Monk's News Reel

(CBS News) More than 16 million children are now living in poverty and, for many of them, a proper home is elusive. Some cash-strapped families stay with relatives; others move into motels or homeless shelters. But, as Scott Pelley reports, sometimes those options run out, leaving an even more desperate choice: living in their cars.

-- CBS News


HANNITY: Herman, isn't this something, though, that would be easily confirmed? She is saying that you flew her around the country. She's saying that you were meeting in hotels. Can't we get plane tickets, confirmations? Can't we get hotels? Don't a lot of these hotels have videotapes that they -- some of them, I would assume, hang on to those tapes forever. And --

CAIN: Sean, do me a favor. Let's not play detective. Here's the deal. I am going to prove that -- I am going to re-establish my character. OK? We're working on that. My attorney is working on that. We're going to work on that. But I don't want to play detective right now, with all due respect. OK?

-- Sully's Dish


That would be the provision of the law, called the medical loss ratio, that requires health insurance companies to spend 80% of the consumers’ premium dollars they collect—85% for large group insurers—on actual medical care rather than overhead, marketing expenses and profit. Failure on the part of insurers to meet this requirement will result in the insurers having to send their customers a rebate check representing the amount in which they underspend on actual medical care.

This is the true ‘bomb’ contained in Obamacare and the one item that will have more impact on the future of how medical care is paid for in this country than anything we’ve seen in quite some time. Indeed, it is this aspect of the law that represents the true ‘death panel’ found in Obamacare—but not one that is going to lead to the death of American consumers. Rather, the medical loss ration will, ultimately, lead to the death of large parts of the private, for-profit health insurance industry.

-- Forbes/LJ


Donald Trump is pairing up with Newsmax, the conservative magazine and news Web site, to moderate a presidential debate in Des Moines on Dec. 27. Mr. Trump’s role in the debate, which will be broadcast on the cable network Ion Television, is sure to be one of the more memorable moments in a primary season that has already delivered its fair share of circus-like spectacle.

-- ONTD


Hollywood bad girl Lindsay Lohan is being lined up for a fate worse than jail… Celebrity Big Brother....

Celebrity Big Brother executives hope to persuade the courts to let the troubled star come to Britain, arguing that the show will help her get her life back on track.

A TV insider said: “Lindsay would be an absolutely amazing signing for us.

“She’s a Hollywood A-lister and everyone knows about all the trouble she’s been in.

“She’s a fiery character too, so there are sure to be a some major clashes with other celebs if we get her in the house.”

-- ONTD

Monk's News Reel

(CBS News) More than 16 million children are now living in poverty and, for many of them, a proper home is elusive. Some cash-strapped families stay with relatives; others move into motels or homeless shelters. But, as Scott Pelley reports, sometimes those options run out, leaving an even more desperate choice: living in their cars.

-- CBS News


HANNITY: Herman, isn't this something, though, that would be easily confirmed? She is saying that you flew her around the country. She's saying that you were meeting in hotels. Can't we get plane tickets, confirmations? Can't we get hotels? Don't a lot of these hotels have videotapes that they -- some of them, I would assume, hang on to those tapes forever. And --

CAIN: Sean, do me a favor. Let's not play detective. Here's the deal. I am going to prove that -- I am going to re-establish my character. OK? We're working on that. My attorney is working on that. We're going to work on that. But I don't want to play detective right now, with all due respect. OK?

-- Sully's Dish


That would be the provision of the law, called the medical loss ratio, that requires health insurance companies to spend 80% of the consumers’ premium dollars they collect—85% for large group insurers—on actual medical care rather than overhead, marketing expenses and profit. Failure on the part of insurers to meet this requirement will result in the insurers having to send their customers a rebate check representing the amount in which they underspend on actual medical care.

This is the true ‘bomb’ contained in Obamacare and the one item that will have more impact on the future of how medical care is paid for in this country than anything we’ve seen in quite some time. Indeed, it is this aspect of the law that represents the true ‘death panel’ found in Obamacare—but not one that is going to lead to the death of American consumers. Rather, the medical loss ration will, ultimately, lead to the death of large parts of the private, for-profit health insurance industry.

-- Forbes/LJ


Donald Trump is pairing up with Newsmax, the conservative magazine and news Web site, to moderate a presidential debate in Des Moines on Dec. 27. Mr. Trump’s role in the debate, which will be broadcast on the cable network Ion Television, is sure to be one of the more memorable moments in a primary season that has already delivered its fair share of circus-like spectacle.

-- ONTD


Hollywood bad girl Lindsay Lohan is being lined up for a fate worse than jail… Celebrity Big Brother....

Celebrity Big Brother executives hope to persuade the courts to let the troubled star come to Britain, arguing that the show will help her get her life back on track.

A TV insider said: “Lindsay would be an absolutely amazing signing for us.

“She’s a Hollywood A-lister and everyone knows about all the trouble she’s been in.

“She’s a fiery character too, so there are sure to be a some major clashes with other celebs if we get her in the house.”

-- ONTD

Atheists and Rapists

A new study by the University of B.C. says religious people distrust atheists more than they do persons from other religious groups, gays and feminists. The study found that the only group religious people distrust as much as atheists are rapists.

-- John Didymus at Digital Journal

It is also noted: “People are willing to hire an atheist for a job that is perceived as low-trust, for instance as a waitress. But when hiring for a high-trust job like daycare worker, they were like, nope, not going to hire an atheist for that job."

You can forget about running for president, I guess. Or you can just fake your faith as do a lot of Republican politicians, Church leaders, and rapists for that matter.

Atheists and Rapists

A new study by the University of B.C. says religious people distrust atheists more than they do persons from other religious groups, gays and feminists. The study found that the only group religious people distrust as much as atheists are rapists.

-- John Didymus at Digital Journal

It is also noted: “People are willing to hire an atheist for a job that is perceived as low-trust, for instance as a waitress. But when hiring for a high-trust job like daycare worker, they were like, nope, not going to hire an atheist for that job."

You can forget about running for president, I guess. Or you can just fake your faith as do a lot of Republican politicians, Church leaders, and rapists for that matter.