Michelle Obama's big 'sacrifices' on her Vail vacation

Jeannie DeAngelis  "Despite the extravagant entourage, when it comes to frugality Mrs. Obama is a pro. A flight from DC to Colorado is 1,700 miles and takes approximately 3 hours. Although the First Lady usually employs a large Air Force jet to ferry her from vacation spot to vacation spot, this time she answered the call to live within the Obama family means in the following way: To save money, instead of Air Force One, which costs about $100,000 per hour to fly, Michelle chose a less expensive jet."

Gov. Scott Walker Sits Down With Heritage and Answers the Tough Questions

Heritage  "I’ve said all along the protesters have every right to be there, but I’m not going to let tens of thousands overload or overshadow the millions of people in Wisconsin, the taxpayers of the state, who want us to do the right thing and balance the budget,” Gov. Walker told us. Click here to watch the interview
"Fourteen state Senate Democrats fled to Illinois last week, preventing a quorum and blocking passage of Walker’s budget repair bill. But that doesn’t dissuade Gov. Walker. He told Heritage he would prefer to see the stalemate last indefinitely rather than compromise on his principles."

Intelligence Guidance: Protests and Unrest

STRATFOR There has now been some spark of unrest in places as far afield as Cote d’Ivoire and Iran. For the most part, these protests are limited in size and scope, and not all of them are connected. But are some? Are there protests unified by common themes? Are there common forces at work behind the scenes in some cases?
Examine the following countries in particular:

Anti-government protesters demonstrate in  Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain, on Feb. 20













Bahrain Protesters Camp Out In Square Ahead Of Talks "The tiny gulf state has a majority Shi’a population but is ruled by a Sunni royal family. The Shi’ite population complains it has been discriminated against when it comes to housing and government jobs.However, protesters have been at pains to describe their rebellion as nonsectarian. They have chanted slogans like: "There are no Sunnis or Shi’a, just Bahraini unity."

US Urges Arab Governments to Heed Calls for Change  ""That is what we want to see," continued Clinton. "At the same time, we recognize that this process can be hijacked by both outside and inside elements."As an example, Secretary Clinton pointed to the Iranian revolution of the late 1970s, where the people overthrew the totalitarian Shah and saw a totalitarian theocratic regime come to power in its place. She said the goal is not simply for nations to hold an election in which one autocratic ruler is replaced by another, but rather for a democratic process to take root that yields true representative governments."

Far Left Loons ISSUE DEATH THREATS Against Gov. Scott Walker

Gateway Pundit   "It Begins…Not only are they carrying Hitler signs, comparing Governor Walker to Mubarak, getting arrested in the capitol building, and sabotaging the tea party rally…The far left is now issuing death threats against Governor Scott Walker."  Video here.

Outrage! CORRUPT MEDIA Refuses to Report on the Left’s Vile Racist-Hitler Signs in Madison

Gateway Pundit   "This Is What Corruption Looks Like…The left held another rally yesterday in Madison, Wisconsin. And, just like the previous protests this past week these far left supporters brought their racist-Hitler-Mubarak Walker signs with them. But, if you thought the media would report on this disgusting hateful display you would be wrong.

"Here are a few examples missed by the state-run media…"
More pictures at the link above.

Wounded Iraq vet jeered at Columbia

NY Post  ""Racist!" some students yelled at Anthony Maschek, a Columbia freshman and former Army staff sergeant awarded the Purple Heart after being shot 11 times in a firefight in northern Iraq in February 2008. Others hissed and booed the veteran.

"Maschek, 28, had bravely stepped up to the mike Tuesday at the meeting to issue an impassioned challenge to fellow students on their perceptions of the military.

""It doesn't matter how you feel about the war. It doesn't matter how you feel about fighting," said Maschek. "There are bad men out there plotting to kill you." "

Apocalypse Now: Wisconsin vs. Big Labor

Michelle Malkin  "This modest call for shared sacrifice has triggered the wrath of the White House-Big Labor-Michael Moore axis. On Thursday, President Obama lamented the "assault on unions." AFL-CIO and Service Employees International Union bosses dubbed Walker the "Mubarak of the Midwest" while their minions toted posters of Walker's face superimposed on Hitler's. Moore goaded thousands of striking union protesters to "shut down" the "new Cairo" while the state's Democratic legislators bailed on floor debate over the union reform package."

Wisconsin protests orchestrated by White House Video from Fox News featuring Democrats and the teacher's unions.

DISGUSTING!! Barak Obama’s OFA/SEIU Calls to Bloody the Tea Party in Madison

Rebel Pundit  "An add(sis) found on Craigslist.org calls for Union Swine to bloody the Tea Partiers in the Madison counter protest tomorrow. It also refers to assisting with the Egyptian revolution that recently took place."

Pelosi backs Wisconsin protesters

Politico   "House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi came out strongly in support of Wisconsin teachers and students who are protesting Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to public employees of collective bargaining rights.
"Pelosi told reporters Friday that the protests are “an extraordinary show of democracy in action.”"

Obama Provides Support to Unions in State Battles  "Organized labor is trying to re-energize and take advantage of the growing backlash from the wave of anti-union sentiment in Wisconsin and more than a dozen other states.
"President Barack Obama and his political machine are offering tactical support, eager to repair strained relations with some union leaders upset over his recent overtures to business."

The View from Wisconsin: 'Our Political Process has been Stopped by a Mob'

Mark Hemingway   "If you want to know just how unruly the union protests are at the state capitol in Madison, check out this eye-opening account from a Wisconsin political insider over at a Milwaukee radio station:"....

On Thursday, legislators were advised to return to their offices and lock their doors. Mobs roamed the halls, banging on the glass of the doors, pounding on the walls. No one could move in the halls or enter or leave the building. The glass of the Supreme Court's entrance was broken. Legislators were genuinely afraid. Our elected representatives were afraid. In our Capitol.

"Can you imagine the wall-to-wall media coverage if Tea Partiers were acting so disrespectfully?"

Wisconsin Madness as Seen by the ‘Little People’

Pajamas Media  "Another friend could only shake his head in disbelief. He wondered why Governor Walker’s “budget repair bill” has triggered so many clearly un-civil protests in the state capitol. As an accountant he understands that the Wisconsin Constitution requires a balanced budget and that union concessions would prevent massive layoffs. With the economy in shambles, isn’t it better to make a few concessions than sacrifice several thousand jobs? “It just kills me that we are expected to make so many sacrifices to pay for these people who don’t care one bit about us,” he added."

Ramirez on Obama, unions

Hot Air  "On Thursday, Obama felt oddly compelled to stick his foot in his mouth in order to attack Scott Walker and the Wisconsin legislature by accusing them of conducting “an assault on unions,” even though in the previous breath, Obama admitted that he didn’t know the details of the issue.   For a man with as much invested in union support as Obama, though, the facts don’t matter much."

Breitbart to NRO: Obama’s Union Involvement ‘Deeply Un-American’  "Turning to the White House, Breitbart calls President Obama’s involvement in union activism “deeply un-American.”

"“What you have is the president of the United States organizing anarchists, public-sector unions in order to intimidate Americans,” he says."