Monthly Archives: November 2010
Newest target of Nanny Staters? Circumcisions!
Where will they stop? Please God do not let us find out!
You have to hand it to San Francisco legislators; they’re doing their part to awaken the country to the dangers of government overreach one lunatic ban after another. First it was the toys in your Happy Meal, now it is your son’s penis:
“It’s genital mutilation,” said Lloyd Schofield, the author of a San Francisco ballot measure that would make it a “misdemeanor to circumcise, excise, cut or mutilate the…genitals” of a person under 18.
Baby boys in San Francisco may be relieved but not everybody agrees with a proposed ban.
“I just had him circumcised 3 weeks ago,” said Heather Wisnicky of Sacramento, mother of Tyler, a 6-week-old baby boy. “It’s a health issue. It’s cleaner,” she said.
Scientists with the Centers for Disease Control are still studying whether circumcisions are healthier, and have promised recommendations to the public. Meanwhile, according to the New York Times, a CDC researcher reported a sharp drop in the number of American parents choosing circumcision in hospitals – from 56 percent in 2006 to less than 33 percent last year.
“Most medical groups have not come out with strong opinions regarding pro or con circumcisions,” said CBS 5 medical reporter Dr. Kim Mulvihill. “Most are saying leave it up to the families, let them decide what’s right for their son.”
“Ah, that’s a little much,” said Earl Phillips of San Francisco about the proposed ban. “That goes a little bit too far.”
Cupcake cops? Yes, another Nanny Stater wins the Marxist Moron Award!
Another example of Nanny Statism via The Reb comes our newest winner of the Marxist Moron Award!
A politician in a New York suburb called police on two 13-year-old boys for selling cupcakes and other baked goods without a permit, according to a report Monday. The Journal News in Westchester County said the boys, Andrew DeMarchis and Kevin Graff, had a brisk business selling cupcakes, cookies, brownies and Rice Krispie treats for $1 each in a Chappaqua park.
However, New Castle Councilman Michael Wolfensohn called the police after discovering the sale was not for charity, the newspaper said.
Kevin’s mother, Laura Graff, said the teens were “good kids” who were scared by the police call.
“I am shocked and sad for the boys. It was such a great idea, and they worked hard at it,” Laura Graff, Kevin’s mother, told The Journal News. “But then some Town Board member decided to get on his high horse and wreck their dreams.”‘
The Blogprof has more AND a picture of the asshole that called the cops!
Asshole!
A story to make you smile
Remember the story about the 13-year-old boy who was told he could not have an American flag on his bike because it moght cause “racial tensions”? Well the school later relented, but check this video out!
National Opt-Out Day!
Chris at Wyblog has a heckuva idea!
It’s time to put a monkey wrench into the TSA’s airport security porn show and cheap thrills extravaganza. Next Wednesday November 24th, the busiest travel day of the year, is hereby officially designated National Opt-Out Day.
“The goal of National Opt-Out Day is to send a message to our lawmakers that we demand change,” reads the call to action at OptOutDay.com, set up by Brian Sodegren. “No naked body scanners, no government-approved groping. We have a right to privacy, and buying a plane ticket should not mean that we’re guilty until proven innocent.”
The TSA hates opt-outs. If you opt-out they try to make it as painful and humiliating as possible for you. Right off the bat the TSA goon bellows “We got an opt-out!” to draw attention to you. Then you’re herded off to the side, still in full view of their more complacent victims, and the “enhanced pat-down” begins. Think of it as a prostate exam without the copay.
So here’s a thought. If your new best friend at the TSA wants some cheap thrills how about you really give him some cheap thrills. Since he’s going to grab your junk anyway, you might as well make it easier for him, right? And when it comes to enabling easy access to your nether regions nothing beats…
Think about it — if you’re a male, and you want to bollix-up the nonsensical airport security-industrial complex, one way to do so would be to wear a kilt. If nothing else, this will cause TSA employees to throw up their hands in disgust. If you want to go the extra mile, I suggest commando-style kilt-wearing. While it is probably illegal to fly without pants, I can’t imagine that it’s illegal to fly without underpants.
I like it, it is time to send a message, and this would be a fine way to do so. And remember to bring the kids too!
And you thought your dog humping your leg was uncomfortable
Via THeo!
Robo-Love?
It sounds kinky, and that Robot Blogger Dude passing it out and Ed and I thank him! And award him our prestigious Blog of the Day Award!
More love at Pirates Cove, who also gets a Blog of the Day nod!
If ObamaCare is so great……….
Then why are so many seeking waivers from it? Michelle breaks down the list of those who, for some reason, do not want to be SAVED by the greatest piece of legislation EVAH!
In early September, I noted the push by Obamacare promoter and Democrat Rep. Ron Wyden for a special state waiver from the very federal mandate he advocated for everyone else.
A few weeks later, McDonald’s finagled its own Obamacare waiver after warning federal regulators that it could be forced to drop its affordable health insurance plan for nearly 30,000 restaurant workers unless it got a pass.
In early October, the Obama administration announced it had granted waivers not only to McDonald’s, but also to several other firms and labor unions.
Now comes word that Torquemada HHS Secretay Kathleen Sebelius has approved a whopping 111 waivers for businesses of all sizes, along with more unions and other providers of health insurance. The escapees include employers of many low-wage and part-time workers whose health insurance plans would otherwise be dropped, including Darden Restaurants — the parent company of the Olive Garden and Red Lobster and other chains, which employ some 34,000 people.
Among the waivers recently granted were for employers like Darden Restaurants, which operates the Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurants, for 34,000 of its workers. Federal officials have granted 111 waivers to employers, insurers and union plans, who are responsible for covering about 1.2 million people.
Darden said the waiver would allow it to offer employees access to affordable coverage as the health care law is started.
Also on the list: Carlson Restaurants, which owns T.G.I. Friday’s, and hair salon chain Regis Corp:
Without waivers, companies would have to provide a minimum of $750,000 in coverage next year, increasing to $1.25 million in 2012, $2 million in 2013 and unlimited in 2014.
According to HHS, waivers depend on “a series of factors including whether or not a premium increase is large or if a significant number of enrollees would lose access to their current plan because the coverage would not be offered in the absence of a waiver.”
Carlson Restaurants and Regis declined interview requests but e-mailed statements.
“Providing competitive health benefits to our team and their family members is a very important priority for us,” said Anne Varano, senior vice president for human resources and communication at Minnetonka-based Carlson. “The [Health and Human Services] waiver allowed us to continue providing health benefits to our team members at an affordable cost while giving us additional time to develop longer-term approaches. ”
Said a spokesperson at Minneapolis-based Regis Corp.: “Until [health care] reform is further solidified, it is premature to comment.”
Michelle has much, much more at her blog, go read the rest and then go ask your Liberal friends WHY? Why would so many be running from the Lightworkers biggest accomplishment?
Sure Nancy, and that iceberg had NOTHING to do with that whole Titanic thing either
Government Mess has your delusional fool of the day
A funny caption contest
Over at Flopping Aces Here is the picture, and my caption is “This car is a bif f…ing deal!
Palin puts Karl Rove in his place
I really have nothing against Rove, but, his criticisms of Sarah Palin are asinine, and I am happy she fired back! Via Doug Powers!
Karl Rove is on record as saying that Palin doing a reality sort of television show in Alaska “doesn’t help people see her in the Oval Office.”
In other words, “That’s a chick-ish, unserious thing to do for somebody who may run for president.”
Palin lobbed that weak volley back into Rove’s court:
She told People magazine in an interview this week that the show was an opportunity to showcase Alaska and its hard-working people, adding that she hoped it would ‘correct some untruths out there’.
She also shrugged off recent comments by Republican political strategist Karl Rove who said that making a reality TV show diminished her credentials as a serious contender for high political office.
‘I’d like Karl Rove to come up to Alaska and see me being in a man’s world,’ Palin told People magazine.
Very well played Mrs. Palin!
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