Monday, the Campaign for America’s Future — a self-described “strategy center for the progressive movement” — co-director Robert Borosage offered up a left-wing wish list of items on which he says Obama should take action with his “pen and his phone.”
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Liberal Group Sees Executive Actions as Way Forward, Offers a Wish List of Actions
Liberal Group Sees Executive Actions as Way Forward, Offers a Wish List of Actions:
"Now that President Barack Obama has shown he does not need to work with Congress to achieve the changes he wants, a liberal organization is calling on Obama to go further.
Monday, the Campaign for America’s Future — a self-described “strategy center for the progressive movement” — co-director Robert Borosage offered up a left-wing wish list of items on which he says Obama should take action with his “pen and his phone.”
Monday, the Campaign for America’s Future — a self-described “strategy center for the progressive movement” — co-director Robert Borosage offered up a left-wing wish list of items on which he says Obama should take action with his “pen and his phone.”
VA woman admits $7.2 million child-credit tax scam
VA woman admits $7.2 million child-credit tax scam « Watchdog.org
More than a year after Watchdog reported the IRS sent thousands refunds to the tiny town of Parksley, Va., a woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and mail fraud.
Linda Avila admitted to obtaining more than $7.2 million in refunds by exploiting the federal government’s child tax credit program.
Avila filed more than 1,700 tax returns with stolen identifications used by illegal immigrants, mainly from Mexico.
The Virginian-Pilot reported that Avila, 50, operated a landscaping and cleaning business in Parksley.
Investigators found copies of refund checks in amounts from $4,000 to more than $7,000.
The tax returns frequently cited foreign dependents, which increased the refund amounts.
Avila had the refunds mailed to various post office boxes on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware, according to court records.
The workers cashed the checks and turned over most of the money to Avila, keeping a small fee for themselves.
Linda Avila admitted to obtaining more than $7.2 million in refunds by exploiting the federal government’s child tax credit program.
Avila filed more than 1,700 tax returns with stolen identifications used by illegal immigrants, mainly from Mexico.
The Virginian-Pilot reported that Avila, 50, operated a landscaping and cleaning business in Parksley.
Investigators found copies of refund checks in amounts from $4,000 to more than $7,000.
The tax returns frequently cited foreign dependents, which increased the refund amounts.
Avila had the refunds mailed to various post office boxes on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware, according to court records.
The workers cashed the checks and turned over most of the money to Avila, keeping a small fee for themselves.
Michael Bloomberg’s Advice for What to Tell Pro-Gun Relatives Over Thanksgiving Dinner | TheBlaze.com
Michael Bloomberg’s Advice for What to Tell Pro-Gun Relatives Over Thanksgiving Dinner | TheBlaze.com:
"Everytown for Gun Safety, the organization funded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, issued a set of five talking points for gun control advocates to follow when trying to persuade their pro-gun friends and relatives of their error in thinking on Thanksgiving."
This turkey makes more sense than Bloomberg.
This turkey makes more sense than Bloomberg.
IRS planning bonuses for employees who owe taxes
Top Republican: IRS planning bonuses for employees who owe taxes | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"A top Senate Republican is fuming over an announcement by Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen that he plans to hand out bonuses to union and non-union members who work for the agency, potentially including those who owe back taxes.
“It’s no wonder the American people find it hard to believe the IRS needs more money when the agency fails to collect back taxes from their own employees and instead rewards them with bonuses,”
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who is likely to become chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in January."
“It’s no wonder the American people find it hard to believe the IRS needs more money when the agency fails to collect back taxes from their own employees and instead rewards them with bonuses,”
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who is likely to become chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in January."
Top Republican: IRS planning bonuses for employees who owe taxes | WashingtonExaminer.com
Top Republican: IRS planning bonuses for employees who owe taxes | WashingtonExaminer.com:
“It’s no wonder the American people find it hard to believe the IRS needs more money when the agency fails to collect back taxes from their own employees and instead rewards them with bonuses,” Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who is likely to become chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in January. “American families have been doing more with less for far too long now, and it is time the IRS do the same.”

Hatch has publicized a letter sent this week from Koskinen to IRS employees, announcing the agency will hand out “performance awards,” worth one percent of employee base salary."
“It’s no wonder the American people find it hard to believe the IRS needs more money when the agency fails to collect back taxes from their own employees and instead rewards them with bonuses,” Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who is likely to become chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in January. “American families have been doing more with less for far too long now, and it is time the IRS do the same.”
Hatch has publicized a letter sent this week from Koskinen to IRS employees, announcing the agency will hand out “performance awards,” worth one percent of employee base salary."
He too damn IMPORTANT for facts-------Obama Did Not Watch St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Announcement
Obama Did Not Watch St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Announcement « CBS DC
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) —
President Barack Obama appealed for calm and understanding in Ferguson on Monday after a grand jury decided not to indict in the death of Michael Brown, pleading with both residents and police officers to show restraint.
“We are a nation built on the rule of law, so we need to accept that this decision was the grand jury’s to make,” Obama said.
President Barack Obama appealed for calm and understanding in Ferguson on Monday after a grand jury decided not to indict in the death of Michael Brown, pleading with both residents and police officers to show restraint.
“We are a nation built on the rule of law, so we need to accept that this decision was the grand jury’s to make,” Obama said.
CBS News reports that Obama did not watch St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch’s announcement, but his aides did and briefed him. It was the fifth time Obama addressed Brown’s death.
‘Heartbreaking’ Video Shows the Moment a Ferguson Store Owner Processes What Looters Have Done. But This Isn’t Just Any Business…
‘Heartbreaking’ Video Shows the Moment a Ferguson Store Owner Processes What Looters Have Done. But This Isn’t Just Any Business… | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Amid the chaos and smoke from burning buildings in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday night, one ransacked business stood out:
Ferguson Market and Liquor, the very store Michael Brown was shown on video robbing before he was fatally shot."
"Amid the chaos and smoke from burning buildings in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday night, one ransacked business stood out:
Ferguson Market and Liquor, the very store Michael Brown was shown on video robbing before he was fatally shot."
White House Releases Plan 3,415 Regulations Thanksgiving
White House Releases Plan 3,415 Regulations Thanksgiving | The Daily Caller:
"While Americans are focused on what delicious foods they’re going to eat for Thanksgiving, the White House is focused on releasing its massive regulatory agenda — marking the fifth time the Obama administration has released its regulatory road map on the eve of a major holiday.
The federal Unified Agenda is the Obama administration’s regulatory road map, and it lays out thousands of regulations being finalized in the coming months. Under President Barack Obama, there has been a tradition of releasing the agenda late on Friday — and right before a major holiday."
The federal Unified Agenda is the Obama administration’s regulatory road map, and it lays out thousands of regulations being finalized in the coming months. Under President Barack Obama, there has been a tradition of releasing the agenda late on Friday — and right before a major holiday."
History for November 26
History for November 26 - On-This-Day.com
Charles M. Schulz 1922, Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) 1938, John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) 1945



1825 - The first college social fraternity, Kappa Alpha, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, NY.

1832 - Public streetcar service began in New York City.

1867 - J.B. Sutherland patented the refrigerated railroad car.

1940 - The Nazis forced 500,000 Jews of Warsaw, Poland to live within a walled ghetto.

1941 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.

1973 - Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she was responsible for the 18-1/2 minute gap in a key Watergate tape. Woods was U.S. President Nixon's personal secretary.

1975 - Lynette"Squeaky" Fromme was found guilty by a federal jury in Sacramento, CA, for trying to assassinate U.S. President Ford on September 5.

1992 - The British government announced that Queen Elizabeth II had volunteered to start paying taxes on her personal income. She also took her children off the public payroll.

1997 - The U.S. and North Korea held high-level discussions at the State Department for the first time.

2003 - The U.N. atomic agency adopted a resolution that censured Iran for past nuclear cover-ups and warning that it would be policed to put to rest suspicions that the country had a weapons agenda.
Charles M. Schulz 1922, Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) 1938, John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) 1945
1825 - The first college social fraternity, Kappa Alpha, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, NY.
1832 - Public streetcar service began in New York City.
1867 - J.B. Sutherland patented the refrigerated railroad car.
1940 - The Nazis forced 500,000 Jews of Warsaw, Poland to live within a walled ghetto.
1941 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.
1973 - Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she was responsible for the 18-1/2 minute gap in a key Watergate tape. Woods was U.S. President Nixon's personal secretary.
1975 - Lynette"Squeaky" Fromme was found guilty by a federal jury in Sacramento, CA, for trying to assassinate U.S. President Ford on September 5.

1992 - The British government announced that Queen Elizabeth II had volunteered to start paying taxes on her personal income. She also took her children off the public payroll.
1997 - The U.S. and North Korea held high-level discussions at the State Department for the first time.
2003 - The U.N. atomic agency adopted a resolution that censured Iran for past nuclear cover-ups and warning that it would be policed to put to rest suspicions that the country had a weapons agenda.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Sneak Peek: Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson’s Response to Racially Charged Question in First Interview After Grand Jury Decision | Video | TheBlaze.com
Sneak Peek: Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson’s Response to Racially Charged Question in First Interview After Grand Jury Decision | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"In his first interview since a Ferguson grand jury declined to indict him, officer Darren Wilson reportedly told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that he feared for his life and relied on his police training when he fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown earlier this year. He also apparently asserted that race played no role in how he handled the situation.
Wilson expressed regret that a man lost his life, but said he wouldn’t have handled the situation any differently if he had a chance to do it over, according to Stephanopoulos."
"In his first interview since a Ferguson grand jury declined to indict him, officer Darren Wilson reportedly told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that he feared for his life and relied on his police training when he fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown earlier this year. He also apparently asserted that race played no role in how he handled the situation.
Wilson expressed regret that a man lost his life, but said he wouldn’t have handled the situation any differently if he had a chance to do it over, according to Stephanopoulos."
The Path to a Permanent GOP Majority
The Path to a Permanent GOP Majority:
"The GOP has been granted a second chance after the November 2014 elections. If we want to lose our majorities again and help elect Hillary Clinton or whoever the Democrats decide to crown in 2016, the quickest way for us to do that is to spend like drunken sailors like we did last time we controlled both houses of Congress and get nothing else done.
What should we be doing?"
What should we be doing?"
What could possibly go wrong?-------Orwellian campus initiative of the week: ‘Neutral Observer Program’ at UO
Orwellian campus initiative of the week: ‘Neutral Observer Program’ at UO
Via Peter Bonilla of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), who tweets “please let that be a joke flyer”:
The University of Oregon is apparently soliciting law students to serve as “neutral observers” at “protests, rallies, and demonstrations” on campus, according to the blog UO Matters, which is frequently critical of the administration.
The point of neutral observers is to provide a “calming effect” at events where safety is at risk, the school says:
“The presence of trained observers at these events allows for the availability of unbiased witnesses should there be any form of escalation.”
“The presence of trained observers at these events allows for the availability of unbiased witnesses should there be any form of escalation.”
They help “create a campus environment in which all voices can be heard” and “protect individual’s freedom of speech,” the school says.
Who Will Pay Ebola Patients' Medical Bills in the U.S.?
Who Will Pay Ebola Patients' Medical Bills in the U.S.? - NationalJournal.com:
"The arrival of Ebola in the United States this year led to an unprecedented medical response involving experimental drugs, round-the-clock care, and layers upon layers of protective gear.
And none of it has been cheap.
Nine people have been treated for the virus in the U.S. since August. Seven recovered.
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, which treated one of them, estimates treatment for patients diagnosed with Ebola costs $50,000 a day.
Officials at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which cared for two patients, put the daily cost at $30,000, and the total at $1.16 million for a single patient.
Most patients have been hospitalized for more than two weeks.
The U.S. has shown it can beat Ebola.
But who will pay for the expensive care it takes to do it?"
"The arrival of Ebola in the United States this year led to an unprecedented medical response involving experimental drugs, round-the-clock care, and layers upon layers of protective gear.
Nine people have been treated for the virus in the U.S. since August. Seven recovered.
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, which treated one of them, estimates treatment for patients diagnosed with Ebola costs $50,000 a day.
Officials at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which cared for two patients, put the daily cost at $30,000, and the total at $1.16 million for a single patient.
Most patients have been hospitalized for more than two weeks.
The U.S. has shown it can beat Ebola.
But who will pay for the expensive care it takes to do it?"
Sorry, Bloomberg: FBI Report Says Far Fewer Officers Killed in 2013 as Gun Sales Skyrocketed
"Police departments in major cities around the country often are charged with enforcing the kinds of unconstitutional anti-gun laws for which cities like Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. have become known. From time to time, coalitions of police officers speak-out against lenient firearm laws and bolster the erroneous claim that more guns in the hands of the populace threaten the safety of law enforcement officers."
Jake Tapper Exposes Gruber's ObamaCare Deception: 'Fooling' You
Jake Tapper Exposes Gruber's ObamaCare Deception: 'Fooling' You:
"TAPPER: And keep in mind, of course, Gruber thinks ObamaCare is a good thing. It's just that we voters were too stupid to realize that. So, we had to be fooled. And that's why so many people are mad about it. And with a Republican-controlled Senate and House and a pending Supreme Court case, all of this impact might have an impact on you. "
"TAPPER: And keep in mind, of course, Gruber thinks ObamaCare is a good thing. It's just that we voters were too stupid to realize that. So, we had to be fooled. And that's why so many people are mad about it. And with a Republican-controlled Senate and House and a pending Supreme Court case, all of this impact might have an impact on you. "
The Millions Jon Gruber Got From You, in One Chart
The Millions Jon Gruber Got From You, in One Chart:
"Gruber — whom Obama dismissed Sunday as “some adviser” — raked in $5.9 million in taxpayer dollars through federal and state contracts awarded from 2008 to 2014 by agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services."
Check out the chart...
Check out the chart...
Michigan teacher compares Ferguson looting to the Boston Tea Party, cites ‘white privilege’
Michigan teacher compares Ferguson looting to the Boston Tea Party, cites ‘white privilege’ - EAGnews.org:
FERGUSON, Mo. – Activist teachers are already spinning yarns in their classrooms to score political points in the shooting death of Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown.
The unidentified Selma, Alabama teacher who wassuspended for having students reenact the shooting isn’t the only one.
FERGUSON, Mo. – Activist teachers are already spinning yarns in their classrooms to score political points in the shooting death of Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown.
Mike Kaechele, a Grand Rapids, Michigan teacher says the incident, as well as resulting looting and rioting, are a good reminder that “institutional racism has always been” in America.
He writes on his “Concrete Classroom” blog:
The tragic event of the killing of MIchael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri have led to protests and rioting against police brutality.
It brings to the surface (again) the institutional racism that has always been in our country.
I think white privilege causes some to look at Ferguson as an excuse for criminal activity rather than a political protest.”
It brings to the surface (again) the institutional racism that has always been in our country.
I think white privilege causes some to look at Ferguson as an excuse for criminal activity rather than a political protest.”
Celebrate William F. Buckley’s birthday with his tension-filled Saul Alinsky interview from 1967 (video)
Celebrate William F. Buckley’s birthday with his tension-filled Saul Alinsky interview from 1967 (video) | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"To celebrate the legacy of the man born some 89 years ago today, we thought we would share the following video from the YouTube archives of Buckley interviewing “Rules for Radicals” author Saul Alinsky back in 1967 on Buckley’s “Firing Line” program.
Buckley attempts to cut to the heart of Alinsky’s philosophy, and Alinsky bobs and weaves around Buckley’s jabs, in a characteristically obfuscatory fashion."
Buckley attempts to cut to the heart of Alinsky’s philosophy, and Alinsky bobs and weaves around Buckley’s jabs, in a characteristically obfuscatory fashion."
The fallacy of memes
The fallacy of memes:
"One of the memes that always gets under my craw and raises my ire is the half-assed stupid memes that have to do with immigration.
You know the one’s I’m talking about, featuring a picture or a cartoon of a Native American that delivers the message that if you don’t want ‘immigration’, then maybe you should consider what was ‘done’ to the Native Americans.
Stop it,
Stop pimping misinformation in order to foment hatred and resentment.
That’s all you’re doing, you aren’t being constructive or helpful or even the least bit informative.
First of all, I don’t know a single person who is against legal immigration.
No one, of any political stripe; point that American out to me and I’ll show you a minority of one. What smart people are, is against unrestrained, untracked illegal immigration, crossing this country’s borders (we have them, Native Americans didn’t) without permission.
And doing so is illegal.
That makes the people who do so law breakers in the eyes of existing law, and it should remain that way.
You cannot have a welfare state (what America has become) and also have open borders.
This is inarguable, unless it is the purpose of said action to reduce the nation to poverty and eradicate its greatness.
Sadly, there are many who seem to want just that thing."
"One of the memes that always gets under my craw and raises my ire is the half-assed stupid memes that have to do with immigration.
You know the one’s I’m talking about, featuring a picture or a cartoon of a Native American that delivers the message that if you don’t want ‘immigration’, then maybe you should consider what was ‘done’ to the Native Americans.
Stop pimping misinformation in order to foment hatred and resentment.
That’s all you’re doing, you aren’t being constructive or helpful or even the least bit informative.
First of all, I don’t know a single person who is against legal immigration.
No one, of any political stripe; point that American out to me and I’ll show you a minority of one. What smart people are, is against unrestrained, untracked illegal immigration, crossing this country’s borders (we have them, Native Americans didn’t) without permission.
And doing so is illegal.
That makes the people who do so law breakers in the eyes of existing law, and it should remain that way.
You cannot have a welfare state (what America has become) and also have open borders.
This is inarguable, unless it is the purpose of said action to reduce the nation to poverty and eradicate its greatness.
Sadly, there are many who seem to want just that thing."
Watch: Store Robbed by Brown Looted on National TV
Watch: Store Robbed by Brown Looted on National TV:
"Ferguson Market and Liquor, the store that Michael Brown robbed before he was killed by Officer Darren Wilson was looted during the aftermath of the grand jury's decision to not indict Wilson as CNN's cameras rolled on Monday."
BREAKING… Audit CONFIRMS IRS Targeted 292 Conservative Groups – Just 6 Liberal Groups
The Obama IRS Scandal involves:
** At least 292 conservative groups targeted
** At least 5 pro-Israel groups targeted
** Constitutional groups targeted
** Groups that criticized Obama administration were targeted
** At least two pro-life groups targeted
** A Texas voting-rights group was targeted
** Conservative activists and businesses were targeted.
** At least 88 IRS agents were involved in the targeting scandal
** At least one conservative Hispanic group was targeted
** At least 5 pro-Israel groups targeted
** Constitutional groups targeted
** Groups that criticized Obama administration were targeted
** At least two pro-life groups targeted
** A Texas voting-rights group was targeted
** Conservative activists and businesses were targeted.
** At least 88 IRS agents were involved in the targeting scandal
** At least one conservative Hispanic group was targeted
Today the Inspector General confirmed that 292 conservative groups were targeted by the IRS. Only 6 liberal groups were targeted.
We the Peasants... :
We the Peasants... :: SteynOnline:
~The President's drive-by amnesty for however many bazillion fine upstanding members of the Undocumented-American community is particularly revolting to those of us chumps who were suckered into going through what passes for the legal immigration process in this country.
As Thanksgiving week begins, a couple of turkey nuggets...
Over at Powerline, an immigration lawyer points out one of the consequences of Emperor Barack's proclamation:
The proposed executive action on immigration (or whatever name you want to give it) will allow [illegal aliens] who have US citizen or green-card children and who have been here for five years to apply for some kind of quasi-status and open market work authorization. That would allow them to work for a period of time at any employer, the authorization presumably renewable until they decide to leave or have an option for US permanent resident status (green card status). This, the administration tells us, is fair and just and Biblical – yada/yada.
But this option is explicitly NOT available to those in the US in a valid legal status. There are millions of people in the US who have temporary status – as students or temporary workers or researchers or as investors (lots of Koreans own businesses with E-2 investor visas, for example). These people – many of them have US citizen children and have been here five years. These people who have been here legally and not violated their immigration status – these people are explicitly NOT eligible for open market work authorization, renewable indefinitely.
You must be in violation of the law to benefit from this provision.
That is to say, you must be a law-breaker to enjoy the protections of American law.
If you're law-abiding, get lost.
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