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Monday, April 13, 2015

History for April 13

History for April 13 - On-This-Day.com
Thomas Jefferson 1743 - 3rd U.S. President, Frank W. Woolworth 1852 - Merchant, created the five and ten cent store, head of F.W. Woolworth &Co., Butch Cassidy (Robert LeRoy Parker) 1866 - American train robber, bank robber and leader of the Wild Bunch Gang

Madalyn Murray O’Hair 1919 - Author ("Why I Am an Atheist"), Don Adams (Donald James Yarmy) 1926 - Actor ("Get Smart"), Dan Gurney 1931 - Auto racer

Paul Sorvino 1939 - Actor ("Law and Order", "Dick Tracy"), Tony Dow 1945 - Actor ("Leave it to Beaver"), Rick Schroder 1970 - Actor ("Silver Spoons", "NYPD Blue")

1775 - Lord North extended the New England Restraining Act to South, Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. The act prohibited trade with any country other than Britain and Ireland.

1796 - The first known elephant to arrive in the United States from Bengal, India.

1808 - William "Juda" Henry Lane perfected the tap dance.

1860 - The first mail was delivered via Pony Express when a westbound rider arrived in Sacremento, CA from St. Joseph, MO.

1861 - After 34 hours of bombardment, the Union-held Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederates.

1949 - Philip S. Hench and associates announced that cortizone was an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.

1959 - A Vatican edict prohibited Roman Catholics from voting for Communists.

1964 - Sidney Poitier became the first black to win an Oscar for best actor. It was for his role in the movie "Lilies of the Field."

1970 - An oxygen tank exploded on Apollo 13, preventing a planned moon landing.

1979 - The world's longest doubles ping-pong match ended after 101 hours.

1981 - Washington Post reporter Janet Cooke received a Pulitzer Prize for her feature about an 8-year-old heroin addict named "Jimmy." Cooke relinquished the prize two days later after admitting she had fabricated the story.

1997 - Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 21. He also set a record when he finished at 18 under par.

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Federal Judge Spanks Obama Administration, Refuses to Lift Ban on Executive Amnesty

Federal Judge Spanks Obama Administration, Refuses to Lift Ban on Executive Amnesty:

"The Washington Examiner article notes that Judge Hanen even went so far as to characterize the actions and assertions of Obama’s legal team as “fabrications, misstatements, half-truths, artful omissions….”

Politically-Challenged: Texas Tech Edition - Safeshare.TV

Politically-Challenged: Texas Tech Edition - Safeshare.TV:

Our school system has failed. Need proof, watch the video.

This is why history repeats....And they vote too!

VIDEO: ISIS Executioner Decapitates Man Accused of Sorcery in Latest Act of Barbarity

VIDEO: ISIS Executioner Decapitates Man Accused of Sorcery in Latest Act of Barbarity:

"The exact crime the beheading victim is accused of committing is not known, but images of his violent death were uploaded to Twitter saying he was a ‘sorcerer’. The first photo shows the blindfolded and bound man wearing a brown jumpsuit as a bearded terrorist lifts an 18-inch long kukri machete high into the air ready to behead the defenseless victim.

It is the exactly the same position British and American hostages are placed in after being savagely beheaded by ISIS’ British executioner in chief Mohammed Emwazi, also known as Jihadi John."

This is what democrats vote for------DEMOCRATS WANT TO LEGALIZE 'POST BIRTH ABORTION' UP TO AGE 4

DEMOCRATS WANT TO LEGALIZE 'POST BIRTH ABORTION' UP TO AGE 4
...Click here for the link to the Snopes article, which is poorly researched on the Mikkelsons' part, and, like most Snopes articles dealing with politics is heavily weighted to the left.

If the crack team at Snopes had just simply used a search engine, they would have found that a left-leaning website, Slate.com had already tackled the subject of post-birth abortions.

In fact, the professors in question wrote an academic journal in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Their thesis came down to this one sentence: "

“There is nothing magical about passing through the birth canal that transforms it from a fetus into a person.”
Read that again.
And again.
...The democrats' stand is much more ominous. They want you and I to accept the notion that a child is not a person until age 5.
For full citation, click here.

Now you've got fully sourced proof of liberal academics supporting the outright murder of children.

If that's not enough to give you the chills, then consider this.

In testimony before Congressional committee, Planned Parenthood employee Alisa LaPolt Snow was asked point blank:

“If a baby is born on a table as a result of a botched abortion, what would Planned Parenthood want to have happen to that child that is struggling for life?”
She replied: “We believe that any decision that’s made should be left up to the woman, her family, and the physician.”

Jaws in the committee room dropped. Asked again, she repeated her answer.

So that Snopes doesn't try to deem this false, here is the full story from The Washington Post. (Not exactly a bastion of conservatism)...

Beck Begs Americans Not to ‘Play Politics’ Amid Crisis in the Middle East: ‘What Is Coming Is a Christian Holocaust’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Beck Begs Americans Not to ‘Play Politics’ Amid Crisis in the Middle East: ‘What Is Coming Is a Christian Holocaust’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Jacqueline’s mother Yvette said the Islamic State will go door to door in Christian areas, burning down houses or killing parents in front of their children.

“It’s our calling to be the voice to the voiceless,” Jacqueline said. “We’re the eyewitnesses. We’ve chosen to go there to see the needs of the people and to come back and share it.”

10 Incredible Photographs That Won The Pulitzer Prize

10 Incredible Photographs That Won The Pulitzer Prize - Listverse:
Screaming Girl

Photo credit: Massoud Hossaini via The Pulitzer Prizes

Afghanistan-born photographer Massoud Hossaini won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography. His photograph was that of 12-year-old Afghan girl Tarana Akbari, who was screaming just after a suicide explosion which killed more than 70 people, including seven members of her family. Her family along with several others had gone to Kabul to observe the Ashura festival, one of the holiest days observed by Shia Muslims. The festival is meant to commemorate the A.D. 680 murder of Imam Ali, a grandson of the prophet Muhammad.

The worshippers had crowded at the Abul Fazl shrine to celebrate when a lone suicide bomber detonated explosives in his backpack. Massoud was at the scene when the bomb went off and had even been injured in the explosion, which was even condemned by the Taliban. Massoud had taken photographs at the yearly Ashura festival for 10 years and had not been expecting anything unusual. What makes Massoud’s photograph stand out is that, unlike other photographs that were usually taken well after the main event had occurred, this one was taken immediately after; Massoud was there, after all.

VIDEO: Coach Harbaugh Shows American Sniper and Teaches Univ of Michigan About Principle and Backbone

VIDEO: Coach Harbaugh Shows American Sniper and Teaches Univ of Michigan About Principle and Backbone:

"The University of Michigan kowtowed with a lily-livered response to the Muslim student’s right to freely express themselves by cancelling the showing of the movie, which has been a box office smash hit across the country and lauded by millions of viewers.

In cancelling the movie with their politically correct appeasement, the University trampled on the rights of a large number of students on the other side of the issue who were looking forward to the seeing the movie at the school.

Then a real man appeared in the form of the newly hired Michigan football coach, Jim Harbaugh, who showed the University of Michigan what it means to ‘have a pair.’"

From the NRA Convention: Bobby Jindal on gun laws, Pope Francis and a possible 2016 run | Video | TheBlaze.com

From the NRA Convention: Bobby Jindal on gun laws, Pope Francis and a possible 2016 run | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Since this is the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, we wondered where the governor stood on the Obama administration’s ongoing push to expand background checks, and propose changes in laws that would put more limits on gun owners. Jindal, a strong supporter of legal gun ownership, responded without hesitation, “I think we need to make the current system work.”

Listen to Jindal explain his concerns with the Obama administration’s ongoing efforts to limit access to guns and ammunition."

Get Ready for $11 Billion in 'Net Neutrality' Taxes

Get Ready for $11 Billion in 'Net Neutrality' Taxes - Investors.com

Promises: Not long after FCC chairman Tom Wheeler swore that the FCC takeover of the Internet wouldn't result in new taxes or fees, it appears likely that new taxes will show up on Internet bills in the near future.

In a speech a few weeks before the FCC voted to approve its "net neutrality" rules, Chairman Tom Wheeler promised there would be "no tariffs, no new taxes" as a result.

Later that month, FCC spokeswoman Kim Hart promised that the new regulatory scheme "does not raise taxes or fees. Period."

If that sounds suspiciously like Obama's promise that under ObamaCare you would be able to "keep your plan. Period," there's a good reason.

In mid-March, Wheeler told a House panel that he couldn't, in fact, rule out a new Internet fee to help pay for the government's "Universal Service Fund" (USF).

By shoving the Internet into the agency's Title II regulatory scheme — which was set up 80 years ago to regulate the telephone monopoly — Wheeler made it possible to do so...

Army Forced to Pay Damages for Not Allowing Transwoman to Use Women’s Bathroom

Army Forced to Pay Damages for Not Allowing Transwoman to Use Women’s Bathroom | Washington Free Beacon:

The Army is being forced to pay a transwoman after she complained that a private, “gender-neutral” bathroom was not enough.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruling last week said the Army discriminated against Tamara Lusardi, a military veteran and civilian software specialist who began transitioning from male to female in 2010, by not letting Lusardi use the ladies bathroom.

The Washington Post reports:

Lusardi, who served in the Army from 1986 to 1993, said the Army required her to use a single-person, gender-neutral restroom out of concerns that other employees might feel “uncomfortable” sharing a restroom with her.

She also alleged that management and co-workers called her “sir” and “it” after she began dressing as a woman and legally changed her name, driver’s license and security clearance.

The Army argued that it provided legitimate and non-discriminatory reasons for requiring the employee to use the single-user restroom and that management was supportive of her transition. But the commission determined that federal law prohibits the department’s actions.

According to the report, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) also ruled in favor of Lusardi last year, and “ordered the Army to provide sensitivity training” and monetary damages...

“I have told President Obama that I get very emotional talking about the revolution,” Castro said through a translator, noting that Obama wasn’t even born when the U.S. began sanctioning the island nation. “I apologize to him because President Obama had no responsibility for this.”

In a remarkable vote of confidence from a Cuban leader, Castro added: “In my opinion, President Obama is an honest man.”

Michigan Senate moving forward with plans to spend up to $70M on new office space

Michigan Senate moving forward with plans to spend up to $70M on new office space | MLive.com: "LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Senate is moving forward with plans to move out of the aging Farnum Building and into a newer, larger building in downtown Lansing.
"It's already a signed contract.
The bonds have already been let and we are moving forward with the office change," Meekhof told reporters on Tuesday.
The Michigan Strategic Fund in November authorized up to $70 million in bonding to cover the $51 million purchase price of the Capitol View Building, located at 201 Townsend Street, along with any other unanticipated costs."

History for April 12

History for April 12 - On-This-Day.com
Henry Clay 1777 - "The Great Pacificator", U.S. Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams, three time unsuccessful candidate for president of United States. Quote: "I would rather be right than president.", Tiny Tim (Herbert Khaury) 1930 - Ukulele playing, falsetto singer ("Tiptoe Through the Tulips"), Charles Napier 1936 - Actor

Herbie Hancock 1940 - Jazz/fusion musician, composer, Ed O'Neill 1946 - Actor ("Married....with Children", "Wayne’s World"), Tom Clancy 1947 - Author

David Letterman 1947 - TV host, comedian ("Late Night With David Letterman"), David Cassidy 1950 - Singer, actor ("The Partridge Family"), Shannen Doherty 1971 - Actress ("Beverly Hills 90210", "Little House on the Prairie")

1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople.

1606 - England adopted the original Union Jack as its flag.

1861 - Fort Sumter was shelled by Confederacy, starting America's Civil War.

1877 - A catcher's mask was used in a baseball game for the first time by James Alexander Tyng.

1945 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in Warm Spring, GA. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 63. Harry S Truman became president.

1961 - Soviet Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became first man to orbit the Earth.

1966 - Emmett Ashford became the first African-American major league umpire.

1981 - The space shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL, on its first test flight.

1982 - The British Navy began enforcing a blockade around the Falkland Islands.

1985 - Federal inspectors declared that four animals of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus were not unicorns. They were goats with horns that had been surgically implanted.

Saturday, April 11, 2015

‘America Is Fed Up’: GOP Schedules Votes on Major IRS Reforms Next Week | TheBlaze.com

‘America Is Fed Up’: GOP Schedules Votes on Major IRS Reforms Next Week | TheBlaze.com:

"For example, the Justice Department just said it won’t prosecute Lerner for her decision not to testify before Congress about her actions in the targeting scandal.

GOP leaders say the IRS needs real reform, and quickly, to ensure it doesn’t become a political weapon for whichever party runs the executive branch.

“The IRS has maliciously targeted individuals and groups simply because of their personal beliefs,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told his colleagues on Thursday. “The current system is unfair and America is fed up.”

"Thousands upon thousands of Black kids here in Atlanta were robbed of a good education for nearly a decade by over 178 teachers at 44 Atlanta Public Schools."

Thousands upon thousands of Black kids here in Atlanta were robbed of a good education for nearly a decade by over 178...
Posted by Michael Harris on Saturday, April 11, 2015

Obamacare’s $800 Billion Tax Hike Explained in One Chart

Obamacare’s $800 Billion Tax Hike Explained in One Chart
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Fact Checkers Aren’t Going to Like What Ted Cruz Had to Say About Them | TheBlaze.com

Fact Checkers Aren’t Going to Like What Ted Cruz Had to Say About Them | TheBlaze.com:

"Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday accused left-leaning reporters and editors of practicing a new brand of “yellow journalism” in the form of fact check articles, which he said purport to catch politicians stretching the truth, but instead tend to advance the Democratic agenda.

Cruz, who is running for president in 2016, sat down with CNBC for an interview, and was asked about his joke that the U.S. should send 125,000 IRS agents to the border. CNBC reporter John Harwood host pointed out that there are only 25,000 IRS agents, and the rest are just IRS workers."

UPDATE “The Passenger” – The Walter Scott Vehicle Is A Curious Concern To Scott Scheme Team Narrative

*UPDATE* “The Passenger” – The Walter Scott Vehicle Is A Curious Concern To Scott Scheme Team Narrative – Updated With Incident Reports From Responding Officers (Sans Slager)…. | The Last Refuge:
"...Against the backdrop that Walter Scott fled after giving up his Driver’s License, thereby easily identifying his personage, an obvious issue is: what was more risky to him than staying in an innocuous traffic stop and being processed/cited?

Something not passing the sniff test.

The family (Ryan Julison – spokesman) narrative to explain the motive for fleeing is to claim warrants for outstanding unpaid child support.
However, as the Associated Press reports, there was no outstanding warrant to fill that meme.

[…] Court records show that Walter L. Scott was almost $7,500 behind in child support at the time he was shot and killed by a police officer, but no bench warrant had been issued for him. (link)

So Ryan Julison wants to sell a motive that doesn’t exist.
Curiousor and curiousor.

Walter Scott claims in the Dash-Cam video that he just purchased the vehicle on Friday and was going to get the “paperwork” processed on Monday.
However, according to the Daily Mail, and quoting his co-worker, he put new wheels on it the week prior.
So he didn’t just purchase it….

Further Julison narrative expansion has Walter Scott buying it from a neighbor.
Yet with 24/7 coverage and a fleet of reporters, no-one appears interested to locate this “neighbor”…. for the “personal impact” angle…..

According to the Daily Mail Scott was on the phone with his Mother during the entire police stop. Yet the family doesn’t know who the passenger was?..."