Saturday, October 31, 2015
Friday, October 30, 2015
Audit: Obamacare Exchange Enrolled Hundreds Of Dead People in Medicaid
Liberal logic: If Democrats can vote after they die, they can also receive government-paid health care.
Audit: Obamacare Exchange Enrolled Hundreds Of Dead People in Medicaid | Truth Revolt
Audit: Obamacare Exchange Enrolled Hundreds Of Dead People in Medicaid | Truth Revolt
Thursday, October 29, 2015
It's The Economy, Stupid CNBC!
From Bill O'Reilly's latest column:
Bill O'Reilly: It's The Economy, Stupid CNBC!
Let's get this straight. On Wednesday morning a new national poll revealed that 54% of Americans rate the economy as 'poor.' That's after nearly seven years of Barack Obama's big government solutions. Republicans, of course, are especially gloomy about the economy.Read the full column at the link below:
That was Wednesday morning, teeing things up for CNBC, the self-described 'world leader in business news.' Surely the moderators would flood the zone with substantive questions about the U.S. economy.
Instead, Becky Quick quizzed Marco Rubio about his 'lack of bookkeeping skills,' Carl Quintanilla posed questions about homosexuality and fantasy football, and the astonishingly incompetent John Harwood expressed doubt about Donald Trump's 'moral authority.'
Bill O'Reilly: It's The Economy, Stupid CNBC!
Qualifications not needed for many row offices in Pennsylvania
What is a prothonotary anyway, and why are voters in Pennsylvania counties asked to elect one every four years?
Qualifications not needed for many row offices in Pennsylvania
Qualifications not needed for many row offices in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's spending during budget impasse hits $27 billion
Pennsylvania government is an auto-pilot. Even though the state does not have an approved budget for the fiscal year that began July 1, somehow it managed to spend $27 billion.
Pennsylvania's spending during budget impasse hits $27 billion
Pennsylvania's spending during budget impasse hits $27 billion
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Students Forced to Deny God or Fail Assignment
Liberal fascism is on the march in our public schools.
Students Forced to Deny God or Fail Assignment | Truth Revolt
Students Forced to Deny God or Fail Assignment | Truth Revolt
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Majority of College Students 'Intimidated' to Share Beliefs
The rise of liberal fascism on American college campuses is appalling.
Majority of Republican, Democratic College Students 'Intimidated' to Share Beliefs
Majority of Republican, Democratic College Students 'Intimidated' to Share Beliefs
Further Proof Democrats Are The Party Of The Rich
The 1% Elites in D.C., NYC areas are fueling Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Top 10 ZIP Codes Contributing To Hillary Are Not 'Everyday America'
Top 10 ZIP Codes Contributing To Hillary Are Not 'Everyday America'
Monday, October 26, 2015
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Monday, October 19, 2015
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Friday, October 16, 2015
45th Annual Greek Food Bazaar returns to Berks County Oct. 16-18
In addition to authentic Greek food and pastry, the three-day
festival (Oct. 16-17-18) features live music, folk dancing, gift rooms
and church tours.
Check out new menu items offered under the large tent, which features an expanded seating area.
The food is prepared and cooked on the premises by church members using family recipes handed down through generations.
Athenian-style chicken platters, which come a half-backed chicken,
rice pilaf, Greek-style string beans, a Greek salad, roll and butter
will be offered all weekend in the main dining hall for $12. You can
also substitute Plaki (fresh fish fillet baked with vegetables, herbs
and wine) or Souvlaki (chunks of marinated pork) on the platter meal.
There are also a la carte items such Gyro (beef and lamb slices) and
Souvlaki (pork shis-ke-bob) sandwiches; Calamari (squid) cooked in
tomatoes and wine; Moussaka (eggplant casserole); Arni Psito (roast lamb
cooked with herbs); and Pastitsio (layered Greek pasta, seasoned with
chopped beef topped with béchamel sauce).
A variety of imported Greek wines and spirits, including Ouzo, an
anise-flavored liqueur, are available, as well as domestic and imported
beers.
After a hearty meal, there’s plenty to see and do on the church
grounds. The Agora (Greek market) offers packaged Greek foods and
prepared dishes you can take home. The Kafenio (Greek coffee house)
features fresh-brewed Greek-style coffee, rice pudding and pastries in a
relaxed atmosphere.
All food items are available to eat-in in or take-out.
It wouldn’t be a Greek food festival without a stop in the pastry
room, where you can sample Baklava (almonds, butter and honey layered in
flaky pastry), Teelikta (walnuts, butter and honey rolled in flaky
pastry); Kourabiethes (butter cookies topped with powdered sugar);
Koulourakia (Greek twisted butter cookie); and Galaktobouriko (a filo
pastry filled with custard and moistened with honey syrup).
Another Greek delicacy offered throughout the weekend is Loukoumades
(puffed honey balls), a warm, dough pastry topped with syrup, cinnamon
and chopped nuts.
Visitors can also shop for original artwork, gold jewelry and items imported from Greece in various gift rooms.
Bazaar hours are noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6
p.m. on Sunday. Admission and parking are free. Additional parking is
available at the adjacent Berks Catholic High School lot. The festival
will be held rain or shine.
The church is located at 1001 E. Wyomissing Blvd., about a half-mile
from Business Route 222 South, also known as Lancaster Avenue.
For directions or more information, call 610-374-7511 or visit www.stsconstantinehelen.org
Thursday, October 15, 2015
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actress Whines About Gender Pay Gap
Jennifer Lawrence, who makes more in a couple of hours of filming a movie than the majority of Americans earn for the entire year, is worried about you. Gimme a break!
Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actress Whines About Gender Pay Gap | Truth Revolt
Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actress Whines About Gender Pay Gap | Truth Revolt
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
Pennsylvania's Shrinking Population Problem
Fewer people should mean less government spending, but that's not the case in Pennsylvania.
Bob Dick of the Commonwealth Foundation:
Bob Dick of the Commonwealth Foundation:
Persistently high taxes, overspending, and frivolous regulations are stifling job opportunities in the commonwealth, and driving people to other states.Pennsylvania's Shrinking Population Problem
Pennsylvania's Public Pension Crisis Grows
Ten months into his term as governor and Democrat Tom Wolf has done nothing to address Pennsylvania's growing pension crisis.
Pennsylvania's Public Pension Crisis Grows
Pennsylvania's Public Pension Crisis Grows
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Friday, October 09, 2015
Thursday, October 08, 2015
Pennsylvania university enrollments continue to decline
American colleges and universities are pricing themselves out of the range of most families.
Pennsylvania university enrollments continue to decline
Pennsylvania university enrollments continue to decline
Wednesday, October 07, 2015
Audit slams Pa. Education Dept. as inept, lumbering
A state bureaucracy that spends $10 billion a year has done little in recent years to help Pennsylvania schools, according to a scathing new report.
Audit slams Pa. Education Dept. as inept, lumbering
Audit slams Pa. Education Dept. as inept, lumbering
Tuesday, October 06, 2015
Monday, October 05, 2015
Guest Column: Wolf wants each Pa. family to pay $1,000 more in taxes
By James Paul
Have a spare $1,000 lying around? If so, you’d probably make a mortgage payment or buy several weeks of groceries. You might even sock it away in your 401(k) or kid’s college fund. But at a planned Wednesday vote in Harrisburg, House lawmakers — at Gov. Wolf’s urging — will decide whether that money should be plucked out of your pocket and spent on their priorities, not yours.
It’s the latest in a long line of political gimmicks aimed at reeling-in Wolf’s white whale: paradigm-shifting tax increases on Pennsylvanians already shouldering the 10th-highest state and local tax burden in the country.
Wolf’s September spending plan would force a $1,000-per-family tax increase and result in the loss of 14,000 jobs. In a “compromise” from his original proposal, Wolf dropped any pretense of property tax relief or of lowering Pennsylvania’s sky-high corporate rates.
So, what’s the real roadblock in the budget debate? Ask anyone from the Wolf administration, and they’ll point to education funding as the sticking point. Wolf claims to have “worked hard to compromise” only to be “met with obstruction” from legislative leaders.
Pesky as they are, the facts tell a different story.
In fact, Wednesday’s scheduled vote comes after Wolf vetoed emergency funding legislation that would have eased the painful financial pressure on schools and service providers dependent on state dollars. Why would Wolf withhold funding from the likes of cancer screening, domestic violence programs, and school transportation?
In truth, the House and Senate have offered Wolf a series of concessions — particularly on education funding — only to be met with fierce resistance from the administration. It is, in fact, Wolf’s laser-like fixation on tax increases that obstructs agreement on a state budget.
Consider the timeline of events since Wolf’s inauguration. Although Pennsylvania already spends more than $15,000 per student each year, Wolf’s signature campaign pledge was to increase state aid to public schools. In his March budget address, he requested an additional $400 million in basic education funding, along with a bevy of tax hikes on everything from diapers to day care to funeral services. Wolf’s budget featured higher tax increases than the combined total of all other 49 states.
In June, the House and Senate agreed to a no-tax-hike budget that increased basic education by $100 million and set a new record-high in public school funding. Was it everything Wolf asked for? No; but it was a reasonable compromise from a legislative body tasked with responsibly navigating important state needs.
Wolf promptly vetoed this bill containing record education spending and a fair funding formula that has been universally applauded as sensible public policy.
Weeks later, legislative leaders presented the governor yet another compromise: The House and Senate would meet Wolf’s request for $400 million in new education spending, contingent on modest pension reform and liquor privatization. Notably, this proposal continued to shield working Pennsylvanians from painful tax increases.
Again, Wolf rejected the offer. A budget without tax hikes would not suffice — even one that provided every dime the governor requested for basic education.
What may have begun as a quest to boost public school funding clearly has morphed into an obsession with higher taxes. $100 million in new education funding? $400 million? Unless it’s accompanied by the largest tax increase in state history, it’s not good enough for Wolf.
While Wolf likes to claim his tax hike on natural gas drillers would provide revenue for local school districts, his severance tax is not actually dedicated to public schools. Instead, it’s earmarked for “alternative energy subsidies” and other carve outs for corporate welfare before schools get one cent. Not to mention the vast majority of Wolf’s new tax hikes comes from working families, not the gas industry.
Leading up to Wednesday’s tax vote, the governor has rejected offer after offer that would increase school spending to record levels — yet Wolf insists education funding is standing in the way of a state budget. In a Monday morning press conference, Wolf even declared “If I lose Wednesday, Pennsylvania loses.”
The truth is, a Wednesday loss for Wolf’s tax scheme will save Pennsylvania families $1,000. Wolf’s unrelenting fixation on tax hikes is the real culprit for Pennsylvania’s three month-long (and counting) budget standoff.
James Paul is a senior policy analyst for the Commonwealth Foundation (CommonwealthFoundation.org), Pennsylvania’s free market think tank.
Have a spare $1,000 lying around? If so, you’d probably make a mortgage payment or buy several weeks of groceries. You might even sock it away in your 401(k) or kid’s college fund. But at a planned Wednesday vote in Harrisburg, House lawmakers — at Gov. Wolf’s urging — will decide whether that money should be plucked out of your pocket and spent on their priorities, not yours.
It’s the latest in a long line of political gimmicks aimed at reeling-in Wolf’s white whale: paradigm-shifting tax increases on Pennsylvanians already shouldering the 10th-highest state and local tax burden in the country.
Wolf’s September spending plan would force a $1,000-per-family tax increase and result in the loss of 14,000 jobs. In a “compromise” from his original proposal, Wolf dropped any pretense of property tax relief or of lowering Pennsylvania’s sky-high corporate rates.
So, what’s the real roadblock in the budget debate? Ask anyone from the Wolf administration, and they’ll point to education funding as the sticking point. Wolf claims to have “worked hard to compromise” only to be “met with obstruction” from legislative leaders.
Pesky as they are, the facts tell a different story.
In fact, Wednesday’s scheduled vote comes after Wolf vetoed emergency funding legislation that would have eased the painful financial pressure on schools and service providers dependent on state dollars. Why would Wolf withhold funding from the likes of cancer screening, domestic violence programs, and school transportation?
In truth, the House and Senate have offered Wolf a series of concessions — particularly on education funding — only to be met with fierce resistance from the administration. It is, in fact, Wolf’s laser-like fixation on tax increases that obstructs agreement on a state budget.
Consider the timeline of events since Wolf’s inauguration. Although Pennsylvania already spends more than $15,000 per student each year, Wolf’s signature campaign pledge was to increase state aid to public schools. In his March budget address, he requested an additional $400 million in basic education funding, along with a bevy of tax hikes on everything from diapers to day care to funeral services. Wolf’s budget featured higher tax increases than the combined total of all other 49 states.
In June, the House and Senate agreed to a no-tax-hike budget that increased basic education by $100 million and set a new record-high in public school funding. Was it everything Wolf asked for? No; but it was a reasonable compromise from a legislative body tasked with responsibly navigating important state needs.
Wolf promptly vetoed this bill containing record education spending and a fair funding formula that has been universally applauded as sensible public policy.
Weeks later, legislative leaders presented the governor yet another compromise: The House and Senate would meet Wolf’s request for $400 million in new education spending, contingent on modest pension reform and liquor privatization. Notably, this proposal continued to shield working Pennsylvanians from painful tax increases.
Again, Wolf rejected the offer. A budget without tax hikes would not suffice — even one that provided every dime the governor requested for basic education.
What may have begun as a quest to boost public school funding clearly has morphed into an obsession with higher taxes. $100 million in new education funding? $400 million? Unless it’s accompanied by the largest tax increase in state history, it’s not good enough for Wolf.
While Wolf likes to claim his tax hike on natural gas drillers would provide revenue for local school districts, his severance tax is not actually dedicated to public schools. Instead, it’s earmarked for “alternative energy subsidies” and other carve outs for corporate welfare before schools get one cent. Not to mention the vast majority of Wolf’s new tax hikes comes from working families, not the gas industry.
Leading up to Wednesday’s tax vote, the governor has rejected offer after offer that would increase school spending to record levels — yet Wolf insists education funding is standing in the way of a state budget. In a Monday morning press conference, Wolf even declared “If I lose Wednesday, Pennsylvania loses.”
The truth is, a Wednesday loss for Wolf’s tax scheme will save Pennsylvania families $1,000. Wolf’s unrelenting fixation on tax hikes is the real culprit for Pennsylvania’s three month-long (and counting) budget standoff.
James Paul is a senior policy analyst for the Commonwealth Foundation (CommonwealthFoundation.org), Pennsylvania’s free market think tank.
State Department Turning Over Huma 'Double Dipping' Documents Next Week
You do realize that if Hillary Clinton wins the presidential election in 2016, Huma Mahmood Abedin will become White House chief of staff. Haven't we learned a lesson from Valerie Jarrett?
State Department Turning Over Huma 'Double Dipping' Documents Next Week
State Department Turning Over Huma 'Double Dipping' Documents Next Week
Since 2012, Planned Parenthood Unfavorability Doubled Among Americans
When your business is killing babies and you're caught on camera discussing selling dead baby parts, you're headed for a PR nightmare. Good thing you've bought off so many Democratic Party politicians to keep those federal dollars coming into your coffers.
Since 2012, Planned Parenthood Unfavorability Doubled Among Americans
Since 2012, Planned Parenthood Unfavorability Doubled Among Americans
Saturday, October 03, 2015
Improper Payments Across Government Agencies Hit $124.7 Billion in 2014
It's only money. Keep sending it to D.C. and Obama will find new ways to flush it down the toilet.
Improper Payments Across Government Agencies Hit $124.7 Billion in 2014
Improper Payments Across Government Agencies Hit $124.7 Billion in 2014
Friday, October 02, 2015
The Far Left Turns On Its Favorite Pope
Bring up the topic of religious freedom or the traditional view of marriage and liberals are tossing Pope Francis overboard.
MSNBC Panel Enraged Pope Francis Met Kim Davis | Truth Revolt
MSNBC Panel Enraged Pope Francis Met Kim Davis | Truth Revolt
RINO Colin Powell: I'm a Member of the GOP to 'Annoy' Right-Wing Base
RINO Colin Powell needs to stop pretending he's a Republican. Nobody is buying his act anymore. Is that a Hillary 2016 bumper sticker on your car, General?
Colin Powell: I’m a Member of the GOP to 'Annoy' Right-Wing Base | Truth Revolt
Colin Powell: I’m a Member of the GOP to 'Annoy' Right-Wing Base | Truth Revolt
Unhinged Liberal Piers Morgan Lectures America on Guns
It doesn't take long for the crazies to come out after every senseless act of violence by a mentally-disturbed individual ...
Piers Morgan Lectures America on Guns, From England | Truth Revolt
Piers Morgan Lectures America on Guns, From England | Truth Revolt
Thursday, October 01, 2015
Poll: Fox News Most-Trusted TV News/Commentary Source
Sorry MSM, people in the know turn to Fox News for "fair and balanced" coverage.
Poll: Fox News Most-Trusted TV News/Commentary Source | Truth Revolt
Poll: Fox News Most-Trusted TV News/Commentary Source | Truth Revolt
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