Thursday, January 08, 2015

What a ‘Leader’: Boehner Reportedly Taking Revenge on Those Who Voted Against Him

What a ‘Leader’: Boehner Reportedly Taking Revenge on Those Who Voted Against Him:

"While the mark of a true congressional leader might be to try and unite factions within the government, including their own party, Speaker of the House John Boehner is reportedly looking to punish those who worked against the moderate Speaker when it came time for a vote on Tuesday for the Speaker position."

The INSANE Reason Why Paris Police Retreated From Muslim Terrorists -

The INSANE Reason Why Paris Police Retreated From Muslim Terrorists
Armed Muslim terrorists, who shouted “Allahu Akbar” and told witnesses they were affiliated iwth al-Qaida, slaughtered 10 journalists at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine. Several police officers on the scene retreated from the gunmen because they were UNARMED.
Paris police officers have the option of carrying firearms and, for some ridiculous reason, many choose not to. 
Do they not know the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun?
From Daily Caller:
“Three policemen had arrived on bikes but had to leave because the men were armed, obviously,” Benoit Bringer, who works on the same floor as Charlie Hebdo’s offices, told France Info radio, according to The Guardian.
“Then the attackers took off in a car”…
Though the full timeline of the shootings is unclear, it appears that the gunmen killed two police officers after their initial confrontation with the bike cops.
Video shows the gunmen hunting down one police officer on the sidewalk following the shooting inside Charlie Hebdo’s offices.
The officer is seen pleading for his life as the gunman approaches and shoots him in the head at point-blank range.

New York mayor’s secret past comes to light

New York mayor’s secret past comes to light:

"Largely unreported in the news coverage of the recent race-related demonstrations is that New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has a history of working with extremist activist groups to stir protests.

Further, de Blasio has a largely unreported history with the controversial Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN."



The future business war-----Study Examines Effects of the ‘Sharing Economy’ Revolution

Study Examines Effects of the ‘Sharing Economy’ Revolution | Heartlander Magazine:
"A recent study by published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University examines the recent rise of innovative peer-to-peer companies such as Airbnb, Lyft, and Uber, explaining the “sharing economy” and its relationship with consumers and regulators.
Mercatus Center scholars Christopher Koopman, Matthew Mitchell, and Adam Thierer define the sharing economy as “any marketplace that brings together distributed networks of individuals to share or exchange otherwise underutilized goods—for both monetary and non-monetary benefit.”
Examples of companies in the sharing economy include familiar examples like Airbnb, Lyft, or Uber. By “underutilized assets or ‘dead capital’ to be put to more productive use,” the authors explain, the sharing economy improves “consumer welfare by offering new innovations, more choices, more service differentiation, better prices, and higher-quality services.” "

Flood of anti-Boehner calls rattles leadership | WashingtonExaminer.com

Flood of anti-Boehner calls rattles leadership | WashingtonExaminer.com:

"Boehner was so agitated by the phone calls that he raised the issue to his rank and file in a private meeting Wednesday morning, those in the room reported.

Boehner was defensive, according to witnesses. He told GOP lawmakers he has long espoused the Tea Party principles that the callers accused him of abandoning."

Museum Opens America’s Oldest Time Capsule Buried by Paul Revere, Sam Adams — Here’s What Was Inside | TheBlaze.com

Museum Opens America’s Oldest Time Capsule Buried by Paul Revere, Sam Adams — Here’s What Was Inside | TheBlaze.com:

"Experts at a Boston museum opened up a 1795 time capsule buried by Sam Adams and Paul Revere in front of live-cameras Tuesday."



Brave men and women keep the peace. Cowards cause war------White House Criticized French Magazine For Publishing Muhammad Cartoon

White House Criticized French Magazine For Publishing Muhammad Cartoon | Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs:
future-must-not-belong-to-those-who-slander-prophet-islam-mohammad-barack-hussein-obama-muslimEvil is made possible by the sanction you give it. 
Obama’s sanction and support for the brutal speech restrictions under Islamic law (blasphemy under the sharia) has emboldened and empowered these savages.
The Obama administration had previously criticized the French magazine Charlie Hebdo for publishing cartoons mocking Muhammad.
Sanction.
...WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — The White House criticized French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in 2012 for publishing cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad.
Then White House Press Secretary Jay Carney questioned the magazine’s judgment after publishing images of Muhammad naked.
“We are aware that a French magazine published cartoons featuring a figure resembling the Prophet Muhammad, and obviously we have questions about the judgment of publishing something like this,” Carney told reporters in September 2012.
Carney stated that the images would be “deeply offensive to many and have the potential to be inflammatory.”
“We don’t question the right of something like this to be published, we just question the judgment behind the decision to publish it,” Carney said at the time.....

People know the consequences: Opposing view

People know the consequences: Opposing view:

Why did France allow the tabloid to provoke Muslims?

Contrary to popular misconception, Islam does not mean peace but rather means submission to the commands of Allah alone. Therefore, Muslims do not believe in the concept of freedom of expression, as their speech and actions are determined by divine revelation and not based on people's desires.
Although Muslims may not agree about the idea of freedom of expression, even non-Muslims who espouse it say it comes with responsibilities. In an increasingly unstable and insecure world, the potential consequences of insulting the Messenger Muhammad are known to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
Muslims consider the honor of the Prophet Muhammad to be dearer to them than that of their parents or even themselves. To defend it is considered to be an obligation upon them. The strict punishment if found guilty of this crime under sharia (Islamic law) is capital punishment implementable by an Islamic State. This is because the Messenger Muhammad said, "Whoever insults a Prophet kill him."
However, because the honor of the Prophet is something which all Muslims want to defend, many will take the law into their own hands, as we often see.
Within liberal democracies, freedom of expression has curtailments, such as laws against incitement and hatred.
The truth is that Western governments are content to sacrifice liberties and freedoms when being complicit to torture and rendition — or when restricting the freedom of movement of Muslims, under the guise of protecting national security.
So why in this case did the French government allow the magazine Charlie Hebdo to continue to provoke Muslims, thereby placing the sanctity of its citizens at risk?
It is time that the sanctity of a Prophet revered by up to one-quarter of the world's population was protected.
Anjem Choudary is a radical Muslim cleric in London and a lecturer in sharia.

The Fire Rages :: SteynOnline

The Fire Rages :: SteynOnline:
"Against the argument that you cannot cry fire in a crowded theatre:
 Oh yes you can — you must, if in your considered view there is a fire. 
In that case there is a duty to cry fire."

The satirists of Charlie Hebdo thought there was a fire, and therefore considered they had a duty to cry fire. 
And they were right:
There is a fire - in the expanding no-go areas of les banlieues, in the routine Jew-hate on the streets of Paris and Toulouse and other French cities, in the ranks of "mentally ill" "lone wolves" yelling "Allahu Akbar!" while mowing down pedestrians and stabbing policemen...
So they cried fire and were killed.
And because they were rewarded for their honesty and bravery with death, more craven types in the politico-media class will find it easier to opt for cowardice and dishonesty. 
And so the fire will rage on, until it consumes us all."

65% of American children are now dependent on government welfare

65% of American children are now dependent on government welfare | The Daily Sheeple:
"Nearly two-thirds of American children now live in households receiving aid from at least one federal agency, according to a recent report from the Census Bureau.
This staggering figure is based on data compiled from interviews from the fall of 2011 that were conducted as part of the 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
The federal programs being accessed by these households include Medicaid, the National School Lunch Program, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Of these programs, the one most commonly participated in was the National School Lunch Program, with an enrollment of 35 million children.
In second place was Medicaid (26.4 million participants), followed by SNAP (17.3 million), WIC (6.4 million) and TANF (2.3 million)."

Obama’s identity fraud and Mickey Mouse media

Obama’s identity fraud and Mickey Mouse media:
"Now we know everything?
Fat chance. For starters, there’s that unsolved mystery of why there is a piece of phony electronic artwork on the White House website purporting to be an image of a 1961 government document attesting to the details of Barack Obama’s birth. That this is evidence of what is likely the biggest case of identity fraud in history isn’t news to American media investigating more pressing matters (e.g., the presidential golf game). Nor, it seems, is other evidence of fraud or forgery from different investigations and numerous court proceedings. But it’s not just media (exception: WND.com) that turn their collective blind eye. Relevant federal, state and local authorities (exception: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio) have consistently ignored, derided or buried all such evidence rather than carry out their legal responsibilities."

Random Thoughts - Thomas Sowell

Random Thoughts - Thomas Sowell - Page full:
Random thoughts on the passing scene:
"It tells us a lot about academia that the president of Smith College quickly apologized for saying, "All lives matter," after being criticized by those who are pushing the slogan, "Black lives matter."
If science could cross breed a jellyfish with a parrot, it could create academic administrators."

History for January 8

History for January 8 - On-This-Day.com:
James Longstreet 1821 - U.S. Civil War general, Soupy Sales (Milton Hines) 1926 - Comedian (Host: The Soupy Sales Show), Elvis Presley 1935 - Musician, known as "the King of rock 'n' roll" 


Shirley Bassey 1937 - Singer, Yvette Mimieux 1941 - Actress ("The Time Machine", "The Most Deadly Game"), Stephen Hawking 1942 - Theoretical physicist, writer (A Brief History of Time) 


1675 - The first corporation was charted in the United States. The company was the New York Fishing Company. 


1815 - The Battle of New Orleans began. The War of 1812 had officially ended on December 24, 1814, with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. The news of the signing had not reached British troops in time to prevent their attack on New Orleans. 


1889 - The tabulating machine was patented by Dr. Herman Hollerith. His firm, Tabulating Machine Company, later became International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). 


1900 - In South Africa, General White turned back the Boers attack of Ladysmith. 


1964 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson declared a "War on Poverty." 


1994 - Tonya Harding won the ladies' U.S. Figure Skating Championship in Detroit, MI, a day after Nancy Kerrigan dropped out because of a clubbing attack that injured her right knee. The U.S. Figure Skating Association later took the title from Harding because of her involvement in the attack. 


1999 - The top two executives of Salt Lake City's Olympic Organizing Committee resigned amid disclosures that civic boosters had given cash to members of the International Olympic Committee. 

Wednesday, January 07, 2015

http://www.libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2015/01/sea-of-transparency-by-tammy-derouin.html

Sea of Transparency

By Tammy Derouin

The reinforcements had been called in, and more importantly, they were on the way.  Relief was in sight. So what happened?  Did the stress of changing one too many dirty diapers finally take its toll?  Had there been too much debris flung at them?  Perhaps they were tired of being blamed for all the problems while being ignored for the solutions.  Whatever the reasons may be, the elected nannies of our self-inflicted nanny state told the spoiled child that he was in charge.  Apparently they felt the need to make it even more obvious. The guardians became submissive and the tantrum throwing child became the master.


Obama would veto Keystone XL bill | WashingtonExaminer.com

Obama would veto Keystone XL bill | WashingtonExaminer.com:

"President Obama would veto legislation authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline that Congress is taking up this week, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said at a Tuesday press conference."



Will 2015 Be A Year Of Economic Disaster? 11 Perspectives

Will 2015 Be A Year Of Economic Disaster? 11 Perspectives | Zero Hedge
Will 2015 be a year of financial crashes, economic chaos and the start of the next great worldwide depression?  
Over the past couple of years, we have all watched as global financial bubbles have gotten larger and larger.  
Despite predictions that they could burst at any time, they have just continued to expand.  
But just like we witnessed in 2001 and 2008, all financial bubbles come to an end at some point, and when they do implode the pain can be extreme.
Personally, I am entirely convinced that the financial markets are more primed for a financial collapse now than they have been at any other time since the last crisis happened nearly seven years ago. And I am certainly not alone. At this point, the warning cries have become a deafening roar as a whole host of prominent voices have stepped forward to sound the alarm.  
The following are 11 predictions of economic disaster in 2015 from top experts all over the globe…

BOEHNER WINS! Establishment Strikes Back, Part 2

BOEHNER WINS! Establishment Strikes Back, Part 2:

"Does the GOP have a Dark Side? For all who cry foul of corporate bailouts, pork, and big government – your Party has left you. Or perhaps it was never there to begin with? How else do you explain sending the same ideas to Congress yet getting the same results but by voter insanity? The force that is in power is much stronger and more entrenched than ever. Cue the oncoming Conservative Exodus? So Be It, Jedi."

Colorado school district requires girls to cover ankles, wear head scarves on trip to mosque

Colorado school district requires girls to cover ankles, wear head scarves on trip to mosque - EAGnews.org:
"CASTLE ROCK, Colo. – A world religions class is taking a field trip to a Denver mosque and the school is requiring girls to dress in what is described as a Sharia-complaint manner.
KNUS radio host Peter Boyles reports the Douglas County school system issued these rules to students in a notification to parents:
"The world religions field trip is next Tuesday, January 13.
We will be visiting the Denver Mosque, the Assumption Greek Orthodox Cathedral, and the Rodef-Shalom Synagogue.
We will then eat lunch at Park Meadows Food Court. Students must either bring a sack lunch or money to purchase lunch at the food court.
THERE IS A DRESS CODE FOR THIS TRIP: 
All students must wear appropriate long pants. 
Ankles must be covered. 
Girls must bring wide scarves or hooded sweatshirts for the mosque."

In Joyless Nanny State Called America, Government Prohibits Sledding

In Joyless Nanny State Called America, Government Prohibits Sledding - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Don't have too much fun.
In fact, don't have any fun.
You could hurt yourself!
That's the thinking of all too many government entities these days—and it's why local officials are increasingly likely to shut down the neighborhood sledding hill.
According to the Associated Press, sledding prohibitions are more and more common:
No one tracks how many cities have banned or limited sledding, but the list grows every year. One of the latest is in Dubuque, Iowa, where the City Council is moving ahead with a plan to ban sledding in all but two of its 50 parks.
"We have all kinds of parks that have hills on them," said Marie Ware, Dubuque's leisure services manager. "We can't manage the risk at all of those places."
In the bureaucrat's defense, government is not solely responsible for all the fun-killing. When kids get hurt, their parents sue, and these liability concerns have made it too costly for local authorities to run the risk.

Liars And Honest People Have Entirely Different Brains

Liars And Honest People Have Entirely Different Brains - KnowledgeNuts
In A Nutshell
Studies on the brains of people who have a history of lying have shown that they’re wired a little differently than the brains of people who are, for the most part, honest. 
The brains of habitual liars show an average of 25 percent more white matter and 14 percent less gray matter than the brains of their honest counterparts. 
The implication is that the brains of liars are wired to be more in tune with the story-telling and the reading of other people, while at the same time having fewer connections that govern moral choices.

The 25 Heroic Patriots Who Voted Against Boehner

The 25 Heroic Patriots Who Voted Against Boehner:

"Twenty-five bold, patriotic Americans put their political careers on the line, ignored the Boehner machine’s thinly veiled threats, and voted against Boehner, against Obama, against illegal amnesty, against Obamacare, and for liberty, freedom and the U.S. Constitution.

Below are those courageous Americans (Note: It is not required that the Speaker of the House be a member of Congress, thus the votes for Senators Rand Paul and Jeff Sessions), with the person they voted for to the right: "

"It's A Butchery" - 12 Killed In Terrorist Attack On French Satirical Magazine Charlie Hebdo: Live Webcast

"It's A Butchery" - 12 Killed In Terrorist Attack On French Satirical Magazine Charlie Hebdo: Live Webcast | Zero Hedge:

"A tragedy is unfolding in Paris at the moment where armed men stormed the Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday morning, killing “at least 12 people” and injuring more, said a police officer.
As a reminder, it was in November 2011 when the Charlie Hebdo’s headquarters were gutted by fire, hours before a special issue of the weekly featuring the Prophet Muhammad appeared on newsstands.
Since then, the weekly moved to a new location, which was guarded by police, who were also shot at Wednesday morning.
The shooters opened fire inside the magazine’s offices using automatic AK-47 rifles before fleeing, said the officer, cited by the WSJ. The attackers, described as "a commando with Kalasnikov and pump action... they went in there to kill" are believed to still be at large as France is "in shock" according to its president."


US Selling Another 170 M-1 Abrams Tanks To Iraq After ISIS Captured 40 Last Summer

US Selling Another 170 M-1 Abrams Tanks To Iraq After ISIS Captured 40 Last Summer | Zero Hedge:
"Remember when shortly after ISIS' stunning and rapid ascent to power it was revealed that a key reason for the terrorist organization's blistering success were the M-1 Abrams tanks, armored transport trucks, Howitzers and countless Humvees made in the US, sold to Iraq and subsequently captured by ISIS?
It appears that the US has decided to restock ISIS, if only indirectly. 
As Matthew Aid's Strategypage.com discloses, the US is now selling a whopping 170 M-1 tanks to Iraq in order to restock the 40 lost to ISIS last summer, and then some.
And since ISIS will promptly recapture a substantial portion of this latest batch, the US now appears to have found a fully covert, backdoor ISIS-restocking supply channel: one where Iraq pays to US military contrators (using US taxpayer aid money) such as General Dynamics, and subsequently the inventory mysteriosuly finds its way to barbaian, headcutting terrorists."

Here Are 10 Outrageous 'Zero Tolerance' Follies of 2014

Here Are 10 Outrageous 'Zero Tolerance' Follies of 2014 - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Are your children safe at school? That depends on if you're worried about bullies or administrators.  Here are 10 of the most infamous "zero tolerance" punishments handed down to kids—and even some adults—this year.
1. Student, 13, shares lunch, gets detention
A 13-year-old boy at Weaverville Elementary School in California shared his school lunch (a chicken burrito) with a hungry friend. For this, he got detention. Superintendent Tom Barnett explained, "Because of safety and liability we cannot allow students to actually exchange meals.”
2. Sunscreen not allowed on field trip—kids might drink it
A San Antonio, Texas, school forbid students to bring sunscreen on a field trip. Why? According to spokeswoman Aubrey Chancellor, "We can’t allow toxic things to be in our schools.” The children, "could possibly have an allergic reaction (or) they could ingest it. It’s really a dangerous situation.”

How soon before the white flags are displayed?------At least 12 killed in shooting at office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo

At least 12 killed in shooting at office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo - CNN.com
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VIDEO: What NBC’s Chuck Todd Reveals About Hillary and 2016 Should TERRIFY All of US!

VIDEO: What NBC’s Chuck Todd Reveals About Hillary and 2016 Should TERRIFY All of US!:

“I think a lot better than people realize. I have the impression that they are more alike as politicians than for instance Hillary and Bill are.”

Todd asserted that Hillary and Obama “both have come to politics on the campaign side of it, the theatric side of it,” Todd said. “They’ve both had to learn it–it’s not instinctual to them.”

If Todd’s analysis is correct and if Hillary ascends to the White House, America may very well be in serious trouble as it would constitute a third term of these radical policies that have so deeply devastated our republic. "

Will crashing oil prices make Russia, Iran and Venezuela more dangerous?

Will crashing oil prices make Russia, Iran and Venezuela more dangerous? « Watchdog.org:
"The plummeting price of oil is giving the economies of Russia, Iran and Venezuela a strong smack upside the head.
And while the resulting crises before Russia President Vladimir Putin, the ruling clerics in Iran and the successor to Hugo Chavez in Venezuela won’t engender much sympathy from many corners of the world, what those leaders may do in response has a number of foreign policy analysts worried.
“With the oil situation, things can go in a lot of different ways,” Stephen Szabo, executive director of the Transatlantic Academy, told Watchdog.org.
“The leadership in these countries is not exactly responsive to their people and they could lash out.

When you elect crooks and morons to run your city, what do you expect?---- Flint residents say they'll meet to fight high prices, 'plummeting water quality'

Flint residents say they'll meet to fight high prices, 'plummeting water quality' | MLive.com:
"FLINT, MI -- A small band of Flint residents say they will start meeting to develop a game plan for fighting "plummeting water quality, soaring water rates" and the use of police to make arrests for water theft.
"Water belongs to the citizens of Flint. 
We own it, but we do not control it," said Claire McClinton, a member of the Flint Democracy Defense League. 
"We want to bring people together.
It's time for the citizens to take action."