Obama and the FFELP** Update with Knoxville lender statement

**UPDATE**

Check out this new link
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/apr/25/obama-touts-plan-for-loans/?printer=1/


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090424/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_college_costs;_ylt=AiS0Fnh0QBcWE5R37LpsvcKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJvdDdhNnQ5BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNDI0L3VzX29iYW1hX2NvbGxlZ2VfY29zdHMEY3BvcwM0BHBvcwMxMwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNvYmFtYXB1c2hlc2Y-

Just some more information for all of you interested in the latest on FFELP.

Minors- you can't go on a field trip without a parent's permission but here take an abortion pill, it's like candy!

I often wonder how many people pay attention to the world around them. How many people go beyond the news stories and actually think and formulate opinions for themselves? How many Americans care enough about the world and their community to act when something needs action? It doesn’t appear to be too many.

I live in the great state of Tennessee. My views and opinions are among the majority here. Country-wide I am in a smaller group yet still mostly the majority. Why is it our voice is never heard though? I think it has to do with our lazy attitudes. We have taken for granted that we have the ability to be vocal and change our community if we feel the need for it. Pretty soon, we will be in the minority as we are stepping ever closer to socialism.

Amazing as I was listening to Power 96, a radio station in Miami, I discovered there are people just like me in Miami. Miami is filled with many differing cultures and people. I was amazed to hear a female radio DJ be against allowing minors to obtain Plan B. While our views are not on point in all areas concerning abortion, it was great to hear another female who formulated her own ideas and stuck to them regardless of who might be in opposition. So first before I go into the FDA and Plan B, I want to thank Ivy at Power 96 for suggesting people take personal RESPONSIBILITY for their own actions. It is an amazing simple concept that so few people get and I am pleased to see that in other more diverse areas of the United States, that concept is still alive.

Back to the topic at hand: now, thanks to a decision by a US Court, 17 year-olds can obtain Plan B, also known as the morning after abortion pill, without a prescription. The FDA had requested this be limited to adults 18 years and up. Now this is the FDA mind you, not a judge without medical training who is making the decision to allow a minor to obtain an abortion without a prescription and without parental consent.

If your child is going to go on a field trip, a parent or guardian must sign a permission slip. If your child (under 18) is going to have a surgical procedure, a parent or guardian must sign forms permitting the doctor to perform the procedure. If a 17 year-old walks into a gas station to buy cigarettes, they are denied because they are a minor. However, the courts believe it is ok for them to obtain a pill to prevent pregnancy? This is not Tylenol. It amazes me that people actually think this way and that so few people are upset enough to do anything about it.

I suppose the next solution is Plan C; kill your children after they are born. Oh wait, that has already happened. Surprised? Don’t be, just read this article: http://www.suite101.com/blog/marilynnhughes/mother_tells_story_behind_baby_born_alive_left_to_die_in_clinic Note in particular the woman’s description of the baby:
Sycloria said she stood against the wall, glancing in horror at her newborn baby. "She wasn’t moving much. Twitching, gasping for air. She wasn’t crying though, just hissing. Hissing sounds only."
But what did the staff do to help this child- born and alive?!?
According to Williams, Gonzalez, the clinic’s owner, who has no health care licensing, came into the waiting room, cut the umbilical cord, and scooped Shanice’s body into a red biohazard bag, sealed it and tossed it into a trash can

“An actual baby”

Sycloria told the Florida Catholic that she still recalls the most startling part: Her 23-week-old pregnancy looked like an actual baby. "They never said anything to me that would make me think it was a baby. They never said anything like ‘baby,’ ‘fetus.’ Nothing. They only said things like ‘termination’ and ‘pregnancy’ and ‘termination of pregnancy’," "They cheated me because they didn’t tell me everything and the doctor wasn’t there."

Can you really wonder why Columbine happened? Can you really question why society has a lack of respect for human life? We teach our children that life has no value when we promote the killing of an unborn child and call it a choice. Why should we be surprised when our children reflect what we have taught them and choose to kill another human being? It is, after all, their choice isn’t it.




See:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/story?id=7404420&page=1
Also on the Fox News site

FFELP Elimination- sounds like socialism

In a recent letter to the Secretary of Education, a friend of mine received a response that bothered me. So in response to his email, I wrote the following letter to Secretary Duncan and have yet to receive a response; wonder why. Perhaps it is because they have figured out I am a 'terrorist' under the DHS new guidelines about pro-life supporters.

Secretary Duncan,

The Obama Administration has recently proposed to eliminate the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Eliminating this program would not only hurt students but also cut nearly 35,000 jobs! In the current tumultuous job market, how does the Administration plan to supply those family’s basic needs once their income is removed? Surely, the Administration does not want these laid-off employees to become another statistic in the increasing unemployment rate and look for more government handouts.

It has been said that the FFELP is “barely functioning” and I question that statement. There are many FFELP lenders and servicers who are functioning and due to the poor economic situation are actually functioning better and more efficiently as they have cut unnecessary items from their budget. I also question the statement that the elimination of the FFELP will save the tax payers any money let alone $4 billion. It is going to cost the taxpayers nearly one-half trillion dollars in new Treasury debt over the next 5 years to even originate the federal student loans. Where exactly is that money going to come from, China again? We cannot borrow from Peter to pay Paul any longer. The elimination of the FFELP is not going to help American students it is going to hurt America by increasing the national debt once again with borrowed money from China.

It appears the past and current Administrations do not understand that in real companies (such as student loan lenders) and households, we have to deal with real money and real numbers. At the end of the month, we cannot have a $11,199,755,734,764.56 debt. We have to deal with real numbers not fictitious “play money”. I again ask where is this money going to come from to originate these student loans?

I have worked for a student loan lender and currently work for a higher education school. The FFEL Program has helped students and parents, not hurt them. It has increased competition and as a result, borrowers have reaped the benefits. The cost of loans for students is lower because each lender wants to compete for their business. They offer incentives in regards to repayment or discounted/no origination fees. Have you ever called the Direct Loan Servicing line? I have. I have a loan with both Direct and with EdFinancial. Direct’s customer service, or lack thereof, is evident from the unpleasant voice that “greets” your call. You receive the same treatment at the DMV or other government-run agencies. Pardon me, but do you ever hear any citizen who enjoys going to a government agency? Do they praise the efficiency or do they dread the trip and the people they will encounter? This is not the case with private lenders. They have to be pleasant because they are competing with others. Competition fosters customer service. Democracy is about competition; socialism loves government control and monopolization. To quote studentloanfacts.org, “Competition in the private sector student loan program has driven down the cost of this program to the point that in both 2003 and 2004 the lenders participating in the FFELP managed the entire program at no net cost to taxpayers – making it the only federal entitlement program to break even.”

America needs LESS nationalization of private corporations and entities and more corporate and government responsibility locally and nationally. I urge you to reconsider your position on eliminating the FFELP and 35,000 jobs of men and women who no doubt have families to support in these tough economic times. We cannot abandon the FFELP and turn our back on the people who have provided the means for students to attend college.

I am a terrorist? Does the DHS think you are too?

It puzzles me that pro-life groups are considered terrorists by the Department of Homeland Security. Pro-life groups do NOT bomb or kill pro-abortion facilities or leaders. There are extremists out there but anyone who murders another is not pro-life. How is my prayer for the end of abortion terrorism. Please explain this to me; how is my appreciation for human life terrorism?

How is it that people cannot see the correlation between abortion and stories like this http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h-zVt9ohBMtzzXZN3EM4guLGy-zgD97K7DUG0 The woman stabbed herself to kill her unborn child and successfully killed her 9 year old. How could a mother do that? The same way a mother can walk into an abortion clinic and kill her unborn child. Don’t get me wrong, I am glad they are charging her with the death of two people but the sad fact is if she walked into an abortion clinic 7 ½ months pregnant and killed her child, it’d be called a choice. The difference is what? Can anyone rationally explain this? No, because killing children is completely irrational.

So please, Department of Homeland Security…let me know how I am the terrorist here and not the pro-abortion groups and facilities? They shout obscenities and threaten us when we peacefully protest during the 40 days for life campaign. No disturbing, yet true images of abortion, just signs reading pray to end abortion. I never knew how hate filled pro-abortion people were until I was cursed at by a passing car for praying across the street from an abortion clinic.

I sure feel safer now that the DHS is watching out for people like me instead of the hate filled pro-abortion groups.

http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/041609_extremism.pdf

Obama and the actor famous for playing a druggie

Can you imagine if Bush did this? The media would have a field day....barely a blip for Obama. And they say there is no media bias.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/08/AR2009040800950.html

Penn resurfaces in White House after "suicide"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood star Kal Penn has swapped television's "House" for the White House. The 31-year-old actor, who made his mark as the pot-smoking Kumar in the "Harold and Kumar" feature film comedies, will become associate director in the White House office of public liaison, Entertainment Weekly reported on Monday. For the past two seasons, Penn played Dr. Lawrence Kuttner on Fox's medical-mystery drama "House." His character exited the show in a violent fashion on Monday's episode by committing suicide for no apparent reason.