Obama asked Point Blank about Wiretaps – Answer Speaks VOLUMES

Obama asked Point Blank about Wiretaps – Answer Speaks VOLUMES:

"Recently, Obama was questioned about President Trump’s accusations that he had Trump Tower wiretapped. Instead of answering the question, Obama “rolled his eyes” and deflected to Obama Care. He commented that he was more concerned about Donald Trump kicking people off his precious insurance program.
The man who kicked more people off their insurance than any other leader in history has some nerve."

How to Convince Skeptics that Climate Change is a problem-Scott Adams' Blog

How to Convince Skeptics that Climate Change is a... | Scott Adams' Blog
"I don’t know much about science, and even less about climate science.
So as a practical matter, I like to side with the majority of scientists until they change their collective minds.
They might be wrong, but their guess is probably better than mine.
That said, it is mind-boggling to me that the scientific community can’t make a case for climate science that sounds convincing, even to some of the people on their side, such as me.
In other words, I think scientists are right (because I play the odds), but I am puzzled by why they can’t put together a convincing argument, whereas the skeptics can, and easily do.
Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
As a public service, and to save the planet, obviously, I will tell you what it would take to convince skeptics that climate science is a problem that we must fix. 
Please avoid the following persuasion mistakes.
1. Stop telling me the “models” (plural) are good.
If you told me one specific model was good, that might sound convincing.
But if climate scientists have multiple models, and they all point in the same general direction, something sounds fishy.
If climate science is relatively “settled,” wouldn’t we all use the same models and assumptions?..."
Read 'em all!

CDC?!! Center for DISEASE Control?!!-----CDC Puts Renewed Emphasis on School Recess

So much edukatin goin' on the kids r gettin' fat!
CDC Puts Renewed Emphasis on School Recess:
"As many schools reduce or even eliminate recess time for students, the CDC has issued guidelines pertaining to recess for students: planned activities are ideal rather than simply sectioning off time for play.
WSJ health reporter Sumathi Reddy explains on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero."

Must read of the day!-----The Real Motor of Fake News

The Real Motor of Fake News:
"The motor of fake news is not inaccuracy. 
It's malice.

I had an insight into this important truth a couple weeks back when I was at a swank New York club for an evening event. 

The establishment in question is overwhelmingly conventional, i.e., leftish in that smug "We're-all-beautiful-people-who-are-you?" sort of way that publications like The New Yorker and the New York Times, along with such media outlets as CNN and MSNBC, exude like the cloying aroma of paperwhites.

I ran into an acquaintance, a female journalist I hadn't seen in years. 

I knew that her politics were echt conventional in the above sense, but I had also found her an amusing and lively person. 

We were chatting with a couple of other people about this and that when someone she knew from the Times joined in. 

I then overheard him explain to her that she had to be careful about what she posted on Facebook, Twitter, etc., because anything too explicitly anti-Trump could be used against her when that glorious day came and "they" -- the conventional fraternity of groupthink scribblers -- finally took down that horrible, despicable man.

"We've got dozens of people working on it all the time," he explained, adding that it was only a matter of time before they got the goods on Trump and destroyed him.

There in a nutshell, I thought, is the existential imperative that has been so gloriously productive of fake news and its exacerbated allotrope, first delineated by Donald Trump in his famous media-bashing presser on February 16, "very fake news."

News is the reporting of facts. 
Someone says "this happened on such-and-such a day in such-and-such a way," and independent, publicly available sources confirm that, yes, what was alleged happened at just that time and in just that fashion.

Fake news insinuates a skein of innuendo and a boatload of shared presumption floating on an ocean of fantastic desire into the mix. 
Repetition, like Rumor in the Iliad, whips this unstable congeries into an intoxicating frenzy:

" Trump's transition is in chaos, pass it on."

"Trump is a puppet of Putin, pass it on."

"Trump is Steve Bannon's puppet, pass it on."

"Trump, like Steve Bannon, is a white supremacist/racist/homophobic/woman-hating xenophobe, really pass that one along."

Every one of these fantasies is not only untrue, but ostentatiously, extravagantly untrue. Liberals of sound mind understand this.
Thus the British journalist Piers Morgan, than whom a more reliably left-liberal figure is hard to imagine, noted to Tucker Carlson that the Left's hatred of Donald Trump has blinded them to reality. 
Godwin's law, which states that the longer an online exchange proceeds, the more likely it is that Adolf Hitler will be dragged into the conversation, has been exacerbated in the case of Trump. 
It is true that every Republican since at least Ronald Reagan has been compared to Hitler, but in the case of Trump the comparisons have taken on an especially surreal tone. 
This, too, is something that Piers Morgan, in another interview with Tucker Carlson, noted with a sense of exasperated amazement.

In fact, Donald Trump's first 30-odd days have been extraordinarily successful. 

That's the news.

As Charlotte Allen noted in a column for USA Today, to date Trump has been even more successful than was Reagan in beginning to fulfill his campaign promises...

Read on, lots more!

Superstar reporter goes public with Obama’s creepy spying on her

Superstar reporter goes public with Obama’s creepy spying on her:

"The five-time Emmy Award winner and recipient of the Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting announced in January she is suing the Justice Department and seeking $35 million in damages for illegally hacking her computers and monitoring her work between 2011 and 2013.

Three separate computer forensic exams of her computers revealed what appears to be stunning evidence pointing straight to the Obama administration.

“The most important and irrefutable finding is: forensic evidence of a government-owned I.P. (internet protocol) address accessing my computer,” Attkisson told WND.

She said she was told that was “better evidence than the U.S. had when it accused China of various acts of hacking into our government, which the government accepts as proven.”"

2017’s Best Tax Blog Competition | WalletHub®

2017’s Best Tax Blog Competition | WalletHub®:
"Tax season can be a very stressful, confusing time, but it’s important to remember that you’re not alone. 

There are plenty of people in the same boat and a wealth of great resources to help guide you to a successful outcome. 

The question is: Which one will make it easiest to put a smile on Uncle Sam’s face without opening your wallet wider than necessary?
Since paying taxes is a communal, democratically determined task, we figured we’d put it to a vote. You can find our finalists below..."

Lots more at link!

 

1. Liberty Tax Service

Every year, Americans are faced with the prospect of tax return preparation. Although many will try to go it alone, every year more turn to a tax consultant like Liberty Tax. Our goal is to provide the feeling of a personal tax consultant alongside the… show more

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History for March 14

History for March 14 - On-This-Day.com:
Casey Jones (John Luther) 1864, Albert Einstein 1879, Frank Borman II 1928 - Astronaut


Michael Caine 1933 - Actor ("Batman Beyond"), Eugene Cernan 1934, Billy Crystal 1948 - Actor, comedian


1794 - Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin.


1900 - U.S. currency went on the gold standard with the ratification of the Gold Standard Act.


1903 - The U.S. Senate ratified the Hay-Herran Treaty that guaranteed the U.S. the right to build a canal at Panama. The Columbian Senate rejected the treaty. A deal was signed on November 6, 1903 with the newly independent Panama.


1914 - Henry Ford announced the new continuous motion method to assemble cars. The process decreased the time to make a car from 12½ hours to 93 minutes.


1932 - George Eastman, the founder of the Kodak company, committed suicide.


1936 - Adolf Hitler told a crowd of 300,000 that Germany's only judge is God and itself.


1958 - The U.S. government suspended arms shipments to the Batista government of Cuba.

1979 - The Census Bureau reported that 95% of all Americans were married or would get married.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz calls for investigation into Trump — it immediately blows up in her face – TheBlaze

Debbie Wasserman Schultz calls for investigation into Trump — it immediately blows up in her face – TheBlaze:

"Many found Wasserman Schultz’s call for an investigation into Trump’s administration sort of ironic. After all, Wasserman Schultz herself was found to be behind an alleged conspiracy that rigged last year’s Democratic presidential primary to ensure that Hillary Clinton became the DNC’s nominee."

Ghosts of Time: 39 Incredible Then & Now WWII Pictures

Ghosts of Time: 39 Incredible Then & Now WWII Pictures

Omaha Beach, 1944-2015

GMU Admissions Director Calls Conservatives ‘Pieces of Worthless Trash’ | MRCTV

EXCLUSIVE: GMU Admissions Director Calls Conservatives ‘Pieces of Worthless Trash’ | MRCTV
"While the president of George Mason University was busy issuing a statement upholding the school’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, the senior admissions director at the public university made it clear he believes that, if you are a conservative, you are a “piece of worthless trash.”
On his public Facebook page, GMU's Senior Assistant Director of Admissions Andrew Bunting claimed he is fearful of Donald Trump’s presidency because the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), a group that believes in traditional marriage, said it is hopeful for Trump’s presidency.
Bunting stated NOM’s views are “not representative of the key pillars of American society.” 

He then added, “If you agree with them then that is your opinion. Just know that to the rest of us, you are a piece of worthless trash”:

Bunting has made multiple comments on the presidential election on his Facebook page, including claiming Trump winning made him wake up in a “less safe world”:

As an admissions counselor at GMU, Bunting claims he is in charge of making admissions decisions. 
He also publicly represents the university to prospective students, their families, and high school counselors. 
Bunting has also called for collecting data on sexuality for admissions..."