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Norwegian Thriller Writer Jo Nesbø to Take on Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'
Bestselling Norwegian thriller writer Jo Nesbø, 53, who has sold millions books detailing the investigations of tough detective Harry Hole, has been commissioned by Hogarth UK to write a prose retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Other authors who have signed on to do a prose version of Shakespeare's plays are Margaret Atwood ("The Tempest"), Howard Jacobson ("The Merchant of Venice"), Jeanette Winterson ("A Winter's Tale"), and Anne Tyler ("The Taming of the Shrew.")
Hogarth says the series of modern retellings, which will be published in 2016 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, will stay true to the spirit of the original plays but offer the authors an opportunity to reinvent the dramas for the modern reader.
WSJ caught up with Jo Nesbø at a beach in Thailand; he said that his Macbeth might be scheming for a job as a chief of police in the 1970s and that his witches may turn out to be using their cauldron to cook drugs.
Speakeasy: Hogarth in the UK has asked you to write a novel based on Macbeth. Was it an easy offer to accept?
Jo Nesbø: All these sorts of decisions are based on whether you think you have a good idea. That it's something you want to do. I decline most requests I get. And if I hadn't had an idea that I liked myself, I would have said no to this one as well.
How long does it take to write something like this?
I can't plan it completely, but I suppose that it will take about a year.
What's your personal relationship to Shakespeare's works?
I hadn't read Shakespeare until I came upon a Norwegian translation written by Norwegian poet and author Andre Bjerke. He made a terrific translation of Shakespeare, which made Shakespeare accessible to me. So I guess I read Shakespeare for the first time when I was in my early twenties.
What were your immediate thoughts on writing Macbeth?
It's my favorite Shakespeare play. The main character is presented as a protagonist in the first scene, and that's a very effective way of getting the audience to invest emotionally in the wrong person. It's like Michael Corleone at the beginning of the Godfather. Michael Corleone returns from the Second World War, he has defeated evil in the shape of Nazi Germany and represents the modern civilized U.S. And that's sort of how Shakespeare introduces Macbeth. Macbeth has vanquished the Norwegian king and delivered Scotland from the Norwegians. He's also portrayed as a hero, the pure one who represents the future. The audience invests emotionally in the wrong person at the beginning of the story and follows that character all the way down as he is corrupted by ambition.
The play is littered with Jacobean superstition, ghosts, witches, etc. Are you keeping all that?
I'll use the structure of the story and all the characters will be there. But without saying too much, the witches boil a special brew and you can easily imagine the sort of people who cook brews in a modern society. Methamphetamine for instance supposedly requires good cooking skills.
How about Banquo's ghost? (Macbeth, in his greed for power, sees Banquo as a rival and has him killed. But much to Macbeth's distress, Banquo returns as a ghost. )
As far as Banquo goes, maybe it'll be unclear if he really is a ghost. So, Macbeth's hallucinations will be there, but not necessarily the claim that ghosts are real. But Macbeth's madness and paranoia will definitely be an important part of the story.
Will you be doing a lot of research about 11th century Scotland?
No. I'll use the characters and stay pretty close to the structure of the play. But in order for it not to just be a straight retelling of Shakespeare, I'll have to let go of some things. I intend to place the story closer to our time. You can imagine for instance that it's not a kingdom that is being fought over but the job as a chief of police in a totally corrupt city. Right now I'm thinking about the 1970s, but we'll see.
How about the language? A lot of reinterpretations of Macbeth make sure that Shakespeare's language remains intact.
I can understand that. But Shakespeare writes language that's supposed to be spoken from the stage— it builds on the spoken word and on dialogue. And that's not how the novel works. Milan Kundera's motto was that the novel only has its raison d'être insofar as the novel does what only the novel can do. So I have to write this book on the novel's terms, which means I'll probably have to let go of Shakespeare's language and dialogue, but retain the structure.
There's a lot of superstition surrounding the so-called Scottish play. Does the supposed bad luck surrounding this play worry you?
I have an actor friend. When I mentioned this project to him, even he referred to it as "the Scottish play." So the superstition is deeply rooted even among young actors today. But it doesn't worry me and I'll have the nerve to call it "Macbeth."
The Hogarth Shakespeare series of books will be published in 2016 in partnership with Hogarth US, Knopf Canada, Knaus Verlag in Germany and Mondadori in Spain; and Random House Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India. The books will be published at the same time across the English-speaking world in print, digital and audio formats.


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Prepare to be dazzled twice on this innovative vacation to Dubai and Bangkok. In Dubai, you'll tour the world's tallest building, a man-made island archipelago created for luxury living and vacationing, an indoor ski resort complete with ski lift, plenty of fine dining, and an ancient culture that has leapt from desert tent to skyscraper condo in less than 50 years. But your vacation in Dubai is only one-half of this exotic tour package.
In Bangkok, Thailand you'll tour Asia's most popular city, with 24-hour a day bustle, incredible shopping, phenomenal cuisine, sky trains, and amazing nightlife, all amid an ancient, fascinating culture, exotic architecture, temples, canals, markets, ruins and among the most friendly people on earth. Friendly Planet has been arranging Bangkok tour packages for nearly 30 years, and our guided tours will make sure you get the most out of your vacation package. The icing on the cake of this amazing vacation is that you'll fly from the USA on Emirates, one of the world's 5 best airlines.
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Day 1: Depart USA. Your exciting journey to Dubai begins this evening as you check in for your wide-body jet flight via Emirates Airlines, voted one of the world's 5 best.
Day 2: Dubai. Arrive this evening. Our representatives will assist you through visa and customs formalities and escort you to your waiting coach for the short transfer to your award-winning, centrally located hotel. Accommodations: Fairmont Dubai or similar.
Day 3: Dubai City Tour. After breakfast, your tour manager will conduct a short orientation meeting at your hotel to review the activities available during the next few days. You will have an opportunity to arrange optional excursions if you wish, or spend your time in Dubai wandering on your own. After the meeting, it's time to board your touring coach and begin your tour of the city. The first stop is Dubai's picturesque Creek, which divides the city into two parts, the Deira on the northern side and Bur Dubai to the south. This is your first photo opportunity and one that gives you a magnificent panorama of the city and its amazing futuristic skyline.
Next stop is the Bastakiya district, where traditional courtyard houses, with characteristic wind towers that cleverly catch the breezes to cool the houses, line the narrow alleys. Many of the houses in this picturesque area of Dubai, previously home to the city's merchants have been lovingly restored by proud locals who wish to preserve the unique ambience of the district.
Continue to the Dubai Museum, housed in the massive, restored Al Fahidi Fort. Inside, lifelike dioramas offer a fascinating view of life in Dubai before the discovery of oil. You'll learn the importance of the date palm to the desert culture, the maritime traditions of fishing and pearl-diving, boat building and much more. Take a walk through the bustling, exotic souks, where you'll find beautiful and bargain-priced textiles, spices and gold.
Later, visit the Burj Khalifa (formerly known as Burj Dubai) "At the Top" observation deck, which officially opened in 2010 as the tallest building in the world. This miracle of international cooperation and coordination houses a luxury Armani hotel, offices of some of the world's most succesful companies, and for a lucky few, residences that are as high as the clouds.
Another highlight of your city tour is a chance to take one of Dubai's most reliable and inexpensive forms of transportation, the Abra Water taxi. Your touring coach will be waiting as you disembark from your water taxi to take you back to your deluxe hotel. Lunch is on your own, either at your hotel or in one of the many restaurants around town. Your hotel is centrally located so that you can explore the city's sights. Breakfast provided.
Optional Excursion: This evening, we recommend an optional dinner cruise by dhow boat on the Dubai Creek. A magnificent view of both sides of Dubai Creek illuminated by night adds to the charm of this wonderful way to experience Dubai ($90 per person).
Day 4: Dubai. Enjoy a full day at leisure in Dubai. Take time to visit the Mall of the Emirates, where you'll have a chance to don ski jacket, boots, gloves and hat and take to the indoor ski slopes. The temperature here is a cool, 32° while outside, it might be 100! Breakfast provided.
Optional Excursion: Today's optional excursion features a tour of Modern Dubai, a bonanza of visual extravagance that shows the face of modern Dubai—the city of innovation. Allow your camera to capture the opulence of Burj Al Arab, the tallest hotel built on land reclaimed from the sea, and the world's most expensive hotel, with a fleet of 25 white Rolls Royce limousines parked in the courtyard to chauffeur guests wherever they need to go. Drive past the unique Palm Island and zip through the trendy Dubai Marina, Internet City and Media City. Conclude your tour with a visit to Emirates Hills, a picturesque venue of posh villas and lush greenery, and the renowned Gold and Diamond Park ($50 per person).
Optional Excursion: If you are in the mood for adventure, set out on an optional desert safari tour, where you'll discover the vastness and stark beauty of the sand dunes that surround Dubai. You'll also enjoy a BBQ dinner and live belly-dancing entertainment on this exciting optional tour ($90 per person).
Day 5: Dubai & Bangkok. Early this morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Bangkok. After completing immigration and customs formalities, transfer to your deluxe, centrally located hotel. Accommodations: Dusit Thani. Breakfast provided.
Day 6: Bangkok. This morning, your included city tour takes you to Bangkok center. Temples, along with the monarchy, are the fabric that binds together the national identity that is Thailand, and some of the most interesting of Thai temples are found in Bangkok. Begin at Wat Trimitr where you will view the 700-year-old Golden Buddha, the largest in the world weighing approximately 5 tons. At Wat Po, founded in the 17th century and the oldest temple in Bangkok, you'll view the amazing Reclining Buddha, whose face depicts the attainment of Nirvana and whose feet are inlaid with mother-of-pearl. You'll also visit Wat Benchamabophit, also known as the "Marble Temple" and one of Bangkok's most important tourist attractions. Built of white Italian marble, it is a wonderful example of Thai temple architecture. Breakfast provided.
Optional Excursion: In the afternoon, you can choose an optional excursion to The Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. For 150 years, the Grand Palace, served as the home of the King and his court as well as the entire administrative seat of government. Within its grounds, you'll also visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), a structure built to house a large Buddha image carved from a solid piece of green jadeite ($64 per person).
Day 7: Bangkok. Today is at leisure in Bangkok. Explore on your own, or join the optional excursions. Breakfast provided.
Optional Excursion: This morning's optional excursion will take you to the Thonburi Klongs (canals), the Royal Barge Museum, and Wat Arun. Experience an exhilarating boat ride along the busting Chao Phraya River and the quiet Kongs (canals) in a long-tailed boat. This is where you'll see the traditional way of life, far removed from Bangkok's modern skyscrapers. Visit the Royal Barge Museum to see the beautiful barges used by the King on state occasions. (The Royal Barge Museum is closed through Nov 2012, and will be replaced with a visit to Ananta Samakhorn Throne Hall.) See Wat Arun, the magnificent Temple of Dawn, with its 79 meter pagoda or "prang", built in the Khmer style. ($66 per person)
Optional Excursion: Tonight's optional excursion offers you buffet dinner and a visual extravaganza at the Ratchada Grand Theatre, one of the biggest stages in the world. Travel back in time through the Kingdom of Siam and experience Thai history and culture during this spectacular show. ($62 per person, includes dinner)
Day 8: Bangkok/USA. Take advantage of some last minute shopping and sightseeing by visiting one of Bangkok's colorful markets like the famous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, where merchants and villagers buy and sell fruits, vegetables and many other items from small boats. This evening, bid farewell to Bangkok, as you transfer to the airport to board your return flight to the USA via Dubai. Or, take advantage of your already-included international airfare and join our optional extension to Phuket Island! Breakfast provided.
Day 9: Arrive USA. Your amazing adventures come to an end as you arrive in the USA this morning.
Phuket Island Optional Extension
Take advantage of your already-included international airfare and enjoy a luxurious and relaxing stay on Phuket Island, Thailand's most famous resort. You will return home 3 days later than the return dates listed.
Day 8 Bangkok & Phuket. Today you'll fly to Phuket, where the balance of the day is at leisure. Accommodations: Cape Panwa Hotel & Spa or similar. Breakfast provided.
Day 9 & 10: Phuket. Two full days at leisure to relax, shop or tour this scenic island, Thailand's largest. Phuket and the 39 smaller islands to the southeast are studded with tropical forests, mountains, gravity-defying limestone formations, and pristine beaches, surrounded by coral reefs and the aquamarine water of the balmy Andaman Sea.
With warm, humid weather year-round, you'll enjoy plenty of sun-drenched days lounging on the beach and all manner of water sports, including jet-skiing, parasailing, surfing, scuba and snorkeling. Most of the dive locations are suitable for all skill levels, and the waters abound with colorful coral forests, tropical fish and other marine life, including leopard sharks, moray eels, octopus and turtles. Phuket is also the sailing and yachting center of Thailand and adjacent countries, with several races and regattas happening throughout the year. And in the unlikely event that you can pull yourself away from the beach, you'll find opportunities to ride horses or elephants, hike, mountain bike, and even golf. Afterwards, unwind at one of the many spas or one of the excellent acrobatic, theatrical or cultural shows.
Join an optional excursion (available for purchase locally) to the breathtaking Phi Phi islands, filming location of The Beach. Take a trip by boat and bus to Phang Nha Bay and to the famous limestone spire known as "James Bond Island" for its role in The Man with the Golden Gun. Phuket is a melting pot of Buddhists, Thai-Chinese, Muslims and even sea gypsies, whom you'll find warm and welcoming. The west coast of Phuket was hit severely by the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, but the resilient people have quickly rebuilt, and almost no evidence of the damage now remains. Breakfast provided.
Day 11: Phuket/USA. Enjoy a final day at leisure. Later today, transfer to the airport for your overnight return flight to USA. Breakfast provided.
Day 12: Arrive USA. Your amazing adventures come to an end as you arrive in the USA this morning.
Dubai Special Optional Excursions Package
To take full advantage of your visit to Dubai, we offer a discounted package of the most popular optional excursions featured on our tour. These are not "seat in coach" excursions that pick up passengers in various hotels. All the optional excursions are operated for Friendly Planet groups only.
Optional Excursions Package includes:
- Dhow dinner cruise (Day 3)
- Half day desert safari and BBQ dinner (Day 4)
- Half day Modern Dubai, including Burj Al Arab (Day 4)
$179 per person if booked and prepaid before final payment. Save $51 per person compared to buying them separately!
If you prefer not to book in advance, the individual optional excursions will be available once you arrive in Dubai, based on availability, at individual prices listed ($230 per person for all three). Other optional excursions, mentioned in our detailed itinerary, will also be available to you locally, based on availability.
We regret that we cannot accept bookings for the pre-paid optional excursions package within 75 days from departure or after final payment has been received. Optional Excursions require a minimum of 4 passengers to operate.
Bangkok Special Optional Excursions Package
To take full advantage of your visit to Bangkok, we offer a discounted package of the most popular optional excursions featured on our tour. These are not "seat in coach" excursions that pick up passengers in various hotels. All the optional excursions are operated for Friendly Planet groups only.
Optional Excursions Package includes:
- Half day Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha (Day 6)
- Half day Thonburi Klongs (Day 7)
- Evening Siam Niramit show with dinner (Day 7)
$169 per person if booked and prepaid before final payment. Save $44 per person compared to buying them separately!
If you prefer not to book in advance, the individual optional excursions will be available once you arrive in Bangkok, based on availability, at individual prices listed ($192 per person for all three). Other optional excursions, mentioned in our detailed itinerary, will also be available to you locally, based on availability.
We regret that we cannot accept bookings for the pre-paid optional excursions package within 75 days from departure or after final payment has been received. Optional Excursions require a minimum of 4 passengers to operate.
We had a very interesting trip to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. Our tour guide in Vietnam, Toan Truong, was extremely helpful and informative. The guides in Cambodia and Thailand both did a very good job teaching us about those countries. The accommodations and transportation were outstanding! This is our third trip with Friendly Planet and we continue to be very pleased with everything.
Janice & Ron Beller, Parker, CO
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Curry has high hopes for Alabama women's basketball season
Published: Friday, October 18, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, October 18, 2013 at 1:30 a.m.
BIRMINGHAM | Expectations are not really the issue for the University of Alabama women's basketball team. The Crimson Tide, coming off a 13-18 season and bringing in a new head coach in Kristy Curry, were picked to finish 14th in the 14-team Southeastern Conference in the preseason poll of media members at the annual SEC Media Days.
That does not seem to have dampened the spirits of Curry or her players as they prepare for next month's season opener.
"I realize what everybody thinks about Alabama, but we are going to coach them up and I think we have a chance to be the most improved team in the conference," Curry said.
"They've been unbelievable so far. They are so eager to learn and get better every day."
The transition includes a roster with nine new faces, but Alabama does return its best player, Daisha Simmons. She led UA in scoring (12.5 points per game), assists (3.0 per game) and steals (66). Last season's No. 2 scorer, guard Shafontaye Myers, is also back.
The Crimson Tide's top recruit also plays the point.
"Carylla Middleton is a Top 100 player from Blue Springs, Mo., who we originally signed at Texas Tech," Curry said. "She should have an immediate impact for us."
As far as a starting lineup, Curry said the staff is still in the process of determining that.
"It's something that they are competing for every day," Curry said.
The new coach also continues to feel upbeat about the situation at UA, despite the toughness of the SEC.
"When you look back across my career, we inherited a national championship at Purdue, we followed a legendary coach at Texas Tech," Curry said."I have been able to draw on that experience here. When I took the job at Alabama, one thing was made clear. The University of Alabama is about greatness athletically and greatness academically, and that is what I believe in."
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Danica Patrick proud of her new pair of shoes
"Bruton's given me now two pairs of shoes, which is now one more than Ricky," Patrick quipped Friday. "(Ricky) has got a way more upper hand with the boots. He's got him beat.
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News 12 This Morning / Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Nearly 23,000 people will be diagnosed with brain cancer this year, according to the National Cancer Institute. The average person diagnosed with a brain tumor will only live around 12 to 14 months, but at GHSU's Cancer Center, they are working to change that.
Earlier this year they brought in new doctors and started up a new brain tumor clinic and for the families at the cancer center, it is already changing lives.
Kim Gayle, 28, has a brain tumor.
"It was probably May of this year that I started having headaches. We went and had an MRI done and that's when we found out I had a size of a golf ball tumor in my brain," she said.
She went to a neurologist in Aiken who sent her straight to GHSU's Cancer Center.
"We had surgery in July of 2012 and had it removed, but we couldn't remove all of it," Gayle said. "They got about 95 percent of gone and then we found out that we did have brain cancer and it is GBM stage 4."
"It's been very difficult," said her mother, Laura Gayle. "But we're lucky to have people around us supporting us especially here in the medical field."
Back in April the Cancer Center hired a new neuro-oncologist, Dr. Olivier Rixe.
"He is awesome," Gayle said. "From day one, first time I met him, I knew that was the doctor I wanted. He has been great the whole time from me and my mom and my family. He really seems like he wants to save my life."
They have since started a new brain tumor clinic, a big advancement for the center and their patients.
"In the old days the patient would come to see a neurosurgeon and they would go home and then we would make a call to the neuro-oncologist and the patient would have to come back to see a neuro-oncologist and then go home and maybe come back to see a radiation oncologist," explained Dr. Cargill Alleyne, chairman of Neuro Surgery.
But now in the clinic they can do it all at once.
"In this fashion, we can really make it a more patient-friendly experience because we can come up with a single plan at the same time and the patient can come in for a visit and hopefully see as many people at the same time as possible," Alleyne said.
The new clinic is also focusing on research and clinical trials for brain tumors, searching to find new ways to save lives like Gayle's.
"We want to be innovative," said Rixe, head of neuro-oncology. "We want to deliver the best cutting-edge research treatment."
"Even with the best treatment, the median survival is still only about a year," Alleyne said. "I think if we really put all our energies into trying to find treatment and an appropriate cure, we can really affect society."
The center just received a new grant that is allowing them to partner with a drug development company in France to come up with new drug therapies.The company was in Augusta last week touring the facilities and will be opening up a branch at the cancer center to work with Rixe on the drug development.
If you want to help with Gay'e's medical expenses, there is an account set up at Park Sterling Bank. It is called "Friends of Kim" (account #2546086).


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News 12 First at Five / Friday, Oct. 26, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- An animal in south Augusta has tested positive for a rare but deadly virus.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, is a lot like West Nile, and it can be transmitted by mosquitoes to humans.
Randy Wishard, county manger for Richmond County Environmental Health, said, "Mosquitoes are still out there, so we need to make sure we take precautions."
Richmond County has found a case of EEE in the Mike Padgett-McBean area.
"It gives you muscle aches, fever, quick onset of fever, but the worst case is it causes swelling of the brain," he said.
And although the virus is rare, Tom Stinner with Southern Equine says it's very serious.
"We have not seen a case here in a couple of years," he said.
The virus was first discovered in horses, but it can also infect birds and other animals.
"There's an Eastern and a Western form and the Eastern form is up to 90 percent fatal," Stinner said.
"There's not really a cure for it, they just treat the symptoms," Wishard said.
Most people bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus won't become sick. Only one out of about 20 people show symptoms, such as sudden fever, muscle pain, headache and, in the worst cases, seizures or comas from brain swelling.
"It progresses quickly," Stinner said.
For animals like horses, the best way to prevent the disease is through vaccination. Stinner says the vaccination is given twice a year.
"For people, there's not a vaccination, just like for West Nile," Wishard said, "So you just have to take precautions."
Experts suggest using bug spray with DEET, avoiding the outdoors at dusk and getting rid of any standing water.
"Cold temperatures are doing good at killing mosquitoes off, but when it heats up to 80 degrees in the afternoon, you have mosquitoes hatching off continuous everyday," Wishard said.
Experts say the virus is underreported in humans because a doctor has to test specifically for the virus to see if you have it.


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Apparently, it's called hostap now. The 2.6 patch in hostap-source applied without a hitch. Now let's see if it'll compile...
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Cut congress pay, more than 55% of congress are millionaires and the other 45% are lining their pockets with pork bills and kickbacks.
If not military retirement benefits, where should the U.S. government make spending cuts?
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Cut Congressional benefits first!!! Put their health care on a par with our own. Deny retirement pensions and benefits to members in office less than 20 years, like military veterans. When their benefits become proportionately comparable to ours, then we can talk about reasonable across the board cuts, not before. In no case should they cut our benefits before they cut their own benefits.
Another typically right-wing and slanted question from our Legion officers. To paraphrase; "who should we let the GOP screw instead of us?" Deficit issues should be addressed with BOTH revenue increases and expense cuts. Military spending is half of the US budget and more than the next ten nations combined. Cut the F35, overseas military bases (that protect countries that can afford their own defense), and close tax loopholes for billionaires and corporations. Raise the minimum wage and 25% of those on welfare will move up, the economy will improve and so will tax revenue.
We need to reduce military spending. Close a majority of overseas bases. The proposed cuts are coming out of the Ryan (Republican) budget - so they can have more tax cuts for the rich. How about publicizing that!!
I see no reason to continue giving money to those countries who actually hate us. This makes no sense. I'm tired of seeing America as the police force for the world. Let 'em kill each other. Additionally, I just saw the most arrogant person on the news the other day complaining that her 99 weeks of unemployment ran out. Now, she says, she'll need to find a job she doesn't want. How ridiculous is that. I'm tired of people complaining about the fact they can't find a job, but will do nothing to re-train themselves for a job. You can't tell me she didn't sit around and do nothing for 99 weeks. I also want to comment on the most recent situation about a USAF Colonel living in his van and not being able to live a normal life on his retirement pay. You see, this is what happens when you have force drawdowns and the good officers are told their services are no longer needed and the brown nosers keep getting promoted because now there's a shortage of officers. Another way to cut back is to start telling life-long welfare recipients that the well has gone dry and they need to be good Americans and get a job--any job.
Cut government subsidies to oil companies.
Generate cuts across the board for anything that isn't directly related to direct operation of the government, mandate single purpose bills and eliminate riders to bills that don't directly pertain to the bill, i.e. if a bill is dealing with a social security issue that is sure to pass, don't allow some smuck to add a weapons system (that the military doesn't want or need) just because it will make him look good to his constituents, cut ALL government staff by 50% (minimum)eliminate useless agencies like EPA, FEMA, etc. mandate welfare to work programs. And so many more things that the Fed "does for us" that could very easily be handled by the state or are unnecessary to begin with.
We obviously need a stronger EPA, not eliminate it. West Virginia's environmental agency allowed toxic chemicals to be stored and leaked less than a mile upstram from their public water supply. The tanks hadn't been inspected in over twenty years, the company has filed for bankruptsy and U.S. taxpayers will now have to pay for the cleanup.
Look, you can all do something to shape things up!!! If the party you belong to is not doing what you want them to be doing then leave the party!!! Write your congressman/woman! Tell them what you want. Use the time your spend crying here! Write your senators using the time you spent here whining! At least you would be using your time constructively...I have written my state congressmen/women, and senators so much they don't even respond to me any more. When they did that, I withdrew from the democraptic party...OFFICALLY. Now I'm an independent and can vote for anyone I want and get information on all people running for office. I use that information to pass on to family and friends so they know who to vote for too.. Get it?? I now know what politicians are pushing amnesty, who is blindly supporting oBAMMER because their in the same political party. If oBAMMER breaks the law and another lawyer I voted for office then then I think that person is just as big a crook. These people HAVE TO support the constitution or I want their ass out of office. Do any of you think that is stupid?????
STOP VOTING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT SUPPORTING ISSUES YOU WANT PASSED. STOP VOTING FOR POLITITIONS WHO ARE SPENDING MONEY ON THINGS YOU DONT WANT OUR GOVERNMENT SPENDING MONEY ON!!!Just because your state senator has been in office for a long time, it doesn't mean he is supporting things you think are right!!
Mike Scott 243rd ASHC, 48TH AHC- 1971-72
I have one more thing to ask, how many of you vets and none vets out there personally know some BRAIN DEAD who refuses to vote, will constantly whine and bitch about the "crooked government"? I know a few as Im sure you all know one or two, I think things would change in a hurry if the folks in DC (all of them) had some concern for their jobs at election time, but the way it is now they are happy that there is so many of their favorite people in this country, the ones that for some reason will not vote. I guess we all served in the military to protect the rights of all the people even the CRYBABYS who will not vote.
After reading the comments already posted: I need to run my mouth again! Are we not getting the goverment we deserve?? Since the early sixties the welfare state has grown to encompass 41% of our population; most well-paid jobs have moved "off-shore" ( with a resulting growth of the welfare state/loss of tax reveneue/major growth in profit for the Uber Rich/ and in the end a major up-swing with of tax-payer monies to pay for illegal's as well as welfare) I really believe this whole mess we are in has been engieenered(?) to have this nation fail. I was never a big believer in the "One Wold Goverment" thing, now I'm not so sure. I served in Viet Nam/ Gulf I and now I'm left to wonder for what point?? Everything we hold dear in our lives is going away/ one paycheck just won't cut it in the real world/ Lord help you if you weren't able to put something away for retirement/ How does the middle-class( very little of it left) make a living anymore?? How can we continue to support people who have never had a job and have no intention of ever holding one? If someone really can't work/ don't have a problem helping them. If it's a case of not enough jobs to go around/ that's something we can do something about. How about raising taxes on good's brought back from "Off-Shore" factories. At least just us an even playing field/ I've no doubt we can produce the same or better quality products as we are buying from China! Make the "To Big to Fail" company's actually feel the pain of losing billions of dollars on very stupid investments just like the small investor does? (different scale/but you get the idea) Both sides just handed out billions to Wall St. with no real accountability for it/ just plain handed it to the same jack-asses that lost it!! How could any politician be that stupid?? It just goes on and on. Sometimes it just makes me want to cry at how screwed up our "Leaders" really are! I just don't see how it's ever going to get any better unless we as a people force the changes . Now, I'll shut up/ This to hard on my BP!!!
The American Legion must become a much stronger lobbying force. All too often it appears to me that the legion attemps to be apolitical. That must change!
Put senate & congress on medicare & social security instead of their gravy plan.
This should cut costs and maybe then they will get the system straightened out.
I think it is time they get in touch with reality and live like the rest of us !
Cut congress& the senate pay medcal benifits. Reduce foreign aid & spending, If they create jobs they would not cut any programs.Put the people to work. If the politican stop blocking the program that has been created, no cuts would be needed.
Support the proposed new amendment to the US Constitution that forbids Congress from passing any law that does not apply to them too.
Cut some of the 85 acquisition/weapon system projects in the works that cost trillions and are not needed and will never be used on the battlefield. Remember the V-22 that the Pentagon did not want but the Congress wanted the pork continuing. The USAF has suggested eliminating the A-10 because it has another aircraft that can fulfill that role but is meeting resistance from congress on that one. Congress could have set the example by cutting their own pay/benefits/COLA, ha!ha! never see that. Paul Ryan is an embarrassment to the repubs. for slapping vets in the face the way he did and should be voted out! Thank you Hugh Hewitt for taking Ryan to task for what he did!
I can't believe this poll would not include farm subsidy's, big oil giveaways. Wall street banks free money and other tax free monies. Then want working people to give up hard earned retirement and SS they worked all their lives for.
I think there are lots of cuts that can be made. Many good ones listed above. I also think we need to have our jobs back. I believe that if an american takes his company to another country for cheap labor he should not be aloud to import his product back here. The more people working, the more taxes being paid in. Tax and spend with fairness to everyone. Above everything else, our country and republic as a whole should come first when spending is decided. This new world order dose't seem to be working well here. Buying votes with handouts don't appear to work well either. Everyone needs to pay their fair share and government needs to manage wisely. Any promise made to a vet should never be broken. If you don't make a promise you don't have to break it later. Tell the thruth the first time, then people can decide to serve or not.
Sen. Tom Coburn, R Texas listed many, many wasteful spending
programs, many of which can be done away with and savings used
to save Military Spending Cuts.
he's from OKLAHOMA
they can't sell the USPS, already done that, decrease foreign aid by a bunch especially to those countries that are questionable as far as supporting terrorists, reduce the "pension" of congress and senate,reduce their pay, for as far as I have seen, none are supporting the people who elected them.
How about we stop wasting money on the war on drugs? Let's take the money we spend on busting pot smokers/growers/dealers and use it for something that actually helps people.
Eliminate million dollar congressional retirement packages and all financial aid to all illegals. also cut out the "gravy" benefits to low income people such as cell phones.
Cut their salaries and those working in government which would be big bucks. Cut some of the foreign aid. Make the postal service more competitive would save. We have far to many entitlements. The entitlements just keep getting fatter and fatter. People need food, roof over the head and clothing some of the programs are out of line...
I believe the congress and senate should take a large pay cut and stop the medical and retirement benefits they currently receive. If they are not ashamed of their work, why don't they publish their earnings and benefits including all the perks they get for the favors they do for the private side and their support staff and perks? I have always wondered what part of our budget for the nation is the pay and benefits costing our great country, to include the retirements being paid. Also I believe the foreign aid can be cut dramatically as well as put some requirements on the government aid that would eliminate the aid over a specified time period.
Cut defense spending.
I beleive foreign aid should be cut. I do not like your fourth selection. I have paid into Social Security and Medicare my whole working life. I am 65 years old. My employer paid in to Social Security. YOU CALL THIS ENTITLEMENT SPENDING LIKE IT IS A GIVE AWAY. I and every other American who has paid into it should get it, we paid for it.
Cut the pay, perks and entitlements of the Congressmen and Senators and their staffers. Make them use the AFA for their insurance benefits. Cut them off at the trough. Give them some incentive to make things right. Limit the terms of these elitists.
Make it a requirement to be a Veteran in order to be elected to Congress.
Mr. Cluck, it takes integrity and pride to be a veteran. Therefore I doubt seriously that a real vet would take any of those congressional positions.
Cut welfare period!
Cut the pay of Congress, the Senate.... Public Servants ya know and the low end of the ladder, federal employee's and such, give them a raise.. Retired Veterans too and especially the wounded. Stop trying to kill us off with mind numbing drugs and let them try some.. Stop buying countries... The Pentagon budget is too fat... And while I'm on the subject of fat, cut the pork barrel spending.. Fair tax rates to all, no loop holes... A flat tax of 8% or 10%... Right off the top.. You make 100,000, 10% No property tax for the elderly or any taxes.. Level the playing field so a man can feed his family.. We pay a base ball pitcher over 10,000 a throw, for a game we played as kids for fun, yes our tax dollars go for that too... And stop taking tax dollars for giant coliseums.. Grandiose spending has to stop... Term limits for all... We need to take care of our own and stop wasting it on trying to kill every one off... Nature will do that... Or we will do it to ourselves... Either way.. Just be fair.. That's all.. Find common sense, it's lost... Accountability is a must, or no one learns a thing.... Gates had the guts to fire those who wasted.. We do too.. My ancestor didn't fight and die for what we have become.. Let their sacrifice and ours, be not in vain.. K.I.S.S. "Balls of the Eagle Sir!"
If we just change the IRS loop holes for both corporations and the top three percent of earnings over five million the spending issues in government will disappear. This will last until the next republican congress gets in control, which pasted these laws in the first place!
We have to borrow money to keep the government running. Let's cancel
Foreign Aid to nations who only take the money and turn their backs on us. Close embassys in countries that obviously don't want us there. Quit wasting money at the congressional level on "PORK" projects that only divert money from being used wisely to specific congressmens/womens districts. Freeze congressional pay at current level; if they don't like it, show each one who whines the door, tell them to move thru quickly so it doesn't hit them in the a$$, and let them all seek a new, real job. Freeze all use of Air Force One to "Official Business Only"; don't allow Ovomit to take his children along as "Staff Members"; I think that is called fraud. Mrs. Obama was overheard by a reporters camera at one of the inaugurations "All this for a damn flag; she's a real patriot? I'm sick of all the waste,fraud and abuse in Washington and have almost no respect left for any of our lawmakers, the Supreme Court, and all the Yes Men mentality within the current cabinet.
The money we have paid into Social Security should not be touched. We worked for many years in order to have it to fall back on. Also, the original SocSec law stated that we would not be taxed on the money we drew and yet we are being taxed.
I know of people who have come to this country from Mexico and other Latin American countries who have not worked one day in the US? Have you seen pictures of the mansions in which the leaders of some African countries live that are paid for with foreign aid? Cut the bureaucracy - it has grown every year Obama has been in office. Put a time limit on how long a person can draw government benefits, including housing. We have formed a new class/society of people who are depended on govt. bennies and have no intention to get an education or find a job. May these people prove they are looking for work in order to qualify for assistance and make absentee fathers pay child support.
How about a SERIOUS move to end FRAUD, WASTE and ABUSE! I know that the VA prosthetics department CONSTANTLY sends me the wrong stuff... and argues with me when I call them and say it's wrong!
They eventually end up sending out the right equipment, but they don't want the other items back... so HUNDREDS of dollars in the trash!
I think the cuts that are need show come from the Congressmen that haven't done much except take from the VETS that need the most. I think there should be a 4 year term and bring in some new blood that will work for the rights we VETS have fought for. The things that our government is doing to our VETs is criminal. We paid our dues, how many of them can say they served in combat and are having to fight for their rights.
It is a good thing that the people of this country have no say in the matter of granting the fat cats in congress and the senate pay raises, it wouldnt be such a gravy job where they cut each others throats at election time and lie to the voters on where their interests lie. Where would they be if the young men and women did not fight and sacrifice for this country, to keep it free. Shame shame on those who would cut the meager pension of a retired warrior who served honorably for all people in this country including the people who get rich in office.
Cut ALL foreign aid, get out of the UN and get the UN out of the USA. Cut off and deport ALL illegal aliens and seal the border. Stop all congressional retirement pay, it was not supposed to be a career, serve your term and go home. Why can someone legally spend hundreds of millions of dollars to get a job that only pays a couple hundred thousand a year? Consolidate gov. agencies, there are too many overlapping, redundant agencies. Get the Government out of our lives.
Cut their own pay by 75%, they are all millionaires anyway. When they have to live in D.C. on reduced pay, they will decide not to run for re-election and some at least return home. Those that stay in D.C. should be prohibited from becoming a lobbyist for 5 years.
How about taking a look at the billions of dollars that is being expended on this futuristic trip to Mars. NASA is already spending
monies on the proposed astronaut diets to the tune of millions of
dollars. And just what is that 4 wheeler up there amounting to and
what is the dollar amount to keep it up and running daily. Too much
of this crap slips through the cracks, time for a reckoning!!!
Eliminate corporate welfare, put the LOW capital gain taxes (which the wealthy mainly benefit from) back to a more robust rate, cut military hardware expenditures, eliminate the income
cap on the payroll tax and RAISE TAXES ON THE UBER RICH!!!! (and of course cut the WASTE!)
Those rotten pukes on capitol hill should give up a major part of their salary along with no retirement after one term and drastically limit their expenses. And also limit foreign support.
I contacted Congressman Paul Ryan's office about his position on this matter. I also contacted my local Republican Party office and asked them to contact him and ask that he lay off of the matter. Their response was to set up a $40.00 per invitation meeting at the Country Springs Hotel in Waukesha, WI so Paul Ryan could come and speak to the constituency about things, generally I presume.
I offered an alternative, that politicians cut benefits to single women having children out of wedlock. In 2011 41 percent of children born in The US were born to single mothers, nearly half. HALF! Why? Because the mothers can earn $47,000 in benefits annually. No wonder so many children are born to single mothers. It pays better than most jobs women can get out of college. But it's also very expensive for the taxpayer.
Politicians won't touch that issue because all of those single mothers are sitting at home in front of the TV and it's TV's big daytime market. The media would lambast any politician who gets near that market. But it's still not right. We need politicians who aren't worried about getting re-elected. One term and that's it, to handle many issues in this country. Otherwise, things will just get worse.
Instead, weak politicians know they can attack military benefits even though it is unethical.
I would run that by Congressman Ryan again at the event. But it's $40 to attend the event.
I'm thinking somebody heard me, though. Judging from the reaction.
Cut the spending in 3 places first,
1. Welfare to working age participants: Such as Obama Phones, housing, Food Stamps, Welfare Checks.
2. Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Dysfunctional Entitlement and Departments Programs in the Government need to be seriously attacked of W,F,A,D and streamlined and efficiently run.
3. Politician Pay and Benefits need to be cut and based on strict performance and based on how the government policies enacted improve America for the American People and our future.
NOTE: Notice you didn't see Politicians putting their own pay and retirement on the chopping block. Further I am sick and tired of hearing politicians say "Oh we aren't even looking at that because it is such a small portion of the budget". That's how they justify ignoring government waste and I am sure how they would justify ignoring their own pay and benefits. I DO NOT WANT TO EVEN DISCUSS cuts in my own hard earned benefits till they cut the waste, fraud, and. abuse. There's a lot more there then politicians want to admit. After I KNOW they are going to take the spending of my money seriously, then I would be more than glad to take needed cuts that are fair and doesn't attack one group unfairly, like America's Military Retired veteran's.
Cut foreign aid to the ose governments that support terrorist or are otherwise unfriendly towards us, do away with over-the-top lifetime pensions for politicians, especially for those who only serve one term(their pension should be the same as a service member, NOT more!). Delete PBS, in fact ALL of Health & Human Services, delete the BATFE except for the forensic section which should be part of the FBI anyway. Delete the Education Department. All employees who lose their jobs to get 6 months unemployment benefits then have to get a REAL job.
Congress is the one who needs take the pay cut. The amount of waste, fraud , and abuse that is committed each day is a justifiable reason to cut their entitlements and pay. They are a embarrassment to the people they serve. Vote them out.
Start with Coburn's Waste book, cut forn aid to pakistan, egypt et al.
Let those in congress try to live on a military pay!
I believe that congress should cut their own pay! I also think they don't do anything to earn it!
Elemonate the hospitals that give free medical to Illegal aliens like Natividad Medical Center in California. There are hundreds of the free clinics paid for by the federal government. Stop paying for Anchor babies it cost $1200.00 every month until they are 18. This is bullshit.
Where to begin...
We can start by deleting the Department of Education. Then delete Homeland Security and transfer the few necessary functions elsewhere. Defund the NSA, stop all foreign aid, greatly modify Congressional pensions so no one can collect until the greater of out of office or age 65 and then only based on years served. I doubt we need a Department of Energy. We can eliminate the EPA. We can pull out of Afghanistan. How about repealing the ACA? That's only a couple things in a shotgun approach and will save a few trillion dollars. Not much, but a start.
Stop with the fancy perks (free parking at airports, special parking areas,) follow the "what's good for the goose is good for the gander." You want me to use specific places for my medical...you use them as well, and you pay what I pay, including any and all pricing. Get paid for what you do rather that for what you claim to be. Want to get paid? Pass laws that help ALL of us, not just a select few. THEN you get paid, (on a sliding scale, the more special interests get, the less you get paid).
Seems like our government thinks that it is a great idea to whittle away at our benefits, so why not save some money by starting to take away some of their "Golden Parachute" benefits too!? They live the good life while in office and until death once they leave office. Think of all the money that could be saved if they had to subsist on Social Security as well as being forced like the rest of us into good old Obamacare for their medical needs. I'll bet they just might get a clue if they were treated as well as they treat the populous that vote them into office!
I believe that cuts should be made across the board, and especially to Foreign Aid. We continue to assist countries across the world and get in most cases nothing back in return. We send out troops all over the world and now they want to take away our benefits and still give money to foreign countries that do nothing for us. Also the Congress should be the same as the military and come under the same rules that we had to by doing at least 20 years before getting the type of retirement that they get. They continue to get more as the military personnel that protect them and the other people who protect and teach our children get less. Wake Up America.
How about cutting Congress' salary? Why is it the ones who have the ability to make the cuts take none but have no problem cutting from those dependent on their decisions? Why is it that innocent gov't employees had to lose pay during the sequester but those who hadn't done their jobs in years continued to collect their pay? Let them work without pay until they fix the problem they caused and leave everyone else alone!
Terminate all of the Liar-in-Chief's "czars"; Downsize or eliminate totally the EPA, Dept of Education and return education back to the states where it belongs, Department of Energy which hasn't created one iota of energy but wastes money on so-called green energy schemes; cut back foreign aid; eliminate funding for all the hookey programs like PBS,grants for studying the sex life of the tse-tse fly, etc.
Foreign aid would be a start. However, billions of dollars are being wasted on fraud in all government programs. Behind drugs, it's the second biggest scourge draining our money away. However, with so many profiting from it, no one wants to do anything about it. The government is now making all the working folks,those few who are left that is, pay for the non-workers health care, yet that same government is still subsidizing tobacco growers who are killing hundreds every year. Go figure!
Before any more cuts, eliminate all the tax breaks, loop-holes and exemptions that most corporations and high-end taxpayers enjoy. When Warren Buffet pays taxes at a lower rate than his secretary something's wrong.
Have Congress take a pay cut.
Duh, we have spent Trillions on two Wars where our young men and women have paid the price in lives lost and traumatic injuries for what end, Iraq is already reverting to the terrorists and the same thing will happen in Afghanistan the minute we depart. Additionally, we need to look at the aid we give to other Countries that just plain hate the United States like most Middle East Countries, makes no darn sense.
1. Review all departments, agencies, and programs for duplications and when found, eliminate and consolidate.
2. Review all departments, agencies, and programs to determine whether or not they are serving a Constitutional purpose and eliminate those that are not.
3. Review all departments, agencies, and programs to determine whether or not they are doing only what is necessary and proper to execute their Constitutional powers.
This will take a lot of work on behalf of the members of Congress but this is what they should be doing anyway. If this is done, we might just have the confidence that the government is operating within its Constitutional bounds and we can budget appropriately.
The last place the government should look at cuts are the benefits to our fellow vets that served our country honorable. Stop the aid to countries who want to destroy our great country. If you love your freedom thank a vet.
Stop all congressional pensions and create a "American Dream Tax" funded by a flat 10% on every business making more than 1,000,000 in profits a year.
If the spending is to be cut, and it should, we can start with the highly overpaid politicians who caused this problem to begin with. Why do the politicians feel they deserve to live better than the constituency who elected them? Secondly, funding can be cut by requiring welfare recipients to work for what they get. Why can't they be used to clean up litter on the highway, cut and trim bushes and trees, build sidewalks and do many of the menial tasks that keep regular employees from completing other tasks. They would work around schools, jails, government buildings, bus stops, highways, etc.
Far to many politicians are trying to foster their political career by giving entitlements away at the expense of the average taxpayer. Many other things could be done and I am more than willing to talk to anyone about ways to cut deficit spending. Problem is talking won't solve the problem. We need politicians with courage to do what is required to make it all happen. Unfortunately the only ones we have get labeled as crazy or over the edge.
Cut the salary, retirement and staff of senators and congressmen in half at same time their health care cut all the benefits
Wouldn't it be a novel idea if the government stopped sending so much foreign aid overseas to countries that really don't like us! Why not take that foreign aid and use it to invest in America. And I still don't understand the hand outs that are being given to illegal immigrants (okay, the PC term for them is undocumented workers, but they're still here illegally). What are the grounds for their sense of entitlement? Where did they get a say in what our government does? And if they're not registered, how the hell are they influencing the elections to the point that they have a say??? If they want to be in this country, then they can go out the same way they came in and then come back when they are ready to enter through the front door and sigh the guest book!!! And become a citizen through the established channels, and yes, pay their fair share of taxes also!
Cut all Federal employees pensions and their salaries by a small percentage. Cut the salaries AND the pensions of all politicians by a percentage as well as eliminate their automatic annual pay increase. Cut off foreign aid to all those countries who hate us, why should we be funding their hatred? If they use the excuse of "it's in their contract so we can't cut federal employees salaries nor pensions" THEN, a promise made to the Veterans is also a contractual agreement and they should be held to that agreement, verbal or otherwise.
over seas spending and congress medical care
People in both Houses should be paid no more than $20.00 an hour and when they retire Social Security and no perks.
boy that would sure find out who really wants to help this country
Cut all foreign aid and that encludes the UN Move it out of the USA
Congress (Republicans) are only concerned about their own wallets. Their motto -
Cut everything for the poor and give it to the rich. Before cutting anything, they should cut their own entitlements. No more "Pensions". No more Oil subsidies, no more tax loop-holes. No more saying NO to the middle class.
don't lay all this on one party. Give me a break man! It does not matter what party is in power they are all parasites, huge black and grey ones, forget about red and blue! There will be a day when the powers that be won't be anymore. Till then the vote is all we have to fight with. STOP VOTING YOUR OWN STATES WALLET AND VOTE FOR WHAT'S BEST FOR THE UNITED STATES!!
I think that you missed two very important words "AND DEMOCRATS". Sorry if I ruffled your feathers but that is just the way it is.
Who is getting oil subsidies? there are subsidies for ethanol. the oil companies are among the highest taxd
Need to stop ALL foreign aid, cut IRS, EPA, an other needless agencies. Cut back on General officers retired pay, reduce congress to two terms and do away with their retired pay. Reduce congress pay to a working mans pay between $50-75k per year. No more. These type of cuts would help reduce the overall spending that is taking place in our government.
Cut all of congress and the presidents perks that add billions to the cost of Government. If they want a huge inaugural party or expensive vacations etc. let them foot the bill.
The House should start with themselves. No pay until a budget is passed. Then put all House members and staff on the affordable care act and social security just like all Americans. No special privileges for them or any other federal employees. Make cuts in foreign aid. This is a huge waste of federal spending. What is more important taking care of Americans or foreign aid?
food stamps to illegal aliens, SS benefits to illegal aliens, congress
should go on social security, obamacare. cut UN spending to countries that don't vote with us
Kick all the illegals off of welfare (only people who paid into the social security funds should be eligible to receive it.) Stop printing all government forms in any language except English.
Make cuts from the Pentagon's budget that has financed an unnecessary aircraft carrier that may not even work. I will bet that the contractors made plenty on this and other military financial debacles.
raise taxes on companies who make money off the backs of the military.
No pension for congress.
In the short term, all benefits to illegal aliens should be cut off completely.
In the long term, there should be a complete inventory of government programs and all over-lapping programs should be consolidated into one department or agency with a corresponding reduction of manpower, facilities and expenditures. This inventory would also return to the states programs that are better handled at the local level.
congress's salary
I think they should take all the freebees that the fat cats in dc have given themselves over the years and pay thier own way themselves.
The Congress should feel free to eliminate all endowments for the Arts, Abortions, and abortion centers; stop sending planes to Egypt along with all military vehicles and equipment. This would be a start. As to Social Security, it has been raided for almost everything that has come down the pike. Hands off. Medicare is already rejecting about 50% of all bills as being over and above usual and costumary costs. Leaving the elderly to pay these costs out of their own pockets.
Stop aid to illegals and cut back on illegal use of EBT cards.
How about rounding up All Illegals, including Obama's relatives, and send them back to their country of origin? Cut all foreign aid. Why should the taxpeyers borrow $1.2T from China and give provide them over $200M inaid to study prostitution in China? Send all foreign students attending our schools back home. Little wonder China and other foreign countries hack our Government and industry networks, we train them at tax payer expense. This country is destined to fall unless we revert back to our founding principles, and remove all of the bleeding heart liberal.
Great idea, I don't think that we need to waste time and money rounding up and deporting illegals though. If you cut the freebies they would just walk home. Employers that hire them cheap should face lots of penalties.
Cut the nuclear misisell (sp) program. They are not effective against trerists (sp).
I thank all of them on the hill should be fired and put some real people who no's what its like to live in this country.
that is so TRUE
I agree with "Old Man from the Hills". Our corrupt, no nothing president and both houses of congress are useless and should be fired. Cuts should be made to the "social payola" given to those who do not want to work, illegal aliens or undocumented workers, and those not seeking work. That includes those cell phones they are giving out that are NOT a necessity. The bogus claim that a person is "insensitive or mean" if you want to cut down on "freebies" to people who are perfectly healthy but not willing to work, is SO patently WRONG. This country is choking on undisciplined people who want everything for nothing and then badmouth the people who work to pay the taxes for their welfare. Those "liberal geniuses" who are dumbing down our youth and creating slothful, dependent people should be "recycled" into oblivion. Did I forget anything?
Hell No!!! You pretty well covered it...
Shut down bases in countries that can defend themselves. Why do we need real estate in foreign lands when we have a Navy that can reach out and touch anyone, anywhere, anytime?
Charity begins at home! It seems that the Government believes that buying friends is more important than keeping their bond with those who willing offered their lives to defend America. Stop sending money to people who hate the very fact that we exist!
Cut the foreign assistance to the bare bone. Why does American still send millions of dollars to countries who think we are stupid for sending them free money. They consider us weak for giving them money to use against America. Not one dime should be cut from our Military warriors. When Congress needs our warriors, they call on them to go do battle, and when there is not a conflict, they put them at the end of the benefit line. Another cut should be made to the benefits of congress members. They are a bunch of do-nothing welfare recipents. We need to vote out every congress member. I hope some of our combat warriors run for office.
You said cut the millions sent to country's, Egypt alone is getting over a billion that is only one country that hates us.
I agree with you 100%, BUT (always the but)those idiots in congress make the rules. Does anyone in their right mind believe that they will do anything what-so-ever that will hurt the Washington royalty. They opted themselves out of Obamacare, they opted their staffs out of Obamacare, they again did not vote for their 17000.00 dollar raise.
From the oval office on down to the staffers, they put us in this situation make them pay for it. Every last penny, take there complete salary, if they have been in office long enough to receive a federal retirement, take it, every last penny. Make them all pay for health the health insurance they have forced down the throats of everyone. If they want a socialist state, spread THEIR money around to everyone else.
Oh and by the way the few combat warriors in the Senate voted yes to take the money from us. How's that for loyalty and the brotherhood. The make believe Republican that ran for VP last go around initiated this cut.
God Bless the Old United States.
When this country was established it was an honour to serve in its government. There was no "retirement", private health care, etc. You did your service and then returned to private life. There were few "lifers" in Congress. To end the "salary for life" for congress members and the president and everyone else that gets this perk would save this country millions! Lets get back to the "good old days" of it being an honour to be able to serve, but when you are done, go the H#ll home! This is nothing but welfare for the rich! Get off the dole!
Wall Street and the general 1% of the wealthy population have gotten up to 85 Billion per month. No, it did not trickle down.
The Poor are at about 28 Million on Welfare. About 20 Million are (professional poor). The Lady receives $65,000. Gov. support, and then her (Baby Daddy) comes home to the HUD house at night, and some are making $50,000 of their own money. Together they have over $100,000 income and driving high-end cars. All on the Welfare package.
Way to many Wars. Far to much Foreign Aid.
The magical accounting of the Defense Contractors, building our new plans, tanks, and other. Cut that in half.
Reduce the number of Bosses in the system, about half.
Reduce the size of Government, about half.
Regulation reduction.
Abolish Obama Care.
Stop all free Governmental Grants for housing, and any thing under the sun. Only people that have served their country, and or have some contractual relationship to the Government should get something. Make people earn what they get. Stop the (Entitlement Language).
End most Food Stamp programs. Open the Child Homes for hungry children. Go back to what did prove to work.
Start Work Camps. End Promise Zones.
Term limits would solve a lot of it.
term limits???? did you ever hear of the ballot box???? vote these idiots out ALL OF THEM
term limits???? did you ever hear of the ballot box???? vote these idiots out ALL OF THEMMt
Unfortunately, what are you going to replace them with? Even if they start out with the best of intentions, after the first little while most become as corrupt as the last bunch! There are very few exceptions to this!
True, but you have to keep trying and maybe they will get the message. If we don't keep trying nothing will change. Vote and send a message.
Term limits can start this November if we will just get it done. Too many of us sit on the porch and gripe but seldom take time to evaluate the folks we vote for (if we take time to vote at all). The ballot box should be our battle stations this year .
Stop giving welfare benefits and food stamps to illegal aliens.
Corporate welfare for companies that are doing just fine without it.
Cut all Federal spending 2% an enact the fairtax. The prebate will more
then offset the 2% cut and everyone shares in the burden.
Big oil and agriculture subsidies waste 14 billion dollars a year for the people who need it least, cut them.
USMC NAM VET Sgt.
Cut all aid and benefits to illegals in this country, if the states don't comply cut all government aid to those states, that's BILLIONS.
All so cut all aid to the United Nations, Egypt, Etc.
All this ads to "BILLIONS OF DOLLARS"
This guy for President. Thank you for you comment and your service.
This is a right good start! If you aren't an American you don't get diddly! Next step, stop giving "aid" to those countries that hate us! After that, recall all debt from countries we bailed out in WWII! Then start using OUR natural resources instead of "buying" from the Middle East! So much that they can't "see"! HAHAHAHAH the kickbacks are going into their pockets and we're getting shafted!
I agree, we as a nation, spend more on illegal aliens, than any other country in the world. We welcome them with open arms, while their home country would, in most cases, incarcerate any illegals. We send too much money to countries that hate our guts. Cut the foreign aide, cut the pay to illegals. Require work from those on the dole. No more welfare state...
I think ALL subsidies should be cut, not just oil and agriculture.
I second that. Add to that military armaments the Defense Department didn't ask for and doesn't want, but Congress makes the federal government buy anyway.
They should take a pay cut instead of giving themselves raises everytime it looks like there is money coming from somewhere and they should cut the foreign aid as well. We are struggling in this country to get out of deficit but yet keep spending millions on other countries to rebuild, feed, medicate, etc...... STOP
agree 100% and sell the postal service also. We should be the only ones able to VOTE congress a raise AND be able to say no work NO PAY.
You gentleman realize that most foreign aid is in the form of arms contracts given to our defense contractors, not to schools or hospitals, etc
I agree as well. In addition, why are we giving money to countries that turn around and shoot it back at us with bullets, IED's and terror attacks around the world. I Think we should stop buying any oil from the mid east and continue to build jobs and the economy here.
But first, cut congressional salaries, turn the legislature into part time, as they should be spending more time with their constituents (on their own dime). Next cut their staff's. Next, cut their retirement, they should be included in Social Security. Maybe, just maybe they would then put a lockbox on that money and use it for what it is supposed to be used for. And during their time in office they should not be allowed to get speech monies or any of those kinds of perks. They are to be OUR servants. We are not to be their SERFS.
Absolutely Right ON!
Cut aid abroad for country, we need take care our vetrans,
I agree 100%. If it weren't for my VA disability, I'd be on the streets; yet they want to cut military retiree pay - don't try to tell me our disability compensation wouldn't be next! When we took our "job" as soldiers, sailors, etc., it was with the promise of full retirement pay if we spent 20 or more years with honorable service, or compensation if injured or wounded while in service. Now they want to take it all away with such statements as "show me where you were promised that"...I guess it just goes to prove that the word of a government representative (and that is exactly what a recruiter is) is not word a cent!
Congressmen and women - cut your own salaries, decrease the annual retirement salaries you receive and require at least 20 years continued service to your country before you can collect said benefits. Be required to pay into Social Security and if you want government retirement monies, you should have to pay into that program as well. Pay for your medical care at the same rates as our families who have to have Obamacare are required to pay. I could go on, but you get the point.
When statements like this are printed these congressmen and senators just laugh , and say to each other that will never happen.
When statements like this are printed these congressmen and senators just laugh , and say to each other that will never happen.
I totally agree with you. They should not be looking around to see where they can cut everybody else before taking a good look at themselves first. I know in Idaho they are all worth at least a million bucks on paper. They just keep getting richer and richer and we keep getting poorer.
Aid to people who hate the US, Congressional "bennies" and pay/ programs that make no sence to continue/entitlement programs that have grown totally out of control/"Pork" added to almost any bill's passed thru our Congress/ waste/abuse of current funding/ on and on and on!!! Do you mean to tell me with a straight face "Our Leaders Just Don't Know Where To Start" I'm just an ols hillbilly; I can see hundreds of places to cut bloated goverment spending and not "damage the poor" ( which you notice is most of us now!!)
The only way to deal with the defecit / national debt is across the board cuts to all programs, including payrolls and, especially, entitlements plus increased fees and taxes. None of which will happen because every one wants to reduce the defecit and pay off the debt as long as it's with someone elses dime... the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) syndrome. Congress, even those who want to reduce spending don't dare try anything serious because their constituents would skin them alive when they got home. To get a more realistic grasp of the problem I suggest 2 books, "WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?", S Bittle & J Johnson, and "COMMON CENTS" T Penny and M Garrett.
Well said. I'd vote for you!
they should start with their salaries and benefits then cut most if not all foreign aid
they should cut their pay that way they can raise Plenty of money


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The Irish government designated May 17, 2009 as the first National Famine Memorial Day. On that day, Irish people throughout the world remembered and honored the victims of Ireland's Great Hunger – which to this day remains one of the most lethal famines of the modern era. Out of a population of eight-and-a-half million, over one million people died, and approximately two million people emigrated.
The British government chose not to use the resources of that vast empire to prevent suffering and starvation (Ireland had reluctantly been part of the United Kingdom since 1800.) However, one of the remarkable features of the Irish famine was that it was the first national disaster to attract international fundraising activities. These activities cut across traditional divides of religion, nationality, class and gender. Such a response was unprecedented. The first fundraising activities occurred in 1845, following the initial appearance of the potato blight, but most of them took place in the wake of the second and far more devastating failure of the potato crop in 1846. Outside intervention was short-lived, and by 1848 most of the donations had dried up. Sadly, the famine was far from over, with more people dying in 1849 than in 'Black '47.'
Calcutta, India was the first to send money to Ireland, in 1845. The fundraising was initiated by British citizens residing there who believed that their actions would show the Irish people the benefits of being part of the British Empire.
The Calcutta committee was headed by English judge Sir Lawrence Peel and civil servant Sir James Grant and included a number of Irish men and native Indians. The committee appealed to other Europeans residing in India and to the 'native community' to become involved in its philanthropic activities. Moreover, a direct appeal was made to Sir Hugh Gough, a high-ranking soldier in the British Army who was Irish-born. At this time, over forty percent of the British Army serving in India were Irish-born and they gave generously. Indians also gave liberally, donations coming from wealthy Hindus and a number of Indian princes, but also from those who were less well off, including sepoys in the army, and many low-skilled and low-paid Indian servants. Within a few months, the Calcutta Committee had raised £14,000 for the relief of the Irish poor. To oversee the distribution of this money, a team was assembled in Dublin, headed by the Anglican Archbishop, Richard Whately. Most of the money received from India was sent to Connaught in the west of Ireland, some of it being channeled through the local Catholic priests.
Just as relief efforts were getting underway in India, a committee was established in Boston, Massachusetts. In America, perhaps inevitably, famine relief became tied up with demands for Irish political independence, with the committee being formed at the initiative of the local Repeal Association (followers of Daniel O'Connell). Predictably, the food shortages were cited as the most recent example of British misrule and of the failure of the British Empire. At a meeting in early December 1845, at which $750 was raised for the Irish poor, one speaker claimed that, due to "the fatal connection of Ireland with England, the rich grain harvests of the former country are carried off to pay an absentee government and absentee landlords." These fundraising efforts were short-lived, drying up at the beginning of 1846, when it was suspected that reports of the distress had been exaggerated.
There had been potato failures in Ireland before, and consequent food shortages, but they had never lasted for more than one year and in 1846 there was an expectation that the blight had run its course. This, sadly, was not the case. In the summer of 1846, the blight reappeared even more virulently than in the previous year. And it appeared earlier in the harvest period. The impact was devastating and immediate. As early as October, deaths from hunger and famine-related diseases were being reported.
Despite the shortages, the British government decided not to interfere in the marketplace to provide food to the poor Irish, but left food import and distribution to free market forces. Moreover, they allowed foodstuffs – vast amounts of foodstuffs – to be exported from Ireland. Merchants made large profits while people starved. At the same time, public works, which entailed hard physical labor building roads that led nowhere and walls that surrounded nothing, were made the primary form of relief. By the end of 1846, deaths from hunger, exhaustion and famine-related diseases were commonplace. No part of the country, from Belfast to Skibbereen, had escaped.
By the end of 1846, news of the second potato failure was being reported in newspapers throughout the world. The response was immediate. A number of fund-raising committees were established in both Ireland and Britain. One of the most successful and well- respected was the Central Relief Committee of the Society of Friends, which was established in Dublin in November 1846 at the suggestion of Joseph Bewley (a tea and coffee merchant – Bewley's cafés).


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Delors LaMar Morgan, 87, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 at the Country Club Care Center in Warrensburg, Mo. She was born Nov. 9, 1924, in Gypsum, the daughter of Albin and Minnie (Webster) Swalander. She graduated from Gypsum High School in 1942.
Delors worked at Schilling Air Force Base as a secretary for Civil Engineering while receiving training as a court reporter. She then transferred to Strategic Air Command Headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Neb., where she was a court reporter until her retirement in 1987. Upon her retirement, she was awarded the Air Force Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award. After retiring, Delors worked at Budget Rent-A-Car as a professional driver and was a volunteer at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.
Survivors include her cousin and caregiver, Lorraine Miller and husband, Alan, of Warrensburg, Mo.; niece, Carolyn Smith and husband Rick, of Scottsdale, Ariz., and many cousins and friends.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, at Olson's Mortuary, Canton. Burial will be in the Canton Township Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 1 p.m. until service time at the mortuary. A memorial has been established with the Nebraska Humane Society, in care of the mortuary.
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Whoever scheduled the Granite Falls Volunteer Firemen's Dance is somebody who likely:
-completes all of their chores before settling down in the evening to relax;
-views the Godfather Trilogy by always starting with part three;
-eats every single piece of grain cereal in a bowl of Lucky Charms before even thinking of endowing their spoon with a marshmallow.
In other words, whoever scheduled the Firemen's Dance for the very tail end of Ole and Lena Days is somebody who likely saves the best for last.
This Saturday, February 2, the annual Ole and Lena Days celebration will once again be topped off with the Granite Falls Volunteer Firemen's Dance.
The eighth annual rendition of the event, this year's dance will be held from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. at the Prairie's Edge Casino Resort where showgoers will be treated to the music of local fan favorite band, "Iron Horse."
Based out of the Twin Cities and with a self described "eclectic sound that ranges from modern country to classic rock," Iron Horse performed at last year's Firemen's Dance and was also a featured band at the 2011 Western Fest.
"We're a very high energy, modern country band," said Iron Horse vocalist and lead guitarist Pat Higgins. "We like to get people dancing and having a good time. And we really pride ourselves on our vocals."
Iron Horse boasts a total of three lead singers but is fronted by Christina Rayne who made her Nashville recording debut with the album "Who She Ain't" in 2007. A native of Sauk Centre, like all her fellow band members, Rayne hails from Minnesota.
As it has during each of the previous seven years, the annual firemen's dance serves as not just a good time, but also as an important fundraiser for the fire department.
One of roughly three fundraisers held by the volunteer department per year, the proceeds from the event largely goes toward the purchase of equipment ranging from new ladders to thermal imaging devices.
"It is an important fundraiser for us," said Granite Falls Assistant Fire Chief Craig Opdahl. "Hopefully people will support the department by packing the house. We've definitely lined up a group of talented Minnesota musicians who will be ready to rock it."
Part and parcel with the dance, the Fire Department will also hold their annual drawing for a Harley Davidson motorcycle and cash prizes. The drawing will take place at 10:00 p.m. Raffle tickets cost $50 and only 650 will be sold. To purchase a chance at the 2013 FLHR Road King motorcycle, or the $1,850 of cash prizes contact any local firemen, or call (507) 430-6020.
Page 2 of 2 - Tickets to the dance are $5 per person and $10 per couple. To make sure everyone gets home safe after the fun, the fire department has also rented the Heartland Express bus service to transport event-goers to and from the Prairie's Edge free of charge. Call (320) 564-3800 to schedule a ride.
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November 19, 2006
They're rockin' the house of God--and the number of Christian bands right here in the CSRA might surprise you.
It's where gospel meets rock and roll. In this News 12 Special Assignment, we examine the message in their music.
With the lights, the crowds, and the energy, you'd think a Grammy-winning rock star was taking the stage last weekend, when a handful of Christian artists rocked Augusta's Riverwalk and had the James Brown Arena jam-packed.
The lead singer of one local band, the Wave, is both young and trendy and drawing some die-hard devotees.
Ben Woodward runs a local production studio and is capitalizing on catchy, Christian lyrics.
"The music is one thing, but it's the message behind the music that we're really interested in, and touching people's lives and changing people's lives," Ben says.
And perhaps no one's been touched more than Wayne Cheselka. A born again Christian of five years, Wayne used to be a heavy metal junkie.
"Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, all that stuff," he says. "That was the old days."
These days, he's a member of Bikers for Christ, riding this new wave of rock and roll.
"They can come to listen to the music, and sometimes they don't even realize the message that it's laying on their heart because they're listening to the beat of the music or the style of music. Somewhere deep down they're hearing the message," he says.
That message is absorbed and interpreted in different ways because this fan base is uniquely made up of both children and their parents.
But one thing's for sure: spiritual songs in the CSRA are selling.
"And there's some really good talent that's coming forth, and I just can't wait to see what the Christian scene does with this music, because it needs to be heard," Ben says. "It's really, really good stuff."
In South Carolina, there are nine Christian contemporary radio stations, including WAFJ 88.3 FM in Belvedere.
In Georgia, there are eight of these stations.