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Ted Kennedy, shortly before his death. [Source: Mother Talkers (.com)]Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who has just learned he has terminal and inoperable brain cancer, sends a letter to President Obama about his hope for health care reform. Obama will reveal some of the contents of the letter during a September address to Congress (see September 9, 2009). The letter reads in part: "I felt confident in these closing days that while I will not be there when it happens, you will be the president who at long last signs into law the health care reform that is the great unfinished business of our society. For me, this cause stretched across decades; it has been disappointed, but never finally defeated. It was the cause of my life. And in the past year, the prospect of victory sustained me—and the work of achieving it summoned my energy and determination. There will be struggles—there always have been—and they are already underway again. But as we moved forward in these months, I learned that you will not yield to calls to retreat—that you will stay with the cause until it is won. I saw your conviction that the time is now and witnessed your unwavering commitment and understanding that health care is a decisive issue for our future prosperity. But you have also reminded all of us that it concerns more than material things; that what we face is above all a moral issue; that at stake are not just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country. And so because of your vision and resolve, I came to believe that soon, very soon, affordable health coverage will be available to all, in an America where the state of a family's health will never again depend on the amount of a family's wealth. And while I will not see the victory, I was able to look forward and know that we will—yes, we will—fulfill the promise of health care in America as a right and not a privilege." Senator Kennedy compares Obama with his brother, former President John F. Kennedy, "who inspired a generation and the world," and says he has "great hope[s] that as I leave, another young president inspires another generation and once more on America's behalf inspires the entire world." [White House, 5/12/2009; Salon, 9/9/2009]
Entity Tags: Edward M. ("Ted") Kennedy, Barack Obama
Timeline Tags: US Health Care
Sarah Palin holds her youngest child, Trig, for the cameras. [Source: Hollywood Gossip]Former Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK), the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008, writes on her Facebook page that the Democrats' health care reform package would result in a government "death panel" that would kill her baby, Trig. Her child was born with Down Syndrome. Palin writes: "Americans delve into the disturbing details of the nationalized health care plan that the current administration is rushing through Congress, our collective jaw is dropping, and we're saying not just no, but hell no!… And who will suffer the most when they ration care? The sick, the elderly, and the disabled, of course. The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down Syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil." Palin also commends Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) for warning the nation about President Obama's "Orwellian" health care adviser: "Rep. Michele Bachmann highlighted the Orwellian thinking of the president's health care advisor, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the brother of the White House chief of staff [Rahm Emanuel], in a floor speech to the House of Representatives. I commend her for being a voice for the most precious members of our society, our children and our seniors." [TPMDC, 8/7/2009; Time, 8/8/2009] Inspired by Debunked Claims from Industry Lobbyist - Palin's warning about government "death panels" is inspired by debunked warnings from industry lobbyist Betsy McCaughey and a variety of Republican lawmakers and conservative talk show hosts about the reform proposals' implicit agenda to kill older Americans faster (see November 23, 2008, January 27, 2009, February 9, 2009, February 11, 2009, February 18, 2009, May 13, 2009, June 24, 2009, June 25, 2009, July 10, 2009, July 16, 2009, July 17, 2009, July 21, 2009, July 23, 2009, July 23, 2009, July 23, 2009, July 23-24, 2009, July 24, 2009, July 28, 2009, July 28, 2009, July 28, 2009, and July 31, 2009 - August 12, 2009). Politico's Ben Smith writes: "As nonpartisan sources note, the [proposal] deals with medical practitioners helping individuals prepare living wills, powers of attorney, and the like. It's a long ways from there to a 'death panel' where bureaucrats decide who lives or dies." [Politico, 8/7/2009] Countering Palin's Assertions - Progressive MSNBC host Rachel Maddow says of Palin's assertions: "There is no Obama death panel. There's no plan to kill old people. There's no plan to kill off any people who aren't productive enough. There's no plan to kill off any of Sarah Palin's children. And if we were actually talking about health care instead of waddling through this free-floating morass of factless partisan rage and corporate opportunism, it would occur to someone to notice that the provision being considered by Congress that has Sarah Palin ranting about Obama death panels and the death of her own children was introduced by Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia (see August 10, 2009). And it's not about killing old people. It's about making it easier for old people to create living wills. A similar provision was introduced by another Republican senator, Susan Collins of Maine. This is a Republican idea." [MSNBC, 8/10/2009] Days later, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) tells an audience: "It does us no good to incite fear in people by saying that there's these end-of-life provisions, these death panels. Quite honestly, I'm so offended at that terminology because it absolutely isn't [in the bill]. There is no reason to gin up fear in the American public by saying things that are not included in the bill.… There are things that are in this bill that are bad enough that we don't need to be making things up." [Anchorage Daily News, 8/11/2009]
Entity Tags: Ben Smith, Sarah Palin, Obama administration, Lisa Murkowski, Rachel Maddow
Timeline Tags: US Health Care, Domestic Propaganda, 2012 Elections, 2010 Elections
A 1983 photo of Madelyn Dunham hugging her grandson, Barack Obama, on the occasion of his graduation from college. [Source: Daily Telegraph]Speaking to a crowd of largely pro-health care reform supporters in Colorado, President Obama cites the death of his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, to debunk the widespread idea that his ideas for reform would include so-called "death panels" (see November 23, 2008, January 27, 2009, February 9, 2009, February 11, 2009, February 18, 2009, May 13, 2009, June 24, 2009, June 25, 2009, July 10, 2009, July 16, 2009, July 17, 2009, July 21, 2009, July 23, 2009, July 23, 2009, July 23, 2009, July 23-24, 2009, July 24, 2009, July 28, 2009, July 28, 2009, July 28, 2009, July 31, 2009 - August 12, 2009, August 6, 2009, August 7, 2009, August 10, 2009, August 10, 2009, Shortly Before August 10, 2009, August 11, 2009, August 11, 2009, August 12, 2009, August 12, 2009, August 12, 2009, August 13, 2009, August 12-13, 2009, August 13, 2009). "I just lost my grandmother last year," he says. "I know what it's like to watch somebody you love, who's aging, deteriorate and have to struggle with that." He disputes "the notion that somehow I ran for public office or members of Congress are in this so they can go around pulling the plug on grandma.… When you start making arguments like that, that's simply dishonest—especially when I hear the arguments coming from members of Congress in the other party who, turns out, sponsored similar provisions" (see August 12-13, 2009). Dunham died of cancer at the age of 86 (see November 10, 2008). "Health care is really hard," Obama tells the crowd. "This is not easy. I'm a reasonably dedicated student to this issue. I've got a lot of really smart people around me who've been working on this for months now. There is no perfect painless silver bullet out there that solves every problem, gives everybody health care for free. There isn't. I wish there was." Continuing his push on his weekly Internet and radio address, Obama says, "I know there's plenty of real concern and skepticism out there. I know that in a time of economic upheaval, the idea of change can be unsettling, and I know that there are folks who believe that government should have no role at all in solving our problems." He says it is imperative for everyone to "lower our voices, listen to one another, and talk about differences that really exist." [Associated Press, 8/15/2009]
Entity Tags: Madelyn Dunham, Barack Obama
Timeline Tags: US Health Care, Domestic Propaganda
The cover of the VA booklet 'Your Life, Your Choices.' The cover text reads: 'Planning for Future Medical Decisions' and 'How to Prepare a Personalized Living Will.' [Source: American Veteran Magazine]Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace tells his viewers that the Veterans Administration (VA) has a secret "death book" that urges veterans to "pull the plug" and commit suicide. The 51-page booklet is called "Your Life, Your Choices," and, Wallace says, was pulled for rewriting and reissuance in 2007, yet the VA under President Obama is still using it. In his Fox News blog, Wallace writes: "What makes the book controversial is that—according to critics—it seems to push veterans in the direction of 'pulling the plug.' For instance—page 21 is a worksheet in which the veteran is asked to consider various situations and then check—whether in each case, life would be 'difficult, but acceptable'—'worth living, but just barely'—or 'not worth living.' You might think that the scenarios would involve irreversible comas and the like. But no—they include: 'I can no longer walk but get around in a wheelchair'—'I live in a nursing home'—'I am a severe financial burden on my family'—and 'I cannot seem to "shake the blues"'." Wallace's guest, Wall Street Journal columnist James Towey, whom Wallace describes as helping to "end use of the book under President Bush, and was shocked to see it has now been reinstated," tells viewers that the message of the book is simple: "hurry up and die." (Wallace notes that he learned of the VA's "death book" from Towey's August 18 Journal column.) And, Wallace writes, quoting Towey, "he says—when government can steer vulnerable individuals to conclude that life is not worth living—'who needs death panels?'" Wallace briefly notes that he also interviewed VA's Assistant Secretary, Tammy Duckworth, who noted that the book is "just one of many reference tools the VA makes available—and that it is currently being revised." [Veterans Administration, 1997 ; Wall Street Journal, 8/18/2009; Fox News, 8/23/2009] Debunking the Claim - The story of the "death book" is quickly debunked. Richard Allen Smith of the veterans' organization VetVoice notes that the VA booklet is actually aimed at helping veterans choose not to commit suicide, and provides them with methods and resources to battle depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other conditions which lead veterans to consider prematurely ending their lives. [Richard Allen Smith, 8/23/2009] Progressive media watchdog Web site Media Matters notes that the claim that the Bush administration "rescinded" the booklet in 2007 is false. While it was reviewed in 2007, the Bush administration actively promoted the use of the booklet throughout its tenure; an online document on the VA's Web site labeled "Reviewed/Updated Date: December 29, 2008," states, "To learn about a living will, read 'Your Life, Your Choices.'" Wallace's claim that the VA mandates all veterans receive the booklet is also false; it is considered an optional reference, not mandatory. [Media Matters, 8/24/2009] Hidden Agenda? - Smith notes that Towey may have another reason for opposing the VA booklet. In 1996, Towey founded an organization called "Aging with Dignity." In 1997, the organization released a 12-page pamphlet, "Five Wishes," that it says does the same job as the VA's booklet. It gives the ailing veteran a list of five questions that, it claims, when answered will guide your life decisions. For years, Towey has been trying to get the VA to stop distributing its own booklet and instead buy "Five Choices" to use with its veterans. In 2007, Towey did help force the VA to reassess and revise its booklet after complaining that it was biased against the anti-abortion viewpoint. Smith writes bluntly: "Astonishing. Jim Towey is one sick mother f_cker to argue that veterans should be presented with LESS information, not MORE, when it comes to making a living will, all so he can make a profit from peddling his end-of-life pamphlet that is shorter than the books my two-and-a-half-year-old reads." [Huffington Post, 8/22/2009; Richard Allen Smith, 8/23/2009] Claim Spread by Conservative Media - Even before Wallace's August 23 broadcast, some conservative media outlets, having read Towey's August 18 Wall Street Journal editorial, began spreading the story of the VA's "death book." The National Review printed editorials denouncing the booklet, and Fox News host Sean Hannity called it "the equivalent of a death panel." Former Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) used her Facebook blog to accuse the VA of "encourag[ing] veterans to forego care as they make end-of-life decisions." And radio host Rush Limbaugh told his listeners: "This thing is obsessed with death. It's obsessed with you deciding—or with some—maybe some influence—that your life isn't worth living. It's—there's nothing positive in this." [Media Matters, 8/24/2009]
Entity Tags: Chris Wallace, Media Matters, National Review, James Towey, Fox News, Obama administration, Bush administration (43), Tammy Duckworth, Richard Allen Smith, Rush Limbaugh, US Veterans Administration, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity
Van Jones. [Source: Politico]White House official Van Jones, the Obama administration's special advisor for environmental jobs, resigns after a barrage of criticism from conservative critics and Republican officials. Jones is an author, community organizer, and "green jobs" expert from the San Francisco area; before his resignation, he was in charge of a small White House program advocating for jobs in energy-efficient industries. Indications are that Jones was asked by White House officials to resign, in part because administration officials wanted to "move beyond" the criticism of him as Obama prepares to address Congress on the subject of health care reform (see September 9, 2009). In 2004, Jones signed a petition asking for an investigation into whether the Bush administration had allowed the 9/11 terrorist attacks in order to provide a pretext for war in the Middle East, though he has always said he does not support the so-called "truther" movement that features allegations of Bush officials' involvement in the 9/11 attacks. Shortly before joining the administration, Jones used the term "_ssholes" to characterize Republicans. He is a public supporter of Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted of murdering a Philadelphia police officer. Conservatives have termed him a "radical Communist" for his affiliation with some left-wing protest movements. The New York Times calls the controversy around Jones a "significant distraction" to Obama's health care agenda. Critics have attacked Jones specifically as well as administration officials such as him, sometimes called "czars," who are appointed to positions of some influence in the White House without having to be approved by Congress. White House officials say that they were unaware of Jones's more controversial statements and positions because his position was not considered senior enough to warrant complete vetting. Press secretary Robert Gibbs says that Obama does not endorse Jones's views and did not hesitate to accept his resignation: "Well, what Van Jones decided was that the agenda of this president was bigger than any one individual. The president thanks Van Jones for his service in the first eight months, helping to coordinate renewable energy jobs and lay the foundation for our future economic growth." [New York Times, 9/6/2009; Politico, 9/7/2009] The online news site Politico writes: "Jones' departure from the position is the first real scalp claimed by the Republican right, which stoked much of the criticism of Jones.… Jones' controversial statements fit snugly into the narrative woven by some conservative critics of Obama as a dangerous leftist, a critique that goes back to the campaign and was based as much on his past work as a community organizer and associations with the likes of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers as on his policies. Jones' roots in radical politics, and a spate of newly surfaced links Saturday documenting his advocacy for convicted cop killer and former Black Panther Mumia Abu Jamal—a death row prisoner who many in the activist left view as an unjustly convicted political prisoner—threatened to play into that narrative." [Politico, 9/7/2009] One of Jones's loudest critics was Fox News's Glenn Beck, who has repeatedly targeted Jones on his show since July 2009. Beck regularly calls Jones a "Communist-anarchist radical." Some speculate that Beck began attacking Jones because an organization co-founded by Jones, Color of Change, began a movement to force Beck's resignation after Beck called Obama a "racist" (see July 28-29, 2009). The influential conservative news blog World Net Daily (WND) has attacked Jones since at least April 2009, calling him "an admitted radical communist and black nationalist leader" who "sees [the] environment as [a] racial issue." Beck has used much of WND's rhetoric in his attacks on Jones. [WorldNetDaily, 4/12/2009; Washington Independent, 9/4/2009; New York Times, 9/6/2009] In recent days, Representative Mike Pence (R-IN) called on Jones to resign, and Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond (R-MO) called for an investigation into Jones's appointment, labeling Jones as "erratic and unstable" in a letter to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the chairman of the Green Jobs and New Economy Subcommittee. Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean defends Jones, saying he was being penalized for not realizing what the petition he signed in 2004 was: "This guy's a Yale-educated lawyer. He's a best-selling author about his specialty. I think he was brought down, and I think it's too bad. Washington's a tough place that way, and I think it's a loss for the country." In his resignation letter, Jones writes: "On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me. They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide." However, he writes, though many have advised him to stay and fight for his position: "I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for our future." [New York Times, 9/6/2009; Politico, 9/7/2009]
Entity Tags: Barack Obama, Glenn Beck, Bush administration (43), Howard Dean, New York Times, Mike Pence, WorldNetDaily, Obama administration, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Politico, Van Jones, Robert Gibbs, Christopher ("Kit") Bond
Timeline Tags: Domestic Propaganda
Joe Wilson attempting to shout down President Obama. [Source: Politics Daily]President Obama gives a speech touting his administration's health care reform efforts to a joint session of Congress. The speech, at times forceful and other times attempting to reach across party lines for a bipartisan reform effort, is primarly designed to unify Democrats against a near-unified Republican opposition. Obama denounces some of the most egregious misrepresentations about the health care reform effort, including the so-called "death panel" claim (see August 7, 2009, August 15, 2009, and August 23-24, 2009), in which he calls the people who spread the tale "liars." He warns Republicans that he will brook no more gamesmanship from them in the effort to craft a reform bill. "What we have also seen in these last months is the same partisan spectacle that only hardens the disdain many Americans have toward their own government," he says. "Too many have used this as an opportunity to score short-term political points, even if it robs the country of our opportunity to solve a long-term challenge. And out of this blizzard of charges and counter-charges, confusion has reigned. Well, the time for bickering is over. The time for games has passed." Democrats roundly cheer Obama's words; Republicans generally do not. [Politico, 9/9/2009; Washington Post, 9/9/2009; Salon, 9/9/2009] The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza later notes that the speech is stronger on rhetoric than it is on specifics. [Washington Post, 9/9/2009] Salon's Joan Walsh, an avowed progressive, calls the speech "great" and writes: "What was most important about Obama's address was his declaration that he won't tolerate any more 'lies' or 'bogus claims' from the GOP. Yes, he used those terms.… My only real criticism is I wish he'd found a way to do this two months ago. Obama has never before been so lucid in explaining why reform is crucial." [Salon, 9/9/2009] Health Care an Economic Issue - Obama insists that reforming health care is critical to managing America's continuing economic crisis, and key to shrinking the huge deficit. He says: "Put simply, our health care problem is our deficit problem. Nothing else even comes close." However, as Walsh writes: "I was not crazy about his firm promise, 'I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficit.' I'm not sure he can keep that promise, for one thing, and it's not a pledge he makes when asking for more money for Afghanistan, or for the not terribly stimulative tax cut he included in the stimulus bill." [Salon, 9/9/2009; Salon, 9/9/2009] No Commitment to the Public Option - While Obama's rhetoric is at times tough, he does not directly embrace the idea of a "public option," the proposed government-run, non-profit alternative to private health insurance. Many Democrats, particularly those in the progressive wing of the party, are strongly in favor of such a measure. "It is only one part of my plan," Obama says of the option. "To my progressive friends, I would remind you that for decades, the driving idea behind reform has been to end insurance company abuses and make coverage affordable for those without it. The public option is only a means to that end—and we should remain open to other ideas that accomplish our ultimate goal." [Politico, 9/9/2009; Salon, 9/9/2009] He notes that he has no interest in punishing the health care insurance industry, saying, "I don't want to put insurance companies out of business, I just want to hold them accountable." [Salon, 9/9/2009] Evoking Senator Kennedy - Near the end of the speech, Obama evokes the memory of former Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who died recently of brain cancer. Kennedy characterized health care reform as the centerpiece of his political agenda, and fought for it throughout his lengthy stay in the Senate. Obama reveals that Kennedy sent the White House a letter in his last days (see May 12, 2009), asking Obama and his fellow members of Congress to keep fighting for health care reform for the betterment of all Americans. Referring to Kennedy's message, Obama closes with the line: "We did not come here to fear the future. We came here to shape it." [Washington Post, 9/9/2009] Walsh says of the letter, "It let Obama return to his theme that health care in this wealthy nation is a moral issue and a matter of social justice." [Washington Post, 9/9/2009] 'You Lie!' - During the speech, when Obama says that the health care legislation being crafted by Congressional Democrats does not offer free health care to illegal immigrants, Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) shouts, "You lie!" Many lawmakers gasp at Wilson's outburst, but Obama merely points an admonishing finger in the direction of the shout and continues his address. (It takes some time to identify Wilson as the shouter, as he quickly sinks back into his seat among his fellow Republican House members.) The Associated Press writes, "The nastiness of August reached from the nation's town halls" in Wilson's outburst; Politico's Glenn Thrush later calls Wilson's shout "boorish," and notes that his outburst "enraged audience members on both sides of the aisle." Wilson's disruptive behavior is only one of a number of displays of disagreement from Republicans during the address; many spend time during the speech texting on their Blackberries or waving copies of GOP reform proposals. After the speech, Wilson is chastised by, among others, Senator John McCain (R-AZ), and he offers an apology to Obama through the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel (see September 9-10, 2009). [Politico, 9/9/2009; Associated Press, 9/9/2009] Cillizza later writes that the image of Republicans shouting at the president or showing their contempt for his message by texting during the speech gives a poor impression of them. "The more Republicans look like they are opposing the Democratic plan for partisan reasons, the more danger they are in politically," he writes. [Washington Post, 9/9/2009] Responses - Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE), considered a possible opponent to many reform provisions, says he came away from the speech impressed. "I think it was a bit of a game-changer," he says. Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, says, "The speech galvanized support along the Democratic Caucus across the political spectrum, from the progressive caucus to the Blue Dogs, and everybody left determined to get something done this year." Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has a different response, ignoring the behavior of his own party members to accuse Obama of behaving in an undignified manner. "I was incredibly disappointed in the tone of his speech," he says. "At times, I found his tone to be overly combative and believe he behaved in a manner beneath the dignity of the office. I fear his speech tonight has made it more difficult—not less—to find common ground. He appeared to be angry at his critics and disappointed the American people were not buying the proposals he has been selling.… If the Obama administration and Congressional Democrats go down this path and push a bill on the American people they do not want, it could be the beginning of the end of the Obama presidency." Representative Mark Kirk (R-IL), who is running for the Illinois Senate seat once occupied by Obama, says: "He talked at us. He didn't listen to us.… It was a missed opportunity." However, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), one of the Obama administration's most consistent critics, calls the speech "good," and says: "I'm willing to compromise to get things fixed. But I'm not willing to put the government in charge because we don't have a good track record." [Politico, 9/9/2009] Political scientist Morris Fiorina calls Wilson's outburst "a new low for the contemporary era," and adds, "Some politicians seem to be adopting radio talk show hosts and cable TV commentators as their role models." [USA Today, 9/10/2009] Armed Man Attempted to Get to Capitol before Speech - Shortly before Obama's speech, Capitol Police arrested a man trying to enter the Capitol grounds with a shotgun and a rifle (see September 9, 2009).
Entity Tags: Glenn Thrush, Tom Coburn, Barack Obama, Chris Van Hollen, Chris Cillizza, Rahm Emanuel, Ben Nelson, Mark Steven Kirk, Joan Walsh, Morris Fiorina, Joe Wilson, Edward M. ("Ted") Kennedy, John McCain, Lindsey Graham
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh applauds Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) for shouting "You lie!" at President Obama during the president's address to Congress (see September 9, 2009), and tells his listeners he wished Wilson had not apologized for his outburst (see September 9-10, 2009). Limbaugh calls Obama's assertion that health care reform would not include free care for illegal immigrants "a blatant lie," and says he is disgusted that so many Republicans called on Wilson to apologize for his behavior. The Obama administration, Limbaugh claims, "is trying to totally tear down the institutions and traditions that have made this country great," and he says Wilson is merely speaking the truth. Obama "is lying… from the moment he opens his mouth until he ends the speech. I was shouting 'You're lying!' throughout the speech, at the television. 'You're lying!' 'That's a lie!' Joe Wilson simply articulated what millions of Americans were saying." [Media Matters, 9/10/2009] Time's Michael Scherer notes that the Senate Finance Committee's working draft contains the line, "No illegal immigrants will benefit from the health care tax credits." HR 3200, the House reform bill, contains Section 246, which is titled "NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS." [Time, 9/10/2009]
Entity Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Barack Obama, Joe Wilson, Michael Scherer, Senate Finance Committee
Mark McKinnon. [Source: Houston Chronicle]Mark McKinnon, a Republican political strategist who worked on both the George W. Bush and John McCain presidential campaigns, says Republican Joe Wilson (R-SC), who shouted at President Obama during his recent speech (see September 9, 2009), should pay by being voted out of office. "Make Joe Wilson pay," McKinnon writes for the online news source The Daily Beast. "And by pay, I mean beat his sorry _ss at the polls and send him to the private sector. That is the only way to change the political discourse in America today. Because as long as louts like Joe Wilson can spout off and call the president a liar and get rewarded with re-election, then louts will continue to spout off. And we [the Republican Party] will continue to claw our way to the very bottom of the political swamp." McKinnon says the Republican Party will never rebuild itself and become a serious contender for national leadership until it "get[s] rid of the partisans like Joe Wilson." He finds Wilson's shout reprehensible, both because of the blatant disrespect it showed to the president and to Congress and because of his error—Wilson wrongly asserts that Obama is lying about the Democrats' health care reform not funding free health care for illegal immigrants. McKinnon says Wilson's apology to Obama (see September 9-10, 2009) lacks "class," and writes: "He made it clear he was saying 'sorry' only because he'd been forced to by the Republican House leadership: 'Well, I, uh, last night I heard from the leadership that they wanted me to contact the White House and, uh, say that, uh, my statements, uh, were inappropriate. I did.' Apologies should extract some moral or material cost.… Now, proving he has no real remorse or character, Wilson has created a YouTube video and is trying to raise money off his transgression." McKinnon concludes: "There's only one way we're going to change our political climate and ensure we establish some respect in our discourse. And that is to show there is a real price to pay for being a disrespectful partisan idiot." [Daily Beast, 9/11/2009]
Entity Tags: Republican Party, Joe Wilson, Mark McKinnon, Barack Obama
One of many signs held by protesters at the 9/12 rally in Washington. [Source: Daily Kos]An organization called the "9/12 Project" (see March 13, 2009 and After), sponsored by Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck, holds a protest rally on the Capitol Mall in Washington. Other sponsors include lobbying firm FreedomWorks (see February 16-17, 2009, February 19, 2009 and After, February 27, 2009, March 2, 2009, March 13, 2009 and After, April 14, 2009, and April 15, 2009), ResistNet (see August 10, 2009) and Tea Party Patriots (see July 17, 2009 and Late July, 2009). Many protesters credit Beck for inspiring them to come to the protest, though Beck himself does not attend. [Talking Points Memo, 9/12/2009; Washington Post, 9/12/2009] Many of the signs praise Beck and Fox News, while others celebrate former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK), Representative Ron Paul (R-TX), and other conservative figures. Still others further the claim that health care reform will "kill Grandma" (see August 12, 2009) and "kill babies." One sign, referring to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), reads, "I need my health care… Pelosi makes me sick!" Many signs depict President Obama as a Communist or socialist; one claims, "I work hard so Obama voters don't have to!" and another refers to "Comrade Obama." One sign, declaring "Yes! We are a Christian nation!" is signed by one of the rally speakers, Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC). [John Lewandowski, 9/12/2009] Inflating the Numbers - Reports by local police and fire officials estimate the crowd at between 60,000 and 70,000, which columnist Josh Marshall calls "smallish by big DC protest/event standards but definitely respectable." The Washington Post reports, "Tens of thousands protest Obama initiatives and government spending." However, estimates by conservative radio hosts, bloggers, and media commentators put the numbers far higher, at up to two million. (TPMDC's Brian Beutler notes that expectations were inflated the day before by a Democratic House staffer, who sent out an e-mail predicting a turnout "ranging from hundreds of thousands to two million people." Beutler writes: "For reference, two million is just a hair under four times the total population of Washington, DC, and approximately the number of people who showed up to the history-making inauguration of President Barack Obama. Sound like a bit of an exaggeration? It probably is." He also notes, "A source at a major liberal organization in Washington says, 'one of the things we decided to do was try to raise expectations for turnout.'" When the initial figures are published in the media, protest organizers and various participants begin claiming that the actual turnout was somewhere between one and two million, but the numbers are being suppressed by pro-Obama media outlets. [TPMDC, 9/11/2009; Talking Points Memo, 9/12/2009] One conservative blogger writes: "'Media' estimates range from 60,000 to 500,000 to around two million (yes, 2,000,000). Those estimates, the language employed, and the visuals chosen for use in reporting the rally and representing the people gathered, vary greatly based solely on bias." [St. Petersburg Times, 9/14/2009] Conservative blogger Michelle Malkin initially reports third-hand claims that ABC News is reporting turnouts between 1.2 and two million, then updates her report to note ABC denies making any such claim. She quotes another conservative blogger who writes, "However big it was, it was bigger than expected." By day's end, Malkin notes an ABC report that the wildly inflated crowd estimate came from FreedomWorks: "Matt Kibbe, president of FreedomWorks, the group that organized the event, said on stage at the rally Saturday that ABC News was reporting that one million to 1.5 million people were in attendance. At no time did ABC News, or its affiliates, report a number anywhere near as large. ABCNews.com reported an approximate figure of 60,000 to 70,000 protesters, attributed to the Washington, DC, fire department. In its reports, ABC News Radio described the crowd as 'tens of thousands.' Brendan Steinhauser, spokesman for FreedomWorks, said he did not know why Kibbe cited ABC News as a source." Malkin then writes, "The Left, of course, has seized on the error to discredit the undeniably massive turnout today." [Michelle Malkin, 9/12/2009; ABC News, 9/13/2009] The next day, unidentified people circulate a photo from 1997 to 'prove' that the rally actually attracted over a million protesters (see September 13-14, 2009). Two days after the event, London's Daily Mail reports "up to two million" at the rally. [London Daily Mail, 9/14/2009] Fears of Socialism - The Post reports that many protesters wave signs and tell reporters about their fears of a "socialist America" under Obama, and warn that the Democrats' attempts to reform US health care are undermining the Constitution. One protester bellows into a bullhorn: "You want socialism? Go to Russia!" "Hell hath no fury like a taxpayer ignored," Andrew Moylan, head of government affairs for the National Taxpayers Union, tells the crowd, which responds with lusty cheers. One speaker, Representative Tom Price (R-GA), tells the crowd: "You will not spend the money of our children and our grandchildren to feed an overstuffed government. Our history is decorated by those who endured the burden of defending freedom. Now a new generation of patriots has emerged. You are those patriots." Many of the signs support Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC), who days before accused Obama of lying during the president's appearance before Congress (see September 9, 2009). [Washington Post, 9/12/2009] Exhortations to Violence? - Some of the signs and slogans chanted by the protesters strike observers as perhaps calling for violence against elected officials or citizens who disagree with the protesters' views, or are racist and/or personally slanderous. One sign depicts an assault rifle and the words, "We came unarmed from Montana and Utah… this time!" Another reads, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time… Pennsylvanians are armed and ready!" Another, referencing proposed "triggers" that would launch a government program to provide health insurance, depicts a rifle with the caption, "I got your 'trigger' right here… it's called the Second Amendment!" A number of protesters hold professionally printed signs referencing the recent death of Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), reading, "Bury ObamaCare with Kennedy." Another, referencing the Cleveland Zoo and the discredited "birther" theory, asks: "What's the difference between Cleveland and the White House? One has an African lion and another a lyin' African!" A related sign calls Obama the "president of Kenya." Another, purporting to speak in "ghetto slang," asks, "Where my white privilege males at?" A protester waves a sign reading, "Fascist are [sic] now in control they [sic] are like a cancer slowly killing America WAKE UP." The now-familiar signs of Obama with a Hitler mustache, and of "socialist" Obama made up like the Joker from Batman comics and movies, are also in evidence. One speaker calls Obama the "parasite-in-chief." [Washington Post, 9/12/2009; London Daily Mail, 9/14/2009] Reaction from Democrats - The reaction from Congressional Democrats is tepid. Doug Thornell, an adviser to Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), tells reporters, "There is a lot of intensity on the far right to defeat the president's agenda, but I am not sure that holding up signs that say we have to bury health reform with Senator Kennedy will go over well with moderates and independent voters." [Washington Post, 9/12/2009]
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Jimmy Carter speaks at Emory University. [Source: CNN]Former President Jimmy Carter says that he believes much of the opposition to President Barack Obama is fueled by racism. "When a radical fringe element of demonstrators and others begin to attack the president of the United States as an animal or as a reincarnation of Adolf Hitler or when they wave signs in the air that said we should have buried Obama with Kennedy, those kinds of things are beyond the bounds," he tells a group of students at Emory University in Atlanta. Carter, a native Georgian, has taught at Emory since 1982. "I think people who are guilty of that kind of personal attack against Obama have been influenced to a major degree by a belief that he should not be president because he happens to be African-American. It's a racist attitude, and my hope is and my expectation is that in the future both Democratic leaders and Republican leaders will take the initiative in condemning that kind of unprecedented attack on the president of the United States." Carter adds: "I live in the south, and I've seen the south come a long way, and I've seen the rest of the country that shared the south's attitude toward minority groups at that time, particularly African-Americans. And that racism inclination still exists. And I think it's bubbled up to the surface because of the belief among many white people, not just in the south but around the country, that African-Americans are not qualified to lead this great country. It's an abominable circumstance, and it grieves me and concerns me very deeply." Carter said the day before that he believes the "You lie!" shout at Obama by Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) during Obama's address to Congress (see September 9, 2009) may have been racially motivated. Michael Steele, the chairman of the Republican National Committee and the first African-American to hold that position, disagrees. "President Carter is flat-out wrong," he says. "This isn't about race. It is about policy." Instead, Steele says Democrats are just trying to divert attention from what he calls Obama's "wildly unpopular government-run health care plan.… Playing the race card shows that Democrats are willing to deal from the bottom of the deck." Congressman Henry Johnson (D-GA), an African-American and a fellow Georgian, predicts that racial tensions will rise throughout the nation, saying, "I guess we'll probably have folks putting on white hoods and white uniforms again and riding through the countryside." Comedian Bill Cosby also agrees with Carter, calling Wilson's shout and other displays of aggression towards Obama "public display[s] of disrespect." White House press secretary Robert Gibbs refuses to comment on Carter's statements [CNN, 9/15/2009; Guardian, 9/16/2009] other than noting, "I don't believe the president agrees with [Carter]." He adds: "I don't think the president believes that people are upset because of the color of his skin. I think people are upset because on Monday we celebrate the anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse that caused a financial catastrophe unlike anything we've ever seen." [Christian Science Monitor, 9/16/2009] Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which tracks American hate groups, says Carter is correct in his assessment: "I think what President Carter said is precisely what is going on. I am not saying that everyone involved in opposing healthcare reform is a Klansman in disguise, but it is the elephant in the room." Potok says the SPLC is tracking a sharp rise in the number of right-wing hate groups, violent plots, and racist incidents since Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president in 2008. [Guardian, 9/16/2009]
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President Obama makes the rounds of the Sunday morning network news talk shows to discuss health care reform, in what ABC News calls "an unprecedented presidential blitz of media appearances." Obama appears for interviews on Sunday morning shows from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Univision. In recent days, he has also appeared on CBS's 60 Minutes, and will soon appear on CBS's Late Night with David Letterman. However, the White House refuses to include Fox News in Obama's appearances. When asked about the apparent snub, White House spokesman Josh Earnest replies, "We figured Fox would rather show 'So You Think You Can Dance' than broadcast an honest discussion about health insurance reform," referring to the Fox network's decision not to air Obama's September 9 speech to a joint session of Congress on its regular broadcasting stations (see September 9, 2009). Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace says of the Obama White House, "They are the biggest bunch of crybabies I have dealt with in my 30 years in Washington." Earnest responds that Wallace's Fox News is not a legitimate news outlet, saying: "Fox is an ideological outlet where the president has been interviewed before and will likely be interviewed again. Not that the whining particularly strengthens their case for participation any time soon." [Media Matters, 9/18/2009; ABC News, 9/19/2009]
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In a highly unusual action for a sitting Supreme Court Justice, Justice Clarence Thomas strongly defends the Court's recent Citizens United ruling that allows unlimited corporate and union funding of campaign activities (see January 21, 2010). He makes his remarks at the Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida. Thomas was part of the 5-4 majority that ruled on the case. He also says that he refused to attend the recent State of the Union address by President Obama, where fellow Justice Samuel Alito apparently contradicted Obama's critical characterization of the ruling (see January 27-29, 2010), because under Obama, these addresses have become "partisan," stating: "I don't go because it has become so partisan and it's very uncomfortable for a judge to sit there… there's a lot that you don't hear on TV—the catcalls, the whooping and hollering and under-the-breath comments (see September 9, 2009). One of the consequences is now the Court becomes part of the conversation, if you want to call it that, in the speeches. It's just an example of why I don't go." Thomas mocks media criticisms of the ruling, saying: "I found it fascinating that the people who were editorializing against it were The New York Times Company and The Washington Post Company. These are corporations." It is a mistake, Thomas says, to consider regulation of corporations' campaign activities as "some sort of beatific action," and he cites the 1907 Tillman Act, the first federal legislation banning corporate contributions to federal candidates (see 1907), as being sparked by racism, saying: "Go back and read why [Senator Benjamin] Tillman introduced that legislation. Tillman was from South Carolina, and as I hear the story he was concerned that the corporations, Republican corporations, were favorable toward blacks and he felt that there was a need to regulate them." Thomas says the underpinning of the decision was the First Amendment's protection of speech regardless of how people choose to assemble to participate in the political process. "If 10 of you got together and decided to speak, just as a group, you'd say you have First Amendment rights to speak and the First Amendment right of association," he says. "If you all then formed a partnership to speak, you'd say we still have that First Amendment right to speak and of association. But what if you put yourself in a corporate form?" The answer would be the same, Thomas says. [New York Times, 2/3/2010]
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Over 300 Mormons join Utah Gay Pride Parade
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- More than 300 Mormon church members who are not gay drew shouts of approval and tears from spectators while marching in the Utah Gay Pride Parade in downtown Salt Lake City.
The Mormons say they sought to send a message of love to Utah's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by joining the annual parade Sunday. Their participation marked the first time such a large group of Mormons took part in the parade, organizers said.
The Mormons, dressed in their Sunday best, included fathers carrying their children on their shoulders and mothers pushing strollers, The Salt Lake Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/LdOP1c ).
Nevin Munson, 13, carried a sign that said: "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
"I'm very saddened by the amount of hate in the world," he said, adding discrimination against gays and lesbians exists around the world. "I don't believe in that -- they're humans."
Emily Vandyke, 50, carried a sign with the words from a Mormon children's song: "I'll walk with you, I'll talk with you. That's how I'll show my love for you."
Along the parade route, she embraced a weeping woman who said, "Thank you."
"I haven't recognized them as equals," Vandyke told the Tribune. "They have been invisible to me."
Parade grand marshal Dustin Lance Black, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, tweeted: "In tears. Over 300 straight, active Mormons showed up to march with me at the Utah Pride parade in support of LGBT people."
Holly Nelson, a 38-year-old lesbian from Murray, also had tears in her eyes, as the Mormons walked past.
"I think it's amazing," she said. "It's been so hard to live in Utah knowing the Mormon church is against the gay community."
While the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not consider same-sex attraction a sin, it only regards sexual relations within the marriage of a man and a woman as acceptable.
Some spectators said their homosexuality caused them to leave the church, and they might have remained members had the faith been more tolerant.
"I lost everything I loved because I came out," said Carolyn Ball, a 48-year-old lesbian from West Jordan.
The participation of the church members was organized by a newly formed group calling itself Mormons Building Bridges.
Erika Munson, the group's founder and a mother of five from Sandy, said the success of the event reflected the "deep wounds" in the community. Organizers hope it marks the beginning of a grassroots movement, she added.
"We want to inspire other Mormons at the local level to do things for their LGBT brothers and sisters," Munson said.
Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com

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102-year-old Ray Clark benefits from weekly workouts
It wasn't the toll from lugging a heavy toolbox to work that finally sent Ray Clark to the gym. It was something more profound. He lost his wife of 67 years. Then he lost his daughter. He was looking for something to fill the empty hours.
"I was getting a little lazy at home, and I decided I'd go down to the exercise club," he recalled.
That was more than three years ago, when Clark was 98. As he recently turned 102, Clark was able to curl 40 pounds, work out vigorously on a rowing machine and deftly pluck bouncing 8-pound kettle bells from the air with the hand-eye coordination of a much younger man.
"He's a tenacious son of a gun," said Thom Hunter, Clark's 70-year-old personal trainer at the Sport&Health club in Gaithersburg, Md. "They built them tougher in those days. He doesn't say he can't do it until he tries and sees he can't."
In a single 151-pound package, Clark embodies some of the greatest hopes and concerns that public health experts have for the fitness and health of the "older old," the growing population of people over 85. Clark has significantly improved his strength, balance, endurance and range of motion over the past three years, staving off frailty, possibly saving untold medical costs and proving that gains can be made at any age.
But there are far too few like him.
According to the National Institute on Aging, only 11 percent of people 85 and older engage in any regular exercise, despite clear evidence that the vast majority could work out safely, particularly if shown how. Fewer than 15 percent of people 65 and older do any regular strength training, at a time in life when sarcopenia -- the natural decline in muscle mass and strength -- contributes to some of the most troubling, and preventable, conditions of old age.
"If I had to do only one thing for the frail older person, it would clearly be weightlifting exercises, and not any other form of exercise," said Maria Fiatarone Singh, a professor at the University of Sydney School of Medicine, who has been studying the value of strength exercises for the elderly for the past quarter of a century.
In 1988, Singh and her colleagues put older people who were in nursing homes on an "intense" (for them) resistance program and soon doubled and tripled their strength. In 2003, another of her studies showed that a year of weightlifting after a hip fracture -- one of the most debilitating injuries of the very old -- reduced nursing home admissions and mortality by more than 80 percent compared with other therapies. In 2012, a program of balance exercises and strength training significantly reduced falls among older people, according to another of her studies.
Singh said she believes that more than 80 percent of people 85 and older could safely work out, and Tom Prohaska, dean of the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University, said studies show that 95 percent of all older people can safely exercise, including those with arthritis, hypertension and heart disease.
Many people don't realize that problems they associate with old age actually are caused by poor fitness, experts say, and many others simply don't know how to get started. "If you're 85, where do you turn to exercise?" asked Scott Trappe, director of the human performance laboratory at Ball State University. "Most people don't know how to exercise, and if you're 85, where do you go?"
Singh lays more blame on the medical community, which, she said, hasn't sufficiently incorporated regular exercise into its treatment of older people.
According to a video presentation on the Go4Life website of the National Institute on Aging, sarcopenia can lead to osteoporosis, falls, obesity, difficulty climbing stairs and rising from a chair and lower tolerance for heat and cold, among other problems. Yet, simple weight-bearing exercise is quite effective in slowing and reversing it.
"At first glance, it may seem impossible, (but) it's really quite feasible," Singh said.
"Exercise is really, really, really powerful" medicine, Trappe added. "And if done right, it can have some great effects."
To watch Clark move around the gym during his weekly half-hour workout is to understand what is possible for the oldest members of society, as well as the adaptations that must be made for them.
He warms up for 3 minutes 30 seconds on a rowing machine, not a treadmill, because it works both his upper and lower body. He does 10 reps with 60 pounds on the "pullover" machine, catches and hoists the bouncing kettle bells, then moves 60 pounds 10 times on the "seated row" apparatus. His pushups are done leaning against the steel bar of a weightlifting rack. Then he scoots part way under the bar and does a version of a pullup.
"We have no mercy," Hunter said.
But he does, of course. As Clark walks the floor of the large health club, he places one hand lightly on Hunter's shoulder for balance. Hunter is more careful with Clark's hydration than he might be with a younger client. He repeatedly offers Clark water during breaks between exercises.
After three years, Hunter is no longer trying to build Clark's strength or improve his balance, though the pair is still working on Clark's flexibility. Now the task is mostly preserving Clark's abilities, to help ease and slow the inevitable physical decline that comes with age.
"What we're looking to do is maintain the muscle mass he does have, maintain or increase his range of motion and to maintain his balance," Hunter said.
Clark quit school to help support his family during the Depression and spent most of his life as a mechanic, including a period when he helped build P-47 fighters during World War II, according to his son, Dennis Clark, 72, who works out at the same club. Ray Clark retired in New York in 1976. His wife died in 2007 and his daughter passed away in 2009.
During parts of his career, Clark toted a 40-pound toolbox to work on New York's subways and played some baseball in industrial leagues, but he never worked out in any systematic way until Dennis and his wife, Joan, brought him to see their personal trainer, Hunter.
Ray Clark was overwhelmed at first, but soon became inspired. He is on his third pacemaker, is losing his eyesight to macular degeneration and has difficulty hearing. But working out is something he can do.
In addition to the weekly sessions with Hunter, he does push-ups off the kitchen island at the home he shares with his son and daughter-in-law. He takes walks around the cul-de-sac with a walker and recently covered a few blocks without it.
"It gives him a lot of confidence," Dennis Clark said of his father's exercise routine. "That confidence that he has, you can't replace that."
It also wears him out. After a recent Friday workout, Clark had only one plan.
"I think I'm gonna go home," he said, "and do nothing."


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Brussels bureaucrats have issued a statement trumpeting the "fact" that renewable energy sources - particularly wind - accounted for the majority of new power station capacity installed in the EU during 2009. However, the truth is that European dependence on fossil gas worsened seriously last year.
Under the headline "Renewables account for 62% of the new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU in 2009", analysts at the European Commission Joint Research Centre published their annual "renewable energy snapshots" report yesterday.
The main problem with this is that generating capacity is a fairly meaningless number when applied to most forms of renewables. A wind or sun farm usually puts out well under 30 per cent of its rated maximum output over time, as opposed to "thermal" plant (mostly fossil and nuclear) which runs at load factors of 75 to 90+ per cent.
Thus it is the output of the plant over time which counts, far more than its rated maximum capacity. And when we look at the new powerplants installed last year in the EU this way, we see that in fact far more energy will be generated by new gas-fired equipment (28 Terawatt-hours each year) than by new wind (20 TWh/yr) or solar (5.6 TWh/yr).
A more truthful header for the EC bureaucrats' annual summary would have been "European dependence on gas worsens still further" despite the huge subsidies and incentives which have been poured into renewables. Gas power is not just a carbon emitter: it is also becoming more and more a security issue as North Sea fields play out and supplies have to be imported (across various gas-hungry nations) from Vladimir Putin's Russia.
The authors of the report (pdf) do seem aware at some level that all is not well, despite the desire for a positive header on the press release. On page 6 they suddenly crank up the font size and select red ink to bellow:
The renewable electricity sector will not come by itself. Without increased political support... these predictions will not come about. In addition, the different renewable energy sources will need for the next decade substantial public R&D support as well as accompanying measures to enlarge the respective markets, as cost reduction and accelerated implementation will depend on the production volume and not on time!
(Their emphasis.)
The renewable electricity sector already receives enormous levels of government support, however. In these straitened times it will do well just to keep what it has, let alone obtain even more.
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The Navy's Orlando training-systems agency has indefinitely delayed a major contract award amid uncertainty about the potential for fallout from the federal government's ongoing deficit-reduction cutbacks in military spending.
Authorities have put a hold on awarding the lucrative deal as questions about funds surround the program to develop a life-size weapons-center simulator for the Navy's next-generation warship, the Littoral Combat Ship.
Unless Congress changes the federal budget's "sequestration," more than $52 billion in cuts to military spending will take effect Oct. 1, the start of the federal fiscal year. Note: More than $42 billion will also be cut from social programs and discretionary spending.
Military agencies, such as the Navy's air-warfare training-systems operation in Orlando, have scrambled to find ways of absorbing the across-the-board cuts. This year, among other measures, they imposed staff furloughs, trimmed travel budgets and delayed awards for many new programs, such as the Littoral warship's Mission Bay Trainer. But the fiscal 2014 cuts are expected to be even more severe and problematic.
The agency would not comment on the Mission Bay award or its procurement process.
Defense experts, however, said the reason for the contract's delay was clear.
Easy options gone
"It has to be the sequestration," said Michael Blades, senior defense analyst for the consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. "All of these agencies are just waiting to find out how they'll be affected.
"This past year, it was mitigated because they could draw on a lot of unused funds to make up for the cuts," he said. "Now, most of those options are done, and everyone is taking a closer look at what they'll have to cut going forward."
Until now, the sequestration has had a limited effect on Central Florida's training-and-simulation industry, considered the biggest cluster of such training agencies and contractors in the country. Most experts expected the industry to weather sequestration without suffering undue harm. That appeared to be on track earlier the year, as training-contract awards continued to flow.
In January, the Navy training-systems agency awarded Cubic Corp.'s Orlando operation a trio of Littoral Combat Ship crew-training contracts potentially worth a combined $300 million.
In April, the Army's Orlando-based training-simulation agency awarded a war-game commander-training deal worth $146 million to the Orlando unit of Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Training.
Littoral turbulence ahead
In July, the Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Orlando training-systems unit a deal worth $490 million to develop a next-generation air-combat training network.
With such lucrative deals still getting the green light, all seemed well for the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Mission Bay Trainer program. Shortly after awarding the first Littoral ship training deal in January, the Navy called for bids for the mission-bay work. After closing bidding in March, the agency was expected to announce a winner in July.
But funds aren't the only thing holding up the Mission Bay award. The Littoral ship program has come under criticism for high costs, performance flaws and deficient equipment. In July, the Government Accountability Office recommended the program be scaled back dramatically until problems are solved. The Navy stood by the program, saying many such improvements have been made.
Still, the fate of the new warship remains uncertain, said Blades, the Frost & Sullivan analyst. "To me, the program is just so nebulous," he said. "They don't know exactly what equipment they'll have on it, and they don't know what training will be needed."
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A simple circle with a surprising amount of ways to enhance your practice. A yoga wheel is an excellent tool for stretching and relieving pain in the spine and shoulders, assisting the safe advancement into deeper postures, and adding stability and versatility in balance poses, backbends and much more.
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When it comes to give away the first thing that comes into your mind is the professional carrier bags. It is imperative that you consider an environmentally friendly option rather than the normal plastic bags. It is a well-known fact that a lot of petroleum product is used in the plastic industry every day. This can be fatal to aquatic life and even suffocate plants and terrestrial animals. Choosing an eco-friendly option like the other corporations is a good way to start.
Printed Company Apparels:
Printed apparels are given away as a form of promotion by many companies. Choosing ecofriendly ones is something that can make a whole lot of difference. The difference with the other normal t shirts is razor thin made can be hard for person to discover. However, what you know is they are made from organic cotton making them special.
Giveaway Pens:
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Many times there is usually the problem where your phone goes off due to power when you are conducting your business. This can really be frustrating if you are thinking of making an important call. Moreover you are going to notice that this is a good excuse of employees not to answer their bosses call. If you can supply them with a portable solar charger this will be a thing of the past. Not only is it going to assist in the normal running of the business but also it is going to increase the efficiency of the business.
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In a digital era, information is passed electronically. One of the most popular ways to carry our information with us is on a USB flash drive. This is so common that school supply lists include flash drives. By promoting your logo on low cost drives and handing them out, you can assure your brand is seen every day.
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Promotional merchandising is a good marketing strategy that can be used to make the difference. Most companies however will prefer to spend heavily on advertisements and hiring celebrities to get this job done. What they do not know is they would have spent much less by using this option rather than the other marketing strategy. Moreover the results from such marketing strategies is simply amazing when compares with other options.
There is a lot of information about marketing if you go online. A good research will reveal a lot of solution to assist you in solving your problem. One important consideration that you must always keep in mind is to make sure you have good knowledge of the product you are dealing with. This puts you in a better position to be able to know what the clients expect.
A satisfied customer is the best advertisement and for this reason you need to make sure that you take good care of the clients. Despite using other promotional skills it is important that when you finally attract some prospective clients you satisfy their needs. As you may know the most important visitor to your business is the customer. This is a unique visitor since you depend on them rather than them depending on you.
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Wine tasting notes often refer to wines as oaky, but what exactly does that mean? The use of oak in winemaking can play an important role in the final product in several different ways.
First, consider the source of the wood. Most American oak barrels typically come from the species Quercus alba, which is a white oak species. This oak has wider grains and lower wood tannins. The wider grains allows for a quicker, more concentrated release of aromas into the wine. American oak typically imparts flavors with sweeter nuances like vanilla, along with coconut (think sunscreen) and dill (think pickles). This oak is used for big, powerful reds and Chardonnays from warmer climates.
In France, Quercus petrea is more common for its finer grain and richer aromatic components. This produces silky, softer style tannins. Warm sensations such as baking spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg) are more apparent with this type of wood. Some winemakers choose their wood from one specific forest as each forest may add slightly different nuances to the final blend. Due to the finer grain of French oak, less of the tree may be used in barrel production. Therefore, the cost of French barrels is higher than that of American barrels.
Another varying degree is the intensity of 'toast' inside the barrel. Yes, it's the same concept as when you 'toast' a piece of bread (not the toast at your friend's wedding...). Toasting ranges from lightly charred, medium toast, to heavily toasted. The lighter the toasting, more of the original oak flavor is imparted on the wine. The heavier the toast, the greater impact it has on the wine's taste and color.
The size of a barrel is important in regards to the ratio of surface area to volume. The most common size is the Bordeaux barrique which hold 59 gallons (225 liters). The next most common is the Burgundy barrique at 60 gallons (228 liters). Some winemakers use a foudre, a large barrel made of oak (or chestnut) that ranges in size from 150-350 hectoliters. These large vessels are used more for ageing the wine than for the qualities the wood imparts on the wine
This takes us to the age of a barrel and it's varying effects. The first time a barrel is used, it provides a wine with good texture and a substantial amount of tannins. With each subsequent years the barrel is in use, the nuances it offers become less. Some wineries use only 100% new oak every year (now you know why that wine costs so much!). Others will use the barrel up to three years, then scrap the inside of the barrel, retoast it to their specifications, then put it back into rotation. 'Seasoned' barrels (used several years without a retoasting) are referred to as neutral barrels and impart very little on the wine, but allow it to age with a slight exposure to oxygen.
Next time you open a wine from your wine collection, think about all these barrel factors and how they help to create the tastes and aromas of your fine wine.
Sommelier Jenny Benzie ( 561.779.7687) is a wine educator who works with individuals and groups and creates wine events. www.PourSipSavor.com


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Galaxies, Stars and Nebulae series A witch appears to be screaming out into space in this image from NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The infrared portrait shows the Witch Head nebula, named after its resemblance to the profile of a wicked witch. Astronomers say the billowy clouds of the nebula, where baby stars are brewing, are being lit up by massive stars. Dust in the cloud is being hit with starlight, causing it to glow with infrared light, which was picked up by WISE's detectors.
The Witch Head nebula is estimated to be hundreds of light-years away in the Orion constellation, just off the famous hunter's knee.
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Miko Goes Viral
You may have seen recently on Just World Book's Newsfeed that The General's Son is second only to Gandhi's autobiography in Amazon's "War and Peace" section and has really shot up the charts with his speaking tour. In another sign of his growing prominence as a speaker about the important issues facing Israel and Palestine, a video posted on YouTube of Miko's October 1 lecture in Seattle has gone viral with over 25,000 views to date, being reposted on dozens of blogs and message boards. Fortunately for his fans in the US, he has plenty of appearances lined up in the coming weeks and months across the country–check the calendar to the right for details.
M Allam Reheem,MD permalinkOctober 22, 2012 1:15 am
This man's courage is inspirational. The courage of one's willingness to submit to the truth, rather than deceiving himself into believing all sorts of explanations, justifications and excuses. I can not imagine the pain he must have endured and the agony he had to go through during this journey of discovery and transformation, given his background and
family upbringing.
Kim Nguyen permalinkOctober 22, 2012 12:33 pm
And Boston???? I hope, I hope…
Nadine Gary permalinkOctober 22, 2012 4:21 pm
Thank you for standing up against Palestinian oppression in such an eloquent way as an Israeli and as the son of a well known Israeli general at that! The Western media is so one-sided, no one realizes what is actually happening to the Palestinian people. Your campaign is a literally vital to Palestinians and to peace between us, human beings.
Phoebe Moyer permalinkNovember 26, 2012 7:26 pm
Please keep me informed regarding future talks by Miko, especially in CA (Bay Area), PA, and NJ. The truth needs to get out.


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On Monday my Grandfather, Douglas, would have celebrated his 100th birthday. Sadly he died in 2002 at the ripe old age of 91, but we were grateful to have him, his stories and his sense of humour with us for so long.
As a youngster he enjoyed motorbikes, and spent his life working in the Scottish motor trade, apart from a wartime stint supervising in a factory which made Spitfire wings. I made the mistake of asking why they only made wings, and not the rest of the planes too "huh, only the wings got shot off, so we shipped out new ones, they bolted them on and off they went again!" As an oldster he wasn't past borrowing a neighbour's bike to pose on 🙂
Douglas and my grandmother, Elsie (of Sewing Box Psychology Fame), were very active folk – they took up golf after Douglas's retirement and played all over Scotland. In his mid 80's Douglas was involved in a car accident which, although not his fault, put him off driving, so he sold his car and applied for his free bus pass. Although he was delighted with free bus transport, mainly because he kept bumping into people he hadn't seen for years, he hated lugging his golf clubs from the bus stop to the golf course (as well as the 18 holes which followed, and the return trip to the bus stop) so when his doctor said he was fine to drive, he bought another car and got back to the serious business of Golf.
For his 90th birthday my sister bought him an original copy of "The Scotsman" from the day he was born (17th January 1911) and I borrowed it to see what interesting snippets I could share with you.
If Douglas's parents, William and Minnie, wanted a night out 100 years ago, they had several choices to pick from. They may have fancied the theatre, but I suspect Clairvoyants and Crystal Visionists, even Madame Van Bien, were not their "thing" as William was a Church of Scotland Minister.
Alternatively, they could have taken a day trip to Glasgow for a painless operation, or stayed at home and had some "live fish" delivered to the door, or perhaps some delicious lambskin slippers, as supplied to Queen Alexandra. Hey, if they're good enough for HM, they're good enough for a Minister's family, if a bit chewy! Would one pair feed seven boys?
As long as the coal cellar was full, they could keep warm while ordering up their At Home cards to invite everyone round for a flavoursome and nutritious fish supper. Or they could choose a mail-order husband for Auntie Isabel from the Scottish Lady offering Matrimonial Introductions!
Douglas was sports-mad and would often watch the Grand Prix on the TV with a transistor radio balanced on one shoulder so he could listen to the football/rugby/cricket at the same time. Elsie liked a long lie in the morning, so Douglas would get up and polish his shoes and prepare the veg for the day (potatoes peeled and in cold water for later) before taking her a cup of tea and two biscuits in bed.
Three of the seven surviving brothers at a family reunion (James died young of scarlet fever)
Here's Douglas in Toronto in June 1998. I suspect he forgot to take his Factor 20 with him.
Douglas always had a good head of hair, and I suspect it was more due to genes than this…
So, if your childrens' hair is less than absolutely luxuriant, you know the secret now 🙂
Happy Birthday, Douglas – your grandchildren and great grandchildren miss you. We have no one left who can pull coins out of our ears, drop something invisible into a paper bag so it goes "bang" even though it turns out to be empty, let us win at Gin Rummy, who knows all the best words for "The Minister's Cat", can drive with no hands, and honk the horn without touching it (actually, I still don't know how you did that).


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