Is Obama checking out a 16 teen year old ???? you decide

Obama's honeymoon is fading fast

Although the national media isn't talking about the Presidents approval rating I will. With spending at an all time high with this administration during the first six months of this year. Were seeing that once 70% approval rating slowly drop to the mid 50's (Gallop at 57%) to a low 61% with some polls, but what's really interesting is the percentages of unhappy Americans with the directions of this country. Gallop shows the state of the nation poll reflecting 30% satisfied and 67% dissatisfied with the direction of the economy. Even President Carter had a 62% approval rating during July of his first term. But what is most interesting is While 42% of Americans say that their views on political issues have not changed in recent years, 39% say their views are now more conservative and 18% say they are more liberal. With Voters now trusting Republicans more than Democrats on eight out of 10 key electoral issues, including, for the second straight month, the top issue of the economy. They've also narrowed the gap on the remaining two issues, the traditionally Democratic strong suits of health care and education. (Rasmussen report)

President Obama Job Approval with different poll watchers

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/

The History of Fourth of July

On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on July 4th, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event.

Conflict between the colonies and England was already a year old when the colonies convened a Continental Congress in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776. In a June 7 session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented a resolution with the famous words: "Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved."

Lee's words were the impetus for the drafting of a formal Declaration of Independence, although the resolution was not followed up on immediately. On June 11, consideration of the resolution was postponed by a vote of seven colonies to five, with New York abstaining. However, a Committee of Five was appointed to draft a statement presenting to the world the colonies' case for independence. Members of the Committee included John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. The task of drafting the actual document fell on Jefferson.

On July 1, 1776, the Continental Congress reconvened, and on the following day, the Lee Resolution for independence was adopted by 12 of the 13 colonies, New York not voting. Discussions of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence resulted in some minor changes, but the spirit of the document was unchanged. The process of revision continued through all of July 3 and into the late afternoon of July 4, when the Declaration was officially adopted. Of the 13 colonies, nine voted in favor of the Declaration, two -- Pennsylvania and South Carolina -- voted No, Delaware was undecided and New York abstained. John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence. It is said that John Hancock's signed his name "with a great flourish" so England's "King George can read that without spectacles!"

Today, the original copy of the Declaration is housed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and July 4 has been designated a national holiday to commemorate the day the United States laid down its claim to be a free and independent nation.

Election results show Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came third

The statistics, circulated on Iranian blogs and websites, claimed Mr Mousavi had won 19.1 million votes while Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won only 5.7 million.

The two other candidates, reformist Mehdi Karoubi and hardliner Mohsen Rezai, won 13.4 million and 3.7 million respectively. The authenticity of the leaked figures could not be confirmed.

The public has no confidence in media objectivity

I found this article to be Ironic, as it seems to be that our American media resembles the same traits as Taiwan, by not reporting the truth. In an editorial written by Chen Mao-hsiung. He speaks about the impartial media of Taiwan.

Taiwan’s media must learn to be impartial

By Chen Mao-hsiung 陳茂雄

Friday, Jun 12, 2009, Page 8
‘The public has no confidence in media objectivity.’



Media outlets covered President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) recent Central American trip very differently. Some offered excessive praise, while others offered only criticism. This is nothing new.

Before the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lost office in 2000, media outlets would choose sides, but their agendas were not so obvious. After the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) gained power, opposing opinions became increasingly evident. Some media described the government as always being right and the opposition as trying to put a curse on Taiwan, while others said the exact opposite.

After the KMT regained power, the media continued to behave in the same way, though now most of the media say the KMT is always right and the DPP is always wrong. Only a few outlets avoid the two extremes.

Most media outlets depict political parties as either perfect or evil beyond redemption. From a business standpoint, these outlets can attract readers or viewers who are either purely “blue” or purely “green,” allowing them to make a profit. From a professional perspective, however, they wield no influence.

While media outlets may hold political stances, they should strive to be impartial by balancing criticism and praise of the parties they support or oppose.

The presumption of innocence means no one can be convicted without proof. There may be cases where no law has been broken but unreasonable actions have been taken, such as when a citizen feels wronged by a civil servant but has no recourse to legal action. Luckily, the supervisory powers of the Control Yuan make up for the inadequacies of the judiciary.

The use of the Control Yuan’s power does not require adequate evidence of a crime, but relies on voting to pass impeachments and rectifications. Even if civil servants do not break the law, they could commit errors and can be brought before the Control Yuan.

However, the Control Yuan’s powers extend only to civil servants and elected administrative leaders, not legislators or county and city councilors. This means elected officials can do all sorts of ludicrous things as long as they do not break the law or there is no evidence they have broken the law. This has created many gray areas in society.

In most democracies, the media can shed light on such gray areas. The media are called the Fourth Estate because they make up for government inadequacies. The Fourth Estate puts pressure on elected officials who must amend their actions as a result. Unfortunately, Taiwan’s media have lost this function.

The public has no confidence in media objectivity. Because the majority of Taiwan’s media outlets have a specific political agenda and help certain politicians by attacking their opponents, they have lost their credibility. The media can no longer put pressure on elected officials who act inappropriately.

The media are also disseminators of knowledge, but once again, Taiwan’s media have failed to perform this role well. Some talk show commentators are known for playing fast and loose with the facts.

Most media outlets have failed in their role as a Fourth Estate watchdog. Their reporting is full of errors and often politically biased. Taiwan’s media still have a long way to go.

Local contractor sent to demolish house, but it's the wrong one

Al Byrd received the shock of his life Monday when he checked his voice mail and listened to a message from his neighbor telling him his house was being torn down. Byrd called his neighbor just to confirm that he had heard correctly and listened in disbelief as his neighbor told him again that his house, at 11 Byrd Trail in Carrollton, had been demolished that afternoon.

“I said, ‘you got to be kidding me, I’ll come down there,’” said Byrd, a Carrollton native who now lives in Atlanta.......click on link to read more....

President Obama praised Sonia Sotomayor

"Radio Canada" assassination of President Barack Obama

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's public broadcaster was wrong to show a skit that joked about the possible assassination of President Barack Obama and suggested he could be a thief, an industry panel ruled on Monday.

Judge Sonia Sotomayor Résumé

WASHINGTON — Federal judges are rarely famous or widely celebrated. Yet during a brief period in 1995, Judge Sonia Sotomayor became revered, at least in those cities with major league baseball teams.

Tea Party Whiners

It appears the left wing media along with our President still don’t get it or don’t care enough about what the Tea Parties mean to the folks who have to pay the taxes placed upon them, or in fact are upset with the notion of our local state governments raising taxes so high to cover their out of control spending on programs that don’t benefit all Americans but do benefit half of those Americans who don’t pay any taxes now under the new presidents spending bill. You have spokes holes like Robert Gibbs telling reporters that he doesn’t understand this protest because these folks under the president’s plans are getting tax rebates. But tax rebates only go so far when Americans who are being taxed to the limit to drive their cars and purchase clothing and food to live.

Taxpayers at these rallies are also upset with the amount of spending and borrowing this administration is doing, they all know borrowing from China is not the way to go, and in fact causes a security issue with the sovereignty of the United States when it comes to negotiations that are in the United States interest when dealing with nations like North Korea who are building nuclear reactors for the sole purpose to build and sell weapons of mass destruction to the enemies of the United Sates. How can we put any pressure on China to help us with North Korea when we owe them so much money? China knows this and has no intentions of cooperating with the U.S.
These Tea Parties were not just Republicans, they were also Libertarians and Democrats who have many concerns with the direction and the condition of the country after the local governments and federal governments have put the burden of all this spending on our children's future leaving them the mess to clean up.

Statements by CNN reporters calling these protesters tea baggers and whiners, don’t necessarily fix the issues at hand, but it does show there bias reporting when it comes to protecting this administration. CNN and MSNBC blaming Fox for their participation in the rallies makes for some great entertainment, FOX News is only doing what the other media outlets won't do, and that’s reporting news. There were more then 2000 reported Tea Parties around the country with some being held at peoples homes to large events at city halls and government buildings all around the United States, not just on the day of the event but also covering last weekend.

As for the success of these Tea Parties how will it affect the Republican Party, no one really knows. The Republican Party is still in a state of influx and am not really sure why either. These Tea Parties around the country are a gift to any party who believes the country is going in the wrong direction, with spending our way out of a bad situation. If the Republicans can't seize on this moment then it will make it that more difficult for the Party to regain seats in future elections.