The Drift Radio Show September 20, 2014

The Drift Radio Show September 20, 2014

Join hosts Gary Wellings and Brandon Drake as they discuss the spread of Islamic culture in the western world and how Americans and their government have chosen to deal (or not) with it and recent incursions by Russian bombers in American, Canadian and European airspace Click Here for Podcast

Posted in podcasts | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Saturday September 20, 2014

Talk about this week’s stories on the Drift Radio Show  with Gary Wellings on WAAM Talk 1600 Saturday at 2 pm or live on the web at www.waamradio.com call in line 734-822-1600 Get in on the conversation

Football Weather

Saturday’s games could be affected by storms Click Here for Details

Russia Getting Froggy

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18 Hornet from aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, escorts a Russian Tupolev 95 Bear long rang bomber aircraft on Feb. 9, 2008     Russian nuclear bombers intercepted in Northern Europe and Alaska Click Here for Story

Feeling Fine About the End of the World

Book review of Kevin Williamson’s latest effort

Williamson seemingly enjoys placing counterintuitive theories in the middle of his texts. For example, he writes “failure is what makes us rich.” … more

Lame Duck Tax

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRcG6hftyv4aHfcDo0LgksbTLaANZG3mnIlErrFUyY27iozxFK-    Senate will try to pass an internet sales tax after election Click Here for Story

Middle East Facts You Should Know

Little known history can help you understand why the Middle East is in the shape it is Click Here for Details

Intolerant

     Iran sentences blogger to death for insulting Muhammad Click Here for Story

Feds Want to Control All Water

   New EPA rules are the ultimate overreach Click Here for Details

Lone Wolf Attacks

ISIS urges loner attacks on US Click Here for Story

Obama Flu

Entero virus brought in by Obama’s illegal influx now coas to coast Click Here for Details

Hit Em Where It Hurts

   ISIS’s stolen oil convoys should be destroyed to stop their funding Click Here for Details

Impossible to Educate?

    8 members of an Ebola education team are killed in Guinea trying to educate people about Ebola Click Here for Story

Senate Approves Bounties on ISIS

Bounties have been approved on ISIS members who executed journalists Click Here for Details

 

 

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Friday September 19, 2014

Breaking: Scotland Stays

UK remains intact after failed Scottish independence vote Click Here for Story 

Good News for Ann Arbor Schools

Modest increase in student population Click Here for Story

Catering to the School Unions

  Democratic State Legislator wants to limit parent/student choice in order to help unions? Click Here for Details

The True Cost of “Must Necessarily Skyrocket”

Spike in energy costs could push almost a million Americans into poverty Click Here for Details

Top DIA Officials Receive Huge Raises While Running Deficit, Raking in Taxpayer Money

Detroit Institute of Arts director sees compensation increase from $455K to $514K

Soon after voters approved a three-country $230 million millage for the Detroit Institute of Arts, its top two officers received increases of $58,415 and $98,564 in compensation. … more

Environmental Group Praises Michigan For Press Releases About ‘Green Jobs’

Past job claims rarely came to fruition

While job creation can be a badge of honor for many politicians, a report praising Michigan for adding “green jobs” is a bit premature. … more

Michael Loftus on the lies behind the global warming scare industry

Play Video Below

Lacking Support?

Hillary has long way to go togain trust of the far left Click Here for Details

Terrorists Apprehended on Border

4 captured on 9/10 Click Here for Story

And Dems Want the Truth Hidden?

        Dem Congressman calls Federal Law Enforcement agencies and tells them not to talk to Judicial Watch Click Here for Story

Embattled

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is pictured. | AP Photo   DNC leader Wasserman-Schultz in trouble with Dem party? Click Here for Details

Next?

cantlie 2

 

ISIS release video of another captured journalist Click Here for Story

Guess What You Payed For?

HHS deliver illegal immigrant children to their illegal parents on your dime Click Here for Details

ISIS Global Attack Plans

              Australian Islamic Extremist attack thwarted Click Here for Story

Not What They Thought?

isisgirl-630x334   Bad ending for teen girls who flocked to the ISIS movement Click Here for Details

 

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thursday September 18, 2014

 Lawsuit Against Northfield Estates

Woman attacked by dogs files lawsuit Click Here for Details

History of Anger?

Victim and shooter both has past histories with road rage before fatal incident Click Here for Story

Court Justice Suggests Legislature Clarify Criminal Intent Statutes

  Citizens are committing crimes without knowing it

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman wants state lawmakers to clarify statutes that criminalize administrative offenses. Offenders are often surprised when they are charged with a “strict liability public welfare offense” because it is not obvious the act is a crime. … more

10 Facts About Pension Systems in Michigan

Why reform is so vital

It is difficult to avoid numbers when talking about underfunded pension systems, but here are some illustrations that will hopefully help citizens grasp the enormity of the problem in Michigan. … more

House Supports Obama on ISIS

skeptical but agree to fund President’s plans to deal with terror group Click Here for Story

Final Push?

      GOP to pump money into Senate Races Click Here for Details

Intentionally Endangering the United States?

       Why won’t the Democrats secure our southern border? Click Here for Details

Back in the News

   Benghazi hearings re-opened with new evidence Click Here for Story

Felony? Obstruction of Justice?

          Trying to protect the Secretary of State in Benghazi scandal could be a crime Click Here for Story

Iraqi Army Not Ready

                General says half of Iraqi Army is not capable of fighting ISIS Click Here for Details

Not So Religious? ISIS STDs

    Add sexually transmitted diseases to the Islamic murder and rape arsenal Click Here for Story

The Obama Economy

   Ground Beef prices hit another new record high Click Here for Details

New Lows

  Obama less popular than Bush? Click Here for Story

Target: Europe

AFP Photo/ISIL  Egypt says Islamic Terrorists are now  targeting Europe Click Here for Details

Stupidity Unmasked

Secretary mocked at hearing for pathetic White House policies Click Here for Details and Video

 

 

 

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Wednesday September 17, 2014

Washtenaw County Road Tax?

Ann Arbor Council supports it Click Here for Details

Drive Thru Funeral?

Funeral home offers alternative Click Here for Story

Liberal Economist: ‘Mostly White’ Oakland County Deserves the Blame For Detroit’s Problems

County official: ‘He doesn’t understand what he is talking about’

By all accounts, the state and Oakland County are major stakeholders in Detroit. Here’s some things Robert Reich overlooked about how county and state taxpayers help fund Detroit. … more

Grasping At Taxes to Pay for Pensions

Schools, municipalities get creative

New assessing rules have meant more inspections and after the housing bubble, cities are desperate to recognize increasing home values. Cities are also challenging previously exempt nonprofits to pay property taxes. … more

Living Up to His Promise

   Coal fired electric plants closing thanks to Obama’s EPA rules causing electricity costs to spike Click Here for Details

The Muslim in Him?

Obama ponders how ISIS could have better handled the public relations over their hostages? Click Here for Story

More Climate Change Regulation…

Despite no proof of global warming Click Here for Details

Betraying American Workers

NY Democrats seek citizen rights for illegal immigrants  Democrats want to give full rights to illegals Click Here for Story

Boots on the Ground…

       US Troops heading out but against Ebola not Jihadis Click Here for Detail

The War on Poverty Failure

    $22 trillion later and we’re no better off Click Here for Details

Cost of Obamacare Subsidies to Skyrocket

8 fold increase expected in subsidies Click Here for Story

Bad News for Hillary

    Benghazi Gate will affect Hillary Clinton after more evidence comes out Click Here for Story

Border Rush

   Illegals increase efforts to cross into US Click Here for Details

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tuesday September 16, 2014

Enrollment Updates for Area Schools

Some up some down Click Here for Details

New Bike Path Gets Immediate Use

Green Oak’s new bike path on Old 23 is already in use Click Here for Story

Michigan Now Spending More on Teacher Retiree Liabilities Than Prisons

Pension costs are crowding out other state funding

Michigan is planning on spending $1.937 billion to catch up on underfunding for the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System and another $880 million to catch up on public school employee retiree health care costs. The state’s 2015 budget for corrections is $2.040 billion.  … more

Economic Freedom and Prosperity

“The financial burden of supporting our government has skyrocketed, saddling taxpayers with the bill. While federal government spending has doubled since 2000 and tripled since 1990, the growth of personal income has lagged, rising by less than half since 2000.” … more

Leaving

    Corporate America is leaving the country Click Here for Details

What Really Happened to the Missing Malaysian Flight

Malaysia Airlines has been struck by two tragedies this year. MH370 went down without a trace in March, while MH17 was crashed in Ukraine in July, killing all passengers on board. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)   Indonesian Police Chief says he knows Click Here for Story

Arab Nations Will Give Air Support

Pledge air power in fight against ISIS Click Here for Details

Islamists Have a PB&J Code?

Terrorist links already operating in the US Click Here for Story

First the Arctic, now the Antarctic Has Record Levels of Sea Ice

Antarctic sea ice covers record area.   More proof that global warming is not true Click Here for Details

More Common Sense from Egypt

   Egypt tells Secretary Kerry that action against Islamist terror shouldn’t be limited to ISIS alone Click Here for Story

CDC Issues Ebola Warning

Tells Hospitals and Doctors to prepare Click Here for Details

Terror on the Border?

Korans found at US Mexican Border Click Here for Story

Anonymous vs ISIS

Screen Shot 2014-09-15 at 9.28.22 AM

 

 

Hacker group threatens ISIS with internet anarchy? Click Here for Details

Benghazi Coverup to Protect Clinton?

   Were documents separated to protect the former Secretary of State? Click Here for Story

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Monday September 15, 2014

Happy Birthday George Douglas!

Salt Prices Will Hurt This Year

With a bad winter predicted salt is already very pricey for Road Commission budgets Click Here for Details

Resident Harmed by Windmills Now on County Planning Commission Which Approved Windmills

Plaintiff in wind turbine noise case appointed in Mason County

Cary Shineldecker, the homeowner who warned his community that the margin of safety was inadequate at Lake Winds wind plant near Ludington, is now a member of the Mason County Planning Commission. This same commission initially failed to heed his warning but it has learned a lot since then. … more

How Minimum Wage Laws Harm Low-Income Wage Earners

Play Video Below

Will Britain Step Up?

   Says they will do whatever it takes to take down the Islamic State after beheading UK aid worker Click Here for Details

Hillary in Iowa

Hillary Clintons Visit to Iowa Stirs More 2016 Speculation   Clinton takes first steps for Presidential run? Click Here for Details

Obama’s New War

There could be over 5000 troops on ground in Syria and Iraq by year’s end Click Here for Story

White House Will Give Amnesty After Election

Obama_deport.jpg  Veto proof GOP control of Senate and House needed to stop flood of illegals Click Here for Details

Record Revenue but Still Over Spending

Treasury  Feds can’t control their own spending Click Here for Story

Why Are Arabic Countries Not Willing to Fight ISIS?

Educate yourself to Middle Eastern thought Click Here for Details

NATO Begins to Supply Ukraine

Members of the military special forces sit on an armoured vehicle near Kramatorsk September 4, 2014.(Reuters / Gleb Garanich)   Too little too late? Click Here for Story

Knowing You’re Weak

   Obama feels resentful of criticism Click Here for Details

Egypt NOT Messing Around

Will hunt down Muslim brotherhood Click Here for Story

ISIS threats on Border

Facts counter Fed claims that there is nothing to worry about from ISIS on the Border Click Here for Details

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sunday September 14, 2014

Wolverines Manage Win Over Red Hawks

One for the win column Click Here for Story

Livingston Candidate Forums

3 chances to check out candidates Click Here for Details

Dropping Union Health Insurance Saves District $737K

MESSA revenue drops $190 million

In the three years since Dansville Schools dropped MESSA insurance for a different high-deductible plan, it has saved $736,873.87 and its employees hadn’t had to pay for any health insurance premiums in that time. … more

Not Your Father’s Democratic Party

   Retiring Dem Senator says Dems are way more progressive/liberal than 40 years ago Click Here for Details

Islamist Killers Already in US

xAli-Muhammad-Brown.jpg.pagespeed.ic.rnmuHhaTw8  How many more? Click Here for Story and Video

ISIS Beheads Another Reporter

Islamic State Reportedly Beheads British Hostage David Haines   British journalist killed on video Click Here for Story

Voter ID Upheld in Wisconsin

  Court sides with common sense ID measures Click Here for Details

Time to Impeach the US Attorney General?

   AG Eric Holder defies his own department to justify giving lawyers to illegals? Click Here for Story

Pelosi Shows Her Ignorance Again

    Claims Republicans are the most danger to civilization as Jihads behead another reporter Click Here for Story and Video

Will Scotland Leave?

Polls are too close to call in Independence Referendum Click Here for Details

Lackluster Kerry

Kerry in Saudi Arabia   Secretary of State quick to shift blame for state of Iraqi army Click Here for Story

NOKOs Sentence American to 6 Years Hard Labor

U.S. citizen Matthew Todd Miller sits in a witness box during his trial at the North Korean Supreme Court in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 14, 2014.(Reuters / KCNA)  Matthew Todd Miller gets convicted in North Korean Court Click Here for Details

Why Executive Amnesty is Bad

  Pat Buchanan explains why Obama’s unilateral move would hurt the country Click Here for Story

 

 

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Drift Radio Show September 13, 2014

The Drift Radio Show September 13, 2014

Join hosts Gary Wellings and Brandon Drake as they discuss the ISIS crisis and President Obama’s response to it with 7th District US Congressman Tim Walberg as well as the latest developments in the IRS scandal Click Here for Podcast

Posted in podcasts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Saturday September 13, 2014

 School Annexation Polling

Taking a look at how people feel about Ann Arbor annexing Whitmore Lake Schools Click Here for Details

The Growth of Michigan’s ‘Shadow Government’

Pseudo-government authorities exploding

The U.S. Census Bureau defines them as “Special District Governments” and reports that they are growing at a fast rate. From 2002 to 2012, special district governments in Michigan have jumped 33 percent from 332 to 443. … more

The Kings Rule?

  Obama Admin plans to turn UN climate agreement into Federal Regulations? Click Here for Story

Disease and Immigration

     Is enterovirus the tip of the iceberg? Click Here for Details

Dangerous Opportunist

Photo - Russian President Vladimir Putin's strategy for its takeover of Eastern Europe is similar to that of czarist Russia, which expanded its territory and influence over time at the expense of its neighbors, said Luke Coffey of the Heritage Foundation. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)   Putin makes moves while the world watches ISIS Click Here for Details

Just Wrong

Freedom of speech on College campus is not for Pro Israel supporters Click Here for Story

Dems Want to Postpone Debate on ISIS Till After Election

Using the election to stifle what needs to be done  Click Here for Details

Can’t Be Stopped

  Homeland Security says it can’t really track Euro/US ISIS supporters Click Here for Story

Obama Caters to The Special Interests

        Wealthy corporations want Obama to push amnesty so they can drive down wages Click Here for Details

ISIS Ranks Swellings

Over 30,000 strong now Click Here for Story and Video

Idiots

     You can’t win a war if you can’t admit you’re in one Click Here for Details

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment