I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
In case you missed Tuesday’s Glenn Beck show on FOX News, here’s an interesting Detroit-as-punching-bag nugget.
“Progressives have been fighting for decades to achieve the power to decide for you,” the popular broadcaster began the segment.
“Back in Samuel Adams day, they used to call them tyrants. A little later I think they were also called slave owners, people who encourage you to become more dependent on them,” he said.
Beck’s case in point was culled from the Oct. 7 scuffle that broke out in downtown Detroit as thousands of people sought federal homelessness prevention funds. (Go here to read the Detroit Free Press’ account or here to read the AP’s story on that day.)
“I mean when you were growing up, would you ever, ever remember seeing your town, people flocking to government offices over rumors of stimulus checks being handed out?” Beck asked “Did you? Well, that’s exactly what happened in Detroit. All the lines. those lines,” — he said pointing to the screen behind him — “that’s rumors of free money, Obama cash.”
With his trademark smirk, Beck later deadpanned: “Nothing better than free government money that we don’t know where it came from.”
Gawker’s lighthearted take on Beck’s piece: “That’s just Glenntastic.” Perhaps someone should point out to Beck that “those lines” are, in fact, real people who are in foreclosure and facing homelessness.
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