"The public has a right to know the immigration status and history of foreign criminal suspects. Their entrance and employment sponsorship records should not be treated like classified government secrets — especially if the public’s tax dollars subsidized their salaries."
Friday, August 11, 2017
Democratic Congressmen’s Pakistani IT Workers: What Was Their Immigration Status? | National Review
Democratic Congressmen’s Pakistani IT Workers: What Was Their Immigration Status? | National Review:
"The public has a right to know the immigration status and history of foreign criminal suspects. Their entrance and employment sponsorship records should not be treated like classified government secrets — especially if the public’s tax dollars subsidized their salaries."
"The public has a right to know the immigration status and history of foreign criminal suspects. Their entrance and employment sponsorship records should not be treated like classified government secrets — especially if the public’s tax dollars subsidized their salaries."
WATCH: 90s Donald Trump vs. 90s Bill Clinton on North Korea
WATCH: 90s Donald Trump vs. 90s Bill Clinton on North Korea:
"President Trump has come under fire for his response to the growing threat from North Korea, but in the context of Washington’s repeated failures with the North Koreans, the criticisms of the president seem overblown.
"President Trump has come under fire for his response to the growing threat from North Korea, but in the context of Washington’s repeated failures with the North Koreans, the criticisms of the president seem overblown.
Responding to reports that North Korea has developed a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit on an intercontinental ballistic missile, President Trump announced Tuesday that further threats from the rogue regime would be met with “fire and fury.”
“North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States,” President Trump declared. “They will be met with the fire and fury like the world has never seen. He has been very threatening beyond a normal state, and as I said, they will be met with the fire and fury and, frankly, power the likes of which this world has never seen before.”
The common criticism seems to be that the president is overturning decades of U.S. strategy towards North Korea with his aggressive rhetoric. The fear is that the president is bringing us closer to nuclear war. But how exactly has the status quo policy deterred the North Koreans from pursuing nuclear weapons and kept America safe?
The “strategic patience” of the D.C. foreign policy establishment has failed to stop the North Koreans. For decades, the policy in Washington was to engage in diplomacy with the regime, make agreements to ease sanctions in return for guarantees that Norks would halt their pursuit of nuclear weapons, and watch helplessly as they violated the terms of the agreements repeatedly.
Consider how President Bill Clinton reached an agreement in the 1990s that he thought would end North Korean nuclear ambitions and make the world safer. The U.S. would provide oil, two light water reactors, and an electric grid, all worth billions of dollars, in exchange for promises that the regime would cease its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
“This is a good deal for the United States,” Clinton said in 1994. “North Korea will freeze and then dismantle its nuclear program. South Korea and our other allies will be better protected. The entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons.”
If you never do another thing this week, just listen to this liar, please. #NorthKorea #BillClinton #NuclearWinter
Fast-forward to 2017, and President Clinton’s assurances seem laughably naïve. The North Koreans deceived the U.S., advancing their nuclear program and conducting their first nuclear test just over a decade after this deal. Two decades later, they reportedly have a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit on an intercontinental ballistic missile and a stockpile of as many as 60 nuclear weapons.
Meanwhile, in 1999, Donald Trump pointed out the weaknesses of Clinton’s 1994 deal with the North Koreans, negotiated by former President Jimmy Carter, in an interview with NBC’s Tim Russert that resurfaced Wednesday morning.
Tim Russert interviewing @realDonaldTrump in 1999 about launching a pre-emptive strike against North Korea.
Could be key to his thinking.
At the time, Trump was mulling a bid for president on the Reform Party ticket. His criticisms of Clinton’s negotiations and appreciation for the gravity of the North Korea situation are striking in hindsight.
RUSSERT: You say … as president, you would be willing to launch a preemptive strike against North Korea’s nuclear capability.
TRUMP: First I’d negotiate. I would negotiate like crazy. And I’d make sure that we tried to get the best deal possible. Look, Tim. If a man walks up to you on a street in Washington, because this doesn’t happen, of course, in New York … and puts a gun to your head and says give me your money, wouldn’t you rather know where he’s coming from before he had the gun in his hand?
And these people, in three or four years, are going to be having nuclear weapons, they’re going to have those weapons pointed all over the world, and specifically at the United States, and wouldn’t you be better off solving this really, potentially, unbelievable — and the biggest problem, I mean we can talk about the economy, we can talk about social security, the biggest problem this world has is nuclear proliferation. … If that negotiation doesn’t work, you better solve the problem now than solve it later, Tim, and you know it and every politician knows it, and nobody wants to talk about it. Jimmy Carter, who I really like, he went over there, it was so soft, these people are laughing at us.
[…]
RUSSERT: Taking out their nuclear potential would create a fallout.
TRUMP: Tim, do you know that this country went out and gave them nuclear reactors[,] free fuel for 10 years? We virtually tried to bribe them into stopping and they’re continuing to [do] what they’re doing. And they’re laughing at us, they think we’re a bunch of dummies. I’m saying that we have to do something to stop.
RUSSERT: But if the military told you, ‘Mr. Trump, you can’t do this’ …
TRUMP: You’re giving me two names. I don’t know. You want to do it in five years when they have warheads all over the place, every one of them pointing to New York City, to Washington and every one of our — is that when you want to do it? Or do you want to do something now?
Recall that in 1999, Clinton had struck another deal with the North Koreans to ease economic sanctions in exchange for a moratorium on long-range missile tests. The sanctions were lifted in June 2000.
Trump’s point was the tepid negotiations by President Clinton, the 1994 attempt to pay off the North Koreans with billions of dollars in aid in exchange for freezing their nuclear program, was a bad deal that failed to address the threat of nuclear proliferation.
Ultimately, Donald Trump was right about the weakness of Clinton’s diplomacy, as North Korea now has nuclear ICBMs and is threatening to point them at the U.S. The question is, what is President Trump planning to do to avoid the mistakes of the past and keep America safe from the threat of nuclear war?"
History for August 11
History for August 11 - On-This-Day.com:
Robert Ingersoll 1833, Alex Haley 1921, Mike Douglas 1925
Jerry Falwell 1933, Steve Wozniak 1950, Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea 1953
1877 - The two moons of Mars were discovered by Asaph Hall, an American astronomer. He named them Phobos and Deimos.
1896 - Harvey Hubbell received a patent for the electric light bulb socket with a pull-chain.
1909 - The American ship Arapahoe became the first to ever use the SOS distress signal off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC.
1934 - Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay, received federal prisoners for the first time.
1941 - The Atlantic Charter was signed by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
1942 - During World War II, Pierre Laval publicly announced "the hour of liberation for France is the hour when Germany wins the war."
1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, during testing of the microphone, the President said of the Soviet Union, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
1992 - In Bloomington, MN, the Mall of America opened. It was the largest shopping mall in the United States.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
James Mattis: Military solution in place to address North Korea threat - Washington Times
James Mattis: Military solution in place to address North Korea threat - Washington Times:
"U.S. military strategists at the Pentagon have a military solution in place to address the growing threat emanating from North Korea, but they are holding their fire in favor of ongoing diplomatic efforts by Washington and its allies, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Thursday.
The Pentagon chief remained largely mum on the details of that military solution, which theoretically would curb Pyongyang’s efforts to develop a nuclear-capable, ballistic missile arsenal, except to say any military option would be a multilateral one involving a number of regional powers in the Pacific."
The Pentagon chief remained largely mum on the details of that military solution, which theoretically would curb Pyongyang’s efforts to develop a nuclear-capable, ballistic missile arsenal, except to say any military option would be a multilateral one involving a number of regional powers in the Pacific."
Trump-backed immigration bill draws significant support: Poll - Washington Times
Trump-backed immigration bill draws significant support: Poll - Washington Times:
"Americans generally favor a more selective legal immigration system that would reward those who speak English and those who bring desired skills to the U.S., according to a new poll released Wednesday that could boost the new immigration bill President Trump is backing.
The Morning Consult/Politico poll found 62 percent support for giving would-be immigrants who can speak English a leg up, and found 61 percent support for creating a point-based system to select new employer-based immigrants."
"Americans generally favor a more selective legal immigration system that would reward those who speak English and those who bring desired skills to the U.S., according to a new poll released Wednesday that could boost the new immigration bill President Trump is backing.The Morning Consult/Politico poll found 62 percent support for giving would-be immigrants who can speak English a leg up, and found 61 percent support for creating a point-based system to select new employer-based immigrants."
Turns out drinking beer could help you think clearly | New York Post
Turns out drinking beer could help you think clearly | New York Post:
"Drinking beer boosts your creativity by inspiring more “Eureka” moments, a study found.
Researchers say “mild intoxication” helped drinkers relax and cleared mental blocks.
This increased their problem-solving abilities by a fifth.
A group of 70 volunteers aged 19 to 32 took a series of tests before and after downing a pint of alcohol-free beer or one containing 5.2 percent booze.
They then watched a half-hour documentary on South Africa before taking a series of tests.
This included a game where participants had to find a common connection between words.
For example, when told “cottage, blue, and cake,” the answer is “cheese.”
Those who drank beer performed better in the test after boozing than before.
And those given the alcohol-free variety saw no improvement..."
"Drinking beer boosts your creativity by inspiring more “Eureka” moments, a study found.
This increased their problem-solving abilities by a fifth.
A group of 70 volunteers aged 19 to 32 took a series of tests before and after downing a pint of alcohol-free beer or one containing 5.2 percent booze.
They then watched a half-hour documentary on South Africa before taking a series of tests.
This included a game where participants had to find a common connection between words.
For example, when told “cottage, blue, and cake,” the answer is “cheese.”
Those who drank beer performed better in the test after boozing than before.
And those given the alcohol-free variety saw no improvement..."
Pat Robertson Attributes Long Life to the Blood of "Sweet, Sweet Liberal Babies"
Pat Robertson Attributes Long Life to the Blood of "Sweet, Sweet Liberal Babies"
Pat Robertson believes that his vitality is due to his daily consumption of liberal baby blood.
Virginia Beach, VA — Long-time televangelist personality and host of the popular Christian Broadcast Network (CBN) show The 700 Club Pat Robertson made a startling announcement earlier this week when he proclaimed that his long life was in part due to the blessings of Jesus Christ, following a strict Christian lifestyle fee from sin, and his daily regimen of drinking the “sweet, sweet blood of bastard liberal babies.”
The controversial and unexpected comments were made during an interview on the Glenn Beck-run website The Blaze, which was celebrating the 38th Anniversary of The 700 Club."
OK... it's a humor site.... but ya think a bunch of libs are gonna believe this?
Yup!
The controversial and unexpected comments were made during an interview on the Glenn Beck-run website The Blaze, which was celebrating the 38th Anniversary of The 700 Club."
OK... it's a humor site.... but ya think a bunch of libs are gonna believe this?
Yup!
K-12 School's New Gender Inclusion Policy Includes ZERO 'Opt Out' For Parents | Daily Wire
K-12 School's New Gender Inclusion Policy Includes ZERO 'Opt Out' For Parents | Daily Wire:
"A Minnesota school educating students K-12 has instituted a new gender inclusion policy that offers absolutely no chance for parents to opt out as conscientious objectors.
According to The Daily Signal, Nova Classical Academy caved in to the demands of political correctness after facing a lawsuit from two aggrieved parents blaming the school's backward policies of not being inclusive enough on gender for the "bullying and hostility" directed at their transgender child and other gender "nonconforming" students."
According to The Daily Signal, Nova Classical Academy caved in to the demands of political correctness after facing a lawsuit from two aggrieved parents blaming the school's backward policies of not being inclusive enough on gender for the "bullying and hostility" directed at their transgender child and other gender "nonconforming" students."
'Fat Studies' course deems 'weightism' a 'social justice issue'
'Fat Studies' course deems 'weightism' a 'social justice issue'
"The field of fat studies has undergone tremendous growth in recent years."
...In a 2013 article in European Health Psychologist, for instance, Lou-Watkins argues that the growing “war on obesity” has actually caused more harm than good, saying many who attempt to lose weight suffer psychological consequences..."
Read on!
- "Fat Studies" is returning to Oregon State University next spring, when students will be able to earn three credits to explore “forms of activism used to counter weightism perpetuated throughout various societal institutions.”
- “My course now frames body image disturbances more as a function of oppressive societal structures than of individual pathology," Patti Lou-Watkins explains in a 2012 academic journal article. Oregon State University will offer a spring course on “fat studies” in order to teach students how “weight-based oppression” is a “social justice issue.”
"The field of fat studies has undergone tremendous growth in recent years."
...In a 2013 article in European Health Psychologist, for instance, Lou-Watkins argues that the growing “war on obesity” has actually caused more harm than good, saying many who attempt to lose weight suffer psychological consequences..."
Read on!
See These Creepy Propaganda Posters From North Korea
See These Creepy Propaganda Posters From North Korea
‘American Imperialists, Do Not Be Reckless in Using Violence!'(koreanposters.com)
‘American Imperialists, Do Not Be Reckless in Using Violence!'(koreanposters.com)
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