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May 3, 2012
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"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
-Winston Churchill
Rumors of War III
Please take some time to watch this video/documentary produced by Mercury One/Glen Beck. It is scary, and unfortunately Glen has been right on most everything he has reported on.
New Obama Executive Order Pushes Us Closer To A North American Union And A One World Economic System
When it comes to Barack Obama, one of the most important things to understand is that he is a committed globalist. He firmly believes that more "global governance" (the elite don't like to use the term "global government") will make the world a much better place. Throughout his time in the White House, Obama has consistently sought to strengthen international institutions such as the UN, the IMF, the World Bank and the WTO. At every turn, Obama has endeavored to more fully integrate America into the "global community". Since he was elected, Obama has signed a whole host of new international economic agreements. He regularly speaks of the need for "cooperation" among global religions and he has hosted a wide variety of different religious celebrations at the White House. Obama once stated that "all nations must come together to build a stronger global regime". If you do not want to live in a "global regime" that is just too bad. To globalists such as Obama, it is inevitable that the United States of America will be merged into the emerging global system. Just this week, Obama has issued a new executive order that seeks to "harmonize" U.S. economic regulations with the rest of the world. This new executive order is yet another incremental step that is pushing us closer to a North American Union and a one world economic system. Unfortunately, most Americans have absolutely no idea what is happening.
The Obama slogan for 2012 is in and it's "Forward", which is a compact version of that old classic, "Don't change horses in the middle of a stream" that every incumbent is forced to run on sooner or later. Forward implies that there's no alternative but to go backward, which is a place that no right-thinking person wants to go.
The left has always been enamored of "Forwardism" or "Progressivism" which mean much the same thing. Before MSNBC had Lean Forward, Mao had the Great Leap Forward which killed some 40 million people, far more people than MSNBC can ever dream of tuning in to their programs.
When Lenin wanted to launch his own newspaper, he called it, "Vperod" or Forward. The name still lingers on among the left and appears on the mastheads of newspapers across the world. It's Vorwarts in Germany, Voorwarts in the Netherlands and Ila al-Amam in the Arab world. Back in New York it's The Forward, the venerable blotting paper of the Jewish left.
There are any number of left-wing political parties who have already named themselves "Forward", including the Forward Communist Party of India, Kadima, the left-wing opposition party in Israel, and Vperod, a Russian political party that split off from the Socialist Resistance on account of the latter not being radical enough.
Picking "Forward" as his campaign slogan puts Obama in good company with the likes of Lenin and Mao, and it sounds positive until you stop and realize that it's meant more as an order than a suggestion. There's a reason most leftist newspapers with that name add an exclamation mark at the end of it. It's not a proposal, it's a command. Lean forward, march forward, live forward and then die forward. We've burned the bridges, run up the deficit and trashed the economy so there's no going back.
An old Soviet era joke told the story of the wife of a Communist leader who upon hearing that her husband had developed a progressive paralysis, clapped her hands and exclaimed that at least it was progressive. That is the underlying message of "Forward" to voters, the country may be paralyzed, but at least it's a progressive paralysis which leaves us unable to move our heads and stop leaning forward while the Entertainer in Chief croons to us about the wonderful world to come.
This explains our budget dilemma in terms anyone can understand - I recall at Tea Party meeting many folks don't have clue about the problem - this is excellent
This is non political and very well done.
United States Budget Dilemma.wmv
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By allowing our attention to be focused exclusively on the danger and prevention of terrorism, we ignore the many other ways we are being attacked. Specifically, we are missing what our Islamist enemies call their 'civilization jihad' - a form of warfare that employs manipulative financial techniques, lawfare, infiltration of our civil institutions and government and insidious information dominance. Together, these have the effect of exploiting our liberties and governing structures against us, so that our leaders wind up imposing the very anti-American values that our enemies promote.
Welcome to The Muslim Brotherhood in America: The Enemy Within - a 10-part, web-based video briefing that is designed to explain why and how this is happening.
It addresses a threat most Americans are unaware even exists within our country, let alone the degree of peril it represents. The threat is the totalitarian, supremacist Islamic doctrine its adherents call "shariah" and the organized, disciplined and increasingly successful efforts by such adherents-- most especially the Muslim Brotherhood-- to bring it here.
We are making this course available in the hope of encouraging, informing and broadening support for national efforts to defeat the insinuation into this country of shariah's anti-constitutional and seditious program.
Muslim Brotherhood in America: The Overview
PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHERS... There's safety in numbers...
Here's a way you can lend a hand with our continuing struggle to warn the sleeping world about the dangers of radical Islam.
Clarion films, which produced the block busters Obsession, The Third Jihad and Iranium is stepping up its efforts to get these films shown. I remember how happy I was when Obsession was first released. At last I had a way to reach the people I was trying to educate into a post 9/11 awareness. I distributed as many of the DVDs as I could.
Now you can help Ryan Mauro, a national security analyst on FOX News Channel, educate more people about sharia and jihad. Ryan is with RadicalIslam.org, the Clarion Fund's website. He is spearheading a new grassroots initiative to show these important films to local communities such as churches, synagogues, GOP/DNC/Tea Party groups, national security conferences or any other venue that may be interested.
No speaker's fee is required but travel expenses and a small screening license fee are requested.
I'm sure you will pass this along to all your contacts so we can really make a difference in our country's willingness to protect itself against sharia and jihad.
Other Tea Parties who help man the table are invited to bring material promoting their own group. Also bring a donation can labeled with your group's name.
Please respond to me with dates and hours you can help. This will be an excellent way to reach numerous people and perhaps gain some new members. Lou Louis@apo146.com
OAKS EXPO GUN SHOW
At the Oaks Expo Center
May 5 9 A.M TO 5 P.M.
May 6 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M.
Please advise us on which day(s) and times you can help us staff our table, greet visitors and hand out Tea Party literature. Dave Adamski and I are making up the roster and need to hear from you as soon as possible. We need at least two people on duty during the show hours. You do not need to know anything about guns.
Respond to me please, with the days) and hours you prefer, and include your phone as well as your email address.
Lou
Directions to Oaks Expo Center
From Rt. 76 (Schuylkill Expressway)
Follow Rt. 76 west to King of Prussia
Exit to Rt. 202 South (West Chester)
Stay in right lane for Rt. 422 West (Pottstown)
Exit Rt. 422 at Oaks, left onto Egypt Road
Left at Station Ave. (3rd light)
Follow signs for the Expo Center
From PA Turnpike
Exit at Valley Forge and stay to the right
Exit Rt. 202 South (West Chester)
Stay in right lane for Rt. 422 West (Pottstown)
Exit Rt. 422 at Oaks, left onto Egypt Road
Left at Station Ave. (3rd light)
Follow signs for the Expo center
From Rt. 422 West
Rt. 422 to the Oaks exit, left onto Egypt Road
Left at Station Ave. (3rd light)
Follow signs for the Expo center
From Rt. 422 East
Rt. 422 to the Oaks exit, left onto Egypt Road
Left at Station Ave. (2nd light)
Follow signs for the Expo center
The Next KTP Tea Social
Monday, May 7th at 5pm
Let's get together and talk about what we did right and what went wrong on Primary Day in our area! This is the only way for all of us to effectively continue to make a difference in local politics.
We all came together back in 2009 because we were outraged by the election of Barack Obama, the passage of Obamacare and the direction of our country financially and ideologically. The time has come, perhaps our last chance to truly make a stance, for us to unite and work to defeat the progressive agenda which has already infiltrated us so deeply. The first step towards a big win in November starts now! So, we, at The Kitchen Table Patriots, urge you to come out this to make a difference, we can plug you in where you are needed.
This is where you can make a difference that really matters!
DID YOU KNOW THAT TEACHERS HAVE TO JOIN THE UNION WHETHER THEY WANT TO OR NOT, AND UNION DUES IS TAKEN OUT OF THEIR PAY CHECK BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT?
AND THEN DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR SCHOOL BOARD HAS TO WRITE A CHECK TO THE TEACHER'S UNIONS TO PAY TEACHER'S DUES?
YOU CAN PROBABLY FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS DUES MONEY IS USED FOR IN HARRISBURG!
GUESS WHO IS PAYING FOR ALL OF THIS? Right, you the taxpayer!
Do you know what can happen when all of this is changed?
Come out and learn more from
Simon Campbell, an excellent and entertaining speaker (yes, even on this subject).
Simon currently serves as Vice President of the Pennsbury Board of School Directors so he knows how it works from the inside. After a 21-day teacher's strike in his district he started a grassroots group, StopTeacherStrikes to advocate for PA to become the 38th state to make teacher's strikes illegal. Simon also served on the board of Pennsylvanians for Right to Work.
He regularly speaks on the need to end compulsory unionism and other aspects of public sector union political power.
Q&A session and more to follow.
An extremely important movie is coming this summer - Dinesh D'Souza - Obama & 2016
Dinesh D'Souza is author of many New York Times best sellers. The movie is from Gerald R. Molen, producer of Academy Award WinningSchindler's List.
It explains in plain language who Barack Obama really is, what he stands for, and the dangers of him being reelected for another four years.
Watch this short informative video preview of this movie which came out only yesterday and share it with others. It has already been seen by over 18,000 people. Within a very short time it will have been seen by millions! After you see the preview, listen to what Dinesh has to say about Obama. Please take the time to hear this and pass it on.
Dinesh D'Souza - Obama & 2016
Obama New Book: "Dreams From My Second Term"
Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution
Available to you, your family, your friends, and all Americans.
Over the years, many friends of Hillsdale, those who never attended college here, have said to me: "Dr. Arnn, I wish I could take Hillsdale's Constitution course!"
In response to these requests, this past year, for the first time ever, Hillsdale College offered the "Introduction to the Constitution" lecture series at no charge. Frankly, I wasn't sure what sort of a response a course like this would have.
That's why I was excited to see that YOU and almost 200,000 other people from all over the United States registered for "Introduction to the Constitution."
Thank you very much for registering and participating. I hope you learned a lot from the series.
I was thrilled, not only by the response, but at what it indicates: Americans are willing and eager learn about the Constitution and to defend the principles of liberty that made America so prosperous!
And this re-awakening of national interest in the Constitution comes not a minute too soon.
Now, for the first time ever, Hillsdale College is offering a no-cost 10-week online Constitution course based on the class Hillsdale College students must complete for graduation:
This course on the U.S. Constitution is available online at no charge to anyone who wants to understand and defend the timeless principles of liberty upon which our nation was founded!
I am proud to be teaching part of our NEW "Constitution 101"course and hope YOU will be one of my students again!
"Constitution 101" begins on February 20, 2012, and concludes the week of April 30. It will cover such topics as the Declaration of Independence and its connection to the Constitution, how the Constitution is structured to protect individual liberty and ensure good government, the crisis of constitutional government faced by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, and modern challenges to the Constitution during the "Progressive" era.
It is my honor to teach the first class, "The American Mind," and the final class, "The Recovery of the Constitution." All of the classes will be taught by Hillsdale College professors - the top teachers in their field and the same ones who instruct our students here on Hillsdale's campus.
Classes listed in Blue have been posted on YouTube and can be viewed by clicking on the link for each class below.
Featuring 113 primary source documents, The U.S. Constitution: A Reader was developed for teaching the core course on the U.S. Constitution at Hillsdale College.
Divided into eleven sections with introductions by members of Hillsdale's Politics Department faculty, readings cover the principles of the American founding, the framing and structure of the Constitution, the secession crisis and the Civil War, the Progressive rejection of the Constitution, and the building of the administrative state based on Progressive principles.
Editorial Note: Just received a couple of copies of the reader. Not just a short course pamphlet this; with the heft of 'Atlas Shrugged', it is well worth getting whether or not you choose to take the course.
About Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College is a private, coeducational, residential, liberal arts college with approximately 1,400 students. Founded in 1844, the College remains, in the words of its Articles of Association, "grateful to God for the inestimable blessings resulting from the presence of civil and religious liberty and intelligent piety" in our nation, and dedicated to "the diffusion of sound learning" that is "essential to the perpetuity of these blessings."
Hillsdale College is distinguished by its rigorous core curriculum, by its principled rejection of federal and state taxpayer funding, and by the pledge of its Board of Trustees to resists any attempts by the government to regulate its internal affairs.
Hillsdale College promotes the principles of liberty nationwide through its national speech digest, Imprimis, which has a monthly circulation of over 2 million, and through several outreach programs. In 2008, Hillsdale launched its Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C. The College will also launch the Hillsdale Graduate School of Statesmanship in fall 2012.
As a trusted reader of New Common Sense, the weekly e-mail from The Heritage Foundation, we wanted you to be the first to know about our new website ConstitutionOnline.com.
From the preamble to the 27
th
Amendment -- The Heritage Guide to the Constitution Online is a completely searchable reference tool with leading expert analysis of the Constitution. The site features clause by clause analysis of our timeless reference book, links to essays, as well as a teaching companion.
ConstitutionOnline.com provides clear, concise analysis for users who are trying to further their understanding of the Constitution.
No document is more central to securing "the Blessing of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity" than the United States Constitution, and no website is more thorough than ConstitutionOnline.com.
Breakfast with Congressman Pat Meehan
Thursday, May 3
RJC Philadelphia Chapter
presents
Congressman Pat Meehan
Congressman Patrick Meehan (PA-7) recently returned from a visit to Israel, Jordan, Turkey and the Palestinian Authority and will provide the RJC with an update and overview of his visit.Thursday, May 3
Registration and breakfast at 7:30am
Program will begin promptly at 8:00am
Crowne Plaza Philadelphia West
4010 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Cost: No Charge for Current RJC Leaders $10 for Current RJC Members $25 for eTeam, NonCurrent, and Friends
RSVP is Required. Please email Scott Feigelstein at pasnj@rjchq.org or call 610-667-1263
David Freed has over 15 years of experience as a prosecutor and has handled thousands of cases during his legal career, trying in excess of 100 jury trials in both the civil and criminal arenas. He has prosecuted capital murder cases, run grand jury investigations, taken down child predators and cracked down on elder abuse and fraud. David has also been instrumental in holding sex offenders accountable by closing loopholes in Megan's Law and protecting the rights of crime victims.
He is an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association (PDAA). David currently serves as the Secretary/Treasurer and previously served as the Chairman of the Education and Training Committee, planning all CLE accredited training programs for Pennsylvania's prosecutors.
David resides in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania with his wife Amy their children Tommy, Elizabeth and Natalie.
presents a meet and greet breakfast with David Freed
GOP Candidate for Attorney General
Friday, May 18
Registration and breakfast at 7:30am
Program will begin promptly at 8:00am
Hosted by RJC Leader Bill Wanger Fox Rothschild LLP Building #10, Suite 200 300 Sentry Parkway East* (a/k/a 300 Walton Drive) *use this address for GPS Devices
Cost: No Charge for Current RJC Leaders $10 for Current RJC Members $25 for eTeam, Non-current, and Friends
RSVP is Required. Please email Scott Feigelstein at pasnj@rjchq.org or call 610-667-1263
In the coming months, critical decisions are going to be made about Iran, Israel and the world. Finally, Washington is beginning to focus on the issue of a nuclear Iran. Many of our leaders want to confront this looming threat. But others want to keep kicking the can down the road. The debate is far from over.
We know that when thousands of CUFI activists arrive in DC and on Capitol Hill, we can change the conversation.
We can remind our leaders that a nuclear Iran is not only a threat to Israel, but to the US as well. And we can demonstrate to our elected officials that their constituents care enough about this issue to show up at their DC offices.
We know that we can create a sense of immediacy that's otherwise lacking.
We know that the more of us who show up and speak out -- the louder our voice and the greater our impact.
Saturday, August 18, 2012 Washington Dulles Airport Marriott 45020 Aviation Drive * Dulles, Virginia * (703) 471-9500
Brigitte Gabriel and our National Staff want to personally invest our time with you and have worked hard to provide a FREE training for our members in the region around D.C.!
If you are concerned about the growing threat of radical Islam and Sharia Law to our great land and you haven't seen a plan of action to meet this evil head on, here's your opportunity to join with us for real, measurable results.
Results that make a difference, not just a statement.
Our host team is working hard to deliver a day you won't forget. Plan on being there! Meet me and our growing team of professionals at the Dulles Airport Marriott on Saturday, August 18, 2012. Registration will start at 7:30 AM with the event starting at 8:30 AM and running through 5:00 PM.
Here are a few comments we have received from previous training seminars around the nation:
"...After 8 hours in that chair ............. I was ready for another 8 hours - it seemed to end too soon..."
"I was literally stunned. Wow! Brigitte Gabriel has assembled an incredible team to support her message of action and hope!"
"...As much as the issue depresses me, and I could cry every time I think about what is happening to the West, I left yesterday's conference energized and inspired. The day reminded me that I am *not* alone, after all, in trying to resist the dangerous absurdity of radical Islam that is being forced on us. I'm in desperate need of such reminders, as I'm sure most of us are. Whenever I'm close to despair, I remind myself of Brigitte's message. Thank you so much for this incredible training day!"
"...What an amazing seminar!"
"...I have never spent a better $45, 104 miles and 12 hours!" (Previous pricing for a similar event. We're wanting to involve as many as possible from this region, so for this event only, it's free!)
You can find out more and register online by clicking here.
Call the number above to reserve your room at the Marriott if you need to spend the night.
Your early registration really helps us plan accurately for materials and supplies needed! Thank you for doing it today!
I look forward to meeting you and looking into your eyes and thanking you for taking this stand with me. We will protect this nation!
Sincerely,
Brigitte Gabriel
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"BETTER THAN EVER"
(all times are eastern)
Thursday 3-4pm "America's Black Shield" - Ted Hayes and Terrance Lang
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:
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
Dear By revealing the Nazi and Marxist origins of groups such as the Muslim Students Association and Students for Justice in Palestine and the connections between these organizations and terrorist activities around the globe, Muslim Hate Groups on Campus sheds light on the dark undercurrent of anti-Semitism which flows unobstructed through our most prestigious institutions of higher education.
On Thursday, our staff finalized the most explosive resource that Grassfire has ever published. It's called 69 Obama Lies.It's a Fantastic Resource for this election year!
I believe 69 Obama Lies is the most thorough "vetting" of Obama's actual words in print. And I know it is going to outrage the Left because we actually hold Obama accountable for what he said!
Dear Patriot,
About six weeks ago, our staff set out with the goal of putting the "truth detector" to what Obama has actually said. What we realized is Obama has lied so pervasively and thoroughly that even our staff had forgotten many of his most outrageous fibs! That's when we realized we had to create a written record of the Obama Lies.
69 Obama Lies is organized in six sections that cover everything from the lies Obama has told about himself (we call these "ObamaLies"), to his campaign lies, his lies about government and taxes, ObamaCare and domestic and foreign policy.
They are all here -- and footnoted so you will have complete documentation. We start with the ObamaLies -- his denial of Rev. Wright.... the "normalcy" of his church... the Bill Ayers lie... the ACORN lie... and Obama's "Brother's Keeper" lie which exposes his Marxist core.
Let's be clear -- it was these "ObamaLies" along with his campaign lies that got Obama elected in the first place. Obama's ability to cloak his real beliefs and his real associations (with the willing help of the liberal media) kept his campaign moving forward.
But we don't stop there....
+ + Obama's "Big Government" Lies
69 Obama Lies also tracks the BIG LIE that Obama sold to the American people just after Inauguration Day -- that massive deficit spending would "create and save" jobs and restore the economy.
It was all a LIE. We know that now. But it is vitally important to have the facts laid out in an orderly fashion. That's precisely what 69 Obama Lies does. We expose the full range of Obama's Big Government lies...
The "Create Or Save Jobs" Lie...
The Stimulus Law is Working" Lie...
The "I'll Cut The Deficit" Lie...
The "Government Motors" Lie...
The "Cash for Clunkers" Lie...
The "Rich Pay Less In Taxes" Lie...
+ + Border Lies, ObamaCare Lies... Energy Lies...
69 Obama Lies literally covers every aspect of Obama's presidency -- from his lies about border security and immigration to his lies about gas prices and green jobs.
We saved a whole section for Obama's signature legislative "achievement" -- ObamaCare. We've identified a Baker's Dozen of fibs Obama told just to get ObamaCare passed.
And please note that each of the 69 Obama Lies is like a mini research report -- clearly laying out the specific Obama lie and fully documenting our sources.
If you can help Grassfire with a contribution of ANY AMOUNT (even a few dollars to cover printing and shipping), we'll send you TWO COPIES of "69 Obama Lies" -- one to keep and one to share with a friend.
We have asked the printer to rush the first printing of 69 Obama Lies so we can get this resource into our team members' hands as quickly as possible.
As a result, we expect to begin shipping 69 Obama Lies the week of April 23.
In order to be included in our first shipment, please let me hear from you as soon aspossible. Go here to request your two copies:
I truly believe 69 Obama Lies is the most thorough and most important resource Grassfire has ever created. And I want to put it in the hands of every Grassfire team member.
Please take a moment to order your two copies of 69 Obama Lies today, and thanks for the stand you are taking.
Patriots, this booklet will assist in setting the record straight with swing voters, moderates, and even Democrats! This is the best resource I have seen to prove the lies from Obama - out of his own mouth- versus the truth or facts. This is the resource of this 2012 Presidential election year.
Want Obama out? Then obtain multiple copies of this booklet and share with friends, neighbors, co-workers, church family, and your tea party. To win we must be equipped! This is the best weapon for your arsenal of resources to beat Obama!
Standing for Freedom, Fighting for Our Country, Darla Dawald, National Director Patriot ACTION Network
Houston - The 2012 elections will feature many close races, likely including the presidential contest. That makes concern about voter fraud and ballot integrity all the more meaningful, and a conference held here last weekend by the watchdog group True the Vote made clear just how high the stakes are.
"Unfortunately, the United States has a long history of voter fraud that has been documented by historians and journalists," Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote in 2008, upholding a strict Indiana voter-ID law designed to combat fraud. Justice Stevens, who personally encountered voter fraud while serving on various reform commissions in his native Chicago, spoke for a six-member majority. In a decision two years earlier clearing the way for an Arizona ID law, the Court had declared in a unanimous opinion that "confidence in the integrity of our electoral processes is essential to the functioning of our participatory democracy. Voter fraud drives honest citizens out of the democratic process and breeds distrust of our government. Voters who fear their legitimate votes will be outweighed by fraudulent ones will feel disenfranchised."
Indeed, a brand-new Rasmussen Reports poll finds that 64 percent of Americans believe voter fraud is a serious problem, with whites registering 63 percent agreement and African-Americans 64 percent. A Fox News poll taken last month found that 70 percent of Americans support requiring voters to show "state or federally issued photo identification" to prove their identity and citizenship before casting a ballot. Majorities of all demographic groups agreed on the need for photo ID, including 58 percent of non-white voters, 52 percent of liberals, and 52 percent of Democrats.
Catherine Englebrecht, the Houston businesswoman and mother who founded True the Vote in 2009 after witnessing an ACORN-style group registering thousands of illegal or nonexistent voters in Houston, told the voter observers from 32 states gathered for the summit: "There is nothing more important this year than your work in making sure legitimate votes aren't canceled out by fraud."
Liberal groups ranging from the ACLU to the NAACP oppose voter-ID laws, claiming that voter fraud is almost nonexistent and that an ID requirement would amount to voter suppression. It's certainly true that in-person voter fraud - the type of fraud most easily fought with voter-ID laws - isn't the whole picture. Voter-ID laws must be combined with tighter controls on absentee ballots, the tool of choice of fraudsters. But filmmaker James O'Keefe demonstrated just last month how easy - and almost impossible to detect - voter impersonation can be: A white 22-year-old assistant of O'Keefe's was offered the Washington, D.C., primary ballot of Attorney General Eric Holder, the most visible opponent of ID laws.
Just this week in Fort Worth, Texas, a Democratic precinct chairwoman was indicted on charges of arranging an illegal vote. Hazel Woodard James has been charged with conspiring with her non-registered son to have him vote in place of his father. The only reason the crime was detected was that the father showed up later in the day to vote at the same precinct. Most fraudsters are smart enough to have their accomplices cast votes in the names of dead people on the voter rolls, who are highly unlikely to appear and complain that someone else voted in their place.
One of the highlights of the True the Vote conference was a speech by Artur Davis, who was a Democratic congressman from Alabama until last year. Davis has been an up-and-coming black Democratic leader, having been selected to second the nomination of Barack Obama at the 2008 Democratic convention in Denver.
But in 2009 he decided to vote against Obamacare because he viewed it as unworkable and too expensive. When he ran the next year in the Democratic primary for governor in Alabama, he was attacked as disloyal and defeated by a coalition of liberals, teachers' unions, and old-style black political machines.
He told me that the voter suppression he most observed in his 68 percent African-American district was rampant fraud in counties with powerful political machines. To keep themselves in power, these machines would frequently steal the votes of members of minority groups. "I know it exists, I've had the chance to steal votes in my favor offered to me, and the people it hurts the most are the poor and those without power," he said.
Davis made it clear in his speech to True the Vote that much of the opposition to voter-ID and ballot-integrity laws is a sad attempt to inject racism into the discussion and intimidate supporters of anti-fraud laws. "This is not a billy club, this is not a fire hose," he told his audience while holding up his driver's license. "Where is this notion that if I have a right [to vote], that I don't have to be bothered with responsibility?" He concluded with an appeal for all sides to eschew racial appeals: "We have to be one country, but the way you become one country is you stop acting like a country that's divided into different buckets and bases of people."
It's a pity that so much of the discussion about voting this fall will be drenched in race. Americans have two important rights when it comes to voting. The first is the right to vote without fear and intimidation, for which this country fought an epic civil-rights struggle in the 1960s. Those gains in voter access must be preserved. But Americans also have a right to vote without their ballots' being canceled out by people who are voting twice, are voting for the dead or nonexistent, or are non-citizens. We can and should accomplish two goals in the 2012 election - making sure it is easy to vote, and making sure it is hard to cheat. Groups such as True the Vote will be essential to make sure both sides of that imperative are fulfilled.
- John Fund is the national-affairs columnist for NRO.
Last week I had the opportunity to get a sneak-peek at the RNC's new Facebook application. Designed, in the words of one RNC staffer to "take our message where the people are," the Social Victory Center appwill, among other things, hook users up with campaign news targeted based on their location and preferences (which Facebook already knows, of course), let users join volunteer efforts, distribute voter registration forms, and provide an online phone bank, all without leaving the Facebook website. It will also, if users wish, put those activities on the user's Facebook wall, letting their friends see what they're up to and, hopefully, encouraging them to join in.
It's an attempt to leverage Facebook's popularity in a new way and, at the moment, the Democrats have nothing like it. The Social Victory Center was unveiled to the public yesterday, so if you're on Facebook, check it out. As the general election ramps up, check back for volunteer activities as they're added. Also, like I did in 2008, I'll be pushing online phone banking in the final weeks of the election, only this time the RNC will have done the heavy-lifting that the McCain team wasn't too keen on.
NO. 8. He has killed whatever was left of the "Special Relationship" by repeatedly stabbing America's most loyal ally, Britain, in the back: returning the Winston Churchill bust; snubbing a visiting British Prime Minister with a gift of a box of crappy DVDs (when in return Obama got a really thoughtful present: an ornamental pen-holder made from the timbers of the Victorian anti-slave ship HMS Gannet); stoking up further anti-Brit resentment by referring constantly to the multinational BP as "British Petroleum"-a name it hasn't used in over a decade.
One year ago today, Seal Team Six landed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and succeeded in bringing Osama bin Laden to ultimate justice. Though some may wish to bask in the glow of that success, now is not the time to celebrate or lay down arms. Bin Laden may be dead, but serious threats against the United States live on, both here in the homeland and around the globe.
President Obama, though, is using the occasion to boost his re-election efforts with a self-congratulatory campaign ad. Heritage's James Carafano writes, "If Lincoln had spent the entire Gettysburg Address talking about himself, it wouldn't have been quite that crass." And last night, the president made a campaign stop in Afghanistan where he delivered a speech remarking that the "dark cloud of war" is breaking way to "the light of a new day on the horizon" as U.S. troops continue to be withdrawn from the country. "This time of war began in Afghanistan, and this is where it will end," he declared.
But hours before the president spoke, Americans received a stark reminder that threats do not end at the time and place of our choosing. Late Monday, the FBI arrested five self-proclaimed anarchists who had planted what they believed to be explosives at the base a bridge over Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio as part of the international May Day protest. Thankfully, law enforcement foiled their plot, and the men were using inoperable explosives obtained from an undercover FBI agent.
Unlike previous attempted terrorist attacks, the Ohio plot was not inspired by Islamism or hatched in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan. However, Islamist-inspired terrorist threats are by no means a thing of the past. Since 9/11, at least 50 Islamist-inspired plots against the homeland have been thwarted through the concerted efforts of U.S. intelligence and law enforcement. Without a doubt, more attempts are being hatched, and a target remains painted on American soil. Shrinking the U.S. military or retreating from the world stage will do nothing to diminish those threats.
However, as we saw last night, that is the path that President Obama would like to pursue. With bin Laden's death serving as a notch of victory on his belt and with troops coming home from Afghanistan in accordance with an artificial timeline, the president is primed to make his pitch to the American people that this is a job well done. But there are more innings to be played in this Long War against terrorism, and other threats remain in every corner of the world.
That's why this month The Heritage Foundation is hosting its fourth annual "Protect America Month" in which leading conservatives and defense experts will deliver speeches and author a series of papers showcasing the need for America to commit to defending itself. In the first in a series of Protect America Month "America At Risk" memos, Matthew Spalding, PhD, Vice President of American Studies at The Heritage Foundation, writes that the federal government and its elected officials have an existential obligation to ensure that America is defended:
It is the constitutional duty of the federal government to secure the country's international borders and preserve and protect its territorial integrity, to strengthen and preserve its constitutional government, and to promote the long-term prosperity and well-being of its people. This means that the United States must be able, willing, and prepared at all times to defend itself, its people, and its institutions from conventional and unconventional threats to its vital interests, both at home and abroad.
Unfortunately, under this Administration, the military is facing significant cuts that severely undermine America's ability to defend itself and stand ready to combat the threats that lie around the corner.
Those threats could very well emerge from Afghanistan if the Taliban are allowed to return to power, creating a breeding ground for al-Qaeda. In his speech last night, President Obama announced the signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Afghanistan, making clear that the United States will retain a force presence in the country long after 2014. That is a sliver of good news, but Heritage's Lisa Curtis explains, "that does not erase the mistakes the Obama Administration has made in setting arbitrary timelines for withdrawal of combat forces and failing to explain the stakes for the U.S. in Afghanistan to the American people for so long."
The threat in Afghanistan remains, and the mission to protect America must continue. The president spoke last night of pursuing talks with the Taliban, yet hours later Taliban forces attacked a private compound with a car bomb, followed by gun fire, killing seven people and injuring 17 others. Clearly, the prospects for a political settlement with the Taliban remain remote.
The United States must recognize that it cannot wish away threats or retreat into retreat into its fortress. There are no castle walls high enough to prevent another 9/11, and turning away from enemies abroad will not make them go away. The U.S. military must be prepared to combat future threats, America's law enforcement and intelligence communities must have the tools to prevent terrorist attacks at home, and our elected officials must recognize their constitutional obligation to protect America from its enemies, both foreign and domestic.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: In a new video from The Heritage Foundation, Iraq war veteran Col. Kerry Kachejian explains what it was like to rebuild Iraq during the raging insurgency. Watch his tale of ingenuity and courage at The Foundry.
As a part of his American tour, Geert Wilders appeared on Sean Hannity's program on FOX News. The two men discussed the constricted life Mr. Wilders is forced to live as a result of constant death threats, the erosion of free speech in Europe, and the danger posed by the global spread of Islamic fanaticism.
Right Side News Reports from the·Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) in this legislative weekly including: -Supreme Court Offers Hope for True Immigration Reformers -ICE Ignores 16,500 Deportation Cases -Senate Passes Bill to Increase U Visas -Sen. Schumer Engages in Political Theater Prior to SB 1070 Hearing -DHS Delays Biometric Exit System Another Four Years -Alabama Senate to Debate Weakening HB 56
Bernanke: Be Humble! ... "Humble" is typically not an attribute associated with theFederal Reserve (Fed), especially in light of the trillions of dollars recently printed. Yet, in his latest press conference Fed Chairman Bernanke called for humility: we must be humble in setting monetary policy! The problem is, Bernanke's definition of the word "humble" appears to be something entirely different from what - in our humble opinion - common sense might expect. - Axel Merk/Merk Funds
A Quinnipiac poll in April showed Chris Christie as the most popular potential Republican vice-presidential candidate, thanks to his budget cuts and standing up to government employees' unions. But the governor of New Jersey has a problem, specifically an Islam problem, that can and should get in the way of his possible ascent to higher office. Time and again he has sided with Islamist forces against those who worry about safeguarding American security and civilization.
Speaking at the April 25 New York Times annual meeting, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., chairman of The New York Times Company, tried to justify the rejection of an ad calling attention to the alleged oppressive nature of the Islamic religion and the "vengeful, hateful and violent teachings" of Islam's prophet. He said the ad might incite violence in the Middle East.
The Obama slogan for 2012 is in and it's "Forward", which is a compact version of that old classic, "Don't change horses in the middle of a stream" that every incumbent is forced to run on sooner or later. Forward implies that there's no alternative but to go backward, which is a place that no right-thinking person wants to go.
Irony - Police Shut-down Event Promoting U.S. Constitution. Thomas More Law Center Files Lawsuit against Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI); Allegan Officials
ANN ARBOR, MI - In the middle of an event to extol the virtues of the U.S. Constitution and "American Laws For American Courts," the audience learned first-hand how easy it is to lose their freedom of Speech and Assembly.Amid shouts of "What about free speech?" from the audience, the Allegan Police Department ordered the event shut-down. School officials notified police that they had received a letter complaining about the event from Dawud Walid, Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI). The letter asked the school to disallow the event despite an existing contract. CAIR was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism funding trial in U. S. history, U.S. v. Holy Land Foundation.
Aside from provoking shock, disgust, and denial, last week's news of Egyptian parliamentarians trying to pass a "farewell intercourse" law legalizing sex with one's wife up to six hours after she dies has yet to be fully appreciated.
To start, consider the ultimate source of this practice: it's neither the Muslim Brotherhood nor the Salafis; rather, as with most of Islam's perversities-from adult breastfeeding to pedophilia marriage-Islamic necrophilia is traced to the fount of Islam, its prophet Muhammad, as found in a hadith (or tradition) that exists in no less than six of Islam's classical reference texts, including Kanz al-'Umal by Mutaqi al-Hindi and Al-Hujja fi Biyan al-Mahujja, an authoritative text on Sunni Doctrine, by Abu Qassim al-Asbahani.According to this hadith, Muhammad took off his shirt and placed it on a dead woman and "lay" with her in the grave.
The Left's May Day terrorism campaign got underway a day early Monday as at least seven Wells Fargo bank branches in Manhattan reportedly began receiving suspicious envelopes containing white powder in the mail.
America's unruly children are vowing to take to the streets and shut down some of America's major cities this May Day.
It is appropriate that the Occupy Wall Street mob should act up and/or act-out on May Day.
May Day is the day set aside as a celebration day for the communists of the world. OWS's agenda is anchored deeply in socialism and communism so it is only right and proper that they celebrate something/protest this May Day.
Britain controlled about one-fourth of the Earth's land surface and one-fifth of the world's population in 1939. Fifty years later, its holdings outside the British Isles had become trivial, and it even faced an insurgency in Northern Ireland. Britain spent the intervening years developing strategies to cope with what poet Rudyard Kipling called its "recessional," or the transient nature of Britain's imperial power. It has spent the last 20 years defining its place not in the world in general but between continental Europe and the United States in particular.
Most Americans assume that they have a right of privacy guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and, while several of the Bill of Rights imply this right, it is not specifically expressed. However, it is understood. In a Supreme Court case, Meyer v Nebraska, 1923, Justice McReynolds perhaps said it best:
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The Crusades are quite possibly the most misunderstood event in European history.Most of what passes for public knowledge about it is either misleading or just plain wrong.
Misconceptions about the Crusades are all too common. The Crusades are generally portrayed as a series of holy wars against Islam led by power-mad popes and fought by religious fanatics. They are supposed to have been the epitome of self-righteousness and intolerance, a black stain on the history of the Catholic Church in particular and Western civilization in general. A breed of proto-imperialists, the Crusaders introduced Western aggression to the peaceful Middle East and then deformed the enlightened Muslim culture, leaving it in ruins. For variations on this theme, one need not look far. See, for example, Steven Runciman's famous three-volume epic, History of the Crusades, or the BBC/A&E documentary, The Crusades, hosted by Terry Jones. Both are terrible history yet wonderfully entertaining.
So what is the truth about the Crusades? Scholars are still working some of that out. But much can already be said with certainty. For starters, the Crusades to the East were in every way defensive wars. They were a direct response to Muslim aggression-an attempt to turn back or defend against Muslim conquests of Christian lands.
A huge Muslim problem: InbreedingBy Bryan FischerNicolai Sennels is a Danish psychologist who has done extensive research into a little-known problem in the Muslim world: the disastrous results of Muslim inbreeding brought about by the marriage of first-cousins.
This practice, which has been prohibited in the Judeo-Christian tradition since the days of Moses, was sanctioned by Muhammad and has been going on now for 50 generations (1,400 years) in the Muslim world.
This practice of inbreeding will never go away in the Muslim world, since Muhammad is the ultimate example and authority on all matters, including marriage.The massive inbreeding in Muslim culture may well have done virtually irreversible damage to the Muslim gene pool, including extensive damage to its intelligence, sanity, and health.
According to Sennels, close to half of all Muslims in the world are inbred. In Pakistan, the numbers approach 70%. Even in England ,more than half of Pakistani immigrants are married to their first cousins, and in Denmark the number of inbred Pakistani immigrants is around 40%. Read more:
Mark Steyn: What If the West Turned Muslim?
Rubin Reports: How Egypt's Presidential Election Will Change the Middle East and the World
By: Barry Rubin
Published: May 1st, 2012
Presidential candidate Amr Musa meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos while serving as Secretary General of the Arab League.
What might well be the most significant election in Middle East history is about to transpire, yet the situation and its implications are simply not understood abroad. On May 23-24, with a probable run-off on Jun 16-17, the most important country in the Arabic-speaking world is almost certainly going to choose a revolutionary transformation that will ensure continuous earthquakes of war, suffering, and instability for decades to come.
Of the dozen candidates only three are important and the question is which of them will end up in the run-off:
If ever there was an image to convey the limits of the UK-US success in Afghanistan, it was the way that Barack Obama, the Commander-in-Chief of the liberating, Taliban-scattering forces was forced to skulk into Kabul last night under the cover of darkness...even Mr. Obama oratorical skills couldn't disguise the tail-between-the-legs 'optics' of the event. It was terrible.
The Iranian grassroots are striving for a secular democratic government based on the principle of human rights. Why, therefore, isn't the Obama administration clearly and forcefully supporting the secular Iranian grassroots opposition?
Bet you didn't know that what could have been reducing U.S. debt is now going to line the pockets of the very same culprits still running our major banks who caused the debacle in the first place. Better read up.
It has been reported that the Obama campaign this year, as in 2008, has disabled or chosen not to use AVS in screening contributions made by credit card.
America has more energy resources that anyone else in the world and is a leader in developing cutting edge alternative energy technologies. This country has a lot of problems, but lack of energy isn't one of them unless....
In the middle of an event to extol the virtues of the U.S. Constitution and "American Laws For American Courts," the audience learned first-hand how easy it is to lose their freedom of Speech and Assembly.
Peak Housing reflects not just a credit bubble but Peak Fraud and Peak Suburbia, which suggest years of stagnation and decline, not "recovery." Wait till you read this!
NY Times Chair/CEO Arthur Sulzberger Jr. denied that his paper was waging a war on the New York City Police Department and its commissioner, Ray Kelly. That is not an accurate statement. Is it Sulzberger who should go?
Obama's budget cut request for the Coast Guard is expected to have an adverse impact on the U.S. Coast Guard's ability to perform its constitutional duty. Are you going to allow your Congressman to let this stand?
Although President Obama has only served 39 months in office, 69 percent of the U.S. military fatalities in the more then 10-year-old war in Afghanistan have occurred on his watch.
It is this choice that will decide America's future in 2012: Restore America's true character of self-determination or forward into an abyss of entitlement envy and unsustainable debt.
A very gallant Dr. Charles Asher Small just delivered an important lecture at the 92nd St Y. in New York. Yes, this is the same Dr. Small who, in 2004, founded the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), which he housed at Yale University from 2006-2011-until the Yale Corporation decided that the Center's work on Islamic Judeophobia and specifically on Iranian genocidal Judeophobia threatened Yale's "scholarly commitments" in the region.
Who could make this up?
This was the first time that Dr. Small spoke about this publicly.
Dr. Small is Canadian and grew up in Montreal. He speaks in a restrained and reasonable way about outrages and injustices. He is a gentleman and a scholar.
I was privileged to have met him in 2003 and to have worked with him while he was at Yale. I have also written about his work and its tragic demise at Yale.
This time, Dr. Small named names.
But, he first wondered why Israel, which is blamed for every conceivable wrong, is also to blame for whatever problems American Jews are having in terms of communal identity or renewal. He wondered how different American Jews and Jewish leaders are today when compared to the American Jewish leaders in the 1920s and 1930s, as economic problems worsened and a virulent antisemitism arose. "Sound familiar?", he asked.
"Marked For Death" author Geert Wilders talks radical Muslims
Geert Wilders is the Dutch politician who had the balls 8 years ago to take on radical Islam, he has since been in protective custody because of the all inclusive peacefull religion of Islam and it's level headed followers have called for his death. Sean Hannity was lucky enough to get an interview with Wilders partly because he is pushing his book "Marked For Death", I think I'll have to give it a read.
The U.S. Department of Justice has unveiled a broad probe into complaints that authorities haven't been aggressive enough in investigating sexual assault reports in Missoula, Montana. The investigation includes a review of the handling of sexual assault and harassment reports at the University of Montana at Missoula, where at least 11 student-related sex assault cases have surfaced in recent months.
Bill Otis, at Crime and Consequences, argues that the Holder Justice Department is over-reaching, and that does seem to be the case. Why, Bill asks, does rape in Missoula, Montana warrant federal investigation? According to local authorities, the incidence of rape in Missoula, a town of 86,000 people, is on par with similarly sized college towns. Moreover, both the University of Montana's hugely successful football coach and its athletic director have lost their jobs due to allegations of rape against members of the football. So, it's not as if rape accusations aren't being taken seriously.
The Occupy movement chose the international Communist holiday, May Day, to try to bring the country to its knees. The effort was a complete fizzle. Demonstrations were few and far between, and achieved nothing beyond minor disruption, even in New York, where Occupiers had vowed to paralyze the city. The principal news story that emerged from the event was the arrest of five "anarchists" who plotted to blow up a bridge near Cleveland. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the anarchists' close connection to the local Occupy movement:
Five men involved in Occupy Cleveland stand accused of plotting to blow up a bridge over Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Sagamore Hills. The organization itself has not been implicated, but the arrests prompted organizers to cancel their May Day protest and instead spend the day distancing themselves from what they characterized as a fringe element. ...
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Are the men connected with the Occupy movement? Or with the tea party? Or neither?
The feature led off with photos of the five men who were arrested. Here they are:
Hmm. Occupiers or tea partiers? Hmm. It's a puzzle, all right.
As expected, Marine Le Pen has declined to endorse Nicolas Sarkozy for president in Sunday's run-off election. Her decision is probably the final nail in Sarkozy's electoral coffin. Le Pen finished a strong third in the preliminary election, and support from her right-leaning voters is crucial to Sarkozy's hopes of defeating Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande. Some have estimated that Sarkozy needs 80 percent of Le Pen's vote. But polls show he is only at about 50 percent, and without Le Pen's endorsement that number may not increase. Read More . . .
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled de facto house arrest last month and sought refuge at the U.S. Embassy, has left the Embassy compound after receiving assurances from the Chinese government that he will treated humanely. According to U.S. officials, the Chinese government agreed that Chen will be reunited with his family, relocated to a safe place in a different part of China, and allowed to enroll in a university as a law student. The same official stated: "We understand there are no remaining legal issues . . . and that he will be treated as any other student in China." Read More . . .
I'll be doing a guest host turn again tomorrow morning on the Bill Bennett Show from 6 - 9 am eastern time. If it's not carried by your local station, you can listen to the show live-streamed online at www.billbennett.com.
We'll have a great show tomorrow. My guests will include Elizabeth Kantor, author of The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After, where we'll continue with one of Bill's favorite themes-the difficulties of young men and women today. Elizabeth is also the author of one of the fellow PIG books-Politically Incorrect Guides-in the same series as my recent book on modern presidents; hers is the The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature.
In the second hour I'll have on Peter Schramm of the John M. Ashbrook Center in Ohio; we'll be talking about why Romney is trailing in all the polls in the all-important Buckeye State, and we'll also talk about the Ashbrook Center's very interesting A Constitutional Conversation: Letters from an Ohio Farmer project, which is another worthy effort to increase our constitutional literacy.
Wikipedia Deletes President Obama's New Marxist Campaign Slogan Link to Socialists
by Gary DeMar
Update: Yesterday I began to write the article below in the early afternoon. The Wikipedia article where I got some of the information included "Forward (Obama-Biden Campaign Slogan)" and the use of "Forward" by numerous socialist and communist groups. The reference to "generic name of socialist publications" has been removed (PDF of original "Forward" Wikipedia page here. A BIG 'thank you' to loyal reader Ken for sending this to us). Now the Wiki article includes this message:
"This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy."
Things Not Looking Good For Obama, Jackson, And Sharpton
May 02, 2012 02:57 pm
Recently released results from the Public Religion Research Institute hold seriously bad news for the long term viability of the Democrats and Barack Obama's chances of reelection. The pollsters spoke to adults between the ages of 18 and 24 about their views on race relations, and their findings were surprising. One of the questions they [...]
Obama announced yesterday that his administration is "pursuing a negotiated peace with the Taliban" in Afghanistan. Two hours later, they bombed the US Embassy. How's that working out for you, Mr. President? Related posts: Is Obama Caving To The Taliban? This week Washington officials announced that five Taliban prisoners will... Obama Is Secretly Talking With [...]
The Modern Leftist Progressive Politician And His Propensity For Arrogance
May 02, 2012 02:29 pm
As a nation, we are faced with a moral dilemma of our collective conscious, which we have never seen before as our politicians continue to serve up ever more unsavory bits of tyranny in bite size pieces for the sake of security. In the not-too-distant past, all American children were given an identity of belonging [...]
Video: "Gay Rights" Activist Rants About Homosexuality And The Pope
May 02, 2012 02:21 pm
Editor's Note: Please be advised that the contents in this story and in the associated video are graphic in nature. Dan Savage has come under major fire over the past two weeks following an inappropriate speech he gave to high school journalism students. But a separate story that has gone somewhat underreported occurred in the [...]
The Threat A "Living Constitution" Poses To America
May 02, 2012 02:20 pm
How can we have rule of law when judges can amend our founding document at their whim? The term "living constitution" doesn't poll well. That's what Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) president and founder Doug Kendall told participants in a teleforum sponsored by the American Association of University Women. Kendall, a self-described progressive, was explaining why [...]
The Jewish vote has been a cornerstone in President Obama's coalition and that of the Democratic Party for decades. However, with calls from President Obama for Israel to return to the indefensible 1967 borders and disparaging remarks about Netanyahu caught on an open mic with President Sarkozy, one would think that Jewish support for this president should wane. Obama [...]
Video: Occupy Protester Throws Brick Off Roof, Hits One Of His Own
May 02, 2012 02:15 pm
I really feel sorry for these idiots. They have absolutely no idea what they are doing, and they pose a danger to the well-being of this country. The police need to keep a tight leash on these trouble-makers before another person gets hurt. No related posts.
Not only has fracking revolutionized natural gas production so that we now have enough natural gas to last 100 years, fracking has also allowed production of crude oil from shale, thereby potentially transforming the United States from being an importer of oil to one that's self sufficient in oil sometime in the 2020s. In addition, [...]
Video: Ron Paul Winning State Delegate Majorities/Massive Rallies (Feb-Apr 2012)
May 02, 2012 02:04 pm
After watching this video, it is pretty easy to see why Ron Paul's supporters have not given up on him, even though he has not won a state. It's one thing to have voters, but it certainly is another thing to have activists and the passionate following that Dr. Paul has. Related posts: Ron Paul [...]
CNN's Ratings Plunge In April, Worst In Over A Decade
May 02, 2012 01:38 pm
CNN, which had been making some strides at unseating MSNBC as the number two cable news network, took a giant step backward in April with its lowest rated daytime ratings in the A25-54 demo in over a decade. In addition, compared to last year, the network is down 21% in total viewers and 29% in [...]
A private survey shows U.S. businesses sharply reduced hiring in April, a cautionary sign two days before the government reports on monthly job growth. Payroll provider ADP said Wednesday that businesses added just 119,000 jobs last month, far lower than a revised total of 201,000 jobs in March. The number of jobs added was the [...]
Is Social Security a good retirement plan? Economics professor Antony Davies shows that Americans stand to earn significantly less and assume more risk with Social Security than other investment options. Related posts: Legal Experts: Obama Social Security Hysteria Is A Lie The scare and intimidation tactics the president has employed during... Congressman: Only 'theft' Would [...]
Thousands of protesters in New York demanded an end to income inequality and housing foreclosures. Police fired tear gas to disperse marchers in Oakland, Calif. And black-clad demonstrators smashed windows in Seattle and occupied a building owned by the Catholic archdiocese in San Francisco. Activists across the U.S. joined in worldwide May Day protests Tuesday, [...]
(CNSNews.com) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in China on Wednesday, knee-deep in human rights issues. Clinton, along with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael Posner and other top State Department officials, met with Chinese officials about human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who is now believed to be under [...]
A blind Chinese activist left the US embassy and went into a Beijing hospital after China gave officials promises about his safety. But a friend of Chen Guangcheng says he was pressured, and agreed to stay in China to protect his family. No related posts.
A pair of newspaper reporters from Norfolk, VA were savagely attacked by a gang of at least 30 young black people, but their own paper did not want to cover the story. Why did it take two weeks for this brutal beating to become public? Find out HERE.
We know just about everything there is to know about Mitt Romney, including what he studied at Harvard. However, Barack Obama's college transcripts remain a great mystery. One conservative blogger is trying to bring some balance to this issue by offering a substantial bounty for the Obama college transcripts. Find out how you can score $10,000 HERE.
President Obama surprised the troops in Afghanistan (and just about everyone else) by appearing in Kabul on Tuesday. The Commander-in-Chief formalized our military's exit plan with the Afghanistan President, addressed the men and women serving in the war zone, and he gave himself a "shout-out." See it HERE.
A Soros-funded initiative designed to get left-leaning candidates elected as Secretary of States in key battleground states has either been scuttled or gone underground. Learn about this "Special Project" HERE.
If one of your lovers was elected president of the United States, would you go public with the story? Would you release copies of the love notes that the President wrote during your time together? Two old flames of President Obama have come forward with details AND love notes. Check them out HERE.
Buck Sexton was on the streets of Manhattan yesterday following the Black Bloc's May Day activities. GBTV camera crews were also covering the story from several locations. Last night the panel compared what was rumored to happen to what actually occurred. Watch the segment HERE.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of an entire new section on the website dedicated to the custom selection and recommendation of the most interesting and relevant books available. Non-fiction, fiction, historical, political, faith-based; you name it. But this section is more than books. You can also join book clubs and connect with other Blaze readers as well as our editors. Visit our new Books Vertical HERE.
Editor speaks! Norfolk paper fires back in black-mob attack
The editor of Norfolk, Virginia's newspaper is blasting back at critics who claim his agency buried or covered up an attack by a mob of black teenagers against two of his white reporters two weeks ago.
Archaeologists digging near the southwest corner of Jerusalem's Temple Mount found new evidence that supports the long history of Jews in the disputed city and the reliability of the Bible that tells their story.
On no issue is the elite/American divide so great as on immigration. For decades, a majority of Americans have wanted to decrease immigration. Not just illegal immigration - all immigration.
Nearly three times as many Americans support reducing immigration as want it to stay the same, according to Gallup polls. A grand total of 5 percent of the population want to increase legal immigration - 10 times less than want to decrease it. I myself would like to deport the people responsible for our current immigration policies.
Our official policy is to turn away scientists to make room for illiterate Pakistani peasants who will drop out of high school to man coffee carts until deciding to plot a terrorist attack against the United States. That's this week's immigration poster boy, Najibullah Zazi.
Zazi's own step-uncle said of him: "He was a dumb kid, believe me." Our immigration officials said, WELCOME, ZAZI! ... Oops, sorry Swedish scientists and nuclear engineers - no room for you.
They were some of the most popular videos on YouTube. But now the online video giant has pulled the plug on them. Did it have anything to do with the fact they promoted the God of the Bible?
"Here's the deal," says this prominent anchor on the Fox News Channel, before trying to explain why Barack Obama is eligible to be president. Find out his explanation, and why he's not so correct ...
And dozens of blacks beat white couple, media bury attack
What's worse, dozens of black teens pummeling a white couple driving home from a show? Or the fact the city's newspaper didn't print a peep about the onslaught for two whole weeks, despite the victims actually working at the paper! Outrage is now erupting big-time.
There's an evil "matrix" of deceit and delusion enveloping America with its toxic tentacles, and Obama and his minions on the dark side are doing their best to keep their secret system alive.
Recently released results from the Public Religion Research Institute holds seriously bad news for the long term viability of the Democrats and Barack Obama's chances of reelection. The pollsters spoke to adults between the ages of 18 and 24 about their views on race relations and their findings were surprising.
One of the questions they asked these young people centered on whether they thought the government paid too much attention to the complaints of Blacks and minorities in general. They were asked about the existence of reverse discrimination and if it was real and a problem is their view.
These young people - "Millennials" as they are labeled by sociologists- don't seem to be following the Democrats' script on how they should think about racial issues. Almost half of them (46%) believe the government pays too much attention to the complaints of minorities and 48% feel that discrimination against Whites is a considerable ... Continue Reading:White Millennials are not accepting the "White guilt" Obama needs to be reelected
MAY 1, 305 AD, the most powerful man in the world, Emperor Diocletian, stepped down from ruling the Roman Empire.
He had required all the military to worship pagan Roman gods, thus forcing Christians out of the military. With Christians out, he used the military to persecute Christians with extreme severity, going province by province arresting church leaders, cutting out tongues, boiling some alive, decapitating others, burning scriptures, forbidding worship and demanding pagan sacrifices. From Europe to North Africa, thousands were martyred, and the faithful cried out in prayer. Suddenly, Diocletian was struck with a painful intestinal disease and resigned. Eight years later Emperor Constantine ended the persecution of Christians. President Reagan commented in 1984 on how Christianity influenced Rome: "In the fourth century, a monk (Telemachus) thought he heard God telling him to go to Rome...He followed a crowd into the Coliseum and saw the gladiators. ... Continue Reading:American Minute May 1
Three months ago conservatives were jubilant over reports Congressman Darrell Issa would offer a Contempt of Congress complaint against Eric Holder. After all, the Attorney General had openly refused to honor House Oversight Committee subpoenas for an estimated 80,000 documents vital to the Committee's investigation of the role played by members of the Obama Regime in Operation Fast and Furious.
Holder spent nearly a year lying to Congressional committees and making clear he had no intention of honoring legal subpoenas. His Assistant Attorney General Ron Weich had written a February 4th, 2011 letter to congress claiming the criminal walking of more than 2000 firearms across the Mexican border had never happened. It was that letter which would have the distinction of being the first ever Department of Justice communication to congress which had to be withdrawn by its sender, due to certain "inaccuracies." (1)
"We must take human nature as we find it, perfection falls not to the share of mortals." --George Washington
Editorial Exegesis
Have you heard? Obama killed Osama!
"'You know, we don't trot out this stuff as trophies,' Obama said last May 4. 'Americans and people around the world are glad that [Osama bin Laden] is gone. But we don't need to spike the football.' Two days earlier, the notorious terrorist and backer of the 9/11 attacks had been killed in a raid for which Obama had given the thumbs-up. ... With his chances at a second term increasingly uncertain, Obama's campaign has begun hyping the bin Laden raid. The most overt instance is its release of an ad extolling Obama's decision, with Bill Clinton as narrator and featuring multiple pensive images of the commander in chief. The ad employs an out-of-context quote ... to question whether presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney would have shown the same gutsy leadership if the same opportunity had arisen and he was president. 'Which path would Mitt Romney have taken?' the ad asks. ... It is almost as though the president's campaign has forgotten the famous '3 a.m.' ad from the 2008 presidential campaign, in which Hillary Clinton tried to sow doubts about Obama's leadership and aptitude. Obama's spokesman, Bill Burton, responded indignantly, comparing Mrs. Clinton to the occupant of the White House at the time, George W. Bush: 'It's ironic that she would borrow the president's tactics in her own campaign and invoke bin Laden to score political points,' Burton said. 'We already have a president who plays the politics of fear, and we don't need another.' No, but it looks like we got one after all." --The Washington Examiner
"Imagine if President Nixon had decided to base his 1972 re-election campaign on the boast that he landed on the moon. His predecessors tried and failed for eight years. It wasn't an easy decision -- what if something went wrong? But that's why you hire a president, to make those gutsy calls. Which path would George McGovern have taken? That's analogous to President Obama's effort to campaign on the killing of Osama bin Laden. His absurd braggadocio is turning one of the few successes to occur under his leadership into a political liability." --Wall Street Journal columnist James Taranto
"[W]hen Obama swore to defend the Constitution, and therefore the nation, he did it in the dimension where the rest of us exist, where the economy appears to be headed toward its annual spring stall and an endless series of massive budget deficits threatens to unleash a financial crisis at any time. While big issues simmer untended, our leader is focused like a laser beam on trivia that benefit him politically but do the country little or no good. ... This president was sold as someone who could rise above Washington's partisanship. Instead, he's supervising it." --White House Dossier's Keith Koffler
"[T]he attempt to wean entire societies of 'junkies,' i.e. those addicted to government largesse, off the government teat has created havoc. Furthermore, and this is where it gets to the nub, societies structured to live off government, the ones where government is the major employer ... are now faced with the economic 'ripple effect' that the laying off government employees produces. ... [S]timulus is nothing more than an increase in the very same government debt -- and government dependency -- that brought Europe to its knees in the first place. ... The responsible solution to this whole mess is the one that few people are willing to embrace: weaning people off government dependency as quickly as possible, and educating them as to why it is necessary." --columnist Arnold Ahlert
"You have to hand it to President Obama and his cabal of re-election strategists; they are masters of illusion. Their newly released Web video and its accompanying campaign slogan, 'Forward,' are science fiction-level fantastical. We're all familiar with Obama's penchant for deflecting responsibility and blaming his policy failures on George W. Bush, but after more than three years in office for Obama, it has gone from childish mischief to juvenile delinquency. This is a question for Guinness: Has any other president run for re-election against the record of his retired predecessor?" --columnist David Limbaugh
Essential Liberty
"Election Day 2012 will not be a presidential election. It will be a plebiscite. ... They will be participating in a plebiscite on the definition of America. ... The usual description of presidential elections -- 'the most important in our lifetime' -- is true this time. In fact, it may be the most important election since the Civil War, and possibly since America's founding. ... [Barack Obama] described the left's aim perfectly: to fundamentally transform America. It seeks to replace Liberty, In God We Trust, and E Pluribus Unum. That is what 'fundamentally transform' means. In fact, those words are proof that American values and leftist values are fundamentally opposed to one another. ... For these reasons, this election is not just a choice between a Democrat and a Republican. It is between Americanism and leftism. ... The left's desire to transform America is the biggest issue. Barack Obama is to be opposed because he is a man of the left." --radio talk-show host Dennis Prager
Insight
"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." --British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
"A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." --economist Milton Friedman (1912-2006)
The Demo-gogues
Chutzpah: "[O]ver the last three years, the tide has turned [in Afghanistan]. We broke the Taliban's momentum. We've built strong Afghan security forces. We devastated al-Qa'ida's leadership, taking out over 20 of their top 30 leaders. And one year ago, from a base here in Afghanistan, our troops launched the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. The goal that I set -- to defeat al-Qa'ida, and deny it a chance to rebuild -- is within reach." --Barack Obama, the peacenik arm-chair warrior, claiming credit for goals set and foundations laid years before he was even a junior senator from Illinois -- goals that he campaigned originally to undermine and abandon
Narcissist: "And we've got me in the house." --Barack Obama, giving a shout-out to himself (see the nauseating video here)
Topsy turvy argument: "This contraception fight in particular was illuminating. This is a [Republican] party that says it prides itself on being rabidly anti-regulation. These are folks who claim to believe in freedom from government interference and meddling. But it doesn't seem to bother them when it comes to women's health." --Barack Obama
Such humility: "I just barely can hammer a nail into the wall. My wife is not impressed with my skills when it comes to fixing up the house. Fortunately right now I'm in a rental, so I don't end up having to do a lot of work." --Barack Obama addressing union officials
Clinton's fourth term: "I ran for president because we had lost our way since Bill Clinton was done being president. ... [S]o if you're willing to join us and finish what we started in 2008, and continue what Bill Clinton was doing when he was president of the United States, and if you are willing to share that vision of what America can be, I guarantee you we won't just win this election, we're going to make sure that we remind this world of ours just why it is America is the greatest nation on Earth." --Barack Obama
Predictions: "We're headed in the right direction. Unemployment continues to drop and those people who are unemployed, they're not gonna be voting for the party who wants to cut their benefits, cut access to food stamps, cut job training. The idea that Republicans are trying to help those who are unemployed is nonsense and I think that on this Election Day, those who have a job can credit the administration for stabilizing our economy and those who don't know that this administration is trying to put them to work." --Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA)
Dezinformatsia
Bad advice: "[T]here's enormous human damage being done to this economy and it's all unnecessary. We have the knowledge. We have the tools. If we could get our politicians to move and do the right thing, we could be out of this very fast. The right thing is, actually, to spend more." --New York Times' Paul Krugman
Class envy: "Mitt Romney's wrong when he thinks that we are engaging in what he calls the politics of envy. No one who happens to be poor wants what Mr. Romney has." --PBS's Tavis Smiley
Just because a leftist would do it... "We know that Ann Romney has herself had some suffering in the form of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), she's also suffered with breast cancer. Do you think that [Romney's] intentionally using her to close the gender gap?" --MSNBC's Martin Bashir
No bias here: "[J]ust about every new poll of public sentiment shows that confidence in the news media has hit a new low. ... But have the media really become more biased? Or is this a case of perception trumping reality? In fact, there's little to suggest that over the past few decades news reporting has become more favorable to one party." --The Washington Post's Paul Farhi
"All that scrutiny of the press may suggest an inescapable conclusion: There's something wrong with the news media. All the time. Journalists have gotten that message, too. Reporters have heard the criticism from the right so often that they lean over backwards to be fair to them." --The Nation's Eric Alterman
Newspulper Headlines:
The Real Underdog Is the One He Ate: "Barack Obama: An Underdog Story" --NationalJournal.com
Advice From Jeremiah Wright's Former Parishioner: "Michelle Obama: 'Stay Away From the Haters'" --TheHill.com
Too Much Information: "Biden: 'The President Has a Big Stick'" --Washington Examiner
Longest Books Ever Written: "The Never-Ending List of Vice President Joe Biden's Verbal Gaffes" --TheDailyBeast.com
Out on a Limb: "Gas May Hit $6 Mark, or Maybe Pump Prices Have Peaked" --Autoblog.com
Bottom Story of the Day: "Winnipeg Garbage Pickup Days to Change" --CBC.ca
Don't know much about economics: "Two years ago, we made history together by finally passing health reform. And because we passed this law, insurance companies will now have to cover basic preventive care -- things like prenatal care, mammograms, contraception -- at no extra cost." --Michelle Obama
Spinning like a top: "[The Republican] message is, 'You didn't clean up our mess fast enough.' Okay? As I said, we've had 11 consecutive months of positive economic growth, 25 consecutive months of positive private sector job growth. The Republicans, again, they want to return to the policies not of strengthening the middle class but instead of giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires. They want to make health care and contraceptive decisions. They want to put those decisions in the hands of the boss that women work for." --Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs
D'oh! "My family, we lived in a little bitty apartment on the South Side of Chicago over my aunt's house [and] my mom still lives in that house to this day." --Michelle Obama (Cute, except for one minor detail: Her mother, Marian Robinson, moved to the White House in March 2009 where she still lives to this day.)
Forward! "We are going the right direction under President Obama's leadership." --Bill Clinton
"The vision that we have for this country is the right vision, we all know that. And it's one that we can work towards together." --Michelle Obama
Belly laugh of the week: "[T]here is a false view that has become the conventional wisdom that we have too much partisanship in the country. That is not true. Frankly, the Democrats could probably be a bit more partisan in terms of sticking up for the stuff we actually believe in and not compromising so quickly. It's a problem of right-wing extremism and the Republican party being pulled so far to the right, and they have to deny science and they have to, you know, make up facts, and now it's become business as usual." --Van Jones
Short Cuts
Editor's Note: ABC's Jimmy Kimmel performed at the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night. Here are some of the best hits at Obama:
"I know you won't be able to laugh at my jokes about the Secret Service. Please cover your ears, if that's physically possible."
"Democrats would like you to stick to your guns. And if you don't have any guns, you can ask Eric Holder to get some for you."
"It's a thrill for me to be here with the president. A man who has I think done his best to guide us through some very difficult times and paid a heavy price for it. You know, there's a term for guys like President Obama. Probably not two terms."
"Mr. President, remember when the country rallied behind you in hopes of a better tomorrow? That was hilarious."
Semper Vigilo, Fortis, Paratus et Fidelis! Nate Jackson for The Patriot Post Editorial Team
By now, it should be clear even to casual observers that the Volcker Rule, which was intended to limit the "risky" activities of banks by banning them from certain types of transactions, will be nearly impossible to implement without severe unintended damage to the U.S. financial system and many other types of businesses both here in the U.S. and overseas.
Is it slavery for union workers to work alongside nonunion workers? The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) filed a lawsuit claiming that Indiana's right-to-work law violates the 13th Amendment, which states that "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...shall exist within the United States."
Bilateral investment treaties (BITs) extend fundamental trade principles, such as nondiscrimination among partners, to investment. In 2009, the Obama Administration began revising the model BIT, the outline that the U.S. initially provides other countries. This month, the revised model BIT was released. The Administration touts it as improving labor and environmental standards, transparency, and treatment of state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
During the month of May, The Heritage Foundation will highlight the need for increased defense spending during its fourth annual Protect America Month. Throughout the month, leading conservatives and defense experts will showcase why we must commit to protecting America in an increasingly dangerous world.
This morning we launched the first of a three-part video series on the risks of budget cuts to America's military. Today's video features the harrowing story of Col. Kerry Kachejian, who relied on unarmored SUVs to make his way around Iraq at the height of the raging insurgency. Kachejian discusses the impact of budget cuts and consequences for our troops. Watch the video and consider sharing on Facebook or Twitter:
Leaving the program unchanged requires either dramatic tax hikes or harsh cuts-immediately. "The 2012 report states that bringing Medicare Part A into actuarial balance would require an immediate 47 percent increase in the payroll tax or a 26 percent cut in Part A benefits," he explains.
The Obama administration's Medicare plans are a lose-lose for seniors, Moffit continues. "If the Administration's crude strategy of payment cuts is successful, reduced access to care for seniors is virtually guaranteed. If the provider cuts are reversed, the Medicare financial condition simply worsens."
Throughout this fourth annual Protect America Month, leading conservatives and defense experts will showcase why we must commit to protecting America in an increasingly dangerous world.
Here's a sampling of what's coming up:
Weekly "America at Risk" memos. Each week, Heritage national security experts will outline a critical defense issue and provide practical solutions and alternatives to protect our nation.
Events and lectures. Heritage will hosting events each week focusing on different aspects of defense.Heritage will host Representative Trent Franks (R-AZ), Representative Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) and House Republican Whip, The Honorable Jon Kyl (R-AZ). View a schedule of events (in PDF format).
Guest bloggers. The Foundry will be hosting guest bloggers to write on national security and defense issues. Keep updated on the latest news by following the Protect America Month feed.
Videos. Heritage investigative reporter Rob Bluey will be delving into America's military readiness and exposing the true capabilities and readiness of our nation's defense.
You can stay up-to-date on all these events by visiting the Protect America Month website at Heritage.org/protectamerica
Heritage Foundation scholar and former Attorney General Edwin Meese will be awarded one of this year's four prestigious Bradley Prizes, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced today.
Meese, the chairman of Heritage's Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, has been an outspoken advocate for a common-sense understanding of the Constitution. A close friend of Ronald Reagan's dating from when Reagan served as California's governor, Meese now serves as Heritage's Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow in Public Policy.
Heritage Foundation national security experts James Carafano and James Talent joined Heritage Action for America CEO Michael Needham for a conference call last Tuesday to discuss America's national security. Listen to the audio online or download it (MP3 format).
The federal government is crippling future generations of Americans with debt. "The amount of spending on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Obamacare subsidies will soar over the next 38 years, leaving future generations with an alarming debt burden," warns The Heritage Foundation's Alison Meyer. If Congress fails to act on principled reforms, spending on these entitlement programs will nearly double by 2050. Read more on myHeritage.
Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott is lobbying the Senate to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty, which would undermine American sovereignty and damage the country economically - even though he opposed the same treaty when he was in office. Read about it on The Foundry.
The makers of the hazelnut spread Nutella were sued for misleading consumers to believe the chocolaty spread was a heath food. The suit was settled for over $3 million.
COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 188 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS
Spiking The Ball
Barack Obama made a surprise address to the nation yesterday from Afghanistan. Obama's address was supposedly about a new agreement to wind down combat operations in Afghanistan and bring our troops home. That is certainly welcomed news to many Americans, especially those with loved ones in uniform.
But the address could have been delivered from the Oval Office, Fort Bragg or any other major military installation or on any other day. Instead, Obama chose Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, as his location, and he chose the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death to give the speech. This was not a coincidence and likely took weeks of planning, probably from his Chicago reelection headquarters.
And then there was this remarkable statement from his speech: "The goal that I set -- to defeat al Qaeda, and deny it a chance to rebuild -- is within reach." As if no one else had thought about that before!
Even the left-wing New York Times was critical of Obama's speech. In an editorial published last night, the Times said the speech was "frustratingly short on specifics," called its timing "contrived" and added, "Mr. Obama's political message, and motivation, for this trip was undeniable."
Barack Obama does not understand America. If he wants the American people to rally to him, he should try demonstrating some humility. Instead, he's doing the exact opposite with statements like the one above and by suggesting that Mitt Romney would not have gone after Osama bin Laden.
The example Obama should be following is General Dwight Eisenhower, who in the hours before D-Day wrote his resignation letter and prepared to take full responsibility if the invasion failed. When it succeeded, all he did was praise the men and women who pulled it off, reportedly asking, "Where do we get such men?"
Obama's ham-fisted efforts to get reelected may not work. Last week, Obama had a seven-point lead in the Gallup tracking poll. Now it's a dead-heat with Obama and Romney tied at 46%.
Obama's Problem With The Truth
For all his celebrity there is a lot about Barack Obama that we still don't know. And it is largely a problem of Obama's own making. Not only has he been secretive about certain aspects of his life (his college transcripts, for example), but he also seems to have a hard time with the truth.
Obama once said he owed his "very existence" to the Selma civil rights march. But the march in Selma occurred years after Obama was born. He once said that his mother was struggling with cancer treatments when she had no health insurance. That was false.
On occasion, Obama's misstatements spill into the political arena too. Remember when he attacked the Supreme Court during one of his State of the Union speeches? He claimed that the court's decision in a campaign finance case would allow foreign corporations to make political donations. He was wrong, and Justice Alito mouthed, "Not true."
During a speech on healthcare reform, Obama said his plan would not allow illegal immigrants to participate. Rep. Joe Wilson shouted "You lie," and the media roundly condemned Wilson. But the bill drafted by Nancy Pelosi would have provided coverage to illegal immigrants.
Now it is being reported that Obama made up a girlfriend in his autobiography "Dreams From My Father." What else about this man will we learn is fake and made up?
I know the media are emotionally invested in Barack Obama. But they really need to stop being so accusatory when polling data shows that many Americans question certain aspects of his life, such as his faith. Unfortunately, Obama has a pattern of dissembling and distortion that only breeds suspicion. A serious and impartial media would be demanding answers.
Occupy Thugs Pillage and Plot
Yesterday's Occupy Wall Street/May Day protests predictably turned ugly. Protestors clashed with police in Manhattan leading to 50 arrests. Police in Oakland, California, had to resort to tear gas to disperse protestors and there was sporadic rioting and violence in Seattle.
For the most part, the media are reacting with a collective shrug. I'm sure you recall the hyperventilating of left-wing pundits and the vitriol of leading Democrats over the Tea Party protests. Democrats from Barack Obama down mocked and condemned the Tea Party movement as racist and worse, and they warmly embraced the Occupy Wall Street movement.
But can you imagine how the media would have reacted if Tea Partiers had been arrested and charged with attempting to blow up a bridge? That's what happened in Ohio this week, and not one single Democrat that we know of has come forward to condemn Occupy Wall Street, even though several of the men are Occupy organizers. Here are their mug shots:
Last year, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi said about the Occupy radicals, "God bless them for their spontaneity. It's young, it's spontaneous, it's focused and it's going to be effective." Really, Nancy? Is this what you had in mind? I doubt Ohio voters would be praising Occupy's "spontaneity" if the bridge had been blown up!
Every Republican member of Congress should be demanding that Obama, Pelosi and Reid denounce these radicals and disavow their support for these socialist thugs.
Radical Environmental Movement Strikes Again
The radical environmentalist movement is taking its jihad against fossil fuels to a whole new level. The "greens" are not merely content with denying American consumers the choice of cheaper and more efficient energy options or denying American energy companies access to the U.S. market. Now they are going to extraordinary lengths to prevent U.S. energy companies from exporting coal and natural gas to overseas markets that are eager to use our resources.
With the EPA regulating coal plants out of existence, American coal companies have turned to exporting their product to China and India in order to stay in business. New technology has created an abundant supply of natural gas -- so much so that American gas companies are desperate to export the excess supply. But the Washington Times reports that liberal politicians and environmental groups are putting up legal and regulatory roadblocks to shut them down.
They don't want anybody using fossil fuels of any kind anywhere in the world. But there's just one problem with their radical agenda -- they don't have an alternative! America gets more than 40% of its electricity from coal. We get just 8% from so-called "renewables" and most of that comes from hydroelectric dams. Wind and solar provide miniscule amounts of our energy.
National Day Of Prayer
Tomorrow is the 61st annual National Day of Prayer. This year's theme is "Blessed Is The Nation Whose God Is The Lord." Events marking the occasion will be held all over the country. I will be helping to host an event in Washington, D.C., tonight. If you would like to participate in a local event, click here to find one near you.
Our Anti-Obama Press? By L. Brent Bozell III The media's homegrown experts don't want the public to suspect the media are more dedicated to promoting Obama's path to victory than the public's "right to know." But the public can smell it.
Campaigning in Afghanistan By Rich Galen When George W. Bush made his "Mission Accomplished" trip to the USS Abraham Lincoln after we had taken control of Iraq in 2003, it was as much a political trip as Obama's was last night. But in Bush's case it was not a campaign trip -- as it was for Obama.
'Sacaja-Whiner': Elizabeth Warren and the Oppression Olympics By Michelle Malkin Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor who is running for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, has claimed questionable Native American minority status for years to reap career "diversity" benefits. Now, she's being called out for gaming the racial-preference system. Live by identity politics, die by identity politics.
On Today's ProgramTonight on GBTV: Tonight, Glenn goes one-on-one with Geert Wilders, one of the bravest and most outspoken men on Islamic extremism. They will discuss the quiet takeover of European countries by groups like the Muslim Brotherhood, and the frighteningly similar path America seems to be taking. Plus, Glenn speaks from The Oval. Don't miss it! 5pm ET (or on demand) only on GBTV.
Real News: Why did a newspaper decide to not report that two of its journalists were assaulted by a mob of 30 in the name of Trayvon Martin? The telling story, fallout and more tonight on GBTV with Real News at 6pm!
Occupy Occu-flops Occupy Wall Street returned to the streets of New York City yesterday but was largely uneventful. A few protests here and there, but they failed to achieve their goal which was a shutdown of the city. NYPD was prepared and it showed. Seattle was a different story as violence was everywhere - store windows smashed, cars attacked, assaults. How did the media cover the day's events? The oh-so shocking answer and more.
Stu Blog: Finally! The legal community moves to lessen sentences on child pornographers! MORE.
Restoring Love Event Packages Are Available Now! There are great special event packages still available for the Restoring Love event this July in Dallas! Get all the details on these packages at Mercuryone.org. These packages are going fast, make sure you secure your spot today.
Busted! Obama caught lying about ex-girlfriend, created a 'composite' girlfriend. Get the bizarre story HERE.
HORROR: American Daytime TV advocates euthanizing disabled adults? A few weeks ago, a popular daytime TV show had one of the more disturbing guests on that you could possibly imagine. The show featured a woman whose 2 adult children had severe disabilities - and she was advocating that she should be able to put them down. Even worse? The audience agreed...Glenn's reaction HERE.
One of the biggest stories that the mainstream media is missing: Don't miss a Real News Special Report next Tuesday on the truth about the recall of Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsin - get all the details!
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Pat devours giant loaf of banana bread in ten minutes, exposes private food fantasies of Glenn & Stu Ever wonder why Glenn, Pat and Stu often struggle with their weight, and are often fat fat fatties? Look no further than radio today, when Pat used a commercial break to chow on a massive loaf of banana bread. Stu & Glenn dish on their best deceptive habits to hide their horrible diets (hide,that is, until their weight exposes them). WATCH
Media4Obama: New editorial says no way Obama's Marxist Yes, Obama grew up with Marxist parents and grandparents, his mentor was a communist, he hung out with the Marxist professors, his pastor was Marxist, he appointed Marxists -- and now his new slogan happens to mirror a famous Marxist slogan. But the media is once again defending their man - check out Glenn's reaction HERE.
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Is it too late? For the past few weeks Glenn has been haunted by one question: Is it too late to turn things around? Last night Glenn explained why he has been having doubts, how he knows we will win. God is not neutral in the affairs of man's freedom...
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When it comes to Barack Obama, one of the most important things to understand is that he is a committed globalist. He firmly believes that more "global governance" (the elite don't like to use the term "global government") will make the world a much better place. Throughout his time in the White House, Obama has consistently sought to strengthen international institutions such as the UN, the IMF, the World Bank and the WTO. At every turn, Obama has endeavored to more fully integrate America into the "global community". Since he was elected, Obama has signed a whole host of new international economic agreements. He regularly speaks of the need for "cooperation" among global religions and he has hosted a wide variety of different religious celebrations at the White House. Obama once stated that "all nations must come together to build a stronger global regime". If you do not want to live in a "global regime" that is just too bad. To globalists such as Obama, it is inevitable that the United States of America will be merged into the emerging global system. Just this week, Obama has issued a new executive order that seeks to "harmonize" U.S. economic regulations with the rest of the world. This new executive order is yet another incremental step that is pushing us closer to a North American Union and a one world economic system. Unfortunately, most Americans have absolutely no idea what is happening.
"Constitution 101" begins on February 20, 2012, and concludes the week of April 30. It will cover such topics as the 
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