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That the recycling truck might be an hour late propels liberals into a state of near hysteria. That someone might actually own a gun sends them running to the therapist for Prozac, grief-counseling and Deepak Chopra seminars. They seek order, safety and security at any cost, rather than individuality, liberty and freedom. The goals of a totalitarian, Fascist state are reflected in the ramblings of liberal politicians and Hollywood idiots. They say they want peace, but the sort of peace they seek is more akin to slavery then it is the ideals upon which America was founded. Liberals want to play happily in a field of daisies, unable to accept that we live in a time of daisy cutters. True, if their desires were the rule of the land they would get their wish. Our enemies would gladly provide that field of daisies, and make certain every single American - liberal or conservative - was pushing them up. The garden variety leftist attacks our country with every breath, oblivious to the fact that their ability to speak out, to acquire their toys, to travel and protest and whine, are provided by the very system they despise. They know only hate for those who disagree with their Utopian vision of unchecked liberalism. They immediately label as racists any who counter their nonsensical ramblings with the logic of protecting our sovereignty and future. It would be nice, if just for a few days, Obama would recall that he's an American first and a liberal second. 
I am an Extremist 
by Oliver North
According to the U.S. Government, I am an extremist. I am a Christian -- and meet regularly with other Christians to study God's word. My faith convinces me the prophesies in the Holy Bible are true. I believe in the sanctity of human life, oppose abortion and want to preserve marriage as the union of a man and a woman. I am a veteran with skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat. I own several firearms, frequently shoot them, buy ammunition and consider efforts to infringe on my 2nd Amendment rights to be wrong and unconstitutional. I fervently support the sovereignty of the United States, am deeply concerned about our economy, increasingly higher taxes, illegal immigration, soaring unemployment, and actions by our government that will bury my children beneath a mountain of debt. Apparently, all this makes me a "rightwing extremist." At least that’s what it says in the April 7, 2009 assessment issued by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The nine-page report, titled, "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment," is full of warnings about American citizens who share any of my background or subscribe to the beliefs above. It is one of the most alarming documents produced by our government that I have ever read. Evidently neither you nor I were ever supposed to read this assessment. At the bottom of the cover page is a warning that it is "not to be released to the public, the media, or other personnel who do not have a valid need-to-know." We’re Americans. We have a need to know what’s going on in our government -- especially in an administration that promised to be transparent. A full copy of the report is posted at www.freedomalliance.org. The assessment purports to alert law enforcement officials that "right-wing extremists" -- the term is used more than 35 times -- are intent on exploiting Americans who have strongly held beliefs on everything from Christian faith to rising unemployment, U.S. sovereignty and the 2nd Amendment. It vilifies those of us in these categories by references to neo-Nazis, racists, militias, white-supremacists, and other hate groups. Notably, the report includes a warning that Rightwing Extremism "may include groups or individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration." Though the report proffers a passing reference to the 1st Amendment, it is replete with bias against conservative thought, writing and communications. On page 3, law enforcement authorities are warned, "Rightwing extremist chatter on the Internet continues to focus on the economy, the perceived (emphasis added) loss of U.S. jobs in the manufacturing and construction sectors, and home foreclosures." This is a frightening acknowledgement that political speech is being monitored in America. It is also wrong. It's not perception. It is fact. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the manufacturing and construction sectors have lost 161,000 jobs and 126,000 jobs, respectively, in the last month alone. In its "Key Findings" the DHS manuscript boldly charges "rightwing extremists may be gaining new recruits by playing on their fears about several emergent issues" and warns that "The possible passage of new restrictions on firearms and the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks." Under the heading "Disgruntled Military Veterans" the report alleges, "rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to exploit their skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat. These skills and knowledge have the potential to boost the capabilities of extremists -- including lone wolves or small terrorist cells -- to carry out violence." These unsubstantiated claims are followed by reminders that Timothy McVeigh -- the 1995 Oklahoma City bomber -- was a military veteran. Omitted is any reference to the fact that Mr. McVeigh was simply one of more than 40 million law abiding veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. Thirteen lines after this egregious, unconscionable slander against those of us who are military combat veterans, DHS makes the stunning charge that, "lone wolves and small terrorist cells embracing violent rightwing extremist ideology are the most dangerous domestic terrorism threat in the United States." According to this DHS assessment, the most dangerous threat we face here at home isn't from radical imams preaching violence in U.S. mosques and madrassas, Islamists recruiting in our prisons, Somali terrorists enticing young immigrants to become suicide bombers or Hamas, Hezbollah or al Qaeda operatives plotting mass murder. No, according to DHS, the real threat comes from what our government labels "rightwing extremist ideology." Mr. Obama should publicly disavow this report and fire the officials responsible for issuing it. Those who prepare his remarks for the occasion should insert in the teleprompter, Senator Barry Goldwater's words on the subject: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice." | 
Posted by Sammy Benoit at 6/29/2009 11:52:00 PM Barack Obama, The Enemy of Democracy The more one sees President Obama in action the more you realize that the leader of the free world is not a big fan of democracy.
Take a look at his foreign policy, with few exceptions he has positioned the United States against the force of democracy in the world. He has insulted out close allies in Great Britain by dissing their Prime Minister when he came to visit; no state dinner, no press conference and to top it all off President Obama gave the Prime Minister a crappy take-home gift, old DVDs. Then he insulted France when he refused to have dinner with their president, even though he was a guest in their country. While he was moving away from our democratic allies, he has been moving closer to the repressive regimes within the Muslim world, literally bowing down to the likes of Saudi Arabia. He has even moved away from our number one ally in the Middle East, the democracy Israel, in order to seduce a terrorist Palestinian regime.
The most glaring examples of the Presidential distaste for Democracy can be seen in two recent international crises, Iran and Honduras. Each time Obama has taken the side of the oppressors against the forces of democracy, each time, he has done it because he wants to create a friendship with the oppressive regime On Sunday, Mr. Obama's consigliere was asked about Iran by ABC's George Stephanopoulos and NBC's David Gregory. Mr. Gregory asked whether there "should be consequences" for the regime's violent suppression of peaceful demonstrations. "The consequences, I think, will unfold over time in Iran," answered Mr. Axelrod.
Mr. Stephanopoulos quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying that "this time, the Iranian nation's reply will be harsh and more decisive to make the West regret its meddlesome stance." Said Mr. Axelrod, "I'm not going to entertain his bloviations that are politically motivated." As for whether the administration wasn't selling short the demonstrators, Mr. Axelrod could only say that "the president's sense of solicitude with those young people has been very, very clear."
Bottom line from Mr. Axelrod, and presumably Mr. Obama, too: "We are going to continue to work through . . . the multilateral group of nations that are engaging Iran, and they have to make a decision, George, whether they want to further isolate themselves in every way from the community of nations, or whether they are going to embrace that."
Translation: People of Iran -- best of luck! Source
The President of Honduras tried to illegally plot to hold on power. The Courts and their congress ordered the presidident removed from power, the Army Complied and returned power to the Honduras Congress. Once again a nation trying to hold onto freedom, once again, our President takes a position against democracy. President Obama on Monday declared that the United States still considers Manuel Zelaya to be the president of Honduras and assailed the coup that forced him into exile as "not legal," deepening the chasm between the Central American nation and much of the rest of the world.
"It would be a terrible precedent if we start moving backwards into the era in which we are seeing military coups as a means of political transition rather than democratic elections," Obama said in the Oval Office after meeting with Colombian President Alviro Uribe. "The region has made enormous progress over the last 20 years in establishing democratic traditions in Central America and Latin America. We don't want to go back to a dark past." Leaders from across the Western Hemisphere and beyond called for return to power of Zelaya, who arrested on Sunday morning by soldiers who stormed his residence and forced him into exile. The country now has another president appointed by its Congress, Roberto Micheletti, who insisted that Zelaya was legally removed by the courts and Congress for violating Honduras' constitution and attempting to extend his own rule.
"We are very clear about the fact that President Zelaya is the democratically elected president," Obama said.
The United States, he said, will work the Organization of American States and other bodies to try to resolve the conflict peacefully.
The OAS was holding an emergency session on the crisis Tuesday. Source One would expect that the president of the United States of America would be a big supporter of the forces of Democracy, that is what the office has always stood for, but his this is one more example of "Change" Note: YID WITH LID aka Sammy Benoit is a premiere writer/ blogger and is well known for his writing style. The OCA greatly appreciates Sammy for allowing us to post his articles. We are honored. Thanks Sammy ~Patsy
Miliband tells Clinton of UK anger over secret U.S. deal to transfer Guantanamo inmates to Bermuda behind Britain's backByMail Foreign Service
David Miliband said today he had exchanged words with U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton about America's secret transfer of Guantanamo detainees to a UK territory. Their conversation came amid anger in Whitehall that British officials were not consulted before the four former terror suspects were flown to Bermuda last week. The Foreign Office was deliberately kept in the dark about the deal despite retaining authority over the territory's foreign and security issues. Former Guantanamo detainees (L-R) Khelil Mamut, Salahidin Abdulahat, Ablakim Turahun, and Abdulla Abdulqadir at a restaurant in Bermuda yesterday. Third from left is local Bermudian photographer Earl Robinson. Former Guantanamo detainee Khelil Mamut, right, watches boats pass from a lawn overlooking the stormy sea at the cottage where he and other former detainees are staying in Bermuda yesterday Mr Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, told the Foreign Affairs Select Committee today: 'Their status is still unclear.' 'We are obviously in touch with the American authorities. I've spoken to Secretary Clinton about it. I gave her my explanation of what I believe...' Asked whether it was a frank conversation, Mr Miliband said: 'It's always a friendly conversation wi 'Obviously it happened last Thursday and we are on the case at the moment.' He made clear his frustration with the Bermudian authorities' actions and indicated Britain had no intention of taking any more Guantanamo detainees than the 13 it already had. 'The UK has done its bit in terms of Guantanamo,' he said.  Foreign Secretary David Miliband testifies about America's relationship with the UK before the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee in London in the wake of the Guantanamo diplomatic row today  Hillary Clinton in Washington yesterday. Mr Miliband said he had 'friendly' talks with her after the U.S. struck a deal with Bermuda over Guantanamo detainees behind London's back He added that the four, who are Chinese Muslim Uighurs, were unable to travel anywhere at present because they lacked official papers. He admitted they could only be sent back to the U.S., 'if the Americans agreed to take them'. The U.S. is currently completing a security assessment of the former detainees. But, even if they are not regarded as a threat, there is huge opposition in Congress to their return to the U.S. The deal to take the four, who the U.S. government ruled were not enemy combatants, was agreed by Bermuda's premier, Ewart Brown. Mr Miliband said: 'It shouldn't have been decided by the Bermudians on their own. 'The Bermudians said this was an immigration case and immigration is their province but actually anything to do with agreements with foreign countries requires the engagement of the United Kingdom.' It has been claimed that the U.S. deliberately decided not to tell Britain about moving the detainees to Bermuda, a sub-tropical island about 650 miles off America's east coast. According to the BBC, Washington opted to send the men to Bermuda in order to prevent a potential rift between the UK and China, which has demanded the return of the Uighurs. U.S. officials opted to keep details of the deal from London until the last minute to enable Britain to deny all knowledge of the deal and thus avoid China's anger, the BBC said. The decision has ignited a political firestorm in Bermuda, with the opposition United Bermuda Party tabling a no confidence motion in the Premier's 'reckless' rule of the island. A protest is being held in Bermuda today and rival marches are planned on Thursday to protest the decision. Many appear to agree that taking in the detainees is a humanitarian gesture, though nervousness remains over their link to terrorism and how their time in Guantanamo Bay may have affected them. However the majority of anger on the island at the Guantanamo decision is directed at what many view as Dr Brown's autocratic style of rule rather than the detainees themselves. A satirical music video entitled 'Time to Go (An Ode to Ewart Brown) has been posted on YouTube, while one Bermudian wrote on Facebook: 'It's not xenophobia - people are just getting tired of EB... very tired...' Bermudians protesting against Premier Brown's policies outside Bermuda's House of Parliament in Hamilton today However the Premier still has a strong support base within the Cabinet, his party, and within grassroots supporters of his Progressive Labour Party. Mr Miliband's comments about Bermuda came during a wider-ranging hearing as part of a human rights inquiry by the foreign affairs committee. The Foreign Secretary rejected any notion of British collusion with torture overseas. 'There is no equivocation about the Government's position in respect of torture,' he said. 'We abhor torture, we will not cooperate or collude with it. 'And in line with our international commitments we are honour bound not just to avoid wrongdoing ourselves, but also to try to reduce or if possible eliminate the use of cruel or inhuman treatment or torture around the world.' He said the UK's intelligence personnel had 'high ethics' who held themselves to 'very high standards'. But he stressed that Britain had to work with other countries around the world, some of whom had different legal frameworks and standards. 'Our role, as ministers, agency heads and officials is to ensure that we do not collude with torture and secondly that we try to reduce its use in other countries.'  Former Guantanamo detainee Salahidin Abdulahat takes a swim in the waters off Bermuda on Sunday Mr Miliband was questioned at length about relations with Washington and American use of British territories. Last year he was forced to admit that U.S. rendition flights had stopped twice at Diego Garcia in 2002, contrary to previous assertions. Challenged about how sure he could be that those two flights were the extent of America's use of Diego Garcia, Mr Miliband said: 'I have had assurances from the highest level that there are no cases beyond those two cases.' Despite Washington going behind London's back to secure the Guantanamo deal with Bermuda, he went on: 'We can be confident that our closest intelligence ally and foreign policy ally seeks to honour its trust with us in all respects.' Mr Miliband said cooperation between the U.S. and the UK was of a 'unique standing' based on 'mutual trust'. Britain is said to be examining its relationship with Bermuda. The island is a self-governing territory, but its 1968 constitution left the British governor with some key powers - including over foreign affairs and security. Britain to take over Turks and Caicos in corruption row The British Government is set to impose direct rule over the Turks and Caicos islands as early as tomorrow. The move comes after an inquiry found that the government of the British overseas territory under former leader Michael Misick was riddled with corruption. The Foreign Office has drawn up an Order in Council that suspends the constitution of the self-governing island. It will be presented at Parliament. Mr Misick is seeking a ruling at the High Court in London that the suspension of the constitution, and with it the right to a trial by jury, is a violation of human rights. It is expected that the British governor on the island will rule for at least two years.
This Is How The Iranian Government Supports Democracy,This Is What Happened To The People After They Protested That Their Votes Had Been Cheated Away From Them!!!
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Life Or Death For Israel In The Time Of "Apocalypse"  
By: Louis Rene Beres How desperately I would like to be more "positive" in these columns. Like my ever-faithful readers here at The Jewish Press, I would dearly welcome an opportunity - any opportunity - to discover some real evidence of genuine progress toward peace in the Middle East. But, as always, we Jews are especially obligated to look squarely at things the way they are. Recalling our history as a people, we simply should not expect that our most optimistic inclinations will somehow be wished into truth.And the truth, my dear readers, dreary as always, remains unassailable. In fact, threats to literally annihilate Israel are now unremarkable. Almost nowhere do we find any reason for camouflage or concealment. Were it not for Israel's "bomb in the basement" - its still-unacknowledged nuclear force - these openly genocidal threats would represent much more than verbal bluster. Nonetheless, barring any last-minute Israeli preemptions (anticipatory self-defense under international law), Iran's ascent to full membership in the Nuclear Club is now less than several years away.Such membership may also coincide with a persisting Iranian leadership belief in the Shi'ite apocalypse. Israel, therefore, might soon have to face not only Palestinian suicide-bombers, but also what amounts to the "suicide bomber" in macrocosm.Let us never forget the truth that still stares us in the face. The goal of all Israel's Islamist enemies is simply Jewish extermination. Significantly, this goal is not hidden. In the bitterest of ironies, our ancient nation that was ingathered and reborn to prevent another Holocaust has now become the explicit and determined focus of a second "Final Solution."In essence, the goal of all Israel's enemies, especially Iran and the still-impending Palestinian state, is to be left standing while Israel is made to disappear. For these enemies, there can be no coexistence with Israel. Never. This is because their own indispensable survival presumably requires Israel's extinction.Here in the U.S., President Obama does not appear to understand. Again, Mr. Obama has extolled the clichéd virtues of an altogether twisted cartography. Ironically, in the fashion of his predecessor, Mr. Obama also favors the "Road Map to Peace in the Middle East." Yet, like the ill-fated Oslo Agreements that came before, this one-sided plan is still premised on Israel's coerced acceptance of land for nothing.It would be a fatal mistake for Israel to believe that Reason and Justice govern the world. It would be a grievous error for Israel to continue to project its own Western, rational and humane sentiments upon the most relentless and barbarous Jihadistfoes. It would assuredly be a "life risk" for Israel to seek to endure by continuing to cling to numbingly false promises and manifestly false hopes.Barack Obama will not save Israel. Once Iran has decided to launch nuclear missiles at Israel - possibly a plausible prospect in a few years, Washington's only real assistance would be to help Jerusalem bury the dead. And for this, whole Israeli cities would have to be transformed into a giant cemetery.Whether in Gaza, Judea/Samaria or Tehran, Israel's Jihadistenemies wish to kill Jewsbecause any such homicide is always felt to be a sacred obligation. For these enemies, killing Jews is indisputably a praiseworthy expression of religious sacrifice. Such killing is expected to confer immunity from personal death. Could there ever be a more precious or compelling expectation?The idea of death as a zero-sum commodity - "I kill you; I therefore remain alive forever" -has been explained elsewhere. It is captured perfectly, for example, in Ernest Becker's grotesque paraphrase of Nobel Laureate Elias Canetti: "Each organism raises its head over a field of corpses, smiles into the sun, and declares life good."To stay alive, Israel must finally understand what Otto Rank had once revealed in his Truth and Reality: "The death fear of the ego is lessened by the killing, the Sacrifice, of the other; through the death of the other, one buys oneself free from the penalty of dying, of being killed." This very difficult and subtle insight is at the very heart of Islamist orientations to Israel. It explains almost everything about these genocidal orientations.Israel's enemies, in order to remain standing - and to prevent Israel from standing up - seek to sacrifice the Jewish State on an endlessly blood-stained altar of war and terrorism. Sacrifice is central to what is now happening in the Middle East. Genocidal destruction of Israel is integrally part of a system of religious worship that is directed toward an enhancement of life, and - simultaneously - the conquest of personal death.The true source of global influence is power, and the highest expression of power is always the conquest of death. For Iran, and for that proposed government (Hamas, Fatah, it makes little difference) of executioners now battling each other for control of some future Palestinian state, killing Jews - indeed, killing Israel itself - offers an incomparable fusion of private ecstasy and personal survival. These sworn enemies of Israel are more than dimly aware that in killing Jews and in "killing" Israel, they will also have killed their own death. For the Islamist "martyr," whether as a terrorist individual or as a murderous individual writ large, killing Jews and the Jewish State is the optimal way of affirming life.The overwhelming security costs to Israel of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza "disengagement" are now plain to see. To the extent that Hamas continues to collaborate closely in Gaza with al-Qaeda, these costs may soon also have to be borne by citizens of the United States. Hamas has begun to allow al-Qaeda to fashion various terror weapons and tactics for potential use in New York, London, Washington and certain other selected "crusader" targets in the West. It is finally time for an American president to recognize that Israel's implacable enemies are also the sworn enemies of this country. Indeed, with such recognition, Israel would stand a far better chance of meaningful U.S. support and consequently of long-term security.Copyright © The Jewish Press, June 5, 2009. All rights reserved.LOUIS RENÉ BERES (Ph.D., Princeton, 1971) lectures and publishes widely on Israeli security matters. His work is well-known in Israel's political, military and intelligence communities, and to these same communities in the United States. Professor Beres is Strategic and Military Affairs columnist for The Jewish Press.
May 26th, 2009 by jeannieology Jeannie D'Ambra DeAngelis
In a “…season of new beginnings ” the hope and change President Barack Obama has expressed he “…would like to speak clearly to Iran’s leader.” The Iranian dictator has responded by saying he would welcome a debate with the president if it was held in an unbiased, anti-Semitic venue like the United Nations. As a concerned resident of the global community it is unlikely Barack Obama would decline such a gracious opportunity to interact face-to-face with the maligned despot. The Iranian leader is preparing the debate arena by drawing a chalk line across the floor. In hopes of wooing Obama to the conversation Mahmoud is industriously removing stones and rocks by rejecting “Western proposals for Iran to ‘freeze’ its nuclear work in return for no new sanctions.” In addition, Mr. Mahmoud is warming up the dais by delineating additional margins for his opponent by the friendly dispatch of warships to, “…international waters and the Gulf of Aden…indicative of his country’s high military capability in confronting any foreign threat on the country’s shore.” Hopeful that Barack Obama will agree to the contest, Mahmoud is also preparing the pre-debate fallow ground by bald-facedly precluding their discussion by saying, “…the dispute over his country’s nuclear program is ‘over’.” Obama will likely agree to Mahmoud’s qualifications or he would be setting preconditions of his own after vowing to the global community to have none. If Barry favors bantering with the Iranian dictator, which would be a photo opportunity not to be squandered, submissively steering clear of nuclear issues and a surrendering all preconditions would make Obama the precondition dupe. In an attempt to justify his positions, Ahmadenjad appears anxious to engage the novice American president in direct dialogue about things he has been openly discussing worldwide since January 20th, which is “the origin of the global problems.” Mahmoud is probably more than willing to review with Barack his unending punch list of apologies and address US culpability as the origin of most global woes, a subject the US president is adept at reiterating every chance he gets. For Ahmadenjad a debate with Obama could evolve into a convivial love-fest replete with duplications of Obama’s derogatory American sentiments. Debate is supposed to be verbal interaction between people with opposing viewpoints who argue to make their position known in an attempt to convince their opponent to convert to their way of thinking. This would not be the case if Obama agrees to an Ahmadenjad repartee. For a mediocre debater like Barack Obama, debating Ahmadenjad would merely be an opportunity to win a contest, or at least score a respectable draw by sparring with a challenger who shares analogous opinions on his own anti-American views. Obama agreeing to debate could benefit both he and Mahmoud, furthering both their agendas. They could enlist CNN Palestinian sympathizer Christine Amanpour to frame all the pertinent questions. 60 Minutes, interviewer Mike Wallace could set the tone by allowing Ahmadenjad the time to confront Obama on how the United States has been disengaged and sought to dictate their terms to the rest of the world. Obama, who is of same opinion as the Iranian dictator, can then recap exactly what he expressed at the Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain Trinidad. Ahmadenjad can then proceed to tell Obama that the United States is an, Israel loving nation at war with Islam and accuse America of breaking trust with the Eastern Hemisphere. Barack can concur by saying, “It is true that the trust that binds the United States with places where the Muslim faith has been practiced has been strained because of past administrations?” He can then guarantee that, “We are not at war with Muslims, especially not Iran,” which will surely warrant break time for kisses on both Obama’s cheeks and a big Persian hug from his new found comrade. Addressing the global economic crisis Ahmadenjad can verbally indict the, “Leaders of the Western bloc … for trying to extend their own crisis to the rest of the globe to portray it as global.” Again, Obama can come along side his Iranian fellow world citizen and agree, “It is true that the economic crisis that the world is experiencing started in the US?” Before the first buzzer goes off Barack Obama can fit in taking responsibility, apologizing and coinciding with Iran’s tyrant that he is in fact correct emphasizing he too is relieved that the United States’ has lost high standing in the world. Obama’s full accord should result in Ahmadenjad breaking out in a full unbridled bandari dance. After he calms down Mahmoud can then express gratitude to Obama for wresting banks out of the hands of the Zionist bankers who are largely responsible for the world’s financial woes. Then Mahmoud can thank the UN for sponsoring the debate acknowledging with pride their long history of rightly felt anti-Jewish bias and condemnation of Israel in much the style and manner of Barack Obama’s long time mentor and pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright . Barack can express to the panel that even Reverend Wright would agree that notwithstanding His Jewishness, “…had He been alive today, Jesus Christ would be on the side of Iran, not the West.” Impartial journalist Christine Amanpour can then address Bush’s “war mongering” approach to the Middle East and the former president’s past mistakes in the same manner Obama has expressed the world over. Mahmoud can offer unfettered praise to Obama for exposing Bush for the failure he was. Ms. Amanpour can touch on Bush’s counterterrorism policies and refer to them as torture and then both Ahmadenjad and Obama can in unison give Bush a duo thumbs down reaching between podiums for a customary fist bump. Obama can remind his rival that even his newest compadre Hugo Chavez felt George W. Bush was responsible for the world’s economic crisis and desired to see the ex-President put on trial. Mahmoud will likely suggest to Obama that Bush be tried for his economic foibles at the same time the administration prosecutes him for war crimes and torture…Obama might be apt to applaud Mahmoud for such an obviously efficient proposal. Mahmoud can again stress discussions are “Over” concerning Iranian nuclear proliferation aspirations and thank Mr. Obama for his submissive attitude on the subject. If Obama ruffles a tad, Mahmoud can tamp down his reaction by rearticulating how, “Regardless of what Mr. Obama says, even he has admitted that ‘All too often the United States starts by dictating…and they don’t always know all the factors that are involved.’ Obama has even said, America needs to listen more…even the president of the Great Satan admits mistakes and lack of perfection. So why Iran should be forced to comply with their wishes?” When Obama is slated to reply he can again be of the same mind as the Iranian despot saying, “You have an excellent point there my brother.” Three quarters of the way through the debate, it should be evident that every quarrel Ahmadenjad has against the United States has been one that Obama has commiserated with. Even Christine Amanpour might be forced to ask the obvious question, is this any way to run a debate? Addressing the high level of agreement between the two world leaders Obama, speaking on his own behalf can then express to the CNN reporter, a beaming Ahmadenjad and a slack jawed Mike Wallace. “I’ve always been someone who’s brought people of different views together by trying to reach a higher level of candor and honesty and understanding. Moreover, that has worked well for me…always addressing our own imperfections. I want to understand my Iranian brother’s hurts, pains and feelings.” Mahmoud will obviously be so thrilled with Obama’s response he will likely embrace the president and squeeze him to the point of bear hug embarrassment. Obama may be forced to push the Iranian leader off and point him back to his stead. After regaining his composure Ahmadenjad can then turn to Barack Obama and thank him for never stringently opposing his nuclear ambitions. And, in an effort to finally end the Middle East crisis, for understanding Iran’s jihad justified desire to wipe Israel off the map. He can express appreciation for Obama by admitting that even though the Persian culture might be a little different he is relieved he can exercise candor and honesty without the risk of the American president instituting new sanctions, threatening military action or going beyond stating, “Let me be perfectly clear…this is unacceptable.” Ahmadenjad can convey overwhelming gratitude that Obama’s supercilious rhetoric is never followed-up by action! Obama can then conclude by telling Ahmadenjad that exposing America’s deficiencies has worked well in bringing people of different views together. It won him an election! It has become the hallmark of his inexperienced, anti-American, leftist agenda presidency, gaining him new like minded colleagues all around the nuclear obsessed world. Wrapping up Obama can acknowledge that without a word of decent he accomplished the impossible his first successful debate tie with both parties in complete concurrence. Written by OCA Friend Jeannie D'Ambra DeAngelis
A Growing Divergence between Jerusalem and Washington? Efraim Inbar
BESA Center Perspectives Papers No. 75 Despite the reassurances of Shimon Peres and of foreign ministry officials, American Middle Eastern policy under Obama may lead to US-Israeli tensions. However, the policy directions adopted by Washington have significance for American national interests and the defense of the free world that go far beyond the Washington-Jerusalem bilateral relationship. While as a superpower the US has large margins of error, we have to pray that its learning curve regarding international realities will be short. Obama's intention to "engage" countries like Iran and Syria in order to start a "new page" in bilateral relations strike most Israelis and Mideast Arabs as naïve; as if nice words can change established national interests. Arabs, as well, as Israel, want to see Iran and its proxies rolled-back, not appeased, by Washington. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent statement to the effect that Arab support for Israel's bid to preventthe nuclearization of Iran requires Israeli flexibility on the Palestinian issue - is similarly worrisome. It is hard to believe that the State Department does not understand that the moderate Arab states will cooperate to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb regardless of the Palestinian issue. The Iranian threat dwarfs any potential repercussions of an impasse in the Israeli-Palestinian track. Above all, preventing a nuclear Iran is a paramount American interest. If Washington's current prism on world affairs obfuscates its strategic judgment, the West is in trouble. Recently, we also learned that the White House is trying to make kosher the transfer of funds to a Palestinian government that includes the radical Islamist Hamas. This is another sign of strategic folly. Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization, is an Iranian proxy, with a clear Jihadist agenda. Hamas has strong ties to the Islamic opposition in Egypt that wants to replace the pro-Western Mubarak regime. Arab moderate states are alarmed by the resilience of Hamas' rule in Gaza and the last thing they want is to aid this radical organization. The struggle against Hamas, just as the quest to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, serves American interests and those of its allies in the Middle East. It is only marginally related to Israel. Unfortunately, Obama's Washington does not get it yet. Leaders in the moderate Arab states view Obama's early initiatives with great apprehension. Israelis are similarly skeptical. According to a poll commissioned last month by the ADL and the BESA Center for Strategic Studies, only 37 percent of Israelis trust Obama to make the right decisions on the Arab-Israeli conflict, and 63 percent believe that his rapprochement with the Arab and Moslem world will come at Israel's expense. Japanese citizens expressed similar critical attitudes towards Obama after the timid American response to the North Korean long range missile launch and Pyonyang's decision to restart its nuclear reactor. The reason for the skepticism is clear. US attempts to endear itself to the Muslim world have failed in the past, such as when the US sided with Muslims in Pakistan, Bosnia and Kosovo. Likewise, attempts to appease Muslim actors such as the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hamas and Hizballah, project American weakness and are unlikely to be reciprocated with conciliatory policies. American gestures only reinforce the belief that the decadent West will eventually succumb to Muslim determination and cultural superiority. Furthermore, the chances for progress toward a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian arena, which the US favors, are dismal.The two national movements cannot reach a compromise, particularly as long as the Palestinians refuse to accept the Jewish right to self-determination. Furthermore, the Palestinians have failed to establish a functioning centralized state, and the centrifugal tendencies will intensify with Hamas ruling Gaza. The growing influence of Hamas in Palestinian politics radicalizes Palestinian society and weakens its ability to reach and implement a settlement with Israel. Similarly, negotiations with Syria are not likely to end in a peace treaty. Damascus is not ready to pay the price: disconnecting from Iran and losing Israel as a convenient enemy with which to prop-up the Alawite regime. Damascus sees a weak America on its way out from Iraq and has no reason to distance itself from Iran, the rising power in the Middle East. Since 1976, all American attempts to put a wedge between Damascus and Tehran have failed. It is not clear if Obama can offer Bashar Assad more than his predecessors. In the Middle East, misguided American policies, particularly regarding Iran, may have disastrous consequences such as the fall of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey into Islamist hands. Under such a scenario, Israel would remain the only country where an American airplane could land safely in the Middle East; this is not a thought that Jerusalem relishes. Israel would much prefer that President Obama get up to speed on Mideast realities as quickly as possible. Efraim Inbar is professor of political science at Bar-Ilan University and director of the Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies. An earlier version of this article was published as an op-ed on May 11, 2009, in the Jerusalem Post. BESA Perspectives is published through the generosity of the Littauer Foundation
Stupid Imam: Quran anticipates the destruction of Jews [click here ]
Note: I have said a million times to people.."I'm glad Dick Morris is on our side" This article speaks volumes and I hope the GOP Chairman Michael Steele has taken notice~~ RESISTING O'S WORLD - STICK TO YOUR GUNS, REPUBLICANS
By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN
Gen. Colin Powell is wrong to say that the Republican Party must move to the center: Now is not the time to try for triangulation.
This is a time for the party to stand firm on its principles until this nation again comes around to the GOP's way of thinking. This process will be driven by the consequences of President Obama's program.
The challenge brought by Obama is no longer just theoretical: He means to pass the ultimate leftist agenda and has the votes to do so.
As a result, our nation will be unrecognizable well before the 2010 elections. Business will march to a beat drummed in Washington. The top producers will be hounded by confiscatory taxation. A majority will pay nothing or receive government welfare. Our health-care system will be destroyed. Illegal immigrants will be well on their way to citizenship.
Obama's brave new world will be the subject of the 2010 elections. We believe that his Congress will be swept from power as a result.
We think that inflation will join a lingering recession -- giving us recess-flation -- and that high unemployment will continue. Voters will recognize the damage to their health care as bureaucrats weigh in to prevent them from getting the care they need. Our security and defense failures may well have cost us Pakistan, and the nightmare of a nuclear-armed terrorist state may have already come true (even before Iran).
All America will be watching the Obama fallout, and Republicans must be seen as a clear alternative -- a strong voice for reversal of the harm the president will have inflicted -- if they are to benefit from this catastrophe.
If the GOP is seen as a moderate force, a party just looking to split the difference, voters will cynically conclude that there is no distinction between the parties.
There is a season for triangulation and a season for confrontation. When America faces a new challenge -- such as what the financial crisis now poses -- we look to the left and right for new answers. We want the debate to rage. Those who seek to paper over are ignored. Such was the fate of the first President Bush in 1992 and of Sen. John McCain in 2008.
But once the debate has raged and the alternatives have been fleshed out, voters want a consensus, a Hegelian synthesis, on how to move in a new direction. They want to extract the best from each alternative and combine them. This is triangulation (a term coined by Dick).
To ignore the demand for synthesis and insist on continuing the debate is to suffer the fate of Sen. Bob Dole in 1996 and Sen. John Kerry in 2004.
This process -- polarization, debate, synthesis and action -- is how America has always moved ahead. We are not Japan; we use the debate to see the options. And we are not Italy or France; we come to conclusions and act upon them, eventually leaving the debate far behind.
Now another great debate has been born. The thesis is democratic socialism. The antithesis is free-market capitalism.
The Obama Democrats have posed the challenge. It's up to the Republicans to fight along these lines. Compromise is not an option, yet.
At some point, the synthesis will set in. But now is the time for clear alternatives and sharp disagreement. Only later can we hope to extract America from the leftist clutches into which it has fallen.
Look to History for Proper International Diplomacy and Effective Policies Guys, when it comes to handling international relations, Obama clearly needs to go back and study the American history that he missed as a youth attending islamic schools. Americans are the most generous people on earth, giving millions and millions to charities, contributing additional millions through forced giving --- taxation for foreign support often these millions of US dollars are directed into the coffers of corrupt foreign leaders, (e.g. Mexico). How were some of the issues effectively dealt with in the past? Whether it was dealing with NAZIs or effective border control illegals --- Obama needs to consult history --- three of our former presidents who knew it was cheaper to deport illegals invaders/boarders rather than support them and their numerous offspring. Ike was the last one to institute effective border control, and with laws much less draconian than those Mexico applies to those illegally entering their borders. Americans have responsibility to their own people and cannot support the rest of the world who contribute nothing in return. Ike called for turning over the feeding trough, (cutting off employment & welfare benefits), roundup and deportation 
While Obama thinks that dealing with muslim terrorists is best handled by molly-coddling and bowing to them, General Pershing knew that arabs consider such behavior to be signs of weakness whereas the effective response was to convince them that it was in their best interest NOT to attack Americans. Obama, take notice --- General Pershing knew effective diplomacy for islamic terrorists and he wasn't concerned about Saudi monarchs or "politically correct" positions he was concerned with the safety of American military & citizens!
U.S. Government Funds $400,000 Study on Gay Sex in Argentina BarsThe National Institutes of Health are paying researchers to cruise bars in Buenos Aires to find out why gay men engage in risky sexual behavior while drunk -- and what can be done about it.
Doctors and specialists from the New York Psychiatric Institute are using the generous grant from NIH's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to help tailor HIV prevention programs to work at bars and clubs. Though public health officials say that HIV/AIDS rates are higher in Washington, D.C., than in some parts of West Africa, U.S. government funds are going to help curb dangerous liaisons in Argentina's capital. The study began in September 2008, according to an online abstract, and has already cost taxpayers $198,776, NIH documents show. "Targeting public venues in Buenos Aires where men meet, alcohol is consumed and sexual behavior occurs," the project's overview explains, "the goal of this 2-year exploratory study is to understand the various factors that contribute to the creation of a high risk sexual space." That means NIH researchers will have as many as 730 nights on the town for careful observation and interaction. "To that end, the study seeks to describe the relative contribution of physical characteristics of the place" -- social scientists call this the "vibe" -- and other factors like "patron characteristics" and "social dynamics" that can lead to risky behavior when mixed with a few parts alcohol. NIH officials say the study is doing valuable work to address high HIV infection rates among homosexual men in Argentina, and that plans developed there could be translated for use in the United States and elsewhere. Researchers plan to interview dozens of bar patrons and proprietors to help develop the on-site intervention programs -- and they mean to be exact. "Venue patrons will also undergo a brief quantitative assessment to gather descriptive data on sexual behavior and substance use among this sample," the study's abstract reads. In layman's terms, that means they're asking drinkers to keep tabs on their quaffs and their quarry; fortunately for their more modest subjects, it's not a qualitative test too. Because the study is promoting venue-based prevention programs, researchers will have to be exact about the bars they visit in the city of 13 million, taking special care to describe the them "in terms of their physical characteristics, alcohol availability, patron characteristics and sexual behavior that occurs in the venue." An NIH official said that funds approved for the project include $275,000 for direct costs and an additional $125,000 in indirect costs, but would not elaborate. Though FOXNews.com could not confirm the median price of cervezas in Buenos Aires, that should leave a lot of money for tips.
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THE OCA IS PROUDLY FEATURING: CAMPAIGN FOR LIBERTY ONE & ALL ! Note: We usually have a new video to feature each week, but this one is now in its 5th week with the OCA Its just too good to let go!! 5/11/09 |
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Cap and Trade a ‘Declaration of War,’ Say Republicans |
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| “We are going to increase costs on every American with this plan -- and the other thing we need to keep in mind is the millions of American jobs we are going to put at risk if we impose this new tax on American industry when our competitors around the world will not,” House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) told CNSNews.com in a press conference on Thursday. “It’s pretty clear.” |
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Poll Reveals 74% of Americans Want Stronger Borders |
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| Attrition through Enforcement. Oh really now, are any of us surprised by this staggering number? NO! One must add about 15% more because all polls are conducted by liberal organizations. Go figure. |
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The Un American White House: New fed work-site enforcement issued |
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| What is Obama up to now in his quest to be as un-American as possible? The new federal guidelines instruct immigration agents to look for evidence of money laundering, mistreatment of workers, trafficking, smuggling and identification document fraud. They also direct agents to get indictments, criminal arrest or search warrants before arresting employees.Thats right, punish the Americans and let the illegals have their way! |
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Former CIA Chief: CIA Memos Release Makes Us Less Safe |
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Hayden recited a long list of terrorists who were rolled up as a result of the coercive interrogation of Abu Zubaydah and others. Abu Zubaydah was one of three detainees who was subjected to waterboarding. As described in one of the memos written by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, the technique entails applying water to a cloth placed over the subject’s nose and mouth. Air flow is slightly restricted for 20 to 40 seconds. The cloth is then lifted. According to the memos, no water is breathed into the lungs. |
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Fight Coming over the So-Called 'Anti-Jesus Judge' |
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| Religious conservatives are making a lot of noise about this one. The “Pray in Jesus name Project” is hitting Capitol Hill Lawmakers with all they got. They are also sending out their writings to Churches across the country. The headline of their release says the following:STOP ANTI-JESUS JUDGE DAVID HAMILTON!
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MUSLIMS: 'WE DO THAT ON FIRST DATES' by Ann Coulter |
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| The techniques used against the most stalwart al-Qaida members, such as Abu Zubaydah, included one terrifying procedure referred to as "the attention grasp." As described in horrifying detail in the Justice Department memo, the "attention grasp" consisted of:"(G)rasping the individual with both hands, one hand on each side of the collar opening, in a controlled and quick motion. In the same motion as the grasp, the individual is drawn toward the interrogator." |
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Arlen Specter: Swine of the First Order |
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| 2004. In every single one of his visits to Lancaster County, Specter claimed he was "working hard" to bring a federal courthouse to the City of Lancaster and promised to have it in Lancaster by 2006. More than five years later, however, there's still no federal courthouse in Lancaster County. It's just one more of Specter's broken promises. |
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Obama Really Is Calling the Tea Partiers IGNORANT!! |
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| Watch this video and you be the judge! |
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Rude Surprise Awaits Taxpayers |
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| The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union raised concerns about the effect of the tax credit on pension payments in a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in March.Geithner responded that Treasury and IRS understood the concerns and were "exploring ways to mitigate that effect." |
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Scandal Rattner Couldn't Hide from Barack Obama |
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| He could blame his investment firm's failures on the economy. His wife's DWI could be covered up by media pals. But the Obama Administration's auto-bailout adviser can't hide a bribery investigation. When one hears phrases such as bail out advisor, one might naturally assume the possessor of such an epithet has an expertise in bankruptcies, underfunded businesses, corporate restructuring, or the like. One doesn't expect such a reputation to come from conducting an overly familiar relationship to Jimmy "Prybars" Ragaonzano from the Acme Bail Bonds Agency.Quintanglefoot is simply the latest non-lobbyist in Obama's circle to fail. It's inherent to the culture in D.C. to fail up and get richer while performing odious tasks outside of normal business hours. |
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Georgetown:Covered Over Jesus to Comply With White House |
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| The OCA feels Georgetown should have told Obama" Thanks but no thanks" |
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REPEAT ARTICLE: "Homegrown" terrorist recruitment in Somalia |
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| Somali extremists are radicalizing American youths, experts warn. Seattle is among the U.S. cities on the radar of counterterrorism officials. |
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A Patriotic Marine Explains Why He's Tired! |
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| I'm tired of being told that I have to spread the wealth around to people who don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy or stupid to earn it. |
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Sebelius paid over $7,000 in back taxes |
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| Health and Human Services nominee Kathleen Sebelius has paid back taxes and interest of more than $7,800 stemming from "unintentional errors" revealed during her accountant's review of recent tax returns. |
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NY Times Killed ACORN/OBAMA Story That Proved Campaign Abuse |
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| "During the Second half of 2008 a former employee of ACORN was working with the NY Times as an infomant about the fraudulent practices of the organization. The Times ran a series of stories on ACORN with the help of Ms Moncreif (the informant). The New York Times articles stopped when Ms. Moncrief, who is a Democrat and a supporter of the President, revealed that the Obama Presidential Campaign was using ACORN as a way to get around campaign laws.:~Yid With Lid |
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Rush Limbaugh to NY: Drop Dead |
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| “I'll sell my apartment. I'll sell my condominium. I'm going to get out of there totally, 'cause this is just absurd, and it's ridiculous -- and it isn't going to work,” Limbaugh said. “It's punishing the achievers for the mistakes and the lack of discipline on the part of a bunch of corrupt politicians that have run that city and state into the ground for I don't know how many years -- and I, for one, am not going to take the blame for it. “ |
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Pelosi push to open borders, Hez uses Mexican drug routes into U.S |
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| Pelosi pushed for open borders, Hezbollah uses Mexican drug routes into U.S. Hezbollah is using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins do to smuggle drugs and people into the United States, reaping money to finance its operations and threatening U.S. national security, current and former U.S. law enforcement, defense and counterterrorism officials say. The Iran-backed Lebanese group has long been involved in narcotics and human trafficking in South America's tri-border region of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. Increasingly, however, it is relying on Mexican narcotics syndicates that control access to transit routes into the U.S
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"Paying People to Volunteer Corrupts the Idea of Volunteerism" ~DeMint |
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| From Jim DeMint, a Conservative view on the Obama admin proposing a forced volunteerism.: "These small, voluntary organizations of our civil society instill in our people the spirit of charity necessary to sustain a healthy democracy. This week, the Senate is taking up the “Serve America Act,” a $5.7 billion bill that would vastly expand federal programs that aim to tap into that spirit… but I’m afraid will crush it."The basic premise of the bill is that since volunteerism is good, it should be rewarded by government, with money or college credit.But that premise is fatally flawed, both morally and politically. |
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Obama's Judicial Nominee Says Prayers to Allah Okay, But Not to Jesus |
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| True to his campaign promises, President Barack Hussein Obama has picked a rabid judicial activist as his first federal court pick. Judge David Hamilton has been chosen by Obama to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. Hamilton is precisely what Obama wants in a judge: Someone who ignores the Constitution and imposes his own liberal ideas on each case. |
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Teacher Unions vs. Poor Kids |
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| The "education president" remained silent when his congressional Democrats essentially killed the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) in the city where he now lives and works.
Of the 1,700 students, starting in kindergarten, in this private-school voucher program, 90 percent are black and 9 percent are Hispanic. |
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The Republican Solution |
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| Just the other night Obama dared his opponents to show him their budget plans. Well, here it comes:House Republicans have begun unveiling detailed alternatives to President Barack Obama’s policies — a concerted effort to push back against Democratic efforts to label them “the Party of No.” |
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Preserved and Pressed Protein Product |
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| Perhaps it is a symptom of a fevered mind but; the classic Monty Python Spam Sketch is where my thoughts wandered as I began to ponder the profundity of President Obama Ordering Rick Wagoner to step down from his position as CEO of General Motors as a provision of GM receiving a federal loan. And that he will be announcing his plans for the future of the auto industry on Monday. His plan. |
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EARTH HOUR? Al Gore Leaves The Light On For Ya |
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| During EARTH HOUR when Liberal America were supposed to turn their lights out..guess who had theirs on? Yip, Al Gore and the one who caught him was non other than Drew Johnson ( This, of course, would be the same Drew Johnson who exposed Gore’s excessive energy use at his home back in 2007)This story is on fire! Since first posting this story Al Gore responded back that Drew Johnson was lying, Drew came back and said basically No I am not! Drew has photos to prove it! |
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Muslim women told: For family's sake, commit suicide |
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| Honor killers avoid prison by forcing victims to take own lives. Turkey's crackdown on the practice of honor killing has resulted in unintended consequences – instead of being murdered by a close male relative for bringing dishonor to their families, Muslim women are being pressured to commit suicide. |
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Rodney Dangerfield Republicans |
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| "I can't get no respect" was the signature line of the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield. Republicans in Congress are getting dissed the day long by President Barack Obama and those mean, old Democrats. But there's hope if they change -- the Republicans, that is.The first thing the GOP needs to do is declare itself a "terrorist organization." Opening a satellite office in Islamabad or San Francisco could help. |
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Obama just plain wrong about North Dakota floods |
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| Scientific American has made it pretty clear in the past where their scientific political leanings are, but this may be a new low, even for them. It is sad to see this once great magazine so severely dumbed down in the last few years. In their haste to continue to cash in on the global warming hysteria they forgot to decided not to include a few salient facts. |
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Conservative Talk Ratings Skyrocket |
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| Shortly after last fall’s election, some pundits declared that conservative talk radio was dying. After all, we lost the election and had no impact on voters. In November, an op-ed written by Steve Elman and Alan Tolz for the Boston Globe said, “overall use of their medium is in decline.” The authors also stated, “Alternatives to broadcast radio have proliferated - satellite, net-casts, downloads, blogalogue, iPod entertainment, cellphone updates. As a result, younger listeners largely ignore talk radio, and its existing audience is calcifying.” |
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John Hope Franklin, historian of U.S. black experience, dies at 94 |
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| Franklin, a prolific scholar of African-American history who profoundly influenced thinking about slavery and Reconstruction while helping to further the civil rights struggle, died Wednesday in Durham, North Carolina. He was 94. |
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Dems Blame Each Other for AIG--> Like Rats Deserting a Sinking Ship |
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| The New Mantra of the Democratic party is Blame Him NOT ME. Like rats deserting a sinking ship, the Democrats are blaming each other for the AIG mess. The House blamed the Senate; the Senate blamed the Obama administration. President Obama, on the Tonight Show blamed the Special Olympics. Everyone was grandstanding, heck even tax cheat Charlie Rangel faked moral indignation. Then on top of it all Republicans kept the pressure on the Democrats for their gross hypocrisy for being outraged when it was the Democrats who rushed through legislation that contained the hidden clause approving the bonus payments.test |
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Brownback to block Iraq nominee |
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| Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas threatened Thursday to take advantage of a Senate rule to block the confirmation of Christopher Hill as U.S. ambassador to Iraq on the grounds that Mr. Hill misled him in promising to raise human rights in talks with North Korea."I am going to be doing everything I can to hold up this nominee," Mr. Brownback told The Washington Times.Mr. Hill is to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday.The threat raises the prospect that the Obama administration will go without an ambassador in Baghdad for a prolonged period at a sensitive time.test |
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Rahm Emanuel's profitable stint at mortgage giant Freddie Mac |
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| Before its portfolio of bad loans helped trigger the current housing crisis, mortgage giant Freddie Mac was the focus of a major accounting scandal that led to a management shake-up, huge fines and scalding condemnation of passive directors by a top federal regulator. One of those allegedly asleep-at-the-switch board members was Chicago's Rahm Emanuel—now chief of staff to President Barack Obama—who made at least $320,000 for a 14-month stint at Freddie Mac that required little effort. |
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A Marine now working in the privatesector, summed up our circumstances with this situation report. It aptly captured my sentiment: "It's been tough, fellow Patriots; tough to stomach the idea that more than half of my fellow citizens who vote, have booted a genuine American hero to the curb for a rudderless charlatan. What a sad indictment on our citizenry that some are so ager to overlook his myriad flaws -- his radical roots, his extreme liberalism, his utter lack of experience or achievement. Barack Obama is the antithesis of a King's dream: He's a man judged by the color of his skin rather than the content of his character. If it's God's will that Barack Obama is our next president, then so be it. We Patriots will pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and wade back to the war front, intent on liberty or death."
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ED FREEMAN R.I.P
Since the Media didn't give him the coverage he deserves, send this to every red blooded American you know. THANKS AGAIN ED FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR OUR COUNTRY. RIP
You’re an 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the IaDrang Valley, 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray, Vietnam. Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8–1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac helicopters to stop coming in. You’re lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns, and you know you’re not getting out. Your family is half way around the world—12,000 miles away—and you’ll never see them again. As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day. Then, over the machine gun noise, you faintly hear that sound of helicopter, and you look up to see an un-armed Huey, but it doesn't seem real, because no Medi-Vac markings are on it. Ed Freeman is coming for you. He’s not Medi-Vac, so it’s not his job, but he’s flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire, after the Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come. And he drops it in, and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 2 or 3 of you on board. Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire, to the doctors and nurses. And, he kept coming back…13 more times…and took about 30 of you and your buddies out, who would never have gotten out. Medal of Honor Recipient, Ed Freeman, died March 25th, 2009 at the age of 80, in Boise, ID…May God rest his soul.
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