1 in 5 ObamaCare Waivers Go To Businesses in Nancy Pelosi's Progressive California District One Owner Describes ObamaCare as 'Devastating'

Of the 204 new Obamacare waivers President Barack Obama’s administration approved in April, 38 are for fancy eateries, hip nightclubs and decadent hotels in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s Northern California district.


That’s in addition to the 27 new waivers for health care or drug companies and the 31 new union waivers Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services approved.


Pelosi’s district secured almost 20 percent of the latest issuance of waivers nationwide, and the companies that won them didn’t have much in common with companies throughout the rest of the country that have received Obamacare waivers.


Other common waiver recipients were labor union chapters, large corporations, financial firms and local governments. But Pelosi’s district’s waivers are the first major examples of luxurious, gourmet restaurants and hotels getting a year-long pass from Obamacare.


Source: The DC
Hat Tip: The Drudge Report


See the menu for Boboquivaris, a gourmet restaurant receiving an ObamaCare waiver. It features a $59 Porterhouse Steak, $35 stuffed crabs (for one), an $11 a glass beer, and $12 martinis. See much more on the restaurant website.


One business owner told The DC (the source of this story) that new health care regulations (both ObamaCare and state-level) had devastated his business.

Commentary

Don't let the Democrats fool you into believing that they are for the common man. That is just their shtick to get votes. The above example is from just one of the many waivers granted in Nancy Pelosi's congressional district. There are hundreds more like it...

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Lame Theater: Heath Shuler vs. Nancy Pelosi

Yes, it's lame.I enjoyed the dig at the Progressive Democrats as the albatross around Heath Shuler's neck, though. I'm hoping that their deeds in Washington will cost Congressman Shuler his seat this November...

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Blue Dog Coalition Votes For HR 3590 Health Care Bill

Now that HR 3590 has passed the US House with the help of the Blue Dog Coalition, we need to destroy the term "Blue Dog" as an acceptable hiding place for Democrats who voted for Nancy Pelosi.


The Blue Dogs voted for HR 3590 by a 30-24 margin. They don't appear so blue to me...they're looking like a Yellow Dog Coalition.

Blue Dog Leadership Team

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration
Rep. Baron Hill (IN-09), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy
Rep. Jim Matheson (UT-02), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications
Rep. Heath Shuler (NC-11), Blue Dog Whip

Here is the membership of the Blue Dog Coalition, along with how they voted on HR 3590, BOLD LETTERS indicate that they voted for HR 3590:

Blue Dog Members

Altmire, Jason (PA-04)
Arcuri, Mike (NY-24)
Baca, Joe (CA-43)
Barrow, John (GA-12)
Berry, Marion (AR-01)
Bishop, Sanford (GA-02)
Boren, Dan (OK-02)
Boswell, Leonard (IA-03)
Boyd, Allen (FL-02)
Bright, Bobby (AL-02)
Cardoza, Dennis (CA-18)
Carney, Christopher (PA-10)
Chandler, Ben (KY-06)
Childers, Travis (MS-01)
Cooper, Jim (TN-05)
Costa, Jim (CA-20)
Cuellar, Henry (TX-28)
Dahlkemper, Kathy (PA-03)
Davis, Lincoln (TN-04)
Donnelly, Joe (IN-02)
Ellsworth, Brad (IN-08)
Giffords, Gabrielle (AZ-08)
Gordon, Bart (TN-06)
Harman, Jane (CA-36)
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (SD)
Hill, Baron (IN-09)
Holden, Tim (PA-17)
Kratovil, Jr., Frank (MD-01)
McIntyre, Mike (NC-07)
Markey, Betsy (CO-04)
Marshall, Jim (GA-08)
Matheson, Jim (UT-02)
Melancon, Charlie (LA-03)
Michaud, Mike (ME-02)
Minnick, Walt (ID-01)
Mitchell, Harry (AZ-05)
Moore, Dennis (KS-03)
Murphy, Patrick (PA-08)
Murphy, Scott (NY-20)
Nye, Glenn (VA-02)
Peterson, Collin (MN-07)
Pomeroy, Earl (ND)
Ross, Mike (AR-04)
Salazar, John (CO-03)
Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47)
Schiff, Adam (CA-29)
Schrader, Kurt (OR-05)
Scott, David (GA-13)
Shuler, Heath (NC-11)
Space, Zack (OH-18)
Tanner, John (TN-08)
Taylor, Gene (MS-04)
Thompson, Mike (CA-01)
Wilson, Charles (OH-06)

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visits Denver Clinic to push Healthcare Reform, Ignores Protesters

A supporter of health care reform, left, who did not want to give her name, pushes forward to rip a sign out of Kris McLay's hands outside the Stout Street Clinic visited by Nancy Pelosi. (Image Courtesy THE DENVER POST | RJ SANGOSTI)

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited a Denver Clinic on Thursday to push for Obama's health care plan at an event that was only for the Pelosi Friendly Press and a few supporters of ObamaCare that were selected from the crowd (see video below).

Here is a video of outside the clinic, in which the shooter has placed helpful annotations in the video...

And here is a video of the event from the inside, made by an ObamaCare supporter...

Here is a snippet from the Denver Post:

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, visiting a Denver clinic for the homeless Thursday, insisted that Democrats are united in backing health care reform and brushed off a question of whether raucous, conservative-led protests against reform have hurt the effort.

"This is called the legislative process," she said during a brief question-and-answer period after touring the Stout Street Clinic in downtown Denver. "There are differences of opinions. This is the democratic process. . . . This is a very big initiative, to change health care in America."

Pelosi's visit to the clinic — to see and tout the impact of stimulus funds — came at a time when the national debate over health care has escalated into a figurative shouting match.

The shouting match became a literal reality outside the clinic Thursday, as people skeptical of more government involvement in health care traded chants and slogans with others who support sweeping reforms.

Source: Denver Post

Commentary

The Democrats will try to do a bum's rush on us to get this monstrosity passed through and our rights further curtailed by big government, as well as another blow to what little of the Free Market we have left in America.

During the next few weeks, please take the time to contact your Congressman and your Senator. Let them know how you feel about HR 3200 and be polite when you do it. Also, contact the local Democrat party headquarters and let them know that you are opposed to the bill. Let them hear how many people are opposed to socialized medicine.

If there is a Town Hall in your area, please attend and let your voice be heard in a respectful manner. Take a camera or camcorder and record what goes on so that Lefties cannot succeed in the oft-repeated lies that we are the ones who instigate violence at these things.

If your Congressman or Senator is a coward, they will be holding Town Halls via telephone so that they can avoid public contact with constituents who oppose ObamaCare.

My Congressman, Heath Shuler, will be holding a Tele-Town Hall on August 13th at 7.10pm and Sept 1st at 7.00pm. Please call 202-225-6401 and they will ask for your name, email address and Zip Code. If you are from outside the District, give them one of the following Zip Codes: 28801 28806 28813 28723 28751 or 28779. These are all Zip Codes in his Congressional District.

If there is no answer at Shuler's DC office, try the numbers on this web page...

District Offices:

	125 Bonnie Lane Sylva, NC 28779	Voice: 828-586-1962 FAX: Not Currently Available
	75 Peachtree Street, Suite 100 Murphy, NC 28906	Voice: 828-835-4981 FAX: Not Currently Available
	356 Biltmore Avenue, Suite 400 Asheville, NC 28801	Voice: 828-252-1651 FAX: 828-252-8734

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The Thing: Revenge of the Pelosi Virus

The movie is below...

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The John Batchelor Show for 05-24-2009

Before I relay my weekly promotion for the best six hours in radio, check out Bolden to Enterprise by John Batchelor. The above Friedman video was swiped from the article.

It's Sunday night, and that means it's time for John Batchelor!





Here is his website.

The show starts at 7pm Eastern, and continues for six hours of the best radio you will find anywhere, as only John Batchelor can deliver it with his stable of experts...

And here is where you can listen to the show live online:

New York, WABC-AM 770 7-10PM ET;
Washington DC, WMAL-AM 630 7-9PM ET;
San Francisco, KSFO-AM 560;
Los Angeles,KFI-AM 640;

And here is where you can find the podcasts of the show: the first three hours, and the last three hours.

Schedule for Tonight: (all six hours are on the same link now)

The first two hours are below to whet your appetite:

Memorial Day Special.

705P Eastern Time: Matt Bai, NYT, re the surprising non-story of the gay marriage amendments and law changes in states, re how the young voters poll an indifference to the topic, that is, no opposition.

720P: Amir Efrati, Wall Street Journal,re Madoff Victims Are Investigated

The probe into who knew about Madoff's massive fraud has broadened to include high-profile investors including Jeffry Picower and Stanley Chais, and Carl Shapiro, an old friend of the money manager

735P: Jesse Westbrook, Bloomberg, re U.S. Said to Consider Stripping SEC of Power, Shifting Some Duties to Fed

750P: Stephanie Simon, Wall Street Journal, Using Spidey Sense on the Border A small Homeland Security unit is charged with adding whiz-bang wonder to the drudgery of border patrols and vehicle checkpoints. Texas Mayor Trades Job for Romance Texas mayor J.W. Lown resigned this week, saying he is in love with a Mexican man who doesn't have permission to remain in the U.S.

805P: Ed Hayes, attorney, re In Bronx Bomb Case, Steps and Missteps Alike Caught on Tape In documents, interviews and court hearings, details of a homegrown terror plot and the checkered life stories of the four men charged further emerged.

820P: James R. Hagerty, Wall Street Journal, re 'Terrorizing' Bankers in Foreclosure Fight

835P: Financial Roundtable, Thaddeus McCotter, Member of Congress, Jim McTague, Barron's, David Weidner, Marketwatch.com, re the auto talks, re the report that Chrysler will emerge from bankruptcy and that GM will go into bankruptcy. U.S. to Steer GM Toward Bankruptcy

850P: Continued re GM Reaches Deal in Canada The Canadian Auto Workers said it has reached an agreement with General Motors on cost-cutting measures.

905P: Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents, from Jerusalem, re Netanyahu's visit to the White House, re the missile test in Iran, re the POTUS statement of a deadline for Iran diplomacy.

920P: Aaron Klein, author, "The Late Great State of Israel," re the Hamas preparation for an Obama administration outreach.

935P: Jim Leeke, author, Manila and Santiago, re the Spanish American War of 1898 and the rise of Assistant Secretary of the Navy T.R. Roosevelt.

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The Worst Speaker of the House in American History

Do you really want to elect a Democratic Congressman that would keep this woman in charge of the US House of Representatives?

Do you really want to elect a President of the same party as this woman that will work with her to make all kinds of mischief to harm our nation?

Vote Republican in 2008, and Vote to strip this woman of her role as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

At least she was stupid enough to tweak the noses of the Republicans in the US House, and snatch defeat from the jaws of defeat for the Democrats on this matter.

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Coming Monday: The Shuler-Pelosi Connection

Since Congressman Shuler is so afraid of Carl Mumpower that he will only appear in public with him one time...in Murphy...I will start releasing details of why Congressman Shuler cannot afford to debate Mumpower.

Monday afternoon, I will lay out the Shuler-Pelosi Connection in the first of a series of posts about how Heath Shuler's "Mountain Values" have been traded for "Washington Values".

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GOP Congressmen Live From the US House

**update** 1.33 PM you tube video added to bottom of post. 

Nancy Pelosi and her merry band of Democrats have left town to enjoy everal weeks of vacation, and some republicans have stayed behind to call attention to what the Democrats have left undone.

Congressman John Culberson has a live twitter feed and a live Qik Feed up to keep people updated since Nancy turned off the CSPAN Feed:




Click to play archived video. Video will play automatically when live broadcast is in progress.

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Republicans Protest Democrat's Great Escape on Energy

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Nine Minutes of Breathtaking Stupidity From Nancy Pelosi

HEALTH WARNING: If you have High Blood Pressure or a heart condition, please have your medicine handy before watching this video of Nancy Pelosi on ABC's "This Week":



Transcript for clarity in just exactly what she is saying.


Call the Speaker at 202-225-0100 or 415-556-4862.

Demand an up or down vote on drilling for oil and natural gas.

E-mail AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov

Also, I would suggest that you send some money to the NRCC so they can make some hay out of this type of stupidity.

The NRCC is one of the few national Republican organizations that carries my complete approval and endorsement. This organization helps many underfunded conservative Republican Congressional candidates with ads and funds to help them challenge Democratic seat holders. RINOs need not apply.

Click here to donate to the NRCC.

**update** 5.07 AM

I will have live coverage of the Republican Congress in Exile on this blog this morning, via video and twitter.

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Nancy D'Alesandro's Culture of Corruption A Guest Commentary by John Armor

Most of you know her as Nancy Pelosi. When I first met my one-time neighbor, she was daughter to one Mayor of Baltimore, Tommy D’Alesandro, Jr., and sister to Tommy, III, who’d later become Mayor.


Some of the stories about her, as she prepares to become Speaker of the House, have mentioned her past, but not honestly. At most, the glowing stories refer to the Baltimore City politics she grew up in as “rough and tumble.” Politics there and then were much more than rough and tumble. They were crooked as a dog’s hind leg.


I know. I grew up there. I made my first run for public office there, in 1971. Lemme tell y’all how Baltimore politics were conducted, then.


First, it was all Democrats. The last Republican was elected to the City Council in 1943. And among the Democrats, the law of the jungle applied. The strongest won, and prospered. The weakest lost, and were destroyed.


Elections in Baltimore were run by the machines, which had a feudal relationships like barons in the Middle Ages. Strongest was the D’Alesandro machine. Second to that, but working hand and glove with it, was Jack Pollack’s machine. Pollack personally was a frugal man, never accused of taking a penny for himself. But he kept hundreds of thousands of dollars in safe deposit boxes, to be dispensed as needed. Pollack had, in his pocket, many politicians including Congressman and State Senators, plus more than a few judges.


Election day funds were called “walking around money.” Each precinct captain got a stack of money proportionate to the vote he was expected to produce. Sure, the captain would keep some for himself. But a wise captain would keep his greed within limits, and use most of his allotment to buy votes.


Was this illegal? Absolutely. Then, now, and all years in between. But that’s the politics that Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi grew up in. And what did the successful politician do in Baltimore when he, and now she, had won? Reward your friends. Punish your enemies. Start gathering the money and allies to win the next election.


Honesty or corruption had nothing to do with this process. Results were all that counted. This was displayed in the D’Alesandro family history. Tommy, Jr., was never indicted for anything. But Tommy, III, was sloppy.


He was indicted for rape as a young man. He was indicted for corruption as Mayor. Both times, the charges were dismissed when the principal witness made herself / himself scarce until the charges were dismissed. In the latter case, the witness turned up alive and well in a Las Vegas casino, after the charges against D’Alesandro were dropped. The same charges against Councilman Mimi DiPietro, had not been dismissed. When I as a candidate pointed out that DiPietro could still be tried for corruption, the D’Alesandro response was to send a compliant State’s Attorney before a compliant judge, to drop those charges also.


With a clear understanding of how her politics were developed, D’Alesandro’s actions as pending Speaker make more sense. She stood by Jack Murtha in his bid for Majority Leader, because Jack had stood by her. It was irrelevant that Murtha missed being indicted in Abscam because he decided to take his agreed-upon bribe of $50,000 later, rather than right away.


D’Alesandro/Pelosi’s background also explains her actions concerning the Chairmanship of the House Intelligence Committee. She is crosswise with Jane Harman, the senior Democrat, so she dropped Harman like a hot rock. Next in line was Alcee Hastings, a loyal ally and leading member of the Congressional Black Caucus. But he’d been removed as a federal judge for taking bribes from drug dealers. She dropped Hastings the same way that the D’Alesandro machine had relied on black votes, but then turned their backs on blacks after the election.


Even something that may happen January 2nd, when the House is sworn in, may reflect D’Alesandro’s culture of corruption. According to the official results from Florida, Republican Vern Buchanan, won the 13th Congressional District by 369 votes. But D’Alesandro can use her power as Speaker to steal that election for the Democrats and install Christine Jennings as the “winner” and new Congresswoman. The Democrats did that in 1984 over a seat in Indiana. It would be in character for D’Alesandro to do that in 2007.


The more you know about a politician, the better you can predict his/her motive and actions. You now know more about Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi than most of the MSM reporters and editors either know, or dare to report. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.


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About the Author: John Armor is a lawyer specializing in constitutional law, who may again be a candidate for Congress in the 11th District of North Carolina. John_Armor@aya.yale.edu


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