Volunteer Fire Company Grants Awarded

The Office of the Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner recently announced grant awards for the 2013-14 Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program, reports State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).

The grant money may be used for construction or renovation of a unit’s station, the purchase or repair of equipment, training or debt reduction.

The grant program is funded solely by state gaming proceeds and is administered by the Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner within the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA).

For information about those getting grants visit here.

Volunteer Fire Company Grants Awarded

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January 29 2014 Omnibit Trivia by William W. Lawrence Sr.

Q- Why were there so many “little red schoolhouses?”
A– Back then school board members kept a close eye on the budget, and red paint was cheaper than other colors.

Poll Shows Corbett Has Primary Problem

Poll Shows Corbett Has Primary Problem Polls by Human Events and Gravis show that 23 percent of Republican voters favor Montco retired businessman Bob Guzzardi over incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett with 35 percent undecided and 42 still wanting Corbett. The primary is May 20. Guzzardi has barely started his campaign and has little name recognition.
Bob Guzzardi

Polls by Human Events and Gravis show that 23 percent of Republican voters favor Montco retired businessman Bob Guzzardi over incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett with 35 percent undecided and 42 still wanting Corbett.

The primary is May 20.

Guzzardi has barely started his campaign and has little name recognition.

 Poll Shows Corbett Has Primary Problem

Cathy McMorris Rodgers Response Was Worth Watching

Cathy McMorris Rodgers Response Was Worth WatchingI didn’t watch the President’s State of the Union Speech but I just caught the highlights on the WSJ channel on my Roku. When the highlights are content free, the decision to spend last evening with Atlas Shrugged Part I on Netflix looks like the right one.

I did, however, also watch the Republican response by Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-5 Wash). It may have been the best response ever by a Republican. Expect to see the congresswoman on a national ticket albeit she appears to have  struck a nerve and the H8ers are coming after her.

And yes, Atlas Shrugged Part I was surprisingly good.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers Response Was Worth Watching

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January 28 2014 Omnibit Trivia by William W. Lawrence Sr.

Both men and women have about 5 million separate hairs on their body — on the average that is. We don’t have the name of the person who counted them.


SeeBS Edits Cruz Obama Criticism

SeeBS Edits Cruz Obama CriticismSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) Sunday’s appearance on Face the Nation was dramatically edited to remove pointed criticism of President Obama reports Jeffrey Meyer of Newsbusters.org.

Here’s the transcript of what aired:

BOB SCHIEFFER: Will you run for president?

SEN. TED CRUZ: Well, look, my focus is on the challenges facing this country right now (UNINTEL) senate.  My focus, for example, is on the abuse of power from the president.  Let’s take something like the IRS scandal–

BOB SCHIEFFER: So, I’ll take that as a yes or a no.

SEN. TED CRUZ: Eight months ago–

BOB SCHIEFFER: Or still thinking about it.

SEN. TED CRUZ: Well, what you can take that as, is that my focus is standing and fighting right now in the senate to bring back jobs and economic growth.  Economic growth is my number one priority…

BOB SCHIEFFER: Thank you, so much, for joining us and we’ll talk to you again.
And here is what was actually said with the words omitted in boldface:

SCHIEFFER: “Will you run for President?”
CRUZ: “My focus is on the abuse of power of this President. Let’s take something like the IRS scandal-“
SCHIEFFER: “Do I take that as a yes or a no?”
CRUZ: “What you can take is that my focus is standing and fighting
right now in the Senate to bring back jobs and economic growth. Let me tell you something that is deeply concerning—the abuse of power from this Administration. We’ve seen multiple filmmakers prosecuted and the government’s gone after them. Whether it’s the poor fellow that did the film that the President blamed Benghazi and the terrorist attacks on, turns out that wasn’t the reason for the attack but the Administration went and put that poor fellow in jail on unrelated charges. Just this week it was broken that Dinesh D’Souza, who did a very big movie criticizing the president, is now being prosecuted by this Administration.”

SCHIEFFER: “Senator-“

CRUZ: “Can you image the reaction if the Bush Administration had went, gone and prosecuted Michael Moore and Alec Baldwin and Sean Penn?”

SCHIEFFER: Senator–

CRUZ: It should trouble everyone the government uses government power and the IRS in particular to target their enemies and you are talking a new minutes to Chuck Schumer—“


SCHIEFFER: “We are going to leave this for another day, senator. Thank you for joining us and we’ll talk to you again.”

Kind of makes you wonder what else they have left out in the show’s 59 year history.

 SeeBS Edits Cruz Obama Criticism

Chinese Elite Hiding $4 Trillion Offshore

So what are China’s new billionaires doing with their loot? Apparently hiding it in the Caribbean and other offshore money-safe paradises according to Zerohedge.com.

Zerohedge reports that up to $4 trillion in “untraced assets” may have left the People’s Republic since 2000.

The shelters were set up by Western firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers and involve at 15 of China’s richest including members of the People’s Congress and executives from state-owned companies. Names are named at the link above.

Chinese Elite Hiding $4 Trillion Offshore

 

Chinese Elite Hiding $4 Trillion Offshore

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January 27 2014 Omnibit Trivia by William W. Lawrence Sr.

Mark Twain loved to do his writing in bed. He wrote much of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” while in a prone position. He was aware of the bed being a dangerous workplace, however. He once observed that many die there.

Sex Offender Benefits Bill

Sex Offender Benefits BillLegislation was introduced last week that would prevent non-compliant Megan’s Law sex offenders from receiving welfare benefits in Pennsylvania, reports State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).

House Bill 1951 would prevent taxpayer dollars from being given to sex offenders who do not meet the registration and other requirements outlined in Megan’s Law. The registry of sex offenders is intended to help protect the Commonwealth’s children. The bill aims to encourage compliance with Megan’s Law and to better direct welfare resources to those who are truly in need.

The measure is before the House Health Committee.

Sex Offender Benefits Bill

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January 25 2014 Omnibit Trivia by William W. Lawrence Sr.

An Amish wedding ceremony usually takes 3 1/2 hours.