Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) revealed on Thursday that he had become a congressman because he was outraged that single women were having as many as 15 babies, 'by I'm sure close to that many fathers' and getting welfare checks.

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) revealed on Thursday that he had become a congressman because he was outraged that single women were having as many as 15 babies and getting welfare checks.

“If it weren’t for the policies in this War on Poverty declared 50 years ago, it may well be that I would not have ever run for Congress,” Gohmert said during a Wednesday night speech on the House floor. “Because what got me thinking about it first as a state district judge back in Texas was seeing more and more young women, single women coming before me — single moms — charged with welfare fraud.”

The Texas Republican said that women discovered that “the government will send you a check for every baby you have out of wedlock.”

“One women had had 15 kids, didn’t even know where they all were, that was the most that I ever dealt with,” Gohmert explained. “It began to really eat away with me that in the 60s the federal government, desiring to help poor moms who were dealing with deadbeat dads, decided, ‘We’ll help, we’ll give a check for every child you can have out of wedlock.’”

“The War on Poverty has been a disaster,” he insisted. “Why do the children have to suffer for the ignorance and stupidity of the government and those who meant well but just did stupid things? It’s tragic.” MORE

 The War on Poverty: Not Just a Liberal Campaign

Two things are particularly notable. First, the War on Poverty went far beyond means-tested assistance to low-income people. In fact, it focused mostly on health, education and employment, but also included seemingly unrelated measures like tax cuts. Second, while Johnson proposed and implemented the War on Poverty, it wasn't just a liberal, Democratic initiative. President Richard Nixon largely built on and institutionalized the War on Poverty, and most of the major initiatives of the War passed with solid bipartisan support.

And, although few liberals or conservatives mention it today, Johnson also viewed tax cuts as part of the War on Poverty. Ashe put it, tax cuts were needed "above all ... to create new jobs and new markets in every area of this land." Just over a month after Johnson declared war on poverty, Congress passed the Revenue Act of 1964, which cut individual tax rates across the board. The top marginal rate, for example, was reduced from 91 percent to 70 percent, a major cut at the time, but still a far cry from today's top marginal rate of 39.6 percent.On that first point, in a new book from the Russell Sage Foundation, Martha Bailey and Sheldon Danziger remind us that the full legislative agenda associated with the War on Poverty included the creation of Medicare and Medicaid, the expansion of minimum wage coverage, an unprecedented effort to increase access to post-secondary education, increased federal support for elementary and secondary education, and many other initiatives to boost skills and employment.

On the second point -- bipartisan support, before Ronald Reagan rhetorically established himself in opposition to the War on Poverty, Richard Nixon and other congressional conservatives largely embraced it as a practical matter. For example, in 1969, Nixon called for adding an automatic cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security as well as an across-the-board benefit increase. He signed both into law in 1972.

Similarly, Nixon and other conservatives played a leading role in the establishment of the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), then known as food stamps, and other nutrition assistance initiatives. SNAP was expanded from a pilot program to a permanent one in 1964. But only about 1.5 percent of Americans were receiving benefits the month after Johnson left office in 1969, and the decision to operate a food stamp program as well as the eligibility standards were still left to local areas.

In May 1969, Nixon told Congress that "the moment is at hand to put an end to hunger in America itself" and called for expanding SNAP. It was the legislation adopted pursuant to this call that made food stamps a truly national program with uniform eligibility standards and availability nationwide and established the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food program. By October 1974, about 7 percent of Americans were receiving food assistance. Today, 15 percent of us receive food stamps, or nearly 47 million people.

Additional programs include Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which provides basic income support to the elderly and people with disabilities, and the earned income tax credit (EITC), designed to allow low to moderate earners to keep more of what they earn. Established in 1972, Supplemental Security replaced state programs for the elderly and disabled with a federal program that applied uniform eligibility criteria throughout the nation. And the EITC was first established in the Tax Reduction Act of 1975, signed by President Gerald Ford. Both SSI and the EITC had their beginnings in Congressional debates in the early 1970s over Nixon's otherwise ill-fated Family Assistance Plan proposal, an extension of the original War.

Medicare paid millions to dead patients, illegal immigrants, probe finds

Here we go with another headline that insults my intelligence and it should everyone else's that knew WTF was going on and has been going on forever, just no one wanted to look or was so caught up in trivial mainstream BULLSHIT.  Payments to illegal immigrants, refugees,  dead people, or dead people voting has been going on for a long long time.

I am in NO WAY defending Obama, just pointing out truthful facts that have always been out there it seemed no one cared to look at what we have been trying to say calling us crazy racists when we tried pointing it out or take the time to do a little digging and research on your own, not by taking the easy way out listening to some over paid radio personality.

 Learn the true history of things and not just from one side.  It's out there and the truth is painful as hell!   I'm also not trying to point fingers at people calling them stupid, it is all a learning process.

Although;  I will call those that basically reiterate word for word what was told to them on the radio by their favorite radio personality sheep too, if they just want to stick to what was told to them without further looking into events and act like they know it all. 

Department Of Justice's Message To Schools: Singling Out Black Students For Poor Behavior Is "Racist" | Freedom Outpost

Department Of Justice’s Message To Schools: Singling Out Black Students For Poor Behavior Is “Racist”

 
Obama’s Department of Justice, under career race-baiter Eric Holder, issued a stark 

warning for schools across the country. It’s time to end the “racial disparity” in classrooms. 

Apparently, it is now “racist” to single out black students for misbehaving in the classroom. 

No longer is it acceptable to punish a black student, or other minority student, for behaviors that would negate suspension or strong disciplinary action. Thus, this only proves how racist the Department of Justice is in its deliberate manipulation of school policy. 

This is all about balancing the scales. Go easy on black students because they’re unfairly targeted, but punish other well behaving students to “even the playing field.” Obama’s Department of Justice is a nightmare, and the blame lies squarely on his shoulder’s and his comrade in arms, Eric Holder.

Read more at http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/01/department-of-justices-message-to-schools-singling-out-black-students-for-poor-behavior-is-racist/#7CkB7Jmc3gbGhJ2o.99

THE BONE HOUSE

In 2010, the Austrian photographer Paul Kranzler began photographing at the beinhausin the village of Hallstatt. “A beinhaus (bone house), or charnel house, is the place at a church or graveyard where the bones of the deceased are kept after exhumation,” he explained. “As a child, I visited the ossuary, with its painted skulls, one of the strangest places I have ever been—a mystic and very silent place.” Hallstatt is nestled between steep mountains and a large lake, which means that there is limited space for the cemetery. For years, the graves were emptied after only a couple of years to make room for the more recently deceased.

“The skulls and bones were removed, cleaned, and exposed to sunlight and moonlight for weeks, until they were bleached ivory white,” Kranzler said. “As one would decorate a grave with flowers, the skulls were painted by the local gravedigger. Earth pigments were used, and the women’s skulls were painted with colorful flowers, the men’s with ivy leaves. The deceased’s date of birth and death were written on their forehead. This tradition began in 1720 A.D., and there are now over twelve hundred skulls, six hundred and ten of which have been painted. The last skull to go into the beinhaus was in 1995. The woman died 1983, and it was her last request to be stored there.” more

Insane Clown Posse suing FBI for labeling fans as gang members

ACLU says bureau and Department of Justice violated First Amendment rights of Juggalos, as fans are known

Michael J. Steinberg, legal director for the ACLU of Michigan, addresses the media beside Insane Clown Possee members Joseph Bruce aka Violent J, center, and Joseph Utsler aka Shaggy 2 Dope.

AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

The hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse and the American Civil Liberties Union have sued the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI, accusing the two agencies of wrongly identifying the group's fan base as a criminal gang, violating their free speech rights.

Members of the Michigan-based Insane Clown Posse are known for their "controversial, rebellious and provocative" music that often uses harsh themes and language, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit on Wednesday.

Many of the duo's estimated 1 million fans, known as Juggalos, paint their faces to look like clowns and display a logo of a hatchet man on their clothes and jewelry, according to the lawsuit.

In a press release, the Michigan chapter of the ACLU said that Juggalos "are not an organized fan club, but a group of people who bond over the music and a philosophy of life, much like 'Deadheads' bonded around the Grateful Dead."

The statement continued, "The Juggalos are fighting for the basic American right to freely express who they are, to gather and share their appreciation of music, and to discuss issues that are important to them without fear of being unfairly targeted and harassed by police.”

The gang designation has caused the Juggalos "significant harm, including repeated police harassment and denial of employment," according to the complaint.

"You cannot brand over a million Jugaloos as gang members without any evidence," Rana Elmir, spokeswoman for the ACLU, told Al Jazeera. "Designating fans as a criminal enterprise is in violation of their constitutional rights to expression and association."  MORE

Group unveils Satan statue design for Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A satanic group unveiled designs Monday for a 7-foot-tall statue of Satan it wants to put at the Oklahoma state Capitol, where a Ten Commandments monument was placed in 2012.

The New York-based Satanic Temple formally submitted its application to a panel that oversees the Capitol grounds, including an artist's rendering that depicts Satan as Baphomet, a goat-headed figure with horns, wings and a long beard that's often used as a symbol of the occult. In the rendering, Satan is sitting in a pentagram-adorned throne with smiling children next to him.

"The monument has been designed to reflect the views of Satanists in Oklahoma City and beyond," temple spokesman Lucien Greaves said in a statement. "The statue will also have a functional purpose as a chair where people of all ages may sit on the lap of Satan for inspiration and contemplation."

The Satanic Temple maintains that the Oklahoma Legislature's decision to authorize a privately funded Ten Commandments monument at the Capitol opened the door for its statue.  MORE

thank you metalvaughn

Feinstein to Obama: Move without Congress on labeling GMOs and do it!

Food drug and cosmetic act 1938 from swati2084

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is urging President Obama to use the power of his office to require labels on food containing genetically engineered ingredients.

Legislation pending in both the House and Senate would force companies to tell consumers which products contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), though there is no clear path forward in the divided Congress.

Major agriculture and biotechnology firms oppose the effort, and have poured millions of dollars into campaigns to defeat state ballot initiatives seeking to mandate a labeling system. 

But Feinstein contends that imposing a federal labeling system could be achieved through a simple directive from the president to his Food and Drug Administration. 

“Your administration should re-evaluate the Food and Drug Administration’s outdated policy that genetically engineered food does not need to disclose this fact on required labels,” the California Democrat wrote Friday in a letter to Obama. 

“It is my view that the FDA does have the authority to require labeling for genetically engineered food products,” she said. 

Specifically, Feinstein argues that the Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act (FD&C) prohibits the misbranding of food, including “misleading” labels. Any label that fails to reveal material facts about the product is misleading, according to the statute. 

Current FDA policy, rooted in a 1992 policy decision, does not consider a product’s inclusion of GMOs ingredients as material information that must be disclosed.  

Federal Register/ Vol. 78, No. 113 / Wednesday, June 12, 2013 / Rules and Regulation

FDA’s Regulation of New Plant Varieties
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Coordinated Framework
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Use of existing legal framework for ensuring safety of
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FDA’s Statement of Policy on Foods
Derived from New Plant Varieties
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Utilize existing provisions of Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) for ensuring the safety of
food from New Plant Varieties including those
produced using recombinant DNA methods 

But Feinstein said the use of genetically enhanced ingredients has changed in the years, and she pointed to a July New York Times poll that found 93 percent of Americans favor GMO labeling. 

The FDA has remained largely silent on the issue. Michael Taylor, the agency’s deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, formerly worked for the biotechnology firm Monsanto and has recused himself from the issue. 

Food safety advocates have long said the FDA has the authority to enact mandatory labels in lieu of congressional action, and contend that consumers have a right to know what’s in their food. 

But industry groups say GMO products, widely used for years, are perfectly safe. Mandatory labels would only serve to prejudice consumers against important technological advancements.

After the narrow defeats of mandatory labeling laws in California and Washington state, major food industry groups are floating bill language calling for voluntary labeling standards

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) have introduced competing legislation that would require labeling on all genetically modified food.  >>more from thehill<<

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center Horrified to Learn Winnipeg Court Decides "Let's Burn the Jew" Not Racist

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan 6, 2014) -Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) is horrified to learn of a recent ruling by Winnipeg provincial court judge that decided the phrase "let's burn the Jew" may be "vulgar and inappropriate" but not racist.

The decision stems from an incident in 2011 in which a Winnipeg high school student approached a fellow student near his locker, pulled out his lighter and singed the then 15 year old victim's hair, saying, "Let's burn the Jew." Despite these words, the judge said the offender, who had previously pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon, did not mean to burn the victim's hair and did not single her out because she was Jewish.

"To ignore the racial overtones - the perpetrator's direct reference to the Holocaust and the burning of six million Jews in the concentration camps - is almost incomprehensible," noted FSWC President and CEO, Avi Benlolo. "This ruling does a terrible disservice to the concept of justice and sends a message of utter disregard to the Jews of Winnipeg and Canada. I cannot imagine the same decision would have been rendered had the perpetrator targeted any other minority group in a similar way."

In her victim impact statement the girl said the incident "changed her world upside down," and that she spent time in therapy to deal with her fear and anger as a result of the assault.

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is a leading Canadian non-profit human rights foundation directly representing over 30,000 members.