Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.

By

CHARMAINE YOEST

It's now becoming clear that Barack Obama is willing to put everything on the table in order to be the president who passes health-care reform.

Everything, that is, except a ban on federal funding for abortion.

Abortion tax payer funding
flow chart by Americans United for Life
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Last September, the president promised that "no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place." Yet the legislation most likely to move forward in Congress would be the single greatest expansion of abortion since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

The White House knows how to turn Mr. Obama's September commitment into legislative action. I met with senior White House officials and told them that only adding a so-called Hyde Amendment to the health-care reform bills would fulfill the president's promise to protect Americans from subsidizing abortion.

The Hyde Amendment dates back to the 1970s, when congressional leaders discovered that Medicaid was paying for nearly 300,000 abortions a year. This had not been an intended outcome of the Medicaid program, which was created in 1965 with strong bipartisan support. So in 1976 Rep. Henry Hyde introduced an amendment to the Health and Human Services appropriations bill prohibiting taxpayer funds from paying for abortions.

Article here and at the jump. Be sure to read the comments at The WSJ.

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A number of Obama supporters are confusing Tax dollars for abortion and Tax payer funding for abortion. See Commonweal's misunderstanding and argument.

The Alert Reader will note that The Wall Street Journal uses a 'Ms.' honorific for Charmaine and not 'Dr.'. This is a WSJ style book issue and not a slight to holders of a terminal degree. The WSJ uses 'Dr.' to address only medical doctors and not mere Ph.D.'s.

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Listen to her brief update on Pro-Life strategies.

"We are winning."

Incremental legislative action at the state and local level works to reduce the numbers of abortion.

In those states that have two parent notification of a minor child's abortion -- the number of abortions goes down by 31 per cent.

If Obama really wants to reduce abortion, he will support parental notification legislation for the states.

Charmaine's PowerPoint slide presentation, CPAC_CY.ppt

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No class on Monday 22 Feb. Quiz is due Wednesday 24 Feb. Mid-term moved to 1 March.

Take Home Assignment Chapt 7 to 11.doc

Take Home Assignment/Quiz Name ____________

Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Two Points and Two Bonus points. Max 4 points

Open Book. In your own handwriting. Collaboration Permitted.

Define

1. Organization Chart

2. Chain of Command

3. Span of Control

4. Departmentalization

5. Delegation

6. Responsibility

7. Authority

8. Intrapreneur

9. ad hoc committee

10. grapevine

11. operations management

12. R&D

13. product line

14. capacity

15.Gantt Chart

16. Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

17. Six Sigma

18. ISO 9000

19. Productivity

20. Recruiting

21. profit sharing

22.ADA

23. morale

24.Scientific Management

25. Team

26.labor union

27.Right to Work State

28. Collective Bargaining

29.Arbitration

30. Mediation

Bonus Two Points- For a job interview: Provide an example from your experience where you faced a problem, initiated a solution and the result; a PSR.

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By teaching English at the Alexandria campus.

Even if one disagrees with her politics, everyone agrees on one thing about Dr. Biden:

She is authentic.

Following is her interview on CBS.

(Sarah Palin never got a softball interview like this. Goodness, this is typical of interviews JOE Biden lounges through...)

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Article here, Jill Biden: Second Lady of the Land; Exclusive Interview With Wife of Vice President, Who Talks About Family, Career, and Advocating for Military Families

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Botox, hair plugs, capped teeth. Why does the media love Joe Biden? Because he's authentic too...

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TJ Hanley and Bob Marsh send; further below Dick Nelson comments --

From a Retired Special Forces Sgt Major:
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I served in the SOG (Special Operations Group) in Vietnam with Brockhausen and Hebler, they have both been involved with various disaster relief programs for the last several years to include Hurricane Katrina.

They have both always been straight shooters and known to call a spade a spade, as well as sometimes using very "colorful" language which had to be cleaned up a bit. So I have no doubts as to the truthfulness of what he's saying.

News back from Nick Brockhausen.
He and Dennis Hebler made it back somewhat safe and sound.

To All,
I just returned from Haiti with Hebler. We flew in at 3 AM Sunday to the scene of such incredible destruction on one side, and enormous ineptitude and criminal neglect on the other.
Port o Prince is in ruins. The rest of the country is fairly intact.

Our team was a rescue team and we carried special equipment that locates people buried under the rubble.

There are easily 200,000 dead, the city smells like a charnal house. The bloody UN was there for 5 years doing apparently nothing but wasting US Taxpayers money. The ones I ran into were either incompetents or outright anti American.

Most are French or french speakers, worthless every d*** one of them.

While 1800 rescuers were ready willing and able to leave the airport and go do our jobs, the UN and USAID (another organization full of little Obamites and communists that openly speak against America) These two organizations exemplar their parochialism by:

USAID, when in control of all inbound flights, had food and water flights stacked up all the way to Miami, yet allowed Geraldo Rivera, Anderson Cooper and a host of other left wing news puppies to land.

Pulled all the security off the rescue teams so that Bill Clinton and his wife could have the grand tour, while we sat unable to get to people trapped in the rubble.

Stacked enough food and water for the relief over at the side of the airfield then put a guard on it while we dehydrated and wouldn't release a drop of it to the rescuers.
No shower facilities to decontaminate after digging or moving corpses all day, except for the FEMA teams who brought their own shower and decon equipment, as well as air conditioned tents.

No latrine facilities, less digging a hole, if you set up a S****** everyone was trying to use it.
I watched a 25 year old Obamite with the USAID shrieking hysterically, berate a full bird colonel in the Air Force, because he countermanded her orders, while trying to unscrew the air pattern. " You don't know what your president wants! The military isn't in charge here, we are!"

If any of you are thinking of giving money to the Haitian relief, or to the UN don't waste your money. It will only go to further the goals of the French and the Liberal left.

If we are a fair and even society, why is it that only white couples are adopting Haitian orphans. Where the h*** is that vocal minority that is always screaming about the injustice of American society.

Bad place, bad situation, but a perfect look at the new world order in action. New Orleans magnified a thousand times. Haiti doesn't need democracy, what Haiti needs is Papa Doc. That's not just my opinion , that is what virtually every Haitian we talked with said. The French run the UN and treat us the same as when we were a colony, at least Papa Doc ran the country.

Oh, and as a last slap in the face the last four of us had to take US AIRWAY's home from Phoenix. They slapped me with a 590 dollar baggage charge for the four of us. The girl at the counter was almost in tears because she couldn't give us a discount or she would lose her job. Pass that on to the flying public.
Nick
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I worked as a political asylum officer for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the old INS) in Miami, after retiring from my law firm. About one third of our "clientele" came from Haiti, and we were required to learn a lot of information about Haiti's history, culture, language---and its violent ways. What I am going to say is not a racial statement, it is a cultural statement. Bottom line: an influx of Haitians into the U.S. would be a disaster. The Haitian culture and history are founded on violence, and plenty of it.

There are exceptions, as always, but a mass immigration of Haitians as "refugees" would yield a new population that is largely uneducated, non-English speaking, and which would exist for years on two sources of income: crime and public welfare.

Because the Haitians are now located within their country of nationality, they do not qualify as "refugees" under current law. However, they do have a possibility of using the Asylum laws to get into the U.S, which are administered by USCIS. From that agency's web site, here is how you qualify for political asylum:

"How Does The Asylum Officer or Immigration Judge Determine If I Am Eligible for Asylum?
The Asylum Officer or Immigration Judge will determine if you are eligible by evaluating whether you meet the definition of a refugee. The definition, which can be found in section 101(a)(42)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), states that a refugee is someone who is unable or unwilling to return to and avail himself or herself of the protection of his or her home country or, if stateless, country of last habitual residence because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. The determination of whether you meet the definition of a refugee will be based on information you provide on your application and during an interview with an Asylum Officer or at a hearing before an Immigration Judge."

Unfortunately, it is ridiculously easy to qualify, on the basis of a 90 minute interview. If the applicant has been coached, and is willing to lie, he/she can say the right things and the asylum officer is required to accept that testimony, unless the officer has contrary evidence. You will not have much evidence on the applicant, because you are not allowed to contact their country of origin---that might cause "more persecution." Once they are in, they get permanent work status ("green card") and often qualify for public benefits. In effect, they are permanent legal immigrants. If they are convicted of a crime, their status can be revoked. However, there is no data link between law enforcement and USCIS, so the feds will never know, in actual practice.

Aside from that, I now worry about our 10,000 troops that will be on the ground in Haiti to maintain order. What rules of engagement will they have, to quell the ubiquitous Haitian street violence? This is a "country" where gangs run the streets, often with the sharp edge of machete. Inevitably, our troops will be placed in a position where they must use lethal force to protect themselves, property, or innocent people. It is simply a matter of time.

When that occurs, and a soldier or Marine takes out a bad guy, are we going to have a turbo-charged version of the Haditha mess or the current SEAL case? I believe we should stay completely out of Haiti, and leave it to the United Nations, who are in business (theoretically) to keep the peace. We should remember that Bill Clinton tried to fix that place for eight years, and could not make a dent.

Dick Nelson '64

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Hat Tip: VoluntaryXchange.

Business 100 Pride Hughes Kapoor 10th edition

1. Free Enterprise, p. 4.

2. One question to ask in a job interview, p.6.

3. One reason to study business, p.7.

4. The purpose of Business is to create a _______________ and make a ______________.

5. Name the four resources needed for business, p. 9.

6. ___________________ - ___________________ = Profit, p. 11.

7. Capitalism, p. 12.

8. Command Economy, p. 15.

9. Productivity, p. 16.

10. GDP, p. 17.

11. Deflation, p. 17.

12. Recession, p. 19.

13. Unemployment rate, p.19.

14. National Debt, p. 20.

15. Market Price, p. 21.

16. Specialization, p. 25.

17. Microeconomics, p. 11

18. Ethics, p. 37.

19. Trade Association, p. 41.

20. Caveat Emptor, p. 50.

21. Name one right of the consumer, p.53.

22. Comparative Advantage, p. 74.

23. ______________________ - _____________________ = Balance of Trade, p. 74.

24. Import Duty, p. 76.

25. NAFTA, p. 85.

26. Licensing, p. 87.

27. Letter of Credit, p. 88.

28. Bill of Lading, p. 88.

29. Strategic Alliance, p. 90.

30. Sole Proprietorship, p. 108.

31. Partnership, p. 110.

32. Corporation, p. 116.

33. Stockholder, p. 116.

34. Dividend, p. 118.

35. Board of Directors, p. 118.

36. S-Corporation, p. 122.

37. LLC, p. 122.

38. Non-Profit, p. 124.

39. Small Business, p. 136.

40. Distribution Industry, p. 139.

41. Service Industry, p. 139.

42. Production Industry, p. 139.

42. Entrepreneur Spirit, p. 140.

43. Business Plan, p. 147.

44. Franchise, p. 152.

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March for Life...
Even If You Can't Be There

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It will only take seconds, sign up, select your own "avatar" and then invite your pro-life friends and family to participate as well. It's the best way to "be there" even if you can't be there.

Join the Virtual March for Life. Show your support for life. Make your voice heard.

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Looks matter. They just do. They go into the toolbox every journalist must carry. It's how we market and position ourselves on air...it's also how we sell ourselves...

So. Charmaine now has a short hair style. 'Sassy' says one friend.

The long 'do is from last July when Charmaine provided testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the qualifications of Judge Sotomayor.

Here is her new 'do. What say you? Long or Short? Leave us a comment on Facebook or email.

Charmaine with short hair

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What Makes An Expert Witness?: The 5 C's; Charmaine Giving Testimony At The Sotomayor Hearings.

It was most interesting that the Judiciary Committee and even the liberal Ed on the Ed Schultz Show on MSNBC used Charmaine's "Dr." honorific. Conservatives with Ph.D.'s are seldom addressed with this respect.

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Charmaine's Senate testimony was given in the late afternoon this past summer. Your Business Blogger(R) was in the hearing room (it was freezing) and sat with our first born Hannah and the Americans United for Life team - behind the parents of Fireman Ricci. They were so pleased with their boy - they teared up.

We sat in front of a motley crew from Planned Parenthood who snorted through Charmaine's testimony. I saw no children. (The by-product or end result of a business whose service is abortion is -- no children.)

When Charmaine appeared on the Today Show with Katy Couric, she wore a red dress. Which was all Vogue cared about.

John, "The Dude" executing home repairs
without injury. Age 11.

It is often noted that the use of tools separates mankind from the rest of the animal kingdom in the Creator's creation.

Maybe.

Alert Reader G.C., Ph.D. sends this along,

DRILL PRESS :

A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.

WIRE WHEEL :

Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh sh --'

SKILL SAW :

A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short. Very efficient at shortening fingers also.

PLIERS :

Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters. Helpful in creating new and colorful curse words.

BELT SANDER :

An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.

HACKSAW :

One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle...
It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. Useful for scraping skin off knuckles when the blade breaks or jumps off.

VISE-GRIPS :

Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand. Also useful for questioning terrorists.

OXYACETYLENE TORCH :

Used almost entirely for lighting on fire various flammable objects in your shop. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.. Can be used to remove hair and various appendages.

TABLE SAW :
A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity. Secondary use is to introduce large amounts of foreign material into eyes and nose.

HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK :
Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.

BAND SAW :
A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge. Excellent tool for shortening fingers.

TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST :
A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.

PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER :
Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads and create exotic puncture wounds.

STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER :
A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.

PRY BAR :
A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part. Good choice for creating new bruises and blisters.

HOSE CUTTER :
A tool used to make hoses too short.

HAMMER :
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. Device of choice for testing the integrity of fingers and thumbs.

UTILITY KNIFE :
Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.

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Cash for Kids

Like abortion or not, soon we may all have to pay for them.

Down baby?
"It's Girl, but I want a boy."
Bad Hair Day?

Whatever the reason abortion is legal.

Now Pro-Lifers will fund abortions. (A simple follow-on tax: we already fund Planned Parenthood offices with our tax dollars.)

Charmaine sends this along,

Dear Friend of Life,

They did it. On Christmas Eve, the Senate pushed through the largest expansion of federally-funded abortion since Roe v. Wade. This reckless bill will subsidize insurance plans that cover elective abortions - and your tax dollars will be paying for it.

Americans United for Life is fighting back against taxpayer-funded abortions. Will you stand with us against Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Planned Parenthood by making a year-end, tax-deductible contribution of $50, $100, $250 or more?

The taking of innocent life is indefensible, and now they want to force you to pay for it. Your tax dollars should never be used to pay for abortions.

For the first time in history, this irresponsible bill actually imposes a mandatory abortion tax on unwilling Americans. Even if you never intend to have an abortion, this bill forces you to pay for elective abortion coverage with your tax dollars! However there is still time to prevent this tragedy.

Please help us fight back against taxpayer-funded abortions with an urgently needed year-end, tax-deductible contribution of $50, $100, $250 or more. I'm counting on your financial support so we can continue our life-saving work today.

We urgently need you to stand with us and the millions of pro-life Americans who will be funding abortions every time we pay our federal income taxes. The pro-abortion forces and their supporters in Congress have been emboldened by this government takeover of health care. They are rolling back decades of pro-life law and will not stop. As we enter the New Year, we will continue to stand for the cause of life and against these pro-abortion forces that are on the march.

Yours for Life,
For Life,


Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Americans United for Life

P.S. This is your last chance to make a year-end, tax-deductible contribution of $50, $100, $250 or more. Every dollar of your generous donation is 100% tax-deductible.

With your support, we'll continue working to ensure that your tax dollars are never used to pay for abortions.

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