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May 20, 2013
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"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
~ Thomas Paine, American Crisis, No. 1, 1776
Armed Forces Day
On May 17, 1952, the New York Times ran an article reminding readers of Armed Forces Day, observed that year while American troops were fighting in Korea. "This is the day on which we have the welcome opportunity to pay special tribute to the men and women . . . who are in the service of their country all over the world," the Times noted. "Armed Forces Day won't be a matter of parades and receptions for a good many of them. They will all be in the line of duty and some of them may give their lives in that duty."
Armed Forces Day is observed on the third Saturday in May. It's a day to salute soldiers in all branches of the military and remember that we would have no peace, security, or freedom- no United States-without them.
While Memorial Day honors America's war dead, and Veteran's Day honors those who have served in times past, Armed Forces Day recognizes those presently serving. The nation has observed this patriotic holiday since 1950. The military often sponsors parades, air shows, and tours of ships, planes, and bases on Armed Forces Day.
"It is our most earnest hope that those who are in positions of peril, that those who have made exceptional sacrifices, yes, and those who are afflicted with plain drudgery and boredom, may somehow know that we hold them in exceptional esteem," the Times noted. "Perhaps if we are a little more conscious of our debt of honored affection they may be a little more aware of how much we think of them."
"If the federal government should ... make a tyrannical use of its powers, the people ... must appeal to the standard they have formed, and take such measures to redress the injury done to the Constitution as the exigency may suggest and prudence justify." --Alexander Hamilton
Scandal lineup -- Obama, Holder and that low-level guy in Cincinnati
It was a bad week for the president. Of course, opposition to his agenda is nothing new, and neither is his history of using scandal and crisis to maintain his perpetual campaign. What made this week especially bad is that his Leftmedia sycophants suddenly got a dose of his medicine.
The IRS targeting groups with "Patriot" or "Tea Party" in their name was the big news of the week, but we've endured four-and-a-half years of this kind of scandal and crisis exploitation by Barack Obama -- Benghazi, Operation Fast and Furious, Newtown, the BP oil spill, crony "stimulus" deals, EPA political favoritism (more on that below) and HHS fundraising (also more below), just to name a few. For the IRS, Obama tells us that no special prosecutor is needed. He's got it; no worries.
In every case, plausible deniability is the name of the game. Obama is always careful to use bureaucratic managers who act as cutouts to take the perceived fall for his misdeeds -- those "low-level employees" in Cincinnati, for example -- but the community organizer in chief has cultivated corruption in government since 2009. You can take the politician out of Chicago, but you can't take Chicago out of the politician.
Former adviser David Axelrod offered his explanation of the problem: "Part of being president is there's so much beneath you that you can't know because the government's so vast." Yes, he said this in defense of the president. In reality, that's the best case anyone could make for constitutionally limited government. As Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) observed, "The more power any government has, the more power it will abuse."
In related news, another IRS scandal is brewing. A HIPAA-covered data management company is suing the IRS after agents seized the personal and confidential medical records of more than 10 million patients in 2011. The IRS had a search warrant to obtain financial information of a former employee of the data management company, but according to the legal complaint, "It did not authorize any seizure of any healthcare or medical record of any persons, least of all third parties completely unrelated to the matter. This is an action involving the corruption and abuse of power... No search warrant authorized the seizure of these records; no subpoena authorized the seizure of these records; none of the 10,000,000 Americans were under any kind of known criminal or civil investigation and their medical records had no relevance whatsoever to the IRS search."
By the way, we learned yesterday that Sarah Hall Ingram, who headed up Obama's IRS office in charge of tax-exempt groups during its period of conservative persecution and was paid $103,390 just in bonuses during that time, is now in charge of enforcing ObamaCare at the IRS. And we're supposed to trust this government with our health care or with background checks for gun purchases or with countless other unconstitutional encroachments in our daily lives?
The Leftmedia finally began to understand -- or at least to feel the brunt of -- the problem when the Justice Department seized phone records on more than 20 separate lines used by the Associated Press in April and May of last year. Trafficking guns to Mexico that result in the deaths of two federal agents and hundreds of Mexican citizens? Not interested. Leaving four Americans to die in a terrorist attack in Benghazi and then lying about what happened to ensure re-election? Got better things to do. Listening in on AP phone calls? Outrageous!
Yet the AP investigation is entirely different from the other issues, except that it appears, as was the case with the Benghazi cover up, to be yet another attempt to promote Obama as having conquered al-Qa'ida. According to Fox News, "The government would not say why it sought the records. Officials have previously said in public testimony that the U.S. attorney in Washington is conducting a criminal investigation into who may have provided information contained in a May 7, 2012, AP story about a foiled terror plot. The story disclosed details of a CIA operation in Yemen that stopped an Al Qaeda plot in the spring of 2012 to detonate a bomb on an airplane bound for the United States." It's likely that cover was blown for an inside source as a result.
Those who leak information that is classified or that exposes intel methods should be caught and prosecuted, notwithstanding the general media belief that they're above the law. Perhaps now the Leftmedia will shake off their Stockholm Syndrome and begin to take seriously this administration's habitual abuse of power.
Finally, we note again that it's no small irony that Obama delivered a commencement address at Ohio State University two weeks ago, where he counseled graduates, "Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn ... that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices."
Reject them, he says -- because they're telling the truth.
By Badge, Phone & Email: Here's How Obama's DOJ Snooped on Top Fox News Reporter
The Blaze | Scott Baker | May. 19, 2013 11:40pm
A story posted by The Washington Post on Sunday Evening will stir new debate and review over the tactics used by the Obama administration to monitor how journalists interact with government sources.
The reporter in focus - James Rosen a top Washington Correspondent for Fox News.
MIDDLE EASTERNERS CAUGHT TRESPASSING AT BOSTON RESERVOIR
Explained they were 'chemical engineers' interested in water supply
Seven people from Pakistan, Singapore and Saudi Arabia - the country of 15 of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers - were caught trespassing in the middle of the night at a reservoir from which Boston draws its drinking water.
The report by the local CBS affiliate noted that the five men and two women said they were chemical engineers and were in the area because of "their education and career interests."
Last week, WND reported the FBI alleged a Muslim man who was arrested in a recent terror plot in New York was planning to kill as many as 100,000 people by contaminating the air or water supply in a major U.S. city.
In that case, Ahmed Abassi, 26, was studying chemical engineering at Laval University in Quebec City, reported Canada's CBC News.
Abassi's plan did not materialize beyond discussions, but he also has been linked to Chiheb Esseghaier, one of two Canadian residents arrested in the alleged plot to derail a Via passenger train.
In the more recent case, authorities in Belchertown, Mass., told CBS that the seven were trespassing at Quabbin Reservoir, described as one of the country's biggest man-made public water supplies.
BOSTON WATER TESTS SAFE AFTER 7 MUSLIM CHEMICAL ENGINEERS CAUGHT CAUGHT AT THE RESERVOIR AFTER MIDNIGHT
The men told police they were chemical engineers and recent college graduates. They "cited their education and career interests" as their reason for being there. Yes, indeed. Jihad is a career for millions of devout Muslims
This mimics the Canadian jihad plot to poison the water supply (and the air) and murder as many as 100,000 people, and poisoning the water supply of a major city has long been bandied about among jihadis as a consummation devoutly to be wished.
Was this connected to the same Boston mosque that inspired the Boston jihad bombing?
Pakistanis and Saudis caught in a no-trespass zone after midnight at a water reservoir for a major city that has just been the site of an Islamic jihad attack. And Islamic jihadists have often spoken about poisoning water supplies -- most recently in the Canada/New York jihad plot. So even if the water tests safe, it is still exceedingly suspicious that they were there at all.
An update on this story. "Boston reservoir tests safe after late-night trespassers nabbed," by Perry Chiaramonte for FoxNews.com, May 15 (thanks to all who sent this in):
Massachusetts State Police beefed up patrols around the reservoir that supplies Boston's drinking water after seven foreign students were caught trespassing in the area late at night.
With the city still jittery after the April 15 terror attack at the Boston Marathon, word that two women and five men, reportedly from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Singapore, had been found in the restricted area around the Quabbin Reservoir caused concerns. The reservoir serves Boston and some 40 other communities in the area.
Whether or not Pennsylvanians will be paying for abortions through the Affordable Care Act is largely in the hands of our state senate and Governor Tom Corbett "governor@pa.gov."As per the below message from the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference,
"HB 818 passed the House in April and it is now the Senate's turn to take up this important legislation. Your senator needs to hear from you today- tell him or her to vote 'yes' on HB 818 with no amendments....
Of the four senators from Bucks County, only Senator Bob Mensch "bmensch@pasen.gov" receives a very unfavorable rating from pro-abortion Planned Parenthood. Bucks County should be rightfully proud of this ProLife champion!
Pro-abortion Planned Parenthood gives mixed ratings to both Senator Stewart Greenleaf "sgreenleaf@pasen.gov" and to Senator Tommy Tomlinson "rtomlinson@pasen.gov." Greenleaf and Tomlinson need strong pro life feedback from Bucks Countians!
Pro-abortion Planned Parenthood sees Senator Chuck McIlhinney "cmcilhinney@pasen.gov" as one of its own! Considering that McIlhinney identifies himself as a Catholic, this is absolutely scandalous and needs to be made clear as such by ALL of Bucks County's clergy. As per Pope Francis,
no one can "receive Holy Communion and at the same time act with deeds or words against the commandments, particularly when abortion, euthanasia, and other grave crimes against life and family are encouraged. This responsibility weighs particularly over legislators, heads of governments, and health professionals" (cf, http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/letters/2013/index_en.htm).
Anti - IRS Nationwide Rally sponsored by The Tea Party Patriots and Valley Forge Patriots
601 South Henderson Road, King of Prussia, PA (edit map)
This is a rally against the actions of the IRS in targeting Tea Party groups, 912 groups, religious groups (including Franklin Graham) and individuals (Romney supporters). If you are following the news, you know the IRS made it extremely difficult for conservative groups to obtain 501 C4 status and that they performed unwarranted audits of conservative groups and individuals. This was done (and is still being done) prior to the 2012 elections and knowledge about this was withheld until after the elections. This is criminal. Now, the IRS is to be in charge of Obamacare implementation under the direction of the same woman that was involved in these deplorable actions. This is outrageous! Let them hear from us! Bring signs and bring your big conservative spirit! Please, no rudeness or ignorant signs or behavior. Be There!
Note: Tuesday May 21 is also election day so don't forget to vote.
Pot of Gold Money Drop
Our April/May Pot of Gold Money Drop has passed the half-way mark!
We hope to continue our efforts to restore limited government and free market principles--despite the IRS, President Obama, and his allies--but we need your help!
Many thanks to those who have already "dropped a donation!" So far, we have raised $3,000! If each of you gave just $5, we would surpass our goal many times over.
$5000
As an extra incentive:
* Those giving a $25 donation will receive an Independence Hall Tea Party t-shirt as our thank you.
* Those giving a $50 donation will receive one Independence Hall Tea Party golf shirt or two t-shirts as our thank you.
* Those giving a $100 donation will receive two Independence Hall Tea Party golf shirts as our thank you.
will be hosting Brooke Goldstein -- author, filmmaker, and human rights attorney. Ms. Goldstein's documentary, The Making of a Martyr, will be shown prior to her talk.
Drexel CR's Present: Brooke Goldstein and The Making of a Martyr
When: Wednesday, May 22, 6-8:45 PM; Cocktail Hour, 5-6 PM
Where: The Skyroom, MacAlister Hall, 3250 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by Drexel University College Republicans.
And finally, last but not least, the Independence Hall Tea Party will sponsor its 5th Annual July 4th Celebration on Independence Mall. This year's theme:
Preserving America's Heritage.
Preserving America's Heritage--Independence Day 2013
When: Thursday, July 4, 1-3 PM
Where: Independence Mall, 5th and Market Streets
Free and open to the public. Many more details to follow.
Hope to see you soon!
On behalf of the Association Board,
Teri Adams
May 19, 2013, 7 PM
Dear Members and Friends,
On Friday, the Association sent out a follow-up press release reiterating our call for the appointment of a Special Prosecutor (Independent Counsel) in the IRS scandal. (See below.)
Four days earlier (Monday, May 13), the Association became the first conservative group in the nation to publicly demand that the Obama administration make such an appointment.
Due to our initial press release, we were able to generate national media interest as NBC News tweeted our call. Here's how it appeared in the tweet:
Independence Hall Tea Party Association calls on White House to appoint special prosecutor to investigate IRS scandal - @NBCNews
Story metadata: Submitted by editor
Later that day, NBC Nightly News interviewed Association President, Teri Adams. We initially thought the interview would be aired during the Nightly News broadcast at 6:30 PM. However, the interview was, instead, shown on local NBC affiliates throughout
the nation. Here's a link to the national NBC story which contains a clip of Teri's interview:
KDKA's Mike Pintek Show invited Board Member Don Adams to appear for a half hour segment and WPHT's Dom Giordano and Rich Zeoli Shows also aired the story--with Rich Zeoli making the same call for a Special Prosecutor.
While we had hoped for more coverage, we were fortunate for the coverage we received.
Please realize that our independent organization does not have the backing of national groups like Americans for Prosperity or FreedomWorks--groups that spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on public relations staff and consultants that then place stories and arrange interviews.
We earn our press coverage due to the content and timeliness of our news releases--and it is costs almost nothing--except for the volunteer effort.
You should know, since our original call for a Special Prosecutor, several other prominent local and national individuals have joined our company, including Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Peggy Noonan, Governor Mitt Romney,Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), and, of course, WPHT Talk Show Rich Zeoli.
On behalf of the Association Board, Don Adams
For Immediate Release
Contact: Don Adams, 215.620.3055
Cort Rosholt, 609.354.8767
First Group to Call for Special Prosecutor,
Reiterates its Demand; Says Attorney General
Eric Holder Cannot Conduct a Credible Investigation
Philadelphia, PA (May 17, 2013) -- The Independence Hall Tea Party Association, the largest and oldest independent Tea Party group in the Tri-State region, and, as of this past Monday morning, the first conservative group in the nation to call on the Obama Administration to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS scandal, is reiterating its demand today--especially in light of what has been learned since the news story surfaced last Friday. (See original news stories links and press release below.)
"Late Monday afternoon, the public learned that the Obama administration, with Attorney General Eric Holder's approval, wiretapped the Associated Press and, perhaps, other news outlets," said Association President
Teri Adams.
"On Tuesday of this past week, the Treasury Department's Inspector General disclosed, in his report, that nearly 500 conservative groups who applied for tax-exempt status dating back to March, 2010, many of them Tea Party and Patriot organizations, had been targeted for harassment by the IRS with burdensome delays and inappropriate inquiries."
"The following day, Eric Holder said the Office of Attorney General would
lead an investigation into the brewing IRS Scandal.
"That's just not acceptable," said Ms. Adams. "Mr. Holder, as a representative of the Obama Administration, which could possibly be implicated in this scandal and one involving the wiretapping of various news outlets, has a serious conflict of interest.
"While Congressional hearings are also taking place in the House of Representatives, those proceedings are subject to criticism, legitimate or not, that they are partisan in nature.
"That is why a special prosecutor or counsel should immediately be
appointed to investigate this highly explosive scandal," said Ms. Adams.
"The appointment of a special prosecutor is the only serious way to get to the bottom of this mess."
# # #
For Immediate Release
Contact: Don Adams, 215.620.3055
Cort Rosholt, 609.354.8767
Group Demands Special Prosecutor Be Appointed in IRS Scandal; Suggests Obama Administration Could Be Implicated
Philadelphia, PA (May 13, 2013) -- The Independence Hall Tea Party Association, the largest independent Tea Party group in the Tri-State region, is calling on the Obama Administration to appoint a special prosecutor to get to the bottom of the recent IRS scandal.
A rather peculiar and curiously-timed statement issued this past Friday, by mid-level IRS administrator Lois Lerner, said that the agency had been singling out Tea Party and Patriot groups who filed for 501c tax-exempt status by forcing them to undergo additional burdensome scrutiny above and beyond the standard application process.
IRS intimidation of conservative groups has been ongoing since 2010.
"None of this is news to the Independence Hall Tea Party Association," said Association President Teri Adams. "Due to our concerns with the Obama Administration's influence over the IRS, the Association decided not to file for federal tax-exempt status."
"In addition, unlike most Tea Party groups across the nation, we formed a federal PAC to handle political endorsements and activities--making it less likely that we would become targets of an IRS inquiry.
"The harassment of conservative groups by an arm of the US government is frightening, un-American, and Nixonesque," said Ms. Adams.
"We call on the Obama administration to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS and any other government entity or official linked to this brewing scandal. This would include anyone directly or indirectly connected to the Obama administration.
"As for the IRS, the Association, like everyone else, is waiting for the full report of the Treasury Department's Inspector General--which is expected in the next few days.
"The Inspector General's report, we insist, should signal the beginning of a more thorough investigation--not the last word in this highly explosive affair."
On Thursday, May 30, the organization Friends of Israel will celebrate its 75th anniversary of helping Jews and the Jewish State of Israel with a gala in Voorhees, N.J. We hope you will attend their reasonably priced dinner as a show of support and unity.
As you will note, this Christian Zionist group began its mission 10 years before Israel was re-established. They were originally known as "The Friends of Israel Refugee Relief Committee." To this day they continue to be advocates for Israel throughout the world and lead an annual mission to Israel. Though this group is international in scope, it is based in South Jersey.
Friends of Israel leadership have attended our Philadelphia ZOA Gala each year and last year we honored its immediate past executive director, William Sutter, and his wife, Annette. We see Bill (who is still quite active) and his successor, Jim Showers, at nearly every pro-Israel event in the region. They truly are, as their name indicates, "friends of Israel."
Tickets are just $45. The event takes place at The Mansion on Main Street, on May 30, beginning at 5:30 p.m.........
Kosher meals are available
Please call me at our Office for all of the details at 610-660-9466. I hope you will be able to attend.
Thank you,
Steve
THE UNION LEAGUE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE and
PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM CENTER
present
Michele
Bachmann
United States House of Representative for Minnesota
Friday, June 7, 2013 at 11:30 AM (EDT) at the Union League of Philadelphia.
WITH TRADITONAL VALUES, STRONG CONVICTIONS & FAITH IN OUR CONSTITUTION, HEAR MICHELLE BACHMANN'S VISION FOR OUR NATION.
In 2006, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann became the first Republican woman to be elected to represent Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a self-proclaimed "Constitutional Conservative" she is committed to fixing Washington's broken ways by advocating for America's adherence to the Constitution. As a believer in the traditional values upon which this country was founded, Bachmann consistently defends America's religious liberties and the importance of family as the first unit of government. As the federal government continues to grow under the current administration, Bachmann was honored to establish the Tea Party Caucus in July 2010. She is proud to stand with the Tea Party to call for lower taxes, renewed focus on the Constitution and smaller government.
Reception: 11:30 am * Luncheon/Speaking Engagement: Noon
Price: $50.00 inclusive
For additional information please call 484-380-2549 or log on to www.phillyfreedom.org.
Announcing the 2013 National Conference
& Legislative Briefing!
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!
2013 RedState Gathering -- Early Bird Special
Dear RedStater,
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:
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Two tickets at Speaker's Table
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Heritage Foundation weighs in on Common Core
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."
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.
Students in some Albany High School English classes were asked to participate in the unthinkable this week as part of a persuasive writing assignment. The objective? Prove why Jews are evil and convince the teacher of their loyalty to the Third Reich in five paragraphs or less. See the actual lessonHERE.
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.
We all know how tough it is to maintain your morals in today's media world. Here are two gifts from the AFA to you, each meant to help you navigate your way through media today:
The article discusses how far TV has fallen in recent years and outlines some practical steps you can take to protect your family.
And the free movie guide is a great way to find movies for family night that the whole family can enjoy.
I hope these tools are a blessing to you!
Sincerely,
Tim Wildmon, President American Family Association
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The critically-acclaimed film, The Third Jihad - Radical Islam's Vision for America educates about the nature of radical Islamic ideology. Law enforcement agencies across the country have used the film in their counter-terror training.
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"This fantastic documentary is both entertaining and educational" - Dove Foundation
Rev. C.L. Bryant's documentary Runaway Slave has been a runaway hit! The film recently won the Crystal Dove Seal, and has been making waves across the country.
Runaway Slave is the story of C.L. Bryant, a former NAACP Chapter president who realized that the Democrat Party and progressive movement was hurting Africa-Americans and keeping them stuck on the government dole. Rev. Bryant discusses the impact of progressivism on the African-American community and how freedom works with a host of leaders including Dr. Alveda King, Herman Cain, Allen West, Dr. Thomas Sowell, and many others.
The Crystal Dove Seal award is given to films that are family-friendly and provide wholesome, educational content. Runaway Slave is an important movie for all audiences, and it has a message that should be heard if we want to achieve a society where character is king.
Congratulations to Rev. C.L. Bryant and the Runaway Slave team on their achievement!
Rick Santelli & EU Insider Discuss Bilderberg Plot To Make EU Into Totalitarian Superstate
Steven Miller 'Absolutely Not Illegal' for IRS to Target Conservative Groups
LibertyNEWS TV - "The Exploding Obama Administration Needs...DUCT TAPE!"
Rep. Mike Kelly Receives Standing Ovation at Ways & Means Hearing on IRS Scandal
Obama Charged With War Crimes
Alan Keyes: Obama Working with Terrorists to Introduce Martial Law
In testimony before Congress, the acting Commissioner of the IRS called the intentional targeting of conservative groups merely "horrible customer service." No, this was a direct violation of the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens. Demand this abuse end as we prepare to take the IRS to court, and read the latest on how the ACLJ is fighting back.
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Rupert Murdoch took some heat for observing on Twitter, "Growing IRS scandal makes perfect case for flat tax and abolition all deductions.Nothing could be fairer and abuse free."
Several responses took Murdoch to task because the abusive treatment of certain groups applying for tax-exempt status, based on their politics, doesn't have any direct relationship with the progressive income tax system, or plans to replace it.
But if I might be a bit more charitable to Murdoch, I think he was trying to make the broader case that a Flat Tax system would greatly reduce the size and power of the IRS.If his suggestion is taken literally, and all deductions are abolished, it follows that no one would be applying for any sort of tax-exempt status at all.One of the complaints raised by the groups targeted in the IRS scandal is that it put them at a competitive disadvantage against liberal groups, which sailed right through the Tax Exempt Organizations unit and secured approval in a matter of weeks - even when they were actually violating tax law at the time, as in the case of the Barack H. Obama Foundation, run by the President's half-brother.This isn't just a scandal about those who were given a hard time; it's also about those who weren't. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2.Obama's Travesty of Leadership: The News Media Share Culpability
The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan has correctly characterized the Obama administration's Benghazi and IRS scandals for what they are: gross failures of leadership that ultimately include a bold-even boastful-policy of criminal activity (my words, not hers).
But the Washington Post's Richard Cohen jeered at conservatives' concerns about Benghazi, and the Columbia Journalism Review's Ryan Chittum said Noonan has "lost it".
She has no evidence, said Chittum.
No, Mr. Chittum. Dan Rather had no evidence. But don't take my word for it. Ask Dan Rather and, like Dan Rather, get another career because you're part of the problem.
News media companies can point their fingers at the Obama administration all they want. It's suddenly all the rage, even among characteristically leftist writers and broadcasters. But to really root out the problem, the news media must point their fingers at themselves. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3.Immigration, Wages, and Free Markets
All conservatives and libertarians agree that government should not set wage requirements on private enterprise.That would violate the foundation of a free market economy.But should industries and special interest groups get to use the power of government to tilt our immigration system in a way that will actively depress wages?Is that free market doctrine?
I've been looking to find someone to come out to my house and do an assortment of outdoor work on gutters, downspouts, and siding.I can do most of the work myself, but some of the repairs need to be done in precarious positions that would require me to place a ladder on steep ground.The problem is that nobody will come out for a half days' work for less than a few hundred dollars.In light of this "labor shortage" I plan to petition the government to flood the country with poor people from rough areas in the world.They will do any job for 10 bucks.Why shouldn't we solve the "labor shortage" in this manner? . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
4.IRS targeted the Leadership Institute
I worked at the Leadership Institute in Arlington for a little more than four years; it was my first job out of college and one of the most important times of my career. I learned a tremendous amount about the conservative movement, the nature of coalitions, and how political technology was philosophically neutral. I also learned about character and left with a hero: Morton Blackwell. Today, I'm proud to be a Leadership Institute donor, and readily recommend LI to every young conservative I meet.
5.White House: All Americans Can Opt-Out Of ObamaCare
Believe it or not, RedStaters, the White House has just announced that every American with private health insurance can opt-out of ObamaCare!
Yes. In a response to my petition on the White House website, the administration states very clearly:
"If you currently have private health insurance, you should be able to keep it, and that's exactly what the health care law says. It's not a question of opting out of health reform - the idea that individuals who like their insurance should keep it is a central part of the law."
Many in our country and in the districts we represent feel that Congress is out of touch and that members are more focused on re-election than on providing real solutions to our nation's biggest challenges. We hear from constituents all the time that there is a lack of urgency and focus when it comes to solving our country's toughest issues like tackling the deficit and putting policies in place that will lead to economic growth. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
May 20, 2013
Today's Articles:
What Hurts the Most about Benghazi Karin McQuillan Surely ordinary Democrats understand that underlings don't decide to withhold military or emergency assistance to 34 Americans under attack from jihadis on 9/11? More
Obama's Real Legacy Leann Horrocks There's a lot more to it than the media -- or anyone else, for that matter -- is willing to admit. More
If Government Were a Business, Obama Would Already Be Fired William Sullivan In the world of business, and in the real world outside government, leadership is invariably implicated in failure. Even government understands this -- except for when government's guy is at the top. More
Anise, We Have a Problem May 19, 2013 How "tolerant" should Houston's conservative electorate be when their lesbian mayor reveals, in arrogant, disparaging, and militaristic terms, how she feels about traditional marriage? More
You Are Not Special Commencement Speech from Wellesley High School
In the Muslim faith a Muslim man can marry a child as young as 1 year old and have sexual intimacy with this child.
Consummating the marriage by 9.
The dowry is given to the family in exchange for the woman (who becomes his slave) and for the purchase of the private parts of the woman, to use her as a toy.
Even though a woman is abused she can not obtain a divorce.
To prove rape, the woman must have (4) male witnesses.
Often after a woman has been raped, she is returned to her family and the family must return the dowry. The family has the right to execute her (an honor killing) to restore the honor of the family. Husbands can beat their wives 'at will' and he does not have to say why he has beaten her.
Mass Seizure of Reporters' Phone Records . . . Over a Grudge about Story-Release Timing?
The Washington Postreports that the administration's explanation for the AP phone-record snooping may not be accurate:
For five days, reporters at the Associated Press had been sitting on a big scoop about a foiled al-Qaeda plot at the request of CIA officials. Then, in a hastily scheduled Monday morning meeting, the journalists were asked by agency officials to hold off on publishing the story for just one more day.
The CIA officials, who had initially cited national security concerns in an attempt to delay publication, no longer had those worries, according to individuals familiar with the exchange. Instead, the Obama administration was planning to announce the successful counterterrorism operation that Tuesday.
AP balked and proceeded to publish that Monday afternoon. Its May 2012 report is now at the center of a controversial and broad seizure of phone records of AP reporters' home, office and cellphone lines. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said the unauthorized disclosure about an intelligence operation to stop al-Qaeda from detonating explosives aboard a U.S. airliner was among the most serious leaks he could remember, and justified secretly obtaining records from a handful of reporters and editors over a span of two months.
Now, some members of Congress and media advocates are questioning why the administration viewed the leak that led to the May 7 AP story as so grave.
The president's top counterterrorism adviser at the time, John O. Brennan, had appeared on "Good Morning America" the following day to trumpet the successful operation. He said that because of the work of U.S. intelligence, the plot did not pose an active threat to the American public.
Holder said this week that the unauthorized disclosure "put the American people at risk."
Bryan Preston: "Get that? The administration wanted to own the story, and wanted AP to hold off publishing until Obama et al could announce it themselves."
Doug Mataconis: "Even if this leak didn't compromise national security, the fact that there's someone in the government leaking information like this raises the possibility that they'd leak something damages in the future. At the same time, however, it seems fairly clear that the claim that this leak was among the most damaging in American history simply doesn't add up. If that's the case, then why would the CIA have told the AP that the national security concerns it had previously expressed were 'no longer an issue?'"
That sound you heard was the "national security" justification going POOF! The AP dutifully held back on reporting the story in order to protect national security and the Obama administration screwed them anyway. The AP reported the story only after it was made clear that the information wasn't sensitive anymore. The information was going to be used for PR purposes by the Obama administration and the AP essentially stole their thunder.
Stealing the Obama administration's thunder is now grounds for secret subpoenas on the press.
What's the Big Picture to Keep in Mind During This Scandal-Mania?
Quite the week, huh? A lot of wise voices are urging us to keep our eye on the ball in these day-to-day developments.
Democratic scandal does not take the place of a Republican agenda. It does not reform the tax code or reduce the debt or ease regulatory burdens on small business. It cannot substitute for a strategy to replace Obamacare. By all means, Republicans should run against the president and his party - against their refusal to take the entitlement crisis seriously, against the implementation of their "train wreck" health-care law, and even against the unusually politicized executive-branch culture that contributed to the post-Benghazi cover-up. They should at the same time understand that a purely negative message, however justified, will not produce the governing majority Republicans should be aiming for in the next two elections.
Even worse than relying on scandal would be advertising the fact. Republicans should not indulge in public speculation about the electoral repercussions of these scandals for 2014 (much less 2016!). Doing so plays into the Democrats' hands by making legitimate inquiries seem like opportunistic partisan exercises, and is thus likely to be a self-canceling prophecy.
I myself doubt very much that the president or any of his immediate circle had a hand in [the IRS scandal] - it is in the nature of the Left (and in the nature of political power itself) that no marching orders from the top are necessary. University presidents do not tell hiring committees to discriminate against conservative academics, they just do it. No president or Treasury secretary had to tell the IRS to do this.
In some ways, the received version of events is worse than would be a top-directed cabal of rogue IRS agents acting on orders from political superiors. A corrupt element within an agency can be rooted out, and a criminal conspiracy can be unraveled. When the agency is the criminal conspiracy, then the challenge of reform becomes that much greater.
The point is that these scandals cut at the core conceit of Obama's ideology: the healthy and enduring confidence of big government to be good government. As technological capabilities advance and the scope of government expands, the types of domestic scandals we're seeing here are only going to increase in frequency and invasiveness, with personal information shared more frequently, easier for even low level bureaucrats to acquire and manipulate. At the same time, Americans are becoming increasingly skeptical and cynical about their public institutions, with their trust in the federal government at historic lows. They distrust the agencies and bureaucrats even as the politicians of our age are investing more and more power in them.
Today, the media, the Obama administration, and David Axelrod are undertaking the task that conservatives could not: illustrating with each passing day that the progressive approach to modern governance and policy is inherently flawed and that vast governments are ripe for abuse. What we are seeing from the IRS and the DOJ is not something new, nor does it represent a perverse approach to benign bureaucracy: it is the inevitable consequence of an approach which puts mechanisms in place and then assumes they will not be used for ill. You should expect government to go as far as it can, whenever it can, in any ways that it can, toward the full exploitation of the power made available to it. Expecting government to behave otherwise is to expect the scorpion not to sting the frog . . .
When this period of scandal draws to a close, if the idea still survives that a more competent and ethical president would be able to effectively govern a $4 trillion bureaucracy, it will be a sign Republicans have failed. They can succeed by ignoring the tempting bait of making this about the president they despise, and focusing instead on the false philosophy of expansive government which represents the true danger to the American experiment. Doing so will require them to go against their own short-term viewpoint, so prevalent in recent years, and look instead to the long game.
A Spoiler-Filled Assessment of the Latest Iron Man Sequel
It's late enough for a spoiler-filled look at Iron Man 3, right?
Iron Man 3 is a wildly uneven movie. When it works, it really works; when it doesn't work, it falls flat on its iron faceplate.
The first part that I liked, and thought was a strong screenwriting decision, was the choice to have Tony Stark suffering from panic and anxiety attacks because of his near-death experience in The Avengers.
A couple of recent movies and television shows have irked me recently when their characters go through major, dramatic, often life-threatening or certainly outlook-altering events . . . and then return to being just fine afterwards. I can hear it now: "Come on, Jim, that's just the magic of the movies," but plot holes and slipshod characterization aren't actually what's supposed to be "magic" about the movies. If a character goes through an experience that should be consequential and significant, then we need some signs that it actually was consequential and significant. If the actions of the characters have no real consequence, why should the audience get involved in the show?
I can believe, for the sake of the story, that aliens exist, that superheroes exist, robots, magic, whatever you want - so long as the fictional universe I'm seeing has a certain internal consistency to the whole thing.
A recent example of the writers botching came a few months ago on Castle, when the protagonist's daughter was kidnapped, taken overseas, her life threatened . . . and the next episode everything was fine, no mention made of it. In fact, I don't think any character made any reference to it until this week's season finale. What I watch in a fictional television series may not have to be realistic, but it does have to be believable.
I had high hopes for Ben Kingsley's portrayal of the Mandarin, and as a result, the "twist" revealed halfway through the movie struck me as a nearly insurmountable hurdle.
First, the makers of Iron Man 3 decided that the Mandarin's propaganda videos would make the villain really, really resemble and echo Osama bin Laden. I don't think that's necessarily offensive or exploitative; I think that's hitting the notes that stir fear in our subconscious in a very effective way. (Ben Kingsley talks a bit about it here.) He hates the United States of America for reasons that seem unclear, he's determined to teach us a lesson, and he launches random, explosive terror attacks at various targets.
But making the Mandarin a "fake" figure created by a greedy Pentagon contractor who seeks to "control supply and demand of the War on Terror" . . . well, it's one step away from joining the 9/11 Truthers. Director Shane Black more or less made this point explicitly:
I would say that we struggled to find a way to present a mythic terrorist that had something about him that registered after the movie's over as having been a unique take, or a clever idea, or a way to say something of use. And what was of use about the Mandarin's portrayal in this movie, to me, is that it offers up a way that you can sort of show how people are complicit in being frightened. They buy into things in the way that the audience for this movie buys into it. And hopefully, by the end you're like, "Yeah, we were really frightened of the Mandarin, but in the end he really wasn't that bad after all." In fact, the whole thing was just a product of this anonymous, behind-the-scenes guy. I think that's a message that's more interesting for the modern world because I think there's a lot of behind-the-scenes, a lot of fear, that's generated toward very available and obvious targets, which could perhaps be directed more intelligently at what's behind them.
Except that the terrorists we see in the real world are not in fact driven by "anonymous behind-the-scenes guys" like shady defense contractors. The Boston bombers were not secretly being manipulated by Halliburton. The guys who killed our ambassador in Benghazi were not being paid by somebody who wanted a fat contract to provide embassy security in the future. This is conspiracy-theory thinking, and not only does it not fit in well in an Iron Man movie . . . it takes what had been this movie series' most thoroughly menacing, frightening figure and turns him into a quick, cheap joke, and refocuses us on Guy Pearce's Killian villain. Meh.
Killian's grand plot to "control supply and demand in the War on Terror," by the way, makes little or no sense. Is the notion that as he does it, he'll get rich? He's already rich. He wants to humiliate Tony Stark, to get revenge for ditching him back in 1999? Meh. He has many opportunities to kill him, and fails to do so.
Oh, and while the president played by William Sadler seems like a good guy who wants to protect the company, we get the tired trope of the evil, or at least supremely morally compromised vice president.
With all this complaining, what worked? Well, the movie's theme, emphasized explicitly by its closing line, is that our hero is really Tony Stark, not Iron Man. The creators decided that Tony would spend a large chunk of this movie torn down to his core, without all of his wealth and high-tech toys, forced to improvise creative new solutions in life-and-death circumstances.
If indeed this is the last Iron Man movie, we're left with a relentlessly enjoyable character . . . who never quite had a plot or villain that matched what he brought to the screen.
ADDENDA: My brother: "Here we see Obama with Corporal Poppins."
NRO Digest - May 17, 2013
Today on National Review Online . . .
RICH LOWRY: After this spate of scandals, the media should stop rolling their eyes at mentions of tyranny. The Media's Tea-Party Moment.
JONAH GOLDBERG: Sure, Obama probably didn't tell the IRS what to do. But he set the tone. An Agency After Obama's Heart.
ANDREW STILES: The IRS audited an existing conservative educational institution, even asking after its individual interns. The IRS's Intern Audit.
SENATOR MIKE LEE: To prevent abuses of government, we must reduce government power. Washington vs. the People.
DEROY MURDOCK: The IRS scandal teaches us that the dangers of government overreach are inescapable. This Is Big Government.
JOHN FUND: In the executive mansion, a small group of people play politics all the time while the president is aloof. Strange-Goings On at the White House.
MARK KRIKORIAN: Supporting the Schumer-Rubio bill means taking Obama at his word. We Trust Barack Obama.
Obama is using one of the oldest and most-underhanded political tricks in the book, a tactic some folks would call the "Potomac Two-Step." Obama probably learned it from former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley...
Well, this can't be good. It appears that the official who oversaw the IRS office responsible for targeting conservative groups has moved on from that post and now heads the agency's Obamacare division.
Admittedly, the Benghazi episode vastly eclipses every aspect of Watergate. This is a scandal in which the "cover up" actually began before the main event, and in many ways directly contributed to it.
The shocking video of the arrest of an alleged CIA agent this week on espionage charges certainly won't rank as one of most heralded moments in the vaunted agency's long history of derring-do.
The film featured evidence that Obama's real father was Frank Marshall Davis, a Communist Party USA operative who indoctrinated Obama into a Marxist ideology during his formative years in Hawaii.
It is fair to say that the nation is as divided today as it was in the decades leading up to the Civil War that came about by the decision to secede and thereby destroy the Union.
The decision to launch the air strikes was based on the understanding that a calculated risk now is preferable to facing a deteriorating security situation later.
"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
By Jake Tapper, CNN Chief Washington Correspondent
The U.S. Marshals Service lost two former participants in the federal Witness Security Program "identified as known or suspected terrorists," states the public summary of an interim Justice Department Inspector General's report obtained by CNN.
The Marshals Service has concluded that "one individual was and the other individual was believed to be residing outside of the United States," according to the summary.
The report notes that while in the middle of an audit of the WITSEC program, also referred to as "WitSec,"the IG notified the Justice Department of national security vulnerabilities, and the IG's office "developed the interim report to help ensure that the Department promptly and sufficiently addressed the deficiencies we found."
After its audit, the IG's office reported "the Department did not definitively know how many known or suspected terrorists were admitted into the WITSEC program," among other "significant issues concerning national security."
Announcing: Allen West to be honored at National Conference!
We're delighted to announce that former Rep. Allen West will be joining us at this year's National Conference & Legislative Briefing.
We will honor him with our inaugural "Profiles in Courage" award, which we will present during our gala banquet on Thursday night, June 20th.
West has distinguished himself on the field of battle, in the halls of Congress, and in the arena of public policy. His clarity of purpose and willingness to defy political correctness to speak the truths America needs to hear are an inspiration to us all.
His insights on courage and honor will inspire you.
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This year's conference is shaping up to be the most timely and exciting one we've ever put together, and it's nearly 80% sold out! You don't want to miss the national security event of the year in Washington, DC.
May 16, 2013
Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Aid Assad in Syria
WASHINGTON - Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, American officials said Thursday.
Russia has previously provided a version of the missiles, called Yakhonts, to Syria. But those delivered recently are outfitted with an advanced radar that makes them more effective, according to American officials who are familiar with classified intelligence reports and would only discuss the shipment on the basis of anonymity.
Unlike Scud and other longer-range surface-to-surface missiles that the Assad government has used against opposition forces, the Yakhont antiship missile system provides the Syrian military a formidable weapon to counter any effort by international forces to reinforce Syrian opposition fighters by imposing a naval embargo, establishing a no-fly zone or carrying out limited airstrikes.
"It enables the regime to deter foreign forces looking to supply the opposition from the sea, or from undertaking a more active role if a no-fly zone or shipping embargo were to be declared at some point," said Nick Brown, editor in chief of IHS Jane's International Defense Review. "It's a real ship killer."
Jeffrey White, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former senior American intelligence official, said Syria's strengthened arsenal would "tend to push Western or allied naval activity further off the coast" and was also "a signal of the Russian commitment to the Syrian government."
Russia has sent a dozen or more warships to patrol waters near its naval base at Tartus in Syria, a buildup that U.S. and European officials see as a newly aggressive stance meant partly to warn the West not to intervene in Syria's civil war. Russia's expanded presence in the eastern Mediterranean represents one of its largest sustained naval deployments since the Cold War. "It is a show of force. It's muscle flexing," a senior U.S. defense official said. "It is about demonstrating their commitment to their interests."
In the last three months, 10 to 15 Russian ships have been near Tartus at any one time, U.S. and European officials say. Russia currently has 11 ships in the eastern Mediterranean, including destroyers, frigates, support vessels and intelligence-collecting ships. The U.S. Navy has two destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean. U.S. officials believe that by assuring Russia that the base will remain under Moscow's control in a post-Assad Syria, the U.S. has a better chance of convincing Putin to break with Assad.
In addition, U.S. officials believe that Russia is moving more quickly to deliver S-300 surface-to-air defense systems to Syria. U.S. officials say the S-300 system, which could make it more risky for any warplanes to enter Syrian airspace, could leave Russia for Tartus by the end of May. (
Wall Street Journal)
Benghazi Unravelled: Has This Mysterious Commentor Put The Puzzle Together?
As a regular user of Before It's News I see all kinds of comments. They come in all types; smart, stupid, questioning and sometimes just outright spam. Yet this this one caught my eye. This guy makes waaaaaay to much sense. The pieces all seem to fit just right in the synopsis. Does this guy have some inside info? What do you think-make sense to you?
The Obama admin was running Libyan weapons to Syria, thru Turkey, via Libyan-flagged vessel Al Entisar. Stevens met with the Turkish Consul General Ali Sait Akin, and escorted him out of the "consulate" front gate one hour before the assault began. The attack happened because Libyan jihadists who fought for the Obama admin found out their newly acquired arsenal was gonna be stolen out from under them so they attacked the "consulate".
Why the media is ignoring these facts isn't a surprise, it was Fast & Syrious. Why conservative politicians haven't exposed this crime goes beyond all rational logic. Everyone saying anything hasn't even got the story right.
Not to mention the fact the CIA agents with Stevens were in direct communication with the Obama situation room, CIA hq, FBI hq and Hillary's state dept.
A diplomat reports to the Sec of State and the president, Stevens was the highest ranking American in Libya and he doesn't talk to mid level bureaucrats. Standard protocol is he speaks to the Obama admin first and foremost on everything, he was a political appointee.
Obama failed to protect Americans from foreign enemies because he was 2 months outside of an election and his admin was running guns to al Qaeda linked jihadists in Syria.
If this isn't treason then treason isn't a word any longer.
News from The Hill:
Issa subpoenas Benghazi auditor Pickering By Julian Pecquet
The lawmaker leading the charge to investigate the Benghazi terror attack on Friday subpoenaed the co-author of a report that slammed the State Department but didn't interview Hillary Clinton.
House oversight chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) formally demanded that retired ambassador Thomas Pickering submit to being deposed by the committee next Thursday.
The title of a New York Times article by Raymond Hernandez reads, "Weiner's Wife Didn't Disclose Consulting Work She Did While Serving in State Dept.". However, the headline for another story pops up in the eighth paragraph when a potentially very interesting claim is made. Take note of when Abedin allegedly stepped down as Deputy Chief of Staff for Hillary.
Ms. Abedin reached her new working arrangement in June 2012, when she returned from maternity leave, quietly leaving her position as deputy chief of staff and becoming a special government employee, which is essentially a consultant. A State Department official said that change freed her from the requirement that she disclose her private earnings for the rest of the year on her financial disclosure forms. Still, during that period, she continued to be identified publicly in news reports as Mrs. Clinton's deputy chief of staff.
Officials in the State Department and Clinton circles seem especially sensitive about the arrangement, and no one would speak about it on the record. Earlier this month, Mr. Weiner released a copy of the couple's 2012 tax return showing that they had income of more than $490,000.
Now, the Obama administration has reportedly apologized to Israel for another leak of classified information to the media, one that occurred earlier this month and which Israeli officials are concerned could place Israeli lives at risk.
Israel Radio's diplomatic correspondent Chico Menashe reported Sunday morning (via the Jerusalem Post):
American officials apologized to their Israeli counterparts for confirming that Israel was behind the airstrikes on the Damascus airport earlier this month, Israel Radio reported on Sunday.
The confirmation reportedly came from the lower ranks at the Pentagon, and the reasons for the leak are being investigated.
Menashe tweeted: "The U.S. has apologized to Israel for leaking details of the attack in Syria. Senior administration officials said to their [Israeli] counterparts that they are examining the issue and that low-level [officials] were responsible for the leak."
Two years ago, Obama had declared that he was the defender of Benghazi, protecting it against a massacre that was never going to happen. And once Benghazi was liberated to be under Al Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood rule, the man who had sent in the air force to protect Benghazi Islamist militias against Gaddafi, couldn't be bothered to send in the planes to protect his diplomats against the militias.
There is not one single place where a major Arab Spring transformation has led to a happy ending.
Egypt is a political, social and economic disaster. Obama had been counting on Islamists transforming Egypt into another Turkey on a slow and sensible schedule. But Morsi had a little too much in common with Obama. Like Obama, he couldn't wait a decade to crush his opponents and enact repressive policies that would fracture the country. He could barely wait a month.
In February of 2012, Amine El Khalifi was arrested for plotting to carry out a suicide bombing in the US Capitol building. Before he began his mission, he visited the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center, whose former Imam was Al Qaeda leader Anwar Al Awlaki and whose parishioners included Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Hasan. At his sentencing, El Khalifi said, "I just want to say that I love Allah."
But that did not stop the FBI from announcing a few days later that it had completed purging references to Islamic terrorism from its training materials. A month earlier, Tamerlan Tsarnaev had begun his trip to Russia and by the time he returned, the training materials meant to prepare agents for the reality of the terrorist plot that he and his brother would carry out had been buried out of sight.
In 2011, the year that the Russians were warning America about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Deputy U.S. Attorney General James Cole was issuing another kind of warning.
Cole, an Obama recess appointment, said, "All of us must reject any suggestion that every Muslim is a terrorist or that every terrorist is a Muslim. As we have seen time and again - from the Oklahoma City bombing to the recent attacks in Oslo, Norway - no religion or ethnicity has a monopoly on terror."
Friday night, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said the Internal Revenue Services targeting of conservative organizations could be fatal for the Obama administration if it turns out that anyone in the White House was aware of it. Watch the clip from Sean Hannity's showHERE.
About 50 to 60 people were injured on Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. Learn the possible reason the car ran into the parade HERE.
On Friday, HBO Real Time host Bill Maher discussed the Internal Revenue scandal, making fun of the conservative groups who were unfairly targeted for years by the IRS. Watch the mocking sketchHERE.
In American Warrior, Gary O'Neal recounts his phenomenal 40-year military career: He's been a decorated Army Ranger, fought in multiple wars, earned a level-10 Black Belt, and worked for the Department of Defense battling terrorism. Get a taste of his intense, inspiring life right HERE.
The Internal Revenue Service claims the disclosure of conservative groups confidential information to investigative journalism outfit ProPublica was inadvertent and unintentional. Discover how many of the targeted organizations had their confidential information sent to the Soros-sponsored groupHERE.
Imagine getting an income tax bill for more money than you earned last year. It's happened to more that 8,000 families in France. President Francois Hollandes new Socialist government imposed the tax surcharge last year to mitigate the impact of a rebate created by the previous government that capped individual tax rates at 50 percent. Get the whole storyHERE.
Authorities say a police officers bullet killed a New York college student during the response to a home invasion at an off-campus home. Saturday night, Nassau County homicide squad Lt. John Azzata said that Andrea Rebello was killed by a police officer as she was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder. Watch the local news reports that include chilling police radio clips,HERE.
"Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition." ~ Thomas Jefferson
Lovely ... Inspiring ... NOT
Prison Poetry Website Locks Down $75,000 NEA Grant By Eric Scheiner CNSNews.com Among the titles available to listen to on the site are: "Ghetto Bastard", "Fenced Jewels" and "A Gangster's Prayer".
Hard To Know How To Respond To The Patent Absurdity
Rand Paul: IRS Scandal 'Tragic' And 'Humorous' By Todd Beamon Newsmax.com Sen. Rand Paul said on Saturday that "it's so tragic that it's almost humorous" that the former head of the Internal Revenue Service department involved in the targeting of conservative groups is now running the agency's unit charged with implementing Obamacare.
Biden Now Blamed In SEAL Team 6 Deaths WorldNetDaily The families of three fallen Navy SEAL Team Six members say President Obama and Vice President Biden are culpable for the deaths of their sons for publicly identifying the unit that killed Osama bin Laden and pursuing policies that coddle Muslims and put our own troops at a tactical disadvantage.
CAIR Testimony Reinforces Fringe Ideology RightSideNews.com Making the absence of proof a proof of its own, the Council on American-Islamic Relations argues that the FBI's failure to identify Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as terrorist threats before the Boston Marathon bombings proves that counter-terror stings don't work.
"How prone all human institutions have been to decay; how subject the best-formed and most wisely organized governments have been to lose their check and totally dissolve; how difficult it has been for mankind, in all ages and countries, to preserve their dearest rights and best privileges, impelled as it were by an irresistible fate of despotism." ~ James Madison
Another Soros Link To IRS Scandal
Bill Donohue: IRS Targeted Catholic League By Bill Donohue Newsmax.comThe problems with the IRS extend beyond playing politics with conservative groups seeking a tax-exempt status.
Mexico Vs Drug Cartels: Appeasement In The Name Of Peace
Understanding Pena Nieto's Approach To The Cartels By Scott Stewart RightSideNews.comMexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's approach to combating Mexican drug cartels has been a much-discussed topic since well before he was elected. Indeed, in June 2011--more than a year before the July 2012 Mexican presidential election--I wrote an analysis discussing rumors that, if elected, Pena Nieto was going to attempt to reach some sort of accommodation with Mexico's drug cartels in order to bring down the level of violence.
Scandals Show Need For Civil-Liberties Coalition By Steven Greenhut HumanEvents.comThe Obama administration has gotten itself into a fix between its contradictory stories about the Benghazi incident, reports of the IRS targeting conservative groups and the Justice Department's grabbing of phone records from AP reporters. There are few things more fun to watch than arrogant political leaders--folks who spend their lives bossing everyone around--getting a comeuppance.
Pelosi: GOP 'Makes So Much' Of Scandals Because Obama Is 'Such A Great President' By Elizabeth Harrington CNSNews.comHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that Republicans are using scandals coming out of the White House to undermine President Barack Obama out of "fear," because he is "such a great president."
For the past week the Obama Administration has been embroiled in a growing IRS scandal. The tax agency was involved in a massive effort to target the tax-exempt status of conservative organizations, including well-known Christian ministries like Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Tea Party, pro-life and other conservative groups were denied IRS tax-exempt recognition, resulting in some groups literally shutting down. The apparent purpose was to intimidate and harass the administration's perceived political enemies. It worked.
Americans rightly resist Big Government -- and especially the IRS -- precisely because of this kind of abuse. It is also why so many Americans do not want the IRS involved in our healthcare. We've already seen partisan abuse, but just imagine having to deal with the IRS when it comes to the bypass surgery you need!
Well, guess what? News broke last night that Sarah Hall Ingram, the commissioner who led the department at the center of the IRS scandal while the abuses were taking place, is now the director of the IRS' Affordable Care Act Office. And get this -- she received more than $100,000 in bonuses when these abuses took place!
When told about Ingram's new job, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said, "Stunning, just stunning."
Meanwhile, Joseph Grant, Commissioner of Tax Exempt Organizations and Government Entities, announced he is retiring next month. Grant was the deputy commissioner under Sarah Hall Ingram when the politically-motivated abuses occurred. But more heads may roll soon as Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters announced that he is looking to see if any Ohio state laws were violated by "rogue" IRS agents in the Cincinnati office.
Was There A Cover-up?
Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller and IRS Inspector General J. Russell George testified under oath this morning before the House Ways and Means Committee. Based on his opening statement alone, members of the committee should consider charging Miller with perjury. Just consider this comment:
"Partisanship or the perception of politics has no place in the IRS. I do not believe that partisanship motivated the people that engaged in the practices described in the inspector general's report. Foolish mistakes were made by people who were trying to be more efficient in their work."
Only conservatives were targeted and tied in knots while progressive groups were rubber-stamped. Groups were targeted based on names like "Tea Party" or "Patriot." Pro-life groups were ordered not to protest Planned Parenthood. But none of that is political, just a mistaken attempt at better efficiency. Give me a break!
When pressed to identify the individuals involved in the abuses, Miller could not offer any names. He had to know that question would come up today. But Miller either walked into that hearing room willfully ignorant or he again misled members of Congress.
More importantly, several Republicans ripped into Miller for the fact that top IRS officials knew about these abuses back in 2011, knew about the inspector general's report and never informed Congress until this year.
Again, as happened with the infamous Benghazi talking points, was there a cover-up by officials within the Obama Administration to keep a lid on these abuses during last year's election? The answer seems obvious, and some in the media are now asking that very question.
Watergate's Woodward: Don't Dismiss Benghazi
While the IRS scandal has taken center stage, famed Watergate reporter Bob Woodward said this morning that the Benghazi scandal is still a very potent issue that has not been put to rest. His remarks are worth repeating:
"You were talking earlier about kind of dismissing the Benghazi issue as one that's just political and the president recently said it's a sideshow. But if you read through all these emails, you see that everyone in the government is saying, 'Oh, let's not tell the public that terrorists were involved, people connected to al Qaeda. Let's not tell the public that there were warnings.'
"...this is one of the documents with the editing that one of the people in the State Department said, 'Oh, let's not let these things out.' And I have to go back 40 years to Watergate when Nixon put out his edited transcripts to the conversations, and he personally went through them and said, 'Oh, let's not tell this, let's not show this.'
"I would not dismiss Benghazi. It's a very serious issue ... four people were killed. You look at the hydraulic pressure that was in the system to not tell the truth... we use this term and the government uses this term, talking points. Talking points, as we know, are like legal briefs. They're an argument on one side. What we need to do is get rid of talking point and they need to put out statements or papers that are truth documents."
Breaking News: Obama Cracks Down On Immigration
After issuing orders last year halting deportations for some illegal immigrants, Barack Obama is getting tough now. His administration, while pushing amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants, is pulling out all the stops to deport a German homeschooling family who legally sought asylum claiming religious persecution.
Homeschooling is illegal Germany. The Romeike family came to the United States to be free to teach their children according to their Christian beliefs. But the Obama Administration evidently believes there is no room in America for one more homeschooling Christian family.
Obama's government is trying to deport this family. This week the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals denied their asylum request. If the Romeike family returns to Germany, their children will be taken away from them.
We are making suckers out of anyone who follows our immigration laws. The Romeike family was really naïve to play by the rules and seek asylum. They should have gone to Mexico, snuck across the border and waited for the amnesty bill to pass.
Or they could have declared themselves closet homosexuals, since the Obama Administration is doing everything it can to advance the gay rights agenda. Failing that, they could have changed their asylum status and claimed to be Muslims since we are letting more and more Muslims into the country every day, not to mention losing suspected terrorists in the witness protection program!
Obama Calls In The Marines
Did you see President Obama's Rose Garden press conference yesterday? Obama called in the Marines to provide him some cover -- not from a hostile press demanding answers about the IRS, Benghazi or the AP wiretapping scandal, but from a few rain drops. In doing so, he forced the Marines to violate protocol.
Amazing! Obama had no trouble calling the Marines for help when he needed to keep a few drops off of him, but he just couldn't find them on the night our ambassador and three other brave Americans were attacked and killed in Benghazi.
Obama, IG Report refuse to touch powerful Treasury Employees Union headed by ex-IRS agent.
"My question is who is going to jail?" - House Speaker John Boehner on the IRS Scandal
The President couldn't even bring himself to breathe a word of the truth.
He could fire some hapless Acting Commissioner, but last night Mr. Obama never came close to discussing that which must never be discussed.
The IRS?
It's about a union: the National Treasury Employees Union. The NTEU. A left-wing union representing 150,000 employees in 31 separate government agencies, including the IRS. A union that not only endorsed President Obama for election and re-election, but a union whose current president, Colleen Kelly, was a 14-year IRS agent and now is both union president and Obama administration appointee (of which more in a moment).
It's about 94% of NTEU union contributions going to Democrats in the Senate and House in 2012 - candidates who campaigned as vociferous opponents of the Tea Party.
Former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steven Miller, who only took over in November and resigned this week at President Barack Obama's behest, will testify before the House Ways and Means Committee Friday on his role in targeting Tea Party and conservative groups for audit or excessive review.
Miller was the first senior IRS official to be disciplined in the scandal, though the problems began before he took over the IRS, and other senior officials were aware of the problem and appear to have misled Congress.
State Dept Employees 'Held Accountable' For Benghazi Failures Still Receiving Paychecks More
New Evidence IRS Laundering Money From Veterans Disability Checks
AUTHOR Kristin Tate
MAY 18, 2013 6:06PM PST
You know what the IRS is really great at? Breaking its own laws.
In addition to targeting conservative groups, the corrupt government agency has also been singling out disabled veterans. They do this by using banks to launder and then stealing the veterans' disability checks.
On Thursday, Fox News host Megyn Kelly exploded at one of her liberal guests while discussing the controversial Benghazi talking points, ultimately demanding, �Can we have some honesty?� Watch Ms. Kelly and progressive think tank founder Simon Rosenberg exchange verbal slams HERE.
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) hammered outgoing IRS interim head Steven Miller on Friday, demanding to know why Miller did not reveal details about the IRS�s targeting of conservative groups in a July hearing despite having known about it since at least last May and despite having been asked specifically about it in Capitol Hill two months later. Watch the heated debateHERE.
Press Secretary Jay Carney appeared on CNN�s �Piers Morgan Live� Thursday night to answer questions related to the three separate scandals that have turned the federal government on its head over the last two weeks. Carney�s answers summed up: There are no scandals. See the clip HERE.
It seems like with every new report, Obamacare just gets better and better. (And by "better and better" we mean worse and more expensive.) The Washington Examiner has just publised a report showing that the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office believes the first 10 years of Obamacare will cost twice as much as expected. See the breakdown of the numbersHERE.
Friday, the gallery at the House Weighs and Means Committee had to be called to order after it burst into applause and had a near standing ovation following an impassioned diatribe against the IRS by Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Mike Kelly. Watch the entire speechHERE.
As TheBlaze pointed out yesterday, when President Obama called in the Marines to hold umbrellas over him and the Turkish Prime Minister as it began to rain during an outdoor press conference, the Internet started to buzz with an interesting inquiry: Was it actually out of Marine uniform protocol for the Marines to hold the weather-shielding items? We checked. Learn the answer HERE.
Was Lois Lerner, the director of the IRS�s Exempt Organizations Division lying when she denied knowing about the IRS policy of targeting 9/12 groups, local Tea Parties and other small government supporters? Lerner initially blamed it on the work of two �low-level� Cincinnati employees of the massive taxing agency. However, documents sent to TheBlaze and published by local media outlets raise doubts about Lerner�s version of events. See these potentially damaging lettersHERE.
According to a new study, there is some reason to fear a �Caddyshack�-like pool moment this summer � and it won�t be just a false alarm with a candy bar either. If you don't understand the "Caddyshack" reference, we have included a clip from the classic comedy along with the story HERE.
Starting at 10pm ET on Saturday nights, TheBlaze TV is laugh packed with back-to-back comedy shows � �The Wonderful World of Stu� (WWOS) followed by �The B.S. of A.� We grabbed one of the segments from tomorrow night's WWOS to give you a little taste. See itHERE.
Ever wonder what it�d be like to have your face bitten off by a bear? No? You�ve never imagined being mauled by a grizzly? The video attached here comes courtesy of biologist Brad Josephs. Mr. Joseph set up a GoPro camera out in the Alaskan wilderness. His hope was to get some close-up footage of bears for a nature show. The GoPro camera did capture a bear in action. Watch the clip entitled, "A Bear Ate My GoPro"HERE.
Daily Email - May 17, 2013 Top StoryPresident Corrupt or President Inept? By Bethany Stotts | May 17, 2013 Three brewing scandals have formed a vicious trifecta which threatens to sink the Obama Administration: the Internal Revenue Services' targeting of conservative groups, the Benghazi scandal, and the subpoena of two months of phone records from the Associated Press. The Administration's relationship with the news media, according to The Washington Post's Paul Farhi, has escalated [...] From the AIM Blogs Media Matters Denies Involvement in Its Own AP Talking Points By Don Irvine | May 16, 2013 Guest ColumnA Brief History of Slimy Liberal Snoops and Dumpster Divers By Michelle Malkin | May 17, 2013 It's always the "low-level" peon's fault, isn't it? When Democrats get caught red-handed abusing government powers and bullying their political enemies small and large, nobody at the top knows nuttin'. The buck stops ... in the janitors closet or something. Here's what I know: While they pretend to champion privacy rights, top left-wing operatives have [...] AIM Newswire Obama fires acting tax chief with strings attached
Big Brother is officially out of control... Related posts: Obama's War On Charity-Audits Up 79% According to this Fox News report, IRS audits of nonprofits... SHOCKING! DNC Schedules Muslim Prayers Ahead Of Convention/Muslim B'Hood Connections! Why is the DNC doing this? Can anyone explain why?......
May 18, 2013 01:26 pm It hasn't been a very good week for the Obama administration. In fact, I've never seen the sharks circling as they are today... particularly about the IRS abuse scandal. You see, Congress is serious about this one. They have five years of pent-up frustration over Obama's Teflon-like ability to shirk responsibility; and now that he's on the [...]
Video: IRS Woman Targeting Tea Party Now Runs ObamaCare!
May 18, 2013 01:15 pm
Sarah Hall Ingram, the IRS woman overseeing the persecution of Tea Party and other conservative groups, is now in charge of the ObamaCare office! Related posts: Video: Obama Loses It, Grabs Tea Party Woman To Shut Her Up (Videos) Barack Obama is currently on a "listening tour" of the... Why Obamacare Ruling Is Good For [...]
May 18, 2013 01:05 pm AWOL Commander in Chief During the Benghazi murders, instead of taking charge, Mr. Obama went into hiding, the various military elements having to stand down because the occupant of the White House was afraid to make decisions. During a Senate hearing, then Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta testified that neither Obama nor anyone else from the [...]
Video: Obama Admin. Scandals Released As Distraction!
May 18, 2013 12:57 pm
Michael Savage thinks there's something fishy behind the scenes... Related posts: Savage: Obama Never Earned Anything In His Life! It's good to see Michael Savage again telling it like... Michael Savage: Millions Of Illegal Aliens Elected Obama Excellent radio commentary by Michael Savage aired on November 26.........
Newsman Leaves Crucial Detail Out Of Burglary Account
May 18, 2013 12:47 pm Somehow, Dan Rather is still able to find an audience despite his very public ouster from CBS in 2004 after reporting falsified and unsubstantiated information about President George W. Bush. Of course, his audience has been decreased exponentially; but the holdover from a bygone generation of news anchors continues to exercise his First Amendment [...]
May 18, 2013 12:46 pm Det. Michael Zullo has served as lead investigator of a Cold Case Posse which concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that the image posted on the White House website on April 27, 2011 as Barack Obama's birth certificate is a forgery. (May 17, 2013) - In September 2011, Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaiocommissioned a Cold Case Posse to investigate [...]
Video: Eagle Upside Down On White House Twitter Page
May 18, 2013 12:40 pm
International sign of distress: America is in deep, deep trouble! Related posts: White House Uses Twitter To Bully Critics President Obama's director of progressive media is obsessed with one... Library Of Congress To House Entire Twitter Archive The U.S. Library of Congress, which archives many forms of...
May 18, 2013 12:35 pm WASHINGTON - The ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress that his agency made errors in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he says the mistakes were not the result of partisan views. In a prepared statement, former acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller was ready to tell the House Ways and [...]
The liberal left is destroying our military from within; here's how: Related posts: "Military Meddling" Our military people have the right to speak out about... Barber: Obama Is Trying To Purge Christians From The Military The beginings of "Don't ask, don't tell" for Christians in...
May 18, 2013 12:19 pm With all the recent scandalous information coming out regarding the Obama administration, it appears the Hippies are in charge. In the not too distant past, we as conservatives were called the "Silent Majority". Well, silence may in fact be complicity. I do understand the approach that has historically marked the difference between conservative and progressive [...]
Video: Democrat Tax Cheat Outraged Over IRS Scandal
May 18, 2013 12:17 pm
Even tax cheat Charlie Rangel was outraged yesterday over the IRS scandal that involved the targeting of conservative, Tea Party, and Jewish groups. You know if a tax cheat like Rangel is upset it has to be bad. Related posts: The IRS Also Targeted The Jewish Community Caleb Bonham dissects the IRS scandal, Julian Bond's [...]
May 18, 2013 12:12 pm With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units. The proposal to be put before the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA's National Council [...]
May 18, 2013 12:01 pm The House of Cards is beginning to crumble. All of a sudden, Uncle Joe is back in the closet. Valerie Jarrett is nowhere to be seen. To the task at hand: CBS' Sharyl Attkisson bucked the trend and was the only mainstream media reporter who dared to investigate Benghazi-gate, and now it is being reported [...]
May 18, 2013 11:31 am When the Democrats took over Congress in 2006, paving the way for the triumphal entry of Barack Obama, a shiver ran down the spines of conservatives across the country. For six years, Democrats had perfected the politics of personal attack, demonizing Bush and Republicans daily, relying on misrepresentations damaging to the country. A complicit media [...]
May 18, 2013 11:02 am Newsmax.com is reporting that former Florida Rep. Allen West will join Fox News as a contributor. Apparently the news channel made the announcement yesterday. "Representative West's congressional and military experience along with his fearless approach to voicing key issues will provide a valuable point of view to the Fox News lineup," Bill Shine, the network's [...]
In 2008, the Left embraced the embodiment of the anti-war movement, Barack Hussein Obama. Obama's anti-war shock troops put away their "Bush is a War Criminal" signs and replaced them with "Change You Can Believe In." The Pied Piper blew into his flute, and his glassy-eyed supporters followed him into oblivion. The result of a [...]
May 17, 2013 01:20 pm WASHINGTON - A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia came on the same day that a Senate panel considered a slate [...]
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May 17, 2013 01:17 pm The government scandals of the day are packed with irony: from the seizure of reporters' phone record to the bungling in Benghazi; from the president's slight of Thomas Jefferson to the IRS targeting opponents of big government. If Woody Allen, Carol Brunette, Mark Twain, and anyone else who made the observation that comedy is tragedy [...]
Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday; and he didn't know, wasn't sure of, or simply couldn't remember a lot of information. Related posts: Shocking Video: Undercover Man Is Offered Eric Holder's Ballot, But Eric Holder Still Insists Voter ID Laws Are Not Necessary In a shocking new video on Breitbart.com, [...]
Zuckerberg And Rubio: Amnesty's Two Indistinguishable Amigos
May 17, 2013 01:02 pm Mark Zuckerberg and Marco Rubio have become amnesty's two indistinguishable amigos. They have morphed into Marco Zuckerberg and Mark Rubio. You've heard the radio spots and seen the television ads featuring Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio talking about the dire need to do something about the "immigration problem" (not "illegal immigration" but immigration.) During a [...]
In a surge of civic pride, Reason TV is happy to offer "West Wing Weak," a look back at Obama's past seven days. Related posts: The Left Asks Civility Of Hate-Filled, Murderous, Scumbag Conservatives by Don Feder, GrassTopsUSA.com Last week, the Left was... Obamas Take A Walk, Holding Hands In The Evening Associated [...]
May 17, 2013 01:00 pm Colleges ostensibly offer young adults their first independent exposure to new cultures and experiences. While I expect - and even encourage - universities to offer presentations by those with whom I disagree ideologically, today's leftist administrators rarely allow any traditional speakers to counterbalance that exposure. A recent series of lectures by prostitutes and strippers at [...]
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Kindergartener Told He Can't Sing Christian Song At School
May 17, 2013 12:51 pm Chula Vista, CA-A talented Salt Creek Elementary School kindergartener was recently turned down from playing the guitar while singing a song at his school's upcoming May 23 talent show. The unwarranted-and unconstitutional-rejection didn't come due to lack of talent but because the song, "Our God Is Mercy," is a Christian song. When the young student was told [...]
A Tampa man is facing charges of 1st degree murder after he switched out his girlfriend's antibiotics for Cytotec or Misoprostol, a synthethic prostaglandin that can cause abortion in females. Related posts: Abortion Doctor Kermit Gosnell Convicted Of First-degree Murder Philadelphia abortion provider Kermit Gosnell was convicted Monday of three... Woman Dead After Second-Trimester Abortion [...]
Gosnell Guilty Of Murder And Manslaughter: Now What?
May 17, 2013 12:44 pm By now, you've probably heard the news that late-term abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was found guilty of three first-degree murder charges for killing live babies as well as involuntary manslaughter of a woman who died at his Philadelphia clinic. Eyewitnesses testified that Gosnell killed hundreds of babies born alive over the years, but physical evidence [...]
Video: Release Of AP And IRS Scandals Timed To Cover-Up Benghazi?
May 17, 2013 12:41 pm
Glenn Beck says the release of information about the IRS and AP scandals was orchestrated by the White House to distract from Benghazi. Related posts: GOP Demands More Despite Benghazi Email Release WASHINGTON - The White House release of some 100 pages... Benghazi-Gate Enters New Phase: The Cover Up Of The Cover Up It now [...]
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The 3 Myths Of A Secular Government In America (Part 1)
May 17, 2013 12:29 pm It is often said that religion and politics don't mix. We are also told that our government (and accordingly, the public square) must be neutral on matters of religion. It cannot favor any one religion over another. Hearing these statements so often, one is greatly tempted to believe they are true. There is one slight [...]
May 17, 2013 12:15 pm As millions of students and their parents are preparing for life after commencement, they're also preparing to deal with massive student loans. Increasingly, people are concerned about the student debt situation brewing on college campuses. The present state of student debt is not a pretty picture. According to a report published by the New York [...]
May 17, 2013 12:05 pm A 180-year-old Baptist newspaper said on Thursday that it was targeted by the Internal Revenue Service for extra scrutiny. The Biblical Recorder, published by the North Carolina Baptist State Convention, said it was singled out by the agency in March, Fox News reports. Last summer, the Recorder gained national attention after Allan Blume, its editor, [...]
STEPHEN STONE, RA PRESIDENT - As the gay agenda rolls forth unchecked in fulfillment of its published goals and tactics - dragging Western Civilization down more predictably than the Muslim Brotherhood is likely ever to do - rational Americans need to come to grips with one of the most damnable frauds in the world's history: the belief that there is such a thing as "being gay."... (more)
MOTHER JONES - After a very long and demoralizing losing streak, supporters of marriage equality have recently experienced a string of victories so sudden and dramatic that it has their heads spinning... (more)
SUBMITTED BY A FRIEND OF RENEWAMERICA - We the People, by the authority vested in us by the Declaration of Independence and secured as unalienable rights by the laws of the U.S. Constitution, do hereby respectfully request the Supreme Court of the United States uphold and defend the self-evident truths by which our authority as a nation is founded... (more)
Part 7: Stalin's Secret Agents (and an American who fought them for over 60 years until his dying breath)
WES VERNON, RA ANALYST - This nation, and those the world over who yearn for freedom, suffered a loss last week. Herbert Romerstein, easily one of the world's foremost experts on the evil deeds of Communism and other of America's enemies, passed away May 7... (more)
CLIFF KINCAID - The revelations about IRS targeting of voices opposed to Barack Obama's political agenda came of no surprise to filmmaker Joel Gilbert. His private financial accounts were hacked into and the information used by a George Soros-linked journalist, Seth Rosenfeld, before the presidential election. Gilbert wants to know who provided Rosenfeld with his private bank records. Was it someone at the IRS? Or at the White House?... (more)
FRED HUTCHISON, RA ANALYST - The war by America, Britain, and Israel against Islamist terrorism is destined to be a long war in which all the depths of good and evil will be sounded. This essay concerns the question of whether or not Islamist terrorism is a "cosmic evil."... (more)
WASHINGTON TIMES - Philadelphia prosecutors said Wednesday that abortionist Kermit B. Gosnell would receive a third life sentence for the murder of a baby and other crimes he was not previously sentenced for. The decision in the "groundbreaking" case means Gosnell will spend his life in prison, without the possibility of parole... (more)
ANNE HENDERSHOTT - Now that the verdict is in on Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortionist convicted of delivering and killing babies -- most of them black -- perhaps President Obama might finally be willing to respond to the horrific crime. Silent on the facts of the case, it is curious that up until now, neither the president nor the first lady has been willing to comment on the house of horrors over which Gosnell presided... (more)
TIM CARNEY - Federal officials used the power of the state to intimidate and harass critics of President Obama and the federal government. When the higher levels of the Internal Revenue Service learned that one office was inappropriately targeting Tea Party groups, these officials nevertheless denied it -- until they were forced to fess up... (more)
KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON - Lie No. 1: Lois Lerner's apology last Friday was a spontaneous reaction to an unexpected question from an unknown audience member. In fact, the question came from tax lawyer and lobbyist Celia Roady. Ms. Roady has some interesting career highlights: She was part of the 1997 ethics investigation of Newt Gingrich, but, more to the point, she was appointed to the IRS's Advisory Council on Tax-Exempt and Government Entities by IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman... (more)
GUY BENSON - Remember what we were told when this explosive story first broke less than a week ago? The IRS official in charge of tax exemptions for organizations said the improper methods employed within her division were executed by "low level workers" in Cincinnati who weren't motivated by "political bias," and impacted roughly 75 organizations?... (more)
JOEL GEHRKE - IRS officials refused to grant tax exempt status to two pro-life organizations because of their position on the abortion issue, according to a non-profit law firm, which said that one group was pressured not to protest a pro-choice organization that endorsed President Obama during the last election... (more)
MICHELLE MALKIN - It's always the "low-level" peon's fault, isn't it? When Democrats get caught red-handed abusing government powers and bullying their political enemies small and large, nobody at the top knows nuttin'. The buck stops . . . in the janitor's closet or something... (more)
NEWSMAX - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tells Newsmax TV that the current scandal facing the Internal Revenue Service proves that the agency cannot be trusted to implement Obamacare... (more)
PHILIP KLEIN - In 2010, shortly after President Obama's health care legislation was signed into law, I dubbed Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius the "Empress of Obamacare" for the vast new powers she inherited. Reading through the text of the law, I counted more than 2,500 references to the secretary of HHS, of which more than 700 referred to instances in which she "shall" do something and more than 200 cases in which she "may" take regulatory action... (more)
NEWSMAX - President Barack Obama is set to announce a new round of strategic nuclear warhead reductions in the near future as part of a disarmament agenda that could reduce U.S. strategic warheads to as few as 1,000 weapons... (more)
CLIFF KINCAID - Five months before Barack Obama was elected to his first term as president, Herbert Romerstein and I finished a Washington, D.C. briefing on "The Stealth Candidate" -- Barack Obama -- and his communist connections. I opened it up for questions. "I'm Dana Milbank from The Washington Post," said the questioner. "So what's the upshot? Do you think that Barack Obama is a communist?"... (more)
CNN - A Philadelphia abortion provider found guilty of first-degree murder has agreed give up his right to appeal in exchange for avoiding a possible death sentence, Philadelphia's district attorney's office announced Tuesday... (more)
TIM CARNEY - A Philadelphia jury just convicted abortionist Kermit Gosnell of murdering three babies and killing a patient (involuntary manslaughter on this last charge)... (more)
PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY - The national news media haven't discovered it, but the issue that is bringing out hundreds of citizens who never before attended political meetings is Common Core (CC). More precisely, it is the attempt of Barack Obama's Department of Education to force all states and schools to adopt specified national education standards for each grade level that will dictate what all kids learn and don't learn... (more)
Chuck Norris has just chosen NFL team for Tebow
While many people have jumped on the anti-Tim Tebow bandwagon, America's favorite tough guy Chuck Norris is now becoming a champion for the quarterback.
And Chuck is even personally selecting the NFL team that should hire the football star.
Do deniers of black-mob violence finally have their 'proof'?
When fights and gunfire broke out among 80 to 100 teens at the Des Moines "CelebrAsian" festival, critics of WND's reporting on black-mob violence could be forgiven for thinking they finally had proof other racial groups were committing mayhem and blacks were being unfairly singled out.
Even more so following the ambiguous reports from the local media.
Scandal-mania! Sheriff Joe revives Obama's eligibility
When it rains it pours.
With investigations now taking place into IRS harassment of conservatives, what really happened at Benghazi, and the monitoring of journalists' phone records, America's toughest sheriff is now resurrecting the effort to probe you-know-who's eligibility for the White House.
If you've been a doubter about Barack Obama's nativity story, you may want to keep your doubts to yourself.
Because while Obama has been unwilling to answer the many questions raised about the story he has told, the harassed maker of this controversial film has reason to believe Obama's IRS, working hand-in-glove with leftist journalists, is more than willing to intimidate those who question that story ...
So, you thought they'd be satisfied with Harvey Milk Day ... mandatory positive depictions of transsexuality, bisexuality and homosexuality ... mandatory counseling of students accused of "hate," "intolerance," or "discrimination" ... letting students cross dress and use whichever bathroom or locker room they wished.
No, no, no -- not by a long shot.
These teachers still think the message isn't getting through. Here's how they plan to kick it up a notch.
If the IRS' goonish behavior against tea party, conservative and Christian groups is any indication of how it will implement and enforce Obamacare, Americans have much to fear.
It's time to tame the tyrant, says this lawmaker, and his bill just might do it ...
A friend of the court brief by Lucas Daniel Smith appears on line as having just been filed with the Alabama Supreme Court in an appeals case seeking to reinstate the challenge of President Obama's eligibility to serve as US President. The online link shows the fully notarized Amicus Curiae (1) which Smith sent to Chief Justice Roy Moore and ten other authorities and includes a copy of the Mombasa certificate of live birth of Barack Hussein Obama II. Other exhibits include passport photos of Obama, Sr. and a postal mailing of the Senate Publication dealing with the Natural Born Citizen clause of the US Constitution.
Smith, who has experienced his own battles in pursuing the Obama eligibility challenge, begins his argument with a background of legal citations about the doctrine of "capable of repetition yet evading review" which speaks to the responsibility of a state's electoral board in certification of ... Continue Reading:Amicus brief filed in Obama eligibility suit
Coach is Right published this article well before the current IRS scandals had broken. We thought readers might be interested in taking another look at this slight infraction committed by our "voluntary" taxing authorities.
In September of 2011, 60 million health records involving 10 million Americans were illegally confiscated by members of the IRS. The theft took place at an unidentified place of business in California.
Referring to itself as the John Doe Company in a lawsuit filed last week against the 15 IRS agents who took part, plaintiffs claim that "no search warrant authorized the seizure of these records; no subpoena authorized the seizure of these records; none of the 10,000,000 Americans were under any kind of known criminal or civil investigation and their medical records had no relevance whatsoever to the IRS search." (1)
During the Benghazi murders, instead of taking charge Mr. Obama went into hiding, the various military elements having to stand down because the occupant of the White House was afraid to make decisions. During a Senate hearing, then Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta testified that neither Obama nor anyone else from the White House had contacted the Defense Department or the Pentagon during the attack to find out what was going on. (1) This is not the behavior of a leader but of a coward. As always, Obama pleads ignorance to distance himself from anything that may make him look bad. He has already claimed to know nothing of the IRS targeting of conservative groups or the tapping of AP phone lines. Having the FBI investigate these events will enable the president to duck any questions because there is an "ongoing investigation."
Mark Zuckerberg and Marco Rubio have become amnesty's two indistinguishable amigos. They have morphed into Marco Zuckerberg and Mark Rubio.
You've heard the radio spots and seen the television ads featuring Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio talking about the dire need to do something about the "immigration problem" not "illegal immigration" but immigration.
During a minute's worth of huffing and puffing Rubio tries to bulldoze past any logical objections to erasing our borders with faux tough talk designed to impress us with his credentials as an "insider' who KNOWS more than we do.
Rubio's media crusade is funded by liberal Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg.
To impress us Rubio uses buzz phrases like "conservative immigration reform" "Tough border triggers" and "no giveaways for law breakers." That putting these words in Rubio's mouth is not only breathtakingly insulting to true conservatives, but simply not true shouldn't ... Continue Reading:Marco Zuckerberg and Mark Rubio: amnesty's two indistinguishable amigos
The president has left the definite impression that he took action and became outraged almost immediately after the news reports broke last Friday. But if he learned of the general parameters of IRS actions three weeks ago, why the delay? And why allow an IRS manager to casually let the news come out in an offhand response to the last question of a morning panel at the ABA's national meeting?
Taken together, the multiple scandals simultaneously weighing on the White House show at the very least an administration with little control over its departments as it claims ignorance of each wrongdoing, mismanagement and blunder. But the AP phone records scandal has an irrefutable tie to what many believe is the underlying reason for a Benghazi cover-up.
I'm always entertained by the oceans of ink that get poured out over Iranian "elections." As if there were such things. Iran doesn't have elections, it stages circuses. The real action is in the dark rooms of the leader.
"At The Brink," the new book by economist Dr. John Lott (author of "More Guns, Less Crime" and other books), provides a detailed examination of five areas where the Obama administration is about to take us over the edge into, perhaps, the irrevocable collapse of our republic. Unfortunately, Dr. Lott makes it clear that these problems are not just Obama's doing, but the result of bad policy decisions that have been coming from D.C. for a long time.
Union bosses count on Barack Obama's bureaucracy to serve as an organizing arm for Big Labor.
That's why they know pro-forced unionism Thomas Perez is just the man for the job to be Barack Obama's next Secretary of Labor.
A recent article in the Washington Free Beaconexposes yet another power grab Obama's Department of Labor bureaucrats have implemented to grease the skids for forced unionization of American workers.
You see, when the DOL's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts workplace inspections, workers may select one of their own to observe.
Now, for the first time ever, Obama's OSHA has advised union bosses that they too can observe these inspections, even in nonunion workplaces.
Union operatives would get automatic access to company property and an opportunity to browbeat workers with union-boss propaganda.
Once the Obama Administration has let Big Labor in the door, union bosses could make frivolous accusations of safety violations to try to get the company to sell out its workers with a "card check" agreement.
Over the last four years, the Obama Administration has implemented one behind-the-scenes sweetheart deal after another to make it easier for union bosses to ensnare workers into forced-dues-paying ranks.
Investigate the Investigators of Bucks County Sheriff's Dept ?
Tom Lingenfelter, former Top Secret Special Agent for USA Counter-intelligence and the only GOP Primary Election opponent of the Bucks County Sheriff, Edward "Duke" Donnelly believes it is time for an 'investigation of the investigators.'
The on-going investigation of the Sheriffs office follows the conviction of several long-time Bucks County office holders. The investigation of the Sheriff's Dept. was transferred by the Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler to the State Attorney General. Heckler stated that he withdrew himself because he had campaigned with Sheriff Donnelly in the past. This despite the fact he prosecuted the convicted long-term office holders with whom he shared the party ticket several times in the past 30 years.
Reported: Courier Times May 22, 2011: "The State Attorney General's Office will handle the investigation into alleged misconduct in the Bucks County Sheriff's Department, District Attorney Dave Heckler confirmed Friday.
Heckler declined to discuss details of the allegations, but said he asked the AG to step-in to avoid a possible conflict of interest. The hand-off comes after a county grand jury was convened to begin the probe....
Heckler has been called to investigate other county officials in recent months and has not stepped aside...."
Posted PhillyBurbs.com January 23, 2013: Dismissed sheriff deputies allege corruption in federal suit.
"Two former Bucks County sheriff deputies who lost their jobs after the arrest of a department sergeant, filed suit in federal court alleging corruption and seeking whistleblower status.....also alleging that deputies were required to assist in Bucks County Sheriff Edward "Duke" Donnelley's re-election campaign, place political signs throughout the county , attend parades and hand-out campaign materials...."
Lingenfelter said "I believe two years for an investigation is long enough and the voters have a right to know the who, what, where, why, and when before the election, not afterward, if ever! Where there is this much smoke there must be fire."
contact Tom Lingenfelter 215-230-5330
Obama Administration Knew of IRS Probe During 2012 Campaign
Saturday, 18 May 2013
WASHINGTON - Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said, disclosing that Obama administration officials knew there was a probe during the heat of the presidential campaign.
J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, testifying alongside ousted IRS head Steven Miller on Friday, said he had told the department's general counsel about his investigation on June 4, 2012, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin "shortly thereafter."
But, George cautioned, those discussions were "not to inform them of the results of the audit. It was to inform them of the fact that we were conducting the audit."
Andy Borowitz of the The New Yorker provides this somewhat fictitious account of our president's reaction to the current series of scandals:
President Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to reassure the American people that he has "played no role whatsoever" in the U.S. government over the past four years.
"Right now, many of you are angry at the government, and no one is angrier than I am," he said. "Quite frankly, I am glad that I have had no involvement in such an organization."
The President's outrage only increased, he said, when he "recently became aware of a part of that government called the Department of Justice."
"The more I learn about the activities of these individuals, the more certain I am that I would not want to be associated with them," he said. "They sound like bad news."
Mr. Obama closed his address by indicating that beginning next week he would enforce what he called a "zero tolerance policy on governing."
"If I find that any members of my Administration have had any intimate knowledge of, or involvement in, the workings of the United States government, they will be dealt with accordingly," he said.
Charles Enderlin is the France 2 Jerusalem correspondent who broadcast the incendiary account of the death of 12-year-old Muhammad al-Dura at the hands of Israeli troops operating in the Gaza Strip in September 2000. Based on film footage provided by a Palestinian cameraman, Enderlin's report has become infamous among students of Arab propaganda both for its destructive effects and for its probable falsity. The al-Dura affair bids to join the Dreyfus affair in the French hall of shame.
Dreyfus was innocent, of course, and now an Israeli government report has concluded that al-Dura survived the incident depicted in Enderlin's report. Historian Richard Landes has done a great job of compiling the evidence of Israel's innocence in the al-Dura case over the years at The Second Draft. Now Mitch Ginsburg updates the saga in this Times of Israel report:
Muhammad al-Dura, the Palestinian child who appeared to have been shockingly killed at his father's feet in Gaza on September 30, 2000 - an iconic image that helped fuel the Second Intifada - was not harmed by Israeli forces and did not die in the exchange of fire, according to an Israeli government report released Sunday, three days before a French court rules on a related matter.
"Contrary to the report's claim that the boy was killed, the committee's review of the raw footage showed that in the final scenes, which were not broadcast by France 2, the boy is seen to be alive," the Ministry of International Affairs and Strategy report stated regarding the television report.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who tasked the ministry with assembling the report in 2012, said the accusations aired on France 2 were "a manifestation of the ongoing, mendacious campaign to delegitimize Israel."
Minister of International Affairs and Strategy Yuval Steinitz called the accusations baseless and said the affair was "a modern-day blood libel against the State of Israel."
The 55 seconds of edited footage, filmed two days after Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, contributed to the October 2000 protest in which 13 Arab citizens of Israel were killed and quickly became the defining image of that Palestinian uprising against Israel.
The picture of Dura, apparently dead across his father's knees, was shown for days on Arab and international TV stations and was cited as inspiration by both Osama bin Laden and the killers of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Israel initially did not dispute that IDF troops had inadvertently killed the child. "It could very much be - this is an estimation - that a soldier in our position, who has a very narrow field of vision, saw somebody hiding behind a cement block in the direction from which he was being fired at, and he shot in that direction," Maj. Gen. Yom-Tov Samia said at the time.
Only months later did the army complete an investigation that it said showed with certainty that, if Dura was killed, it could not have been from shots fired from the IDF position.
Is al-Dura alive? It would be nice to know what happened to him.
The variations on the blood libel are endless. Most recently, we have had the BBC, the Washington Post and others falsely asserting that Israeli forces killed the son of the aptly named BBC cameraman Jihad Masharawi on the first day of Operation Cast Lead. I wrote about that in the five-part series "Tools of Jihad." By contrast with Muhammad al-Dura, the young Masharawi was killed (if by friendly fire). In any event, Jihad lives.
Mitt Romney says that the Benghazi talking points had no bearing on the outcome of the 2012 presidential election. He made this remark in response to a question by an inquisitive Jay Leno.
Romney added that he doesn't spend a lot of time reflecting on what could have been done differently during his campaign. "I don't go back and look at: 'Gee, if this would have happened differently, could I have won?'" Romney explained.
For Romney's sake, I hope he has been able to move beyond that sort of thinking. I don't imagine it's easy to do so.
As for Benghazi, it is clearly in Romney's interest to talk down the impact Benghazi could have made. Why? Because Romney made a hash out his justified attempt to use the issue during the second debate.
It wasn't entirely Romney's fault; moderator Candy Crowley disgraced herself by vouching for President Obama's misleading statements on the subject. But there's no getting around the fact that Romney didn't have the necessary command of the facts to refute Obama's contention that he called the attacks terrorism. And Romney erred, in my opinion, by steering clear of Benghazi in the final debate.
Moreover, quite apart from Romney's performance, it is not in his interest to whine about the talking points at this late date. Doing so, especially on Leno's show, would only make him look like a bad loser.
Whether intentionally or not, Leno was asking a win-win question from the Obama perspective. Either Romney would admit that the talking points controversy is irrelevant to Obama's victory or Romney would cast himself in a bad light. Romney took the shrewder, and higher, road.
Romney also happens to be right. As John has said, Benghazi could not have changed the outcome of the 2012 election. But we didn't know this at the time, and I wish Romney had made a better run at making it an issue.
What did President Obama do on the evening of 9/11/12 when our men were under attack in Benghazi? The invaluable Andrew McCarthy reminds us that Obama and Secretary Clinton had a 10:00 p.m. phone call of which many (including, I think, Chris Wallace) have lost sight. This morning when Wallace asked Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer what Obama was up to that evening, Pfeiffer declared the line of inquiry "offensive." Translation: Obama and his minions would prefer to "move on" and are warning the likes of FNC off:
The Weekly Standard's Daniel Halper has posted the rush transcript of this illuminating exchange. Obama to the contrary notwithstanding, it's almost enough to make one think that there is something there there.
Chapman makes the case that comparisons of Obama with Nixon in the matter of the current IRS scandal are misguided. I think the comparison is useful. The outrages committed by the IRS under Obama in the past few years have just begun to come to light. It is way too early to absolve Obama of responsibility, and his lawyerly denial of knowledge last week of the Inspector General's report (as opposed to the abuses themselves) ought to raise your eyebrows if you're paying attention. At the least, I think the comparisons of Obama with Nixon in the case of the IRS lead to a better understanding of the outrages that have come to light.
In my post on Nixon's purported abuse of the IRS I pointed out the futility of Nixon's efforts. Nixon's desire to harass his political enemies through the IRS went unrequited. You have to read Chapman's column closely to see that he confirms this point in every jot and tittle, though I'm not sure he understands it.
Chapman simply quotes Nixon's colorful private statements seeking to harass his opponents via the IRS. Nixon's efforts, however, went approximately nowhere, and Nixon vowed to make headway in his second term. In his second term, IRS Commissioner Donald Alexander refused to execute Nixon's wishes. Nixon's failures with the IRS are almost funny. Here is Chapman:
On multiple occasions, at the behest of the president or his top aides, the IRS was told to audit individuals whose activities created dissatisfaction in the Oval Office.
The chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Lawrence O'Brien, got special attention. One of Nixon's top aides called the commissioner of the IRS and demanded action, hoping to "send him to jail before the elections." Nixon ordered investigations of Democrats who might run against him.
So how did it go? Chapman doesn't say.
Chapman contrasts Nixon speaking in private expressing his desire to misuse the IRS with Obama's public condemnation of the IRS abuses that have just come to light. This is fatuous. Does Chapman suppose that Nixon would have spoken the same in public as he did in private? He would have proclaimed the IRS an "independent agency" just as Obama (falsely) did last week. We have no idea what Obama has said in private regarding the IRS abuses that served him so well. Yet Chapman gives every indication of thinking this is serous analysis. Is this some kind of a joke?
Nixon and his henchmen fruitlessly desired the IRS to "screw" their political opponents. Their efforts were a pathetic failure. It was a case of unrequited hatred. Chapman omits the explanation of Nixon henchman Jack Caulfield, who astutely complained that the IRS was a "monstrous bureaucracy...dominated and controlled by Democrats." Caulfield was on to something.
By contrast with Nixon's failures to misuse the IRS, the IRS has very effectively "screwed" Obama's political opponents, and we have yet to learn what the president knew and when he knew it. Chapman finds those of us who make the comparison (or contrast) of Nixon with Obama as guilty of thought crime, but the comparison is illuminating for anyone with eyes to see.
Former acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller testified before the House Ways and Means Committee today; Paul live-blogged his appearance. My friend Jeff Davis compiled this video of highlights of today's proceedings. As usual, the highlights consist more of the Congressmen's questions than Miller's answers, but the video is nevertheless revealing. Miller comes across just as Paul described him:
I had to doublecheck the calendar this morning to make sure I hadn't woken up back on April 1, for a couple of the front section headines in today's Wall Street Journal had me wondering. Such as: "As Hepatitis C Spreads, Scotland Steps In." Scotland? Since when did it become the CDC? Or how about this: "Berlin Leftists' New Target: Barbie Dreamhouse." You can always count on the left for frivolity.
Anyway, lots of good stuff piled up on the photo spindle since our midweek graphical update. There's a pretty clear theme here-even the media can spot it I think.
Heh.
I don't know how I missed this when it came out, but here it is now:
Steve Miller, former acting Commissioner of the IRS, is testifying before the House Ways and Means Oversight subcommittee. Paul Ryan has just taken him to task for his prior testimony to Congress. Ryan demonstrated that Miller failed to meet his obligation to tell Congress the whole truth in his previous testimony.
In prior testimony, Miller was asked what "targeting" of tax exempt groups was taking place at the IRS. At the time Miller, had been briefed about targeting. However, his answer did not divulge the targeting.
Even Democrats don't seem to be buying Miller's attempt to claim that this answer was the whole truth. Their approach is quickly to acknowledge wrongdoing by the IRS and then launch tirades against Citizens United.
The formula - 15 seconds of mock outrage; four minutes of speechifying about the evils of the campaign finance system, and 45 second of blaming Republicans for not giving IRS more resources. But more resources would create the danger of more politicized harassment.
Ryan also asked Miller whether the IRS used the terms "progressive" or "organizing" in identifying organizations to be scrutinized. Miller tried to avoid answering, but eventually acknowledged these terms weren't used.
Miller nonetheless keeps denying that the IRS acted politically. But Pat Tiberi of Ohio has just shown the disparity between the treatment of liberal and conservative groups in Ohio. Conservative groups were left waiting years for approval while left-wing groups received it within months.
A conservative book club was required to identify the books its members read and to provide book reports to the IRS. You can't make this stuff up.
Miller is about as disingenuous and slippery as he can be. He rejects the word "targeting" (used 16 times in the IRS Inspector General's report, which Miller says he accepts) by claiming that there was no bad "intent." So he is asked whether, intent aside, groups were treated differently based on their name.
Astonishingly, Miller says "no." Thank God this sleaze is no longer in charge at the IRS. Given his lack of candor, Miller is lucky he's not been held in contempt of Congress. He certainly is in contempt of its intelligence - and ours.
Miller acknowledges that he promoted Sarah Ingram, the IRS official in charge of the office responsible for tax-exempt organizations between 2009 and 2012, to director of the IRS' Affordable Care Act office. Asked why, Miller responded that she is "an exemplary public servant."
Even giving Ingram the benefit of all doubt (and why should we?), major wrongdoing occurred under her watch. Is this the modern bureaucracy's idea of an exemplary public servant?
Miller goes on to say he does not know whether Ingram was what criteria the IRS was using to select groups for scrutiny. That's hard to believe. But if it's true, that's not exemplary.
The Democrats' defense of having Ingram in the position of director of the IRS' Affordable Care Act office is that the IRS will not have access to medical records. That may be true if the IRS adheres to procedure. But the lesson of this scandal is that the IRS cannot be trusted to adhere to procedure.
Rep. Aaron Schock drives home just how improper IRS questioning of pro-life groups was. Christian Voices for Life was asked whether it provides education on abortion issues on both sides of the question. Miller refuses to comment on the propriety on this inquiry.
The Coalition for Life of Iowa was asked for the content of the prayers of its members. Miller finds this "unusual," but goes no further.
IRS asked another pro-life group to detail the signs its members use when they assemble in front of Planned Parenthood facilities. Again, Miller fails to characterize in harsher terms than "unusual."
It's time for a pet peeve. Miller begins his answer to many questions with the word "so." The word is clearly superfluous when used in this way. When did it become de rigueur for a certain type of person (often the pompous or ingratiating kind) to preface answers and remarks with this word? And why?
Miller begins a few more answers by saying "so." That's my cue to sign off.
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left a note claiming responsibility for the April 15 attack on the Boston Marathon, reports CBS News senior correspondent John Miller.
Sources tell Miller that Tsarnaev wrote the note in the boat he was hiding in as police pursued him, and as he bled from gunshot wounds sustained in an earlier shootout between police and his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev. It reads as part manifesto, part suicide note and part justification for the killing and maiming of innocent civilians.
The note - scrawled with a marker on the interior wall of the cabin - said the bombings were retribution for U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, and called the Boston victims "collateral damage" in the same way Muslims have been in the American-led wars. "When you attack one Muslim, you attack all Muslims," Tsarnaev wrote.
Tsarnaev said he didn't mourn older brother Tamerlan, the other suspect in the bombings, writing that by that point, Tamerlan was a martyr in paradise - and that he expected to join him there soon.
As for joining his brother soon, if only. As for the rest, we can count on President Obama to explain to Tsarnaev how he misunderstands his faith.
Peter Baker reports on President Obama's frustrations in the New York Times:
In private, [Obama] has talked longingly of "going Bulworth," a reference to a little-remembered 1998 Warren Beatty movie about a senator who risked it all to say what he really thought. While Mr. Beatty's character had neither the power nor the platform of a president, the metaphor highlights Mr. Obama's desire to be liberated from what he sees as the hindrances on him.
"Probably every president says that from time to time," said David Axelrod, another longtime adviser who has heard Mr. Obama's movie-inspired aspiration. "It's probably cathartic just to say it. But the reality is that while you want to be truthful, you want to be straightforward, you also want to be practical about whatever you're saying."
Baker somewhat cluelessly adds this comment:
The cinematic allusion seems striking given Mr. Obama's rejection of Hollywood's version of the White House, what one former aide calls "the Harry Potter theory of the presidency," which suggests that he could wave a wand and make things happen. At the White House Correspondents Association dinner last month, he bristled at the idea that he should pattern himself after Michael Douglas's assertive character in "The American President."
Turning to Mr. Douglas, who was in the audience, he jokingly asked what his secret was. "Could it be that you were an actor in an Aaron Sorkin liberal fantasy?" Mr. Obama asked. He added later, "I get frustrated sometimes."
I say cluelessly because Obama's presentation of himself as a world-historic, transformative figure is perfectly consistent with his current frustrations. Indeed, if he has any friends, they should try to cheer him up. He's gone a long way toward the "fundamental transformation" of the United States he promised just before he trounced John Mccain in 2008.
In case you need some help with the Bulworth reference, IMDb has compiled quotes from the film. When Bulworth begins to say what he really thinks, he adopts a black persona and lays his shtick down in rap, as in his praise of socialized medicine:
Bulworth: Yo, everybody gonna get sick someday / But nobody knows how they gonna pay / Health care, managed care, HMOs / Ain't gonna work, no sir, not those / 'Cause the thing that's the same in every one of these / Is these mother******* there, the insurance companies!
Cheryl and Tanya: Insurance! Insurance!
Bulworth: Yeah, yeah / You can call it single-payer or Canadian way / Only socialized medicine will ever save the day! Come on now, lemme hear that dirty word - SOCIALISM!
There is a reason Bulworth is little remembered. It falls into a long line of lame liberal satire. But Baker's report is really interesting. One wishes Baker's curiosity weren't so constrained. Dig a little deeper, man! What deep truths is Obama longing to share with the American people?
He's already told us he prefers "single-payer or Canadian way," to take the Bulworthian example above. He hasn't gone so far as to give a shout out to "that dirty word - SOCIALISM," but we can connect the dots from Obamacare to the "single-payer or the Canadian" way by ourselves. From the glories of the Canadian way (as Obama sees them) to "SOCIALISM" only requires a little generalization from a big example.
Perhaps in the Bulworth mode Obama would tell us what fools we were to believe his fake opposition to gay marriage, or his fake support for Israel. He would tell us friendship with Bill Ayers and his support for late term abortion/infanticide.
He would explain the virtues of the Muslim Brotherhood. He would unburden himself of the shame he felt having to disown Jeremiah Wright. He would tell us at long last of his profound feelings for the wisdom of Rashid Khalidi!
He would have a few choice words about Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, but he would also express his contempt for the Republican members of the Gang of Eight. He would express his deep gratitude to low information voters and the members of the media who kept them in that condition.
Whatever Obama would have to say in Bulworth mode might come as a slight surprise to low information voters, but for anyone who has been paying attention it would amount to an utterly superfluous postscript. The only thing close to humorous about it is Obama's conceit that he has concealed his inner light.
"I know you're going to see more and more of these people coming forward and...trying to make deals with prosecutors like some of those people in Pennsylvania probably wish they had," Mark Crutcher told Bryan Fischer of AFR Talk.
"We have a responsibility to investigate the causes, review the effects of certain public policies, and determine what we can do to prevent any woman from being subjected to these reprehensible practices again," said Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.
This may sound like a scene out of a horror movie. But it is just one more of the many surreal, but apparently true, details that have emerged in the past few days,.
Although it is likely to pass, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children told LifeSiteNews that the bill is "considerably less popular" in the House of Lords.
When the difference between life and death for both the victims and their killers is a matter of inches, then the only radical thing about the distinction being made is its departure from reason and simple decency.
Today, I will be participating in the Step Forward for Orphans March to bring awareness to the more than 10 million children around the world who do not live with their parents.
Back in my corporate-flack days, this was called "diluting the brand," as there's nothing in Roman Catholic doctrine that addresses cigarettes, cigars, snuff and chew, or the selling thereof.
GOP Leadership Waits for Permission to Speak Out Against Executive Branch AbusesThe Republican leadership is outraged by the reprehensible behavior of the Obama Administration in the Benghazi cover-up, the use of the IRS to go after its political enemies, and the Justice Department's unwarranted seizure of Associated Press phone records. Full Story
LA Times Editors Say Gang Members Deserve AmnestyThe amnesty should not exclude "immigrants who have no criminal history simply because their names appear in a database of gang members." Full Story
Gang of Eight Bill would Weaken Homeland Security and Immigration EnforcementTuesday morning's Judiciary Committee mark-up confirms that, if enacted, the Gang of Eight Immigration bill, S.744, would weaken homeland security and immigration enforcement. Full Story
Illegal Alien Lobby Demands Halt to All DeportationsLabor, Latino and immigrant advocate groups called on President Obama on Monday to suspend deportations of illegal immigrants who could be eligible for a pathway to citizenship. Full Story
S.744 Would NOT Secure the BordersDuring last week's Judiciary Committee mark-up of S.744, the Gang of Eight amnesty bill, Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley offered an amendment that would have required that our borders be secure for six months before the amnesty process could begin. Full Story
Progress Gets Canceled By L. Brent Bozell III The annual network list of canceled primetime shows cannot be pleasing to the progressives who measure shows based on their cultural and political usefulness. "TV Will Be a Lot Less Gay Next Year," the commissars complained at Slate.com. That bothersome thing called the market: why must it get in the way!
What Should Americans Die For? By Patrick J. Buchanan Would we be willing to send another army of 170,000 to stop a Sunni-Shia war that might tear Iraq apart? Would the American people support sending 100,000 troops, again, to fight to keep Afghanistan from the clutches of the Taliban? To ask these questions is to answer them.
Obama's Emptiest Benghazi Talking Point By Michelle Malkin On Sept. 12, 2012, President Barack Obama vowed to "bring to justice" the perpetrators of the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya. On Oct. 26, 2012, Obama said his "biggest priority" was bringing the "folks" in Libya responsible for murdering four Americans to "justice." Tick, tock, tick, tock.
Dr. Livingstone, I ... By Rich Galen We are ending our week-long visit to Africa here, having spent the last two days in the Zambian capital of Lusaka. All in all, we saw the best that America has to offer the world.
The Congressional hearing over the targeting of conservative and religious groups by the IRS took place today. Glenn aired some of the sad spectacle this morning during the radio program. Ousted acting Commissioner Steven Miller tried to argue there were no politics at play whatsoever, it was just them trying to be more 'efficient' with their work. Riiiight. Glenn has more on radio.
Glenn lifts moratorium on President's audio
In light of the extraordinary news this week, Glenn decided to lift the 'that guy' audio ban and play some clips from the President on radio today. The sheer amount of lies and distortions coming out of the administration has been astounding - Glenn catches the audience up to speed on radio today. WATCH
Who is Obama arming in Syria? Shocking video shows they are not good guys
There is a shocking video on TheBlaze today which appears to show Syrian rebel army leader Abu Sakkar cutting the heart out of a dead Syrian soldier...and eating it. Those are the radical rebels Obama is arming. What does that mean for the new Syria when Assad is ousted? Are we on the wrong side? Glenn discusses on radio. MORE
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Turkish Prime Minister reportedly brings father of radical Islamist to meet Obama
So much for "normalizing" relations between Israel & Turkey. The latest story the media isn't reporting reveals that the father of an Islamic extremist killed on the Gaza Flotilla allegedly traveled with the Turkish Prime Minister to the White House yesterday to meet with President Obama. Why? To hand deliver a letter asking that they sue Israel. Is our President standing with the enemies of our allies? Glenn breaks down the story on radio.
Dems admit: Yep, Death Panels are coming
During a hearing, Democrats complained that Republicans were obstructing the process -- what was that process? The appointing of bureaucrats who would belong to something Libs said would never come: death panels. They try to skirt around the issue by playing politically correct games with titles - but there is no avoiding the truth. Glenn shows the progressive pattern on radio today. WATCH
When President Obama pushed his student loan legislation he said it would stop greedy banks from getting handouts, but in reality it led to the government takeover of student loans. Since Obama has taken office, student loan debt has risen 250% and the administration projects windfall profits of $51 billion dollars, or nearly the same amount the major banks earn combined. Glenn has more on radio today.
It's the man, not the gun
The mainstream media wants you to believe that gun crime originates with the gun. It doesn't. Debunk the progressive myths, the talking points, and arguments with #1 New York Times bestseller CONTROL. Backed by hundreds of sources, Glenn's latest book gives everyone who cares about the Second Amendment the indisputable facts they need to reclaim the debate, defeat the fear, and take back their natural rights. Get your copy HERE.
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Scandal lineup -- Obama, Holder and that low-level guy in Cincinnati
IRS hearing today was pathetic 
