Noise Pollution from Talking Heads - 03/31/10 08:43 AM

Via Gene Wunderlich - Realtor®, Government Affairs Director (Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors):
Lenn had a post a couple weeks back that got me thinking about talking heads. There's just too many of them. Who needs another one? Unless it's me? Which talking heads do you listen to?
I listen to the 95% who tell me what I want to hear. The other 5% are wrong-headed but I listen to them anyway to see what they’re up to.
Most of the time I just listen to the voices inside my head. They’re the most reliable source of good news – … (4 comments)

Where's The Outrage? - 03/31/10 08:41 AM

Via Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies (Hoffacker Associates LLC):
People say that the health care bill was necessary because everyone needs to be insured. They don't like the present practice of uninsured people going to the emergency room for treatment and then having that cost passed along and amortized across the base of insured policyholders.
I have no problem with it - especially if the alternate is the utopian plan to insure everyone, which can't be done.
But what about all of the other inequities? Where is the outrage there?
I pay for schools and teachers … (5 comments)

Amnesty? How the bill will affect America - 03/31/10 08:39 AM

Via Sara Homan, Realtor, Welcome to Horse Country! (Coldwell Banker Ellison Realty Inc):
The bill on Amnesty is incredibly dangerous, please watch this video from CNN and call or fax your representative.  Watch the video  your opinion and patriotism counts and your voice needs to be heard.  Your vote needs to be counted & your rights should not be violated.  This is a short video but a must watch!
… (0 comments)

Simon Conway pens speaking deal with Vegas agency - 03/29/10 10:30 AM

Via Simon Conway (Orlando Area Real Estate Services):
I am proud to announce that I have been signed by the Celebrity Speakers and Entertainment Bureau of Las Vegas, NV. I look forward to a number of public speaking engagements now that I am a part of this prestigious agency.  "Bruce Merrin's Celebrity Speakers & Entertainment Bureau is celebrating its 37 year anniversary. We are among the most elite and prestigious speakers bureaus worldwide. "With three decades of consummate experience, we have booked every Past President of the United States going back to Ronald Reagan. We have booked all 7 of the original astronauts, … (0 comments)

If you are in the Real Estate Industry do you really support those in Power??? - 03/29/10 10:29 AM

Via Alice Linahan (Keller Williams):
If you are in the Real Estate Industry do you realize those who are in Power right now are destroying your livelihood and the real estate market.
One only has to look at the state of California to see how successful their policies have worked.
I encourage you to listen to this clip to see just what they are putting in the bills they do not want anyone to read before they shove them down the throats of the American people.
 

 
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(Copyright © 2010 By Alice Linahan All Rights Reserved.)
Remember the biggest compliment I can receive … (1 comments)

The Florida Senate Debate on Fox - 03/29/10 10:27 AM

Via Mike Frazier, Dyersburg Tn Real Estate (Carousel Realty of Dyer County):
I was able to watch most of the debate last night on Fox and quite frankly I thought Rubio thoroughly beat Crist. Crist acted like a typical politician attacking the character of Rubio. Marco kept countering those charges but also pointed out the differences in the two.
Marco Rubio is the true conservative between the two and would get my vote! Can I vote in that race since I bought a second home in Florida last year? If so, the choice for Senator is clear in my view. How about … (0 comments)

Dinner Roll - 03/23/10 08:13 AM

Via Nicholas Goglucci, PA. South Florida Real Estate (RE/Max ParkCreek):
The Dinner Roll
 
Once upon a time I was invited to the White House for a private dinner with the President.  I am a respectedbusinessman, with a factory that produces memory chips for computers and portable electronics. There wassome talk that my industry was being scrutinized by the administration, but I paid it no mind. I live in a free country. There's nothing that the government can do to me if I haven't broken any laws.  My wealth was earned honestly and an invitation to dinner with an American President is … (2 comments)

What Did They Expect? - 03/23/10 08:10 AM

Via Nicholas Goglucci, PA. South Florida Real Estate (RE/Max ParkCreek):
Americans voted in to office the most liberal senator - the most pro abortion candidate.
Now everyone are wringing their hands and saying they can't believe what is happening to the country.
Barak Obama promised change - change all could believe in -
Now we see the radical change America is facing in just twelve short months -
Radical leftist socialistic agendas - taking our freedoms away -
Obama was right when he said elections have consequences -
Freedom has gone for many today - states have become a slave to the … (1 comments)

Article "Not Yours to Give" by David Crocket - 03/23/10 08:09 AM

Via Tim and Pam Cash - Clarksville TN Real Estate Professionals (Crye-Leike (Sango)):
A good friend of mine sent me the following today.  In light of our government's spending frenzy, or rather the billions that have been handed out and the mounting deficit that will be left on our children and their children I thought this was a very appropriate read.  It is lengthy, but I believe you will find that it is well worth the read.
Our Founding Fathers were some of the most brilliant minds of their time and would certainly be appalled at the actions taking place in Washington … (0 comments)

Article "Not Yours to Give" by David Crocket - 03/23/10 08:06 AM

Via Tim and Pam Cash - Clarksville TN Real Estate Professionals (Crye-Leike (Sango)):
A good friend of mine sent me the following today.  In light of our government's spending frenzy, or rather the billions that have been handed out and the mounting deficit that will be left on our children and their children I thought this was a very appropriate read.  It is lengthy, but I believe you will find that it is well worth the read.
Our Founding Fathers were some of the most brilliant minds of their time and would certainly be appalled at the actions taking place in Washington … (0 comments)

Now Accepting Applications For Congress - 03/23/10 08:03 AM

Via Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies (Hoffacker Associates LLC):
Election Day 2010 is just 32 weeks away. While all 435 seats in the House are up for election, and it would be great to see all new faces so we can get a fresh start, the Republicans, and a few Democrats, currently in the House have distinguished themselves this past week as upholding the will of the people.
Most of them can serve another term if their Districts concur.
As for the Democrats, 219 need to go immediately. They have placed personal interests and agenda above … (1 comments)

The gap will get bigger - 03/22/10 07:59 AM
Every 4 years, right around election time, the libs like to remind us of how much bigger the gap between rich and poor in this country has become. They are usually able to drum up some professor type, supposedly an economics porfessor, who reports that, once again, the gap has widened, and may get worse.
Last night the gap was widened again by our Congress and soon our President. While the libs shout "Hooray" because all Americans are now covered by the new welfare style of healthcare, the gap that libs love to inform us all about, will grow.
There is … (15 comments)

No Representation - 03/19/10 08:54 AM

Via Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies (Hoffacker Associates LLC):
Americans are incresingly feeling that their voice isn't being heard in Washington and that they aren't being represented. Wasn't this one of the charges against George III?
Three-fourths of Americans (75%) in a recent FoxNews poll feel that they are not being represented - as if we needed that survey to tell us this. All we have to do is reflect on our own experiences.
Whenever I call my Senators - especially Bill Nelson of Gatoraid fame - I only get voice mail. They aren't interested in … (5 comments)

It is time for Common Man to take an UnCommon stand!!! - 03/19/10 08:53 AM

Via Alice Linahan (Keller Williams):
It is time for Common Man to take an UnCommon stand!!!
We are the ones who make America great!!! Not "Washington DC"!!!

  
 
Code Red Rally: 12 Noon Saturday Washington DC  
Click HERE to read the press release With the critical nature of a looming Congressional decision, a broad coalition of Tea Party organizations and leadership is launching the final push before a possible vote by the House. These events are being coordinated across the US and are aimed at communicating the frustration of the people while demanding the termination of this health … (0 comments)

Car Wash Gets IRS Visit Over What....? - 03/16/10 09:35 AM

Via Brian Chesser, CPI - Metro Atlanta and North Georgia (Chesser Home Inspections):
A Sacramento, California business owner, Aaron Zeff, was surprised by a visit form two IRS representatives who demand payment of unpaid taxes.
When two IRS agents handed the bill to Harv's Metro Car Wash owner, Mr. Zeff said he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.  You the bill showed he owed four cents.
After a closer look at the bill, the four cents had $202.31 in fees and penalties.  The four cents stemming from the 2006 tax year return.Mr. Zeff even had a from the IRS sent in … (3 comments)

Americans deserve answers before Congress votes- Dr. Milton Wolf - 03/16/10 09:33 AM

Via Alice Linahan (Keller Williams):
I have written a couple of post about Dr. Milton Wolf who happens to be Barack Obama's 2nd Cousin.
Here is a Dr. I wish Barak Obama would listen to.......Dr. Milton Wolf
Follow-up about Dr. Milton Wolf. Obama's 2nd Cousin, Interview on Fox and Friends.

Dr. Wolf has joined the National Tea Party Coalition in opposing Obama's government take over of healthcare by Taking the Townhalls to Washington.
Dr. Wolf went to Washington last week to meet his Congressman Kansas Democrat, Dennis Moore. Unfortunately Dr. Wolf was not given the opportunity to meet Mr. Moore while … (0 comments)

Counting Down To Election Day - 03/16/10 09:29 AM

Via Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies (Hoffacker Associates LLC):
As of today, Election Day is 33 weeks away - 230 days.
It's really starting to become an "us" versus "them" as Pelosi, Reid, and Obama are indifferent - even oppossed sometimes - to the will of the people.
There are some members of Congress who understand that their role is minimal spending and observing the Constitution. Everyone else needs replaced.
With Joe Kennedy stepping down, this leaves another seat open and will insure a new face.
This is not about party. It's about people not abusing … (1 comments)

Counting Down To Election Day - 03/16/10 09:28 AM

Via Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies (Hoffacker Associates LLC):
As of today, Election Day is 33 weeks away - 230 days.
It's really starting to become an "us" versus "them" as Pelosi, Reid, and Obama are indifferent - even oppossed sometimes - to the will of the people.
There are some members of Congress who understand that their role is minimal spending and observing the Constitution. Everyone else needs replaced.
With Joe Kennedy stepping down, this leaves another seat open and will insure a new face.
This is not about party. It's about people not abusing … (1 comments)

Health Care, Health Care, Health Care...Have You Noticed The Price Of Gas? - 03/16/10 09:26 AM

Via Sara Homan, Realtor, Ocala Fla The Horse Capital of the World (Coldwell Banker Ellison Realty Inc):
Washington can't be trusted not one little bit!  We are all embroiled in this bitter battle of Health Care, regardless of your position on the issue there are too many things that are slipping by us without even a glance or a question. why are we allowing this to go unnoticed?
The price of gas has been consistently creeping up making it more and more expensive to get by.  This whole thing smells all too familiar, like gangsters, the mob, the Godfather!  Americans need to … (0 comments)

Are You Getting That Closed-In Feeling About Our Government? - 03/16/10 09:25 AM

Via Sara Homan, Realtor, Ocala Fla The Horse Capital of the World (Coldwell Banker Ellison Realty Inc):
 Here's a short story that you should consider it relates to where we are at this time in our history. I know I'm getting increasingly uneasy.  Catching Wild Pigs  A chemistry professor in a large college had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab, the Professor noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back, and stretching as if his back hurt. The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told him … (0 comments)

I know Great Americans who are fighting daily to save the US from the Liberal Left. Are YOU? - 03/16/10 09:24 AM

Via Alice Linahan (Keller Williams):
I know some Great Americans who are fighting daily to save America from the Liberal Left.

 
I have a question Are You????
Silence in Consent!
Action is what makes the difference.
There are some Great Americans who are taking action by Taking the Townhalls to Washington.
I would like to share with you some of what they saw and what they are asking us to do so hopefully you will be inspired to take action as well.
From a Team of Texans....
Here's what we saw:  The halls teaming with lobbyists. There were no constituents.  In fact, … (1 comments)

Take the Townhalls to Washington..... I need your help ASAP... - 03/05/10 09:49 AM

Via Alice Linahan (Keller Williams):
I need your help ASAP..
Please reblog and help me spread the word!!
As people in the Real Estate Industry who are seeing exactly how the Obama Administration is "Fundamentally Changing America" it is our turn to Step Up, Speak Out and become engaged in the battle to save our Country.
The battle right now is Obamacare.

As a member of the Nationwide Tea Party I am charged with getting you to Washington DC
between March 10th and March 26th.
The Plan......
Take the Town Halls to Washington
"Despite the opposition of the vast majority … (1 comments)

NC Congressman Patrick McHenry wants to Replace Grant with The Gipper on $50 - 03/03/10 10:40 AM

Via Wallace S. Gibson CPM * GRI (Gibson Management Group, Ltd.):
Wallace S. Gibson, CPM * GIBSON MANAGEMENT GROUP, Ltd.View our available rental homes online with photos and floor plans"...to be a Virginian, either by Birth, Marriage, Adoption, or even on one's Mother's side, is an Introduction to any State in the Union, a Passport to any Foreign Country, and a Benediction from the Almighty God...." Anonymous
… (0 comments)

Charlie Rangel Takes A Leave Of Absence - 03/03/10 10:37 AM

Via Bonnie Vaughan, CNE (Century 21 Sherlock Homes,Inc):
Charlie Rangel announced today that he is asking Pelosi for a leave of absence from the Ways and Means Committee until the Ethics investigation is over.  He refused to take questions from the press.  He indicated that he was going to get back to work passing the Presidents bills.
Is it finally time for the Democrats to do the right thing?  Charlie Rangel has been embroiled in ethics issues for over a year.  He is the Chairman of the House Ways and Means committee.  This is one of the most powerful committees … (2 comments)

Can Bunning's "Playing Politics" actually be good for America? - 03/03/10 10:35 AM

Via Ron Brown FHA & VA Home Loan Specialist (First Mortgage Company of Washington):
As I watch the scene around Jim Bunning's actions to block the extension of funding for unemployment benefits, and Federal Highway projects, I cannot help but think of the difference between how government thinks versus how an American family must think.
The analogy that comes to mind is of parents in a traditional family when it comes to something as simple as the dinner meal.  The kids all want to eat right now because they're hungry, and after all there is plenty of "right now" food available.  There … (2 comments)

Don't Budge Republicans - 03/03/10 10:33 AM

Via Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies (Hoffacker Associates LLC):
If Obama passes his health care plan without a single contributing vote from the Republicans, we'll see it for exactly what it is - a big spending, deficit enriching, potentially bankrupting, unconstitutional attempt to do what shouldn't be done. So don't you dare participate, Republicans. This way it also will be easiser to repeal in January.
OK, so now the President is all-of-a-sudden open to including 5 provisions that Republicans wanted. Do you really think he wants them included? Or do you think he just wants his … (6 comments)

CA Legislators Finally Reach Consensus on 1 Item. No f**kin cussin' this week. - 03/02/10 08:35 AM

Via Gene Wunderlich - Realtor®, Government Affairs Director (Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors):
Never mind our state is f***in' bankrupt, the southern 2/3 of the state is running out of g**damn water, we're chasing jobs to neighboring states at a prodigious rate and people in Mississippi laugh at our education, prison & welfare systems. Our legislature managed to reach consensus on one item last week - a resolution to make the first week in March a 'cuss-free week' in the legislature with encouragement to make it a statewide movement. Yeah, no shit! They've got nothing better to do. 
The Genius who … (0 comments)

A Picture Speaks Louder Than Words...Sometimes - 03/02/10 08:31 AM

Via Nicholas Goglucci, PA. South Florida Real Estate (RE/Max ParkCreek):
Just gotta say that a picture speaks volumes - they say Bush was a stupid man and even worse president.
Yet these same people say Obama is so brilliant - even has the highest IQ of any president in history. Nothing to prove any of it - but yet the story still grows and grows. When asked for proof - they can produce nothing!
Well - here is my proof -
Here is President Bush in front a classroom of kids -

 
And here is Mr. Brilliant in front of … (2 comments)

Stop Trying to Build a Dam! - 03/02/10 08:27 AM

Via Sara Homan, Realtor, Ocala Fla The Horse Capital of the World (Coldwell Banker Ellison Realty Inc):
When the market was hot and house inventory was at an all time low did Washington try to stop it?  Did the banks create a road block to prevent people from getting financing?   No sir!  We all enjoyed the benefits of that market.
America is going through the after effects of that crazy market,  What goes up, Must come down!  There was an unusually large increase on home values that simply didn't keep pace with wages & employment so it had to burst... Why can't … (0 comments)

Helpless - 03/01/10 08:54 AM
It just keeps nagging at me. The whole issue is becoming an obsession with me as I try to pin down why anyone would want to move in that direction. Maybe I am an old fogey who just wants to be left alone. Maybe I am just not Euro enough.
I blew a flat in my SUV the other day. Out in the middle of nowhere. There is cell service in that area, but I never thought about it. I did what needed to be done and changed the flat myself. Why didn't I call for some kind of roadside assistance? … (5 comments)

Election signs on Rented Properties or Properties for Sale * Handle with CARE!! - 03/01/10 08:24 AM

Via Wallace S. Gibson CPM * GRI (Gibson Management Group, Ltd.):
The Presidential Iowa “straw poll” is months away; however the Texas GOP primary tomorrow brings up the issue of election signs on rented properties and the effects for property manager and property owners are subtle but important. Property Managers need to be vigilant in making sure that election activities are handled in a responsible manner on properties under their management.
 

 
If your rental resident is planning on having an election activity at their (your property owner’s property), then some stipulations need to be established. Your resident needs to … (0 comments)

Are you overworked? I think I know why! - 03/01/10 08:20 AM

Via William Feela Realtor 651-674-5999 No. Branch,MN (WHISPERING PINES REALTY):
For several years now I have blamed being tired on to much pressure at my job.  But Now I know why I am tired.  I am being overworked. 
The population of this country is 300 million. 135 million are retired, leaving just 165 million to do the work.
There are 98 million in school.  That leaves just 67 million to do the work.
There are 41 million Federal Government workers.  That leaves just 26 million people to do the work.
There are 3.5 million in the armed forces, that leaves just 22.5 million to do … (0 comments)

Can We Move On To Something Else? - 03/01/10 08:05 AM

Via Steve Hoffacker - Real Estate Sales & Marketing Consulting and Strategies (Hoffacker Associates LLC):
Everyday it's health care. The President won't let up, and because he won't I won't. Not a day goes by that he doesn't lobby for health care - something that the vast majority or Americans didn't ask for and don't want as proposed.
While the President is so fixated on getting health care passed, he seemingly is ignoring the other issues facing us. Come to think of it, health care isn't even an issue so he's spending an inordinate amount of his time unproductively.
When was the … (5 comments)

How to be a Good Democrat - 03/01/10 08:03 AM

Via Albena Pachmakov, SFR, QSC (Re/Max Palos Verdes Realty):
Here is the list of "22 Ways to Be a Good Democrat."
You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on demand. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are more of a threat than U.S. nuclear weapons technology in the hands of Chinese and North Korean communists. You have to believe that there was no art before Federal funding. You have to believe that global temperatures are less affected by cyclical documented changes … (3 comments)