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The United Nations Agenda 21 is being pushed in the United States (included in your community) though Sustainable Development.  Please look at this video and educate yourself on this devious program to deliver us to a one world government (collectivism) which will take away all the rights that we now enjoy.  While we have been focusing on all the other issues we face, they have been working under the radar on this program which when fully understood will help explain why we are being deluged on all sides.   additional info on Sustainable Development log on to - www.TheUnsolicitedOpinion.com

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The Dreyfuss Initiative: An Evening With Richard Dreyfuss

April 28, 2011

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 7-9 PM at The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia

A FREE EXCLUSIVE  ONE-NIGHT ONLY EVENT FOR LISTENERS OF THE NEW TALK RADIO 1210, WPHT

Academy Award winning actor Richard Dreyfuss is best known for starring in film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob? and Mr. Holland's Opus.  He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl, and was nominated in 1995 for Mr. Holland's Opus.

Now,  Richard Dreyfuss is taking on a new role. The Oscar-winning actor is Founder and President of The Dreyfuss Initiative, which calls for a cross-curricular study of civics in our public schools that incorporates...

- HISTORY      - LOGIC      - REASON      - CRITICAL THINKING

The Dreyfuss Initiative, a nonprofitorganization committed to revitalizing America's civic culture.   Richard also serves on the American Bar Association's Education Committee, the Board of the National Constitution Center, and was Senior Research Advisory Member of St. Antony's College, Oxford University.

THIS WILL BE AN ENTERTAINING EVENING FOR PARENTS, FOR STUDENTS, FOR EVERYONE!

Richard will share why he believes that too many of us don't realize the power we hold in a democracy. The solution, he says, is to change the way students learn about civics, the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.  Learn why we need a national standard that calls for teaching reason, logic and critical thinking skills before teaching government as a way of providing perspective and context in civics classes.

ARE AMERICAN STUDENTS PREPARED TO INHERIT THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR GREAT NATION?

Richard Dreyfuss joins 1210s Dom Giordano for this unique 2-hour LIVE event and will lay out the critically important issues, and discuss why he believes we must be preparing our nation's next generation to be effective and engaged citizens.

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RedState Morning Briefing

For May 17, 2011

1. Natural Constituiences

I have thought a lot more about Mike Huckabee's departure from the race on Saturday and then Newt Gingrich's Meet the Press appearance Sunday. They raise a few questions in my mind that I want to explore here. Admittedly, a post like this pulls from my own biases in how I see the candidates, but I'm going to do my best to be as objective as possible, even when dealing with a guy like Huntsman.

I just think it is helpful to explore natural constituencies to see who is fighting over what.

2. The Silver Lining to L'Affair DSK

The abrupt arrest of IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges of sexual assault against an employee at the New York hotel where he was staying are being treated as shocking in France. This is a "coup de tonnerre," a bolt from the blue, not to mention a body blow to the socialist party he was to represent in the upcoming elections. Everyone in Paris claims to be amazed, shaken-and doing some soul searching this Monday morning.

Very few, however, are protesting "DSK"'s innocence. But if the news really came as such a jarring surprise, shouldn't there be a clamour of disbelief? The shameful fact is that this news was not so much a shock as a long time coming.

3. Tell the White House We're Running on Empty

The summer of 2010 was supposed to be the Summer of Recovery. That's what President Obama told us. It wasn't and now nearly a year later, unemployment remains unacceptably high. With gas prices at nearly $4.00 a gallon and on the rise, the forecast for the summer of 2011 isn't looking much better.

America is $14 trillion in debt. We're running trillion dollar deficits which President Obama says are necessary to dig us out of the recession. The problem is Hope Isn't Hiring and the unemployment rate recently ticked back up to 9.0%.

Today, the number of unemployed Americans stands at nearly 14 million. Finding a job in the Obama Economy is tough enough as it is, but with gas at nearly $4.00 a gallon, even getting to the interview has become a challenge.

4. In A Statement That Surprised No One. Now With More Words Than Necessary to Explain it All.

In a statement that surprised absolutely no one, Donald Trump decided not to run for President. Now here are more words than are necessary to explain it all.

Few took it seriously, though I was happy to participate in an interview with him tomorrow that he abruptly canceled Friday.

In any event, I actually do think he took the idea to run seriously. We can all say that we knew he wasn't going to run, but in gearing up for tomorrow's cancelled interview I talked to several people close to him and all of them were convinced Trump was actually taking the prospect of running seriously.

Several things happened over the last week though that I think got him to the conclusion we all knew he'd arrive at quicker than I or probably he thought he'd arrive.

5. Jan Schakowsky (D, IL): SEALs are criminals!

Rep. Schakowsky, attempting to explain why photos of the military operation that killed Osama bin Laden would not be released, had this to say:

"These are pictures of a violent crime scene. This is a dead person. A dead Osama bin Laden," she said.

6. Obama's Oil Drilling Subterfuge

Many liberals in the media are expressing shock over Obama's apparent willingness to increase oil production. We all know that he is full of ..., I mean ethanol, and they do too.

Those of you who were befuddled at the news that Obama will 'expand drilling' in Alaska are not missing anything. Obama has pulled this political chicanery a number of times. Whenever a specific proposal that he so adamantly opposes becomes too popular to ignore, he announces his support for it by promising to implement inconsequential reforms. To that end, he declared during his Saturday radio address that he is "directing the Department of Interior to conduct annual lease sales in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, while respecting sensitive areas, and to speed up the evaluation of oil and gas resources in the mid and south Atlantic".

So we are to believe that the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas and ANWR, all of which are impounded from drilling leases by the administration, are more sensitive than Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve? Caribou, baby, Caribou in ANWR; drill, baby, drill in ANPR? Think again.

Wielding Waivers as Weapons

The Patriot Post | By Mona Charen | Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plea that Congress would have to pass the 906-page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in order to "find out what's in it" has become an instant classic in the annals of dysfunctional government. But in the months since the bill's passage, as the Department of Health and Human Services has parceled out waivers, something else has become clear: We may never know what's in it.

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Conservative party tricks:

 Say: "I guess I'm more of a libertarian than a conservative." Then see how extreme you can go before the liberal screams halt. Start with apparently socially liberal things they might like, "Yeah, I'm absolutely opposed to censorship," and then say, "I think hardcore porn should be available on network television if people want it, don't you?" Or say, "Yeah, I'm for legalizing drugs," and then say, "especially PCP and crack and drugs that target inner city young people, because if anyone needs to go tripping to escape their circumstances, it's them right?" You surely won't get beyond, "Yeah, and I'm for privatizing public schools." Liberals may be for some crazy things-but what liberal would dare to say that all schools should like, you know, compete for soundness; cater to parents rather than teachers unions and educrats; and be free instead of controlled by the state?

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Pennsylvanians need to be ready to replace all elected officials in Harrisburg who do not support a fiscally conservative agenda.

Big Spenders

State senate GOP leaders want to bust the budget

By: Lowman S. Henry

It is budget time in Harrisburg.  The deadline for approving the state's new spending plan is June 30^th.  With Republicans in control of the governorship and both houses of the legislature there is resolve to get the job done on time - something that never happened during the Ed Rendell years.

But Republican unity - at the moment - ends with the calendar.  Deep divisions are emerging between the decidedly more moderate senate Republican leadership and the conservative-leaning house GOP.  The house has sided with Governor Tom Corbett when it comes to holding the line on spending.

You may recall that Pennsylvania faces a $4.5 billion budget deficit and that Governor Corbett has proposed deep spending cuts, especially in education funding, to balance the budget.  The governor has said he won't accept any budget that spends more than $27.3 billion, which is the amount the commonwealth expects to have available to spend during the coming fiscal year without raising taxes.

Governor Corbett and Senate Majority Leader Domenic Pileggi (R-Delaware) have had a running feud over taxes.  During the campaign last year candidate Corbett pledged "no new taxes."  Pileggi said it couldn't be done.  Now Governor, Corbett has stuck to his pledge and Pileggi is trying every maneuver he can think of to take more money from the pockets of the state's recession ravaged taxpayers.

Oddly enough, the most recent point of disagreement is a surplus.  Revenues over the past couple of months have come in at $506 million more than projected.  The free-spending Pileggi wants to increase next year's spend figure by that amount.  Corbett and house Republicans are saying no; the improved revenue flow can't be counted on and it would be fiscally irresponsible to increase spending at this time.

This kerfuffle again exposes the degree to which the Senate Republican leadership has yet to get the repeated messages sent by voters that they want the days of profligate spending in Harrisburg to come to an end.  Recall it was Senate Republicans who caved into Governor Ed Rendell and provided the votes that passed the bloated budgets that gave us the current massive deficit.  House Republicans held firm against the Rendell spending spree only to be sold out by the colleagues in the upper chamber.

All this is happening because the GOP leadership in the senate remains a bastion of old-time pork barrel politics.  Despite the fact its current leadership came to power in the wake of voter outrage over the middle-of-the-night pay raise - which dispatched their predecessors into retirement - nothing has really changed in the senate.

There is growing restlessness among the grassroots over the lack of progress in Harrisburg toward enacting a conservative agenda.  Conservatives are looking wistfully at New Jersey, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and other states where real progress toward reform is being made.  Five months into the legislative year next to nothing has been done in Penn's Woods. 

The bottleneck is the state senate.  On issue after issue the senate is frustrating the conservative agenda.  It has yet to pass even a watered down version of Senate Bill # 1, the school choice bill.  Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati (R-Jefferson) is pushing for a tax on Marcellus Shale drillers - a clear violation of the Corbett no tax pledge.  There is general apathy in the state senate toward privatizing the state's liquor stores, a top priority of House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny).  And House Bill # 1, a common sense lawsuit abuse reform that actually passed the legislature during Ed Rendell's term before being met with a gubernatorial veto, is still sitting in a senate committee.

And now, with the budget process entering a critical phase, the senate's GOP leadership once again is sounding more like the Democratic State Committee than a Republican-controlled legislative body.  Rather than working with the governor and their colleagues in the house to spend within our means, they are pushing for new taxes and higher spending. 

If Scarnati and Pileggi want new taxes and more spending then they should put the matter to a floor vote right now - today.  No cutting deals in the back rooms. If you want higher spending, then let's see if your caucus members will put up a recorded vote. That way we the people can find out who is on the side of the taxpayers and who is on the side of the spending interests. 

In the meantime, Governor Corbett and the House GOP are standing firm against raising taxes or increasing the spend number. Voters are watching this intramural dispute very closely.  Republicans were given control of state government to put a lid on spending - we will soon see if that promise is actually kept.

(Lowman S. Henry is Chairman & CEO of the Lincoln Institute and host of the weekly Lincoln Radio Journal. His email address is lhenry@lincolninstitute.org.)

--
If not us; Then who, If not now; Then when
Ronald Reagan

 

Monday, May 16, 2011

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


Mobs Attack Israel's Borders

Thousands of Palestinians tried to breach Israel's borders yesterday in a coordinated attack on the anniversary of the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948. The mobs penetrated Israel's borders with Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and in the "West Bank." This was no mere protest. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pointed out that the mobs were challenging "the very existence of Israel."

On the border with Lebanon, the jihadist group Hezbollah was seen organizing the confrontation. Syria's government, which has murdered hundreds of its own citizens in recent weeks, clearly was helping facilitate the extremists who massed on its border with Israel. On the Gaza/Israeli border, the thugs of Hamas were calling the shots. And terrorism experts said that behind it all was the "hidden hand" of Iran's Holocaust-denier Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Hezbollah, Hamas, Syria, Iran -- these are groups and countries dedicated to destroying Israel. They want to overwhelm the Jewish state with millions of Palestinians who would demographically "drown" the Israeli people in their own nation. All this is happening as Obama plans to deliver yet another speech reaching out to the "Muslim world," and as Prime Minister Netanyahu prepares to come to the U.S. to address a joint session of Congress.

There is a great deal of suffering in the Middle East, but the source is not Israel. The Palestinian mobs would be better off if they would overthrow their own leaders in Fatah, Hamas and Hezbollah, who have failed to provide even the basic services a normal government would be expected to provide. Instead of jobs, education, food and housing, the Palestinian political establishment produces only hatred and a culture that worships death.


Little Hope For Change

In his weekly radio address, President Obama conceded the need for more domestic energy exploration, and the media was quick to hype his comments as major progress. Obama announced that his administration would try to speed up environmental reviews in Alaska while extending leases in the Gulf of Mexico that have been "on hold" since last year's BP spill.

It is a small concession to conservative arguments for Obama to say that America needs to develop more of its own energy resources. That Obama made this announcement at all is an indication that high gas prices are hurting him politically, and that Obama is scrambling for political cover.

It remains to be seen how Obama's anti-energy bureaucrats will put these new plans into practice. Remember, we have an energy secretary who once stated his desire for $8.00-a-gallon gas, and an interior secretary who once filibustered attempts to allow more drilling even if gas prices skyrocketed to $10-a-gallon.

We've been down this road before. In 2010, Obama made headlines by announcing plans to allow expanded offshore drilling. But after the BP spill, Obama virtually shut everything down. It was one step forward and two steps back.

I'm skeptical. Given the president's rhetoric against oil companies, the constant efforts by his Capitol Hill allies to impose punitive taxes on energy companies and the efforts by the radical environmental movement to demonize and harass "Big Oil," I have little hope that significant change is coming soon.


Government Is Not The Solution

During the debate over Obama's stimulus plan, the president and his supporters repeatedly reassured us that spending nearly $1 trillion would "save or create" hundreds of thousands of jobs and prevent the unemployment rate from exceeding 8%. During last year's "Summer of Recovery" tour, Vice President Joe Biden often bragged about those "saved and/or created" jobs. We know the unemployment rate shot up to 10%, and is currently 9%. But it was very difficult to quantify those "saved or created" jobs. Now we know.

Kudos to economists Timothy Conley of the University of Western Ontario and Bill Dupor of Ohio State University. Last week Professors Conley and Dupor released the results of a study on the economic impact of Obama's stimulus spending. Here is the central finding of their 36-page analysis: "Our benchmark results suggest that the ARRA created/saved approximately 450 thousand state and local government jobs and destroyed/forestalled roughly one million private sector jobs."

Once again, I am reminded of Ronald Reagan's maxim: Government is not the solution!


Big Government Is The Problem

At a town hall event in Washington, D.C., last week, President Obama issued a decree to American business: It's time to "step up" and begin hiring new workers. But when Boeing tried to create a thousand new jobs in South Carolina, Obama's National Labor Relations Board sued.

This outrageous example of the government attempting to pick winners and losers is the subject of my Human Events column this week. If this decision is not quickly reversed, it will likely result in companies hiring more workers overseas.


2012 Update

A lot of social issue conservatives were disappointed Saturday night when former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee announced he would not run for president. His decision could have a major impact on the race.

It was widely assumed that if he ran, he would have locked up Iowa. He had a great campaign organization there, having won the caucuses in 2008. National polls have consistently shown Huckabee at or near the top of the list for Republican primary voters.

With Huckabee out, Mitt Romney's status as the presumptive "front-runner" is solidified. But without Huckabee in the race, there is an opportunity for former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, Rep. Michele Bachmann and maybe Herman Cain or others to win Iowa and breakout of the pack. Even a surprising second place finish by an underdog candidate can be a ticket to New Hampshire and South Carolina.

Also this weekend, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows when he denounced a key element of Rep. Paul Ryan's budget as "radical change" and "right-wing social engineering," comments that seem destined to wind up in an Obama campaign ad. Rep. Ryan reacted this morning saying, "With allies like that, who needs the left?"

For many conservatives, Gingrich added insult to injury by appearing to endorse the central component of ObamaCare, the individual mandate. These views led one National Review writer to note, "Newt Gingrich's appearance on Meet the Press today could leave some wondering which party's nomination he is running for."

And there is breaking news this afternoon that Donald Trump has decided not to run, citing his passion for business and unwillingness to "leave the private sector."

The events of the past 48 hours demonstrate how very unpredictable and wide open the 2012 GOP primary campaign is. Anyone who can capture the Reagan magic, by presenting a bold and positive vision that unites economic, social and national defense conservatives, can win this race. Perhaps even someone who is not yet running.

With all the uncertainty in the Republican field, we should be encouraged by the results of a Gallup poll today finding Obama's approval rating among adults (which skews to the left) at 46%, with 44% disapproving. The findings are within the poll's three-point margin of error. The country is narrowly divided, and independent swing voters are up for grabs. 

  

Media Ben Stein: The 'Arab Spring' Is a Fraud

Now, I am going to tell you the truth about the so-called "Arab Spring," and about the Middle East generally right now.First, the "Arab Spring" as a force for democracy, human rights and peace in Egypt seems to me to be a fraud.

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IDF Battles Hundreds of Syrian Arabs in Golan; One Dead

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UPDATE

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The Looting Of America

Catherine Austin Fitts:
November 30, 2010

Former Assistant Secretary of Housing under George H.W. Bush Catherine Austin Fitts blows the whistle on how the financial terrorists have deliberately imploded the US economy and transferred gargantuan amounts of wealth offshore as a means of sacrificing the American middle class. Fitts documents how trillions of dollars went missing from government coffers in the 90?s and how she was personally targeted for exposing the fraud.

Fitts explains how every dollar of debt issued to service every war, building project, and government program since the American Revolution up to around 2 years ago - around $12 trillion - has been doubled again in just the last 18 months alone with the bank bailouts. "We're literally witnessing the leveraged buyout of a country and that's why I call it a financial coup d'état, and that's what the bailout is for," states Fitts.

Massive amounts of financial capital have been sucked out the...

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Obama gets drawn and quartered by the left

Is Obama intending to apply these rules to Americans or just al Qaeda? Its interesting that the left is eviscerating him. To be fair he basicly accepts the view of the right in incarcerating terrorists .

Naqba Day fizzles

All things considered today was a defeat for the Palestinians. Israel prevented infiltration with a minimum of firepower.. It is imperative to let the Palestinians know that Israel will defend its borders. Just imagine if the Palestinians were able to created a million man march on our borders. The first defeat for them is that they didn't succeed in creating a serious challenge and the second defeat is that we easily contained what they did manage to do. Israel should be placing landmines along their border and the fence. The facts are not yet clear. Waiting for the IDF to report.Ted Belman

About 70 Palestinian refugees manage to cross border fence from Syria; four Lebanese said killed, 10 wounded as protesters trying to cross border from Lebanon come under fire.

By Jack Khoury, Anshel Pfeffer HAARETZ

Israel Defense Forces troops on Sunday opened fire on masses of infiltrators trying to breach Israel's northern borders with Syria and Lebanon, as Nakba Day demonstrations...

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Too Big to Fail?

Is Syria's repressive dictatorship really so crucial to Mideast peace and stability that we can't let it fail? The Obama administration still seems to think so.
BY AARON DAVID MILLER, FOREIGN POLICY

If you're a bit confused about U.S. President Barack Obama's passivity in the face of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's brutal repression of domestic opposition, don't be. Syria isn't Libya. The Assad regime is just too consequential to risk undermining.

Although the fall of the House of Assad might actually benefit U.S. interests, the president isn't going to encourage it. For realists in the White House, Assad's demise carries more risks than opportunities.

Great powers behave inconsistently - even hypocritically - depending on their interests. That's not unusual; it's part of the job description. In fact, in responding to the forces of change and repression loosed throughout the Arab world, flexibility is...

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Israel's neighbors prepare 'Nakba Day' events

In Lebanon, 500 buses will shuttle Palestinians from refugee camps to border in order to protest on day of mourning marking Israel's founding. But in Israel, Arabs say 'Nakba bill' prevents them from joining protests

Ynet reporters

Israel's neighbors prepared to usher in 'Nakba Day' with mass marches along the border with Israel Sunday. Meanwhile, in Israel, police prepared to deploy backup forces throughout the country with officers trained in riot-prevention.

Many residents of Arab countries in which anti-government protests abound have used social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to call for a third intifada on May 15, the Palestinian day of mourning over the establishment of Israel.

In Lebanon, 500 buses have been enlisted to shuttle Palestinians from refugee camps throughout the country to its southern border with the Jewish state. Al-Akhbar reported that protest organizers had increased their order by 200 buses due to the abundance...

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05/16/2011 

Myth-Busting the Debt Limit

The United States today hit an all-time high debt, passing $14 trillion, according to Associated Press reports. And with $45,300 of debt for every man, woman and child in the United States, it's clear as day that spending is the problem. Yet Washington has yet to come to an agreement on a way forward, either in the short term or the long term, though the budget plan passed by the House of Representatives would fundamentally alter this debt-ridden path the nation is on. 

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Making Health Insurance More Accessible

Medicare's Deteriorating Financial Condition

First Steps to Remedy President Obama's Flawed Missile Defense Policy Taken

QUICK HITS

Residents of Louisiana are bracing for the worst as floodgates north of Baton Rouge were opened to divert the swollen Mississippi River into the state's flood plains.

What would stop Boeing from building 787 Dreamliner airplanes in a new plant in North Charleston, S.C.? The National Labor Relations Board. Read more from George Will.

The International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi, his son and the country's spy chief on charges of crimes against humanity.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has squandered hundreds of millions of dollars intended for housing for the poor, according to a Washington Post investigation.

Find out how a liberal think tank failed Statistics 101 when it tried to show the cause of the next decade's deficits.

Treasury to tap pensions to help fund government

By Zachary A. Goldfarb, Published: May 15, 2011 

The Obama administration will begin to tap federal retiree programs to help fund operations after the government lost its ability Monday to borrow more money from the public, adding urgency to efforts in Washington to fashion a compromise over the debt.

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has warned for months that the government would soon hit the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling - a legal limit on how much it can borrow. With that limit reached Monday, Geithner is undertaking special measures in an effort to postpone the day when he will no longer have enough funds to pay all of the government's bills.

Geithner, who has already suspended a program that helps state and local government manage their finances, will begin to borrow from retirement funds for federal workers. The measure won't have an impact on retirees because the Treasury is legally required to reimburse the program.

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From the Desk of:
 David Martin, Executive Vice President
Media Research Center

May 16, 2011

Thursday evening, CNN's top foreign affairs reporter, Fareed Zakaria, casually admitted to disgraced politician-turned CNN host, Eliot Spitzer, that he has been advising President Obama on foreign policy.  

Zakaria cannot possibly be expected to offer fair and balanced coverage on a U.S. foreign policy that he helps to shape behind closed doors.  

Eliot "Client #9" Spitzer gushed to Zakaria that it "brought a smile to my face," and "makes my heart warm" to learn President Obama "calls you for wisdom and advice about issues around the world."

Zakaria, author of one of the President's favorite books, The Post American World, added during his interview with Spitzer that his conversations with the President have been "very thoughtful" and that he was eager to "see where it goes." 

Zakaria has crossed the line from biased liberal reporter to mouthpiece for this Administration by simultaneously giving the president foreign policy advice and going on-air and praising Obama's policies.

As soon as this was reported by the Media Research Center, a firestorm of protest was ignited, prompting Zakaria to nonchalantly backpedal on his earlier statements saying, that he's only "had a couple of conversations with the President, off-the-record." Does it matter? Off the record or on the record, what doesn't Zakaria understand about conflict of interest?

+ + EMERGENCY PETITION DELIVERY TO CNN

Linda and Edward, this is another one of the most blatant and egregious examples of Obama's unholy alliance with the liberal media and one that must be challenged by a strong public response!

The MRC is announcing an emergency petition delivery to CNN offices this week. We already have over 50,000 signatures and we need at least ten thousand more citizen petitions demanding the Leftist media break their alliance with Obama!

This is your last chance to add your name to this petition before delivery to CNN.After you do, forward this message directly to 25-30 friends inviting them to watch the video, and read the full story before clicking here and signing our petition.

Thank you in advance for your outstanding efforts.

David Martin

P.S. Alert your friends via Facebook and Twitter! Encourage them to click here to sign our petition and become part of this national, conservative effort to expose this Leftist alliance 

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Brief · May 16, 2011

The Foundation

"Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your right to join us in society, conforming, as I doubt not you will do, to our established rules." --Thomas Jefferson

Political Futures

Obama thinks immigration policy is a laughing matter

"[O]bama's most recent invitation to civil discourse -- on immigration -- came just 11 minutes after he accused opponents of moving the goal posts on border enforcement. 'Maybe they'll need a moat,' he said sarcastically. 'Maybe they want alligators in the moat.' Nice touch. Looks like the Tucson truce -- no demonization, no cross-hairs metaphors -- is officially over. After all, the Republicans want to kill off the elderly, throw the disabled in the snow and watch alligators lunch on illegal immigrants. The El Paso speech is notable not for breaking any new ground on immigration, but for perfectly illustrating Obama's political style: the professorial, almost therapeutic, invitation to civil discourse, wrapped around the basest of rhetorical devices -- charges of malice compounded with accusations of bad faith. 'They'll never be satisfied,' said Obama about border control. 'And I understand that. That's politics.' ... There is zero chance of any immigration legislation passing Congress in the next two years. El Paso was simply an attempt to gin up the Hispanic vote as part of an openly political two-city, three-event campaign swing in preparation for 2012. ... [F]or Obama, immigration reform is not about legislation, it's about re-election. If I may quote the president: I understand that. That's politics." --columnist Charles Krauthammer

 Government

"[T]he federal government expects to collect $2.2 trillion in revenue this year. The problem is that it wants to spend $3.8 trillion. You can do a lot with $2.2 trillion. You can fund Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, debt service, unemployment, welfare, and national defense at their 2008 levels. My recollection of 2008 is that it was not exactly a time of Spartan fiscal discipline. Funding the majority of the federal government at 2008 levels is not 'default.' It's not anything like default. It's not in the same category of things, events, or concepts as default. ... We like to think that the American people are on our side when it comes to the size and scope of government, but they aren't. Reforming entitlements is still going to be hard. Even reforming stupid spending is going to be hard: We all had a good laugh at Harry Reid's federally subsidized cowboy poetry festival, but there are a million morsels of pork just like it, not to mention big non-pork spending that has to be addressed, too. And now, with a weak economy and a gloomy near-term outlook, conservatives are stuck doing the job we really should have done back in 1994-2000. But it's not going to get any easier. But on the debt ceiling? Let them sweat." --columnist Kevin D. Williamson

Liberty

"One of the shameful hallmarks of a dictatorship is the restriction of movement -- telling citizens or groups they cannot travel or relocate freely. We are now witnessing a shocking example of that dictatorial practice at the hands of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which is insisting that a major U.S. employer may not move some of its operations from one state to another because to do so might somehow violate workers' rights. The case in point involves famed aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, which is building a second assembly line for its new 787 jetliners in South Carolina. That's a no-no, says the NLRB. ... The NLRB has filed a complaint against Boeing, a firm headquartered in Chicago, for daring to choose where they may locate one of their plants. In this case, Boeing is being told it cannot make the move on the specious grounds that the move constitutes an unfair labor practice. The unfair labor practice? South Carolina has a state right-to-work law, which ensures employees the right to either join a union or not to join a union as they see fit. Imagine that, a law that allows a worker to choose whether or not to join a union! ... When a federal agency takes it into its grubby hands to dictate where a firm may locate some of its facilities America stands at the dividing line between freedom and tyranny." --columnist Michael Reagan

 Opinion in Brief

"[T]he Obama administration is gutsily punishing right-to-work states -- even states that merely require secret ballots in order to obviate coercion by union thugs. What are Americans supposed to do to earn money? Obama doesn't care: Ordinary Americans are irrelevant to the Democrats' electoral ambitions -- they exist only to justify the hiring of more government workers. The Democrats have now officially abandoned working-class Americans. Obama is doing what's in his and his party's self-interest, rather than concerning himself with the mass of American citizens. He is using his executive authority to reward gays, illegal aliens, do-nothing government employees, far-left union bosses, abortion industry executives and global warming kooks. Are you on that list of Obama's friends? Democrats blithely act as if big labor, pro-illegal-immigration, pro-government union policies combined with massive government red tape and huge socialist programs will have no effect on jobs. They incessantly repeat 'gutsy call' for 'you'd have to have been brain-dead not to make the call to kill bin Laden,' hoping the Democratic Party will suddenly seem macho. Then, after a few weeks of robotically chanting 'gutsy call,' they can get back to their true passion -- destroying jobs -- at which point they will robotically chant Bush's name to explain why millions of Americans have lost their jobs under Obama. How gutsy." --columnist Ann Coulter

The Gipper

"Without timely expression and emphatic endorsement, our own belief in the principles of human freedom and representative government must eventually atrophy and wither." --

Ronald Reagan

Re: The Left

"For a week people have been asking, 'Why won't the president release Osama bin Laden's photo?' That's the wrong question. We should be asking, 'Why was Barack Obama in such a hurry to tell us bin Laden was dead?' The White House says the information in bin Laden's compound is the equivalent of a 'small college library,' potentially containing incalculably valuable and unique data on al-Qaeda operations, personnel and methods. ... I'm no expert on such matters -- though I've talked to several about this -- but even a casual World War II buff can understand that the shelf life of actionable intelligence would be extended if we hadn't told the whole world, and al-Qaeda in particular, that we had it. It's a bit like racing to the microphones to announce you've stolen the other team's playbook even before you've had a chance to use the information in the big game. But that's exactly what President Obama did. ... [I]t seems that the White House planned to crow as soon as possible. Why? Nobody I've talked to can think of a reason that doesn't have to do with politics or hubris." --columnist

Jonah Goldberg

The Last Word

"So far as morality is concerned, I happen to think it was dumb, perhaps even evil, to have given bin Laden such a nice send-off. I feel it sent the wrong message. I know President Obama and others believe it showed the world how fine we are. I think it showed the world that we are so cowardly that we will even show respect to pure evil. If it had been up to me, I would have wrapped bin Laden's sorry carcass in pigskin, which perhaps explains why I don't hold elective office. But certainly there had to have been an alternative to washing his body, wrapping it in a white sheet and saying a few respectful words over it in Arabic, before dumping him overboard. Frankly, I think attempting to show respect to someone whose brains you've just recently splattered on a wall is, to put it mildly, an empty gesture. But I think it's a perfect example of how misguided our war on terrorism has been. For the past decade, we have been walking on eggs where Muslims are concerned. Both Bush and Obama have displayed the attitude of a supplicant, speaking and acting like men who are far more concerned with public relations than with reality. Whether the topic is Gitmo, some nutty minister in Florida with a book of matches or the proper way to dispose of a monster's corpse, our pundits and presidents worry incessantly about how it's perceived in the Arab/Muslim world." --columnist Burt Prelutsky

Semper Vigilo, Fortis, Paratus et Fidelis!
The Patriot Post Editorial Team

SLIDESHOW: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches Into Space

The Endeavour is headed for the Space Station where the crew will install a $2 billion particle physics experiment, as well as spare station parts.

 · Click here for the slideshow

 · WATCH: Video of Endeavour's liftoff

· Mark Kelly & Wife Gabrielle Giffords Exchange Rings

· Former Astronauts Gene Cernan and Tom Jones Comment on Endeavour Launch, Future of Space Program 

 

Written on May 16, 2011

 Treasury to Tap Pensions to Help Fund Government

Newt Gingrich slams Paul Ryan's plan to overhaul Medicare

Newt Gingrich discussed Medicare and entitlement programs on "Meet the Press" Sunday. (NBC News)

By Katherine Skiba

May 15, 2011

Presidential contender Newt Gingrich took a potshot Sunday at Republican House Budget Chairman Paul D. Ryan's proposal to reform Medicare, becoming the most prominent Republican to distance himself from the plan.

Ryan's proposal, which was passed by the GOP-controlled House in April, would have people 54 and younger choose from a list of coverage options and have Medicare make "premium-support payments" to the plan they chose.

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* VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS *

1. President George W. Bush (R) Gives First Public Reaction to Osama Bin Laden Death
 2. Video: 'Meet the Press' Gregory Accuses Newt (R) of Racist Rhetoric
 3. Video: Chicago Trial Could Show Pakistan Terrorism Link
 4. Video: Rep. Paul Ryan (R): "Both Parties Messed" Up Budget
 5. From the Muslim World, Big Donations to American Colleges
 6. Video: SNL mocks President's bin Laden celebrating
7. Muslim mothers in India charged in 'honor killings' for strangling daughters who married Hindu men
 8. Watchdog group files lawsuit over bin Laden death photos
9. Video: U.S. Gitmo Guards Describe Bin Laden Death Reaction
10. Florida Imam And Sons Arrested for Helping Finance the Taliban
 

Arab Spring or Perfect Storm?

Gadi Adelman

Israel's Independence Day is also celebrated by Palestinians as "Nakbah," a day of resentment that signals high alert, riots, possible terrorism, injuries and death.

The Hashemites in Palestine: A Royal Scam That Keeps On Scamming

Ruth King

The ancient Hashemite Dynasty of Jordan is hardly ancient, unless you think that 1922 is "ancient history."

Intelligence Leaks Not Very Intelligent

Bob Smith

Why are the administration and the media providing so much detail on the intelligence gathered during the raid? Sources and methods could easily become compromised.

Today's Hot Topics

We choose, you peruse.

An Ill Season: The Arab Spring Unleashes Islamists on Egyptian Christians

Andrew McCarthy

Recent events in Egypt have shown that the Arab Spring is not about calls for Western-style democracy, as media pundits have claimed. It is the Islamist Ascendancy

Is it Safe or Unsafe for Americans to Visit Mexico?

Allan Wall

News reports of drug cartels having shoot-outs and committing murders are starting to alarm people who used to visit Mexico for holidays. Are their fears unfounded?

A More Efficient Way to Reveal Osama And al Qaeda's Secrets

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld

Israeli company has developed revolutionary software that can process large volumes of digital documents related to Islamic terrorism at greater speed than other software.

Hypocrisy and Selective Democracy

Leslie Sacks

In Egypt, the administration saw an opportunity to get rid of a dictator with zero cost to the U.S. Now they have the Muslim Brotherhood to deal with. And as for Libya...

South Carolina's Anti-foreign Law Bill Will Protect All Citizens

Chris Carter

The bill in the South Carolina Senate does NOT violate rights of Muslims, though Islamists would have us believe otherwise.

The Next Bin Laden

Steve Emerson

The al-Qaeda jihadist movement claims it will continue with bin Laden no longer present, but it will still need a living figurehead to direct it. Three candidates are profiled here.

Israel: Obama's Newest Ambush

Caroline Glick

Netanyahu doesn't have to give in. He can stick to his guns and defend the country.

Bin Laden Instrumental in Ousting Somali Government, Claims Al Shabaab

Jim Kouri, CPP

A Somali terror leader claims that in the early 1990s, bin Laden sent agents to his country to depose the military dictator, Si'ad Barre.

Canada Suspends Libyan Charity over Terrorist Financing

The Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report

The Canadian government has outlawed a Libyan charity operating on its soil, which is connected to the Muslim Brotherhood and which has funded terrorists

Today's Headlines:  Monday, May 16, 2011

Gingrich Supports 'Variation' on Obamacare's Individual Insurance Mandate

No Mexican Trucks on U.S. Highways, Lawmakers Tell DOT

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Debt Limit Gimmick: Geithner Halting Investments in 2 Gov't Pensions

Iran Feeds Conflicting Bin Laden Conspiracy Theories

Clashes Near Golan Heights Divert Attention from Syria's Violent Crackdown

Medicare Trustees Cast Doubt on ObamaCare Health Savings

Tony Bennett on Obama: 'Can't Blame Him For Anything'

Obama Doesn't Distinguish Between Legal/Illegal Immigration in Speech to Hispanics

Congressman Introduces Bill to End Manipulation of Energy Market

Huckabee Won't Run in 2012; 'Heart Says No'

Pointy Boot Fad Is Spreading in Mexico

COMMENTARY:

Drill, Baby -- No, Don't -- Yes, Drill!
By Rich Galen

NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

May 16, 2011

Yes, some children do lie: Getting away with slander

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST - So some social workers tell us "Children never lie" about sexual abuse? Garbage! Totally discredited herewith: Dr. Richard A. Gardner, a Columbia University professor of child psychiatry, is skeptical of the practice of many Child Protective Service (CPS) workers who describe their job as that of "validators"... (more)

May 16, 2011

Trump says no to presidential run

ASSOCIATED PRESS - After months of flirting with politics, Donald Trump said Monday he won't run for president, choosing to stick with hosting "The Celebrity Apprentice" over entering the race for the Republican nomination... (more)

May 15, 2011

With Huckabee out, GOP field vies for his backers

ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mike Huckabee's decision to forgo a shot at the presidency further muddies the field for a worthy Republican challenger to President Barack Obama, and leaves America's social conservatives without a clear candidate to throw their support behind... (more)

May 15, 2011

My recurring Obama 'dream'

DAVID LIMBAUGH - Can you imagine how insufferable President Obama would be about his record in office if he actually had abundant positive accomplishments? Have we ever seen a starker contrast between a politician's record and his self-assessment of it?... (more)

May 14, 2011

Beware of hypocrisy: it can sabotage a success story

PATRICK GARRY, RA ANALYST - The advice of my grandmother, whom no one would call a spontaneous optimist, was: Be careful of success, because there's always a failure somewhere in it. The public relations corollary of that advice might be: If you boast too much about your successes, people will eventually begin to see the failures... (more)

May 14, 2011

Gallup poll: 70 percent of Republicans oppose raising debt ceiling

NEWSMAX - Many Republican congressmen have expressed opposition to an increase in the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. And a new Gallup poll shows Republican voters feel the same way... (more)

May 14, 2011

Deadly exposure: The Osama bin Laden photo battle

POLITICO - President Barack Obama has ordered photos of Osama bin Laden's dead body to be kept secret, but a growing number of news organizations, conservative groups and transparency activists are pushing for their release -- pitting the public's right to know against fears of inciting anti-American violence... (more)

May 13, 2011

Kan. lawmakers end work with anti-abortion push

ASSOCIATED PRESS - Kansas legislators approved restrictions on private insurance coverage for abortions and adopted a state budget stripping funds from a Planned Parenthood affiliate, capping a string of victories Friday for abortion opponents only four months after sympathetic Gov. Sam Brownback took office... (more)

May 13, 2011

Throw out the bums before Election Day

ROBERT KNIGHT - In Wymore, Conn., voters got fed up with a councilman who kept leaving meetings. So, on Tuesday, they voted him out in a recall election. It's part of a nationwide pattern as people discover that they don't have to wait until the next election to throw the bums out... (more)

May 13, 2011

Georgia governor signs immigration crackdown law

REUTERS - Georgia's Republican governor signed Friday a tough new state law cracking down on illegal immigrants that is similar to one enacted in Arizona last year, handing new powers to police in the southern U.S. state... (more)

May 13, 2011

Why don't we hear about Soros' ties to over 30 major news organizations?

FOX NEWS - When liberal investor George Soros gave $1.8 million to National Public Radio, it became part of the firestorm of controversy that jeopardized NPR's federal funding. But that gift only hints at the widespread influence the controversial billionaire has on the mainstream media... (more)

May 13, 2011

What happened on AA Flight 1561

MICHELLE MALKIN - If you listen to the passengers and crew who flew on American Airlines Flight 1561 last weekend, there's no doubt about what happened on their harrowing trip: A Yemeni man shrieking "Allahu akbar!" at the top of his lungs more than 30 times rushed the cockpit door twice intending to take down the plane and kill everyone on board... (more)

May 13, 2011

Poll: Republicans shrug at GOP's 2012 field

ASSOCIATED PRESS - The more Republicans get to know their potential White House candidates, the less happy they are with their choices. It's not that they dislike the individual candidates. They just give them a collective shrug as possible opponents for President Barack Obama... (more)

May 13, 2011

Romney sticks with his 2008 health care plan

ASSOCIATED PRESS - Republican Mitt Romney outlined a national health care plan Thursday that would empower states to decide coverage rules, spelling out differences with President Barack Obama's overhaul but refusing to renounce his own Massachusetts law that was a precursor to Obama's... (more)

May 13, 2011

New 'birth certificate' anomalies inexplicable

JEROME R. CORSI - A growing list of apparent anomalies in the Obama long-form birth certificate released by the White House continues to fuel suspicion that the document is a crude, computer-generated forgery. The Hawaii Department of Health and the White House have insisted that the document made public April 27 after nearly three years of public demand is genuine... (more)

May 13, 2011

Demagoguery 101

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Constructive and civil debate -- like the one Obama initiated just four weeks ago on deficit reduction? The speech in which he accused the Republicans of abandoning families of autistic and Down syndrome kids? The debate in which Obama's secretary of health and human services said that the Republican plan would make old folks "die sooner"?... (more)

May 12, 2011

IRS targeting Soros, conservatives for political contributions

NEWSMAX - Invoking a provision of tax law that has rarely been enforced, the Internal Revenue Service is moving on big political contributors who could owe millions of dollars in contributions to nonprofit advocacy groups playing an increasing role in American politics, The New York Times reports... (more)

May 12, 2011

House GOP moves to end money for new body scanners

ASSOCIATED PRESS - House Republicans controlling the Transportation Security Administration's purse strings are moving to cut off new funding for those advanced airport scanners that have sparked outrage over their revealing images of travelers' bodies... (more)

May 12, 2011

Retired general: Don't credit Obama too much for Bin Laden

NEWSMAX - The killing of Osama bin Laden is a great feat for the U.S. Navy SEALs, but its overcall significance is being "overblown" and it certainly won't end the war on terror, retired Brig. Gen. Albin Irzyk told Newsmax.TV... (more)

May 12, 2011

'Third Terrorist' indicted -- hears strange 'voices'

Did he have pre-9/11 attack info?

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST - Hussain Al-Hussaini's comments to his therapist suggest there is much he knows about the Oklahoma City bombing that he has not revealed to the authorities -- and about which the FBI has avoided asking him... (more)

May 12, 2011

GOP plans cuts, Dems eye tax hikes in budget

REUTERS - Republicans planned sharp cuts to foreign aid and education on Wednesday, while Democrats weighed a tax hike on millionaires, highlighting the yawning divide between the two parties in the budget debate... (more)

Big Spenders in Harrisburg - GOP senators !!!!!!! 

Pennsylvanians need to be ready to replace all elected officials in Harrisburg who do not support a fiscally conservative agenda.

Big Spenders

State senate GOP leaders want to bust the budget

By: Lowman S. Henry

It is budget time in Harrisburg.  The deadline for approving the state's new spending plan is June 30^th.  With Republicans in control of the governorship and both houses of the legislature there is resolve to get the job done on time - something that never happened during the Ed Rendell years.

But Republican unity - at the moment - ends with the calendar.  Deep divisions are emerging between the decidedly more moderate senate Republican leadership and the conservative-leaning house GOP.  The house has sided with Governor Tom Corbett when it comes to holding the line on spending.

You may recall that Pennsylvania faces a $4.5 billion budget deficit and that Governor Corbett has proposed deep spending cuts, especially in education funding, to balance the budget.  The governor has said he won't accept any budget that spends more than $27.3 billion, which is the amount the commonwealth expects to have available to spend during the coming fiscal year without raising taxes.

Governor Corbett and Senate Majority Leader Domenic Pileggi (R-Delaware) have had a running feud over taxes.  During the campaign last year candidate Corbett pledged "no new taxes."  Pileggi said it couldn't be done.  Now Governor, Corbett has stuck to his pledge and Pileggi is trying every maneuver he can think of to take more money from the pockets of the state's recession ravaged taxpayers.

Oddly enough, the most recent point of disagreement is a surplus.  Revenues over the past couple of months have come in at $506 million more than projected.  The free-spending Pileggi wants to increase next year's spend figure by that amount.  Corbett and house Republicans are saying no; the improved revenue flow can't be counted on and it would be fiscally irresponsible to increase spending at this time.

This kerfuffle again exposes the degree to which the Senate Republican leadership has yet to get the repeated messages sent by voters that they want the days of profligate spending in Harrisburg to come to an end.  Recall it was Senate Republicans who caved into Governor Ed Rendell and provided the votes that passed the bloated budgets that gave us the current massive deficit.  House Republicans held firm against the Rendell spending spree only to be sold out by the colleagues in the upper chamber.

All this is happening because the GOP leadership in the senate remains a bastion of old-time pork barrel politics.  Despite the fact its current leadership came to power in the wake of voter outrage over the middle-of-the-night pay raise - which dispatched their predecessors into retirement - nothing has really changed in the senate.

There is growing restlessness among the grassroots over the lack of progress in Harrisburg toward enacting a conservative agenda.  Conservatives are looking wistfully at New Jersey, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia and other states where real progress toward reform is being made.  Five months into the legislative year next to nothing has been done in Penn's Woods. 

The bottleneck is the state senate.  On issue after issue the senate is frustrating the conservative agenda.  It has yet to pass even a watered down version of Senate Bill # 1, the school choice bill.  Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati (R-Jefferson) is pushing for a tax on Marcellus Shale drillers - a clear violation of the Corbett no tax pledge.  There is general apathy in the state senate toward privatizing the state's liquor stores, a top priority of House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny).  And House Bill # 1, a common sense lawsuit abuse reform that actually passed the legislature during Ed Rendell's term before being met with a gubernatorial veto, is still sitting in a senate committee.

And now, with the budget process entering a critical phase, the senate's GOP leadership once again is sounding more like the Democratic State Committee than a Republican-controlled legislative body.  Rather than working with the governor and their colleagues in the house to spend within our means, they are pushing for new taxes and higher spending. 

If Scarnati and Pileggi want new taxes and more spending then they should put the matter to a floor vote right now - today.  No cutting deals in the back rooms. If you want higher spending, then let's see if your caucus members will put up a recorded vote. That way we the people can find out who is on the side of the taxpayers and who is on the side of the spending interests. 

In the meantime, Governor Corbett and the House GOP are standing firm against raising taxes or increasing the spend number. Voters are watching this intramural dispute very closely.  Republicans were given control of state government to put a lid on spending - we will soon see if that promise is actually kept.

(Lowman S. Henry is Chairman & CEO of the Lincoln Institute and host of the weekly Lincoln Radio Journal. His email address is lhenry@lincolninstitute.org.)

"Fair housing" redistribution also hitting Delaware 

Theresa Garcia and I have corresponded by email for over two years, but have never met. She founded the Delaware 912 Patriots,  an enormous group similar to our Tea Parties. and which covers the entire state of Delaware. She's in real estate and just sent this to me. I think you and others in real estate, as well as home owners, should see what she reports. Some of her members have sent their comments, which she appended to her email. It sounds like nasty stuff.

I'm copying Tea Party leaders in this region. The news media will either ignore or downplay it, so the general public will remain unaware until it's a fait accompli. I sense that HUD wants to get this done quickly.

Lou

Are You Ready to Pay $50 for a 100-Watt Bulb?

The Blaze | by Scott Baker | Posted on May 17, 2011 

NEW YORK (AP) - Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from stores in January.

Their demonstrations at the LightFair trade show in Philadelphia this week mean that brighter LED bulbs will likely go on sale next year, but after a government ban takes effect.

The new bulbs will also be expensive - about $50 each - so the development may not prevent consumers from hoarding traditional bulbs.

Rachel Maddow Mocks Beck & His Fans For 'Courage' Rally in Israel

The Blaze | by Jonathon M. Seidl | Posted on May 17, 2011 

Rachel Maddow Mocks Beck & His Fans

When Rachel Maddow heard that Glenn Beck was planning a rally in Jerusalem, she sarcastically uttered "oh good" before launching into a short diatribe mocking the plan. And by mocking I mean insulting the intelligence and political views of Beck's followers.

After warning that any "American insertion" into the volatile Middle East must be done with care, she played Beck's announcement. Then the jabs started: "And don't worry Glenn Beck Followers, there will be travel deals for you to get yourself physically to Israel, to make it convenient for you to bring your subtle, nuanced, political understanding to a part of the world that really needs you."

Hamas Cleric: The Jews Will be Annihilated & Palestine Will Be Capital of New Caliphate

The Blaze | by Jonathon M. Seidl | Posted on May 17, 2011 

Just last week, Egyptian presidential candidate Amr Moussa, the longtime secretary-general of the Arab League, told the Washington Post that Hamas isn't really a terror group. That might be harder to deny after he hears the audio below.

This is Hamas member and cleric Yunis Al-Astal reportedly declaring, "The [Jews] are brought in droves to Palestine so that the Palestinians - and the Islamic nation behind them - will have the honor of annihilating the evil of this gang." He also predicts that Palestine will become the capital of the new Islamic caliphate:

Office of Management and Budget Could Soon Unionize Under AFL-CIO

The Blaze | by Jonathon M. Seidl | Posted on May 16, 2011 

Usually, when an organization wants to release news without really making it news, it will do so on Friday evening. So maybe it's not surprising that it wasn't until late Friday that a branch of the AFL-CIO confirmed that the Office of Management and Budget - the White House office in charge of number-crunching - could soon unionize.

Top 10 Comments About Glenn's Big Announcement/Rally in Israel

The Blaze | by Jonathon M. Seidl | Posted on May 17, 2011 

When Glenn teased a big announcement at the top of yesterday's radio show, Blaze readers sounded off with their theories. When he announced that it was a rally in Jerusalem, the readers let him know what they thought. The combination of both produced a litany of funny, serious, and downright wacky comments. Consequently, we couldn't let those comments go by unnoticed. Below we've compiled a top ten list of comments surrounding yesterday's announcement. Did you make the list?

10. GhostofJefferson captured the sentiment of many by asking "why?"

May 16, 2011 

On Monday's Program 

Glenn's MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming this August...Restoring Courage

Glenn has challenged listeners and viewers to clean the garbage out of their life with the 40 day 40 night challenge. He's challenged people to center their lives on a set of principles and values with the 9/12 Project. He's challenged the audience to get educated and prepare. He's challenged people to take a stand in Washington D.C. to Restore Honor. Even Glenn wasn't sure how each of these different projects and challenges were connected - until now. Glenn announced today a very special event coming this August: Restoring Courage. It will take place in Jerusalem. Why there, why now? Glenn has the details on radio today.

Stay Updated: More info on this event coming soon - visit Glenn's Facebook page and click the "Like" button to get exclusive updates delivered directly to your news feed. 

Israel under fire, remains on alert

Glenn predicted months ago that May 15th would bring turmoil to Israel and that's exactly what happened. Palestinian protesters rioted and clashed with Israeli security forces in Gaza and East Jerusalem yesterday. The protests were to mark the anniversary of the founding of Israel -- which many Palestinians equate to a "catastrophe." Reports indicate Iran may have a strong hand in the protests, which have seen protesters repeatedly trying to breach the border. A flotilla was blocked after they refused to communicate with Israel after breaching their water territory. Plus, the Hamas Prime Minister is now openly praying for an end to Israel. Glenn feels this is only the beginning -- why? Find out HERE.

Ben Stein: Arab Spring a 'fraud'

Stein nails exactly what is going on in the Middle East and the recent so called glorious democratic uprisings - it's a fraud. Stein: "There is a gigantic regional coup by Iran taking place. We are doing very little, if anything, to stop it. We are going to regret helping the Egyptians kick out Mubarak as much as we regret helping Khomeini force out the Shah. You can call it "Arab Spring" if you want. But with Iran now the regional superpower, it is a lot more like an extremely bleak Mideast winter." Well said. Glenn was hammered for saying the same thing in the midst of the uprisings. Will Stein get more of the same? Get the story at The Blaze.

Report: Iranian President to be head of OPEC? DETAILS 

Journalist, commentator or liar? CNN host digs deeper hole

Fareed Zakaria revealed last week that President Obama often sought 'wisdom and advice' from him and eagerly accepted this characterization from CNN host Eliot 'Client #9' Spitzer. It's safe to say Zakaria received phone calls from his employer and from the White House that went a little something like this: Fareed, SHUT UP. So, Zakaria is trying to save face and made a statement saying the characterization he's advising the President is false. Well, which is it? He accepted that account with Spitzer, and now rejects it. Was he lying then or now? The answer on radio today.

Third Semester of Beck University starts Wednesday! We are continuing our Rumors of War series this semester as we delve deeper into the history and current happenings in and around the Middle East. The first class will be available on demand this Wednesday: Understanding the History of Israel - it's a 30 minute comprehensive guide to the religious and political importance of Israel. Get all the details HERE. Not an Insider Extreme member? Enroll in Beck University TODAY! 

The only candidate Glenn has ever endorsed: Dan Adler

It's unprecedented. Glenn has never, ever endorsed a candidate to the point of recording campaign commercials...until now because Glenn is throwing his support behind Congressional candidate Dan Adler. As an entertainment industry veteran and 'new media pioneer' Adler is putting his talents on display with powerful, moving TV spots supporting his candidacy. Why is Glenn so supportive of a Hollywood type Progressive Democrat? Find out HERE.

Huh? Disney Trademarks 'Seal Team 6' - DETAILS. 

Man spends life savings promoting end of world

A man is betting everything on May 21st being the date Christ makes His return to Earth and has spent it all on advertisements to warn unsuspecting citizens. Robert Fitzpatrick is basing his prediction off 89-year-old Harold Camping, who is leading the way predicting May 21st as the return date. Camping was already wrong once before, and will likely be wrong again. The really odd thing for Fitzpatrick is he is selling a book related to this story - why sell it if the end is near? Why not give it away? He'd rather not focus on the details (obv). READ

Stu Blog: Ultimate Presidential Indicator Turns Negative on Obama - LOOK.

America officially goes broke today: At 4pm America's debt ceiling is smashed - DETAILS.

Last Chance! Glenn has auctioned off some of his original artwork - tonight at midnight ET the auction ends. See all the paintings and bid now!