Catastrophe Avoided

By Semperpapa

I can vividly remember when the Obama Administration told the members of Congress that the passage of the Stimulus Bill was so important that failure to do it right there and then was going to cause a financial catastrophe of biblical proportions.

From the foaming Media, still tingling about Obama, to the common person on the streets of America, we all checked continuous updates to find out if the world was coming to an end or not.

The bill passed and the Obama maniacs hailed their Messiah as the savior of humanity for the leadership demonstrated in such dire times.

And I also remember my skepticism about a spending bill so vehemently pushed by a man who I have come to realized is completely dedicated to a total control of the American people on the part of HIS government.

Today, in March 2010, rumblings arise from many quarters, including some of the Obama loving Media, about the futility that the $800 billion spending spree truly was.
The John W. Pope Civitas Institute has done some research on the way some of the money was allocated in North Carolina. Here are some examples:

Study of monkeys using cocaine: $71,623; Wake Forest University was granted money to "study the effects of self-administering cocaine on the glutamate system on monkeys."
North Carolina Dance Theatre: $50,000; this grant is used to retain four professional dancers from the North Carolina Dance Theatre's second company.

Reducing hot flashes through yoga: $147,694; funds granted to Wake Forest University to study "preliminary data on the efficacy of integral yoga for reducing menopausal hot flashes."
Collecting, researching and reporting on the stimulus act: $115,000; $150,000; $227,940 (total: $492,940); nearly half a million taxpayer dollars will go toward funding more propaganda selling the "benefits" of the stimulus plan.

Create interactive dance performance technology: $762,372; this grant to UNC-Charlotte will fund the development of computer technology to digitally record the dance moves of performers so the recorded movements can then be reviewed and manipulated by a computer program.

American Dance Festival, Inc.: $50,000; a graphic designer and archivist will retain their jobs thanks to this grant.

Construction of a new town hall in Bladenboro: $200,000; $100,000 (Total: $300,000); why are taxpayers from across the country forced to finance construction of a local government office?
North Carolina Folk Life Institute: $25,000; with the help of this grant, the Institute was able to retain its executive director.

Preservation of an insect collection at North Carolina State University: $253,123; we were promised that the stimulus was going to "save jobs"; we were never told it would also help preserve dead bugs.

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra: $50,000; these funds are used to retain the GSO's director of marketing and education manager.

So, as shown, the American people can be really proud of the fact that their overtaxed earnings are being so well used in the state of North Carolina.
From self serving studies to cocaine using monkeys and hot flashes reducing yoga, the money Obama stole from the American working people are being used to avoid catastrophic collapse of our economy. I can feel much safer now that I know my money save the world…of insects.

I know, you are going to smirk and call me naïve, but I assure you I am not surprised about this, just profoundly disgusted. It is just another example of the lies the politicians in Washington are feeding us, nothing new.
At least the digital recording of dance moves is safe…that was close!


Just my thoughts!