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912 Patriots of Lower Bucks - Your Daily Updates ALL in ONE Place!
December 28, 2011
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December 22, 2011
Blockbuster Ruling: Iran, Hezbollah Involved in 9/11
Ryan Mauro
The killing of Osama Bin Laden in May brought a sense of resolution to Americans, but a ruling by a federal judge shows justice has not been delivered. In a decision that should forever change the story of 9/11 and the West's Middle East policy, Judge George Daniels has just ruled that Iran and Hezbollah are responsible for 9/11.
Judge Daniels concluded that 9/11 happened because of Iran and Hezbollah's direct support for the plotters, especially the hijackers, and probably would not have happened without it. The evidence presented in court goes even further, strongly indicating that 9/11 was a joint operation between Al-Qaeda and the Iranian regime. It took over 10 years after 9/11 for Iran's covert involvement to be exposed, a frightening testament to the ineptitude of our intelligence community and the experts who assured us that Iran would never work with Bin Laden's terrorist group or directly target the U.S.
Eight law firms acting under the leadership of Thomas E. Mellon presented reams of publicly-available information and over 25 hours of testimony from three Iranian intelligence defectors, whose accounts were deemed credible by Judge Daniels. The three defectors provided first-hand information to prove the culpability of Iran and Hezbollah.
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Southern NH 9.12 Project
& Temple University Students for Intellectual Freedom (TUSIF)
This is a really good chart with all the candidates positions on issues....note especially, please, those that support agenda 21
Get the PDF Document Here . . .
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We are looking for a few good women
and men for local committee seats
The Kitchen Table Patriots is looking to help the
Bucks County Republican Committee fill some vacant
local committee seats.
These seats will be filled in the spring primary. Below is a list of some known vacancies to be filled. There are probably others as well. If you are at all interested in running for any of these offices, please reply to this email and we will work with you to understand the office and get campaign support.
- Warrington Township District 2 (Woman)
- Warrington Township District 8 (Woman & Man)
- Buckingham Middle 2 (Woman & Man)
- Buckingham Upper 1 (Woman)
- Buckingham Upper 3 (Woman)
- Upper Southampton West 1 (Woman & Man)
- Upper Southampton North 1 (Woman)
The committee positions are the root of the party, and who better to help out with this than the grassroots!
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Mark Your Calendar!
The Kitchen Table Patriots
along with The Loyal Opposition, The Thomas Jefferson Club and Citizens for Constitutional Government present the Pennsylvania Republican
Candidates for the U.S. Senate
Debate
January 19, 2012
7:00 PM
The Loyal Order of The Moose
127 E State St, Doylestown, PA
We are still working with the candidate's schedules, but we currently have the following confirmed:
We'll update you as we get closter to the date.
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Yours in Liberty,
The Kitchen Table Patriots
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Hi group. Below is a message from Phila Tea Party Patriots founders Diana and Don Reimer about an event. Please try to attend and please RSVP to philatppatriots@gmail.com if you're coming.
Thanks,
-Jim
p.s. you'll get one more email from us today, then we'll leave you alone for a while, haha.
Space is limited, therefore please RSVP for this event, noting the viewing session you will be attending. RSVP: philatppatriots@gmail.com
Presented by Philadelphia Tea Party patriots, on 29 Dec, three movies to help us gear up for the 2012 election cycle will be shown at the Lansdale Library.
Government have you worried ... Us too.
www.PhilaTeaPartyPatriots.com
Don and Diana make this invitation to all folks who count as home their PTPP Groups in Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. Limited to 40 seats for each movie showing
"KNOWLEDGE IS POWER" ... and a knowledgeable voter is the best citizen patriot
- Dick Morris
COME to be informed.
SEE how to be involved individually.
DISCOVER the effectiveness of acting in one accord.
WHO:
Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots - Don & Diana Reimer
WHAT:
Three FREE Movie Viewings:
1st Showing: 10:15am to 1:30pm
2nd Showing:1:30pm-4:45pm
3rd Showing 5:15pm- 8:30pm
WHEN:
All Day Three Showings - Thursday, December 29, 2011
WHERE:
Community Room, Lansdale Public Library 301 Vine Street Lansdale, PA
map: http://g.co/maps/9v2fu
WHY:
Information: This is an introduction to Citizen's Coup for 2012
BATTLE FOR AMERICA With Dick Morris TEA PARTY A Documentary Film
HOW:
The Making of YOUR Plan: 2012 or Bust
Ownership and Participation
The Ultimate Goal:
To Bring Your Personal Efforts To Influence a Positive Conservative Outcome of the 2012 Primary and General
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Congress overturns incandescent light bulb ban
Another trillion dollar spending bill. At least we might have our lightbulbs back.
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1. David Codrea, unauthorized journalist who broke Fast & Furious, to speak in Montgomeryville Jan 7.
Please see the flier at bottom of email for our big event: David Codrea presents Fast & Furious. We need you to distribute this flier to everywhere/everyone you think will be interested, and we hope you can come yourselves. We need to fill the room which holds 400! 2. We need your 2012 election ideasPlease submit your ideas for things we can do as individuals or groups to win our region in 2012. Tea Party Patriots is taking all suggestions, and we coordinators will report up what our members (you guys) say. I would submit 2 lists: A) with no funding and B) with funding (your wishlist). For example with no $, we can pass out info door-to-door. But with $, we could put up a billboard. PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS TO MEAN WE HAVE FUNDING; but there are ideas good enough to fundraise for. Please submit ideas by replying or go to our forum. 3.Tom Smith for Senate - any interest?Is there any interest in hearing Tom Smith for Senate on Wednesday Dec 14 at the Rock from 7-9pm? Please reply before Tuesday at 4pm if you intend to come so we can decide if it's feasible. I'll let you know if we have a quorum. http://tomsmithforsenate.com/ 4. Get onto our forumPlease get onto our FORUM if you'd like to communicate with other members, post items of interest, keep track of legislation, figure out rides to events, propose ideas, etc. It's accessible from the blue link, or our website, www.centralmontcoptpp.com Thanks, -Jim 
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Nullify Now! Philadelphia
 March 31, 2012. 10a-6p
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Crowne Plaza, Liberty Ballroom
Philadelphia Downtown
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Thomas Jefferson: "Whensoever the general government assumes undelegated powers....a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy."
But what IS nullification? How does it happen and work? Since September 2010, the Tenth Amendment Center has been hosting a national tour to educate and activate people on this topic. People are learning the constitutional basis, when it's been used in history, and how it is happening around the country and how YOU can stop DC right in your own state.
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THE INTERFAITH TASKFORCE FOR AMERICA AND ISRAEL (ITAI)
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 1832, Philadelphia, PA 19109
HOLD THE DATE
ITAI is pleased to invite you to attend our program titled "Christians in the Middle East: Endangered Species."
With Samir Asad (an Egyptian Coptic-Christian), Wafa Mikhail, and Joseph Puder, and Charles Kahn Jr.,
Our panel will discuss the current situation in Egypt, the Palestinian Authority and Gaza, and more...
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012, 7:30PM
At
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
1989 Rt. 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ
Admission is free, tax-deductible contributions to ITAI are encouraged.
Please RSVP by 1/16/12.
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LISTEN LIVE TO REPATRIOT RADIO
"BETTER THAN EVER"
(all times are eastern)
Monday 3-4pm "Bordering on Insanity" - Sue Payne and Frosty Wooldridge
Tuesday 3-4pm "American Freedom Watch" - Karen Schoen with contributors John Estabrooks and Dr. Ronald Myers
Wednesday 3-4pm "Patriots Watch" - Billy Baer and Dan Haggerty
Thursday 3-4pm "America's Black Shield" - Ted Hayes and Terrance Lang
Friday 10-11pm "Veterans' Weekly Forum" - Rich Davis and David Bellavia
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Remember January 3rd, 2007 The Day The Democrats Took Over!
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I wonder how many people know this?
The day the Democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009 -- it was actually January 3rd 2007. The day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives & Senate, the start of the 110th Congress.
The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.
"For those of you who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is "Bush's Fault," think about this:
January 3rd, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress:
At the time: The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77 The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5% The Unemployment rate was 4.6%
George Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB CREATION!
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The Case Against Obamacare: Health Care Policy Series for the 112th Congress
A Health Care Policy Series for the 112th Congress
Building on decades of Heritage research, The Case Against Obamacare: A Health Care Policy Series for the 112th Congress examines 15 key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Each report:
- Cites specific sections of the 2,700-page health care law
- Provides detailed analysis of specific Obamacare provisions
- Identifies key principles for a better way to reform health care
The unmistakable conclusion of this series is that Obamacare must be fully repealed. Congress cannot build sound market-based health care reform on the flawed foundation of this health care law. Until it can be repealed, Congress must employ its full powers authorized by the Constitution to:
Read more and download the pdf:
For Tea Parties, this can be used as basic ammunition for letters to the editor, columns for your local news outlet, handouts at public events, emailing the pdf to our elected reps as well as to members, friends and neighbors. This appears to be an excellent resource; let's make use of it. Lou Flanagan The General Wayne Tea Party
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The 2012 Presidential Voter Guide
The first contests in the race for the Republican nomination are just around the corner. To better inform you, we looked beyond the rhetoric to the candidates' actual records on the issues important to families.
This voter guide outlines candidate stances on issues that are important to the family. We researched the candidates' statements and votes on the ten issues that best give voters an understanding on if the candidates match your values. Please use this resource as you think about who you would like to see be the nominee to challenge President Barack Obama.
Download the free guide and be sure to share this resource with your friends and family before the 2012 primary season begins next month.
A values voter is an informed voter.
Sincerely,
Tony Perkins
President
FRC Action: 801 G Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001
P: 202/393-2100 or 877/372-2808
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NEW GALLUP POLL: NUTJOB RON PAUL ONLY GETS 7% OF THE TEA PARTY VOTE
Posted by mikeymike143
Monday, December 12th
In other words, 93% of tea party members wisely reject this anti semitic loser as a presidential candidate.
Republican Presidential Nomination Preferences, by Ideology and Tea Party Support.
(Based on Republican and Republican-leaning independents who are registered to vote)
TEA PARTY SUPPORTER %:
Newt Gingrich 47%
Mitt Romney 17%
Michele Bachmann 8%
Rick Perry 7%
Ron Paul 7%
Rick Santorum 4%
Jon Huntsman <1%
Other/Any/None 11%
Gallup Daily Tracking. Dec 1-5, 2011
http://www.gallup.com/poll/151355/Gingrich-Romney-Among-GOP-Voters-Nationwide.aspx
In fact, Tea Party Fort Lauderdale, America's longest running tea party, recently held a straw poll for it's members asking for our choice of candidate as POTUS, and also the man or woman we thought would make the worst president. And unlike the usual straw polls that the delusional paulbots spam up, this poll was only open to actual group members.
And our straw poll numbers validated the Gallup poll numbers. Ron Paul finished with Jon Huntsman as THE ONLY TWO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES to pull in less than 5% support from our group. However, the left wing cancer that Paul spreads was not appreciated by our conservative members as career politican Paul overwhelmingly won as the candidate we least wanted to see as president, winning that dubious honor by a huge margin over our second place loser(Huntsman).
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Give them a copy of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.
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The novel's come-on of violent sex, atheistic individualism, and vaguely fascistic yearnings might make it attractive to your average liberal and help to win him over by stages to its better libertarian elements.
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When your liberal neighbors knock excitedly on your door to show you ultrasound pictures of the baby they're expecting,
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Ask your liberal neighbor to explain the logic of Obama's "stimulus" pork program.
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Say, "So let me get this right, the government takes money from taxpayers to put more workers on the government payroll that is paid for by taxpayers, and this helps the economy how exactly?" When he goes on to give a vague (and probably inaccurate) Keynesian explanation, you can cut him off with, "By that explanation, thieves are good for the economy, too- they help spread the wealth around; but I'll stick with the old-fashioned idea that we don't need the government to spread the wealth around, we can do that ourselves with our own free-market choices that support real free-market jobs and independent charities. What's the beef you liberals have with freedom anyway?"
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Q: What's the difference between a Democratic Congress and a drunken sailor?
A: More than a trillion dollars.
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Confide in a liberal that if you had your way, the federal government would abolish the Department of Homeland Security (another big government boondoggle) and the Department of Defense.
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When your liberal friend expresses his surprise, say, "Yeah, I think we should streamline that whole kit-and-caboodle to make it what it used to be: the Department of War."
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Northeastern University Mum on Radical Chaplain
December 21, 2011
Steven Emerson
 Northeastern University isn't commenting about concerns regarding its Muslim chaplain, despite his recorded statements praising an attempted attack on American forces in Afghanistan as "brave" and his earlier call for Muslims to "grab on to the gun and the sword" to fight injustice.
On Monday, the Investigative Project on Terrorism reported on remarks Abdullah Faaruuq made during a Dec. 8 fundraiser for Aafia Siddiqui, also known as "Lady al-Qaida." Siddiqui, an MIT-educated neuroscientist, was arrested by Afghan officials in 2008, who found notes about mass casualty attacks in her possession. During questioning by U.S. officials, she grabbed an Army officer's M-4 rifle and fired it at the Americans.
"What a brave woman she is," Faaruuq said at the fundraiser. "What a brave woman she continues to be, and how much her bravery and her faith and her belief warrants our support at this time." Had his mother been in Siddiqui's shoes, "she would have took (sic) her West Indian machete and cut her way through those kafirs [unbelievers]."
Siddiqui was convicted of attempted murder and is serving an 86-year prison sentence.
The Investigative Project for Terrorism contacted university spokesmen Monday afternoon, asking whether Faaruuq's endorsement of Siddiqui's actions and other radical statements make him an appropriate person to provide spiritual counseling to Northeastern students. The university has not responded.
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By Arnold Ahlert
Bomb attacks rock Baghdad.
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By Ryan Mauro
The unholy alliance conspires to wage deadly cyber attacks on America.
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By Frontpagemag.com
How Obama's war on Israel helped the congressman win NY's 9th Congressional District.
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By Raymond Ibrahim
The warped lengths Islam's leaders go to...
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By Faith J. H. McDonnell
The Islamist government has goals to accomplish in Washington.
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By Humberto Fontova
Would Anderson Cooper ever extol the conservationist policies of Apartheid South Africa as he does those of the Cuban regime?
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By Judith Greblya
The University of California hosts a peculiar roundtable discussion.
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By Mark D. Tooley
The Religious Left's new target.
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By Tait Trussell
The vague but encompassing concept of sustainability is the goal.
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By Frontpagemag.com
Three distinguished guests battle it out on why the truth cannot be told about an invented people.
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By Frontpagemag.com
Expert on totalitarianism, Leon Weinstein, sheds light on why North Koreans weep because of their tormentor's death.
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More to read:
Kim Jong-un to Share Power
Angels and Inquisitors
What Does Romney Really Think About Vietnam?
Muslim Persecution of Christians at a Crossroads
Batman vs. China
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1. VIDEO: AP Poll: Santa Claus Is Real
2. VIDEO: 13 Year-Old Who Hid During Home Invasion: 'I Stayed Calm' - Make sure YOUR children know how to react and "Have a plan"
3. VIDEO: Arizona Gov. Brewer: We Need Troops on the Ground 4. VIDEO: Homecoming Soldier Kisses Girlfriend for First Time
5. VIDEO: Do We Really Know Where Christ Was Born?
6. VIDEO: "It's a Wonderful Life" - The Bank Run
7. VIDEO: Not-So-Secret Santa Picks Up $16K For 1,000 Shoppers' Holiday Layaway Items
8. VIDEO: 'Santa' Saves Man from Burning Pickup - but That's Not the Whole Story...
9. VIDEO: 'Muslim Mafia' Targeting Religious Freedom?
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Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman
America was built upon the principle of immigration, but immigrants were expected to integrate and to become "American." Is there room for those who do not assimilate?
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John Bernard
Islamism has never been a friend to America, but this administration and the two before it have falsely pretended that it can be an ally that is amenable to negotiation.
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Steve Emerson
How can intolerant religious bigots from the OIC, whose nations oppress non-Muslims, dictate to the U.S. on limits to American freedom of speech?
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Trevor Westra
The situation in Iraq is growing more tense as sectarianism is resurfacing. With American forces no longer present to stabilize the nation, things can only get worse.
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John Bernard, The Editors
The small church that perverts the message of God's love to one of hate continues to abuse American heroes and insult their families by holding demonstrations at soldiers' funerals.
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The Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report
Tunisian Islamist praises Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange and Syria, which recently sheltered the leader of Hamas, is now becoming hostile to the terrorist group.
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Immigration News Update
A Homeland Security report suggests that increased border drug seizures means tighter U.S. security. Border agents say it really means more drugs are smuggled in from Mexico.
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by Clare M. LopezMore than 30 other threats and plots against U.S. military communities since 9/11 have put service members in the Islamic jihadist bull's-eye, not just overseas, but also at home. Military History, W. Thomas Smith, Jr. Commemorating this week's defining events in American Military History
Frank Hill The financial wizards in Wall Street warned about the incoming crisis, but still managed to protect their own investments while everyone else went to the wall.
Cliff Kincaid After suggesting that the young private who leaked vital military secrets to Wikileaks was a "hero" and a "patriot," Ron Paul is now in the eye of a media storm.
Dr. Robin McFee Should Christmas be an event that comes but once a year, or should its message be kept going throughout the year?
Waiting For the Middle Eastern Havels to Come Dr. Walid Phares The Prague Spring eventually led to Vaclav Havel becoming a wise and popular leader, but will there be similar figures emerging from the embers of the Arab Spring?
Gregory D. Lee Despite obvious advantages that unmanned drones bring to local police and sheriff's departments, the ACLU and other civil-rights advocates worry about "Big Brother" abuse.
Cause to fear worsens as US exits Peter Brookes On Thursday, bombs ripped through Shia areas of Baghdad, killing almost 70 people. Is this a sign of how the future will be in a post-U.S. Iraq?
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Frank Salvato
It is easy, as we navigate our daily lives, to forget about things that, in the end, are more important than the many lesser and/or trivial things that we elevate to crisis
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Ryan Mauro The year ahead seems to have greater risks than others in the past few years, and certain areas are so volatile they could erupt and eclipse all worries about the economy.
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Bio Terror Dream Come True: Killer Bird Flu Created in Lab and No Vaccine Against It
Dec 27, 2011 12:12 pm
Iran's Nukes and Israel's Dilemma
Dec 27, 2011 10:30 am
University Mum on Radical Chaplain
Dec 27, 2011 08:30 am
The Republican Establishment Rules the Primaries
Dec 27, 2011 08:15 am
Obama's Green Jobs Program "Infused with Politics at Every Level"
Dec 26, 2011 11:25 pm
United States Justice Department Condones Perjury
Dec 26, 2011 08:22 pm
Iraq's Five-Day Democracy
Dec 26, 2011 02:49 pm
Israel: Chronic Lapses in Preparedness for Emergencies
Dec 26, 2011 02:24 pm
C.S. Lewis in the Dock
Dec 23, 2011 12:00 pm
America on the Brink of Anarchy
Dec 23, 2011 02:57 am
Ron Paul is Dangerous
Dec 23, 2011 02:46 am
Maryland Governor O'Malley Executive Order and Impact on Citizens
Dec 23, 2011 12:02 am
UN Elitists Hold Delegates Hostage at Climate Change Conference
Dec 22, 2011 08:11 pm
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Caught on Video Calling for Killing of Jews
Dec 22, 2011 11:11 am
Between Responsible and Irresponsible Isolationism
Dec 22, 2011 10:38 am
Kim Jong-un to Share Power
Dec 22, 2011 10:25 am
It Begins? Anti 'Money Power' Lawsuit Filed in Canada ...
Dec 22, 2011 10:10 am
Russia's Predicament and Putin's Problem
Dec 22, 2011 09:45 am
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The Greatness of Kim Jong Il
Dec 23, 2011 05:13 am | Coach Collins
By James Lewis, staff writer
The moral rot of the left is on full display this week. Look at the media portrayal of two deaths, one a hero of freedom in Eastern Europe, the other a sleazy mass-murdering tyrant of the worst kind. The perverse left covered Kim Jong Il's evil rear end in posthumous kisses, while managing to gloss over the life and passing of Vaclav Havel, one of the heroes of the liberation of Eastern Europe from the Soviet Empire.
This tells us exactly what kind of people our media lefties are, doesn't it? All the preening arrogance of the left crumbles right in front of our eyes as soon as they are asked to tell good from evil.
This isn't hard, kids. It's Sesame Street. The people who kill and torture and starve millions of human beings are "evil." Those who liberate millions of people by virtue of their courage and moral rectitude are "good." ... Continue Reading:The Greatness of Kim Jong Il
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American Minute December 22
Dec 22, 2011 04:13 pm | Coach Collins
Coachisright.com is pleased have American history scholar; nationally known speaker and best selling author William J Federer's American Minute column as a part of CiR's team.
Bill Federer is a tireless and meticulous researcher whose daily history lessons reflect the relationship between God and our nation. Bill is a regular guest on radio and television shows when getting American history right is essential.
We're sure you will enjoy Bill's daily columns and want to share them with your friends and families. Bill Federer is an American patriot whose message needs to be heard by all.
By Bill Federer, staff writer
Battle of the Bulge-
Nazis amassed three armies for an enormous attack against the Allies in the Ardennes Forest and soon surrounded the 101 Airborne Division in southern Belgium, demanding their surrender.
U.S. General Anthony McAuliffe answered in one word: "Nuts."
This response confused the Nazi commander, causing him to hesitate.
Marching ... Continue Reading:American Minute December 22
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The suicidal immigration habits of the Republican Party
Dec 22, 2011 01:13 pm | Coach Collins
By Bill McIntosh, staff writer
Allan Wall is a Texan who lived and worked for years in Mexico and writes a column for vdare.com on U.S. and Mexican cultural differences with the eyes of a Christian humanist. Allan shares his thoughts with Bill McIntosh on Mexico, Mexicans and the US.
"Republican leaders promote the importation of future Democratic party voters! It's suicidal. ...If present trends continue, the GOP is headed for permanent minority status." -Allan Wall
You lived in Mexico many years. What can Mexicans teach us about preventing voter fraud?
The Mexican voter registration system is a good one. It includes several elements. One is a government-issued registration card with name, fingerprints, and a holographic image. Also, at the voting station the poll workers have a book with a photograph of every voter in the precinct, which they can compare with the card and the voter's physical appearance. After voting, each voter's thumb is smudged with ink ... Continue Reading:The suicidal immigration habits of the Republican Party
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Afghanistan: 2014 and beyond
Dec 24, 2011 05:13 am | Coach Collins
By Jim Emerson, staff writer
In an interview with The New York Times Gen. John R. Allen suggested that American Troops may possibly remain in Afghanistan beyond 2014 despite a previous pledge from President Obama that the bulk of troops would be withdrawn before then. The general's remarks were the first official statement that the United States military intends to maintain a presence in Afghanistan for years.
The general expects that NATO military advisors will take over the current mission in Afghanistan to train Afghan troops starting in 2012. Still more would arrive in 2013 as the Afghan security forces were asked to do more. Gradually the security of the country will be the responsibility of the Afghan military. He emphasized the need for long-term support military and civilian commitment to the Afghan government to prevent what is currently happening in Iraq and what happened in Vietnam.
Popular Support
Fighting insurgents in a foreign land requires ... Continue Reading:Afghanistan: 2014 and beyond
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American Minute December 23 Dec 23, 2011 04:13 pm | Coach Collins Coachisright.com is pleased have American history scholar; nationally known speaker and best selling author William J Federer's American Minute column as a part of CiR's team. Bill Federer is a tireless and meticulous researcher whose daily history lessons reflect the relationship between God and our nation. Bill is a regular guest on radio and television shows when getting American history right is essential. We're sure you will enjoy Bill's daily columns and want to share them with your friends and families. Bill Federer is an American patriot whose message needs to be heard by all. By Bill Federer, staff writer After the Continental Army was driven out of New Jersey, an article titled "The American Crisis" was published in the Pennsylvania Journal, DECEMBER 23, 1776.
Written by an aide-de-camp to General Nathanael Greene named Thomas Paine, General Washington ordered it read to the troops:
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer ... Continue Reading:American Minute December 23 comments | read more
Why Eric Holder covered up the 1995 Trentadue murder Dec 23, 2011 01:13 pm | Coach Collins by Doug Book, staff writer From documents obtained by Jesse Trentadue, it's clear that Clinton Administration Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder and his DOJ team had conspired to squelch any investigation into the August, 1995 murder of Trentadue's brother Kenneth. (1) But the obvious question is WHY? And why kill Kenneth Trentadue at all? He was no more than a face in the crowd, hardly distinguished or distinguishable from tens of millions of others throughout the United States. What would move the Deputy Attorney General to animate resources of the United States Justice Department to make certain there would be no hearing, no investigation, no grand jury indictment, not the least question raised about his death? Four months prior to Kenneth Trentadue's murder the Oklahoma City bombing had taken place. Tim McVeigh and Terry Nichols were found guilty of the 168 deaths which occurred that day and McVeigh was eventually executed while Nichols was sentenced to ... Continue Reading:Why Eric Holder covered up the 1995 Trentadue murder comments | read more
The Oklahoma City bombing: FBI sting gone wrong or murderous conspiracy for federal acquisition of power Dec 26, 2011 05:13 am | Coach Collins by Doug Book When Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue filed a 1997 wrongful death lawsuit against the Clinton Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Prisons he had no idea that the scraps of information grudgingly released by the federal government would be the first in a 15 year trail of evidence detailing the criminal involvement of the FBI, CIA, ATF and United States Secret Service in the planning and execution of the Oklahoma City bombing. Since the 1995 murder of his brother Kenneth in his cell at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City, Trentadue has badgered, bullied, harassed, threatened and sued by the federal government of the United States. His Freedom of Information Act requests and inevitable lawsuits against those government agencies which have rigorously ignored them have provided extraordinary evidence of federal intrigue spanning 3 White House administrations. He has documented the cover-up of FBI and Department of Justice involvement in his ... Continue Reading:The Oklahoma City bombing: FBI sting gone wrong or murderous conspiracy for federal acquisition of power comments | read more American Minute December 25 Dec 25, 2011 04:13 pm | Coach Collins By Bill Federer, staff writer President Hoover wrote in 1932:
"Your CHRISTMAS Service held each year at the foot of a living tree which was alive at the time of the birth of Christ...should be continued as a further symbol of the unbroken chain of life leading back to this great moment in the spiritual life of mankind."
President Eisenhower remarked in 1960:
"Through the ages men have felt the uplift of the spirit of CHRISTMAS. We commemorate the birth of the Christ Child by...giving expression to our gratitude for the great things that His coming has brought about in the world."
President Carter commented in 1977:
"CHRISTMAS has a special meaning for those of us who are Christians, those of us who believe in Christ, those of us who know that almost 2,000 years ago, the Son of Peace was born."
President Reagan stated in 1983:
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"And Mary brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus." Matthew 1:25 Dec 25, 2011 12:13 pm | Coach Collins By Suzanne Eovaldi, staff writer A young quarterback who dropped to his knee after humiliating the Chicago Bears in an unbelievable overtime win is doing more to exemplify his faith in God to our young people than a president's dismissive Sunday golf games. The example of Tim Tebow's mother refusing to abort him when her doctors told her to do so is in stunning contrast to Barack Obama's actions in the Illinois State Senate when he voted against the Baby Born Alive bill. Remember when he said soon upon entering the White House that America is no longer a Christian nation? Just go to tebowing.com to see pictures of people dropping to a knee in prayer! Another quarterback survived the Hell of nearly eight years of torture in Viet Nam's Hanoi HIlton by his deep faith in God. When Admiral Jeremiah Denton surrendered to God after five days of horrific physical abuse, he said, "a deep ... Continue Reading:"And Mary brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus." Matthew 1:25 comments | read more
How far Barack Obama and Eric Holder have subverted American freedoms Dec 27, 2011 05:13 am | Coach Collins By Kevin "Coach" Collins We know that Eric Holder is a liar and a criminal facilitator based on what we have learned about his conduct in the Fast and Furious crimes. We are now finding out Holder has been a Democrat "cleaner" and cover up artist for as far back as the Oklahoma City bombing and maybe Waco and Ruby Ridge as well. Holder is a despicable excuse for a human being and that is why Obama appointed him. We should have recognized this lowlife's traits when he not only refused to prosecute "his people" the armed Black Panthers who intimidated Whites attempting to vote, but hounded and harassed any of his deputies who attempted to bring them to justice. This criminal posing as our Attorney General and his equally anti American boss in the White House have succeeded in turning the purpose of the Department of Justice (DoJ) 180 degrees away from its original ... Continue Reading:How far Barack Obama and Eric Holder have subverted American freedoms comments | read more
American Minute December 26 Dec 26, 2011 04:13 pm | Coach Collins By Bill Federer, staff writer The first six months of the Revolution saw the Continental Army chased out of New York, across New Jersey, and into Pennsylvania.
Ranks dwindled from 20,000 to 2,000 exhausted soldiers- most leaving at year's end when their six-month enlistment was up.
Expecting a British invasion, the Continental Congress fled Philadelphia and sent the word:
"Until Congress shall otherwise order, General Washington shall be possessed of full power to order and direct all things."
In a military operation, with the password "Victory or Death," Washington's troops crossed the ice-filled Delaware River at midnight Christmas Day. Trudging in a blinding blizzard, with one soldier freezing to death, they attacked the feared Hessian troops at Trenton, New Jersey, on daybreak DECEMBER 26, 1776, capturing nearly a thousand in just over an hour.
A few Americans were shot and wounded, including James Monroe, the future 5th President.
Washington wrote August 20, 1778:
... Continue Reading:American Minute December 26 comments | read more Evaluating the Republican field Dec 26, 2011 01:13 pm | Coach Collins By Ron Reale, staff writer Now that we have seen a dozen or so debates between the so-called "Republicans," (I say so-called because neither Gary Johnson nor Ron Paul are Republicans, they are both fringe libertarians), it is time to re-evaluate those left standing, either out front or in the wings. Of all those out front, Perry is the only choice, unfortunately. Romney is being forced on us by the media and democrats, in the same manner Dole and McCain were. He has nothing going for him except that he is next in line in a RINO filled GOP. He has an uncanny ability to be on both sides of an issue, and, if anyone notices, it is to their detriment, not his. Arrogance at an extraordinary level. Santorum and Bachmann, probably the most consistently Conservative candidates we have seen recently, just can't seem to connect with the voters. At one point, I was considering Bachmann, but ... Continue Reading:Evaluating the Republican field comments | read more
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The legacy of Chanukah - faith, patriotism, defiance of extreme odds and tenacity in the battle of liberty against tyranny - has underlined the American spirit since the early Pilgrims, enhancing the unique foundation of the US-Israel covenant: shared values.
For instance, the statue of Judah the Maccabee, the hero of the Jewish rebellion against the Syrian-Seleucid Empire, is displayed at the West Point Military Academy, the most prestigious US military academy, founded in 1802. The statue of Judah the Maccabee, known for his principle-driven leadership and daring battle tactics, is displayed along with the statues of Joshua, David, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Hector, King Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfrey of Bouillon - "the Nine Worthies."
George Washington became acquainted with the spirit of the Maccabees, upon settling, in December...
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Its all about antisemitism
MK Danny Danon wants a law allowing the Knesset to expel "fifth column" members. His target: IHH flotilla participant Hanin Zoabi
By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu, INN
Likud Knesset Member Danny Danon is preparing a proposed law to allow the Knesset to expel any member who supports terrorists or acts to undermine the country.
His bill is in response to last week's decision by Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein to close the investigation against Arab MK Hanin Zoabi, who participated in the May 2009 flotilla sponsored by the Turkish terror-linked IHH organization.
Dozens of IHH members on the Mavi Marmara boat brutally clubbed, shot, knifed and kidnapped Israeli navy commandos, who had warned the boat to change its course from Hamas-controlled Gaza. The commandos eventually were able to overtake their attackers, nine of whom were killed in the clash. Zoabi was on board but was not in the group of attackers. She was not injured.
Zoabi belongs in jail and not in the Knesset, MK Danon...
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You wouldn't expect George Soros' tentacles here, or would you?
Group promoting 'peace' in Middle East tied to Occupy, MoveOn, ACORN, more
By Aaron Klein
JERUSALEM - J Street, the supposedly pro-Israel, pro-peace political action committee and lobbyist group, is actually backed by a controversial far-left clearinghouse financed by billionaire George Soros, WND has learned.
J Street claims to be pro-Israel, yet it has faced mounting criticism for its policies and advocacy that many argue is harmful to the Jewish state.
J Street's executive director, Jeremy Ben Ami, is himself deeply tied to the controversial group, the Tides Center, which is heavily financed by Soros.
Ben Ami served at a radical-led marketing firm that helps to craft the public relations strategy for Tides grantees, including MoveOn. The firm, Fenton Communications, also has represented Soros himself as well as the billionaire's Open Society Institute.
"Red...
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"I refuse to allow the future Palestinian state to become a missile base like Gaza and Lebanon," says the prime minister * Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman estimates peace deal won't be achieved "in the coming decade" * Lieberman slams Europe for failing to stop Iran and doing nothing more than "placate Israel."
Shlomo Cesana, ISRAEL HAYOM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that he would refuse to negotiate with a Palestinian government that included representatives of the Islamist terrorist group Hamas.
Netanyahu made the remarks just days after Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mashaal met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo to discuss the restructuring of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Palestinian umbrella body whose largest faction is Abbas' Fatah, so as to include Hamas.
Speaking to Israeli diplomats in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said "if Hamas joins the...
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[What a difference the 49th parallel makes. Ted Belman]
It's good that the Ministry of Public Safety has decided to introduce amendments to the existing Anti-Terrorism Act of Canada. These recommendations, if approved, will strengthen measures to address the ongoing threat of radicalization and terrorism in the country. The revised Anti-Terrorism Act would outlaw terrorist training, as well as the glorification of terror, martyrdom and violence.
One would have imagined that such provisions were already in existence under Canada's terrorism laws, as they must be considered an imperative in today's tense political climate. Outlawing incitement to violence and prohibiting the dissemination of its mechanisms seem logical and necessary. Even so, such measures may engender considerable controversy under Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Glorifying terror and its related ideologies may appear especially controversial as...
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White Supremacists Rally Around Ron Paul's Newsletter Scandal
by Adam Martin
Ron Paul's latest flap over a series of racist newsletters has won him the support of a group no politician wants on their side: White supremacists. And it's not the first time, either. The Republican presidential candidate is a perennial favorite among those on the white supremacist message board Stormfront, where he's getting all kinds of unabashed support for his campaign, his newsletters, and his political persona in general.
For the sake of your browsing history, we're going to put a * next to links that will take you to Stormfront or sites like it. We could have used one of those from Slate's Dave Wiegel when he tweeted today: "Shockingly, Stormfront commenters believe that Paul's newsletters are right and awesome," with a link that led to a very white-power themed discussion* of how great Paul was when he walked off a CNN interview Wednesday....
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Laura: Crackpot Ron Paul has been getting a free ride up until now. Finally he is being challenged regarding his racist and antisemitic newsletters, and he responds by storming off the set like a petulant toddler. If he can't stand the heat he should get out of the kitchen. All the other candidates have been subjected to intense scrutiny. How can he and his sychophants seriously claim that newsletters going out under his name with his signature, did not come from Paul himself? And why has he never denounced them?
Atlas Shrugs:
Iowa, get a grip. You cannot be serious. Ron Paul is leading the Iowa polls?
He is a bloody anti-Semite.
Weekly Standard recently noted Paul's "lucrative and decades-long promotion of bigotry and conspiracy theories, for which he has yet to account fully, and his continuing espousal of extremist views, that should make him...
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by Jordana Horn, Jerusalem Post
According to Palestinian Media Watch, the educational children's magazine, Zayafuna, "includes terms glorifying jihad."
The PMW report references an essay in the magazine by a teenage Palestinian girl. The girl wrote about meeting Adolf Hitler in a dream, who tells her that he killed the Jews "so you would all know that they are a nation who spreads destruction all over the world." In the essay, Hitler tells the child to be patient regarding the suffering of the Palestinians at the hands of the Jews.
I am happy to say that both Jeffrey Daube and Arlene Kushner are neighbours and friends of mine and both were in attendance recently at my place for a social evening with other academics and activists and these matters were discussed. Ted Belman by Arlene Kushner, FRONT PAGE MAG Is the US State Department? capable of getting it right when addressing deprivation of human rights endured by Jewish people? Its conduct with regard to the Mount of Olives? cemetery in Jerusalem gives serious pause. On the slopes of the Mount of Olives (Hebrew: Har Hazeitim), in eastern Jerusalem, lies a 2,500 year-old Jewish cemetery, bearing a legacy of enormous import and sanctity. Among those buried in its 150,000 Jewish graves are prophets, Zionist leaders, rabbis, writers, and an Israeli prime minister. From 1948, when eastern Jerusalem was captured by Jordan, until its liberation by Israel in 1967, no Jews were permitted at the site; horrendous damage was done to the cemetery during those years.... Read the whole entry »
The evidence is building that the US and Israel will stop Iran. Aside from the revelations in this article and others, a consensus seems to be growing. DEBKAfile Exclusive Report December 22, 2011, Iran has embarked on "activities related to possible weaponization," said American sources Wednesday, Dec. 22, thereby accounting for the dramatic reversal of the Obama administration's wait-and-see attitude on attacking Iran. The change was articulated this week by US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint US Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey. debkafile's Washington sources report that the Islamic Republic crossed the red line President Barack Obama had set for the United States, i.e., when Tehran begins using the technologies and fissile materials (enriched uranium) it has amassed for assembling a bomb or missile warheads. This marks the moment that Iran goes nuclear and only a short time remains before it has an operational nuclear weapon. Read the whole entry »
If you want to gain a better understanding of The Great Debate or The Titanic Struggle for the soul of America, read this very long article in its entirety. Sarah Palin represented the anti-thesis to these views without equivocation. She was good at drawing the battle lines. It is for this reason the MSM, influenced to a large extent by Soros, did their utmost to destroy her. Rather than debate her policies or position, which would have given her credibility, they just smeared her. Ted Belman By Discover The Networks While George Soros was busy bankrolling his battalion of established activist groups and launching a few new ones of his own, he quite naturally looked toward the upcoming presidential election of 2008 with great anticipation, eagerly awaiting the day when George W. Bush would finally leave office. The question was, who would replace him? In recent years, all indications had been that Soros favored Hillary Clinton above most, if not all, other potential Democratic... Read the whole entry »
HUDSON NY by Christine Williams A year ago Parliamentarians and Experts From 50 countries, and six continents assembled together for a conference on Combating Antisemitism in Ottawa, Canada, where the Ottawa Protocol was released. In it was the groundbreaking alarm against state-sanctioned anti-Semitism and the resurgence of anti-Jewish libels, including Holocaust denial. The conference was hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism (ICCA) and was the largest of its kind. Delegates explored data to learn about and discuss strategies to combat Antisemitism globally. Less than three months ago, these efforts culminated in the historic step of signing "The Ottawa Protocol to Combat Anti-Semitism," described in the Huffington Post article: Canada Gets Tough on anti-Semitism. Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, affirmed that "those who would hate and destroy the Jewish people would ultimately hate and destroy the rest of us as... Read the whole entry »
The title to this article is too optimistic. I think that all the recent comments and now those of Ross are simply meant to make the possibility of an attack more credible, rather than a reflection of the actual intentions of the US. At the same time there does appear to be a lot of cooperation between Bibi and Obama. For now Obama is standing by direct negotiations without preconditions which is Bibi's position. No doubt Syria and Iran are at the top of the list of discussion topics. The peace process is on the back burner. No pressure is being applied and so on. Don't forget the big joint exercise coming up in a few months. May turn out to be more than an exercise. Ted Belman By Elad Benari, INN
Dennis Ross, President Barack Obama's former Middle East advisor, said on Wednesday that the Obama administration is determined to prevent Iran from achieving a nuclear weapon and would certainly consider military action against the Islamic Republic. In an interview... Read the whole entry »
Its good to see Israel taking the Europeans to task, It probably had the courage to do so because she had US support. US: 'Shouting from UN rooftops' won't help peace at the same time the US said "we don't recognize the legitimacy of the continued Israeli settlements.". I would remind you that the same words uttered by the EU countries, that Israel and the US are complaining about, were many times uttered by Obama and Clinton. Why would the US be so quick to criticize the EU countries now. Must be election time. Ted Belman Israel fired off an unusually undiplomatic riposte to four European countries on Wednesday, saying they risked losing credibility and relevance with their reflexive condemnations of construction beyond the Green Line and selective interpretation of Quartet statements.
Israel's anger was triggered by a statement released on Tuesday by the four current EU members of the UN Security Council - France,... Read the whole entry »
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Did Holder Create OKC Bombing to Steal Americans' Liberty?Dec 27, 2011 06:47 pm
When Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Clinton Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1997, he had no idea that the scraps of information grudgingly released by the federal government would be the first in a 15 year trail of evidence detailing the criminal involvement [...]
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Video: Christmas vs. Ramadan, According to ObamaDec 27, 2011 06:46 pm
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Obama is Endangered by Democratic DefectorsDec 27, 2011 06:44 pm
Media commentators, especially those in the Republican Establishment, continually dispirit conservatives by talking about the alleged "weakness" of the Republican presidential field and how most, if not all of the party's candidates "can't win" in 2012. Others magnify underlying schisms between the party's factions: economic conservatives vs. social conservatives, libertarians vs. neocons. What they ignore [...]
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Justice Dept.: Civil Rights for Blacks Means They Vote for DemocratsDec 27, 2011 06:43 pm
Eric Holder and his friends in the Justice Department have convinced a federal judge that for blacks to have their full civil rights, they must be able to vote for Democrats. The Daily Caller reports: A U.S. District Court judge has rejected a challenge to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 - [...]
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175 Languages Spoken Here: Obama's Housing Dept. Expands Services for Non-English SpeakersDec 27, 2011 06:42 pm
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched a telephone service that will offer live, one-on-one interpretation services in more than 175 languages. The HUD Language Line - available nationwide - will help HUD staff better communicate with "limited English proficient" people about HUD fair-housing programs, home ownership, lead abatement, housing assistance, [...]
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How the Supreme Court Will Deal with Arizona's Immigration CaseDec 27, 2011 06:41 pm
The U.S. Supreme Court did not have to commit itself to deciding the constitutionality of Arizona's anti-illegal immigration statute SB 1070. It could have allowed the lower federal courts, which have temporarily enjoined enforcement of portions of the law at the request of the Obama administration, to proceed with a trial on the constitutional merits [...]
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Govt Scientists: Don't Build the Border Fence Because it Threatens BearsDec 27, 2011 06:40 pm
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon get unsolicited advice from a group of U.S. government scientists that claim fencing along the Mexican border threatens the black bear population. The esteemed researchers recently published a study warning that the border wall erected to protect the country from illegal immigration and drug smuggling is an [...]
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Here We Go Again; Obama to Ask for $1.2 Trillion Debt Ceiling HikeDec 27, 2011 06:40 pm
The White House plans to ask Congress by the end of the week for an increase in the government's debt ceiling to allow the United States to pay its bills on time, according to a senior Treasury Department official on Tuesday. The approval is expected to go through without a challenge, given that Congress is [...]
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Cartooon of the Day: Obama is Not #4, He's #2
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Controlling Guns, Controlling People
A new history shows how gun control goes hand in hand with fear of black people-and The People.
Thaddeus Russell from the January 2012 issue
I first learned about the contradictions of gun politics when I was about 10 years old, growing up in the radical milieu of 1970s Berkeley. My mother and stepfather were members of a revolutionary organization called the International Socialists. Although the group's members were mostly bookish nerds with little taste for violence, their inspiration was Leon Trotsky, who led the Bolsheviks' armed insurrection in 1917 and then headed up the Red Army, which killed hundreds of thousands of the Soviet regime's opponents in the ensuing civil war. Because my parents' politics were primarily an exercise in middle-class intellectual fantasy, I was never exposed to real violence or even violent rhetoric, and they never owned a gun.
My stepfather's best friend, Jeff, who lived in a cottage behind ours, was a member of the Spartacist League, a rival Trotskyist organization that was less shy about the violent implications of its rhetoric. The Spartacists were known for physically attacking strikebreakers and Klansmen and for rumbling with Maoists over the imagined turf of the Bay Area's revolutionary working class. One day I happened upon Jeff cleaning a pistol at his kitchen table. Despite the fact that his and my parents' hero was one of the greatest perpetrators of gun violence in the 20th century, I somehow saw guns as not only scary but also right-wing and politically "bad." I told Jeff I hated guns and wished they all would be rounded up and melted down. "But we can't have a revolution without them," he said with a sanguine smile.
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Nigerians Fear More Attacks After Muslim Terrorists Kill 35 Catholics at Christmas Mass
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Worshippers at the Nigerian Catholic church where a terror attack killed 35 people on Christmas Day say they fear Islamic militants will target more churches.
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Selfish Lifestyles Of The Liberals And Infamous
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While President Obama Arrives In Hawaii Amidst Security And Fanfare, Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Slips Quietly Into Big Island Resort
By Malia Zimmerman
HawaiiReporter.com
News that President Barack Obama arrived in Hawaii this weekend to join his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha in time for a Christmas holiday has been covered by news media worldwide. ... But another powerful politician is here for the holidays as well, albeit on another island and with less media attention.
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He Hates The Rich But Lives
Like A Billionaire On Your Dime.
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Obama Trimmed with Red
By David Lawrence
CanadaFreePress.com
When Obama started running for President there was a photo of him where he looked like Lenin. It was even trimmed with red. He morphed with a dictator while he spoke like a pacifistic lamb-baa, humbug.
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Obama's Role In The One World Government Agenda
Are major developments such as the Arab Spring, the absolute chaos in the European Union with the bankruptcy of Greece, Italy, Portugal and the emergence of the Vatican backing Germany as the one country that the European Union is dependant on for its survival totally unrelated?
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Krauthammer on Islam's bloody borders and its war on Christianity
Dec 27, 2011
In light of the Christmas day attacks and killings of Christians in Nigeria, Krauthammer discusses the war on Christians that is being waged in Islamic countries and how the West is for the most part, silent.
He also takes on the idea, espoused by Ron Paul and those on the left, that says Islamic terror is the fault of Western provocation, Western actions, and imperialism:
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Thou Shalt Lie...How Islam Uses Slander and Lying to Advance Shariah
Under Islamic law (shariah), the definition of "slander" is very different than in the U.S. legal system. The Islamic book of law, The Reliance of the Traveller (or 'Umdat al-Salik) says that "Slander (ghiba) means to mention anything concerning a person [a Muslim] that he would dislike." Likewise, the hadiths (or recounted sayings and deeds of Muhammad) contain the following account : "Do you know what slander is?" They answered, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "It is to mention of your brother that which he would dislike." Someone asked, "What if he is as I say?" And he replied, "If he is as you say, you have slandered him, and if not, you have calumniated* him." -- Sunan Abu Dawud For a totalitarian system of societal control like shariah, information dominance is very important. Controlling the message, in other words, is critical. Within the Muslim community, fostering close bonds of loyalty is well-served by a policy like this one on slander. Its real impact for non-Muslims, though, is a little different. The prohibition on telling harbi (non-Muslim residents of Dar al-Harb, the lands where inhabitants do not live under shariah) anything negative about Islam is meant to keep infidels unaware of the true character and intentions of shariah-promoting Muslims. In fact, telling the actual truth about Islam to non-believers is considered so detrimental to the prospects for shariah Islam to achieve its global domination objectives that Muslims can be subject to punishment if they disclose such things. This explains why smiling imams in Armani suits with nicely-trimmed beards can be heard speaking in soothing tones to gullible non-Muslims about how shariah is just like the U.S. Constitution, and shariah-adherent Muslims are just like any other citizens of liberal democracies, or Islam really means "peace" - while in Arabic, to Muslim audiences, they don't hesitate to talk about jihad, suicide bombing, and killing Jews. This is the legally-sanctioned code of silence that is imposed and enforced within Islam and goes hand-in-hand with the Islamic concept of taqiyya (which means deceit or dissimulation). Lying outright is but another degree of deceit beyond taqiyya and is also legally sanctioned under Islamic law in certain circumstances. Although Muslims usually are not supposed to lie to one another (except to smooth over differences between friends, when talking to one's wife, or in war), they are positively encouraged to lie to infidels if it helps defend Islam or themselves personally, as Muslims. Taken together, these concepts of slander, taqiyya, and lying are intended to form an impenetrable shield for the defense and spread of shariah Islam. Behind the shield, Muslims stick together and cling to Islamic doctrine and laws. As Sayyed Qutb (the Muslim Brotherhood ideologue) said, between Muslims and non-Muslims, lies a chasm that no bridge may span that would merely allow the two sides to mingle together in unregulated exchange. Only messages that put Islam and Muslims in a positive, non-threatening light may be sent across the void to encourage non-Muslims to come over to the Muslim side. This point is especially important for faith-based communities and national security and law enforcement professionals to understand because of its implications for favorite programs like "outreach" and "interfaith dialogue." There is one more aspect to these laws that needs to be explained, especially regarding slander. It is not only forbidden for Muslims to tell anything unflattering about Islam and other Muslims, but it is also obligatory for Muslims to try to get non-Muslims (infidels) to refrain from saying anything about Islam that would deter potential converts or alert others to shariah Islam's predatory intentions. Taqiyya and lying are such integral tools for shariah-adherent Muslims to use in dealing with non-believers who do not understand such things because once members of the clergy, or police officers, or government officials are won over, they often become penetrations of their own worship communities, departments, and agencies to help spread duplicitous messages about shariah Islam inside non-Muslim society. Such "useful fools" are, in fact, acting as agents of influence and force multipliers for shariah Islam. When properly conditioned, these rabbis, priests, ministers, police chiefs, and national security advisors will even act as "enforcers" inside their own communities. This takes the form of imposing restrictions on those under their supervision to prevent them from speaking (or hearing) truth about shariah Islam, jihad, and doctrinally-inspired Islamic terrorism. What they do, in fact, is enforce shariah laws on slander among non-Muslims and even within national security and policymaking arenas....with catastrophic results for any society that wants to remain shariah-free. Truth and transparency are not only the hallmarks of a free society: they are its armor and shield. Free speech, free expression, and freedom of thought are the precious rights of a free people-but they must be defended to remain ours-and above all, they must be used and exercised on a regular basis. Clare M. Lopez, a senior fellow at the Clarion Fund , is a strategic policy and intelligence expert with a focus on Middle East, national defense, and counterterrorism issues. *Calumniate - to charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone Under Islamic law (shariah), the definition of "slander" is very different than in the U.S. legal system. The Islamic book of law, The Reliance of the Traveller (or 'Umdat al-Salik') says that "Slander (ghiba) means to mention anything concerning a person [a Muslim] that he would dislike." Likewise, the hadiths (or recounted sayings and deeds of Muhammad) contain the following account : "Do you know what slander is?" They answered, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "It is to mention of your brother that which he would dislike." Someone asked, "What if he is as I say?" And he replied, "If he is as you say, you have slandered him, and if not, you have calumniated* him." -- Sunan Abu Dawud For a totalitarian system of societal control like shariah, information dominance is very important. Controlling the message, in other words, is critical. Within the Muslim community, fostering close bonds of loyalty is well-served by a policy like this one on slander. Its real impact for non-Muslims, though, is a little different. The prohibition on telling harbi (non-Muslim residents of Dar al-Harb, the lands where inhabitants do not live under shariah) anything negative about Islam is meant to keep infidels unaware of the true character and intentions of shariah-promoting Muslims. In fact, telling the actual truth about Islam to non-believers is considered so detrimental to the prospects for shariah Islam to achieve its global domination objectives that Muslims can be subject to punishment if they disclose such things.
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THE GATES OF HELL
About twenty years ago I was the first person at the scene of a tragedy and discovered a man who was missing his head. That was a sight that bothered me for years, and then about two years ago I entered an internet site, and immediately clicked back out of it for there on a gurney was another headless man. Research that I was doing led me back to that hideous sight several months later and to my everlasting disgust, I found that it was not the photograph of a headless man, but of a twelve year old girl who had been murdered for trying to get an education in an Islamic world that fears knowledge. To add to the horror I found that she did not die alone, as several of her friends were also beheaded and another young lady who managed to escape will bear a serious scar for life from a machete that hit the side of her face and her throat. What I have learned of the cult of death called Islam, the so called "Religion of Peace," has changed me forever. Since then I have viewed videos and photos of the vicious, barbarous acts that no human being should ever see, mainly because the inhumanity found in those photos should not exist on the planet Earth. The things that I have learned about Islam have given me a resolve to reveal to all that will look and listen, that this evil, which now lives among us is so appalling that it must be pushed back to the deserts of death from which it sprang. I can now grasp the full meaning of the word "Quandary," for I am facing one. I would not want any human being of good faith to see the photographs of pure evil that I have collected. The other side of the quandary is that I want everyone to see these images of things far worse than mere death, for all should be aware that such evil exists, and never ever let anyone tell you otherwise. Go here:
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Trouble in IraqA day after U.S. withdrawal, a sectarian compromise unravels.
A day after U.S. withdrawal, a sectarian compromise unravels.
Iraq's fragile political ecosystem was sure to be tested after the Obama Administration pulled out all U.S. troops to cash a campaign chip. Only the speed and gravity of the crisis now unfolding comes as a surprise.
In hosting Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki last week at the White House, President Obama hailed Iraq as "sovereign, self-reliant and democratic." Mr. Maliki returned home and promptly began a putsch against his Sunni coalition partners.
Before television cameras on Monday, the Maliki government laid out lurid terrorism charges against Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, a Sunni leader, and issued a warrant for his arrest. Mr. Hashemi fled to the autonomous northern Kurdish region. Two days later, Mr. Maliki signalled his readiness to break up his multisect coalition and moved to unseat his Sunni deputy prime minister. He ordered the Kurds to "hand over" Mr. Hashemi or face "problems."
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For the eight days of Chanukah, it is common to see a candelabra with eight lights and one light above it, shining here and there, in the windows of stores and hallways, in people's homes and even on intersections. Some are filled with oil, while others are topped with candles. Some tower high overhead and some are child sized. But all have eight lights and one above it, and all commemorate the same occasion. Many nations have religious holidays and days of national liberation and independence, however rarely do the two come together quite in the way that Chanukah does. That is because Chanukah is a commemoration of national liberation from the rule of the Syrian-Greek empire ruled by Antiochus IV and a commemoration of the hand of divine influence in inspiring and accomplishing that liberation. The Jews throughout history have had a way of getting in the way of great empires. The Egyptians, the Philistines, the Assyrians, Babylonians and Persians had all tried to enslave and destroy the Jewish people. A few thousand years ago after an Egyptian Pharaoh had first gotten the bright idea to clap chains on the Jewish refugees who had been serving as his faithful shepherds and send them off to build the pyramids, Antiochus IV, like so many kings before him, decided that ruling over his empire would be simpler and easier without the Jews in it. Where Pharaoh had embarked on that process by throwing male Jewish babies into the Nile, to please one of his many gods while carrying out a genocide that was meant to destroy the Jewish people and integrate what was left into Egypt-- Antiochus IV focused not on physical extermination, but cultural annihilation. The fundamental books of Jewish life, the scriptures that gave the Jewish people meaning and identity were destroyed.and banned. Some accepted the decree out of fear or even with enthusiasm. Others however rose up and resisted. War came between the handfuls of Jewish Maccabee partisans and the armies of Antiochus IV's Selecuid empire. A war that had its echoes in the past and would have it again in the future as lightly armed and untrained armies of Jewish soldiers would go on to fight in that same land and those same hills and valleys against the Romans and eventually the armies of six Arab nations. The Syrian Greek armies were among the best of their day. The Maccabees were the sons of the priesthood living in the backwaters of Israel, members of a nation that had not been independently ruled since the Babylonian hordes had flooded across the land, destroying everything in their path. Since then a shifting mass of nations and rulers had sat on their thrones while the Jews had bowed their heads.
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Complaints halt Muslim author's visit to school
December 23, 2011
Lisa Abdelsalam said she feels "like she swallowed poison" in the days since the threat of parental protests caused the Muslim mother and author to cancel a talk with students at A.M. Kulp Elementary School in Hatfield.
"I have a such a sick feeling in my stomach," said Abdelsalam, 48, who lives in Colmar with her husband and children, all of whom were or are North Penn students.
Born in Lansdale, the 1981 North Penn High School graduate converted to Islam at 19, when she married her husband, who is from Egypt.
As she has many times at many North Penn schools, she was scheduled to meet with several Kulp classes over four days earlier this month to discuss how she wrote and published her book, "A Song for Me, A Muslim Holiday Story," based on her son Yoseph's experiences at York Avenue Elementary in the 1990s.
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December 26, 2011
A Christmas warning
ALAN KEYES - In scripture, when His chosen people take to worshipping other gods, the Lord God Almighty refers to their apostasy as "whoring" and "adultery." The Lord Jesus Christ also describes people of his time as "an evil and adulterous generation." Is it possible for people truly to understand God's Word when, as far as they are concerned, these words have lost their vivid connotation of wrongdoing?... (more)
December 26, 2011
Our Trojan Horse president
ROBERT KNIGHT - I was thinking about writing a novel about what might happen if a man who hates America and wants to bring it down is somehow elected president. What would he do? I sketched out a few plot elements, and you can decide whether this will fly. First, the Trojan Horse president would initiate unprecedented spending, driving the debt up by more than $4 trillion just in the first three years... (more)
December 25, 2011
Washington politicians keep kicking the can on spending
WASHINGTON EXAMINER - Sometime early next month, the United States' national debt will exceed $15.18 trillion. According to the Commerce Department, the nation's gross domestic product (the market value of all goods and services produced) is only $15.17 trillion... (more)
December 25, 2011
The Obama-mas Choir sings 'Home for the Holidays'
MICHELLE MALKIN - They just don't know when to quit. Consumed with the singular task of re-electing Barack Obama, progressives across the country will use the holiday season to propagandize their conservative relatives and friends. White House elves are directing the re-education Christmas camp efforts... (more)
December 25, 2011
Dick Morris: Ron Paul 'terrifying', Romney's 'apostasies'
NEWSMAX - With Ron Paul surging in Iowa polls, Dick Morris, the Fox News analyst and Republican strategist, warns of horrific consequences for the GOP if he wins the GOP nomination. In a column released on Dickmorris.com this weekend, Morris writes: "Ron Paul remains terrifying. He is really the ultimate liberal in the race. He wants to legalize drugs, repeal the Patriot Act, slash our military spending, pull out of Afghanistan... (more)
December 25, 2011
Being Christian is a death sentence
WASHINGTON TIMES - Persecuted Christians are fleeing from the Middle East in increasing numbers. The United States should open its doors to them as a guaranteed safe haven... (more)
December 25, 2011
Firing back at gun control
WASHINGTON TIMES - The Obama administration's anti-gun agenda, which has been sneaking into the federal bureaucracy in recent years, was blasted by Congress last week. Republicans used the $1 trillion omnibus bill for 2012 to shoot back at the sneaky use of federal funds for gun control... (more)
December 24, 2011
Celebrating Jesus' 'Condescension'
JOSEPH FARAH - And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women... (more)
December 24, 2011
Lawmaker: I can't say 'Merry Christmas'? Watch this!
WORLDNETDAILY - A U.S. representative is defying the politically correct culture inside the Beltway -- where earlier this month the House banned congressmen from sending out Christmas and Hanukkah cards -- by producing a video that satirizes what he intones is the "suppression" of faith in America... (more)
December 24, 2011
Republican voters split between idealism and pragmatism
DAVID LIMBAUGH - There seems to be a common line of demarcation separating two basic factions on the political right in the various skirmishes we have fought against Barack Obama, from their markedly different approaches to the budget battles to their differences in sizing up the GOP presidential candidates... (more)
December 24, 2011
Ron Paul is dangerous
J. MATT BARBER - After the most recent GOP presidential debate, reasonable people can disagree as to who came out on top. It was abundantly clear, however, who was smothered beneath the pile. As Ron Paul waxed naive from his perch in Sioux City, Iowa, on issues ranging from foreign policy to judicial activism, one could almost hear his campaign bus tires deflate... (more)
Ron Paul dogged by racism charges
December 24, 2011
Occupy hecklers drown out Bachmann at Iowa diner
ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Hamburg Inn in Iowa City has long been a popular stop for presidential candidates, but it probably won't be high on Rep. Michele Bachmann's list anymore. About two dozen activists with Occupy Iowa City packed the diner before Bachmann arrived Thursday, then loudly chanted in unison as she tried to mingle with supporters... (more)
December 24, 2011
Gingrich, Perry will not be on Virginia ballot
ASSOCIATED PRESS - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has failed to qualify for Virginia's March 6 Republican primary, according to an announcement on a state Republican website early Saturday. The development adds to the challenges faced by the recent frontrunner in the GOP presidential race... (more)
December 23, 2011
Trump switches party, becomes Independent
NEWSMAX - Donald Trump, who has continued to dabble in the possibility of an independent campaign for the presidency, has switched his voter registration to "Independent" in the state of New York, Politico reports, citing sources. The move was made Thursday, according to the website. However, it's unclear if Trump will be able to vote as an Independent next year or whether he will be allowed to vote in the GOP primaries... (more)
December 22, 2011
Mitt Romney's same-sex marriage betrayal, Part 3
Romney did it because he promised he would
BIZZY BLOG - In 2006, in the wake of the decision by Catholic Charities in Massachusetts to leave the adoption business because its religious principles would not allow it to place children with same-sex couples, National Organization for Marriage Co-founder Maggie Gallagher wondered... (more)
December 22, 2011
Santorum rises from the dead in Iowa
NEWSMAX - Rick Santorum, who has been a non-factor in the Republican presidential campaign with poll support stuck in single digits, is on the upswing in Iowa, where the key voting bloc of social and religious conservatives are taking to his message, The Hill reports... (more)
December 22, 2011
Obamacare abominations
JOHN STOSSEL - President Obama says his health care "reform" will be good for business. Business has learned the truth. Three successful businessmen explained to me how Obamacare is a reason that unemployment stays high. Its length and complexity make businessmen wary of expanding.... (more)
December 22, 2011
Judge blocks portions of S.C. immigration law
BLOOMBERG NEWS - A federal court granted an order sought by the U.S. government blocking enforcement of South Carolina's immigration law. U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel said the U.S. is likely to succeed in its challenge to three sections of the law, according to a filing today in court in Charleston, South Carolina... (more)
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'Bloody mess': 'Anonymous' plans for violent revolution ...
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The hackers known as "Anonymous," who helped organize and support the Occupy movement's protests, have released an online survivor guide for citizens "in case of a violent revolution in your country."
The guide warns protests can be a "bloody mess."
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Control of the U.S. Senate is now up for grabs in what could be one of the most competitive elections in years - and the struggle for power appears to hinge on 10 hotly contested seats that could go to either party. Now learn the facts on the candidates the rest of the media won't show you.
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December 27, 2011
VIDEO SHOWS CHAOS AT MALL OF AMERICA Chairs and punches were flying on Monday as a gang of unruly people swarmed the Mall of America in Minnesota. Stores closed their doors and police swept in to restore order. Watch the raw video HERE.
WILL OLD HEALTH CARE MEMOS HAUNT NEWT? Newt Gingrich's status near the top of the the polls may be shaken after some old memos have surfaced. Despite his recent slams to RomneyCare on the debate stage, the former Speaker of the House was apparently a fan of the program back in 2006. Read what Newt said about Mitt's plan HERE.
EX-RON PAUL AIDE LEVELS SERIOUS CHARGES A former 12-year employee of Congressman Ron Paul claims the presidential candidate has some rather unpresidential opinions on topics like Israel, 9/11 and even America's involvement in fighting Adolf Hitler. Get all the details HERE.
DID THE TSA CUT A 'FOX NEWS' LOGO OFF THE BAG OF A FOX NEWS ANCHOR? Fox News anchor Todd Starnes was shocked to see his luggage covered with tape alerting him that TSA had opened and searched his bag before a recent flight. However, It was not the search that bothered him as much as the apparent attack his bag suffered while under the care and control of the agency. See the photos and learn what the TSA told Starnes HERE.
IS THIS FUNNY? CHARLIE BROWN CONVERTS TO ISLAM The classic Christmas cartoon featuring Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy and all of the Peanuts gang has been turned completely inside-out by comedian Denis Leary. Watch as Charlie Brown converts to Islam, with some very clever twists. Slight warning as one "F-word" manages to make it into the end of the clip. Watch it HERE.
VIRAL VIDEO DU JOUR - brit MILITARY WIVES TRIBUTE SONG THAT BECOMES A HUGE HIT A group of British women formed a choir and recorded a song to their loved ones serving in the military and spending Christmas far from home. The song stormed the charts and has sold more copies than any single song in the past three years. Watch the tear-jerking video HERE.
WOMAN DITCHED THE GLAM OF HOLLYWOOD TO LIVE ON A 400-SQ-FT HOUSEBOAT
Heather Wilcoxon's family worked in Hollywood, but four decades ago, she chose a different path. Instead of living amid the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, Heather decided to live on a very colorful, 400 sq ft houseboat. See the boat and meet Heather HERE.
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News from The Hill:
Obama to ask Congress this week to raise debt ceiling by $1.2 trillion
By Amie Parnes
The Obama administration will be asking Congress to increase the debt limit later this week, two senior administration officials have confirmed. The White House is expected to ask Congress to raise the U.S. borrowing limit by $1.2 trillion. This would mark the third and final increase from the debt ceiling deal which was reached over the summer by Congress and the administration. The agreement said that the borrowing limit would increase by $2.1 trillion in three steps.
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The masses weeping over the death of Kim Jong Il and the frantic online defenders of Ron Paul have something in common, it isn't the man they care about. It's what he represents. The course of events that took a cranky Texas congressman and turned him into the made man of a motley crew of online gambling entrepreneurs, racists, conspiracy theorists and the whole big circus tent filled with offshore accounts, UFO landing sites and copies of the Turner Diaries is an odd one, but not a completely unusual one. Cults of personality are not about the man, but about the need that he fills in his followers. There is a point at which every dictator, rock star and celebrity realizes that it is the people who adore him that are in charge and all he can do is ride the wave of adulation. The men don't matter, the reasons why people seize on them do matter. Why Ron Paul? Because like so many at the center of a cult of personality, he is everything to everyone. The big tent he presides over is full of people who don't agree on very much. They are a nexus of opposition to 'everything', but they're also a collection of groups that splinter faster than old wood in a thunderstorm. Ron Paul's program which is big on ambitious assaults on the government, but short on the details, finesses many of those disagreements. Gay rights? Abortion? Immigration? If you squint and only pay attention to the right statements, then Ron Paul is for you. Like Santa's little elves, his followers spread his selective word by focusing in on target demographics and barraging them with talking points that make it seem like Ron Paul is on their side. Whose side is Ron Paul on? Most likely his own.
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Former staffer says Ron Paul lying about role in controversial newsletter
Joe Newby
, Spokane Conservative Examiner
December 27, 2011
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Krauthammer: Ron Paul's misunderstanding of history is simply staggering
Dec 21, 2011
Krauthammer cites a comment from the last debate where Ron Paul argued that we should pick up the phone and call Iran just as Kennedy did with Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Yet Krauthammer says it didn't happen that way at all and proceeds to recite what did happen and finishes by saying that Ron Paul's misunderstanding of history is simply staggering:
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Former Aide: Ron Paul is 'Most Certainly Anti-Israel'
A former senior aide to GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul claims Ron Paul "wishes the Israeli state did not exist at all."
By Chana Ya'ar
12/27/2011
A former senior aide to GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has decided to "set the record straight" in a 'tell all' post on the Right Wing News blog -- and in the process, has confirmed that Paul wishes "the Israeli state did not exist at all."
Eric Dondero served as former senior aide to Paul when he was a U.S. Congressman from 1997 to 2003, and worked closely with the candidate as an aide since 1988.
"I've noticed in some media that my words have been twisted and used for an agenda from both sides," Dondero wrote, explaining from the outset why he had decided to set forth his views in such a blunt manner, on the site that he chose. "I wish to set the record straight with media that I trust and know will get the story right: conservative/libertarian-conservative bloggers."
Ron Paul is not a racist, Dondero wrote. "I never heard a racist word expressed towards Blacks or Jews come out of his mouth. Not once," he wrote. "Is Ron Paul an Anti-Semite? Absolutely No. As a Jew, (half on my mother's side), I can categorically say... No slurs. No derogatory remarks."
However, the candidate's feelings about Israel versus the Palestinian Authority are another matter entirely, Dondero wrote.
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Americans are blessed to have inherited a constitutional republic. If we are to keep it, we must vigilantly preserve the Constitution upon which it stands. As 2011 draws to a close, we made a list (and checked it twice!) of the year's most important constitutional trends.
Nice: Congress begins to rediscover its (atrophied) constitutional muscles
Congress kicked off the year with unprecedented reverence for the Constitution. Congress began the session with a ceremonial reading of the Constitution on the house floor, and then adopted a new rule that requires any proposed bill to cite its constitutional authority. While admirable, these measures have thus far failed to achieve their intended result. The potential solemnity of the reading ceremony was tainted by petty disputes and goofy mistakes (an entire section was skipped) and the citation rule has become little more than an exercise in box checking. Congress still has a long way to go, but its newfound constitutional courage marks a welcome change from Pelosi's "are you serious?" approach to the Constitution.
Nice: Grassroots Constitutionalism Stays Strong
Of course, Congress didn't just decide to prioritize the constitution on a whim. The credit lies with the American people who have become fed up with government excesses. From their spontaneous origins in 2009, grassroots movements such as the Tea Party had gained enough strength by the 2010 elections to send Congress a strong message to respect the Constitution. From the many Constitution Day festivals across the nation to the numerous Tea Party rallies and the joint CNN/Tea Party primary debate, 2011 saw everyday Americans continue their efforts to restore limited, constitutional government.
Naughty: Constitutional Lawmaking Undermined
One of the most disturbing trends of 2011 was the Obama Administration's willingness to skirt the Constitution's law making process. In September, the Obama administration openly bypassed Congress by unilaterally issuing waivers to exempt states from the requirements of No Child Left Behind. Even more outrageous, Obamacare waivers (giving relief from the law's most costly provisions) were given almost exclusively to political allies of the administration such as labor unions and Harry Reid's home state of Nevada. Fully 20% went to unions and businesses (including luxury restaurants and financial firms) in Nancy Pelosi's congressional district in San Francisco.
Naughty: Runaway Bureaucrats
Despite the country's woes, bureaucrats had no qualms about burdening an already struggling economy with billions of dollars of (sometimes bizarre) regulations. Public outcry put an end to a few of the most ridiculous regulation such as the "Christmas tree tax." But since bureaucrats are unelected and uncountable to Congress, they were largely undeterred. The Environmental Protection Agency, for example, usurped Congress's legislative authority and issued new vehicle fuel-efficiency standards that (by its own estimates) will cost the economy $8.5 billion per year and raise the price of cars by at least $2,000. Just what we need to help the economy.
Nice: Congress tries to rein in Bureaucrats
This year Congress finally began to take practical steps to regain control of the legislative process. Most importantly, the House passed the REINS Act and the Regulatory Accountability Act, which would give Congress much needed authority to restrain the excesses of unaccountable bureaucrats. Although these bills are unlikely to pass the Senate, they have succeeded in turning public scrutiny upon the nation's regulatory agencies and-most importantly-in creating a solid precedent for future reform efforts.
Nice: Constitutional Threats Averted
An important constitutional victory this year was the resounding defeat (at least for now) of the unconstitutional nullification movement. Several state legislatures attempted to declare Obamacare null and void and block federal laws in their state. Repealing Obamacare is certainly a key goal, but nullification has no basis in constitutional law and violates the whole idea of constitutional government. Ultimately, nullification was defeated in every state in which it was proposed. Equally crucial (though less decisively successful) was the vigilant opposition to the National Popular Vote movement (NPV), the scheme to replace the Electoral College by means of a constitutionally dubious interstate compact. Although it gained worrisome support in 2011, conservative organizations from ALEC to the Heritage Foundation were quick to warn of the constitutional and practical dangers of NPV. Thanks in part to these efforts, NPV continues to fall well short of the number of states needed bring the compact into effect.
Nice: Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare
While the nullification efforts were roundly defeated, conservatives did mount a very successful constitutional challenge to Obamacare. Several states passed a Health Care Freedom Act designed to provoke a legal challenge to Obamacare. A majority of states and several individuals then brought lawsuits against Obamacare. Appellate courts upheld some cases and struck down others. Most significantly, the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a suit brought by 26 states and the National Federation of Independent Business and declared the individual mandate unconstitutional. On November 14th, the Supreme Court announced that it would rule on the 11th Circuit Court's decision in June 2012.
Naughty: Progressives Run Wild
2011 was above all a year of unbridled Progressivism. Ostensibly organized to protest crony capitalism, the Occupy Wall Street movement quickly devolved into unruly factions seeking redistributive government programs. In stark contrast to the Tea Party's peaceful support of the Constitution, the occupiers blatantly disregarded property rights and the rule of law and denounced America's representative government. Such prominent progressives as Peter Orzag and North Carolina's Governor Bev Purdue suggested that America needs "less democracy" and more centralized administration. In his seminal speech in Osawatomie, Obama drew upon populist rhetoric to advocate a thoroughly progressive vision of government where bureaucratic experts enforce political and economic "fairness" rather than letting the American people govern themselves.
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Morning Bell: Top 10 Education Stories of 2011
Lindsey Burke
December 27, 2011
There was no lack of education news in 2011. From an explosion in school choice options to the Obama Administration's executive overreach, the top stories included the high and low lights when it came to issues affecting America's schools.
10. Obama Administration orchestrates for-profit university witch hunt. On June 2, the Department of Education issued restrictive new regulations targeting "for-profit" higher education institutions. The new "gainful employment" regulation restricts access to student loans for students attending for-profit institutions (like Capella University or the University of Phoenix, for instance) if the school's average debt-to-earnings ratio exceeds 12 percent of a graduate's income. The net result? De-facto government price controls on a sector meeting the needs of students historically underserved by traditional universities.
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