Action Alert: Humane Border Supporters Agenda will Increase Health Care Costs

Fellow Patriots

This is just in from Arzella of the Cleveland Tea Party Patriots and the Co-Coordinator for the Grass Roots Rally Team.

We apologize for the short notice, but this falls in line with our core values and if you are available please attend our protest...

Free lecture by Rev. Robin Hoover

Cuyahoga Community College invites community members to attend three free lectures by Rev. Robin Hoover, President and Founder of Humane Borders. He will address the topic of Humane Borders: the Moral Argument for Reform.

Immigration concerns the whole population and affects newcomers to this Nation. Rev. Hoover's lecture will be particularly interesting and informative to the Hispanic population, which includes a high percentage of relatively new immigrants, and confronts important issues in the border between the U.S. and Mexico.

Rev. Hoover will talk about the mission and initiatives of Humane Borders, as well as the issues surrounding immigrants to the United States: legalizing the undocumented; beginning a responsible guest worker program; increasing the number of visas for Mexican nationals; demilitarizing the border; supporting economic development in Mexico, and providing federal social services for the undocumented.

LECTURES ARE SCHEDULED AT: September 23 at 6:30 p.m. Performing Arts Center, Eastern Campus 4250 Richmond Rd., Highland Hills, 44122

We will be meeting with Arzella and the Grass Roots team at 5:30pm and stayin until approximately 6:00pm.

Kucinich to promote health care @ Gtown/DC

Our neighbor's daughter goes to Georgetown University-Washington DC and just received this email, which she forwarded to us. Why is he spending time speaking with students @ Gtown instead of addressing us, here in Ohio?


Based on the zip code of your home, it appears that you are either a constituent of (or near since some zip codes are shared by multiple Congressional districts, live near the district of) Congressman Dennis Kucinich, I wanted to make sure you were aware that he is speaking here on campus at the invitation of the group,Georgetown Solidarity Committee.


Rep. Dennis Kucinich on Universal Health Care: Keeping a Public Option on the Table

Wednesday September 23

White-Gravenor 201 A

8:00-9:30 p.m.


Below is the description from Georgetown Solidarity Committee about the Congressman's talk:


Representative Dennis Kucinich will be speaking on the subject of /Universal HealthCare:


Keeping a Public Option on the Table/. Mr. Kucinich (D-OH) has twice run for U.S. President, both times citing universal health careas the preeminent issue motivating his campaigns, saying, "no injustice is greater in this country than the fact that 30 million people go without health insurance in this, the richest nation in the world." As one of the most vocal advocates for publicly-financed health care, he is currently galvanizing support on Capitol Hill for an amendment to House Resolution 3600. If it passes, this resolution would allow for individual states to adopt single-payer health care systems if they so choose.


The address will be an overview of the health care debate from Mr. Kucinich's perspective as well as a legislative update on his amendment (which currently has 86 cosponsors). He will speak for 30-40 minutes to be followed by a question/answer session.

Help State Sen. Grendell STOP Corrupt Public Employees from Further Fleecing OH Residents

The one State Senator willing to stand for something and the one we can continually count on as truly being a voice for OH residents down in Columbus is again fighting to protect our best interest.

A strong supporter of the Cleveland Tea Party Patriots & our friend, State Senator Tim Grendell, unlike many other elected officials, see's a problem or something wrong and he acts. Grendell wants to close the loophole in OH law allowing some elected officials & public employees convicted of corruption from collecting thier pensions.

State legislators passed the pension forfeiture law last year following a series of public scandals ranging from Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and Coingate to an embezzling downstate sheriff. The crimes triggering forfeiture include bribery, a pattern of corrupt activity and theft in office.

But it appears most of the eight public employees found guilty so far in the federal probe have jobs that do not fall within the scope of the state forfeiture law. Only J. Kevin Kelley could be affected -- and only because of his role as an elected Parma school board member, not in his position with the Cuyahoga County engineer's office.

Convicted employees must hold jobs of sufficient importance to lose their pensions. Positions include elected officials, members of boards or commissions appointed by the governor or attorney general, public employees required to file disclosure statements with the state, prosecutors and law directors, as well as local and state police.

"You're trying to get the guys who can improperly benefit from the use of public funds," Grendell said. (Cleveland.com)

Speaking on the Bob Frantz Show the other evening, Senator Grendell urged everyone to contact your State Senator and ask they join him in sponsoring this legislation.

You can find your State Senators contact information by clicking here.

Ohio’s politicians certainly receive a lot of campaign contributions from SEIU.

This letter was recently sent out from SEIU’s President to their rank and file.

http://www.seiu.org/2009/09/working-women-and-men-will-not-be-silenced-by-right-wing-attack-dogs.php

Working Women and Men Will Not Be Silenced by Right Wing Attack Dogs; We Will Win the Change America Needs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Published September 18, 2009 1:33 PM
Michelle Ringuette: (202) 341-7057

Statement of Andy Stern, President of SEIU
WASHINGTON DC--Andy Stern, President of the Service Employees International Union, issued the following statement today regarding recent attempts of right wing extremists to silence working families by attacking progressive individuals and community organizations:

"This is a moment of profound change for this country--from kitchen tables to town halls to the floor of the Senate, this nation is engaged in a vigorous and heated debate about how we rebuild our economy, solve our national healthcare crisis and restore the American Dream.

"As has always happened when progressive change is in the air, the backlash gets fierce, ugly and anti-American. This time is no different. Right now, there is an insidious and coordinated effort on the part of the extreme right to target individuals and grassroots community groups as a way to silence the voices of women and men who have suffered the most under 8 years of right wing policies.

"These extremists will attempt to shut down and shout down anyone with a different point of view.

"Let's be clear who we are talking about--call them attack dogs, call them Teabaggers, call them Glenn Beck--these are the same folks who cheered the policies that crashed our economy. Who make up lies about death panels to try to kill healthcare reform. Who scream about democracy while denying workers a voice on the job. Who target anyone who poses a threat to a status quo that for too long has rewarded greedy CEOs while leaving people who work out in the cold.

"This is not the America we believe in.

"Their lies, their stunts and their smears will not silence us. Glenn Beck, FOX News and their pals have demonstrated that they don't care about what janitors, security officers, nurses, teachers, and other hardworking Americans go through each day trying to give their kids a better future. But make no mistake--these hardworking women and men will not be the next casualty of the cruel and cheap attempts of a loud and venomous minority to silence people who want to restore the American Dream.

"We are going to make sure healthcare is affordable and accessible for every man, woman and child in this country. We are going to demand transparency and accountability in the financial industry. We are going to create a fair and just path to citizenship. We are going to make sure workers get a voice on the job. And we will protect our democracy by calling out those extremists who would silence the voices of women and men who work each day."

The Service Employees International Union is an organization of 2.1 million members united by the belief in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide. SEIU is dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society.


A review of campaign contributions from the 1990-2008 election cycles (info from www.opensecrets.org) shows that Ohio politicians received the following amounts from SEIU:

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs (D-Ohio) $50,500
Strickland, Ted (D-OhioJ) $48,500
Brown, Sherrod (D-Ohio) $40,750
Kucinich, Dennis J (D-Ohio) $40,000
Kilroy, Mary Jo (D-Ohio) $25,000
LaTourette, Steven C (R-Ohio) $21,500
Kaptur, Marcy (D-Ohio) $20,700
Space, Zachary T (D-Ohio) $20,000
Sutton, Betty Sue (D-Ohio) $20,000
Boyle, Mary O (D-Ohio) $15,000
Glenn, John (D-Ohio) $15,000
Wulsin, Victoria Wells (D-Ohio) $15,000
Wilson, Charlie (D-Ohio) $13,200
Sawyer, Tom (D-Ohio) $12,500
Coyne, Thomas J Jr (D-Ohio) $12,000
Ryan, Tim (D-Ohio) $11,000
Boccieri, John A (D-Ohio) $10,000
Cranley, John (D-Ohio) $10,000
Driehaus, Steve (D-Ohio) $10,000
Hyatt, Joel (D-Ohio) $10,000
O'Shaughnessy, Maryellen (D-Ohio) $10,000
Qualls, Roxanne (D-Ohio) $10,000
Burch, Robert L (D-Ohio) $8,000
Longabaugh, Mark P (D-Ohio) $6,500
Ney, Bob (R-Ohio) $6,000
Oakar, Mary Rose (D-Ohio) $6,000
Stokes, Louis (D-Ohio) $6,000
Bowen, William Francis (D-Ohio) $5,000
Carne, Rick (D-Ohio) $5,000
Didonato, Greg L (D-Ohio) $5,000
Fingerhut, Eric D (D-Ohio) $5,000
Hagan, Robert F (D-Ohio) $5,000
O'Neill, William M (D-Ohio) $5,000
Ruccia, Cynthia L (D-Ohio) $5,000
Shamansky, Bob (D-Ohio) $5,000
Weirauch, Robin (D-Ohio) $5,000
Hall, Tony P (D-Ohio) $4,500
Gaul, Francis E (D-Ohio) $4,000
Turner, Michael R (R-Ohio) $3,500
Boehner, John (R-Ohio) $2,500
Regula, Ralph (R-Ohio) $2,500
Luken, Charles John (D-Ohio) $2,000
Valenta, Frank J (D-Ohio) $2,000
Pryce, Deborah (R-Ohio) $1,500
Cordray, Richard (D-Ohio) $1,000
Mann, David S (D-Ohio) $1,000
Neuhardt, Sharen Swartz (D-Ohio) $1,000
Pease, Don J (D-Ohio) $1,000
Traficant, James A Jr (D-Ohio) $1,000
Rhodes, Virginia L (D-Ohio) $500



Have these politicians, who were elected by you, the citizens of Ohio, represented YOUR concerns/needs or, the concerns/needs of SEIU and their deep pockets?

Brown & Voinovich vote to keep the “pork” flowing!

Senate Amendment 2410 would have limited the use of tax payer dollars for a big pork project in Pennsylvania. Mr. Brown and Mr. Voinovich voted “no” to stopping the wasteful spending of our money. We will be contacting both Senator’s offices to ask them to explain their vote.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00284

For Immediate Release
September 16th, 2009

http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Print&PressRelease_id=c3d36739-b101-55d6-5de4-b199e7dda3a6&suppresslayouts=true

- Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Steering Committee and Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, announced he will offer an amendment to end taxpayer subsidies for the John Murtha Airport, a little used 650-acre facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that has received at least $200 million in taxpayer funding. U.S. Congressman John Murtha (D-Pennsylvania), who the airport was named after, has personally directed $150 million in federal funds to the facility even though it only has 3 flights daily to one destination: Washington, D.C. In May, the House failed to halt funding to Murtha’s airport by a vote of 263-154.

“This is a test to see how serious we are about stopping wasteful spending. If we can’t stop this ridiculous abuse of taxpayer funds for a deserted airport, we can’t stop anything,” said Senator DeMint. “Hundreds of thousands of Americans just marched on Washington to protest out-of-control spending and debt. Millions of Americans are speaking out, but are we listening? This airport -- where the staff and taxpayer-funded buildings outnumber the passengers -- is a national embarrassment.”

“Congress must earn back America’s trust, and we can begin by drawing a line here. No more tax dollars to wasteful boondoggles that serve as monuments to politicians. Enough is enough. Sadly, the House failed to stop this, but the Senate has a chance to stand up for taxpayers. How can any of us justify to our children and grandchildren that we increased their taxes and debt to fund this waste?”

MORE INFORMATION ON MURTHA AIR-PORK

• Named the John Murtha Airport, 650-acre state-of-the-art facility in Johnstown, PA
• Received $200 million in federal funds over 20 years, $150 million steered by Murtha himself, who uses the airport for campaign stops
• Only 3 flights daily, to only one destination: Washington, D.C. (Dulles airport)
• Averages 20 passengers daily
• Received $800,000 in stimulus funds this year to repave a backup runway, even though the airport manager says there are no safety issues with the current runway.
• Has an $8.5 million radar system paid for by taxpayers, that remains unstaffed and unused.
• Airport passenger count has fallen by 50% in the past 10 years, as federal funds continue to pour in
• Federal funds subsidize every flight into the airport, an average of $100 per passenger on each flight

Kucinich & Fudge, What the ?????

They will probably claim that they were voting against the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 but...

Attached to that legislation was "The Defund ACORN Act".

The Defund ACORN Act prohibits any "federal contract grant, cooperative agreement or any other form of agreement (including a memorandum of understanding" from being awarded to or entered into with the group. It also prohibits federal funds "in any other form" from being provided.

The final vote was 345 to "defund ACORN", 75 against defunding ACORN, 2 simply stated present and 11 did not vote.

Guess who were among the 75 against defunding ACORN? Kucinich and Fudge.

Please, for the sake of our country, for the sake of our county, for the sake of our cities, do not forget that these 2 voted to continue giving our tax dollars to ACORN!

check out these sites for more details:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll718.xml
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/17/house-votes-strip-acorn-federal-funding/

Even though the Senate/House both voted to defund ACORN, don't get too excited just yet! Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. said this:

"The battle, however, to deny ACORN federal funding is not over until the president signs the bill into law. ACORN gave significant support to Democrats and Americans must remain vigilant to avoid backtracking or efforts to water down prohibitions denying Federal funds to this corrupt organization."

So now the question is this, we know where the Senate stands, we know where the Congress stands, how long will it be before we know where the President stands on ACORN?

Epic post

We all know there's differing degrees of lying, often one sees it as a little white lie and another calls it bold lie.

Most of us agree calling the president a liar during his nationall televised speech is inappropriate. But how many agree it's ok for the president to lie to the nation during a speech?

Obama told us the right has been attacking his plan but offer no suggestions and have no plan of their own. He tells us the conservatives want to stand pat with the current healthcare system with no reform. He also told us he's looking forward to alternatives and is willing to sit down and discuss other Bi-patisan suggestions/options but has rebuffed them at every turn.

Yet there have been many bills put forward that have been ignored by both the left and the biased media. In many cases ther has been actions to supress them.

The GOP has proposed more than 30 health care reform bills in the house this year.
Some serious legislation addressing Portability, Pre-existing conditions, costs and other issues that trouble the American consumers.

How about HR 3400 that was proposed in July - The empowering Patients First Act or HR 2520 - The Patients Choice Act? HR 3217 and HR 3218 - The Health care Choice Act and the Improving Health Care for all Americans Act?

A search of the LexisNexis database of newspapers, magazines, TV programs and Major Blogs finds about 3,000 mentions of the major House Democratic bill HR 3200 that Obama supports, in the past six months. Those are just the stories that refer to the bill by it's House Number, there have been thousands more stories referring generally to the Democratic legislation.

A similar search found only 60 mentions of the GOP HR 3400 put forth by Rep. Tom Price of Georgia who heads the the GOP study committee. Another Republican bill, HR 2520 by Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin only received 12 mentions in the same time period. The two others, HR 3217 and HR 3218 by Rep. John Shadegg only received 20 mentions.

The virtual media embargo on reporting Republican legislation has allowed democrats and their allies in the media to keep up the "Republicans have no plan" attack. Just hours after the presidents speech, for example, the DNC released a new commercial claiming that Republicans "REFUSE" to offer a plan to reform the healthcare system.

Talk about propagating LIES !

Just for the record, in case you want to check then out, these are the Republican Bills proposed, so far;

HR 77
HR 109
HR 198
HR 270
HR 321
HR 464
HR 502
HR 544
HR 917
HR 1086
HR 1118
HR 1441
HR 1458
HR 1468
HR 1658
HR 1891
HR 2520
HR 2607
HR 2692
HR 2784
HR 2785
HR 2786
HR 2787
HR 3141
HR 3217
HR 3218
HR 3356
HR 3372
HR 3400
HR 3438
HR 3478

Does this look like they are refusing to address the situation or are without suggestions?