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Obama, down a notch
Obama opens his speech on the economy saying, "Today I want to take it down a notch" and give a speech that is "a little more detailed, a little longer, with not as many applause lines."
That sounds like a response to McCain's attempts to paint him as a lightweight.
The speech itself, though, doesn't really read (full text after the jump) like a budget document. It's got sharp attacks on Clinton and McCain, along with the familiar (if you're following this stuff) substance of his domestic policy pitch.
Keeping America's Promise
Remarks of Senator Barack Obama
Janesville General Motors Assembly Plant
February 13th, 2008
Embargoed for Delivery
It was nearly a century ago that the first tractor rolled off the assembly line at this plant. The achievement didn't just create a product to sell or profits for General Motors. It led to a shared prosperity enjoyed by all of Janesville. Homes and businesses began to sprout up along Milwaukee and Main Streets. Jobs were plentiful, with wages that could raise a family and benefits you could count on.
Prosperity hasn't always come easily. The plant shut down for a period during the height of the Depression, and major shifts in production have been required to meet the changing times. Tractors became automobiles. Automobiles became artillery shells. SUVs are becoming hybrids as we speak, and the cost of transition has always been greatest for the workers and their families.
But through hard times and good, great challenge and great change, the promise of Janesville has been the promise of America – that our prosperity can and must be the tide that lifts every boat; that we rise or fall as one nation; that our economy is strongest when our middle-class grows and opportunity is spread as widely as possible. And when it's not – when opportunity is uneven or unequal – it is our responsibility to restore balance, and fairness, and keep that promise alive for the next generation. That is the responsibility we face right now, and that is the responsibility I intend to meet as President of the United States.
We are not standing on the brink of recession due to forces beyond our control. The fallout from the housing crisis that's cost jobs and wiped out savings was not an inevitable part of the business cycle. It was a failure of leadership and imagination in Washington – the culmination of decades of decisions that were made or put off without regard to the realities of a global economy and the growing inequality it's produced.
It's a Washington where George Bush hands out billions in tax cuts year after year to the biggest corporations and the wealthiest few who don't need them and don't ask for them – tax breaks that are mortgaging our children's future on a mountain of debt; tax breaks that could've gone into the pockets of the working families who needed them most.
It's a Washington where decades of trade deals like NAFTA and China have been signed with plenty of protections for corporations and their profits, but none for our environment or our workers who've seen factories shut their doors and millions of jobs disappear; workers whose right to organize and unionize has been under assault for the last eight years.
It's a Washington where politicians like John McCain and Hillary Clinton voted for a war in Iraq that should've never been authorized and never been waged – a war that is costing us thousands of precious lives and billions of dollars a week that could've been used to rebuild crumbling schools and bridges; roads and buildings; that could've been invested in job training and child care; in making health care affordable or putting college within reach.
And it's a Washington that has thrown open its doors to lobbyists and special interests who've riddled our tax code with loopholes that let corporations avoid paying their taxes while you're paying more. They've been allowed to write an energy policy that's keeping us addicted to oil when there are families choosing between gas and groceries. They've used money and influence to kill health care reform at a time when half of all bankruptcies are caused by medical bills, and then they've rigged our bankruptcy laws to make it harder to climb out of debt. They don't represent ordinary Americans, they don't fund my campaign, and they won't drown out the voices of working families when I am President.
This is what's been happening in Washington at a time when we have greater income disparity in this country than we've seen since the first year of the Great Depression. At a time when some CEOs are making more in a day than the average workers makes in a year. When the typical family income has dropped by $1,000 over the last seven years. When wages are flat, jobs are moving overseas, and we've never paid more for health care, or energy, or college. It's a time when we've never saved less – barely $400 for the average family last year – and never owed more – an average of $8,000 per family. And it's a time when one in eight Americans now lives in abject poverty right here in the richest nation on Earth.
At a time like this, it's no wonder that the mortgage crisis was the straw that broke the camel's back. The equity that people own in their homes is often their largest source of savings, and as millions upon millions have seen those savings and their home equity decline or disappear altogether, so have their dreams for a better future.
I realize that politicians come before you every election saying that they'll change all this. They lay out big plans and hold events with workers just like this one, because it's popular to do and it's easy to make promises in the heat of a campaign.
But how many times have you been disappointed when everyone goes back to Washington and nothing changes? Because the lobbyists just write another check. Or because politicians start worrying about how they'll win the next election instead of why they should. Because they're focused on who's up and who's down instead of who matters – the worker who just lost his pension; the family that just put up the For Sale sign; the young woman who gets three hours of sleep a night because she works the late shift after a full day of college and still can't afford her sister's medicine.
These are the Americans who need real change – the kind of change that's about more than switching the party in the White House. They need a change in our politics – a leader who can end the division in Washington so we can stop talking about our challenges and start solving them; who doesn't defend lobbyists as part of the system, but sees them as part of the problem; who will carry your voices and your hopes into the White House every single day for the next four years. And that is the kind of President I want to be.
I didn't spend my career in the halls of Washington, I began it in the shadow of a closed steel mill on the South Side of Chicago. We organized churches and community leaders; African-Americans, whites, and Hispanics to lift neighborhoods out of poverty; provide job training to the jobless; and set up after school programs so that kids had a safe place to go while their parents worked.
Those are the voices I carried with me to the Illinois state Senate, where I brought Democrats and Republicans together to expand health insurance to 150,000 children and parents; where I led the fight to provide $100 million in tax relief for working families and the working poor.
They're the voices I carried with me to Washington, where the first bill I introduced was to make college more affordable; where I fought against a bankruptcy bill that made it harder for families to climb out of debt; and where I passed the most sweeping lobbying reform in a generation – reform that forced lobbyists to tell the American people who they're raising money from and who in Congress they're funneling it to.
So when I talk about real change that will make a real difference in the lives of working families – change that will restore balance in our economy and put us on a path to prosperity – it's not just the poll-tested rhetoric of a political campaign. It's the cause of my life. And you can be sure that it will be the cause of my presidency from the very first day I take office.
Now we know that we cannot put up walls around our economy. We know that we cannot reverse the tide of technology that's allowed businesses to send jobs wherever there's an internet connection. We know that government cannot solve all our problems, and we don't expect it to.
But that doesn't mean we have to accept an America of lost opportunity and diminished dreams. Not when we still have the most productive, highly-educated, best-skilled workers in the world. Not when we still stand on the cutting edge of innovation, and science, and discovery. Not when we have the resources and the will of a decent, generous people who are ready to share in the burdens and benefits of a global economy. I am certain that we can keep America's promise – for this generation and the next.
So today, I'm laying out a comprehensive agenda to reclaim our dream and restore our prosperity. It's an agenda that focuses on three broad economic challenges that the next President must address – the current housing crisis; the cost crisis facing the middle-class and those struggling to join it; and the need to create millions of good jobs right here in America– jobs that can't be outsourced and won't disappear.
The first challenge is to stem the fallout from the housing crisis and put in place rules of the road to prevent it from happening again.
A few weeks ago I offered an economic stimulus package based on a simple principle – we should get immediate relief into the hands of people who need it the most and will spend it the quickest. I proposed sending each working family a $500 tax cut and each senior a $250 supplement to their Social Security check. And if the economy gets worse, we should double those amounts.
Neither George Bush nor Hillary Clinton had that kind of immediate, broad-based relief in their original stimulus proposals, but I'm glad that the stimulus package that was recently passed by Congress does. We still need to go further, though, and make unemployment insurance available for a longer period of time and for more Americans who find themselves out of work. We should also provide assistance to state and local governments so that they don't slash critical services like health care or education.
For those Americans who are facing the brunt of the housing crisis, I've proposed a fund that would provide direct relief to victims of mortgage fraud. We'd also help those who are facing closure refinance their mortgages so they can stay in their homes. And I'd provide struggling homeowners relief by offering a tax credit to low- and middle-income Americans that would cover ten percent of their mortgage interest payment every year.
To make sure that folks aren't tricked into purchasing loans they can't afford, I've proposed tough new penalties for those who commit mortgage fraud, and a Home Score system that would allow consumers to compare various mortgage products so that they can find out whether or not they'll be able to afford the payments ahead of time.
The second major economic challenge we have to address is the cost crisis facing the middle-class and the working poor. As the housing crisis spills over into other parts of the economy, we've seen people's entire life savings wiped out in an instant. It's the result of skyrocketing costs, stagnant wages, and disappearing benefits that are pushing more and more Americans towards a debt spiral from which they can't escape. We have to give them a way out by cutting costs, putting more money in their pockets, and rebuilding a safety net that's become badly frayed over the last decades.
One of the principles that John Edwards has passionately advanced is that this country should be rewarding work, not wealth. That starts with our tax code, which has been rigged by lobbyists with page after page of loopholes that benefit big corporations and the wealthiest few. For example, we should not be giving tax breaks to corporations that make their profits in some other country with some other workers. Before she started running for President, Senator Clinton actually voted for this loophole.
I'll change our tax code so that it's simple, fair, and advances opportunity, not the agenda of some lobbyist. I am the only candidate in this race who's proposed a genuine middle-class tax cut that will provide relief to 95% of working Americans. This is a tax cut –paid for in part by closing corporate loopholes and shutting down tax havens – that will offset the payroll tax that working Americans are already paying, and it'll be worth up to $1000 for a working family. We'll also eliminate income taxes for any retiree making less than $50,000 per year, because our seniors are struggling enough with rising costs, and should be able to retire in dignity and respect. Since the Earned Income Tax Credit lifts nearly 5 million Americans out of poverty each year, I'll double the number of workers who receive it and triple the benefit for minimum wage workers. And I won't wait another ten years to raise the minimum wage – I'll guarantee that it keeps pace with inflation every single year so that it's not just a minimum wage, but a living wage. Because that's the change that working Americans need.
My universal health care plan brings down the cost of health care more than any other candidate in this race, and will save the typical family up to $2500 a year on their premiums. Every American would be able to get the same kind of health care that members of Congress get for themselves, and we'd ban insurance companies from denying you coverage because of a pre-existing condition. And the main difference between my plan and Senator Clinton's plan is that she'd require the government to force you to buy health insurance and she said she'd 'go after' your wages if you don't. Well I believe the reason people don't have health care isn't because no one's forced them to buy it, it's because no one's made it affordable – and that's what we'll do when I am President.
If we want to train our workforce for a knowledge economy, it's also time that we brought down the cost of a college education and put it within reach of every American. I know how expense this is. At the beginning of our marriage, Michelle and I were spending more to payoff our college loans than we were on our mortgage. So I'll create a new and fully refundable tax credit worth $4,000 for tuition and fees every year, a benefit that students will get in exchange for community or national service, which will cover two-thirds of the tuition at the average public college or university. And I'll also simplify the financial aid application process so that we don't have a million students who aren't applying for aid because it's too difficult.
With so many mothers and fathers juggling work and parenting, the next cost we have to bring down is the cost of living in a two-income family. I'll expand the child care tax credit for people earning less than $50,000 a year, and I'll double spending on quality afterschool programs. We'll also expand the Family Medical Leave Act to include more businesses and millions more workers; and we'll change a system that's stacked against working women by requiring every employer to provide seven paid sick days a year, so that you can be home with your child if they're sick.
In addition to cutting costs for working families, we also need to help them save more – especially for retirement. That's why we'll require employers to enroll every worker in a direct deposit retirement account that places a small percentage of each paycheck into savings. You can keep this account even if you change jobs, and the federal government will match the savings for lower-income, working families.
Finally, we need to help families who find themselves in a debt spiral climb out. Since so many who are struggling to keep up with their mortgages are now shifting their debt to credit cards, we have to make sure that credit cards don't become the next stage in the housing crisis. To make sure that Americans know what they're signing up for, I'll institute a five-star rating system to inform consumers about the level of risk involved in every credit card. And we'll establish a Credit Card Bill of Rights that will ban unilateral changes to a credit card agreement; ban rate changes to debt that's already incurred; and ban interest on late fees. Americans need to pay what they owe, but they should pay what's fair, not what fattens profits for some credit card company.
The same principle should apply to our bankruptcy laws. When I first arrived in the Senate, I opposed the credit card industry's bankruptcy bill that made it harder for working families to climb out of debt. Five years earlier, Senator Clinton had supported a nearly identical bill. And during a debate a few weeks back, she said that even though she voted for it, she was glad it didn't pass. Now, I know those kind of antics might make sense in Washington, but they don't make much sense anywhere else, and they certainly don't make sense for working families who are struggling under the weight of their debt.
When I'm President, we'll reform our bankruptcy laws so that we give Americans who find themselves in debt a second chance. I'll close the loophole that allows investors with multiple homes to renegotiate their mortgage in bankruptcy court, but not victims of predatory lending. We'll make sure that if you can demonstrate that you went bankrupt because of medical expenses, then you can relieve that debt and get back on your feet. And I'll make sure that CEOs can't dump your pension with one hand while they collect a bonus with the other. That's an outrage, and it's time we had a President who knows it's an outrage.
Those are the steps we can take to ease the cost crisis facing working families. But we still need to make sure that families are working. We need to maintain our competitive edge in a global by ensuring that plants like this one stay open for another hundred years, and shuttered factories re-open as new industries that promise new jobs. And we need to put more Americans to work doing jobs that need to be done right here in America.
For years, we have stood by while our national infrastructure has crumbled and decayed. In 2005, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave it a D, citing problems with our airports, dams, schools, highways, and waterways. One out of three urban bridges were classified as structurally deficient, and we all saw the tragic results of what that could mean in Minnesota last year. Right here in Wisconsin, we know that $500 million of freight will come through this state by 2020, and if we do not have the infrastructure to handle it, we will not get the business.
For our economy, our safety, and our workers, we have to rebuild America. I'm proposing a National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank that will invest $60 billion over ten years. This investment will multiply into almost half a trillion dollars of additional infrastructure spending and generate nearly two million new jobs – many of them in the construction industry that's been hard hit by this housing crisis. The repairs will be determined not by politics, but by what will maximize our safety and homeland security; what will keep our environment clean and our economy strong. And we'll fund this bank by ending this war in Iraq. It's time to stop spending billions of dollars a week trying to put Iraq back together and start spending the money on putting America back together instead.
It's also time to look to the future and figure out how to make trade work for American workers. I won't stand here and tell you that we can – or should – stop free trade. We can't stop every job from going overseas. But I also won't stand here and accept an America where we do nothing to help American workers who have lost jobs and opportunities because of these trade agreements. And that's a position of mine that doesn't change based on who I'm talking to or the election I'm running in.
You know, in the years after her husband signed NAFTA, Senator Clinton would go around talking about how great it was and how many benefits it would bring. Now that she's running for President, she says we need a time-out on trade. No one knows when this time-out will end. Maybe after the election.
I don't know about a time-out, but I do know this – when I am President, I will not sign another trade agreement unless it has protections for our environment and protections for American workers. And I'll pass the Patriot Employer Act that I've been fighting for ever since I ran for the Senate – we will end the tax breaks for companies who ship our jobs overseas, and we will give those breaks to companies who create good jobs with decent wages right here in America.
I believe that we can create millions of those jobs around a clean, renewable energy future. A few hours northeast of here is the city of Manitowoc [MAN-a-ta-WOC]. For over a century, it was the home of Mirro manufacturing – a company that provided thousands of jobs and plenty of business. In 2003, Mirro closed its doors for good after losing thousands of jobs to Mexico.
But in the last few years, something extraordinary has happened. Thanks to the leadership of Governor Doyle and Mayor Kevin Crawford, Manitowoc has re-trained its workers and attracted new businesses and new jobs. Orion Energy Systems works with companies to reduce their electricity use and carbon emissions. And Tower Tech is now making wind turbines that are being sold all over the world. Hundreds of people have found new work, and unemployment has been cut in half.
This can be America's future. I know that General Motors received some bad news yesterday, and I know how hard your Governor has fought to keep jobs in this plant. But I also know how much progress you've made – how many hybrids and fuel-efficient vehicles you're churning out. And I believe that if our government is there to support you, and give you the assistance you need to re-tool and make this transition, that this plant will be here for another hundred years. The question is not whether a clean energy economy is in our future, it's where it will thrive. I want it to thrive right here in the United States of America; right here in Wisconsin; and that's the future I'll fight for as your President.
My energy plan will invest $150 billion over ten years to establish a green energy sector that will create up to 5 million new jobs over the next two decades – jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced. We'll also provide funding to help manufacturers convert to green technology and help workers learn the skills they need for these jobs.
We know that all of this must be done in a responsible way, without adding to the already obscene debt that has grown by four trillion dollars under George Bush. We know that we cannot build our future on a credit card issued by the bank of China. And that is why I've paid for every element of this economic agenda – by ending a war that's costing us billions, closing tax loopholes for corporations, putting a price on carbon pollution, and ending George Bush's tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of Americans.
In the end, this economic agenda won't just require new money. It will require a new spirit of cooperation and innovation on behalf of the American people. We will have to learn more, and study more, and work harder. We'll be called upon to take part in shared sacrifice and shared prosperity. And we'll have to remind ourselves that we rise and fall as one nation; that a country in which only a few prosper is antithetical to our ideals and our democracy; and that those of us who have benefited greatly from the blessings of this country have a solemn obligation to open the doors of opportunity, not just for our children, but to all of America's children.
That is the spirit that's thrived in Janesville from the moment that first tractor came off the assembly line so many years ago. It's the spirit that led my grandmother to her own assembly line during World War II, and my grandfather to march in Patton's Army. When that war ended, they were given the chance to go to college on the GI Bill, to buy a house from the Federal Housing Authority, and to give my mother the chance to go to the best schools and dream as big as the Kansas sky. Even though she was a single mom who didn't have much, it's the same chance she gave me, and why I'm standing here today.
It's a promise that's been passed down through the ages; one that each generation of Americans is called to keep – that we can raise our children in a land of boundless opportunity, broad prosperity, and unyielding possibility. That is the promise we must keep in our time, and I look forward to working and fighting to make it real as President of the United States. Thank you.


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What: Haiti Ascent Mountain Bike Stage Race
When: Jan.30-Feb.2
Where: Haiti
More info or to donate: http://mtbayiti.org/
O n Monday, Boulder-based professional mountain bike racer Sonya Looney could barely see on her ride as she pushed through huge, falling snowflakes and temperatures in the 20s.
On Wednesday, she'll get off a plane in sunny Haiti to ride her bike, where temperatures are expected to hang in the 90s.
Looney says she's guessing the weather won't be the only difference between her two rides. She's racing in the first-ever cycling event in Haiti -- the Haiti Ascent Mountain Bike Stage Race, Wednesday through Saturday --created by the group MTB Ayiti to promote adventure tourism and help bolster the Haitian economy.
"I can't wait to go and show it's an amazing place and they fell on some hard times, and just like everybody else they're going to rise up," Looney said. "It's cool as a mountain biker to go and do something that's going to make the world a better place."
The race will help develop a mountain bike ecosystem throughout Haiti as a means of growing the local economy, said Steve Zdawczynski, a Denver-based photographer, mountain biker and one of the event's organizers.
Zdawczynski said MTB Ayiti wants to establish Haiti as an adventure tourism destination -- anything from mountain biking to surfing and diving.
The four-day race should itself contribute more than $200,000 to the local economy, Zdawczynski said. After the January 2010 earthquake destroyed much of country, Zdawczynski said, Haiti could really use it.
"Haiti is in a place where they need people to invest in Haiti," Zdawczynski said. "To rise out of its impoverished third-world status, the economy needs to be bolstered."
On Wednesday, 35 cyclists, including 15 Haitians, will begin the four-day stage race starting with two days of community building. Participants will help install more than 100 miles of permanent course markers to create a lasting trail system in Haiti for when the MTB Ayiti crew leaves.
The team will also train Haitian citizens how to repair bicycles, and leave behind two donated mobile bike repair stations.
"The goal of the whole project is to plant the seed to establish adventure tourism in Haiti with mountain bikes being the start," Zdawczynski said. "We're trying to train them. The end goal will be for someday Haitians to take over this race themselves."
Zdawczynski said the race will mark the first international sporting event of any kind in Haiti. He added that most of the Haitian stage race participants have never ridden a bicycle before.
After the first two days of community building, the race starts in downtown Port au Prince, at the site of the National Palace -- which was damaged by the earthquake in January 2010 and torn down in late 2012.
The course will take cyclists on a dirt road hill climb, about 2,700 vertical feet. They'll travel through La Visite National Park (about 10,000 vertical feet) before descending toward Marigot, a beachfront town on the southern side of the peninsula, just in time for Haitian Carnival, Zdawczynski says.
Looney will be joined "celebrity ex-pros" Hans Rey and Marla Streb, Zdawczynski said, who might challenge her for the win. On her personal Facebook page, Streb wrote that she's excited to learn about an "incredible" culture.
For Looney, the race isn't really about beating ex-pros or winning in another country, she said.
"It's about supporting a different country that needs it the most," she said.
--Follow Sarah Kuta on Twitter: @SarahKuta.

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BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Andy Murray needed three sets to advance and second-seed Milos Raonic lost Thursday at the Brisbane International tennis tournament.
Murray, who is the defending champion of the event, slipped past qualifier John Millman 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, Millman forced 10 break points on Murray but was able to finish off only two, both in the second set.
Murray lost as many points on serve in the second set -- 18 -- as he did in the first and third sets combined.
Grigor Dimitrov was on the court just 61 minutes in dispatching Raonic 6-3, 6-4. He lost 11 points in 10 games serving and saved both break points he faced while posting a break in each set.
Also Thursday, seventh-seeded Jurgen Melzer got by David Goffin 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) and Denis Istomin edged Lleyton Hewitt 7-5, 7-5.
Murray draws Istomin in Friday's quarterfinals while fourth-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov plays No. 5-seed Kei Nishikori in the other match in the top half of the draw. Melzer goes against Dimitrov and third-seeded Gilles Simon meets Marcos Baghdatis in the other quarterfinals.


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A college-town ordinance that has spared marijuana users from jail is being used as model for a Missouri proposal that would let small-time pot smokers perform community service instead of being sent to the slammer.
Legislation outlined Thursday by Democratic Reps. Chris Kelly and Rory Ellinger still would charge people with a crime for possessing marijuana. But some offenders could have their convictions removed from their record by fulfilling the terms of their softened sentences.
A similar model has been in place for eight years in Columbia, which is the home of the University of Missouri.
Under current Missouri law, people convicted of possessing less than 35 grams of marijuana can be sentenced to up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine
The legislation would limit fines for such violations to $250, prohibit incarceration and state that violators should not have their driving license suspended. It also would bar police from arresting people caught with small amounts of marijuana, instead directing law officers to issue a summons to appear in court.
Ellinger, a St. Louis criminal defense attorney, said the legislation would help people with marijuana convictions in their youth get jobs later by not having to disclose the conviction.
"You are free to start over again," he said.
Columbia attorney Dan Viets, who is chairman of Show-Me Cannabis Regulation, said the Columbia program has been working well. Viets was joined at the news conference by former Columbia prosecutor Marcia Bower, who also praised the city's reduced marijuana penalties.
When asked whether removing prison sentences would eliminate a crime deterrent, Kelly said deterrence already has failed.
"We spend so much money and we make no difference as to the use, and what we do is we ruin hundreds of thousands of people's lives," said Kelly, D-Columbia.
People would not qualify for the lighter sentences under the House bill if they have been found guilty of a felony in the past 10 years, or if they have received two or more convictions for marijuana possession in the past five years.
In a House chamber controlled by a two-thirds Republican majority, Democratic bills often don't fare well. At a Thursday news conference, House Speaker Tim Jones said marijuana legislation hasn't been an issue on which he's focused but that he would reserve judgment on the proposal.


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Transparent Style, See-Through Risks
Transparency was Spring 2013's strongest trend. See-thru clothing, shoes and accessories were all over the runways and retailers loved it. The look offers a gorgeous new dimension to fashion but presents some challenges for shoppers. Christina Binkley joins Lunch Break with details. Photo: AP.
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Reviewed By Dana S (Concord, NC) Reviewed for a 2001 Mercury Sable —5/14/2016 7:15 AM
These were easily installed, less than an hour. The color match is so close, I did not have to cover the head-rests. There was one small issue, the drivers seat does not allow for the lumbar support adjustment in front. Since this has never been used, it is not an issue for us but might be for another driver.


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A Romantic West Berlin Kitchen
This Green Tour from 2011 is one of my all-time favorite tours on Apartment Therapy. The airy home, located on the top floor of a 19th century apartment building in West Berlin, has a wonderful selection of both period accent pieces and modern furnishings. But it's the kitchen that really makes me swoon.
As Celeste writes:
A sense of preservation mingles with an air of progress in elegant rooms arranged sparingly with fine antiques. Surely museum-worthy, this lovingly amassed trove doesn't feel heavy with time. Instead, a vibrant creativity characterizes Noemi's artful displays. Beautiful old pieces are often re-purposed, or placed in unusual places to create an element of surprise. A Victorian dress form adds whimsy to the kitchen—perhaps a tribute to the maids who once lived in these former servants' quarters (In Berlin, the well to do families lived in the front houses, while the back houses were reserved for staff)... A hand painted cabinet dating from the 1830s holds dishes in Noemi's modern kitchen...
Read More: Noemi's Romantic Biedermeier Apartment in Berlin | Apartment Therapy
Related: Liz's Tiny Yet Well-Edited Rental Kitchen
(Images: Celeste Sunderland | Apartment Therapy)


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A person familiar with the decision tells the Associated Press that Auburn has hired Gus Malzahn as head coach head football coach. Malzahn will be introduced later Tuesday, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the school had not announced the hire.
Auburn has hired Gus Malzahn as coach to replace Gene Chizik, who was fired after a 49-0 loss to archrival Alabama that completed a 3-9 season.
Malzahn was the offensive coordinator during the Tigers' national championship run in 2010 and spent this season at Arkansas State in his first college head coaching position. He led the Red Wolves to a 9-3 record, a Sun Belt Conference title and a berth in the GoDaddy.com Bowl.
"I'm grateful for the opportunity to become the head football coach at Auburn University. It's an outstanding institution with a storied football program that I had the pleasure of experiencing first-hand for three years," Malzahn said in an official release from Auburn. "I deeply appreciate the confidence that (president) Dr. (Jay) Gogue, (athletic director) Jay Jacobs and the search committee had in my ability to turn this program around and to bring Auburn back to national prominence. This is a homecoming for me, and I look forward to being reunited with the Auburn family."
Tuscaloosa News sources indicated that Auburn also received permission to speak with University of Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart and interviewed the 36-year-old assistant coach Monday, along with several other candidates, including Malzahn. According to those sources, Smart was not extended a formal offer for the job.
Smart will be among the nation's most sought-after assistant coaches this winter as searches continue at a number of BCS conference programs.
Smart's name was linked to multiple job openings last winter, including Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Southern Miss.
This season, Smart's defense finished No.1 in the NCAA in rush defense and No. 2 in scoring defense at 10.7 points allowed per game. Smart earned $950,000 in 2012, making him among the nation's highest-paid assistant coaches. He earned $850,000 in 2011. Last month, Smart was named the American Football Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year, his second national assistant of the year honor since 2009.
Smart's name has not been linked to any openings other than Auburn's, but some of the more prominent head coaching vacancies include Colorado, Purdue, California and Tennessee.
Louisville coach Charlie Strong has emerged as the top candidate in Tennessee's search for a new head football coach, ESPN's Chris Low reported Tuesday.
The Tennessee search appeared to be focusing on Strong and Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy.
Nothing has been finalized, Low reported, and Louisville is expected to do what it can to keep Strong, who guided the Cardinals to a Big East Conference championship and an Allstate Sugar Bowl berth this season.
When asked Monday whether he could say definitively that he would be back at Louisville next season, Strong said, "I will say that at the right time."
Arkansas also secured a new coach Tuesday, hiring Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema. Bielema will take over a program that stumbled from scandal into an awful season that had begun with hopes of challenging for a national championship.
Bielema's deal is for six years, paying $3.2 million annually, according to a person familiar with the situation, which was first reported by Yahoo Sports.
"He's the guy (athletic director) Jeff (Long) was after all along," another source told The Associated Press. "It's hard to get these coaches to sit still."
Malzahn will return to Auburn with his fast-paced, no-huddle offensive style that quarterback Cam Newton operated to perfection two seasons ago.
The Tigers had the nation's 115th-ranked offense last season, averaging 305 yards per game. The Red Wolves were ranked 19th in total yards.
"We are tremendously excited that Gus Malzahn will be our next head football coach," Jacobs said in the release. "Coach Malzahn was the clear unanimous choice of our search committee, and I am pleased that Dr. Gogue has accepted our recommendation. This is a great day for Auburn football and Auburn University.
"Gus Malzahn is a proven winner," Jacobs said. "He is without question one of the brightest minds in college football, and he has won everywhere he has been. Coach Malzahn knows what it takes to build a championship program in the Southeastern Conference. He knows our state and region, and he understands what it will take to turn our program around. Coach Malzahn will also be an outstanding ambassador for Auburn University, and that was important to the committee."
Auburn owes more than $11 million in buyouts to Chizik and his coaching staff. Malzahn's contract and salary information were not immediately available.
The NCAA has also been investigating the recruitment of signee Jovon Robinson, who was ruled ineligible after a guidance counselor admitted to creating a fake transcript.
The Tigers badly struggled in a transition to Scot Loeffler's pro-style last season, starting three quarterbacks.
Auburn was ranked in the top seven in rushing, total and scoring offense in 2010, and Newton won the Heisman Trophy in his lone season out of the junior college ranks. It was the Tigers' first national title since 1957.
Without Newton, the Tigers slipped to 100th in total offense in 2011 and then fell even further.
The hiring reunites Malzahn with the quarterback he recruited out of Arkansas. Kiehl Frazier was benched last season after struggling as the starter. He was USA Today's national offensive player of the year as a high school senior.
Malzahn had been earning $1.3 million a year for the Tigers after interviewing with Vanderbilt after the national championship season. He took a substantial pay cut to join the head coaching ranks with the Sun Belt Conference team.
Malzahn also made a couple of decisions with players that didn't pan out. Tailback Mike Dyer transferred from Auburn — where he was suspended — to Arkansas State. He was dismissed in July after a state trooper found marijuana and a gun in a car that the national title game MVP was driving.
Sports writer Chase Goodbread contributed to this report.


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By Chad Waller, NAIA Director of Communications & Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Quentin Benning of Friends (Kan.) has been honored as the NAIA National Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of The Week and Jordan Reeher of Concordia (Ore.) has been named the NAIA National Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of The Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Benning and Reeher were selected based on their performances from March 26 - April 1.
Benning, a senior from San Antonio, Texas, earned medalist honors in three events and second-place status in the discus throw (143' 7"). At the Friends University Enduro Classic from March 30 - 31, his toss of 52' 1 ¾" took first among 15 competitors and also placed him eighth on the NAIA season chart. In the javelin, Benning (pictured top right) hit a mark of 180' 6" for top honors and also was first in the hammer (128' 11").
Reeher, a freshman from Prineville, Ore., was part of a record-breaking effort at the NCAA Division III Willamette (Ore.) Invite on March 31. He was a member of the 1,600-meter relay team that smashed a 32-year old Charles Bowles Track stadium record (3:17.09), while winning the event. That effort also set a school record by more than two full seconds. He also automatically qualified in the 400-meter hurdles with a first-place time of 53.35. That mark is good for second on the NAIA season list and third in Concordia's record book.
Track Nominees: Ross Harlan, Oklahoma Baptist; Trevor Tucker, Indiana East; Nathan Swanson, Corban (Ore.); Ramiro Garcia, Texas Wesleyan; Adrian Porter, Friends (Kan.); Clarence Anderson, Ottawa (Kan.); Nick Hampton, College of Idaho; Kirk Wilson, Shorter (Ga.); Austin Jacobs, Evangel (Mo.); Matt Porter, Northwest (Wash.); Dominick Eastman, Tabor (Kan.); Silas Kisorio, Oklahoma Christian; Alex Alvarex, Grand View (Iowa); Gregory Turner, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Trent Roemmich, Jamestown (N.D.); David Baker, St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.); Chase Wiedel, Kansas Wesleyan; Jeremy Gathright, Baker (Kan.); Jamal Murphy, Bacone (Okla.); Garret Ehlers, Morningside (Iowa); Gabriel Green, William Penn (Iowa); Brian Bragg, Eastern Oregon; Philiph Tonui, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Clyde Young, Langston (Okla.); Ryan Meyer, William Woods (Mo.); Evans Kirwa, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Grant Curran, Georgetown (Ky.); Brandon Reynard, Indiana Tech; Ethan Naylor, Indiana Wesleyan; Zach Widner, Siena Heights (Mich.); Alex Xavier, Warner (Fla.); Avery Singleton, South Carolina Beaufort; Sam Housh, Doane (Neb.); Takudzwa Mhlanga, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Garrett South, Warner Pacific (Ore.); Travis Price, Great Falls (Mont.); Sean Smith, St. Francis (Ill.); Sam Acheampong, Briar Cliff (Iowa); Eric Kinman, Union (Ky.); John Gilbertson , The Master's (Calif.); P.j. Randles, Campbellsville (Ky.).
Field Nominees: Andy Peffer, Oklahoma Baptist; Josiah Lemons, Indiana East; Jacob Ybarra, Corban (Ore.); Lawrence Pope, Texas Wesleyan; Max Brown, Ottawa (Kan.); Andre Archer, College of Idaho; Trebor Holmes, Shorter (Ga.); Luke Fischer, Northwest (Wash.); Matt Webster, Concordia (Ore.); Brandon Jackson, Oklahoma Christian; Brian Pankey, St. Louis Pharmacy (Mo.); Robert Nelson, Jamestown (N.D.); Jason Cogswell, Davenport (Mich.); Emanuel Wiley, Bacone (Okla.); Kevin Ellingson, Oregon Tech; Cody Hill, William Penn (Iowa); Justin Ludwikowski, Ashford (Iowa); Santigo Jackson, Langston (Okla.); Keith Arutoff, Georgetown (Ky.); Monte Willett, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); John Anderson, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Anthony Stockton, William Woods (Mo.); Darrian Mikell, Indiana Wesleyan; Kj Meyer, Siena Heights (Mich.); Herb Gary, Indiana Tech; Cody Stephens, Warner (Fla.); Prashant Robinson, South Carolina Beaufort; Joshua Kles, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Mauro Parnell, Doane (Neb.); Logan Norton, Cornerstone (Mich.); Josh Barry, St. Francis (Ill.); Andrew Johnston, Union (Ky.); Raheem Cowan, Briar Cliff (Iowa); Ethan DeJongh, Fresno Pacific (Calif.); Matt Huseman, Northwestern (Iowa); P.j. Randles, Campbellsville (Ky.).
2012 Composite Award Winners (Outdoor Track / Outdoor Field)
Week 1: Leon Robinson, Embry-Riddle (Fla.) / Brandon Jackson, Oklahoma Christian
Week 2: Kennedy Kithuka, Wayland Baptist (Texas) / Nate Moses, Concordia (Ore.)
Week 3: Jordan Reeher, Concordia (Ore.) / Quentin Benning, Friends (Kan.)


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Seriously Extreme: Rep. Bachmann's Journey To GOP Presidential Candidate
Today, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) formally announced that she is seeking the Republican presidential nomination at an event in Iowa. In a field of lackluster candidates, Bachmann is an unabashedly polarizing figure whose statements, agenda, and policy positions are not only often factually inaccurate but are also frequently imbued with extreme, hateful, homophobic and even violent rhetoric. The fact that she is considered a viable representation of the Republican party sends a stark message about the toxicity of the GOP in 2012. Often the Affordable Care Act's most apoplectic opponent, Bachmann has suggested that health care reform will result in "death panels" as well as "school-based sex clinics," and that it could allow a 13-year-old girl can be taken to an abortion clinic during a school day to "have their abortion, be back and go home on the school bus that night...mom and dad are never the wiser." She has rallied those against the Affordable Care Act to stand together, saying, "What we have to do today is make a covenant, to slit our wrists, be blood brothers on this thing." She has used such extreme rhetoric to oppose other policies as well, calling the federal tax code a "weapon of mass destruction" and referring to Wall Street reform as "thuggish." Additionally, Bachmann has proposed eliminating the minimum wage and cutting billions from veterans' benefits. She also voted against a bill providing for 9/11 first responders' health care and then bragged about it, calling it "new spending." Michele Bachmann's increasing legitimacy as a presidential contender speaks volumes about the atmosphere within the Republican party today.
Extreme Rhetoric: Warnings Of "Re-Education Camps" And "A Nation Of Slaves"
Bachmann Warned Of Government-Created "Re-Education Camps For Young People." According to the Minnesota Independent: "U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she fears the Obama administration will create 're-education camps for young people, where young people have to go and get trained in a philosophy that the government puts forward and then they have to go to work in some of these politically correct forums.'" [Minnesota Independent, 4/6/09]
Bachmann Called The Federal Tax Code A "Weapon Of Mass Destruction." According to the Minnesota Independent: "Rep. Michele Bachmann was on a tear: In one of her most fiery stump speeches to date, the tea party leader told a South Carolina audience that the tax code was a 'weapon of mass destruction,' that President Obama is 'babying' terrorists, that the rich pay too much in taxes, that social issues like marriage and abortion cannot be put on the 'back burner,' and that Fox News' Glenn Beck can solve America's budget deficit." [Minnesota Independent, 2/21/11]
Bachmann Warned We May Be "Turning Our Country Into A Nation Of Slaves." According to the Colorado Independent: "'We are determined to live free or not at all. And we are resolved that posterity shall never reproach us with having brought slaves into the world,' Bachmann read from founding father John Jay, ending her reading with the statement, 'We will talk a little bit about what has transpired in the last 18 months and would we count what has transpired into turning our country into a nation of slaves.'" [Colorado Independent, 7/10/10]
Bachmann Linked The U.S. Census Bureau To WWII Internment Camps. According to a Talking Points Memo:
During an interview this morning on Fox News, Bachmann mostly focused on the danger of her personal information falling into the hands of the dreaded menace ACORN. But at one point, she made a very interesting appeal to history:
"Take this into consideration. If we look at American history, between 1942 and 1947, the data that was collected by the Census Bureau was handed over to the FBI and other organizations at the request of President Roosevelt, and that's how the Japanese were rounded up and put into the internment camps," said Bachmann. "I'm not saying that that's what the Administration is planning to do, but I am saying that private personal information that was given to the Census Bureau in the 1940s was used against Americans to round them up, in a violation of their constitutional rights, and put the Japanese in internment camps." [Talking Points Memo, 6/25/09]
Bachmann Suggested Democrats Are To Blame For Flu Epidemics. According to an interview with Pajamas Media, reported by Talking Points Memo: "'I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out then under another Democrat president Jimmy Carter,' said Bachmann. 'And I'm not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it's an interesting coincidence.' As the Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages points out, Bachmann has the 1970s flu outbreak all wrong. It happened in 1976 when Gerald Ford was in office." [Talking Points Memo, 4/28/09]
Bachmann Speculated Democrats Want To Sabotage Her And Sarah Palin To Make Sure The First Woman President Is A Democrat. During a Mike Gallagher radio interview, Bachmann stated: "Also with women politicians, they want to make sure no women, no woman becomes president before a Democrat woman, and so they're doing everything they can to, I think, sabotage women like Sarah Palin, perhaps women like myself, or similarly situated women, to make sure that we don't have a prominent national voice. But the thing is, the people in our country, they don't care who the voice is, they just want someone, they want to know that someone is speaking out for them against what will certainly bring about the destruction of our great country if we continue to go down the Obama path." [The Mike Gallagher Show, 9/4/09, via Political Correction]
Bachmann Suggested People Who Oppose Waterboarding Are Defending Terrorists. From Talking Points Memo:
During an appearance last night on The O'Reilly Factor, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Bill O'Reilly tried to sort out just why liberals seem to be so up in arms about former President George W. Bush's authorization of waterboarding.
"He protected us. He had to dunk these three guys. And he did, and he got information. And, we captured a whole bunch of really bad, bad people from it," said O'Reilly. "Could he have gotten it another way? Maybe, maybe, okay? But, he had guys sitting there, he had psychiatrists sitting there, he had medical doctors sitting there. So, to me, I would have done the same thing. But to hear the left, this is the worst thing the United States has ever done, we're a terrible country for doing it. Why? Why are they doing this?"
Bachmann then replied sternly: "Well, it almost seems as though they need to come up with some sort of a case to defend the people who are making this action, the radical terrorist. And here, take a look at the terrorists who have beheaded people like Daniel Pearl. They don't think twice about that." [Talking Points Memo, 12/10/10, emphasis added]
Bachmann Called Wall Street Reform "Thuggish." During an interview on Fox News' Hannity, Bachmann stated: "But the main thing right now really is the government takeover of private industry and we're seeing that in one sector after another. And the worst is this new financial regulation bill where the federal government wants to decide who will get credit in the future in the United States. They want to decide when a bank teller in Peoria, Illinois will make and they also want to give permanent bailout authority to the federal government and bypass Congress. That is the federal government coming in in a real thuggish way, if you will, and taking over the boardrooms of private industry." [Hannity, 4/19/10, via FoxNews.com]
Bachmann Called Auto Bailouts "Gangster Government." According to the Minnesota Independent: "Rep. Michele Bachmann took to the floor of the House of Representatives twice Tuesday, likening the United States to the Titanic and lambasting 'gangster government' for meddling in carmakers' affairs - though she boasts on her Web site of doing the same auto dealership-advocacy she decries Democrats for." [Minnesota Independent, 6/10/11]
Bachmann Called Planned Parenthood "The LensCrafters Of Big Abortion." According to Roll Call:
Bachmann recently launched into a screed against Planned Parenthood, calling it "the LensCrafters of big abortion." She apparently used the metaphor to imply that Planned Parenthood was a ubiquitous, one-stop shop that makes its services convenient - just like LensCrafters, which offers eye exams and prescription glasses on the fly.
But LensCrafters didn't like the comparison. A company spokeswoman tells HOH that it contacted Bachmann's office Tuesday asking that she stop using its name. "She's using our name without our knowledge or permission," says Julie Maslov, communications director for Luxottica Retail, LensCrafters' parent company. [Roll Call, 4/13/11]
Extreme Policy Positions: 9/11 First Responders And Energy-Saving Light Bulbs
Bachmann Bragged About Voting Against 9/11 First Responders' Health Care Bill. According to a press release from Rep. Bachmann: "The heroes who responded on 9/11 deserve to be made whole, but the measure which passed the House today falls short, and that's why I voted against it. This bill will create an expensive new federal program without proper oversight to ensure that taxpayer funds are spent correctly. It also extends and expands the Victims Compensation Fund (VCF), which was established by Congress just eight days after the tragic September 11th attacks." [Bachmann.House.gov, 12/22/10]
Bachmann Thinks Energy-Saving Light Bulbs Are A "Very Real Threat To Children, Disabled People, Pets, Senior Citizens." From Rolling Stone: "[Bachmann] launched a fierce campaign against compact fluorescent lights, claiming that the energy-saving bulbs contain mercury and pose a 'very real threat to children, disabled people, pets, senior citizens.'" [Rolling Stone, 6/22/11]
Bachmann: "I Want People In Minnesota Armed And Dangerous On This Issue Of Energy Tax." According to Talking Points Memo:
Bachmann appeared over the weekend on the First Team radio show with John Hinderaker and Brian Ward, speaking about the horrible stuff that the Democrats are doing: "I'm a foreign correspondent on enemy lines and I try to let everyone back here in Minnesota know exactly the nefarious activities that are taking place in Washington."
Bachmann also spoke out against the cap-and-trade proposals currently making their way through Washington, and how she'll be distributing information against it at an upcoming event in the district. "I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax, because we need to fight back," said Bachmann. "Thomas Jefferson told us, having a revolution every now and then is a good thing. And the people - we the people - are going to have to fight back hard if we're not going to lose our country." [Talking Points Memo, 3/23/09]
Bachmann Proposed Cutting $4.5 Billion From Veterans' Benefits. According to the Air Force Times: "Tea party favorite Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., has unveiled a plan for cutting $400 billion in federal spending that includes freezing Veterans Affairs Department health care spending and cutting veterans' disability benefits. Her proposed VA budget cuts would account for $4.5 billion of the savings included in the plan, posted on her official House of Representatives website." [Air Force Times, 1/28/11]
Bachmann Argued Eliminating The Minimum Wage Would Result In Universal Employment. According to the New York Times: "Ms. Bachmann, who was born and raised in Anoka, Garrison Keillor's hometown, is technically a daughter of Lake Wobegon, but there the resemblance ends. She holds a law degree from Oral Roberts University. As a Minnesota state legislator, she spoke out against the minimum wage, arguing that eliminating it would result in universal employment." [New York Times, 9/24/06]
Bachmann's Vision Of Health Care Reform: Death Panels, Abortion Field Trips, And School Sex Clinics
Bachmann: "Death Panels" Will "Decide What We Can And Can't Get In Future Health Insurance Policy." During an interview on Glenn Beck's radio show, Bachmann stated: "Well, anything is possible. It'll be very difficult. Also, we're just reading this morning, Chris, that Harry Reid slipped in a provision that made it virtually impossible to repeal part of this legislation. And it's the part dealing with the Medicare Advisory Board -- what many people have labeled the death panels -- because these unelected bureaucracies will decide what we can and can't get in future health insurance policy. That's why they're called death panels. And in that particular part of the legislation, Harry Reid writes that we're not allowed to repeal these boards. I think that may be subject to a constitutional attack." [The Glenn Beck Program, 12/23/09, via Political Correction]
Bachmann Warned Health Care Reform Could Set Up Abortion Field Trips And School-Based Sex Clinics. From MinnPost.com:
In a speech on the House floor yesterday, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., claimed that that health-care reform bills would establish school "sex clinics," which would exclude parents from their children's health decisions, including abortion.
"What does that mean?" Bachmann said. "It means that parents will never know what kind of counsel and treatment that their children are receiving. As a matter of fact, the bill goes on to say what's going to go on - comprehensive primary health services, physicals, treatment of minor acute medical conditions, referrals to follow-up for specialty care."
"Is that abortion?" Bachmann continued. "Does that mean that someone's 13-year old daughter could walk into a sex clinic, have a pregnancy test done, be taken away to the local Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, have their abortion, be back, and go home on the school bus that night? Mom and dad are never the wiser. They don't know any different." [MinnPost.com, 10/1/09, emphasis added]
Bachmann: To Oppose Health Care Reform We Must "Make A Covenant, To Slit Our Wrists, Be Blood Brothers." According to the Colorado Independent: "In a fiery speech that had her conservative Colorado audience cheering, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann railed against the dangers of health care reform and other Democratic initiatives, warning the proposals 'have the strength to destroy this country forever.' 'This cannot pass,' the Minnesota Republican told a crowd at a Denver gathering sponsored by the Independence Institute. 'What we have to do today is make a covenant, to slit our wrists, be blood brothers on this thing. This will not pass. We will do whatever it takes to make sure this doesn't pass.'" [Colorado Independent, 8/31/09]
Bachmann: The Affordable Care Act "Includes Illegal Immigrants." According to a blog post by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) on Townhall.com: "It's clear that a bill that is silent on eligibility means a bill that includes illegal immigrants."[Townhall.com, 7/28/09]
Anti-Obama: Bachmann Called The President "Anti-American" And Toed The Birther Line
Bachmann Accused The President And His Wife Of Being "Anti-American." From the Huffington Post:
"If we look at the collection of friends that Barack Obama has had in his life," she said, "it calls into question what Barack Obama's true beliefs and values and thoughts are. His attitudes, values, and beliefs with Jeremiah Wright on his view of the United States...is negative; Bill Ayers, his negative view of the United States. We have seen one friend after another call into question his judgment -- but also, what it is that Barack Obama really believes?" [...]
"Remember it was Michele Obama who said she is only recently proud of her country and so these are very anti-American views," she said. "That's not the way that most Americans feel about our country. Most Americans are wild about America and they are very concerned to have a president who doesn't share those values." [Huffington Post, 10/17/10]
One Year Later, Bachmann Compared Herself To Nostradamus For Predicting Obama's "Anti-American Views." According to Politico: "Bachmann also said that her controversial remarks of more than a year ago - in which she called Obama 'anti-American' and suggested members of Congress be investigated for "anti-American activities' - have proven prophetic. 'I said I had very serious concerns that Barack Obama had anti-American views,' she said. 'And now I look like Nostradamus.'" [Politico, 3/25/10]
- Bachmann Also Called For Investigations Into Whether Members Of Congress Are "Anti-America." According to the Huffington Post, Bachmann stated during an interview on MSNBC's Hardball: "What I would say is that the news media should do a penetrating expose and take a look. I wish they would. I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out if they are pro-America or anti-America." [Huffington Post, 10/17/10]
Bachmann Abandoned Birthers On ABC, Backtracked On Fox. According to City Pages:
We keep asking why Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has such a hard time saying that Barack Obama is an American, and suddenly there she is on "Good Morning America," breaking her bond with the birthers.
Stephanopoulos: I have the president's certificate right here. It's certified, it's got a certification number, it's got the registrar of the state signed, it's got a seal on it and it says that this copy serves as prima fascia evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding.
Bachmann: Well, then that should settle it.
Stephanopoulos: Then it's over.
Bachmann: That's what should settle it. I take the president at his word and I think--again I would have no problem and apparently the president wouldn't either. Introduce that, we're done. Move on.
Stephanopoulos: So this case--this story's over.
Bachmann: Well, as long as someone introduces it, I guess it's over.
Stephanopoulos: It's right there.
Bachmann: Yup, there you go. Because that is not the main issue facing the United States right now.
But later on "Fox & Friends," after she'd seen the document in the public domain and the proof that it represents the fact of birth in any legal proceeding, she was back to insisting that the president "be forthcoming."I take the president at his word if he said he was born there, he was born there. But again, this is a very solvable problem and the president is the only one who can solve it, be forthcoming and get it over with.[City Pages, 4/21/11]
Anti-Gay: Bachmann Invoked "Satan," "Bondage" And "Personal Enslavement" In Attacks On Gay People
Daily Beast: Bachmann Believes "That Homosexuality Can Be Cured." From The Daily Beast: "In the statehouse, Bachmann made opposition to gay marriage her signature issue. Both she and her husband, by all accounts her most trusted political adviser, believe that homosexuality can be cured. Speaking to a Christian radio station about gay teenagers last year, Marcus, who treats gay people in his counseling practice, said, 'Barbarians need to be educated. They need to be disciplined, and just because someone feels this or thinks this, doesn't mean that we're supposed to go down that road.'" [The Daily Beast, 6/14/11]
Bachmann: "It's Part Of Satan" To Call Homosexuality "Gay." From The Daily Beast: "In 2004, Bachmann gave a speech warning that gay marriage would lead to schoolchildren being indoctrinated into homosexuality. She wanted everyone to know, though, that she doesn't hate gay people. 'Any of you who have members of your family in the lifestyle, we have a member of our family that is,' she said. 'This is not funny. It's a very sad life. It's part of Satan, I think, to say that this is gay.'" [The Daily Beast, 6/14/11]
Bachmann Suggested Melissa Etheridge's Breast Cancer Was An "Opportunity" To Reflect On Being A Lesbian. From Mother Jones: "2004: Songwriter Melissa Etheridge has breast cancer. That's bad news. But there's good news too, Bachmann tells the conservative education group EdWatch: maybe the cancer will give her time to reflect on her sinful lifestyle: 'Unfortunately she is now suffering from breast cancer, so keep her in your prayers. This may be an opportunity for her now to be open to some spiritual things, now that she is suffering with that physical disease. She is a lesbian.' In the same speech, she alleges that 'almost all, if not all, individuals who have gone into the lifestyle have been abused at one time in their life, either by a male or by a female.'" [Mother Jones, 6/6/11, emphasis original]
Bachmann Is So Anti-Gay She Introduced "Redundant" And "Unnecessary" Legislation Barring Gay Marriage In Minnesota. According to Rolling Stone: "In 2003, after the Massachusetts Supreme Court issued its famous ruling permitting gay marriage, Bachmann proposed an amendment to the Minnesota constitution banning gay marriage - despite the fact that the state legislature had already passed a law making same-sex unions illegal. Even the politicians who were sufficiently gay-phobic to have passed the original anti-marriage law were floored by the brazen pointlessness of Bachmann's bill. 'It's unnecessary, it's redundant, it's duplicative,' said Assistant Senate Majority Leader Ann Rest." [Rolling Stone, 6/22/11]
Bachmann Warned "Little K-12 Children Will Be Forced To Learn That Homosexuality Is Normal, Natural, And Perhaps They Should Try It." From Rolling Stone: "Right from the start, she made sure that everyone knew the awesome importance of the task she was taking on, trying to outlaw an already outlawed practice. 'This is probably the biggest issue that will impact our state and our nation in, at least, the last 30 years,' she said. She called gay marriage an 'earthquake issue,' insisting that failure to pass her proposal would mean that 'sex curriculum would essentially be taught by the gay community' and that 'little K-12 children will be forced to learn that homosexuality is normal, natural, and perhaps they should try it.'" [Rolling Stone, 6/22/11]
Bachmann: Being Gay Is "Bondage" And "Personal Enslavement." According to Think Progress, Bachmann stated: "Why is it so dangerous? It leads to the personal enslavement of individuals. Because if you're involved in the gay and lesbian lifestyle, it's bondage. Personal bondage, personal despair, and personal enslavement. And that's why this is so dangerous." [Think Progress, 6/14/11]
Anti-Feminist: Bachmann Believes Wives Must Be "Submissive"
Bachmann: "I Admire Phyllis Schlafly. She Is A Bold, Modern American Woman." According to an interview with World Net Daily:
Q. Is there anyone you envy? If so, who and why?
A. I admire Phyllis Schlafly. She is a bold, modern American woman who broke through barriers and never received the credit she deserved for working tirelessly to preserve freedom. And she single-handedly brought down the Equal Rights Amendment. [World Net Daily, 10/14/10]
- Phyllis Schlafly Is An Anti-Feminist Activist Who Thinks Women Can't Be Raped By Their Husbands. From the Lewiston, Maine Sun Journal:
For four decades, right-wing icon Phyllis Schlafly has been an anti-feminist spokeswoman for the national conservative movement.
Schlafly, now 81, brought her long-running campaign to Bates College on Wednesday night in a lecture titled "Conservativism vs. Feminism: The Great Debate," which played to a near-capacity crowd of more than 135 students and visitors at Chase Hall.
The event was sponsored by the Bates College Republicans.
For nearly two hours, she belittled the feminist movement as "teaching women to be victims," decried intellectual men as "liberal slobs" and argued that feminism "is incompatible with marriage and motherhood." [...]
At one point, Schlafly also contended that married women cannot be sexually assaulted by their husbands.
"By getting married, the woman has consented to sex, and I don't think you can call it rape," she said. [Sun Journal, 3/29/07, via Nexis]
Bachmann: Wives Must Be "Submissive To Your Husbands." During a speech in 2006 at Living Word Christian Center in Minnesota, Bachmann stated: "And I went to the first Christian law school that there was in the United States, down at Oral Roberts University, where they taught the law from a Biblical worldview. And from there my husband said, now you need to go and get a post-doctorate degree in tax law. Tax law? I hate taxes. Why should I go and do something like that? But the Lord says be submissive, wives you are to be submissive to your husbands. And so we moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia, and I went to William and Mary, to law school there, for a post-doctorate degree in tax law, and I pursued this course of study. Never had a tax course in my background, never had a desire for it, but by faith, I was going to be faithful to what I felt God was calling me to do through my husband." [Bachmann Remarks, 10/17/06, via Talking Points Memo]
Praise For Glenn Beck And Fox News
Bachmann Tells Fox News' Glenn Beck: "You Are The Nation's Educator." From an interview with Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) on Glenn Beck's radio program:
Beck: Congresswoman, congratulations.
Bachmann: Glenn, thank you. It is so awesome to see what happened last evening and it really was a fruition of a few years work by a tremendous number of coalitions saying we've got to be serious about taking our country back. And you are the nation's educator. You are the one that motivated people to get off the couch. You taught us from your blackboard so that people today know the head of the SEIU, how the AFL-CIO, the Tides Foundation, they know all of this works together. That highly educated and motivated people to such a great extent that people were able to go to explain to their friends and neighbors what was going on. And the coalition grew and grew and grew. And some people maligned it and called it the Tea Party. And called them all sorts of pejorative terms. But last night, after two years of Congress not listening, the people got to have their voices heard at the ballot box. And it was overwhelming and astounding. [Political Correction, 11/3/10]
Bachmann's Economic Fix: "I Think If We Give Glenn Beck The Numbers, He Can Solve This." According to Talking Points Memo: "In a speech in Spartanburg, South Carolina on Saturday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) offered some solutions to the country's financial woes, saying, 'We can't put the so called social issues on the back burner while we are solving our economic challenges because the family is the solution to those challenges. Bachmann offered that when it comes to entitlement reform, 'I think if we give Glenn Beck the numbers, he can solve this.'" [Talking Points Memo, 2/22/11]
Bachmann Fox News, Bill O'Reilly And Glenn Beck Are Where People Can "Find The Truth." From Think Progress:
In an interview with Fox News, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) kissed up to Bill O'Reilly and his audience, telling producer Jesse Watters, "The Factor is the factor. That's what's important." Bachmann then showered O'Reilly and Glenn Beck with her praise:
People vote with their feet. And they love Bill O'Reilly; they love Glenn Beck. They love the shows that are on Fox. That's what matters. Because people want to go where they can find truth. They obviously aren't finding truth over on some of these other channels. [Think Progress, 9/22/09, emphasis in original]


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OFFICIAL Stash Sales Thread
I started my stash sale thread before this one launched (great idea, Dinosara!), but I figured I'd move it over here for the remainder of my teas to spam the forum less. All the general info can be found in the old thread (http://steepster.com/discuss/6752-selling-teas-from-dammann-freres-and-butiki) and the teas that are still available are these:
Dammann Frères
Dune d'épices
Blood orange, French spice bread
50 g/1.8 oz.
Soleil Vert
Blood orange
50 g/1.8 oz.
With Open Eyes
1 oz/28 g
Tamarind Pop
1 oz/28 g
And Pandesme's teas that she probably doesn't want anymore, since she's been away from Steepster for a few months now:
Dammann Frères
Grapefruit, floral notes
50 g/1.8 oz.
Mousson sur Hanoï
Lychee, other exotic fruits
50 g/1.8 oz.
Clair de Fruits
Strawberry, cherry, exotic fruits, floral notes
50 g/1.8 oz.
Pistachio Ice Cream
1 oz/28 g
Champagne & Rose Cream
½ oz/14 g
Caramel Vanilla Assam
1 oz/28 g
Three Friends (comes in a small tin)
1 oz/28 g
Hey, Deazinn – sorry, I didn't realize I was unsubscribed from this thread. Yes, all the above teas are still available if anyone's interested!
I updated the list with a few others, too, as it seems we have lost Pandesme who wanted to buy those. Hope she's okay!
How much would it be for the Pistachio Ice Cream Three Friends (comes in a small tin) and Caramel Vanilla Assam, including shipping?
I have quite a bit of tea that I'm looking to sell. All tea is less than a year old (a lot of it is less than 6 months old) and has been stored in airtight tins or zip pouches. Everything is in its original packaging except when stated otherwise.
Amounts and prices are all listed below. Weights are approximate and likely to be underestimated. I'm located in the US and am willing to ship anywhere as long as the buyer is willing to pay extra for shipping. Orders above $10 will get free shipping in the USA, otherwise add an extra $2 to ship. I accept PayPal.
52 Teas
Cuba Libre (Black) – 0.5 oz., $1 (in airtight zip pouch)
Lemon Cardamom Chun Mee (Green) – 2 oz. minus 3 tsp, $4 (willing to split up)
Happy Kombucha (Oolong) – 10g, $1.50
La La Lemon (Black) – 10g, $1
Organic Hot Lips (Green) – 20g, $2
Persian Apple (Green) – 3 oz., $6 (in airtight zip pouch, will split into smaller amounts)
Harney & Sons
(All H&S is kept in tins, but will ship in airtight zip pouches. Willing to split into smaller amounts.)
Citron Green – 2 oz., $3
Indian Spice (Black) – 4 oz., $5
Lemony Gunpowder (Green) – 1.5 oz., $2
Paris (Black) – 2 oz., $3
Miscellaneous Loose Tea
Earl Grey Creme (Black) – Teavana – just shy of 1.5 oz., $3 (in airtight zip pouch)
Shui Jin Gui Wuyi (Oolong) – Verdant Tea – 4 tsp, $2 (in airtight zip pouch)
Coconut Chai (Black) – Zhena's Gypsy Tea, 10 bags (in tin), $2
I'm interested in:
Davids Coconut Grove (White) – 25g (sealed), $4
Davids Fantasy Island (Black) – 30g, $2.50 (in airtight zip pouch)
DT Classic Apple Pie (Black) – 2-3 tsp, $1
Harney Hot Cinnamon Spice (Black) – 1.5 oz., $2
Harney Wedding Tea (White) – Harney & Sons, 2 sachets (in tagalong tin), $1
I'll go ahead and follow you :) Oh, and I'm in the US!
Interested In these – but maybe not the full amounts of the 2oz stuff. Following you.
Piña Colada Honeybush – 1 oz., $2
Jessie's Tea (Rooibos) – 10g, $1
Apples & Mango (Rooibos) – 2-3tsp, $1
Apricot & Peach (Honeybush) – 2-3tsp, $1
Carrot Cake Rooibos – 2 oz. minus 2 tsp, $5
Classic Apple Pie (Black) – 2-3 tsp, $1
Lemon Pepper Rooibos – 2-3 tsp, $1
Upside Down Rooibos – 2 oz. minus 2 tsp, $5
Serenity (Rooibos) – 2-3 tsp, $1
Mango Lassi (Rooibos) – Butiki Teas – 5 tsp, $2
I'm interested in:
Blueberry cream cheese Danish -$3
Caramel pumpkin cheesecake -$.50
Stone fruit white tea -$2
Fantasy island -$2.50
Carrot cake rooibos -$3.50
Upside down rooibos -$3.50
Ginseng berry -$1
Blueberry earl grey -$2
Lingonberry green -$1
I will follow you. Thanks.
*Sold**Verdant Tea, 1 oz, unopened:*
Qilan Wuyi Oolong
Quyi Mountain Big Red Robe
Mi Lan Xiang Phoenix Mountain Dancong Oolong
I also have 1/2 of January's Steepster box I didn't really care for that I'll throw in.
If in the US, This whole lot is $25 shipping included (Priority Mail)
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Adagio Breeze has reserved the Hattialli so I'll post again when I have more things to sell/ when I'm closer to going to the post office. thanks!
gone for now
If you can't find anyone in the US to take you up on this, I'm interested in the Hattialli + the two larger 52teas samples. (Or you could send them to my parents' address, but I won't be visiting them for another 3 months)
Adagio breeze – please follow me and I'll send you a message!
Tea for sale! – List down, more will be listed eventually!
I would like to try some.
New Mexico Tea Co
Coconut Black 22g $1.5
Georgia Tea Co
Pumpkin Spice herbal 60g $3.50
Steep City Teas
Chocohoney berry black 24g $2
The Persimmon Tree
Coconut Chocolate Pu'er 66g $5
I'll follow you and you can PM me, if these are still available. Thanks.
They are! following you back.
That sounds like fun. Can we work around me not liking flowery tea? I'll follow you and you can PM me :-)
Of course!
I would be interested if you are willing to work around my allergies to flowers and rooibos/honeybush.
Can I still get in on this one? Sounds like a great way to try some new things.
Dr Jim- Yes! That's fine. I'll PM you.
Cheri- I'll PM you too!
I still have enough for a few more packages if anyone is interested!!
I'm interested. I looked through your cupboard and saw many things that appeal to me. I really dislike coconut and banana, but would love to try things like the 52teas Cotton Candy, and I love blacks and flavored teas.
My package arrived today and I'm really happy with it. Good variety; good quality; good deal!. Thanks KallieBoo!
Thank you Dr Jim!!
Do you still have the French Toast tea left, and would you be willing to part with it? I am seriously looking for as much of that tea as I can. Thanks!
I'm not willing to part with it. It's one of my favorites! Sorry
I still have enough for more boxes! I just want to clear some out so I can order some different teas. Let me know if you are interested!
Did anyone else read this title and think it was about Stash brand tea?
I am interested in taking these off of your hands.
Culinary Teas
- Caramel Creme Brûlée 1oz minus 2 tsp $2
Della Terra Teas $4 for all
- Malt Shop about 2 cups worth
- Strawberry Sundae 2-3 cups worth
- Orange Brûlée 2-3 cups worth
- Cafe Vanilla 2 cups ( in a clear plastic Baggie)
- ice cream cake 2 cups (this is old but I'm including it just for fun in case someone would like to try it as a novelty) $1
- Three Wishes 25g minus 2 cups worth $1
- Kiwi's Big Adventure approx 3 cups $1
- Buttercream 2-3 cups $1
I would also like to get these:
- Movie Night 2 cups worth
- Read My Lips 3-4 cups worth
and some of these:
- Chocolate Chili Chai (1/2 tin)
- Chocolate Orange (1/4 tin)
- Valentine's Day blend (1/2 tin at least)
I will follow you and once you follow me, we can discuss final price.
Ok, followed you. Just pm me and let me know how much of the tin ones you were thinking and we will go from there! :)
Taking the list down for now. Thank you everyone for your purchase! It REALLY helps me out!
Accidental strike out! Should be fine now.
I'm interested in the following if still available:
Teavivre – Anxi Monkey King (Ma Liu Mie) Oolong – OP two unopened sample pouches – $2
Teavivre – Tie Guan Yin "Iron Goddess" Oolong OP unopened sample $1
Mahamosa – Lavender Earl Grey – OP 2-3 teaspoons $.75
Della Terra Teas – Cinnamon Roll – OP sample 1 tsp gone $1.50
52Teas–Bacon Maple (OP opened bestseller's sample – 2-3 tsp) – $.60
52Teas –Butterbeer (OP opened bestseller's sample – 2-3 tsp) $.60
ZenTeaLife.com – OP Earl Grey Lavender sample $.75
Dammann Freres – Paul et Virginie – a few teaspoons $1.50
Dammann Freres – Thes des Poetes – one teaspoon $.20
I'm interested in a few if they are still available.
Della Terra Spiced Caramel Apple
Della Terra salted Caramel & Chocolate
Harney Fruits D'Alsace
Zen tea Vanilla Black
D& Baulk lychee & bamboo
Adagio White -curiosity has me interested because the reviews are so terrible.
Megan – They are yours!
Suziqzer – All of those are still available. Please follow me and I'll send you a message!
Updated my for sale list!
I'll take these:
Teavana – Zocolatte Spice Herbal – 2 ounces OP unopened $2.50
Steep City Teas – Bursting Lychee – a few teaspoons $1.60
Steep City Teas – Choco Honeyberry – a few teaspoons $1.60
Tealux – Fruit Medley herbal – OP couple teaspoons $.40
ZenTeaLife.com – OP Lapsang Souchong sample $.75
ZenTeaLife.com – OP Ginger Peach Decaf sample $.75
Fusion – Good Morning Mate – OP sample with 1 tsp gone – $1.75
Adagio – Green Rooibos – Quite a few tsps in sandwich bag – $1.25
Message me, thanks


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Prince Harry, Growing Up Without Princess Diana
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Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe
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Newsverse: Sharron Angle's Big Squeeze
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Newsverse: Elena Kagan Orders Lunch
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Newsverse: Black Bayou
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Corrected to note that Portland is not Oregon's state capital, but its biggest city.
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — When a prospective business owner decides where to set up shop, or a promising young graduate considers the best place find a job, they ask themselves the same key question as any savvy investor picking stocks: Where's the most upside?
It's also the basic question MarketWatch addresses in new rankings of the 10 cities in 2012 that saw business prosper the most. Using a variety of economic data to evaluate business conditions in the nation's 100 largest metro areas, the survey not only ranks the top and bottom locations, it illuminates the business climate, what powers growth and how well companies are increasing sales, profits and stock prices.
• Top 10 U.S. cities for growing businesses
• Nothing golden about bottom 10 growth cities
• Topping Austin next year will be tough
• Growth cities rely on the power of people
• 10 winners in 'Top Business Growth Cities'
The results of "Top Cities for Business Growth in 2012" demonstrate that geography has no impact on a region's economic prosperity, and that a healthy business environment can be created just about anywhere — and in relatively short order.
It does show that metro areas with strong ties to technology and energy fared well during the year — and those areas building up a presence in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical space are getting a bonus in jobs and general wealth.
Generally, however, cities with a diverse economy and an array of industries and companies did better in the study. We found that variables such as climate and quality of life often have little to do with whether a region thrives; it's more the concentration of businesses and talent that make the difference.
Not surprisingly given the importance of technology, both San Jose and San Francisco made the top 10. Yet they were outranked by Houston, where energy has a massive presence and biotechnology firms are multiplying each year.
A number of familiar names show up on the top part of the list, but there might be a few surprises. Meanwhile, a group of central California towns comprise most of the cellar. See: Nothing golden about the bottom 10 growth cities.
We divided data into three main categories looking at business environments, the performance of publicly traded companies located within the metro areas and the resulting effects on their economies over the past year. Twenty metrics gathered from government agencies, stock exchanges and, in some cases, privately conducted studies were used to develop the criteria. See: Methodology for finding top growth cities.
As with any study, the criteria used may rankle some and fascinate others.
Still the idea is to focus on what any good business owner or job hunter — and investor, for that matter — cares about: growth and where to find it. With that in mind, MarketWatch's top city for business growth in 2012 is:


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Oneida Public Library exhibiting veterans photos through Nov. 21
ONEIDA -- John Ready of Veterans Images presented memories from local veterans at the Oneida Public Library.
The project he started in May 2012 continues to grow. Ready has interviewed more than 20 local veterans, and a gallery of his images will remain on display at the Oneida Public Library until Nov. 21.
A veteran himself, Ready served in Iraq in 2003 with the National Guard, supervising reconstruction projects. "Our job was to rebuild infrastructure around Baghdad International Airport, including schools and mosques," Ready said.
"I started this project because we hear too much about how movie-stars and athletes are heroic and idolized as role models," Ready said. "Our young men and women who served this country should hold those titles."
Ready presented videos and photos of some local veterans including Bill Middleton of DeRuyter, who has done a lot of work on DeRuyter's Veterans Memorial.
"People like Bill have spent their entire lives commemorating our veterans," said Ready. "I'm trying to do the same."


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