Thursday, January 05, 2017

Dear Leader's (PBUH) reign ruled "scandal-free"

Dear Leader's (PBUH) reign ruled "scandal-free":

Jarrett: The 8 years Obama was president were 'scandal free'
Glorious news, comrades! 
His O'liness has been found free of scandal and any embarrassing acts or statement over his 8 years of benevolent leadership! 
Valerie Jarrett, who would know these things has stated so on CNN, so you know it's true.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/jarrett_the_8_years_obama_was_president_were_scandal_free.html

Thank You, Gary Johnson, for Being the Best Thing in 2016!

Thank You, Gary Johnson, for Being the Best Thing in 2016! - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"Before we completely flush 2016 down the memory hole, let us pause to remember Gary Johnson...
In the end, of course, there was a lot of disappointment.
He didn't crack 15 percent in polls to route around the bullshit criteria created by the two major parties to keep people like him off the stage...
...in the end, Johnson pulled almost 4.5 million votes (3.3 percent of the total), compared to 1.3 million votes (1 percent) four years ago.
I choose instead to focus on what I think were two major themes that Johnson introduced into national politics that will have a very long shelf-life...

  • First, he was the first politician in forever who had the temerity to say what we all know to be true: That most Americans are socially liberal (or tolerant) and fiscally conservative (i.e. responsible)...
  • Second, and more controversially, I think, Gary Johnson incarnates what we will come to expect from politicians and presidents. Hillary Clinton was imperious and hyper-credentialed to a fault, Donald Trump was simply a bullying blowhard, and Jill Stein an unconvincing bullshit artist (she's still at it, actually, improbably attributing the New Year's Eve attack in Istanbul to climate change). Johnson presented himself as experienced and competent—he had a great run as a two-term governor of New Mexico and had built two successful businesses—but also relentlessly human. He didn't pretend to know everything (including some things he absolutely should have had down cold) or to be all things to all people..."

Did Obamacare Really Insure 20 Million?

Did Obamacare Really Insure 20 Million?:
"One of the most frequently heard claims from the Obama administration is that Obamacare is responsible for insuring 20 million adults who were previously uninsured.
But Heritage Foundation research shows the administration’s figure is off by a few million.
The Department of Health and Human Services claims that 20 million people have gained health coverage since the enactment of Obamacare in 2010 through early 2016.
Image result for obamacareOf those people, 2.3 million are said to be young adults (ages 19 to 25) that gained coverage between 2010 and 2013 as a result of the Obamacare provision allowing them to stay on their parents’ plan until age 26.
The remaining 17.7 million people gained health insurance from Obamacare’s first open enrollment period between October 2013 and early 2016.
...The researchers found that just over 14 million people gained coverage from the end of 2013 to the end of 2015.
Of those 14 million, 11.8 million gained their insurance through Medicaid and 2.2 million through private coverage.
...Enrollment in the individual market increased by 5.9 million and the self-insured employer market grew by 3.9 million.
However, these increases were largely offset by an enrollment drop of 7.6 million people in fully insured employer group plans. 
Overall, the net gain in private market coverage was only 2.3 million people.
Medicaid enrollment has surged.
In states that adopted Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, enrollment surged by 10.4 million.
However, Medicaid enrollment also rose by 1.4 million in states that didn’t expand their Medicaid programs.
Overall, enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program accounts for 84 percent of the total coverage gains from Obamacare since 2014..."

Congress to Freeze State Dept Funds Until Embassy Moves to Jerusalem

Congress to Freeze State Dept Funds Until Embassy Moves to Jerusalem:

"A delegation of Republican senators is moving forward with an effort to freeze some funding to the State Department until the U.S. embassy in Israel is formally moved to Jerusalem, according to new legislation.

The legislation comes as the Obama administration continues to face criticism over its behind-the-scenes effort to forward a United Nations resolution condemning Israel."

5 Heroic Last Stands From Military History

5 Heroic Last Stands From Military History:
2. “We Are Sorry, But We Do Not Speak French.”

Battle of the Golden Spurs. Image Source: Wikipedia
Battle of the Golden Spurs. 

Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 was part of the Franco-Flemish wars. Near Kortjik, Flanders, some 8,000 French Knights were up against the 9000 ordinary people of the city militia. The French army was a well-equipped force of shiny knights.  They had armored knights, esquires, crossbowmen, pikemen and everything else they need to rout the Flemish force.
The Flemish, on the other hand, were not even in a battle formation. They were armed with spears and maces. Thus, the French, confident in their own superiority attacked, but they were routed. The citizens, whom everyone considered unable to fight, simply destroyed the French army. All four of the French commanders were killed, and the famous army of Philip IV left with tucked tails. When Robert II, the Count of Artois, pleaded for mercy, the Flemish responded: “We are sorry, but we do not speak French.”
We can safely add this battle to the count. Simple citizens, albeit trained in the usage of weapons, to go against the glorious and seasoned French knights, and still win, is nothing short of heroic.

AM Fruitcake

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History for January 5


History for January 5 - On-This-Day.com:
Stephen Decatur 1779, Jeannette Piccard 1895, George Reeves 1914


Jane Wyman 1917 - Actress, Robert Duvall 1930, Diane Keaton 1946


1781 - Richmond, VA, was burned by a British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold.


1933 - In California, construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began.


1940 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got its very first demonstration of FM radio.


1948 - Warner Brothers-Pathe showed the very first color newsreel. The footage was of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football classic.


1956 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Snoopy walked on two legs for the first time.


1961 - "Mr. Ed" debuted. The show would run for six years.


1972 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.


1998 - U.S. Representative Sonny Bono died in skiing accident.


Wednesday, January 04, 2017

LIBERTY REVIEW

LIBERTY REVIEW:

'https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2017/01/lame-duck-by-tammy-derouin-year-2017.html

Lame Duck

By Tammy Derouin

The year 2017 couldn't get here fast enough.  As 2016 was coming to a much needed end, Americans were getting yet another look at the destructive objectives of the Obama administration.  With only a few weeks left to do damage, we are witnessing an epic round of transparency.  It is perhaps one of the clearest pictures we’ve seen as there are no attempts to explain the actions or make up fictional meanings and stories.  The mask is completely off as Obama no longer has to hide his true intentions.  With no more voters to con, the wolf in sheep's clothing has shed his disguise. Obama’s suicidal laced agenda for America and our ally, Israel, has been made transparently clear.
 
Transparency or truth was never part of the game plan.  The administration and the power hungry Left understand that keeping people in the dark gives them power and control.  The truth has always been out there, it just takes effort and the desire to find it.  It was a choice each individual had to make.  Do you dig a little deeper and see reality or do you close your eyes, plug your ears and dream of rainbows and silly unicorns?  The unfortunate downside to the latter is that once people deny the truth for a long period of time, it has a way of blindsiding them.  If the truth has always been withheld or refused, well, that's when cry-ins, play-dough and coloring books come into play.  

During the final days of the Obama administration, there will be many attempts to sabotage the American people, our traditional allies and President-elect Donald Trump.  The Leftist playbook does not include a chapter on how to exit the stage gracefully after a defeat.  Anger will therefore be unleashed.  There will be many attempts to force as much of their unfinished agenda upon us.  The determination of the angry lame duck as he attempts to wield his iron wing is cause for concern.  However, a lame duck is a lame duck and he can only go so far....... 

How Crony Capitalism Works

How Crony Capitalism Works - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"Higher campaign contributions by companies helps them to secure more federal government contracts at better terms that yield higher profits, says a new working paper from researchers associated with the Networks Financial Institute at Indiana State University.
In "It's a Sweetheart of a Deal: Political Connections and Federal Contracting," economists Stephen Ferris and Reza Houston confirm earlier econometric findings that firms that make more contributions to politicians do better than companies that supply lower or no contributions. 
They measured political connections of firms by taking into account the size of political contributions made by each company's political action committee (PAC) to directly to Congressional candidates and political parties and to their associated PACs.
...Additionally, Ferris and Houston wanted to find out whether larger contributors got better contractual terms, that is, sweetheart deals. 
To probe this, they constructed a four-point Sweetheart Index based on contractual terms that are clearly advantageous to the contractor but not necessarily so for the government.
Specifically, they scanned government contracts for no-bid, cost-plus, multi-year, and exemption from cost and pricing data provisions.
Obviously, all four provisions enhance the profitability of the contracts.
So what did Ferris and Houston find..?
Read on!

Waitress Fired from Waffle House for Pulling Gun to Fend off Robbers, as Chain's "Gun-Free Zone" Policy Spurs Rash of Armed Robberies Nationwide

Waitress Fired from Waffle House for Pulling Gun to Fend off Robbers, as Chain's "Gun-Free Zone" Policy Spurs Rash of Armed Robberies Nationwide | The Daily Sheeple:
gunfreezoneThree robbers finished their meal at a Newnan, Georgia Waffle House in the middle of the night, but instead of paying their bill, one handed a note to the cashier threatening to shoot everybody if the employees didn’t hand over the restaurant’s cash.
The men then ran out to the parking lot. 
After her coworker handed former waitress Heather “Shorty” Burkinshaw-Stanley (pictured below) the note, she ran and grabbed her gun from her car and fired one shot into the air outside as the robbers made off in their cars.
She’s a “former” waitress now because Waffle House fired her over her actions.
Via WSB-TV:
4477984_1483224727-7666“I didn’t know if they had guns. I didn’t know if they were going to their vehicle to get another one and could come back and try to get to the safe, so my instinct was to go to my car and get the gun,” she said.
Stanley said she was only trying to protect the store and her co-workers and didn’t expect to be let go. “For trying to protect their Waffle House and trying to protect their money and to get their money back, they let me go,” she said.
She makes a good point. The robbers threatened to kill everyone and they could be coming back for the safe. It’s a reasonable precaution to take under those circumstances. Waiting for police to show up in that situation could mean lives lost.
Not to mention another Waffle House restaurant in the same area had been robbed twice in the weeks before this incident.
Could the chain’s nationwide no-weapons policy possibly have something to do with that..?"

The pathetic end of the Obama era

The pathetic end of the Obama era:

"These tantrums are not without reason. One prefers to lash out at an enemy beyond the border than to look at one's own failures square in the face.

The Obama administration has fallen far short of the soaring aspiration in which it began. The wars have not ended. Obama is the first two-term president to be in one war — the war in Afghanistan, the war that even his own "surge" could not end — for his entire presidency. And it's a war in which the Taliban has been making a comeback."

Swedish Six-Hour Workday Trial Runs Into Trouble: Too Expensive

Swedish Six-Hour Workday Trial Runs Into Trouble: Too Expensive - Bloomberg:
"Swedes looking forward to a six-hour workday just got some bad news: the costs outweigh the benefits.
That’s according to the preliminary results of a two-year experiment carried out in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, the home of Volvo.
Image result for Why Socialism FailsTo reduce the 8-hour days at the 68-nurse Svartedalen old people’s home, the city had to hire 17 extra staff at a cost of 12 million kronor ($2.2 million).
The study showed that employees felt healthier, which reduced sick-leave absence, and that patient care improved, but the city won’t push ahead to make the plan permanent.
It’s associated with higher costs, absolutely,” said Daniel Bernmar, a local left-wing politician responsible for running the municipality’s elderly care.
“It’s far too expensive to carry out a general shortening of working hours within a reasonable time frame...”

How the world got fat: a visualisation of global obesity over 40 years

How the world got fat: a visualisation of global obesity over 40 years | Max Galka | Global Development Professionals Network | The Guardian:
It’s hard to understand or even believe the contagious way that obesity has spread virally around the world - so Max Galka created this visualisation
The rise of adult obesity 1975-2014. (click on link to see)
The colour of each country represents its adult obesity rate.
The colour of each country represents its adult obesity rate in the year shown.
Hover over a country to see what its obesity rate was in 1975 and what it is today.

...Since 1975, obesity rates have risen in every country in the world, without exception. 
That includes countries like the United States and the UK, where food is cheap and abundant, and countries like Somalia and Angola, where malnutrition remains an epidemic.
At the low end, North Korea’s obesity rates are up about 1% (from 1.6% in 1975 to 2.8% today).
Japan is also near the bottom with a 2% increase since 1975 (from 1.1% to 3.3%).
The largest changes occurred in smaller Pacific island countries. Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu all saw their obesity rates increase by more than 20%, a doubling of what they were in 1975.
Perhaps the country that stands out most of all is China. 
In 1975, only 0.5% of Chinese adults were obese. Today, China’s obesity rate is about 8%, a 16-fold increase in the most populous country in the world.
Globally, the average adult today is three times as likely to be obese compared to the average adult in 1975..."
Read on.

Lunch video-----Patriotism - Penn & Teller

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DELINGPOLE: Trump Versus the Green Blob—Here's How We Know He Means Business - Breitbart

DELINGPOLE: Trump Versus the Green Blob—Here's How We Know He Means Business - Breitbart:

"Trump is different because, unlike his mainstream GOP former rivals he feels absolutely no need to compromise or to green virtue-signal. He has never made any bones about his conviction that “climate change” is a con and that the US economy has been held hostage by eco-loons and that blue-collar Americans have been denied jobs because of the environmental policies imposed on them by uptown pajama boys.
So what are his plans for energy and the environment?

Well in fact, it’s no secret. He set them out very clearly in the speech he gave on May 26, 2016 in North Dakota.

Here is my 100-day action plan:"

UN DEMANDS America Pay Black People. For... Slavery?!

UN DEMANDS America Pay Black People. For... Slavery?! » Louder With Crowder:
"Remember the UN? 
...Their latest command? 
The United States needs to pony up and pay black people reparations. 
Because reasons…
The history of slavery in the United States justifies reparations for African Americans, argues a recent report. The conclusion was part of a study by the United Nations’ Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent.
“The legacy of colonial history, enslavement, racial subordination and segregation, racial terrorism and racial inequality in the United States remains a serious challenge…” the report stated. “Contemporary police killings and the trauma that they create are reminiscent of the past racial terror of lynching.”
The reparations could come in a variety forms, according to the panel, including a “formal apology, health initiatives, educational opportunities… psychological rehabilitation, technology transfer and financial support, and debt cancellation.”
Read on!

Minority students at U-Md. issue 64 demands, including prayer rooms in every major building and shuttles to Muslim center

Minority students at U-Md. issue 64 demands, including prayer rooms in every major building and shuttles to Muslim center - The Washington Post:
"A coalition of 25 student organizations representing eight minority communities at the University of Maryland has presented a list of 64 demands to the administration.
They include increased mental-health support and scholarships for marginalized students, as well as prayer rooms in every “major” building and shuttle service for Muslim students to a Muslim center...
...Among the 64 demands (which you can see in full below):
Required diversity training for Greek organizations and groups recognized by the Student Government Association.
• An immediate response to hate speech or actions from university officials, including a consequence for the perpetrators.
Penalties for groups that screen movies that “perpetuate false narratives and stereotypes” of Muslims.
Acknowledgment during every campus event that “this is indigenous land,” along with efforts to “officially recognize the tribe or nation whose land upon which the University of Maryland is built.”
One room in each major building designated for prayer..."
Read on!!!

AU reverses position, removes statue of cop killer

AU reverses position, removes statue of cop killer

  • Facing backlash, American University has decided to remove a statue of a convicted cop killer that had been prominently displayed in front of its art museum.
  • AU had originally defended the statue promoting clemency for Leonard Peltier, saying the display was merely an art exhibit, but now concedes that the placement "improperly suggested...an advocacy position."

Facing backlash, American University has decided to remove a statue of a convicted cop killer that had been prominently displayed in front of its art museum.
As Campus Reform previously reported, the university installed the statue of Leonard Peltier as “part of a movement to raise awareness for Peltier’s pardon request.” 
Peltier was convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1977, and received two life sentences.
Supporters have been pushing for President Barack Obama to pardon Peltier in the last days of his presidency, and are promoting the clemency campaign with the 9-foot statue, which had been making its way across country before arriving at AU.
Facing backlash on its Facebook page, AU originally clarified its position on the statue, stating the university “regards this statue as an exhibited piece of art and takes no position on the advocacy movement,” and adding that the Katzen museum is “is hosting the artist's statue as an exhibit; it is not a permanent installation..."

Obama's "Sex Is A State Of Mind" Nonsense is Being Dismantled | The Federalist Papers

Obama's "Sex Is A State Of Mind" Nonsense is Being Dismantled | The Federalist Papers:

Image result for flickr commons images restroom signs"Piece by piece, Barack Obama’s leftist social engineering agenda is being dismantled.

In a landmark ruling, the Texas Attorney General won a nationwide injunction to block an Obamacare mandate that required taxpayers to pay for “transgender reassignment surgeries” and abortions.

The new rule was to take effect Jan. 1 – it defined “sex” as a “state of mind.”"

Click link to see date this was written-----Global Warming Swindle - Thomas Sowell

Global Warming Swindle - Thomas Sowell:
"Britain's Channel 4 has produced a devastating documentary titled "The Great Global Warming Swindle."
It has apparently not been broadcast by any of the networks in the United States.
But, fortunately, it is available on the Internet.
Distinguished scientists specializing in climate and climate-related fields talk in plain English and present readily understood graphs showing what a crock the current global warming hysteria is.
These include scientists from MIT and top-tier universities in a number of countries.
Image result for global warming hysteriaSome of these are scientists whose names were paraded on some of the global warming publications that are being promoted in the media -- but who state plainly that they neither wrote those publications nor approved them.
One scientist threatened to sue unless his name was removed.
While the public has been led to believe that "all" the leading scientists buy the global warming hysteria and the political agenda that goes with it, in fact the official reports from the United Nations or the National Academy of Sciences are written by bureaucrats -- and then garnished with the names of leading scientists who were "consulted," but whose contrary conclusions have been ignored.
There is no question that the globe is warming but it has warmed and cooled before, and is not as warm today as it was some centuries ago, before there were any automobiles and before there was as much burning of fossil fuels as today.
None of the dire things predicted today happened then.
...What the climate scientists in the British documentary deny is that you can mindlessly extrapolate that, or that we are headed for a climate catastrophe if we don't take drastic steps that could cause an economic catastrophe.
"Global warming" is just the latest in a long line of hysterical crusades to which we seem to be increasingly susceptible."

AM Fruitcake


History for January 4


History for January 4 - On-This-Day.com:
Sir Isaac Newton 1643 (N.S.) - Physicist, mathematician, Jakob Grimm 1785, Louis Braille 1809 - Inventor of a reading system for the blind.


Charles "Tom Thumb" Stratton 1838, Floyd Patterson 1935 - Heavyweight boxing champion, Barbara Ann Cochran 1951


1884 - The socialist Fabian Society was founded in London.


1885 - Dr. William Grant performed the first successful appendectomy. The patient was Mary Gartside.


1935 - Bob Hope was heard for the first time on network radio as part of "The Intimate Revue."


1944 - The attack on Monte Cassino was launched by the British Fifth Army in Italy.

1951 - During the Korean conflict, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul.
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1965 - The Fender Guitar Company was sold to CBS for $13 million.



1965 - In his State of the Union address, U.S. President Johnson proclaimed the building of the "Great Society."










1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's 37th governor.