American hero!-----Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill

Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill | Cato Institute:
"...Tubman would be a great choice to replace him.
She represents the best of America. 
She was born between 1820 and 1822 in Maryland to slave parents.
She was christened Araminta Ross and her mother fought hard to hold the family together. Tubman was hired out and often beaten.
She suffered permanent harm but her strong Christian faith helped sustain her. 
After her owner’s death in 1849, which led his widow to begin selling their slaves, she escaped through the Underground Railroad to Philadelphia.
However, a year later she returned to Maryland to rescue her niece and the latter’s two children, beginning a career of leading slaves to freedom.
Frederick Douglass may have hosted one of her groups, sheltering it and raising money to send the fugitives on to Canada.
She was daring and creative; her plans were sophisticated.
Although she trusted God she also saw value in arming herself. 
Among the 70 or so slaves she saved were her three brothers.
She also helped instruct scores of other escapees.
Neither she nor any of those she guided were captured.
She directed her last rescue in December 1860.
Tubman also was an active abolitionist and lecturer, friendly with New York Senator William Seward.
She aided John Brown, though she played no direct role in his raid on Harpers Ferry.
During the Civil War she pressed abolition on the Lincoln administration. 
With greater effect she aided slave refugees, served as a nurse, and acted as a scout for the federal army.
Long after the war she aided the cause of women’s suffrage, working with Susan Anthony, among others.
Despite manifold health problems she lived past 90, dying in 1913.
It’s an incredible legacy.
Tubman fought enormous injustice and promoted human liberty. 
She advocated genuine equality of opportunity, allowing women to vote, rather than the sort of PC notions of equality popular today.
She exhibited courage in fighting and breaking unjust laws. 
She was no ivory tower theorist, but took the lead in putting her views into action.
She never saw her work as done, but constantly joined anew the battle for freedom.
Never did she wait for bureaucrats, politicians, judges, lawyers, and others to act. Instead, she acted to rescue the oppressed..."
Read it all. 
She was a true American!

Ted Cruz: "Nobody is getting 1,237" delegates - CBS News

Ted Cruz: "Nobody is getting 1,237" delegates - CBS News:

"Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is banking on a contested convention come July to earn the party's nomination, guaranteeing in a new radio interview that none of the contenders in the race will earn the required number of delegates before then.

"We are headed to a contested convention. At this point nobody is getting 1,237," Cruz predicted in a Wednesday interview with CBS Radio in Philadelphia. Cruz was referring to the number of delegates needed to lock down the Republican nomination before the party's July convention in Cleveland.

The Texas senator pointed out that while "Donald is going to talk all the time about other folks not getting to 1237, he's not getting there either.""

Your tax/tuition dollars at "work"-----USC student govt. simultaneously demands tuition freeze and $20M increase in diversity spending

USC student govt. simultaneously demands tuition freeze and $20M increase in diversity spending:

• Provost Michael Quick announced in a campus-wide email that USC implement nearly all the measures called for in a January 2016 resolution
• The school will increase spending on diversity initiatives by $20 million, bringing the annual total to $100 million
• Student government also demanded a tuition freeze, but Quick rejected it while referring to the significant increase in diversity funding
Read on!

Muslim Biological Fallout From 50 Generations of First Cousin Marriages

Muslim Biological Fallout From 50 Generations of First Cousin Marriages |:
"During the pilot transition program with the KV-107 and C-130 with Lockheed, we found that most Saudi pilot trainees had very limited night vision, even on the brightest of moonlit nights.
Their training retention rate was minimal including maintenance personnel. 
Some had dim memories and had to be constantly reminded of things that were told to them the day before.
An American, British or any other western instructor is burned out pretty quick.
It actually took Muslim C-130 pilots years before they could fly in the dark safely and then would be reluctant to leave the lights of a city.
Ask any Marine, Air Force or Army guy who’s been trying to train Iraqis, and especially Afghans. Islam is not only a religion; it’s a way of life all the way around.
Yet another set of revealing facts about Muslim beliefs and traditions and ways of life.
1400 years of inbreeding.
Nikolai Sennels is a Danish psychologist who has done extensive research into a little-known problem in the Muslim world: the disastrous results of Muslim inbreeding brought about by the marriage of first cousins. .."

Lunch video-----Robert Spencer: How islam killed free speech in 30 years

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Sean Hannity Gives Ted Cruz a Hard Time— ‘You Gotta Stop’ | Glenn Beck

Sean Hannity Gives Ted Cruz a Hard Time— ‘You Gotta Stop’ | Glenn Beck:

"A caller on Glenn’s radio program Wednesday shared how livid she was about the treatment Ted Cruz received from Sean Hannity the night prior.

“I think that was staged, just so he could let the senator have it,” the caller (Teresa) said. “But you got to get up pretty early in the morning to put one over on Ted Cruz. I was so proud of him.”

Glenn played an audio clip of the interview and offered insight on a deeper reason behind Hannity’s frustration. Watch or read the transcript below."

"Progressive Today" going after Bernie?!!-----Bernie Sanders' Wife May Have Steered BUSINESS TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS

REPORT: Bernie Sanders' Wife May Have Steered BUSINESS TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS - Progressives Today:
"Allegations of corruption against Bernie Sanders; wife Jane during her time leading Burlington College are beginning to pile up and the media refuses to address the story.

Heat Street just released this report:

Did Bernie Sanders’ Wife Steer Contracts to Friends and Family?

Bernie Sanders’ wife, Jane, ran Burlington College from 2004 to 2011, eventually leaving as the small Vermont college came under financial pressure. Part of the reason for the school’s fiscal strain was a real-estate deal gone bad. Some local Catholic parishioners have now accused her of loan fraud in connection with the deal. (See details here .)

But there were other worrisome allegations against Jane Sanders from her time at the college. The Washington Free Beacon recently broke news that under Ms. Sanders’ leadership, the college enrolled students at a Vermont woodworking school run by Ms. Sanders’ daughter. Between 2009 and 2011, the college paid more than $328,000 to the woodworking school, Burlington disclosed in its tax filings.

And between 2009 and 2011, the school also spent more than $77,000 at a resort in the Bahamas owned by a board member who was also a friend and trusted adviser to Bernie Sanders, the college’s tax filings show.

Court records show students went on trips there, snorkeling and taking boat tours. Watchdog.org reported that the same old friend, Jonathan Leopold, was a “key broker” on an ambitious acquisition of Roman Catholic diocese property that left Burlington in dire financial straits. (This Heat Street separate story delves into the allegations that Jane Sanders committed “loan fraud” as part of the purchase of this desirable property. )

Shortly after Ms. Sanders departed, taking a $200,000 severance package with her, Burlington College stopped spending money at both her daughter’s woodworking school and the resort owned by Leopold’s son.

There’s more here.
When is the media going to start reporting this?
Last fall, the Washington Post did a story about the traffic tickets of Marco Rubio’s wife.
Isn’t this a much bigger story?"

We git what we deserve-----Trustee's 18 months of paid absences prompts attendance policy changes in Ypsilanti Township

Trustee's 18 months of paid absences prompts attendance policy changes in Ypsilanti Township | MLive.com:
"YPSILANTI, MI -- Ypsilanti Township Trustee Jean Hall Currie hasn't attended a Board of Trustees meeting since October 2014 due to an unspecified illness.
But she's still receiving paychecks, and will continue to do so until her term is up in November.
Already taxpayers have paid Hall Currie around $22,000 for her no shows.
That's an issue to Ypsilanti Township leaders, but there's nothing within the state law that allows them to withhold her payment or remove her from the Board.
...Trustees are paid for $15,000 for 20 meetings each calendar year, not including special meetings
...Though she's quieter than the other elected officials at the board table, Hall Currie, who has served as a trustee since 1988, is popular in terms of votes received.
In the 2012 election, she received the most votes of a dozen trustee candidates with 3,088, representing just under 20 percent of the count.

Pay to play-----Firms that paid for Clinton speeches have US gov't interests

Firms that paid for Clinton speeches have US gov't interests:
"WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just Wall Street banks.
Most companies and groups that paid Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to speak between 2013 and 2015 have lobbied federal agencies in recent years, and more than one-third are government contractors, an Associated Press review has found.
Their interests are sprawling and would follow Clinton to the White House should she win election this fall.
The AP's review of federal records, regulatory filings and correspondence showed that almost all the 82 corporations, trade associations and other groups that paid for or sponsored Clinton's speeches have actively sought to sway the government — lobbying, bidding for contracts, commenting on federal policy and in some cases contacting State Department officials or Clinton herself during her tenure as secretary of state..."

Target Stores Open Women's Bathrooms, Changing Rooms to Men

Target Stores Open Women's Bathrooms, Changing Rooms to Men:

"Customers and potential customers almost immediately spoke out against Target’s decision to ignore the biological difference between men and women.

“Why would you choose to allow men in the women’s restroom when every single store has a single family restroom that can easily accommodate your Transgender customers,” Sandy Bell Small wrote on Facebook. “Way to go Target for choosing to protect the .03% of the ADULT transgender population over your women, children, mothers, grandchildren, teenager population. I’m sure you will say you I longer miss us but I’m sure the $$$’s spent weekly will be felt somewhere.”

So they sue the 7-11?-----Lawyer, family: 7-Eleven, bystanders failed assault victim before he died

Lawyer, family: 7-Eleven, bystanders failed assault victim before he died - Chicago Tribune:
On Feb. 7, 2016, Marques Gaines was punched and knocked unconscious into a crosswalk outside a 7-Eleven on the Near North Side, where he lay before a taxi ran over him.
Surveillance video released Wednesday captures the last moments of a popular hotel cocktail server who was punched and knocked unconscious, landing in a Near North crosswalk.
The footage also shows more than a dozen bystanders failing to come to his aid in the nearly two minutes before a cab accidentally drives over him.
...Attorney Chris Hurley said the 7-Eleven's operator knew the area surrounding the store suffered from high street crime and should have had well-trained security that could have prevented the actions that led to Gaines' death.
"The simple reason we're here is that a corporation that keeps its stores open 24 hours a day and invites the public in … that knows that it's targeted by criminals needs to provide decent, competent, basic security, and that wasn't done here," he said.
"There's a clear photograph of the aggressor and a clear video of him attacking Marques Gaines.
He hasn't been arrested, and we don't know why," Hurley added..."

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History for April 22

History for April 22 - On-This-Day.com:
Nikolai Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) 1870 - Russian premier (1917-1924), J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 - Physicist, designed and built the first atomic bomb, Eddie Albert (Edward Albert Heimberger) 1908 - Actor ("Green Acres")


Glen Campbell 1936 - Singer, actor, Jack Nicholson (John Joseph) 1937 - Actor ("The Shining", "Batman", "The Witches of Eastwicke", "A Few Good Men"), John Waters 1946 - Director


1509 - Henry VIII ascended to the throne of England upon the death of his father Henry VII.


1864 - The U.S. Congress passed legislation that allowed the inscription "In God We Trust" to be included on one-cent and two-cent coins.


1889 - At noon, the Oklahoma land rush officially started as thousands of Americans raced for new, unclaimed land.


1952 - An atomic test conducted in Nevada was the first nuclear explosion shown on live network television.


1970 - The first "Earth Day" was observed by millions of Americans.


1976 - Barbara Walters became first female nightly network news anchor.


1987 - The American Physical Society said that the "Star Wars" missile system was "highly questionable" and would take ten years to research.


2010 - The Boeing X-37 began its first orbital mission. It successfully returned to Earth on December 3, 2010.

‘Doomed to Failure’: International Climate Agreement Will Likely Just Repeat Failed Kyoto Protocol, Senate Report Says | TheBlaze.com

‘Doomed to Failure’: International Climate Agreement Will Likely Just Repeat Failed Kyoto Protocol, Senate Report Says | TheBlaze.com:

"The Paris climate agreement the Obama administration is set to sign onto Friday with 54 other countries will likely be even less effective than the famous failed climate accord the Clinton administration signed, according to a Senate report.

The report by the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee is titled “Lessons From Kyoto: Paris Agreement Will Fail National Economies and the Climate.” President Bill Clinton’s administration entered the Kyoto Protocol in 1997.

“It is amazing how little has changed over time. The Paris agreement, like the Kyoto agreement, is full of empty promises that will have no meaningful impact on the climate,” Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the committee chairman, said."

Report: The Gun Industry Has Ballooned Under Obama, Added More than 100,000 Gun-Related Jobs During His Presidency | TheBlaze.com

Report: The Gun Industry Has Ballooned Under Obama, Added More than 100,000 Gun-Related Jobs During His Presidency | TheBlaze.com:

"The gun industry has boomed under President Barack Obama, according to a new study from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, resulting in a significant increase of gun-related jobs throughout the Untied States.

The number of full-time jobs in the gun industry has ballooned from approximately 166,000 in 2008 to nearly 288,000 in 2016, according to the report. That’s an increase of more than 73 percent in just eight years. In 2015 alone, the industry added nearly 25,000 jobs."

Be sure to tell your liberal friends about the wonderful news!

Prescription Meds Get Trapped In Disturbing Pee-To-Food-To-Pee Loop

Prescription Meds Get Trapped In Disturbing Pee-To-Food-To-Pee Loop - Slashdot:
"A study published Tuesday in Environmental Science and Technology is the first to validate the long-held suspicion that pharmaceuticals may get trapped in infinite pee-to-food-to-pee loops, exposing consumers to drug doses with unknown health effects.
In a randomized, single-blind pilot study, researchers found that anti-convulsive epilepsy drug carbamazepine, which is released in urine, can accumulate in crops irrigated with recycled water -- treated sewage -- and end up in the urine of produce-eaters not on the drugs.
While the amounts of the drug in produce-eater's pee were four orders of magnitude lower than what is seen in the pee of patients purposefully taking the drugs, researchers speculate that the trace amounts could still have health effects in some people, such as those with a genetic sensitivity to the drugs, pregnant women, children, and those who eat a lot of produce, such as vegetarians.
And with the growing practice of reclaiming wastewater for crop irrigation -- particularly in places that face water shortages such as California, Israel, and Spain --- the produce contamination could become more common and more potent, the authors argue."

Harriet Tubman is the next face of the $20 bill; $5 and $10 bills will also change

Harriet Tubman is the next face of the $20 bill; $5 and $10 bills will also change - LA Times:
"...with the Obama administration under pressure to add diversity to the currency, Lew's compromise is to replace a picture of the Treasury building on the back of the $10 with leaders of the suffrage movement — Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul and Lucretia Mott.
The back of the $5 bill will also be redesigned to include opera singer Marian Anderson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Some historians believe the flood of new fa
ces on American currency could mark a shift in attitudes toward role models.
“Andrew Jackson is what we used to think of as a great American hero,” said Brenda Stevenson, UCLA professor of history and African American studies.
“He stood for the white, male political and economic elite, with great military honor associated with him..."

Amid 9/11 Uproar in U.S., Obama Tells Saudi King That America Is ‘Very Grateful’ | TheBlaze.com

Amid 9/11 Uproar in U.S., Obama Tells Saudi King That America Is ‘Very Grateful’ | TheBlaze.com:

"Congress is currently divided over a bill that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, while officials are staving off calls to declassify 28 pages from the 9/11 Commission Report that could reflect poorly on the kingdom.

Nevertheless, President Barack Obama told Saudi King Salman that America is “grateful” to Saudi Arabia."

5 Tips For A Successful Social Justice Warrior Cake Hoax

5 Tips For A Successful Social Justice Warrior Cake Hoax
Are You Planning A Cake Hoax? 
These 5 Tips Will Make Sure It’s A Success

APRIL 19, 2016 By Mollie Hemingway

Social Justice Warrior hoaxing is having a heyday. Whether you’re a multi-racial family surreptitiously spray-painting your own home with racist graffiti, a lesbian waitress writing fake anti-gay notes on receipts, an overweight teen falsely claiming a store clerk called you fat, or an activist sending yourself hateful tweets, never has the time been better to advance your cause using a bit of fakery.

But as the links above show, you have to be good at your game if you don’t want to be caught. Sure, the media will believe you and run far and wide with your story before checking it, and that’s good enough to keep these hoaxes coming for the years to come. But if you want to keep your cake hoax from being revealed by citizens less credulous than the media, here are some tips to get you going.

Let’s look at a story from yesterday that was good enough to fool various journalists but not good enough to fool anyone else.

Jordan Brown, a gay pastor in Austin, filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods claiming he was discriminated against. He says he ordered a cake reading “Love Wins” but that a homophobe cake decorator added “FAG” underneath. You should be able to figure out on your own that this is most likely not true. But let’s just say it’s so false that Whole Foods is taking legal action against Brown.

Some tips that Brown should have followed if he wanted his hoax to have staying power.

#1 Pick A Believable Villain

If you’re a gay black progressive in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods is not a credible villain for your cake hoax passion play. Have some common sense. Whole Foods is known for selling overpriced kombucha, locally sourced quail eggs, and Buddhist magazines. It’s just not believable that their Dallas locations are a hotbed of cartoonish bigotry, much less Austin.

Read on!!

Federal Park Ranger Mocks Founders, Constitution ... While Leading Tour of Independence Hall!

Federal Park Ranger Mocks Founders, Constitution ... While Leading Tour of Independence Hall! | PJ Media:
"A federal employee of the National Park Service who offers guided tours of Independence Hall in Philadelphia -- the birthplace of the Constitution -- stunned a group of tourists this week by telling them the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were the product of "class elites who were just out to protect their privileged status."
Mary A. Hogan, a federal employee making in excess of $95,000 per year in salary and benefits, provided a tour Monday afternoon at Independence Hall laced with factual inaccuracies and disparaging comments about the Founders and the Constitution..."

Lunch video-----Casualties of the Cold War : Documentary on the Thresher and Scorpion

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Harriet Tubman to Replace Jackson on $20 Bill: Report | TheBlaze.com

Harriet Tubman to Replace Jackson on $20 Bill: Report | TheBlaze.com:

"Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will announce that 19th century African-American civil rights activist Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, a Treasury official said Wednesday.

The announcement will come after Secretary Lew suggested over the weekend that potential modifications were on the way.

CNN reported Monday that Lew had decided to keep Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill, and instead replace the seventh president’s portrait on the $20 bill with a woman who represents the struggle for racial equality.

Treasury officials declined to comment on the CNN report at the time"

THAT MEANS IT’S WORKING: UnitedHealth Group to exit Obamacare exchanges in all but a ‘handful’ of exchanges…

Instapundit » Blog Archive » THAT MEANS IT’S WORKING: UnitedHealth Group to exit Obamacare exchanges in all but a ‘handful’ o…:
THAT MEANS IT’S WORKING: UnitedHealth Group to exit Obamacare exchanges in all but a ‘handful’ of states.

“We will be down to a handful of states that we will be actively participating in the exchanges,” Stephen J. Hemsley, chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group said in an earnings call, noting that the small market size and greater expense of patients insured through the marketplaces led the insurer to make the decision.

UnitedHealth plans to withdraw from health insurance marketplaces in Arkansas, Michigan, Connecticut and parts of Georgia. The decision is a sequel to an announcement by executives late last year that the insurer had suffered financial losses and might leave the health exchanges altogether in 2017. UnitedHealth reported that it expects to lose $650 million in the exchanges in 2016.

UnitedHealth is only a minor player on the exchanges, yet the company still expects to lose most of a billion dollars just this year.

But UnitedHealth is hardly alone. Even the pro-ObamaCare Kaiser Family Foundation said that “Something has to give” on the exchanges, and that “Either insurers will drop out or insurers will raise premiums.”

Black Kean University Student Admits to Tweeting Fake Anti-Black Threats

Black Kean University Student Admits to Tweeting Fake Anti-Black Threats » Louder With Crowder
"A black Kean University student is getting her butt handed to her in legal fees because she’s a liar.
To recap, the dame cried racist and caused a panic for no good reason.
On social media this is called “a tweet” but in the real-world, it’s called “fraud.”
Sound familiar?
(Black Professor Cries ‘Racial Profiling!’ New Camera Footage Says…NO)
This is becoming a common pastime.
You ever feel the need to be oppressed because you’re an insignificant wastoid?
That’s all this lady wanted.
But when she looked around campus for some good ole racism, she found none. 
So what did she do? 
Took to Twitter and created some of her own.
According to prosecutors, the 25-year-old McKelvey tweeted threats from a campus library because she wanted more people to attend [a] rally on racial issues. 
She then returned to the rally to tell people about the threats.
State prosecutors will recommend that Kayla KcKelvey be sentenced to 90 days in jail and that she pay restitution of about $82,000 to cover the costs of the police response and heightened security at Kean University after the threats.
It’s important to note that this gal had to literally fabricate racism because there wasn’t enough to go around..."

Brussels boss Jean-Claude Juncker fears EU will collapse

Brussels boss Jean-Claude Juncker fears EU will collapse | Politics | News | Daily Express:
Jean-Claude Juncker said the dream of European integration could collapse “in ruins”.
Public support has collapsed right across the EU’s 28 member nations, said Mr Juncker, who is European Commission President.
In an astonishing confession of failure, he added: “We are no longer respected in our countries when we emphasise the need to give priority to the EU.”.
His remarks, in a speech in Strasbourg, were being seen last night as recognition of public revulsion at the EU ahead of Britain’s in-or-out referendum on June 23.
Campaigners for an EU exit said Mr Juncker’s confession proved the UK will be better off out.
Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the Vote Leave campaign group, said: “Even the Eurocrats admit the EU isn’t working for Europe.
“Juncker should have added that Brussels costs too much – £350million a week for British taxpayers..."

Press Freedom Plummets Across the Globe — and U.S. Doesn’t Rank So Well During Obama’s Second Term | TheBlaze.com

Press Freedom Plummets Across the Globe — and U.S. Doesn’t Rank So Well During Obama’s Second Term | TheBlaze.com:

“It is unfortunately clear that many of the world’s leaders are developing a form of paranoia about legitimate journalism,” Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Christophe Deloire said in a statement.
The United States, which is supposed to be a bastion of the free press, managed to move up eight spots from its 2015 ranking but still is not strong.

“U.S. media freedom, enshrined in the First Amendment to the 1787 Constitution, has encountered a major obstacle — the government’s war on whistleblowers who leak information about its surveillance activities, spying and foreign operations, especially those linked to counter-terrorism,” the report says. “Furthermore, U.S. journalists are still not protected by a federal ‘shield law’ guaranteeing their right not to reveal their sources and other confidential work-related information.”

Insanity!!-----GOP-Passed Solyndra Subsidies Use Enron-Style Accounting to Fuel Federal Housing

GOP-Passed Solyndra Subsidies Use Enron-Style Accounting to Fuel Federal Housing:
"...To make matters worse, the Senate voted yesterday on an amendment sponsored by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), which will require the Federal Housing Administration to count the projected savings from “energy efficiency” in the home towards the income of the borrower for a prospective mortgage. 
This “increased income” will in turn allow the home buyer to qualify for a larger government-backed loan.
Folks, you can’t make this stuff up.
This is a mix of Solyndra, Freddie Mac, and Enron accounting all in one.
Republican lawmakers are now doubling down on the same failed affordable housing social engineering agenda and are using notional and intangible green energy savings as income in order to encourage riskier loans on the taxpayer’s dime.
This is a quintessential example of the problem with the Republican Party.
They accuse conservatives have harboring unrealistic expectations in terms of how much government they have the ability to cut.
The problem is, far from cutting any government intervention, almost every piece of legislation they pass expands government involvement in the private sector.
This bill combines two of the worst federal policies — green energy social engineering and the federal housing scheme — and doubles down on the very impetus for our economic failure."

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