But don’t worry … I’m sure the “fake but accurate” and “speaks to larger truths” excuses are soon to be expressed … A study claiming that gay people advocating same-sex marriage can change voters’ minds has been retracted due to fraud. What’s more, the funding agencies credited with supporting the study deny having any involvement. The study was published last December in Science, and received lots of media attention. It
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April 26, 2015
Top scientists to investigate data manipulation of Climate Change Settle Science™ [Darleen Click]
Cue the AGWarmists to launch personal attacks and intimidation — Last month, we are told, the world enjoyed “its hottest March since records began in 1880”. This year, according to “US government scientists”, already bids to outrank 2014 as “the hottest ever”. The figures from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) were based, like all the other three official surface temperature records on which the world’s scientists and
December 15, 2013
“If you like your checking account, you can keep your checking account …” [Darleen Click]
Well, it’s not like your actually earned your money … Shannon Bruner of Indianola logged on to her checking account Monday morning, and found she was almost 800 dollars in the negative. “The first thing I thought was, ‘I got screwed,’” she said. The Bruners enrolled for insurance on the Washington Healthplanfinder website, last October. They say they selected the bill pay date to be December 24th. Instead the Washington
December 14, 2013
I just bought a new house! [Darleen Click]
I’ve moved in to the home of my dreams. All mine … and I don’t have to pay a thing to be a homeowner. Fearing that many people will think they have health insurance coverage when they do not, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is “urging” insurance companies to “give consumers additional time to pay their first month’s premium and still have coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2014.” Insurance
November 27, 2013
More ObamaCare transparency [Darleen Click]
Wednesday night prior to a major, national holiday, a quiet “annoucement.” The Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that it will delay the launch of the online SHOP Marketplace — which is meant for small businesses — until November 2014. Officials did not give a hard deadline, though the start could easily slip past the 2014 midterms, sparing the administration any headaches right before the election.
November 23, 2013
FINALLY … transparency from the Obama Administration [Darleen Click]
The 2014 enrollment period for ObamaCare is being delayed until AFTER the mid-term elections. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney and a Department of Health and Human Services official confirmed the change to the 2014 sign-up on Friday. That decision does not affect those trying to enroll this year. Rather, it affects those who will sign up late next year for 2015 coverage. The administration will allow consumers to start
November 18, 2013
President Asterisk … [Darleen Click]
It wasn’t just the IRS neutralizing the TEA Party-minded voters prior to the 2012 elections … In the home stretch of the 2012 presidential campaign, from August to September, the unemployment rate fell sharply — raising eyebrows from Wall Street to Washington. The decline — from 8.1 percent in August to 7.8 percent in September — might not have been all it seemed. The numbers, according to a reliable source,
November 12, 2013
I now own a $15K 2-carat diamond ring … [Darleen Click]
Yes, I haven’t paid for it yet. And, well, yes, it is still only sitting in my shopping cart. But if it’s good enough for Obama … The fight over how to define the new health law’s success is coming down to one question: Who counts as an Obamacare enrollee? Health insurance plans only count subscribers as enrolled in a health plan once they’ve submited a payment. That is when
November 2, 2013
“A Phalanx of Lies” [Darleen Click]
Classic Mark Steyn CNN has been pondering what they call “a particularly tough few days at the White House.” “Four out of five Americans have little or no trust in their government to do anything right,” says chief political analyst Gloria Borger. “And now Obama probably feels the same way.” Our hearts go out to him, poor wee disillusioned thing. We are assured by the headline writers that the president
July 27, 2013
Planned Parenthood’s closing of three clinics in Texas — Now, the rest of the story [Darleen Click]
Just last week, on the day the law restricting late-term abortion and tightening medical requirements for clinics was signed, Planned Parenthood announced it was closing three clinics blaming all the hostile #WarOnWomen suspects: “In recent years, Texas politicians have created an increasingly hostile environment for providers of reproductive health care in underserved communities. Texans with little or no access to health care services have been deeply affected by state budget