‘Jason Bourne’ Star Matt Damon Dreams of Gun Confiscation in America: ‘I Wish That Could Happen in My Country’ | TheBlaze.com

‘Jason Bourne’ Star Matt Damon Dreams of Gun Confiscation in America: ‘I Wish That Could Happen in My Country’ | TheBlaze.com:

"Action movie actor Matt Damon spent his Fourth of July weekend in Australia, where he spoke to local media about the latest “Jason Bourne” film, as well as his views on gun control.

The “Bourne” franchise star expressed his desire that the United States would conduct a massive confiscation of firearms akin to the 1996 gun grab carried out by the Australian government."

Lunch video-----A Time for Choosing - We Must Fight for Freedom ...

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FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook | National Review

FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook | National Review:

"In essence, in order to give Mrs. Clinton a pass, the FBI rewrote the statute, inserting an intent element that Congress did not require. The added intent element, moreover, makes no sense: The point of having a statute that criminalizes gross negligence is to underscore that government officials have a special obligation to safeguard national defense secrets; when they fail to carry out that obligation due to gross negligence, they are guilty of serious wrongdoing. The lack of intent to harm our country is irrelevant. People never intend the bad things that happen due to gross negligence."

JOURNALISM: PBS Slammed for ‘Fake’ Fireworks Footage: It used stock footage during ‘live’ broadca…

Instapundit » Blog Archive » JOURNALISM: PBS Slammed for ‘Fake’ Fireworks Footage: It used stock footage during ‘live’ broadca…:

Noticed something a bit off about PBS’ A Capitol Fourth broadcast Monday? So did hundreds of people who took to Facebook and Twitter, per NBC News. Though host Tom Bergeron initially laughed off concerns that the live concert and fireworks display over Washington would be rained out, per the Washington Post, the sky above the Capitol Building was foggy and overcast as the fireworks began. 

That made seeing the show a bit difficult—so PBS intervened. Mingled with misty footage of fireworks over the Capitol building, with scaffolding clearly visible, was stock footage of fireworks from previous celebrations.

Viewers were quick to call out the “fraudulent” scheme—there was no disclaimer during the “live” broadcast—noting the stock footage showed a clear sky over the Capitol Building, and no scaffolding, per the Post. Afterward, the show admitted to showing “a combination of the best fireworks from this year and previous years” because of the poor conditions. “It was the patriotic thing to do,” reads a tweet from the Capitol Fourth account.

Life in the Obama/Clinton era: 
When lying is the “patriotic thing to do.”

Pilot captures incredible nighttime thunderstorm photo over the Pacific Ocean

Pilot captures incredible nighttime thunderstorm photo over the Pacific Ocean - The Washington Post:

Americans don't know how many stars are on the flag

VIDEO: Americans don't know how many stars are on the flag - The American MirrorThe American Mirror:
How many stars are on the American flag?

There are apparently a whole lot of Americans who don’t know.

Fifty-two was the most popular answer Mark Dice received as he was surveying Americans in San Diego.

But many people had absolutely no idea, and resorted to counting them one by one.

These Americans represent the broader public who are clueless about our history or the way our government is designed to operate.

EAGnews reported earlier this year:

A survey of recent U.S. college graduates shows nearly 10 percent think Judge Judy is on the Supreme Court...

“America will never be destroyed from the outside,” Abraham Lincoln once said. “If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”

The Day the Rule of Law Died | PJ Media

The Day the Rule of Law Died | PJ Media:

"And so once again the leading crime family in America skates, thumbing its nose at the rule of law as an earnest but politically clueless FBI director stands before the nation to repeat the well-worn Clinton mantra of "insufficient evidence," and to attribute to Hillary another shopworn cliche that the Clintons habitually use in their defense: sloppiness.

In other words, it was a judgment call by James Comey. After laying out clear proof that Mrs. Clinton violated both the letter and the spirit of the law, he essentially punted by saying this is not the kind of case a reasonable prosecutor would make. Of course it isn't -- not if that prosecutor wants to both keep his job and stay above ground. As a moral failure, Comey even surpassed the supine John Roberts,"

UC Berkeley Student Columnist "Speaks Out" on the "White Devil"

UC Berkeley Student Columnist "Speaks Out" on the "White Devil"
• Maggie Lam calls her roommate “Becky” a “white devil” and who “smelled like a skinny white girl.”

• She describes a sexual romp with a blue eyed white man, “dry humping” him until leaving him with “blue balls” because she doesn’t want a “Scott Pilgrim-esque romance.”

• She denounces “white, patriarchal rape culture.”

• She criticizes progressive white students as participating in a “white savior circle jerk.”

A student at the prestigious University of California at Berkeley is drawing fierce criticism for her rage-filled, sexually explicit columns in the student newspaper — in which she denounces white people as “the white devil” among other racially charged attacks.

In pieces for the Daily Californian titled “Speaking Out”, “Fucking White Boys,” and “Choosing Myself Over White People”, Maggie Lam says she’s seeking to “reclaim the “Asian-American narrative” surrounding the immigrant experience. 
Mostly, however, she describes what it’s like to be a member of an oppressed minority subject to the demands of white, patriarchal rape culture on the famously liberal UC Berkeley campus..."

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History for July 7

History for July 7 - On-This-Day.com
Marc Chagall 1887, Satchel Paige 1906, Doc Severinsen 1927 - Bandleader


David McCullough 1933 - Author, Ringo Starr 1940 - Musician (Beatles), Jessica Hahn 1959


1846 - U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison.


1885 - G. Moore Peters patented the cartridge-loading machine.


1920 - A device known as the radio compass was used for the first time on a U.S. Navy airplane near Norfolk, VA.


1930 - Construction began on Boulder Dam, later Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River.


1937 - Japanese forces invaded China.


1950 - The U.N. Security Council authorized military aid for South Korea.


1969 - Canada's House of Commons gave final approval to a measure that made the French language equal to English throughout the national government.






1994 - Amazon.com, Inc. was founded in Seattle, Washington under the name "Cadabra."

LIBERTY REVIEW

LIBERTY REVIEW:

http://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2016/07/july-6-2016-independence-day-by-tammy.html

Independence Day  

By Tammy Derouin

Do we really understand the meaning of Independence Day?  Do we even care to understand what was taking place 240 years ago and the events which led to such an extraordinary document? 

Families, friends and countrymen must have faced a great divide.  Do you remain loyal to your oppressor; the one who provides for you but keeps you enslaved or do you break free and live with uncertainty and the ability to forge your own path?  Freedom demands responsibility.  It is not the responsibility of the government to provide the citizens with their daily necessities and desires.

 

The colonist didn't ask for their independence or freedom; they declared it.  They declared to the world why it was necessary to break ties with Great Britain. This was not a decision which was taken lightly.  “Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.”   The Declaration of Independence.    

After declaring their independence, they listed their grievances so the world would understand what led them to break free.  “The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.  To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.”  The Declaration of Independence.

The very first injury and usurpation is a noticeable reflection to our present day.  The Declaration of Independence states,..... 

Ted Cruz on FBI decision on Hillary Clinton - Business Insider

Ted Cruz on FBI decision on Hillary Clinton - Business Insider:

"The Texas senator added: "Director Comey has rewritten a clearly worded federal criminal statute. In so doing, he has come dangerously close to saying that grossly negligent handling of classified information should not result in serious consequences for high-level officials. In a nation where the rule of law is supposed to matter, this is troubling.""

Date of Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence

Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Date of signing[edit]

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, by Armand-Dumaresq, (c. 1873) which has been hanging in the White House since the late 1980s.

The date that the Declaration was signed has long been the subject of debate. 

Within a decade after the event, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams all wrote that the Declaration had been signed by Congress on July 4, 1776.^[1] 

This seemed to be confirmed by the signed copy of the Declaration, which is dated July 4. 

Additional support was provided by the Journals of Congress, the official public record of the Continental Congress. 

When the proceedings for 1776 were first published in 1777, the entry for July 4, 1776, stated that the Declaration was engrossed (the official copy was handwritten) and signed on that date.^[2]

In 1796, signer Thomas McKean disputed that the Declaration had been signed on July 4, pointing out that some signers were not then present, including several who were not even elected to Congress until after that date.^[3] 

"[N]o person signed it on that day nor for many days after", he later wrote.^[4] 

Although Jefferson and Adams disagreed with McKean, his claim gained support when the Secret Journals of Congress were published in 1821.^[5] 

The Secret Journals contained two previously unpublished entries about the Declaration. The entry for July 19 reads:

Resolved That the Declaration passed on the 4th be fairly engrossed on parchment with the title and stile of "The unanimous declaration of the thirteen united states of America" & that the same when engrossed be signed by every member of Congress.^[6]

The entry for August 2 stated:

The declaration of Independence being engrossed & compared at the table was signed by the Members.^[7]

The Syng inkstand was used during the signing of the Declaration

In 1884, historian Mellen Chamberlain argued that these entries indicated that the famous signed version of the Declaration had been created following the July 19 resolution, and had not been signed by Congress until August 2.^[8] 

Historian John Hazelton confirmed in 1906 that many of the signers had not been present in Congress on July 4, that the fifty-six signers had never been together as a group, and that some delegates must have added their signatures even after August 2.^[9] 

While it is possible that Congress signed a document on July 4 that has since been lost, historians do not think that this is likely.^[10]..."

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When Trump Fought the Racists

When Trump Fought the Racists | The American Spectator
"...All of this is already old news.
But there is a much older “old news” story about Trump that has now resurfaced — a story that paints a highly accurate portrait of the real Donald Trump — the guy who has no time for racism and anti-Semitism and stood up in public to fight both.
The story, linked by a group calling itself Zionists for Trump, was published in the Wall Street Journal — in 1997.
It revolves around Trump’s purchase and operation of the famous Mar-a-Largo estate, built in the 1920s by Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post.
Trump had recently purchased the sprawling, seaside estate and turned it into a club. 
This being located in upscale Palm Beach, Florida, there were other prestigious clubs in the area, clubs that catered to the old order of upper crust Palm Beach society.
The problem?

Quietly, these other clubs had long barred Jews and African Americans — which is to say they practiced a quiet but steely racism.
The Zionists for Trump headline:
The WSJ story that is linked focuses on the battles Trump faced as a new arrival to Palm Beach, including his new competition with the social clubs of the old order.
The story, which quotes Abe Foxman, the longtime head of the Anti-Defamation League, says, in part, the following:
Mr. Trump also has resorted to the courts to secure his foothold here, and many residents wince at the attention his legal battles with the town have drawn — to the town in general, and to the admission practices at some of Palm Beach’s older clubs in particular.
…The culture clash began to approach a climax last fall, when Mr. Trump’s lawyer sent members of the town council a copy of the film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” a film that deals with upper-class racism.
Mr. Trump then approached the town council about lifting the restrictions that had been placed on the club.
He also asked some council members not to vote on the request because their membership in other clubs created a conflict of interest.
Last December, after the council refused to lift the restrictions, Mr. Trump filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Palm Beach, alleging that the town was discriminating against Mar-a-Lago, in part because it is open to Jews and African-Americans. 
The suit seeks $100 million in damages.
… Mr. Foxman seems pleased that Mr. Trump has elevated the issue of discriminatory policies at social clubs.
“He put the light on Palm Beach,” Mr. Foxman says.
“Not on the beauty and the glitter, but on its seamier side of discrimination.
It has an impact.”
In recent weeks, Mr. Foxman says, the league has received calls from Jewish residents telling of how Palm Beach clubs are changing. Locals concur that in the past year, organizations such as the Bath and Tennis Club have begun to admit Jewish patrons.
The Palm Beach Civic Association, which for many years was believed to engage in discriminatory behavior, this month named a Jewish resident as its chief officer.
In other words?
In other words, long before he was running for president, there was Donald Trump battling racism and anti-Semitism in Palm Beach society. 
Using every tool at his disposal..."

State Department: FBI Is Wrong; We're Not Lax On Protecting Classified Information - Matt Vespa

State Department: FBI Is Wrong; We're Not Lax On Protecting Classified Information - Matt Vespa:

"State Department Spokesman John Kirby was not happy about FBI Director James Comey’s assessment of the culture at federal agency regarding handling classified information. Comey said that there were egregious lapses in security protocols regarding how Clinton and her team disseminated such information.

“While not the focus of our investigation, we also developed evidence that the security culture of the State Department in general, and with respect to use of unclassified e-mail systems in particular, was generally lacking in the kind of care for classified information found elsewhere in the government,” said Comey."

Chores: The Canary in the Coal Mine of Kids’ Character

Chores: The Canary in the Coal Mine of Kids’ Character | Intellectual Takeout:
"Last month, Business Insider ran a list of 13 things parents can do to turn their child into a successful adult. 
The first item on the list was to make a child do chores.
Given the fact that only 28 percent of parents require their children to do chores, it seems that we’re destined for a generation of unsuccessful adults.
And according to recent statements by pediatrician Deborah Gilboa, children who don’t do chores will not only be unsuccessful in material achievements, they will also be unsuccessful in the area of moral character.
“Chores,” Gilboa noted, “are the canary in the coal mine of kids’ character.” She goes on to say that parents who allow children to get out of chores because they are too busy are raising children to be selfish:
“If we see teens as selfish, it is only because we have given them the opportunity to focus on themselves. …
Taking out the garbage builds character. Family work proves to kids that they’re not above serving the needs of the group – that they’re not exempt from helping. We’re convincing our kids that their character isn’t quite as important to us as their achievements.”
Furthermore, Dr. Gilboa notes that parents who worry chores will make their children unhappy are barking up the wrong tree:
“Their happiness is not my responsibility. Their character is my responsibility.”
Would you agree with Dr. Gilboa?
Is it time that parents realize that sparing their children from work is not a service, but a detriment to them socially, physically, and morally?
“Idleness, and its Amusements are in the End more tiresome than Labour itself.” – Benjamin Franklin, 1757"

Read of the day!-----Islam—Facts or Dreams?

Islam—Facts or Dreams? - Imprimis:
"...For our present purposes, however, the fact is that the Blind Sheikh’s summons to jihad was rooted in a coherent interpretation of Islamic doctrine.
He was not perverting Islam—he was, if anything, shining a light on the need to reform it.
Another point, obvious but inconvenient, is that Islam is not a religion of peace. 
There are ways of interpreting Islam that could make it something other than a call to war.
But even these benign constructions do not make it a call to peace.
Verses such as “Fight those who believe not in Allah,” and “Fight and slay the pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war,” are not peaceful injunctions, no matter how one contextualizes.
Another disturbing aspect of the trial against the Blind Sheikh and his fellow jihadists was the character witnesses who testified for the defense. 
Most of these people were moderate, peaceful Muslim Americans who would no more commit terrorist acts than the rest of us. 
But when questions about Islamic doctrine would come up—“What does jihad mean?” “What is sharia?” “How might sharia apply to a certain situation?”—these moderate, peaceful Muslims explained that they were not competent to say.
In other words, for the answers, you’d have to turn to Islamic scholars like the Blind Sheikh.
Now, understand: there was no doubt what the Blind Sheikh was on trial for.
And there was no doubt that he was a terrorist—after all, he bragged about it.
But that did not disqualify him, in the minds of these moderate, peaceful Muslims, from rendering authoritative opinions on the meaning of the core tenets of their religion. 
No one was saying that they would follow the Blind Sheikh into terrorism—but no one was discrediting his status either..."
Lots here.
Read it all!

Lunch video-----Hillary Clinton vs. James Comey: Email Scandal Supercut

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Disgraced State Department Official Blamed Ambassador Chris Stevens for His own Death in Benghazi

Disgraced State Department Official Blamed Ambassador Chris Stevens for His own Death in Benghazi:

"The placement of blame for Stevens’ death was made in testimony by Charlene Lamb, then Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and International Programs. Lamb was one of four State Department officials disciplined in response to the attacks for her alleged role in denying security requests to the U.S. Benghazi mission. She was placed on administrative leave but was subsequently reinstated to a State Department job by John Kerry.

The final Benghazi report reveals that Lamb told the Committee:

The RSO [Regional Security Officer] and the Ambassador are ultimately responsible "

Learning "English" no longer necessary?-----Dem immigration platform courts Hispanics

Dem immigration platform courts Hispanics | TheHill:
"The Democratic Party delivered a huge win to immigration activists in its party platform draft released Friday, taking a liberal stance in sharp contrast to Republican proposals.
...The platform calls for a path to citizenship "for law-abiding families who are here," the defense of President Obama's executive actions on immigration, the end of immigration raids against children and families, due process for "those fleeing violence in Central America," and to rescind statutory bans on immigrants who modify their status in the country. 
...The 2016 document contrasts sharply with the 2012 version, which also touted the need for comprehensive immigration reform, but stated that undocumented immigrants should "get right with the law, learn English, and pay taxes in order to get on a path to earn citizenship," language unpopular with Hispanic and immigrant rights groups..."

After Slaughter, Bangladesh Reels at Revelations About Attackers

After Slaughter, Bangladesh Reels at Revelations About Attackers - The New York Times:
"DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s capital city reeled in shock on Sunday as clues began to flood social media about the privileged backgrounds of the half-dozen attackers believed to have butchered 20 patrons of a restaurant during a bloody siege here late last week.
The six attackers were killed when the army stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery to end an 11-hour siege early Saturday.
The police declined to name the young men because nobody had shown up as of Sunday night to identify their bodies, but friends and relatives recognized photographs that were posted on a messaging app by the Islamic State, along with praise for the violence.
The men, all in their late teens or early 20s, were products of Bangladesh’s elite, several having attended one of the country’s top English-medium private schools as well as universities both in the country and abroad.
Among them was the son of a former city leader in the prime minister’s own Awami League, the governing party.
“That’s what we’re absolutely riveted by,” said Kazi Anis Ahmed, a writer and publisher of the daily newspaper The Dhaka Tribune.
“That these kids from very affluent families with no material want can still be turned to this kind of ideology, motivated not just to the point of killing but also want to be killed.”
That children of the country’s upper classes appear to have joined militant Islamists in an act of such brutality highlighted the radicalization among the largely moderate Muslim population here, a process that has accelerated in recent years."

Obama's Newest Pajama Boy: FBI Director James Comey

Obama's Newest Pajama Boy: FBI Director James Comey:
"The pajamas arrived on Saturday..."