History for January 9

History for January 9 - On-This-Day.com
Simone de Beauvoir 1908, Richard Milhous Nixon (U.S.) 1913, Bart Starr (NFL) 1934 


Bob Denver 1935, Joan Baez 1941, Crystal Gayle 1951 


1793 - Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first successful balloon flight in the U.S. 


1799 - British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced income tax, at two shillings (10p) in the pound, to raise funds for the Napoleonic Wars. 


1902 - New York State introduced a bill to outlaw flirting in public. 


1969 - The supersonic aeroplane Concorde made its first trial flight, at Bristol. 


1984 - Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers in the "Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's. 


1986 - Kodak got out of the instant camera business after 10 years due to a loss in a court battle that claimed that Kodak copied Polaroid patents. 


2002 - Yasmine Bleeth was sentenced to two years of probation, regular drug tests, 100 hours of community service and pay the court costs in connection to a cocaine-possession charge. 


2002 - The U.S. Justice Department announced that it was pursuing a criminal investigation of Enron Corp. The company had filed for bankruptcy on December 2, 2001. 

Saudi Blogger to Receive First of 1,000 Lashes for Insulting Islam | TheBlaze.com

Saudi Blogger to Receive First of 1,000 Lashes for Insulting Islam | TheBlaze.com:

"London-based rights group Amnesty International has said that Badawi is to receive 50 lashes once a week for 20 weeks.

“It is horrifying to think that such a vicious and cruel punishment should be imposed on someone who is guilty of nothing more than daring to create a public forum for discussion and peacefully exercising the right to freedom of expression,” said Philip Luther, Amnesty’s Middle East and North Africa director."

Bill Maher Scolds Liberals for Shying Away From Muslim Criticism: ‘We Have to Not Avoid Who Did This’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Bill Maher Scolds Liberals for Shying Away From Muslim Criticism: ‘We Have to Not Avoid Who Did This’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Rattling off statistics about the treatment of women and gays in the Muslim world, Maher said: ”In 10 Muslim countries you can get the death penalty just for being gay. They chop heads off in the square in Mecca. Well, Mecca is their Vatican City. If they were chopping the heads off of Catholic gay people, wouldn’t there be a bigger outcry among liberals?”

Comparing the efforts of radical Islamists’ efforts to silence those who mock their prophet to North Korean attempts to shut down “The Interview,” Maher said: “We should be able to insult whatever we want, that is what free speech is like.”

The Consequences of Obama's Benghazi Video Lie - The Rush Limbaugh Show

The Consequences of Obama's Benghazi Video Lie - The Rush Limbaugh Show:

"All we're doing is trumpeting our weakness.  But when Obama shows up and says, "The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam," then you have the president of the United States rationalizing barbaric behavior and punishing some poor oaf who just made a video that nobody ever saw.  So these actions have consequences.  But our leadership uses words to cast and shape images, PR and buzz. But the real world hears those words, acts on them, believes them.

There are consequences."

Charlie Hebdo Attack: Magazine to publish next week

BBC News - Charlie Hebdo Attack: Magazine to publish next week:
"French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will go to print next week, in defiance of Wednesday's apparent militant Islamist attack.
Ten journalists and two police were killed when masked attackers opened fire at its Paris headquarters.
Columnist Patrick Pelloux said the decision to continue to publish will show that "stupidity will not win".
It will have a print run of one million copies, compared with its usual 60,000 a week."

Why Does the Media Lie About Race to Protect Obama? | TheBlaze.com

Why Does the Media Lie About Race to Protect Obama? | TheBlaze.com:

"Why does the media allow Obama to give press conferences about the handful of black Americans killed by police officers, but never mention the police officers murdered by black criminals? It happens all the time, but Obama never says a word about it.

That’s his prerogative. But it’s the media’s job to question him…to point out the inconsistencies…to call him on the hypocrisy and what looks to both police officers and law-abiding citizens as a dangerous double standard that incites violence against police."

Price of Legal Pot Plunges 40% in Washington as Shortages Ease

Price of Legal Pot Plunges 40% in Washington as Shortages Ease - Bloomberg:
"Shortages that plagued the start of Washington state’s legal marijuana market have eased, sending prices in recreational-pot stores down as much as 40 percent.
Seattle’s first pot shop, Cannabis City, ran out of marijuana in three days when it opened in July. Since then, the state has licensed more growers, processors and retailers, increasing supply and reducing prices to an average of $15 a gram, said Randy Simmons, deputy director of the Washington State Liquor Control Board. Prices were as much as $25 a gram in July, including taxes.
Even after the decline, that’s still 50 percent more than the $10 a gram available on the black market, board officials said in an interview yesterday at Bloomberg’s offices in Seattle."

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:
Evil 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. 

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…