Rush At It agen!!!!!

Limbaugh: We need segregated buses

In a remark extraordinary even by the standards of conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing radio heavyweight declared on his program Wednesday that the United States needed to return to racially segregated buses.

Referring to an incident in which a white student was beaten by black students on a bus, Limbaugh said: “I think the guy’s wrong. I think not only it was racism, it was justifiable racism. I mean, that’s the lesson we’re being taught here today. Kid shouldn’t have been on the bus anyway. We need segregated buses — it was invading space and stuff. This is Obama’s America.”

A full transcript of Limbaugh’s comments on his radio show is available at MediaMatters.org.

Limbaugh’s comments came after a called complained to say that local law enforcement said the attack probably wasn’t racially motivated. The incident had been hyped by the conservative Drudge Report, which posted a video of the fracas.

“Police initially said the beating of the white student by two black students appeared to be racially motivated,” the Associated Press wrote. “But police on Tuesday backed away from that.”

That didn’t stop Limbaugh from making his comments Wednesday.

“In Obama’s America, the white kids now get beat up with the black kids cheering, ‘Yay, right on, right on, right on, right on,” Limbaugh also said. “I wonder if Obama’s going to come to come to the defense of the assailants the way he did his friend Skip Gates up there at Harvard.”

“White Americans are racists who have created what they call free markets that really just enslave the rest of America and her trading partners,” Limbaugh also mocked. “I mean, it was white Americans that ran off Van Jones. No, look, let’s just follow Eric Holder’s advice and not be cowards about all this. Let’s have an open conversation, an honest conversation about all of our typical white grandmothers. You had one, I had one. Obama had one. They’re racists just like our students are. ACORN — hey, nothing but racism fueling the pursuit of ACORN.”

Limbaugh also suggested that racism itself was acceptable.

“If homosexuality being inborn is what makes it acceptable, why does racism being inborn not make racism acceptable?” the talk show host asked. “I’m sorry — I mean, this is the way my mind works. But apparently now we don’t choose racism, we just are racists. We are born that way. We don’t choose it. So shouldn’t it be acceptable, excuse — this is according to the way the left thinks about things.”

(This is from http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/09/17/limbaugh-we-need-segregated-buses/)

Bob Brown on Fox News

Bob Brown has been on Fox News a lot lately. Fox has even called him "An American Hero" when he appeared a few weeks ago. Good job Bob.....

The Health Care Debate Continues

Today I was watching the news, and I saw one of the "Blue Dog" democrats speaking about scraping the public option. He was instead in favor of forming co-ops. Where I agree that we should be looking at making health insurance co’s non-profit, this would still leave many Americans without health coverage.

Co-ops can bring affordable health coverage to many more Americans but it does not address the situation for the working poor. As someone that has worked in the health care field, I just can’t see co-ops as the solution. I think that it can have its place as a part, but you may still need more government involvement to bring coverage to all Americans.

Talking to some of my republican friends, you would think that the sky is falling. I have a hard time believing that private company’s would not be able to compete with a public option. One example of this is the Post Office v Fed Ex and UPS. The Post Office is government run, yet Fed Ex and UPS are still able to compete in the market.

The debate continueswe will just have to wait and see what we ultimately end up with.

Does Your Health Really Matter When It Comes To Mine?

With all the hubbub about healthcare lately I feel the need to ask the question: Does your health really matter when it comes to mine? I see a lot of people saying that they don’t want to pay for someone healthcare other than their own. I can understand this feeling, I too feel as though I cam barely afford to cover my own expenses.

Looking at all the information and misinformation that is out there about the current bill on healthcare reform before congress, one is overwhelmed by all the reading. Yet looking at the responses in the news from all the town halls I feel that I am not the only one that is having a hard time taking it all in. One thing that I have noticed is that many of the people that go to the town halls seem to think that the president’s plan is for a single payer system.

A "Single Payer System" or a "Public Healthcare System" like in England , is nowhere in this bill. The government is not planning to takeover our healthcare system from what I have been reading. They are however looking to provide coverage for people that do not have the ability to afford Health coverage on their own. This is what they are calling the public option. They are proposing creating a plan similar to Medicare that would cover people under 65.

Another thing that has been floating around out there is the creation of a "Death Panel". Looking thru the information on this bill there is nothing in there about such a panel. There is however legislation in there that would cover you if you decided to talk to you doctor about end of life care options for you or a loved one that is terminally ill. You would be reimbursed for this visit no matter what you decide after the visit. This was added by the Republicans. The fact that so many of them are using this "Death Panel" argument boggles my mind considering they added it.

I have my reservations about making government larger, but a lot of the arguments being used on healthcare can be used for public education. We do not have a constitutional right to an education. Yet, where would we be if we did not have a public education system? We would not have the ability to work hard in school to better our lives if we came from lower means. We would have only an educated wealthy class.

Another fact that most people don’t think about is how inter related someone else’s access to healthcare relates to my health. Coming from a background in healthcare I do understand this relation. For one in the age of fast moving infections around the world having access to healthcare helps to reveal infection. Even with everyone having this access infection spreads rapidly. Infections tend to fester in populations that have limited healthcare. This in turn becomes a problem for the ones that do. If we allow a portion to go without care we could see more and more outbreaks of infections like we see in the third world. We could also see infections return to the U.S.A. that we have not seen for many years like Measles, Mumps, Polio, and Leprosy.

Now I have come full circle in this question. Yes, your health really matters when it comes to mine. The reality of the situation is that as our current system continued to fall apart and become more costly it will start to create large gaps in infection control. It will also continue to drive more and more American businesses into the ground. I do not like government in healthcare but we have to fundamentally change the system that we have to expand access to all resident.

Homicides Down Dramatically Statewide

On Tuesday, Governor Jon S. Corzine and Attorney General Anne Milgram hailed a dramatic decline in homicides in New Jersey as they announced the results of the second phase of a statewide initiative launched last summer to target street gangs and violent crime.

There were 158 reported homicides in New Jersey in the first six months of 2009, compared to 209 during the same time period in 2008 – a 24 percent drop. In Camden, a city once plagued with violence crime, the homicide rate is down 46 percent.

“The release of these crime report statistics shows that we are winning important battles in the war against violent criminals and gangs,” said Governor Corzine. The Governor praised the work of the New Jersey law enforcement community while noting that more work remains.

“Even one act of violence against a New Jersey citizen is one too many,” Governor Corzine said.

The results are the second phase of the statewide violence reduction initiative implemented under Governor Corzine’s Strategy for Safe Streets and Neighborhoods. The initiative involves a collaborative effort across all levels of law enforcement in New Jersey to target the most violent street gangs and reduce the drug trafficking and gun violence that they inflict on our communities.

More than 4,220 arrests have been made since the initiative began last summer, including more than 1,136 suspected gang members.

At the press conference announcing the new numbers, Governor Corzine and Attorney General Milgram unveiled a new program to assist law enforcement in tracking gangs. NJ CrimeTrack, which is debuting this month, is a statewide intelligence-sharing initiative spearheaded by the State Police that will provide a database for law enforcement agencies across the state to collect, store and share their criminal intelligence related to street gangs and their illegal activities.

During the pilot phase of this program, more than 3,400 gang members have been identified. That number is expected to grow tremendously as the program is rolled out with agencies throughout the state.

Democratic Candidates for NJ Assembly District 13

Robert "Bob" Brownis an attorney and retired Old Bridge police officer who was wounded in the line of duty.He was shot twice by an assailant who was exposing himself to children at an apartment complex playground.Brown returned gunfire and killed the assailant.The two bullets fired by the assailant remain lodged in his right shoulder.

At the time of his shooting, Brown was the President of the Old Bridge Police Benevolent Association Local 127 and a college student.Before he retired as a result of his injuries, Bob completed his undergraduate degree at Kean University and later received a law degree from Seton Hall University Law School in Newark, New Jersey.He has been a member of the State Bar since 1988.

Over the past 20 years, he has handled both civil and criminal cases in his solo law practice. Bob’s most notable criminal case was defending a volunteer youth baseball coach in Monmouth County who was the first person prosecuted in New Jersey for aggravated assault at a sporting event with children present under the age of 16. His most notable civil case was having New Jersey finally acknowledge that disability pensions that police and firemen receive from injuries incurred in the line of duty are tax free from income tax under both Federal and New Jersey law.

Through his law practice in the Municipal Courts throughout the 13^th Legislative in both Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, Brown has come in contact with numerous private citizens and government officials in each of the nine towns that comprise the district.This contact has given Bob the opportunity to hear and understand the issues that most concern the citizens he wants to serve.

Bob resides in Old Bridge with his wife, Anne, and his two children that graduated from the Township’s public school system and now attend college in New Jersey.

James Grenafegeis a career transition consultant and sole proprietor of Grail Consulting.Jim’s prior business experience as a human resources manager includes: employee relations and staffing, labor relations, and management development and training.Over the course of his career he has partnered with corporate officers, senior managers, middle managers and individual staff.

His professional experience as a consultant and manager was acquired over a 30 year career working in the career development, banking, and retail industries.Jim has worked for major corporations which include: Lee Hecht Harrison, The Bank of New York, Bloomingdale’s, R.H. Macy (Bamberger’s) and Radio Shack.

Jim has a Master of Arts in Counseling from Montclair State University, and he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social and Behavioral Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University.He is a member of the American Counseling Association and the National Career Development Association.

While attending Johns Hopkins, Jim played lacrosse, a lifetime passion, and was a member of two United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association national lacrosse championship teams.

Past community volunteer service includes hospice caregiver support, facilitating hospice bereavement support groups and coaching lacrosse at the local level.

Jim is originally from Huntington Township, Long Island, New York.He has lived in New Jersey since 1978.He and Cyndi, his spouse and native of New Jersey and a marketing consultant, live in Middletown.

He is an advocate for an affordable quality-of-life for all residents and for ethical transparent leadership. Jim is committed to serving the needs of New Jersey citizens and businesses.

Fireworks From the 4th.....

I had a lot of fun at my friends on the 4th the fireworks were very nice. The video is about 3 min long so here are some pics as well.