Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Study: 44% of Students Incorrectly Think the First Amendment Does Not Protect Hate Speech - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Study: 44% of Students Incorrectly Think the First Amendment Does Not Protect Hate Speech - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"It is not just a matter of wanting authority figures to prohibit other people from engaging in offensive speech:
A near-majority of surveyed college students think hate speech is already outside the bounds of legal protection.
...The greatest number, 44 percent answered "no" when asked if the First Amendment protects hate speech. Just 39 percent of students answered correctly and 16 percent answered "don't know."
...A striking majority of surveyed students—51 percent—thought "shouting so that the audience cannot hear" was a valid tactic for opposing a controversial speaker.
Violence was acceptable to 19 percent of respondents..."
"It is not just a matter of wanting authority figures to prohibit other people from engaging in offensive speech:A near-majority of surveyed college students think hate speech is already outside the bounds of legal protection.
...The greatest number, 44 percent answered "no" when asked if the First Amendment protects hate speech. Just 39 percent of students answered correctly and 16 percent answered "don't know."
...A striking majority of surveyed students—51 percent—thought "shouting so that the audience cannot hear" was a valid tactic for opposing a controversial speaker.
Violence was acceptable to 19 percent of respondents..."
Hillary Clinton Says Women Only Voted For Trump Because Their Husbands Told Them To | Daily Wire
Hillary Clinton Says Women Only Voted For Trump Because Their Husbands Told Them To | Daily Wire:
"Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed this weekend that she lost the election because women — in particular, white women — caved to pressure from the men in their life, and voted for Trump.
The quintessential modern feminist Clinton says women were too scared to stand up to their husbands, boyfriends, and fathers, who told them to vote Republican, and since, clearly, women have no agency or ability to think for themselves, they listened."
The quintessential modern feminist Clinton says women were too scared to stand up to their husbands, boyfriends, and fathers, who told them to vote Republican, and since, clearly, women have no agency or ability to think for themselves, they listened."
Illinois' unpaid bill backlog hits a record $16 billion
Illinois' unpaid bill backlog hits a record $16 billion:
"CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois’ pile of unpaid bills topped $16 billion for the first time as the state deals with the fallout of an unprecedented two straight fiscal years without complete budgets, the state comptroller’s office reported on Tuesday.
The bill backlog is growing despite the enactment of a fiscal 2018 spending plan and income tax increase in July that ended a budget impasse between Illinois’ Republican governor and Democrats who control the legislature.
“What is going to take this backlog down is the borrowing,” said Abdon Pallasch, spokesman for Democratic state Comptroller Susana Mendoza.
A provision in the budget enacted by lawmakers over the vetoes of Governor Bruce Rauner authorized the sale of up to $6 billion of general obligation bonds to pay bills from vendors and service providers that are accruing late payment penalties of as much as 12 percent.
Rauner signaled earlier this month that his administration will move forward with the bond sale, saying ”it’s better to have Wall Street carry our debt than Main Street Illinois.”"
"CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois’ pile of unpaid bills topped $16 billion for the first time as the state deals with the fallout of an unprecedented two straight fiscal years without complete budgets, the state comptroller’s office reported on Tuesday.
“What is going to take this backlog down is the borrowing,” said Abdon Pallasch, spokesman for Democratic state Comptroller Susana Mendoza.
A provision in the budget enacted by lawmakers over the vetoes of Governor Bruce Rauner authorized the sale of up to $6 billion of general obligation bonds to pay bills from vendors and service providers that are accruing late payment penalties of as much as 12 percent.
Rauner signaled earlier this month that his administration will move forward with the bond sale, saying ”it’s better to have Wall Street carry our debt than Main Street Illinois.”"
History for September 20
History for September 20 - On-This-Day.com
Upton Sinclair 1878, Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton 1890, Dr. Joyce Brothers 1928
Anne Meara 1929 - Actress, comdian, Sophia Loren 1934 - Actress, Gary Cole 1957 - Actor
1519 - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan left Spain to find a route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Magellan was killed during the trip, but one of his ships eventually made the journey.
1881 - Chester A. Arthur became the 21st president of the U.S. President James A. Garfield had died the day before.
1955 - "You'll Never Be Rich" premiered on CBS-TV. The name was changed less than two months later to "The Phil Silvers Show."
1962 - James Meredith, a black student, was blocked from enrolling at the University of Mississippi by Governor Ross R. Barnett. Meredith was later admitted.
1967 - The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) was launched. It went out of service on November 27, 2008.
1984 - "The Cosby Show" premiered on NBC-TV.
1991 - U.N. weapons inspectors left for Iraq in a renewed search for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.
1995 - The U.S. House of Representatives voted to drop the national speed limit. This allowed the states to decide their own speed limits.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
D’Souza: The Left Isn't Just Tearing Down History, They're Rewriting It
"Bestselling author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza spoke with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam regarding the left’s assault on monuments, including protesters who recently shrouded a statue of Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia in black."
The Lost History of Antifa
The Lost History of Antifa:
"These groups, oftentimes launched from the aforementioned housing estates, were generally called “Antifaschistische Ausschüsse,” “Antifaschistische Kommittees,” or the now famous “Antifaschistische Aktion” – “Antifa” for short. They drew on the slogans and orientation of the prewar united front strategy, adopting the word “Antifa” from a last-ditch attempt to establish a cross-party alliance between Communist and Social Democratic workers in 1932. The alliance’s iconic logo, devised by Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists members Max Keilson and Max Gebhard, has been since become one of the Left’s most well-known symbols."
Obama's #DACA: Hey, remember when it was temporary? [VIDEO] - Victory Girls Blog
Obama's #DACA: Hey, remember when it was temporary? [VIDEO] - Victory Girls Blog
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Transcript:
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Read on!Obama: Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Security is taking steps to lift the shadow of deportation from these young people. Over the next few months, eligible individuals who do not present a risk# to national security or public safety will be able to request temporary relief from deportation proceedings and apply for work authorization. Now, let’s be clear — this is not amnesty, this is not immunity. This is not a path to citizenship. It’s not a permanent fix. This is a temporary stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people. It is the right thing to do.Q — foreigners over American workers.Obama: Excuse me, sir. It’s not time for questions, sir.Q No, you have to take questions.Obama: Not while I’m speaking. Precisely because this is temporary, Congress needs to act.
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