Quote: 

"And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe--the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.  We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution." 

~ John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address 

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RedState Morning Briefing

For June 1, 2011

1. Weinergate Continues With Four Questions

It is becoming increasingly obvious that Anthony Weiner sent a college co-ed a picture of his . . . well I'm not sure which word I should use . . . weiner . . . on twitter.

CNN Reporter Dana Bash has the four questions Congressman Weiner needs to answer:

1.     Is the picture of the Congressman?

2.     Why did the Congressman hire a lawyer?

3.     Why won't the Congressman let law enforcement handle the matter?

4.     Why is Congressman Weiner following a 21 year old college student on twitter?

For those of you unfamiliar with twitter, you have the ability to follow other people on Twitter. It is not automatic. You must opt to do it. And Congressman Weiner had, prior to this incident, opted to follow the Seattle college student to whom the picture was sent.

Please click here for the rest of the post.

2. House votes against raising debt ceiling, 318-97.

Which is a surprise, given that I didn't think that there were 318 Republicans in the House... no, wait, there aren't. 82 Democrats voted against raising the debt limit without accompanying spending cuts; which is highly entertaining, given that 114 House Democrats signed Rep. Peter Welch's letter requesting... precisely this vote. Do compare the signatories to said letter with the no votes on HR 1954: you will notice an entertaining amount of overlap, there.

The hysterical bit? The Democrats are complaining that they didn't get to add amendments to the bill.

Please click here for the rest of the post.

3. Obama Seeks Final Death Blow to Auto Industry

President Obama is trotting out yet another policy aimed at forcing American's to change our ways and embrace the green. Just a few weeks ago, the administration floated the idea of adding yet more taxes to our already overtaxed cars to serve the dual purpose of shoring up revenues as well as curbing driving habits (which one would assume can't both be accomplished simultaneously, but I digress).

He also famously demanded more green to come out of Chrysler during the bailouts. Not green as in cash of course, rather green in the environmental whacko dream of tiny cars devoid of style and features. Luckily for the American taxpayer, Chrysler realized how bad for business this would be and promptly ignored the demands of the green police in favor of gas guzzling SUV's which have helped put the company in a position to pay back government loans.

But now President Obama is embarking on something long promised to his environmental base in the hopes that he can change our habits so he can keep his campaign promise of slowing the rising oceans and healing the Earth.

Please click here for the rest of the post.

4. Sarah Palin Opposes All Energy Subsidies

As the presidential election heats up, we will continue to track where the candidates stand on ethanol and energy subsidies. The issue of ethanol subsidies is vital to conservatives for several reasons. First, ethanol epitomizes everything that is wrong with onerous government interventions; corporate cronyism, market distortions, higher prices for vital goods and services, and government dependency. Also, with food and energy prices at an all time high, ethanol subsidies will provide the eventual Republican nominee with a unique opportunity to use bread and butter issues to educate voters about the virtues of the free market.

Finally, and most importantly, if the Republican nominee lacks the temerity to rebuff a handful of corn welfare recipients in Iowa, he/she will certainly lack the moxie to cut trillions from the millions of dependents on the welfare state.

Last week, Mitt Romney embraced ethanol, Tim Pawlenty disavowed his support for ethanol (while speaking in Iowa), and Newt Gingrich....well, he is Professor Cornpone. Today, Sarah Palin rejected all energy subsidies in a brief interview with reporters in Gettysburg.

Please click here for the rest of the post.

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Experts on the Day's Hottest News

Items for June 1, 2011 

House GOP to Meet with President Obama Today, Push for Deep Spending Cuts
ABC News 'The Note'

Blasts rock Libyan capital as NATO extends campaign
AFP

Merkel Faces Achilles Heel in Grids to Unplug German Nuclear
Bloomberg.com

Amazon Tax Bill Passes State Assembly
NBC Los Angeles

Analysis: Could a cyber war turn into a real one for U.S.?
Reuters

Federal Budget No Easy Moral Question
The Sacramento Bee

 Latest Heritage Research:

Backgrounder
American Energy Freedom: The Basis for Economic Recovery

Backgrounder
Defense Planning for the Twenty-First Century: Lessons from the Twentieth

Backgrounder
Lessons of WikiLeaks: The U.S. Needs a Counterinsurgency Strategy for Cyberspace

Defend Israel. 

LIBERAL MYTH NO. 3:
The Great Apartheid Wall. Liberals get almost sexually aroused by the thought of the evil, Berlin-style wall that supposedly divides the fascistic Israelis from the innocent, peace-loving Palestinians. The news media routinely features the tiny percentage (only about 10 percent) of the wall that is made of concrete.

REFUTATION:
The rest of the "wall" is actually a rather flimsy-looking fence, made of what appears to be pre-fab sections of high grade plastic. It is made to be light precisely so it can be moved easily. Parts of it have been taken down where it is no longer needed. Israel also has a very active justice system, and challenges to the fence's placement are constantly being considered. The fence has been moved many times in response to court decisions. Its effectiveness (suicide bombings within Israel have ceased almost completely since the fence was put in place) comes not from the bulk or the height of the fence, but because Israel's famous high-tech smarts have been applied to its design with it wired to capture sound and motion and arranged in such away as to collect footprints. 

The article below calls attention to our own enslavement to the oil economy, whose greatest beneficiaries are hard-core Islamists.  Like a wise slavemaster who knows that demanding too much will incite a slave revolt, the Saudis recognize that they can only manipulate the oil supply to a certain degree, and that to demand too high a price will cause the West to revolt and flee to alternative energy sources.  As Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal said, "We don't want the West to go and find alternatives, because, clearly, the higher the price of oil goes, the more they have incentives to go and find alternatives."

To see the entire interview between The Prince and Fareed Zakaria, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeO1VAVKmVk .  It's well worth viewing because it provides insights on a wide array of issues.  For example, another key point the prince makes is how the Saudi government once funded jihadists who they believed were "only trying to advance Islam."  Once it became clear that the jihadists were in fact terrorists capable of attacking the Saudis themselves, the Saudi government stopped supporting them.  Doesn't that make you feel better?

Thanks for all the tip-offs, Mr. "One of the most successful investors in the world,"

Dave

PRINCE ALWALEED BIN TALAL INTERVIEW WITH MR. FAREED ZAKARIA, GPS-CNN

Victory over sharia in Dearborn, Michigan! 
 

Andrew Bostom, one of the featured speakers at our upcoming national conference, posted some great news over the weekend (see below).

Thanks to the efforts of our friends at the Thomas More Law Center, a judge ruled the free speech rights of a Christian evangelist trumped the efforts of Dearborn, Michigan to, in effect, impose sharia law's suppression of free speech.

Note especially the highlighted portion below regarding attitudes among Detroit-area Muslims regarding the imposition of sharia law.

First Amendment Trumps Sharia in Dearborn
 Andrew Bostom On May 29, 2011

^[1]

Robert Muise, Senior Counsel for the Thomas More Law Center: Teaching us how to solve the problem of Sharia

A seminal, if ominous report ^[2] released May 17, 2011 by the Center for Security Policy described fifty appellate court cases from 23 states which involve conflicts between Islamic law-Sharia ^[3]-and American state law. Nothwithstanding the delusive mindslaughter ^[4] on display across America's political spectrum which denies Sharia ^[5] encroachment in the US, the CSP analysis revealed ^[2] that,

Sharia has been applied or formally recognized in state court decisions, in conflict with the Constitution and state public policy.

But the grim, seemingly inexorable, progressive acceptance of Sharia-based mores in the US-despite this totalitarian ^[3] religio-political "law" being antithetical to American law-was at least temporarily reversed late last week, in of all places, Dearborn, Michigan. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled ^[6] 2:1 on Thursday May 26, 2011 (in GEORGE SAIEG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DEARBORN; RONALD HADDAD, Dearborn Chief of Police ) that Dearborn, and its police department, violated the free-speech rights of a Christian evangelist by barring him from handing out leaflets at an Arab-American street festival last year. The court's two judge majority opinion concluded ^[6], 


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Jerusalem and Judaism are joined at the hip

By Victor Sharpe

Jerusalem Unification Day will again be celebrated in Israel and throughout the world with the exception of that 7th century alternate universe: the Muslim world.

It marks 44 years since the amazing and miraculous event took place when the Jewish people's 3,000 year old capital city was restored to the Jewish state in the 1967 Six-Day War.

For 19 long years, from 1948 to 1967, Jordan had occupied Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and the eastern half of Jerusalem. Only Pakistan and Britain had ever recognized Jordan's illegal occupation.

The British officered Jordanian Arab Legion had forced out at gunpoint the Jewish residents of the Old City and the neighboring Jewish villages: It was Apartheid and ethnic cleansing, Arab style.

The Legion went on to desecrate the Jewish graves on the ancient Mount of Olives and use the headstones as latrines. They desecrated over 50 synagogues and forbade Jewish pilgrims to worship at their holy places. They had turned...

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Serbia Updated

Felix Quigley, who comments on Israpundit, is one of he leading experts on what really happened in Serbia leading up to and including the attack by NATO, updates us in these three articles.

Felix and I both drew attention to the concern that Israel may find itself in the same place as Serbia, with the UN or NATO attacking it for defending itself and then unilaterally creating Palestine just as it did Kosovo.

Obviously Libya is a current example of the new found jurisdiction for the UN and for NATO.

Is Israel next?

THE WHOLE OF THE SREBRENICA MASSACRE HOAX WAS BASED ON THE "EVIDENCE" OF A SUPERGRASS

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Felix Quigley

TADIC SELLS HIS "SOUL" FOR EU MEMBERSHIP...FIRST RECORDED CASE OF RAT JUMPING ONTO SINKING SHIP!

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Felix Quigley

Excerpt:

So the arrest of Mladic is in this new situation. It is not the old situation of the war on Yugoslavia at all, perhaps partly, but the new situation is one of the ascent of The Muslim...

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The U.S. and Pakistan: Partnership in Crisis

Schweitzer, Yoram and Barak, Dan

The killing of Osama Bin Laden by American Navy SEALs forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan in early May represents a new peak in the ongoing tension between the United States and Pakistan regarding the issue of combating terror in general, and in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas within Pakistan's sovereign territory in particular. Nevertheless, at this stage, the two sides are avoiding an irreparable divide based on their clear mutual interests: Pakistan needs the economic support of the United States and aims to prevent unilateral American backing for India, Pakistan's bitter rival, and the United States needs comprehensive Pakistani assistance in the war against regional and international terrorist elements - the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, and al-Qaeda - whose ability to act against the interests of the United States is dependent, to a large extent, on Pakistan's policy toward them.

...

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What's next is up to Right to Work supporters like you.

Last week, Congressman Steve King (R-IA) introduced the National Right to Work Act (H.R. 2040) in the U.S. House.

You can bet the Big Labor hierarchy will put tremendous pressure on every member of Congress to protect their power.

That's why it's absolutely vital we turn up the heat.

Please click here to urge your Congressman to cosponsor the National Right to Work Act.

As you know, this legislation would enshrine the common-sense principle -- already enforced in 22 states -- that no worker should be compelled to join or pay dues to a union just to get or keep a job.

In an age of legislative overreach, this is one of the shortest bills ever introduced.

A National Right to Work Act does not add a single word to federal law. It simply removes language in the National Labor Relations Act that gives union bosses the power to extract dues and fees from nonunion workers.

And as we've seen in Wisconsin, Indiana, and elsewhere so far this year, the union bosses will do anything to protect their government-granted forced-dues powers.

That's why I need your help.

I have an aggressive plan to push the National Right to Work Act onto the front-burner of U.S. politics.

First, through a large, national petition campaign we will ramp up the pressure to secure the maximum number of co-sponsors in the House and Senate.

Then, working with our allies, we will secure hearings in both chambers to expose the abuses of forced-unionism and its cost to America in lost jobs, bloated government and corrupt politics.

Finally, we will really turn up the heat - mail, phones, email and internet ads, radio, even TV ads if funding permits - as the National Right to Work Act comes to a vote on the floor of the U.S. House and Senate.

This is an ambitious program.

I can't do it alone.

Please, contact your Congressman right away. Click here to urge your Congressman to cosponsor the National Right to Work Act.

And please consider chipping in with a contribution of $10 or more today.

Internet mobilization. Massive public information campaigns. Even radio and TV ads.

It's all expensive. But just chipping in $10 or more today will go a long way.

Your help has been critical so far. I know I can count on you as we push forward.

Sincerely,
Mark Mix

P.S. Congressman Steve King (R-IA) introduced the National Right to Work Act (H.R. 2040) in the U.S. House.

This critical legislation would strip union bosses of the government-granted power to extract dues and fees from independent-minded employees as a condition of employment.

Please click here to urge your Congressman to cosponsor the National Right to Work Act, and if you can, please chip in with a contribution of $10 or more today.

The National Right to Work Committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, single-purpose citizens' organization dedicated to combating compulsory unionism through an aggressive program designed to mobilize public opposition to compulsory unionism and, at the same time, enlist public support for Right to Work legislation. The Committee's mailing address is 8001 Braddock Road, Springfield, Virginia 22160. The Committee can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-325-7892. Its web address is http://nrtwc.org/

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House Rejects Bill to Raise Debt Limit

Published May 31, 2011 | Associated Press

 WASHINGTON -- House Republicans dealt defeat to their own proposal for a $2.4 trillion increase in the nation's debt limit Tuesday, a political gambit designed to reinforce a demand for spending cuts to accompany any increase in government borrowing.

The vote was lopsided, with just 97 in favor of the measure and 318 against.

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      H R 1954      2/3 YEA-AND-NAY      31-May-2011      7:11 PM
      QUESTION:  On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
      BILL TITLE: To implement the President's request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt
 

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Military Commission to Review List of Charges Against 9/11 Suspects

Published May 31, 2011 | FoxNews.com

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OP-ED | Jeff Jacoby

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Temple University President Ann Weaver Hart is paid   $707,947.00  annually and here .

             Temple University's 2011 budget is over a Billion Dollars --$1,073,697,000  not including Temple University Health System      

                         Temple University Salaries of 25 Highest Paid Employees other than Officers and Directors (2008)

 The House Republicans have proposed giving Temple University $129,387,000 of The Forgotten Taxpayer's earnings and savings overriding the Governor's proposed $82,487,000. As a "nonprofit", Temple University pays no local property taxes and no State or Federal taxes other than payroll deductions from all employees. 

Is subsidizing Pennsylvania's billionaires and millionaires the best use of Pennsylvanian's earning and savings?

The Bob

dr. bob and Guzzardi

[two minds, one voice]

-independent of any candidate, campaign or organization-

promoting Truth, Justice and the American Way

My Friend of the Second Amendment,

 ONCE AGAIN---our Constitutional rights have been breached!

The Second Amendment and others have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in California, seeking to have the state's definition of so-called "assault weapons" declared unconstitutionally vague. Joining SAF and Calguns in the lawsuit is Brendan John Richards, an Iraq combat veteran who served as a United States Marine, and whose arrest and six-day incarceration in the Sonoma County jail --- and subsequent dismissal of all charges - was the catalyst for this legal action. Named as defendants are California Attorney General Kamala Harris, the California Department of Justice, the City of Rohnert Park and police officer Dean Becker.

Richards was jailed in May 2010 after Officer Becker, investigating a disturbance at a motel where Richards was staying, learned that Richards had two pistols and a rifle, all unloaded, in the trunk of his car. Becker arrested Richards for unlawful possession of an assault weapon. However, in September of last year, the charges were dismissed by the Sonoma County District Attorney's office, based on a report from the state Department of Justice that showed none of the guns met the state's definition of an assault weapon.

Please CLICK HERE to give a generous DONATION to the Second Amendment Foundation to assist us in communicating about the real benefits to gun-owners in adhering to the Second Amendment! We continue to be right in the middle of the fray and discussions of gun-owner rights as we exercise our freedoms which the Second Amendment guarantees! We must continue to fight for our freedoms in the courts!!
California's law allows possession of a variety of firearms that do not meet the state's assault weapons definition, which we believe is unconstitutionally vague. Mr. Richards was jailed for almost a week, when he had broken no law because a police officer had a conflicting view and the District Attorney's office believed him.

"California attempts to make a distinction among firearms where no natural one exists. The generic definition of so-called 'assault weapons' was simply an attempt to prohibit possession of guns that look scary," noted Calgun's Executive Director Gene Hoffman.

Plaintiffs are represented by attorneys Don Kilmer of San Jose and Jason A. Davis of Mission Viejo. Kilmer said the case is indicative of the way things have become in California.

"Now that the right to keep arms has correctly been recognized as fundamental and applicable to California," Kilmer said, "gun owners can't be faced with the practice of 'arrest them first and let the courts sort it out' for exercising constitutional rights. That is just how things are done in our country."

We must come against this in every way!

This is just one of numerous lawsuits that the Second Amendment Foundation has taken on. EACH lawsuit has a "price-tag" of $60,000 - $80,000!!

But, guaranteed it, we are in this battle for YOU.

 Every owner of a weapon - 80,000,000 of us -should be indebted to the Second Amendment Foundation, for standing up in various courts of law, to defend the Second Amendment - the rights to keep and bear arms!

This is not some far-out political group...this, according to our Founding Forefathers, is a "mainstream" group of those who adamantly cling to the Second Amendment of the Unite States Constitution!

 

Sincerely,

Alan M. Gottlieb
Chairman
Second Amendment Foundation

P. S. Please help us to communicate information so our pro-gun forces will be victorious. Not just because of you and me---but because our United States Constitution demands that freedom!

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Dear friends,

Given Americans' pain at the pump and our country's stagnant economy, you'd expect the Obama administration to do everything in its power to secure vital resources and spur economic growth. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

Hillary Clinton's State Department is holding up the Canadian-American Keystone XL pipeline-a construction project that would transport crude oil from Alberta, Canada to Oklahoma and Texas oil refiners. Not only would the Keystone pipeline secure vital resources from a trusted ally, it would provide an economic boon for struggling Midwestern states.

[Take Action Now]

Unnecessarily inhibiting billions in economic activity and hundreds of thousands of jobs from being created, the State Department is preventing a much-needed regional stimulus. Click here to tell the State Department to get out of the way of America's job creators and issue the Keystone XL pipeline building permit!

Onward,

Grover Norquist
President
Americans for Tax Reform

May 31, 2011



 PALIN BUS TOUR FLUMMOXES MEDIA
Sarah Palin's 'One Nation' bus tour kicked off this weekend with stops in DC, Baltimore and George Washington's home in Mt. Vernon, VA. A large swarm of reporters from the MSM followed the former governor, hoping to discover Palin's 2012 intentions. See the clips HERE. 

OBAMA'S SUPPORT FROM THE MILITARY FADES
A new poll from Gallup shows that President Obama's support from active duty and retired military personnel has fallen eleven points below the general public's. Read the latest poll data HERE.

HOMELAND SECURITY OR 'MINORITY REPORT?'
DHS has unveiled a new mobile facility that reportedly screens people for "malintent" or the ability / desire to cause harm. See the scary video of the new technology HERE.

SYRIAN SOCIALIST ADMITS TO ORGANIZING MIDDLE EAST REVOLT TO END CAPITALISM
This video, posted earlier today, features Syrian Socialist/activist Joseph Daher explaining how his group worked alongside the Muslim Brotherhood to bring about the revolution in Egypt. Daher also explains the true goal of the revolution is the end of Capitalism. See the video HERE.

STUDENTS SUSPENDED FOR WEARING WHITE T-SHIRTS TO SCHOOL
Last week a California High School suspended a group of students for wearing plain white t-shirts to school. Why? The racially-diverse group of kids was suspected to be White Supremacists. See the kids and listen to their comments HERE.

VIRAL VIDEO DU JOUR - DID A SQUADRON OF UFOS FLY OVER OAKLAND?
This YouTube video shows a strange grouping of lights in the night sky over Oakland, California. Are they planes, birds, or beautifully choreographed extra terrestrials? Watch the video HERE.

BONUS VIRAL VIDEO - THE BEST WORST HUMAN BLOOPERS OF THE MONTH   
As the month of May wraps up, we present a video compilation of stunts and physical activities that did not end as planned. Prepare for a heavy dose of schadenfreude as you watch the clips HERE.

Our first lady: Bitter harridan
 

May 31, 2011
 

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Administration Policies to Blame for High Energy Prices

May 31, 2011

Report Finds Administration Policies to Blame for High Energy Prices

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President Obama will not allow free trade without higher spending.

Create Jobs, Not More Welfare Spending

On June 6^th, we will be hosting the first annual "My Voice, My Choice" Rally in Harrisburg at 11 AM in the Rotunda of the State Capitol.

This is your chance to tell the Governor and the Pennsylvania General Assembly that we want to be able to live and work in our homes and businesses free of unnecessary government interference and taxation. This is achievable if the government does not allow unfunded mandates or government entities to collect union dues, eliminates school property taxes, in addition to refusing to implement Obamacare in PA and implementing broader school choice (click here for AFP-PA's statement on SB1 and School Choice). We must raise our voices together so we can advance these issues that are so crucial to our liberty.

 Please join with us for ...

 THE FIRST ANNUAL

AFP-PA's "MY VOICE, MY CHOICE"

CITIZEN'S DAY AT THE CAPITOL

Monday, June 6, 2011 | 11 AM

The Rotunda at the State Capitol in Harrisburg

This rally will continue to advance the agenda we rolled out during our "My Voice, My Choice" Town hall in Allentown.

Please click here to watch AFP-PA's Town hall in Allentown on May 11th.

This event is focused on you. Please e-mail us your story so we can highlight you and your voice the Capitol. Please also let us know if you or someone you know is in the military and will be attending-we will be honoring WWII veterans on this anniversary of D-Day.

After the rally, we will meet with state legislators and learn how to impact public policy in Pennsylvania.

We will also be providing bus transportation to and from the rally. Click here to register for bus transportation.
 

For Prosperity,

Sam Rohrer, State Director
Jennifer Stefano, Director of Communications
Katy Abram, Director of Policy
Vonne Andring, Director of Field Operations

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

We Can Save Medicare

If we do not act now, the failure of leadership by President Obama and Democrats in Congress will lead our Medicare system to certain bankruptcy. We can save Medicare for current seniors and make sure it's around for our children and grandchildren by supporting Representative Paul Ryan.

In his "Path to Prosperity", Rep. Ryan has laid out a plan to save Medicare by creating a patient-centered system for seniors that gives them more choices for their health care while reining in exploding costs.

Rep. Ryan's plan ensures that present seniors in Medicare are not affected and provides a sustainable path for future enrollees. In the video below Rep. Ryan offers a powerful explanation of his plan, please watch it now:



It's simple, it's cost-effective and it puts the patient -- not bureaucrats -- in control. But President Obama and Democrats believe attacking Rep. Ryan's plan, while offering no solutions of their own for saving Medicare, is a winning electoral strategy: Attack Rep. Ryan, win the next election.

The problem is this "strategy" will come at the expense of seniors and taxpayers. Worst part is that President Obama has already admitted we're on an unsustainable course:

"Medicare is slated to go into the red in about eight to 10 years. I don't know if people are aware of that." - President Barack Obama, August 2009

We're aware Mr. President, now what are you going to do about it?

Please consider a dona tion to help us save Medicare and protect it for future generations.
 

Vote NO on Raising the Debt Ceiling

Today the House of Representatives will hold a crucial vote on whether to raise the debt ceiling. It's what they are calling a "clean" debt ceiling vote, but this is dirty politics 101, with no plan for how we get our nation out of this fiscal nightmare.

If the House raises the debt ceiling it would continue our nation's reckless government spending and leave a crushing burden of debt on our children and grandchildren. We must make our voices heard now.

Tell your Representative to vote NO on raising the debt ceiling. Call Now>>

When you call now, demand that your Representative supports three key reforms in the debt ceiling debate:
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Support the Balanced Budget Amendment

H.J. Res. 56 has been introduced by Rep. Walsh (R-IL) which is a consensus balanced budget amendment requiring Congress to balance the federal budget every year.

Rep. Walsh's balanced budget amendment is the House companion to the consensus balanced budget amendment being offered in the Senate. It is supported by all 47 Republican senators and is highlighted in the "Cut, Cap and Balance" letter from the Republican Study Committee concerning the debt ceiling.

Please call House leadership and tell them to support, mark up and bring H.J. Res. 56 balanced budget amendment to the floor. Call Now>>

  

Rising Democratic star Rep. Anthony Weiner has lawyered up in a desperate bid to quash rumors after a risqué picture was sent from his Twitter account to a 21-year-old co-ed on the other side of the country.

The newly married New York congressman insists that his account was hacked into. Genette Cordova, the woman who received the shot, backs his story, but that is doing little to halt the flood of questions about the affair.

Chief among them is just who was the model for the picture of the bulging pair of gray underpants, and exactly what is Weiner's relationship with Cordova, who lives outside Seattle, nearly 2,500 miles from his congressional district.

Read more on Newsmax.com: Dem Weiner Fights to Control Lewd Photo Scandal  

Department of Justice

Monday, May 30, 2011 16:01 ET

 War Room

Obama cracks down on abuses by big-city police departments

By Justin Elliott

 

Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, center, talks about a federal investigation of the Newark Police Department during a May 9 news conference with Newark Mayor Cory Booker, far left.

  

In a marked shift from the Bush administration, President Obama's Justice Department is aggressively investigating several big urban police departments for systematic civil rights abuses such as harassment of racial minorities, false arrests, and excessive use of force.

 

In interviews, activists and attorneys on the ground in several cities where the DOJ has dispatched civil rights investigators welcomed the shift. To progressives disappointed by Eric Holder's Justice Department on key issues like the failure to investigate Bush-era torture and the prosecution of whistle-blowers, recent actions by the DOJ's Civil Rights Division are a bright spot.

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"I Oppose Raising The Debt Ceiling"

 Petition Sponsor: Grassfire Nation
 

A clear majority of Americans (65%) and an overwhelming majority of the Grassfire Nation (80%) oppose raising the debt ceiling. Congress is expected to debate and vote on this issue in May. Grassfire Nation will be delivering petitions to key leaders in Congress. Please sign the petition to be included in the next scheduled delivery. 
 

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Dear Liberty Activist,

Covert, year-long sting operations.

Early morning raids.

Relentless interrogation and harassment.

Are these the aggressive actions of the federal government against suspects in the war on terror?

No.  These describe the tactics of the Food and Drug Administration against everyday Americans like Amish farmer Dan Allgyer.

And now this farmer, his family, and his community don't know if their way of life will survive the statists' wrath.

What "crime" is the FDA finding him guilty of?

"Providing unpasteurized milk from healthy, grass-fed cows across state lines to members of cooperatives seeking unprocessed food."

These busybodies are misinterpreting the commerce clause to cite Allgyer's violation.  Originally, this clause was intended to prevent states from prohibiting individuals from doing business with one another across state lines.

In other words, the federal food authorities are doing the exact opposite of their constitutional mandate and acting as out of control as the Federal Reserve and our "leaders" in Congress.

The FDA will cite "food safety" concerns to justify its actions, but you and I know the truth about its continued war against local food producers:

It's about helping out their Big-Ag buddies.

It's about control over you, your family, and your choices.

Well I don't know about you, but I've certainly had enough of these bureaucrats destroying the livelihoods of these hard-working Americans.

Please, call your representative and senators today to urge them to rein in the reckless FDA by stopping it from interfering with voluntary, private contracts between farmers and private citizens.

Also, send a message directly to the FDA by contacting them here.

Tell them to stop wasting your tax dollars on raids and spying operations on peaceful Amish farmers and members of private food groups.

Tell them to end their unjust civil suit against Amish farmer Dan Allgyer.

Tell them to do something more productive with their time.

The FDA has conducted many sting operations and raids against US farmers over the years, with this year-and-a-half long sting on the buying club connected to Allgyer only the most recent.

And now the food police are filing a civil suit against this Amish farmer for introducing into "interstate commerce" raw milk intended for human consumption and are giving him notice of a pending request for permanent injunction.

It is an obscene overreach of federal authority to try and shut down the private transactions between honest farmers and their willing consumers.

That's why each day more and more concerned activists like you are taking a stand against these brazen actions.

Earlier this month, hundreds of concerned citizens attended a rally in support of Allgyer and local food production.

When the government can tell you what you can eat, it can tell you who you are.

You and I must make our voices heard.

For more information on the FDA's (continuing) actions and about how food freedom advocates are fighting back, click here.

Find your elected officials' information here and contact the FDA here.

In Liberty,


John Tate
President


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A QUESTION OF ELIGIBILITY
 

Intel report: Kenyans honor Obama's 'birthplace'Cultural museum commissioned in family's African village

Posted: May 30, 2011 | By Jerome R. Corsi | © 2011 WND

Barack Obama in visit with Kenyan relatives

An internal bulletin from the Kenyan National Security Intelligence Service, or NSIS, states that the Kenyan government in 2009 commissioned a cultural museum in the Obama home village of Kogelo to honor the "birthplace of President Barack Obama" and rededicate the tomb of his father, Barack Obama Sr.

The 2009 NSIS bulletin report said:

The ministry of national heritage this month hosted a cultural festival in Kogelo and commissioned a cultural museum on a plot donated by a member of the Kogelo community. The cultural festival was attended by the minister for national heritage, William ole Ntimama and U.S. ambassador, Michael Ranneberger.

This was to honour the birthplace of President Obama and re-dedicate the tomb of Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., the president's late father. But the project had been delayed because of ownership wrangles surrounding the plot.

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Doomsday Prophets Who Never Say They're Sorry   

This column by ACRU Senior Fellow Robert Knight was published May 30, 2011 on The Washington Times website.

Well, we're still here despite doomsday evangelist Harold Camping's warning of the end of the world on May 21 at 6 p.m. But wait. Mr. Camping says we're not out of the woods. He announced last week that "spiritual" doom occurred May 21 and physical destruction of the world will happen on Oct. 21. If he still has any acolytes after this, it will give new meaning to the term "credulous."

Here's his spin: "We didn't see any difference, but God brought Judgment Day to bear upon the whole world. The whole world is under Judgment Day, and it will continue right up until Oct. 21 - and by that time the whole world will be destroyed."

Well, I won't argue with Mr. Camping that God can't be pleased with the way America is abandoning its Judeo-Christian moorings. Lady Gaga's pansexual "Born This Way" video alone is ample evidence that we're no longer slouching toward Gomorrah but have entered its gates.

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Supreme Court Releases Thousands of Imprisoned Felons

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Ken Klukowski was published May 26, 2011 on The Washington Examiner website.

In a shocking and unprecedented move, the Supreme Court suddenly discovered that overcrowded prisons are unconstitutional. As a result, it has ordered up to 46,000 convicted felons released from California prisons.

Congress enacted the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA), specifying ways for managing prison populations and leaving it to state officials on how to achieve acceptable results. PLRA states that prison overcrowding can possibly violate federal rights.

California has overcrowded prisons. Some prisoners allege that as a result prisoners experience delays in receiving medical care or mental health treatment. Several inmates filed a federal suit, arguing that these prison conditions violate their right to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment and are also cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

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Common Sense Versus Nonsense   

This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published May 25, 2011 on Townhall.com.

William J. McGee, the consumer advocate on the Department of Transportation's Future of Aviation Advisory Committee wrote "Forcing the F.A.A. to Fly Blind" in The New York Times (April 9, 2011), where he laments Congress' cut in the FAA budget, saying, "A $4 billion cut will necessarily reduce the work force further. And it's hard to imagine this will not diminish safety." Mr. McGee suggests there will be shortcuts in aircraft maintenance.

Here are a few facts and then a question. Each Boeing 747 costs $317 million, its 777 goes for $284 million and its 737 sells for $80 million. Airbus' giant 555-plus passenger A380 sells for $375 million. Here's a true or false statement: If it weren't for the FAA, airline company CEOs would not take the necessary measures to ensure that their aircraft took off and landed safely.

I'd say the statement is false. Even if CEOs didn't give a hoot about passengers, I'm betting that they do care, without FAA edicts, whether billions of dollars worth of aircraft landed and took off safely, and they will spend enough on maintenance to ensure that.

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Jehovah or Marx?

This column by ACRU General Counsel and Policy Director for the Carleson Center for Public Policy (CCPP) Peter Ferrara was published May 25, 2011 on The American Spectator website.

Years ago a man with a history as a careful investigator told me on the basis of his research into his own family tree that I was probably Jewish. He reached that conclusion because his research found that Italians with place names were usually descended from refugees of the Jewish diaspora who had taken the name of the place where they finally settled.

Ferrara is the name of a town in northwest Italy, an old mining town that came to be dominated by Marxist mining unions, unfortunately. Ferraro is the equivalent of Smith in Italian, a name denoting a profession as a blacksmith. But Ferrara is the name of the town of origin of my father's side of the family. My mother's side hails from Sicily, which culturally more suits my personality.

I was delighted to consider the possibility that I may, in fact, be of Jewish heritage. For as a Christian, I had read a lot about the history of the Jewish people in the Bible, and easily identified with them.

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Tea Party News
Tuesday, May 31st

As the GOP moves to the right, presidential hopefuls abandon old centrist stands         In the first presidential election since the tea party's emergence, Republican candidates are drifting rightward on a range of issues, even though more centrist stands might play well in the 2012 general election.         On energy, taxes, health care and other topics, the top candidates hold positions that are more conservative than those they espoused a few years ago.         The shifts reflect the evolving views of conservative voters, who will play a major role in choosing the Republican nominee. In that sense, the candidates' repositioning seems savvy or even essential.         But the eventual nominee will face President Barack Obama in the 2012 general election, when independent voters appear likely to be decisive players once again. Those independents may be far less enamored of hard-right positions than are the GOP activists who will wield power in the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary and other nominating contests. [Washington Post, May 29]      Click here for the full story Rick Perry Leaves the Door Open for 2012 Presidential Bid         Gov. Rick Perry of Texas opened the door perhaps for a run of his own.         Asked on Friday if he would consider running for the Republican nomination, Perry replied, "I'm going to think about it." He added that he would focus on it after the Texas Legislature leaves Austin sometime after Tuesday.         When reporters followed up asking Perry -- who had been issuing denials that he would enter the presidential race -- if he would change his mind, he said, "I didn't say I was running, did I? I'm going to think about it." [Sunshine State News, May 31]      Click here for the full story Supreme Court Inching Closer to States' Rights         Chief Justice John Roberts is one vote short of moving the Supreme Court to a position so conservative on states' rights that it would be to the right of the Tea Party's idea of limited government. That chilling possibility was evident in the court's recent ruling in the case of Virginia v. Stewart.         The principle at stake dates back to a 1908 case, Ex parte Young, in which the Supreme Court held that federal courts have a paramount role in stopping a state from violating federal law. [NY Times Editorial, May 29]      Click here for the full story Bachmann: GOP race can handle me and Palin         Rep. Michele Bachmann, who is considering a run for the Republican presidential nomination, says she thinks the race can accommodate both her and Sarah Palin.         Both women are favorites of the tea party movement. But Bachmann says she doesn't compare herself to Palin - she compares herself to President Barack Obama.         Bachmann says there's "enough room for a lot of contenders" to challenge Obama in 2012.         The Minnesota Republican says she considers Palin, the GOP's 2008 vice presidential candidate, a "friend," not a "competitor." But she told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday that she has no problem running against a friend.         Bachmann spoke to ABC from New Hampshire, which holds the GOP's first presidential primary next year. She is expected to announce her campaign decision in Iowa next month. [Google News, May 31]      Click here for the full story

Goodbye, al-Qa'ida's Rose

Comedian Martin Short parodies Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" with this edgy sendup of Osama bin Laden's death. Watch Video » -Submitted

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Everyone knows that the burial at sea story was fishy. Here's what really happened: Watch Video » -Submitted

Borders

This - after President Obama suggested to PM Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel return to its 1967 borders:

Dear President Obama,

I am writing today with a somewhat unusual request. First and foremost, I will be asking that you return the United States to its August 20th, 1959 borders so that Hawaii is no longer a state and you are no longer a citizen.

Sincerely,
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel

Today's Headlines:  Tuesday, May 31, 2011

DNC Chair: Republicans Believe Illegal Immigration 'Should be a Crime'

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Muslim Brotherhood-Linked Presidential Candidate Favors Shari'a, End to Israeli Peace

Trial of Dutch Politician Who Sounded Alarm About Radical Islam Nears End

As America Observes Memorial Day, U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan Top 1,500

Anti-Christian Violence Continues in Pakistan

EPA Says It's 'Prohibited' From Considering Costs When Issuing Air-Quality Regulations

Schumer Proposes Rationing Through One-Size-Fits-All Payments for Sick Seniors

Poll: More GOPers Would Like to See Paul Ryan Run for Prez Than Christie, Perry or Jeb Bush

COMMENTARY:

Patton: 'The Very Idea of Losing is Hateful to an American'

MacArthur: 'Duty, Honor, Country'

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One killed, seven injured during police-involved shootings on South Beach

	New Common Sense Applying First Principles to the Issues of Today

Remembering Memorial Day

On Memorial Day, we commemorate the more than 1.2 million soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. To discuss the meaning and history of Memorial Day, we sat down with Matthew Spalding, Vice President of American Studies at The Heritage Foundation.

NCS: When did we first begin to observe Memorial Day?

Spalding: There's nothing unusual about countries setting aside a day to celebrate their war dead - which is essentially what Memorial Day is. Ours began after the Civil War, in 1868, when veterans from the Civil War on both sides wanted to honor their war dead. Originally called Decoration Day, the event united northerners and southerners who wanted to honor those killed and who realized the great sacrifices that had been made. Memorial Day arises out of this unification and recognition of sacrifice after the Civil War, though it was not designated as a federal holiday until 1971. It's important to remember the history of the day before the holiday was made official.

NCS: All countries honor their war dead, as you point out. But isn't there something unique about the American understanding of Memorial Day?

Spalding: Yes. On Memorial Day, we remember these deadly events, and our soldiers' noble sacrifices and what they have done for us, but it's really a celebration of our country, and what it stands for. What is unique about the American understanding of Memorial Day is that it constantly harkens back to the memory of our founding principles. The great poet of this subject is Lincoln, especially in his speech at Gettysburg, where he talks about how "these dead shall not have died in vain."  He links the acts of these soldiers (their giving of their lives, this great and honorable sacrifice) to the central truths of the American Founding. Lincoln says that we cannot consecrate the ground, but that it is for us, the living, to go on and bring about what he calls a "new birth of freedom."  He connects the slain soldiers' virtuous sacrifice to the principles for which they died.

NCS: How did Americans observe Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was then called, after the Civil War?

Spalding: Back then, people would go to the graves of the war dead. At that time, a great number of the dead were actually buried at the battlefields - hence the great anniversaries and celebrations that occurred: Gettysburg, Antietam, etc. On the anniversary, you would go to the battlefield itself.  As an example of this tradition, to this day, one of the greatest places where this celebration occurs is at Arlington National Cemetery. The President or the Vice-President still go there and lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, who represents all of the American war dead. You'll also see soldiers there putting a flag at each individual grave. We celebrate today with parades and other things, but that's really where the celebration is.

NCS: What's the most important thing for people to keep in mind about Memorial Day?

Spalding: We must remember that this truly is a great celebration. On the one hand, it is a somber occasion, but what makes it great is remembering what our soldiers died fighting for.  That's the key thing. For instance, in Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, he speaks about "the mystic chords of memory."  And these are "our bonds of affection," he says, "stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearthstone" across the land. These things that bind us, that connect us together, tie us back to our beginning - to our principles, and to what makes America great - and that's what we're celebrating. But it's also a reminder that sometimes, our own citizens, our soldiers must give their lives for that honorable cause.
 

 05/31/2011

The Unstimulated Obama Economy

Newsflash from The New York Times: President Barack Obama's stimulus did not work. No, the Times doesn't say that in so many words, but in an op-ed this morning, the paper laments the sputtering economy and the fact that Washington just isn't doing enough to help the economy grow. The problem, of course, is that Washington has done too much of the wrong things to get the economy moving again. 

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QUICK HITS

Homeownership is continuing its downward spiral, with the percentage of homeowners dropping to 66.4 percent, from a high of 69.2 percent in 2004.

The House is set to vote today on the White House's request that the debt limit be raised without any spending reductions -- a proposal that is expected to be rejected.

Cyber attacks, which could cripple a power grid or threaten nuclear reactors, can constitute an act of war, according to a new finding from the Pentagon.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned NATO against becoming an "occupying force" in the country and said raids on Afghan homes in pursuit of insurgents were "not allowed."

Rep. Allen West (R-FL) examines the battlefield of the 21st century in the closing address of Heritage's Protect America Month. Watch live today at 10:30 AM ET.

May 31, 2011 

On Tuesday's Program 

Owned! Socialists confirm Glenn's craaaaazy 'conspiracy theory'

The way the media mocked Glenn during what they celebrated as a 100% pure as the driven snow Arab Spring is looking more and more silly with each passing day. First, the extremist anti-Israel Muslim Brotherhood have positioned themselves to grab power - and now, prominent socialists are openly bragging about how they 'coalesced' with other groups during this uprising to achieve one goal: end capitalism and the western way of life. Oh, and Israel is the 'enemy' and they, along with America, are the true obstacle to their socialist utopia. Hey! That's exactly what Glenn said all along! Watch the disturbing video HERE and get Glenn's reaction HERE. 

Think your kids are being taught the Constitution? LOL

And when we say 'taught' we don't mean in the 'charter of negative liberties' type of way. We are living in a time when the American way of life is under attack from all angles - so it's more important now than ever to teach our kids about the important founding work our forefathers accomplished. That's why Glenn is especially excited to announce his newest book, The Original Argument: The Federalists' Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the 21st Century. Get the details and read more HERE.

Obama's CNN buddy scolds Netanyahu

CNN's Fareed Zakaria came out with the not surprising opinion that Benjamin Netanyahu was out of line disagreeing with Obama's Middle East proposal. How should Netanyahu have responded instead? Fareed says Netanyahu should have thanked President Obama for being so awesome to Israel. The segment almost sounded as if it were done by one of Obama's advisors -- oh, wait -- it was! Glenn played Fareed's Netanyahu b-slap on radio today, check out his reaction HERE.

Krauthammer: Why is the President belittling Israel? STORY 

WATCH: Homeland Security video that will 'scare the pants' off you

Remember when you thought the movie Minority Report was ridiculous? It still kinda is -- but Homeland Security is doing their best to be as creepy as possible. Check out their new pre-crime screening system that scans Americans at large events to see who is most likely to commit a crime. Don't believe it? Watch the video HERE.

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PC: Asian student accused of being White Supremacist

One would think being Asian would be enough to dissuade people from labeling them a white supremacist, but apparently that's not the case. A group of students decided to wear white t-shirts on senior picture day and were reprimanded for doing so amidst accusations they intimidated other students and were white supremacists. What does the accused student, who is Asian, think about being labeled a white supremacist? Hear the audio and get Glenn's take at GlennBeck.com.

And now for some cartoon's