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| Tom Clifford |
Error-filled payroll is $245,000 hit
Court will be asked to drop all charges against New Mexico gun dealer family
Video: "You are so white, you are extremely white"
A YouTube video produced by "The Message," an online "media hub," depicts an actor playing Mitt Romney getting advice on what to say to the civil rights group. In their press release, the producers said the video, "Lacerates Romney and his advisors as they prepare for his speech to NAACP in Houston on Wednesday." You can watch the video here: News New Mexico
The man playing the Romney advisor tells the Romney character, "You are so white, you are extremely white, you make Wonder Bread look like pumpernickel," then he advises the Romney actor to "Go on out there and get all Mormon, Martin Luther King on them, you're going to be great."
According to a news release, The Message said it plans to use videos to "say things that Democrats are afraid to say, connect with young voters-many of whom are alienated by today's political climate, and give smart and insightful voices an opportunity to contribute to the debate." The Daily Kos said of the video: "Driving The Message are Razor & Tie co-founder Cliff Chenfeld, former Media Matters for America president Eric Burns, former AOL chief creative officer and co-founder of theknot.com Michael Wolfson, and former New York Times journalist Andrew Zipern. The Message’s unique mix of entertainment experience, political and messaging savvy, online creativity and distribution expertise, and a journalist’s eye makes it the platform Democrats and progressives need to lift their voices above the Republicans and have a cultural conversation that molds this election cycle and beyond."
This amazing piece of rank stereotyping which represents the views of several well known individuals within the progressive movement requires no explanation other than what is seen. It is as if they have never read anything written by Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Deroy Murdock, Herman Cain, Star Parker, Lurita Doan, LaShawn Barber, Larry Elder, Ken Blackwell, Allen West, Harry Jackson Jr., Charles Payne, J.C. Watts, or Michael Steele, too mention but a few.....let alone visit the Project 21 website.
Most of Navajo Dam Gas Service Kept
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| View from above Navajo Dam |
But on Friday the gas company sent out letters saying it would extend gas lines to continue service for 62 businesses and residents. Read full story here: News New Mexico
King Aide Used State E-Mail for Political Updates
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| Gary King |
The Albuquerque Journal reports that at least two emails released by King appear to mix politics and state business.
The emails from state and campaign accounts were released through an Inspection of Public Records Act request from the state Republican Party.
King, a Democrat, has said he's reviewing hundreds of other private emails that address public business to determine which are required for public release.
King, however, called the Republican requests a political ploy intended to distract from his investigation into allegations of political work being done on government time by members of Republican Gov. Susana Martinez's administration. Read full story here: News New Mexico
The Survey Says!
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| Jim Spence |
Polls can tell you plenty about Americans dissatisfaction. 81% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way the nation is being governed Two out of every three Americans thinks the nation is headed in the wrong direction. Nearly 85% of Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing. Wow! Those are startling statistics. So, why don’t “we” Americans DO SOMETHING about our dissatisfaction with leadership?![]()
A few basic surveys can tell us why using polls to make policy is so stupid. According to the 2000 Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey (and others), only 25% of all American adults can correctly name both of their U.S. senators. And get this. A shocking 51% of all adults in the U.S. cannot name either one of the senators who cast votes in Washington D.C. on their behalf. Coincidentally, that is about same percentage of American households that do not pay any federal income taxes. Half of all Americans don’t even know who is governing them. Ignorance about freedom has become the common thread in America; sheer, apathetic, ignorance that paves the way for more and more tyranny. Read full column here: News New Mexico
New Study: “Right to Work” Law Could Spur New Mexico’s Economy, Create Thousands of New Jobs
- New Mexico’s employment in 2011 would have been approximately 21 percent higher (169,400 more people working);
- New Mexico’s 2011 personal income would have been 21 percent higher ($15.7 billion); wage and salary income also would have been 21 percent higher ($7.4 billion).
Looking forward, if New Mexico enacts right-to-work legislation effective 2013, the empirical results indicate that the state would see a permanent boost in employment and income growth.
- By 2020, New Mexico would have 42,300 more people working as a right-to-work state, with more that 2,000 in increased manufacturing employment;
- By 2020, the state’s personal income would be nearly $5 billion higher and wage and salary income would be $2.2 billion higher.
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Fire from the sky: International Space Station astronaut captures stunning image of New Mexico wildfires at night
Attempt to Tax the Rich in Maryland Backfires
CNBC - A new report says wealthy Maryland residents may be moving out due to recent tax hikes – a finding that is sure to escalate the battle over taxing the American rich.
The study, by the anti-tax group Change Maryland, says that a net 31,000 residents left the state between 2007 and 2010, the tenure of a "millionaire's tax" pushed through by Gov. Martin O'Malley. The tax, which expired in 2010, in imposed a rate of 6.25 percent on incomes of more than $1 million a year.
The Change Maryland study found that the tax cost Maryland $1.7 billion in lost tax revenues. A county-by-county analysis by Change Maryland also found that the state’s wealthiest counties also had some of the largest population outflows.
In total, Maryland has added 24 new taxes or fees in recent years, Change Maryland says. Florida, which has no income-tax, has been a large recipient of Maryland's exiled wealthy.“Maryland has reached the point of diminishing returns. We're taxing people too much and people are voting with their feet," said Change Maryland Chairman Larry Hogan. “Until we change our focus from tax increases to increasing the tax base, more people are simply going to leave, leading to a downward spiral of raising revenues on fewer citizens." Read full story here: News New Mexico
83% of Doctors Consider Quitting Over Obamacare, Shortages of Doctors Loom
Even if doctors do not quit their jobs over the ruling, America will face a shortage of at least 90,000 doctors by 2020. The new health care law increases demand for physicians by expanding insurance coverage. This change will exacerbate the current shortage as more Americans live past 65. Read full story here: News New Mexico
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