MFS - The Other News

                         Afternoon Posting.

• Hillary in 2012?The only way Obama can win re-election is with Clinton on his ticket, says Tunku Varadarajan. The Democrats’ least-sullied heavy hitter, she’ll hold the party together—and be a magnet for crossover voting.Hmmm .....wishful thinking?Putting Hilary as a front so he can go on with the destruction of America?

• HT:Amnon and Jonathan.U.S., Israel to recognize Armenian Genocide by 100th anniversary!And not a day to soon a great step for humanity and justice!U.S. and Israel will recognize the Armenian Genocide by the 100th anniversary of the crime committed in the Ottoman Empire (that is within next five years), head of the Jewish community of Armenia Rimma Varzhapetyan told the reporters.She also stated that the Knesset will once again consider the issue in the near future. There are many educated and honest MPs in the Knesset who are ready to acknowledge Genocide to show humanism but not just to anger Turkey, she added. Varzhapetyan noted that one should not link Genocide recognition with recently deteriorated Israeli-Turkish relations. She emphasized that the Jewish community of Armenia is engaged in the problem and has already sent a relevant letter to the Israeli parliamentarians.

• Israeli Arab man held at airport over US serial stabbings.US police have arrested a man in connection with a series of stabbings that left five dead in three states.Police say Elias Abuelazam has ties to the towns of Flint, Michigan and Leesburg, Virginia, where nearly 20 attacks have taken place.He was stopped at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport as he tried to board a flight to Israel.Mr Abuelazam is an Israeli Arab citizen presumed to be a christian  and permanent US resident, a Michigan official told the Associated Press .

• Moscow 'hiding heatstroke cases' after death rate jumps.Doctors in Moscow are being told not to diagnose heatstroke as a cause of death after a jump in the mortality rate during the heatwave, Russia media say.Speaking on condition of anonymity, one doctor said the unofficial instruction being passed down was to use diagnoses that "sound less frightening".A photo shows a note pinned up in a casualty area which reads "Attention! Do not diagnose heatstroke".

• Ground Zero iman calls for return to the most radical form of Islam in History!Proof: Feisal Abdul Rauf’s Arabic language Interview translated to English.Just who is ‘moderate’ Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf? He’s no moderate at all. He’s the funder of the controversial Ground Zero Mosque in New York and a financier of the Turkish Flotilla, along with the Turkish government that funded the terrorist group IHH which has ties to al Qaida and Hamas in Gaza.What’s more, Iman Rauf is calling for a worldwide return to the most radical form of Islam in history, turning the hands of time back to an era when Muslims ruled much of the known world. See eye-opening article below that was translated by Walid.Why is the State Department funding him and why is Obama helping him?

• HT:Amnon&Jonathan.Breaking News.Turkey Accused of Using Chemical Weapons against PKK.German experts have confirmed the authenticity of photographs that purport to show PKK fighters killed by chemical weapons. The evidence puts increasing pressure on the Turkish government, which has long been suspected of using such weapons against Kurdish rebels. German politicians are demanding an investigation.It would be difficult to exceed the horror shown in the photos, which feature burned, maimed and scorched body parts. The victims are scarcely even recognizable as human beings.German politicians and human rights experts are now demanding an investigation into the incident. "The latest findings are so spectacular that the Turkish side urgently needs to explain things,"The politician said there had been repeated "mysterious incidents of this type that are crying out for an independent investigation." Roth demanded that Turkey issue an official statement.Already in 2006 there were claims of Turkey using chemical weapons against the Kurds.Well we all know how "Humanely"the Turks dealth with the Armenian problem.Or perhaps it's just an Islamic way of doing things?Did i just hear Obama asking for an inquiry?

• Turkey will probe IDF raid on Marmara.A panel to investigate the IDF raid on the Mavi Marmara aid ship has been established by Turkey, the country's foreign ministry reportedly told AFP.According to the report, the panel will examine the events of the raid and "investigate the attack and the treatment the activists faced." The panel is expected to operate under the prime minister's office and publicize a written report on the investigation, the foreign ministry said in a statement.Unlike the other panel Obama doesn't insist on international representation.Talk about "Double Standards"?But hey you can't question your Islamic brethren,can't you?

• Legislator resigns after 'dead Palin' comment.A New Hampshire state legislator resigned his office Thursday after becoming the second Democrat in as many days to speculate about Sarah Palin's death on Facebook.State Rep. Timothy Horrigan made the remarks Wednesday night in a thread discussing the Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens. "Well a dead Palin wd be even more dangerous than a live one...she is all about her myth &  if she was dead she cldn't commit any more gaffes," Horrigan wrote.

• HT:Amnon and Jonathan.Hidden Message in Obama's Ramadan Message cracked by Israeli Blogger!

• The Left vs. America at Ground Zero.It’s no surprise that a president soaked in the juices of the left should find himself sidelined when the issue is squarely presented: is American civilization worth defending? The question seems too hard or too politically inconvenient for the commander in chief and current leader of the Free World to answer.

• Iran stoning woman 'tortured' before TV 'confession'."She was severely beaten up and tortured until she accepted to appear in front of camera. Her 22-year-old son Sajad and her 17-year-old daughter Saeedeh are completely traumatised by watching this programme," lawyer Houtan Kian said.

• US Schools to Stop Teaching History; Instead Teachers Will Now Bash “Anglos” and Praise Islam .Castro.Gov. Jan Brewer signed another law this year that bans schools from teaching classes designed to promote solidarity among students of a particular ethnic group.This law bans classes that “promote the overthrow of the United States government” or “promote resentment toward a race or class of people” because schools should treat all pupils as individual Americans.Muhammad Praised
  This world history textbook, called “History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond,” gives the history and beliefs of Islam lengthy and favorable treatment far above and beyond what is given to every other religion, according to Stephen Schwartz in the Weekly Standard (Aug. 9, 2010).
  The textbook uses what he calls a “sanitized vocabulary” to conceal Muslim practices that are criminal in the U.S. These include forced marriage, forced divorce, marriage to children, polygamy and punishments imposed by Shariah law, such as public beheadings, amputations, floggings and stonings.
  Muhammad is the only person in this world history textbook who rates an entire chapter. Jesus gets only one sentence, and the contrast between the treatment of Islam and Christianity is shocking.Can Obama force Islam upon the American School Children?

• Obama’s “Recovery Summer” a Disaster: New Claims for Unemployment Jumps 484,000.We're on the right track .....hmmmm...to the destruction of America?

• Daisy’s Con: Ground Zero Mosque Imam’s Wife Tells Whopper About Me.Daisy Khan lies to her audience in an attempt to defame my character and to hide her intentions.It’s very disturbing that Daisy would lie about having invited me to discuss what is written plainly in the Koran. If she can be so overtly deceptive in front of hundreds of people in the audience about such a trivial matter as an invitation to a conference, surely her credibility is damaged by such a performance, and her integrity has been severely compromised. She lies about offering an invitation to me and misrepresents Islam when addressing audiences about interfaith unity.I have devoted my life to exposing the brutality and political, totalitarian nature of Islam. This is why Khan tries to demonize me, and why she labors so diligently to obscure the truth.Ever heard of "Al-taqiyya"?

• HT"WeaselZippers.Saudi Cleric: Desire to Shed Blood, Smash Skulls, and Sever Limbs for the Sake of Allah is an Honor for Muslims.Checking .......Yup still considered a “Religion of Peace"?

• Netanyahu, the anti-Obama.Two photographs adorn the office of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Together they illuminate a portentous fact: No two leaders of democracies are less alike -- in life experiences, temperaments and political philosophies -- than Netanyahu, the former commando and fierce nationalist, and Barack Obama, the former professor and post-nationalist.One a Jew the Other a .....?

• 'Iran to give Hizbullah weapons'.Report: Turkey will also "send weapons, rockets, guns" to Lebanon.When will they finally KICK TURKEY OUT OF NATO?More on this story here!Also Turkey has 10 Atomic warheads from Nato in storage perhaps they can give these to Hizbullah or Iran?Wake up world!

• U.S. Plans More Aid for Jobless Homeowners.In an acknowledgment that the foreclosure crisis is far from over, the Obama administration on Wednesday pumped $3 billion into programs intended to stop the unemployed from losing their homes.

• Russia refuses to turn over Jewish library to US.Moscow says library was nationalized because its owner, Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn, had no heirs.The Russian army "Collected" a whole lot during WWII.

• Revolutionary Guards’ Navy positioned in Bandar Abbas and southern Iran.The commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ Navy says his forces are ready to “respond to threats of extra-regional enemies.” Men and materiel are positioned in southern Iran, including four submarines capable of launching missiles.

• The Complete “Alinsky, Beck, Satan, and Me” Series Now with New Epilogue.“Barack Obama’s Rules for Revolution: The Alinsky Model.”

• US 'on target' to withdraw troops from Iraq despite military misgivings.The US has insisted it is on target to end combat operations in Iraq despite warnings from the country's top army officer that native troops will not be ready to take control for another decade.Speaking at a defence conference in Baghdad, Lt Gen Zebari said: "At this point, the withdrawal is going well, because they are still here."But the problem will start after 2011 – the politicians must find other ways to fill the void after 2011. If I were asked about the withdrawal, I would say to politicians: the US army must stay until the Iraqi army is fully ready in 2020.""Iraq is a succes"Yeah whatever!

• HT:Michelle'sMirror.Let them eat cake.As Reliapundit accurately reported way last February, Big Guy and Lady M have already celebrated his 49th birthday on February 16. August 4 was just the anniversary of his alleged birth date. We would have mentioned it at the time but we didn’t want to insensitively distract attention from the Christian feast of Fat Tuesday which, coincidentally, fell on the exact same date this year!Because it was Mardi Gras, we celebrated with a King Cake in the only flavor Lady M would authorize: organic-garden-carrot. (loaded with delicious cream cheese frosting) And for the record, we actually celebrated the awesome event all week long, as is the Islamic tradition, and Lady M got a present in honor of Big Guy’s Islamic birthday, as is Lady M’s tradition. On Valentine’s Day Big Guy gave Lady M this “ moon and stars and the sun” pendant, that she mentioned to Larry King when she was on his show last February.

• To Stallone and Schwarzenegger, your guns are 'the expendables'.Until America, door to door, takes every handgun, this is what you're gonna have."--Sylvester Stallone.That the star of "Rambo," who made his fortune exploiting armed violence, should call on government raids to disarm millions of real veterans and the rest of his countrymen, goes beyond hypocritical. It is contemptible.

• Wackier and Wackier: State Dept. Requests Own Army to Secure Its Mission to Train Iraqi Police.The State dept. has asked the Pentagon to leave behind two dozen UH-60 helicopters and 50 bomb-resistant vehicles, heavy cargo trucks, fuel trailers and high-tech surveillance systems — all of which are to be maintained and operated by contractors yet to be funded. Pending since April, the requests were still under military consideration as of this week. …Congress hasn’t bought the argument

• Charlie Gasparino: GE Execs Encouraged CNBC Staff to Go Easy on Obama.Gasparino did not say that it became official CNBC policy to tone down criticism of the president. But he claimed that "the question of whether they were being fair to the president was brought up" and that he had "never heard that before."I think we heard that before in 1930 Germany?

• Russians remember Kursk submarine disaster, 10 years on.Ceremonies are being held in Russia and on board its naval vessels to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kursk nuclear submarine disaster.The submarine, one of the Russian navy's most advanced vessels, sank in the Barents Sea on 12 August, 2000 with the loss of all 118 people on board.An explosion of fuel from an old torpedo caused the disaster.Moscow's response to one of the greatest disasters in Russian naval history was widely criticised.More on the disaster :Interview: 'If Putin Was Told Everything Was Under Control, He Was Deceived'.

• IT has been foretold.The World Meteorological Organization has issued he following statement:Several regions of the world are currently coping with severe weather-related events: flash floods and widespread flooding in large parts of Asia and parts of Central Europe while other regions are also affected: by heatwave and drought in Russian Federation, mudslides in China and severe droughts in sub-Saharan Africa. While a longer time range is required to establish whether an individual event is attributable to climate change, the sequence of current events matches IPCC projections of more frequent and more intense extreme weather events due to global warming.But because various unsupportable and just wrong claims are being advanced by leading scientists and scientific organizations, it would be easy to get the impression that on the issues of extreme events and climate change, IPCC science has a status similar to interpretations of Nostradamus and the Mayan calenders. More here.

• What happened in 2005 to Arctic sea ice?2010 is currently tracking just below 2005, but note there was a downwards dip in mid-September, 2005. What caused this?

• More than 300 Baloch disappeared under Zardari's rule; one more bullet-riddled body found Wednesday.More than 300 Baloch freedom and civil rights activists have been involuntarily and forcibly disappeared in Balochistan by the Pakistani state secret services since the advent of the civilian government of Pakistan Peoples Butchers Party.

• More than 10,000 Chinese students smash human domino World Record.All fell down: The successful record attempt took one hour and 10 minutes.

MFS - The Other News

                          Morning Posting.

• Obama Linked To Gay Murders In Chicago.These are shocking allegations, but there appears to be smoke where there's fire. Norma Jean Young, mother of murdered son, Donald Young, an openly gay man, says her son was a close friend of Obama.One thing is for sure, the brutal murders of three young men who could have tarnished Obama's image as the election moved onward are not just coincidental especially where political power and careers are involved. The timing of the events is key.

• No more mosques, period.Permits should not be granted to build even one more mosque in the United States of America, let alone the monstrosity planned for Ground Zero. This is for one simple reason: each Islamic mosque is dedicated to the overthrow of the American government.

• The Ground Zero Mosque Hurts Islam.The very idea of building a mosque there is a dangerous sign of Muslim demands on Western societies, says British authority Douglas Murray—and it shows that the U.S. must make a stand.

• Obama may be prepared to meet Ahmadinejad.US national security advisor says 'only time will tell' as far as meeting between American, Iranian heads of state. Washington has enough 'wiggle room' to give sanctions time to work, Jones adds.Why am i not surprised by "They don't trust me cause of my middle name."Probably after their chat they will declare together that the zionists and the Jews are to blame for the terrorists attacks in the world.Not forgetting to mention the evil tea party activists,who are hostile to Afro Americans and Islam.

• U.S. State Department is Building….Mosques.What else is the State Department larding out, at hard-pressed taxpayers’ expense, to facilitate “understanding” with the Muslim world?Just as it has greatly, very greatly, disturbed 68% of you registered voters to learn of plans to build a $100 million dollar mosque financed perhaps by the very ones who underwrote the 9/11 slaughter, it will likely disturb you to learn that the State Department has been hard at work – on your dime – rebuilding of mosques in foreign countries.

• More on the Giant Mecca Clock: It’s Being Built By Osama bin Laden’s Family.The Saudi Bin Laden Group construction company behind the $800-million clock engineered by European clockmakers is moving forward. And yes, the company is in the family of Osama bin Laden, the al Qaeda leader who has disavowed such wealth as a corruption of his faith.All we now need is Obama to be present at the inauguration?

• Bağış says Turkey rejects ‘privileged partnership’.Turkey’s chief EU negotiator has said there is no such alternative as “privileged partnership” to EU membership in EU acquis, describing such an offer as an “insult” to Turkey.Good keep licking Iran's boots.

• The Language Of Ahmadinejad: 'The Boogeyman Snatched The Boob'.He also had a strongly worded message for U.S. President Barack Obama: "Those who were tougher bullies, stronger scourges than you...could not do a damn thing to us.".In a first, judiciary chief Sadegh Larijani, a senior conservative member of the Iranian establishment, on August 8 publicly lambasted Ahmadinejad over his language. "As a citizen of this country I expect the language and the rhetoric the president employs in his speech to be impressive, well-founded, mature, and fair.Meanwhile, "We want the boob snatched by the boogeyman back," a Facebook page created in response to Ahmadinejad's comments, has already attracted more than 10,000 members, and is still growing.All of which greatly add to the possibility that the "boob" will forever be Ahmadinejad's boogeyman.

• Iran TV airs 'confession' from woman facing stoning.Iranian TV has aired what it says is a confession by a woman under threat of being stoned to death.

• 'White Jews', not 'good Nazis': How Germany rejected Holland's settler farmers.New research shows how a group of Dutch farmers that trekked to Ukraine and Lithuania in World War II was spurned as 'white Jews'.They came in their thousands from Holland to Eastern Europe to be good Nazis and help the Germans colonize more land during World War II. But according to the first major research into the Dutch settler movement, their German brethren despised them, dubbing them "white Jews."

• A Nation of Living Constitutions."Today, people are more persuaded than ever that they have perfect freedom, yet they have brought their freedom to us and laid it humbly at our feet." The Grand Inquisitor.Obama's rise to power could not have taken place except through a forgetfulness that has been with us for some time now. And Obama has been quite talented at manipulating symbols, posing in front of half a dozen flags, a Superman statue, glowing halos, historic sites and documents. That these symbols have no meaning to him except as tokens of power, that his very presence next to them or adjacent to them, should be anathema because of the profound gap between the ideals they represent, and the agenda he represents, is obvious to those who remember that symbols also have meanings.The Constitution was created to stop that from happening. It represents a shield against tyranny, but all documents are in the end only words and paper. It is only people who can preserve and realize them. There is no magic in paper and parchment, nor in ink alone. It is living men and women who are the stewards of their heritage, living Constitutions and flags, blood not ink, skin not parchment, who give it potency, who can keep its ideals, so that it does not become only a symbol enshrined in a glass case. Because only a nation of living Constitutions can be free.

• Shouldn't Obama be greeting the troops? George W Bush shows him how a real president should act.This morning at DFW Airport, George and Laura Bush greeted 150 (very surprised) troops as they arrived home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Their expressions were so priceless!There is no surprise here.Well done Mr President!

• Births to Illegal Immigrants Are Studied.About 340,000 of the 4.3 million babies born in the United States in 2008 — or 8 percent — had at least one parent who was an illegal immigrant, according to a study published Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center.

• Alinsky Is A Totalitarian and Conservatives Should Know That.The more I think about my friend Ron Radosh’s puff piece on Nicholas Von Hoffman’s new biography of Saul Alinsky, which appeared in of all places National Review, the more uneasy I feel. As I pointed out in my previous blog, von Hoffman’s book begins with an Alinsky epigraph:“If the ends don’t justify the means, what else does?”Those who have read Alinsky’s book, which is now the bible of the Left, will know that the entire text is an extended argument for the principle that the ends justify the means and there is no “morality” — or, as Alinsky would put it, all moral judgements of means are corrupt. Because in Alinsky’s view, all means are justified by the appropriate end.That describes "Der fuhrer" Obama pretty accurately?

• Hispanic media turn on President Obama.President Barack Obama has lost the most trusted man in the Hispanic media.Univision’s Jorge Ramos, an anchor on the nation’s largest Spanish-language television network, says Obama broke his promise to produce an immigration reform bill within a year of taking office.And Latinos are tired of the speeches, disillusioned by the lack of White House leadership and distrustful of the president."Welcome join the club!"

• Muslim Women Abused and Suicidal: The Left Wants this Dirty Little Secret Hidden.Left-wingers consider reports of mutilated Muslim women, and the high suicide rate among women in Islamic countries, problematic. Since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, Americans have been exposed to certain facts the left wants hidden–Islam allows mutilation of women.

• Video:Mark Levin With a Spin on Obama’s ‘Car in the Ditch’ Analogy."The Great One" proves why he earned that title.Hmm...D for dictator?

• Poll finds Muslim extremism is well entrenched in the United States.In 2007 a Pew Research poll showed that 10% of all American Muslims believe that suicide bombing and probably other forms of violence is acceptable in certain situations. Let me say that again so we are not confused here. One in ten Muslims in America looked at 9-11 and maybe said, “yes” when the rest of us were saying “no.”According to Brittanica there are aproximatly 4 million Muslims living in America,that gives us a total of 400.000 people in the US who think it's ok to be a suicide bomber,talk about the enemy within?

• U.S. Military to Press for Slower Afghan Drawdown.American military officials are building a case to minimize the planned withdrawal of some troops from Afghanistan starting next summer, in an effort to counter growing pressure on President Obama from inside his own party to begin winding the war down quickly.This is not surprising looking at the expansion of the airport.

• Children Under Sharia Law, Part 2: Raped Foreign 14-Year-Old Girl Gets 6 Month Prison Sentence in UAE.One of NewReal Blog’s hottest posts this past week told the story of a 14 year old Brazilian girl being arrested after accusing a man twice her age of raping her in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. (For the full article go here.) Yesterday the young teen got her sentence from the Abu Dhabi courts: 6 months in prison and then deportation.Islam a religion of .......?

• In Gulf of Mexico, 'fake fishermen' angle for BP pay.BP has paid out more than $308m in compensation to individuals and businesses since the oil spill, but fishermen and Gulf of Mexico officials fear some of that money might have gone to fraudsters.

• Thoughtcrime: D.C. Reporter Suspended for Accurate Report on BP’s Donations to Obama.Apparently facts are now “partisan.”What's next constructing a "Gulag" in Alaska for those who oppose the great leader?

• The melon Michelangelos: Amazing sculptures carved from fruit.With their green skins and a hint of red flesh, there is something familiar about these artworks.A closer look reveals they are carved out of watermelons — and these photographs, capturing their intricate designs, are the latest sensation to sweep the internet.The art form originated in the Far East 700 years ago when the carved fruit were often presented to royalty at banquets.

• British are bunch of thick people ruled by a mafia, says Iran's vice president... and sparks row with our ambassador.In a blistering diatribe against Britain, Mohammad-Reza Rahimi said: ‘They have plundered the world in the last 500 years and the young lad in charge now is even more stupid than his predecessor. It’s as if God has made this nation servants of America and Zionists.’Iran’s First Vice President added: ‘England has nothing. Its inhabitants are not human, its officials are not responsible, and it doesn’t even have any natural resources. (They are) a bunch of thick people ruled by a mafia.’

• Al-Qaeda Seeks Overthrow of Saudi Arabia Monarchy, Killing of Christians.“You who work as guards for tyrants, princes, ministers or complexes where Christians live, or can reach them, seek help from Allah to kill them,” al-Shihri said in the recording. “Together, let’s overthrow the Al Saud family.” "Kill the infidels and kill the protectors of the faith?"Former Gitmo detainee urges assassinations of Saudi royal family members .More on this here.

• HT:WeaselZippers.Spanish Government Issues International “Find and Capture” Arrest Warrant for Three U.S. Soldiers on Homicide Charges.The Spanish government wants a three-man US army tank crew to stand trial for the death of cameraman Jose Couso in Baghdad in 2003.

• U.S. annual terrorism report and the Middle East, J - Z.The State Department recently released its Country Reports on Terrorism 2009. As usual, the Middle East figures prominently. Let’s take a look.

• Is it time for Gibbs to move on?The truth hurts.This may be something for the White House to consider as midterm fatigue sets in and personnel starts to churn. Are White House press secretary Robert Gibbs' recent bouts of truth-telling a sign he should move on?For months, speculation has abounded that Gibbs will eventually move from his current post to become a less-visible senior adviser to President Obama.

• Dem Rep. Alan Grayson Calls Robert Gibbs “Bozo the Spokesman,” Says He Wants Him Fired Over Comments Critical of Liberals.“I don’t think he should resign, I think he should be fired. He’s done a miserable job,” Grayson said on MSNBC. “People I know refer to him as ‘Bozo the Spokesman.’”

• The Obsolescence of Barack Obama.The magic of 2008 can't be recreated, and good riddance to it.Not long ago Barack Obama, for those who were spellbound by him, had the stylishness of JFK and the historic mission of FDR riding to the nation's rescue. Now it is to Lyndon B. Johnson's unhappy presidency that Democratic strategist Robert Shrum compares the stewardship of Mr. Obama. Johnson, wrote Mr. Shrum in the Week magazine last month, never "sustained an emotional link with the American people" and chose to escalate a war that "forced his abdication as president."

• Overwhelming majority oppose mosque near Ground Zero.According to the new survey out Wednesday, nearly 70 percent of all Americans oppose the controversial plan to build the mosque just blocks away from the solemn site in lower Manhattan while just 29 percent favor the construction.Broken down by party affiliation, 54 percent of Democrats oppose the plans while 82 percent of Republicans disapprove. Meanwhile, 70 percent of independents said they are against the proposal.The poll also showed opposition did not vary widely by age.Is a sleeping giant finally awakening?

• NY Lawmakers To Introduce Bedbug Insurance Legislation.“This legislation is long overdue,” said Assemblyman Hikind. “Nearly every day you read another story about a bedbug infestation, be it in an upscale department store, an emergency room, or in a private residence. People should not be forced into financial ruin because of a bedbug infestation. We can no longer allow insurance companies to deny coverage for bedbug infestations by classifying the infestation as a standard maintenance issue. I am proud to sponsor this legislation to give people some peace of mind as they battle this epidemic.”