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April 12, 2013
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Retired Army officer warns: DHS preparing for war against American citizens
On Saturday, Terry M. Hestilow, a retired United States Army Captain from Fort Worth, Texas, posted a letter on Facebook that he wrote to Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, warning that the Department of Homeland Security is preparing to go to war with the citizens of the United States.
"It is with gravest concern that I write to you today concerning the recent appropriation of weapons by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that can only be understood as a bold threat of war by that agency, and the Obama administration, against the citizens of the United States of America," his letter began.
The retired officer expressed deep concerns over "recent purchases of almost 3,000 mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) armored personnel carriers, 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition (with associated weapons), and other weapons systems."
Capt. Hestilow added a statement that Barack Obama made during his 2008 campaign.
"We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've gotta (sic) have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well funded [as the United States military]," he said.
Since the Associated Press is changing the definitions of words to fit the narrative of the times (ie: illegal immigrant is now an undocumented person), I suggest they change the word "Transparency" to "Shady As Michael Moore's Shadow." That way, when Obama promises "transparency" - the AP can accurately report "Obama States That When It Comes To The White House, His Administration Is As Shady As Michael Moore's Shadow," and it will be truthful.
Here's a shady finding: In March of 2013, the 'Right To Possess Firearms' was dropped as quickly and sneakily as media reports of the Obama daughters' partying in the Bahamas and skiing in Idaho (during the Sequester) from the Department of Labors ' Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA).'
Finding out who authorized this change is about as easy as asking Hollywood actors why they support banning guns yet continue to make movies that profit off violence.
Or Obama explaining why the White House is closed to the "Average Jane" yet Obamahas thrown 3 Hollywood bashes since the "Sequester" (which, let's not forget, was his idea). I guess Obama
Why does this matter?
It matters because the government is quietly removing your Constitutional Rights.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has twice turned over the entire list of Missouri concealed weapon permit holders to federal authorities, most recently in January, Sen. Kurt Schaefer said Wednesday.
Questioning in the Senate Appropriations Committee revealed that on two occasions, in November 2011 and again in January, the patrol asked for and received the full list from the state Division of Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing. Schaefer later met in his office with Col. Ron Replogle, superintendent of the patrol.
After the meeting, he said Replogle had given him sketchy details about turning over the list, enough to raise many more questions. Testimony from Department of Revenue officials revealed that the list of 185,000 names had been put online in one instance and given to the patrol on a disc in January.
This is just a baby step - nothing to worry about, wingnuts.
By Charles C. W. Cooke
Well, assembled sophisticates, you'd better pull that extended arm back toward you and rescind the offer of the Martini, for I'm about to drop off society's tightrope and out myself as one of those people naïve enough to advance a "slippery slope" argument in public. And about guns, no less.
Arguendo, let's presume that the much-vaunted Toomey-Manchin "compromise" makes it out of the Senate unalloyed, and then that it then passes the House with nary a squeak from the right. Let's then postulate that a majority agrees with the president that expanding background checks is a "reasonable" thing to do - redolent of "a commonsense approach" - and that those of us with the temerity to oppose it will be widely painted as "extremists." Let's allow, too, that, as promised, the law affords "exemptions" for in-person private transfers; that it "lets" family members lend or gift one other their firearms without inviting deleterious consequences; and that it stops happily short of imprisoning free American citizens for permitting others to shoot their guns on their land. For good measure, let's also grant that the bill contains a couple of positive things, including that it would henceforth be legal for an American to buy a handgun outside of his state of residency providing that he underwent a background check. All in all, let's admit that, in and of itself, this bill is not the end of the world.
Does this mean that you should shrug your shoulders nonchalantly and turn to other things? Should you stay at home? Should we presume that qui tacet consentire videtur?
We will have an organizational meeting with members. The VFP wants to talk with our members to review how the organization is structured, what kind of help we need to be successful and to discuss our plans for 2013. We also need to discuss meeting location(s) and what amenities you want.
There will be no formal speakers, however, Paula Stiles will fill us in on the latest with Smart Meters and state legislation dealing with them.
We really need your thoughts and ideas about how you want your organization to function and what you think we should focus on. We have learned that we can't do everything because there is so much going on at all levels.We must focus on a few most important issues.
Should we work on projects at the local level, the state level, and/or the federal level? Or, should we pick several focal points that could be worked on at all levels? Voter ID would be one of these issues. Should the VFP continue its legislator visit program. This would be another program that would involve all levels of government. How about UN Agenda 21? School Board?
The VFP Steering Committee wants your ideas, your help, and your involvement in continuing to make our programs successful.
PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION!
P.S. Since we are having the meeting at a commercial establishment, and since the room is free, we are expected to buy our food and drink at PJ Ryans. No outside food or drink please.
SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 16th CITIZENS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 6:30-8:30 pm
Quakertown Library, 401 W. Mill Street, Quakertown
hosts PEG LUKSIK -
"EDUCATION: From the 3 R's to the 3 P's"
(The Federal Government Takeover of Education)
Founder & Chairman Pennsylvania Parents Commission and National Parents Commission - to give parents a voice in education and public policy: State-wide leader in successful effort to stop implementation of Outcome Based Education
Founder, CEO, Chair Board of Trustees of Mom's House - service network assisting single parents and children in completing education to become employable
State Chairman, Constitutional Party of Pennsylvania 1995
T.V. host "The Learning Curve"
Co-author "Outcome Based Education: The States Assault on our Children's Values"
WHO CONTROLS THE CHILDREN??For a preview of this fantastic speaker, watch this dynamite YouTube video
Peg Luksik "Who Controls Our Children" How Public Schools Dumb Down Kids
Our meeting for April is TUESDAY April 16 (not Thursday like usual) at 7pm at Rock (857 Main St Harleysville). We have Leo Knepper from Citizens' Alliance of Pennsylvania. He will talk about PA state issues. Please come!
Here are action items Pam wanted to forward to you. 1. Members of PA Tea Party Patriots are working on a plan to get our State legislatures to pay attention to how our schools are implementing curriculum to conform to Common Core. http://nopacommoncore.com/
PA state education department agreed to implement the Common Core Curriculum before it was written.
Antithetical to our principles: 1) Limited govt: Obama admin enlisted private organizations to create standards which are replacing the PA standards. We don't know who these orgs are and have no recourse to contact them. We're on the hook for federal education $ to teach curricula to meet the standards. Should remain state issue. 2) Fiscal Responsibility: $645 million to implement in PA. 3) Is also invasion of privacy: Looks to implement a student tracking database which includes metrics like health histories, disciplinary record, family income range and religious affiliation.
2. Ungag the Benghazi 33 - The American people deserve the truth! Sen. Lindsey Graham is the only voice speaking out on the Benghazi cover-up. Attached is a .txt letter for you to address, sign, print and send to your representative or senator.
3. Election Laws We're not affiliated with John Birch Society but the info below, when combined with "immigration reform", welfare/medicaid expansion/Obamacare, student loan forgiveness, etc, looks an awful lot like a well-orchestrated plan to secure voter blocks and the voting system in the Progressive's favor. This from the JBC::
Stop the Federal Power Grab of Our Elections
No fewer than five bills to increase federal control over American elections have been filed in the 113th Congress. The Obama administration has appointed a bipartisan presidential commission supposedly for the purpose of streamlining election procedures and reducing the long lines. However, even a cursory review of the bills already proposed reveals that passage of these bills would enable an unconstitutional federal power grab over American elections accompanied by drastic reductions in the safeguards against electoral fraud that remain in at least some of the states. The bills submitted so far are:
H.R. 50 - Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early Voting Act of 2013 (SIMPLE)
H.R. 280 - Same Day Registration Act of 2013
H.R. 281 - Voter Access Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 289 - Value Our Time Elections Act of 2013 (VOTE)
The Founding Fathers of our republic knew how dangerous to freedom centralized control over elections would be. But they also feared opponents of the proposed U.S. Constitution might try to undermine the new form of government by failing to call elections. That's why they put a provision in Article I, Section 4 saying Congress may alter the states' voting laws. The purpose of this grant of power was explained in Federalist Paper #59 as only to be used to address specific extraordinary situations and would be temporary. Further confirmation of this explanation can be inferred by its placement in Article I, Section 4 and using the word "may." The ongoing permanent powers for Congress are granted in Article I, Section 8 using the word "shall" in listing those powers under the phrase "Congress shall have the Power To."; History has proved the dangers of centralized control over a country's elections. Witness those of modern-day, third world dictatorships or those of an earlier day in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. United States Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane documented the fraud in the Polish election in 1947 where he quoted reliable estimates that 60 percent of the Polish voters voted for the Polish Peasant Party and its freedom agenda, but that the Stalin-controlled, centralized elections bureaucrats counted the votes behind closed doors and declared the Communists the winners. We urge contact with members of Congress to alert them of this danger and ask them to pledge to block the dangerous centralized control over our elections that would be enabled by the five bills mentioned above. The ability for us to cast our ballots in free and unfettered elections is at stake.
Click here to send a message to your representative and senators to alert them to this danger and to request that they block this legislation.
5. Smart meters - This from our friends in central PA Tea Party Patriots:
SMART METER update is as follows: REP ROBERT GODSHALL could be the nail in our coffin if we don't act fast. Please call him and ask that he does these two things. First, ask him to bring Reese's three Stop Smart Meter Bills out of committee and ask him to vote "yes" for all three bills. The bills are as follows: HB 902 which is "Consumer Opt Out". HB 899 which is "Repeal a mandate to install smart meter technology on the buildings of their customers". HB 906 which is "Consumer Consent to share smart meter information". PLEASE CALL GODSHALL NOW! Rep. Robert W. Godshall (717) 783-6428. Fax: (717) 787-7424 TTY: (855) 282-0614
Thanks, See you on Tuesday for our meeting with Leo Knepper! -Jim, Pam, Tim
Updated PA Leadership Conference Agenda Released
The conference which will be held April 19-20, 2013 at the Radisson Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill (Harrisburg), PA.
Registration includes admission to all conference functions EXCEPT the pre-dinner reception. Registration DOES include the Friday evening dinner with speaker Steve Hayes of Fox News/The Weekly Standard (do not register separately for the dinner); the Saturday breakfast with John Gizzi and Saturday lunch with pollster/commentator Scott Rasmussen. It also includes all panels, workshops and speakers. The only function NOT included in the registration fee is the pre-dinner reception with Steve Hayes, which is priced separately.
Urgent action required It is urgent that every gun owner call their Senators today and demand that they oppose the "See a Shrink, Lose your Guns" sell-out bill that is being authored by Senators Pat Toomey (R) and Joe Manchin (D) - but which also has Chuck Schumer's fingerprints all over it. Call immediately at 202-224-3121.
See a Shrink, Lose your Guns The anti-gun "ranters" have spent the last week telling us that Republican Senators can't filibuster Harry Reid's gun control bill; that they can't cut off debate to a bill they haven't seen yet. "Let the bill come up," they say. "We need to see the bill" before Senators can vote against cloture in order to proceed to it. An unintended conscequence could be people afraid to seek help for depression or anxiety for fear of loosing their right to bear arms.
Repeal of gun owner protections In addition, Toomey no doubt unintentionally agreed to repeal one of the most important protections for gun owners that was included in the 1986 McClure-Volkmer Act - the provision that would allow you to take an unloaded, locked-up gun through states like New York without being stopped. Under a new subsection (c), the Toomey-Manchin-Schumer bill would require you to "demonstrate" to the satisfaction of New York police where you were coming from and where you are going to. And, if you don't do that to their satisfaction, they can arrest you.
Nothing is this bill would actually make children safer at schools. There is nothing that will actually keep bad guys from stealing or illegally acquiring guns, but there's plenty that will threaten our gun rights!
ACTION: Click here to contact your two senators immediately. Tell them the "see a shrink; lose your guns" sellout is even worse than the Feinstein gun ban which will reportedly be on the same amendment tree with it. Distribute this alert far and wide.
Three (3) Important Dates for Your Calendar-April 2013
We need people to RSVP so we know how to plan!
Thursday, April 25th-KTP 4 Year Anniversary
(This date was changed from Friday, April 26th to the above date)
Where: The Standard Club, Doylestown (formerly The Moose) Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Please join us for pizza and light refreshments to see where it all began.
Speakers from our original 04/18/09 event will be there to discus where we are now and what direction we will be going forward.
We have heard back from Pat Bachtle, Candidate for Prothonotary,and Tom Lingenfelter, Candidate for Sheriff. They will talk for a few minutes and take questions from the audience.
State Representative Marguerite Quinn is Speaking as well.
We will also hear from some folks from the movement including our very own Steve Onufrey.
Depart: Doylestown Library When: 7:30 a.m. Arrive: Harrisburg, PA Depart: 2:30 p.m. Cost: $50.00 due ASAP to reserve bus(es) Includes: Shirt, Drink
This is a very important event! We need to be heard here in Pennsylvania or we will end up like New York. The Founding Fathers would be cheering us on!!! Don't forget you get a shirt and lunch with this ticket.
For more information please call or email Steve Onufrey at:
Please mail your check payable to CGOBC as follows:
CGOBC PO Box 745 Doylestown, PA 18901
Come join the Concerned Gun Owners of Bucks County (COGBC) on their bus trip to Harrisburg to promote H.B. 357. Plan on entering the capital to meet with your legislators and to support your 2nd Ammendment Right!
We are so blessed that over the last four years thousands of churches in over 60 countries have stood in solidarity with Israel through CUFI Sunday. From the largest cities to the smallest towns, from mega churches in the American heartland to underground churches in China, Christians have come together to express their love and support for Israel.
We pray that your church will participate in the fifth annual CUFI Sunday on May 5, 2013. CUFI will provide you with all the materials you need to implement a successful CUFI Sunday, including videos, literature and Pastor John Hagee's personal sermon notes for your use.
Please click hereto participate in CUFI Sunday. As you'll see, you don't have to be a pastor to ensure that your church stands with Israel on CUFI Sunday.
The date we've chosen for CUFI Sunday -- May 5th -- is close to Israeli Independence Day. As the Jewish State celebrates her 65th birthday, there is no better present we can send than the news of thousands of churches standing in solidarity with her!
We look forward to uniting in action and prayer on behalf of Israel with you and your congregation on May 5, 2013.
May God Bless You and Those that You Love,
Pastor John Hagee National Chairman
David Brog Executive Director
Brigitte Gabriel to Speak
in Baltimore, MD!
Brigitte Gabriel
Leading Global Islamic Terrorism Expert
CLICK HERE to view Brigitte's special video invitation!
It is my privilege to invite you to a special event featuring Brigitte Gabriel, Founder and President of ACT! for America. This event is free and open to the public and will be held at the following:
Central Christian
7411 Rossville Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21237
Monday, May 6th at 7 pm
Ms. Gabriel will speak on the rise of Islamic radicalism in your community and in our nation. Her story of survival as a persecuted Christian living in a bomb shelter for 7 years will have you captivated and inspired! She will share how the events of 9/11 compelled her to start ACT! for America, the largest national security grassroots organization in the U.S.
The recent assaults at our embassies have been a sobering wake-up call to America. The lesson is that we should be displaying strength to our enemies, not appeasement which only demonstrates our weakness. Without question, the threats of radical Islam to America have increased.
These are just some of the threats Brigitte will discuss:
Suppression of criticism of Islam
Homegrown jihad
Terrorists infiltrating our borders
The Muslim Brotherhood and creeping sharia law in America
Misrepresentation of history in our public education
You will hear first-hand how ACT! for America is successfully rolling back the tide of radical Islam...how we are winning legislative victories...how we don't have to live in fear or resign ourselves to the inevitability of the threats arrayed against us...and how we will prevail.
I encourage you to forward this email to everyone you know. For those who are not familiar with ACT! for America, please share this short video with them.
I know those of you who have heard Brigitte will agree, not only do you not want to miss this, but you will want to bring your relatives and friends with you. It will be an event people will be talking about for a long time to come!
Invite your friends and come join us in Baltimore, MD! We look forward to seeing you on May 6th
Guy Rodgers Executive Director
$25 OFF Bus if you register before April 22 $25 OFF Participation if you register before April 22
June 19 - 21 we will convene at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC for our fourth annual National Conference & Legislative Briefing.
And here's some really great news: This year's registration fee is only $229! Register by April 15th and you'll receive our "Early Bird" rate of just $189!
We also offer again this year special benefits for Patriot Eagle and Patriot sponsors.
We have some exciting new wrinkles planned for this year's event, and our list of confirmed speakers already includes:
Steven Emerson - Journalist, author, and the Executive Editor of the Investigative Project on Terrorism. A. M. Rosenthal, late-managing editor of The New York Times, described Emerson as "one of the nation's best national security correspondents."
John Guandolo - Former FBI agent and one of America's leading authorities on the Muslim Brotherhood and its inner workings in America. Guandolo spoke at our conference in 2011 and received rave reviews from conference attendees!
Ezra Levant - Canadian lawyer, author, newspaper columnist with Sun Media, and former publisher of the Western Standard. Hauled before a Canadian "human rights commission" because he published the Danish cartoons that satirized Muhammad, Levant's personal account of a politically correct government inquisition is something you won't want to miss!
The National Conference & Legislative Briefing will begin on Wed. evening, June 19th, and conclude on Friday, June 21st at noon, with additional optional training sessions Friday afternoon.
It will again feature our very popular Capitol Hill Awards Luncheon and our signature gala banquet-and of course, our Legislative Briefing, where Members of Congress will brief you on various issues and answer your questions.
So make your plans now to join us in our nation's capital for what promises to be our best National Conference & Legislative Briefing ever!
More details to come!
As Israelis celebrate their 65th Independence Day this year, we should all take time out to reflect on the miracle of Israel's independence. We must also ask ourselves the question, "What can I do to ensure that this miracle of Israel survives and thrives?"
We announced earlier this week that we'll be headed to New Orleans the first weekend in August for this year's RedState Gathering. As a member of our RedState family, we'd like to extend exclusive Early Bird registration and pricing to you (just use the promo code EARLYBIRD on the registration page).
The 2013 RedState Gathering will be held August 2-3 at the Westin Canal Place in New Orleans, LA. We'll have two full days of speakers and activities and you can expect a good mix of elected officials and potential candidates for the 2014 cycle (we'll keep you informed as additions are made).
The Gathering has always been a unique event, in that all speakers, even the most in-demand and influential, pay their own way and make their own travel arrangements. This helps keep our costs low, a savings we are happy to pass along to our conference attendees. Additionally, we strive to get you up close to the speakers, ask them to take your questions, and we take care of nearly all your meals during the conference. Bottom line: fewer frills, more thrills and access.
We are thrilled to once again be joined by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who will be hosting a reception for all attendees and appear at the Gathering podium as a keynote speaker. A huge hit in 2012, we're looking forward to Gov. Jindal playing an even larger role this year as he welcomes us to his home state.
Now, more than ever, true conservative activists must come together to exchange ideas and strategize for the future. That's what this year's Gathering is all about. We hope you'll join us.
P.S. Don't delay! You'll receive 20% off if you register today - just use the promo code EARLYBIRD. Click here.
From a trusted friend:
As some of you may know, I am associated with Coventry Christian Schools as a parent of a graduate (2010) and as member of the Board of Trustees. Last October we spent a wonderful evening honoring Mark Niehls at our revitalized Founder's Dinner and celebrated our shared heritage in the remarkable community that is Coventry Christian Schools. Our vision for future Founder's Dinners is to inspire and inform not only our alumni and current CCS families but to inspire and inform the Tri-County Area and even our region by hosting speakers and artists who can uniquely assist us in celebrating the heritage, core values, and mission of CCS while also lifting our vision for an even greater future built upon the foundation of our past. The caliber of our speakers and guest artists should provide us with wonderful opportunities to share our CCS story with new partners in Christian education. Proceeds from the dinner will be applied to our annual Coventry Kids Fund for CCS scholarships.
This year we are proud to announce that our distinguished guest and speaker is Dr. Benjamin Carson, and our dinner's theme is "Faith of Our Fathers: The Role of Faith in American Schools." Please join us as we welcome Dr. Carson to the Tri-County Area and celebrate the great things God is doing at CCS!
Dr. Carson is a highly regarded neurosurgeon and motivational speaker who has addressed various audiences across the country. He is one of the most honored and recognized physicians in the world and holds more than 60 honorary doctorate degrees along with hundreds of awards and citations. He is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. He is the author of five books and is the founder of the Carson Scholars Fund. The 2009 award-winning movie entitled Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Carson, premiered on TNT and is based on his memoir. Dr. Carson is an authentic disciple of Christ, has been married to his wife Candy for more than 37 years, and is the father of three sons.
The 2013 Founder's Dinner, which will once again be a part of our Homecoming festivities, will be held at the historic Sunnybrook Ballroom in Pottstown on Sunday, October 13th, 2013. Doors will open at 4:30pm, followed by dinner at 5:15. Dress will be business/professional. Tickets will be priced at $100 until May 15th, then will be $125, so reserve your tickets for the reduced price.
Due to Dr. Carson's international reputation and recent prominence in the media, including his recent speech at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast, we fully anticipate that this event will sell out quickly once advertised to the public. Tickets go on sale to the public April 15. If you are interested in attending, tickets can be purchased online. I will send the link out to those who wish to go on April 15
th
. While online reservations are preferred because they facilitate efficient event planning, you may also complete a paper order form, which I can forward to you as well.
All of us at Coventry Christian Schools, look forward to sharing this very special evening with you and acquainting you with the school and its mission!
Blessings,
Christine Gordon
Sponsorships are available as well and are as follows:
Gold Sponsor $3,000
Two tickets at Speaker's Table
Two tickets at Headmaster's Table
Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event
Listed as sponsor on pre-event print marketing
Mentioned by name at event
Full Page ad in Dinner Program
Silver Sponsor $1,500
Two tickets at Speaker's Table
Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event
Half page ad in Dinner Program
Bronze Sponsor $500
Two tickets at Headmaster's Chairman's or Founder's Table
Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event
·Quarter page ad in Dinner Program
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Why should you support the "Get TheBlaze" movement to get TheBlaze in millions of homes across the country? For starters, how about a network that will cancel out the damage Al-Jazeera will be doing in America as it replaces Current in your lineup? Check out Glenn's "why" in this exclusive letter HERE.
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Sirius XM adds TheBlaze Radio News to Patriot channel
Sirius XM Radio announced today that TheBlaze, Glenn Beck's multi-platform news, information, and opinion network, will produce 24/7 hourly radio newscasts on SiriusXM Patriot, SiriusXM's conservative talk channel. DETAILS
If you're like most of TheBlaze TV community, you watched the first episode of For the Record when it premiered and immediately wanted to share the truth about how the NSA has turned America into a surveillance state. Now, due to popular demand, we have made this must-see episode available on DVD.
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Don't miss your chance to own the premiere episode of For The Record. Watch as For the Record investigates how the NSA turned America into a surveillance state. Hear from former NSA employees who left the agency after discovering the government was spying on her people. Plus, join us as we investigate a facility being built in Utah slated to become the largest information-gathering center in the country.
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Hi All - I just spoke w/ Lisa Lnancollas@aol.com (717 437 1327) who lives in Lewistown, Pa and is majorly involved in fighting the smart meters............and it's more than just electric, it's water, furnaces/ac's and wells too
We need to share this information. I asked her if she'd speak to groups in our area and she said yes, but would like to include Mike Reese who's written several bills that we want to get out of committee and approved:
2.signs in our yards saying NO SMART METERS......put them around like election signs
3.Let our State Reps know how you feel ie Warren Kampf....tell him you're in favor of the bills against smart meters
4.Do neighbor alerts........call your neighbors if you see trucks coming into the area
5.Write letters to the editors....remember if they get several letters, they're more likely to put at least one in.....educate the public
6.Prepare handouts
7.Send certified letter to electric company and get return receipt of name of person who signed for it
Be aware:
Water Smart Meters.........(IF YOU LET THEM IN, you're giving permission.) YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LET THEM IN
Well Smart Meters......are coming and will limit the amount of water you use.
If you get someone knocking on your door asking if you want to save money on your heat/ac, do not say yes or they'll put a clip on your unit that will limit your usage of air conditioning. The fan will work, but your usage will be CONTROLLED.
IF you get a new wall mount (thermostat & it may be required w/ a new ac unit because of the wiring) for your AC DO NOT GET ONE WITH A GPS in it........there is a cheaper model that has no GPS........ask questions BEFORE you start or consider any changes!!!!!!!!
Important Announcement from SFL
Across America, state and local officials are writing bills and resolutions to protect citizen's from Agenda 21's policies. Because many people do not recognize Agenda 21 in action, property owners still remain at risk.
To help officials recognize Agenda 21's footprint, SFL created a document in a Q&A format that answers:
How do I know Agenda 21 exists in the U.S.?
What does Agenda 21 have to do with sustainable development?
What is wrong with the Brundtland Commission's definition of sustainable development?
How do I know the UN's sustainable development is the same one in our community?
I thought sustainable development is good, what makes you think it is so bad?
How can something like this happen in America?
How will I recognize Agenda 21?
The document has a lot more information for community members and officials, including a brief history of Agenda 21 and actions to take to have safe planning without top-down intervention.
Grants issued in conjunction with government 'sustainability initiatives' contain stipulations or implementation practices that are the primary doorway for Agenda 21/sustainable development to enter your community. These stipulations often require no growth boundaries, income integration through low-income housing demands, reduced vehicle usage, healthy cities, livability principles and other forms of social engineering.
Other grants issued by non-profit groups such as the Packard, Pew or Carnegie Foundations, frequently promote Agenda 21. Often this happens when HUD or some other federal agency funds the foundation with the money they in turn offer as a sustainability-related grant.
Non-governmental organizations:
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including ICLEI, the Nature Conservancy, American Farmland Trust and the American Planning Association have close ties to HUD-EPA-DOT sustainability initiatives and promote Agenda 21 through their regional and community work, conservation easements and funding.
Federal agencies:
Federal agency Acts including the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act and Endangered Species Act have so expanded, that individual's rights are losing way to unfounded and often exaggerated endangerment findings. The solutions to their findings invariably require fines, taxes, property rights' infringements or the outright transfer of private lands to the government.
Preservation programs, National Parks, Historic Places and Byways, Heritage Sites and Legacy Forest programs have exceeded prudent land and species' protection and are now confiscating massive quantities of the U.S. land mass in alignment with Agenda 21 principles.
The planning process:
Planners' surveys - contain unfair questions that do not express all of resident's options
Consensus meetings - are conducted in ways that elicit responses that support the planner's goals rather than genuine community desires
Visioning sessions- may be over-conducted to the point that the vision belongs to the facilitator and only appears to be that of the community.
Stakeholder meetings - can produce misleading results when the stakeholders do not represent the average community member. Frequently the "stakeholders" have a financial or ideological interest in implementing the plan.
Zoning regulations - originating with the American Planning Association (and others,) contains language that establishes the legal framework to implement Agenda 21 in communities. HUD, other federal agencies and firms such as Siemens funded the development of the APA's Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook, 2nd ed. These supporters all have a stake in Agenda 21's implementation.
Conservation easements - often contain undiscussed clauses that severely restrict property owners' rights, reduce property values and favor the land trust for future contract changes.
Regionalism:
Regional councils replace much of the local officials' authority with unelected boardmembers.
As the regional council matures, local rule diminishes, leaving citizens with more distant and reduced representation.
Once a region is formed, the ability to oppose sustainable development is limited.
Generally, when the regional council accepts grant monies, all tethered communities are bound by the grant stipulations.
Regional planning often includes tax base sharing which promotes wealth transfer by forcing community members to pay for services in other locations.
Regional planning often includes "no growth boundaries" that force housing into urban and inner ring suburban areas. This reduces homebuyers' choices and artificially inflates the value of some properties, while reducing it for others.
Awareness about Agenda 21 is finally spreading throughout the country, due in no small part to your efforts. But knowing it is there isn't enough. Now we need to educate ourselves on how to combat it. That's where you come in.
American Policy Center has recently released a booklet that explains everything you need to know to start fighting back against sustainable programs both locally and nationally. The booklet is called Special Report: Agenda 21 and How to Stop It and is available in the APC store for only $5.95.
I wrote this 35 page booklet in order to give activists a succinct resource they can refer to if they suspect Agenda 21 or Sustainable Development is being implemented in their area. It includes my own research coupled with incredibly helpful graphics created by Carroll County, Maryland Commissioner Richard Rothschild.
In the booklet you will find answers to several roadblocks that grassroots anti-Agenda 21 activists often face, including a definition of property rights and "Resolution to Protect Citizens' Property Rights," which many concerned citizens are already using to tie the hands of power hungry politicians.
This booklet is a great resource for anyone interested in preserving their property rights. It includes all the information to put up a first line of defense and step by step instructions for how to proceed from there. If you face Agenda 21 or Sustainable development in your area or are simply concerned with the national fight this booklet is a must read.
P.S. - The American Policy Center store has recently updated our inventory to include everything you need to fight back against Agenda 21. The revamped catalogue includes the "Stop Agenda 21 Action Kit", which provides users with everything they need to know about Agenda 21 in their own living room, as well as ways to share it with other concerned activists and critical knowledge on how to fight back. The store also offers DVDs of past successful conferences and symposiums, books and articles that deal with the issues of sustainability and Agenda 21 and individually packaged manuals and workbooks to aid you in your activism. You don't need to look any farther than the American Policy Center Store for everything you need to combat Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development in your area.
Common Core goes SOCIAL MEDIA!!! Please share with everyone you know and help us make this a huge success. MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!! Not a TWITTER person.....grab a kid and have some fun.
Parent-Led Reform (@ParentLedReform) will host a Twitter Rally on April 16, 2013 which will start will go from 12:00p-2:00p (EST). We will discuss how the Common Core State Standards effect your family, community and schools? We invite you to participate.
There will be an expert panel and several organizations that will discuss#StopCommonCore. So far I know the panel will consist of:
I'll update with a live link for the Twitter Rally (or you can just follow the hashtag #StopCommonCore) and as the expert panel is finalized.
Update: Be sure to RSVP with the Facebook event invite, this will help keep you up to date with pertinent info.
The whole story on Common Core
Read the sourced and footnoted response to the National Review Online and get all the facts you need to know about Common Core HERE. Compiled by American Principles project and Glenn's research team.
Common Core is the new set of federal education standards being pushed by the Obama administration and several leftist organizations but it's even seeing some support from some conservatives.
defending Common Core, and Glenn gave the definitive response on radio today."Common Core is something that we didn't really get for quite some time and again it's something we've learned from the 9/12 project and concerned parents all around the country that have been bringing this to our attention. When we started in on this work, we thought it was pretty bad. The more we do, the worse it becomes," Glenn said.
Below are some of the points made by the National Review Online in defense of Common Core, followed by Glenn's response.
Today on radio, Glenn gave the definitive response. See that and get all the sources to back it up HERE.
A concerned parent tipped off TheBlaze to the disturbing fact that NY public schools are teaching the U.N.'s Socialist-leaning Universal Human Rights. We also discovered that the schools are delivering this indoctrination using videos made by the Church of Scientology. Learn what our investigation revealedHERE.
TheBlaze has been at the forefront in uncovering the disturbing details of the nationalized curriculum standard known as Common Core. One of the most troubling aspects of this federal program is that government bureaucrats are currently mining sensitive and highly personal information on children through Common Core's tracking system. Watch the powerful segments from The Glenn Beck Program HERE.
Pennsylvanians Against Common Core Facebook page has nearly 450 "friends" which is 8 times that of the pro-Core Facebook page!
Pennsylvanians Against Common Core website has had incredible traffic
We have been contacted by email by many interested parties looking for help and materials in getting the word out and in fighting Common Core. Below are some items that should be of interest to you:
Speakers - Cheryl Boise of the Commonwealth Education Organization will be coordinating speakers that can be available to speak to groups around the state on the subject. You can contact her at: ceb@ceopa.org
Flyers - We have designed an informative flyer for handout at school board meetings, political events and to your friends that should be ready in 10 days. We have ordered 10,000 of these flyers and can mail them out to you upon request when received (be patient). Attached is a one page flyer for your use now that you can print out for distribution.
Suggestion on Curriculum - Many people are telling us that their legislators are arguing that Common Core does NOT control curriculum it only sets standards. We will shortly have a piece debunking that, but in order to not to get lost in a hopeless argument you may just want to call them "national standards" when writing letters to the editor or communicating with your legislator rather than stating that Common Core determines curriculum.
Rallies - Stay tuned, they will be coming at the appropriate time...
State Board of Education Meetings - Please be advised that the PA State Board of Education did hold meetings that technically were open to the public to discuss Common Core prior to voting to enact CCS, but were not well publicized and in some cases were held in buildings with restricted access.
Petition and Passion - the comments that are posted by petition signatories tell a great story of the passion generated by this usurpation of our local and states rights.
Gennell from Reading says: Our family stands firmly against Common Core. Please be advised that our votes WILL depend on your vote against this education standard that would destroy education as we know it.
Amanda from Montgomery County says: Stop this NOW!
Deborah from Dauphin County says: "Stop Common Core and let the local authorities and the PARENTS decide how to educate their children. This is morally wrong."
Susan from Mount Holly Springs says: "Governor Corbett, We do not need Common Core in our schools. Please leave the education of my children alone. "
Michael from Pittsburgh says: "This is an absolute outrage and a violation of our parental rights and state sovereignty."
John from Erie says: "Common Core secondary math education is substandard. Classical literature is being left out in a mad attempt to teach to the test."
Action items:
Contact Secretary of Education Ronald Tomalis at rtomalis@pa.gov and 717-783-6788 and ask him reconsider advancement of Common Core and to hold open well publicized meetings to discuss. Contact your legislator in the PA House and Senate Education Committees and ask them to hold hearings on CCS and to oppose. Please pass on the links to our website and Facebook page to all of your contacts Print and pass out our one page flyer to friends and at meetings. in your area
What information is being collected on your kids through Common Core?
TheBlaze TV subscribers can watch past episodes covering Common Core and CSCOPE. The March 14th episode focused on Common Core and the March 7th episode focused on CSCOPE. Not a subscriber? Sign up HERE.
Glenn has spent a lot of time over the past few weeks exposing some of the education initiatives in states across the country that are indoctrinating kids into the radical progressive agenda. Today, Glenn discussed an issue tied into Common Core that many people aren't aware of: data mining.
"We cover many important stories and topics on this program, but I don't think any could be more important than what we are covering tonight: the progressive takeover of America's schools,"
OK....when they look at you like you have a tin foil hat on your head......take some of this information with you. It is 126 pages. I have not read through the entire document (YET) but what I have read is enough to blow off the top of your head. I have highlighted some stuff. KIPP (Charter Schools) has a CHARACTER REPORT CARD on Page 39. So for now start on page 39 and work your way through to page 45. Remember FERPA laws were changed last year and I am sure not one parent is aware that permission to share information about our children no longer requires parental consent. Obama just slipped all these new changes in and I don't believe any parents were ever asked their opinions about these changes. And where was our Republican Congress when this happened???
AGENDA 21 is: The complete control and inventory of every human activity. After your friends read some of this information ask them if they still believe A21 is not real. Chapter 36 of A21 document is devoted to education.
Our government forgets there are still people alive that can think and see through their garbage.
Print this document and get a highlighter...........then start visiting your neighbors, school boards, elected officials and start screaming. GET COMMON CORE AND THE GOVERNMENT out of our class rooms. I think it is time to start a MASS movement for Home Schooling. I know Home Schooling will not be spared. This should be a movement to bring education back to the local level and DESTROY the Federal Department of Education. If our kids are not in school it will create an uprising at all levels. We should not settle for shutting down Common Core because they will masquerade it....they are already doing this in VA. VA supposedly never signed on to Common Core but GUESS WHAT........they ARE implementing Common Core and disguising it from the citizens in VA....of course they aren't doing a good job of hiding it and people in VA are catching on. Our schools have been in the process of a government take over (in earnest) for more than 20 years. If we don't shut down the Department of Education it will never stop. We have to cause a citizen uprising!!
Here is the U.S. Department of Education - Office of Educational Technology document:
"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests"- Patrick Henry
To fix "THE SYSYEM" We must become "THE SYSTEM" - k. bracken "The change we seek has always required great struggle and great sacrifice." - Barack Hussein Obama "The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master." - Ayn Rand
Has Communist Ideology Overtaken America? Education is crucial. Today I want to share two very interesting lists with you, and rather than adding an extensive amount of my commentary, I want to give you the chance to examine the facts for yourself. It is my opinion that many communist goals have already been accomplished. I also believe that advancement has been made in other areas. But, you owe it to yourself to do your own research. I believe not only in the freedom of speech, but also in the responsibility of free thought. So please don't take my word for it. Examine the facts for yourself.
Again, I want to share two lists with you. The first is a list that was entered into 1963 Congressional Record. The second is the 10 planks of The Communist Manifesto.
If you can't see this happening in America, and a ton of progress being made, then I offer two potential explanations:
You are one of the "useful idiots" of communist teaching.
I am one of the "village idiots" that your Mama probably warned you about.
Some of these points will be open for debate and some will not. In some cases it is blatantly obvious that they have achieved their goals. It is even rumored that our own President has deep communist ties. You might want to check that out as well but I will withhold my opinion at this point. Let's just lay it out and you can interpret it.
This list was originally printed in "The Naked Communist" by Cleon Skousen. It was entered into Congressional Record in 1963 as the 45 goals of "The Communist Takeover of America."
If I Were the Devil - (BEST VERSION) by PAUL HARVEY audio restored
Yes, it's true: You can support ACT! for America-at no cost to you!An important message from Guy Rodgers, Executive Director
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As you know from our Patriot Partner program, we're all about encouraging a lot of people to each do a little-to do something. When everyone does a little, together we accomplish a lot.
So consider what could happen.
If just 1% of ACT! for America members each purchased just $400 in merchandise in 2013, from all the available outlets, and the average percentage donated to ACT! was 1.5%, the total amount donated back to ACT! for America would be...
...$15,000. That's a lot of money, wouldn't you agree?
And if you were one of those ACT! for America members, it wouldn't cost you one thin dime to help ACT! for America receive $15,000.
If this idea really caught on, and eventually 5% of our members made purchases with iGive, that $15,000 could explode to $50,000, $75,000 or more!
What's more, that 1.5% figure might be low. Many of the merchants offer percentage donations that are much higher. One printer inkjet company I looked at offered 13%!
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I know there are many people out there who would love to support ACT! for America, or give more than they're giving, but in these tough economic times they simply can't.
Well, here's a way that everyone who believes in our mission can easily support what we're doing-at no cost to them.
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So please, join me and these ACT! for America chapter leaders who are already signed up and using the iGive service.
Yours for a safe and free America
Guy Rodgers
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The sectional divide that led to the outbreak of the Civil War was rooted in fundamentally opposing interpretations of the principles of the Declaration of Independence in addition to diverging perceptions of the institution of slavery. Slaveholders and non-slaveholders alike at the time of the Founding generally agreed that slavery was unjust and an evil that ran counter to the ethos of the Founding, even while countenancing it in practice. By the 1850s, prominent men such as John C. Calhoun and Alexander Stevens argued that slavery was a positive good, and that liberty and equality, far from being natural rights belonging to every human being, were privileges to be earned.
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News from The Hill:
McConnell asks FBI to investigate Ashley Judd leak By Justin Sink
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has asked the FBI to investigate the recording of a campaign strategy meeting in which the lawmaker and his staff made disparaging remarks about actress Ashley Judd.
In the recording, obtained by Mother Jones, McConnell and his aides debate the merits of attacking Judd's mental health, religion and family values. Judd had been considering a 2014 Senate run against McConnell but opted against the race last month.
Senate votes 68-31 to move forward with gun control measure By Jonathan Easley and Ramsey Cox
The Senate voted to move forward on gun control Thursday, clearing the first of what is expected to be many 60-vote hurdles for the legislation.
In a 68-31 vote, the Senate approved a procedural motion that will allow debate on the Democratic measure to being.
Sixteen Republicans voted in favor of the motion, while two Democrats - both from states President Obama lost in the 2012 election, voted against it. The two Democrats were Sens. Mark Begich (Alaska) and Mark Pryor (Ark.).
The vote comes nearly four months after 26 people including 20 first-graders were killed by a lone gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
By Rachel Sheffield April 11, 2013: Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation (courtesy of Citizens' Alliance of Pennsylvania) This coming school year, Pennsylvania public schools will begin implementing the Common Core education standards. Like many other states, Common Core standards are quickly making their way into the classroom. While proponents of the standards continue to champion their predicted benefits, there is significant cause for concern. First, the standards represent a massive federal overreach. The Obama Administration jumped on board from the get go, promoting national education standards, via policy and federal taxpayer dollars, as part of their education agenda. Billions of federal dollars have gone towards and are continuing to fund, the promotion and implementation of these standards nationwide. The federal government's involvement with the standards should be alarming. Pushing state and local leaders away from classroom curriculum is not only a breach in federalism but gives parents, teachers, and communities less say over what children learn in school. Education experts have also raised alarm over the quality of the standards. Sandra Stotsky, Professor of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, has particularly expressed concern over the English Language Arts. Common Core's ELA standards reduce emphasis on literature by promoting the study of "informational texts." Stotsky says
, "A diminished emphasis on literature in the secondary grades makes it unlikely that American students will study a meaningful range of culturally and historically significant literary works before graduation. It also prevents students from acquiring a rich understanding and use of the English language. Perhaps of greatest concern, it may lead to a decreased capacity for analytical thinking."
Last night on twitter, Dave Weigel of Slate noted he was just hearing from twitterers about the gruesome trial of Kermit Gosnell. Those who care about the story owe a tremendous debt to Kirsten Powers taking to the pages of USA Today to write about it.
It is fascinating how much of a bubble the media lives in with that bubble so DC-NYC centric. It is again one of the problems for news organizations like CNN as it tries to rebuild. With the exception of Fox News, the American news networks focus on the things people along the coast are interested in and not what people along the American river valleys are talking about.
In churches, local restaurants, and small town hair salons a lot of people across the country are talking about the terrible trial of Kermit Gosnell in Pennsylvania. It's just not the people who interact with those who produce the news in New York City.
In fairness to CNN, unlike many other mainstream media outlets, it covered the Gosnell arrest back in 2011, but moved on. Only Fox, which is the number one news network largely because it actually cares what people outside the DC-NYC bubble care about, has stayed with the story.
Gosnell is now on trial two years after his arrest. The stories coming from the trial via the few outlets willing to pay attention are horrific and gruesome. But what's more, similar stories are trickling out from other abortion clinics. The uncommon barbarism of Kermit Gosnell's clinic turns out to be more common than most might imagine. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2.Obama Cynically Ups The Ante With Newest Nominations To His Illegitimate NLRB
Earlier this week, Barack Obama made three nominations to his beleaguered and arguably-unconstitutional National Labor Relations Board. Through this week's action, Obama is once again demonstrating that he is more interested in setting up a political war-of-words than solving the problem he created. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3.MO Highway Patrol Contradicts Gov Nixon On CCW Leak
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has some explaining to do. Yesterday during a hearing led by state Senator Kurt Schaefer, Col. Ron Replogle of the Missouri Highway Patrol confessed that Missouri state law was violated (which I shared Wednesday) and the full list of conceal carry permit holders was sent to the federal government . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
4.Leftist Groups Legislate Same Day Voter Registration, Election Integrity Hardest Hit
A bill just introduced in the Colorado legislature would allow voter registration through Election Day, beginning July 1 of this year. The legislation, which was drafted by Common Cause, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), America Votes, and various other left-wing organizations, contains provisions similar to fraud-plagued election policies in the state of Wisconsin.. . . please click here for the rest of the post →
5.Liberals, New York Times Misrepresent Wisconsin Shooting
Gun control advocates have seized upon a Brookfield, Wisconsin shooting last year as evidence validating their drive for more restrictive gun laws. The tragic story of the Azana Spa shooting on a Sunday last October has risen to a leading anecdote in the gun debate thanks to the efforts of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The New York Times in a Thursday story declared that, "Cases like the Wisconsin spa shooting are at the heart of the debate raging in Washington over whether to expand background checks for all gun purchases."
While that representation fits the desired liberal narrative, it may not fit the facts. Local media outlets in Wisconsin pointed out in the days and weeks after the shooting that local law enforcement agencies repeatedly failed to apprehend the eventual shooter after coming in contact with him numerous times in violence and domestic abuse related incidents. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
Through opposition against the Common Core standards, Mike Pence has a unique opportunity to put himself at the forefront of American conservatism. ...»
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April 11, 2013 Inspiration. Motivation. Information. Hope.
Announcing the 2013 ACT! for America National Conference and Legislative Briefing
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PAMELA GELLER EVENT AT GREAT NECK SYNAGOGUE CANCELLED: "THE SYNAGOGUE IS UNABLE TO BEAR THE BURDEN."
Due to relentless intimidation, bullying and threats, the Great Neck Synagogue is cancelling my talk at the Great Neck Synagogue on Sunday. It is a very sad day for freedom-loving peoples when fascist tactics trump free speech.
Leftist goons, pushed and prodded by Islamic supremacist Habeeb Ahmed and his co-conspirators, threatened a march on the shul (among other things) on Sunday (imagine how terrorized the Sunday school children would be).
They win. Again.
The synagogue board could not take the extraordinary pressures and issued the following statement that, as the board said, while "these important issues must be discussed, the synagogue is unable to bear the burden." The event is cancelled.
"As the notoriety and media exposure of the planned program this Sunday have increased, so has the legal liability and potential security exposure of our institution and it's [sic] member families. In an era of heightened security concerns it is irresponsible to jeopardize the safety of those who call Great Neck Synagogue home, especially our children, even at the risk of diverting attention from a potentially important voice in the ongoing debate. Accordingly, the Great Neck Synagogue Men's Club will no longer be sponsoring the appearance of Pamela Geller this coming Sunday, and no event will be taking place in our facility."
UPDATE:Spencer adds: "Note that they don't say "We finally realized that Geller was just as bad as they say" or some such. They say: "In an era of heightened security concerns it is irresponsible to jeopardize the safety of those who call Great Neck Synagogue home, especially our children, even at the risk of diverting attention from a potentially important voice in the ongoing debate." In other words, the Leftist and Islamic supremacist thugs made it clear that the synagogue would be in danger if the event went on. And so the goons know: make threats, issue smears, and decent people will cave. It is a terrible precedent for the future of the freedom of speech, and for America."
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
VIDEO: CBS NEWS ON GREAT NECK SYNAGOGUE CANCELLATION OF PAMELA GELLER TALK
CBS News Pamela Geller Event at Great Neck Synagogue Cancelled
Notice how CBS runs Geller footage with no audio. Here is the statement I gave to CBS:
Due to relentless intimidation, bullying and threats, the Great Neck Synagogue is cancelling my talk at the Great Neck Synagogue on Sunday. Ironically, the subject of my talk was the war on free speech, and this incident shows how urgently this topic needs to be discussed. Leftist thugs, pushed and prodded by Islamic supremacist Habeeb Ahmed and his co-conspirators, threatened a march on the shul (among other things).
It is a very sad day for freedom-loving peoples when fascist tactics trump free speech. This reinforces a terrible precedent: that Islamic supremacists and leftists can get whatever they want, and silence their opponents, by keeping up pressure on decent people until they cave in. In America, they don't assassinate their foes, but they assassinate their character. While I understand the synagogue's action, I deplore the cancellation. It shows the inroads that Islamic supremacists and leftists are making in their larger war on the freedom of speech. It hands a victory to thugs and foes of the freedom of speech, as well as the other freedoms and rights that I am dedicated to defending.
In mosques and Islamic centers, the most vitriolic jihad supporters and preachers of hate speak freely. No one complains. No one demonstrates. No one utters a word of protest. But my work that has been consistently in defense of human rights is not allowed to be given a hearing. Mine is a message of freedom, and that message has been forbidden.
Army officer officially labels Christian groups 'domestic hate groups'
Purposely and specifically names AFA and FRC in email to junior officers and soldiers
April 11, 2013
Dear ##FirstName[AFA Supporter]##,
An Army officer has sent an email to subordinates labeling conservative Christian organizations as "domestic hate groups" and stating their values don't align with "Army values."
AFA has obtained the 14-page email sent out by Lt. Col. Jack Rich telling other officers and soldiers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, that, specifically, the American Family Association and the Family Research Council are "domestic hate groups" because they oppose homosexuality. Rich said: "When we see behaviors that are inconsistent with Army Values, don't just walk by - do the right thing and address the concern before it becomes a problem." (See the email here)
Rich took inflammatory and incendiary language directly from the website of the anti-Christian Southern Poverty Law Center, then purposely and specifically chose AFA and FRC as examples of "domestic hate groups."
There are thousands and thousands of people enlisted in the United States Army who are themselves Christian and would resent the fact that this one lieutenant colonel is purporting to speak for the whole Army by saying AFA and FRC don't represent "Army values."
TAKE ACTION
Write your U.S. Representative and Senators today. Ask them to investigate these slanderous accusations by Lt. Col. Jack Rich and to strongly advise Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to insure the military ceases its anti-Christian rhetoric.
Write your U.S. Representative and Senators today.
It is very important that you forward this alert to your friends and family members.
Sincerely,
Tim Wildmon, President American Family Association
In the message he issued along with his budget proposal today, President Obama said he wants to see 4-year-old children in the U.S. enrolled in public schools.
Blanking out knowledge necessary to fight a war only leaves one blind-sided to the enemy's next moves. Denying reality is not a practical or even a moral policy.
This is the story of the notorious flotilla that sailed towards the Gaza coast in 2010 with the intention of breaking Israel's legal blockade of the Hamas occupied Gaza Strip and infiltrating the borders of the Jewish state.
A liturgy was being held for eight murdered Christians resulting from a bloodthirsty rampage by Muslim vigilantes three days earlier on Friday afternoon.
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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." ~ Ronald Reagan
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - "If Dr. Gosnell had walked into a nursery and shot seven infants with an AR-15, it would be national news and the subject of presidential hand-wringing." That was the challenging observation made this morning by Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ, on the floor of the U.S. House.
Because Kermit Gosnell instead allegedly snipped the spinal cords of seven newborn babies in a building called an abortion clinic, the national media has almost uniformly ignored the case, said Smith, something that he charged amounted to a deliberate "cover-up."
Rep. Chris Smith
"Will the decades-long major national news media cover-up of the brutality-and violence-of abortion methods ever end?" asked Smith. "Will Americans ever be told the horrifying details as to how-and how often-abortionists dismember, decapitate, and chemically poison innocent babies?"
Kermit Gosnell is currently undergoing trial on charges of murdering seven newborn infants by slitting their spinal cords after failed abortions. Former employees of Gosnell have testified that hundreds of babies - many of them viable - were "aborted" in this way at Gosnell's "House of Horrors" clinic.
Rep. Smith was among a group of 10 Congressman who took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this morning to vent their frustration at the lack of media attention being paid to the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell.
2013 04-11 Rep. Chris Smith Speech on the Trial of Abortionist Kermit Gosnell [Part 1]
Look, I'm pretty angry. I know a lot of people are too. Angry, frightened, uncertain. Who CAN you trust, right? Well, I've got some bad news, some very hard truths - and a path to victory to share.
At first, I was going to ignore these people, and enjoy going to dinner for my girlfriend's birthday tonight. But, I've got a little time before leaving and this was extremely important.
So I spent a few minutes and wrote my thoughts. If you've read my columns or letters before, I think you'll see how upset I am about what happened in the Senate today. My blood is boiling.
What happened is only making my resolve stronger. And as the Tenth Amendment Center gets stronger and bigger as an organization, we're going to be that much more effective.
Please take a few minutes as soon as you're able to and read my letter/column in response to that Senate vote today. I share your frustration and anger. Joe Biden told us something "clearly" recently, and I've got a message to shove right back to him. I absolutely offer you a plan to turn everything around. All of it.
The hypocrisy of American academia centers on a craving for donated, capitalist dollars but with no caveats. The miserable state of university and college intellectual achievements runs parallel with the stream of leftist ideology which began back in the 60s, interestingly enough the years when the Bill Ayers, Bernardine Weatherman group began its reign of in-country terror.
When philanthropist Thomas Klingenstein got the drift of how Bowdoin College President Barry Mills felt about the evils of conservatism, the wealthy realist took action. "Diversity of ideas at all levels of the college is crucial for our credibility and for our educational mission," he said as he commissioned the National Association of Scholars (NAS) to research the Maine colleges' real diversity composition. "There's the obsession with race, class, gender and sexuality as the essential forces of history and markers of political identity," plus the dedication of sustainability of the planet to keep it safe from capitalism. ... Continue Reading:University emphasis on race and gender not contributing to the economy? Seems impossible, doesn't it!
A homeless camp in Kansas City was broken up by police and volunteers hoping to help them last week. It wasn�t just your usual tent city though, as it had a network of underground tunnels. According to the Kansas City Star, one of the tunnels went as far down as 25 feet. See the amazing images from inside the tunnelsHERE.
Wednesday,during an interview with Laura Ingraham on her radio program, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed President Barack Obama for �trying to take advantage� of the tragic Newtown shooting to push gun control. He also predicted that the administration�s push to impose stricter gun laws will haunt Democrats in 2014 and could lead to a GOP takeover of the Senate. Listen to the interviewHERE.
On the eve of the gun control debate in the Senate, First lady Michelle Obama set the tone for the debate with a deeply personal testemant comparing herself to the honor student from her hometown shot to death a week after performing as a majorette in the presidential inaugural parade. Watch the videoHERE.
One of the most widely read financial journalists in America says a scandal in the Obama Administration could actually ruin the entire Democratic party. Learn how here.
In a surprising turnaround, New York State Police have admitted that they made a mistake when they confiscated the guns and suspended the permit of an Erie County resident on the grounds of mental health. Hear the Erie County Clerk deliver a scathing rebuke of both the actions of the State Police and the lawHERE.
MSNBC came under fire this week for a promotional video where host Melissa Harris-Perry explained that we need to �break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents� and recognize that �kids belong to whole communities.� Now, critics are again raising concern with yet another controversial promo for Harris-Perry�s show. What's the big deal about this one? It kinda smells like Socialism. Watch the clip and decide for yourselfHERE.
Energy giant ExxonMobil proudly supports the controversial Common Core State Standards initiative, according to the company�s website and a promotional commercial that is currently airing on TV. If you think that we're kidding, just watch the videoHERE.
On Wednesday, Republican Sen. Rand Paul�s remarks at Howard University in Washington, D.C. were briefly interrupted by a protester who tried to unfurl a banner declaring, �Howard University does not support white supremacy.� Watch the videoHERE.
A Connecticut gun-maker announced on Wednesday that it intends to leave the state following the passage of gun control legislation. The company contends it tramples on the rights of citizens and does not show enough consideration for the industry. Bristol-based PTR says in a statement posted on its website that it has not decided where it will move, but it has commitments from most employees to relocate. Read what PTR told other firearms companies in the state HERE.
Have you ever wondered how many people would actually sign a petition calling for a repeal of the 2nd Amendment and door-to-door gun confiscation? Well, you�re in luck. Mark Dice, a political activist, took to the streets to see how many signatures he could get. Watch the clip HERE.
Why is it so much fun to mock your boss? (Why ask why?) For years, TheBlaze editorial staff has heard a story from our Editor-in-Chief, Scott Baker, about the time he passed out during a live, prime time television broadcast. We finally managed to cajole Scott into sharing that moment with us. After surviving the anticipated lampooning by his staff, Scott bravely agreed to release the clip to the world. Watch and enjoy it HERE.
Mother Jones Washington, D.C., correspondent David Corn is concerned about secret wiretapping of those who might be our very real enemies, and who might use their power to harm us in a terrorist action. Their civil liberties are being violated, and Corn is upset. But obviously his concern does not extend to violating the rights of political activists preparing for a campaign, even though every side, Democrat and Republican, engages in opposition research.
The weakening of the Defense Department's readiness continues as President Obama's FY 2014 budget proposed whacking billions more from a military force already reeling from $500 billion in sequestration cuts.
Writing in support of those who say the reward should not be paid at all are the editors of the Long Beach Press Telegram, who in an April 2 editorial wrote that the three claimants did not "go above and beyond to lead police to a dangerous suspect," but rather did only "what anyone would have after being victimized: call the police to report a crime."
Watch out, ladies in the dating world: Family Guy's prized demographic is totally Petarded. According to the show's creator, Family Guy's target audience is men ages 18-34. This happens to be one of the most desirable demographics for advertisers and women looking to eventually get married and settle down. Who hasn't dreamed of a life with Peter Griffin?
"If justice, good faith, honor, gratitude and all the other qualities which enoble the character of a nation, and fulfill the ends of Government be the fruits of our establishments, the cause of Liberty will acquire a dignity and lustre, which it has never yet enjoyed, and an example will be set, which can not but have the most favorable influence on the rights of Mankind." --James Madison (1783)
Thatcher and Reagan
When our children were young, on occasional clear and crisp fall nights, we would huddle together on lawn chairs behind the house, align our feet to the south, and fix our gaze on the heavens. Our mission was, ostensibly, to spot passing satellites and shooting stars, but what that time together really afforded was uninterrupted conversation about things that matter most.
Sometimes we would witness the rare atmospheric entry of a massive meteor, which would light up the sky in a streak lasting several seconds. Contemplating the origin of that space rock increased our respect for the size and complexity of the universe, and its Creator.
We never saw more than one of those brilliant meteors on any one evening watch, much less two at the same time. But there are extraordinary moments when the space-time continuum aligns in order for two remarkable events to occur simultaneously. Such was the case in the late 1970s.
As socialist policies choked Western economies, including those of the United States and United Kingdom, two bright stars appeared on the horizon -- and they would rekindle the flame of Liberty and economic freedom around the world.
In 1975, these conservative leaders emerged amid the economic and social rubble left by decades of statism. On different sides of the Atlantic, they boldly set about to reverse the course of history.
The two were Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (UKPM from 1979 to 1990) and President Ronald Reagan (POTUS from 1981 to 1989).
Proverbs 27:17 notes, "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." Such was the case with Thatcher and Reagan.
None of this is should come as a surprise. Tuesday, CNN came out of the closet with an open declaration that "The Most Trusted Name In News" would use two full days of programming as a propaganda push for legislation tightening background checks. CNN has been so good about keeping that promise that this morning a pro-gun control Senator thanked a CNN anchor for his support.
Wednesday morning on "Starting Point," anchors John Berman and Christine Roman hosted Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), one of the two senators responsible for the compromise legislation on background checks.
Colbert Ruthlessly Attacks Weiner's Possible Comeback More
Video: The State Of The World In ONE Picture
Apr 11, 2013 01:37 pm
No need for a description. The picture says it all... Related posts: The Big Picture Is A New World Order (Author's note: The views expressed here may not be those... Just Had To Share This Picture With You They say a picture is worth a thousand words. On...
Apr 11, 2013 01:32 pm We already know that Congress is on a never-ending quest to meddle in our affairs. They control everything - all for the sake of their own filthy politics. And since the free market is no exception, the actions of these madmen often result in higher prices for the consumer (you). It's sick, really. And it's [...]
Video: Mark Levin Goes Nuclear On Anti-Gun Democrats
Apr 11, 2013 01:24 pm
While some may believe that the Second Amendment is not at stake with today's scheduled vote on the Democrats' gun control package, the term 'shall not be infringed' in the 2nd amendment is crystal clear. Related posts: Mark Levin Goes Nuclear Over Obama Destroying The Country ... Continue to Post... Mark Levin Slams Chief Justice [...]
Congressman Challenges Colleagues To Press Obama On Benghazi
Apr 11, 2013 01:22 pm WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Stockman (R-Texas 36) released the following open letter to Congress Tuesday afternoon, encouraging members to support Congressman Frank Wolf's bill creating a Select Committee to investigate the Obama administration's response to the Sept. 11, 2012 killings of Americans in Benghazi, Libya. Dear Colleague: As a fellow member of this body, I [...]
"They like the way it feels. ... Like driving a Ferrari." Related posts: Biden Mocks Gun-Owners Like we're going to let our guard down now, Joe......... PETA Compares Hunting Literature To Pornography According to the deep thinkers at People for the Ethical...
Apr 11, 2013 01:06 pm For a generation, our academics, social activists, liberal politicians, and Tinsel Town tramps have been engaged in pushing God out of the national consciousness. They have made great strides and have only a few big hurdles left. One is same sex marriage; the other is - judgment. Extreme, you say? Just look at these headlines [...]
Apr 11, 2013 12:59 pm The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has claimed that agents do not need warrants to read people's emails, text messages and other private electronic communications, according to internal agency documents. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which obtained the documents through a Freedom of Information Act request, released the information on Wednesday. In a 2009 handbook, the IRS [...]
Video: Video Evidence Obama Guarded By Shape-shifting Demons
Apr 11, 2013 12:57 pm
Some believe that Barack Obama is being guarded by demonic entities right now, masquerading as humans by shapeshifting from their true form; but sometimes their facade fails, and the result is captured by television cameras. In this episode of The Truth Is Viral, we will take a look at one such event. Related posts: @TheGame [...]
6 Ways Obama's Budget Is Worse Than Everyone Thinks
Apr 11, 2013 12:56 pm Fiscal Policy: Shorn of its accounting gimmicks, the president's budget isn't a "balanced" plan to get the debt crisis under control. It's a monument to fiscal irresponsibility. With much fanfare and a lot of media hype, President Obama unveiled his latest budget plan - two months late. An IBD review of Obama's budget finds that, among [...]
Apr 11, 2013 12:52 pm PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS Dear Mr Priebus, I signed on with the Republican Party back in 2008 when I perceived the threat that our Muslim/communist plant Barack Hussein Obama would bring to the United States if he won the election. Like every good party supporter, I gave what I could in order [...]
Video: Radio Host Has Video Of Piers Morgan Shooting Guns
Apr 11, 2013 12:42 pm
Alex Jones admits such in an interview with James O'Keefe! Related posts: Ted Nugent Slams Piers Morgan For His 'Obsession' With Guns When Ted Nugent sat down with Piers Morgan in Texas... Piers Morgan And Guests Openly Call For Alex Jones' Murder Daily Beast sports columnist Buzz Bissinger appeared on Piers Morgan's...
University Emphasis On Race Not Contributing To The Economy?
Apr 11, 2013 12:32 pm The hypocrisy of American academia centers on a craving for donated, capitalist dollars but with no caveats. The miserable state of university and college intellectual achievements runs parallel with the stream of leftist ideology that began back in the 60s, interestingly enough the years when the Bill Ayers/Weatherman group began its reign of in-country terror. [...]
Apr 11, 2013 12:30 pm Margaret Thatcher, who served as prime minister of Britain from 1979 to 1990, is most famous for teaming up with my father Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II to peacefully end the Cold War and bring about the collapse of the Soviet Union. But at home, the "Iron Lady's" intellect, political will, and love [...]
Video: Sen. Toomey: Background Checks Are Not Gun Control
Apr 11, 2013 12:24 pm
What a sad soul, stabbing us in the back like this. He just doesn't get it. Related posts: NRA's LaPierre: Real Consequences Of Universal Background Checks In addressing a crowd at the 2013 Western Hunting and... Senate Panel Ready To OK Gun Background Checks WASHINGTON- Democrats are ready to muscle expanded background checks and...
"They're all our kids." Watch this video quickly - you have 20,000,000 kids who need help with their homework tonight. Related posts: MSNBC Host: "I Have A Right To Know...Who Has A Gun" A weekly publication in New York, The Journal News, has... MSNBC Host: All Your Kids Belong To Us This woman genuinely scares [...]
Video: NYC Ordered To Reimburse Occupy Wall Street
Apr 11, 2013 12:19 pm
It isn't over for Occupy Wall Street: New York City has settled with a group of protesters to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tax dollars at work, right?! Related posts: Did Targeting The 1% By "Occupy Wall Street" Movement Lead To NY Shootings? Ever since the Oklahoma City bombings, liberals have been [...]
Video: Beck: "I Have A Feeling We're Headed For A Monarchy"
Apr 11, 2013 11:59 am
Glenn Beck says he thinks America is headed toward monarchy, only this time the King and Queen keep their heads while the subjects lose theirs. Related posts: Glenn Beck To Leave Fox News Program Updated: Glenn Beck is out at Fox News Channel. Beck's... Glenn Beck's Departure From Fox News, Part 1 On rare occasions, [...]
Apr 11, 2013 11:27 am WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama's budget plan would increase taxes by $1 trillion over the next decade, relying on many proposals that have been repeatedly rejected by Congress. Obama says his plan includes $580 billion in tax increases to help reduce government borrowing. But the tax hikes don't stop there. The proposal would also impose an [...]
Video: Gun Advocate's Heated Exchange With CNN Host
Apr 11, 2013 11:26 am
Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, faced off with CNN's Wolf Blitzer during a contentious interview on "The Situation Room." Related posts: Gun Owners Of America's Larry Pratt: Obama Is A "Communist Dictator" Executive Director of Gun Owners of America Larry Pratt on... Andrea Mitchell Shut Down By Gun Rights Advocate In [...]
Apr 11, 2013 11:22 am WASHINGTON - Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday that Republicans face long odds in connecting with black voters and are often cast as unsympathetic to the needs of blacks and minorities - something he says the party needs to change. Paul, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, said in a speech at Howard University that the [...]
Want To Bring The Economy Back To Life? Pass Tax Reform
Apr 11, 2013 11:15 am WASHINGTON - No single labor statistic speaks more loudly, or more painfully, than the announcement that the Obama economy created a puny 88,000 jobs last month. Even more shocking was the Bureau of Labor Statistics report that 500,000 long-suffering Americans gave up looking for work and thus were no longer counted among the unemployed, falsely [...]
Apr 11, 2013 11:07 am SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 11, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ - Senate Bill 323 came one step closer to becoming California law as the bill easily passed out of the California Senate Governance and Finance Committee on a party-line vote. Should SB 323 become law, it would break new ground in using the tax system to punish those who are [...]
The Senate voted this morning to begin debate on legislation limiting Second Amendment rights. Big Media is breathlessly reporting that a breakthrough deal was reached on background checks, which allowed this debate to move forward.
Most of the public and most of the Congress are in favor of preventing criminals, the mentally disturbed and other dangerous people from getting guns. But most of the legislative ideas being pushed by Obama/Reid/Pelosi would also make it harder for law-abiding Americans to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights. In addition, many civil libertarians on the right and even the ACLU on the left are concerned that the government database being put together on gun ownership will lead to confiscation.
Liberals in the Senate have supposedly agreed to destroy any records created by these background checks so that they could not be used for registration and confiscation. But there is plenty of reason to be skeptical.
For example, state lawmakers in Missouri are trying to figure out how and why the state's database of concealed permit holders was twice turned over to the federal government in clear violation of state law.
The Real Agenda
The left is going to great lengths to reassure everyone that its goal is not to take away guns. Joe Biden recently mocked folks who worry about such concerns as "the black helicopter crowd." But the fact is there are Democrats in Congress who would repeal the Second Amendment if they could.
California Senator Dianne Feinstein once said, "If I could have gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States for an outright ban, picking up every one of them -- 'Mr. and Mrs. America, turn them all in' -- I would have done it."
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), who isn't shy about wanting to ban handguns, says her side is "on a roll" and sees these current efforts to limit Second Amendment rights as just the beginning.
Planned Parenthood Abortion Facility Closed
A Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Delaware has been shut down after repeated medical emergencies. Now former workers at the facility have gone public with complaints about unsafe and unsanitary conditions.
Jayne Mitchell-Werbrich, told a local ABC station, "I couldn't tell you how ridiculously unsafe it was." She said the abortionist often did not wear gloves. She told reporters "that a rush to get patients in and out left operating tables soiled and unclean."
As is the case in many states, the ABC report notes that in Delaware "abortion clinics are not subject to routine inspections."
Abortion is a procedure designed to result in the death of a baby -- even if everything goes "right." It can and does result in injury and even the death of the mother too. If you believe abortions should be safe for the mother if not the unborn child, in what world does is make sense not to subject such facilities to routine inspections?
This is just one more example of the left's abortion-on-demand extremism that exploits women for profit. The left cannot think of even one abortion it would prevent. It wants nothing -- not even concerns about a woman's health -- to stand in the abortionist's way.
Do Not Despair!
I know many conservatives are frustrated and disappointed with the state of our union today. My friends, do not give in to despair. The reports of the death of conservatism in America are premature.
According to the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, Barack Obama's approval rating stands at 47%, while 48% of Americans disapprove. In addition, only 31% of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction. Sixty-one percent believe it is going in the wrong direction.
One reason many Americans might feel the country is on the wrong track is the explosion of disability claims, many of them fraudulent, during the Obama years. You can read more about that issue in my latest column at The Daily Caller.
Let me say this to our Republican friends: When you see Obama's approval rating, the last thing you should be doing is sticking your finger in the eye of your best voters. The last election was not a landslide for liberalism. As this poll indicates, the country remains deeply divided.
The reason Republicans are competitive at all is that you have nearly half of the country solidly in your corner. But the impulse of the Beltway elites seems to be to dump a good portion of their base -- values voters -- in the vain hope of trying to pick up three or four percent more. It is simply not true that marriage, life and a dedication to constitutional rights is hurting the GOP.
Why do I say that? A recent Gallup poll asked Americans what they most disliked about the GOP. Now, judging by the reaction of the party's leadership you might think the number one response was values issues, like same-sex marriage.
So what percentage of the public cited "gay marriage" as their reason for not liking the GOP? 50%? Not even close. 25%? Nope. 10%? No, just a measly 1% said that the party's support for traditional marriage was why they did not like the Republican Party. If the GOP wants to start winning, they should talk more about struggling families, defenseless children and strong communities.
So, of course, the "obvious conclusion" in Washington is that the party must offend the vast majority of its supporters in order to pander to the 1%. Sometimes the "Stupid Party" earns its name.
By the way, far more Americans cited elements of the party's economic agenda, such as being "for the rich, not the middle class," for why they did not like the Republican Party.
Reagan Wins Again
Now let me leave you with this good news as further evidence that conservatism is alive and well. A recent poll found that Ronald Reagan would trounce Barack Obama 58% to 42% if he were alive today! Even among younger voters, Reagan would still get 51%. Clearly, the county is not enamored with Barack Obama.
So the most conservative president in modern American history would win overwhelmingly!
Far from abandoning Reagan's legacy, we should be embracing it. This poll shows there is real value in conservative candidates continuing to tell voters that they are Reagan conservatives who wants smaller government, lower taxes, a strong defense, respect for life, religious liberty and strong families.
Don't give up, my friends! We can once again make America a "shining city upon a hill!"
A new generation of comics gets fed up with the left.
"Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt." ~ Samuel Adams
US Army Giving Confusing Messages In Interest Of Political Correctness?
U.S. Army Equates Catholicism And Evangelical Christianity With al-Qaeda And Hamas By Robert Spencer RightSideNews.com Fox News reported last week that "the U.S. Army listed Evangelical Christianity and Catholicism as examples of religious extremism along with Al Qaeda and Hamas during a briefing with an Army Reserve unit based in Pennsylvania."
Safe from Sequester: $704,198 for Gardening at NATO Ambassador's Home By Elizabeth Harrington CNSNews.com Just over a week after sequestration took effect, the State Department allotted more than $700,000 for gardening at a U.S. Ambassador's residence in Brussels, Belgium.
Global Governance 2025: Rewriting The Life Of The Common Man As We Know It By Judi McLeod CanadaFreePress.com The "change" promised to the masses by a 2008 electioneering Senator Barack Obama is blanket Global Governance of world populations.
Baby-Murder Trial Reveals 'Clinic' Violence By Bob Unruh World Net Daily The violence done in abortion "clinics" has been covered by WND, LifeNews.com and a long list of pro-life websites for years, but now the murder trial for abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell, who is accused of snipping the spines of babies who survived the abortion procedure, is making inroads into the legacy media.
Roberta Flack sang the beautiful ballad, "The first time ever I saw your face."
The FBI put your face in its biometric database -- along with your fingerprints, DNA profile, iris scans, palm prints, voice identification profile, photographs and other identifying information collected by states, counties and even schools.
They didn't do it because they thought you were cute ...
You know the story of the Good Samaritan ... the man who showed God's mercy to a beaten and wounded stranger.
But what if there was someone who, in the name of good and right, was inflicting deep wounds on American society because he hated God? What if he was ... the Bad Samaritan?
WND's revelation of a secret uranium-enrichment site adjacent to an array of long-range missiles stored underground has got them jumping in Tehran today.
Here's how the mullah regime deals with a massive "gotcha" moment.
(If you've ever caught your kids with their hands in the cookie jar, you'll recognize the behavior immediately) ...
One of these days I will get around to writing about President Obama's proposed budget; Paul has already done so here. In the meantime, here is a humorous video produced by the Free Enterprise Alliance titled "You May Already Be a Loser." I think that if people really understood what the federal government is doing to them, there would be a run on tar and feathers:
Now for the unintentional humor: the spectacle of Obama's budget director, Jeff Zients, tap dancing around the numbers in his own budget and professing not to be aware that-if all goes according to plan-it would add more than $8 trillion to the national debt:
True, driving our nation into bankruptcy isn't funny. Still, it sometimes helps to laugh.
Earlier today, three members of the Civil Rights Commission, Vice Chair Abigail Thernstrom, Gail Heriot and Peter Kirsanow, wrote a long, footnoted letter to Marcia Fudge, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. The subject was immigration. I have reproduced the letter in full below, with the footnotes at the end. Because it is lengthy, here is an excerpt:
Such grant of legal status will likely disproportionately harm lower-skilled African-Americans by making it more difficult for them to obtain employment and depressing their wages when they do obtain employment. The increased employment difficulties will likely have negative consequences that extend far beyond economics...
The obvious question is whether there are sufficient jobs in the low-skilled labor market for both African-Americans and illegal immigrants. The answer is no...
Married men are more likely to be employed and to have higher earnings than unmarried men, although the relationship between marriage and economic success is complex. However, it is obvious that men who are unemployed or are incarcerated are far less appealing prospective spouses than men who hold down a steady job.26 Yet there are fewer and fewer jobs available-and at lower wages-for men in traditionally masculine industries.27 Giving amnesty to illegal immigrants would only exacerbate this problem facing low-skilled men, who are disproportionately African-American. The dearth of job opportunities gives these men less confidence in their ability to support a family, and gives women reason to fear that these prospective husbands will be only another mouth to feed.
The letter concludes:
Before the federal government decides to grant legal status to illegal immigrants, due deliberation should be given to what effect such grant will have on the employment and earnings prospects of low-skill Americans generally and black Americans specifically. We respectfully submit that granting such legal status is not without substantial costs to American workers.
It is beyond me why members of the Black Caucus would even consider voting to legalize millions of low-skill, low-wage workers, mostly from Mexico, when the black unemployment rate is around 14%. Is "sellout" too strong a word? I think it is not strong enough.
Hon. Marcia L. Fudge, Chair Congressional Black Caucus 2344 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
Dear Chairman Fudge:
We write in our individual capacities as three members of the eight-member U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and not on behalf of the Commission as a whole. In light of recent debates on comprehensive immigration reform, we are writing to address a rarely-discussed effect of granting legal status or effective amnesty to illegal immigrants. Such grant of legal status will likely disproportionately harm lower-skilled African-Americans by making it more difficult for them to obtain employment and depressing their wages when they do obtain employment. The increased employment difficulties will likely have negative consequences that extend far beyond economics. In 2008, the Commission held a briefing regarding the impact of illegal immigration on the wages and employment opportunities of African-Americans.1 The testimony at the briefing indicated that illegal immigration disproportionately impacts the wages and employment opportunities of African-American men.2
The briefing witnesses, well-regarded scholars from leading universities and independent groups, were ideologically diverse. All the witnesses acknowledged that illegal immigration has a negative impact on black employment, both in terms of employment opportunities and wages. The witnesses differed on the extent of that impact, but every witness agreed that illegal immigration has a discernible negative effect on black employment. For example, Professor Gordon Hanson's research showed that "Immigration . . . accounts for about 40 percent of the 18 percentage point decline [from 1960-2000] in black employment rates."3 Professor Vernon Briggs wrote that illegal immigrants and blacks (who are disproportionately likely to be low-skilled) often find themselves in competition for the same jobs, and the huge number of illegal immigrants ensures that there is a continual surplus of low-skilled labor, thus preventing wages from rising.4 Professor Gerald Jaynes's research found that illegal immigrants had displaced U.S. citizens in industries that had traditionally employed large numbers of African-Americans, such as meatpacking.5
Illegal immigration has a disparate impact on African-American men because these men are disproportionately represented in the low-skilled labor force. The Census Bureau released a new report on educational attainment after the Commission issued its report. This report, released in February 2012, found that 50.9 percent of native-born blacks had not continued their education beyond high school.6 The same report found that 75.5 percent of foreign-born Hispanics had not been educated beyond high school, although it does not disaggregate foreign-born Hispanics who are legal immigrants from those who are illegal immigrants.7 However, Professor Briggs estimated that illegal immigrants or former illegal immigrants who received amnesty constitute a third to over a half of the total foreign-born population.8 Foreign-born Hispanics who are in the United States illegally are disproportionately male.9 African-Americans who have not pursued education beyond high school are also disproportionately male.10 These poor educational attainment levels usually relegate both African-American men and illegal immigrant men to the same low-skilled labor market, where they must compete against each other for work.11
The obvious question is whether there are sufficient jobs in the low-skilled labor market for both African-Americans and illegal immigrants. The answer is no. As Professor Briggs noted in his testimony to the Commission, "In February 2008 . . . the national unemployment rate was 4.8 percent, but the unemployment rate for adults (over 25 years old) without a high school diploma was 7.3 percent."12 During 2007, "Black American adult workers without a high school diploma had an unemployment rate of 12.0 percent, and those with only a high school diploma had an unemployment rate of 7.3 percent."13 These statistics suggest both that there is an overall surplus of workers in the low-skilled labor market, and that African-Americans are particularly disfavored by employers.14 More recently, Professor George Borjas of Harvard wrote:
Classifying workers by education level and age and comparing differences across groups over time shows that a 10 percent increase in the size of an education/age group due to the entry of immigrants (both legal and illegal) reduces the wage of native-born men in that group by 3.7 percent and the wage of all native-born workers by 2.5 percent. . . . The same type of education/age comparison used to measure the wage impact shows that a 10 percent increase in the size of a skill group reduced the fraction of native-born blacks in that group holding a job by 5.1 percentage points.15
Furthermore, these statistics reflect an economy that was not experiencing the persistent stagnation we are experiencing today. The country's economic woes have disproportionately harmed African-Americans, especially those with little education. In 2011, 24.6 percent of African-Americans without a high school diploma were unemployed, as were 15.5 percent of African-Americans with only a high school diploma.16 Two and half years into the economic recovery, African-Americans face particular difficulty obtaining employment. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the seasonally adjusted January 2013 unemployment rate for all black Americans-not just those with few skills-was 13.8 percent, nearly twice the white unemployment rate of 7.0 percent.17 The economy has a glut of low-skilled workers, not a shortage. Not only do illegal immigrants compete for jobs with African-Americans, but that competition drives down wages for the jobs that are available. Harvard professor George Borjas writes:
Illegal immigration reduces the wages of native workers by an estimated $99 to $118 billion a year . . . . A theory-based framework predicts that the immigrants who entered the country from 1990 to 2010 reduced the average annual earnings of American workers by $1,396 in the short run. Because immigration (legal and illegal) increased the supply of workers unevenly, the impact varies across skill groups, with high school dropouts being the most negatively affected group.18
Immigration, both legal and illegal, resulted in a disproportionately large increase in the number of high school dropouts in the labor pool. This caused a drop in wages among the poorest and least-educated members of the workforce.19 As discussed above, these people are disproportionately likely to be African-American men. Furthermore, there is evidence that wages for these men have not just failed to increase as much as they would have in the absence of illegal immigration. Their real wages, the number of dollars they take home at the end of the week, have actually diminished. Julie Hotchkiss, a research economist and policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, estimated that "as a result of this growth in the share of undocumented workers, the annual earnings of the average documented worker in Georgia in 2007 were 2.9 percent ($960) lower than they were in 2000. . . . [A]nnual earnings for the average documented worker in the leisure and hospitality sector in 2007 were 9.1 percent ($1,520) lower than they were in 2000."20 A $960 annual decrease may not seem like much to a lawyer or a doctor. But as President Obama noted in regard to the 2012 payroll tax cut extension, an extra $80 a month makes a big difference to many families: "It means $40 extra in their paycheck, and that $40 helps to pay the rent, the groceries, the rising cost of gas . . . ."21 The consequences of illegal immigration for black men and the black community in general are not limited to wages. In another study, Borjas found that lower wages and fewer jobs also correlate with an increase in the black incarceration rate.
Our study suggests that a 10% immigrant-induced increase in the supply of a particular skill group is associated with a reduction in the black wage of 2.5%, a reduction in the black employment rate of 5.9 percentage points, and an increase in the black institutionalization rate of 1.3%. Among white men, the same 10% increase in supply reduces the wage by 3.2%, but has much weaker employment and incarceration effects: a 2.1 percentage-point reduction in the employment rate and a 0.2 percentage-point increase in the incarceration rate. It seems, therefore, that black employment and incarceration rates are more sensitive to immigration rates than those of whites.22
Both lower wages and incarceration likely contribute to one of the most serious problems facing the African-American community today: the dearth of intact nuclear families. The disintegration of the black family began to accelerate during the 1960s. It is one of the great tragedies of modern America that the disintegration of the African-American family has shown no signs of abating.23 Seventy-two percent of African-American children are born out of wedlock.24 It is now commonly recognized that children born out of wedlock are far more likely to experience a host of negative outcomes than are children raised by their own biological, married parents.25
Married men are more likely to be employed and to have higher earnings than unmarried men, although the relationship between marriage and economic success is complex. However, it is obvious that men who are unemployed or are incarcerated are far less appealing prospective spouses than men who hold down a steady job.26 Yet there are fewer and fewer jobs available-and at lower wages- for men in traditionally masculine industries.27 Giving amnesty to illegal immigrants would only exacerbate this problem facing low-skilled men, who are disproportionately African-American. The dearth of job opportunities gives these men less confidence in their ability to support a family, and gives women reason to fear that these prospective husbands will be only another mouth to feed.
Granting amnesty to illegal immigrants will only further harm African-American workers. Not only will the low-skilled labor market continue to experience a surplus of workers, making it difficult for African-Americans to find job opportunities, but African-Americans will be deprived of one of their few advantages in this market. Some states require private employers to use E-Verify to establish that their workers are in the country legally. This levels the playing field a bit for African-Americans. If illegal immigrants are granted legal status, this small advantage disappears.
Furthermore, recent history shows that granting amnesty to illegal immigrants will encourage more people to come to the United States illegally. The 1986 amnesty did not solve the illegal immigration problem. To the contrary, that amnesty established the precedent that if you come to America illegally, eventually you will obtain legal status. Thus, it is likely that if illegal immigrants are granted legal status, more people will come to America illegally and will further crowd African-American men (and other low-skilled men and women) out of the workforce.
Before the federal government decides to grant legal status to illegal immigrants, due deliberation should be given to what effect such grant will have on the employment and earnings prospects of low-skill Americans generally and black Americans specifically. We respectfully submit that granting such legal status is not without substantial costs to American workers.
1 U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ON THE WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF BLACK WORKERS [hereinafter THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION], available at http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/IllegImmig_10-14-10_430pm.pdf. 2 Id. at 3, Finding 5:
Illegal immigration to the United States in recent decades has tended to depress both wages and employment rates for low-skilled American citizens, a disproportionate number of whom are black men. Expert economic opinions concerning the negative effects range from modest to significant. Those panelists that found modest effects overall nonetheless found significant effects in industry sectors such as meatpacking and construction.
3 Id. at 26. 4 Id.at 37, 38-39 5 Id. at 31. 6 CAMILLE L. RYAN & JULIE SIEBENS, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: 2009 (Feb. 2012), at 7, available at http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p20-566.pdf. 7 Id. 8 THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, supra note 1, at 35-36. 9 Peter Skerry, Splitting the Difference on Illegal Immigration, NATIONAL AFFAIRS (Winter 2013), at 5 ("Of the undocumented immigrants over the age of 18 currently residing in the U.S., there are approximately 5.8 million males, compared to 4.2 million females."), available at http://www.nationalaffairs.com/doclib/20130102_Skerry.pdf. 10 THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, supra note 1, at 52; see also Anne McDaniel, Thomas A. DiPrete, Claudia Buchmann & Uri Shwed, The Black Gender Gap in Educational Attainment: Historical Trends and Racial Comparisons, 48 DEMOGRAPHY 889, 890 (2011) ("It is well known that black males trail black females on a range of key educational outcomes, including high school graduation, college enrollment, and college completion."), available at http://jrnetsolserver.shorensteincente.netdna- cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fulltext.pdf. 11 THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, supra note 1, Statement of Vernon M. Briggs, Jr., at 37. [I]t is not everywhere that there is likely to be significant competition between low skilled black workers and illegal immigrant workers, but there are ample circumstances where there is - such as the large metropolitan labor markets of Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami and Washington-Baltimore. Moreover, some of the fastest growing immigrant concentrations are now taking place in the urban and rural labor markets of the states of the Southeast - such as Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, which never before were significant immigrant receiving states in previous eras of mass immigration. Indeed, about 26 percent of the nation's foreign-born population are now found in the states of the South - the highest percentage ever for this region. There is mounting evidence that many of these new immigrants in this region are illegal immigrants. 12 THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, supra note 1, Statement of Vernon M. Briggs, Jr., at 36. 13 Id. 14 Id., Statement of Harry J. Holzer, at 41. Other evidence, including that by ethnographers, indicates that employers filling low-wage jobs requiring little reading/writing or communication clearly prefer immigrants to native-born blacks, and encourage informal networks through which immigrants gain better access to these jobs. The native-born black workers likely would be interested in some, but not all of these jobs, depending on their wages. 15 George Borjas, Immigration and the American Worker: A Review of the Academic Literature, Center for Immigration Studies (April 2013), available at http://cis.org/immigration-and-the-american-worker-review- academic-literature?utm_source=E-mail+Updates&utm_campaign=344e45830d- Borjas_Study4_8_2013&utm_medium=email. 16 U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR, The African-American Labor Force in the Recovery (Feb. 29, 2012), at Chart 3, available at http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/reports/BlackLaborForce/BlackLaborForce.pdf. 17 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, Employment situation summary (Feb. 1, 2013), available at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm. 18 Borjas, supra note 15. 19 Id.:
[The simulation] shows that immigration particularly increased supply at the bottom and top of the education distribution. Immigration increased the effective number of hours supplied by high school dropouts to 25.9 percent, and those of workers with more than a college degree by 15.0 percent. In contrast, immigration increased the number of hours supplied by workers with 12 to 15 years of school by only 6 to 8 percent. Overall, immigration increased effective supply by 10.6 percent during the two-decade period. Because of the skewed nature of the supply shift, the simulation shows that immigration particularly affected the wage of native workers at the two ends of the education distribution. The large supply increase experienced by high school dropouts decreased the wage of this group by 6.2 percent in the short run and 3.1 percent in the long run. Similarly, the wage declines for the most highly skilled workers (those with more than a college degree) were 4.1 percent in the short run and 0.9 percent in the long term.
20 THE IMPACT OF ILLLEGAL IMMIGRATION, supra note 1, at 46. 21 Amie Parnes, Obama: Payroll tax cut extension will help with higher gas prices, THE HILL, Feb. 21, 2012, available at http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/211765-obama-payroll-tax-cut-extension-will- help-with-higher-gas-prices. 22 George J. Borjas, Jeffrey Grogger, and Gordon Hanson, Immigration and the Economic Status of African-American Men, 77 ECONOMICA 255, 256 (2010). 23 Kay Hymowitz, The Black Family: 40 Years of Lies, CITY JOURNAL (Summer 2005), available at http://www.city-journal.org/html/15_3_black_family.html. 24 Jesse Washington, Blacks struggle with 72 percent unwed mothers rate, ASSOCIATED PRESS, Nov. 7, 2010, available at http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39993685/ns/health-womens_health/t/blacks-struggle- percent-unwed-mothers-rate/#.UWR6fZPvvn4. 25 See id. ("Children of unmarried mothers of any race are more likely to perform poorly in school, go to prison, use drugs, be poor as adults, and have their own children out of wedlock."); see also W. Bradford Wilcox and Jeffrey Dew, Protectors or Perpetrators: Fathers, Mothers, and Child Abuse and Neglect, Center for Marriage and Families (Feb. 2008), available at http://www.wbradfordwilcox.com/Dad.abuse.pdf: [A] 1996 federal study found that the overall rate of child maltreatment among single- parent households was nearly double that of two-parent families: 27.3 children per 1,000 were maltreated in single-parent families, whereas 15.5 children per 1,000 were maltreated in two-parent families. Another study found that 7 percent of children who had lived with a single parent had been sexually abused, compared to 4 percent of children who lived in an intact, biological family. Still another study found that children were half as likely to suffer physical abuse involving a traumatic brain injury when they lived in a household with their father, compared to children living in a fatherless family. Research also indicates that children living in stepfamilies are more likely to suffer from abuse. One study by David Finkelhofer of the University of New Hampshire and his colleagues found that "children currently living in single parent and stepfamilies had significantly greater lifetime exposure than those living with two biological or adoptive parents" to five different forms of victimization-sexual assault, child maltreatment, assault by peers or siblings, being a victim of a crime, or witnessing violence. Other studies have found that children are markedly more likely to be killed or sexually abused by stepfathers, compared to children living in an intact, married household. 26 See Hannah Rosin, THE END OF MEN (2012) 8-10 (a single mother's description of her daughter's underemployed father as "one less granola bar for the two of us"). 27 Id. at 71-97 (2012).  
It was hot in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Unfortunately, some Democrats couldn't just sit back and enjoy it. The Hill reports:
House Democrats on Wednesday pointed to today's record-setting heat in Washington D.C. as the latest sign that the Earth is warming.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) managed a speech on the House floor in which several Democrats joined to say that Congress needs to find a way forward on climate change in light of the growing number of incidents of extreme weather, which included Hurricane Sandy last year. ...
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) also cited today's weather as a bad sign.
"In Memphis, it does occasionally get hot, but it also does in Washington. I think it's supposed to be 90 today," Cohen said.
Apparently no one has explained to these Democrats that the law of conservation of energy dictates that if it is unusually warm in one place, it will be unusually cold somewhere else. The warm spot isn't evidence of global warming, any more than the cold spot is evidence of global cooling. If I sound testy about this, it is because where I live, in a Minneapolis suburb, we got six inches of snow this morning, with more coming down. This is what my yard looks like:
No global warming here. Unfortunately. And it isn't just Minnesota; it was only 39 degrees in Arlington, Texas yesterday, the coldest temperature ever recorded at the start of a Rangers game.
Back in D.C., the Democrats had the House chamber to themselves as they whined about the heat:
Blumenthal said he invited House Republicans to join his floor discussion on climate change, but said no Republican accepted.
I suppose that is because the Republicans were sensible enough to enjoy the day by going golfing.
Robert Redford is, among other deplorable things, an opponent of the Keystone XL pipeline. But comes now Alison Redford, who is no relation, but something more important: she is the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. And she told the Washington Post yesterday that if the Obama administration rejects the Keystone XL pipeline, it would be a significant thorn in Canadian-U.S. relations. This is fairly tough talk from a nation that, as a one wag once put it, would be likely to make a movie entitled "Strong Disagreement on the Bounty."
This is significant because I can relate first hand that when we tried to put together panel discussions at AEI about Keystone over the last couple of years, the Canadian embassy was, understandably, reluctant even to attend any event, and absolutely declined every invitation to have someone speak on a panel. That Canadian officials are now speaking publicly and this bluntly-in Washington-shows they are worried that Obama may really be as nuts as his environmental supporters.
From the Post story:
Redford said the debate about Keystone XL has had glaring deficiencies "that are overshadowing the truth." She tried to put the Canadian oil sands in perspective during a speech at the Brookings Institution on Tuesday by saying the oil sands contribute to just 7 percent of Canada's greenhouse emissions and less than 0.15 percent of the global total.
She said the oil sands operations produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than the electric power plants in Ohio and Indiana.
I think Canada should threaten to invade. After all, I'm sure because of the sequester, we wouldn't be able to defend ourselves.
The New York Post front page below really can't wait for our weekend "Week in Pictures" photo/meme/cartoon spread. The thought of Anthony Weiner running for mayor of New York City is just too irresistible. Please, please, Anthony, do it! We need the endless comic relief. Jon Stewart will be able to put half his writing staff on furlough. The Post's Andrew Peyser says this is a "bizarre fantasy"-"Is Anthony Weiner completely delusional? Or is he out of his flipping, sex-crazed gourd?" But I disagree: it seems no more bizarre to me than a president who schleps an intern getting to keep his job.
Besides, if he runs, we can look forward to more fabulous Post front pages like this:
UPDATE: Okay, okay, so I haven't used the correct Yiddish term. Actually I wasn't really trying for Yiddish at all, but was at a loss for a polite-enough plain English term for Clinton's behavior. You know what I mean.
April 11, 2013
Obama Administration Hears from Thousands Against Its Mandate by Sarah Torre, Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation
On Monday, hundreds of thousands of public comments flooded the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as individuals and groups expressed concern with the Obama Administration's continued trampling on a fundamental freedom.
Many public comments expressed continued opposition to the coercive HHS mandate that requires almost all employers to provide health insurance coverage of abortion-inducing drugs and devices, contraception, and sterilization-regardless of moral or religious objection.
As Alliance Defending Freedomwrote on Monday on behalf of over 20 Catholic colleges, "No other federal rule has so narrowly and discriminatorily defined what it means to exercise religious conscience, and no regulation has ever so directly violated plain statutory and constitutional religious freedoms. The NPRM does nothing to change that fact."
The Administration's proposal makes a slight alteration to the mandate's offensively narrow religious exemption, but would still allow only formal houses of worship and their integrated auxiliaries (e.g., a church-run soup kitchen) a real reprieve from the mandate. Countless other employers-like schools, social service agencies, businesses, and many others- would still be forced to comply with the mandate regardless of moral or religious objections.
Only the precious few who are deemed religious enough by the Administration would be afforded true protection of their religious freedom and the ability to live and act in accordance with their beliefs. For everyone else, the Administration is clear: Get over your deeply held beliefs and get in line with the anti-conscience mandate. The alternative is devastating fines to the tune of up to $100 per day per employee for offering non-compliant health plans.
"The NPRM's position that no for-profit business should be exempted for religious reasons relegates the conscience rights of these businesses and their owners to a subordinate position, behind political expediency and bureaucratic convenience," writes the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which isrepresenting a number of organizations, including a for-profit business, in suits against the mandate.
Instead of upholding its duty to protect the fundamental freedoms of all Americans, the Administration persists in bureaucratic tinkering with a mandate that is deeply flawed and currently threatening the faith, work, and livelihoods of countless businesses, individuals, and organizations.
The Obama Administration should heed the recommendations of many Americans to rescind its offensive, coercive mandate. To truly protect Americans' liberty, however, Congress must repeal Obamacare.
Since the 1960s, men and women have been increasingly marrying later. The median age at first marriage has risen to 29 years for men and to nearly 26 years for women.
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DeMint: We Saw Obamacare's Effects Coming
In Obamacare isn't working too well so far-and Heritage President Jim DeMint says it's no surprise.
On "Your World with Neil Cavuto" this week, DeMint recalled actually reading the law before it was passed:
All of us who read the bill-what parts of it we could get when they were trying to pass it-knew this was going to happen. We knew it would cost hundreds of billions of dollars more for the government; it would cost individuals and families more; it would replace private-sector insurance-like you said, creating a government monopoly that will eventually push private insurers out. We'll all end up on Medicaid.
And how will we pay for all that new spending? Obama is talking about cuts to Social Security and Medicare to pay for Obamacare, DeMint says.
Watch the clip to hear more about Obamacare adding to the deficit, patients having difficulty finding doctors, and the drive to repeal the health care law.
$100 Billion ANNUAL MEDICARE SPENDING REDUCTIONS BY 2020The impact of Obamacare's cuts to Medicare is devastating - and it's just getting started. Learn More >>
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President Obama finally released his budget yesterday-more than two months late.
Heritage experts immediately went to work analyzing the mounds of new spending on education, manufacturing, "clean energy," infrastructure, and small business.
But the President didn't stop at more of the same failed stimulus and Solyndra-type policies. He also piled on the tax increases-including on seniors, the poor, and the middle class.
Five key things to know about President Obama's budget:
1. It hikes taxes by $1.1 trillion.
Heritage's Curtis Dubay says: "There was little doubt that President Obama would propose a huge tax hike in his budget. It is a bit surprising, however, that the total tax increase he proposes is almost double what he claims it to be."
Dubay explains where all the tax increases come from-including the "Buffett Rule," capping tax deductions, and hiking the cigarette tax and the death tax.
Heritage's Patrick Louis Knudsen explains that "While boosting domestic spending, the President remains indifferent to national security needs. His proposed defense spending, though somewhat higher than sequestration levels, remains inadequate." Baker Spring says, "The result is going to be a defense posture that is too small in terms of both personnel and force structure, does not include modern weapons and equipment, and does not provide adequate levels of training and maintenance."
3. It doubles down on Obamacare.
The Obama budget actually expands parts of Obamacare and even includes new changes to Medicare that create two sneaky new "taxes" on seniors. Obamacare's "malignant new entitlements-its health insurance subsidies and Medicaid expansions-start in this 2014 budget," Knudsen reminds us.
With their implementation, the misnamed Affordable Care Act will add a distinctly unaffordable $1.8 trillion in federal spending through 2023. Equally important, Obamacare commandeers the health care sector with a massive program that further distorts the market, intrudes on the doctor-patient relationship, and dismisses personal and religious liberty.
The President's budget is more than two months late. The House and Senate have already passed their own budgets, and the next step is for the two chambers to come together to see if they can hash out a budget that both chambers can pass. At this point, why is the President bothering?
MSNBC has caught on that NumbersUSA is the main roadblock to getting their treasured amnesty for 11 million illegal aliens. Guess who they attacked on their TV network all day long today? Roy Beck and NumbersUSA.
They compared our influence to that of the National Rifle Association. And they said that we are well funded and highly dangerous to their amnesty cause. Unfortunately, the truth is we only receive 2% to 3% as much funding as the amnesty side. And their paid lobbyists on Capital Hill outnumber ours by 170 to 1. (This is not a misprint.)
Illegal immigrants march on D.C. as Amnesty bill delayed
NumbersUSA must counter aliens' political push: We have the members, we have the message, but will we have the funds?
APRIL 11, 2013 UPDATE: Amnesty supporters doubtlessly were dismayed by yesterday's rally turnout. Three years ago, when we defeated the last amnesty push, they had at least 60,000 at the rally; this time, fewer than ten thousand showed up.
Meanwhile, our members made thousands of calls yesterday alone, and, just in the past few weeks, sent more than one and a half million faxes. Big Business, Big Labor, Big Media and Big Government have lined up behind our opponents, but we have your support -- the American People..
SPECIAL NOTE: The response to our action alerts has been overwhelming. If you had difficulty reaching our web site yesterday, please try again, today.
The following letter was sent yesterday:
Dear Linda Rosen,
Illegal immigrants and their supporters have been marching on Washington, D.C. today to demand an amnesty. But, our members have been countering by letting Congress know how their voting constituents feel about rewarding lawbreakers by granting them citizenship.
Our membership has been pounding Congress, demanding that their lawmakers reject amnesty. In the past month alone, you've sent 1.3 million faxes. That may just be part of the reason why leading proponents of amnesty in Washington have been unable to agree on a bill they think they can get past their constituents.
In many ways, we're in very good shape for this fight: Since the last time there was such a grave threat of Congress passing a comprehensive amnesty, our membership has grown by nearly one million members. In fact, we gained 20,000 members just last week.
But there is some frightening news, as well. While our members are more determined than ever to defeat an amnesty, many still haven't bounced back from the Great Recession. They face high unemployment, early retirements, poor investment returns and, for many of small business owners, weak sales.
If you do not have the money to give to NumbersUSA, we understand completely. But if you have a reasonably secure income, we urgently appeal to you to help us continue to offer our services free of charge for everyone.
During our last fundraiser, we raised $3,576 from Pennsylvania for this current push to counter the illegal aliens' march on Washington. Frankly, we needed to raise more. On top of that, we also need to meet our regular monthly budget. Our opponents get hundreds of millions from foundations; we have to rely on our faxing and phone calls coordinating office visits, and for those expenses, we need the contributions of our members.
We must raise $2,874 from Pennsylvania this week! Every dollar will help the fight against amnesty!
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Today,our opponents are claiming to have bused tens of thousands of pro-amnesty protestors to Washington, D.C., to march on the Capitol. They aredemanding an immediate amnestyfor (in many cases) themselves and other illegal immigrants now residing in America, being given our jobs and drawing our benefits
If you've been waiting for the right time to give another donation to NumbersUSA, this is that time. Tens of thousands of angry, in-many-cases illegal demonstrators are coming here to Washington to DEMANDamnesty and benefits. Will we let them pressure Congress into folding on this issue? We say "NO."
Here's how we've been fighting this amnesty threat:
1. We've delivered 1.3 million faxes in the past month. Our members have faxed their Members of Congress, and signed our new petitions to Congress, their governors, and the President to Stop Amnesty. We've demanded that our elected officials get busy on increasing enforcement. If you haven't sent a fax, lately, click here... but be sure to finish reading this article! If you've sent a fax, keep a watch out for further updates.
2. We've sent 10 million e-mails. To prepare our 1.5 million members for such a level of activism, we have written and delivered 10 million e-mails in the past two weeks. These emails include Roy's Amnesty Updates, sent every couple days during this crisis, so our membership keeps up to date with what urgent actions we need.
3. Today, we start flooding Congress with phone calls. NumbersUSA's defeat of the big push for amnesty in 2007 became legend on Capital Hill. For days, we overwhelmed Congress' switchboard. As the debate went on, we convinced enough senators to vote against amnesty that the bill's motion to proceed couldn't even get a simple majority, let alone the super-majority that it needed. This time, the bill hasn't even been introduced, but our members are already making thousands of phone calls.
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Linda , I don't know your current financial situation, but please consider a a gift of $35 to launch our Stop Amnesty effort and turn back this pro-Amnesty invasion.
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California Considers Mandated Insurance for 'Gay Infertility' By Ben Shapiro Two men or two women cannot produce a baby on their own. A baby outside the womb is a baby. These are unassailable facts. But when reality doesn't match the left's self-centered take on how nature should work, reality takes a back seat.
IRS: yeah, we're cool with warrantless email reading
Individual liberties are apparently so totally yesterday. One by one they keep getting violated. The 2nd Amendment is on the ropes, the administration is totally cool with drone strikes on Americans on American soil... and now the IRS feels it has the authority to read your email without a warrant. Still feeling 'free'? Glenn reacts on radio today.
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If there's one thing that Americans understand, it's freedom. America has been the beacon of hope and freedom for much of history. But lately, the average citizen seems to be losing more and more of their individual liberty as govt uses regulations and restrictions to control decisions and "solve" problems both economically and socially. Less freedom is never the answer. Tonight, Penn Jillette will join Glenn for the full hour to discuss why MORE FREEDOM is the answer. How we can bring disparate ideas together to work towards liberty. Don't miss it! TONIGHT @ 5pm ET on TheBlaze TV. Not a subscriber? Start a 14 day FREE trial to watch!
WATCH: A 15-year-old girl's incredible pro-gun testimony
A video of a 15-year-old Maryland girl delivering a passionate defense of the Second Amendment during a hearing at the Maryland State Legislature last month has gone viral. While TheBlaze first covered the story last week, it is now gaining national attention and nearly 2.7 million people have watched the YouTube video of her testimony! Get the video and Glenn's reaction HERE.
Why is Exxon Mobil supporting Common Core?
Common Core is the new system of educational standards the Obama administration is trying to cram down America's throat, and it's gaining more support from the oddest places. Glenn plays more creepy audio from Common Core's primary source of funding, Bill Gates. And you'll never guess who Common Core's latest supporter is -- Exxon Mobil? WATCH
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The best explanation of capitalism ever?
Glenn spoke with Rabbi Lapin on radio this morning and discussed why the Rabbi hates the word 'capitalism'. Glenn loves the way Rabbi Lapin explains the concept of capitalism. Is this the best explanation of it you've ever heard?
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Glenn issues a call for Americans to peacefully unite together and stand for freedom, for God, the right of conscience, and the Constitution. WATCH
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Since the Associated Press is changing the definitions of words to fit the narrative of the times (ie: 
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American Policy Center has recently released a booklet that explains everything you need to know to start fighting back against sustainable programs both locally and nationally. The booklet is called Special Report: Agenda 21 and How to Stop It and is available in the APC store for only $5.95.
OK....when they look at you like you have a tin foil hat on your head......take some of this information with you. It is 126 pages. I have not read through the entire document (YET) but what I have read is enough to blow off the top of your head. I have highlighted some stuff. KIPP (Charter Schools) has a CHARACTER REPORT CARD on Page 39. So for now start on page 39 and work your way through to page 45. Remember 
IRS: yeah, we're cool with warrantless email reading 
