Thursday, June 21, 2018
History for June 21
History for June 21 - On-This-Day.com
Martha Washington 1731, Al Hirshfield 1903, Jean-Paul Sartre 1905
Jane Russell 1921, Mariette Hartley 1940, Meredith Baxter Birney 1947
1834 - Cyrus McCormick patented the first practical mechanical reaper for farming. His invention allowed farmers to more than double their crop size.
1893 - The Ferris Wheel was introduced at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, IL.
1940 - Richard M. Nixon and Thelma Catherine ‘Pat’ Ryan were married.
1963 - In St. Louis, Bob Hayes set a record when he ran the 100-yard dash in 0:09.1.
1963 - France announced that they were withdrawing from the North Atlantic NATO fleet.
1985 - Scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele.
1989 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest was protected by the First Amendment.
2004 - SpaceShipOne, designed by Burt Rutan and piloted by Mike Melvill, reached 328,491 feet above Earth in a 90 minute flight. The height is about 400 feet above the distance scientists consider to be the boundary of space.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
LIBERTY REVIEW
LIBERTY REVIEW
https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2018/06/play-book-by-tammy-derouin-u.html
https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2018/06/play-book-by-tammy-derouin-u.html
Play Book
By Tammy Derouin
The U.S. Constitution is our guide, our
play book. It must be followed in order to maintain our freedom and
prevent tyranny from taking hold. Rules and laws are in place to
maintain order and to create a certain level of civility. Without
them, life would be chaotic.
Can you imagine what it would be like
if individuals were not being held accountable and possibly getting
away with crimes, right before your eyes? In the United States,
everyone is supposed to be treated equally under the law. Political
affiliation, an individual's last name or former job title isn't
supposed to make a difference. If it did, we would no longer have
equal justice under the law.
Rules exist in every segment of our
life. The world of sports is a good example. Each sport has a
standard set of rules; a play book. If an official decides to not
enforce the rules equally or if favoritism becomes acceptable,
problems will arise. In order to maintain a fair playing field for
all players, rules must be enforced equally. The fans would not
accept a crooked game. Most sports enthusiast know the rules and
aren't afraid to call out an official who may have made an improper
call. The call may be reviewed or checked by other officials.......
Trampling Out the Vintage Where the Sour Grapes Are Stored
Trampling Out the Vintage Where the Sour Grapes Are Stored
"By any reasonable account, the historic meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, resulting in an agreement pledging to work toward a stable and enduring peace (over six decades after the Korean armistice was signed at Panmunjom) was an incredible achievement.
In fact, had Obama or Clinton achieved as much, we would expect a ticker-tape parade down Fifth Avenue.
"By any reasonable account, the historic meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, resulting in an agreement pledging to work toward a stable and enduring peace (over six decades after the Korean armistice was signed at Panmunjom) was an incredible achievement. In fact, had Obama or Clinton achieved as much, we would expect a ticker-tape parade down Fifth Avenue.
North Korea has agreed to completely denuclearize and has begun the process, according to reports of satellite imagery, and has agreed to return the remains of U.S. military who perished in North Korea.
...In fact, the usual press fluffers which hailed Obama’s deals with Cuba and Iran, to name two recent Democratic foreign policy disasters, were bilious about it.
Ed Driscoll at Instapundit scrolled through NewsBusters for a decent example of the media backflips:
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF…oh, sod it, it’s The View:-- NewsBusters, today.● Chaser: View Hosts Trash ‘Hypocrite’ Mike Pence for Not Giving North Korea Due ‘Respect’ at Olympics.-- NewsBusters, February 12.-- NewsBusters, March 21, 2016.
The President acknowledged, too, the hypocrisy of the press:
Donald J. Trump
Verified account @realDonaldTrump“A year ago the pundits & talking heads, people that couldn’t do the job before, were begging for conciliation and peace -- ‘please meet, don’t go to war.’ Now that we meet and have a great relationship with Kim Jong Un, the same haters shout out, ‘you shouldn’t meet, do not meet!’
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IG Report on FBI: No Bias Conclusion May Not Be Supported | National Review
IG Report on FBI: No Bias Conclusion May Not Be Supported | National Review
But who knows?
Well, I figure if I write this column in the IG’s elusive style, we’ll have the Rosetta Stone we need to decipher the report.
See, you probably sense that I believe the report is half-baked.
But who knows?
You’ve got to hand it to Michael Horowitz:
The Justice Department inspector general’s much-anticipated report on the Clinton-emails investigation may be half-baked, but if it is, it is the most comprehensive, meticulously detailed, carefully documented, thoughtfully reasoned epic in the history of half-bakery.
Why say do I say the report “may be half-baked”?
Why say do I say the report “may be half-baked”?
Why don’t I just come out and declare, “The report is half-baked”?
Well, I figure if I write this column in the IG’s elusive style, we’ll have the Rosetta Stone we need to decipher the report.See, you probably sense that I believe the report is half-baked.
But if I say it “may be” half-baked . . . well, technically that means it may not be, too.
I mean, who really knows, right?
If that annoys you, try wading through 568 pages of this stuff, particularly on the central issue of the investigators’ anti-Trump bias.
If that annoys you, try wading through 568 pages of this stuff, particularly on the central issue of the investigators’ anti-Trump bias.
The report acknowledges that contempt for Trump was pervasive among several of the top FBI and DOJ officials making decisions about the investigation.
So this deep-seated bias must have affected the decision-making, right?
Well, the report concludes, who really knows?
Not in so many words, of course.
Not in so many words, of course.
The trick here is the premise the IG establishes from the start: It’s not my job to draw firm conclusions about why things happened the way they did.
In fact, it’s not even my job to determine whether investigative decisions were right or wrong.
The cop-out is that we are dealing here with “discretionary” calls; therefore, the IG rationalizes, the investigators must be given very broad latitude.
Consequently, the IG says his job is not to determine whether any particular decision was correct; just whether, on some otherworldly scale of reasonableness, the decision was defensible.
And he makes that determination by looking at every decision in isolation.
But is that the way we evaluate decisions in the real world?...
But is that the way we evaluate decisions in the real world?...
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GOP will hit FBI, DOJ with 'full arsenal of constitutional weapons' if they don't comply with subpoena, Gowdy warns | Fox News
GOP will hit FBI, DOJ with 'full arsenal of constitutional weapons' if they don't comply with subpoena, Gowdy warns | Fox News:
Gowdy reiterated on "Fox News Sunday" that the IG report was deeply concerning.
"I don’t know what [Special Counsel Robert] Mueller has," he said. "I do know this: that bias is so pervasive and everyone who has ever stood in front of a jury and had to explain it in a way will tell you it is the most miserable feeling in the world and I’ve never seen this level of bias."
"I don’t know what [Special Counsel Robert] Mueller has," he said. "I do know this: that bias is so pervasive and everyone who has ever stood in front of a jury and had to explain it in a way will tell you it is the most miserable feeling in the world and I’ve never seen this level of bias."
Geert Wilders for Breitbart: Muhammad is Coming to the Dutch Parliament | Breitbart
Geert Wilders for Breitbart: Muhammad is Coming to the Dutch Parliament | Breitbart
Later this year, the Dutch Parliament will be the scene of a unique and historic event.
In the secured offices of my party, the Party for Freedom (PVV) in the building of the Lower House in The Hague, we will be hosting an International Muhammad Cartoon Contest.
It also forbids depicting its founder, Muhammad.
...Moreover, the real problem is not that Islam feels so easily insulted, the real problem is that Islam feels entitled to murder those whom it feels insulted or criticized by.
Later this year, the Dutch Parliament will be the scene of a unique and historic event.
In the secured offices of my party, the Party for Freedom (PVV) in the building of the Lower House in The Hague, we will be hosting an International Muhammad Cartoon Contest.
...Everyone who wishes to make a Muhammad cartoon can send his work to our dedicated cartoon mailbox.
The contest is not intended to provoke or insult anyone.
We organize it because freedom of speech is the most important freedom we have.
Today, this freedom is under attack from two sides.
Both Islam and our own Western political elites are trying to restrict that freedom.
They both try to gag us.
Islam forbids every form of Islam criticism. It also forbids depicting its founder, Muhammad.
...Moreover, the real problem is not that Islam feels so easily insulted, the real problem is that Islam feels entitled to murder those whom it feels insulted or criticized by.
- That is why, in 2004, Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was assassinated.
- That is why there have been attacks on cartoonists.
- That is also why people like, myself, have been forced to live in hiding for years after Islamic death threats.
- That is also why British Islam critic Tommy Robinson is seriously in danger..."
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Coping With Loss… of Winter
Coping With Loss… of Winter
"Grieving the end of the season may be one of the hardest challenges skiers face---PHOTO: Adam Clark
Coping with the end of a season you love is one of life's biggest challenges, especially for skiers.
Winter is our best time of year--full of friends, fond memories, questionable decisions, and deep powder snow.
Often, the pain of rising temperatures and melting snow can feel overwhelming.
...The pain of having to hang up your skis can also disrupt your physical health, making it difficult to sleep in your own bed, eat (foods other than meats, cheeses or beer), or even think straight.
Returning to a regular schedule of bathing can also be troublesome to navigate and can lead to feelings of confusion.
...These are normal reactions to the end of winter.
But while there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there are healthy ways for skiers to cope with this change of season.
These tips can help ease your sadness and help you come to terms with the loss of winter, find new meaning for your life, and reemerge as a productive member of society again--until next fall..."
Read on.
"Grieving the end of the season may be one of the hardest challenges skiers face---PHOTO: Adam ClarkCoping with the end of a season you love is one of life's biggest challenges, especially for skiers.
Winter is our best time of year--full of friends, fond memories, questionable decisions, and deep powder snow.
Often, the pain of rising temperatures and melting snow can feel overwhelming.
...The pain of having to hang up your skis can also disrupt your physical health, making it difficult to sleep in your own bed, eat (foods other than meats, cheeses or beer), or even think straight.
Returning to a regular schedule of bathing can also be troublesome to navigate and can lead to feelings of confusion.
...These are normal reactions to the end of winter.
But while there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there are healthy ways for skiers to cope with this change of season.
These tips can help ease your sadness and help you come to terms with the loss of winter, find new meaning for your life, and reemerge as a productive member of society again--until next fall..."
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