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August 16, 2012
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"We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all matters of general concern act as a nation, which have national objects to promote, and a national character to support. If we are not, let us no longer act a farce by pretending to it."
--George Washington, letter to James Madison, 1785
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Preparing for civil unrest? Ammunition to be delivered to 41 locations across U.S.
Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Wednesday, August 15, 2012
UPDATE: DHS Now Covering Up Ammo Purchases?
First it was the Department of Homeland Security, then it was the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and now the Social Security Administration is set to purchase 174,000 rounds of hollow point bullets that will be delivered to 41 locations across the country.
A solicitation posted by the SSA on the FedBizOpps website asks for contractors to supply 174,000 rounds of ".357 Sig 125 grain bonded jacketed hollow point pistol ammunition."
An online ammunition retailer describes the bullets as suitable "for peak performance rivaling and sometimes surpassing handloads in many guns," noting that the ammo is "a great personal defense bullet."
The synopsis to the solicitation adds that the ammunition is to be shipped to 41 locations within 60 days of purchase. A separate spreadsheet lists those locations, which include the Social Security headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland as well as major cities across the country including Los Angeles, Detroit, Oklahoma City, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Denver, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Seattle.
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New Scathing Video Shows Former Military & Members of the Intel Community Uniting to Stop Leaks
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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 2,600,000 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.
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To see the listing of theaters, please go to http://2016themovie.com/theaters/
August 24 Regal Plymouth Meeting Place 10 Conshohocken, PA
August 24 Cinemark 20 Moosic, PA
August 24 Oaks Stadium 24 Oaks, PA
August 24 Cinemark Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills Tarentum, PA
August 24 Warrington Crossing Stadium 22 Warrington, PA
2016 Obama's America will be opening soon in a major theater near you. We are opening slowly, only a couple theaters per week right now, with a nationwide larger release of about 200 to 400 theaters by August 24. At this time the easiest way to guarantee a screening is to have the film open in your local theater for the general public. To do this we must provide the presale of at least 1,000 tickets. These tickets can be used however you would like the opening weekend of the film. If this is something you or your organization is willing to do please give us a call 877.298.9387 and we would be happy to help you work out the details. DVD's and on demand streaming will not be available for months after theatrical release. To find out about theaters and listings: (1) Subscribe to our e-mail list, and we will update you every time we get a new theater booked. (2) Send "2016" by text to the phone number "90210" for individualized updates about nearby theater listings when they become available. (3) Check the Website http://2016themovie.com/ (4) Like us at Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ObamasAmerica (5) Check Fandango Best, 2016 Team
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Republican Jewish Coalition
111 Presidential Boulevard, #245
Bala Cynwyd, PA19004
610-667-1263 -- Fax: 610-667-1265
Email: PASNJ@rjchq.org
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Volunteer with the Republican Jewish Coalition on September 9th and 10th in Philadelphia! The Republican Jewish Coalition is planning the largest, most aggressive, and most sophisticated outreach effort EVER undertaken in the Jewish community. We will launch our 2012 ground game on Sunday and Monday, September 9 and 10. We need all hands on deck in order to make Obama a one-term President. During the two-day campaign we will be phone banking, going door-to-door, waving signs, and doing lit drops in an effort to educate the Jewish community on the issues. þ I PLEDGE to volunteer and take part in the RJC's two-day grassroots outreach campaign on Sunday and Monday, September 9 and 10 in Philadelphia
Name _________________________________________
City ______________________________ State ___________
Phone - ( ) ________-_____________
E-mail address: ___________________________________________
Please fax this form to 610-667-1265, email the form to pasnj@rjchq.org, or call Scott Feigelstein at 610-667-1263 if you want to sign up and help the RJC defeat Obama!
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Please Join Us and Our Guests of Honor
US Senate Candidate
Tom Smith (R-PA)
US Congressman
Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8)
US Congressional Candidate
Joe Rooney(PA-13)
For a Wine and Cheese Reception
(featuring Dom Giordano Wines)
at the Home of
Fran and Gene Shusman
1550 Cherry Lane
Rydal, PA 19046
Saturday, August 18, 2012
3-6 PM
$35.00 per person
Luncheon with Congressman Fitzpatrick
2-3 PM
(same date & location)
$250.00 per person
(space very limited, reception included)
Host Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Shusman
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Lieberman
Mr. Howard Katzoff and Mrs. Patti Klein
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Eckert
Mr. and Mrs. William Ash
Miss Teri Adams
Sponsored by the Independence Hall Tea Party PAC
Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
Visit: www.IndependenceHallTeaPartyPAC.com.
* All proceeds to benefit our endorsed candidates.
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The RJC Philadelphia Chapter
Invites you to a Special
Meet-and-Greet Breakfast with
Joe Rooney

GOP Candidate for Pennsylvania's
13th Congressional District
Wednesday, August 22
Registration and breakfast at 7:30 AM
Program will begin promptly at 8:00 AM
Fox Rothschild
Building #10 Sentry Parkway
300 Walton Drive, Suite 200
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Cost:
No Charge for Current RJC Leaders and Members
$10 for eTeam, Non-current, and Friends
Raised in Ardsley, PA in a family with a proud history of military service, Joe Rooney followed in the footsteps of his relatives, being commissioned as a Lieutenant of Marines in 1980. After serving in the US Marine Corps for 23 years, Lt. Col. Rooney retired in 2003 and has instilled in his family the values of service and honor. Please learn more about Lt. Col. Rooney by clicking here.
RSVP is Required
Please RSVP to Scott Feigelstein at 610-667-1263
or email pasnj@rjchq.org.
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Join fellow RJC Philadelphia members in a historic campaign!
The RJC is organizing the largest, most sophisticated outreach
effort ever undertaken targeting the Jewish Community.
For more information or to participate in our historic
National Grassroots Efforts, please call Barbara Efraim at
202-638-2909, ext. 110, or email grassroots@rjchq.org.
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A Brief History & Description of Agenda 21
| | By Kelly OConnell
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Whether there is such a thing as a world plan for socialist domination must be answered by individuals pondering recent, sometimes strange confluences of world events. But if there were such a plan, would it appear in any clearer form that the United Nations Agenda 21 program?
Agenda 21 is a plank of UN policy encouraging the globe to embrace Sustainable Development, which conservatives understand as a code word for global Marxism:
Sustainable development sounds like a nice idea, right? It sounds nice, until you scratch the surface and find that Agenda 21 and sustainable development are really cloaked plans to impose the tenets of social justice/socialism on the world. At risk from Agenda 21; Private property ownership; Single-family homes; Private car ownership and individual travel choices; and Privately owned farms.
Agenda 21 remains to many, classic Marxism which must be rejected-as the Alabama legislature did recently.
I. Evolution of Agenda 21: Journey to Sustainable Development
The following is a brief evolution of Agenda 21, the UN program designed to help save the planet.
A. Ramsar Convention (1971)
According to the site for ANPED, the Northern Alliance for Sustainability, there were a number of International Environmental Agreements (IEA's) which came before Agenda 21. Of the 1131 listed Agreements and Modifications, ANPED singles out a handful as significant before Agenda 21, starting with the 1971 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat). Another site, Texans Against Agenda 21, also states that the seed agreement for Agenda 21 was Ramsar:
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Read more:
 | Behind the Green Mask - Rosa Koire | agenda 21 -best explanation I have ever heard
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For everyone interested:
All are invited to the
Grand Opening
of Americans for Prosperity's Willow Grove phone bank:
When: Monday, 20 August, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Willow Grove VFW, , 305 W. Moreland Rd, Willow Grove (map below)
Refreshments will be available. The phone bank will operate every Monday and Wednesday from 6:00Pm to 9:00PM from now to the election. AFP is non-affiliated, and is an adjunct to the Victory Centers and other phone banks that will be set up. It is a great opportunity to find out what a phone bank is all about, how it works and get started.
See this site for info on Americans for Prosperity: http://americansforprosperity.org/ Our next Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots - Eastern Montco meeting: When: 13 September at 7:00PM Where: Willow Grove VFW Thanks to all. Dot Map Willow Grove VFW: https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=305+West+Moreland+Road,+Willow+Grove,+PA&aq=1&oq=305+w+moreland+rd,+willow+grove,+pa&sll=41.117935,-77.604698&sspn=6.074109,9.876709&vpsrc=0&t=h&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=305+W+Moreland+Rd,+Willow+Grove,+Pennsylvania+19090&z=16&ei=ET4sUNO-I6iXxQHSq4GYDA&pw=2
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Activate: How to turn the 2012 election from a close call to a mandate
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!):
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Dear Friends,
We have 82 days left to stop the American Nation from becoming the Obama Nation.
If we give this president four more years, he will finish the job of remolding America into a hard-core keynesian state resembling some of the most economically dependent
nations in Europe--in particular--Greece and Spain.
We do not have to travel down this road. We can change the course. You can help steer America in the right direction.
If you want an America where free enterprise is respected and ObamaCare is repealed,
and not the other way, stay in the area this summer & fall . Volunteer at Republican Victory Centers.
Attend local events promoting our region's Republican Congressional candidates--including our tri-state Republican US Senate candidates--Tom Smith (PA), Joe Kyrillas (NJ), and Kevin Wade (DE).
Here are the GOP Regional Victory Offices:
Berks County Victory Center, 529 Reading Ave., Suite D, West Reading, PA 19611
Contact: Nick Steiner, 724-712-5726, nsteiner@pagop.org
Bucks County Victory Center, 115 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
Contact: Blake Gober, 484-250-3183, bgober@pagop.org
Chester County Victory Center, 15 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
Contact: Rhett O'Hara, 215-779-1190, rohara@pagop.org
Chester County Victory Center 2, 21 Plank Ave., Suite 300, Paoli, PA 19301
Contact: Salome Gasabile, 267-221-6802, sgasabile@pagop.org
Delaware County Victory Center, 1001 Baltimore Pike, Suite 208, Springfield, PA 19604
Contact: Aaron Summers, 484-222-1388, asummers@pagop.org
Lancaster County Victory Center, 902 Columbia Ave, Lancaster, PA 17603 Contact: Alicia Hubiak, 717-614-5613, ahubiak@pagop.org
Lehigh County Victory Center, 2285 Schoenersville Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18107 Contact: Charles Creitz, 717-686-2516, ccrietz@pagop.org
Luzerne County Victory Center, 34 S. Main Street Ste #4, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 Contact: Mary Pellant, 484-951-7063, mpellant@pagop.org
Montgomery County Victory Center, 200 West Ridge Pike, Unit #121, Conshohocken, PA 19428 Contact: Perry Bentley, 717-686-2219, pbentley@pagop.org
Montgomery County Victory Center 2, 2 Village Road, Suite 1A, Horsham, PA 19044 Contact: Brian McCann, 717-344-3050, bmccann@pagop.org
Philadelphia County Victory Center, 529 S. 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Contact: Roman Sosalski, 267-386-5216, rsosalski@pagop.org
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I have some very exciting news! Citizens United Productions has just announced an all rights distribution deal for our newest film Occupy Unmasked with Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, owned by Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner. Magnet is giving the film a limited theatrical release with VOD in late September to be followed by the DVD release. I've attached the full press release at the bottom of this email. While the Liberal establishment and mainstream media portray the Occupy Wall Street movement as organic and nonviolent, Occupy Unmasked reveals the sinister, organized, and highly orchestrated nature of its leaders and their number one goal: Not just to change government, but to destroy it. Led by hugely influential conservative visionary, the late Andrew Breitbart, Occupy Unmasked delves deep beneath the surface of the Occupy movement to show its dark anarchist roots. Behind the largely naïve students and legitimately concerned citizens looking for answers stand those who advocate the use of violence, black bloc operations, and intimidation as protest tactics - the same tactics they used during the anti-war protests of the 1960's, anti-nuclear weapons protests of the 80's, WTO protests of the 90's, and the IMF protests of recent years. Former leftists turned patriotic citizen journalists Brandon Darby, David Horowitz, Pam Keys, Anita MonCrief, Mandy Nagy, Lee Stranahan, and others take viewers into the Occupy camps around the country to see first-hand the truth of what is happening and who is at the heart of the movement. Exclusive footage and eyewitness accounts tell the story of the criminal activity and raw brutality in the camps - much of which has not been reported by the mainstream media. Directed by Stephen K. Bannon (The Undefeated, Generation Zero), Occupy Unmasked is an eye-opening look at a startling movement that could have a dangerous impact on the future of America. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EXPLOSIVE FILM! Sincerely, David N. BossiePresident of Citizens United Executive Producer of Occupy Unmasked P.S. We continue to take pre-orders so be the first to own Occupy Unmasked on DVD by purchasing TODAY!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Magnet Releasing to Distribute Andrew Breitbart Doc OCCUPY UNMASKED New York, August 6, 2012 - The Wagner/Cuban Company's Magnet Releasing announced today an all rights distribution deal for Citizens United Productions' documentary OCCUPY UNMASKED, one of the last projects featuring the late conservative icon Andrew Breitbart. OCCUPY UNMASKED was written and directed by award-winning director Stephen K. Bannon and produced by David N. Bossie. Magnet is giving the film a limited theatrical release day and date with VOD in late September. "This film is controversial, and that's exactly the reason we want to ensure it can find its audience prior to the November elections," said Mark Cuban, co-owner of Magnet. "I look forward to our partnership with Citizens United Productions and to getting this film out to the masses." OCCUPY UNMASKED takes viewers into the Occupy Wall Street camps around the country in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Portland, Denver and Oakland for an up-close look at what's happened there and who's at the heart of the movement, documenting criminal activity and raw brutality in the camps - much of which has not been reported by the mainstream media. In addition to Andrew Breitbart, the film features journalists Brandon Darby, David Horowitz, Pam Keys, Anita MonCrief, Mandy Nagy, and Lee Stranahan. "I am proud to announce that Citizens United Productions is teaming up with Mark Cuban and Magnet to distribute OCCUPY UNMASKED, and elevate the film the Left does not want the American people to see," said Producer David N. Bossie. "This distribution deal will keep the groundbreaking work of the late conservative icon Andrew Breitbart alive for years to come." "As a dear friend of Andrew's, I could not be more thrilled that this deal got completed and all Americans will have an opportunity to see one of Andrew Breitbart's final pieces of work," said writer/director Stephen K. Bannon. "This film is important because it sheds new light on the myth of the Occupy Wall Street movement. I know audiences across the country will be startled by what we uncovered in this explosive documentary." |
Wrath & Righteousness: Episode Three (Son of the Morning) is Now Available
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Great news: The third episode in the WRATH & RIGHTEOUSNESS e-book series has just been released!
If you haven't started reading the series yet, now is the perfect time! You'll find easy download links to all episodes by visiting the Mercury Ink site.
A Dark Power Rises "Even as I whisper to you you, Father, even as my breath touches your ear, the final battle has begun. The sun is setting on the frail world you have known. It is passing, and with its passing, the greater kingdom shall come." The death of the Saudi King has removed the final barrier between peace and chaos. Prince Abdullah al-Raman, a pawn of Lucifer and the Forces of Darkness has taken over the throne and is now in a position to draw Israel and the Unisted States into an unprecedented war. MORE Want more info or have a question or comment? Visit our newly updated Frequently Asked Questions page!
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Tom Smith For Senate Phone Banking
The FreedomWorks PA team is ready to train all of our activists on our phone bank system for GOP Senate candidate Tom Smith!!! If you are interested in having a webinar set up for your group, please contact Ana Puig, , or Anastasia Przybylski, .
If you can't wait for a webinar and would like to give this a try without any help, please find below the phone bank tutorial FreedomWorks has developed:
Thank you!
Runaway Slave Movie
We had a great time together at the premiere of The Runaway Slave. Thanks to all that came out to the corner rally, movie, and the after party. It was great to be with so many patriots. Because turn out has been good at the Warrington location, the movie will play until August 9th. If you haven't seen the movie, please go see it. It is the only way we will be able to get conservative movies to come to the theater in the future.
Yours in Liberty, The Kitchen Table Patriots
Web: TheKitchenTablePatriots.org
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FYI
1) Runaway Slave Movie The movie , begins today Friday July 27. Times are 12:50pm, 3:30pm, 6:40pm, and 9:25pm only in Warrington (and Philly, not shown). Tickets are $11.50 (or $8.50 for seniors), available . Regal Warrington Crossing 40 Easton Rd., Bldg. F Warrington, PA 18976 (215) 918-1667 2) King of Prussia sidewalk rally Our sister group out of King of Prussia, the General Wayne Tea Party, has a wonderful rally every Saturday. They're having great responses by the passing motorists by the mall. Let's get down there and help! Time and location: 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. at the intersection of at the King of Prussia Mall. Park in the lot ADJACENT TO the Wells Fargo lot; do not park in the WF lot. Bring an intelligent, tasteful sign, or use one of theirs. Stay for as long as you want. 3) Oaks gun show - help man CAF's table Several of you expressed interest in helping man their table at the Oaks Gun Show, Aug 25 - Aug 26, 2012 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks PA. Email Carl Peretta, , with your availability asap. We are free to bring our literature. It will be a Tea Party type table, not a gun table. 4) Philip movie night before PTPP meetings Group member Philip has revamped his movie night, which is now at 6pm every 2nd Thursday at Rock (857 Main Street Harleysville). This is one hour before our monthly meetings at the same location. This may be more convenient. He will show the Wallbuilders' and similar shows. 6) Rep Mike Fitzpatrick fundraiser Many of us now have Mike Fitzpatrick as our US Congressman. Unsure if you do? See the redistricted .These new districts take effect in January 2013 , however, the 2012 elections will determine who the representative will be for the new districts. Mike is being challenged by a liberal democrat. He's having a fundraiser/meet and greet on Wed August 8 in Telford. Here are the . Your Assignments 1. Check that every member of your family is registered to vote correctly by checking here. (except those that are Obama fans). If they're not right, help them fix it. 2. Check for empty billboards, remember the company (Lamar, Clear Channel, etc) and location, and email us or call the company to check it's availability and cost yourself, and let us know. 3. Submit your ideas for a billboard and for bullet points on a pamphlet. Must be short and powerful. 4. Check out FreedomWorks' "Freedom Connector", a networking site that allows real-time communication between other patriots around the country. 5. Call our senators for this bill: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 (Rand Paul) - click on link for details and talking points. The House version (H.B. 459) passed the House recently. 6. Register to get Atlas Shrugged Part 2 showing in our area. Register here. 7. Write a letter to the editor. I'll ask at next meeting for a show of hands of those who did, I want to see many hands; I want to impress our speaker (and I want our group to be a force!) The Reporter: letters@thereporteronline.com The Intelligencer: feedback@phillyburbs.com The Philadelphia Inquirer: Inquirer.Letters@phillynews.com 8. Approach your nearby retirement community and confirm the residents are informed about Voter ID. See the resource link below for information to give them (a quick info card and FAQs). Also offer some voter registration and absentee ballots (we have some registrations and will get some absentees). Some Resources
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Dear Fellow Conservative, Registration for CPAC 2013 is now open! The American Conservative Union's legendary annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is scheduled for March 14-16, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. Register Now for CPAC 2013 Don't miss your chance to help take our country back to the right. To register now and reserve your space, visit conservative.org. Join the Celebration In honor of CPAC's 40th Anniversary, we look forward to joining conservatives from across the nation for CPAC 2013, celebrating the accomplishments of the movement while also energizing the next generation of conservatives. New Location CPAC 2013 boasts a new location at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. Complimentary CPAC shuttle busses to and from the Gaylord Center will be available at convenient locations across the National Capitol Region. Details will be released in the coming weeks; please visit conservative.org for updates. CPAC Past & Present The ACU has hosted CPAC in the Nation's Capital since 1973, and it now stands as the largest annual gathering of conservatives in the country. Additionally, the ACU this year hosted two regional CPACs designed to energize and mobilize Midwest and Mountain West conservatives, giving them the tools needed to defeat the liberal agenda in 2012 while also highlighting rising conservative stars and issues in the region. Stay tuned for details on 2013 regional CPAC locations! Interested in Sponsoring CPAC 2013? National and local partners are critical to achieving a successful event. CPAC 2013 provides an excellent platform to promote your message and network with the leaders and activists who are on the frontlines of the conservative movement. We invite you to review the special opportunities available to join the action at CPAC 2013 by visiting conservative.org. See you at the National Harbor! The American Conservative Union Questions regarding CPAC 2013 may be sent to cpac@conservative.org.
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The Great Betrayal: Obama's Wars and the War in Iraq
Jul 18th, 2012
Daniel Greenfield's new Freedom Center pamphlet, The Great Betrayal: Obama's Wars and the War in Iraq, is an effort to understand the politics of the "war on terror" which has now reached a final punctuation point with the U.S. decision to speed its withdrawal from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan (where success was once deemed so crucial to national security), and to practice an incoherent form of regime change in Libya while ignoring more serious threats in Syria and Iran.
The war on terror began, Greenfield shows, as an admirable bipartisan commitment soon after the tragedy of 9/11-an effort to transcend party lines not only to punish those who attacked our country but also to interrupt planning for further attacks and try to stop the international spread of the Islamic jihad behind the attacks. But the Democratic Party, with the honorable exception of a few individuals like Richard Gephardt and Joe Lieberman, turned its back on a war soon after authorizing it, and did so at a time when American troops were facing hostile enemy fire.
Although Senate Democrats on the intelligence oversight committee had been granted access to every piece of data available to the White House, they now accused President Bush of tricking them to secure their approval. In fact, their own about-face was entirely dictated by political considerations when a Sixties antiwar activist, Howard Dean, surged ahead in the Democratic primary polls and it appeared for a moment that Americans were on the side of retreat and capitulation.
Although regime change in Iraq had been official U.S. policy since Bill Clinton signed the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, Democratic senators such as John Kerry who only months earlier had supported the war effort now launched demoralizing attacks on the American commander-in-chief and his troops in the field, stigmatizing it as "the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time." If the truth was the first casualty of their war against the Bush administration, the second casualty was the principle of bi-partisanship that had guided foreign policy debates throughout the Cold War, the principle that "politics stops at the water's edge." Now partisan politics trumped security.
The unrestrained attacks on the Iraq War as illegal and unjustified went largely unanswered by Republicans who failed to call the Democratic saboteurs of the nation's war effort to account or to decry the risk their cynical attacks posed to American servicemen and women on the battlefield. As Greenfield demonstrates, the Democrats' partisanship had consequences not only in Iraq but elsewhere in the region: the paralysis that resulted from their "anti-war" campaign led straight to the destruction of Lebanon and the installation of a terrorist army, Hezbollah, there as a regime within a regime. And it emboldened an overtly Islamofascist regime in Iran not only to supply the IEDs responsible for most of our troop fatalities in Iraq but also to proceed with a nuclear program aimed directly at Israel and the West.
The Great Betrayal shows that Barack Obama's abandonment of Iraq is a betrayal of all the Americans and Iraqis who gave their lives to establish freedom in that country. And the result of his policies in Afghanistan has been as disastrous. While the President presented his rationale for pursuing war there as the pursuit of al-Qaeda, after abandoning his "surge" (which resulted in two thirds of all America's Afghan casualties there and the resurgence of the Taliban allies of al-Qaeda), he blithely prepared for withdrawal as if national objectives had been met.
Order your copy of The Great Betrayal today by clicking here.
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By allowing our attention to be focused exclusively on the danger and prevention of terrorism, we ignore the many other ways we are being attacked. Specifically, we are missing what our Islamist enemies call their 'civilization jihad' - a form of warfare that employs manipulative financial techniques, lawfare, infiltration of our civil institutions and government and insidious information dominance. Together, these have the effect of exploiting our liberties and governing structures against us, so that our leaders wind up imposing the very anti-American values that our enemies promote.
Welcome to The Muslim Brotherhood in America: The Enemy Within - a 10-part, web-based video briefing that is designed to explain why and how this is happening.
It addresses a threat most Americans are unaware even exists within our country, let alone the degree of peril it represents. The threat is the totalitarian, supremacist Islamic doctrine its adherents call "shariah" and the organized, disciplined and increasingly successful efforts by such adherents-- most especially the Muslim Brotherhood-- to bring it here.
We are making this course available in the hope of encouraging, informing and broadening support for national efforts to defeat the insinuation into this country of shariah's anti-constitutional and seditious program.
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"Losing our Sons": Documentary looks at domestic Islamic radicalization and jihadization
Charles Jacobs at Americans for Peace and Tolerance announced today the release of a trailer for their upcoming documentary, "Losing Our Sons", featuring Melvin Bledsoe - father of domestic terrorist Carlos Bledsoe aka Abdulhakim Mohamed who gunned down US Army recruiter Pvt. William Long at an Army-Navy recruiting center in Little Rock, Arkansas in June 2009. Melvin Bledsoe testified at the House Homeland Security Committee hearing earlier this month.
The upcoming documentary discusses how Bledsoe was radicalized by the Muslim Student Association in Tennessee and sent to terrorist training in Yemen with the written recommendation of the imam of a Nashville mosque. It also discusses how the agents of radicalization in the Nashville Muslim community have been aided by collaborators in the establishment media, politics and the so-called "interfaith" community.
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FREE Training Conference Saturday, August 18, 2012 Washington Dulles Airport Marriott 45020 Aviation Drive * Dulles, Virginia * (703) 471-9500
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Brigitte Gabriel and our National Staff want to personally invest our time with you and have worked hard to provide a FREE training for our members in the region around D.C.! Please join us for the Northern Virginia Citizens in Action Training Conference.
If you are concerned about the growing threat of radical Islam and Sharia Law to our great land and you haven't seen a plan of action to meet this evil head on, here's your opportunity to join with us for real, measurable results. Results that make a difference, not just a statement. Our host team is working hard to deliver a day you won't forget. Plan on being there! Meet me and our growing team of professionals at the Dulles Airport Marriott on Saturday, August 18, 2012. Registration will start at 7:30 AM with the event starting at 8:30 AM and running through 5:00 PM. Here are a few comments we have received from previous training seminars around the nation:
"...After 8 hours in that chair ............. I was ready for another 8 hours - it seemed to end too soon..." "I was literally stunned. Wow! Brigitte Gabriel has assembled an incredible team to support her message of action and hope!" "...As much as the issue depresses me, and I could cry every time I think about what is happening to the West, I left yesterday's conference energized and inspired. The day reminded me that I am *not* alone, after all, in trying to resist the dangerous absurdity of radical Islam that is being forced on us. I'm in desperate need of such reminders, as I'm sure most of us are. Whenever I'm close to despair, I remind myself of Brigitte's message. Thank you so much for this incredible training day!" "...What an amazing seminar!" "...I have never spent a better $45, 104 miles and 12 hours!" (Previous pricing for a similar event. We're wanting to involve as many as possible from this region, so for this event only, it's free!)
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You can find out more and register online by clicking here. Call the number above to reserve your room at the Marriott if you need to spend the night. Your early registration really helps us plan accurately for materials and supplies needed! Thank you for doing it today! I look forward to meeting you and looking into your eyes and thanking you for taking this stand with me. We will protect this nation! Sincerely, Brigitte Gabriel |
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Defense of Environment and Property Act You and I are on the verge of losing a vital battle to stop the EPA's reign of terror on property owners. The only way to win is to strongly demand that more members of the U.S. Senate co-sponsor and support Senator Rand Paul's new bill. If we fail, the bill will die. Let me explain. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service have become OUTLAW agencies of our federal government. And it's time we brought them under control. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced a bill to do just that. It's called the Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2012 (S. 2122). Senator Paul's Bill is vital for the protection of private property and personal freedom. It is a new weapon to stop enforcement of Agenda 21 policies. It is urgent that you sign the enclosed petition to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urging support for S.2122 so that we can finally put a stop to the outrages of these outlaw agencies. Why do I call these federal agencies Outlaws? Because they are making their own rules under the pretext of enforcing federal law, particularly the Clean Water Act. As a result, they are ruining the lives of innocent, law abiding Americans and locking away millions of acres of private land - using the excuse of protecting the environment.
- They pretend that occasional mud puddles are wet lands that have to be protected.
- They arrest property owners for simply improving their land, claiming they have violated the Clean Water Act. Many have served prison time for nothing more than putting some fill dirt in a ditch.
- They block property owners from building on their land.
- And they issue crushing fines against property owners, even when there is no proven violation.
- They sneak onto private land looking for violations. And sometimes they even manufacture those violations and then arrest the owners.
- And when they declare an area of the property to be a wetland, true or not, the property owner can no longer use the land, nor sell it.
This is government out of control. This is a tyranny orchestrated to enforce the policies of Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development. But you and I can stop it. We need to build support for Senator Paul's Bill, "Defense of Environment and Property Act, S.2122." His bill defines exactly what a "navigable water way" is. It is not a mud puddle or a temporary runoff of rain water. How sad it is that a Senate Bill has to clarify these definitions for government agencies entrusted to comply with the law. But that's what must be done. Senator Paul's bill also makes it mandatory that Federal agents get written permission from the property owner to enter the land. No more sneaking! And finally, Senator Paul's bill tells the federal government that, if it takes private land, then it has to pay double the value of the land to the landowner. Why? Because once the government declares that land is a wetland - the property value plummets. Doubling the price will help enforce the "just compensation" provisions of the 5th Amendment to the Constitution. S.2122 will help stop enforcement of the UN's Agenda 21 that the EPA and these other federal agencies are working to enforce. So, please, right now, sign your enclosed "Support S.2122" petition to your U.S. Senator I need thousands of these signed petitions to build support for the bill. Remember, we have to force it past Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid - one of the worst violators of American property rights and individual liberties. And he decides what bills are brought to the Senate floor for a vote. Only by flooding Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office with signed petitions can we bi-pass Harry Reid and force a vote for S.2122. The good news is that Senator Paul is Senator McConnell's fellow senator from Kentucky. He will help us get a vote if he sees enough support for the bill from Americans nationwide. But it won't happen without our efforts! So please sign your petition today! And, if you can, please call your two Senators and demand they co-sponsors the bill. 30 co-sponsors would assure the bill would get action. And will you also include a contribution to APC with your signed petition? APC has been on the front lines fighting these agencies for many years. In fact, APC is one of the only organizations that's been in this fight from the beginning. I have personally worked with some of the victims I've described here. I have shared their tears and frustrations and I pledged to get justice for them. You and I must stop these outlaw agencies before they ruin the lives of more innocent Americans. Your financial support of APC will help make sure that happens. You have seen what APC can do when we take on a battle. The huge national battle now raging across the nation against Agenda 21 is a direct result of APC's 18 year fight to expose this massive UN threat. I never gave up. I kept fighting against all odds. And as a result - today we are making huge progress to in stopping Agenda 21. Your financial support is all I have to wage these battles. No corporations will give us grants because APC is too controversial. Nor will any large foundations - for the same reason. And that's OK with me. I much prefer to be supported by dedicated individual contributors like you. That keeps APC independent and much more effective in our fight against the tyrannical forces like the UN and the EPA. So, please, will you help me lead this battle to pass Senator Rand Paul's Defense of Environment and Property Act (S.2122) so we can reign in these outlaw agencies. Whatever amount you can send - I urgently need it today. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will do everything he can to kill S. 2122 so that these outlaw agencies can continue to terrorize American property owners. With your signed petition to Minority Leader McConnell, and your generous contribution to APC today, we can win. Please join me in this battle to stop these outlaw agencies. Click here to sign your petition now Sincerely, Tom DeWeese President P.S. Senator Paul's bill needs more co-sponsors to stay alive. The best way to get them is to call your two senators and ask them to co-sponsor. Tell them it is vital that we reign in the power of this outlaw agency before it destroys our property rights. I've enclosed the phone number for the U.S. Senate switch board on the enclosed reply form. Please do it today.
Tom DeWeese's Newsire It Begins... Federal Government Sues to Gain Control of Southern State's Water Supply Gateway Pundit | "The lawyers told the committee the U.S. government is apparently trying to take over legal management of the state's water supply. The federal government has asserted claims for damages to groundwater in a natural resource damage case in New Mexico involving Chevron/Molycorp. The claim seeks for those damages to be awarded in the form of future water rights management." All over the country water rights are being stolen. In Tennessee it is for "mitigation" purposes, in California it is for the "smelt" (a tiny fish). You name a state and if the powers-that-be haven't begun the theft of water rights, they have the blueprint on their desks. Without water we cannot live; they know that but do most Americans? If so, where are their voices? [Read the full article] Tom DeWeese Of American Policy Center At Fauquier County Tea Party Protest Yesterday this blog was privileged to attend and document a protest in favor of liberty, private property, and the general American imperative to resist the Bloomberg-ification (if you will) of our lives. Tom DeWeese of APC offers a high-level overview of the situation, touching on some of the creepier Agenda 21 aspects of the issue. [Watch the video] Edited by Kathleen Marquardt
To all "Stop Agenda 21" Activists: I need your help. APC is helping to build a comprehensive research archive of information in our fight against Agenda 21. Right now, we need hi resolution photos and videos of town hall meetings or other gatherings, such as rallies in front of city hall, etc. This material must not be copyrighted. This can include photos of movement leaders, perhaps speaking to groups and rallies, photos of local planning meetings, the UN, the HUD and EPA buildings, local planned communities in your area, of land that has been grabbed, businesses that have been shut down, anything related to sustainable development policies and related results. Send your photos and videos to (online) at admin@americanpolicy.org, or, if not online, mail to American Policy Center, P.O. Box 3598, Warrenton, VA 20188. Be sure to describe what you are sending! Thanks, Tom
SFL It's coming! ...and the battle to stop Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development will be electrified! Watch for my announcement in coming weeks.
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August 15, 2012
Dear Members and Friends ,
Coming off the heels of our successful Winning in 2012: Maximizing the Vote; Minimizing the Fraud program last Sunday, is the terrific news, today, that Judge Robert Simpson has
upheld the PA voter ID law (see press release below)!
Congratulations to you and the PA Tea Party and Patriot groups who advocated on behalf of this bill.
Also, a big thank you to WPHT talk show hosts, especially Dom Giordano and Chris Stigall--for their unwavering support of this legislation.
Dom's commitment to voter integrity, most recently on display at our Winning in 2012 program, is second to none.
On behalf of the Association Board,
Teri Adams
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Don Adams, 215.620.3055
Cort Rosholt, 609.354.8767
Tea Party Applauds Judge's Decision on Voter ID;
Says Further Reforms are Needed to Insure Voter Integrity
Philadelphia, PA (August 15, 2012) -- Judge Robert E. Simpson's rejection, today, of the plaintiff's request for an injunction against the Pennsylvania voter ID law is being applauded by the Independence Hall Tea Party Association, the oldest and largest Tea Party group in the tri-state region, whose members backed the bill before it was introduced in the 2011-2012 legislative session.
"In his 70-page decision, Judge Simpson declared that the plaintiffs, led by the ACLU, had not established that 'disenfranchisement [of voters] was immediate or inevitable,'" said Association President, Teri Adams. "And we couldn't agree more.
"The judge further ruled that overturning the law would negatively impact the
ongoing electoral process--a disruption that we think would confuse voters.
"We congratulate and thank Senior Deputy Attorney General, Patrick Cawley, for successfully arguing the case.
"We also thank State Representatives Stephen Barrar and Darryl Metcalfe, whom we met with in December, 2010, prior to their introduction of the bill in the current legislative session."
"We anticipate that the ACLU will appeal the ruling to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and we predict that the court will ultimately uphold Judge Simpson's well-reasoned opinion," said Ms. Adams.
"In the meantime, our group will continue to staunchly advocate for voter integrity as it relates not only to voter ID, but also to voter registration."
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The Independence Hall Tea Party Association is a regional, tri-state (DE, PA,NJ) grassroots organization officially formed in May, 2009 after a successful Tax Week Tea Party . Its mission is to educate the general public regarding the principles of limited government as enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Visit us @ www.IndependenceHallTeaParty.com.
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August 15, 2012 7 PM
Dear Friends,
Today is August 15, a Catholic Holy Day, Feast of the Assumption of Mary, Mother of Jesus. It also happens to be my mother's birthday (a sign from God, my father thought, that he should marry my mother).
You may think--oh, that's nice, but why are you telling me this.
Well, the reason I'm telling you this is because in all my life, I never told anyone when it was my mother's birthday. Never. I never celebrated her birthday with a hug, a kiss, or even a cake.
My mother passed away after a struggle with lupus 50 years ago, in 1962. Her pregnancy with me brought on the symptoms of the disease and I have often felt deeply pained knowing this truth.
I obviously have no real memories or recollections of her--only some photos and brief film clips.
I have often asked God why this happened and the only response I kept hearing was that there was a reason. And after 50 years, I think I may have finally stumbled across this reason.
Right now, on this very day, I have a second mother who is very, very sick--and I am desperately trying not to lose her, too.
I know and love this mother, very much, and have publicly celebrated her birthday for 50 years--more recently with Tea Parties on the 4th of July. I would like to celebrate her birthday another 50 years, but I'm afraid my fellow countrymen--even Tea Partiers--don't realize how dire her sickness really is.
Of course, you guessed it. My second mother is your second mother, too--our beloved America.
Please understand, we have less than 100 days to save her. We are asking everyone of you to be engaged. We need your help, immediately. We need you to volunteer. We need you to attend fund raisers. We need you to make sacrifices--cut short your vacations, give up some idle pleasures. We need you to take off on election day and form a volunteer election day army for our Voter Integrity Project. We know some of you are already doing these things.
This Saturday, we are having a reception to honor three exceptional men--Tom Smith, a self-made coal mining executive and father of several natural and adopted children who, like my mother, was born in Western PA; US Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, a strong pro-life Catholic, devoted husband and family man; and last, but not least, Joe Rooney, a 23-year Navy pilot veteran who is married to a Navy veteran--has a daughter currently serving in the Navy and a son who recently entered the Air Force Academy. God only knows in what way his third child will serve our country.
We hope you'll to be present to honor them. If you'd like to attend, but can't afford it, register anyway. Give what you can.
Let's celebrate these exceptional men. Let's celebrate our second mother--America.
We hope to you this Saturday!
Don Adams, President
Independence Hall Tea Party PAC
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Multi-state Voter Guide from Heritage Foundation and Florida Voter Guide from Florida Family Policy Council.
Your vote is important to Defending American Values.
Multi-state Voter Guide from Heritage Foundation.
Regardless of the state that you live in you will likely find voter information for US House and US Senate races prepared by the Heritage Foundation.
Click here for Heritage Foundation voter information.
The following states have primaries on the respective dates:
- Georgia Tuesday, August 28, 2012
- Wyoming Tuesday, August 28, 2012
- Arkansas Tuesday, September 11, 2012
- Arizona Tuesday, September 11, 2012
- Oklahoma Tuesday, September 11, 2012
- Vermont Tuesday, September 11, 2012
- Delaware Tuesday, September 18, 2012
- New Hampshire Tuesday, September 18, 2012
- Rhode Island Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Click here for Heritage Foundation voter information.
Florida Family Association, Inc. P.O. Box 46547, Tampa, FL 33646-0105 Telephone 813-264-5888
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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/
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RedState Morning Briefing
For August 16, 2012
Shooting at the Family Research Council
The Family Research Council is one of my favorite organizations. I consider Tony Perkins a friend and he and his staff are in my prayers today, as they should be yours. A gunman entered the building this morning, took issue with the work FRC does (no motive is known other than the gunman uttering a complaint about what FRC does), and began to shoot. A security guard was shot in the arm, but managed to get the shooter down.
It is not a political statement, but a fact that for years the left inside and outside the media has ridiculed the family values the Family Research Council defends. It is not a political statement, but a fact that had this been at an abortion clinic or the Human Rights Campaign's headquarters instead of the Family Research Council's headquarters, we'd be in for a week of handwringing in the media about homophobia and right wing nuts. But because the Family Research Council promotes the values shared by a majority of Americans, but only a minority of the left in and outside the media, this story will move on off the radar.
Instead, the Human Rights Campaign, which aggressively supports gay rights, will go on calling the Family Research Council a hate group, which it did the day before the shooting, the media will give the shooting a passing reference, and it will all be forgotten until Brian Ross and ABC News can figure out a way to pin it on the tea party. Notes one nut on twitter, "a shooting at #FRC HQ was a long time coming. Though I'm surprised the #AFA wasn't 1st. Hate begets hate. #NOH8 #Bigotry"
Read the rest of this post right here.
Related:
The Liberal Guardian Stands Up for Free Speech
Yesterday morning the Guardian, a liberal newspaper out of London, announced it was hiring one of RedState's co-founders, Josh Trevino, as a conservative columnist.
Since the announcement was made, the Guardian has come under withering assault for daring to hire Josh.
I know a thing about that. To this day there are still folks trying to drive me off television. Luckily, CNN was kind enough to give me a chance.
I hope the Guardian will do the same with Josh Trevino. The attacks are not about what Josh has said or tweeted, but about Josh being at a liberal organization to begin with.
The attacks are about silencing an alternative opinion, which the Guardian, to its credit, has been willing to hear out and give voice to.
GOP Consultants Palin on Paul Ryan
There have been a number of stories out over the past few days from Republican political consultants on background claiming the GOP is now screwed because Paul Ryan is the Vice Presidential nominee.
There is an underlying kernel of truth in their concerns. For seventy-two hours now, the GOP has talked about Medicare, not the failing economy. Several of the consultants I have talked to express a deep concern, based on past performance, that the Romney campaign does not have what it takes to fight on this front and make it about the economy. Their concerns are based on legitimate issues.
The reality, however, is that we win on this playing field if the Romney team does engage. Fixing entitlements is directly correlated to fixing the economy and Paul Ryan is an articulate spokesman on that correlation.
Barack Obama's Dishonest Muppet Show
Whether they work for Goldman Sachs, or the United States Government, the people who wield power in Modern America have less and less respect for you as a human being and a citizen with each passing year. Former GS boss-turned-whistleblower Greg Smith offers us the following description of how the venerable firm viewed its clientele.
Obama's Amnesty Voter Registration Drive Began Yesterday
This week we will witness thousands of illegal aliens lining the sidewalks of embassies and consulates in order to obtain documentation that will allow them to remain in the country indefinitely, and eventually, sign up to vote for Democrats. This is all being done at the behest of our top law enforcement officers in contravention to our laws, yet there is nothing 'we the people' can do about it. Welcome to Obama's America.
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August 16, 2012
Today's Articles:
Obama's Shared Prosperity: A Euphemism Wrapped in a Lie Daren Jonescu Leftism is not, and never has been, about "sharing," or "compassion," or any of the other moral euphemisms progressives use to hoodwink the intellectually and morally lazy. It always has been about that gun pointed at the prosperous -- and, ultimately, at everyone. More
The GOP Now Owns the Medicare Issue Rob Miller The Democrats can lie, dissemble, and rant, but they can't change a basic truth. They can either defend ObamaCare, which was designed to destroy Medicare, or they can disavow ObamaCare. They can't do both. More
What Washington Does Not See Bruce Walker Wealth in America is becoming like wealth in the Soviet Union, or in any other empire ruled from a distant and indifferent imperial capital with no real interest in its subjects becoming prosperous. More
Obama 'Intellectually Exhausted, Out of Ideas, and Out of Energy' Geoffrey P. Hunt Mitt Romney's clarity, revealing his identity as a leader, was the act of choosing Paul Ryan. The Paul Ryan choice was liberating. More
From the Giving Pledge to Totalitarianism Arnon Rosenthal Unless we defend the moral right of the rich to own and enjoy all of their property without fear or guilt, we will not have the moral right to keep and enjoy ours, and the U.S. will cease to exist as a free country. More
The Ghost of Solyndra: Still Haunting Taxpayers W.A. Beatty Ninety-five point five percent of Barack Obama's taxpayer-funded Solyndra "investment" may be gone, but we get our consolation prize in the announcement of seven new green boondoggle projects. More
Royal Waivers from Passed Law Bruce Johnson A disturbing trend in the attitude and actions of this administration is the disregard for passed legislation. More
American Thinker BlogWho really unchained Wall Street? August 16, 2012 For all the bluster, there have been zero Wall Street prosecutions under Obama/Holder. Compare that with his predecessors Bush and Clinton. More What Would Jesus Tax? August 16, 2012 Time Magazine recently ran an article titled "Is Paul Ryan's Budget 'Un-Christian'?" The article's author had it revealed to her that "Jesus believed in a tax rate of at least 50 percent." More IRS plagued by ID Theft August 16, 2012 And these are the folks with whom we will entrust confidential medical information under Obamacare? More Is Hillary Clueless or Cavalier? Neither Helps August 16, 2012 Secretary of State Clinton seems not to understand that for many governments, problems don't get "worked out"; they get bludgeoned. More Elvis Would be Ashamed August 16, 2012 Just imagine a present-day Rip Van Winkle, but one who had had a longer nap than 20 years. Let's say that he slept from 1950 through 2000. If I Can Dream... We could play records for Rip; he'd know what... More Biden Unchained August 15, 2012 Obama may have to put Joe Biden back in chains, because he has again put his foot in his mouth, showcasing the Obama campaign strategy called "Preach Ignorance" to blacks More
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Wonder aloud to your liberal friends:
Why was it okay for Obama to accept more than a million inflation-adjusted dollars from Goldman Sachs employees if it was wrong, as liberals protested at the time, for George W. Bush to accept less than one-seventh as much (less than 150,000-inflation adjusted dollars) from Enron? Then wonder aloud at the brilliance of Goldman Sachs-investing in its own bailout and (with donations to the man sure to take his place) buying top-notch jobs in the Obama administration for a discount price.
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THE INTERFAITH TASKFORCE FOR AMERICA AND ISRAEL (ITAI)
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 1832, Philadelphia, PA 19109
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Dear ITAI MEMBERS AND DONORS:
ITAI ON THE MOVE...ITAI is delighted to welcome Howard Katzoff to its membership ranks. Howard is co-President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America along with ITAI veteran Lee Bender, Esq....The ITAI Weekly Middle East Report will not appear next week.
THIS WEEKLY MIDDLE EAST REPORT titled The EU Bias Against Israel looks at the double-standard the European Union employs. It facilitates the Hamas terrorist rulers of Gaza quota-free access to the EU market, while the EU imposes a tax import or boycotts products from Israeli "settlement." Such action seeks to delegitimize and penalize Israel's in spite of its legal control in Area C of the West Bank...
THE EU BIAS AGAINST ISRAEL
By: Joseph Puder
The European Union announced last week its decision to classify the Israeli city of Modi'in (Pop. 80,000) as a "settlement" and thus deprive it of tax benefits. Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported on August 14, 2012 that "(Israeli) Foreign Ministry officials claim that the surprise move came after the EU unilaterally pulled out of negotiations that have been conducted on the matter." Israeli officials fear that the move will encourage a European ban on products made in Modi'in.
In 2005, Israel and the EU agreed to create a free trade zone between Israel and the EU. The agreement stipulated that products originating from within the Green Line would receive tax import exemptions while those products from outside the Green line would be subjected to a tax. Modi'in is, by all accounts, considered part of Israel, and the EU's politicization of the nature of Modi'in is merely a result of political pressure coming from some EU member states, who under the guise of tighter supervision of products that should be taxed, are carrying out a pro-Arab-Palestinian agenda, which also satisfies their domestic Arab-Muslim constituents.
When it comes to the attitude of the European Union towards the Arab (Palestinian)-Israeli conflict one can discern a number of clear trends. Appeasement of Arab-Palestinian-Islamist terror and hate groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, and Fatah, and their unwillingness to consider Islamic intolerance domestically within Europe and in the Islamic Middle East, especially among the Palestinians as a major factor in the absence of peace, is clearly one example. Latent anti-Semitism also plays a role in formulating European attitudes. A strong anti-Israel bias in the European media and academia already has penetrated many European Union institutions whose policies reflect a similar bias, albeit, some EU officials with strong democratic values, many representing right-of-center parties, are still sympathetic to Israel as a fellow democracy.
The EU, meanwhile, has refused Israel's request to blacklist Hezbollah as a terrorist group in the aftermath of last month's terror attack against Israeli civilians in Bulgaria that killed six Israeli tourists. The EU claimed it lacked tangible evidence that Hezbollah was involved in this horrific act of terrorism. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel knows "with absolute certainty, without a shred of doubt, that this was a Hezbollah operation," citing it had "rock solid evidence" the terror group was responsible.
The British Mail-Online reported on August 7, 2011 that the Palestinian Authority is receiving the equivalent of $135 million of British taxpayer aid per year and, further reporting that the PA has authorized the payment of £5million to families of 'martyrs,' while another £3 million has been given to 5500 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. These payments to terrorists and their families, made using European Union and British taxpayers cash, was described by a British Tory MP as "ludicrous." According to Hamas militants, the families of the so-called 'martyrs' are given millions by the Palestinian Authority (PA), and the PA has in fact introduced a new law which pays the families of suicide bombers out of its civil service budget which is funded by the EU.
According to Gatestone Institute (March 12, 2012), "The EU does not seem to mind that the PA is rife with corruption. In 2005, the EU anti-fraud office (OLAF) investigated allegations of abuse of funding by the PA to support terrorist activities. OLAF found no conclusive evidence of the abuse."
Catherine Ashton,European Union Foreign Affairs Chief, when speaking about Palestinian Arab young adults at a forum organized by UNRWA in cooperation with the EU and the Government of Belgium in Brussels on March 19, 2012, said: "Young people have been in the front line of change, they've been courageous in having their voices heard and they continue to speak out. As the young people who have joined us today, they want freedom, they want opportunities, they want jobs, they want education, they want a future, and they want a country. They want a place where they can live in peace and security, where they can grow and develop, and have their own families, a future and a place that belongs to them. I will argue that the young people sitting here are the true members of this conference. We are privileged to be in their presence and have their inspiration. Over the coming two days we will listen to the voices of the future leaders of their communities and the future leaders of a Palestinian state."
What the biased Ashton failed to ask of these young people of Gaza and the West Bank is, "What kind of society consciously sacrifices its own youth for political gain and tactical advantage?" In today's "Palestine" the majority of young Palestinian Arabs are infected by blind hatred of Israel, Jews, Christians, and Americans. UNWRA operated schools, funded in large measure by the EU, are places where they are taught to hate and encouraged to act on that hatred. The youth of "Palestine" so cherished by Ashton, are raised in a cultural milieu of vengeance, violence, and death - one in which children are prepared to be sacrificed in a cult of death. And, these efforts are supported by parents who are proud to dress up their toddlers with suicide belts and celebrate their children's death as suicide bombers with dancing, singing and the distribution of sweets. While the young people of "Palestine" aspire for a better future, their definition of a better future is one in which they have achieved the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people.
Historian Bat Ye'or, in her book Eurabia, has argued that the Euro-Islamic Alliance is much older than the EU. Bat Ye'or pointed out that during a meeting of the British Cabinet's Palestine Committee on April 20, 1939, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told his cabinet that it was of immense importance "to have the Muslim world with us," and he added, "If we must offend one side, let us offend the Jews rather than the Arabs." The British did in fact institute, that same year, the infamous White Paper policy which barred Jews seeking to escape the Nazi Holocaust from entering Palestine, in order to appease the Arabs. Well, the Arab Muslims sided with the Nazis against the British during the war, but Europe learned nothing as the appeasement of the Arabs-Palestinians-Muslims continues. This time, the Europeans aim to appease the Arabs-Palestinians-Muslims terrorists in the hope that they (Arab-Palestinians) won't target them, and to insure the flow of Arab oil into the EU. European Union elites are willing to trade millions of Arab-Muslim immigrants, who seek to impose their religion and culture on Europe for expensive Arab oil, which is depleting their treasuries, subverting their way of life and the future of the continent.
Bloomberg reported on September 27, 2011 that the "European Parliament voted to grant directduty-freeand quota-free access to the EU market for farm and fisheries goods from the West Bank and Gaza Strip without having to transit through Israel." Palestinian products have been under the direct control of Israel's customs authorities, according to the 27-nation EU assembly.
While the EU takes actions that will delegitimize and penalize Israel's legal control in Area C of the West Bank - where all the Israeli communities are located - the EU has no compunction about providing quota-free access to the EU market, to the Islamist Hamas terrorists controlling Gaza. This move represents more than just a slight bias against the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria - it smacks of old European anti-Semitism directed at the collective Jew - the Jewish State of Israel.
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The top Homeland Security official accused of cultivating a "frat-house"-style work environment has "voluntarily placed herself on leave" amid an internal review, the department told FoxNews -- just hours after FoxNews contacted the agency about new allegations against her.
by LT. COLONEL JAMES G. ZUMWALT, USMC (RET)
Today, the same threat, involving a different adversary and facilitator, exists -- and has existed since 2006 -- yet has been ignored by U.S. President Barack Obama.
by BILL GERTZ
A Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine armed with long-range cruise missiles operated undetected in the Gulf of Mexico for several weeks and its travel in strategic U.S. waters was only confirmed after it left the region.
by FRANK HILL
Don't believe it. You have been having the wool pulled over your eyes for decades....all of us have.
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The Treasury Department says in a new report the government expects to lose more than $25 billion on the $85 billion auto bailout. That's 15 percent higher than its previous forecast.
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The Israeli raid on the PLO terrorists in Beirut's Muslim Quarter missed one important target. Arafat.
Job offer on closed Internet forum seeks applicants who are utterly committed to completing their mission
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Will they (the Israelis) or won't they? And if so, when? I know the answers, but you're not going to like them.
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This Threat Seems Fictional, but It's a Real Danger
What happens to our society if we lose all electricity? A new TV show premiering next month, Revolution, will explore that question. It will be set in a world "where every single piece of technology-computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights-has mysteriously blacked out forever." Eric Kripke, one of the show's executive producers, said, "We did our homework and came up with something that's actually plausible." He's right. Though the cause of Revolution's blackout will be revealed in the course of the show, it certainly points to an electromagnetic pulse (EMP)-a threat that is, in fact, plausible and for which the United States is unprepared. On August 15, 2003, a major blackout occurred throughout the northeastern U.S. and Canada, offering more than 55 million people a glimpse of what life could be like after a large-scale EMP. In that case, most services were restored within a day, but that would not be the case after an EMP. Damage to lives and property would be immense, and the ensuing devastation would continue for years, if not decades. Unfortunately, many in the media have dismissed the idea. The good news is that the U.S. can do a lot to protect itself from the effects of a deliberate EMP attack by an enemy or an EMP caused by space weather, such as a large solar flare. But local, state, and federal governments have a lot of work to do. The Heritage Foundation has urged Congress to establish August 15 as National EMP Awareness Day, to educate the public and lawmakers on the threat and the need for action. Where Would an EMP Come From? An EMP affecting the U.S. could come from two sources: the detonation of a nuclear weapon at a high altitude, or a naturally occurring space weather event, such as a large solar flare. A rogue state would not need a long-range ballistic missile to deliver a nuclear warhead. Even short-range ballistic missiles carrying an EMP device or a nuclear warhead launched from a ship off the U.S. coast could impact millions. Today, more than 30 countries, including Iran and North Korea, possess ballistic missile capabilities. What Would Happen? Heritage's Michaela Bendikova and Jessica Zuckerman have written about the impact of an EMP:
A successful EMP attack - a high-intensity burst of electromagnetic energy caused by a rapid acceleration of charged particles - would fundamentally change the world. Airplanes would fall from the sky; most cars would be inoperable; electrical devices would fail. Water, sewer, and electrical networks would fail simultaneously. Systems of banking, energy, transportation, food production and delivery, water, emergency services, and even cyberspace would collapse. It would take years - possibly decades - to restore the U.S. electricity supply. Recovery abilities would be critically limited, and the country would be challenged to support current population levels. Millions would likely die.
What Can We Do to Prevent It? Interest in the EMP threat dropped after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and today, the Department of Homeland Security does not have a national recovery plan for the event of an EMP attack. There are a number of things the U.S. military and Homeland Security could do to protect our critical infrastructure from devastation. Bendikova and Zuckerman write that America should:
- Improve and restructure U.S. missile defense programs, including our ability to intercept ballistic missiles while in flight.
- Demand that the Administration develop a National Recovery Plan. The first focus should be improving the infrastructure on which all other sectors are dependent, such as electrical power and telecommunications.
- Determine which countries could attack. The U.S. should produce a national intelligence estimate on which countries are pursuing EMP weapons or are already capable of launching an EMP attack.
- Prepare and protect the nation's infrastructure. Cyber infrastructure, for example, is dependent on the power grid-which makes it a unique challenge in an EMP scenario.
- Require more research. In addition to raising national awareness, more research is needed on the risk associated with an EMP attack to ensure that the nation understands the full scope of the threat and how to close critical vulnerability gaps.
To learn more about the EMP threat and what the U.S. needs to do to prevent it, see Preventing Catastrophe: Time for a National EMP Awareness Day.
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Like Allah, Islamic Revolutions Devour Their Own Children
When Muslim terrorists broke into a Egyptian Army checkpoint, stole an armored vehicle and a truck, loaded the latter with explosives and tried to launch an attack on Israel, before being blown away by Israeli forces; there was a general agreement on who was to blame. While Morsi was somewhat more discreet, the Muslim Brotherhood announced, "this crime may well be the work of Israel's Mossad" as part of an international conspiracy to destabilize their revolution. On the other side of the border, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh offered a more open-ended explanation. "Israel is responsible, one way or another." One way or another, Israel usually ends up being responsible for everything. Meanwhile Egypt has quietly asked Hamas to turn over a few of its terrorists who might have been involved. Because, while Israel is responsible for everything in the philosophical sense of being an omnipotent force of evil, when 16 Egyptian soldiers are killed, it becomes necessary to find the people who actually did it. Turkey's Islamist rulers who are facing the threat of an independent Kurdish nation rising out of the ruins in Syria and Iraq also have an explanation for the situation. Turkey's Interior Minister stated that most Kurdish PKK guerrillas are not Turkish citizens and that quite a few are actually Israelis. So in between somehow recruiting multiple Egyptian Muslims willing to die for Israel, Avi and David took a trip to Kurdistan to take potshots at Turkish soldiers. Western journalists try not to report on such embarrassing outbursts because it makes their favorite Islamists look like loony bigots who can't deal with a problem without finding some byzantine way to blame it on their least favorite minority group. The Islamists in Cairo and Ankara know better, but their ideology makes it impossible to fight other Muslims without first declaring them to be heretics or pawns of heresy. Israel and America are convenient justifications for Muslims to kill other Muslims in the name of Allah. When Bin Laden wanted to overthrow the Saudis, he made war on them as the pawns of America. When the Saudis had overthrown the Hashemites, they had accused them of being the pawns of Britain. Now that the Salafis are confronting the Muslim Brotherhood, they are also accusing them of being the pawns of America and Israel. "Revolution is like Saturn, it devours its own children," Danton says in Georg Buchner's Danton's Death, a controversial play about the French Revolution. In the modern context that line might be changed to read, "Revolution is like Allah, it devours its own children." The Muslim Brotherhood has reacted to the attack with all the expected antics of revolutionaries eager to sup at the kiddie table. One statement urges "the Egyptian people to face up to domestic forces of sabotage and subversion, beware of their sinister calls for strife and sedition". Another calls on their own government "to implement the law firmly against the instigators of vandalism and subversion throughout the land and against their collaborators and agents involved in causing this deliberate confusion, chaos and mayhem across Egypt under the pretext of exercising freedom." Predictably enough, the attack is being used by Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood to crack down on domestic dissent and replace top officials in the Egyptian military. Not to mention repeating calls for dispensing with the Camp David Accords and fully remilitarizing the Sinai. But cynicism will only take the revolution so far. The Jihadists are the children of the Islamic Revolution. The brats of the upscale millionaire Islamists running networks of companies in Egypt and Turkey funded with Saudi and Qatari cash. But the vested interests that begin revolutions are not always the ones who benefit from them. Germany sent Lenin back in a sealed car under the protection of its soldiers for the short-term goal of taking Russia out of the war. Germany succeeded in toppling a moderate Russian government and replacing it with radical Bolsheviks, and, thirty years later Soviet troops were occupying Berlin. The Gulf States are already quarreling with the Muslim Brotherhood and accusing it of wanting to take them over. Even while both groups are working together to take over Syria, neither trusts each other. But the real threat to them is the chaos that they have unleashed. The Muslim Brotherhood revolutionaries, like their Bolshevik spiritual ancestors, are returning from exile in the West to carry off their revolutions, but the revolution doesn't end where they say it does. The Islamist imperative of the revolution is to purge heresy and secularism, to restore true Islam, but there has never been any consensus on what true Islam is. Even Mohammed was forced to recant some of his prophecies attributing them to "Satan" and, not long after his death, Islam began to fall apart into quarreling factions who gave rise to the Sunnis and the Shiites. Muslims can't agree on what Islam is. What they can agree on is that most other forms of Islam are heresy and, depending on the severity of the heresy, their practitioners may be freely killed. Islamic reform movements in their revolutionary purity have treated conventional Muslims as less pure for visiting shrines, using good luck charms or watching soccer. And every Islamic reform movement has opened the door for a new group that thinks they are a bunch of liberal heretics.
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Want to fight back against the Obama amnesty that started today? Help the federal immigration agents with their protest petition!
What a great discovery tonight on the website of the union that represents ICE agents! (ICE is the Immigration and Customs Enforcement section of the Department of Homeland Security.)
I'm sure you are as frustrated as the rest of us to be listening and seeing all the news today about the start of a two-year amnesty for up to 1.8 million under-30 illegal aliens. It's as if nobody has a way to stand up to the Administration's increasingly brazen unilateral decisions to ignore -- and even violate -- congressionally passed immigration laws.
Well, the ICE union has stepped up to take the lead today. It's only a first step. But let's join to make it a powerful one.
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Sign petition against Administration's continuing nullification of immigration laws.
Federal immigration law enforcement agents are boldly challenging their bosses in the Administration. Today, they have put up a petition on their website that protests what they consider to be threats of punishment if they don't follow orders to violate immigration laws passed by Congress.
The union's website invites the public to sign the petition and stand behind these courageous immigration agents. Sign their petition. Then ask all your friends to sign it.
or click http://petitions.iceunion.org/petitions
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The petition is addressed to ICE Director John Morton. He is the author of the infamous Morton Memo of a year ago that provided the framework for the Department of Homeland Security's actions beginning today in accepting applications for the mini-DREAM amnesty. The Morton Memo broadened the concept of pros ecutorial discretion to the point that huge classes of illegal aliens could be exempted by the Administration from having to obey immigration laws. But ICE agents are finding that the Administration's new rules actually don't give them much discretion at all. The Administration's supposed prosecutorial discretion is in fact the absolute loss of discretion by ICE agents to do anything except ignore the law. The ICE union website states: Reports are now emerging of ICE agents using their prosecutorial discretion, but then being punished if they determine an illegal alien should be put in deportation proceedings. A veteran ICE agent recen tly arrested an illegal alien who had 10 traffic violations. The ICE agent determined, in his discretion, the alien did not fit within the outline of the Morton memo or the Executive DREAM Order and initiated deportation proceedings. The agent's supervisors overruled him and ordered him to release the illegal alien. As a result of attempting to do his job, the agent in question is now facing a three-day suspension. If suspended now, this military veteran and eighteen year federal law enforcement officer will be fired and lose all retirement benefits earned if he attempts to exercise prosecutorial discretion again in the future. Please help your friends and neighbors understand that the ability of ICE agents to enforce our immigration laws is the ONLY thing that stands between Americans enjoying their current wages and standard of living or seeing wages deteriorate toward low global averages. Without those who enforce immigration laws, our nation would be swamped with additional millions of citizens of other countries competing for U.S. jobs and driving all wages toward minimum wage. Not surprisingly, a union would recognize the threat to all American workers if ICE agents don't have the discretion to actually enforce immigration laws. I was thrilled to see that the union for ICE agents has taken the lead today in pushing back. Won't you please do everything you can to spread the word about this petition through email, on websites and through Talk Radio? Here is what the union asks the public: Sign this petition to John Morton telling him that he should be encouraging ICE agents to enforce the laws duly enacted by Congress. Law enforcement officers should NEVER be punished for upholding the law. It looks like the petition may have just gone up because there are only a few signers (other than the top officers of the union, whose names you will see on the petition page). Make sure that Janet Napolitano and the rest of the pro-amnesty leaders at DHS see thousands of signers when the union website is sure to be brought to their attention Thursday morning.
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Written by Duane Lester
Does that make this a politically motivated hate crime:
A law enforcement official has identified the suspect arrested in Wednesday's shooting as Floyd Corkins II of Herndon, Va.Investigators were interviewing his neighbors. Another official says the shooter made a negative reference about the work of the Family Research Council before opening fire. The officials spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation. David Mariner is executive director of The DC Center for the LGBT Community. He says Corkins had been volunteering at the center for about the past 6 months.
When the Sihk temple became the last scene of a high profile shooting, I was in an airport watching the news. It was CNN.
Over and over again they referred to the shooter as a member of a "far right" hate band.
I'm sure they're on the air, right now, calling this shooter a member of a liberal community...right?
See the original story from earlier today here:
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Obama demands court uphold his "right" to ignore Constitution
Aug 15, 2012 06:13 am | Coach Collins
by Doug Book, staff writer
Obama's Department of Justice is demanding a federal judge dismiss the injunction with which she sought to uphold the constitutional rights of the American people.
On May 16th, federal judge Kathleen Forrest granted a preliminary injunction to plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against Barack Obama and the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA), striking down those sections of the Act which provide the president the power to indefinitely detain American citizens without benefit of their 5th and 6th Amendment rights.
Under the terms of the Act, Obama had been given exclusive authority to direct members of the US military to arrest and imprison anyone he believed to have "substantially supported" al Qaeda, the Taliban, or "associated forces." When pressed by plaintiff's attorneys about the practical extent of this authority, government lawyers admitted "...the NDAA does give the president the power to lock up people like journalist Chris Hedges and peaceful activists," ... Continue Reading:Obama demands court uphold his "right" to ignore Constitution
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American Minute August 14
Aug 14, 2012 06:13 pm | Coach Collins
By Bill Federer, staff writer
Emperor Hirohito surrendered AUGUST 14, 1945.
The next day, honoring the Jewish New Year, President Truman stated:
"The enemies of civilization who would have destroyed completely all freedom of religion have been defeated. All faiths unite in thanksgiving to Almighty God on our victory over the forces of evil."
In a Day of Prayer, August 16, 1945, Truman proclaimed:
"The warlords of Japan...have surrendered unconditionally...This is the end of the...schemes of dictators to enslave the peoples of the world, destroy their civilization, and institute a new era of darkness and degradation."
Truman continued:
"Our global victory has come from the courage...of free men and women united in determination to fight. It has come from the massive strength of arms...created by peace-loving peoples who knew that unless they won, decency in the world would end.
It has come from millions of peaceful citizens...turned soldiers overnight-who showed a ruthless enemy that they were not afraid ... Continue Reading:American Minute August 14
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"More engaged" is Democrat-speak for "more enthusiasm"
Aug 14, 2012 01:13 pm | Coach Collins
By Kevin "Coach" Collins
A new USA Today/Gallup survey delivered more bad news for Democrat Barack Obama. It was a measurement of Americans' interest in the issues that will be talked about by both Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. The report's accompanying message explained that it found 74% of Republicans are thinking about the election "quite a lot" but just 61% of Democrats are doing the same. Republicans are clearly "more enthused" about voting in this election, but in Democrat-speak "more engaged" is the phrase that is substituted for "more enthused."
The verbal gymnastics Democrats and their media cheerleaders have to go through to hide the truth is quite instructive. When Gallup did a survey without USA Today's influence it found virtually the same gap but it more honestly called its finds an "enthusiasm gap."
Gallup's finding of a 13 point Republican "engagement" advantage is larger than it has found in "recent elections." Gallup explains how ... Continue Reading:"More engaged" is Democrat-speak for "more enthusiasm"
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 To: Friends & Supporters From: Gary L. Bauer BREAKING NEWS We at Campaign for Working Families are heartbroken at the news of a shooting today at the Family Research Council. FRC is an outstanding organization that I helped found and ran for 10 years. We know it is a faith-based organization, and we join many friends across the country in prayer for the victim and his family, as well as for FRC's dedicated staff, many of whom are close friends. Sadly, there are press reports that the alleged gunman opened fire after expressing his opposition to FRC's pro-family, pro-life beliefs. These are views that are widely shared by good and decent Americans across the country. Yet in recent years we have seen a disturbing level of intolerance and hate aimed at those who share traditional values, whether it is vandalism against churches or businesses whose owners embrace traditional values, or today's shooting at the Family Research Council. I hope and pray these initial reports are incorrect. The values of the Family Research Council -- pro-life and pro-family -- are shared by millions of Americans of many backgrounds and should not make anyone a target of violence. Men and women of faith must not be intimidated into silence. I am proud to stand with Tony Perkins and the FRC staff. We will proudly continue to fight the good fight for family, faith and freedom!
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Why Did Ted Cruz Win the Texas Primary?
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August 15, 2012
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by Phyllis Schlafly
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To the surprise of the pundits, pollsters and predictors who think they are smarter than the rest of us, Ted Cruz won the nomination for U.S. Senator from Texas. A few months ago, he rated only 2 percent in the polls, but in the Primary Runoff he coasted to a 14-point win.
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"Morale is a state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is élan, ésprit de corps, and determination." ~ George C. Marshall
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New RNC Ad Rips Obama's 'It Worked' Self-Assessment By Guy Benson Townhall.com When President Obama uttered his "it worked" appraisal in California a few weeks back, I argued that Republicans should pounce. The ads, it seemed, would write themselves. Read the Full Story
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Ryan Pick Highlights Obama's Smallness By George Will NewsMax.com When, in his speech accepting the 1964 Republican presidential nomination, Barry Goldwater said "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice" and "moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue," a media wit at the convention supposedly exclaimed, "Good God, Goldwater is going to run as Goldwater." When Mitt Romney decided to run with Paul Ryan, many conservatives may have thought, "Thank God, Romney is not going to run as Romney." Read the Full Story
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Obama's Dirty Hands
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We hear a lot about cuts in spending and about how we have not had a budget in the past four years. The latter is true. We haven't had a budget. The problem is that our elected officials have continued to support funding government without a budget. They've done it to the tune of $1 [...] Read More and Comment: Do Proposed Federal Budgets Actually Cut Any Real Spending?
Will Americans Embrace The Romney/Ryan Come-Back Team's Political Honesty?Aug 15, 2012 12:23 pm
Can we handle the truth? The Romney/Ryan come-back team believes we can. Political passion is running high in America with what many feel are out-of-control problems mainly being caused by weak politicians and powerful special interests. Americans seem sick and tired of ineffective politicians and no workable, or even proposed, solutions as a result of [...] Read More and Comment: Will Americans Embrace The Romney/Ryan Come-Back Team's Political Honesty?
Video: DNC Chair Whines About Super PAC Ad Questioning Obama's Sealed IdentityAug 15, 2012 12:21 pm
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz appeared on Fox News the other day to complain about a Super PAC just trying to figure out who Barack Obama really is. Related posts: Video: DNC Chair Denies Unemployment Has Gone Up Under Obama, Fumbles Follow-up Gretchen Carlson, FOX News: Unemployment has gone up precipitously since... DNC Chairwoman Wasserman [...] Watch the Video and Comment: Video: DNC Chair Whines About Super PAC Ad Questioning Obama's Sealed Identity
VP Candidate Paul Ryan: Has "Hope And Change" Become "Attack And Blame"?Aug 15, 2012 12:14 pm
Like many Americans who are following the election, I watched with great interest Mitt Romney's appearances with his Vice Presidential choice Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Unless you're a real wonk who follows the budget and deficit debate or somehow tied to policy-making on Capitol Hill, you may not know Paul Ryan. Here's the thing: [...] Read More and Comment: VP Candidate Paul Ryan: Has "Hope And Change" Become "Attack And Blame"?
Romney: Obama Just Trying To 'Hang Onto Power'Aug 15, 2012 12:06 pm
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney charged Wednesday that President Barack Obama is running a campaign "of enmity and jealousy and anger" and called on him to lift the tone of political discourse. In an escalation of an increasingly acrimonious campaign, Romney went on national television to say he thinks Obama is "running just to hang [...] Read More and Comment: Romney: Obama Just Trying To 'Hang Onto Power'
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Panic in the camp of 'black Jesus' (Obama)
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You're fully aware Obama's Minion Media regard the president as a type of "black Jesus." But now, these "fawning freaks" are in a full panic. Here's why ...
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Will Syria ignite a renewed Cold War, or perhaps something far worse?
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BREAKING: Shooting at Family Research Council
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The Family Research Council, the organization that advocates Christian values and standards, was targeted by a gunman this morning at its Washington, D.C., headquarters. Shooting erupted, and there are injuries. WND is following this breaking story.
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Top Obama champion switches for Romney
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In 2008, he was one of the biggest champions for Barack Obama. But that was then and this is now. Look who has realized the error of his ways, and is now campaigning today for Mitt Romney.
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Why liberals behave the way they do
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My smash best-seller "Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America" has just come out in paperback - and not a moment too soon! Democrats always become especially mob-like during presidential election campaigns.
The "root cause" of the Democrats' wild allegations against Republicans, their fear of change, their slogans and insane metaphors, are all explained by mass psychology, diagnosed more than a century ago by the French psychologist Gustave Le Bon, on whose work much of my own book is based.
Le Bon's 1896 book, "The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind," was carefully read by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in order to learn how to incite mobs. Our liberals could have been Le Bon's study subjects.
With the country drowning in debt and Medicare and Social Security on high-speed bullet trains to bankruptcy, the entire Democratic Party refuses to acknowledge mathematical facts. Instead, they incite the Democratic mob to hate Republicans by accusing them of wanting to kill old people.
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Occidental activist: I thought Obama was 'gay'
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Is a big secret from Obama's past about to come out of the closet? A former radical activist from Occidental College is finally spilling the beans, saying he thought 19-year-old Barack Obama and his roommate were homosexual lovers, and that Barack was the "boy toy" in the relationship. We've got photos and the full story.
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Countdown: Biden's days as VP now 'numbered'
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Perhaps Joe Biden will become known as Vice President Blooper, as he continues to utter verbal gaffes today on the campaign trail. But will he remain on Barack Obama's presidential ticket? We've got video of Biden's "greatest hits," and the countdown to the final ticket is now underway ...
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Douglas Wilder rips Biden for slavery reference
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 03:12 PM PDT
(Paul Mirengoff)
Douglas Wilder, Virginia's first and only African-American governor, took Vice President Biden to task for his claim that Mitt Romney will put "y'all back in chains." Wilder called Biden's remark "divisive" and "uncalled for." Slavery, he added, "is nothing to joke about."
Wilder also focused on something I missed. By saying that "y'all" would be back in chains, Biden implied that the bad stuff Romney supposedly would rain down isn't going to happen to him, but to rather to "y'all." Wilder clearly was offended by Biden's patronizing attitude. Wilder urged Biden to speak to people as if they are "equals."
Wilder, who has criticized Biden before, acknowledged that the Vice President is gaffe prone. But with "gaffe after gaffe after gaffe," Wilder worries that Clueless Joe will harm the president.
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Is Joe Biden Too Dumb To Be On a National Ticket?
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 01:49 PM PDT
(John Hinderaker)
As you have probably heard, Joe Biden did it again today: he forgot what century we are living in. This follows a bad day yesterday, when Biden forgot what state he was in, and then told a Virginia audience that the Republicans are "going to put y'all back in chains." Oh, today Biden also referred to Paul Ryan as "Governor Ryan."
Such blunders are conventionally referred to as gaffes, but with Biden they come so fast and furiously that one wonders whether something else is at work. Rudy Giuliani finally said yesterday what many have thought for a long time:
I think the vice president of the United States has become a laugh line on late night television. I mean, he - I've never seen a vice president that has made as many mistakes, said as many stupid things. I mean, there's a real fear if, God forbid, he ever had to be entrusted with the presidency, whether he really has the mental capacity to handle it. I mean, this guy just isn't bright. He's never been bright. He isn't bright. And people think, "Well, he just talks a little too much." Actually he's just not very smart.
But "not very smart" doesn't fully capture Biden's incapacity either. Biden is a blowhard, but one who often displays a shocking lack of knowledge. Recall, for example, his debate with Sarah Palin in 2008. The press charitably scored the event a draw, but it included a number of howlers by Biden, the most astonishing of which was when Biden, who chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee for eight years, referred to executive powers as conferred by Article I of the Constitution-which, if you haven't checked lately, relates to Congress. The executive power is treated in Article II. It is hard to convey what a remarkable error this is for someone who holds himself out as knowledgeable with respect to constitutional law. It is roughly equivalent to a man claiming to be an expert on the Bible, who tells you that the life of Jesus is detailed in the Old Testament. Or a purported expert on American history pompously declaiming on George Washington's role in the Battle of Gettysburg.
It does seem that Biden's condition, whatever it is, is getting worse. He has generally been treated as an object of humor-"Slow Joe," the crazy but somewhat lovable uncle in the attic-but when he can't get through a day without making the wrong kind of headlines, the situation is no longer funny.
Is there any chance that President Obama will dump Biden from the ticket, as some are urging? I don't think so. The Obama campaign, more than anything else, is feverishly trying to preserve the illusion that everything is going fine. Replacing Biden would be seen as an act of desperation and-even worse from Obama's perspective-an admission of error. So for better or worse, we can look forward to being entertained by Joe Biden until November, even as our reaction to that entertainment grows increasingly queasy.
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Rasmussen poll has Mandel even with Brown in Ohio
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 10:50 AM PDT
(Paul Mirengoff)
Josh Mandel is one of "The Power Line Pick Six" that you see featured on the right side of our home page. His selection was a no-brainer; he and Tom Cotton were the first two candidates we informally agreed on.
Josh is a Marine Corps veteran who served two tours in Iraq and then as a State Representative. Currently, he's the State Treasurer.
Josh faces incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown, one of the very most liberal members of the Senate. Early polling showed Brown with close to a double digit lead. And yesterday, PPP released a poll that had Brown ahead by 47-37.
However, a new Rasmussen poll has the race dead-even at 44-44. We tend to put more stock in Rasmussen than in PPP, but I pay attention to both. Then too, it's quite possible that the Rasmussen poll, conducted on August 13, reflects a Ryan-based bounce that the PPP survery, which commenced before Ryan's selection, did not pick up.
Whether or not Mandel is actually tied with Brown, the Rasmussen poll shows that he is very much in the race, with the momentum, for now, on his side.
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Jay Cost explains the Democrats
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 09:52 AM PDT
(Paul Mirengoff)
Many of our readers are familiar with Jay Cost based on his work at Real Clear Politics and then at the Weekly Standard. As good as that work is, I had no idea that Cost had a book in him like Spoiled Rotten: How the Politics of Patronage Corrupted the Once Noble Democratic Party and Now Threatens the American Republic.
This book, in part, is an excellent survey of the history of the Democratic Party, with a particular focus on its history from FDR on. From that history, Cost derives a compelling theme: that the Party, which started out as a powerful force against special privilege, has taken on an array of clients who seek just such privilege. Notable among them these days are public sector unions, traditional unions, African-Americans, feminists, and environmentalists. Cost shows how these clients have created enormous pressure on the Party to deviate from governance that advances the interests of the nation as a whole.
Using this thesis, Cost elegantly explains the Carter, Clinton, and Obama presidencies in a fresh way. Without giving "the plot" away, Cost shows that Carter and Clinton are positively heroic, compared to Obama.
Spoiled Rotten has received glowing praise from Michael Barone, Bill Kristol, Rich Lowry, and Jonah Goldberg. It doesn't get any better than that.
Their praise is well-warranted. I humbly add mine.
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Should the Nats shut down Steven Strasburg?
Posted: 15 Aug 2012 09:09 AM PDT
(Paul Mirengoff)
Steven Strasburg is an enormously talented 24 year-old baseball player, who has already established himself as one of the very best pitchers in the Major Leagues. Strasburg missed most of last season after undergoing "Tommy John surgery" to repair his elbow.
The normal protocol in the year after Tommy John surgery is for a pitcher to throw between 160 and 180 innings, and then stop for the remainder of the season. Otherwise, the thinking goes, the repaired arm will endure too much stress, creating a high risk of a breakdown that year or in the next few.
Heading into this season, there was little reason for Strasburg's team, the Washington Nationals, to consider deviating from this protocol, which so far has worked well for another excellent young Nats pitcher, Jordan Zimmermann. Now, though, the Nats unexpectedly find themselves with the best record in baseball, and with a real shot at playing in, and winning, the World Series.
Without Strasburg, the likelihood of that much success would decrease. Nonetheless, the Nationals are adamant that they will follow the usual protocol and shut down their star pitcher, probably in early September.
Is this a good decision?
I believe that clearly it is, assuming the 160-180 inning limitation has a sound empirical basis. The Nationals are a young, up-and-coming team that, with a healthy Strasburg, could compete for championships for years. Moreover, there is nothing close to a guarantee that the Nats would win it all this year with Strasburg pitching for the duration.
Nor should we assume that the Nats won't make, or win, the World Series without their star pitcher. The team possesses two starters who are comparable to Strasburg right now (Zimmermann and Gio Gonzalez), and two more (Edwin Jackson and Ross Detweiler) are maybe half a run per game worse, as I rate them. In addition, John Lannan, a capable starter, waits in the wings.
Under these circumstances, it would be foolish to take any appreciable extra risk to Strasburg's health in the name of trying to maximize this season's prospects.
But would pitching Strasburg more than 180 pitches entail any appreciable extra risk? Or is 160-180 number just an arbitrary compromise between doctors, who err on the side of the patient and covering themselves, and baseball management that wants to maximize short-term return on investment? Amidst all the discussion of one of the most interesting decisions in the history of baseball, it's difficult to find any specific analysis of this question.
But this is the essence of the issue. The Nats unexpected quest for the championship shouldn't prompt them to take risks that ignore evidence regarding pitchers' health. But it should require them to take a closer look at the evidence.
This piece by Jayson Stark, the best I've seen on the subject, suggests that what some describe as decades of empirical evidence about the risk of pitching more than 180 innings after Tommy John surgery comes down to two pitchers who ventured to 200 innings or so. Both of them, Josh Johnson and Kerry Wood, suffered serious injuries thereafter.
Stark also cites a study of teenage pitchers that shows a huge additional risk associated with pitching regularly after being "fatigued." But Stark doesn't say that the study shows the point of fatigue to be 180 innings. In any event, the fatigue point for older pitchers probably is not the same as for teenagers.
If these fragments are the only empirical evidence supporting the 160-180 number, I'd be tempted to allow Strasburg to pitch beyond 180 innings this year. However, I would probably resist the temptation.
But there are alternatives to simply letting Strasburg pitch regularly until he reaches the magic number and then shutting him down. Some have suggested shutting him down earlier and then starting him up again for the playoffs. But that would seem to heighten the risk to the pitcher, given the extra work involved in revving up again after being shut down.
A more sensible approach would be to have Strasburg miss one start and then have him pitch, say, once a week for five innings. This would give him ten more starts, which would just about preserve him for a full playoff run, assuming a 180 inning limit.
If the issue is fatigue, as it appears to be, then putting Strasburg on a schedule that increases rest time between starts represents a smart way to minimize risk, quite apart from the goal of prospering in the playoffs. Many years ago, as I understand it, baseball had its "Sunday pitchers," aging veterans who just pitched once a week. The great Lefty Grove worked such a schedule with very good results in his waning days with the Boston Red Sox.
Using this approach with Strasburg would also give the Nats helpful flexibility. If they find themselves in a one-game, wild-card playoff, they might be able to move Strasburg up a few days - which they certainly would want to do if Gonzalez and Zimmermann aren't available. Same thing with a deciding game of a playoff series. And if a particular game warrants six innings from Strasburg (e.g., to assist a tired bullpen), another game might be compatible with four innings of work.
So that's what I'd be inclined to do. But all that matters is what the Nats will do. And their decisionmaker, GM Mike Rizzo, has made it clear that he intends to pitch Strasburg in a normal rotation until he reaches approximately 180 innings.
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Administration Begins Accepting Amnesty Applications Today;
TELL CONGRESS TO REASSERT ITS AUTHORITY OVER IMMIGRATION LAW!
The Obama Administration begins accepting applications TODAY to grant backdoor amnesty to illegal aliens who meet criteria similar to that of the failed DREAM Act. The application process, the details of which were announced only yesterday, is part of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's June 15 policy memo that unilaterally grants deferred action and work authorization to illegal aliens up to the age of 30.
This application process, however, is nothing more than an open invitation for fraud. First, the application contains no evidentiary standards for the documents illegal aliens must show to prove they meet the Administration's already low criteria. In fact, the application explicitly states that illegal aliens do not need to provide the government with original documentation, and there is no end to the types of documentation the Administration will accept as proof of eligibility. Rather, the application leaves it up to illegal aliens to submit whatever documentation they "believe is relevant" in order to gain status and take jobs away from Americans and lawful U.S. residents!
In addition to finally announcing the application details, the Administration also announced yesterday that it was further weakening its already minimal criteria. Now, illegal aliens merely need to be enrolled in an educational, literacy, or career training center (including vocational schools), that prepares them to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent to qualify for the amnesty.
Congress must stop President Obama's backdoor amnesty! This unprecedented move circumvents not only federal immigration law, but the will of Congress, who has repeatedly rejected the DREAM Act for over a decade. Call your Members and Congressional Leadership TODAY and tell them:
- Halt the Obama amnesty! Congress has the power to stop the Administration's circumvention of U.S. immigration law - it must exercise it.
- Granting amnesty is an affront to all law-abiding Americans and legal immigrants.
- Especially at times of high unemployment, Americans need immigration laws enforced, not another amnesty.
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August 15, 2012
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On Today's Program
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT!
During Restoring Love, Glenn announced that there were some plans in the works for the week of 9/12 in Ohio - it's something you're not going to want to miss. It's something that he thinks could change the paradigm in terms of the media, information and culture. What's the big plan? Get a preview HERE and WATCH the full episode On Demand!
Gaffe master Joe Biden strikes again - and then again!
Just when you thought it was impossible for Joe Biden to top his last epic gaffe, he goes and tells a crowd in Virginia that Romney will 'put y'all back in chains,' before screwing up again and saying the wrong state. Check out Glenn's reaction to Biden's latest spectacular gaffe on GBTV.
Amazing Black Panther audio
The New Black Panthers are at it again, members are threatening violence during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, as well as calling for a new military run by the organization that would engage in racial violence. It's a wonder some of these panthers aren't in jail, as they are specifically calling for the killing of 'cracker babies' in "self defense" - check out the disturbing audio tape and reaction HERE.
Former military, intelligence officials united against Obama
Apparently tired of the constant military leaks that have only served to harm the armed forces community, a group of former officials have teamed up to publicly rebuke the current administration. Typically military officials don't get overly political but this group is so fearful of what may happen next they decided to speak out. Full story HERE.
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Published by Glenn's Mercury Ink imprint, Michael Vey 2: Rise of the Elgen is the sequel to the instant #1 New York Times bestselling thriller Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25. The second installment of the young adult sci-fi thriller series is on sale now. It's a story about hope and the power of goodness in an increasingly dark world. It teaches our children that if they persist, and do what they know to be right, no matter how much pressure they face to do otherwise, then anything is possible. Click to watch the trailer! Plus, don't miss this Friday's show on GBTV at 5pm ET, as best-selling author Richard Paul Evans joins Glenn to discuss the book and the powerful message behind it.
"Did anyone even vet this guy?": MoveOn.org's hilarious new anti-Romney ad
This morning on radio, Glenn played the latest anti-Romney ad from Democrat's favorite smear machine, MoveOn.org. An ad so "epic" they claim it could "stop Mitt Romney from being elected." How? The SHOCKING exposure of the GOP's "three prong plan," of course! WATCH Glenn react to MoveOn's hilarious ad, featuring blackboards, conspiracy theories and more.
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MUST WATCH: Radio guests explain amazing story of tragedy and forgiveness
There are few, if any, things more powerful than forgiveness. Today on the Glenn Beck radio program, Glenn featured an improbable & inspiring story about a man who lost his wife and unborn child to a drunk driver who crashed into their car - today the two are very close. Glenn interviewed them both on radio today.
Glenn's Unelectable 2012 is coming to a movie theater near you!
When you think of the great presidential debates throughout history, there's Lincoln and Douglas in 1858, Kennedy and Nixon in 1960, and then there is Glenn's new live comedy stage show, Unelectable 2012. On Thursday, September 20th you can see it LIVE! Glenn's hilarious comedy tour will be simulcast live at a movie theater near you. Get all the details and tickets HERE.
What is Leadership? If America has learned anything in the last four years it should be this: It's not the characteristics that a person has that defines them as a leader, it's the ones they don't have. In November, when it is time for America to make one of the most important leadership decisions in our history, will we choose a charismatic, popular leader or will we look for a leader lacking ego, arrogance and self-interest? WATCH
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