Like Hugo Chavez, Obama criminalizes private business decisions

The IRS is the Democrat's Gestapo.

Businesses must swear to the IRS that Obamacare had nothing to do with firings   "The most coercive law in American history just got more coercive.

"In delaying the employer mandate - again - the White House made it clear that businesses thinking of downsizing their company to avoid Obamacare mandates better think again.' "  More.

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" 'Under penalty of perjury..." Apparently, lying to a grand jury about sex is OK but lying to the IRS about Obamacare will land you in jail."

Companies Must Now Swear — to the IRS — That None of Their Layoffs Are Because of Obamacare   "Company officials will be trapped in a catch-22. They can lay off as many people as they want because of Obamacare. But because they’ll have to swear to the IRS that their decisions had nothing to do with Obamacare, they can’t speak publicly about what’s happening. What a great way to silence the people who are on the front lines of dealing with Obamacare’s horrific effects."   Emphasis added, TD

 

This First Lady's dress is big in the news today

Which would be the relevant point here: that Mrs. Obama lives like the 1% that Democrats revile or that the press gushes over most of what the Obamas do?

 

 

'BOW DOWN:' NBC's White House Producer Goes Gaga Over Michelle Obama's Dress

"Fifty years to the day after The Beatles' first concert in the United States, NBC's Shawna Thomas could have been mistaken for one of the screaming fan girls at the Washington Coliseum. But instead of idolizing the rock and roll band, the network's White House producer shouted for joy over Michelle Obama's gown, which the First Lady wore to Tuesday's state dinner for French President Francois Hollande."

"Chris Matthews might finally have some competition in the Obamas-give-me-the-thrills club for the media."

$400 bottles of wine? 

"That dress is gorgeous!"


Enuff said on this.

The FCC Will Begin Investigating Bias In the Media (and By That, They Mean Conservative Bias)

Ace of Spades  "The transformation of America continues apace."

... "Any corporation -- and any person, actually -- will usually opt for the path of least resistance. It's easier and safer to do the thing that government and society approve of-- you know you face no heat for saying the politically-correct, government-approved thing.

"The FCC's rule seeks to make a progressive tilt in news bias not only "safe" as a matter of social mores and general industry bias towards the left, but also safe as regards the law." ...

Hat tip to Patrick Humphries, who wrote perceptively, "If you like your opinion. You can keep your opinion. (To yourself)."

The media would like to remind you that yesterday’s Hillary scoop was published by a conservative “anti-Clinton website”

Henceforth, All NBC News Outlets Shall Be Called Anti-Republican Websites

... "When citing or quoting anyone connected to NBC, please use the following style guide:

Rachel Maddow, a commentator on an anti-Republican website said…

Brian Williams, news reporter for an anti-Republican website noted…

Andrea Mitchell, who works for an anti-Republican website reported…"

 

Hot Air

 

... "Solution: Cover it, but emphasize that it comes from a publication on the other side that’s allegedly out to get Her Majesty. Not only that, but don’t even name the Free Beacon when mentioning the source. Viewers will draw their own conclusions from that about how seriously they should take it. Michael Goldfarb, a founder of the Free Beacon, was waiting for it:" ...

Be Sure to Bring Your Photo ID to the March Against Voter ID

Protesters were given a list of reminders for what they’d need at the protest and some of the items were a bit ironic. Would you believe… photo IDs?

 

 American Glob  "Leftists and the NAACP are waging a war on voter integrity by calling voter IDs racist while requiring photo IDs at their protests.

 

"Tea Party activist Deneen Borelli explains it all…" 

Free at Last! Thanks to Obama and Democrats, Life Will Be Good.

http://terrellaftermath.com/ 

 

Healthcare Slavery  "This week and last we learned from Democrats that Obamacare is society's latest liberating influence.  Americans can stop and smell the roses now that they are unshackled from the adult responsibility of providing for their own basic necessities.  The need to perform honest yet unpleasant or even difficult work is a thing of the past.  Free at last!

"However, those of us who work for a living are feeling a lot less liberated now that we must subsidize the sabbaticals of those who vote for a living."

 

Investors.com: ObamaCare: The Phony 'Job Lock' Escape Defense

"But it turns out that the Democrats' claim that millions can't escape the jobs they have solely because of health insurance is debatable. And to the extent that job lock is a problem, it's far from clear that ObamaCare will solve it."

Video: Less Work Under ObamaCare is Good  "My favorite part of the video below is watching the media folks trying to process the latest doublespeak coming from the White House. So you’re saying… this is a good thing…

 

"Just once I’d like to see someone stand up in the press room and say are you high?

 

"Millions and millions of people have left the workforce under Obama. We have a full blown unemployment crisis happening in this country and yet the White House still gets away with spin that wouldn’t fool a four year old."

 

 

Favorite quote: "What makes wage slaves? Wages!"

 

Obama is Becoming Public Enemy Number One

Warning Signs  "America has arrived at a point at which it has never been in its 226 years of existence since the Constitution became effective in 1788. It has a President for whom that Constitution is routinely ignored in his quest to “fundamentally transform” America into a nation it has never been despite the slide into progressive policies that began early in the last century.

"His namesake legacy legislation, Obamacare, is wreaking havoc on the lives of millions of Americans who have lost or will lose their healthcare plans that have been replaced with those whose cost is far higher" ...

 

Obama: "I Can Do Whatever I Want"   ... "The remark comes in the wake of other recent statements, including the President’s comment that all he needs is “a pen and a phone” to get things done without Congress.

 

" Read More: Imperial Obama “Will Not Limit Himself” to What Congress Does"

"After the original “pen and phone” comment, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters, “He will not limit himself and certainly doesn’t think the American people would want him to limit himself just to what he could do legislatively through Congress.' ”

 

 

It has always been a dangerous world for Jews and now...

It’s time to speak out against the global persecution of Christians   "I recall someone saying that you could judge societies based upon how they treat their Jews. I don’t recall who said it.

 

"I think that’s still true in large part, but less of a global issue because most of the world — and certainly the Muslim world — has been depopulated of its Jews. In Europe, the maxim still holds, as the virulent demonization of Israel by the BDS movement alliance of Islamists and leftists is driving out the Jews who are left, and driving others into virtual hiding.

 

"Globally, however, it is Christians who are under pressure and persecution. Hearings were held in Congress today on the issue:..."

 

http://legalinsurrection.com/2014/02/branco-cartoon-deja-vu/

 

Qanta Ahmed, writing in The Jerusalem Post:

...Attributed to German Jewish essayist Kurt Tucholsky, I scribbled it down: “A country is not only what it does, it is also what it tolerates.”

I found myself thinking not of collaborators during the Nazi era, but of Muslims during the Islamist era...

Thought Police: Firms must swear ObamaCare not a factor in firings

Thought Police: Firms must swear ObamaCare not a factor in firings   "Obama officials made clear in a press briefing that firms would not be allowed to lay off workers to get into the preferred class of those businesses with 50 to 99 employees. How will the feds know what employers were thinking when hiring and firing? Simple. Firms will be required to certify to the IRS – under penalty of perjury – that ObamaCare was not a motivating factor in their staffing decisions. To avoid ObamaCare costs you must swear that you are not trying to avoid ObamaCare costs. You can duck the law, but only if you promise not to say so."

Krauthammer’s Take: Obamacare Delays are ‘Completely Lawless’   “ 'It’s unbelievably hypocritical,” Charles Krauthammer said in reference to the latest Obamacare delay announced by the president yesterday. “Remember when Republicans were trying to change the law legally and constitutionally in Congress? They were accused of being terrorists, they were taking the country hostage when they were saying, ‘Let’s amend the law as written.’” 

 

This police state tightens it's grip. Hey, a nation gets the leadership it deserves!

Smoking gun in IRS political targeting Shocker! Leftist group paid to review right

 

We, the People 

"Under the Obama administration they have been allowed to consider themselves part of Obama’s junta.

"With the IRS you are guilty until you can prove innocence"  WND

 

"WASHINGTON – Though President Obama insists the Internal Revenue Service is not guilty of the political targeting of nonprofits, WND has learned the agency contracts with an avowedly “progressive” organization supported by George Soros to process data filed by smaller tax-exempt groups.

 

"The federal agency process sends details contained in the annual filings for organizations with $50,000 in annual receipts or less to the Urban Institute, which is funded at least partly by government payments as well as contributions from far-left activist George Soros." ...

 

...."The IRS.gov page on the “Annual Electronic Filing Requirement for Small Exempt Organizations – Form 990-N (e-Postcard)”)  includes instructions to file online, and includes a direct link to the Urban Institute."

 

The site has the following text inside a box:

How to File

Use this link to file the e-Postcard. If you have trouble accessing the system using that link, you may be able to access the filing site directly by typing or pasting the following address into your Internet browser: http://epostcard.form990.org. When you access the system, you will leave the IRS site and file the e-Postcard with the IRS through our trusted partner, Urban Institute. The form must be completed and filed electronically. There is no paper form.

 

Also here: Obama IRS uses Urban Institute to process data on small tax-exempt groups

 

 

Not even a teensy-weensy bit of corruption

Ron Fournier just can't defend Obamacare anymore

Ron Fournier in the National Journal:  "It's getting difficult and slinking toward impossible to defend the Affordable Care Act. The latest blow to Democratic candidates, liberal activists, and naïve columnists like me came Monday from the White House, which announced yet another delay in the Obamacare implementation.

 

"For the second time in a year, certain businesses were given more time before being forced to offer health insurance to most of their full-time workers. Employers with 50 to 99 workers were given until 2016 to comply, two years longer than required by law. During a yearlong grace period, larger companies will be required to insure fewer employees than spelled out in the law.

 

"Not coincidentally, the delays punt implementation beyond congressional elections in November, which raises the first problem with defending Obamacare: The White House has politicized its signature policy."  Emphasis added, TD.

Rick Moran at American Thinker took note of this: Liberal columnist 'getting sick' of defending Obamacare    ... "If you're getting sick and tired of defending Obamacare, why not change course and start advocating for repeal and replace? The effects of the law are just beginning to be felt which does not bode well for the economy or for people's health insurance options."  More