Thursday, May 17, 2012

Obama in history; Canada failing greenhouse gas targets; Green River Formation; Another budget defeat; NDAA enforcement blocked; China buying American oil & gas assets; Calling for Scott Walker

The Obama White House is drawing ridicule for appending the official online biographies of nearly every president over the last century in order to link President Obama's accomplishments to the former commanders in chief. 
For instance, the following line was added to the official bio of the late President Ronald Reagan: "In a June 28, 1985, speech, Reagan called for a fairer tax code, one where a multimillionaire did not have a lower tax rate than his secretary. Today, President Obama is calling for the same with the Buffett Rule."
Conservative blogs and publications ripped the White House Tuesday for the move, even starting a Twitter hashtag #ObamaInHistory to mock him. The Republican National Committee launched a tumblr page called: "Obama in History -- World Changing Events You Didn't Know Obama Played A Part In."
The page goes on to show pictures of Obama standing with historical figures ranging from Einstein to Elvis to The Beatles. It also shows Obama at the Berlin Wall and Stonehenge.

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Canada will fail to reach its target for reducing greenhouse gases by 2020, according to a government report which predicted that emissions responsible for global warming will actually increase by seven percent over that time. http://news.yahoo.com/canada-wont-attain-greenhouse-gas-goals-government-190042728.html
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The Government Accountability Office tells Congress the Green River Formation out West contains an "amount about equal to the entire world's proven oil reserves." So why are we keeping it locked up on federal lands?
Exploding the Big Lie pushed by President Obama that we can't drill our way out of high gas prices because we have but 2% of the world's proven oil reserves, Anu Mittal, GAO director of natural resources and environment, testified before Congress last week that just one small part of the U.S. is capable of outproducing the rest of the planet. http://news.investors.com/article/611380/201205141900/green-river-equal-to-worlds-oil-reserves-.htm?src=IBDDAE
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In repeated votes, Democrats who control the chamber defeated four Republican proposals, including a plan that passed the House in March. The entire Senate also unanimously rejected President Obama’s 2013 budget, voting 99-0 against it, following a 414-0 vote against it in the House earlier this year.
“A stunning development for the president of the United States in his fourth year in office,” said Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican.
Congress is required by law to pass a budget by April 15, then write the annual spending and tax laws to carry out the budget’s targets.  http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/16/democrat-led-senate-votes-down-4-gop-budgets-for-1/
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A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a part of the National Defense Authorization Act that opponents claim could subject them to indefinite military detention for activities including news reporting and political activism.



U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan today ruled in favor of a group of writers and activists who sued President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the Defense Department, claiming a provision of the act, signed into law Dec. 31, puts them in fear that they could be arrested and held by U.S. armed forces.

 http://www.teapartynation.com/forum/topic/show?id=3355873%3ATopic%3A2015657&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic
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China is gathering oil and gas assets across the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reports today. State-run giants Cnooc and Sinopec are scooping up minority stakes and signing joint-ventures, to the tune of $17 billion in U.S. and Canadian deals since 2010, to feed the energy thirsty nation.
Colorado: Cnooc gained a one-third stake in 800,000 acres in northeast Colorado and southeast Wyoming in a $1.27 billion pact with Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Louisiana: Sinopec has a one-third interest in 265,000 acres in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale after a broader $2.5-billion deal with Devon Energy.
Michigan: Sinopec gained a one-third interest in 350,000 acres in a larger $2.5 billion deal with Devon Energy.
Ohio: Sinopec acquired a one-third stake in Devon Energy’s 235,000 Utica Shale acres in a larger $2.5 billion deal.  http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/03/06/chinas-footprint-in-us-oil-a-state-by-state-list/
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[Do you want to be part of history?  Are you ready to do "something" to help turn the tide in America, to be part of the solution? Below is an email I received from the sister of one of my high school friends.  Linda is a Patriot who produces calls to action in California on a daily basis.  She will not be left behind while doing nothing.  She is amazing!  If you are ready to act, read the following details of making calls in support of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.  This is a most important Recall Election, with the unions out in full support of recall.  If you do not have the time or desire to participate, then you might want to just read the following to see what a plan of action looks like.  Please think about doing something like this in the weeks just prior to the Presidential Election.....
LAGUNA PATRIOTS, I WILL BEGIN CALLING WISCONSIN TODAY. 
 
I KNOW I SAID I WOULDN’T ASK YOU YOU TO DO MORE THAN EDUCATE A LIBERAL, BUT ME AND MY OTHER PATRIOT FRIENDS WILL NEED MORE HELP. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY TO SAVE OUR REPUBLIC?.........
SOME HAVE SENT MONEY TO WALKER.  ONE LAGUNA PATRIOT IS GOING TO WISCONSIN FOR DOOR TO DOOR CANVASSING.  BUT SHARE YOUR STORIES ON WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND I’LL SHARE WITH LAGUNA PATRIOTS!
TEA PARTY WARRIOR, LINDA
The Gov. Scott Walker recall election in Wisconsin will affect every other state in the country! Since this election is VERY close we still need to mobilize lots of conservative callers and supporters because that's what the unions around the country are doing, too.
Let's all DO something this week--call voters to make sure Gov. Walker wins this election not only for Wisconsin but for every state in the union.
Let us know what you're doing wherever you are--
email us your weekly calls so you can be counted.
Share this email with your friends. We can win this one!!!
Taking Back America one key national election at a time,
Susan and Don Silver
Organizers, Operation Swing State
A 2012 online grassroots phone-calling campaign to Take Back America!
www.CaliforniaTeaPartyGroups.org  (Operation Swing State tab at top)--access candidates' phone banks
310.282.8440, Los Angeles
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Here's How to Call for Gov. Scott Walker
All it takes is a computer (or iPad or smartphone) and a phone
1. Go to www.MyScottSpot.org  Either log on with your Facebook account (the easier way) or create an account.  Here’s how to create an account:
a) Enter your name, an email address, & a password. Click Sign Up.
b) Next enter your zip code, state, and county; then click on the Start! button.
c) The message in the yellow box prompts you to go check for a welcome email to
     verify your email address. Click on the link in that email. You’ll be automatically
     redirected back to the page for the next step.
2. Now click on the Edit Profile button. Scroll all the way down to the last bullet of
    the Edit Profile page (skip everything else) and click on the How Do You Want
    to Get Involved?
button. Click Make Phone Calls and click the Save Interests
   
button. Scroll back up to the top of the page to the Actions tab.
3. To start making calls after you create an account or log on, click the Actions
   
tab and then click Help Scott by making 60 ID calls.  
4.  Click Start Phone Banking.  
5. Dial the voter’s number at the top (if you want to block your number, dial *67   before you dial the voter’s number).
6. Choose the Talk Script or the Voicemail Script tab when the phone call is answered by a person or by voice mail. (For more user-friendly Call Scripts email us.)
For the Talk Script, mark the appropriate responses to each of the 3 questions and click the Record Responses button.
For the Voicemail Script, click on the Voicemail Script tab, read the script, and click the Left Voicemail button at the bottom of the screen.
For other situations, use one of the buttons to the right of the scripts:
Busy/No Answer (also use if voter isn’t home)
Wrong Number
Unreceptive
    To keep calling, dial the next voter’s number when it appears at the top of your screen.
7. Click the Stop Phonebanking buttons when you’re done calling. Go to the Dashboard to log out.
Questions? Contact Operation Swing State—Susan & Don Silver at susan@OperationSwingState.org or 310.282.8440 (CA)
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