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BREAKING: Benghazi Survivors Forced to Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements

Virginia Republican Congressman Frank Wolf said Thursday that survivors of the Benghazi, Libya terror assault have been forced to sign non-disclosure agreements prohibiting them from speaking out about the deadly attack.

"According to trusted sources that have contacted my office, many if not all of the survivors of the Benghazi attacks along with others at the Department of Defense, the CIA have been asked or directed to sign additional non-disclosure agreements about their involvement in the Benghazi attacks," Wolf said on the House floor. "Some of these new NDAs, as they call them, I have been told were signed as recently as this summer."

Wolf said that if accurate, "this would be a stunning revelation."

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Congressman: Benghazi Survivors Forced to Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements

 

 

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UNACCEPTABLE it is to have the photo of the Boston bombing terrorist on it's 

cover. Perhaps consider asking your local magazine retailers to pull this 

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issue off their shelves.

Special Operations Speaks http://www.specialoperationsspeaks.com/ has just been asked by Congressman Steve Stockman to mount an event to put pressure on the House of Representatives (and especially Speaker Boehner!) to form a select committee to investigate the tragedy that was Benghazi.

As a first step toward causing Congress to get serious about assigning responsibility for what happened at Benghazi, we are organizing a rally at Cong. Stockman's request that will be held on the steps of the US Capitol at noon, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. That rally will hear words from a number of patriots, including Cong. Stockman and Cong. Louie Gohmert, both of whom have been very supportive of our efforts to answer Hillary Clinton's heartless answer to a Senator's question about the men who died at Benghazi: "What difference does it make?"

Be with us next week as we demonstrate to Hillary and others like her "what difference it makes." Bring yourself, a carload, or a busload, but be there.

Thousands of you showed up to protect the Vietnam Wall in 2007; please help us demonstrate that we will not tolerate the murder-by-neglect of four of America's finest on September 12, 2012. Please help us send a message to our nation's leaders that we demand full accountability for this national crime.

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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 

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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Mandatory Biometric Enrollment
Lawsuit - UPDATE
(fingerprinting, facial recognition, iris scan, DNA, etc.)
By Mark Lerner:  Co-Founder Constitutional Alliance

If you value liberty and understand how dangerous government mandated biometric ID is to our freedom, you need to read and understand every word of what I am writing about today. Something very important is happening so stay with me.
 
Over the years, the Constitutional Alliance has consistently fought against mandatory biometric ID and for the right of all citizens to be free of it.  Government mandated biometric ID is the lynchpin of the modern surveillance society.  The amount of control this system gives government over individuals is an anathema to a free society and we oppose it being imposed on anyone - period.  You cannot reconcile a free society with a surveillance society.
 
The founders of this country called religious freedom "the first freedom" because it is a precondition for other important rights..  Try to imagine the value of freedom of speech, or freedom of association without religious freedom and you will quickly see why religious freedom, also referred to as 'freedom of conscience' is so important.
 
Here is the Big News
 
This past week, 19 June 2013, a Motion for Summary Judgment was filed in Kaye Beach's lawsuit in the state of Oklahoma (You can read it here).  This is a pre-trial motion that presents the undisputed facts of her case and makes the strongest assertion based on those facts, that her rights are being violated.  The Motion for Summary Judgment asks the Judge, based on these undisputed facts, to rule in her favor.  Kaye fully expects a favorable ruling on this Motion but in the event that this doesn't happen, her lawsuit will continue on. You need only to read the first 30 pages of the Motion to understand the arguments Kaye and her attorneys have made.  If you choose to read further you can read about the answers the Department of Public Safety (the department that oversees the issuance of driver's licenses) gave to Kaye's "Discovery Motion". 
 
Kaye Beach's lawsuit, is the only substantial challenge to government mandated biometric ID, to my knowledge, that exists anywhere in our country.
 
Here is a brief recap of the issue and basis for Kaye's legal challenge;
 
Kaye is opposed to mandatory biometric identification which is required of her if she wishes to have a state issued driver's license or ID card.  As we know, the ability to drive a vehicle and also banking, many financial transactions, as well as a host of other necessary daily activities are dependent upon having a government issued photo ID most commonly presented in the form of state driver's license or ID card. Try to go without one and you will soon find (like Kaye has!) that not having a valid ID is no small matter.
 
In September, 2011 Kaye filed a lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma for the unwarranted collection of her biometrics and for violating her religious freedom, both of which are protected under Oklahoma law.  Kaye is a born again Christian.
 
Here is why this case is important for everyone 

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We must stop the call for a  Constitutional Convention! 

Article V of the Constitution:

1. Gives NO guidelines for how to conduct a Con Con. 
2. NO rules on how delegates will be eligible or selected
3. States have NO Guarantees they will even be represented
4. Con Con could result in a COMPLETE CHANGE of our way of government
5. There simply are NO controls over the delegates once selected.             

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ImmigrationCounters.com provides the key numbers and events related to illegal immigration in the United States. Using the latest government and private sources, research and analysis trending data is factored at their individual rates of increase. For information about the research behind the individual counters clickhere Data Sources.  ImmigrationCounters.com supports legal immigration and respect for all humanity yet highlights the significant impact of illegal immigration in America. 

ImmigrationCounters.com informs the public of the realities of illegal immigration while challenging the myths and misinformation surrounding it. After decades of passively watching this problem grow, most Americans are now more aware of the severity of this issue. Our government has demonstrated a complete lack of urgency to control illegal immigration both on the borders and within the interior. Because of this large failure that which traditionally had been the American way of welcoming immigration is now dividing the country because of one word, illegal. Opposing illegal immigration and wanting the laws enforced is not un-American. It is time to set the record straight on what is un-American, illegal is un-American.

The issue of illegal immigration doesn't need more laws, studies or debates, it needs leadership and enforcement. America doesn't need immigration reform, it needs leadership reform. Because our government has failed to enforce the existing immigration laws, why should anyone be confident they will do so with expanded immigration reform? Because of these failures, legislators have been addressing the problems at their local levels with bills to manage it incrementally, piece-by-piece, rather than trying to fix the national problem at once--an impossible task. What most Americans expect is to have our borders secure, enforcement of the existing laws within the interior, meaningful punishment of employers who hire illegally and removal of incentives such as birthright citizenships and public school enrollments without status verifications. We must also address the fact that we're soft on criminals caught in crimes and aren't deported. No other country would allow this to continue. 40% of them entered the country legally and overstayed their visas. Yet there's still no reliable method to verify if Visa overstays have left the country. Another incentive that must be addressed is the birthright citizenship program that has resulted in millions of children and parents receiving instant rights and benefits. Some have called them "GPS babies" and this certainly cannot be what the authors of the 14th Amendment intended to occur. Public housing and other benefits are provided for the illegal parents through their 'anchor children' while citizens are turned away because of limited resources. This antiquated program must end. Government agencies and officials at all levels must address the costs associated with this kind of abuse. Past mistakes have been made in attempts to fix illegal immigration and our communities can no longer afford these kinds of mistakes.

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Morning Jolt  . . . with Jim Geraghty

July 18, 2013

July 18, 2013

Like a Crazy Ex, Rolling Stone Desperately Hoping You'll Pay Attention to Them Again

Look, we get it. It's tough to run a print magazine, particularly if a magazine thinks of itself as a journal of cultural trends that entice and excite young people. Kids don't read print anymore. People pass by the newsstand and don't give it a second glance, their eyes pulled away by the latest starlet half-naked and pouting on the cover of Maxim. And if a publication's editors start feeling financial pressure and a sense of declining relevance to the conversation they seek to influence, they can get desperate, resorting to shock headlines and a sneering tone . . . as we've seen:

But Rolling Stone editors knew what they were doing by putting the Little Brother Bomber on the cover. They were getting the news world to talk about a magazine that had in past months become largely indistinguishable from Entertainment Weekly: Johnny Depp in full Tonto regalia, comedian Louis C. K., Mad Men lead actor Jon Hamm, Seth Rogan and his co-stars of This Is the End.

And in using the soft-focus, Dylan-esque image of Little Brother Bomber on the cover, they scrambled some of our usual political lines. The editor of ThinkProgress says the image makes the bomber look like Jim Morrison.

And some complaints are coming from on high:

Former White House National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor expressed concern on Wednesday about Rolling Stone magazine putting Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover, tweeting that "A disaffected US kid could see this and think terrorist are afforded rock star status."

The same image once appeared on the cover of the New York Times; objections seem to primarily revolve around the fact that Rolling Stone almost only features celebrities on its covers - most recently Johnny Depp - and thus this image would put an accused terrorist into that category, of someone to be celebrated.

Bingo. A traditional newsweekly could have run that image with the headline, "Into the Mind of a Killer" or something similar, with little objection. The New Republic recalls Time magazine covers featuring Hitler, Stalin, Saddam Hussein, and Osama bin Laden.

But this is the cover of Rolling Stone, where we're used to seeing Janet Jackson's cleavage, or Angelina Jolie's cleavage,  or Katy Perry's cleavage, or Shakira's cleavage, or . . . where was I going with this? Ah, yes! For most of the past decades, Rolling Stone covers have fit into three categories 1) celebrity cleavage 2) here's a singer or band who is very hot at the moment and whose image will instantly date this magazine 3) "Isn't Obama awesome!"

There really isn't a strong tradition of "here's a detailed look into the face of evil" cover pieces.

Let's also note that the cover's text doesn't help matters, either.

How a Popular, Promising Student Was Failed by His Family, Fell Into Radical Islam and Became a Monster

To their credit, the editors label him a monster. But "failed by his family" seems to suggest his actions aren't entirely his responsibility, and "fell into radical Islam" is a strangely passive way of describing the choice to commit murder. It's not a pothole.

Also . . . had Rolling Stone editors personally known any of the victims, would they have made the same choice?

Apparently Rolling Stone editors are comfortable writing off Boston from their circulation area:

Pharmacy chain CVS has announced it will not sell copies of next week's Rolling Stone featuring suspected Boston terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover.

"As a company with deep roots in New England and a strong presence in Boston, we believe this is the right decision out of respect for the victims of the attack and their loved ones," the company said in a statement.

The cover, which was teased late Tuesday night, has incited a flurry of controversy, with Rolling Stone's website being bombarded with complaints and a Facebook page started to boycott to the music magazine. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick have both criticized the cover as in poor taste.

Here's Erik Wemple, a usually fair-minded reporter and blogger on the media beat for the Washington Post:

*This is good journalism, as the photo depicts the same Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that The Post and the New York Times -- and others -- depicted in deeply reported pieces. That is, a regular, good guy with friends, interests and activities -- a "joker," even.

*Showing this alleged bomber in his full humanity makes him appear even more menacing.

*Some are saying that Rolling Stone is exploiting this image -- this story -- for commercial gain. Well, Rolling Stone is a magazine. It exploits all its stories for commercial gain, some more effectively than others.

Good parody fodder, though:

I'll leave the last word to two of the victims:

Brothers J.P. and Paul Norden of Stoneham each lost a leg in the attacks and they let the magazine know how they feel in this long Facebook post Wednesday morning.

Here you go Rolling Stones; if you required a cover and wanted marathon related, one would assume that you would have promoted a nation of continued healing, provided American heroes and encouraged moving forward. This is just one of several available shotsthat would have made sense if you were looking for togetherness.

Instead, your irresponsible behavior did more to tear open wounds and insult victims, survivors and families that have been slowly healing and accepting the horrendous acts of terrorism. There is a very long road that awaits the involved victims and your magazine ripped at the hearts in an instance and cut at the deepest levels and for what, "To increase sales of a magazine that usually is worthy of music celebrities." Well, Rolling Stones, you just reclaimed your 15 minutes of fame, we only hope, it lasts only fifteen minutes.

What you did yesterday with your incredibly poor decision, was weaken extreme good that has been built from unimaginable evil.

Well, we are here to remind you that we are 2 BROTHERS 1 NATION....Standing Boston Strong.......and no room for magazines intended on highlighting evil, hate and death.

Today, we take a step over that magazine and hold our heads up high and ask our supporters to do the same and to also ignore the sensationalism perpetrated by RS.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, About to Get Nudged to an Early Retirement?

Pennsylvania's 2014 gubernatorial election could get a lot more interesting:

The biggest question in Pennsylvania politics right now isn't whether Gov. Tom Corbett will win reelection. It's whether he'll even get the chance.

Beset by legislative failures and bleak poll numbers, the Republican looks like the country's most vulnerable governor heading into the 2014 election. And Republicans are questioning whether they should let Corbett face a near-certain defeat when they could find a ready replacement with a much better chance of winning.

Already, speculation among GOP operatives has shifted to a quartet of candidates the party might turn to, including several Republicans in the state's congressional delegation. Fearful of alienating a sitting governor, they've done little to publicly jockey for the potential opening. But all are said to be keeping a close eye on Corbett. . . .

Insiders point to four Republicans who could replace Corbett: Reps. Jim Gerlach, Pat Meehan, Mike Kelly, and state Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi. Gerlach and Meehan, both from the suburbs of Philadelphia, ran for the GOP gubernatorial nomination against Corbett in 2010.

Kelly, from the Erie region in northwest Pennsylvania, was a political unknown until unseating Democratic Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper in 2010, but his brash, outspoken personality has made him a standout of that year's conservative class of members. Pileggi is a powerful force in the state Capitol, although he starts with the smallest base of the four possible contenders. He also hails from southeast Pennsylvania.

None of them want to be seen as campaigning for the job while Corbett still plans to run for reelection. But behind the scenes, Republicans are watching closely should any of them make their move.

Doug Mataconis: "It's a risky strategy, of course. First because, as the old saying goes, if you're going to try to take out the King you better win. Corbett may be damaged goods, but a failed attempt to oust him from the top spot would likely cost those who were involved inside the state party, even if only temporarily. Second, even if the move is successful it's unclear if it would be enough to relieve the problems the state party is facing. Perhaps if it takes place far enough in advance of the General Election it won't matter, but if it comes as the result of a bloody primary then that's likely to inure to the benefit of whomever Democrats end up nominating."

Comprehensive-Immigration-Reform Backers Suddenly Quite Nervous

Hey, remember when passage of immigration reform was a certainty, and lawmakers skeptical of the whole legislative contraption could either get on the fast-moving train or get run over by it? Apparently not anymore:

The White House and its immigration reform allies are banking on the August recess as their next -- and possibly last -- major opportunity to compel House Republicans to act.

With the issue stalled in the House, the monthlong congressional break is the linchpin of a campaign that President Barack Obama, Senate immigration leaders and a broad coalition of groups now expect they'll have to wage through the end of the year. They realize they must make progress in the next month to stand any chance of keeping the issue alive into the fall.

"We're not winning this fight," Sen. John McCain, a Gang of Eight leader, told POLITICO Wednesday. "They are mounting a better campaign than we are -- the opposition is."

The problem with launching a public-pressure campaign on lawmakers during the August recess is that the country as a whole is generally off on vacation.

NRO Digest - July 18, 2013

Today on National Review Online . . .

Al Sharpton has supposedly organized protests across the country this weekend intended to show how upset blacks are that George Zimmerman was acquitted in the justified self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin.  Obama said if he had a son the boy would look like Martin.  The NAACP is demanding justice in the wake of Martin's death and George Zimmerman's subsequent acquittal.  And Eric Holder is calling for an end to all "Stand Your Ground" laws while at the same time promising to do all he can to bring civil rights violations charges against George Zimmerman.

The referenced cabal of race-mongers are sucking their teeth, wagging their heads and wailing foul over Martin's death, but they are the equivalent of stones pursuant to their silence on the shooting murder of 13-month old (non-black) Antonio Santiago who died of gun shot wounds to the face when two teenage black gunmen (ages 15 and 17) were trying to rob Antonio's mother.  There is not one hint of outrage or concern for all of the people blacks are attacking "in the name of Martin" since the trial.  They have made no reference to the tens of thousands of blacks have been murdered by other blacks in this decade alone.  I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt (sarcasm intended), but it will take your help.  Maybe they have been living in a parallel universe and really are clueless about the attacks and murders that are taking place.

Here's what I need you to do.  Below you will find the addresses of Obama, Holder, Sharpton, and the NAACP.  I want you to send a stamped letter to them every time you read or hear about blacks murdering other blacks and/or black thugs assaulting, raping, stabbing, shooting or murdering a person(s) who is not black.  I want the letter to mention the violent crime and ask the question in Bold Red Letters "Where Is Your Outrage?"  You can also print out and include an article about the crime or cut an article out of the newspaper and include it.  It is imperative that we make no threats, and that we do not use profanities or intimidation of any kind.  We are to simply include information about whatever black crime of violence against a non-black person and/or black-on-black violent crime, and be sure to inscribe in Bold Red Letters "Where Is Your Outrage?"

They will have to address our question or ignore our question, but, whichever notwithstanding, we will expose their immoral and duplicitous double standards in a way it has not been done before.  Are you with me?  Let's see how they respond to hundreds of thousands of letters pouring in over the next period of months asking that question.  (Be sure to share this with your family, friends, and all of your social sites contacts.)

Al Sharpton  National Action Network
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Harlem, New York 10039
(212) 690-3070 <tel:%28212%29%20690-3070>
(877) NAN-HOJ1

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New York, New York 10018 
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Washington, DC 20500

NAACP National Headquarters  4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
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The surprise announcement of Griffin's new nomination was made on the heels of Barack Obama having nominated, based on the advice of AFL-CIO boss Richard Trumka, two new members to the NLRB-one of whom is a recently retired associate general counsel for the AFL-CIO. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →

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Chris Jacobs | July 19, 2013 

With open enrollment in Obamacare's exchanges set to start in fewer than three months, the law's supporters are attempting to change the subject from Obamacare's many delays and glitches. Instead, they're mounting a campaign to sell the unpopular measure to the public.

President Obama yesterday gave a speech on Obamacare, trying to justify the fact that premiums continue to rise, violating his 2008 campaign promise to lower them by $2,500 per family per year. The Kaiser Family Foundation even released a video that attempts to simplify and explain the 2,700-page measure.

But there's another helpful chart that shows how Obamacare will work, and it's taken from an official report released by government auditors. Click on the image below to see how the Treasury's inspector general for tax administration explained the Obamacare enrollment process, in testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday:

Quick Hits:  

• 8 ways states are spending taxpayers' money to promote Obamacare. 
• A whole bunch of really depressing facts about Detroit, which declared bankruptcy yesterday. 
• 101 million Americans received food aid last year. 
• House GOP Leader Eric Cantor won't show us his immigration bill. 
• Why some people get bit by mosquitoes. 
• The top 5 lies about fracking. 
• Every schoolchild in America should learn about Benjamin Franklin. 
• How did this guy get $92 quadrillion? 

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Today's Articles:

An Immigrant's View of Racism in America
Nonie Darwish
Some questions regarding race that many immigrants to the US wonder about More

What the Zimmerman Prosecution Did Not Do (and Why)
Jason Kissner
"[P]rosecutors also said they would be pushing for the lesser charge of aggravated assault, but then told the judge later that they changed their minds." More

Can America's 'Race Problem' Be Solved?
Richard Winchester
How do Paula Deen's problems shed light on those of George Zimmerman -- and ours? More

Say You Got That Feelin' We Need Racial Healin'
Lloyd Marcus
Who's going to mend America's racial wounds? It's not gonna be the mainstream media or the Democrats. More

Spec-Ops Leaves No One Behind
Unsigned
To a Soldier gone from home. More

Privacy in the Digital Age
Kara Goldman, Brooke Goldstein & Benjamin Ryberg
Does our reliance on technology require a new constitutional standard protecting our privacy rights? More

Persecution of Christian Copts in Egypt after Morsi
Michael Curtis
Will the ouster of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi make life any easier for Christians in Egypt? More

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How Sharia Rapes Justice
July 19, 2013
Back to the future -- the Islamist version. More

A Distorted Market about to get Worse
July 19, 2013
Bringing ObamaCare home. More

An Effective American Naval Blockade on Chinese Oil Imports
July 19, 2013
A simple method of curbing Chinese aggression? More

Bi-partisan deal struck on student loan rates
July 18, 2013
Keeps the student loan program on an unsustainable path. More

Sebelius tells NAACP Obamacare opponents like white racists who opposed civil rights
July 18, 2013
Plumbing the depths of racial metaphor. More

Janet Napolitano's Nomination for UC President: a Disaster in the Making
July 18, 2013
She cannot command respect beyond her own circle because she is seen as a narrowly partisan figure, and a polarizing one. More

Not keeping up with Kardashian
July 18, 2013
The reality star and her deep thoughts about the Zimmerman verdict. More

Delivering Illinois
July 18, 2013
Is the "daddy-daughter dance" in Illinois over? More

And we thought that 'Brown Sugar' was a song by The Rolling Stones
July 18, 2013
Cuba and North Korea. Why is anyone surprised that a couple of terrorist thugs do business together? More

Why it is safe to kill blacks in Amerikkka
July 18, 2013
Black ministers should know better. More

Cuban baseball player defects in Iowa
July 18, 2013
Unlike Michael Moore, Misael Silverio understands that political and economic freedom are related More

Fed's policies working at cross purposes with Obamacare
July 18, 2013
The Federal Reserve is utilizing monetary policy to "maximize" employment per a mandate that was struck in the 1970s. More

Fox Nation Krauthammer: Unions Got 'Swindled' By Obamacare, In State Of 'Desperation And Disappointment'

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

The Shawarma Republics are Burning

Posted by Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog 

Syria is burning, not because of the Arab Spring or Tyranny or Twitter, or any of the other popular explanations. The fire in Syria is the same firestorm burning in Iraq, in Turkey, in Lebanon and throughout much of the Muslim world. It has nothing to do with human rights or democracy. There is no revolution here. Only the eternal civil war.

Most people accept countries with ancient names like Egypt, Jordan and Syria as a given. If they think about it at all they assume that they were always around, or were restored after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. But actually the countries of the Middle East are mostly artificial creations borrowing a history that is not their own. 

When Mohammed unleashed a fanatical round of conquests and crusades, he began by wrecking the cultures and religions of his native region. And his followers went on to do the same throughout the region and across the world. 

Entire peoples lost their history, their past, their religion and their way of life. This cultural genocide was worst in Africa, Asia and parts of Europe. But the Middle Eastern peoples lost much of their heritage as well. 

The Muslim conquerors made a special point of persecuting and exterminating the native beliefs and indigenous inhabitants they dominated. Israeli Jews, Assyrian Christians and Persian Zoroastrians faced special persecution. 

Conquered peoples were expected to become Muslims. Those who resisted were repressed as Dhimmis. But those who submitted and became Muslims suffered a much worse fate, losing major portions of their traditions and history. They were expected to define themselves as Muslims first and look back to the great day when their conquerors subjugated them as the beginning of their history. Their pre-Islamic history faded into the mists of the ignorant past.

But Islam did not lead to a unified region, only to a prison of nations. The Caliphates, like the USSR, held sway over a divided empire through repression and force. Many of those peoples had lost a clear sense of themselves, but they still maintained differences that they expressed by modifying Islam to accommodate their existing beliefs and customs.

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THURSDAY COLUMN

What Democrats Won't Say About Race

Justice 1, Race Hustlers 0 -- More Demo-Goguery to Follow!

"The best and only safe road to honor, glory, and true dignity is justice." --George Washington (1779)

Barack Hussein Obama asked a couple of questions about the Zimmerman/Martin case this week. I have a couple of answers.

As you know, "White Hispanic" George Zimmerman was found not guilty last weekend of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the self-defense shooting of a 17-year-old "child" named Trayvon Martin. The state of Florida pumped all its resources into the high-profile case, including the appointment of special prosecutors by Gov. Rick Scott, and a judge who accepted the prosecution's desperate 11th-hour request to add the lesser manslaughter charge when it became readily apparent prosecutors were not going to win a murder conviction.

Justice prevailed, however, and, consequently, legions of Democrat race-bait hustlers and their Leftmedia talkingheads were struck with acute apoplexy. The Left's pretentious political agenda aside, it was evident to the jury in this case -- and every unbiased viewer of the wall-to-wall media coverage of the trial -- that not only should Zimmerman have been acquitted, but this case never should have come to trial.

Predictably, as the "not guilty" verdict was read, the race hustlers speed-dialed the Obama administration to insist that BO bring federal "hate-crime" charges against Zimmerman. But last year, the FBI conducted an exhaustive inquiry into Zimmerman's views on race, interviewing dozens of people who know him best. What did the Bureau find? Not only was there no basis for even suggesting racism was a factor in his altercation with Martin, but Zimmerman was very "tolerant and inclusive," in the current race-conscious vernacular. Thus, there is no basis for a civil rights case.

Countering the calls for federal charges, one of the most liberal defense lawyers in the nation, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, concluded, "I think there were violations of civil rights and civil liberties -- by the prosecutor. The prosecutor sent this case to a judge, and willfully, deliberately, and in my view criminally withheld exculpatory evidence. ... The prosecution should be investigated for civil rights violations, and civil liberty violations." (This is the first time Dershowitz and I have agreed on something.)

Sixteen months ago, Obama launched this case into the national headlines with his reckless "If I had a son" rhetoric -- making the case a strategic re-election rallying point for his black constituents. But his outward response to the verdict this week amounted to a whimper.

Obama released a short statement in which he asserted, "We should ask ourselves if we're doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis. We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this."

Well, let's do ask ourselves those questions...

To his first assertion that "gun violence" claims lives, more accurately it is sociopathic gangbangers who claim lives, and they will continue to do so regardless of what weapon they use.

Obama is clearly attempting to change the subject with this question, and to reinvigorate support for his "sensible gun control policy" by using Trayvon Martin's death as a political rallying point. It's a disingenuous hoax -- and just the latest shameless chapter of his effort to use coffins as a political platform.

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uly 18th 2013

Armed Citizen Project Launches
National Empowerment Day

A follow-up to our alert from May 23rd this year.

Published, July 10, 2013 - Ammoland.com
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Houston -- The Armed Citizen Project, a Texas-based nonprofit dedicated to building secure neighborhoods by creating responsible gun owners, has set a date for its national expansion.

On August 10th 2013 the group is prepared to celebrate its inauguralNational Empowerment Day by training and arming hundreds of mothers and single women across the country.

Recently, the group garnered attention for its efforts to reform the crime-riddled Oak Forest neighborhood in Houston. In this instance, dozens of qualified homeowners were provided with a free 12-gauge pump action shotgun upon completion of a concentrated safety and tactical training course.

Such training will also play a key part in National Empowerment Day. Working with shooting ranges and gun clubs across the country, the group hopes to not only provide these women with a sense of security, but also wants to directly confront misconceptions regarding women and guns.

In short, the group aims to dramatically change common perceptions about women regarding their comfort and ability to wield a firearm. In a statement Executive Director Kyle Coplen notes that he sees this effort as "combating the subtle misogynistic nature of the anti-gun lobby."

An ancillary objective of the group is to remove perceived barriers to gun ownership that exist in the minds of many.

"Our training is thorough, but there are often concerns from participants regarding licensing and registration restrictions that, frankly, do not exist," says Coplen "We have a duty to not only train, but also to tear down these imaginary walls."

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

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From: Gary L. Bauer


Scandals Back In The News

The IRS and Benghazi scandals have receded from the headlines in recent weeks, but House Republicans have not forgotten them. And there are major revelations about both scandals today.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing today featuring top IRS officials who testified once again that the targeting of Tea Party organizations, conservative groups and Christian ministries was not the work of a few rogue agents in the IRS's Cincinnati, Ohio, office.

Instead, we are learning that applications were directed to Lois Lerner's office and that the IRS's Chief Counsel's office in Washington, D.C., was also involved in scrutinizing applications from conservative organizations.

Why is that relevant? In order to maintain at least the appearance of impartiality, the IRS has very few political appointees. One of which is the agency's chief counsel, Mr. William Wilkins.

Wilkins, before he went into government, defended Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church during a 2008 IRS probe of the church's efforts promoting then-Senator Barack Obama.

The notion that the IRS's political targeting was the work of "rogue agents" in a remote office was bunk to begin with. But as their investigation narrows its focus to the IRS's D.C. office and gets closer to the White House, perhaps congressional investigators should consider perjury charges in order to loosen a few more tongues!

On Benghazi, one of the greatest sources of frustration for members of Congress investigating the September 2012 attacks on our consulate has been the administration's stonewalling on witnesses, including survivors of the attacks.

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) made a stunning announcement on the House floor this morning: Survivors "have been asked or directed to sign additional non-disclosure agreements about their involvement in the Benghazi attacks." Why is the administration so desperate to prevent these people from talking?

In addition to the survivors, congressional investigators have also been trying in vain to interview Marine Colonel George Bristol who commanded a key task force in northern Africa at the time of attacks. The Pentagon has refused to help locate Col. Bristol, contending that he had retired and, therefore, could not be compelled to testify.

But, as Rep. Wolf noted, that is not true -- the colonel is still on active duty until the end of the month. Why is the Obama Department of Defense misleading members of Congress?

With scandals like these simmering in the public's consciousness, it's no wonder that so few Americans trust the government today and that so many increasingly fear it as a threat to their liberty.


Bi-Partisanship Breaks Out In House

There was an outbreak of bi-partisanship in the House of Representatives last night. Dozens of Democrats joined Republicans in voting to suspend major elements of Obamacare, proving yet again that the only bi-partisan aspect of Obamacare is the opposition to it.

Responding to growing concerns from businesses and employers, and no doubt to bad press about job losses and reduced hours, the Obama Administration announced last week that it was suspending Obamacare's employer mandate for one year.

The administration's authority for unilaterally suspending the law is highly suspect. But recognizing the negative impact of Obamacare's employer mandate on the economy, 35 Democrats joined 229 Republicans in voting to delay this job-killing mandate.

Then, as a matter of fairness, Republicans offered a second bill to suspend the deeply unpopular individual mandate so that hard-working families would get the same break big businesses are getting. Sadly, only 22 Democrats were willing to join their Republican colleagues in support of that bill.

According to a recent Rasmussen poll, 56% of likely voters support delaying Obamacare's individual mandate to buy health insurance. Yet 87% of House Democrats voted to keep the mandate.

The whole law ought to be repealed, and the House has voted numerous times to do just that. Unfortunately, Harry Reid's liberal Senate majority has killed repeal legislation in the past and will make sure these bills never reach Obama's desk.

But these votes served a key purpose: They put Democrats on the record when it comes to Obama's job-killing, big government mandates and whether they support the rule of law or the rule of men.

Let me add one final point. These were very embarrassing votes for the Obama White House and for Nancy Pelosi. Dozens of Democrats just voted to acknowledge that Obamacare is a deeply flawed law that is hurting job creation and the economy.

Having said that, the left isn't going to waste resources trying to drive a few Democrat renegades out of office. They will swallow hard and focus their efforts on defeating Republicans in order to retake the majority.

Conservatives need to maintain a similar focus. Our biggest problem is not a handful of GOP moderates, as frustrating as they may be. Our biggest and most immediate problem is the majority of liberals who control the Senate.

The best way to make sure John McCain isn't cutting deals with Harry Reid is to make sure that Harry Reid isn't Senate Majority Leader after the 2014 elections!


"America's Racist God"

Most of you have probably never heard of Anthea Butler, an associate professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She burst into the news this week after her online screed condemning the verdict in the George Zimmerman case, as well as America and Christianity in general, went viral.

Here's what Professor Butler wrote about the Zimmerman trial: "As a historian of American and African-American religion, I know that the Trayvon Martin moment is just one moment in a history of racism in America that, in large part, has its underpinnings in Christianity and its history."

How disappointing and disgusting. Of course, America has its faults. No individual or nation is perfect.

But as a historian, surely Professor Butler must know that many of America's Founding Fathers were deeply offended by slavery. Surely she recognizes the uniqueness of our Declaration of Independence, with its radical recognition that "All men are created equal" and that our rights come from our Creator, not government or any man.

Surely she must know that the Abolitionist movement was started by Christians and that many white Christians died in the Civil War so that blacks would no longer be treated like property. Surely she must recognize America's role as a force for good in the world.

Then again, I'm reminded of that great Ronald Reagan quote, "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn't so."

As the countdown to the new academic year begins, Professor Butler serves as a timely reminder of why it is so important for parents to pay very close attention to the schools their children are attending, who is teaching them and what they are learning. Prepare your children for the left-wing indoctrination they will undoubtedly face in many of our institutions of higher learning.  

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Obama's parrot Carney lied about how bad Obamacsare is for American workers

Jul 18, 2013 06:13 am | Coach Collins

by Emma Karlin, staff writer

Most people find it difficult to lie; but most people are not White House Press Secretaries like Jay Carney. He finds lying quite easy to do. This week he flippantly dismissed Republican charges that Obamacare has forced employers to move away from full time employees because of the law's oppressive requirements.

With the kind of straight face only a studied liar could put on, Carney countered the charges by saying, "The data reflects that there is no support for the proposition that businesses are not hiring full-time employees because of the Affordable Care Act,"

Now here's the truth.

The actual statistics prove just the opposite is true. A Wall Street Journal report tells us that for the year so far, an average of 22,000 part time workers have been hired each month. This has given us a complete reversal of the 2012 ratio when 171,000 full time workers found employment each month.

Companies ... Continue Reading:Obama's parrot Carney lied about how bad Obamacsare is for American workers

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William F. Buckley: The First Neocon

Jul 17, 2013 04:41 pm | Michael D. Shaw

No, this piece is not about the late columnist and media figure. Rather, I chose the title to set the mood, and take it from an essay by brilliant economist and political historian Thomas J. DiLorenzo.

Quoting DiLorenzo:

As William F. Buckley, Jr., the original neocon, declared in 1952, fighting the Cold War meant that "we have got to accept Big Government for the duration," including "a totalitarian bureaucracy within our own shores" with its "large armies, atomic energy, central intelligence, war production boards, and the attendant centralization of power in Washington." How on earth genuine conservatives who favor limited constitutional government came to embrace Buckley as one of their leading spokesmen is a bizarre mystery.

Indeed, Buckley's rapier wit-that regularly attacked Federal social programs with great aplomb-was AWOL in the wake of pointless military adventures and intelligence extravagances. Why, it must be asked, is it somehow inherently better-nay, completely justified-to spend excessively on these causes, while social program ... Continue Reading:William F. Buckley: The First Neocon

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Blacks demand laws be changed to protect Black thugs as they go about their criminal business

Jul 17, 2013 02:13 pm | Coach Collins

As you watch this self-important phony keep this in mind that just during the trial of George Zimmerman 16 Black males 19 or under were shot and killed most likely by other Black males in Chicago alone. Does anyone believe she could name a single one of them? Yet she is rationalizing her demand that a proved Black criminal who had a violent history and was a drug user should be allowed at least the first punch before a "White Hispanic" like George Zimmerman should be allowed to fight back to save his own life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vmke-N3nyQ&feature=player_embedded

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We need more Republicans like North Carolina's Republicans who "just don't get it"

Jul 17, 2013 10:47 am | Coach Collins

By Derrick Hollenbeck, staff writer

Don't those North Carolina Republicans know they should be catering to minorities who have never voted for them and never will vote for them? Don't they know they should be telling their majority voters - those who elected them-to go to hell? Don't they know this is what Uncle Democrat and his pet media want them to do to win the White House back?

Thankfully they do not; according to a whiney New York Times editorial. Last week, in a piece titled "The Decline of North Carolina," the "Paper of Record" cried over how the Tar Heel State has rolled back the clock and dumped some of the "jewels of progressivism" bestowed upon North Carolina by Democrats.

The Times, which is still in shock over North Carolina's refusal to reelect Barack Obama and its obstinate election of an all Republican state government for the first time since Reconstruction, is unable a come ... Continue Reading:We need more Republicans like North Carolina's Republicans who "just don't get it"

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COMMENTARY:

Why the Mainstream Media Doesn't Give a Damn About Black Kids
By Ben Shapiro
The sad fact is that the media do not care about dead black Americans, unless those blacks are murdered by whites. All they care about is the larger goal: fixing America, one fake racial scandal at a time.

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School employees among those who lied to get free school lunches for their kids
License plate cameras remain illegal in New Hampshire
Federal judges reinstate groin searches of Gitmo detainees
Fatal fungus showing up in Midwestern pastures
DNA test: Rep. Steve Cohen not the father of girl he claimed as daughter
Former GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell's tax records breached
Dispute halts flow of U.S. gear out of Afghanistan
Families of Newtown shooting victims to receive $281,000 each
Parents of Trayvon Martin urge Obama to carefully review case
White House signals Obama may snub Putin over Snowden asylum
Common Core opponents raise their voices at Utah Capitol

Jay Carney scolds intern for daring to ask a tough question

There was a rare moment of real journalism in the White House briefing room yesterday, when a 16-year-old Daily Caller intern asked Jay Carney a question he clearly didn't want to answer about George Zimmerman. Carney was not amused by the intern's 'ridiculous' inquiry into whether or not the president would take any action to ensure the safety of Zimmerman and his family in the wake of the contentious verdict. WATCH the testy exchange via TheBlaze.

Man in the Moon merchandise is now available!

From the Man in the Moon DVD and official soundtrack to t-shirts and more, Man in the Moon merchandise is now available. You can find all of the great products HERE. 

Think Piers Morgan regrets getting into this debate?

Yesterday, CNN host Piers Morgan made good on his offer to have conservative personality Larry Elder on his show to debate the George Zimmerman trial, Rachel Jeantel, and race relations in the United States. As it turns out, the exchange was just as confrontational and explosive as you might expect. Watch the interview HERE.

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'Star witness' Rachel Jeantel believes Trayvon Martin 'hit first'

During an interview with Marc Lamont Hill of HuffPost Live, the prosecution's 'star witness' in the George Zimmerman trial, Rachel Jeantel, said she believes Trayvon Martin threw the first punch in the altercation with Zimmerman that lead to his death last year. Jeantel did not make such claims during her testimony, so why is she now saying her friend Martin probably 'hit first'? MORE

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Man fires shotgun and claims: 'I did what Joe Biden told me to do'

In one of the more bizarre stories of the day, a Washington man who fired his shotgun into the air to scare away a burglar cited Vice President Joe Biden's questionable gun advice as his reason for taking action. The man was arraigned on Wednesday and has since been charged with one count of illegal aim or discharge of a firearm. READ

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Real News: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's controversial Rolling Stone cover

Last night on Real News, the panel discussed the ethics of the controversial Rolling Stone cover photo featuring a very glamorized Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Is the outrage justified? WATCH

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.

Tonight's primetime lineup on TheBlaze TV:

• 5pm ET - The Glenn Beck Program: Dana Loesch sits down with local politicians to discuss how citizens can make a big impact just by paying attention to their local officials.
• 6pm ET - Real News: The panel rehashes today's IRS hearing before the House Oversight Committee.
• 7pm ET - Wilkow!: Much to Democrats' dismay, Obamacare won't save anyone any money. Andrew explains.