Counting Calories, Government Style.

The Politico reports.........."Buried deep in the House health care bill is a provision, likely to raise nanny-state hackles, requiring fast-food chains and vending machine owners to notify customers of calorie counts -- by conspicuously posting nutritional information on menus or machines.

The provision -- Section 2572 -- requires retail food establishments "part of a chain with 20 or more locations" to list calorie counts "on the menu board including a drive-through board," as is currently required in New York City and other localities.

A "vending machine operator shall provide a sign in close proximity to each article of food or the selection button" that includes similar data.

Exemptions include items that will be on the menu for less than 60 days -- and limited test runs of food products."

I was just in NY, where a similar law is in effect. It works for the consumer. I said, "Wow, that's a lot of calories". I changed my mind on what I was going to order. The 20 store chain can probably deal with with mandate. They order new signs regularly in most places I have seen. As the law is written, I can see lots of bi-monthly changes at fast food restaurants. But I know I don't want the government mandating it, especially operations that are small or start-ups.

Notre Dame 40-14 over Washington State University

Notre Dame used 3 quarterbacks in their victory over Washington State University. Jimmy Claussen removed after banging up his toe again. Weis says it is OK.

Notre Dame booked the Alamodome for Saturday night.They played a home game in Texas.

Happy Halloween.

Roger Daltrey Watch Out

View on Rt.42

The deer didn't mind the sign

Seen on my property today.

VOTE TUESDAY

Doing my part for Augusta Hunters

Support the Second Amendment for Many Reasons

A friend set up his tree stand on my property today

Obama's Halloween

H/T to The ill feeling,hole in dirt,flooded with water,mixed with soil, bright star against breezy conditions wonderful people, married to Happy boy

$160,000 Per Stimulus Job?

Jake Tapper works his calculator. WH calls it ABUSE
The White House argues that the actual job number is actually larger than 640,000 -- closer to 1 million jobs when one factors in stimulus jobs added in October and, more importantly, jobs created indirectly, such as "the waitress who's still on the job," Vice President Biden said today.

So let's see. Assuming their number is right -- 160 billion divided by 1 million. Does that mean the stimulus costs taxpayers $160,000 per job?

Jared Bernstein, chief economist and senior economic advisor to the vice president, called that "calculator abuse."

He said the cost per job was actually $92,000 -- but acknowledged that estimate is for the whole stimulus package as of the end of 2010.

See the full story and video here

Lost his job over "The Pledge of Alligiance

Lost his job over "The Pledge of Alligiance

Last month, when Trevor Keezer started bringing his Bible to work, Keezer says his manager confronted him about the ["One nation under God, indivisible."] button. "That's when I was told it had to come off, or I would be sent home. So they sent me home for six straight days without pay. And then today they terminated me."
See the Video here

‘Death Panels’ Measure Survives in House Health Care Bill

See on Breitbart

Inspiration

With the great work done by FishyMike for the last year I am proud that he claims me as his inspiration. As a reward for his one year anniversary, I dedicate a bacon post to Mike.

Try this recipe, MMMMMMM

Newsbusted 10/30

Who Knew that the Dems had HQ in same mall?

DEM HQ???

Bob McDonnell quipped that the Democrats had their headquarters in the same mini mall as the Republicans

More Pics from Rally

Bob McDonnell's Shadow at the Rally

If you see Bob in the Valley, you will see his shadow.
Hunting, hoping, wanting a verbal gaffe.
He is a nice guy, funny.
We get a good laugh every time I take his pic.

Polish Power ! ! !

Happy as always, Seth

Proud Daddy, Mark

Locals at the Rally

Bob Stuart
Doug
Steve
Jimmy
Brian

Other Notables at Waynesboro Rally

The Elected and Soon to be Elected

Bruce Allen

Michael Steele

Emmett Hanger

Stephanie Beverage, Get out the vote.

Bob Goodlatte and Bill Shirley

Waynesboro Rally Photos

Let's Get Out The Voters for These Good Men

Bob McDonnell

Bill Bolling

Ken Cuccinelli and Ben Cline

Dickie Bell and his wife

Steve Landes

Rep. Alan Grayson(D-FL) looks like such a WIMP ! !

Congressman King Questions NFL on Rush

Press Star(*) now ! ! !

Concerned Women for America
has some ads on Obamacare

Still waiting for list of people on Photo Op Plane over NYC.

The Main stream Media still hasn't got the answer, atleast I haven't seen it.
Who was on that plane that flew over NYC??
See original posts here

RANDOM THOUGHTS OF THE DAY

Sent by a friend

More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.

Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?

Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

There is a great need for sarcasm font. DEFINATELY

I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.

How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.

Was learning cursive really necessary?

Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".

I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.

MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

Bad decisions make good stories

If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....

You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.

There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

"Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'

I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...

I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.

SWAC Conservative Round Table Breakfast Update....

Reprinted From SWACGIRL
Next Breakfast ... Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8:00 a.m.
Staunton Shoney's at 250 and 81(back room behind breakfast bar -- there's room for 60 people in there so we won't be as crowded). Please spread the word to friends and neighbors.

THANK YOU to all who came out on Saturday, October 24! We had a standing room-only crowd of over 50. The update below appears on www.swacgirl.blogspot.com with lots of photos. Scroll down to two articles about breakfast.

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SWAC Conservative Round Table Update:

On a rainy Saturday morning, over 50 SWAC (Staunton-Waynesboro-Augusta County) area residents who considered themselves Independents, Tea Party Patriots, conservative Republicans, Constitution Party, and more met at the Staunton Shoney's for fellowship, to contribute to the conversation, and learn how to become more active in local conservative politics.

Breakfast was led by local conservative leader Kurt Michael who emphasized that the SWAC Conservative Round Table is not a political party or organization but rather a gathering of like-minded conservatives who care more about their country and community than they do about political labels. He emphasized:

"We are a loose group of individuals held together by conservative beliefs and we sit at a metaphorical round table ... all are equal, all share a mutual respect for one another's beliefs and talents ... we do not need to agree on everything. However, what we do agree on is too important to let slip through our fingers. We must work together when possible and allow our bonds of friendship to grow and our alliances to be strengthened. Only then will our conservative values prevail."

Kurt laid out the three goals of SWAC Breakfast which are:

1) Social ... a place for networking with like-minded individuals and groups.

2) Educational ... a place to educate each other on current conservative thought, to keep each other informed of current events and issues.

3) Political Action ... encourage conservative individuals to become politically active.

A variety of conservative leaders addressed the crowd.

1) Churchville attorney Francis Chester updated about the Augusta County real estate assessment battle ... and his battle with the County of Augusta, the board of supervisors, and Commissioner of the Revenue Jean Shrewsbury who have asked the court to levy financial sanctions on him for having the audacity to sue Augusta County on behalf of 10,500 county residents.

-- ACTION ITEM #1: Please contact Commissioner of Revenue Jean Shrewsbury (540.245-5640) and ask that the county drop its lawsuit against Francis Chester and allow We the People to have our day in court.

-- ACTION ITEM #2: Please attend the Board of Supervisors meeting on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, at 7:00 pm at the Government Center in Verona. We need eyes and ears at all these meetings. Supervisor meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Wednesday monthly.

2) Shenandoah County Tea Party activist Suzanne Curran informed of an anti-real estate assessment rally Friday morning in Woodstock that saw 100 angry residents upset about their outrageous real estate assessments. Together, she said, citizens of the two counties can keep one another informed of the issues including that her BOS is out of control, spending $100 million the past year in a county with only 43,000 residents. She also told everyone about the Front Royal Tea Party to be held next Saturday, October 31, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Courthouse.

-- ACTION ITEM: The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors is meeting Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7:00 pm at the Government Center in Woodstock for anyone in that area.

3) Conservative candidate David Karaffa plans to run for the Augusta County Board of Supervisors in 2011 in the Beverley Manor District. David, who has a young family, showed the willingness of those who will step to the plate to run for elected office, and he was warmly greeted by the crowd.

4) Michael Shull discussed his plans to run for the Republican nominee for the Augusta County Board of Supervisors in 2011 in the Riverheads District. Accompanied by his two children, he has emphasized in the past that the future is theirs and that is why he is running.

5) Dave Mason, chairman of the Augusta County Constitution Party, talked about his belief in that group, and Party member Steve Bright passed out copies of the U.S. Constitution.

6) Valley Family Forum director Dean Welty provided Voter Guides distributed by the Virginia Family Foundation, a non-partisan grading of all candidates for the 2009 election season. Available for churches, civic groups, and political organizations, the guides cover the top three state offices of governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. Additional guides are available at the Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge Center located at 1502 Springhill Road, Staunton (540-213-0571).

7) Local Republican Party of Virginia State Central representative Lynn Mitchell spoke on behalf of the GOP with news of the latest Survey USA poll that has Bob McDonnell up +19, Bill Bolling up +15, and Ken Cuccinelli up +16 ... and that we have the opportunity to sweep the top three positions for the first time since 1997, and urged everyone to vote on Election Day. Informing that the GOP ticket will be at Weyers Cave on Sun, Nov. 1, at 5 pm, and in Waynesboro on Friday, Oct. 30, at 10:30 am, she also said she had yard signs and literature with her for those who needed them after the breakfast. Contact info: LynnFromVa@aol.com / www.swacgirl.blogspot.com.

8) Temporary Acting Director of the Shenandoah Valley Tea Party Richard Armstrong updated about the organization of his group electing officers and recruiting people. The group has grown tremendously over the months since its beginning in April.

SWAC bloggers Augusta Water Cooler(Though not too prolific these days,haha), Fishersville Mike, Augusta Conservative, and SWAC Girl were there. Check out Phil's post about breakfast.

Our thanks to all who came out Saturday. Also ... Shoney's Restaurant could not have been more accommodating or friendly. The wait staff was excellent as they took care of us, and we would like to thank them for their hospitality.

Points to Ponder, No matter your belief system

1. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.

2. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.

3. In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma--but never let him be the period.

4. Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to the church for a face-lift.

5. When praying, don't give God instructions - just report for duty.

6. Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.

7. We don't change God's message -- His message changes us.

8. The church is prayer-conditioned.

9. Plan ahead -- It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

10. Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position.

11. Exercise daily -- walk with God.

12. Never give the devil a ride -- he will always want to drive.

13. Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.

14. Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.

15. He who angers you controls you.

16. Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.

17. Give Satan an inch & he'll be a ruler.

If you are feeling a little off kilter, here is a way................

To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars.See If They Slow Down.

2. On all your check memo area, write A: ' For Marijuana'

3. Skip down the street Rather Than Walk and see how many looks you get.

4. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat,with a serious face.

5. Sing Along At The Opera.

6. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream 'I Won! I Won!'

7. When Leaving the Zoo, Start Running towards the Car Park, Yelling 'Run For Your Lives! They're Loose!'

8. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, 'Due To The Economy,
We are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go.'

And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity


9. PICK UP A BOX OF CONDOMS AT THE PHARMACY, GO TO THE COUNTER AND ASK WHERE THE FITTING ROOM IS.

"The Donald's" Daughter gets Hitched

Ivanka Trump Gets Hitched

A Beautiful Bride

Ivanka Trump walked down the aisle this weekend.Donald Trump's eldest daughter celebrated her nuptials with a lavish reception. Trump, 27, wore a Vera Wang gown when she wed publisher Jared Kushner in a ceremony at the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey on Sunday.

And Here are some pre-wedding pics of the Donald's Daughter

No Cash For Senior "Clunkers"

The Senate Finance Committee health bill released last week controls doctors by cutting their pay if they give older patients more care than the government deems appropriate.

Section 3003(b) (p. 683) punishes doctors who land in the 90th percentile or above on what they provide for seniors on Medicare by withholding 5 percent of their compensation.
This withhold provision forces doctors to choose between treating their patients and avoiding government penalties. HMOs used the same cost-cutting device in the early '90s until it was deemed dangerous to patients and outlawed. Now, lawmakers want to use it against the most vulnerable patients, the elderly. This bill and four others under negotiation also would slash about $500 billion from future Medicare funding.
See more here
The Dem plans will treat Granny as a Clunker. Doctors lose compensation if they treat their patients well. Dem plans all create rationed care for seniors.
You can scream "There are no death panels ! ! !", but the bills say RATIONED CARE, and PROVIDE FOR DEATH "Counseling"

What Happened to Freedom?

Thomas Sowell writes.........
Just one year ago, would you have believed that an unelected government official, not even a Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate but simply one of the many "czars" appointed by the President, could arbitrarily cut the pay of executives in private businesses by 50 percent or 90 percent?
Did you think that another "czar" would be talking about restricting talk radio? That there would be plans afloat to subsidize newspapers — that is, to create a situation where some newspapers' survival would depend on the government liking what they publish?
Read the rest here

Notre Dame Coach Endorses McDonnell.

Lou Holtz, the legendary football coach who led Notre Dame to a national championship and is now an ESPN analyst, cracked jokes and shared stories with a standing room only crowd of Bob McDonnell supporters in Richmond tonight.

A sampling of Holtz's quips:

What do you call a former Redskins player with a Super Bowl ring? "Senior citzens."

"I know we have Democrats in here. I tried to use small words."

"Well, they may have a few more people with the president tomorrow, but it won't be as entertaining,'' McDonnell proclaimed.

See more here

Latest Newsbusted

GOFUS Diddles While economy burns

Jim Geraghty posts this little quip

If I Still Worked at a Wire Service . . .
. . . I'd be tempted to arrange news developments just so: The White House responded to former vice president Cheney's accusation of "dithering" on war decisions by countering that Cheney had "not focused on Afghanistan" for seven years; the following day, President Obama left for a series of fundraisers in Connecticut and Massachusetts and a weekend golf outing.
Politico posted this
What if George W. Bush had done that?
A four-hour stop in New Orleans, on his way to a $3 million fundraiser.
Snubbing the Dalai Lama.
Signing off on a secret deal with drug makers.
Freezing out a TV network.
Doing more fundraisers than the last president. More golf, too.
President Barack Obama has done all of those things — and more.
What’s remarkable is what hasn’t happened. These episodes haven’t become metaphors for Obama’s personal and political character — or consuming controversies that sidetracked the rest of his agenda.

He throws a S***Fit

He gets 31 years in jail after movement

Scratch and sniff here

A man who sneaked a small bag of feces into a courtroom during his robbery trial, smeared the contents on his lawyer and threw it at jurors, was sentenced Monday to 31 years and four months in prison.
No, he didn't get 31 years for his feces farce, his manure movement, his excited excrement,his poop plot, his doody deed. (Got any others???) He got it for a robbery.
Weusi McGowan, 38, pleaded guilty to robbery and residential burglary in connection with the original case, and two assault charges in connection with the feces-flinging incident.See the full story here

If you look up the word oxymoron in the encyclopedia, you should see a picture of this guy.

"Fox is not very popular in this country. It may have great ratings, but still we're talking under 2 million people. It's a really marginal, somewhat extreme presence in the United States."-Michael Wolff from Vanity Fair
Oh, the most popular network is not popular?
Chris Matthews jumps in with another dumb line.He says "Dittoheads" agree with Rush 100% of the time. Hey Chris, it has NOTHING to do with Rush's opinions. It is a greeting. Ditto is just a quick way of saying "Hi, how are you Rush, love your show, etc" Instead of repeating that every time, Dittoheads just say Ditto.

NY 23 makes it to Beck

"I'm fighting for the heart and soul of the Republican Party. And I think if I win this campaign, that people will take notice, and the next time they select a candidate, they will look at the principles."-Doug Hoffman

Congressman Rogers, Michigan, knocks it out of the park

Nero Fiddled, Barack Golfed.

GOFUS?

President Barack Obama has only been in office for just over nine months, but he's already hit the links as much as President Bush did in over two years.CBS' Mark Knoller , an unofficial documentarian and statistician of all things White House-related , wrote , "Today - Obama ties Pres. Bush in the number of rounds of golf played in office: 24. Took Bush 2 yrs & 10 months."According to Politico

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