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"Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them if we basely entail hereditary bondage on them."

Remarks at Memorial Day Ceremonies Honoring an Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Conflict - 5/28/84

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Monday, May 27, 2013

Please stop using Gmail.  Gmail is part of Zgoogle and Google sits on the right hand of President Obama.  They track everything that you do.  James Rosen of Fox News used Gmail.

Google Needs Extra Time to Spy on Your Kids

It seems that Google is constantly falling afoul of conservatives, consumers, pundits, regulators and really everyone else on earth (except for the Obama campaign) for its privacy-infringing tendencies.

It got hammered for "alleged" spying in the Safarigate scandal, where it wound up agreeing to a record-breaking $22.5 million fine in connection with charges it surreptitiously tracked Apple Safari users who Google had said could opt out of tracking, and did what Google said was necessary to opt out. This spying of course enabled Google to grab data it shouldn't have had, to improve its highly profitable targeted ad business, and do it in a way that amounted to a violation of its contract with users. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

On Thursday, May 30, the organization Friends of Israel will celebrate its 75^th 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

CLICK HERE to register NOW.

Several important pieces of legislation have been introduced that will begin to restore Pennsylvania to its rightful place as a leader in innovation and provide the opportunity to bring our cash-strapped state budget back to fiscal health.

If we are going to change our state, we have to join together and let our elected officials hear from us! 

The legislative session is quickly coming to a close. This may be our last chance to make our voices heard on the issues that impact our families.

Please plan to join us in Harrisburg on Tuesday, June 4^th!

Buses will be coming from Pennsburg, Allentown, and Reading as well as Media and King of Prussia and Doylestown and Langhorne.

CLICK HERE to register and for more details.

When: Tuesday, June 4^th

Time: 10:00 AM

Where: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania capitol steps

After a morning welcome gathering, please join AFP-PA to lobby your representative and senator about issues that are of vital importance to the future of our state including: Pension Reform, Common Core, Prevailing Wage, a Tax Cut for Job Creators, Right to Work, Employee Paycheck Protection, Liquor Privatization, Death Tax Elimination, and halting the Obamacare Medicaid Expansion.

A legislative lunch panel will follow with state legislators, as well as break out sessions on how to effectively influence government policy,and a presentation about the problems with Common Core by grassroots leaders and former gubernatorial candidate Peg Luksik!

CLICK HERE to register for our Lobbying Day NOW.

I look forward to seeing you in Harrisburg on June 4. Together, let's change PA!

In Liberty,

Jennifer Stefano

State Director

Americans for Prosperity - Pennsylvania

@StefanoSpeaks

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.

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:

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.

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!

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.

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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,

Sponsorships are available as well and are as follows:

Gold Sponsor                    $3,000

•        Two tickets at Speaker's Table
•        Two tickets at Headmaster's Table
•        Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event
•        Listed as sponsor on pre-event print marketing
•        Mentioned by name at event
•        Full Page ad in Dinner Program

Silver Sponsor                  $1,500

•        Two tickets at Speaker's Table
•        Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event
•        Half page ad in Dinner Program

Bronze Sponsor                $500

•        Two tickets at Headmaster's Chairman's or Founder's Table
•        Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event

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:

1. Free Article: How to Watch TV Without Compromising Your Values  2. Free Guide: 300 Family Friendly Movies

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!

At the Boston Marathon we all witnessed what happens when people become radicalized by an extreme Islamic ideology.

IT IS TIME THAT EVERYONE GET EDUCATED ON THIS ISSUE.

Watching The Third Jihad is the ultimate way to share this knowledge with other Americans.

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Following is a list of all members representing Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives.  Their name, party affiliation, office number, phone number and Congressional assignments are listed. You can print this list for immediate reference.  If you wish to have the email address of your representative, type in "United States House of Representatives," click on 'Members" and then search for your Congressman's name.  Go to his web page, where you will find his email contact page, regional office phone numbers and addresses and, hopefully, other information regarding what he is doing to preserve the Constitution.  Please note the committee assignments of each representative.  They are very important.

Please pass this information to all those on your list!  Thank you.

Pennsylvania

The part of Pennsylvania where I make my home is a living memorial to the sacrifices the American people have made to keep this country - and the world - free.

From the Revolution to the Civil War, from World War II to the conflicts in which we are currently engaged this nation - centered on one simple idea, the right to live in freedom - has always been at the ready to volunteer to help secure those rights for others. We seek to share with others the blessing we ourselves have so providentially been given. It is what makes America unique among all the nations. It is what makes our way of life and our traditions so worthwhile defending.

It is not an easy task. There are some among us who have felt the personal pain of paying the ultimate price of freedom, going back as far as the war for American independence. As Lee Habeeb recently wrote for National Review Online in a piece I hope you read, the song "I Drive Your Truck" started as one man's memorial to his fallen hero son, but it has become much more. It speaks to all who grieve loved ones in the fight for freedom. I hope you will find it as moving and as meaningful as I did. Please click the link above to read Lee's article - but you might want to grab a box of tissues first and keep it handy.

There are some who say our nation's best days are behind us, that we are heading irreversibly toward a nation unrecognizable from what was given to us by the Founders in Philadelphia, just twenty five miles to the east from where I am now, "to preserve and protect and defend." But how can that be? Is freedom only an ideal for a season? Can that season run its course, to be replaced by some other ideal?

On this Memorial Day, please take a moment to consider the price that others have paid in order that we might take on the responsibility of being sentinels of liberty. And we will guard that responsibility close to our hearts until that day and time when the torch may pass from our hands into that of the next generation of young American men and women who embrace the values that we have tried to pass along to them.

For those of you, who are serving in the military, have served in the military, or who have loved ones in the service now, you have our thanks and hopes for a safer, brighter tomorrow. As a Navy veteran myself, I remember my first Memorial Day in uniform. The idea of risking one's life for our country was suddenly close at hand. Memorial Day was no longer some quaint Norman Rockwell painting with flags and parades that signified the beginning of summer. It was time to honor those who died to keep us free. And for those of you parents, spouses and siblings who remember a loved one with a "Gold Star," we hope that this day our fellow citizens will honor you and your lost. Only then does the phrase "Let Freedom Ring" take on its full significance.

Click HERE to read Lee Habeeb's article.

Sincerely,

 

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RedState Morning Briefing

For May 28, 2013

1.  Congress should rein in the Export-Import Bank

Another sign of the blatant cronyism involving the Export-Import Bank emerged this week.

First Solar, a solar panel manufacturer, is by most standards a failing company. It suffered a net loss of $39 million in 2011, and an even greater loss of nearly $100 million in 2012. The company threw away $215 million at one point on solar panels that ended up failing at high temperatures. (A solar panel that can't withstand heat?)

But First Solar has political connections within the Obama Administration. And it also has a trump card: First Solar is a member of the "Business Alliance," a secret clique of corporate donors to the Center for American Progress (CAP). CAP, in turn, lobbied Capitol Hill for First Solar, without disclosing the financial support it receives from the flailing solar energy company . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

2.  Cowardly Colorado Governor Hickenlooper Commutes Death Sentence Until End of Term

In Colorado, the fate of convicted murderer Nathan Dunlap has been an issue of great debate. This past week, the governor of Colorado, John Hickenlooper, made what has to be one of the most cowardly decisions ever seen in politics by putting a man's life and the expectations of his victims on hold just long enough to take the decision out of his hands.

In 1993, Nathan Dunalap waltzed into a Chuck E. Cheese in Aurora, Colorado which he had previously worked at, and shot 4 employees to death, wounding a fifth. Some of the victims were as young as 17. Dunlap was 19 at the time. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

3.  Big Ethanol's @TheOilyBird Gets Dewormed

It's one of the cheesiest anti-oil PR campaigns I've seen: a "promoted" twitter account called @TheOilyBird, a snarky oil company h8r. Enviros and greenies retweet @TheOilyBird's oil industry bashing, without bothering to look at its source.

As it turns out, TheOilyBird has his own website.

And there we find that the site and the twitter account are sponsored by Fuels America. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

4.  The social triangle

Three great forces shape a society: culture, politics, and economics.  Each of them influences the other.

The late Andrew Breitbart famously observed that politics are "downstream" of culture.  In other words, culture shapes political expectations.  People tend to vote in favor of issues and candidates that enjoy cultural approval.  Political commentators often refer to the "Overton window," which covers the range of "acceptable" positions candidates can hold.  If they advocate ideas outside this range, they jeopardize their chances for re-election, because the voters will perceive them as "extremists." . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

5.  Thank you, @GovernorPerry

Governor Perry vetoed SB 346, the legislation designed to force political groups to reveal their donors to the Texas legislature.

The measure, pushed by Republicans at the same time the IRS stories have been breaking, was concocted by a number of squishy Republicans who wanted to shut down conservative groups that had been forcing the squishes to move right. The squishes figured if they knew who the donors to those groups were, they could cut off funding through intimidation.

Governor Perry stood with conservatives and vetoed the legislation.  . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

6.  The Office: An American Workplace

Nine seasons after Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant brought it to the U.S., the hilarious, emotional and painfully awkward comedy series has reached its end.

Even strong in its last two seasons sans Steve Carrel's iconic, meme-inspiring boss character, the NBC Universal show has had an impressive run, with rarely a dull or sloppy episode. And from Jim's office pranks to Ryan's professional avalanche, there's plenty of fond memories to look back upon. For longtime devotees, this is the end of an era and a goodbye to friends alongside whom the audience has grown and worked and been fired and given birth. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

Sincerely yours,

Erick Erickson
Editor-in-Chief, RedState

The Calm Before the Jihadi Storm

On this Memorial Day, it's important to remember that the very same U.S. policies that created al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in the 1980s-leading to the horrific attacks of 9/11-are today allowing al-Qaeda to metastasize all around the Muslim world.  As in the 80s, these new terrorist cells are quietly gathering strength now, and are sure to deliver future terror strikes that will make 9/11 seem like child's play.

Once limited to Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, thanks to U.S. policies, has metastasized around the world, and is in the consolidation/training phase for the new jihad.

To understand this dire prediction, we must first examine the United States' history  of empowering Islamic jihadis-only to be attacked by those same jihadis many years later-and the chronic shortsightedness of American policymakers, whose policies are based on their brief tenure, not America's long-term wellbeing.

In the 1980s, the U.S. supported Afghani rebels-among them the jihadis-to repel the Soviets.  Osama bin Laden, Ayman Zawahiri, and countless foreign jihadis journeyed to Afghanistan to form a base of training and planning-the first prerequisite of the jihad, as delineated in Sayyid Qutb's Milestones.

Al-Qaeda-which tellingly means "the base"-was born.

The U.S. supported al-Qaeda, they defeated the Soviets, shook hands with Reagan, Afghanistan became ruled by the Taliban, and for many years all seemed well.

But it wasn't.  For over a decade al-Qaeda, unfettered in Afghanistan, trained and plotted.  Then came the strikes of 9/11, which were portrayed by the talking heads as a great and unexpected surprise: "What happened? Who knew?  Why do they hate us?"

Had al-Qaeda not secured a base of operations, its namesake, 9/11 would not have occurred.

But if Reagan helped create the first al-Qaeda cell in relatively unimportant Afghanistan, Obama is helping to create numerous, more emboldened, al-Qaeda cells in some of the most important Islamic nations.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

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Boston Jihad Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev stole the gun used to kill police officer Sean Collier from one of his victims of the Triple Throat Slashing Murders of 3 Jewish Boys on 9/11/11

It is now been confirmed that the Muslims who blew people up at the Boston Marathon were responsible for the triple murder of three Jewish boys whose throats were slashed on September 11, 2011, the tenth anniversary of the September 11th jihad attack on America.

If law enforcement was properly schooled in the jihadic doctrine and Islamic teaching, they would have known that the slaughter of Jews is one of the highest forms of jihad under Islam. If law enforcement were properly trained in the Islamic threat, they would have known that the throat slashing (beheading) of three Jews on the anniversary of September 11 was an act of war.

Why didn't they know? Because Islamic supremacist groups, Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas groups like CAIR, have relentlessly worked to dismantle counter-terror programs of any and all references of jihad and Islamic teachings. And they have succeeded. Obama has scrubbed all references to Islamic jihad from counter terror manuals and training materials.

If law enforcement had been properly trained in the jihad threat, they would have worked with FBI and CIA to identify the Muslims who murdered these Jewish boys. The Tsarnaev brothers were already on the FBI and CIA radar. The Russians and the Saudis had alerted both security agencies of their jihad ties.

If law enforcement had been properly trained, the Boston bombing would never have happened. People would not have lost their lives, their limbs .....

This wasn't a tough crime to solve. As soon as I heard about a triple throat slashing murder of Jews on 9/11, I knew. And I am no Agatha Christie. 

This is the human cost of dhimmitude and submission to Islam in America. And we have only just begun paying with blood.

And lastly, why does the media continue to omit the fact that the victims from the 9/11/01 jihad murder were Jewish? It is one of the the most crucial facts of the case.

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  Rand Paul: Senate Is Arming Al-Qaeda and Rushing to War in Syria  During a Senate hearing, Senator Rand Paul warned that his colleagues were rushing to war in Syria and were arming members of al-Qaeda in Syria.
  Syrian Rebel Alliance Openly Threatens Ethnic Cleansing  A spokesman for the Free Syrian Army rebel alliance in Syria threatened an ethnic-cleansing program aimed at Shia Muslims, especially dictator al-Assad's sect.
  Two Million March Against Monsanto in Worldwide Protest of GM Foods  On May 25 an estimated two million people turned out in 436 cities in 52 countries to protest genetically modified foods and their main developer, Monsanto.
  Obama Updates Drone War Policy, Due Process Still Not Included  When it comes to reaffirming due process and our constitutional values, Obama's May 23 foreign policy speech was full of sound and fury signifying nothing.
  Mo. Gov. May Allow Gun Control Nullification to Pass Without His Signature  Sources inside Governor Jay Nixon's office indicate that he might allow the Second Amendment Preservation Act passed by the state legislature to become law without his signature.
  Boy Scouts' Woes Continue With Assault by Atheists  The Boy Scouts' woes continue as two atheist organizations have attacked their policy of requiring participants and leaders to acknowledge faith in God 

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Savages of Stockholm

Posted by Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog 

Europe has many fine traditions. Its newest tradition is the burning car. Why burn cars? Because, as George Mallory once said of mountains, they're there. There are lots of cars around and if you're a member of a perpetually unemployed tribe that wandered up north and forages on social services, you might as well do something to pass the time.

Burning houses is a lot of work and house fires spread. Car fires are simpler. In a welfare state 
everyone has houses but not everyone has cars. Burning cars is a way to stick it to those who work for a living. It's also a way to drive off the members of the sickly Swedish tribe and claim the area for your own. And it's also fun.

Either you have a plan for buying a car or for burning a car. Considering the Muslim unemployment rates in Sweden, France and everywhere else, it's safe to say the car burners don't have future plans that involve saving up for a car or taking out a loan for a car or finding work. Cars are things that they steal, either the usual way or by defrauding social services. They might get a car by dealing drugs, but those cars are disposable. One day they'll have to burn them anyway.

If you're the product of an industrialized culture, then you think of a car as a product of work. You realize that it's the product of countless raw materials, that the metals had to be dug out of the earth, that the machines that make it had to be assembled and that men had to stand around putting that into place. And you might be one of those men. And if you aren't, then you might know someone who is.

But if you come from a pre-industrial culture which may have factories, PhDs and cars, but no sense of the connection between product, innovation and effort, then why not burn a car or a city? Things fall into the category of that which you and your family own... and that which they do not. Anything in the latter category may be stolen or vandalized because it has no value.

The notion of a painting in a museum or a scientific principle or an eagle soaring over a lake having value is an abstract notion to you. Value to you is your own identity. A painting is valuable if you own it. If it sits in a museum, then you can either steal it or burn down the museum. The principle is worthless unless you can cash in on it. The eagle is worthless unless you can kill it or identify with it.

Some people would call that savagery, but that sort of talk is politically incorrect. And we all know that there are no such things as savages. The true savages are the people who use scientific principles to make cars and then use the money to commission paintings of soaring eagles for museums because they are greedy exploiters of the planet. On the other hand, the noble savages whose herds of sheep and goats turn fertile land into desert, who burned the great libraries of civilization and who believe that the hair of women emits rays that passing airplanes have to be protected from are close to nature.

The John Kerry-Atlantic Council Connection

President Obama's foreign policy and national security teams reflect the worldview of the Atlantic Council, a prestigious, Washington-based multilateralism-driven think tank.  

Secretaries of State, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton have advocated engagement - rather than confrontation - with rogue regimes.  They were members of a tiny group that believed - until the recent atrocities in Syria - that Bashar Assad was a generous, constructive leader, a reformer and a man of his word. Kerry was a frequent flyer to Damascus, dining with Assad and his wife, considering Hafez and Bashar Assad partners for peace. Kerry and Clinton have implemented much of the Atlantic Council's policy recommendations, demonstrating fealty to the UN, participating in several of the Council's seminars and receiving special awards from the Council.  Upon the eruption of the recent violence on the Arab Street, they were staunch Arab-Springers, who believed that the mobs in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Bahrain were Facebook demonstrators, the reincarnation of Mahatma Gandhi and MLK, transitioning from tyranny to democracy.

Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel, was until recently the Chairman of the Atlantic Council, advocating negotiation with - rather than sanctions against - Iran. Just like the Council, Hagel considers the UN - the home court of anti-US regimes - the playmaker of international relations. 

UN Ambassador and Cabinet Member, Susan Rice - who served as foreign policy advisor for Obama and Kerry during their 2008 and 2004 Presidential campaigns - was a board member of the Atlantic Council, always displaying her UN-leaning worldview.

Obama's former National Security Advisor, General Jim Jones, was Chairman of the Atlantic Council, currently serving as the Chairman of theBrent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council.

A March, 2013 Atlantic Council IssueBrief highlights the Council's containment state of mind: "It is clear that the unpredictable consequences of using military force would be more dangerous than a nuclear-armed Iran.... It is clear that Iran is using North Korean tactics, successfully playing for time to develop nuclear weapons. Therefore, the United States must prepare now for the likelihood that its efforts [to prevent Iran's nuclearization] will not succeed.... An Iran that is broadly unpopular in the region, and without major Arab allies, might be easier to deal with on nuclear issues."

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U.S. Senator John McCain Secretly Visits 'Rebel' Leaders inside Syria. Any Pressure to Obama?

 Senator McCain's spokesman Brian Rogers confirmed the senator slipped across the border in an unannounced visit lasting several hours, before returning to Turkey.
The visit by the 2008 Republican presidential nominee followed an overwhelming US senate panel vote last week to send weapons to forces fighting against the Syrian government.

"I can confirm the trip. It was today," Mr Rogers said, adding that no other lawmakers travelled with Senator McCain into Syria.

 SC Rep Blasts Hillary On Benghazi: "You Can't Lie To Congress Whether You're Sworn In Or Not"

Representative Trey Gowdy (R-SC), who serves on several House committees including the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, discussed the Benghazi scandal in an interview with the Daily Caller's Ginni Thomas. Particularly, he dealt with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's role in the scandal and he questioned the method by which the administration has revealed to the American people what happened on September 11, 2012 in Benghazi.

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MONDAY BRIEF

Memorial Day: Honor and Reverence

The Foundation

"I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death." --Thomas Paine

Three Stories

"With many friends who have served our nation in the air from World War II to the present, and as the proud parent of an Air Force Academy cadet, I invite you to take a moment and read the story of Bill Crawford, a man who went from sweeping combat fields in search of the enemy, to mopping halls and picking up trash for his fellow Americans. He was known only as a squadron floor janitor at the Air Force Academy until his heroic acts were rediscovered by an AFA '77 cadet and then properly acknowledged by President Ronald Reagan in 1984."

Read the rest of the story as Mark Alexander tells it in Heroism, Humility and Leadership.

"As Americans nationwide mark Memorial Day, this will be my first Memorial Day without my dad. He was a World War II veteran. Since my father's passing two months ago, seven years after my mother's, I consider how both significant and ephemeral their lives were. My parents were born in the 1920s, and their formative years were spent surmounting two of the greatest crises this country has faced: the Great Depression and World War II. ... Dad became a soldier, and in October 1944, days before he shipped out to fight in the Pacific, they were married. Like many newlyweds then, they did not see each other for two years. But for her, he would ultimately dedicate his life for 61 years. Dad was an army construction engineer, a dangerous job. I knew long ago that Dad had incurred a wartime injury, but I never heard it from him. ... At our father's funeral, my oldest brother revealed that Dad had been burned over much of his body. He recovered and went back to active duty, but I never saw him on a beach without a shirt and long shorts. ... After the war, my father's life was characterized by competence. He never strived to become elite in society: a celebrity, plutocrat, or even a member of the country club. He was successful in his chosen career as a factory engineer. He was there when I needed him and faithful to his chronically ill wife. ... The fierce independence of the American spirit was sublimated to strength in the faithful soldiers of our wars. Many of those soldiers of World War II are dying only now, as are their sweethearts, and freedom depends on their children and our children. Requiescat in pace, Dad and Mom." --professor Dr. Glenn A. Marsch

"Another [good, God-fearing American] was John Shrode. Born in Rockport, Indiana, August 11, 1925, just four days after the birth of the girl (Martha) he would marry and take care of for 67 years, John landed on Omaha Beach at 7:35 a.m. on June 6, 1944 -- D-Day. He was literally among the first Allied troops to storm the beaches of Normandy. The French government awarded him the Croix de Guerre for rescuing France from the Nazis. ... A dairy and grain farmer, John went on to work for Caterpillar Tractor Company for 31 years. He loved his wife, raised his kids, and made a better culture and country. For Kendra and the many Shrode children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, this will be a Memorial Day without 'Papa John.' John Denzil Shrode, 8th Platoon, Company C, 6th Naval Beach Battalion, died November 5, 2011. ... For all of those veterans who didn't make it to Memorial Day this year, I say thank you. You remain constants -- forever with us all." --professor Dr. Paul Kengor

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The liberal media, liberal non-profits, and Congressional Democrats are urging the public to look the other way from the IRS targeting scandal. The problem, they argue, is the presence of 501(c)(4)s that engage in political activity-instead of being "exclusively" social welfare organizations. What, exactly, do they mean by social welfare? These liberals assert that a [...]
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Media Fairness Caucus Newsletter - May 20, 2013
May 24, 2013

Jay Carney Admits White House Criticism is "Legitimate" [Video]
By Don Irvine  |  May 24, 2013
  Guest Column  The John Kerry-Atlantic Council Connection
By Yoram Ettinger  |  May 24, 2013
President Obama's foreign policy and national security teams reflect the worldview of the Atlantic Council, a prestigious, Washington-based multilateralism-driven think tank. Secretaries of State, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton have advocated engagement - rather than confrontation - with rogue regimes. They were members of a tiny group that believed - until the recent atrocities in [...]
    AIM Newswire
Bad Health Research leads to British Measles Outbreak

Idaho couple and Ski Resort fight over Twitter name

Myanmar (Burma) Muslims kill Buddhist Monk 

An American "Son of Fire" we must remember on this Memorial Day

May 27, 2013 06:13 am | Coach Collins

By Kevin "Coach" Collins

Let us never forget those who gave their life for our freedoms.

Remembering the brave men and women who gave their "last full measure of devotion" for our freedoms, requires us to take a moment on this Memorial Day to focus on the individuals behind the numbers and remember they are not just names on a wall.

One of those individuals who gave everything he had for us was Marine Captain John J. McKenna IV who was killed on August 16, 2006 during an operation in Fallujah Iraq.

The story of John McKenna's life and death is the story of a genuine American hero. Having had the great honor of spending a day with John J. McKenna III, the Captain's father, I learned the story of how the McKenna family got the awful news of his death. It was a reminder that the heroes who step forward to defend us, come ... Continue Reading:An American "Son of Fire" we must remember on this Memorial Day

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The error at the core of Obamacare

May 26, 2013 12:31 pm | Michael D. Shaw

Although there are literally hundreds of things wrong with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-aka "Obamacare," the most fundamental error is the quite foolish notion that making insurance more available, albeit not necessarily more affordable, was somehow the biggest problem facing our failing health care system.

For the record, the biggest problem with our health care system is that we pay way too much (by far the most in the world) for generally poor to mediocre outcomes. That can be a subject for another day. For now, let's destroy the insurance meme, with an analogy...

Imagine for a moment that there were a horrendous crisis involving house fires. Destruction and injury were rampant. The root causes were manifold, and many people were dying.

Imagine further that the brilliant political solution to this problem did not involve hiring more firefighters, nor even any efforts toward fire prevention. Rather, the Government decided that more fire insurance was the answer. ... Continue Reading:The error at the core of Obamacare

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Obama's Commerce Secretary Pick Failed to Disclose $80 Million in Earnings

Selflessness

This audience has really demonstrated the value of selfless service over the past year, but it's always important to remember just how necessary it is to serve your country and to serve others. Selfless service means putting others before yourself, and it means going above and beyond the call of duty without the hope for special recognition or personal gain. There are opportunities for us to engage in selfless service each and every day, and I encourage you to seek out places where you can serve in your local community and to bring your kids with you as well. There is no greater love than to give one's life for another - do not waste the freedom you have been given with self-indulgence, instead repay the kindness you have been shown by helping others as well.

Honor

When we gathered in Washington D.C. three years ago, we did it because we wanted to restore honor to a country that had forgotten the values and principles that make it great.

We called for America to turn back to God, for only through a faith and commitment to something greater than ourselves does man find the humility and strength to rule himself. Today, make sure you are living up to and honoring the values and principles we talked about at that time - honesty, reverence, hope, thrift, humility, charity, sincerity, moderation, diligence, courage, personal responsibility, and gratitude. 

Integrity

What does integrity look like? It's matching your actions to the principles and values we just talked about. It's walking the walk. Be constantly mindful of the life you want to live and the person you want to be, always be on your guard - because if you claim to be one thing and act a different way, you are a hypocrite. You will discredit those of like mind. You will hurt the cause. And you will hurt yourself. Walk in the footsteps of those who did it right - Frederick Douglass, Winston Churchill, Thomas Paine, Dietrich Bonheoffer, Ben-Gurion, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Gandhi, Thomas Jefferson, and MLK.

Never, ever take a shortcut that sacrifices what you know to be good and true.