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Things that are not the business of the federal government

By Mike Thayer

• Redefining marriage
• Student loans
• Financing car companies
• Giving out loan guarantees
• Schools
• Home loans
• Obamacare

This list will be expanded,  but notice that with the exception of Obamacare, these items are what Obama is campaigning on, especially the top two in recent weeks.  Obama can't run on his record, so he has to use emotionally charged issues and wedges.  The items above are not proper roles of the federal government, but Obama is hanging his hat on them.

Proof that Obama wants an unconstitutional nanny-state

By Mike Thayer

If this isn't evidence that Obama believes in centralized big-government, that he believes the government can take better care of you than you can, that he believes in government comes first *solutions*......  Then I don't know what is.

The King and his court's beliefs are unconstitutional.

It's out there, they're not hiding it anymore, they're just coming out and saying it.  The Obama administration believes that the federal government should take care of you from cradle to grave.  

Check out The Life of Julia, a campaign piece the Obama people came up with.

http://www.barackobama.com/life-of-julia?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email

And it would appear that Obama is much more then a one-term president in The Life of Julia.

How does that saying go, that our form of government will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury......  After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy.

 

Boy do we need to get back to the fundamentals of the Constitution!

When the Supreme Court rules on ObamaCare, here are the two immediate/possible outcomes

By Mike Thayer

Just watch how partisan liberals get once the United States Supreme Court issues their decision on ObamaCare

Scenario #1:  If the Supreme Court rules that ObamaCare is unconstitutional, liberals will attack the court, falsely claiming that conservative bias on the court isn't fair, is unjust, conservative members of the court they'll say, lack compassion.  Justices will be accused of judicial activism, even though none took place.  Liberals will personally attack Justices Scalia, Thomas, perhaps Alito.  And this last one is perhaps the most glaring indicator of how partisan, political hack motivated and manipulative liberals will get......  They'll also falsely claim "Look, the Republicans are cheering this decision, they are cheering that people will be without health insurance!"  

The truth?   A review of the law and the Constitution was exercised by the court, not some twisted liberal definition of conservative bias or unfounded charge of judicial activism.  Constitutional law will have been exercised, nothing but.  And the cheering?  YOU BET!  But the cheers will be for the court upholding the Constitution, not because of some perverted liberal notion that Republicans want people to be without health care.  

Scenario #2:   If the Supreme Court rules that ObamaCare is constitutional, liberals will praise the members of the court ruling in their favor and will convey a "Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah" attitude towards Republicans.  Liberals will personally attack members of the court who did not rule in favor of ObamaCare.  Liberals will also falsely claim "Look, the Court ruled against Republican wishes for people to be without health insurance!"

The Truth?    A majority of the Supreme Court will have ruled using emotion, not logic.  The court will have ruled using falsely conceived precedent and case law as a base line, instead of doing what they're supposed to do - use constitutional law to reach a decision.  Republicans will complain about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her, The Constitution is a living document crap. Liberals will spin Republican complaints about Ginsburg, possibly Kagan and Sotomayor... into being unwarranted personal attack (another falsely conceived Republicans hate women line of argument?). Liberals will manipulate Republican disappointment in the failure of the court to abide by the Constitution into:  "Look, the Republicans are sad that people aren't going to be without health care!" 

For liberal-minded people, it's all about the next election, not the Constitution.

Local feminists organize a "SlutWalk" to protest what exactly, the right to wear push up bras?

By Mike Thayer

Believe it or not, the Iowa City DePressed Citizen thought a group of people wearing provocative clothing  going for a walk was news.

Apparently, there's a nationwide movement of "SlutWalks," based on the notion that there's a sexual double standard in play when it comes to how men and women choose to dress themselves. 

Gosh, you mean a woman wearing a pushup bra with exposed neckline and a tight short skirt is viewed differently than a man with an unbuttoned shirt gyrating on the dancefloor?  Who'da thunk?

Seriously, some of the people in this PC story want to be able to wear slutty looking clothing, and not be thought of as slutty.

http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20120427/NEWS01/304270020/VIDEO-SlutWalk-draws-more-than-100-participants

VIDEO:  http://www.press-citizen.com/videonetwork/1595652940001/SlutWalk-Iowa-City

And say, doesn't this "SlutWalk" thing happen everyday in the Ped Mall after 2am?

What a ridiculous *story*.

This "SlutWalk" accomplishes nothing.  This doesn't raise awareness, it doesn't redefine what slut means and it won't prevent sexual assault.  Anyone who thinks any of that has a screw loose.  Look, if you don't want to get attacked by bears when salmon fishing, either pack a gun or don't go salmon fishing.  If you don't want to cut your finger in the kitchen, then I would suggest you don't pursue a career as a chef.  If you dress like a slut, you're going to be thought of as a slut, that's just the way it is and yes, unfortunately your dress may attract something undesireable by deciding to dress like a slut.  Life is full of risks.  Being risque involves some risk.  No "SlutWalk" is going to change that reality.

 

 

Student Loan Issue: Voting public is being lied to and manipulated

By Mike Thayer

Not only is the President misleading and misdirecting people on student loans, so are some students. 

We've all been told that students face a rate hike in a couple of months if Congress doesn't act.  We're supposed to feel sorry for them.  But that's only part of the story, the only one the left wants told.  Another part is that Congress did this to students back in 2007.  It was a Democrat majority in the House and Senate that approved a rate hike from 3.2% to 6.4% effective July 1, 2012.  And here's another major part of this story you're NOT being told.  The thing is, students were paying a 6.4% rate prior to 2007, so it’s not like students didn’t know this was going to happen.  That’s right, every student that got one of these federally subsidized loans prior to 2007 knew the rate was 6.4 percent.  That was the rate of the time, that’s what they made payments on, that was the schedule, that was the approval marker.  Then Congress did their thing in 2007, temporarily lowering the rate to 3.2%.  Students with existing loans were notified by mail their rate was being reduced to 3.2 percent.   Just like a credit card company notifies you in the mail in changes to your account, similar notifications were made with the terms being changed for their student loan.  OK, fine.  The rate was lowered to 3.2%.  But guess what?  Those students were also told that their rates would revert back to 6.4% on July 1, 2012.  In additions, students who got new loans post-2007 at the 3.2% rate were also notified that the terms would change to a 6.4% rate on July 1, 2012.  This isn’t a surprise to people informed on the issue,it’s not a surprise to any student getting one of these loans, either pre-2007 or post-2007. 

The students knew this was coming!  Everything was laid out for them, initial terms, new terms, it was in the paperwork they signed, updates/changes sent to them in the mail.  Students with pre-2007 loans were advised when the reduction hit, they were ALSO advised BACK THEN in 2007 that it was a temporary thing!  Students getting post-2007 loans at 3.2% were informed that the rate would change to 6.4% in 2012.

We're being lied to by the President, we're being manipulated by students playing victims.

Where is the personal responsibility?

Student Loans: Big Government *fixes* just end up creating a bigger mess

By Mike Thayer

Folks, you've heard me say it, you've seen it in my writings...... 

Only three things happen when the government gets involved in issues like this:

1. The wait gets longer
2. The quality goes down
3. It gets more expensive

That's what's happened with student loans.  Thank the Democrats.

In 2007, it was a Democrat majority that *crafted* and pushed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act.  It was Rep. George Miller (D-CA.) and 31 co-sponsors - all Democrats - that reduced interest rates on government subsidized loans over the following four academic years from 6.8 percent to the current 3.4 percent, WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE RATES WOULD REVERT TO 6.8 PERCENT on July 1, 2012.   Much to my chagrin, 77 ignorant Republicans went along with the student loan nonsense instead of challenging the constitutionality let alone the fiscal responsibility of it.

So make no mistake, the doubling of interest rates is something the Democrat majority did.  And with an effective date of July 1, 2012, imagine that.  Election year fodder anyone?

That "reduction" has created a bigger mess!  Government tinkering has driven up college tuition and duped college students into thinking they could afford high dollar universities and classes that don't lead to jobs.

Do you think it's a coincidence that tuition rates have skyrocketed?

Compounding the problem, Obama pushed for a total federal takeover of student loans when he took office and he got his wish in the summer of 2010, with legislation giving the U.S. Department of Education that complete student loan control.   

What party was in majority?  The Democrat party in both the House and Senate.

Do you think it's a coincidence that tuition rates have skyrocketed?

Further compounding tuition hike and student loan expense problems on taxpayer backs, President Obama established new rules for loan repayment through an Executive Order in October 2011.  He has tinkered with loan rates, loan consolidation and even loan forgiveness.

Obama has put the burden on taxpayers, not students.

Do you think it's a coincidence that tuition rates have skyrocketed?

And now the Campaigner In Chief is traveling to Universities, misleading people about what's really going on.

It's unsustainable what's happening, it's unconstitutional.  At the helm - Democrats.  It's government *fixing* a problem THEY created!

The more government has gotten involved in college education, the more expensive college has become.  That's the truth you won't hear from Obama.

Campaigner In Chief Obama to visit University of Iowa on Wednesday

By Mike Thayer

The Campaigner In Chief will visit the U of I campus on Wednesday to promote his government-run student loan program.  Put on your rose colored glasses.

You knew the King started pushing for the government takeover of all student loans when he took office right?  With a Democrat House and Senate and a partyline vote, the King got his wish, with the feds officially taking over all student loans back in 2010.    That change forced taxpayers, not banks, to put up roughly $100 billion per year to lend to students.

The Wall Street Journal accurately predicted in 2009 that loan costs would soar under government control and sure enough, King Obama is now coming to town with a claim that Congress must act now to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling for millions of Americans....  Oh the drama....  The emotional tug.....  And surely he will blame Republicans......  He'll *forget* to mention that a majority of Republicans objected to the government takeover because they saw this coming, that the student loan program was better before the government takeover.

The time and location of Obama’s speech on Wednesday have not been released.

The Campaigner In Chief will also travel to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Colorado in Boulder to pull the wool over the eyes of the public regarding his government-run student loan program that isn't working out like he said it would.  

To repeat, taxpayers, not banks, have to put up roughly $100 billion per year to lend to students....

Interest rates are going up, because of government involvement mucking things up, Obama needs Congress to bail him out.....

Look what's happened to student loans since the government takeover......

1. The wait got longer
2. The quality of service went down
3. The costs went up

 The Campaigner In Chief is coming to town to try and tell you otherwise, it will be an emotional tug speech, sprinkled with some poo-poo on Republicans.

Do you enjoy being lied to?