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"It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth -- and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts. ... For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it might cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it."  

Patrick Henry

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If your looking for a succinct look at what the Tea Party stands for and where they are today watch this interview with Elizabeth Price Foley.  She wrote a book called The Tea Party: Three Principles. She is a constitutional professor at Florida International University, College of Law.

 Muslim Brotherhood claims victory in Egypt election

CAIRO -  The Muslim Brotherhood declared early Monday that its candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won Egypt's presidential election, which would be the first victory of an Islamist as head of state in the stunning wave of protests demanding democracy that swept the Middle East the past year.
 
But the military handed itself the lion's share power over the new president, sharpening the possibility of confrontation. With parliament dissolved and martial law effectively in force, the generals issued an interim constitution granting themselves sweeping authorities that ensure their hold on the state and subordinate the president.

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Activate: How to turn the 2012 election from a close call to a mandate

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Last night, Glenn focused on the importance of commitment. He was the first to admit, a lot of last night's show was something you had heard before - but it's important to start at the beginning and to make sure you know what you believe before you get put into action. And tonight, Glenn revealed ways for you to really get moving! 

Tonight, the focus of the show was "Activate" - and it was all about the election and how you can make sure that one way or another - 2012 is a year for a mandate for or against the progressives. And if you think it doesn't matter just take a look at what is happening right now in Wisconsin. Progressives and unions are doing everything they can to make sure that Walker loses. It's a microcosm to what is happening around the country, and Glenn thought it was so important that he recapped it on tonight's show (in under three minutes!):

EXCLUSIVE -- McConnell: 'Radical, Dangerous' Obama Admin Seeks to 'Shut Up' Opponents

 by Ben Shapiro

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Weekly Enewsletter: An Executive Order You Should Know About

On Jun 16, 2012 Ed Rosen wrote: 

Latest Executive Order

President Obama has just issued an Executive Order dealing with Immigration.  What I ask of you is to ignore the actual immigration issue and take a hard look at the process.

Just bear with me.  In college I was, at one point, a political science major that often had to examine root causes for major political changes.  Adolf Hitler was elected to his office but was restricted on what he could or could not do under the Weimer Republic.  He did not like that and took advantage of Article 38 of the Weimer Republic's constitution.  Adolf Hitler became an absolute dictator and the German people lost their right to manage their own affairs.  To most of our fellow citizens, the result is "ancient" history.

Or is it?  As Article 38 was the weakness of the Weimer Republic, so are the Executive Orders to our Republic.  What the President has done is to undermine the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Constitution of the United States of America.  He has made the Congress, one of three branches of our Republic, obsolete.  He is seizing power.  He has taken the first steps as a dictator and, if left unchecked, opened the door for absolute dictatorial power.

This is scary stuff.

Obama In March 2011: Can't Stop Deportations Through Executive Order

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Robertson, along with co-host David Toy, Jim Seigfreid, Allen and Peggy as we confront the issues of the day with Constitutional solutions to the problems we were warned about by the Founders of this, the greatest nation to ever shine a light on the world. Our guests include some of the best and the brightest commentators and Patriots around. 

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Join Us on Fridays and Take a Stand for Israel:    

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

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 Winning Schindler'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 and share it with others.  It has already been seen by over 1,250,000 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

Because of the generosity of patriots like you, we've reached our fundraising goal to retake the Senate and FIRE Harry Reid!

And as a special way of saying thanks, we're extending an exclusive opportunity for you to pre-register for FreePAC, a national grassroots gathering of Americans interested in restoring freedom from the bottom up: in their neighborhood, in their state, and in their country. The event takes place from 6-9pm on July 26th in American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TX.

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The theme of FreePAC is "Restoring Freedom" and it will be held in conjunction with Glenn Beck's "Restoring Love" event on July 28th. FreePAC will not only feature Glenn, FreedomWorks Chairman Dick Armey, and me, but speeches from many of the biggest names in the freedom movement! FreePAC also provides attendees with exclusive grassroots materials, a unique grassroots training experience, and the latest in online mobilization strategy. Can you make it?

In about two weeks, these tickets will go on sale to the general public, so I wanted to make sure I invited you first.

I hope you can make it. More information can be found on FreePAC by clicking here.

In Liberty,

The U.S. Constitution

A Reader 

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.

From July 16 through July 18, 2012, Christians United for Israel will be holding its 7th Annual Washington Summit. We're going back to stand with Israel in our nation's capital. This year - more than ever - we need you to join us!

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.

We stand at a critical juncture in history. Don't be silent! Don't miss your chance to make a difference! Don't pass up your opportunity to defend America and bless Israel!

Our leaders need to remember that we are watching them and we need to remember that God is watching us.

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The Case Against Obamacare: Health Care Policy Series for the 112th Congress

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

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The 2012 Elections: The Constitution Must Win!, IV

On June 12, 2012, the U. S. Senate demonstrated one of the most powerful reasons why Constitutionalist candidates must prevail in the November elections if the Constitution and the country are to survive and thrive as they have in the past. On that day, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Andrew David Hurwitz to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The tally was taken by voice vote, protecting Republicans, whose party supposedly stands for constitutionalist principles, from public disclosure of their very anti-constitutionalist support of this nomination. Indeed, one of Hurwitz's champions in the Senate Judiciary Committee had been Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, Hurwitz's home state. Such nominations give true constitutionalists ample reason to fight for constitutionalist candidates in the current campaigns.

This nomination was so dangerous that, in a rare act, 49 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a June 11 letter to the Senate, urging Senate rejection of Hurwitz. The Congressmen noted that in addition to his radical pro-abortion views, Hurwitz has consistently demonstrated a radical activism/Reconstructionism: "Acting as a pro-bono attorney, Mr. Hurwitz suggested that the Supreme Court change the wording of the Constitution in order to arrive at a ruling based on his beliefs, not on the rule of law." Senators were also vigorously lobbied by pro-life and other constitutionalist groups attempting to unmask the "real Hurwitz" for his extremist views on abortion and the judicial role.

Victory Center" on Facebook

-Gabriel Malor

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 app will, 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.

LINK: http://ace.mu.nu/

RedState Morning Briefing

For June 18, 2012

1. We've Reached the Penultimate Jimmy Carter Moment of the Obama Presidency

Chris Cillizza made me laugh out loud last evening when I read his column, which opens with a question: "Is it possible for a president - any president - to succeed in the modern world of politics?"

There is nothing new under the sun, including this question.

On January 19, 2010, I wrote about the ungovernability of the American Republic. At that time, Barack Obama lamented the filibuster was making the nation ungovernable. Liberal commentators were up in arms over how ungovernable the nation was.

Liberal blogger Andrew Sullivan noted at the time, "[I]f America cannot grapple with its deep and real problems after electing a new president with two majorities, then America's problems are too great for Americans to tackle."

The fact of the matter is, the last time liberals and traditional media sources were asking the question, they were asking it while Jimmy Carter was President. It was the penultimate moment of the Carter Presidency when, breaking out of the echo chamber, liberals in the media began to openly ponder the ungovernability of the American Republic and whether the Presidency was too big for one man.

2. The White House Is Not Enough

Consider this Wall Street Journal editorial your must read of the day. It highlights why adding conservatives to the United States Senate is so important.

This past week, Republican in the Senate, including Mitch McConnell's leadership picks, sat idly by saying nothing while the Senate Democrats pushed forward the nomination of Andrew Hurwitz, who helped formulate the reasoning behind Roe v. Wade while a law clerk. Hurwitz is quite fond of that bit of his legacy.

Andrew Hurwitz's nomination could have been blocked from consideration had just one more Republican voted no.

3. Congratulations to President Obama on his 100th round of golf

Yesterday, President Obama completed his 98th (documented) round of golf.

Obama is working hard, at least at playing golf. In less than three-and-a-half years he has played 100 rounds of golf.

Just nine months into the Obama presidency the New York Post reported that Obama surpassed former President George W. Bush on the number of days spent on the golf course when Obama played a round of golf for the 24th time in his presidency - a milestone it took Bush almost three years to reach. Bush gave up golf in 2003 saying "I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal." That's a position Obama obviously rejects.

4. Obama Seeks to Nullify our Immigration Laws

King Barack Hussein Kardashian Obama thinks that he gets to invent laws where they don't exists and disregard the ones that are already on the books.

In yet another demonstration of contempt for the rule of law and the separation of powers, the Obama administration has announced that it will no longer enforce our immigration laws (not that he's been enforcing them until now). The Washington Times broke the story this morning about a secret memo from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that establishes new policies advising agents to release some illegals caught crossing the border. The new policy will encourage agents to suspend deportation proceedings and grant amnesty to those who ostensibly fit the criteria of the Dream Act - a bill that was defeated with overwhelming bipartisan support of Congress. Hence, the administration is publicly declaring that federal agents will ensure our laws are not executed faithfully.

5. James Lovelock, Father of Gaia Theory, Endorses Natural Gas Fracking

James Lovelock, now 92 years of age, is the father of Gaia theory, the idea that Mother Earth is a sort of sentient, self-regulating organism. So it was noteworthy a few weeks back when he walked back some of his predictions of our planet's impending doom from Global Warming.

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Experts on the Day's Hottest News

Items for June 18, 2012

G-20 summit lets Obama, Putin size up the competition   

USA Today

GOP on health care: Repeal quickly, replace slowly   

Businessweek

A Greek Reprieve   

The Wall Street Journal

Good Journalism at the U.N.?    

National Review Online

Egyptian military holds on to power despite presidential vote   

CNN.com

Latest Heritage Research:

LEGAL MEMORANDUM 
Obama v. Religious Liberty: How Legal Challenges to the HHS Contraceptive Mandate Will Vindicate Every American's Right to Freedom of Religion

ISSUE BRIEF 
Crisis in Europe: Time for a Tough U.S. Response

 June 18, 2012 

Civility and the Legacy of George W. Bush
Steve McCann
Many in the American patrician class refuse to acknowledge who Barack Obama is, what damage he has wrought, and the dire future the nation faces if he is re-elected. In their minds, excessive criticism or "incivility" is uncalled for. More

Obama the Reactionary
James Lewis
Deep down Obama is a reactionary, in rebellion against western civilization, who really believes in going back to some world of Noble Savages, when all the Andalusian Muslims were devout and civilized. More

Are You a Victim of Islamic Intimidation?
Oleg Atbashian and Larissa Scott
Freedom-loving Americans who oppose premeditated destruction of their cultural and political integrity are being silenced with lawsuits and the myth of "Islamophobia." More

Global Warming's Killer: Critical Thinking
Russell Cook
Is there any issue more dependent on widespread lapses in critical thinking than the idea of man-caused global warming? More

More Taxpayer Millions for Van Jones and His Nest of Vipers
M. Catharine Evans
The social justice fronts continue to haul in taxpayer monies for their far left radical causes while establishment politicians in DC turn a blind eye. More

October Surprises, Pollard Edition
Bill Schanefelt
The Pollard case is a difficult one, and few understand it completely since many details are still classified, but the issue is certain to come up before November 6. More

Fiscal Cliff Debate: Thelma Wants 95mph, Louise Demands 94
Randy Fardal
The Federal Reserve is warning that the U.S. economy is headed for a "fiscal cliff" because the Bush tax cuts will expire soon. More

Mr. 'Cool' Loses his Cool
June 18, 2012
That guy in the Rose Garden handing down "It's the right thing to do, period" was certainly a far cry from the suave, self-effacing guest of honor handing out hugs and air kisses at actress Sarah Jessica Parker's house More

Just another week end in Obama's home town
June 18, 2012
Violence stalks Obama's old stomping grounds. More

The 'vanishing ink' conspiracy in Egypt
June 18, 2012
The "hidden hand" now has a pen with disappearing ink. More

The Wintour-Parker fundraiser wasn't such a success after all
June 17, 2012
If Obama has lost the stars, has he lost America? More

Quote liberal hero Karl Marx:  

"There is only one way to kill capitalism-by taxes, taxes, and more taxes."  

Sing the praises of Wal-Mart, a great American success story.  

Liberals hate Wal-Mart because it puts local Momand Pop concerns out of business, ruthlessly cuts costs, and is driven by profit. Well no kidding! Why do you think its annual revenues-$500 billion-exceed the GDP of all but 18 of the world's 181 countries? Because people (liberals too) like to shop there. If they didn't, it would go out of business. That's how economics works! Oh, I forgot, you're a liberal, you don't understand that.  

Sunday Worship Song of the Week: Agnus Dei   Jun 17, 2012 11:06 am

My apologies as it has been awhile since providing a worship song on Sunday morning to our newsletter subscribers and readers. Two worship songs....I Can Only Imagine by Mercy Me and Agnus Dei by Michael W. Smith

2012 Election Integrity Update   Jun 16, 2012 09:26 pm

JW and True the Vote Sue Indiana Election Officials for Failing to Maintain Clean Voter Registration Lists

Deliberately Destroying America   Jun 16, 2012 09:15 pm

It has taken three and a half years into Barack Obama's presidency for most Americans to realize that he has been deliberately destroying America by driving up the nation's debt and deficit, reducing privately held wealth, forcing millions onto the public dole, undermining its moral structure, and weakening the nation's reputation internationally.. 

Marxist Controlled Union Targets Latino Voters for Obama   Jun 16, 2012 08:42 pm

A Democratic Socialists of America controlled labor union, SEIU and Priorities USA, the Super PAC created by backers of President Barack Obama, have jointly bought $4 million in television ads in key states with Hispanic-American populations, "exposing the anti-worker, anti-Hispanic record of presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney."

UN Plans to Expand Phony Water Crisis: 'Smart Water Meters' on the Way   Jun 16, 2012 08:09 pm

UN-Water Survey Examines Water Law Reform ... Twenty years ago this June world leaders gathered in Rio de Janeiro for an Earth Summit to develop an action plan for sustainable development.

George Washington Turning Over in his Grave as Pentagon Celebrates Sodomy   Jun 16, 2012 07:49 pm

On March 14, 1778, George Washington, then Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, approved the sentencing of LT Enslin on attempted sodomy of another soldier.

Stay Out of Syria   Jun 16, 2012 10:17 am

A response to Clifford D. May

Islam in Germany: "Germany Does Away With Itself"   Jun 16, 2012 10:07 am

German President Joachim Gauck recently said in a newspaper interview that Muslims living in Germany are a part of the country, but that Islam is not.

Right Side News and the Ravaging Left   Jun 16, 2012 09:58 am

It was hot as blazes in Crawford, Texas in August of 2005.

I was in Crawford, Texas to meet up with Deborah Johns' Marine Moms caravan from California. We were there to provide a counterpoint to Cindy Sheehan's Camp Casey protest.

More than 3,500 people showed up in downtown Crawford to speak out against Cindy Sheehan and to honor of our soldiers serving in Iraqi Freedom. A friend and I took a drive out to Prairie Chapel to see what was going on.

Special Report: George Soros: Godfather of the Left   Jun 16, 2012 05:00 am

Liberal billionaire trying to give U.S. a liberal society it can't refuse.

Say the name George Soros and liberals see dollar signs - literally. The world's 22nd richest man, according to Forbes, is now worth $20 billion. But Soros isn't just noteworthy for the money he has - he's notable for the money he has given away. 

Friday Afternoon Roundup - Whack-a-Democracy   Jun 16, 2012 12:37 am

What a week, from Daniel Greenfield, from Egypt to Obama's reaction should Iran attack Israel:

The EPA and Tier 3 Regulations   Jun 16, 2012 12:22 am

Although the general public hasn't heard much about it, the EPA is preparing to issue so-called "Tier 3" regulations on automakers and refiners, which are even more stringent than the "Tier 2" standards announced in 1999 and fully implemented in 2006.

DHS Announces Amnesty-In-Place for Certain Illegal Aliens Below the Age of 31   Jun 15, 2012 04:55 pm

DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that effective immediately, people who were brought to the United States before the age of 16 and meet certain criteria will be considered for relief from removal from the country or from entering into removal proceedings. Those eligible will receive deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal, and will be eligible to apply for work authorization.

Obamas Executive Order Gives Amnesty to One Million Illegal Aliens   Jun 15, 2012 04:49 pm

King: Obama's DREAM Act Executive Order Violates Constitution

Washington, DC - Congressman Steve King released the following statement today in response to President Obama's plan to grant amnesty to an estimated 1 million illegal aliens through an Executive Order implementing the policies of the DREAM Act legislation that Congress has rejected.

Stay Out of Syria   Jun 16, 2012 10:17 am 

A response to Clifford D. May by Andrew McCarthy

Islam in Germany: "Germany Does Away With Itself"   Jun 16, 2012 10:07 am 

Right Side News and the Ravaging Left   Jun 16, 2012 09:58 am 

Special Report: George Soros: Godfather of the Left   Jun 16, 2012 05:00 am 

Liberal billionaire trying to give U.S. a liberal society it can't refuse.

Say the name George Soros and liberals see dollar signs - literally. The world's 22nd richest man, according to Forbes, is now worth $20 billion. But Soros isn't just noteworthy for the money he has - he's notable for the money he has given away. 

Friday Afternoon Roundup - Whack-a-Democracy   Jun 16, 2012 12:37 am 

What a week, from Daniel Greenfield, from Egypt to Obama's reaction should Iran attack Israel:

The EPA and Tier 3 Regulations   Jun 16, 2012 12:22 am 

Although the general public hasn't heard much about it, the EPA is preparing to issue so-called "Tier 3" regulations on automakers and refiners, which are even more stringent than the "Tier 2" standards announced in 1999 and fully implemented in 2006.

DHS Announces Amnesty-In-Place for Certain Illegal Aliens Below the Age of 31   Jun 15, 2012 04:55 pm 

DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that effective immediately, people who were brought to the United States before the age of 16 and meet certain criteria will be considered for relief from removal from the country or from entering into removal proceedings. Those eligible will receive deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal, and will be eligible to apply for work authorization.

Obamas Executive Order Gives Amnesty to One Million Illegal Aliens   Jun 15, 2012 04:49 pm 

Right Side News and the Ravaging Left   Jun 15, 2012 10:26 am

It was hot as blazes in Crawford, Texas in August of 2005.

I was in Crawford, Texas to meet up with Deborah Johns' Marine Moms caravan from California. We were there to provide a counterpoint to Cindy Sheehan's Camp Casey protest.

More than 3,500 people showed up in downtown Crawford to speak out against Cindy Sheehan and to honor of our soldiers serving in Iraqi Freedom. A friend and I took a drive out to Prairie Chapel to see what was going on.

Who is the White House Mole?   Jun 14, 2012 10:10 pm

There has been a series of leaks of classified information from the White House in an effort to portray President Obama as a tough American foreign policy leader, but no official has resigned from the administration or the Obama campaign in disgrace or protest. This suggests the betrayal of state secrets is being condoned or ignored at the highest levels. Not surprisingly, Eric Holder's Department of Justice is resisting the appointment of a special or outside counsel to probe the scandal.

House Members Seek National Security Answers from Inspectors General   Jun 14, 2012 08:55 pm

Today, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) and Congressmen Trent Franks (AZ-02), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Tom Rooney (FL-16) and Lynn Westmoreland (GA-03) sent letters to the Inspectors General of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and the Department of State. These letters seek answers about the U.S. government's involvement with the Muslim Brotherhood, a group that calls for "civilization jihad."

Congressional Leaders Call for Investigations of Muslim Brotherhood Penetration of the Obama ...   Jun 14, 2012 08:50 pm

Washington, DC, June 14, 2012: Five influential Members of Congress called yesterday for the inspectors general (IGs) of government departments with national security responsibilities to investigate whether their agencies are being subjected to influence operations mounted as part of what the Muslim Brotherhood calls its "civilization jihad."  This initiative holds out hope that a grave, and largely unremarked, threat may thus be recognized and thwarted in time.

Israel's Strategic Reality   Jun 14, 2012 03:41 pm

A nuclear Iran is going to create a dramatic change in the region. The first lesson certain leaders learned from the Arab Spring is to get nuclear capability and become immune to outside pressure. They consider Gaddafi to have made a big mistake when he gave up his nuclear program. No one would have dared to use force in dealing with him. No one would have dared to use force against Saddam Hussein in 1991 or 2003 if he would have had a nuclear capability.

Obama's Classified Leaks Are Probably Not Prosecutable   Jun 14, 2012 11:16 am

In my post over the weekend about the folly of pushing for a special prosecutor on the Obama administration's intelligence leaks to the New York Times, I argued that holding the president politically accountable is far more important than indicting the leakers; therefore, Congress should do its job and shine intense light on this scandal rather than abdicate to a criminal investigation - ultimately supervised by Obama and his attorney general - which would simply bury it. Among the points I made was that the criminal case is probably a loser anyway:

Obama To Take US Into A Proxy War with Russia   Jun 14, 2012 10:46 am

Maybe its me.  Maybe I'm just getting old.  But it seems to me that the current occupant of the Oval Office is trying to cussed hard to show his "warrior" colors.  

It seems every time we turn around these days there is another report on how Obama is killing US enemies. There is something just plain unseemly about all the media attention focused on the Commander-in-Chief's war fighting activities.

Terminate the Racket of College Loans   Jun 14, 2012 10:37 am

One of the ways to cut the big-spending binge engaged in by the federal government is to terminate the racket of college loans. It's counterproductive, discriminatory, and a bad investment for both taxpayers and students.  

College-loan debt has soared to nearly a trillion dollars, more than credit-card debt or auto-loan debt. Financial commentators are beginning to compare college-loan debt to the housing bubble that nearly brought down the banking system in 2008.

The American Sovereignty Campaign is a Front for Environmentalists   Jun 14, 2012 10:29 am

A stealth effort is underway to convince conservatives the United Nations Law of the Sea treaty is needed to protect the very thing the Reagan Administration believed it wouldn't-American sovereignty.

'Dark Angel' and the Mexican Meth Connection   Jun 14, 2012 10:22 am

In a U.S. operation dubbed "Dark Angel," local and federal law enforcement officers on May 30 arrested 20 individuals involved in methamphetamine trafficking across five states. Authorities confirmed that the leader of the trafficking network, Armando Mendoza-Haro, has links to Mexico, where the methamphetamine was likely produced.

Spain, Debt and Sovereignty   Jun 14, 2012 10:17 am

Eurozone countries on June 9 agreed to lend Spain up to 100 billion euros ($125 billion) to stabilize the Spanish banking system. Because the bailout dealt with Spain's financial sector directly rather than involving the country's sovereign debt, Madrid did not face the kind of demands for more onerous austerity measures in exchange for the loan that have led to political instability in countries such as Greece.

Trend #3: Corporate Tax Reductions   Jun 14, 2012 10:09 am

Japan's corporate tax rate reduction on April 1, 2012 left America with the highest corporate income tax rate in the industrialized world.^[1] Effective taxes are also high by international standards.^[2] Because state corporate income taxes are levied in addition to this high federal tax, state tax systems are not competitive internationally even if the state system by itself is reasonable. Every state corporate income tax, when combined with the federal corporate income tax, is higher than France, Germany, the UK, and other countries.^[3]

Eric Holder's Corrupt Agenda   Jun 14, 2012 09:59 am

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it was filing a lawsuit against Florida over the state's push to clean its voter roles of dead and foreign voters. The move comes on the heels of Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, scheduling a vote by his panel on June 20th aimed at holding U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents in the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal.

David Littman: In Memoriam   Jun 14, 2012 09:22 am

Although several months has passed, we bring to memory the life of David Littman as written by Henrik R. Clausen with  EuropeNews, and H/T to Gates of Vienna 
Henrik R. Clausen:
It's been less than five years since I first met the great Jewish intellectual David Littman, and it is with great sorrow I now hear that I shall never again enjoy his elegant academic style, razor-sharp criticism of the moral decay of the United Nations, of the dhimmification of Western authorities, nor his loving words to his wife and lifetime ally, Gisèle Littman, not to mention his eloquent and purposeful quoting of Shakespeare.

Everything's Coming Up Jihad   Jun 14, 2012 09:05 am

June has been a banner month for Muslim lawsuits against the NYPD. First "Muslim Advocates" filed a lawsuit against the NYPD on behalf of some New Jersey Muslims attending mosques that the NYPD had assessed as a potential terrorism risk. The "Muslim Advocates", like every other Muslim "civil rights" group, has a history of covering up and defending terrorism.

THE INTERFAITH TASKFORCE FOR AMERICA AND ISRAEL (ITAI)

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Dear ITAI MEMBERS AND DONORS:

In Gotham, Michael the First, King of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and the rebellious province of Staten Island, has returned from celebrating his successful campaign against large sodas, to consider expanding the ban to large popcorn and milkshakes. Los Angeles has voted to ban the plastic bag and add a 10 cent fine for paper bags.

 

Where does the future of the Nanny State lead? In Sweden, the Left Party is calling for men to be banned from urinating standing up. And why not? If the government should have a say in what food you eat and what you carry the groceries you buy in, why not have it complete the cycle and tell you how to eliminate them?

We have laws that strictly control every aspect of the production, packaging, distribution and sale of food. From there we moved on to laws controlling the consumption and consumer transportation of it. Once every step in the process from planting the seed in the earth to actually putting it in your mouth has been legislated and regulated; all that's left is a government mandated bathroom experience.

Liberals like to claim that they don't believe the government should be in your bedroom. Apparently, they believe that it should be in your bathroom instead. Not to mention in your kitchen and digging through your trash like raccoons on steroids.

The Left Party's rationale for playing bathroom police, is the same one put forward by Bloomberg's soda police and the same one that was used to take complete control of food production. Health.

"Party speakers cited medical research they said shows men empty their bladders more efficiently while seated. Improved bladder evacuation reduces the risk for prostate problems, according to the party."

Twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, the formerly free world is being treated to Party lectures on the proper way to use the bathroom. There may even be a little red book with the words of some Socialist leader to inspire us to properly go about our day in harmony with the will of the Party, whose enlightened wisdom informs every moment of our lives.

It's a short hop and skip from the government deciding to fight heart attacks by banning sodas to fighting prostate cancer by banning urination. When government controls health care, it also has complete authority over every aspect of your life. The old public health crises were infectious diseases. The new public health crisis is absolutely everything. And the authorities are in crisis mode all the time fighting wars on a hundred fronts against the habits of the human race. 

Friday Afternoon Roundup - Whack-a-Democracy

Finally France has a leader you can set your watch by. (Feel free to contribute your own caption.) (Dissident Frogman)

WHACK

The Arab Spring, the Tahrir Square, the entire works boiled down to a choice between a military dictatorship and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Those of us who actually understood the region warned that this would happen, warned people not to listen to the Arab Springers or the Twitter activists and not to agonize over the latest riot casualties. We said the Neo-conservatives were wrong. We said the democracy promoters were full of hot air. We said that anyone claiming that the United States could not hold back "democratic change" was an idiot without a clue about the region.

Now it looks like the whole glorious circus is about to end with a limited military dictatorship pushing the reset button back to where it was before, but without Mubarak. And that's a best case scenario.

It means that things are still worse than they were before. The economic liberalization that Mubarak's son might have carried out is gone. The Muslim Brotherhood has gained a lot of momentum. Any hope of political reforms has been foreclosed, because Egypt is now stuck between its military and the Muslim Brotherhood. Anyone who advocates reform is choosing the Brotherhood.

The one thing we should take away from this, is that the entire history of the last two years, every news article, from the glowing celebrations of the people's revolution to the rise of the Brotherhood to the dissolution of the new reforms, should be printed up, rolled up into a newspaper and used to whack anyone who calls for "democratic change" in Egypt, or any relatively stable Muslim country that isn't openly at war with us, across the nose.

Hard. Keep whacking them across the nose until they reread the entire history of their disaster and learn something from it.

Oh and Syria, all the people telling you that intervening to overthrow Assad and replace him with the Muslim Brotherhood would be a terrible idea... they're right too.

But why listen to us, when you can listen to Thomas Friedman and John McCain ?

"There's always, 'We don't know who they are.' I'll tell you who they are. They're a direct repudiation of Al Qaeda," McCain said three weeks ago. "Al Qaeda believes in acts of terror to change governments. These people believe in peaceful demonstration."

Sure, go with it. What's the worst that could happen?

I don't want to bash the people on my side. I don't want to get into article wars or blog wars with them because it's unproductive, but the people pushing for arming the Syrian Jihadists are being wildly irresponsible. And they're pushing Romney into siding with their disastrous policy.

There is absolutely no political profit in hitting Obama from the neo-conservative side on Syria. The American people don't want another war and when Obama does something on Syria, they will only look like idiots for complaining that he wasn't doing anything.

There is no choice between a secular moderate national regime and a dictatorship. There is a choice between a dictatorship and Islamists. Choose one or the other, but don't pretend that there's a third option on the table. Not unless you can show us where that option has taken root.

Syria is not our war. There is nothing to gain from it.

...one of the few mainstream conservative commentators who gets it; is Andy McCarthy who has been pressing this issue over and over again warning against misguided intervention on behalf of rebel Jihadists.

Read more:

'Olmert bombed Syria despite US diplomacy'

By HERB KEINON  14/06/2012  

In exclusive with 'Post', former US foreign policy advisor Elliott Abrams defends Netanyahu over critical State Comptroller report.

• Former prime minister Ehud Olmert decided in September 2007 to bomb the al-Kabir nuclear facility in Syria after then-president George W. Bush told him the U.S. had opted for the diplomatic route and was trying to get the International Atomic Energy Agency to close the site, Elliott Abrams, who at the time was deputy national security advisor in the White House, told the Jerusalem Post on Thursday. Abrams said Bush was provided with impeccable options, policy papers and intelligence. "We took it all to the president - covert options, military options, diplomatic options - and he chose the wrong option," said Abrams. 
• He said that his preferred option was for Israel to take out the facility in order for Jerusalem to rebuild its deterrence following the Second Lebanon War a year earlier. He added that then-vice president Dick Cheney argued for the U.S. to bomb the facility itself to rebuild America's deterrence and demonstrate America's seriousness concerning nonproliferation.
• When Bush informed Olmert of the U.S. decision in July 2007, Abrams recalled, Olmert said the strategy was unacceptable to Israel. It was clear that from this point on there would be no sharing of plans and that "Israel would let us know afterward," he said. (Jerusalem Post)

Kindergarten Graduation In Gaza 

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT

(John Hinderaker)

One might expect that a graduation ceremony from kindergarten would be a cheerful event, if a school bothered to put one on at all. Not so in Gaza, apparently. A teacher at the school pictured below said:

In every year's kindergarten graduation ceremonies we focus on the children to represent the role of struggling and resistance in the way of Allah, in order to establish this path, and grow up to love the resistance, and for it to have a prominent role in their lives to serve the cause of Palestine and Holy Jihad, as well as to make them leaders and fighters to defend the holy soil of Palestine.

The kids get into the spirit of the occasion:

One child, Hamza, wearing the uniform of the Al Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad and carrying a wooden weapon, said "I love the resistance and the martyrs and Palestine, and I want to blow up the most Zionists in a process of martyrdom and kill them."

Here are some photos from the event.

What kindergarten event would be complete without coffins?

Here a boy dressed as an Israeli soldier pretends to torture a Palestinian:

There are lots more photos at this jihadist web site. These kids appear to have jailed some Israelis:

Here you can see the kids' parents enjoying the event:

The girls carry weapons, too:

The words "cycle of violence" are often used in connection with the Middle East, usually in a way that is inapt. Here, however, I think we are indeed seeing the beginning of another cycle.

A candidate with no message; a campaign with no slogan 

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 11:02 AM PDT

(Paul Mirengoff)

Earlier this week, I noted that President Obama's claim that the Romney campaign can be reduced to an underlength tweet is rooted in his frustration that he lacks a crisp statement of why he should be re-elected. Howard Dean apparently sees it the same way. Speaking on MSNBC, Dean declared that Obama "needs to condense his economic message to three or four words, and then repeat them every single day between now and the election."

The problem, of course, is that no brief, plausible economic message is available to Team Obama. The president needed an hour on the subject last night, and still couldn't get it done.

The ever helpful Tabula Rasa at Ricochet offers Obama a few possibilities:

We're in a Ditch-But it's Fair

We Fixed the Economy-Next the Climate

Yes! We Can Be Like France

Small President, Small Man 

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 09:23 AM PDT

(John Hinderaker)

President Obama's penchant for blaming everyone but himself for his administration's failures (pre-eminently George W. Bush, of course) has made him something of a laughingstock. He has, of course, a serious problem: his record is too poor for him to talk about it, and he has no plans for his second term other than more of the same. So he defaults to the blame game.

Michael Ramirez contrasts Obama's small-mindedness with some of his predecessors:

American Crossroads: "Wah Wahhh"

And Byron York notes that Obama seems to have forgotten his first year in the White House.

Obama badly needs to turn his campaign around, and no doubt there will be brighter days ahead for him. Still, hard as he may try, he can't run away from his record.

Egypt on the brink 

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 08:20 AM PDT

(Paul Mirengoff)

The most important news of today, I believe, is the decision by Egypt's highest court that the country's newly elected parliament must be dissolved. The court, made up of Mubarak appointees, found that one-third of the new parliament's members were elected unlawfully. Talk about judicial activism.

In anticipation of the ruling, the Egyptian military council imposed martial law. This gave military and intelligence officers the right to detain civilians.

According to Michael Rubin, about 80 percent of the members of the now-dissolved Egyptian parliament are Islamists. Thus, the latest developments should be understood, I think, as a statement by the military that it will not accept a democracy in which Islamists dominate. It no doubt hopes that, in view of this statement, Egyptians will recoil from such a democracy. If they do, the democracy project can proceed, albeit in an impure fashion.

The short-term success (or lack thereof) of the military's ploy can be measured by the outcome of this weekend's presidential run-off election between the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq. In addition to its ruling regarding parliament, the court ruled that Shafiq will remain on the ballot because a law barring former members of Mubarak's government is unconstitutional.

I hope that the marker laid down by the military will re-route Egyptian democracy away from Islamist control. However, I am not confident that it will.

And even if it does, this may not be the end of the matter. Islamist clerics and their followers seem to be as determined as the military to see Egyptian "democracy" follow a pre-determined course. Indeed, though the military ultimately may be bluffing, the Islamists almost certainly are not.

Thus, Egypt could be heading for a bloody civil war.

The Nomination Game, Part 1 

Posted: 15 Jun 2012 05:05 AM PDT

(Steven Hayward)

As Paul and I have both argued here the last few days, the notion, currently popular with liberals and their media echo chamber and careless talkers like Jeb Bush, that Ronald Reagan couldn't be nominated today (while Mitt Romney can??) is fatuous nonsense.

But I wonder, why isn't this turned around? There are at least three Democratic presidents of memory who couldn't get the Democratic nomination today, and still one more, Lyndon Johnson, who actually didn't. (Is there any doubt that the Democratic Party was on its way to turfing LBJ out in 1968 when he decided to withdraw?) Let's make this a new series.

The End Justifies the Means
By Mark Krikorian
June 15, 2012

 


The White House decision to enact the DREAM Act through executive fiat is a lawless act. This isn't even about immigration; it's about the Constitution. I have repeatedly written that something like DREAM has much to recommend it, though it would need to be very different from the current iteration, which has been voted down in Congress several times. I understand that Senator Marco Rubio has finally put together a final version of his alternative bill and that Senators Kyl and Hutchison have signed on - from my discussions with his staff, I probably won't like what he's come up with, but unless there are typos in my version of Article I of the Constitution, that's the way lawmaking is supposed work. For all the administration's pious denials that this measure "confers no substantive right" and "only the Congress, acting through its legislative authority, can confer these rights", they're lying. The illegal immigrants in question will receive two-year renewable permits to live legally in the United States and an Employment Authorization Document - that, in plain terms, is what we call "amnesty".

Any DREAM Act supporter who applauds this measure has forfeited any right to complain about future usurpation of the Constitution. Even backers of DREAM in Congress have a responsibility to deny funding to DHS to carry out this policy.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/302960/end-justifies-means-mark-krikorian# 

Are We in Revolutionary Times? 

June 16, 2012

If We Took the Constitution Seriously, Obama Would Be Impeached

Bloomberg to OWS: Congress caused the mortgage crisis, not the banks

By this time, everyone should be aware of the federal policies that precipitated the housing bubble and its collapse - the push by Congress and two administrations to push higher-risk lending in order to expand home ownership, as well as the effort by Congress to get Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to spread that risk through mortgage-backed securities. While Wall Street made the situation worse by developing risky derivatives on those securities and failed to recognize the risk inherent in the securities themselves, the collapse wouldn't have occurred at all had the federal government not intervened to distort lending for their own social-engineering goals.

Michael Bloomberg tried to explain that to Occupy Wall Street protesters this morning, and pointed out the contradiction between their protests and their demands:

"I hear your complaints," Bloomberg said. "Some of them are totally unfounded. It was not the banks that created the mortgage crisis. It was, plain and simple, Congress who forced everybody to go and give mortgages to people who were on the cusp. Now, I'm not saying I'm sure that was terrible policy, because a lot of those people who got homes still have them and they wouldn't gave gotten them without that.

Friday, June 15, 2012

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COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 144 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS


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The Dictator-In-Chief?

Barack Obama announced today that he is imposing a new policy that will end deportations for younger illegal immigrants brought here before they were 16. They will be allowed to remain in the country and receive work permits provided they have no criminal record and have completed high school, earned a GED or served in the military.

Some conservatives will denounce this plan as a likely first step toward amnesty. Others will think it is equitable. In fact, the Associated Press reports that Obama's plan "tracks closely to a proposal offered by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida."

But here's the bigger issue in my view: Are we a nation of laws or does one man now have the power to ignore Congress and dictate his own policies? Obama may not like our immigration laws, but he is not free to ignore them or rewrite them. That power rests with the legislative branch, not the executive branch.


Obama's Bad Speech

Yesterday Barack Obama delivered a speech in Ohio that had been hyped as a major economic address. Obama's fawning admirers in the liberal media were eagerly awaiting to hear what pearls of wisdom the "One" would utter to smite the evil robber baron of Bain Capital. Unfortunately for them, just as he has done throughout the past three and a half years, Obama failed to live up to the hype.

The media were not happy:

• MSNBC's Mike O'Brien: "In terms of politics, this speech could have ended about 20 minutes ago."
• MSNBC's Jonathan Alter: "One of the worst speeches I've ever heard Barack Obama make."
• Yahoo News correspondent Olivier Knox tweeted: "I ask colleague for CQ transcript of Obama speech. Response: 'Sure, but it looks like they only have the first 45,000 words.'"
• John Hayward of Human Events: "This Obama speech is so long-winded it might be the first attempt to filibuster an election."
• Buzzfeed's Zeke Miller: "There is nothing new in this speech."
• Washington Post's Dana Milbank: "I had high hopes for President Obama's speech on the economy. But instead of ... a compelling plan for the future, the president gave Americans a falsehood wrapped in a fallacy."

A Bad Week For Obama?

As we reported yesterday, the economic news has been discouraging. And while it clearly has implications for the November election, I'm getting a little tired listening to the left-wing talk heads whining about how each down data point is making life harder for Barack Obama. It isn't about him!

If anyone had a bad week, it was the 386,000 people who filed for jobless benefits, not Obama.

If anyone had a bad week, it was the small business owner who saw sales decline for the second month in a row, not Obama.

If anyone had a bad week, it was the homeowner struggling to sell their house as foreclosures rise, not Obama.

If anyone had a bad week, it was average family who learned that its net worth fell by nearly 40%, not Obama.

If anyone had a bad week, it was the hard-working American taxpayer who learned that for the fourth year in a row, Obama has racked up another trillion-dollar plus deficit.


The Culture War

On June 1st, President Obama issued a proclamation declaring June "Gay Pride Month." Various federal departments will host events throughout the month recognizing their homosexual employees. For the first time ever the Pentagon will host its own "Gay Pride" events this month, "just as it has marked other celebrations honoring racial or ethnic groups."

But there's a big problem with that statement -- homosexuals aren't just another "racial or ethnic group." They define themselves based on their private bedroom behavior. Why should that be a cause for celebration?

When do we celebrate "Straight Pride Month"? Should the government applaud other personal preferences too, like "Swingers Pride Month"? This is all just left-wing politically correct nonsense that divides rather than unites us as Americans.

Unfortunately, the Pentagon is caving in to the radical secularists in more ways than one. Since 2003, the B&H Publishing company, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, has published the Soldier's Bible, Sailor's Bible, Marine's Bible and Airman's Bible with the service emblem of the specific branch prominently featured on the cover.

But an atheist foundation sued after some service members "witnessed the Bibles being conspicuously featured on military exchange shelves and storefronts across the globe." As a result, the Pentagon has revoked its permission for the B&H Company to print Bibles using the service emblems.

"Gay Pride" is in, and the military service Bibles are out. Yet one more example of Obama's assault on our traditional values. Elections have consequences, my friends. We can't afford four more years of this nightmare!
 

LIBERAL  LOGIC: You have got to love this.  

Will Romney go the sheepish way of John McCain?

Jun 17, 2012 06:13 am | Coach Collins

by George Spelvin,  staff writer

Will Romney go the way of loser John McCain who was so polite he refused to let supporters go after Obama's alleged lack of Natural Born Citizenship status as required by Article II, Section 1 of our Constitution?  Talk show host Michael Savage certainly thinks that's what is going on! Romney is taking a position similar to that which McCain's advisors talked him into in his failed 2008 challenge to Barack Obama, that being an absolute refusal to call out a president who cannot, will not produce authentic documents average citizens need to just get a drivers' license.

Savage said Romney is being run off the rails by the same bad advice McCain was given.  "Advisors . . . want him to lose," Savage told his listeners this week. "The Establishment wants Romney to lose."  In the false axiom to provide fairness, the elites who control both parties want the ... Continue Reading:Will Romney go the sheepish way of John McCain?

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American Minute June 16

Jun 16, 2012 06:13 pm | Coach Collins

 The father of the American space program died JUNE 16, 1977.
He developed the V-2 rocket for Germany before emigrating to the US, where in 1958, he launched America's first satellite. He was director of NASA and the U.S. guided missile program.
His name was Wernher von Braun. Founder of the National Space Institute, Wernher von Braun stated:
"The laws of nature that enable us to fly to the Moon also enable us to destroy our home planet with the atom bomb.
Science itself does not address the question whether we should use the power at our disposal for good or for evil.
The guidelines of what we ought to do are furnished in the moral law of God."
Wernher von Braun continued:
"It is no longer enough that we pray that God may be with us on our side. We must learn to pray that we may be on God's side."
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Election winners prevented from taking office by order of corrupt Town Council

Jun 16, 2012 01:00 pm | Coach Collins

by Doug Book,  staff writer

In what has become one of the most corrupt small towns in the United States, the new Mayor-elect and the winner of a seat on the Town Council were prevented by that Council from assuming their newly won offices. On May 15th, Ed Foster won the municipal election for Mayor of Quartzsite, Arizona and Mark Orgeron won a seat on the Town Council. But at its next meeting, the Council refused to seat either of the two winners. Foster was told he could not be Mayor because he still owed the City of Quartzsite court-ordered attorney's fees from a prior suit against the town. And although Orgeron teaches at the local school and has lived in Quartzsite 5 days each week since 2009, the Council claimed he was not a "legal" resident of the town as he still owns a home in Yuma. (1)

In 2011, a video taken at a Quartzsite ... Continue Reading:Election winners prevented from taking office by order of corrupt Town Council

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Amateur Hour at State

Jun 16, 2012 06:13 am | Coach Collins

by Jim Emerson,  staff writer

Last Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused the Russians of delivering attack helicopters to the Syrian regime. (1)  While attending a question and answer session at the Brookings Institution she said the U.S. was "concerned about the latest information we have that there are attack helicopters on the way from Russia to Syria." (4)  Insinuating that the Russians were arming Syria to kill its own civilians in order to quell a peaceful upraising but she left out an important detail.

Omission

The British press reported that the helicopters were refurbished and was being returned to Syria. (2) State department and Pentagon officials had to admit that helicopters weren't being supplied to Syria but were being returned after being overhauled and refused to identify the type of helicopter being returned. An angry Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavro accused the Obama administration of hypocrisy by selling weapons to other Gulf States that ... Continue Reading:Amateur Hour at State

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American Minute June 15

Jun 15, 2012 06:13 pm | Coach Collins

  The Legend of Robin Hood speaks of Richard the Lionheart, so named for his courage in leading the Third Crusade in 1190AD to win back Jerusalem from the Muslims.
Jerusalem had been taken from Byzantine Christian and Jewish inhabitants by Caliph Umar's bloody siege in 638AD.
Though he did not retake Jerusalem, Richard made a truce with Saladin in 1192 AD for safe passage of religious pilgrims.
When approximately 15,000 inhabitants of Jerusalem could not afford ransom, Saladin sold them into slavery.
On Richard's return trip to England, he was captured by rival Duke Leopold of Austria, and spent three years in prison.
Legend has it Richard's loyal minstrel, Blondel, traveled from kingdom to kingdom, singing Richard's favorite song and heard Richard sing the second verse from the prison tower.
Freed by an enormous "king's ransom," Richard returned to England and took back the throne from his brother John.
Five years later ... Continue Reading:American Minute June 15

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The Republic is Dead! The Rule of Law is Dead!"

Jun 15, 2012 01:00 pm | Coach Collins

By George Spelvin, staff writer

     "The Republic is Dead! The Rule of Law is Dead!," says America's new Joan of Arc Ann Barnhardt. Using a seven letter B word with the word Rat, she calls out those 535 "godless, moral degenerate, sociopaths" (1) in Washington, D. C. for refusing to do something about Barack Obama's lack of presidential eligibility.  "They know Obama is not eligible," and she exhorts her Colorado Springs audience to "Get your heads around this. . .the executive branch is usurped!"  And another new video (2) just up has compiled Obama's own words declaring, "I'm not at an American citizen. I was not born in Hawaii. I come from Kenya!" This speech was made just as he was elected Illinois' new U.S. Senator.  "I have known Islam on three continents," he says often speaking in Arabic.

Attorney Philip J. Berg, esq. explains that Obama is not a Natural Born Citizen (NBC) because the ... Continue Reading:The Republic is Dead! The Rule of Law is Dead!"

Alabama shows the way; tells the UN's Agenda 21 Storm troopers to get lost

Jun 15, 2012 06:13 am | Coach Collins

By Kevin "Coach" Collins

Any ideas the United Nations had about taking over the State of Alabama are gone. Both Houses of Alabama's legislature unanimously passed Senate Bill 477 (SB 477) known around Montgomery as the "Due Process for Property Rights" Act and by doing so sent a loud and clear message to anyone wishing to impose United Nations control on Alabama to back off!

While almost no Democrat media cheerleader mentioned the bill, the law will likely become the model for get tough push back efforts against the cowards on the Left who want the United Nations to do the "dirty work" of putting America under international socialist law.  

 Using strong and specific language SB 477 orders all state agencies to refuse to cooperate in any UN scheme to subvert the sovereignty of Alabama. It says, "The State of Alabama and all political subdivisions may not adopt or implement policy recommendations that deliberately or inadvertently infringe ... Continue Reading:Alabama shows the way; tells the UN's Agenda 21 Storm troopers to get lost

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American Minute June 14

Jun 14, 2012 06:13 pm | Coach Collins

 Thirteen Stars and Thirteen Stripes.
It was on JUNE 14, 1777, that the Second Continental Congress selected the Flag of the United States.
In 1916, Woodrow Wilson signed the Proclamation making JUNE 14 "National Flag Day."
On Flag Day, 1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt stated:
"The belief in man, created free, in the image of God-is the crucial difference between ourselves and the enemies we face...
God of the free...grant us victory over the tyrants who would enslave all free men."
On JUNE 14, 1954, Dwight Eisenhower signed Joint Resolution (Public Law 396) adding the phrase "One Nation Under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Eisenhower stated:
"From this day forward, the millions of our school children will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural school house, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty.
To anyone who truly loves America, ... Continue Reading:American Minute June 14

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Residents of key battleground state whoop it up as Romney calls Obama "out of touch"

Jun 14, 2012 01:00 pm | Coach Collins

by Suzanne Eovaldi,  staff writer

  "Governor Romney respects our Flag and would be for an amendment honoring our American Flag," said chief spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom in response to this reporter's question about pictures of Barack Obama's crotch salutes making the rounds on the internet.  In sharp contrast to the current President's Muslim education in Indonesia, Mitt Romney, standing in front of a huge American Flag, proved to his Orlando audience of over 600 this week he is steeped in the principles of our American education and history.  Founded on Life, Liberty, and Freedom, the United States is Free Enterprise, he said.

"He's so out of touch," Romney went on, saying "Obama doesn't understand how his policies have hurt our country. This president doesn't understand the power of a free people pursuing their dreams; he attacks success and divides people," Romney stated but was nearly drowned out by his audience's big round of applause in one of ... Continue Reading:Residents of key battleground state whoop it up as Romney calls Obama "out of touch"

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Digest · June 15, 2012

The Foundation

"It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth -- and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts. ... For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it might cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it." --Patrick Henry

Government & Politics

'Titanic II: It'll Be Different This Time'

A second term for Obama would be a bad sequel

"The Democrats are saying something like this: 'We found a big hole that we did not dig. ... Give us two more years. If it doesn't work, vote us out.'" That's what Bill Clinton said about the economy -- in 2010. There's plenty of blame to go around for that hole, of course, but it's worth remembering that Democrats took control of both houses of Congress -- and the purse strings -- almost a year before the recession started. And we can't think of a better argument for voting Democrats out than how they bound and gagged the economy for the last five years.

One of Clinton's most trusted strategists, James "It's the Economy, Stupid" Carville, is painfully aware that the languishing economy doesn't bode well for Democrats in November, and he's advising Obama to quit talking about his record -- a strategy he says is "wrong" and "will fail" -- and focus on the future instead. Carville wrote, along with fellow strategists Stanley Greenberg and Erica Seifert, "We will face an impossible headwind in November if we do not move to a new narrative, one that contextualizes the recovery but, more importantly, focuses on what we will do to make a better future for the middle class." In other words, it's like the sequel to "Titanic," and the ship will sink all over again.

Barack Obama isn't listening to Carville, though. He gave a 54-minute speech yesterday at an Ohio community college -- ironically, the same place Clinton made his remarks two years ago -- in an attempt to "reframe" the issue. "Rerun" might be a better word because there was nothing new offered, no deviation from the bigger-government-fixes-everything template, and it was full of the usual mix of self-congratulation and blame for everyone else. In fact, we think we've heard it 54 times before.

Obama blamed the "policies of the last decade" for the bad economy, while arguing that Mitt Romney would gut education, science and green energy programs, as well as "end [Medicare] as we know it." Arguing that he needs four more years because of George W. Bush is less than convincing, though as he reminded us last Friday, "the private sector is doing fine."

He then whined that Romney's campaign will go negative: "The other side will spend over a billion dollars on ads that tell you the economy is bad, that it's all my fault ... that I can't fix it because I think government is always the answer or because I didn't make a lot of money in the private sector and don't understand it or because I'm in over my head or because I think everything and everybody is doing just fine."

"No, I don't believe that government is the answer to all our problems," Obama joked -- at least we assume he had to be joking -- before turning around and saying of his "investments" of taxpayer money, "The private sector can't do it alone." In fact, he says, government investment is necessary to help "the next Thomas Edison, the next Wright brothers." Also laughably, he hammered the Bush tax cuts and alleged deregulation in general, only to later tout his own tax cuts and supposed deregulation.

All in all, the speech was a tired refrain of Obama's old standbys, class warfare and government solutions -- so much so that even a panel at MSNBC panned the speech. But Obama did offer one bit of wisdom: "This election is your chance to break [the] stalemate" between economic visions for the country. Indeed, it's time for a change.

What did you think of Obama's remarks?

The Obama Presidency in a Nutshell

"I think people are still hurting. I think the economy has not recovered, and it's not where it needs to be." --White House Press Secretary Jay Carney

On Cross-Examination

"Now you may have heard that President Obama is on the other side of the state and he is going to be delivering a speech on the economy. He's doing that because he hasn't delivered a recovery for the economy. And he's going to be a person of eloquence as he describes his plans for making the economy better but don't forget, he's been president for three and a half years. And talk is cheap. Action speaks very loud. ... What he says and what he does are not always the exact same thing." --Mitt Romney, just before Obama's speech

Hope 'n' Change: Collusion on ObamaCare

We have long known that the Obama administration pulled out all the stops, legal and otherwise, to make ObamaCare a reality, but recent evidence indicates a staggeringly high level of collusion between the White House and pharmaceutical companies in crafting the legislation. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is investigating the relationship between the Obama White House and the drug industry lobby, led by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). The committee's recent findings are the most glaring example of crony capitalism we have yet seen from this administration.

In 2009, when ObamaCare was coming together, drug makers eagerly stepped up to join the White House effort in order to protect their own interests from too much government regulation, and because they realized that the new entitlement might bring a wave of new customers their way. Emails from the drug makers and the White House show that the White House explicitly looked to Pfizer and other drug companies to provide financial and critical support for the bill, dangling promises of looser price controls and anti-re-importation provisions in exchange. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), then chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, took everything that PhRMA offered, and then pushed re-importation anyway. As part of the well-played skit, the White House stepped in, saved the drug companies from the re-importation provision, and PhRMA wrote a $150 million check for an advertising campaign that touted the virtues of ObamaCare to an increasingly skeptical public.

Democrats pretend to be the champions of the average American, but they had no problem cozying up to drug companies in order to get their own way. The drug companies in turn had no problem getting into bed with the White House if it meant bigger potential profits for them down the road.

Meanwhile, even if the Supreme Court strikes down ObamaCare, some of its provisions may live on with various insurance companies. UnitedHealth Group and other large insurers, for example, intend to keep the provision that allows families to keep their children on their plans up to age 26, and they will also maintain certain preventive measures with no out-of-pocket charges. On the other hand, they're unlikely to stick to the portion of the law that requires them to take all comers regardless of pre-existing conditions, and they will probably ditch the requirement that insurers spend at least 80 percent of premiums on health-related costs.

Campaign Trail: Fundraiser-in-Chief

Barack Obama hit six fundraisers Tuesday in Baltimore and Philadelphia -- tying the one-day record for fundraising events by a sitting president. The previous record, by the way, was held by ... wait for it ... Barack Obama. Obama has held a total of 160 fundraising events since officially kicking off his re-election campaign. To put that into perspective, by the same point in his first term, George W. Bush held 79 events.

On another campaign stop for barbecue, the president and his four guests left without paying the $55.58 bill. The White House did settle the tab before the end of the day, but the episode reminded us of a particular attack Obama made on Republicans. Rebutting their criticism of his deficit spending, he said it's "like somebody goes to the restaurant, orders a big steak dinner, martini, all that stuff and then just as you're sitting down, they leave and accuse you of running up the tab." Just as with his budgets, he ordered something he didn't pay for.

News From the Swamp: Federal Reserve Debt Holdings Skyrocket

Newly released numbers show that the Federal Reserve under Obama has become the largest shareholder in U.S. government debt. The Fed owned $302 billion in U.S. Treasury securities in January 2009. That portion rose an incredible 452 percent by April 2012, with the Fed now holding $1.67 trillion. In roughly the same time frame, China's share of U.S. government debt rose from $740 billion to $1.17 trillion, and Japan's share shot from $635 billion to just over $1 trillion. Together, these three entities possess 49 percent of all the new debt generated during Obama's term, in which total debt rose 50 percent from $10 trillion to $15 trillion.

Waters Investigation Continues

The ethics investigation against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) is back on track after it was determined that the House Ethics Committee did not violate her due process rights. Waters has been under investigation for three years for various alleged improprieties, including using her influence to intervene on behalf of a bank in which her husband owned stock. She has denied doing anything wrong, but instead of letting the facts speak for themselves, Waters has thrown every procedural hurdle she can to stall the investigation. Pending the outcome of the investigation, she is expected to become the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee when Barney Frank (MA) retires at the end of this term.

Holder's Turn of a Phrase

It's quite ironic that Attorney General Eric Holder, testifying at his ninth congressional hearing over the last 16 months regarding the gun-running Operation Fast and Furious, used the phrase "I stuck by my guns." We wouldn't call his obstinate attitude and -- at best -- grudging cooperation with the Fast and Furious probe a virtue. In fact, he's headed toward a contempt of Congress charge for the ongoing tug-of-war between Congress and his Justice Department over thousands of documents that may lead to a resolution of, among other things, the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry by illegal aliens toting guns from ATF's Fast and Furious operation. Audaciously, Holder calls the contempt vote a "constitutional crisis," though he offered a deal Thursday to release more documents.

If seeking justice is an effort to uncover the truth regarding a particular event, the Justice Department's continued dodging and weaving in this investigation suggests that justice is its last priority. Instead, it seems the only crisis in the DOJ is figuring out how to keep all the stories straight and the congressional wolves at bay.

For his part, Holder was hesitant to say where this will all lead, though he forcefully rejected a call from Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) to resign. "What my future holds, frankly, I'm just not sure," Holder responded when asked by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) if he would consider another term if Barack Obama is re-elected. If Obama loses, one has to wonder if the term Holder will serve will be in a secured lockup.

Florida v DOJ Over Voter Purge

On Tuesday the state of Florida filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security in order to continue with Republican Gov. Rick Scott's plan to purge ineligible voters from the rolls. "I have a job to do to defend the right of legitimate voters," said Scott. "We've been asking for the Department of Homeland Security's database, SAVE, for months, and they haven't given it to us. So this afternoon, we will be filing a lawsuit, the secretary of state of Florida, against the Department of Homeland Security to give us that database. We want to have fair, honest elections in our state, and we have been put in a position that we have to sue the federal government to get this information."

Almost immediately after the Florida suit was filed, the Justice Department filed their own suit against Florida, claiming that the Sunshine State is violating Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act. Notably, DOJ dropped its allegations that Florida is violating the Voting Rights Act. Scott claims that the state has identified 100 non-U.S. citizens who were registered to vote, 50 of whom already cast illegal ballots in Florida elections. Apparently, the DOJ thinks that's just fine. After all, Florida will once again be a crucial swing state in the upcoming presidential election, and Barack Obama will need every vote he can muster, illegal or otherwise.

Economy

Income Redistribution: More Energy Handouts

The Obama Energy Department is "investing" another $54 million in various manufacturing ventures, supposedly to help them become more energy efficient. General Motors, everyone's favorite bailout recipient, will receive $2.7 million to "develop an integrated super-vacuum die casting process using a new magnesium alloy to achieve a 50% energy savings compared to the multi-piece, multi-step, stamping and joining process currently used to manufacture car doors." The Dow Chemical Company will receive $9 million for a carbon fiber production process, despite having spent $1.7 billion of its own money in research and development in 2010. Numerous other companies such as Delphi Automotive Systems, Third Wave Systems and PolyPlus Battery Company are receiving millions, as well.

The president claims that the "private sector can't do it alone." But as Heritage Foundation's Nicolas Loris writes, "Businesses do not need public investment to improve efficiency and cut costs; they make those investments regularly with their own money." Granted, $54 million is pocket change these days -- Solyndra alone received 10 times that much -- but it still represents unnecessary taxpayer "investment" that also happens to be unconstitutional.

Around the Nation: Corporations Aren't Hoarding Cash After All

The Federal Reserve issued a report this week on the amount of cash held by U.S. corporations, and it amounts to about half a trillion dollars less then previously thought. Non-financial corporations still hold $1.74 trillion in liquid assets, an unprecedented amount. But as The Wall Street Journal's Ben Casselman writes, "Perhaps more significant than the number itself, however, is how the revision affects the trend. Before the revision, the Fed showed corporations continuing to accumulate cash, with liquid assets rising nearly every quarter since the recession ended and reaching a record $2.2 trillion at the end of last year. Now, however, it appears corporate cash piles grew rapidly through 2009, then leveled off. Companies aren't spending their cash, but they aren't holding more of it, either."

The Fed's finding puts a significant dent in Barack Obama's claim that corporations are just "sitting on the sidelines" and refusing to invest in the economy.

Around the World: Spain Gets a Bailout

Following the euro zone's bailout of Greece, Ireland and Portugal, it's no wonder other countries want to get in on the dole. The latest case in point is Spain. Euro zone finance ministers pledged Madrid up to €100 billion (or $125 billion) to save foundering Spanish banks. This brings to nearly €500 billion that the European Union and the International Monetary Fund have committed to the continent's bailout frenzy.

As with any government handout, however, this latest bailout left some crying foul. Ireland, which in 2010 received an €85 billion bailout package wrought with attached strings, wants to renegotiate its deal. After all, why should Spain get more money with fewer strings? For its part, the Obama administration of course supports the bailout; Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called it "important for the health of Spain's economy and as concrete steps on the path to financial union, which is vital to the resilience of the euro area." Italy is poised to be next in line, with Industry Minister Corrado Passera noting that things on the Italian economic front are better than last year but still serious.

In the bizarre logic of the left, as The Washington Post explains, "When world leaders take stock at a summit next week in Mexico, they'll face the discomforting fact that four years of crisis-fighting, trillions of dollars in government stimulus spending and a massive effort from the world's central banks have failed to produce the 'strong, sustainable and balanced' world economy they are striving to build. Is it time to open the cash spigot again?" Do we really have to ask that question?

Much more to the point: The U.S. is on track in the next five years to add three times as much debt as the euro zone will.

Share your thoughts on the euro zone's outlook.

Security

National Insecurity

Most U.S. presidents understood that campaign rules-of-engagement don't include leaking classified national security information. But of course, most presidents aren't The Chosen One. That seems to be the attitude behind a series of White House leaks apparently aimed at bolstering Barack Obama's "I'm strong on national security" image. Despite his presidential oath to the Constitution and to defend America against all enemies, the operative criterion here is whether the compromise will make Mr. Hope-&-Change look good this November.

What "highly secret information" was compromised, exactly? For starters, how about a "deep-black" U.S. cyberspook operation using a computer worm called "Stuxnet" to trash centrifuges and computers used in Iran's nuclear program? Obama proselytes at The New York Times ("All the news fit to print, classified or not") could hardly wait -- and, of course, didn't -- to publish details related to this special-access, über-sensitive program. But wait, there's more ... much more.

Other leaks include: The "Kill List" revelation that the president is personally involved with the selection process for targeting and assassinating terrorists; the selling-out of Dr. Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who helped locate Osama bin Laden through DNA testing in a CIA fake-polio vaccine campaign, leading to a 33-year sentence for high treason for the good doctor by "our ally" Pakistan; a thwarted underwear bomber plot -- a leak that threatened the lives of U.S.-friendly operatives working in covert operations abroad by exposing information that directly pointed to infiltrated terrorist groups in Yemen.

The list goes on -- the "Zero Dark Thirty" leak, the CIA's involvement in introducing faulty parts in Iran's nuclear-program-related systems, the White House-blessed exposé on the bin Laden takedown, etc. Unfortunately, an exhaustive list is impossible within this space. Suffice it to say that leaks within this administration have done more grave damage to U.S. national security than perhaps any since Julius Rosenberg turned over U.S. and British nuclear-bomb-building secrets to the Russians.

Don't look for an apology from the sorry lot of squatters occupying the Executive Branch, however. During the latest damage control session, Obama announced, "The idea that my White House would purposely release national security information is offensive." Note that he didn't say the White House didn't release highly classified national security secrets, nor that the accusation was untrue -- only that the "idea ... is offensive." Of course it's offensive -- accusations of treason often are. Here's a question for Mr. Offended, though: Is that "idea" any less offensive than the idea of putting American lives at risk for political gain?

Regarding the leaks themselves, only two options exist. Either: (1) the sources were legally authorized to leak the information, or (2) they were not. If the former were true, although a duly authorized person may release classified information, doing so would require the president's knowledge and approval. If the latter is true, then the leak source(s) must be investigated and prosecuted. This least-damaging approach seems to be the administration's preference.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has promised a thorough investigation of the leaks. Sadly, the fact that he is a known liar, at least regarding the "Fast and Furious" congressional probe, promises that his commitment to the pursuit of truth won't produce much. Ultimately, American voters will decide with whom they feel more comfortable guarding national secrets. To most Patriots, however, the answer is obvious.

Post your opinion on the security leaks.

Warfront With Jihadistan: Detention Suit Rejected

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to reconsider challenges by some "guests" of Guantanamo Bay against their years-long detention at the U.S. military base in Cuba. The High Court sided with the Obama regime by rejecting appeals by seven terrorists who had previously lost their bid for freedom in cases before U.S. federal judges in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court justices issued no statement with their order and there were no known dissenters.

In a 2008 decision, the Supreme Court said that Gitmo prisoners had a legal right to challenge the legality of their detention and seek release. In this latest appeal, attorneys for the terrorists challenged the admissibility and reliability of certain government evidence, including U.S. intelligence reports, and said that a U.S. appeals court had incorrectly ordered trial judges to use a standard that too easily accepted the government's evidence. They said the appeals court denied the terrorists what was at the heart of the Supreme Court's 2008 ruling: a meaningful review of the lawfulness of their imprisonment. The U.S. Justice Department fought the appeals and told the Supreme Court that sufficient evidence existed justifying that each detainee should remain in military detention. The Supreme Court agreed.

While any use of government's power of detention must be properly reviewed to ensure due process under the law, it's also important to remember who these detainees are: unlawful combatants, with no legal rights to due process any more than what they have received to date. Perhaps the most delicious irony to come out of these court cases was watching the Obama regime, which came to power promising to close Gitmo within one year, finally begin to realize that, yes, these are bad people who deserve indefinite detention.

Immigration Front: Executive Order

Barack Obama signed an executive order this morning that will halt the deportation of young illegal aliens. "The policy change, described to The Associated Press by two senior administration officials, will affect as many as 800,000 immigrants who have lived in fear of deportation. It also bypasses Congress and partially achieves the goals of the so-called DREAM Act, a long-sought but never enacted plan to establish a path toward citizenship for young people who came to the United States illegally but who have attended college or served in the military." Obama will discuss the new policy later today in the Rose Garden.

Department of Military Correctness: Military Bibles

"The U.S. Military has revoked its approval of a series of military-themed Bibles, reportedly over trademark issues," reports Todd Starnes of Fox News. "Now, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is demanding that all remaining versions of the Bibles be removed from base exchanges -- calling them a 'threat to national security.'" The Bibles are published by B&H Publishing, which is a division of LifeWay Christian Resources, run by the Southern Baptist Convention. The Holman Christian Standard Bible is sold with the seals of the four branches of the military, with permission given in 2003. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says that amounts to an official endorsement of religion by the U.S. military. The Bibles could be replaced by some that don't bear the seal on the cover.

Culture

Second Amendment: 'Stand Your Ground' Under Fire in Florida

In the wake of Trayvon Martin's death, the first of a series of public meetings regarding Florida's "stand your ground" law was held this week at a church near where Martin was shot. Republican Gov. Rick Scott created the task force responsible for organizing the meeting in response to the deafening public outcry over the Feb. 26 shooting.

Adding to the circus atmosphere was a rally organized by Martin's parents as well as a petition drive to either modify or repeal the law, which gives those who feel threatened the right to use deadly force without retreating. It's unclear whether the Martin case is an actual example of "stand your ground" based on its circumstances, and Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, who chairs the task force, was careful to say that the meeting wasn't specifically about the Martin shooting. It's a shame, however, that the right of self-defense could be subject to the whims of a political mob.

Meanwhile, two economics researchers from Texas A&M University made the claim that homicides were up during a four-year period from 2005 to 2009 in states that have laws similar to Florida's. But their data, which simply compiled the number of what were termed "justifiable homicides" in the 22 states that enforce a version of the castle doctrine, purposely ignores cases in which deaths actually saved lives.

Faith and Family: The Legitimization of Same-Sex Parenting

Over the last decade, America has witnessed a change in the family structure unlike any seen previously. While same-sex couples were once barred from adopting children, they're now championed in some quarters as a superior child-rearing arrangement. But Mark Regnerus, a sociology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, might have thrown a splash of cold water on that theory by doing some groundbreaking research on the outcome of young adults from age 18 to 39 whose parents spent at least a portion of their childhood in a same-sex relationship. Regnerus found some striking differences among the group in his New Family Structures Study -- character traits that included an increased risk of severe depression, a higher likelihood of unemployment or cheating on a spouse, increased marijuana usage and a negative perception of their childhood.

Regnerus concedes that many of these problems have less to do with parenting and more with the instability of the child's family situation. Similar results can also occur in single-parent families where one parent goes through a series of relationships over the time a child is raised. But the study comes at a time when same-sex marriage finally has presidential support and is under debate in a number of states. Regnerus' study just may make the case that what's best for the child is the old-fashioned nuclear family. It doesn't take a study to confirm common sense, but these days studies carry more weight.

Don't miss Mark Alexander's essay on Fatherhood.

Village Academic Curriculum: NYC School Bans Patriotic Song

One New York City school drew a line for appropriate music at its kindergarten graduation, and Lee Greenwood's classic, "God Bless the USA," didn't make the cut. Five classes spent several months learning the patriotic hit, but the school's principal interrupted a rehearsal to inform teachers that the song wouldn't be permitted. They said she told them, "We don't want to offend other cultures." A spokeswoman explained that the lyrics were "too grown up" for five-year-old kids. On the other hand, the principal initially had no problem allowing the kids to sing Justin Bieber's "Baby," which features the line, "Are we an item? Girl, quit playing." Totally age-appropriate. Bieber's tune was later scrapped, but sanity is still in short supply.

What do you think of this school's decision?

Bloomberg Doubles Down

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg remains under fire for his ludicrous proposed ban on large sugary drinks in the city. The city's Board of Health still must approve the proposal, though not only is that likely but some members are suggesting that the ban go further. One member thinks they should limit the size of popcorn sold at movie theaters, and another member suggests that maybe milkshakes are too much in the calorie department. For his part, Bloomberg insists he's not overstepping or creating a nanny state, but rather doing the fundamental job of government. He says, "If government's purpose isn't to improve the health and longevity of its citizens, I don't know what its purpose is." Such a view certainly doesn't square with the First Principles of our nation.

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BREAKING NEWS:
We just received word that Pres. Obama is announcing a gigantic amnesty today. I threw out the message I was preparing to email you and hurriedly wrote what you see below. READ CAREFULLY:  It's critically important and contains several action items. --Jim

President Bypasses Congress, Violates U.S. Constitution;  Amnesty Declared for Millions of Illegal Aliens!

Obama Decrees the Amnesty Congress Rejected.

For over a decade, NumbersUSA has fought every effort by Congress to pass an amnesty. We've fought against proposals by Presidents Bush and Obama. With your help, we've won every time.

Now, frustrated by that Congress has actually listened to voters, President Obama has decided to issue an amnesty, broader even than the DREAM Act, without the consent of Congress.

Today, Obama announced that he is suspending the deportation most illegal aliens under the age of 31-he states he will also give them work permits-permitting them to take U.S. jobs. These are jobs desperately sought by 20 million unemployed Americans and millions of graduating American youth.

But this declaration is more than a betrayal. It is a direct violation of the U.S. Constitution.

The Constitution gives law-making powers to Congress alone. All immigration policy powers are given to Congress alone. The President has no authority to give a de facto amnesty to millions of illegal aliens.  And doing so right now, when 20 million Americans have no work, is a stab in the back to every American who can't find a job.

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Obama Announces Amnesty for Hundreds of Thousands Today!

We need your help NOW to stop the Obama Administration's DREAM Act!

This morning, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it intends to ignore the Constitution, usurp Congressional authority, and administratively implement the DREAM Act.  The announcement came through an official policy memo, signed by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, followed by a conference call led by Napolitano herself.  According to this announcement, effective immediately, the Obama Administration will stop deporting illegal aliens who qualify for the DREAM Act by granting these illegal aliens "deferred action" and work authorization. 

Deferred action status is what DHS grants when it decides, in its own discretion, not to remove an illegal alien. Those who receive deferred action usually also receive work authorization and DHS has confirmed that illegal aliens granted deferred action pursuant to the new policy memo (dated today, June 15, 2012) will be eligible for work authorization. There is no statutory basis for deferred action status, as it is merely referred to in the federal regulations (See, e.g. USCIS Ombudsman memo, Apr. 6, 2007 (citing 8 C.F.R. 274a.12(c)(14)). Even more troubling, deferred action is not subject to judicial review. (Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Comm., 525 U.S. 471, 484, 492 (1999))

While this new policy is effective immediately, Secretary Napolitano has directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to create an application process that will be fully operational within 60 days.  The DHS estimates that nearly 1 million illegal aliens will be given a reprieve through its new policy!  (To read more details about the announcement, please see our website.)

FAIR is urging all of our members, activists, and friends to LOUDLY voice their objection to the Obama Administration's new policy.  We need the Obama Administration to hear the voices of Americans across the country who believe in the rule of law, otherwise it will only hear kudos from the amnesty lobby.

Please call the White House, the Department of Homeland Security, and your members of Congress and tell them:

• You believe in the rule of law; it is the bedrock of our great nation.
• You want an immigration system with integrity and our immigration laws enforced.
• Congress, not the Executive Branch, has sole authority to establish our immigration laws; it is the responsibility of the Executive Branch to enforce them.
• You object to rewarding illegal immigration through "deferred action" or any other executive maneuver.
• It not only undermines the rule of law, but only encourages more illegal immigration.
• It also is an act of shameless political pandering five months before the presidential election.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security:

Operator Number:          202-282-8000

Comment Line:               202-282-8495

White House:

Comments:                        202-456-1111

Switchboard:                     202-456-1414

 U.S. Capitol Switchboard:       202-224-3121

You can also contact your Representatives here.

A Dearth of Agricultural Workers?  Press accounts abound of the problems of agricultural producers who cannot find workers to harvest their crops. Even NYC Mayor Bloomberg, who has a penchant for pontificating about things of which he has little or no knowledge, jumped on this bandwagon.
Full Story

Texas GOP Platform Calls for Guest Workers  The platform's immigration section was the subject of debate that culminated in an intense session late Friday night before its approval. Some early on voiced concern that it was a move toward amnesty, and some said it moved toward liberal territory.
Full Story

Backdoor Amnesty Moves to California; Number of Illegal Alien Beneficiaries Grows  In the latest phase of the Obama Administration's backdoor amnesty scheme, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorneys last week began reviewing more than 18,000 pending deportation cases in San Francisco.
Full Story

More Buyers for U.S. Citizenship Sale  The State Department expects to issue over 6,000 "investor visas" in the current fiscal year, which would be an all-time record.
Full Story

Some Common Sense on Immigration . . . From The New York Times!  It isn't just that The New York Times holds an editorial view that favors expansive immigration and amnesty for illegal aliens. They are dogmatic about their views.
Full Story

Today's Headlines:  Friday, June 15, 2012

Amnesty? Immunity? Administration Calls It a 'Deferred Action Process'

'Not Amnesty,' Napolitano Says: 'It Is An Exercise of Discretion'

Panetta Thanks Homosexuals for Their Military Service

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Obama to Celebrities: 'You're the Ultimate Arbiter of Which Direction This Country Goes'

Biden Praises Arab Spring on Same Day Egypt Dissolves Its Parliament

Mass. Gov. Knocks 'Hard Right' for Wanting to 'Shrink Government, Cut Taxes, Crush Unions'

Shocking Forced Abortion in China Blamed on Overzealous Local Officials, But They Were Enforcing National Policy

Chinese Govt. to Pregnant Woman: Pay $24,000 or Be Forcibly Aborted

Palestinian Attempt to Secure Emergency 'World Heritage' Status for Bethlehem Church May Fail

GAO: IRS to Spend $881 Million in Implementing Obamacare Over Just Four Years

COMMENTARY:

Hollywood Still Hates Bush-Cheney
By L. Brent Bozell III
Can anyone imagine a Hollywood production where Barack Obama is compared to Hitler or Stalin? You can't. The names of Bush and Cheney may be forever blasted. The name of Obama shall be forever exalted.

Dress Rehearsal for a Mideast War?
By Patrick J. Buchanan
"History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes," said Mark Twain. Observing the uprising in Syria, the atrocities, the intervention by rival powers, it all calls to mind the Great Rehearsal for World War II, the Spanish Civil War.

Corruptocrat Eric Holder's GOP Enablers
By Michelle Malkin
While calls for U.S. Attorney General Eric "Stonewall" Holder's resignation grow and the House GOP gears up for a contempt vote next week, it's worth remembering how we got into this mess. In two words: feckless bipartisanship.

Where is American Leadership?
By Rich Galen
Put aside, for the moment, the concept of "American Exceptionalism." President Obama is allowing the more basic concept of "American Leadership" to slip into the pages of world history.

NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP:

With murders spiking, 100 Chicago cops will secure Obama friend's wedding
Axelrod says super PACs hurting democracy, vows reform in a 2nd term
Holder agrees to give Issa internal emails on Fast and Furious, offers to meet
Dana Milbank op-ed: Skip the falsehoods, Mr. President, and give us a plan
Obama forgets to pay tab for 'Responsible Fathers' lunch
Wash Post article: How Obama became black
School-board member held in child porn case
Obama at Ground Zero: 'We remember. We rebuild. We come back stronger'
Rubio's support gets Obama's controversial envoy to El Salvador confirmed
$100-million audit finds $20 million in Medicaid fraud
Court orders Boy Scouts to release sexual abuse files
Debt fight poses new risk to U.S. credit rating
Philly police will test attaching video cameras to cops

Obama parties with the Devil
Ok, she's not the actual devil (that we can confirm), but either way President Obama had his much anticipated fundraiser hosted by Anna Wintour. Yes, she's as snobby as the name sounds - she's even condescendingly called Minnesotans 'little houses' because of their weight. How much cash did Mr. Grassroots take in from the Hollywood elite?

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