to as they fight to keep us safe? A massive government program of socialized national protection, that's what that is (still think the government can't run anything?).

Government is one way we do things together. It is a force that can do great good or great evil. It is a force that needs to be harnessed, controlled, and used responsibly. It is not the source of all problems, nor the source of all solutions. If government disappeared tomorrow, this would not make life some rosy heaven. We would be Somalia, or worse.

We (and those who came before us) did build this society together, the good and the bad. We also make individual contributions and achievements, such as running businesses. Both are important to our country, and pretending otherwise is a blindness that will only do us harm, as individuals and as a society.

Thanks, now I know who not to patronize; you want an internet build it; you want a road to get to to your store, build it, you want police to protect what you made "on your own" hire and train them. If you want to be free of government interference, move to Somalia and open your little business, you can hire your own army to protect what you built on your own and see of you can keep it from the marauding hordes. Good luck, I'll [pitch in the first $10 to help you move where you can be "free."...since Lord Obama has made this country so bad, don't let the door hit you on the way out.....

I have an idea. All business owners across the country should close their doors, eliminate all the jobs and services they provide, stop paying all their taxes and then we'll see how many new roads and bridges are built and how many police and fire officials remain on the payroll. Then all these ex business owners can get in line for their hand out.

Oh ya, let's see. Without the business owners funding the hand out programs, their won't be any gov't money left for them. Hmmm.

As I read through all these comments, it is apparent that our "leader" has succeeded in further dividing our country. Think about it...what was the true purpose of his statement? Will there ever be a day again when we have a leader that understands the importance of uniting the citizens of this country, rather than dividing? We are all in this together. What is his true reason for the division he is creating?

Tough to do much uniting when a sizeable percentage of the country are so dead-set against you that for them reality means less than feeling.

There are people who truly believe Obama is a secret Muslim communist from another country, nevermind that "Muslim communist" makes no sense. Recently, I had someone tell me that after the election, a clause in Obamacare will kick in to create a new 1% tax on all financial transactions (credit cards, checks, etc.). Look it up, she said. I did; it's a nonsense chain email thing. But she believes it's true. I've heard people say the reason Obama hasn't tried to take guns away from people is that he's trying to deceive us into thinking he doesn't want to take guns away from people. I could cite similar things about raising taxes, "death panels", etc. It is enough to make your head hurt.

Now people are twisting one uncharacteristically awkward turn of phrase (he should have said "those" instead of "that"). They take that phrase as a sort of poker tell, a confirmation of what they already believe he secretly thinks, no matter what he really says or does.

People tend to believe what they want to believe. Not everyone who is against Obama's re-election believes the things I've talked about, but many do. And politicians and talk-show hosts are more than willing to pander to them. Yes, Obama being elected has exposed a big division in America, but (can't resist), he didn't build that.

After all your rambling, you have neglected to answer the question. What was the purpose for his statement?

You raise a question: "What was the purpose for his statement?"

I'll let Obama speak for himself, without interpretation. His own summary at the end of his comment was:

"The point is… is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together."

Obviously infrastructure and education promote business success. Taxpayers did pay for that. What do we know about this President? What is he thinking? Look at his past and influences that tells the tale in his own words. Love him or hate him you don't know him. See the movie 2016.

Please don't repeat the "intro" of the ad for the movie. How do you like the Michael Moore movies?....See!...Same genre! Quit being duped. The sky is not falling and you don't have to be afraid of things out of your comfort zone. People who are different than you and think different thoughts do not have to be destroyed or converted. Their unique qualities make you special.

I'm wondering how many of your customers that made your business a success are Democrats??? Do you tell them to "get out"???

Sahara I did see the movie. The comment about me destroying people has nothing to do with the movie, Is your comment an a attempt to discredit my opinion by name calling?

You read what your want to make up about my comment. If you think this movie is about bringing people together and not destroying them, I understand.

Amazing, I did not make anything up, Your comment is characterized by delusions.

You're right...I'm delusional. You're pushing a movie that tries to tell people the President, who you called ignorant(and you're upset at name calling,see your previous posts) is basically a terrorist who wants to set up a United States of the Mid East because he is somehow drawn collectively only to Muslims and he wants to set up a 100% tax system here among other crazy things. This stuff preys on paranoid people who think the sky is falling and that people different than them are their enemies. It plays on made-up fears of people who think everything is threatening them because everything is about them. Keep up you replies because you're proving my case. Oh yea....and I'm delusional. PS If you can read my original post, you will see it is in reference to the movie NOT you. But if you have to be right. OK, I'm delusional and the stuff in this movie that you believe in is reality. Just by chance, try taking an objective approach and read some independent reviews not politically tainted by either party and see what they have to say in regard to this movie.

To quote you Sahara " Quit being duped. The sky is not falling and you don't have to be afraid of things out of your comfort zone. People who are different than you and think different thoughts do not have to be destroyed or converted. Their unique qualities make you special."

Here's the simple question to those on the right:
Did she build the business BY HERSELF, without the HELP of other "taxpayers, construction workers, washing machine manufactures, utilities companys, customers, advertising people, automobile workers etc. etc.?
If she can say yes she did it without their help, then she truly is an amazing person. If her answer is no, then she agrees with what the president said. In which case she owes the president, Patch readers, and her customers an apology...

It's not suprising that Ms. Dolac would even put in such an article in her publication. She has made it clear, what her political leanings are. If you wonder if this is true look back, 2 weeks ago the RNC was covered every day and in a positive way. Then look at the Patches of last week. See how many, if any mention of the DNC is contained in the Patch.
Ms. Dolac, your political idealogy is showing......

DLC
As is the case with about everything else you wrote. YOU'RE WRONG!
Please don't be offended, you're not alone. And considering where I'm sure (by your comments) you get most of your information from, it's understandable why you feel this way. We can only hope that before to much damage is done, some of you will learn the truth and realize, YOU'RE WRONG...
Sincerly
Rick

PW
The milage deduction rate in the 1st half of 2008 was 50.5 cents per mile. The rate as of 2011 is 55.5 cents per mile. Someone needs a new accountant! Excellant point though, so karen was wrong when she implies she did it by herself. Every taxpayer helped her by paying more in taxes so she could take the milage deduction. So the president was right after all...

Jewlery maker
READ! He said nothing to take away from your hard work. I won't bother repeating whats already been written. Just read and think if a road was ever used in your business. If yes then he was right..

DD
Obviously you sell nothing made by a BAIN owned company....

PW and Karen
She said: "I built this business," she said, adding that she's NEVER GOTTEN GOVERNMENT HELP OF ANY KIND, not even from the city of Dunedin, in the 26 years she's owned it."
He wrote: They are no longer getting as big a milage deduction as they used to get. Which isn't true by the way.
So I ask which is it, Do you take government tax breaks or do you take NO government HELP of any kind EVER?

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.”

DD
Quick question, You commented "I paid customs fees for all my supplies at the airport so your argument is invalid!"
How does paying customs at the airport provide jobs for American workers?

Message to all those who take what's being said out of context, hear this, all your disagreements are your own, if being negative motivates you go for it nobody is standing in your way but have the decency to RESPECT the fact that "Hard Work Is The Golden Rule to succeed with anything in life!
Those of you who are bashing me because my father was a Doctor, think again he was a great Doctor he saved many many lives in fact he probably saved life of someone you know & love, FYI to clear what is in your minds my father retired 15 years before we opened the boutique so the boutique didn't start out with a lot of capital & as some of you posted that I had it easy think again I have never been in the lap of luxury it was all HARD WORK & DETERMINATION something some of you will not comprehend, bottom line I started out as a jewelry designer but now I am PROUD of the fact that I expanded by carrying many "Made In USA" merchandise where I am contributing to keep citizens of US able to work, it may not be a huge number at the moment but I have confidence eventually we will all be able to say no to "Made In China" we live in a great nation even with all the economic troubles, daily stresses in life there are still many things we can appreciate, we may not always see eye to eye but bashing somebody or name calling is never acceptable!
I would also like to make it clear, I believe in helping those who are less fortunate than me by donating goods....running out of space read next post!

Yes I believe in helping those who are less fortunate than me, recently I came across a post in Patch, that really shook me up, first I was in shock then I cried then I got very angry & now I am determined to do something about it by sharing with anybody who has a heart as I am sure all of you do please pass it along to everybody you know, here's the heartbreaking news right in our backyard;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK_RnxYdrqU&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2hzRPLVSm4&feature=relmfu
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7389742n

Here's where to go for help: http://www.seminolehomelesskids.com/

No one, not here, not the president, no one has suggested that starting and running a business is easy or those that do, don't work hard. The difference lies in one side thinks they did it with no help from anyone else and if you didn't start your own business, you are not as good as they are. The other side is only saying, no one lives in a vaccume and no one succeeds without the efforts of others as well...

Just goes to show you how selfish and self-centered so many people are, especially the far right. ME instead of US. Karen has thrown everybody under the bus. EVERYBODY! From every customer and supplier all the way back to her teachers and her parents and everybody in between. She is not just delusional if she thinks she was alone. She is a wonderful illustration of narcissism at its finest, the plague that defines right-wingers.

Yes should change the wording to: Sorry mr. President, I was talking out my ass.

You tell 'em dee. Republicans are murderers and torturous and thieves and perverts, certainly not bootleggers

D.D.
Here you go..No name calling, just the truth
Murderers and torturers: Bush, Cheney, Rumsfield, Rice, Looper
Thieves: Nixon, Reagan, Abrimoff, Delay, Cunningham
Perverts:Craig, Thompson, Blundell, Prevette, Parker, Calvin Byrd, Glen Murphy Jr.,Owens, Donld Clark
This is just the tip of the iceburg. You can find many, many more here:
http://republicanoffenders.com/index.html
I seldom write something I can't back up with facts...

I'm sorry, I left off the biggest thief of them all, to the tune of one and a half billion dollars. Our own Rick Scott

Dee
Rick, where do you get the crazy notion that Republicans are murderers, thieves & perverts your mentality is not only one sided but also libelous again we come back to the same argument which is NAME CALLING & BASHING.
I was merely showing you that it was not a crazy notion nor libelous. Just the truth. If the truth hurts, so be it.
Also, Those who are poor or suffering don't need your prayers, they need you to vote for those that will help ease their pain. I think we know which party is interested in doing that.
Not sure what the road site was about, but interesting history.
Back to the article, The woman was wrong and owes many people including her customers and the president an apology...

Vic
You said any pres would have been o there had he said"it". What "it" are you refering to? President Obama said pretty much what you have said. I hope your wife doesn't suggest in public, you do the same thing she has suggested the president of the united states do....

Good morning all, all I can say is wow, never thought a silly little banner would generate so much. I have been called racist, stupid, bad business man. Some of you are so quick to judge, because you see an anti- Obama sign, you see a republican. What you don't see is it's about the government. The name of any other pres. would have been on there, had they said it. One comment said she thinks she did it by herself, but I her husband did part. We had help from all the suppliers, builders, machines, plumbers,etc. All of us little people work hard to build something. We give money to a government, that we the American people built. We never said we did it all on are own. We made the government, they didn't make us. The silly banner has brought in some new people, and there is one face that I miss. He openly cuts down republicans, calls them stupid, if he can't take one view against his then, sorry. This shows me how divided this country is, and thats a bad thing, we are all Americans, and we have to work together to keep it great. Some of you think that your side of the fence is the only way,no side is perfect. We have to keep an open mind, and whats best for the U.S.A. I'm an independent, have voted for both sides, and will always try to put in the best American to do the job for the people and this great country, thats where my heart is. This is all my opinion, and I respect yours. I hope you all have a great day. Victor Rogers

Victor,
You have everry right to express your opinions, however, your "little banner" is crass and disrespectful. Thank you Patch and Katie for bringing this to our attention and giving us the forum to express our opinions.

Obama can kiss mine too! Kudos to Victor and Karen. DON'T take down that sign! I want one for my yard! Its FREE speech...or is Obama trying to take that away too! I love your banner..NOT crass...TRUE! @Rick, WOW you are very scarey!

Scarey? I fail to see where I said anything scarey. Everything I said is the truth. If that's scarey don't blame me...

Violent Crime and Murder in America
Blame Democrats!
Commentary from the Editor
Violent Crime and Murder in America- Blame Democrats
It is true! If you want to place blame for the majority of violent crime and murder in America- blame Democrats. I ask- where does the most violent crime and murders in America occur? It takes place in the inner cities of America. New York City, Los Angeles, Detroit, Philadelphia .... Washington DC- is considered the murder capital of the nation. This is the city that elected Marion Barry as mayor after he was convicted of drug charges. What is the political characteristic of these cities? These are inner cities located in blue states (Democratic states). That being said- inner cities are not Republican strong holds regardless of the state. Please note that even in red states (Republican states)- the inner cites are voting in high numbers for Democrats. Do you think the residents of Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia are voting for Republicans? They are voting in much higher percentages for Democrats. I am making a blanket statement- but the percentages back this statement. As a result- it is fair to say that most crimes and murder in America are being committed by Democrats - because the percentages of Democrats in these areas far exceed the number of Republicans.

So do you want more proof? Just watch an episode of the show Cops. The majority of people being arrested are not Republicans. Do you think an unemployed drug dealer is supporting President Bush? Okay- so a guy getting busted for selling crack may not be voting at all - but his neighbors are and they are not voting for President Bush or Republicans! And if that guy selling crack could vote- he would not be electing conservatives?
Liberals reading this will point to one or two Republicans that have been convicted of crimes and refer to them as an example and stereotype all Republicans as such. That is like saying that because Aileen Wournos was a serial killer- all serial killers are women. The truth is- the majority of serial killers are white males in their 30's or 40's. The percentages reflect that most crime and murder is committed in the inner cites of America by the poor and this is the constituency of the Democratic Party. This is simple math. If 70% of the people living in a particular inner city are Democrats and there are 100 murders in that city - it is likely that 70 percent of the murders will be committed by Democrats. Please note that I am being conservative here with the numbers- 90% of African Americans vote for Democrats. I would suggest that the poor in the inner cities vote for Democrats at a percent not far from that.

With simple math and logic we have established that the majority of crime in America is committed by Democrats or people that support the values of the Democratic Party. Please note that Democrats (liberals) decry the deaths of 2,000 volunteer soldiers in an effort to spread freedom in the world. On average - there are close to 20,000 murders of innocent people in America each year. That is approximately 40,000 during the time of the Iraq War. As previously noted- the majority of these are in areas in America that vote in high numbers for Democrats- thereby committed in high numbers by Democrats. Despite this fact- you never hear Democrats decry the murder of innocent people like they do against the war in Iraq. Instead - they complain about the police officers tactics arresting these murderers. Instead- liberals want to parole these murderers and give felons the right to vote!

I have made a comparison with the deaths of innocent Americans and deaths of soldiers in Iraq trying to spread freedom. Please note that I have not even mentioned liberals support of abortion and partial birth (live birth) abortions- which total in the millions per year.

So I ask- what side are you on? The Republican side- which targets the killing of terrorists bent on destroying America and freedom (criticized by Democrats) or the the Democrat side that commit the most crimes including murder against innocent Americans by a large percent- but are against the effort to target terrorists and spread freedom in the world?

Written by Thomas George
Editor@boycottliberalism.com

Let the facts speak, vote intelligently, vote for true freedom of speech, vote for the proud & hard working small business owner, vote for taxpayers who built the roads & bridges!
The Choice is Obvious VOTE REPUBLICAN, President Mitt Romney Vice President Paul Ryan!

Is wackjob one word or two?

Quick..help.....we have just had a Fox overdose.

FS
Using your logic and these statistics, who should we vote for?
1.One hypothesis suggests a causal link between legalized abortion and the drop in crime during the 1990s.[8]
2.Another hypothesis suggests reduced lead exposure as the cause; Scholar Mark A.R. Kleiman writes: "Given the decrease in lead exposure among children since the 1980s and the estimated effects of lead on crime, reduced lead exposure could easily explain a very large proportion—certainly more than half—of the crime decrease of the 1994-2004 period. A careful statistical study relating local changes in lead exposure to local crime rates estimates the fraction of the crime decline due to lead reduction as greater than 90 percent. [9]
HERE'S THE ONE I REALLY LIKE:
The year 2010 was overall the most free of serious crime in almost forty years. The recent overall decrease spans all types of such crime, with violent and property crimes having reached an all-time low.
I GUESS WE SHOULD KEEP THE MAN WHO'S BEEN IN CHARGE, IN CHARGE...

FS
Using your logic and these statistics, who should we vote for?
The Choice is Obvious VOTE REPUBLICAN, President Mitt Romney Vice President Paul Ryan !

Violent crime in D.C. surges in 2012
Internal police data show citywide problem

Violent crime so far this year in the District has spiked sharply — a 40 percent increase that includes twice as many robberies at gunpoint than at this time last year.
Across the city, all police districts are reporting increases in violent crime, and all but one have had double-digit percentage increases, according to internal Metropolitan Police
incidents of violent crime — homicides, sexual assaults, robberies and assaults with deadly weapons — are rising at an alarming pace.

Rate of Killings Rises 38 Percent in Chicago in 2012
Mr. Emanuel listed safer streets among his top three priorities when he became mayor a year ago, but Chicago, the nation’s third-largest city, is now testing that promise. Homicides are up by 38 percent from a year ago, and shootings have increased as well, even as killings have held steady or dropped in New York, Los Angeles and some other cities. As of June 17, 240 people had been killed here this year, mostly in shootings, 66 more deaths than occurred in the same period in 2011.

“That’s somebody’s husband, somebody’s son, and they’re dying right on our block,” said Maya Hodari, who lives on a South Side street where two shootings have already taken place this year, one of them fatal and another as a toddler looked on. “It hurts.”
In one neighborhood last week, plainclothes officers searched parking lots and old addresses for 30 suspects as part of Superintendent McCarthy’s larger race to dismantle drug and gang operations. At one point, they said, they found themselves staring at a gun aimed at them by a man who was not even on the list of suspects they were searching for. Moments later, the gun lay shining on the ground, an officer’s shot left a bullet hole in a nearby car, and the man, 21, was added to the list of those arrested in the sweep — all before 11 a.m.

The Most Dangerous Cities in America
Posted: June 11, 2012 at 8:31 pm
In 2010, Stockton had an unemployment rate of 18.4%, among the worst in the nation for large cities. In 2011, the labor market worsened and unemployment rose to 20.2%, well more than double the national average of 8.9% and the highest of any of the cities on this list. Violent crime rates also have worsened, increasing from 13.8 crimes per 1,000 people in 2010. Though Stockton has long had high crime rates, the 58 murders recorded in Stockton last year were an all-time record for the city. This month, to curb the increasing crime rates in the city, police decided to prioritize violent crime and to no longer respond to property crimes in the city unless certain criminal conditions were met.
9. Baltimore, Md.
> Violent crimes per 1,000: 14.2
> Population: 626,848
> 2011 murders: 196
> Median income: $38,346
> Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Baltimore managed to decrease its violent crime rate slightly from 14.6 per 1,000 in 2010 to 14.2 last year. This coincides with a 12% decrease in murders. However, Baltimore still has the sixth-highest homicide rate of any U.S. city with a population above 100,000. Baltimore’s murder rate has been dropping steadily, but with 341 forcible rape cases in 2011 and the 11th-highest aggravated assault rate in the country, many residents are victims. In 2010, Baltimore made plans to layoff 193 police due to budget cuts.

8. Atlanta, Ga.
> Violent crimes per 1,000: 14.3
> Population: 425,533
> 2011 murders: 88
> Median income: $41,631
> Unemployment rate:12.1%

Compared to most American cities, Atlanta has extremely high incidences of both violent and property crimes. The city’s 8.27 aggravated assaults per 1,000 people is one of the 10 highest rates among the country’s largest cities, as is the city’s 70.84 property crimes per 1,000 people. Atlanta also has one of the nation’s highest rates of motor vehicle theft, with a total of 5,371 incidents in the city last year. Vehicle theft likely will remain an issue throughout 2012 as well; in March almost 100 individuals were arrested as part of a single auto theft operation.

7. Birmingham, Ala.
> Violent crimes per 1,000: 14.8
> Population: 213,258
> 2011 murders: 54
> Median income: $30,212
> Unemployment rate: 10.9%

New on the list this year is Birmingham, which ranks among the top five cities in the U.S. for forcible rape and property crime rates. The city also has among the highest rates of burglary and larceny-theft. Like many other high crime cities, Birmingham has one of the highest poverty rates in the country, at 25.1%. Despite the rampant crime, officials announced last year that they planned to lay off 148 employees of the sheriff’s department in an effort to reduce the budget by $12.3 million.

6. Little Rock, Ark.
> Violent crimes per 1,000: 14.9
> Population: 194,988
> 2011 murders: 37
> Median income: $44,415
> Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Though Little Rock’s 2011 violent crime rate is down from 2010, when there were 15.2 violent crimes for every 1,000 people, in many ways the city’s crime rate has not truly improved. Although in 2010 there were only 25 murders in the city, in 2011 there were 37. Additionally, incidents of forcible rape increased from 149 to 161, while the number of property crime incidents increased by 708, or almost 5%. According to the Little Rock Police Department’s COMPSTAT reports, the total number of violent, property and arson crimes has experienced a net increase since 2001, although with slight declines in more recent years.

5. Memphis, Tenn.
> Violent crimes per 1,000: 15.8
> Population: 652,725
> 2011 murders: 117
> Median income: $37,045
> Unemployment rate: 11.1%
In 2011, Memphis defied the national trend of declining crime rates in major U.S. cities. The rate of violent crimes per 1,000 people increased, from 15.4 to 15.8. This was the product of increases in murders, which rose from 89 to 117 cases, and aggravated assault incidents, which rose by 100 cases. A rising unemployment rate, which grew 1.2% to 11.1% in 2011, likely has not helped to reduce criminal behavior. With a current budget deficit of $45 million, Mayor Wharton says he may need to consider “taking boots off the street,” by laying off members of the police force in the near future.

4. Oakland, Calif.
> Violent crimes per 1,000: 16.8
> Population: 395,317
> 2011 murders: 104
> Median income: $49,190
> Unemployment rate: 15.6%

Oakland historically has been among the most crime-ridden cities in California, with a violent crime rate this year of 16.8 per 1,000 people. There were 14 more murders in 2011 than in 2010, causing Oakland to maintain the ninth-highest murder rate in the country two years in a row. Oakland is the number one city for both robbery and motor vehicle theft rates in the country. Oakland city councilmember Desley Brooks, who wants to allocate $11 million in revenue to the police force, acknowledges the increased violent crime, saying, “we cannot ignore that we have had an increase in violent crime, and so we cannot continue to do the same thing the same way and expect that it’s going to be a different result.”

3. St. Louis, Mo.
> Violent crimes per 1,000: 18.6
> Population: 320,454
> 2011 murders: 113
> Median income: $32,688
> Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Although the total number of murders in the city has decreased by 31 since 2010, crime in St. Louis did not improve overall last year. Violent crime rates in St. Louis have risen dramatically, from 17.5 to 18.6 cases per 1,000 people. And the city’s murder rate is still the fourth highest in the nation, its robbery rate is the fifth highest in the nation and its aggravated assault rate is third highest in the nation. Despite these troubling facts, the St. Louis Police Department recently faced potentially drastic budget cuts, that may require the elimination of 100 street-patrolling officer positions through attrition.

2. Detroit, Mich.
> Violent crimes per 1,000: 21.4
> Population: 713,239
> 2011 murders: 344
> Median income: $25,787
> Unemployment rate: 19.9%

Long regarded as one of the poorest cities in the U.S., with a 32.3% poverty rate and nearly 20% unemployment in 2010, Detroit has the second-highest violent crime rate in the country. Homicide increased by 11% in 2011, while robbery and aggravated assault are fourth and second highest in the country, respectively. Nonviolent crime is also an issue, with burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson rates in the top 10 rankings in the country. In response to an 18% decrease in the Detroit police budget, which will result in the elimination of 380 positions through attrition and early retirement, the city has begun taking steps to decrease police funding by introducing “Virtual Precincts.” The plan, which closes police stations between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m, requires citizens to report non-emergency crime to a call center, and frees up more patrol officers to respond to 911 emergency calls.

1. Flint, Mich.
> Violent crimes per 1,000: 23.4
> Population: 102,357
> 2011 murders: 52
> Median income: $22,672
> Unemployment rate: 18.9%

According to the FBI examined, no city with more than 100,000 residents had a higher violent crime rate than Flint. In 2011, there were 2,392 incidents of violent crime in Flint, which has a population just above 100,000. That same year, there were just 1,246 violent crimes in all 10 of the safest cities in America — which have 13 times as many residents as Flint among them. Flint has the second-highest murder rate and the highest rates of aggravated assault, burglary and arson in the nation. According to Flint Mayor Dayne Walling: “there are too many guns on the street and it’s easy for individuals with evil motives to take another human being’s life.” Though the violent crime has long been a problem in Flint, in 2010 the city laid off 20 of its 140 police officers, a decision that diminished both the police’s street presence and response times to crime.

10. Stockton, Calif.
> Violent crimes per 1,000: 14.1
> Population: 295,136
> 2011 murders: 58
> Median income: $45,606
> Unemployment rate: 20.2%
In 2010, Stockton had an unemployment rate of 18.4%, among the worst in the nation for large cities. In 2011, the labor market worsened and unemployment rose to 20.2%, well more than double the national average of 8.9% and the highest of any of the cities on this list. Violent crime rates also have worsened, increasing from 13.8 crimes per 1,000 people in 2010. Though Stockton has long had high crime rates, the 58 murders recorded in Stockton last year were an all-time record for the city. This month, to curb the increasing crime rates in the city, police decided to prioritize violent crime and to no longer respond to property crimes in the city unless certain criminal conditions were met.

FS
I notice most of the states you showed us were very conservative, very republican states/ soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Go Obama

Where you refering to the BRAVE POLICEMAN that Obama saved their jobs as Republicans were trying to cut them? Those policeman that republicans voted against the 9/11 long term care for first responders at ground zero?
Go Obama

Chicago's striking teachers flunk sympathy test
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/story/2012-09-11/Chicago-teachers-strike-evaluation/57752190/1

While Hard Times Generation: Families Living in Cars, Cheap Motels & as Beth Davalos indicates government funding is not available because it is maxed out!
So where's our President while visiting Orlando, look he is at a sports bar having a good old time, how sad where the values are instead of going to that sports bar, why couldn't he stop at a pizza place & deliver it to Hard Times Generation Families & give them hope!
Vote Republican!

Mitt continues to prove he is a novice when dealing with foreign policy and also that his goal is to win the presidency and he will say anything to do such even if that is to throw the USA under the bus to beat Obama. This is the attitude that we have seen for 4 years from Republicans taking stands against the president for no other reason than Obama is Obama, Even when he proposes Republican plans, they are against it. We have all encountered people in this world that will stand in your way for no reason than to stand in your way. This deplorable attitude of Mitt would have never been acceptable in the old Republican party. Shame on you Mitt for squandering your so called religious principles. Everyone is starting to catch on to your shallowness. In fact, keep it up. You're starting to make George Bush look like Immanuel Kant.

Ambassador killed in Libya on 911, where's President Obama?? Campaigning in entertainment capital Las Vegas instead of in White House attending to his duties as the Commander in Chief!
Report Card For President Obama, Grades According To His Performance:
Domestic Economics: Dissatisfied
Education: Dissatisfied
Foreign Policy: Dissatisfied
Public Relations: Dissatisfied
Overall Score: Dissatisfied
Who You Gonna Call Mitt Romney, Vote Intelligently Vote Mitt Romney, Paid For By Hard Working Citizens Of United States To Elect Mitt Romney As The 45th President of The United States!

Ryan then repeated his frequent criticism of Obama on defense: "I believe the president's devastating defense cuts breed weakness." However, as the House Budget Committee chairman, Ryan himself voted for the defense cuts in August 2011 as part of deficit-cutting legislation.

Mitt Romney as President is ALMOST as scary as 4 years ago when there was a chance of Sarah Palin being VICE PRESIDENT!

One question, where was Mrs. Rogers anger when George W. Bush and Dickless Cheney were estroying this country? I am sure if someone would have put up the same sign about Bush that Rogers would have condemed them as being "unpatriotic". This is what is currently wrong with thsi country, we have extremist like the "tea baggers" running around degrading the POTUS, but they become angry when someone does the same when their party is in charge.

Hey everybody...We must all listen to Rick Loudmouth R.....NOT...Hes knows it all....NOT!

I'm not sure to what you are referring Lana. But it is nice that someone on the right finally noticed that I do in fact know what I'm talking about. So thank you again.
Sincerely,
Rick

(CBS News) Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan placed plenty of blame on President Obama for half a trillion dollars worth of defense cuts set to go into effect in 2013, even thought the Wisconsin congressman supported them.
Ryan said he voted for the defense cuts "because I was working to find common ground with Democrats to get a down payment on deficit reduction," Ryan told host Norah O'Donnell Sunday on "Face the Nation." "I worked with President Obama to find common ground to get a down payment on deficit reduction. It wasn't a big down payment, but it was a step in the right direction."

The defense cuts are half part of more than $1 trillion dollars of automatic across-the-board spending cuts, known as the sequester, which are a result of an agreement between Republicans in Congress and President Obama to lift the debt ceiling.

The defense cuts were an incentive for Congress to come up with alternative ways to cut more than $1 trillion from the deficit, but since Congress failed to pass a plan, the budget cuts are expected to go into effect next fiscal year.

Ryan, however, blamed the president for the defense cuts. "That's putting politics ahead of national security," he said.

"[I]f he's not going to help us with a plan to prevent those defense cuts by substituting them with cuts from elsewhere, what's his plan for the sequester? He's ignoring the law. He was supposed to give these to us just yesterday. So the problem, Norah, is, we've led," Ryan added.

Lana,
As always should I put anything in here that's untrue, I would appreciate it if you pointed it out. If I am printing the facts, I don't understand your dilemma. If the truth hurts that's not my problem. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. That doesn't mean they can take a false statement and call it truth.

So there you have it folks, how the liberals twists facts to suit their own agenda!
Vote Intelligently, Vote Republican, Vote For Romney/Ryan Team!

Free...Believe me most Republicans, Zealot Religious, Teabaggers, etc. will never be mistaken for intelligent. Don't you see that the image you send out is radical uncontrollable and hostile by nature, unable to adjust to anything but your way. You're Obama's best hope just by being. Keep it up! The Independents are watching. Oh yes and have Mitt say something else....anything...it all works for Obama!

Name calling is what liberals know best when they are proven wrong!
Vote Responsibly, Vote Republican :)

Does anyone know if our military budget is larger than the next 26 or is it 29 countries combined? Yep no room for cuts there

Go Free....Let's see more paranoia. We know you have it in you! Tell us how the sky is falling and minorities are taking over and how anyone who disagrees with you is unpatriotic, and how immigrants should go home, how Obama is a Muslim and he wasn't born in the U.S. and all the other things you're afraid of.

Thank god Romney is unemployed, with yesterday's absurd speech, he would have been drumed out of any public office he might have held

Obama echoes Carter with ‘shoot first’ criticism of Romney

http://washingtonexaminer.com/obama-echoes-carter-with-shoot-first-criticism-of-romney/article/2507863#.UFI6hq6lvq7

"If we had a nickel for every time the LIBERAL MEDIA twisted an issue to blame Romney/Bush and let Obama off the hook we'd be rich........."

Biased reporting, the alphabet soup news collaborating stories,,,,,,, Clearly stated, to the point and 100% true and that is unbiased.

I have to admit I have seen a couple of negative Obama stories on CNN in the past 2 weeks, and a negative editorial in the NYT by Dowd and one in the Daily News, Random acts of Journalism

Unreal & unfortunate a scumbag makes a movie mocking a religion creates an uproar in the Muslim community & the administration has the nerve to think terrorists did it, you all know well if anybody cuts down any religion you are going to get a response I guarantee you will not like, sad thing is 4 lives are lost & they had nothing to do with it, God Help Us All!

This will shed some light on what we are up against The video and transcripts below..
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/09/13/media_sets_narrative_to_cover_for_the_democrats_disastrous_foreign_policy

All this is scary, ignorance at work, what a shame where the views are, no wonder liberals want Rush out of the way when he speaks the truth, dangerous times we are living in....

It is a matter of values. Put the shoe on the other foot. The Muslims portray Jesus in a cartoon or a movie. The Pope or Church tells Christians to burn and murder Muslims. We know what would happen. This is an article that helps explain the different value systems.
http://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2006/02/28/why_the_left_doesnt_blame_muslims_for_muslim_violence/page/full/

Rush, is that womanizing drug addict still around? Certainly nobody takes this criminal seriously

rick barasso did you read the transcripts on the site.

What site?

rick barasso this one
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/09/13/media_sets_narrative_to_cover_for_the_democrats_disastrous_foreign_policy

The killings of the US ambassador to Libya and three of his staff were likely to have been the result of a serious and continuing security breach, The Independent can reveal.

American officials believe the attack was planned, but Chris Stevens had been back in the country only a short while and the details of his visit to Benghazi, where he and his staff died, were meant to be confidential.

The US administration is now facing a crisis in Libya. Sensitive documents have gone missing from the consulate in Benghazi and the supposedly secret location of the "safe house" in the city, where the staff had retreated, came under sustained mortar attack. Other such refuges across the country are no longer deemed "safe".

Some of the missing papers from the consulate are said to list names of Libyans who are working with Americans, putting them potentially at risk from extremist groups, while some of the other documents are said to relate to oil contracts.

According to senior diplomatic sources, the US State Department had credible information 48 hours before mobs charged the consulate in Benghazi, and the embassy in Cairo, that American missions may be targeted, but no warnings were given for diplomats to go on high alert and "lockdown", under which movement is severely restricted.

Mr Stevens had been on a visit to Germany, Austria and Sweden and had just returned to Libya when the Benghazi trip took place with the US embassy's security staff deciding that the trip could be undertaken safely.

Eight Americans, some from the military, were wounded in the attack which claimed the lives of Mr Stevens, Sean Smith, an information officer, and two US Marines. All staff from Benghazi have now been moved to the capital, Tripoli, and those whose work is deemed to be non-essential may be flown out of Libya.

In the meantime a Marine Corps FAST Anti-Terrorism Reaction Team has already arrived in the country from a base in Spain and other personnel are believed to be on the way. Additional units have been put on standby to move to other states where their presence may be needed in the outbreak of anti-American fury triggered by publicity about a film which demeaned the Prophet Mohamed.

A mob of several hundred stormed the US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa yesterday. Other missions which have been put on special alert include almost all those in the Middle East, as well as in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Armenia, Burundi and Zambia.

Senior officials are increasingly convinced, however, that the ferocious nature of the Benghazi attack, in which rocket-propelled grenades were used, indicated it was not the result of spontaneous anger due to the video, called Innocence of Muslims. Patrick Kennedy, Under-Secretary at the State Department, said he was convinced the assault was planned due to its extensive nature and the proliferation of weapons.

There is growing belief that the attack was in revenge for the killing in a drone strike in Pakistan of Mohammed Hassan Qaed, an al-Qa'ida operative who was, as his nom-de-guerre Abu Yahya al-Libi suggests, from Libya, and timed for the anniversary of the 11 September attacks.

Senator Bill Nelson, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said: "I am asking my colleagues on the committee to immediately investigate what role al-Qa'ida or its affiliates may have played in the attack and to take appropriate action."

According to security sources the consulate had been given a "health check" in preparation for any violence connected to the 9/11 anniversary. In the event, the perimeter was breached within 15 minutes of an angry crowd starting to attack it at around 10pm on Tuesday night. There was, according to witnesses, little defence put up by the 30 or more local guards meant to protect the staff. Ali Fetori, a 59-year-old accountant who lives near by, said: "The security people just all ran away and the people in charge were the young men with guns and bombs."

Wissam Buhmeid, the commander of the Tripoli government-sanctioned Libya's Shield Brigade, effectively a police force for Benghazi, maintained that it was anger over the Mohamed video which made the guards abandon their post. "There were definitely people from the security forces who let the attack happen because they were themselves offended by the film; they would absolutely put their loyalty to the Prophet over the consulate. The deaths are all nothing compared to insulting the Prophet."

Mr Stevens, it is believed, was left in the building by the rest of the staff after they failed to find him in dense smoke caused by a blaze which had engulfed the building. He was discovered lying unconscious by local people and taken to a hospital, the Benghazi Medical Centre, where, according to a doctor, Ziad Abu Ziad, he died from smoke inhalation.

An eight-strong American rescue team was sent from Tripoli and taken by troops under Captain Fathi al- Obeidi, of the February 17 Brigade, to the secret safe house to extract around 40 US staff. The building then came under fire from heavy weapons. "I don't know how they found the place to carry out the attack. It was planned, the accuracy with which the mortars hit us was too good for any ordinary revolutionaries," said Captain Obeidi. "It began to rain down on us, about six mortars fell directly on the path to the villa."

Libyan reinforcements eventually arrived, and the attack ended. News had arrived of Mr Stevens, and his body was picked up from the hospital and taken back to Tripoli with the other dead and the survivors.

Mr Stevens' mother, Mary Commanday, spoke of her son yesterday. "He did love what he did, and he did a very good job with it. He could have done a lot of other things, but this was his passion. I have a hole in my heart," she said.

Global anger: The protests spread

Yemen

The furore across the Middle East over the controversial film about the Prophet Mohamed is now threatening to get out of control. In Sana'a, the Yemeni capital, yesterday around 5,000 demonstrators attacked the US embassy, leaving at least 15 people injured. Young protesters, shouted: "We sacrifice ourselves for you, Messenger of God," smashed windows of the security offices and burned at least five cars, witnesses said.

Egypt

Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi yesterday condemned the attack in Benghazi that killed the US ambassador. In a speech in Brussels, Mr Morsi said he had spoken to President Obama and condemned "in the clearest terms" the Tuesday attacks. Despite this, and possibly playing to a domestic audience, President Obama said yesterday that "I don't think we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy".

Demonstrators in Cairo attacked the mission on Tuesday evening and protests have continued since.

Iraq

Militants said the anti-Islamic film "will put all the American interests Iraq in danger" and called on Muslims everywhere to "face our joint enemy", as protesters in Baghdad burned American flags yesterday. The warning from the Iranian-backed group Asaib Ahl al-Haq came as demonstrators demanded the closure of the US embassy in the capital.

Bangladesh

Islamists warned they may "besiege" the US embassy in Dhaka after security forces stopped around 1,000 protesters marching to the building. The Khelafat Andolon group called for bigger protests as demonstrators threw their fists in the air, burned the flag and chanted anti-US slogans.

Again, why would anyone care about what that lying, talentless, womanizing, drug addicted hack has to say? I wouldn't care about anything Daryl Strawberry had to say, unless maybe he was talking about life as a baseball player. If Rush were to talk about how to get a radio show without having a clue what your talking about, or how to either smuggle bucket loads of illegal drugs across the border or steal them from your maid. Why would I care about anything else he has to talk about? Oh, maybe if he did a show on how a fat old druggie can marry a hot chick half his age. I'm sure it's love! What a dope(pun intended)

Evidence shows, let the facts speak for itself, when you are dealing with Muslim nations through out the years when you knock down their religion, you are going to get a deadly reaction especially in countries who don't believe in "Freedom of Speech" so there are contributing factors what Terry Jones did is despicable to say the least, some of these Muslims are fanatics when it comes to protecting their religion so people like Terry Jones who are spreading hatred by burning Koran & making smut films must be stopped, when are we going to learn spreading hate in this magnitude is deadly plus on top of all that a weak foreign defense & not enough security on 911 is horrible, how do we condone this report....
"According to senior diplomatic sources, the US State Department had credible information 48 hours before mobs charged the consulate in Benghazi, and the embassy in Cairo, that American missions may be targeted, but no warnings were given for diplomats to go on high alert and "lockdown", under which movement is severely restricted. Mr Stevens had been on a visit to Germany, Austria and Sweden and had just returned to Libya when the Benghazi trip took place with the US embassy's security staff deciding that the trip could be undertaken safely.

According to security sources the consulate had been given a "health check" in preparation for any violence connected to the 9/11 anniversary. In the event, the perimeter was breached within 15 minutes of an angry crowd starting to attack it at around 10pm on Tuesday night. There was, according to witnesses, little defence put up by the 30 or more local guards meant to protect the staff. Ali Fetori, a 59-year-old accountant who lives near by, said: "The security people just all ran away and the people in charge were the young men with guns and bombs."

There you have it folks, this is just the tip of the iceberg how the current democratic party failed in foreign defense, more to come....

Here's another brilliant news, White House officials asked Google to pull off the smut film & Google rejected the White House, that it is within their guidelines here's my take on this problem with White House officials, you do not ask them, they need to demand it, Feds need to ban it as for Google another liberal media with blood in their hands....
Guess where I found this article of all places in the Egyptian site http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/google-rejects-white-house-request-pull-mohammad-film-clip

There you go again. You guys are always ready to ban or censor something. Learn from "Prohibition". Emotional responses on both sides will not produce an end but a continual response in any situation.

US Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson said in a statement released Sunday that her country will back the presidential candidate that Egyptians select.


She said she hoped that Egypt would pass through the transitional period to arrive at a democracy.

 Patterson assured that the US would collaborate with the next Egyptian president even if he was an Islamist. She added that the United States respects Egyptians' choice and described the presidential polls as a historic opportunity for all Egyptians.

 Patterson's comments came on the sidelines of the inauguration of a number of development projects in Cairo, Alexandria, and Giza. The projects are funded by the US Agency for International Development as part of an American program supporting democratic development.



Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

Here's the problem to say the least "The projects are funded by the US Agency for International Development as part of an American program supporting democratic development.


Our nation is having catastrophic economy & US Agency is funding numerous projects in a country that hates us, again this from the same Egyptian site!

" a country that hates us"? A country is made of dirt, sand, Water, and rock. I don't think these things have the ability to hate. Individuals hate, some carry it to extremes. These people should be punished. Innocent people are innocent people. Should every Christian be punished for the Oklahoma City bombings as they were Christians that did it?

You're losing your grip on reality Mr. Barasso, key issue here is not about A country is made of dirt, sand, Water, and rock, it is about US Agency funding projects in Egypt while they are rioting & killing innocent people, they are taking the money US Agency is giving & laughing all the way to the bank!

Now you got to realize one thing, these Muslim nations, they are not thinking rationally due to that smut film, for heaven's sake their religion has been insulted, but by no means they have a right to kill innocent people, I have been watching the riots & got a major headache plus scared of what the future holds, one side Iran is building & probably almost finished the nuclear weapons, on another side Israel preparing an attack on Iran, world is crushing all around, God Help Us All!

Mr. Barasso you haven't responded to what I just posted, I'd like to hear your thoughts on what's happening overseas without getting into political election in US or about the capabilities of the current political parties in the Presidential race, what are your feelings about the current mess in the middle east & surrounding areas??

Sorry, I was sleeping.
1st. "these Muslim nations, they are not thinking rationally " We can't blame an entire "nation". It's like saying The US tortures innocent people. Certainly everyone doesn't agree with that policy
2nd. "Smut film", I have not seen it, so I can't say it is,but the man responsible for it, is a religious zealot, who has shown in the past, he cares nothing for human life. I'm guessing his film is as full of lies as he is.
3rd. It is a shame, it is a mess over there, Blaming this film, or the administration for all that is wrong over there, is simply ignoring history, culture and the power of misguided religious leaders and zealots.
4th."but by no means they have a right to kill innocent people". I agree, they might argue, we had "no right" to kill innocent muslims in Iraq and Afganistan. You know, the glass house thing.
5th."Iran is building & probably almost finished the nuclear weapons,". There is NO proof Iran is developing nuclear weapons. They claim they are developing nuclear power. Until there is some proof it's untrue, it's WMDs all over again.
Thank you for wanting to hear thoughts, rather than just calling our leaders names. I hope you understand what I'm saying, It is a shame, dangerous, and those who are guilty of crimes should be brought to justice. However, we can't blame an entire nation for the actions of a few criminals and zealots. It would be like saying all Americans side with the Tea party or OWS.

I'm not sure what you wouldn't agree with. But I'm glad to see we are making headway

I'm not sure what you mean by sarcasm. None was intended. in fact I thought I was making a compliment that we were agreeing on something. Again sorry for any misunderstanding

No problem. It is difficult to express proper aloof humor with a written reply.

Not surprising; I used to trade at the little restaurant next door to the laundromat, that Karen person. . . nasty, nasty, nasty.