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A grim report circulating in the Kremlin today prepared by the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) claims that award winning American journalist Michael Hastings [photo top left] was assassinated by a US military drone strike early this past Tuesday morning (PDT) while attempting to reach what he believed would be a safe haven at the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles, California.

Hastings, this report says, was instrumental in destroying the careers of two of Americas top war leaders, Generals Stanley McChrystal and David Petraeus, along with earning the ire of former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton whose top aide, Philippe Reines, told Hastings this past September (2012) to "F**k off" and "Have a good life" after being questioned about Clintons role in what is referred to as the Benghazi Attack which killed 4 Americans in Libya including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.

Hastings 2010 Rolling Stone article "The Runaway General" is credited with being the impetus behind the downfall of General McChrystal, and his 2012 BuzzFeed News Service article "The Sins Of General David Petraeus" likewise helped in the savaging of General Petraeus whom Hastings said, "seduced America and should never have been trusted by the American people."

Interestingly, this report says, GRU"electronic assets" reporting on the assassination of Hastings were conducting "routine operations" in the Southern California region monitoring the US Navy's testing of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) known as the ShadowHawk® [see video HERE] [photo 3rd left] manufactured by Vanguard Defense Industries.
While performing what GRU analysts say in this report were "routine night flight observations" of a small fleet of ShadowHawks® at the US Marine Base Camp Pendleton in Southern California during the early morning hours of 18 June, a single ShadowHawk® broke formation and "sped" towards the Los Angeles whereupon it fired upon a vehicle nearing the intersection of Highland and Melrose avenues at around 04:15 PDTdestroying it and, presumably, killing its sole occupant Michael Hastings.

Upon the ShadowHawk® destroying this vehicle, described by eyewitnesses as a Mercedes Benz, this report continues, GRU signal intelligence analysts (SIGINT) identified "at least" 4 cellular communications between this vehicle and the Israeli Consulate located at 11766 Wilshire Blvd, and which further GRU GPS and cellular data analysis revealed Hastings was headed towards at a "high rate of speed."

As the ShadowHawk® attack upon Hastings's vehicle occurred with his being only 14.3 kilometers (8.9 miles) from his presumed safety under Israeli protection at their Los Angeles consulate, this report says, even at that early hour many residents were awakened by the explosion providing "excellent" eyewitness testimony which "severely" conflicts with Americas mainstream propaganda organs.  

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Are the FISA courts even more secretive than we thought?

In the wake of NSA scandal, government surveillance techniques have been under increased scrutiny. The main defense of NSA supporters revolves around the actions of a small and secretive court that originated from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Over the weekend, the Washington Post published a fascinating story that looked into the inner workings of one the nation's most enigmatic magistrates - the FISA courts.

"Did you see in the Washington Post this weekend, this amazing story about what was built underneath the Capitol museum," Glenn said on radio this morning. "Remember that Capitol museum cost, what, three quarters of a billion dollars to build? And I'm walking through the Capitol museum a couple of weeks ago and I'm like, that doesn't look like a three quarter of a billion dollar building."

The Capitol Visitor Center remodel, which was commissioned under President George W. Bush, cost a small fortune, but there was very little pushback from Republicans or Democrats. Based on the information in the Washington Post article, Glenn believes we are now beginning to figure out why.

"Nobody had a problem with the three quarters of a billion dollar Capitol Visitors Complex... Now we are beginning to figure out why," Glenn said. "The Washington Post had an amazing story this weekend about the secret meetings that happened way below the Capitol Visitors Complex. The Visitors Complex was a ruse. They built the Visitors Complex to make us believe they were building this stupid museum. There was a lot of infrastructure that's underneath the Visitors Complex... I've never believed in the Star Chamber. I've never believed there are secret courts going on and things like that. I know the FISA court, but not Star Chamber stuff."

Glenn is specifically referring to the opening of the Washington Post article, in which it becomes clear there is a lot happening below the surface of the Capitol Visitors Center:

Read more and see video here:

CWA Hosts Nation-Wide "Facts about Common Core Conference Call"

Calling all parents and grandparents! There is a power grab unfolding within your local school system. And it's time you know the truth.

Over the past three years, the Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has been quietly working to seize control of the American education system without any input by the states. As a part of President Barak Obama's stimulus package, Race to the Top grant money was earmarked for education initiatives in the states. Tied to this money is the progressive Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSS) and the results could be devastating to parent's rights and our respective states' education system.

It is imperative that you understand the CCSS initiative and how it will affect your child's classroom.

Please join CWA's nation-wide "Facts Common Core Conference Call" on June 27 at 8:30 p.m. EDT, as CWA's Executive Director, Kenda Bartlett, moderates the discussion on exactly what is the CCSS, the program's origins and the steps you can take to educate yourself and others on the Common Core.

Expert guests will include:

• Joy Pullmann, Heartland Institute
• Dr. Sandra Stotsky, Common Core Validation Committee Member
• Richard Innes, Bluegrass Institute

Please don't miss this unique opportunity.

Call (760) 569-7676, and enter the participant access code 303989 to join the conference call.

Most states adopting CCSS did so to be eligible to compete for federal funding. To have a chance at that money, recession-racked states agreed to adopt the CC standards and the aligned national tests sight unseen. Only five states did not sign on to the CCSS; so unless you live in Alaska, Nebraska, Minnesota, Texas, or Virginia, this will affect your school system.

So please, learn everything you need to know about Common Core on CWA's "Facts about Common Core Conference Call".

Sincerely,

Penny Nance
Chief Executive Officer and President

This is an action alert to let you know what the Environmental Protection Agency is up to.

A few weeks ago the EPA finished a biased study that they are trying to use to preempt a mine in Alaska. The area known as The Pebble Project is one of the largest copper deposits in the world and the company considering development hasn't even applied for a permit yet. But that hasn't stopped EPA and environmental pressure groups from trying to preemptively veto the project.

This is just one in a series of decisions by the EPA to impact the creation of jobs in our country.     

It's made worse because the mine in this case doesn't even exist, the EPA made up a fictional mine and then bemoaned a parade of horribles that would result from its development. However, EPA didn't take into account all of the modern techniques a mine owner might use to mitigate any impact on the region. The study is rigged to give EPA the outcome they want: a veto over a mine that doesn't even exist yet.

Take action today to weigh in with the EPA and make sure they know Americans do not support rigging the permit process to block well playing jobs and economic development. (http://prosperityactions.com/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=5oJELSPwFhJWG&b=6074153&aid=520005)

These are exactly the kinds of decisions from the Obama Administration that we have to stop.  Our government should be focused on cutting red tape to let the private sector create jobs, not making up reasons to stop future development. Please take a moment to act today.

In Liberty,

Americans for Prosperity

This is it!!
We have a small window in which to act!  The State budget is due on June 30th so the timing is right.  Call!   Let the representatives in our State government know we are aware.  We know what they did back in 2001 and we want them to undo it!  We know their pension plans are responsible for PA's $47 billion unfunded liability which is equivalent to $3700 for each Pennsylvanian.  We know this pension crisis will cause more cuts to educational programs and more teacher layoffs. 
Demand they take taxpayers off the hook for their lavish pension packages.  Go here to find your representatives - http://tinyurl.com/m4yyd2l

Inform yourself with the attached pamphlet . PA state workers pension program violates Fiscal Responsibility and Constitutionally Limited Government. Our public servant representatives need to fix the problem of untenable state worker pensions. It's not that we resent paying it, it's just that we can't afford it.
 
Action Items 
1. Call your representative and Senator and tell them you want to see pension reform that brings our state budget into balance. Talk to two friends or family members and convince them to make the phone calls and get two others to do the same, and so on, and so on. 

 from Bill Hodson for your reference.

2. Print the attached pamphlet using duplex (2-sided); check box for "flip on short edge". Give it to as many neighbors as you can the next 2 weeks. If you need some mailed, send me your address.

Keep an eye on your email inbox because we will be planning more activities focused on our goals of pension reform as well as privatization of our liquor stores

Thanks for your efforts
Pam, Jim and Tim
 

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

WHAT IS COMMON CORE?

Common Core, or the Common Core State Standards Initative (CCSSI), as it is known at the State and Federal level, is a set of national education standards that will fulfill the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, through a waiver system. (The NCLB Act was put into place by Congress in 2001 and signed into law by President George W. Bush). Many states were failing to meet the NCLB Act requirements and, therefore, wanted something to replace NCLB.Common Core is part of the UN's plan for complete federal control over our education systems and the "Dumbing-down" of America.

 

Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) are not state standards in the first place, and are nothing more then further federalization of our state education systems.

 

COMMON CORE IS A TROJAN HORSE AND TIED TO THE UNITED NATIONS (UN)

If you cannot see that Common Core is tied to the United Nations you have not done your homework! The major funder of the Common Core Movement is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which has pledged $60 million dollars to this effort. Bill and Melinda Gates are tied to UN through-and-through and have spent money in America and overseas for UN programs in Africa and all over the world for decades.

From the Conservative Teachers of American organization, they wrote an article entitled: "Common Core Standards and the Federalization of Education." In this article we read: "Many are concerned that the Common Core Standards, once successfully implemented, will provide unfettered access of our educational system by the United Nations. Some textbooks and curricula for our public schools have already been written by the [United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization] UNESCO and the International Baccalaureate program, that is currently in many school districts, across the United States. Grabbing additional access is a natural next step. Once they write the curricula, they must have authority to develop all testing tools."

 

The UN involvement in the American educational system has already been facilitated by treaties signed by American presidents from both parties. Those documents include but are not limited to: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Treaty on the Rights of the Child, Civic Education: Classroom Connections, and Agenda 21.

 

The  US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development (since 2003), is the nexus of the UNA-USA and Global Leadership Coalition at the Department of Education, which altogether leverages the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014.  UNESCO, the lead agency of the Decade, defines Education for Sustainable Development as "education for everyone everywhere" for the "lifelong learning" of "present and future generations".  

 

The UNA-USA sponsors Model UN across America and tailors its Global Classrooms curricula to whichever setting the kids happen to be participating.  Children are unknowingly trained to respond with prescribed consensus to the situations, simulations and stimulation's of the particular activity (Delphi Technique).  Global Kids is the CFR arm of Connect All Schools Consortium, a new Department of Education network, led by Independent Sector and The White House via United Planet Partners.  Global Kids is preparing children for Agenda 21.  

 

The White House, NSA and CIA now have website divisions aimed at kids.  The Public Education Network is a national association funded by Independent Sector donors: plus Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Department of Education

 

"Funders" of the Rockefeller Foundation-backed International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), "Members" of the the Sustainability Consortium, backed by the EPA and BSR (Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, State Department) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-backed International City/County Management Association (ICMA): Center for Sustainable Communities (an ICLEI "Partner") are "partnered" with local schools and governments.  

 

From the Partnership for 21st Century Skills aligning the Common Core State Standards with "professional development" content for teachers and principals and Lego Robotics curricula for students (Carnegie Mellon/Lego Education); to software curricula through websites like: cyberschoolbus.un.org, icivics.org, atomiclearning.com, renlearn.org, brainpop.com and ttl4.sunburst.com; to the weekly deliveries of Time for Kids magazine and textbook curricula into classrooms; kids are programmed with UN-defined values.  State Governors administer Federal funds to "Community-Oriented Policing" systems like Crime Stoppers (The UN, FBI and other law enforcement and corporate partners administer Crime Stoppers International), the local student-equivalent of the Department of Homeland Security's' "See Something, Say Something" campaign; whereby children see hand-drawn posters of child characters on school walls displaying "Eyes Looking", "Ears Listening", "Mouth Reporting" with a hotline to call.  Presidents Bush and Obama have personally followed the George H. W. Bush/Clinton trail of the Agenda 21/ Sustainable America megabanks-maze in "bipartisan" fashion. 

 

UNESCO PLEDGES SUPPORT OF COMMON CORE

From UNESCO's document "The Vision of Education Reform in the United States" it states: "My department has been pleased to partner with the US Agency for International Development to help ensure that our best domestic practices are shared world-wide. The United States provides over a billion dollars annually to partner countries working on educational reform. Our goal for the coming year will be to work closely with global partners, including UNESCO, to promote qualitative improvements and system strengthening....Ultimately, education is the great equalizer. It is the one force that can consistently overcome differences in background, culture, and privilege."

 

THE UN'S AGENDA 21- COMMON CORE IMPLEMENTER!

In the United Nations Agenda 21 (Guide for the 21st Century), Chapters #25 and #36 specifically talk about education of our children:

 

Principle #25- "Children and Youth in Sustainable Development." In the "Activites 25.9.d" it states: "Ensure access for all youth to all types of education, wherever appropriate, providing alternative learning structures, ensure that education reflects the economic and social needs of youth and incorporates the concepts of environmental training, implementing innovative methods aimed at increasing practical skills, such as environmental scouting."

 

Principle #36- "Promoting Education, Public Awareness and Training." In the Activities Section of this document in "36.5.g" we read: "Within two years the United Nations system should undertake a comprehensive review of its educational programmes, encompassing training and public awareness, to reassess priorites and reallocae resources. The UNESCO/UNEP International Environmental Education Programme should, in cooperation with the appropriate bodies of the United Nations system, Governments, non-governmental organizations and others, establish a porgramme within two years to integrate the decisions of the Conference into the existing United Nations framework adapted to the need of the educators at different levels and circumstances. Regional organizations and national authorities should be encouraged to elaborate similar parallel programmes and opportunies by conducting an analysis of how to mobilize different sectors of the population in order to assess and address their environmental and development education needs."

 

In the Activities Section of this document in "36.5 h" we read: "There is a need to strengthen, within five years, information exchange by enhancing technologies and capacities necessary to promote environment and development education and public awareness. Countries should cooperate with each other and with the various social sectors and population groups to prepare educational tools that include regional environment and development issues and initiatives, using learning materials and resources suited to their own requirements." Sounds just like PARCC and SLDS. ASU's Institute for Global Sustainability and their "Sustainable Cities Network" is doing a fine job "brain-washing" our students in our high schools on sustainability, global warming (aka climate change), etc. Go here to meet the ASU sustainability schools!

 

 

COMMON CORE SCIENCE STANDARDS TEACH GLOBAL WARMING!

The new Common Core Science Standards that are up for review teach Global Warming (aka Climate Change)! Here is Research and Commentary on the Common Core Science Standards" from The Heartland Institute.

Please spread the word to all AMERICAN PATRIOTS!

Reality Check.....COMMON CORE EDUCATION = COMMUNISM IN AMERICA!

Common Core Education is the INDOCTRINATION of our CHILDREN. 

DO NOT LISTEN TO THE GOP ESTABLISHMENT RHETORIC FROM MIKE HUCKABEE!!! 

The Development of Common Core, Explained by Michael Chapman

The video says this is a clip from the 1989 National Governors'Assoc conference on Education:

Sr. Director of Mid-Continental Regional Education Laboratory, Dr. Shirley McCune

 She says about education:

#1) Total transformation of our society

#2) Teaching of facts and information (knowledge) is no longer the primary purpose of education

#3) Close connection between economic (sustainable) development and human capitol (human resource labor for a planned economy)

A group that allowed this kind of rhetoric to be said at their meeting? I don't think I want them developingeducational standards!  Please read to the bottom for transcripts from the 1987 NGA meetings chaired by Bill Clinton.  These transcripts are eye-opening.  They are clearly more concerned with workers for the manufacturing.  They seem to have concerns that we have students who can't read well enough (non-English speaking especially) to function in the manufacturing plants, and then on the other end of the spectrum... too many with higher ed degrees who don't WANT to work in the manufacturing.  So... what to do about all this?  Hummm.... standards!  Make sure they read well enough to function as the industrial workers, but not so well that they don't want to!!!   This is the John D. Rockefeller goal of the early 20th century when he started pushing for compulsory government schooling and funding the building of government schools. 

NOW.... review the transcripts below of the conferences chaired by Bill Clinton: 
National Governor's Association website  (find all annual meetings here with transcriptsm- )
1986-87 NGA Chair Gov. Bill Clinton's Initiative

Making America Work: Productive People, Productive Policies

March 25, 1986

1987 Winter Meeting with Bill Clinton as chair, you will find on page 12 that the governors unanimously adopted a policy to adopt an INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY.    http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/1987NGAWinterMeeting.pdf

1987 Annual meeting.   See page 34of this document to see how those governors seem to be concerned that we aren't training our students for the "workforce." They are concerned that the professors of higher ed are telling students to strive for more than the job of working in the manufacturing plants.  On page 40 they start talking about standards needed in education.  " See page 42 with this statement by Governor Sinner (great name!) to Lee Iacoccoa: "But you also made a point about the terrific cost to industry of the disparity between states in these regulations and I wondered, with all the fuss and the furor that we make over states' rights...."  http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/1987NGAAnnualMeeting.pdf 

June 11, 2013: Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) leads the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in a markup of the Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013, an education initiative to replace No Child Left Behind.  http://www.c-spanvideo.org/event/220036

At the June 10 Common Core forum in Fayette County, Superintendent Barge stated over and over again that if Georgia wants to change these standards at any time, we have the ability to do so.   The testimony below contradicts this belief by Superintendent Barge and confirms that states who adopted the Common Core standards DO NOT have the ability to change the standards in any way on their own.

2:23:00 - Rep. Tim Scott discusses his amendment to Harkin's bill.  Instead of states being forced to adopt blanket standards like Common Core as a prerequisite for funding, let's put decision-making back in the hands of parents and teachers in our communities."

2:31:00 - It is admitted that states who want to change the CC standards,the Secretary of Education would have to approve it.  States DO NOT have the ultimate decision making abilities!

2:39:00 - Alexander reads page 89 of the bill stating that any changes to standards MUST go through the Secretary of Education for approval.

As are most of the amendments offered by Republicans to this education bill, the Scott Amendment is defeated 12-10.

DATA COLLECTING: Senator Burr at the 1:00:00 mark reveals information about ADDITIONAL data points that this legislation will add to the data mining.  He says that his count is now 500 data points.  

TEACHER EVALUATIONS: Senator Alexander at 2:00:00 mark discusses his amendment to end federally mandated school and teacher evaluations.  He says states had a "gun to their head" to adopt the teacher evaluations because they were desperate for NCLB waivers.   He makes the charge that the Harkin bill creates a "NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD."  The Gates Foundation involvement is mentioned frequently.  

Harkin says over and over "this is voluntary."  If states don't want to implement the programs in the bill we just don't accept the money!"    More strong evidence that our states need to "just say no" to all federal education dollars.   As is pointed out in this debate: Any private business that entered into a partnership where the partner who contributed 10% funding got 80-90% of the control (as is the case with education funding under NCLB and Common Core) the partnership is DOOMED TO FAIL!

Angela Bean
Fayetteville, GA
StopCommonCore.com 

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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!

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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

RedState Morning Briefing

For June 25, 2013

1.  The Stories They Told

Republicans (and red state Democrats) used to tell voters amazing things about their opposition to amnesty. Then they got elected and supported legislation that actually weakens border security and puts people on a path not just to legalization, but to citizenship, before ever securing our borders. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

2.  Update on Senate Whip List

I previously provided a whip list of Senators to reach out to on immigration in the Senate. With the first major test on the issue, Hoeven-Corker, over, I've updated the list, added a couple of names, and noted how they voted. Please note on a few there are some editorial comments on their positions. Those comments are provided by those involved directly in the fight and their impressions of what's going on. Those are not my impressions 800 miles from the Senate. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

3.  Restraining the ambitions of the State

"Nobody is talking about preventing the legalization," Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) assured his audience during an interview with the Spanish-language network Univision a couple of weeks ago.  "The legalization is going to happen. That means the following will happen: First comes the legalization. Then come the measures to secure the border. And then comes the process of permanent residence."

Here we are, on the verge of passing a distorted mess of a bill that not one Senator has yet read in its entirety, and Rubio assures us that yes, we'll get legalization right away, but we're also getting "the Republican Border Surge Plan" to put another 20,000 agents on Border Patrol duty, so you can take security to the bank.  And if that check happens to bounce when you take it to the bank, well, the powerful "triggers" will kick out like fuses blowing in Dr. Frankenstein's lab during an electrical storm, and then something or other will happen to the amnesty plan.  Nobody in Washington wants something or other to happen to that amnesty plan, so they'll never dare the wrath of the triggers. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

4.  Conservatives Must Use Immigration Deform Like Obamacare in 2014

For quite some time, I've deemed the Senate a lost cause.  In recent years, Democrats have shown a remarkable sense of discipline, getting every member - even those from red states - to vote for the most radical pieces of legislation.  Moreover, roughly half the GOP conference is worthless and couldn't care less about their constituents, and there is certainly no leadership from Mitch McConnell.  The fix was in a long time ago on the bill.  That's why we must work on forming a backstop in the House.

In order to strengthen the resolve of conservatives in the House, we need to begin focusing on the source of this capricious pursuit of amnesty-first at all costs.  These people don't care about good policy, so all we can do is blow up the irrational political argument that is fueling this political suicide. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

Sincerely yours,

Erick Erickson
Editor-in-Chief, RedState

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Is Islam Truly Standing 'Shoulder to Shoulder' With Other Religions?

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Immigration Reform: Not Easy, But it is Simple

06-23-2013 02:03:55 AM

John Mccain Exposed By Vietnam Vets And Pow's

James O'Keefe Confronts Attorney General "Richard Head" Over Indicting Journalists

Dr. Ben Carson on why he's walking away from medicine to bring back reason to our nation.

RUSH: 'Obama And The White House Are Pulling Rubio's Strings'

You may want to rethink giving your zip code to stores

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WATCH: This Car Could've given Edward Snowden A Ride on Seeking Asylum in Ecuador

How Gullible does Sen Feinstein Think We are?

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By Cliff Kincaid  |  June 23, 2013
Those who claimed NSA traitor Edward Snowden was a patriot or hero have egg all over their faces, as the former NSA contract worker has fled from China to Russia and now faces espionage charges that could possibly bring the death penalty. It is emerging as one of the biggest spy cases in American history. [...]
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There is an interesting split on the Left over the Obama Administration's Common Core education reforms.
    Guest Column  Obama's Enormous Climate Lies
By Alan Caruba  |  June 24, 2013
Putting aside Obama's intention to further reduce our nuclear arsenal as articulated in his June 19 speech in Berlin, he has solidified his position as the World's Greatest Liar with his statements about climate change, aka global warming, which he called "the global threat of our time." Let us stipulate that the global threat of [...]
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Support grows for petition to pardon NSA leaker Edward Snowden

A petition for President Obama to pardon Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who admitted leaking information on classified government surveillance programs, had collected more than 18,000 signatures on the White House's website shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.

"Edward Snowden is a national hero and should be immediately issued a full, free and absolute pardon for any crimes he has committed or may have committed related to blowing the whistle on secret NSA surveillance programs," states the petition, which was created on Sunday.

Mr. Snowden, who is seeking asylum in Hong Kong, said he leaked the information to Britain's Guardian newspaper because he wanted the public to know the scope of the U.S. government's surveillance programs. In the past week, he has revealed the government's collection of millions of citizens' phone records and a top-secret program known as Prism that monitors data from top Internet companies.

The administration said Sunday that intelligence officials and the Justice Department are reviewing whether to start a criminal probe stemming from the leaks.

The White House doesn't respond to petitions unless they collect 100,000 signatures. The administration previously had a threshold of 25,000 signatures, but it raised the bar for commenting in January after it was being inundated with online petitions.

Another petition, demanding that Mr. Obama resign, had collected 12,868 signatures by Monday. There's a deadline of July 7 to reach 100,000 signatures on that petition, which claims that the Obama administration's surveillance programs have "seriously violated the Fourth Amendment" protections against unreasonable search and seizure.

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Dear Friend,

Based on the facts we have learned thus far, it appears likely that the NSA has your telephone records and emails. They probably have my info and your neighbor's as well.

Should we be angry? Should we be scared?

The NSA defends the program saying that the PATRIOT Act enables them to lawfully collect this data. While we all want to be safe, we should reserve judgment on the legality of the program until we learn more facts. Congress has the Constitutional oversight over Executive branch programs.

I voted against the PATRIOT Act on 2005 and 2011 precisely because I feared this type of government overreach into our privacy without adequate oversight.

Please sign my petition to hold the Administration and its bureaucrats accountable .

The revelation of the NSA program reminds us what can happen when the government has too much power in its hands and not enough transparency. Unfortunately, this is not the only circumstance where government overreach has become an issue lately; the IRS scandal is another example over government overreach.

While they are separate issues, the common theme between the IRS and NSA is that government is abusing its authority. We must do everything we can to have a check on power.

Please help me send a message that we intend to hold these people accountable by signing my petition today.

In the coming weeks, I intend to review the PATRIOT Act to ensure that these programs are lawful and a conducted in a manner that respects our rights.

Thanks,

John Kerry and the Taliban: T

The secret emails revealed

Government surveillance and jihad 

Andrew McCarthy, who prosecuted the 1993 World Trade Center bombing case, has a way of cutting through the fog.

His most recent column in National Review Online addresses the current controversy over government surveillance.

It's well worth taking the time to carefully read it.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

The End of the World

Posted by Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog 

Two years ago, the media had a prolonged belly laugh at a group that predicted the end of the world. Now media outlets from The New York Times to The New Republic to The Economist are wrestling with the question of why their own ideology's doomsday predictions are not coming to pass.

"If scientific models can't project the last 15 years, what does that mean for their projections of the next 100?," the New Republic asks. It means that the world isn't going to end.

Even as Obama exploits Global Warming to launch a War on Affordable Energy, the doomsday environmentalists look as foolish as any other group that set a date for the end of the world, only for the world to stubbornly go on existing.

True believers in Gore would say that's the difference between science and eschatology. But when bogus science warns us of an apocalypse if we don't follow the tenets of their ideology, then how much difference is there anyway?

Of course no one expects MSNBC to do sneering reports of global warming activists freezing at a protest or Al Gore being forced to watch a count down of a solidly frozen North Pole. Such mockery is only directed at people who believe in more unpopular forms of apocalypses. At least unpopular at the broadcasting studios of Manhattan.

It's fashionable to mock religious leaders for hypocrisy, but there isn't a peep when the Vice President turned Prophet of Gaia lectures on watching our carbon footprint and then flies on jet fueled carbon wings to another concert on behalf of the planet.

Other aspiring prophets like Prince Charles, who admires poverty, but lives in privilege, are no better. Or Obama who told Americans that they couldn't heat their homes as they pleased, while keeping his thermostat up to Hawaiian standards.

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Eric Holder instructs Justice Department to defraud Supreme Court in Voting Rights Act case

Jun 24, 2013 06:13 am | Coach Collins

by Doug Book, editor

The decision of the Supreme Court in Shelby County v Holder, a case to determine the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, will be published by the end of the month. Posted on CiR in March, this piece offers a little background on the VRA and instructions which AG Eric Holder gave DOJ employees-instructions designed to deceive Supreme Court justices as they considered the Act and the Shelby County case.

In yet another testament to the corrupt if inventive workings of the liberal mind, Attorney General Eric Holder recently decided to defraud the United States Supreme Court in the hope of preventing sections of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) being ruled unconstitutional.

Section 5 of the VRA requires 9 Southern states and a number of jurisdictions in 7 others-all charged with a history of voting rights abuses-to obtain "preclearance" from the DOJ or the District Court of DC before ... Continue Reading:Eric Holder instructs Justice Department to defraud Supreme Court in Voting Rights Act case

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Trying to argue with a liberal is like playing chess with a pigeon

Jun 23, 2013 01:15 pm | Coach Collins

It has been said that arguing with a liberal is like trying to play chess with a pigeon. You make a great move and the pigeon just bounces its head knocks over a few pieces, craps on the board declares himself the winner and flies away. The video shows us how true that analogy is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ANqBAifzQO8#at=29

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Scalia: Justices 'Not Qualified' to Decide Moral Issues

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Monday, June 24, 2013

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


Border Compromise Is A Bad Deal

We told you last week that the purpose of the big border security amendment compromise was not to stop illegal immigration. The purpose was to fool enough of the public so that enough senators would feel they had cover to cast a vote for what is becoming the immigration reform equivalent of Obamacare.

This is a massive bill full of contradictions and loopholes. Here's more proof. Senators supporting the Corker/Hoeven "border surge" amendment say this deal will build the border security fence. There is already a law on the books (the 2006 Secure Fence Act) calling for a border fence and they didn't do it. It is infuriating and insulting. Why should we trust them this time? As it turns out, we shouldn't.

Breitbart reports that there is language in the Corker/Hoeven amendment giving Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discretion over whether to build the fence.

Democrat politicians spent the weekend on Spanish language shows reassuring the Latino community that citizenship will come before border security. That is not what most Americans want.

A recent CNN poll found that 62% of Americans said the main focus immigration policy should be "increasing border security to reduce or eliminate the number of immigrants coming into this country without permission."

Moreover, there is a report today that the new "border security" amendment includes stimulus funds demanded by Vermont socialist Bernie Sanders. Why are Republicans like Bob Corker and John Hoeven trying to satisfy a socialist like Bernie Sanders?

Friends, this is a good reminder about the importance of our work here at CWF helping real conservatives win primaries. If you have not yet responded to our recent appeals for support, now is a good time to make that donation -- especially when it will be doubled!


Amnesty Hurting Rubio

For those, including myself, who had high hopes for Marco Rubio, he is suffering badly for his association with this Senate amnesty bill. According to a new Rasmussen poll, 73% of Republicans had a favorable opinion of Florida's freshman senator back in February. Today, his favorability rating is down 15 points to 58%, and this battle is not yet over.

In 2010 Rubio ran a solid conservative campaign in Florida after defying the Republican Party establishment by opposing the sitting governor, Charlie Crist. In that race, Rubio was a strong proponent of border security and blasted an "earned path to citizenship" as "code for amnesty." Yet after just a few years in Washington, D.C., he is day-by-day frittering away the goodwill of those who elected and supported him.

For example, Senator Rubio had previously insisted on an open and fair debate in the Senate. He told Rush Limbaugh in January that he would not support the bill if it was written in secret and rushed to the floor.

But that is exactly what has happened now with this latest "border surge" amendment, which has added 120 pages to a bill already over 1,000 pages long. Harry Reid is demanding a procedural vote on the new bill today, and it is doubtful many senators have read the whole thing. Nevertheless, Rubio appears to be standing with the "Gang of Eight" rather than standing by his previous statements.

I still think Rubio could have a bright future ahead of him. But conservative activists will likely not be as enthusiastic about supporting him in the future. The senator will have to spend considerable time repairing frayed relationships and rebuilding trust that has been needlessly lost.


Obama Aims To Control The Weather

Stung by recent polls showing a huge drop in support among younger Americans, Obama is moving to shore up his left-wing base. Tomorrow he will deliver a speech trotting out his plans for dealing with climate change. Once again, Obama will be resorting to unilateral actions. The speech reportedly will be heavy on executive actions and EPA regulations given the split control of Congress.

The hubris of the left is amazing. Given all the things government can't do, liberals want us to believe that it can stop long-term trends in the climate? Like so much of the left-wing agenda, climate change is just another excuse for even bigger government, more regulation and more control over our lives and the economy.

For example, Fox News reports that the administration has just reduced the amount of federal land available for oil shale development by two-thirds.

One industry analyst reacted to this decision by saying, "What they basically did was make it so that nobody is going to want to spend money going after oil shale on federal government lands." Just as the United States is poised to lead the world in a major energy revolution, the Obama Administration steps in the way.


Silencing Dissent

Here's a shocking story from Maryland about the left's instinct to silence dissent. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting today at Carroll County Community College.

Unbelievably, a local Democrat county official contacted "the Community College's campus security, the State Police, and the county sheriff's office," concerned about the event. Was he worried about radical Islamists? No. He demanded that a local Tea Party group be banned from the town hall event, claiming that it engaged in "violent tendencies."

This smear against the Tea Party is outrageous and it is completely false. It is the political left that routinely engages in violence and intimidation.

Liberal politicians had high hopes that the Occupy Wall Street movement would become a potent grassroots movement. Instead, it quickly developed a lengthy rap sheet that eventually generated a lot of bad publicity.   

Tell Your Senators to Oppose Backroom Deals

At the last minute, liberals and moderates in the Senate met in secret to rewrite the Gang of Eight's amnesty bill. Friday afternoon, they released their secret thousand page replacement bill, complete with buy offs for swing states and endless carve-outs.

That's how they passed Obamacare, and that's how they want to give amnesty to 11 million illegal immigrants. It's outrageous, yet some self-proclaimed conservatives are lining up to support it.

>> Tell your Senators we don't need another Obamacare: we must defeat this "name your price" amnesty bill.

Our immigration system is broken and needs real reform. Neither the Gang of Eight nor this back room deal will fix it. Moreover, this deal makes a mockery of the legislative process and the promises of 2010. It is no wonder Americans are disgusted with Congress.

>> Tell your Senators to stand on principle and oppose this madness.

Thank you for taking action and for standing up for sanity with millions of conservatives across America.

Sincerely,

Russ Vought
Political Director
Heritage Action for America

MONDAY BRIEF

An Immigration 'Game Changer'? Not Exactly

The Foundation

"The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations." --George Washington

Government

"It's been called a both a 'game changer' and a major 'breakthrough' for the Senate Gang of Eight's immigration bill (S. 744). In reality, however, the Corker-Hoeven amendment ... is far from a magic solution to our nation's border security challenges. ... [J]ust like in the language of the bill, none of the border security measures in the Corker-Hoeven amendment have to be in place until illegal immigrants with registered provisional immigrant status are to receive green cards 10 years down the road. In other words, the amendment would allow millions of illegal immigrants to receive amnesty now, and then maybe we will get to securing the border somewhere down the road. ... Importantly, the amendment still does little to actually stop those who become illegal immigrants by overstaying their visas. ... The Corker-Hoeven amendment promises a new entry/exit system to track visa overstays, but that's all it is: a promise that may or may not be implemented. Beyond that, even if the system were implemented, it doesn't provide enough actionable information for law enforcement to actually do something about overstays." --Heritage Foundation's Jessica Zuckerman and David Inserra

Political Futures

"Although amnesty remains deeply unpopular among the American public at large, the activist Left wants the estimated 11 million illegal aliens present in the U.S. to be processed because they see them as future Democratic voters. In addition, many labor unions, such as SEIU ... see today's illegals as future union members. Business lobbies favor amnesty because they crave the cheap, largely unskilled labor. ... The radicals' goal is to use immigration to subvert the American system, just as it has been since the 1960s when the late Sen. Ted Kennedy shepherded reform of that era's immigration laws through Congress. The concept is simple: Flood America with people who don't share Americans' traditional philosophical commitment to the rule of law, limited government, and markets, in order to force changes in society." --columnist Matthew Vadum

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Corker, Hoeven Sell Out American People

The proposal does nothing to change the core of the bill: amnesty-first, enforcement-later. That is, illegal aliens will still be granted "registered provisional immigrant" status before any border security measures added by the proposal are functioning.

Click here to read the full article.

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CBO Offers Little Reason for Anyone to Support S.744

When the CBO first released its analysis Tuesday, pro-amnesty Senators thought it was good news. However, a closer examination shows that the CBO's analysis actually contains dire predictions for Americans.

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House Continues Piecemeal Approach to Immigration Reform

The House Judiciary Committee has announced plans to "mark-up" two additional immigration bills this week. First, the committee is expected to amend Rep. Lamar Smith's E-Verify bill the "Legal Workforce Act"... Then the committee...will be amending Rep. Darrell Issa's bill to increase STEM visas the "SKILLS Visa Act."

Click here to read the full article.

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Chief Immigration Enforcer Resigns

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director, John Morton, resigned last week after more than four years of leading the agency. The resignation also comes amidst congressional debate over whether to grant amnesty to the 12 million illegal aliens currently in the country.

Click here to read the full article.

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Supreme Court Invalidates Arizona Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote in Federal Elections

On Monday, June 17, the United States Supreme Court decided 7 to 2 to invalidate an Arizona law that requires individuals to provide evidence of United States citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections. The invalidated law, known as the "Arizona Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act," passed by popular referendum in 2004.

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COMMENTARY:

Summitry
By Rich Galen
All in all, the Summits that President Obama attended with Xi and Putin do not appear to have had the hoped-for results: Better relations between the countries involved.

Attention College Students: You're invited to be a part of Glenn's studio audience!

If you're a college student and will be in the DFW area tomorrow, Tuesday, June 25th, Glenn wants you to be a part of the studio audience for the Glenn Beck Program. Arrive to the studios by 3pm CST for a special live show with Glenn and Alveda King starting at 4pm CST. Interested? Email tickets@theblaze.com for all the details. 

Civil war coming to Egypt? 

Buck Sexton just returned to the United States after a trip to the heart of the Middle East, where he surveyed the ever-crumbling situation on the ground in the region. Buck visited war torn regions and refugee camps, and this morning on radio, he shared his thoughts on a possible civil war breaking out in Egypt very soon. WATCH  

Don't miss a brand new episode of For The Record!

On August 6, 2011, the Taliban shot down a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan's Wardak Province leaving 30 American soldiers dead, including 17 members of the elite Navy SEAL Team Six. It was the largest American loss of life since the Afghan war began. Next Thursday, For The Record, Episode 3: Fallen Angel takes an unflinching look at how tactical errors and mismanagement of our Special Forces factored into this tragedy. Plus, hear from the victims' family as they share memories and celebrate the extraordinary lives of these fallen heroes. Don't miss For The Record: Fallen Angel next Thursday, June 27th at 8pm ET only on TheBlaze. Not a subscriber? Start your 14-day free trial HERE. 

Have you seen the first backstage footage from Man in the Moon?

With just over a week to go until the Man in the Moon event, Glenn is finally pulling back the curtain and sharing some remarkable footage from the planning of the event. Watch the first backstage footage HERE.

Are the FISA courts even more secretive than we thought? 

According to a report in the Washington Post, there are secret FISA courts deep in the bowels of the U.S. Capitol building. Secret courts hidden beneath the ground - what could possibly go wrong? Certainly no orders would be approved down there on who can be monitored by the NSA or attacked with a drone strike. Nothing like that. Needless to say, Glenn is a little uneasy about this revelation. Reaction from radio today.

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Wonderful World of Stu: Weiner for Mayor!

Anthony Weiner is running for Mayor of New York City, and the Wonderful World of Stu got an in-depth look at his new campaign ad. WATCH

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The sequel to The Overton Window has finally arrived!

Glenn's blockbuster novel from 2010 now continues with The Eye of Moloch - a thriller that's seemingly been ripped right from today's headlines. Follow Molly and her group of 'Founders Keepers' as they work to expose the secrets of a government that wants them dead. If you're looking for a summer beach read or just something to help you get even less sleep at night, The Eye of Moloch is a perfect choice. Buy a copy now and get an invite to an exclusive online event with Glenn. Get all the details HERE.

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