Perhaps PA was always this intriguing and I didnt notice until Guzzardi got-going butall of a sudden there is tremendous activity; how-republican-write-candidate-scott-wagner-won-special has been the subject of analysis, carrying implications regarding Guzzardi [this year] and Senate leadership *in 15+. Also, a grossly-inadequate PLAN has been announced regarding efforts to sell the State Stores, but it is intended only to EXPAND SUNDAY BOOZE SALES; THE LCB would remain IN CONTROL. Meanwhile, PA is among states to block food stamp cuts; also, Sen. Leach asserted Pot is less addictive than chocolate.
AG-KANE feels 'The Commonwealth needs to have some sort of hammer over the confidential informant to testify and to testify fully and truthfully'; indeed, a Gift ban urged over report of lawmakers given cash, while a Watchdog Group claimed that an Ethics probe would not be enough for corrupt politicians. In any case, AG-Kane hired Sprague to review 'sting' probe and, perhaps, sue newspaper; this would be the 2 nd PA public official this month to raise prospect of suit vs Inquirer, prompting concern as to whether the paper would be facing legal threats from public officials if it had stronger, unified ownership. PA HOUSE LEADERS PROMISED ETHICS COMMITTEE RESOURCES TO INVESTIGATE FAILED STING, noting this State sting eyed lobbyists and Philly lawmakers; finally, Chris Stigall of 1210-a.m. on 'sting: Governor Corbett, where in the hell are you? {Philly paper owner made ethical slip, or two, as the fate of the Inqy remains unclear; topping it off, D.A. Williams blasted A.G. Kane in sting case, saying she had needlessly killed a solid corruption investigation and besmirched the prosecutors who built the case, a view that I share but that Guzzardi (for reasons he explained) doesnt.}
Although Guzzardis focus remains trained on the rapidly-approaching Fiscal Iceberg, he may be asked whether he supports a bill by Rep. Harper that WOULD PROHIBIT SEPTA WORKER STRIKES and whether he concurs that the ironworkers-union-throws-lots-of-cash-at-candidates; he may also be asked to comment on the fact that the Jets signed Vick [as per the Davidsons, hes too short+ and the suggestion that DeSean Jackson might not even attract a 3 rd round pick [as I continue to argue that he is a great player (indeed, a perennial game-breaker) and, thus, should not EVER be shopped-around].
To set-the stage for reading an apologia for the world being bequeathed to youth, please note a few hyperlinks regarding two key-facets of BHOs failed Foreign Policy:
Putin continues to dominate BHO:
Trouble for Putin: Keystone Pipeline has 2 to 1 Support Club For Growth Asks Chamber of Commerce to Help End Export-Import Bank Loans to Russian Oligarchs RUSH LIMBAUGH: OBAMA IS FILLING OUT HIS MARCH MADNESS PICKS WHILE PUTIN IS 'REASSEMBLING THE SOVIET UNION' NATO SECRETARY GENERAL: PUTIN'S AGGRESSION A 'GRAVE' THREAT TO EUROPE'S SECURITY 602
Ukraine Moves Troops Out of Crimea UK Wants Russia out of the G8 PRO-RUSSIAN FORCES CAPTURE TWO UKRAINIAN SHIPS OBAMA IMPOSES SANCTIONS AGAINST PUTIN'S INNER CIRCLE, RUSSIA SANCTIONS NINE US POLITICIANS PUTIN THINKS THE WEST IS AS WEAK AS JELLY Obama: 'We Are Not Going to Be Getting into a Military Excursion in Ukraine' Russia's Annexation of Crimea Splits the Russian Orthodox Church 4 Ways Putin Has Exploited Obama's Words Ukraine Moves Troops Out of Crimea OK, So Now What? Three Ways to Staunch Russian Expansion Post-Crimea FAR RIGHT POLITICIANS STORM UKRAINE TV COMPANY AND FORCE CHIEF TO RESIGN Three Ways to Stall Russian Expansion Post-Crimea Many Signs Pointed to Crimea Independence Vote But Polls Didnt Another Explanation for Crimea Referendum Landslide Americans Disliked Russia Even Before the Crisis in Ukraine RUSSIAN FORCES SEIZE UKRAINE NAVAL BASE... UPDATE: Ukraine to pull troops from Crimea... PUTIN VOWS TO BRING BACK GLORY... WAVE OF CYBER ATTACKS HIT UKRAINIAN GOVT WEBSITES BIDEN TELLS NATO ALLIES THE US WILL DEFEND THEM AGAINST RUSSIA Biden Promises Poland, NATO Allies Security and More Sanctions Against Russia BIDEN COMMITS EMBARRASSING POLAND GAFFE Putin Mocks the 'Chosen Ones' West in Defiant Speech Supporting Crimean Annexation Putin Gives Angry, Nationalistic Speech Annexing Crimea to Russia Obama Announces Sanctions Against Russian Officials for Crimea Vote White House Tells Investors Not to Invest in Russian Stocks as Russian Market Rallies Russia Wants to Protect Language Rights of Russians in Estonia Crimean Government Tells Tatars to Leave Their Lands National Geographic to Map Crimea as Part of Russia Pro-Russian Forces Capture Ukraine Navy Headquarters in Sevastopol France Says Russia Suspended from G8, Other Countries Dispute Claim Putin's Next 4 Targets Report: Russian Troops 'Storm' Ukrainian Base in Crimea, One Dead Ukranian PM Calls Russian Attack on Base in Crimea 'War Crime' Ukraine PM: Conflict with Russia Entering 'Military Stage' Westerners Living in Moscow Fear Harassment Due to Sanctions Russia Sends over $414 Million to Crimea Putin Recognizes Crimea Independence, Claims Peninsula as Russia Territory France Tells UK: Target Russian Oligarchs in London French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told the United Kingdom they must impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs in London. Senior Obama Advisor Doubles Down on Failed 'Reset' Policy The Case for War
Venezuela continues to fester, albeit remain ignored by BHO:
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Accused of Murder and Treason by National Assembly Venezuelan Secret Police Arrest Opposition Mayor Federation of Journalists Statement on the Media Blackout in Venezuela Venezuela moves swiftly against opposition as-venezuelans-die-obama-allows-russia-to-continue-colonizing-latin-america Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro Threatens Military Attack on Caracas Square Protesters Venezuelan President Issues Ration Cards, Orders Military Raid on Opposition Square Venezuelan President Enlists Sean Penn to Teach Acting Classes in Caracas Venezuelan Govt Repression Continues a Month After Opposition Leader's Arrest
Now ponder this lamentation from a septuagenarian *noting how climate Change is also cited+:
Dear Carlos,
Your post today on the NY Times and the moral equivalency between the tyrants in Venezuela and the people crying for freedom got me going.
Examples abound of why I am so frustrated with liberals.
My liberal friends and I go to see the marvelous production of War Horse from the National Theatre Live. I am able to see good art even if I don't agree with every premise. Liberals have blinders. If they think something is saying things they can't agree with, they will avoid it or only see what they want to see in it.
This brilliant production shows war as disgusting, evil and pointless. One can't blame the English for hating World War I because it just about killed a generation of young men and what do they have to show for it? But what my liberal friends do not understand is that we may want nothing to do with war, but war wants us. If we won in Afghanistan and our feckless current president screws it all up, and now we are burying equipment that we paid a fortune for because it is too cumbersome and expensive to take out of Afghanistan, then to my liberal friends all of those lost lives were ridiculous and we should never fight again because what good did we get out of it? So Bush is disgusting and evil and Obama is wonderful because he is at last getting us out of there. Thus the new "truth" is simple and so obvious that if anyone tries to argue with it, he is an idiotic war monger.
I give Bush credit for giving the Afghans a chance to lead normal lives. If you read The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, you come to this conclusion. But not my book group. They ignored the ends of those books because that didn't fit into their world view. So forget about the conclusions of the two books where the protagonists go back to their country from the relative safety of exile because they felt the need to be part of the rebuilding of the post war free country.
After War Horse was over, a mention of what Russia is doing comes up. Conclusion? Fuggedaboutit. If I lamely try to say we may want to stay uninvolved, but it will beckon us whether we like it or not, that won't work. So I try another tack. I say, "Why did anyone criticize Hillary for saying this is like what Hitler did? Why should she be forced to apologize for saying that? She was right." Now, what do they do? I am complimenting 604
Hillary on her perspicacity. This is Janet and she is giving Hillary credit for her foreign policy smarts. What do they do with that? If they agree to prop her up, then how do they face the implication?
They don't want to get involved in the Russia thing. I say that sounds familiar, like early on when no one wanted to listen to Churchill. So now I am compounding it by reminding them that that war - the good war - the one where if we had gotten involved earlier, the Jews might have been spared, is, according to Hillary, history repeating itself. What to do. What to do. They just change the subject. That always works with liberals.
So what do they think about Venezuela or the Cuban involvement there? No problem. They just don't bother to think about it at all. They have too much to worry about in their lives to think about that. If I say that many people said the same thing in Germany and a lot of good that did them. They just want me to be quiet. So I oblige them. What else can I do?
A gay friend of mine was going on and on about how Reagan didn't care about Aids and he did NOTHING and he hates him. By sheer coincidence, after this conversation, Deroy Murdock sent me a column that was going out that day about Reagan's big budgeting from 1982 to 1988 for Aids research. And Reagan doubled funding for it every year. And he was in Hollywood so gays were friends and Nancy Reagan invited her decorator and his gay lover to spend the night in the White House and often invited gay friends to dinner as equals and Reagan vetoed anti gay legislation in California because they are born that way, they do not choose to be that way, Reagan said.
So I sent this column to my gay friend. He ignored it, as I knew he would. So I brought it up again. He then gave me a series of "facts" that were mostly incorrect. "Don't argue with me," he told me, "I lived it." I told him no one likes that good people became terribly ill and died, but that does not argue with what this article says and you said Reagan did nothing and he did a lot. Of course, now he, my friend, countered that it wasn't enough.
Many of the things my friend asserted to me were not true so I told him I would look them up. I did and proved him wrong on most of what he said. So he ignored all of that, too. He preferred to enjoy his rancor rather than face the truth. Typical liberal. And, yes, I do believe that if he were conservative, and there are gay conservatives, he would have been more open minded.
If someone tells me something that contradicts a long held belief of mine and it turns out to be true, my reaction is to thank him for the enlightenment. I am not afraid to change my mind. Liberals never want to change their "minds". You can argue with most conservatives. You cannot argue with any liberal. I know. I have tried and have the scars to prove it.
My liberal friends brag about how much more they "care" than conservatives. But they never give to charity on the scale my conservative friends do, in general. They do not challenge themselves in many ways. They spout and congratulate themselves because they love movies about the downtrodden and that makes them feel so good about 605
themselves, but it is usually easy because they don't have to do anything about it. Well, I am not doing much better than they are, but at least I know about what is going on and I vote for people who want to help our allies and not our adversaries. My liberal friends are feminists whose feminism ends at their doorstep. They will rail against unequal pay, a fallacy, but ignore what the Castros are doing to women or what Islamism does to women.
You get the idea. I am in a mood today because for the last few months, with my foot inhibiting me, I have spent a lot of alone time, away from my liberal friends, except when I go to the theater or dinner with them. I have been so much calmer. But every time I am with them, something happens to demonstrate their double standards. They live like conservatives in every way, which is good. But their minds are awash with sillinesses like man-made global warming and income differentials. But try to tax them or take money from them or charge too much for gas. After all, they are not the ones with more money than the poor. It is others who have to be forced to give more, not them. And don't try to point out that what they are voting for is giving THEM higher gas prices and taxes and.... well, just don't try.
I sound judgmental. I am.
What choices do I have? I made the choice to leave my book group, a big loss for me, but a necessary one. But I can't give up all of my friends because that would isolate me entirely. If I speak, I am a big pain in the ass. But if I don't speak, I feel ashamed that I am not prodding them to confront the suffering made worse by their indifference. And even more terrible, they refuse to understand that it is this administration that is deliberately causing the suffering. Would Russia be so calmly aggressive if Obama had not taken the weapons from the Ukraine with the promise that we were there to protect them, and now he is so uninvolved that Putin knows he can arrogantly do what he wants to the defenseless Ukrainians because my liberal friends are "war weary".
I have been doing puzzles lately and watching tv. No dancing to help me escape. I have small interest in reading. I have been wasting time and enjoying it. But then I go out with my liberal friends, whom I love as human beings, but their ideas or lack of ideas just slay me. I can't escape. And it is made worse because I know they vote for those who are causing and perpetuating the terrible results here and elsewhere.
I suffer for what is going on in today's world with so many either unaware of it or indifferent to it by choice. And a lot of the suffering was avoidable. I do believe the U.S. is a force for good. But we must have a president who leads. The trouble is now we not only have a president who refuses to do that, but one who revels in the chaos resulting from his non involvement as a moral leader. And worse, our populace has been so methodically brain washed that if we have a moral leader who tells it like it is, he becomes the enemy. So George Bush, with whom I disagreed on many things, was a moral leader and a good man, and he is despised. And Ted Cruz, who tells the truth about Obamacare, is vilified by the right and the left.
So I read babalu and know what is going on and know that I daren't bring up the suffering of the Cuban people or the Venezuelans to my liberal friends. Get real, Janet. 606
What is a person to do? I despair. Jack Fowler tells me it is a sin to despair. But how is it to be avoided?
Birthers
This Internet-based assertion persists, most-recently manifest as the posing of four Simple Questions:
1. In 1961, recalling that people of color were called Negroes, how can the Obama Birth Certificate state he is "African-American" when the term wasn't even used at that time? ,It doesnt; vide infra.}
2. How can the Obama Birth Certificate state that his father [Barack Hussein Obama] had been born in "Kenya, East Africa" on the date when Obama's was born [August 4, 1961], when Kenya did not even exist until 1963 and, prior thereto, it was known as the "British East Africa Protectorate"? {It can; it was a protectorate until 1920, when it became the colony of Kenya. [2] }
3. How can he have been born at the "Kapi'olani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital," when the hospital(s) in question, in 1961, were called "KauiKeolani Children's Hospital" and "Kapi'olani Maternity Home," respectively, until they merged in 1978? {THIS is a good question.}
4. How can Obama write that he had been proud of his fathers having fought in WW II when (assuming he was 25 years-old in 1961, when Obama was born) he would have only been 3 years-old when the war started? {THIS is also a good question.} 607
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Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 7:28 AM Subject: Action-Items LXXVI [Bill-of-Rights, Dems, GOP]
This blast e-mail focuses on how BHO is systematically undermining the Bill of Rights, why the Dems are desperately trying to change the subject *by citing usual-suspects such as racism, sexism, abortion, environmentalism, and voter-fraud], why the GOP is optimistic [primarily about flipping the Senate], and how these political forces are affecting partisan observations [both regarding 14 and 16+.
For levity, listen to Five Guys Cover "What Makes You Beautiful" Using Only A Single Piano, and note that, after Michael Vick Signed With NY Jets, Mark Sanchez was Cut; after a little-girl-donated-coins to a street-musician, note the surprise she received.
Anyone who doubts Corbetts re-election problem must be reminded of his flawed social-policy quotes: Corbett Compares Gay Marriage to Incest and Don't Want Abortion Ultrasound? Just Close Your Eyes. [Also, know that Gosnell's Abortion 'House of Horrors' is to Become Food Pantry and Shelter.] Also, recognize York County became center of PA political world when CAP was encouraged by Wagner win, while [predictably, reflecting national ideology] DEM Gov-Candidates eyed taxes to ease wealth-gap. Regarding a major distinction between Corbett/Guzzardi, it seems there is greater recognition that some are livin-large-union-payroll, even as [predictably] the NLRB has Backed Down on Pro-Union Posters.
In other PA-related news, house-sent-pace-expansion to senate, a Pa-dem [from DelCo] hypothetically asked *while debating gun-control] if-she-could-kill-a-republican-rep, Prisoner DeWeese responded preliminarily to 'Keystone Corruption' author Bumsted, allegheny/health-dept was to-inspect-sewage-issue-in-school-cafeteria, a Pa wind turbine caught fire, the State's case vs. Kerns may mirror MontCo's [after Ambien was not found in the alleged-victims blood+, and Hershey (still) manufactures chocolate.
Although the mainstream-media ignored the gaffe, consider watching OBAMA MISSPELL 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T' AT ARETHA FRANKLIN CONCERT and ponder why the white-house-transcript-scrubbed it; one observer [from the NT-Times!] invoked this event to support the view that BHO now garners Little R-S-P-E-C-T. {This latter observation is consistent with newly-voiced opposition from Oliver Stone and Ralph Nader.}
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Critique of how Obama Has Nullified the Legislative Branch [by acting as a king] has arisen inter alia from paul-ryan *lawlessness+, Judge Napolitano [Obama Has Shown an 'Incredible Wiliness and Facility for Lying+, and allen-west *obama-is-a-pathological-liar-who harbors disdain-for-the-american-people+; exemplifying how routine this has become is obamas announcement of a new-program-that-requires- no-congressional-approval [to help low-income earners save for retirement]. Indeed, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, AG-Holder was asked by Senator Mike Lee to explain the Constitutional basis for executive orders, namely those such as the one issued by Obama to delay the employer mandate; Holder couldnt think of any Constitutional basis and concluded that Obama is perhaps at the height of his Constitutional limit. Fortunately, it appears america-rejects-rule-by-decree-as-critics- lambaste-obama-speech, for it is vital to recall that America is Governed by Rules, Not Men; indeed, while redefining-patriotism, an ethical man resigned-from-obamas-secret-service; and Mark Levin [Cheltenham High School Grad] has Instructed House GOP on Confronting 'Imperial President' Obama.
Until/unless there is a Convention of States, kids must learn civics; tools facilitating such efforts include: I'm Just a Bill (Schoolhouse Rock!), Tea Party - Schoolhouse Rock - No more Kings, and thefederalistpapers.org/video-school-house-rock: the-constitution.
1 Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. 2 Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia. 3 No quartering of soldiers. 4 Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. 5 Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy. 6 Rights of accused persons, e.g., right to a speedy and public trial. 7 Right of trial by jury in civil cases. 8 Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments. 9 Other rights of the people. 10 Powers reserved to the states.
1 st Amendment remains under-attack, as the IRS continues to suppress Freedom of Speech. house-report-traces-irs-scandal-to-obama Ernest Istook: IRS to get 'license to kill' groups that oppose Obama agenda IRS TRUSTED PARTNER JOINED AT HIP WITH LA RAZA. Radical Hispanic organization pushes for open borders Mohammad Weiss Rasool, busted by the FBI several years ago for spying on behalf of al-Qaida, works for the deputy IRS chief financial officer as a financial management analyst
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1 st Amendment remains under-attack, as religious-freedom is being supplanted by secularism. congress-wants-answers-on-usafa-religious-liberty-incident afa-whiteboard-flap-prompts-congressional-questions Air Force: Christians' Religious Speech Not Legally Protected Right
2 nd Amendment remains under-attack; it will be a theme @ the upcoming PA Leadership Conference. Ohio Police: Burglar 'Picked Wrong Home,' Shot by Homeowner GUN CONTROL GROUPS UP IN ARMS OVER DEMS WHO OPPOSED GUN CONTROL Bill Allowing Guns in Churches, Use of Silencer During Hunting Passes Georgia Senate Gov. Terry McAuliffe's First Veto Is Against Gun Owners Indiana Gov. Pence Expected to Sign Bill Supporting Teachers' 2 nd Amendment Rights Hawaii's Gun Restrictions Deemed Unconstitutional if obama-knocks-on-your-door-hide-your-guns atf-breaks-ares-armor-second-amendment-attack
Pennsylvania: Critical Firearms Preemption Legislation Introduced limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition in PA.
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4 th Amendment remains under-attack; privacy *under overwhelming attack via inter alia NSA/IRS] and secrecy *shrouding inter alia the POTUS/FLOTUS] constitute two sides of the same coin. Rand Paul at Berkeley: 'Reid Should Allow Vote on NSA Reform' SPIEGEL: NSA Spied on Chinese Gov't, Networking Firm Hacks Through System Administrators' FACEBOOK Accounts Zuckerberg: Obama Steps on Spying Not Enough Obama Meets with Zuckerberg, 'Internet CEOs' to Discuss Privacy Issues NSA recorded 'every single' call in one country NSA program reaches 'into past' to retrieve, replay phone calls FEINSTEIN: Drone spied on me! Guardian Struck Deal With Brits on Greenwald's Partner edward-snowden-defends-freedom-better-than-peter-king
State Dept Official Pleads Guilty in FOXNEWS Leak Case 13 Months in Prison
HHS Seeking Access via a social media analytic tool to access Full Twitter Historical Data
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FCC Enlisted Team of Obama Donors to Craft Controversial Plan
Celebrating the 'Most Transparent Administration in History' white-house-no-more-information-about-drone-killings-will-be-released-to-public white-house-bars-media from dalai-lama-meeting obama-administration-now-hiding-massive-cost-of-vacations
PRESS BAN DURING MICHELLE O CHINA TRIP 'Once we lose access, we'll never get it back' Michelle Obama arrives in China for official visit Obama ladies touch down in China amid taxpayer uproar MICHELLE O: Human rights are off the agenda HOTEL STAFF COMPLAINS ABOUT OBAMA MOTHER IN CHINA BATTLE OF FIRST LADIES
9 th Amendment remains under-attack, as ObamaDontCare continues to loom. Biden: Obama Should Be Nominated for Sainthood for Dealing with ObamaCare Questions 'I Am Angry': Oregon Governor Releases ObamaCare Investigation Findings as High-Ranking Offical Resigns HALF OF CALLERS TO COVERED CALIFORNIA GIVE UP OBAMACARE TAX COLLECTION BEGINS; WHITE HOUSE SLAMS DRUDGE 'LIE' NYT: Administration Spends $17 Million a Month Advertising ObamaCare Ellen tells Obama 'everyone's very grateful' for Obamacare! Administration spends $17m a month on paid advertising Florida Woman Struggles to Unenroll from Obamacare First Union to Endorse Obama Now Slams Obamacare REPORT: Obamacare premiums about to skyrocket FDA prevents 6-year-old boy from getting life-saving treatments Concerns about access to cancer centers under healthlaw Rhode Island Instructs Moms to Use Hook-Up App to 'Nag' Kids into Obamacare Enrollment Not Enough Youth Enrollees in Obamacare obama-said-sequester-cuts-dont-apply-to-obamacare OBAMACARE PATIENTS DENIED ACCESS TO DOCTORS, HOSPITALS, CANCER CENTERS deciding-vote that passed-obamacare-feels-double-crossed Obama Making Last Ditch Effort to Shame Youth into Obamacare Obama Hitting Spanish-Language TV Hard for Obamacare DOJ: At Least 35% Americans Eligible for Medicaid Under ObamaCare Have Criminal Histories march-madness-fake-obamacare-enrollment-numbers obama-lies-claims-enough-people-have-signed-up-to-make-obamacare-work 613
Obama admitted you may not keep your doctor, but you may be able to keep your life-saving treatments how-student-loan-profits-make-obamacare-look-good - profit they were supposedly making from the student loans could then be plugged into how much money would come from Obamacare, so it didnt look like it cost as much. fake-obamacare-enrollment-numbers delaying-obamacares-individual-mandate-due-hardship pattern_of_obamacare_dishonesty obama-administration-eyes-new-obamacare-delay cancersurvivors 4-of-5-companies-may-hike-deductibles-due-to-obamacare obamacare-disadvantage DEMS [Facing an onslaught of constituent frustration over online exchanges] now BLAME PRIVATE ENTITIES [companies and senior executives in their home states that have contracts to get the health care websites up and running] FOR BOTCHED ROLLOUT; this is consistent with what Dems have said in D.C., defending the health care law not only from Republican attacks that it's a failure, but from the line that government itself can't do big things.
10 th Amendment, Federalism, remains under-attack, as Illegals run rampant with BHOs blessing. 108 illegal immigrants rescued from locked Houston house UK Judge Compares Britain's Borders to 'Leaking Sieve' House Judiciary Chairman Faces Demands From Pro-Amnesty Megadonors 614
FIVE FACE FED CHARGES FOR HOUSTON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT STASH HOUSE Priebus: 'Consensus' Within GOP for 'Serious Immigration Reform' House Judiciary Chairman Faces Demands From Pro-Amnesty Megadonors Zuckerberg Rushes to Renee Ellmers' Rescue with 'No Amnesty' Ads LA Catholic Delegation Heads to Vatican to Lobby Pope on Immigration Reform Report: Obama Sees 'Upcoming 90-Day Window' for Amnesty Legislation 58 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in South Texas Stash House New York State Senate Defeated Dream Act Financial Aid for Illegal Aliens State Senate rejected financial aid for students here illegally NY Senate Rejects Taxpayer Subsidies For Illegal College Students ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO KILL BORDER PATROL AGENT IN TEXAS PRINCIPAL FIRED OVER 'SPEAK ENGLISH' obama-eyes-even-less-immigration-enforcement-seeks-to-reduce-deportation-of-illegals
10 th Amendment, Federalism, remains under-attack, as nullification/secession-movement grows. Struggling With Nullification Natural Rights Versus Delegated Power Michigan Nullified Obamas Indefinite Detention Power state-of-jefferson proposed as northern-california-counties-push-for-secession-from-state Lincolns-Inversion-of-the-American-Union illustrated that, although the Union was originally conceived as a compact between sovereign states entailing a right to secession, it evolved into the notion of an indivisible, organic Union from which secession was impossible; slavery was a secondary consideration.
Dems are Desperately Trying to Change the Subject
Customary suggestions that Demographics favor Dems may not persist. Millennials' Trust of Government Down 15 Points from 2009 Asian-Americans Show Clout as Latinos Become California's Largest Minority us_middle_class_is_turning_proletarian
Dems are *justifiably+ scared about 14. [Overview] LA Times: Ginsburg Should Retire to Ensure a Liberal Replacement CNN: Democrats Pushing The Panic Button Over and Over Again Anatomy of a Democratic Midterm Freakout Obama Factor Adds to Fears of Democrats Democrats Are Worried because, not only did the Florida special election show that their policies [especially ObamaCare] are unpopular, but Republicans were able to benefit from the 615
RNCs new voter engagement strategy, which includes new data tools, new technology, and new permanent ground game that are being used all across the country. CNNs John King: More Democrat Retirements Coming After Last Weeks Loss In Florida Dont Read Too Much Into Result in Floridas 13 th District according to the Dems
[Senate] Republicans lead in 5 key Senate races Senate Control in 2014 Increasingly Looks Like a Tossup [archived] obama-advisor-dan-pfeiffer-declares-dems-will-keep-the-senate-in-2014 Senate Dems break from Obama - They seem unusually comfortable criticizing him, with minimal concerns about repercussions. Shaheen: Pay more to keep your doc, wont say if shed vote for O-Care again Liberal Sen. Whitehouse: Mary Landrieu Will Punish Energy Industry Bill Clinton Campaigning for Lundergan Grimes [Mitt Says Bill Clinton 'Embarrassed The Nation']
Harry Reid, Koch Fiend harry-reid-wants-koch-brothers-murdered The Democrats' Koch psychosis Combative Reid Attacks Tea Party, Threatens Filibuster Ban, Tells Republicans to 'Get a Life' reid said the republican-agenda is intended to-make obama-look-bad Senate Dems to Skip Budget Resolution... Again Claire McCaskill: '$17 Trillion Debt Is Irresponsible'
sandra-fluke-strongly-considering-running-for-congress Dems: Fluke files for Waxman seat Alan Grayson Attacks Navy Vet and GOP Congressional Opponent
McClintock Race Could Give Dems New Playbook to Take Out Conservatives *false-flag+
[Governor] Six Things MSNBC Wont Say about the New Wendy Davis Poll Wendy-Davis-Advocated-for-Public-Entity-Charged-With-Gender-Discrimination Red State Women Slam Wendy Davis' Equal Pay Bill New Abbott Web Ad Targets Anti-Wendy Davis Border Residents
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Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist is taking heat for his call to lift the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba -- the latest episode in which Democrats and Republicans have attacked him for flip-flopping on everything from policy to his choice of political party.
[Regional] Peter Liu [immigrant and Army Veteran] is running for Mayor of Oakland.
CUOMO CAMPAIGNING BEHIND THE SCENES AGAINST DE BLASIO POLICIES De Blasio's Approval Rating Dropped Eight Points Since January De Blasio Dropped Crystal Apple While Presenting it to Ireland's Prime Minister NY Democrats Go to War over Top City Council Job Under De Blasio - de Blasio is committed to implementing an explicitly ideological agenda, continuing his campaign strategy of running to the left of all other candidates in the Democratic primary. When I said we would take dead aim at the Tale of Two Cities, I meant it.We are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities*to+ take on the elite." This activist impulse means seeing business as an adversary rather than an ally. On January 1, 2014, a Sanitation Department chaplain, Reverend Fred Lucas of the Brooklyn Community Church, startled listeners when he compared New York to a plantation during his invocation at Mayor de Blasios inauguration. NYT Fawned Over De Blasio TV Cameo While Mayor Loses Big on Pre-K Tax on Wealthy - This was yet another weekend of failures for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, but you would never know it from reading the New York Times. While the mayor lost his bid to raise taxes on wealthy New Yorkers to fund a universal pre-K program, the Times wants us all to know that he made a cameo on the show The Good Wife.
NYC Painted Red - Bill de Blasio is not the only red coming to power in New York City; he was joined by a "progressive" majority City Council, exemplified by three of them. For the Left, Bill de Blasio Is Post-Obama Consolation Cuomo to Legalize Medical Marijuana in NY Enough Pot Happy Talk [Trump claimed Andrew Cuomo Scared of Me, spoke at CPAC 2014, scolded president for not wearing tie: 'Sloppy, not presidential', and prompted nbcs-lauer to whine that he always-thinks- obama-is-weak.]
Dems apparently support voter-fraud. COURT: States can require ID to vote. Anti-Voter ID Protesters Required to Have Photo IDs Court Rules in Favor of Kansas and Arizona in Voter I.D. Suit Voting Machine Irregularities Claimed in Two Border County Democrat Primaries Fla. TV Station Exposes Voter Fraud; DOJ Sues State to Stop Purging Rolls Woman Convicted of Voter Fraud Honored by Democrats 617
Environmentalism is the building-block-global-government, manifest as opposing the Keystone XL. Proponents of Keystone XL Touted State Department Findings that found approving the project would have little environmental impact. OBAMA RUNNING OUT OF REASONS TO REJECT KEYSTONE XL obama-keeps-ignoring-positive-reports regarding the keystone-pipeline theres-nothing-complex-about-the-keystone-pipeline and, thus, boehner-urged BHO to approve-project liberals-back-away-from-keystone-xl-opposition
American Physical Society Sees The Light: Will It Be The First Major Scientific Institution To Reject The Global Warming 'Consensus' There is no consensus about dangerous anthropogenic global warming, and there never was. myth of `settled science' on global warming Greenpeace-Founder-No-Scientific-Proof-for-Global-Warming Apple CEO Tim Cook to Shareholders: If You Dont Believe in Global Warming, Sell Our Stock! weather-channel-founder-explains-the-history-of-the-global-warming-hoax Anthropogenic Global Densification: its the New Global Warming Armageddon DEM REP RAILS AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING SKEPTICS: 'BLATHERING IDIOTS'
From Fla., Chabad Rabbi tells a deep-frozen U.S. what traditional Judaism says about "global warming"
WHITE HOUSE and NASA TEAM FOR NEW CLIMATE CHANGE SITE
Facing Drought, California Farmers Rally Against Regulations Limiting Water Supplies Some California cities seek water independence McClintock on CA Drought: 'We Are Being Governed by People Who Are Out of Their Minds' EPA goes all in for Dems
Darrell Issa Subpoenas EPA for Documents on Blocked Alaska 'Pebble Mine' Project partisan-fight-over-epas-role-in-texas-emerges-at-house-hearing Wyoming Farmer Taking on the EPA
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Violent Video Games Encourage Racist, Aggressive Attitudes Toward Blacks NATION DIVIDED: CITY VS COUNTRY PAUL RYAN CONFRONTED AT TOWN HALL OVER INNER-CITY POVERTY COMMENTS U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., on Tuesday called Tea Party members "mean, racist people" because they belong to red states, which were once part of the Confederacy. congressional-black-caucus-member Clyburn said requiring-black-candidates-to-win-50%-of-the- vote-is-racist The Liberal Idiots at Gawker Called Jerry Seinfeld a Racist white-voters-abandon-obama-in-droves unemployed-white-men-and-women-need-not-apply
The Abortion debate [largely settled] occasionally is invoked for perceived political-advantage. Architect of California's Non-Physician Abortion Law Leaves for Buffett Foundation In Public Opinion on Abortion, Few Absolutes As Texas G.O.P. Revives Abortion Ban, a Look at Public Opinion Public Opinion Shifts on Security-Liberty Balance
Charges of being anti-LGBTQ still animate Dems, antagonizing those trying to bridge-gaps. Several state Attorneys General have publicly announced that they will not defend their state DOMA-laws against legal challenges, and AG-Holder supports them.
5 Big Wins for Militant Gay Pressure Groups by successful intimidation of business. when-two-lesbians-walk-into-a-church-seeking-trouble
sam-adams-pulls-out-boston-st-patrick-parade-over-gay-rights guinness, a top-beer-maker, bowed-out-of-st.-patricks-day-over-gay-protests Guinness Caves to Gay Pressure, Drops St. Patrick's Day Parade Sponsorship Guinness chose to withdraw sponsorship of New Yorks St. Patricks Day parade. CATHOLIC CALLS FOR BOYCOTT OF GUINNESS Catholic League Prez Files to March in Gay Pride Parade Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Sits Out St. Patrick's Day Parade over Gay Veteran Group - Bostons Mayor Marty Walsh has refused to participate in South Bostons St. Patricks Day Parade because parade organizers will not permit an openly gay group of veterans to march under a separate banner that identifies them by their sexual orientation.
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The ACLU's Strategy against American Self-Governance
Holder to Expand Same-Sex Marriage Privileges Feds Expand Same-Sex Marriage Rights same-sex-marriage
open-letter-catholics who vote-democrat: Your Church and your religious freedoms are under an ongoing attack being carried out under the direct control of Barack Obama. U.S. Taxpayers Fund $52K Study of 16 Schizophrenic LGBT Canadians - American taxpayers are paying over $52,000 to study 16 LGBT individuals who have schizophrenia in Toronto, Canada.
Federal judge slaps down gay marriage ban in VA Ruling Confuses Declaration of Independence with Constitution
The Democrats Opposed Gay Marriage Janet Napolitano: 'The Arc of History Has Clearly Arrived' for Gay Marriage Colorado Democrat Fires Gay Aide For Befriending A Republican Couple who are just friends allowed to adopt, judge says in landmark ruling - The couple, who are not identified in the court papers, became friends in 2000. Later, they decided to adopt a child from Ethiopia but had to petition a court to put the man's name on legal papers as the second parent.
Sexism is often invoked to prompt women to vote with the Dems. MSNBC Equal Pay Advocate Brzezinski Makes Half as Much as Scarborough The 77-Cent Gender Wage Gap Lie GM pays female CEO far less than male CEO Liberal Internet News Startups Accused of Lacking Staff Diversity Fluke Hopes to Boost Women, Says Limbaugh's 'Slut' Insult Helped Obama's Weekly Address: Minimum Wage Hike About 'Rewarding' Women More people were wincing than laughing at Rep. Donna Edwards' performance. Donna Edwards Falls Flat Attacking the GOP House to vote on museum for women
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Hillary remains the candidate-to-beat for the 2016 competition HILLARY ON HOLD; BIDEN TO NH Struggles with Teleprompter 'Complicated' GALLUP: Hillary's Top Selling Point in 2016 Is First Female President The Hillary Riddle Begins to Unravel theres-no-escaping-hillarys-past elizabeth-warren is hillary-clintons-nightmare
GOP Politics
The GOP is poised to assume majority-control of the Senate. GOP Began To Fight-Back Against Obama's Broad Executive Overreach Democratic strategist Doug Sosnik was a close adviser to President Bill Clinton, and hes famed in Washington circles for his closely held, big-think memos on the state of American politics. In 621
his latest, posted here with his permission, he says that Republicans' efforts to win the midterm elections will make it hard for them to take the White House in 2016. [This invokes customary demographic-politics and ignores populist-angst against BHOs policies and imperialism.+ WH Senior Adviser: Obama 'an Asset in Every Way Possible' to Dems in 2014 Robert Gibbs: Democrats 'Definitely, Absolutely' In Danger Of Losing Senate In 2014
Invoking Pelosi's Name Best Tool to Motivate GOP Voters Pelosi is NOT GOING! PELOSI FORCED TO DENY RETIREMENT RUMORS Pelosi: I Dont Know if Any of My Staffers Have Gone on to Work for Federal Contractors Pelosi Thinks Sluggish Jobs Report Sign of Progress House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will back fellow California Democrat Rep. Anna Eshoo [Pelosis closest friend in Congress] for the ranking member post on powerful Energy and Commerce Committee. Eshoo would have to jump over two other Democrats [Reps. Frank Pallone of New Jersey and Bobby Rush of Illinois] for the post. Nancy Pelosi: 'Why Would Anybody Get Married?'
Scott Brown Launched 'Main Streets and Living Rooms' Listening Tour in New Hampshire Scott Brown is being told by Dems that The Granite State Seems Happy With Its Senator
The Wild, Conservative West
The GOPs Civil War continues. a-beat-up-exhausted-and-terrified-republican-establishment Palin Endorsement Helps T.W. Shannon Close Deficit in OK Sen. Primary Preview for Amazing America with Sarah Palin Sen. Alexander Says 'No National School Board' After Promoting Common Core with Jeb Bush Re-Election Is Likely for McConnell, but Not Guaranteed Somebody Poll a Senate Race Rubio Is Losing Support Among Republican Voters John Cornyn Was Too Conservative to Lose This Primary The theme of McConnells re-election campaign is Vote for me because I'm powerful. SEN. PAT ROBERTS ACCUSED OF KEEPING NO RESIDENCE IN KANSAS Milton Wolf To Challenge Pat Roberts For U.S. Senate Seat Politico Unveils Old Story Smearing Nebraska Senate Hopeful Sasse navy-pilot-famously-held-captive-by-chinese-running-for-senate us-senate-hopeful-shane-osborn-talks-politics rasmussen reports arkansas senate: Congressman Tom Cotton holds a five-point lead over incumbent Democrat Mark Pryor Louisiana Senate: Cassidy (R) 44%, Landrieu (D) 40% Kentucky Senate: McConnell (R) 42%, Grimes (D) 42% North Carolina Senate: Tillis (R) 47%, Hagan (D) 40% 622
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), the most powerful Republican in Congress, called his GOP colleague Rep. Steve King of Iowa an a--hole while speaking with two Democratic members on the House floor. texas-congressman-pete-sessions does not actually-live-in-texas Gohmert: GOH PAC Offers New Hope For Real Conservatives In Washington DC Matt Doheny Jumps into House Race Despite GOP Elise Stefanik Support - Three-time loser Matt Doheny has decided to jump into the Republican primary for New Yorks 21 st Congressional District despite overwhelming local support for candidate Elise Stefanik. GOP War on Conservatives Backfires Former GOP Establishment Rep. LaTourette's Activities May Be Illegal cantor-rival-mike-dickinson-sarah-palin-feels-gays-blacks-are-problem-u-s Are Republicans Still Alive in California?
The 2016 GOP competition remains wide-open; note how Cruz/Walker receive quality-notices. All Politics Is Presidential mitt-romney is 2016-frontrunner
Treaty Power, per Cruz, Threatens Our System of Limited Government Cruz Rails Against Lawless Jimmy Carter-esque Obama Who Speaks the 'Words of Fools' Ted Cruz Lambastes DOJ For Refusing To Appoint IRS Special Prosecutor: 'Height of Hypocrisy' Ted Cruz Urges Boldness in Acceptance Speech for Claremont Institute's Churchill Award Ted Cruz: Obama Needs To Stop 'Agonizing' Over International Law, Realize Putin Wants To Reassemble The Soviet Union 2016: Ted Cruz Moves to Rand Paul's Right on Social Issues Texas Senate Candidate Konni Burton to Start Runoff Campaign with Ted Cruz
A point in favor of Walker for President 2016: he drives Democrats insane
BridgeGate: New Emails Link Christie Political Strategist to Port Authority Officials
imagine-every-citizen-being-able-to-hold-politicians-accountable-down-to-the-penny malaysian-jihadists-plotted-plane-hijacking-using-shoe-bomb weird-campaign-finance-rules-let-internet-make-awesome-mitch-mcconnell-ad-parodie/ hacker-who-released-obamas-social-security-number-arrested obama-abandons-online-freedom-of-speech-to-islamic-dictatorships Navy-SEALs-took-turns-dumping-HUNDREDS-bullets-Osama-bin-Ladens-dead-body Cruz Up Close: Texas Senator Nabs Claremonts Statesmanship Award Rachel Maddow Is Outraged That Even Liberal ABC Questioned Obama's Comedy Chat
ryan-and-liberal-welfare-state-amnesia in-trashing-ryan, liberals-forget-moynihan *benign neglect+ GOP's Ryan to Face Challenge for House Ways and Means Committee Chair
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Rick Perry Endorses Mitch McConnell Texas Tea Party Leaders Confused by Perry's Endorsement of McConnell dont-mess-with-texas-governor-rick-perry-i-do-interviews-with-a-gun
This blast e-mail focuses on how BHO reversed the American tradition of promoting worldwide liberty.
First, in follow-up of three issues [Kane, e-cigs, and anti-Zionism], note: [1]Prosecutor in sting case pushed for expanded probe and Kane attacked the free press, illustrating why Kane may incorrectly have denied the initial effort had potentially been potent. [2]Christie, acting as a RINO, is promoting an E-Cig Tax that could Decrease Revenue [reflecting a global economic battle due to their efficacy] while scientific inquiry is more properly focused on a new threat [thirdhand-smoke-poses-cancer-risk]; also noted is the fact that NY Has Highest Percentage of Illegal Cigarettes in U.S. [3]Regarding J-Street [which endorsed Palestinian refusal to recognize Israel as Jewish State], an upcoming pro-israel-program [@ the University (of Pennsylvania) Museum] led by Dershowitz sparked-debate; a forgotten component thereof is his relentless support of BHO (particularly during his visit to the Annenberg Theater, ostensibly countering Apartheid Week - BDS Initiatives, in the run-up to the 12 re-election campaign) despite irrefutable evidence of which he surely must have known. [This Dem resembles Senators who reneged on the Iranian-Nuke Enforcement-Bill, having placed party-loyalty over Israels survival; this mindset prompts sell-outs such as SPIELBERG to Honor OBAMA at Holocaust Survivor Gala devoid of a shred of potential-guilt (public and/or private).]
Illustrating the danger of adopting by reference is how the so-called right wing can engage in excess [BELGIAN NEWSPAPER DEPICTS BARACK & MICHELLE OBAMA AS APES AHEAD OF PRESIDENT'S VISIT, hypocritical-liberals-responsible-for-the-largest-minority-genocide-in-america, Michelle Obama allegedly lied About Lets Move Program, when she claimed childhood obesity was down by 43% and Far right set to surge in French local elections]. Respectively, caricatures are OK, but can unnecessarily inflame, the history of abortion does encompass efforts to target Blacks, and the European right sometimes retains Fascism. Nevertheless, efforts must be made to discipline fellow travelers to watch lingo. {Also, national-security-heavyweights-allege-muslim-brotherhood-ties-to-republicans, perhaps reflecting the internal dichotomy between Neo-Cons and Neo-Isolationists, manifest by the Cruz/Paul conflict; particularly during CPAC *primarily with Grover Norquistand even Christie+, this conflict raged anew.}
Perpetual Winter in the land of global warming continues as yet another Spring Time 'Nor'Easter' Snow Storm approaches despite the hope that Spring has finally sprung. Also, Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon Formed a Two-Man Doo-Wop Group Using iPad App, the Most powerful laser weapon was tested for first time, and USA to Return to Moon.
BHOs Foreign Policy of PURPOSEFUL Retreat
Putin dominates, as leftie-rationalizations proliferate Rush Limbaugh Played Putin Theme Song Come Back Barry, When You Grow a Pair A map of Russian gas suppliers to Europe via Ukraine Merkel Declares '21st Century Rules' 625
Armoured vehicles break into base in Crimea, shots fired Ukrainian commander orders outnumbered men to prepare for attack Obama, EU Impose Sanctions on Russian Officials New Russian Firm Putin Consulting Offering Special Protection in Russia The Cold War Was Only on Vacation Former Georgian Premier: If West Had Helped Me, 'Ukraine Would Never Have Happened' Residents in Ukraine's Luhansk Want to Join Russia Pro-Russians Protest in Donetsk, Seize More Government Buildings Ukraine Approves $600 Million for Defense, Calls Up Reserves, National Guard Crimea Declares Independence, Seizes Ukraine Property and Disbands Ukraine Military Top 5 Consequences of Putin's 'Crimea Reset' World View: Russia, West Plan Next Steps After Crimea Referendum Vladimir Putin and the Lessons of 1938 Despite Violations During Referendum, Russia Promises Crimea Fast Integration Crimea Votes to Join Russia in Rigged Referendum Russia Defends Crimea's Referendum, Merkel Demands More Observers Ukraine Soldiers Will Not Leave Crimea, Ready to Defend Borders Against Russia Ukraine Restricts Entry to Russians on East Border Ukraine, Russia Defense Ministries Agree on Truce in Crimea Former UK Foreign Secretary says West's sanctions on Putin's Russia are 'pathetic' McCain: Putin Must Be Encouraged After Obama's Absolutely Timid Sanctions Putin Blows Off Sanctions, Signs Decree Recognizing Crimea as a Sovereign Independent State Vladimir Putin said America-is-Godless and Turned-Away-from-Christian-Values Moscow Accuses Ukraine of Electronic Attack on Satellite Germany vows crackdown on Putin G8 dead russia-we-may-move-into-eastern-ukraine-to-protect-ethnic-russians-there-too obama-national-security-aides-meet-discuss-ukraine Obama Rules Out Military Action Lech Walesa: Putin's 'Evil Twin' Wants to Rule World - Obama has been a disappointment U.S. Public Relations Firm Bags $55 Million Representing Putin Putin Ruins Obama Family Vacation Plans putins-crimes-and-the-kosovo-precedent Pic showing long-faces says All You Need to Know About U.S.-Russia Relations Ukrainian troops attacked by Russian forces at a base in Crimeas main city, Simferopol. PUTIN ACCUSES U.S. OF 'RULE OF GUN' putin-pushes-obama-hints-at-ukraine-invasion russian-deputy-pm-laughs-at-obamas-sanctions Biden in Poland to 'reassure' allies ROMNEY: Price of Failed Leadership Everything you need to know about Crimea IN CHARGE Ralph Peters: Putin Is Playing Game of Thrones & Were Playing Downtown Abbey poll-putin-stronger-leader than obama MOLDOVA NEXT? PUTIN MOCKS THE 'CHOSEN ONES' WEST IN DEFIANT SPEECH SUPPORTING CRIMEAN ANNEXATION Russia Has Already Lost the War 626
Jay Carney Laughs off Russian State TV's Threat to Turn America into 'Radioactive Ash' Russia Insulted Obama with torch-lighting - Russia chose a lawmaker and former figure skater who tweeted a racially charged photo of President Obama to light the Olympic cauldron on Friday. senators-robert-menendez-bob-corker-discuss-situation-crimea Obama Is Being Ridiculed by Russians Ukraine's east rallies for secession referendum speaking-out-against-russias-anti-gay-law Fake Lesbian Russian Group t.A.T.u. Sochi Opening Ceremonies BIDEN: RUSSIA IS 'ALONE,' 'NAKED' IN FRONT OF THE WORLD Crimean Voters Excited To Exercise Democracy For Last Time [The Onion] John Kerry Poses As Masseuse To Get Few Minutes With Putin [The Onion] 140% Of Crimeans Vote To Join Russia In Landslide Referendum [The Onion] putins-olympic-torch-lighting-paramour Bolton: Sanctions 'Weak, Embarrassing' Bolton: Sending Kerry to Ukraine Talks Like Sending a Cupcake to Negotiate With a Steak Knife
BHOs Foreign Policy, Generically Obama's Weak Foreign Policy: He's Just Fulfilling a Campaign Promise usmc-175k-moderate-risk-force Qualified ambassador applicants need not apply State Dept embassy has Dreams from My Father and Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding BACHMANN: OBAMA'S DONE 100X MORE DAMAGE TO U.S. ABROAD defending-freedom-means-proclaiming-truth Eric Cantor: Obama Has 'Emboldened' Our Enemies millions-in-tax-payer-dollars-spent-on-tank-no-one-including-the-army-wants - its built in John Boehners district and the defense contractors are generous in their contributions to other members of Congress, so the outdated tank lives on your dime History: High government officials distorted facts and deceived the American public about The Gulf of Tonkin incident that led to full U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. North Korea has expanded its uranium enrichment facility; has restarted its plutonium reactor; has begun fielding its road-mobile ICBM system; is developing long-range missile technology capable of directly threatening the United States; and is making efforts to market ballistic missiles, raising global security concerns. obamas-foreign-policy-is-one-of-hypocrisy-and-harm Pentagon: USA has no counter to Chinese hypersonic missile 'Breathtaking' European Union Corruption Costs $160 Billion a Year 627
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER ANNOUNCES MILITARY REARMAMENT Saudis snub US congressional delegation americas-credibility-from-bad-to-worse ABC's 'This Week' Panel Exploded into Shouting Match over Obama's Foreign Policy Failures obama ambassador picks-created-push-to-reform as obama named series of incompetents to key diplomatic posts, his 'Smart Diplomacy' Collapsed Under Political Cronyism
Robert Gates's Book [Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War] West-Wing-blindsided-former-defense-secretarys-damning-allegations-explosive-new-book KRAUTHAMMER: GATES BOOK REVELATIONS 'AN INDICTMENT' THAT RISES ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE OBAMA HAS DONE sen-flake-slammed-gates-book Bob Gates' Silence in 2012 Betrayed Our Soldiers *my sentiments, exactly; hes useless+ 3 Things You Don't Need Robert Gates's Book to Know 1. Obama is reaping what he has sown on foreign policy. BHO has never had a coherent approach to foreign policy, instead having placed hope above reality [when dealing with countries like Russia, Iran, China, and North Korea]. 2. Lessons learned in conflict are costly. Fighting terrorism and state-sponsored enemies is a deadly business. As the focus of 2014 turns to the Administrations promise to pull out of Afghanistan, the specter of Iraq looms large. The withdrawal from Iraq was a colossal failure, says Carafano, Heritages E. W. Richardson Fellow. Violence is higher today than when Obama took office. The country is near civil war. And our enemies havent taken a break. We are already seeing the Taliban and al-Qaeda staging a comeback following Obamas mishandling of the surge in Afghanistan and the drawdown of forces planned in 2014, Carafano said. He wrote yesterday that what we need from the White House is leadership that reestablishes Americas ability to influence outcomes in the region for the goodrather than trumpeting easy fixes while doing as little as possible. 628
3. The state of the U.S. military matters. During Gatess tenure, the military began to shed war-fighting capabilities, canceled missile defense programs, and compromised on readiness. Again, this reflected the place of defense among the Presidents priorities. But this directly impacts Americas ability to respond to a crisis. Throughout his Administration, the President has sought successfullyto cut the defense budget. But, inevitably, there came a time when he thought it was right to use force, Bromundsaid. His successors will, at some point, be in exactly the same position, perhaps when action really is in Americas vital national interestbut by that point, his cuts will have made successful action difficult or even impossible. America has to be ready to defend itselfand reducing the militarys capabilities carries the risk that the country may not be ready when action is needed. Decisions have consequences. Heritages Carafano and Distinguished Fellow Kim Holmespredicted years ago that Obamas approach to foreign policy would prove to be bad for America and the world. Ultimately, the Obama Doctrine will force friendly nations to look elsewhere, not to Washington, for arrangements that bring them greater security. And that will make this a far more dangerous world indeed.
Inasmuch as domestic-concerns [and hot-button foreign-policy events, such as the Malaysian-Aircraft, hijacked perhaps by Al-Qaeda Linked Terrorists emulating the infamous '9/11 Style' Plane Hijacking] often obscure review of BHOs Foreign Policy Mishaps, it is desirable to initiate this blast by lamenting what BHO/Kerry have been doing to Israel, both with regard to the Palestinian Arabs and to Iran. Overall, Obama Doesnt Have Israels Back [By: Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn, president and chairman of the Philadelphia chapter of the Religious Zionists of America].
I bought [and am thrilled with] SodaStream, initially due to the reaction to its having been endorsed by Scarlett Johansson, about which she has No Regrets ['I stand behind that decision,' she says, hinting she was unaware of the intensity of anti-Israel British public opinion]; scarlett-johansson-slammed-oxfam-for its political-agenda [video] and even ignored concerns of ICCR Shareholders. {Note this revelatory debate between Oxfam's Ben Phillips and SodaStream CEO, which captures Oxfams attitude toward Israel.-
It matters not-a-whit that Israel is a quality world-citizen [Israel Develops Groundbreaking Technology To Help Cure Cancer and joint-israeli-dutch-company-building-solar-plant-in-rwanda], nor does anyone care that Israelis celebrate religious holidays with aplomb [the-name-purim is explored and others provide a purim-guide-for-the-perplexed, while a Israeli-Canadian Singers New Single Seeks to Give Purim Miracle Everyday Relevance and madonna-celebrates-purim-as-game-of-thrones-character- daenerys-targaryen...as a messianic-blood-moon-is rising-on-passover-seder-night]. Similarly, historical references are dismissed as they relate to the Israeli/Arab land struggle, even when The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem admitted in Testimony [many decades ago] that The Jews did not Steal Arab Land in Israel. The underlying force, unfortunately, is that Religion Trumps Economics in the Middle East. {Finally, golden jewels dating to the time of Solomon were unearthed ~50 yards south of the Kotel in Jerusalem, as Gush Katif Residents Took Another Step Towards Normalcy by relocating their school.}
Islam *which has yet to experience a Reformation+ animated and animates the culture, explaining why womens rights have diminished since 1960 in the-islamic-world; some Exploited the Quran to Target the Jews, while at least one muslim-scholar lamented the fact that Hitler hadnt finished-off Jewry. In reaction, a former-navy-seal-destroyed- islam-and-obama, and a WOMAN BURNED THE QURAN [risking life/limb of self/family].
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Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism has deep roots, both overseas and domestic; the latter may be seen in a larger context [Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi (1943) - WW2 Animated Propaganda Film by Walt Disney] and may also be perceived more ominously *recalling that FDR didnt bomb the RR-trax to the camps]:
Why FDR didnt Help European Jews is explained by his decision to Intern Japanese Americans. His view of Japanese dovetail with his privately-expressed opinions of Jews. He complained about Jews overcrowding certain professions in Germany, North Africa, and even in Oregon. He was one of the initiators of a quota on the admission of Jews to Harvard. He boasted to one frienda U.S. senatorthat we have no Jewish blood in our veins. He claimed anti-Semitism in Poland was a reaction to Jews dominating the local economy. He embraced an advisers proposal to spread the Jews thin around the world, lest they dominate their host countries.
It has been mainstreamed, particularly in Europe, also in America; in the latter instance, it arises both subtly [facebook-fails-to-enforce-community-standards-for-vile-anti-semitic-page] and overtly [ISLAMIC JEW-HATING "MODERATE" MUSLIM HUSSEIN IBISH BASHES COLUMNIST JEFF JACOBY AS HE SEARCHES FOR MISSING SON]. And, American religions have promoted it, manifest most overtly, most recently, through the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s new "study guide," which describes Judaism's core beliefs as 'rooted' in 'intolerable human rights abuses.' This provoked composition of an open-letter-to-the- presbyterian-church-from-an-iraqi-jew and a Presbyterian Megachurch to Leave the Denomination, but the policy-statement has not been rescinded. [Also noted is a false-charge of anti-Semitism, which emerged as a Media Smear of General Boykin by inter alia the daily beast, which conjured a charge against a rightwing-ex-general by rejecting his claim that he was joking when he said *to an Israeli news service+: jews-are-the-problem.] Such is the atmosphere constantly created by the Libs.
American Jewish Commitment to Israel & Judaism should be solid, but a NY Times column on anti-Zionism served as a reminder of its own publishers past; also, at the WaPo, only_israel-bashing_will_do. Exemplifying these tensions was a recent event, when Students at a prominent NY Jewish high school [Ramaz in Manhattan] expressed 631
outrage over banning the appearance of a Palestinian academic [Middle East scholar Rashid Khalidi] before a student-run political society at; others expressed the view that anti-zionists-must-not-be-allowed-to-hijack-the-jewish-community, as angry-nyc-ultra- liberal-jews-were told-to-stuff-it. More subtle manifestations of these attitudes arises from people such as Jeffrey Goldberg and Jackson Diehl, who were invoked to reveal Obamas Targeting of Israel; illustrating the overall dynamic were Two Letters sent to Bibi, one from Congress Welcoming him and the other from Jews Warning him. {Mutually exclusive, perhaps, was outrage over how the new-york-post covered the tragic-death-of-a kidnapped-chasidic-jew, an issue which I probed in some depth.
Meanwhile, EU's Foreign Affairs Chief Initially 'Refused' to Rule Out EU Israel Boycott, perhaps wishing to cite the eu-report-that demonized-israel-as-threatening-regional-security; ignored, however, was the fact that the EU said PA 'squandered' 1.95 billion euros in aid. Countries within the EU also grappled with policies that carried anti-Semitic overtones, including Denmark [which bans halal and kosher slaughter because 'Animal rights come before religion'] scandinavians [where a circumcision controversy allegedly proved-europe-remains-the-dark- continent], and France, where the Forward wrote [noting the inherently-negative characterization] that a holocaust-denier [from the far-right National Front party] was running for-paris-city-council. In England, Islamic Rules were to be Enshrined into English and Welsh Law [despite the fact that integrating Islamic law into family law in European and North American societies poses a serious threat to womens' rights], an Islamic Charity Described by Cameron as a 'Front' for Extremism received annual state-funding of 70,000, and avowed anti-Semite Galloway allegedly lied when he denied having refused to share a stage with an Israeli. {Also, the Muslim population of the French city of Marseille has been estimated to be 30-40%, and this entity has been ranked as the most dangerous city in Europe.}
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Noting the [predictable] inaction with regard to the Nuke-talks, Israel has not been idle. Chorus of Israeli voices renews calls for strike Iran Nuclear Negotiations Drift from Dismantlement to Haggling over Future Reactors No Progress, but Iran says Nuclear Talks 'Very Successful' in Clarifying Issues Moscow Warns it May Change Stance on Iranian Nuke Talks Does Iran's Anti-Nuclear Fatwa Really Exist, as Claimed? american-pastor-jailed-iran-reportedly-shackled-denied-medical-treatment Iran Says Russia Will Build 2 More Nuclear Plants in Bushehr Iran says it foiled sabotage attempt on nuke reactor 'Israel, Prepare For Armageddon And Forget US Help' - EMPact America founder warns of Iran nuclear threat, says under Obama US has turned into an 'enemy of Israel.' ex-el-al-expert-iran-likely-involved-in-mh-370 Does Ukrainian Crisis Give Iran Breathing Room? World View: Does Iran's Anti-Nuclear Fatwa Really Exist, as Claimed? Iran-Backed Terror Group Launches 60 Rockets at Israel
Lefties issue dire warnings [neocon-lies-could-trigger-nuclear-war] and proliferation appears to be global [Bolivian President Boasts Country 'Not Far' from Nuclear Program], but the necessary focus is Israeli:
Netanyahu Allocated Almost $3 Billion for Iran Attack [per Newsmax] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon have reportedly ordered the military to continue preparing for a possible strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. Three Knesset members who were present at Knesset joint committee hearings on Israel Defense Forces plans said that at least 10 billion shekels ($2.89 billion) of the defense budget would be allocated this year for preparations for the strike on Iran, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. After an interim accord between Iran and six world powers was reached, Netanyahu stressed that Israel will not consider itself bound by it. Netanyahu in fact is again making implied threats about a possible unilateral Israeli strike. "My friends, I believe that letting Iran enrich uranium would open up the floodgates," Netanyahu said at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington earlier this month. "That must not happen. And we will make sure it does not happen." 633
Ya'alon said in a recent speech at Tel Aviv University that he is now likely to back a unilateral strike on Iran in light of his assessment that the Obama administration will not do so, according to Haaretz. "We think the United States should be the one leading the campaign against Iran," he said. "But the U.S. has entered talks with them and unfortunately, in the haggling in the Persian bazaar, the Iranians were better. "Therefore on this matter we have to behave as though we have nobody to look out for us but ourselves." The second round of nuclear talks opened in Vienna on Tuesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in attendance along with senior diplomats from the six powers the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany. Zarif wrote in an opinion piece for Britain's Financial Times that the six powers have agreed to seek a "mutually acceptable agreement" after realizing that "coercion, pressure and sanctions only result in more centrifuges, more resentment and deeper mistrust."
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As Obama Whitewashed Abbas during his Low Expectations visitdespite his having absolutely rejected recognizing Israel as a Jewish State in any finalized Peace TreatyObama claimed Abbas Has Consistently Renounced Violence. Although some fear BHO may have set a Recognition Trap, most simply view the imminent collapse of U.S. Middle East Policy as having prompted the players to prep the blame-game [and BHO/Kerry will probably conclude (primarily) Israel wouldnt cooperate].
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A Mass Prayer Rally was held At Kotel Against 'Kerry's Decrees,' as thousands joined prayers asking G-d to strengthen leaders and cancel Kerry plans to establish Arab capital in Jerusalem. Worriment was based upon BBs allegedly "clever plan" [offered with serious intent] to abandon 600,000 Jews to their fate under Palestinian Authority rule; the goal was to disabuse BB of the notion that an European Utopia could exist in Israel.
America will blameIsrael? Between-barack-and a hard-place - Barack Obama and John Kerry are leading the charge to force Israel to relinquish land that would lead them to certain annihilation and hes once again considering inviting the EU on the bullying campaign by using economic sanctions. Israel is in a distinctly difficult position because if it gives up these strategic territories their most vulnerable populated areas become prime targets for terrorist attacks as well as the airport etc. with obvious dire consequences. Israel and the Terrorist Rug Merchant [Kerry, consistently incorrect] Washington Fears Collapse of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks OBAMA'S LATEST DILEMMA: HOW TO BLAME ISRAEL FOR PALESTINIAN'S REJECTION OF PEACE PLAN The-bitter-fruits-of-Bibis-Bar-Ilan-blunder Obama Abandoned Israel U.S. Wants Peace by End of 2014, Indyk Tells Jewish Leaders - Kerry's "framework" will include a Palestinian state and will leave 80% of "settlers" in their homes, say Jewish leaders who met Indyk. OBAMAS BIG BREAKTHROUGH COMING BY END OF YEAR. Leaked: Official declaration of Palestinian state susan-rice-forbids-israel-from-criticizing-kerry peace-process-and-tony-blairs-forgotten-speech
The Palestinian Arabs will blame BOTH satans! abbas-suggests-obama-promised-67-lines with e-jerusalem as capital obama-pressed-abbas-on-mideast-peace-at-white-house-meeting [but there was no implied threat leveled at Abbas, as there had been at Netanyahu, a few weeks ago.] Whose Recognition Does Israel Really Need? abbas-and-the-false-hope-of-peace Negotiation-failure is presaged by PA Incitement, which includes portraying Jews as 'Subhuman'; the annual incitement index during peace talks has increased.
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United States to lead an action against Irans nuclear program, saying that Israel can only rely on itself. Kerry: Not an equal opportunity threatener kerrys-uselessness-mocked-in-a-new-israeli-ad
Israeli Opposition [across the political spectrum] Slammed Kerry over 'Jewish State' Refusal, namely, that it would be a "mistake" to pursue Palestinian recognition of Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. Israel's right-wing parties claimed the remark broke BHOs promises; Israel's left-wing said Palestinian Arabs would have to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in a final deal [per Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog, who is also the leader of the opposition. {This prompted rocker-david-draiman to curse-john-kerry.}
Was Israel's Defence Minister Right to Rip Obama? - Just weeks ago, Israel intercepted a ship, the Klos C, with a cargo of sophisticated Iranian weapons destined for Iranian proxy armies terrorizing Israel. Just days ago, those same Iranian proxies fired dozens of rockets at Israel. Was there even a word of serious American protest to the Iranians? Did it even slightly alter the American negotiating posture? {Despite this imbalance, Israeli Defense Minister Again Apologized for Hurting John Kerry's Feelings.}
Pollard Former United States CIA Director James Woolsey said anti-Semitism could be part of the reason the U.S. has refused to release spy-for-Israel Jonathan Pollard, noting that Americans who spied for other countries were freed after much shorter sentences. Obama administration officials have not ruled out Netanyahus proposal that Pollard be released in exchange for Israels agreement to free Israeli Arabs convicted of terrorist acts. Daniel Pipes [prescient] opposed pardoning Pollard because it would only be done if a high-price were rendered regarding Palestinian-Arab and/or Iranian-Nuke policy.
Meanwhile, All Else is Static Terrorism
Again illustrating the fact that the Sunni/Shiite divide is bridged whenever the opportunity arises to attack Israel and/or America, the muslim-brotherhood-signed-pact-with-al-qaeda; nevertheless, obama rejected the muslim-brotherhoods-terrorist-designation, despite its many Islamist activities. 636
To obama, islamic-terrorists Against Israel are driven by western-injustice.
The Murdoch Doctrine projects 50 years of Peace and Victorious Counter-Terrorism Terrorist Leader of Eilat Attack Dies in 'Work Accident' muslim-terrorists-still-having-trouble-figuring-out-how-bombs-work Arab Motorist Wounds Soldiers in Suspected Terror Attack ISRAEL PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE ATTACK BY HIJACKED MALAYSIAN PLANE Significant Threat to Millions of Israelis Averted wanted-16-years, top-hamas-operative-arrested in hebron [to which Jews return] arab-terror-becoming-a-shabbat-routine IDF Prevented Terror Attack by arresting four terrorists with knives in Gush Etzion before they could enter the community of Migdal Oz.
Gaza Militants Fired the Largest Rocket Barrage Into Israel Since 2012, perceived possibly as a probe, a test for Iran to gauge ISRAELs reactive MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. At least 60 rockets fired concurrently from the Gaza Strip at Israeli southern cities early Wednesday evening, in the heaviest barrage of rockets since Israel's 2012 Hamas War. Apparently, this was a page from Iranian IRGC Mosaic military doctrine [Asymmetrical Rocket Warfare], designed to ensure secondary strikes reach their objectives unimpeded. [1]Fire a simultaneously volley of lesser-quality rockets to overwhelm Israels air defense net, and [2] Measure IDFs response time and counter air & ground tactics (types of counter battery fire). Gathering such intelligence would allow Irans military planners to open a pathway for a subsequent far-more-deadly heavy rocket & cruise missile assault. {As a direct result, reportedly, the US Provided $429 Million in Immediate Funding for Iron Dome.}
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Palestinian Terrorists Complain: Jews Love Jerusalem More than We Do Hamas Chairman: We Live for Death and Destruction of Israel hamas-un-agency-proposed-textbooks-for-gaza-too-peaceful UNRWA Curriculum Content that does not exist PA schools named after terrorists raise generation of terror-admiring youth
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FBI fired the only FBI Agent (before 9/11) tracking Bin Laden
Anti-Christian Islamists murder in Nigeria and Elsewhere Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Murder at Least 100 Nigerian Christians in Nighttime Raid Islamist Terrorism Expert: State Dept Funding Madrasas in Nigeria Over 100 Killed in Nigeria Attacks Targeting Christians 638
African Muslim mob slits throat of Christian walking by
Iran: Evangelical Christians Are a 'Threat to National Security'
Muslim Extremists Forced Christian Girls to Watch as their Mother was Beheaded Muslims Force Christian To Convert To Islam, Then Brutally Behead Him Christians Slaughtered by Muslims in Human Sacrifice Rituals
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The BDS Movement persists. adl-upbraided kerry-for-making-it-more-likely-that-boycotts-will-ensue-if-peace-talks-fail boycotts-driven-by-hate-not-settlements
LOYOLA CHICAGO STUDENTS PASS SURPRISE ANTI-ISRAEL DIVESTMENT RESOLUTION Some colleges-finally-are getting-tired-of-anti-israel-campus-antics
Domestic Terrorism constitutes a ticking-timebomb. homeland-security-advisor-admitted-radical-islamic-tie congressmen talk-to-al-qaeda-terrorists epa-real-threat-power-grid al-Qaeda-Set-To-Attack-American-Cities-And-Abroad al-Qaeda Magazine Calls For Car Bombings In NYC, DC, LA, Chicago house-report-will-show-fbi-errors-in-boston-marathon-bombing-case 639
Dearborn Man Arrested Trying to Join Hizballah Fighters in Syria California Convert Arrested Trying to Join Syrian Terrorists muslim-arrested-for-torching-seattle-gay-club-with-700-people-inside Virginia State Legislature Commends Mosque with Terror Links National Guard Reservist Charged with Attempting to Blow Up L.A. Subway Cabdriver Gets Six Years in Conspiracy to Aid Al-Shabaab Its called spying on muslims but its just sop for the rest of us CAIR tried to shut down briefing on American jihadi networks DOJ: Holy Land Foundation Bid to Vacate Trial Outcome 'Strains Credulity' prosecute-jihadists-not-travelers california-prof paints-usama-bin-laden-as-freedom-fighter Federal Emergency Alert System easily taken over by hackers Texas police double as Mahmoudbergs militia Attack on California electric grid near San Jose is wake-up call jihadist-training-camps are in-texas JUDGE: NYPD SURVEILLING NJ MUSLIMS DID NOT VIOLATE CIVIL RIGHTS Senators seek security review TSA Interrogated Jewish Author For Reading Conservative Newspaper 2013 Attack on California Power Station Was Likely Terrorist Rehearsal sharia-in-america-florida-man-job-in-jeopardy-for-911-facebook-post-about-islam
Syrian Jihadis Use Video to Recruit British Fighters U.S. needs new strategy for humanitarian aid to Syria Israeli Doctor Says Syrian Children Being Deliberately Paralyzed by Snipers
Egypt State Department acknowledged U.S. in 'Constant Contact' with Egypts Muslim Brotherhood notorious-egyptian-terrorist-accidentally-killed-bomb egypt-army-says-1370-smuggling-tunnels-to-gaza-now-closed muslim-brotherhood-declared-a-terrorist-organization-in-egypt Morsis Anti-Semitism IED explodes outside new church in Cairo as Muslims continue to target Christians interfaith-outreach-in-egypt: muslim-brotherhood and hamas-plot-to-attack-churches
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uae-saudis-lash-out-us-govt-and-orgs-supporting-islamists new-york-pro-morsi-rally-blasts-saudis-as-dirtier-than-jews Saudi Arabia Overtakes UK as 4th Largest Military Spender
Turkey Turkey Shoots Down Syrian Fighter Jet
AfPak The pivotal issue, going forward, is that the Hoover Institution defined Limits of Drones Obama-regime-ordered-u-s-troops-in-afghanistan-to-carry-weapons-with-no-bullets Uncertainty about US future in Afghanistan forced Pentagon to explore Pakistan drone options ELECTION COVERAGE SHOWS GROWTH OF NEW AFGHAN MEDIA Taliban Capture British Dog of War
Pakistan Will Sell Warplanes to Saudis, Denies Nuclear Cooperation Pakistan Negotiators Reach 'Taliban Den' to Discuss Peace pakistan-enraged-muslim-mob-burns-hindu-center-over-rumors-of-quran-desecration U.S. said to curtail drone strikes in Pakistan as officials there seek peace talks with Taliban Pakistan 'Peace Process' Collapses on First Day
England BB WARNED BRITISH PM CAMERON: MISSILES will soon RAIN DOWN ON LONDON Camerons-knesset-speech-closer-to-australia-and-canada-than-obama
Czech Republic Czech Officials: Explosion From Illegal Palestinian Weapons Cache Possible Tip of the Iceberg of Europe Weapon Smuggling Ring Czech-expert: Palestinian Arabs-may-have-used-Czech-Republic-for-weapons-transit
India [which supported the Crimean Invasion] India Imports Nearly Three Times More Weapons Than China and Pakistan
Locally, the 3-YEAR STING'S ACTUAL CONVERSATIONS revealed an operative offered cash to State Reps; this has been dubbed 'American Fizzle.' Awareness thereof has gone national *heritage.org has reported that democratic-legislators got away with taking-bribes to oppose-voter-id] and a columnist has explored the political implications thereof it-could-be-a-challenge-to-raise-kane-in-2016. {Also, a DRPA probe widened with subpoenas, not surprising when those who have received $ are so disparate.}
Putin is unafraid of BHO. 'It Wasn't a Failure' Claims Obama's Russian Re-Set Architect Freedom Lost - The Ukrainian Carve Up Begins ANOTHER UKRAINIAN BASE STORMED IN CRIMEA UKRAINE FEARS PUTIN 'READY TO ATTACK' Soldiers sing as troops storm Crimea base Obama aide: 'Possible' Russia could enter Ukraine Romney slams president for 'faulty judgment' EU, Ukraine sign political provisions of historic accord Far Right Politicians Storm Ukraine TV Company and Force Chief to Resign Moscow 'Concerned' for Ethnic Russians in Estonia - Just Like it Was in Crimea David Brooks [RINO]: Obama 'Doing a Good Job' on Ukraine But May 'Have to Do Something a Little Crazy' Rush Limbaugh: Obama Is Running Around in Mom Jeans While Putin Is Being Strategically Brilliant
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Venezuela continues to be ignored, unjustifiably. Venezuelan TV Goes Full Conspiracy Theory, Connects 'SOS Venezuela' to Nazi Symbols
Education via Common Core continues to unnerve almost anyone who scrutinizes it. Common Core Proponents are Not Afraid to Attack Doubters, Moms Advertising the super-State big-business-promoting-common-core
school-lunch-program-results-show-government-shouldnt-dictate-what kids-eat Bookless library opens in Texas You cant celebrate America, school says its-now-unconstitutional-for-a-high-school-coach-to-require-boys-to-get-decent-haircuts should-students-be-grouped by content-level instead-grade?
A prospective teacher clarified job-description CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: TEACH RELIGION OUR WAY
UK School Bans Teachers from Using Red Ink: It's 'Too Negative'
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History continues to enlighten, entertain, and [regarding conspiracies] potentially-mislead. Evacuation Day dates to March 17, 1776, when British troops and Loyalists sailed from Boston to the safety of Halifax, Nova Scotia; the bloodless liberation of Boston by the Patriots brought an end to a hated eight-year British occupation of the city. This and Bunker Hill Day (June 17) are strictly Boston-area affairs. American Hustle: The Real Story Behind Abscam Timeless words wisdom from George Washington on his 282 nd birthday James Baker: Reagan Regretted South Africa Sanctions Veto wikileaks: obama-team-stole-election in 08 *bribed-jesse-jackson and-took-russian-$ 9/11/01 COVER UP Fan hijacks Super Bowl press conference with an important message about 9/11 americas-second-coup- dtat *Warren Commission on JFK Assassination+
BenghaziGate continues to fester. Benghazi Bombshell: Valerie Jarrett, Commander in Chief susan-rice-claims-obama-administration-did-not-mislead-voters On Benghazi, Hillary Clinton Lied and Four Americans Died - The Senate Select Committees Benghazi Report (The Report) makes clear that the deaths of Amb. Christopher Stevens, State Information Officer Sean Smith and Navy Seals Glen Doherty and Tyron S. Woods could have been prevented on the day of the attack. cia-sat-on-benghazi-investigation /cia-never-investigated-benghazi/
ObamaCare continues to loom Obamacare Anniversary: Are You (and the Constitution) Better Off than Four Years Ago? Obama Advisor to HuffPo on Obamacare Rollout: 'We Failed Him' 646
Democrats Deploy 'Healthcare Strike Teams' to Defend Obamacare on Twitter Dems Unite to Push Obamacare in Last-Ditch Effort Obamacare Turns 4, Just 1.4% of Uninsured Americans Covered Cover Oregon Whistleblower Reveals Questionable Behavior at Processing Center Cover Oregon Town Hall: Dems and Republicans Argue Over Who is to Blame and what to do Democrats Steal Tea Party Symbol to Promote Obamacare 'Don't Tread On My ObamaCare?' Tell That to the 5-6 Million Americans Who Already Lost Theirs roberts_trap_is_sprung [theoretically]
Military Marine Kyle Carpenter Jumped on a Grenade to Save His Friends Life rosies-kid-schooled-mom on america - Parker, her now 18-year-old son, will be attending the Citadel. The 9/11-truther snapped, "...How do you annoy your left-wing liberal pacifist mother? You become a big military man." O'Donnell admitted she interrogated her son as to why he made such a decision and he responded, "Only in America, mom, could somebody like you who came from a horrible childhood, grow up and adopt kids like me who needed a family and I owe something to this country." In her typically loud tone, O'Donnell mock screamed, "No, my son. You owe something to me! The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to repeal pension cuts for military retirees.
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The media continue to be in-the-tank for BHO.
Sharyl Attkisson: There Is Coordination Between Reporters And Politicians Attkisson: 'People Would Be Surprised At Level Of Cooperation Reporters Have With Politicians' ATTKISSON: HOW THE WHITE HOUSE GETS QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE WH Press Secretary Gets Questions from Reporters Before Press Briefing Reporters Held to 4 Minutes With President By Countdown Clock, Standing Up 'Fear of coverage' REPORTERS: STOP COVERING THE WHITE HOUSE
Schumer: Senate has votes for media rules...Protections only for 'covered journalists' Hannity Declares 'Hell Has Frozen Over' as Liberal Guest Criticizes Michelle's China Trip
MSNBC reporter complains CNN 'abusing Breaking News' alerts rep-huelskamp-to-maddow-be-a-journalist-not-an-obama-cheerleader Chris Hayes Admits in MSNBC Promo, He's There 'To Do Politics - Not Talk About It'
Nate Silver Uses Website Launch Interview to Rail Against 'Predictable' NYT Columnists
CNN's 'New Day' Eclipses MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' In Demo and Total Viewers CNN: RATINGS UP, REPUTATION FALLS CNN's Wolf Blitzer: Obama 'Isn't Backing Down' On Ukraine CNN's Don Lemon: 'Is It Preposterous' a Black Hole Ate Flight CNN's Ratings Surge as Critics Mock Missing Airline Coverage
Priorities: LA Times Finally Calls Out CNN for Sloppy Reporting Ezra Klein: 'There Still Might Be' a JournoList - the email group Klein ran several years ago that often served to coordinate coverage among left-leaning members of the media. medias-most-outrageous [socialist] olympic-outbursts media-matters claimed conservatives misread-new-report Reagans Daughter Slams Coulter: I Hate Her Invoking My Fathers Name 'SNL' Creator Admits: We Hit GOP Harder 'Saturday Night Live' Slams Sarah Palin: Worse than Vietnam POW Camp Democrats Cant Take a Joke! 6-corporations-control-90%-of-the-media-in-america bbc-news-abandoned-all-pretence-of-fact-checking For Pacifica Radio, the Revolution is Ending NBC 'Doubling Down' on David Gregory's Poor 'Meet The Press' Ratings 'The Economist' Misses the Point on Crony Capitalism Salon.com Defends CommunismMass Murders and All Washington Post Hits Bottom of Media-Bias Hole, Keeps Digging
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Crime Woman Who Held Burglar at Gunpoint: 'Be a Survivor, Not a Victim' Coffee Shop Owner Encourages Baristas to Carry Guns to Work THE ECONOMIST: AMERICAN POLICE TOO MILITARIZED Billionaire Soros Victim of 'Knockout' Punch by Ex-Girlfriend NRA to Host First of Its Kind Fundraiser in Houston Today
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BHO & Privacy Jimmy Carter: Obama the only Living President to Not Ask for Advice Jimmy Carter: 'My own communications are probably monitored' Jimmy Carter Uses Snail Mail So the NSA Can't Monitor His Communications
Illegal Immigration obama-appointed-judge-rules-that-u-s-border-fence-is-racist [Charlie Rangel: Tea Party Mean, Racists, Descendants of Slave Owners]
ACLU Continues Media Assault on Border Patrol Agents TEEN BUSTED WITH ALLEGED $800K OF HEROIN AT TEXAS BORDER TEXAS WOMAN GETS 12 YEARS FOR SMUGGLING 25 KILOS OF HEROIN FROM MEXICO TEXAS BORDER: 3RD FAMILY MEMBER FACES OFFICIAL CORRUPTION CHARGES
POTUS 16 Ted Cruz Lambastes DOJ For Refusing To Appoint IRS Special Prosecutor: 'Height of Hypocrisy' Ted Cruz: Republican Women are the Strongest Force in Politics Ted Cruz Speaks at First Baptist Dallas Romney Rules-Out 2016 Bid Term Limit Anti-Constitutional Republicans like Peter King Jeb Bush's Illegal Immigrants Are the "Real Risk Takers" Comment Hillary Clinton can't hide from her past if she runs in 2016 - Washington Times
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Environment Nate Silver Appoints Credible Scientist To Write About Climate For His New Website: Fake Scientists Froth And Foam CLIMATE CHANGE 'AS CERTAIN AS AUSCHWITZ' CLAIMS GUARDIAN EU TO ATTEND UN CLIMATE SUMMIT WITH 'NO AGREED TARGETS'
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Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 5:11 PM Subject: Action-Items LXXX [Guzzardi and Kane]
The goal is to summarize burgeoning foreign-policy concerns and to conceptualize domestic issues from the perspective of Guzzardis Gubernatorial Campaign; action-items generated therefrom are intuitive. Every time the temptation arises to adopt by reference prior conclusions, unique hyperlinks emerge
Levity: Bobby McFerrin *Don't Worry Be Happy+ uses the audience to show mankind's instinctive music appreciation; Jimmy Fallon & Billy Joel sang 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight.' Also, a flash Orchestral And Acrobatic Performance is followed by an all-time favorite, Classical typewriter symphony [by Leroy Anderson]. A Balance Artist Used Incredible Concentration To Create An Elaborately Balanced Sculpture On Stage; one is able to Create An Infinite Amount Of Chocolate Out Of Thin Air, and then to EXPLAIN how. {Talking-twin-babies are SOOOO cuteand a friend who is an identical twin reported having experienced flashbacks to his infancy after having noted this universal-lingo.}
The 'Architect' of Common Core said 'People Don't Really Give A Sh*t About What You Feel or What You Think'; thus, he claims the skills of expository and narrative writing are no longer necessary. [That this guy heads the College Board perhaps explains the ascendency of the A.C.T., and it surely explains why the SATs have been so dummied-down that the (relatively) newly-introduced Essay is now optional.] GLENN BECK suspects Bill Gates admitted the real purpose of Common Core, namely, to provide buyers of software that will be modeled towards early-determination of career-choice [as occurs in England]; bill-gates-wants-to-force-common-core-on-your-kids-but-leave-his-kids-out-of-it. Thus, in the process, education consists of Gagging Teachers and Selling Student Data; such are the Test Secrecy and Privacy Rights Under the Common Core State Standards Regime. Consumers [parents/students] are increasingly able to get-to-know common-core-marketing-overlords, as they are left to ID their favorite absurdities [e.g., eleven-dumbest-common-core-problems]; their opposition [e.g., N.C. PARENTS BLOW COMMON CORE WIDE OPEN IN LEGISLATIVE HEARING] may prompt sneaky-states [including PA] to change the name-of-common-core but keep its standards-curriculum. Formerly Pro-School Choice, Jeb Bush has become a Common Core Huckster, having launched a personal-ad-campaign-promoting-common-core. It lives on, even as big-business-targets-common-cores-band-of-mothers and crushes its opponents. {Perhaps Jeb forgot that charter-schools yield higher-graduation-rates & earnings in early-adulthood.}
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Nationally, it has become obvious that, among GOP governors, Corbett lags behind; thats why more ink is being devoted to exploring why pennsylvanias GOP gubernatorial-race-is-not-without-its- punches (highlighting Guzzardi); Guzzardi finds it amazing that Tom Corbett both broke his promises to those who voted for him in 2010 and betrayed the base, and now blatantly, brazenly denies what is obvious to everyone. How does he think he will fool the Republican primary voters? State committee and Team Corbett want to keep me off the ballot. I am flattered they think Im a threat. He adds:
The audacity of Tom Corbett is astounding. He raised taxes and now he bases is re- election campaign on a brazenand easily disprovenlie. He must think he can bamboozle the Republican Primary voter again.
Consistent polling shows Tom Corbett is a November loser. Tom Corbett loses to any Democrat in November. There is a reason for that.
He did, in fact, target Marcellus Shale for a tax/fee increase with Act 13 of 2012. [READ MORE in the Fiscal Note of House Committee on Appropriations 19 December 2011.]
In 2011 the impact fee produced $204.2 million in revenue and in 2012 just under $202.5 million was collected. [READ MORE from Allegheny Institute 18 March 2014.]
And again raised taxes with Act 89 of 2013 with annual perpetual $2.4 Billion dollar gas, fuel and fee increase targeting anyone who drives a car and targeting truckers. [READ MORE in Fiscal Note House Appropriations Committee 21 November 2013, and READ MORE Allegheny Institute 20 December 2013 & 24 December 2013.]
The fact that Unions are Befuddled by Pennsylvania Paycheck Protection Support may, to Guzzardi, explain why this could be the most critical bill before the General Assembly. Taxpayer money is used by private organization for political purposes. Unions have a privilege no other private organization has; the government collects their membership dues from workers forced to join the government unions. If unions are so good for workers, why do workers have to be forced to join? Such a reasonable approach to reigning-in unions resonates both statewide [how-a-car-dealership-responded-to-a-union-protest] and in Philly [District, Philly teacher's union talks could go 'nuclear']. Anyone probing potential trade-off negotiation may wish to note that Philly launched bid to get Dems' 2016 convention and a labor leader wants the subway extended to Navy Yard. {Also noted: Fire damaged historic building in Fort Mifflin.}
Both in this instance and with regard to AG-Kanes actions, Guzzardi may benefit from noting that a Court Upheld the intuitive idea that voters should first prove citizenship. [U.S. District Court Judge Eric Melgren stopped BHO's efforts to gut state election laws, ruling that Arizona and Kansas can enforce voter ID checks. [Columnist David Limbaugh 654
observed, The fact that this issue would be disputed at all is astonishing. That it is legally contested is stunning. That the prime mover in initiating the legal challenge is our own federal government, which has a compelling interest in ensuring the integrity of the election process, is mind-blowing.] Not surprisingly, not only were there No Justice Department Charges Against Ohio Woman Who Voted Six Times for Obama, but she was honored/hugged by Al Sharpton; also, 6100-dead-people are on nassaus voter-rolls, even as a Liberal Newspaper Editor Backs Voter ID Law in Pa.
It is not denied that democrats-took-bribes-to-oppose-voter-id, a saga that unfolded over three years; the targets of the sting included lobbyists, but Philly lawmakers await the outcome of the AG-Kane flap, inasmuch as Kane's account of case doesn't add up according to Philly DA Seth Williams. All the players are Dems; the DA is criticizing the AG for having shut-down an operation that nabbed four state-reps; now, refusing to justify that decision, she has threatened to sue the newspaper and has lawyered-up. [The lone survivor of this debacle is State Rep. Angel Cruz, who turned down cash in sting, and it is all the more real when noting the ACTUAL CONVERSATIONS of the operative offering cash to State Reps.]
That scott-wagner-made-history, winning the pa state-senate race via write-in votes, having beat the gop-establishment went national; he is being portrayed as a tea-party- candidate by breitbart. [As I blogged in the York Daily Record, York is Guzzardi-land!]
Regarding Philly, it has been suggested that the city is in Decline, harboring Marked Challenges [Unemployment above 10 percent, violent crime up, & a poverty rate among the highest in the country]. In response, it has been suggested philly-has-an-income-problem-not-a-housing-affordability-problem
In other political news, Murtha's widow skirts politics for civic pursuits, Nutter was on- Meet-the-Press, Planned Parenthood is Working To Unseat Gosnell Victims Cousin, & Conestoga Wood 'Obamacare' birth control coverage case before US Supreme Court.
Finally, lest we forget, Philadelphia City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown has admitted using thousands of dollars in campaign funds for personal purposes and failing to disclose income in required statements. At the same time, her campaign fund failed to disclose dozens of cash transactions.
Apparently, the Eagles decided to move on from DeSean Jackson over a month ago claiming he no longer fits Eagles' mold; to many, releasing DeSean makes no sense.
The dynamic between honoring the 2 nd Amendment and confiscating guns has raged for years; whereas the former appears well-rooted in the Constitution Idaho Gov. Signs Bill Nullifying Federal Gun Laws The 2 nd Amendment Second Amendment Video Goes Viral true meaning of the 2 nd Amendment explained MOLON LABE - How the Second Amendment Guarantees America's Freedom 655
the latter continues to be advocated by the Dems Obama Mocks 2 nd Amendment: "I Need A Gun To Protect Myself From The Govt." sen-feinstein-pleads-with-obama-for-a-year-of-action-on-new-gun-ban Diane Feinstein on Gun ban in 1995 -Mr. and Mrs. America, turn your guns in! gun-grabbing-senator-demands-the-atf-ban-both-assault-rifles-and-assault-pistols Feinstein Asks Obama: Continue Anti-Gun Crusade by Executive Order sen-feinsteins-own-statement-alleges-white-house-committed-impeachable-offense virginia-mcauliffe-vetoes-uncontroversial-gun-bill Bronx Lawmakers Push Statewide Gun Registry as 'Safety Measure' with some even suggesting that a Constitutional Amendment is in the offing.
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The GOP appears poised to take control of the Senateallowing inter alia for Contempt of Congress resolutions to be adopted *Are you listening, Ms. Lois Lerner?+ and setting the stage for a great 16. Because Nate Silver feels the GOP Has 60% Chance of Winning Senate and Could Win 11 Seats [video], and larry-sabato feels the gop is likely-to-pick-up-seats-in-the-house and is on-track-to-take-senate, Republicans See Opportunity in More Than a Dozen 2014 Senate Races and many have advised caution; not to let-up, however, issa asked AG-Holder-to-give-him-info-about-lois-lerners-private-doj-interview. In any case, Palin and GOP Look to 'Mama Grizzlies' to Shake up Fall Elections, and larry_sabato feels that pelosis lets embrace obamacare approach is_a_losing_strategy. Staying the course, on 3/22/14, Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI) delivered the Weekly GOP Address on the Republican pro-job agenda [Weekly Republican Address: Better Jobs, Not Bigger Government] while cruz-led the gops-fight against including-imf-expansion within the ukraine-aid-package that is supposedly to be fast-tracked.
"The Agony of Frank Luntz: What does it mean when America's top political wordsmith loses faith in our ability to be persuaded?": Luntz knew that he, a maker of political messages and attacks and advertisements, had helped create this negativity, and it haunted him. But it was Obama he principally blamed. The people in his focus groups, he perceived, had absorbed the president's message of class divisions, haves and have- nots, of redistribution. It was a message Luntz believed to be profoundly wrong, but one so powerful he had no slogans, no arguments with which to beat it back."
The Civil-War continues [with the departure of Sen. Tom Coburn, due to Prostate Cancer Treatment having no appreciable environmental-impact]; for example, one day the GOP wanted to Deal on Debt limit [house gop met to discuss debt limit options, such as Boehners desire to restore military Benefits], and the next day Boehner declared a Debt-Ceiling Surrender [as Republicans used Senate rules to play a con game on the folks back home, voting with the Dems on cloture-motions, when it mattered, behavior that SOWELL felt rescued Dems but betrayed the nation]. RINOs encountered isolated problems [ELLMERS BERATED CONSTITUENTS FOR OPPOSING AMNESTY and McMorris Rodgers faced possible ethics inquiry when a former staffer alleged she improperly mixed campaign and official funds in 2012].
HOUSE REPUBLICANS SKIPPED-OUT ON OBAMA'S FARM BILL SIGNING, PERHAPS DUE TO THE FACT THAT NUMEROUS REFORMS WERE REVERSED; The Heritage Foundation had identified a variety of flaws in both House and Senate versions of the bill, and opposed 656
was a $~1 trillion conference report, 80% of which would fulfill food stamp needs. [Resolving these controversies in early-2014 was atop Majority Leader Cantors agenda].
A few quick-hits are in-order, following-up [for example] on Common-Core [sat-is-changing-again and SEN. LAMAR ALEXANDER: 'LET'S DON'T TALK ABOUT COMMON CORE,', while Indiana becomes first state to drop Common Core standards but Hoosiers could Simply Rebrand'] and the Iran-Threat [explored, along with the Muslim Brotherhood, @ last nights AISH-sponsored annual-event, co-sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia District of the ZOA and $-supported inter alia by the co-introducers (Guzzardi and Danielle Felger)]. When late-nite comics rebuke BHO *Jimmy Fallon: During the upcoming meetings in Brussels, BHO should take note when everyone leaves the table in the cafeteria after he places his tray on it. with the video @ the bottom of this hyperlink: its-a-tough-year-for-dems ], needing to neuter him is recognized to have become all-the-more urgentif not emergent. Therefore, the transcendent action-item conveyed herein is to nudge family/friends/fellow-travelers to confront BHO-Dems and BHO-enablers [noting that BHO still has 34 LONG months remaining in-office, to politicize everything].
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Guzzardis efforts are recognized and must be promoted aggressively *including, by Guzzardi himself!+:
Is Bob Guzzardi a threat to Gov. Tom Corbett? - Montgomery County millionaire is waging an unconventional online campaign for governor ["He's a strong-willed individual," said his biggest supporter, Dr. Bob Sklaroff, an oncologist and Republican committeeman from Abington, Montgomery County. "When you look at his website, it's replete with data not just attacking Corbett's behavior but the Legislature's behavior."]
Dems and GOP Establishment Gang up on Tea Party Shuster expected to weather Republican challenge for House seat
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*Guzzardis emphasis on The Forgotten Taxpayer *over social-issues] has been corroborated]:
Austerity Myth: State Spending Up Big Over Pre-Recession Levels AAA: PA has 10th highest gas prices in US Union Leadership Overhead Costs Contribute to 80% Membership Decline Unions vs. Reform Democrats over California Pension Reform Government Employee Pension Scandal in Arizona 5 protestors arrested at Lycoming Co. fracking site PA legislative plan: expand wine & beer sales Emails offer look behind scenes of Freeh investigation of Sandusky scandal Philly, Harrisburg, Bristol, Johnstown & Wilkes-Barre hit hardest by rising flood rates Nearly half of all PA flood insurance policies subsidized by taxpayers
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Marijuana Users Are Safer Drivers Than Non-Marijuana Users Legalizing Medical Marijuana May Lead To Fewer Suicides in seattle, fatal-car-crashes-involving-marijuana-have-tripled L.A. Times: Conservatives Lobbying for Marijuana Claiming marijuana is less addictive than chocolate, PA State Senator Daylin Leach (D- MontCo), also a Pennsylvania congressional candidate, has met strong opposition from addiction and drug policy experts. Still, Leach has said on various occasions that marijuana is "a product less dangerous than beer, less risky than children's cough syrup and less addictive than chocolate." Leach, 52, says he used the drug recreationally in high school and college, and hes made legalizing it a focus of his campaign; he believes medical marijuana is not even that controversial of an issue among voters anymore.
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A fortnight after officially launching his U.S. Senate campaign, Rep. Cory Gardner (R- Colo.) changed his abortion views; he admitted he was wrong to support personhood previously, adding that contraception restrictions propelled him to make the switch. Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) appeared at the University of North Florida (UNF) Unrepentant Pro-Life Sign-Destroying UC-Santa Barbara Prof was Indicted, but Press Attention was Minimal Feminist Professor Charged for Attacking Pro-Life Teen Indiana Abortion Clinic Raided over Multiple Health, Safety Violations nancy-pelosi-to-receive-award-honoring-black-hating-eugenicist-margaret-sanger Margaret Sanger, Founder of Planned Parenthood, In Her Own Words
The GOPs civil-war [Wagner's win emboldens hardline conservatives] is manifest overtly and subtly:
Robert B. Sklaroff, M.D. on March 25, 2014 at 6:57 am said:
Often overlooked when politicos classify politicians is the aphorism Unions own Dems and rent Rs; this is often a handy tool when assessing fundamental voting behavior.
Thus, to the GOP-Establishment, Corbett can be perceived as the most conservative PA- governor in modern history, while the Dems debate whether his social-postures; in- contrast, Guzzardi often laments that the pro-lifers who are often big-spenders [e.g., Santorum] attempt to shroud the latter by emphasizing the former.
Thus, perhaps a more useful metric would be to note underlying forces behind Corbetts silence regarding the currently-raging Paycheck Protection initiative (beyond, perhaps, Id sign the bill were it passed, hardly a forthright posture of a limited-government leader), which Constitutional-Conservatives (such as Guzzardi) extol; this definitional distinction with a difference was first detectable just about four years ago when 661
Corbett said the Constitution is a living document at the Pa Leadership Conference, and its mantra among Dems ["the end justifies the means"] should be anathema to the GOP.
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TEA PARTY V. ESTABLISHMENT FIGHT MAY INTENSIFY IF GOP REGAINS SENATE Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Endorses Matt Bevin in Kentucky virginia-republicans-organizing-to-blunt-tea-party-power
AG-Kane must be attacked for potential politicized cover-up and her anti-free-press reaction.
3rd press secretary in 14 months departs AG Kane's office amid topsy-turvy time PA House unlikely to appoint independent counsel to investigate Kane, sting operation With lawmakers caught on tape taking cash, fresh calls for reform In Wake of Philly Scandal, Senators Introduce Gift Bans Reader Poll: Kane Should Have Brought Charges DEM GOV CANDIDATES OK WITH AG DROPPING CASE ***FINA TO KANE: FACE ME ON FACTS***
ObamaDontCare continues to [en]rage:
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Sen. Mary Landrieu a No-Show at Obamacare Event as Nancy Pelosi Claims Obamacare a Winning Issue California Democrat Drops Obamacare from Campaign Website OBAMACARE TAX COLLECTION BEGINS; WHITE HOUSE SLAMS DRUDGE 'LIE' LIMBAUGH RIPS MEDIA: 'PIG IGNORANT' FOXNEWS 'FIVE': DRUDGE 'DID RIGHT THING' GRETA: WHITE HOUSE PICKS FIGHT Four years later, Dems wait for Obamacare popularity bounce Obama: Immigration People Wont Find Out About Illegal Relatives if You Enroll in Obamacare Hispanics 'Not At The Table' In Obamacare...FEAR: Applying 'Will Bring Unwelcome Scrutiny From Immigration Authorities'.... latino-support-for-obamacare-drops-steeply obamacare-plans-bring-hefty-fees-for-certain-drugs/ Obamacare is a Trojan horse for government-run health care starting in 2015 50 States, 50 Stories - Why does Harry Reid call these Obamacare victims liars? obamas-ever-growing-insurance-company-bailout Hey, kids, buy ObamaCare and spend $1500 to save $250 DC Circuit Court to Decide Tuesday Whether Obama Administration Can Rewrite Laws
Putin continues to threaten, as BHO continues to fiddle [ la Nero]:
Russian-troops-poised-to-run-into-Moldova-Nato-commander-warns World Leaders Exclude Putin From G8 Summit Putin adviser proposes division of Ukraine along Nazi-Soviet lines Harry Reid Suggests GOP to Blame USA Scurries to Shore Up Spying dirty-tricks-putin-is-now-using UKRAINE FEARS NEW ATTACK NATO general warns of further Putin conquest Russian troops seize more bases in Crimea Ukriane president orders troops out 663
Air Force Commander Abducted Obama aide: 'Possible' Russia could enter Ukraine Romney slams president for 'faulty judgment....Our esteem has fallen' BAKER: 3 Presidents and Riddle Named Putin Afghanistan turns back to Moscow UK NAVY CHIEF: 'JOHN KERRY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND CRIMEAN HISTORY' Obama Admin: Quiescent on Ukraine but Strident on Ugandan Gay Rights Bill Maher: Putin Would Make the Best Republican Candidate for 2016 Susan Rice: Diplomatic Solution Still Possible in Russia-Ukraine Crisis Defense Minister Ya'alon Gives Them Hell - as a result of BHOs passivity, Russia has attacked the Ukraine, China has become more aggressive in southeast Asia, and Iran is continuing to march towards obtaining nuclear weapons capability. Laura Ingraham On Crimea: Why do we only worry About Other Countries Borders? Democrat Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, as reported by Daniel Greenfield in Frontpagemag.com, after a visit to Ukraine, said on MSNBC that everything is just fine: Frankly the fact that we are here today with a very weak Russia, having the entirety of the Ukraine turn away and having engaged in a panicky reaction is partly a result of the United States strength on this issue, standing with the protesters.
washington-post-obamas-foreign-policy-based on fantasy NYT: Obama's Greatest Global Security Achievement? Getting Japan to Disarm [?] Obama's destruction of the military is by design Obamas failed foreign policy just another drag on Democrats Another Obama reset: Europe Continent still unhappy about snooping MOST TRAVELED, EXPENSIVE PRESIDENT IN HISTORY
Obama's first visit to Brussels to cost Belgium more than 10m 900-strong entourage, 45 vehicles and three planes Outrage as Belgian Paper Mocks American President The 'Progressive' News Network Behind Racist Obama Image Belgian Paper Apologizes After Insulting Obama Image BREITBART LONDON LED THE NEWS: THE BELGIAN NEWSPAPER AND OBAMA RUMSFELD: 'A Trained Ape' Could Manage War Better Than Obama
Harry Reid: GOP 'May Have Helped' Russia Annex Crimea
OBAMA: 'Russia's actions are a problem. They don't pose the number one national security threat to the United States. I continue to be much more concerned when it comes to our security with the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan.'
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dolly-parton-ballad-of-the-green-beret Ballad of the Green Berets
Raising the minimum-wage could prove counterproductive, both in PA and nationally:
PA minimum wage hike would actually hurt those they are intended to help...'more than half of the jobs would disappear'
Obamas Minimum Wage Ploy Hurts the Working Poor DEMS EXEMPT STAFF FROM MINIMUM WAGE HIKE Krauthammer: Obama's minimum wage plan would hurt poor welfare-paying-more-than-minimum-wage-in-35-states steve-moore-demolished-argument for higher-minimum-wage Bennigans CEO: Obama Minimum Wage Hike Another Piece of Adversity to Businesses 38% Of Employers Will Lay Off Workers If Minimum Wage Is Hiked two-pinocchios-for-the-new-york-times - In March, every Republican in the House voted against a measure to raise the minimum wage. `When you raise the price of employment, guess what happens? You get less of it, said Speaker John Boehner in February, espousing a party-line theory that most economists agree has been discredited. New York Times editorial, Jan. 2, 2014. This is one of the more outrageous political statements dressed up as economic theory from the New York Times. A funny thing is happening to President Obama in his pursuit of redistributive economic policies: Facts are getting in the way. The facts in this case are being pronounced by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a nonpartisan federal agency that crunches numbers for the government, which concluded that raising the federal minimum wage would actually reduce employment.
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workers by forcing businesses to cut jobsmaking it more difficult for unskilled workers to gain the experience necessary to get ahead.
But what makes these latest findings interesting is that the White House has been quick to discredit the very agency it has touted in the past to enact and promote its progressive policies.
The White House backlash directed at the Congressional Budget Office reveals something deeper and much more troubling. This spat reeks of desperation. Presiding over one of the worst economies in modern American history and years of blaming everyone except himself, the President now sends his spokesmen to remind the American people that the findings by the government agency are subject to misinterpretation.
In other words, our feeble minds shouldnt try to wrap around the complexity of the CBOs findings, even though they are corroborated by expert economic analysis.
Unfortunately for the President, the American people are voicing their continued disapproval of the economy and the lack of job creation.
The President is following his established agenda: Continue pushing class warfare and discredit anyone and everyone who disagrees with you.
This is another action-packed blast e-mail with updates on myriad fronts: Israel & the Middle East (locally and overseas), Guzzardi vs. Corbett, Pennsylvania-Linked issues, Philly (news and sports), Levity, Culture Wars, Foreign Affairs, Politics *GOPs Civil-War and Dems], BHO [Imperialism and Scandal-Sheet], ObamaDontCare, Illegal Immigration, Reverse Racism, 2 nd Amendment vs. Gun Control, and the Media. {A friend provided a copy of a monograph [Zionism-Unsettled-Presbyterian-Church-USA] that many feel serves as the basis for promotion of the BDS-movement; note the section on Political-Zionism.} Finally, at the very end *as if this werent sufficiently-lengthy] is a legislative-update c/o Heritage Action; it is highly recommended that people sign-up to listen to the half-hour briefings each Monday @ 5:30 p.m. (ending promptly @ 6); the Dial-in number [1-800-757-3718] allows the listener to query the speakers.
[So much to discussso little time/space.]
Israel & Middle East Local Manifestations
Regarding the effort to enact Mandatory Holocaust Education in the Commonwealth, the key-players have emerged and intense discussions have been initiated to ID common-ground; on the one hand, acting as a freelance negotiator is a role that has emerged incrementally over the past four months but, on the other hand, Im filling a vacuum and *thus far+ Im being heard by those in authority. 667
Meanwhile, three pieces were published that relate to Phillys Holocaust Museum, reflecting its growth [Jewish children were placed in foster homes to escape Nazis, Holocaust survivor Ronnie Breslow, and Documenting Holocaust horrors]. We must not kid ourselves, however, regarding the task-at-hand, for Hatred of Jews is alive and kicking; such is the story-of-jews; for example, a jewish-writer was blackballed at amnesty-international event-featuring-anti-israel-activist-ben-white. {Also of interest, for whatever reason (s), is the fact that the Philadelphia Jewish Federation just Named its First Female CEO.}
A man was lying in bed on Shabbat morning. His wife said to him, Get out of bed and go to synagogue!
I dont want to go to synagogue, and there are three reasons: (1) I am tired, (2) I dont like the service, and I hate the sermons. And (3) the congregation doesnt like me.
Those excuses are no good. Youre getting out of bed and going to shul for three reasons: (1) A decent Jewish family goes to shul together. (2) G-d will never forgive you if you dont come. And (3), youre the Rabbi!
{When the above-rabbi finally went to Shul, this week, he will have read the Parashot detailing why two of Aarons sons *abusing the role of newly-anointed priests] were zapped by the Deity for having created a strange fire *Leviticus 10+; my essay on this topic [while studying @ Gratz College a few years ago] is homologous with an essay on the algemeiner website themed on the balance between reticence-vs-impetuosity.}
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I berated Alan Dershowitz for his two-facedness during the Q&A @ Penns University Museum after a documentary lambasting J Street had been shown before a packed-house; he retreated to attacking Republicans on social-issues and claimed the political high-ground (You need Dems to listen to Jews). This conflict was a continuation of his presentation @ the Zellerbach [@ Annenberg] two years ago 668
when [during the POTUS-electoral prodrome+ he endorsed BHO, claiming it was OK that his policies deviated from those of the Israelis. On Thursday-p.m., beforehand, the audience had warmed to him but, after I berated him (for he adamantly refused to reverse his reflex-support for all-things-Obama], restlessness supervened; indeed, he repeatedly returned to responding to my attack during his replies to subsequent queries. *He opposes BBs policies regarding the Territories (Judea/Samaria). This event was previewed [Philadelphia Feud Erupts Over Federation Embrace of Anti-J Street Film] and reference was made to when dershowitz debated meir kahane (prior to the assassination of the JDL-founder).
One speaker commented at-length regarding what other Jewish Advocacy Groups have been arguing; California Must Address Campus Anti-Semitism, Anti-Semitism raises ugly head at New York University, and death-threats, violence, and-antisemitism are oozing-from-university-of-michigan, where pro israel students were called kike and dirty-jew. Nationally, palestinian-activists-violently-threaten-pro- israel-students; also, an apology was made over a trip that a portion of Harvards Jewish students made to the grave of Yasir Arafat, although some doubt the sincerity of this Apology and others are not apologetic. {In related news, american-university-students-cant-name-a-single-u-s-senator.}
Israel One Year On, a Team of Rivals Rules BBs Coalition Like a Petulant Schoolgirl, US Demands Apology from Israeli DM sderot-snaps-back Israels Zin River in the Negev Begins Flowing After Years of Drought Israel no longer worried about its water supply, thanks to desalination plants Three Killed in Jenin Clashes IDF soldiers wounded as clashes break out during operation to arrest ticking time-bomb. Islamists call on PA to end security cooperation. My friend Yori Yanover was recently sacked as editor of the online Jewish Press. His crime was a biting condemnation of a demonstration of protestors in New York against a proposed law, now passed by the Knesset, requiring a significant number of Israeli Charedi men to serve in the Israeli army or do some form of social service even within their own communities.
U.S. Races to Salvage Peace Talks in Wake of New Disputes mandel-a-fatal-flaw-in-the-palestinian-peace-process Arab League rejects Israel as Jewish homeland Kerry to meet with Palestinian leader in Jordan Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, one of Israels conditions for peace, will not be discussed in negotiations. You cant have it both ways, you cannot claim to be the source of an important Middle East peace initiative, the Saudi Peace Plan, and at the same time declare that your own country is Juden Verboten, Arab League declares total rejection of Jewish state recognition 669
The Israeli media on Wednesday was abuzz with reports that America might finally be ready to release jailed Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard as part of a three-way compromise aimed at keeping alive current U.S.-brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace talks; Pollard would be released to Israel, BB would go through with a fourth release of Palestinian and Israeli-Arab terrorist prisoners, and Abbas would commit to remaining at the negotiating table at least until the end of the year. U.S. Should Release Pollard AnywayNot for Bogus Negotiations Secretary of State John Kerry has interrupted a trip to Europe to press the Palestinians and Israelis to extend their peace talks as a deadline looms. Suicide Bomb Survivor Beseeches Obama Not to Release Barghouti Palestinian Peoples Message to Kerry: Go Away! Abbas-We-will-not-compromise-on-east-Jerusalem-as-capital-of-Palestinian-state Abbas defined Jewish history in Jerusalem as a delusional myth Three More Palestinian Nos to Peace President Obamas Bilateral Meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Phantom Nation: Inventing the Palestinians as the Obstacle to Peace
UNs Falk Accuses Israel of Ethnic Cleansing Richard Falk, the UNs human rights expert, accuses Israel of a campaign of ethnic cleansing and apartheid policies against Arabs.
PA Teaches Kids Indivisible Palestine Replaces Israel PA TV and Fatah Facebook unite in campaign teaching kids before they learn to read and write that all of Israel is Palestine.
Uncertain Future for Greek Statue Seized by Hamas Militants Hamas MP Al-Astal: We Must Massacre Jews, Impose Jizya Poll Tax on Them Hamas: We Must Slaughter the Jews Hamas Holds Military Rally at Al Quds University
hezbollah is israels-nasty-new-neighbor-in-the-golan The storm after the calm near the Golan.
Another Liberal Democrat Loon Takes to Twitter to Trash Israel Media-Matters-Oliver-Willis has stated that The Democratic Party will be at its best only once pro- Israel AIPAC-associated liberals like Josh Block are marginalized. He has defended via re-tweet MJ Rosenbergs use of the white supremacist term Israel firsters. He accuses conservatives of attacking everyone who doesnt march in lockstep with Israel. 670
Spike in Israelis denied entry into USA
The Israeli Navy has thwarted an attempt to smuggle explosives in the Gaza Strip from Egypt on Palestinian boats. iaf-strikes-gaza-strip-100-rockets-pound-israel
Egypt: Court orders leading activist freed on bail EGYPTIAN COURT SENTENCES 529 MORSI SUPPORTERS TO DEATH AFTER TWO-DAY TRIAL Egypt sentences 528 Morsi supporters to death! Muslim Brotherhood Shock Egypts powerful military commander Abdel Fatah al-Sissi formally announced plan to run for president.
Obamas Saudi visit will be painful MISTRUST OVERSHADOWS OBAMAS SAUDI TRIP leftists defend Saudi Arabias record on human rights and freedom in the name of tolerance
barrel-bomb-air-raids-in-syria Dozens of seasoned militant fighters and mid-level planners have traveled to Syria from Pakistan in recent months in what U.S. intelligence and counter-terrorism officials fear is an effort to lay the foundation for future strikes against Europe and the United States. Syrians Call on Israel to Bomb Their Country
IRAN RESUMES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HAMAS Iranian Supreme Leader Denies the Holocaust as Crowd Chants Death to America
Pakistan Debates Sending Troops to Saudi Arabia Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan Arrest of Sawan Masih after drunken row last year prompted Muslim mob to burn hundreds of homes in eastern city of Lahore
In Afghanistan, taliban-commander-tries-to-saw-through-shell-blows-up-family
Israel and Turkey will soon sign a deal reconciling relations between the two countries. Turkey shoots down Syrian plane, saying it violated air space twitter-and-turkeys-slide-into-dictatorship-erdogan
Islamists Put America on Trial While Shutting Down Free Speech Law Society Criticized for Islamic Law Decision 671
Civilization Jihad Comes to Court Want to know what our Islamist enemies have in mind for America? Look at Europe. Virtually every country there has found itself under siege from Muslims seeking to impose the supremacist Islamic doctrine they call shariah on everyone else. Sharia law to apply to non-Muslims in Indonesia Here again, the explicit difference between Sharia law and Jewish law and Canon law (apart from the beheadings, stoning, amputations, honor violence, etc.). Unlike Jewish law (which applies only to Jews) and Canon law (which applies only to Catholics), 671uzzar (Islamic law) asserts authority over non-Muslims. Islamic supremacist, a former official of Hamas-linked CAIRs New York chapter, is thumping his chest on his Facebook page over ABCs cancellation of Alice in Arabia Christians to EU: Israel is Our Safe Haven Kenya: Islamic jihadists storm church, murder four people Libya Falls to Jihad Groups, Out-of-control Weapons Spread across Region Jewish teacher in Paris has nose broken, swastika drawn on chest empire-state-building-denies-muslim-$5-mil-shakedown-attempt muslim-scholar writes-about-bible-without-having-read-it
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Guzzardi v. Corbett
pa-gov-round-up I wrote this: For whatever reason, you excluded one individual from this roundup, and you should perhaps find it instructive that Guzzardi did not drop-out after the mediation session held this past Wednesday. This contrasts with Paterno, for example, for reasons predicted by myself previously; PATERNO QUITS LT GOV RACE predictably, for I noted the paucity of potentially valid signatures to satisfy the 100+ from 5 county criterion, contrasting with Guzzardi. Stay tuned. Corbett Named Most Vulnerable Gov corbett-reaches-out-to-receptive-main-line-crowd 672
Corbett Campaign Shamelessly Politicizes the Pope
Penn State trustees canceled Paterno tribute Fact-checking Gov. Corbett and PA GOP on Obamacare claims
5,573 STATE GOVT EMPLOYEES MAKE $100K+ ***LIST***
State Rep. Brendan Boyle survives ballot challenge that raises more questions than it answered his office notarized his petitions during evening, not during day. [This bodes well for Guzzardi, when the DelCo petitions {which harbor the name of the county of the circulator} are to be rehabbed.]
York Daily Record: Tom Wolf is the clear choice in the Democratic primary Wolf: 2001 letter re: coverage of 1969 York race riots a mistake
SD-28: Miller Drops Out of Republican Primary house-candidate-hopes-to-draw-wagners-support WAGNER: FINANCIAL REALITY MADE HIM DROP OUT Why Miller Backed Out of SD28, in One Map: State Rep. Ron Miller decided not to pursue a rematch against businessman Scott Wagner. Based on the results of the special election contest between the two of them, its no surprise.
Pa. GOPs big majority in US House of Representatives got help from Dems 9 th District Pennsylvania Congressman Bill Shuster said that he looked forward to the opportunity for a debate with his opponents in the Republican Primary, but it isnt going to occur, apparently. PA-13: An Exclusive With Daylin Leach
Pennsylvania-Linked Issues
AG-Kane approved deal dismissing informants charges in sting Kathleen Kanes imperial Attorney Generalship Fruits of the sting: Gov candidates call for tougher ethics laws Kanes hometown newspaper chain (Times Shamrock) speaks out on sting, possible suit vs. Philly Inquirer Rep. Metcalfe calls dibs on legislation to end cash gifts 10 burning questions about Kanes abandoned sting Activist: PA gifts law should be best in country after ethical lapses Senators aide: Most of workday spent on birthday gala 673
Sen. Yudichak pushes 5% tax on natural gas extraction York lawmaker readying bill for independent counsel to investigate Legislature Wolf criticizes AG Kanes handling of sting operation: surely there are ways to hold legislators accountable Says Kane wrong to drop sting investigation Rendell: legislature should...censure [lawmakers caught taking money] and perhaps even expel them from office RENDELL DEFENDS AG KANES DROPPING OF STING CASE PA House ethics panel may investigate Dems involved in sting PA Senators seek to ban cash gifts Bill requires receipts for lawmaker expenses Ferrick on AG Kane: Ten-inch talons Day-care center tied to sting operative shut down
AGs office: Gov. Corbett, others immune from malicious prosecution lawsuit by ex-Computergate defendant
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery and his wife, Lise Rapaport, sued The Inquirer, accusing the newspaper of maliciously tarnishing their reputations in a series of stories on fees Rapaport received for referring clients to personal-injury law firms. Attorneys: Ex-Sen. Musto battling cancer, may have 2 months to live
paycheck-protection-helps-pa Paycheck Protection lessens the money from unions to officials. Paycheck Protection will level the playing field of fairness. Paycheck Protection gives workers a voice.
Union Membership Ruling Could Radically Change College Sports Scholar Athletes Between the upcoming unionization of Northwesterns football team and this damning ESPN segment on massive academic fraud in the African American studies program at UNC, can we stop pretending that college football and college basketball are anything more than minor league affiliates for the NFL and the NBA? Union Officials Spent Thousands on Red Sox tickets in 2013
PA teacher union lashes out at critics, foes
is-this-week-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-common-core? Common Core Expert Sandra Stotsky: Indiana Should Return to 2006 English Language Arts Standards Oklahoma Abolishes Common Core eleven-dumbest-common-core-problems common-core-math-problem-asks-kids-to-write-the-friendly-answer-instead-of-the-correct-one 674
School choice indubitably works and it celebrates heterogeneity. illinois-middle-school-workbook-second-amendment-is-for-certain-weapons-that-are-registered despite-outrageous-school-spending-students-actually-dumber-than-in-1972 [Guzzardi coined the term the guzzardi divergence to depict the dichotomy between increased spending and flat performance.+ Superintendent Stands By Book Which Teaches 2 nd Amendment Requires Gun Registration
Anti-fracking/Keystone groups make desperate cancer claims to push agenda The Daily Show Takes on Fracking in PA Local govts put drilling fees to variety of uses Anti-fracking activist case in court
PA Turnpike spent $50M more than necessary to buy computer software, which doesnt work as it should
Key lawmakers dont want to force UPMC to contract with Highmark
PUBLIC ACCESS LAWS UNDER FIRE? State Treasurers open records lawsuit vs. group called abuse of office
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City Council Oks ban on e-cigarettes DOCTORS TRADE UNION: BAN SMOKING FOR EVERYONE BORN AFTER YEAR 2000 new-concerns-about-e-cigarettes-after-kids-drink-nicotine
A claim has been made that that e-Cigs Promise as Effective Quitting Tool Up in Smoke:
The potential of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as an effective quit- smoking tool has been extinguished, new research shows.
Results from a longitudinal analysis of e-cigarette use and smoking cessation in a national sample of 1549 participants showed that baseline e-cigarette use was not associated with change in cigarette consumption at 1 year.
[W]e found that e-cigarette use by smokers was not followed by greater rates of quitting or by reduction in cigarette consumption 1 year later, the authors, led by Rachel A. Grana, PhD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco, write.
The study was published online March 24 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Furthermore, the investigators cite another recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that also showed that e- cigarette use was not followed by greater rates of quitting or by reduction in cigarette consumption 1 year later.
Bill Godshall [Smokefree-PA] provided a rebuttal that trashed UCSFs latest junk science:
Mike Siegel: New study on electronic cigarettes by UCSF researchers is not only bogus science, but is also dishonest
Clive Bates: Rogue research group opens the slurry gusher again
ACSH: JAMA headlines blare, and gullible press swallows the hype against e-cigs, again
Carl Phillips: More anti-THR junk science from UCSF, the new Karolinska
Responsible news media expose, repudiate UCSF junk science on e-cigs & quitting smoking
Philly schools facing $320M deficit Parents sought after barging into school, assaulting students Citys school district suspends seniority rules
DeSean Jacksons gang connections troubling to Eagles EAGLES CUT DESEAN JACKSON... REPORT: GANG CONNECTIONS TROUBLE TEAM... ***DeSean Jackson releases statement*** Players back DeSean, Mathis Chip Kelly discusses DeSean Jacksons status DeSean Jackson: he talked to Chip Kelly Chip told DeSean not to worry, get ready for camp Eagles coach Chip Kelly wont deny DeSean Jackson trade possibility Chip: I Like DeSean, but Well Do Whats Best for Eagles GM Drops Hints About DeSean, Desire to Draft WR
Mark Sanchez draws interest from Eagles
Rollins_is_who_he_always_was_going_to_be Cliff Lee: We expect to ultimately win World Series
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NYC Freedom Tower B.A.S.E. Jump Little Dog Strategically Rolled A Chair Into Place To Reach Food On A High Counter. Viewing shag-dancing by Charlie Womble & Jackie McGee will draw you into a seemingly-infinite set of follow-up presentations. 9-Year-Old Musician Plays And Sings Blue Yodel No. 6 At The Sweetwater, Tennessee Flea Market. Twin brothers lost parents but their bond takes the song to a complete new level! 14-Year-Old Boy Is Asked To Play A Second Song After Impressing His Judges And The Audience. close-calls Talented English Bulldog Does Everything From Flushing The Toilet To Riding On A Skateboard. This man moves like mercury Catgroove Melbourne Shuffle
Punxsutawney Phil, the King of the Groundhogs, was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound -- apparently stressed out after predicting an early spring.
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gutfeld: when-did-american-dream-become-joke Two Hampden Town Councilors remain seated during the Pledge of Allegiance
Texas court says abortion law is constitutional Senator Patty Murray Begs SCOTUS Not to Turn Clock Back on Abortion Rights Obamacare Abortion Mandate on the Ropes at Supreme Court Missouri Joins Five States with Only One Abortion Clinic A panel of judges at the 5 th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Texas tough new abortion restrictions bureaucrat-smears-16-year-old-abortion-protester-battered-by-ucsb-prof
gay-pride-parade-blocking-catholic-league-president-from-marching-with-pro-straight-message Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday extended federal recognition to the marriages of about 300 same-sex couples that took place in Michigan before a federal appeals court put those unions on hold.
ONLY GOD KNOWS: OBAMA, POPE DIFFER ON ACCOUNTS OF SOCIAL SCHISMS TALK pope-francis-warns-mafiarepent-over-bloodstained-money-or-prepare-for-hell NYT Hopes Pope Inspires Obama to Return to Inequality Pope abolished honorary title of monsignor for diocesan priests under the age of 65
beck called Noah the-babylonian-chainsaw-massacre Darren Aronofsky, a self-described atheist, directed the $100 million dollar film Noah, which he described as the least biblical biblical film ever made. Missing Word in Noah Film? God Glenn Beck: I Hope Dangerous Noah Is a Massive Failure Noah Review Noah isnt about a massive flood, or animals two by two, or a wrathful God. It features those things, but it is not about them. Its about how man reacts to the evil of the men around him.
Never before in history have liberal clichs about the evils and the rapacity of capitalism been combined so ironically as they are in The Lego Movie, a gargantuan triumph at the box office. Song from the faith-based movie Banned From The Oscars philip-seymour-hoffmans-best-work-died-with-him [50 movies in 25 years] Clint Eastwood Saves Man From Choking Larry Danielson *a paleocon+ griped about Sochi and The Monuments Men, Hollywoods reboot of the Jack Ryan franchise because it was entirely unfair to the Russians.
OJ says he has brain cancer, begs for clemency so he can die at home
BILL NYE, KEN HAM MEDIA EVENT WAS NO DEBATE ON CREATION AS A MODEL OF ORIGINS Full Debate: Bill Nye The Science Guy Debates Ken Ham on Theory of Creation
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Liberals Want Rush Limbaugh Removed from Childrens Book Author Contest Company That Dumped Limbaugh Over Flukegate *Carbonite+ Admits: Yeah, That Hurt us More Than we Expected it Would
Majority of Democrats Okay with Redskins Name CROWD TURNS ON COLBERT Social Media Boomerang Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder released a statement late Monday night announcing that despite widespread calls for the team to change its name, the name and logo would remain the same. But in lieu of a name change, Snyder has created the Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation, with hopes to provide meaningful and measurable resources that provide genuine opportunities for tribal communities.
On the occasion of Gloria Steinems 80 th Birthday, feminism has been rescrutinized. Jimmy Carter Blames Religion for Abuse of Women
The Dark Nature of Entertainment Culture Joan Rivers Returns to Tonight Show as Guest After 26-Year Ban with Jewish, Vagina Jokes... ...Rivers Smears Johnny Carson
Ukraine military unprepared for attack The Real Threat to Ukraines Jewish Community Seeking Peace in the Middle East by Waging War? Moodys Puts Russia On Downgrade Review; Cites Event Risk, Investor Sentiment, And Weak Economy Putin Calls Obama WIRE: Russia threatened countries ahead of UN vote 100,000 troops amassed at border State Department offers selfie Putin plans for Crimean casinos 681
MOODYS Puts On Downgrade Review John McCain: Send military assistance to Ukraine a broken sweep-hand clock is correct twice daily. Vladimir Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine crisis On Russia, Obama is the one who misunderstands, not Vladimir Putin Russia seizes 51 Ukrainian ships in Crimea RUSSIAN TROOPS STORM LAST UKRAINE SHIP IN CRIMEA Ukrainian Protester Alleges Electric Shock Torture While Detained in Crimea Ukraines Yulia Tymoshenko Says Russia Media Edited Caustic Phone Call the likelihood of a major Russian incursion into the Ukraine has increased. Russian Troop Movements Near Eastern Ukraine Trigger Fears of Imminent Invasion Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said that she will run for president in elections on May 25. She was released from jail after street protests ousted former President Viktor Yanukovych, who had beaten her in a tight runoff election in 2010. Russia Could Cut Off Critical Supply Line to Afghanistan Crimea Is a Dangerous Place to Stay If You Support Ukraine Tense Standoff in Crimea Between Russian, Ukrainian Forces Putin ready to invade Ukraine; Kiev warns of war
VENEZUELAN CRACKDOWN CONTINUES: THREE GENERALS ARRESTED, CONGRESSWOMAN EXPELLED venezuelas-wild-west-reinforces-barricades-against-government msnbc-takes-off-mask-shows-open-support-for-communists-murderers-in-venezuela VENEZUELA DEATH TOLL REACHES 34 venezuelan-food-lines
Anti-EU, Anti-Immigrant French Conservatives Surge in Local Elections NATIONAL FRONT MAKES LARGE GAINS IN FRENCH ELECTIONS MAY COME FIRST IN EUROPEAN VOTE RISE OF LE PEN: French right triumphs in local elections that hammer Socialists
Venice Votes for Independence from Italy
Vietnam and Philippines Unite to Confront China in South China Sea
China waging Three Warfares against United States in Asia
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2016 ANALYSIS: GOP PRES. FIELD MOST SPLIT IN 40 YEARS Gallup Polling Warns of Democrat Wipeout in 2014 BUCHANAN: How the GOP lost Middle America
billionaire-mogul-sheldon-adelson-looks-for-mainstream-republican-who-can-win-in-2016 The Sheldon Primary is one reason Americans distrust the political systemper the lefties. Sarah Palin: 2014 Mama Grizzlies Endorsements On the Way How 2014 Could Give the GOP False Hope because it may not fix the partys problems. OREGON GOP: WE WANT OUR STATE BACK Cantor Responded to Breitbart News Report Says He Is in Support of Boehner as Speaker
gov-scott-walker-refuses-to-take-down-religious-tweet wisconsin-gop-cracks-down on early-voting POLL: 78% Favor Proof of Citizenship Before Being Allowed to Vote
TED CRUZ STIRS 2016 SPECULATION WITH NEW VIDEO CRUZ MOCKS OBAMA BY CITING PRINCESS BRIDE: I DO NOT THINK IT MEANS WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS Cruz, Cornyn Join Hobby Lobby in Obamacare Legal Fight cruz-agreed-with-study-naming-obama-5 th best-president-in-history New Ted Cruz ad: Yes We Can! Ted Cruz: Obama's 'Consistent Pattern of Lawlessness' Is 'Extraordinarily Dangerous' sen-ted-cruz-with-glenn-beck sen-ted-cruz-condemns-the-state-of-investigations-into-irs-scandal/ Sen. Ted Cruz with Michael Berry Sen. Ted Cruz supports School Choice
Tea Party icon Rand Paul turns to establishment Republicans for 2016 help Rand Paul claims Obama should not Cut Tomahawk Missile because its needed and it Leaves Real Waste Untouched; it protects troops [allowing them to avoid much direct person-to-person combat], and the navy has depended heavily on them. 683
Christie woos national crowds, one megadonor Christie lawyers clear him in Bridgegate Review Finds Ex-Christie Aides Closed Lanes to Target Mayor Wildstein said that he personally informed Mr. Christie of the lane closures on Sept. 11, as they were going on, but that the governor said he doesnt recall the conversation. Chris Christie: They love me in Iowa Chris Christie cleared of bridge scandal, but thats not how the left is framing the news CHRISTIE: PORT AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN RESIGNING NJ Democrat: Republicans Have Been Proven Right about Misuse of Sandy Aid Bruce-Springsteen-and-Jimmy-Fallon-sing-about-Chris-Christie-and-the-bridge Christie-was-with-Wildstein-on-9-11-13-during-Bridgegate Study: NJ's Blacks, Latinos More Likely to Be Rejected for Sandy Grants Top GOP Money Men Attack Christie Carville: Chris Christie 'Was Never Going to Be' the Republican Presidential Nominee Conservative Media Ditches Christie Establishment Republicans: Christie 'Still the Odds-On Favorite' in 2016 Christie wants NJ schools -- to serve dinner Chris Christie-Appointed Port Authority Chairman Faces Corruption Probe NY NAMED 'WORST' FOR STATE TAXES; NJ RUNNER-UP Scandals Follow Christie on Florida Fundraising Trip 'BridgeGate' Mastermind Will Testify if Given Immunity New Jersey Lt. Governor Denies Withholding Sandy Funds from Hoboken Major Kristol on Christie: You Cannot Let the Liberal Media Decide Who Is an 'Incredible' GOP Candidate Trump: Christie is 'one email away from disaster' Christie accused of shutting urban DMV office because local pols opposed him
Rick Perry on 2016 Presidential Run: Im Keeping the Option Open John Bolton Steps Up Super PAC Game With Eye On 2016 Indiana Gov. Mike Pence: Empowering Our States to Innovate Will Yield Prosperity Morning Joe Scarborough 2016 Run for President Murky
Senate Democrats Livid After Nate Silvers GOP Senate Takeover Projection Numbers Dont Lie: Its a Tough Year for Democrats Joni Ernst political ad: I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm. So in Washington, Ill know how to cut pork. Washingtons full of big spenderslets make em squeal. Iowa Senate Candidate: Ill Use My Hog Castrating Experience To Help End Pork Barrel Spending
Republican civil war goes to Oklahoma Senate race Mark Levin Joins Sarah Palin in Endorsing T.W. Shannon
FreedomWorks announced that it is rescinding its endorsement of former Nebraska Treasurer Shane Osborn in the Republican Senate primary, and will instead support another primary contender, Midland University President Ben Sasse.
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Senatorial INACTION includes Immigration [awaiting House], Reid, D-Nev. Doesnt intend to seek passage of trade deals with Europe and Asia, and an overhaul of tax laws seems remote.
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Bill Clintons Marc Rich Pardon: The Tell-Tale Cable
Iowa and Colorado Have More Registered Voters Than Eligible Adults
Grassley Mocked as Farmer From IA as Dems and GOP Honor Famed IA Agricultural Scientist Dem. Senate Candidate Apologizes for Insulting Chuck Grassley as Farmer from Iowa Without Law Degree
After Cracking Down on Jaywalking, Commie NYC Mayor de Blasio Caught Jaywalking! NYT: A Defeated Bill De Blasio Making Peace with Charter School Advocates As mayor, De Blasio obviously believes closing successful charter schools is what this city needs. If Fahari is allowed to remain open, the path for Eva Moskowitzs Success Academies is clear: Let the teachers unions in, and throw the student standards out. de_blasio_takes_first_step_driving_jobs_out_of_ny paid sick-leave
The Democratic Agenda is a Great Success* - Senator Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) summed up the new Democratic platform as follows: Democrats are fighting for a fair shot for everyone, while Republicans are doing the bidding of the Koch brothers, the wealthy, and huge corporations. Harry Reid v. FEC Update Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) reacted swiftly to revelations that his campaign had purchased $16,786 worth of holiday gifts (for donors) from his own granddaughter, announcing that he would personally reimburse his campaign for the cost of the trinkets. The Grandfather Another man might have assumed, correctly, that launching a campaign of insult and insinuation against two billionaires would result in renewed attention to his own finances. Not Harry Reid. Harry Reid to Return Campaign Funds Paid to Granddaughter for Holiday Gifts Reid suggested the GOP was responsible for the Russian invasion and subsequent annexation of Crimea. bill_ayers_fizzled_at_dartmouth_debate_with_dinesh_dsouza
A new poll shows Wendy Davis within single digits of her Republican opponent, per the Daily Beast.
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe will propose a fatter pay raise for state workers and teachers in the budget
BHOs Imperialism
In his book The Audacity of Hope he writes: I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction. And so he does.
Obamas Executive Order Tyranny How dangerous is a president who wants to rule by pen and phone? by Andrew Napolitano Geraldo Rivera accused Bill OReilly of stripping President Barack Obama of his majesty during his highly-watched Super Bowl interview. Its Not Just the Obama Administration Flouting the Law, So Is the FedPart One
OBAMAS EFFECTIVE MANAGER POLL RATING DOWN 33 POINTS hhs-official-resigns-with-scathing-letter-im-offended-as-an-american-taxpayer Nearly Two Thirds of 2013 Government Waste, Fraud Came from HHS 687
More than half of top posts in key Obamacare agency are vacant or held by acting caretakers Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight GM Walloped by 303 Air Bag-Related Deaths, Millions of Recalls, Lawsuit
OBAMA: RICHARD NIXON WAS MORE LIBERAL THAN I WAS
White House Orders New Rules to Cut Methane Emissions reaction-to-an-obama-speech At the end of a press meeting, only one European clapped.
White House mulls killing another US citizen with drone strike Obama: Killing of the innocent never Gods will
Obama tells Students Its True Im Not American...I come from Kenya Obama Social Security Number Fraud Case pends hacker-who-released-obamas-social-security-number-arrested maryland-judge-opened-legal-door-to-investigate-obamas-fraudulent-social-security-number obama_had_lower_sat_scores_than_bush
White House Review Hindering FOIA Releases Obama Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Flouts Transparency Law
hypocrisy-alert: michelle-obama-bans-press-from-trip-to-china and applauds-free-press-in-speech Sarah Palin Rips Michelle Obama: Do You Think Were Stupid? WH Pastry Chef Resigns: Refuses to Demonize Butter and Sugar obama-spent-$500-mil-on-veggies-for-minorities, but obesity-rate-stays-the-same
the-wave was a 1981-film-that-showed-students-trading-their-individualism-for-collectivism Obama muddles his message
judge-judy-flawlessly-exposed-the-thought-process [or-lack-thereof] of-an-obama-voter clueless-voters-explain why they voted for obama
Darrell Issa and Jim Jordan may have another trick up their sleeve [jail] to make Lois Lerner talk IRS Jay Carney And White House Staffers Hide Important IRS Information From Obama This is why the IRS attacked the Tea Party
President Obama Set to Call for Major NSA Spying Overhaul Number of Americans with Security Clearances Exceed Population of Norway JUSTICE SCALIA TO JUDGE NAPOLITANO: NSA STUFF MAY GO TO SUPREME COURT NSA attempted to argue that the water usage at its massive Bluffdale, Utah, data center is a matter of national security. By computing the water usage rate, one could ultimately determine the computing power and capabilities of the Utah Data Center. White House says Snowden damage to NSA will last decades According to a secret document provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the agency tracks down the private email and Facebook accounts of system administrators (or sys admins, as they are often called), before hacking their computers to gain access to the networks they control. nsa-responded-to-edward-snowdens-ted-appearance Snowdens first live: Constitution being violated on massive scale
Group Readies Benghazi Report Based on Witness Accounts Top GOP Aide In Charge of Benghazi Investigation Forms Business With Clintoninstas 689
is-blocking-h-res-36-for-benghazi-a-qualification-for-gop-leadership-position? Michigan Republican Rep. Mike Rogers is not seeking reelection, ending a 14-year career in Washington; the 50-year-old chairman of the Intelligence Committee, will join Cumulus, the talk radio company.
Holder Begs Court To Prevent Public From Seeing Obamas Executive Privilege Records Relating to Fast And Furious Attorney General Eric Holder and his Department of Justice have asked a federal court to indefinitely delay a lawsuit brought by watchdog group Judicial Watch.
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Obama must think his healthcare law is written on an etch-a-sketch Taxpayers Still Dont Like ObamaCare But Were Stuck Footing The Bills Anyway Politico Admits Obamacares Mandate All but Eliminated Valerie Jarrett: Im a really good nag for Obamacare Would a GOP takeover of the Senate kill the employer mandate? Obamacare shows why Chuck Schumer probably should avoid the fortune-telling business Support for Obamacare sinks to new low Top WH Adviser: Is Very Popular Thing Sebelius: Complicated SNAP: Reid Denies Videotaped Lies Comment Valerie Jarrett Nags for Obamacare in Movie, TV Scripts Maryland set to abandon its troubled health exchange Opinion: The First Amendment Is on Trial in Hobby Lobby Case 690
Sarah Palin Praises Rush Limbaugh for Defending Matt Drudge Against MSM on Obamascare Liberty Tax Supremes hear another Obamacare challenge A brief history of Obamacare delays IRS: Healthcare Law Raises Taxes for Some Children Supreme Court Deeply Skeptical of Obamacare Abortion Mandate Obamacare to Register up to 4 Million New Voters in California All the Times White House Officials Said Latest Obamacare Delay Wouldnt Occur Krauthammer: New ObamaCare Delay Is Cynicism Raised to the Level of Comedy Reid Tries to Explain ObamaCare Delay: People Not Educated About Internet Valerie Jarrett to Hollywood: Shill for ObamaCare in Your Scripts obama-administration-extends-obamacare-deadline-yet-again Supreme Court Women Come Out Swinging Abortion fight haunts Obamacare Health law penalizes wrong insurance 18 times more than no insurance White House extends deadline again; To rely on honor system Obama Administration: We Never Mean a Word We Say FLASHBACK: We Lack Statutory Authority to Extend Deadline to Sign Up for Obamacare
Pa. gay couple has trouble with access to health insurance Transgender discrimination barred in Maryland bill
Inside the Courtroom Hobby Lobby and the Obama administration presented their arguments over Obamacares contraception mandate to the nine justices. All That Remains of the Individual Mandate: 20 Minutes of Paperwork Barbara Boxer: Hobby Lobbys Supreme Court Position Anti-Woman Two cases before the Supreme Court are not about limiting a womans freedom to buy birth control, as they have been widely mischaracterized, but about challenging the governments power to force Americans to violate their religious beliefs. Gingrich: Americans in Grave Danger of Losing Our Religious Liberty
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Sen. Sessions: Obama has made dramatic nullification of immigration law Sessions Report Demolishes Obama Deporter In Chief Myth Inhumanities from an Unsecured Border Revealed in Houston Stash House Bust House Dems Will Try to Force Amnesty Vote with Discharge Petition MCCAIN: ILL FIGHT FOR AMNESTY AS LONG AS IM ALIVE AND BREATHING Top Pollster: Higher Levels of Immigration Will Lead to Bigger Government colorado-city-appoints-illegal-immigrant-to-its-human-relations-commission HOMELAND SECURITY SUPERVISOR FALSIFIED DOCUMENTS ON BORDER INVESTIGATIONS DHS secretary meets with Soros-funded illegal alien Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Obamas Deportation Numbers are Bogus
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Oprah: Racism Will End When All the Old White People Die How to be a racist RNC wants apology for racist comments from Ebony editor Ebony magazine apologizes to black conservatives
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2 nd Amendment vs. Gun Control
Rhode Island State Senator to Gun Rights Supporter: Go Fu*k Yourself Woman, 76, chases burglar from home with shotgun Ninth Circuit Upholds San Francisco Laws Banning Hollow-Point Sales, Requiring Guns Locked Up University of Florida Sued Over Gun Restrictions Cops_seek_teens_who_hit_Temple_student_with_brick.html mainstream-media-omits-race-black-gang-attack-white-students GUN RANGE OWNER TO NJ OFFICIALS: YOU CAN PASS MAGAZINE BAN BUT I WILL NOT COMPLY D.C. Man Found Guilty Over Antique Rifle Bullets Democrat Senator and Top Gun Control Crusader Arrested for Gun Trafficking CA Democrat Arrested, Accused of Working With Mobsters on Gun Deals GUN CONTROL GROUPS FEAR SETBACK FROM YEE INDICTMENT Idaho Gov. Signs Bill Nullifying Federal Gun Laws ELLEN PRODUCER ASKS WHY CONSERVATIVES NEED SO MANY GUNS TO FIGHT GAY MARRIAGE Americans Feel Safer With Gun in Their Home vermont-sheriffs-defying-new-anti-gun-ordinances-in-their-state ct-police-refuse-enforce-new-unconstitutional-gun-laws new-england-gun-control-freaks-paint-themselves-into-a-corner West Virginia Gov Signs Bill Eliminating City Gun Ordinances Customer with gun stops man stabbing security officer at Home Depot Wayne LaPierre: Purchase + Possession = Liberty Restored More Women Getting Concealed Carry Licenses in Florida Law Enforcement Association Urging Sheriffs Not to Enforce Gun Control
Bill Maher: Time For a Mass Shooting at The Country Music Awards
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NYT Reporter: Admin greatest enemy of press freedom in generation The Death of Journalism
media-dont-cover-jihadist-attacks-on-christians 100-200 million Christians are persecuted every year; one Christian is martyred every five minutes. Approximately 85% of this persecution occurs in Muslim majority nations. In 1900, 20% of the Middle East was Christian. Today, less than 2% is. GERALDO: NO DOUBT MAINSTREAM MEDIA HIDING CORRUPT DEMOCRAT PARTY AFFILIATIONS
FNCs Bill OReilly said that, if you Choose to Sit It Out, Youre in the Evil Category; he discussed his religious principles and ended with a hint that the end of his Fox Empire is near. Ailes May Launch History Channel Hosted by Bill O'Reilly Bartiromo: What went wrong at CNBC I just felt this pressure
MSNBC Host Chris Hayes Gets Schooled By Conservative Guest Jennifer Stefano after He Gets Personal Al Sharpton Doesnt Know What Anybodys Talking About MSNBC had another one of those now prosaic racebaiting panels on its second rate show hosted by blatant racist Melissa Harris-Perry where panelists sit around claiming everyone but they are racists. But this time another panelist slammed it right back in their face. What does it say about CPAC, where the most popular speaker they had, the one who received the most rousing reception, is a moron, Sarah Palin? msnbc-couldnt-be-lying-more-when-they-call-palin-a-moron msnbc-has-a-message-for-frightened-democrats-dont-worry-obama-is-still-popular-in-kenya
Larry King Blasts CNN for Abysmal MH370 Coverage: It Was Never Breaking News CNN Doubles Viewership Still Gets Crushed By Fox News rush-limbaugh-mocks-absurd-media-coverage-of-missing-malaysian-flight bill-maher-tired-of-media-showing-wailing-woman-whose-son-was-on-malaysian-flight Satellite images pick up 122 objects in Indian Ocean *perhaps+ Airline CEO Admits Plane Was Carrying Dangerous Cargo CNNS CHICAGOLAND A RATINGS FAILURE PIERS MORGAN LECTURES AMERICANS IN CNN FINALE 694
Bloomberg Editor Quits after China Story Spiked
WaPo Defends Decision to Report on Anti-Koch Allegations It Admits Are Baseless washington_post_has_fallen_and_it_cant_get_up
Paul Krugman Has Never Given Money to Charity New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on Tuesday formally endorsed the Democratic midterm strategy, spearheaded by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.), of demonizing the libertarian philanthropy barons Charles and David Koch.
Feds urge 13-month sentence for FOXNEWS leaker President turns to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
David Brock Joins Ron Paul, Rafael Correa in Criticism of Free Beacon
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The House and Senate are both in session this week.
IMF Bailout The Senate is poised to vote Thursday on the Ukraine aid bill and have abandoned the effort to tie unrelated International Monetary Fund (IMF) reforms to the bill (sub. reqd): Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)7%, received unanimous consent to withdraw the Senate bill on the floor (S 2124) and call up a House-passed bill (HR 4152) that would only deal with loan guarantees to Ukraine. After two hours of debate Thursday, the Senate is set to vote on a substitute amendment sponsored by Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)2%, with ranking Republican Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)50%, that omits IMF language but otherwise resembles the measure approved 14-3 by the Senate Foreign Relations panel on March 12. A vote on final passage would follow. Minority Whip Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)84%, initially objected, asking for a modified agreement that would allow for votes on GOP amendments, including an amendment by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)77%, that would have sped up liquefied natural gas exports to Ukraine, and on his own amendment to provide additional military assistance to Ukraine.
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Reid, who objected to the modification, said earlier Tuesday that a bill with IMF provisions was headed to nowhere. The decision to abandon the IMF language opened a path for legislation to advance. Mike Needham released the following statement after Sen. Reid removed the IMF reforms: "After 19 days of inaction, Harry Reid finally came to his senses. Not only did these so- called reforms have nothing to do with Ukraine, but they would have increased Russias power at the IMF just as the U.S. was seeking to punish the country. By refusing to give into Reids bullying tactics, conservatives in the House and Senate were able to prevent yet another foreign policy mistake by the Obama administration."
Read more: IMF Q&A
Expanded Unemployment Insurance The Senate recently struck a bipartisan deal to extend the unemployment insurance program for five months. As the new program will cover retroactive benefits from December, the extension would expire for all beneficiaries in late May. The $9.7 billion compromise will extend to cover the 1.3 million people who lost benefits at the expiration date. To pay for it, the measure would extend customs user fees through 2024, prevent individuals from receiving both unemployment and disability benefits simultaneously; and reintroduce the notion of allowing companies to implement pension smoothing, effectively allowing them to make smaller contributions to pension funds. This would boost corporate profits, which in turn would generate higher taxes to fund the UI extension, while potentially leaving pensions underfunded.
This program hurts employment, creates a disincentive to work, and adds to an already substantial taxpayer burden. Sentinels should petition their representatives to oppose this extension.
Medicare Doc Fix This week, the Senate will likely take up a measure to address the Medicare physician payments plan. With little time to go before Medicare providers experience cuts, Congress is stalled in its efforts to strike a deal over how to pay for a permanent fix. According to the Congressional Budget Office, it would cost $138.4 billion over the next ten years to replace Medicares sustainable growth rate formula with new payment systems. If Congress fails to act by March 31, Medicare providers will see their payment rates cut by about 24 percent.
Obamacare Late last night, the Obama administration announced it would ignore yet another key deadline in the implementation of Obamacare. Heritage Action released the following statement from chief executive officer Michael A. Needham: 696
"Nothing says most transparent administration in history like a major announcement at 9pm. Last nights announcement is the latest example of President Obama treating his signature legislation not as the settled law of the land, but rather nothing more than an experiment in need of constant tinkering. It is time for the President and his fellow Democrats to acknowledge what Americans have long understood: Obamacare is unworkable, unaffordable and unfair. The sooner they come to this realization the sooner Americans can get the type of health care reform they deserve."
Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank The long-since ineffective Export-Import Bank is up for reauthorization in the fall, and some Democrats have already begun to lobby for its renewal. In order to incentivize foreign-based companies to import American goods, the Ex-Im Bank offers loans at sub-market rates. In reality, this practice encourages political favoritism and crony capitalism, all the while crowding out private sector facilitation of trade. In 2012, legislation to reauthorize and expand the Export-Import Banks lending authority by 40 percent, from $100 billion to $140 billion, passed by a vote of 330 93 in the House and 78 to 20 in the Senate. This time around, if the Ex-Im Bank is not reauthorized and expanded, it will be unable to loan funds above its current ($140 billion) cap and will consequently be unable to further distort the international market. The government has no place deciding how, and in what, to invest taxpayer dollars, and it is time to let this defunct institution grind to a halt.
DeMint in Philadelphia Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint will be visiting Philadelphia on April 1st at the National Constitution Center. This is the first part of 1210AM's spring event series. Hell be live with local radio host Chris Stigall at this ticketed event.
Sen. DeMint will discuss how the American people, not government bureaucrats, can best solve our problems.
You can register to attend on the National Constitution Center website.
If you're able to come, he would love to meet you and sign your copy of Falling in Love with America Again.
Here are all the details: Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 6:30 p.m. National Constitution Center on Independence Mall 525 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 697
Mike Henry Regional Coordinator Heritage Action for America 484 326 8287 @mhenryjr