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"So why are female liberals often the most spiteful when it comes to female non-libs? I`m no shrink, but I think it has something to do with regret. The fact is, women buying into the hard leftist, feminist ideal can`t stand it when they see women who haven`t - especially ones who happen to be happier than they are.
And they always are.
And the fact is, when chicks like Garofalo are miserable - they start thinking their enemies might be onto something."
"The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims for unemployment compensation rose to a seasonally adjusted 640,000, up from a revised 613,000 the previous week. That was slightly above analysts' expectations of 635,000. "
That is like the whole city of Milwaukee + Oconomowoc roughly.
I really loved the... skillful way You released that report just the other day
The river was deep but I swam it. (Janet) The future is ours so let's plan it. (Janet) So please, don't tell me to can it. (Janet) I've one thing to say and that's Dammit, Janet I love you.
The road was long but I ran it. (Janet) The report was bad but you ran it. (Janet) If there's one fool for you then I am it. (Janet) I've one thing to say and that's Dammit, Janet I love you.
As I understand this bill from my sources, mere participation in the aforementioned 'volunteer' program would then prohibit a young person from participating in a lot of other outside programs including Church.
I must apologize, I am way behind the curve on this one. The bill became law just today, it is called the 'Serve America Act' now, previously called Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education. It is an expansion of the Americorps ( www.americorps.gov ) program where college money from the government is exchanged for government service. The person who alerted me to all this was a bit johnny-come-lately on this and so I am too. The Senate version (S 277) already passed and today Obama signed it into law. Section 132A of the new law forbids funds going to any entity that is:
Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of proselytization, consistent with section 132.
So the above paragraph is already law and I bet many or all of us did not know until today.
A companion bill (not yet passed into law) HR 1444 would make this 'volunteer' service mandatory. So the bill is law and we are too late to stop that but we can attempt to stop HR 1444 and whatever it's Senate version maybe:
then scroll down to sec 1310 in the yelow and click on it, it reads,
‘SEC. 132A. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.
‘(a) Prohibited Activities- An approved national service position under this subtitle may not be used for the following activities:
‘(1) Attempting to influence legislation.
‘(2) Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes.
‘(3) Assisting, promoting, or deterring union organizing.
‘(4) Impairing existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements.
‘(5) Engaging in partisan political activities, or other activities designed to influence the outcome of an election to Federal office or the outcome of an election to a State or local public office.
‘(6) Participating in, or endorsing, events or activities that are likely to include advocacy for or against political parties, political platforms, political candidates, proposed legislation, or elected officials.
‘(7) Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of proselytization, consistent with section 132.
‘(8) Consistent with section 132, providing a direct benefit to any--
‘(A) business organized for profit;
‘(B) labor union;
‘(C) partisan political organization;
‘(D) nonprofit organization that fails to comply with the restrictions contained in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent participants from engaging in advocacy activities undertaken at their own initiative; and
‘(E) organization engaged in the religious activities described in paragraph (7), unless the position is not used to support those religious activities.
‘(9) Providing abortion services or referrals for receipt of such services.
‘(10) Conducting a voter registration drive or using Corporation funds to conduct a voter registration drive.
‘(11) Carrying out such other activities as the Corporation may prohibit.
‘(b) Ineligibility- No assistance provided under this subtitle may be provided to any organization that has violated a Federal criminal statute.
‘(c) Nondisplacement of Employed Workers or Other Volunteers- A participant in an approved national service position under this subtitle may not be directed to perform any services or duties, or to engage in any activities, prohibited under the nonduplication, nondisplacement, or nonsupplantation requirements relating to employees and volunteers in section 177.’.
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Time to burn up the phone lines and PASS THIS ON to everyone you can think of!
Overall it was an excellent event. In downtown Wausau they have a park which is a large square of grass - very old-fashioned, small-town America. I have not received the official headcount yet but I have heard estimates of 1500 to 3000 people. Not bad considering all the other Tea Parties around the state. Normally these things always happen in Milwaukee and Madison but not the Tea Party, there were Eight (essentially 1 per congressional district), 2 of which were in my own congressional district.
City: Appleton When: April 15, 5:30 pm - 7:00pm Where: Fox Banquets, 111 E. Kimball Contact:EMAIL Phone: 920.427.2477 Other: Facebook Group:CLICK HERE
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City: Eau Claire When: April 15, 12:00 noon - 3:00pm Where: Eau Claire City Hall Contact:EMAIL Phone: Other: Facebook Group:CLICK HERE
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City: Fort Atkinson When: April 15, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Where: Municipal Building, Main Street Contact:EMAIL Phone: 920.397.7062 Other: Facebook Group: Coming Soon!
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City: Fond Du Lac When: April 15, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Where: Veterans Park across from City County Government Building Contact:EMAIL Phone: 920-238-5647 Other:WEBSITE Facebook Group: Coming Soon!
And even suburbia is under attack They're all buying handguns Trying to fight back There's a vigilante picnic In the cul de sac Stop the world I want to get off
Stop the world I want to get off This is too wierd for me Stop the world I want to get off I've just got to find a planet Where they're interested in sanity Hey yeah
Stop the world I want to get off This is too weird, a little too weird Stop the world I want to get off I've just got to find a planet Well I've just got to find a planet Got to find a planet where They're interested in sanity
yeah, yeah Somebody stop the world Ooh yeah Somebody stop the world