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Snopes declares the above "mostly outdated and inaccurate" They add that the rumor has been around since 2005 and was inaccurate then, becoming more so now.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

Barack of Arabia stands tall against murderers in defense of civilization

Jennifer Rubin; BREAKING: The president knew the truth about Benghazi  "In a blockbuster report, John Solomon, the former Associated Press and Post reporter, has ferreted out the president’s daily brief that informed him within 72 hours of the Sept. 11 attack that the Benghazi attack was a jihadist operation." The following article quotes from Rubin's piece:

Rick Moran;  President's Daily Brief after Benghazi called the attack 'terrorism'  "This is a case when the administration believed what it wanted to believe both for political and diplomatic reasons. But there's never a good reason to lie to the American people - especially when the deaths of 4 of our countrymen are being discussed. The PDB proves that the Obama administration has not been forthcoming in explaining how they arrived at the conclusion that the anti-Muslim film was to blame for the attack and not well armed terrorists.
"The issue will not go away anytime soon."

Conservative Daily News; Go After Obama  "Former CIA Director David Petraeus testified Friday that “Al Qaeda involvement” references were removed from the CIA’s original talking points, which had indicated that the CIA knew immediately that an Al Qaeda linked group was responsible for the 9/11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which led to the brutal murder of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.
...."Since objecting to the policies and/or behavior of any “progressive” is instantly trumpeted as “sexist”, “racist” ..., such declarations should be summarily ignored.  ...  Criticizing Rice has been declared “sexist” and “racist”.  Logically, going after Obama will only be deemed “racist.”
"In their ongoing efforts to uncover the ugly truth, Senate and House investigators should go after Obama.  After all, in Thursday’s press conference he asked for it."

Laughingstock: Taliban Official Mocks Petraeus Affair

Now let's check in on those who advise President Obama:

Debbie Schlussel; Petraeus Opposed Drone Strikes Because They Offend Muslims, Nixed Hits on Several Terrorists  "For those who don’t get it, “diplomatic sensitivities” means: “I don’t wanna upset Muslims in power by killing Islamic terrorists, so I think I’ll let them live to kill more Americans.” In case you doubt that, remember that “diplomatic sensitivities” was the reason America didn’t kill Osama Bin Laden when we saw him hunting with some princes from the United Arab Emirates (which also would have spared many American lives lost)."

Max Boot writes about Petraeus’s Phony Critics  "The most unseemly aspect of the scandal surrounding David Petraeus is the gleeful Schadenfreude being exhibited by so many who are eager to kick a great man when he is temporarily down. One of the most egregious and nauseating examples is this New York Times op-ed by Lucian Truscott IV entitled “A Phony Hero for a Phony War.” It is insulting not only to Petraeus but to all those men and women who have served valiantly and at great risk in Iraq and Afghanistan."

Alan Caruba; California is Destroying Itself. The U.S. is Next.

Warning Signs  "For some thirty years the author has been helping corporations and local government agencies cope with California’s regulatory jungle. As he puts it, “Crazifornia reveals a state that has become so misdirected, ungovernable and untenable that the primary driver of change has become the catastrophe.” Following the recent elections a recent Wall Street Journal editorial opined, “So now Californians will experience the joys of one-party, union-run progressive governance.”

"Though it may defy belief, Californians voted to let the state tax them more to 13.3% and they gave Democrats a supermajority in both houses while killing a ballot initiative that would have barred unions from automatically withholding money from worker paychecks for political spending. The public service and other unions own California. Add that to a history of progressive politics and you have a recipe for the total disaster that confronts the state and the nation these days."

http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/11/14/liberal-nightmare/

Hurricane Sandy's aftermath

UK Daily Mail  "As the superstorm passed over the region, startling before-and-after pictures revealed what was left of the East Coast.
"At first glance, New Jersey's Mantoloking Bridge appeared to be completely different highways - until it becomes clear that just one solitary house was left standing."

Below: After the storm.

Many more photos and videos at the link

Hat tip to John Paul Curnutt, Washington. Former Garibaldi, Oregon classmate from back in the day.

Israel’s Defensible Position

Craig Andresen  "As rockets fly, launched from Gaza into Israel, at Tel Aviv, at Jerusalem and elsewhere, the near future seems clear and I will Stand With Israel.
"Israel will soon be at full on war with Hamas.
"I don’t quite know where to start.
"Perhaps with Egypt.
"Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood president is condemning Israel for their offensive.
"Offensive?
"Yes, for that is exactly how those bent on the destruction of Israel view Israel defending itself. An offensive.
"Rockets, hundreds and hundreds of them, launched by Hama from Gaza and raining death and destruction from the shy in Israel has drawn the response OF Israel and for putting up a defense, for firing into Gaza as a response, Islamists deem Israel as being on the offensive."
...."On the night of the election, less than 2 weeks ago, Obama supporters showed their hatred for Israel. Be warned, not only are they moronic, they speak a disgusting language."

Arizona Gun Store: No Obama Voters Allowed

Talking Points Memo  "A gun shop in Arizona has a clear message to would-be customers who happened to vote for President Barack Obama: take your business elsewhere.
....Their ad in the paper said:
" "If you voted for Barack Obama your business is not welcome at
Southwest Shooting Authority," the ad reads. "You have proven that you are not responsible enough to own a firearm."

....We will try to demonstrate once again that the bottom line for our business is principle, not money.
Yes, it has been damaging at times but our values are intact.
Effective immediately, if you voted for Obama, your money is no good here. You have proven beyond a doubt that you are not responsible enough to own a firearm. We have just put a sign up on the front door to save you the trouble of walking all the way in here...
I took this ad out in our local paper. It will come out in the White Mountain Independent tomorrow, 9 November.
Sincerely,

Cope Reynolds

The local TV station as expected is disdainful