Urban Legend: "WELL NOW I KNOW 3 CHARITIES I WILL NOT BE DONATING TO AGAIN!!!!!!!!! "

The story as it came to the Tunnel Dweller and probably you:
"As you open your pocketbooks for the next natural disaster, or the Christmas season, please keep these facts in mind:"

The American Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans' salary for the 2011 was $951,957 plus expenses.
The United Way President Brian Gallagher receives a $675,000 base salary along with numerous expense benefits .
UNICEF CEO Caryl M. Stern receives $1,900,000 per year (158K) per month, plus all expenses including a ROLLS ROYCE.
Less than 5 cents (4.4 cents) per donated dollar goes to the cause.
Meanwhile...
The Salvation Army's Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary of only$13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2 billion dollar organization.96 percent of donated dollars go to the cause.
The American Legion National Commander receives a $0..00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
· The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander receives a $0..00 zero salary .
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
· The Disabled American Veterans National Commander receives a$0..00 zero salary .
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
· The Military Order of Purple Hearts National Commander receives a$0..00 zero salary .
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
· The Vietnam Veterans Association National Commander receives a$0..00 zero salary .
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

Snopes declares the above "mostly outdated and inaccurate" They add that the rumor has been around since 2005 and was inaccurate then, becoming more so now. Also, they say the veteran's groups listed do not rate highly in efficiency

Snopes refers us to several background links including the following:
The Largest U.S. Charities For 2012, which also comes under the link, "America's Most Efficient Charities"
Charity Navigator  "Charity Navigator’s free charity ratings have enabled millions of donors to access relevant information before they make a donation --- giving them the peace of mind they desire."
Guidestar helps you do a search on charities.
MinistryWatch is a help in donating to those claiming to be Christian outreaches.
       Here is their 2011 list on exemplary ministries.  Who to trust and who to be wary of.

http://www.ntskeptics.org/cartoons/weekly.htm

It’s final in Ireland: Kids, gov’t rule in home over parents

OneNewsNow  "Pro-family groups are going on the offensive to stop an incoming barrage of internationalists' treaties as voters approve ballot measures on "children's rights."
"The results are in ... and parents in Ireland voted for their own defeat -- conceding that they are not fit to make decisions about raising their own children. They effectively handed over their parental rights to their own children and the government Saturday, as the final poll results show this week that 57 percent -- versus 43 percent -- of Irish voters believe that "children's rights" should usurp their own when making crucial decisions on the upbringing of Irish youth.

"In another stride toward global governance, the United Nations brought Ireland under compliance with its mandate that allows for the state's seizure of children via an amendment that voters approved into the Irish constitution. Only one-third of Irish voters showed up to cast their ballot on the measure, which was not only supported by every political party, but surprisingly by all children's charities, as well.
"But pro-family groups in America are more than concerned that what goes down in Ireland doesn't stay in Ireland."
Elections have consequences

Video: Crowder’s three minutes of Israel’s history

Hot Air   "Confused about the history 0f the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? My friend Steven Crowder has put together a brief video that tells that story in about three minutes … and includes Charles Bronson. Well, sort of."

Call this the "History of Modern Israel for Dummies". Or perhaps the "History of Modern Israel for Obama Voters", to mention a... um, completely different group. 

Hat tip to Christy Waters at Conservative Bloggers on Facebook.

What about those Democrat fears that Romney would steal the election?

Democrats claims were laying the groundwork for challenges and rioting in the cities if Republicans won. They do it here and also here, among other places.
I see no future in the Democrats but third-world status, both economically and politically.
The following comes to us courtesy of Chuck McNabb at RiteOn.org:

Election Fraud? Obama Won More Than 99 Percent Of The Vote In More Than 100 Ohio Precincts  "Barack Obama received more than 99% of the vote in more than 100 precincts in Cuyahoga County, Ohio on election day. In fact, there were a substantial number of precincts where Mitt Romney got exactly zero votes.So how in the world did this happen? Third world dictators don't even get 99% of the vote. Overall, Mitt Romney received 30.12% of the vote in Cuyahoga County. There were even a bunch of precincts in Cuyahoga County that Romney actually won. But everyone certainly expected that Cuyahoga County would be Obama territory."
...."What makes all of this even more alarming is that there were reports of voting machine problems during early voting in Ohio. It was being reported that some voters were claiming that they tried to vote for Romney but that the voting machines kept recording their votes as votes for Obama...

"I don't know if it happened to anybody else or not, but this is the first time in all the years that we voted that this has ever happened to me," said Marion, Ohio, voter Joan Stevens.
Stevens said that when she voted, it took her three tries before the machine accepted her choice to vote for Romney.
"I went to vote and I got right in the middle of Romney's name," Stevens told Fox News, saying that she was certain to put her finger directly on her choice for the White House.
She said that the first time she pushed "Romney," the machine marked "Obama."
So she pushed Romney again. Obama came up again. Then it happened a third time.
"Maybe you make a mistake once, but not three times," she told Fox News

."This column lists these Cuyahoga County precincts where "Mitt Romney received exactly zero votes in each instance..."
....Then, "In this next set of results we get to see many of the precincts where Mitt Romney received exactly one vote..."
...."Now let's look at some of the Cuyahoga County precincts were Mitt Romney received exactly two votes..."
...."But there are more than 100 precincts where the results look incredibly suspicious. Here are some more precincts where Barack Obama won more than 99% of the vote..."

Selwyn Duke explains in depth why he thinks so  ....Since then, the indications of electoral criminality have been overwhelming. First there are the anecdotes, such as the court-appointed Republican poll watchers illegally expelled from 13 Philadelphia polling places in wards that, in most cases, went 99 percent for Obama; the poll observers who noted what they considered vote fraud but were powerless to stop; and the Democrats who actually bragged about voting more than once.".... Cross-posted at American Thinker

As Twinkie goes, so goes America

'Obamacare Surcharge' Could Go National, Business Federation Warns

CNS News  " The five percent "Obamacare surcharge" levied by a Florida restaurant chain boss could catch on nationally, a spokesman for the 350,000 member National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) says.
"John Mertz, who "runs approximately 40 Denny's and owns the Hurricane Grill & Wings franchise" made news today in an article reporting the new surcharge:
" 'With Obamacare due to be fully implemented in January 2014, Metz has justified his move by claiming it is 'the only alternative. I've got to pass on the cost to the customer.'' "

Obama Consults With MSNBC Host Al Sharpton, and Other 'Civil Rights Leaders,' on Fiscal Talks

Still no indication that he has talked with people who are actually IN business. You know... the ones that Sharpton and Jackson shake down for contributions.

Weekly Standard  "This afternoon, President Barack Obama consulted with MSNBC host Al Sharpton, who's also assicated with the National Action Network ..., about the fiscal talks between the White House and Congress. At the same meeting, Obama also consulted with other "leaders of civil rights and civic organizations.""

....
"Per the White House, expected attendees included:
* Peter Berns, The Arc
* Sister Simone Campbell, NETWORK
* Chad Griffin, Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
* Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR)
* Deepa Iyer National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA)
* Ben Jealous, NAACP
* Marc Morial, National Urban League
* Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
* Barry Rand, AARP
* Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, MomsRising.org
* Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network (NAN)
* Aaron Smith, Young Invincibles
* Rev. Jim Wallis, Sojourners