Energy Secretary Steven Chu and President Barack Obama
At a White House press conference today President Obama and Energy Secretary Chu revealed several actions they claimed would promote energy efficiency while saving Americans billions of dollars annually.
Some of the mandates include forced changes on energy conservation standards for household and commercial lighting and forced changes on incandescent and fluorescent lamps.
My wife has already made me replace some of the compact fluorescent lights (CFL) in some parts of our house, so I’m not sure she’ll be happy with these lighting changes mandated for 2012.
Do common citizens understand today’s light bulb mandates? Will common citizens only find out when some light bulbs may no longer be available for purchase in 2012, or only at a much higher price then?
President Obama’s statement about the California economy to justify the energy changes seems incredible: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: California Economy, Energy Policy, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Improving Energy Efficiency, President Barack Obama
Who knew Darla Jaye from KMBZ’s 980 Live with Darla Jaye was running for public office?
Many were wearing a variety of stickers at the Olathe Republican Party Picnic and Straw Poll on Saturday. Some stickers said “Draft Darla for U.S. Congress” — but she’s not really running.
From Darla’s Facebook page on Sunday:
I asked if there was a candidate named Darla running for office, and they said Yeah…YOU!! LOL.
The stickers were a joke on Darla, but Darla’s message to the audience was no joke. As the invited keynote speaker she blasted elected officials:
I want to speak to those of you that are in office, and those of you that want to represent us. … I’m speaking for my listeners who feel they don’t have a voice, who feel they’re not being listened to, or represented.
“We are sick and tired of what we’re seeing from those who supposedly work for us. We’re as mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore.”
Watch and listen to Darla in this video: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bobby Jindal, Daniel Gilyeat, Darla Jaye, J.R. Claeys, Kris Kobach, Macie Houston, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Olathe Republican Party, Patricia Lightner, Ron Paul, Sam Brownback, Sarah Palin, Straw Poll
On a hot, 97-degree afternoon, almost 50 Modern Day Patriots from the Kansas City Tea Party met yesterday near the Johnson County Courthouse to protest the increased taxes, loss of jobs, and increased regulations in the “Cap and Trade” bill passed by the U.S. House on Friday.
Tags: Cap and Trade, energy taxes, increased regulations, job losses, John Boehner, Kansas City Tea Party, Michelle Bachmann, Modern Day Patriots, Protest
Bob Weeks from the Voice for Liberty in Wichita has been a leader in seeking press credentials for the alternative media in Kansas. See his article today, Kansas alternative media shut out of legislative access.
UPDATE: See video of Bob Weeks’ appearance on Kansas week on KPTS in Wichita: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Free Press, Press credentials
Free Market Health Care Rally at KMBC Channel 9 in Kansas City
A group of more than 60 protesters met outside the KMBC’s studios in Kansas City to promote free market health care, and protest the ABC special “Prescription for America” being aired tonight
The group was made up of modern day patriots from the Kansas City Tea Party and the Kansas City Area 9.12 Project.
General manager Wayne Godsey and KMBC were kind to the protesters by providing water for those in the hot sun and 90+ degree temperatures.
KMBC reporter Jim Flink made a humorous comment about the news coming to them today, since KMBC could report on this event from the perimeter of their studios. [Jim said his was more common when their studios were downtown.]
See the three videos below made at this event, as well as the video from KMBC reported during their 5 PM newscast by Jim Flink.
Tags: ABC, Kansas City, Kansas City Area 9.12 Project, Kansas City Tea Party, KMBC, Obama Health Care Plan, Prescription for America, Protest, Wayne Godsey
Kansas Attorney General Steve Six Welcomes Participants
Attorney General Steve Six’s office is providing training this week at four locations in Kansas on “Open Meetings” and “Open Records.” Today these training sessions were in Olathe and about 120 attended.
Yesterday the training was held in Dodge City; sessions will be held in Topeka and Wichita on Thursday and Friday.
The sessions were intended for elected officials, appointed officials, staff for state and local units of government, members of the media, and the general public.
After the welcome and introductions by Attorney General Six, Assistant AG Mike Smith, discussed the topics of KOMA (Kansas Open Meetings Act) and KORA (Kansas Open Records Act). Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Attorney General Steve Six, Kansas Open Meetings Act, Kansas Open Records Act, KOMA, KORA
Last Friday Congresswoman Candice Miller (R-Michigan) attempted to make an amendment to H.R. 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, to minimize the impact of new regulations on agriculture and farmers. The Democratically controlled committee voted “no” on her amendment along party lines. Farmers may now suffer increased regulations on any chemical product related to agriculture and farming. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: agriculture, CFATS, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, chemical security, Congressman Bill Pascrell, Congressman Charlie Dent, Congresswoman Candice Miller, DHS, farming, Homeland Security, inherently safer technology, IST
The Kansas Republican Party met near Salina on Saturday for their summer meeting.
Several Republican leaders addressed the group, including U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, who will be a candidate for Kansas Governor in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Dr. Mark Hendrickson
The Flint Hills Center for Public Policy today sponsored a luncheon near the Plaza in Kansas City, MO where Dr. Mark Hendrickson talked about “The Next Great Depression and the Attack of the Watermelons?”
Hendrickson is a professor of economics and international business at Grove City College in Pennsylvania and is a contributing scholar with the Center for Vision & Values think tank. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Center for Vision & Values, Dr. Mark Hendrickson, Flint Hills Center for Public Policy, Great Depression, Grove City College
Tim Latham's story recently was discussed on Fox & Friends
Tim Latham, a Lawrence High School teacher, was perplexed when his contract was not renewed since he had taught previously for 19 years without complaints. In fact, Latham had always received positive comments about his teaching.
Former LHS students thought Latham was a good teacher and came to his support. Several of the students spoke at a recent school board meeting asking for Mr. Latham to be retained.
A Facebook page, Save Mr.Latham, Lawrence High History Teacher, has swelled from just under 200 members to just under 2000 members in less than two weeks.
Latham’s story was largely told on the Internet but finally was picked up by Fox News on Monday.
Late today, Latham’s attorney issued a statement saying Tim Latham will have his job at Lawrence High School next year after all: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Free Speech, Kansas, Lawrence School Board, Save Mr.Latham Facebook Group, Tim Latham
