Doh!-----Derailment Dumps 737 Fuselages In River

Derailment Dumps 737 Fuselages In River - AVweb flash Article:
"A train carrying Boeing aircraft fuselages and parts from Wichita to Boeing assembly plants in Washington State derailed in Montana late Thursday, dumping its expensive cargo in the Clark Fork River.
According to King 5 News, the train was carrying six 737 fuselages and subassemblies for 777 and 747 aircraft.
Photos credited to Kyle Massick showed at least three fuselages in the water and pieces of others strewn through a forested area. There were no injuries."

This moron is #1 in protecting the safety of our country?!!!!!-----Jeh Johnson Won't Say If Illegal Children Will Be Deported

Jeh Johnson Won't Say If Illegal Children Will Be Deported:
"“Meet the Press” host David Gregory had a simple question for Department of Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson:
Do the children flooding the U.S. border need to be deported?
What followed was a testy exchange between Gregory and Johnson.
“I’m trying to get an answer,” Gregory said at one point.
He eventually moved on, but not without first pinning Johnson for issuing a “very careful” response."

Monster!------Notorious murderer Timothy Spytma paroled from life sentence

Notorious murderer Timothy Spytma paroled from life sentence | MLive.com:

The issue came up again five years later. This time the current successor judge, Muskegon County Circuit Judge Timothy G. Hicks, opted not to veto Spytma's parole, instead allowing the issue to go to the public hearing stage. 
That May 1 hearing eventually led to the parole board's decision to free Spytma.

In a written opinion, Hicks called his decision not to halt the parole process "among the most difficult decisions I have ever been asked to make as a circuit judge." He said he met with the victim's children and reviewed photos of the crime scene, and he agreed that the circumstances of the crime called for a veto.

But other circumstances, Hicks wrote, caused him to decide otherwise. Among them:

• Spytma, the judge wrote, accepts responsibility for what he did and shows appropriate remorse.
• Spytma's prison record is "very good."
• The U.S. Supreme Court in 2012 held that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles were unconstitutional because "the teenage brain is different," a principle Hicks took into account, although that ruling didn't directly apply to Spytma's case.
• Spytma has a home and job waiting for him more than 100 miles from Muskegon County.
• Many judges in the 1980s, when Sptyma was resentenced, expected "lifers" to be eligible for parole after about 15 to 20 years.
• Saxton, who was at least equally culpable, has been out of prison since 1986 and off parole since 1990.

Comments:
umguy 22 minutes ago
"What part of  breaking and entering does a 15 year old not know is wrong?
What part of ransacking a home and stealing property does a 15 year old not know is wrong?
What part of hitting a woman in the back of the head while she is running for her life does a 15 year old not know is wrong?
What part of blind folding and raping her does a 15 year old not know is wrong?
What part of smashing her head with a bottle and bat does a 15 year old not know is wrong?
What part of writing on her nude body does a 15 year old not know is wrong?
What part of slitting her wrists does a 15 year old not know is wrong?"

Boehner Op-Ed Lays Out ‘Why We Must Now Sue the President’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Boehner Op-Ed Lays Out ‘Why We Must Now Sue the President’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"In it Boehner wrote that “too often over the past five years, the President has circumvented the American people and their elected representatives through executive action, changing and creating his own laws, and excusing himself from enforcing statutes he is sworn to uphold — at times even boasting about his willingness to do it, as if daring the American people to stop him.”

Remember all the fireworks warnings coming from the TV nannies? The TV weather men/women/combos who lectured us the importance of fireworks safety?-------WXYZ Weatherman Dave Rexroth Loses Eye In Fireworks Mishap

WXYZ Weatherman Dave Rexroth Loses Eye In Fireworks Mishap –  Deadline Detroit:

WXYZ-TV Chief Meteorologist Dave Rexroth lost his left eye in a fireworks accident July 4 in Iowa, the station reports.

Rexroth was vacationing with his family in Iowa City when the accident happened. 

He is currently hospitalized in Iowa City and is scheduled to undergo surgery on Wednesday. That will begin the process of Dave receiving a prosthetic eye. He expects to fully recover by September.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Dave and his family and they have our full support during this difficult time. As Dave recovers, we’ll provide updates on his progress – and we look forward to his return to Action News,” said Ed Fernandez, vice president and general manager of WXYZ.

Government Data Show U.S. in Decade-Long Cooling

Government Data Show U.S. in Decade-Long Cooling:
"Of course, 10 years is hardly enough to establish a long-term trend.
Nevertheless, the 10-year cooling period does present some interesting facts.
First, global warming is not so dramatic and uniform as alarmists claim. For example, prominent alarmist James Hansen claimed in 2010, “Global warming on decadal time scales is continuing without letup … effectively illustrat[ing] the monotonic and substantial warming that is occurring on decadal time scales.” The word “monotonic” means, according to Merriam-Webster Online, “having the property either of never increasing or of never decreasing as the values of the independent variable or the subscripts of the terms increase.” Well, either temperatures are decreasing by 0.4 degrees Celsius every decade or they are not monotonic.
Second, for those who may point out U.S. temperatures do not equate to global temperatures, the USCRN data are entirely consistent with – and indeed lend additional evidentiary support for – the global warming stagnation of the past 17-plus years. While objective temperature data show there has been no global warming since sometime last century, the USCRN data confirm this ongoing stagnation in the United States, also.

Third, the USCRN data debunk claims that rising U.S. temperatures caused wildfires, droughts, or other extreme weather events during the past year. The objective data show droughts, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have become less frequent and severe in recent decades as our planet modestly warms. But even ignoring such objective data, it is difficult to claim global warming is causing recent U.S. droughts and wildfires when U.S. temperatures are a full 0.4 degrees Celsius colder than they were in 2005.
Even more importantly than the facts above, the USCRN provides the promise of reliable nationwide temperature data for years to come. No longer will global warming alarmists be able to hide behind thinly veiled excuses to doctor the U.S. temperature record. Now, thanks to the USCRN, the data are what the data are."

The President of the United States Actually Said This The Other Day…

The President of the United States Actually Said This The Other Day… | Young Conservatives:
"Meanwhile, Republicans, who control of the House, have passed 297 bills (280) and resolutions (17) while Democrats, who control the Senate, have passed only 59 during the same time frame. 
Obama has signed 90 House bills and resolutions and only 35 Senate bills and resolutions. 
Two words for the president:
You lie."

Free Weed for the Poor

Free Weed for the Poor and Weekend Links

The Berkeley, CA city council has tentatively voted to force the 3 and soon-to-be 4 medical marijuana dispensaries to give away 2% of their marijuana to the poor and homeless in their community each year.
And the pot they give away can’t be poor quality either.
The proposed city ordinance reads (PDF) that the “medical cannabis provided under this section shall be the same quality on average” as marijuana “dispensed to other members.”
According to this report, an eligible person must qualify for exemption from local taxes and fees, an income level that’s set every year by the city council.
That equates to $32,000 a year for one person and $46,000 a year for a family of four.
The free pot ordinance is awaiting final approval, but could become law in August.
So… free Obama bud. 
What could go wrong? 

How To Peel A Banana Like A Monkey

University President Calls Law Requiring Study of Constitution ‘Archaic’

University President Calls Law Requiring Study of Constitution ‘Archaic’:
"University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides is refusing to comply with a state law that requires all public universities to teach students about America’s founding documents, including the Constitution, calling it “archaic.”  In a bit of irony that is apparently lost on Pastides, USC claims the state law is itself unconstitutional."

Feel-good of the day!-------Three killed in blast at Egyptian house used for bomb-making: report

Three killed in blast at Egyptian house used for bomb-making: report - Yahoo News:
"CAIRO (Reuters) - Three people are believed to have been killed in an explosion early on Friday at a house south of Cairo used for making bombs, the Eyptian state news agency MENA reported.
The explosion was in a brick building in an agricultural area in the town of Abu Kasah in Fayoum province, it said, adding that experts found more than 20 explosive devices at the scene, which they were defusing.
"Remains of bodies, estimated to be three, have been discovered and the identities are being determined," MENA said."

Awww, these folks probably never heard of "Bush Derangement Syndrome"------Float targeting Obama, library draws criticism

Float targeting Obama, library draws criticism:
"NORFOLK, Neb. — A float comparing President Barack Obama's future presidential library to an outhouse has drawn criticism from some after it appeared in the Fourth of July parade in Norfolk.
It featured a wooden outhouse labeled "Obama Presidential Library" and a figure in overalls standing outside the structure.
"I'm angry and I'm scared," Norfolk resident Glory Kathurima told the Lincoln Journal Star.
"The float was not just political; this was absolutely a racial statement.""

Barry's home town!------11 Killed, At Least 60 Wounded In Citywide Shootings This Weekend « CBS Chicago

11 Killed, At Least 60 Wounded In Citywide Shootings This Weekend « CBS Chicago:
"CHICAGO (CBS) – At least 11 people were killed and 60 others were wounded over the long holiday weekend, from Thursday afternoon, to early Monday morning.
There were also six police-involved shootings, two of them involving teens who were killed.
In the most recent fatal shooting, a 24-year-old man was shot in the back, right arm, chest, and eye while he was standing on the 8400 block of South Buffalo Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Monday.
Police believe the shooter approached him from a nearby gangway and opened fire.
The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:33 a.m.
Authorities have not yet released the man’s name.
In other fatal shootings:"

History for July 7

History for July 7 - On-This-Day.com:

Tell the Truth Day

Spain: Running of the Bulls at Pamplona (July 7-14)

Birth anniversaries of artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) and Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige (1906-82).

Happy Birthday! Shelley Duvall, Doc Severinsen, Ringo Starr

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


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


1937 - Japanese forces invaded China.


1981 - U.S. President Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. 


1998 - A jury in Santa Monica, CA, convicted Mikail Markhasev of murdering Ennis Cosby, Bill Cosby's only son, during a roadside robbery. 


2000 - Amazon.com announced that they had sold almost 400,000 copies of "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire," making it the biggest selling book in e-tailing history. 



2005 - Terrorists exploded four bombs in quick succession on three subway cars and one bus in London, England, killing more than 50 people and injuring 700.

Hillary says exorbitant university speaking fees go to charity — the Clinton Foundation

Hillary says exorbitant university speaking fees go to charity — the Clinton Foundation - Washington Times:
"Hillary Clinton said Friday that the hundreds of thousands of dollars she charges to speak at colleges all goes to charity: the Clinton Foundation.
“All of the fees have been donated to the Clinton Foundation for it to continue its life-changing and life-saving work. So it goes from a foundation at a university to another foundation,” Ms. Clinton told ABC News anchor Ann Compton.
The 2016 Presidential contender reportedly charges around $200,000 or more for each speaking engagement."
And there is this:

Chelsea Clinton
Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation
Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, works alongside her parents, President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, to drive the vision and work of the Clinton Foundation.
And this:

And the Money Kept Rolling In Lyrics - "Evita" the musical

[Che:]
Eva's pretty hands reached out and they reached wide
Now you may feel it should have been a voluntary cause
But that's not the point my friends
When the money keeps rolling in, you don't ask how
Think of all the people guaranteed a good time now
Eva's called the hungry to her, open up the doors
Never been a fund like the Foundation Eva Peron

[Chorus:]
[Workers:]
Rollin' rollin' rollin', rollin' rollin' rollin'

Border Patrol Agent Apparently Defies Gag Order to Go Unfiltered on CNN – Hear His Big Claim About Obama Admin. | Video | TheBlaze.com

Border Patrol Agent Apparently Defies Gag Order to Go Unfiltered on CNN – Hear His Big Claim About Obama Admin. | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Border Patrol agent Hector Garcia on Thursday accused the Obama administration of “aiding, abetting and facilitating the smuggling of illegal aliens across the border.”
In an interview with CNN, Garza said the current influx of illegal immigrants is “organized” and “orchestrated” by the drug cartels. Additionally, he said the federal government is giving illegal immigrants a “free pass.”

How does the Red Cross spend donor money? It’s a “trade secret”

How does the Red Cross spend donor money? It’s a “trade secret” « Hot Air
The Red Cross has faced plenty of questions in the past, may centering on their handling of blood donations from generous citizens. 
The blood, given for free, winds up being discarded from slow or inefficient handling up to 14% of the time according to one investigative report from Forbes. 
And while you give the blood out of the goodness of your heart (sorry for the pun), the Red Cross sells it for anywhere from $210 a pint in Wisconsin to $265 in New Jersey.
And where does that money go, specifically? 
Apparently that’s a “trade secret” as well.

Wanna See A Liberal Squirm? You'll Love This. - Chicks on the Right

Wanna See A Liberal Squirm? You'll Love This. - Chicks on the Right:
"It's so painfully, but deliciously awkward, isn't it?
Nice throat-clearing dude. 
Buying up a couple extra seconds didn't do you a speck of good, though."

Public School Teacher Has Some Harsh Words for Common Core and the ‘Toxic Culture of Education’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Public School Teacher Has Some Harsh Words for Common Core and the ‘Toxic Culture of Education’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:
“[E]ducation is a community issue. Every community is different and every community has a unique set of demographics, needs. To have a blanket set of guidelines, you need to keep that in mind.”
He spoke more strongly against the Common Core in his TED talk:
And it’s about to get worse. The Common Core will do more damage [with] its high-stakes test (not to mention its myopic standards masked in a guise of critical thinking which is just developmentally inappropriate rote."

I'm thinkin' we're not gonna hear "I feel your pain" from this guy---------The Obamas Have Spent Over $44,351,777.12 On Travel

The Obamas Have Spent Over $44,351,777.12 On Travel | The Daily Caller:
"The Obamas have spent over 44 million dollars in taxpayer money on travel and vacations.
Some are even calling him the “most well-trvaeled, expensive” president in our nation’s history.
As Americans head off for the long holiday weekend, let’s take a look back at some of the president’s holiday spending.
Our president vacations a lot — we’re talking $44,351,777.12 worth of “a lot,” with most expenses charged to the American taxpayer.
As of March 2014, Obama has spent more time traveling internationally than any other president, taking 31 trips since assuming office in 2009. 
The 119 days spent overseas have cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
At the same point in their respective presidencies, George W. Bush had spent 116 days on 28 trips, Bill Clinton had spent 113 days on 27 trips and Ronald Reagan had spent 73 days on just 14 trips.

An Unfolding Fiscal Disaster

An Unfolding Fiscal Disaster | The Weekly Standard:
"Imagine that it is 1937 and time for the first Social Security payroll taxes to be assessed on workers and their employers.
Two years earlier, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s new program was successfully sold to the American public as an ambitious yet fiscally responsible, self-financing expansion of social insurance protections.
The new Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax—a payroll tax of 2 percent on earnings—will pay for it.
Imagine further, however, that upon 1937’s arrival, FDR and Congress decide they don’t want to risk the problematic politics associated with imposing the payroll tax. 
And so, despite previous assurances of fiscal rectitude, they roll back the tax while leaving in place what eventually proves to be the single most expensive spending program in the history of the American republic. The result is a fiscal disaster of unprecedented magnitude.
Something eerily similar to this hypothetical scenario is now happening with the Affordable Care Act. "

All Is Well In Capitol City, Y'all!

All Is Well In Capitol City, Y'all! - Chicks on the Right:

"It's good to know that at least SOMEONE is living high on the hog these days.  Just pay no attention to the fact that it's on your dime.  

And it's funny, because I specifically remember Obama saying something about "everyone having skin in the game" back in 2009.  

Good times.

Hope and change!"

Activists Hand Out Condoms at Hobby Lobby to Protest Supreme Court Decision — Their Profession Though Might Surprise You | TheBlaze.com

Activists Hand Out Condoms at Hobby Lobby to Protest Supreme Court Decision — Their Profession Though Might Surprise You | TheBlaze.com:
"The stated mission of the Hobby Lobby case was to protect religious liberty, and different folks apparently have their own way of exercising their religious freedom."

Lib newspaper discovers the undiscoverable!------Liberal Star Tribune Discovers Vote Fraud in Democrat vs Democrat Primary

Liberal Star Tribune Discovers Vote Fraud in Democrat vs Democrat Primary | NewsBusters:

"Voter fraud is so rare “you’re more likely to get hit by lightning than find a case of prosecutorial voter fraud,” according to Judith Browne-Dianis, co-director of the liberal Advancement Project.
Apparently lightning has struck very hard in a local  primary election according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune whose only real reference to voter fraud in the past two years was to reprint a St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial mocking the possibility of its existence as "GOP voter suppression efforts."
What has made the Star Tribune suddenly discover the (GASP!) existence of voter fraud is that it was allegedly perpetrated by one Democrat candidate against another Democrat in a primary. 
Here is the Star Tribune finally acknowledging the existence of this "rare" crime but only because it involves Democrat vs Democrat:"

Not really a surprise. But an eye-opener none the less---Contrast: Let’s compare George W. Bush’s and Barack Obama’s 4th of July posts

Contrast: Let’s compare George W. Bush’s and Barack Obama’s 4th of July posts | Young Conservatives:
"On Obama’s Facebook page the only post he made today was telling people to enjoy the fireworks.
Not much substance whatsoever."


On his Twitter account, there is a picture and quote of Barack Obama, which is par for the course. Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure Barack wasn’t around when our country was founded.  
Try using a quote from the Founding Fathers next time.



And then we have George W. Bush.  
He doesn’t mention anything about himself, but thanks the troops for their sacrifice and bravery to defend this Republic.

It’s pretty clear what the American people appreciate more.  George W. Bush’s post has nearly twice as many likes as Obama.  It’s even more amazing when you think about how Obama has 41.5 million likes on Facebook, and George W. Bush has 3.5 million likes. That speaks volumes.

Also, get a load of what Obama’s page posted yesterday, it’s redonkulous.

OMG! Earth-hating republicans are gonna kill ALL the gingers!---------Climate change could make red hair a thing of the past if Scotland gets sunnier

Climate change could make red hair a thing of the past if Scotland gets sunnier - Daily Record:
"REDHEADS could become extinct as Scotland gets sunnier, experts have claimed.
The gene that causes red hair is thought to be an evolutionary response to the lack of sun in Scotland.
Redhead colouring allows people to get the maximum vitamin D from what little sun there is.
Only one to two per cent of the world’s population has red hair but in Scotland the figure is about 13 per cent, or 650,000 people.
However, the figure could fall dramatically – and even see redheads die out completely in a few centuries – if predictions that the country’s climate is set to become much sunnier are true."

Let us not forget. Their greatest weapon is the lie--------McCain’s Viagra Moment

McCain’s Viagra Moment:
"Summary
Planned Parenthood is running a TV ad showing John McCain painfully groping for an answer to a reporter’s question:
"It’s unfair that health insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. Do you have an opinion on that?"
McCain had good reason to be flustered.
The premise of the reporter’s question is a myth. 
We couldn’t find any data that show a disparity between health insurance companies that cover Viagra and those that cover birth control. 
The full range of contraceptives, in fact, are covered by more than 86 percent of private insurance plans written for employers.

Analysis
Early in July, a reporter on the McCain campaign bus said that "health insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control" and asked for McCain’s opinion on that. McCain responded with an extremely long pause, finally saying, “I don’t know enough about it to give you a [sic] informed answer.”
Planned Parenthood has seized on that flop-sweat moment in a new ad portraying McCain as uninformed on reproductive rights. 
The ad is running in Washington, D.C., and in battleground states including Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio and Wisconsin."

Do You Know Which Country Is the World’s Biggest Oil Producer? | TheBlaze.com

Do You Know Which Country Is the World’s Biggest Oil Producer? | TheBlaze.com:

"Bank of America analysts said that the U.S. is cruising past Russia and Saudi Arabia, formerly the No. 1 and 2 oil-producing nations in the world, to claim the top spot for the year, Bloomberg News reported."

While You Weren’t Looking, Congress Changed the Disclosure Rules On Travel. To Their Benefit.

While You Weren’t Looking, Congress Changed the Disclosure Rules On Travel. To Their Benefit.
A member of Congress used to have to specifically report the details if they traveled on someone else’s dime. As of last week, that rule was lifted with no public announcement. National Journal reports:

The move, made behind closed doors and without a public announcement by the House Ethics Committee, reverses more than three decades of precedent. Gifts of free travel to lawmakers have appeared on the yearly financial form dating back its creation in the late 1970s, after the Watergate scandal. National Journal uncovered the deleted disclosure requirement when analyzing the most recent batch of yearly filings.

For a group of officials that considers an adjustment to their burrito order worthy of a press release and a television appearance, that this change was made literally behind closed doors tells us everything we need to know about it. Members of both parties reached across the aisle and kept their mouths shut about it.

These trips still must be reported to the Office of the Clerk and disclosed there, but the decades-old requirement for individual members to also disclose their particular activities  on their annual financial forms is now gone.