Friday, July 04, 2014

Rare Benjamin Franklin-Owned Newspaper Unearthed at Auction Reveals Stunningly Simple Text of Historic Moment | TheBlaze.com

Rare Benjamin Franklin-Owned Newspaper Unearthed at Auction Reveals Stunningly Simple Text of Historic Moment | TheBlaze.com:
"While July 4, 1776, gets all the glory for being the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, just 12 words in a newspaper owned by Benjamin Franklin announced the historic move that came first in the form of a vote on July 2."

Study: Feeling ugly makes you more likely to donate to the Occupy movement

Study: Feeling ugly makes you more likely to donate to the Occupy movement:
  • Researchers had participants write about their attractiveness and ability to empathize before asking them if they'd like to donate to Occupy.
  • Those who were primed to think of themselves as unattractive were nearly twice as likely to donate to Occupy.

Mississippi Burning: 3300! Cochran to Resign? True The Vote Sues, Barbour Investigated, and More!

Mississippi Burning: 3300! Cochran to Resign? True The Vote Sues, Barbour Investigated, and More! | A Time For Choosing:
"I lot has happened in the last 24 hours, more than I can keep up with, even after pulling an all-nighter!
****For starters, the McDaniel campaign has now identified 3300 illegal votes with only half of the counties canvased. 
It seems highly likely they may find enough invalidated votes to overturn the results of the election, especially if what has been said about absentee votes is true.
Of course, McDaniel doesn’t actually need to find enough illegal votes to overturn the election, to prevail here.
You see, as backwards as Mississippi’s voting system seems to be, they actually have very strong laws against vote fraud, laws with teeth!"

June Full-Time Jobs Plunge By Over Half A Million, Part-Time Jobs Surge By 800K, Most Since 1993

June Full-Time Jobs Plunge By Over Half A Million, Part-Time Jobs Surge By 800K, Most Since 1993 | Zero Hedge:
"Is this the reason for the blowout, on the surface, payroll number?
In June the BLS reports that the number of full-time jobs tumbled by 523K to 118.2 million while part-time jobs soared by 799K to over 28 million!"

Something tells us that the fact that the BLS just reported June part-time jobs rose by just shy of 800,000 the biggest monthly jump since 1993, will hardly get much airplay today. 
Because remember: when it comes to jobs, it is only the quantity that matters, never the quality.

Obama’s Children May Not Want To Be Seen With Their Dad After They See His Latest Award

Obama’s Children May Not Want To Be Seen With Their Dad After They See His Latest Award: "Quinnipiac Poll Assistant Director Tim Malloy noted the significance of such a result.
“Over the span of 69 years of American history and 12 presidencies, President Barack Obama finds himself with President George W. Bush at the bottom of the popularity barrel,” he asserted.
A full third of all respondents picked Obama as the worst post-WWII president, while a significantly smaller number – 28 percent – opted to give the title to Bush."

No Waitlist at the VA for Vets Seeking Sex Changes

No Waitlist at the VA for Vets Seeking Sex Changes:
"No Waitlist At The VA For Vets Seeking Sex Changes
Dr. Gina interviewed Kori Peterson, a woman whose father is getting rhinoplasty (nose job) and vocal cord surgery compliments of the Veterans Administration. 
She goes on to note that the rest of the sex change is covered by the government, too! 
Disabled Army Scout Sniper SSGT Shawn Lee joins in the discussion, too.
He is so frustrated with the care he and his colleagues received from the Veterans Administration that he is pursuing a law degree so he may one day seek legal recourse for himself and other veterans who have been mistreated."

This is MUST SEE!------Immigration at the southern border

Holi crapoli!-----CFPB's Building Costs vs. 3 World-Famous Landmarks

CFPB's Building Costs vs. 3 World-Famous Landmarks:
3 World-Famous Landmarks That Cost Less Per Square Foot Than This Government Building

What They’re Not Telling You: Democrats Pushing Constitutional Amendment to Change Bill of Rights

What They’re Not Telling You: Democrats Pushing Constitutional Amendment to Change Bill of Rights:
"While the nation, quite understandably, focuses their collective attention on the continual stream of scandals that spill out of the White House, too many remain unaware of the assault occurring on our Bill of Rights in the Senate.
 Senate Resolution 19, a resolution that calls for fundamentally changing the First Amendment, is being hailed by Democrats as a necessary measure to limit political influence in elections.
 It sounds dire- and it is. The proposed constitutional amendment is designed to give Congress the authority to limit fundraising and spending on elections as well as independent political activity. "

Welcome to the End of Doctor-Patient Confidentiality

Articles: Welcome to the End of Doctor-Patient Confidentiality:
When the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” passed, the end of doctor-patient confidentiality was predictable -- but we could not have expected it to happen this soon.
ObamaCare, with the aid of hospitals, insurers, banks, and private data managers, is initiating a program to track store and credit card purchases to see if people are telling the truth about their lifestyle choices.
Some troubling realities have been revealed in a recent Bloomberg article.
First, the idea that the hospitals, at government direction, are doing it for our own good so it’s okay. 
It reminds me of Reagan’s most terrifying nine words in the English language, “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” 
There was a time when responsible journalists would not accept this so blindly.
Second, that the information retrieved without our knowledge or approval is subject to doctor-patient confidentiality.
With ObamaCare it’s easy to assume that there is no such thing anymore.
Now we have doctor-patient-government confidentiality -- and yes, “government confidentiality” is an oxymoron.
So let’s get one thing straight: 
With the federal government takeover of the health care industry under ObamaCare, today Doctor=Hospital=Insurance Company=Government. 
By virtue of controlling the purse strings, the first three are beholden to the fourth.

And you thought Canada might be a final refuge-------Vancouver Schools' New LGBTTQ+ Policy Includes Gender-Free Pronouns Xe, Xem and Xyr

Vancouver Schools' New LGBTTQ+ Policy Includes Gender-Free Pronouns Xe, Xem and Xyr | CNS News:
The Vancouver (British Columbia) Board of Education has approved a sweeping new policy for accommodating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer, questioning and “all sexual and gender identities,” including the creation of three pronouns, replacing masculine and feminine with xe, xem and xyr (pronounced ze, zem and zur).
Two spirit is an Aboriginal term which means having both feminine and masculine spirits. It's not limited to gender expression or sexuality, but encompasses them both while incorporating a spiritual element. It's a standalone identity, not an Aboriginal term for gay lesbian.
The Vancouver Board of Education's policy also includes making restroom and sports activities accessible to all transgender students, regardless of their biological sex.

Wonder drug to be FREE!!!!-------------Berkeley Requires Marijuana Dispensaries To Provide Free Weed For Low-Income Patients

Berkeley Requires Marijuana Dispensaries To Provide Free Weed For Low-Income Patients « CBS San Francisco:
"BERKELEY (CBS SF) — The city of Berkeley will require medical marijuana dispensaries to give away two percent of the amount of cannabis they sell each year free to low-income patients.
The City Council voted unanimously at Tuesday’s meeting to amend the city’s medical pot rules, which would also allow for a fourth dispensary in Berkeley.
 “Basically, the city council wants to make sure that low-income, homeless, indigent folks have access to their medical marijuana, their medicine,” said Berkeley City Councilmember Darryl Moore."

Plus these:


  • Berkeley To Place Soda Tax Measure On November Ballot



  • New Online Dating Site Caters To Marijuana Smokers



  • San Jose Man Protects Cannabis Collective During City-Wide Crackdown



  • 20 San Jose Dispensaries Expected To Join ‘Weed For Votes’ Program
  • Issa Gives Obama IRS Commish Chance to Correct Conflicting Testimony

    Issa Gives Obama IRS Commish Chance to Correct Conflicting Testimony:
    "Darrell Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has generously given Obama IRS Commissioner John Koskinen the opportunity to correct testimony given before the committee on June 23, which conflicts with statements given to the media by Lois Lerner’s own attorney. "

    Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence - Text Transcript:

    IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
    There is much more to the Declaration. Click link to read it all
    The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
    When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

    Our friends, the Communist Chinese-------Why China is stealing America's corn seeds

    Why China is stealing America's corn seeds - Jul. 3, 2014:
    "Three years ago, a security guard working for seed company Pioneer Hi-Bred came across something unusual on a road in Iowa:
    Just off the pavement, a man was on his knees, digging in a field.
    Challenged by the guard, Mo Hailong claimed to be an employee of the University of Iowa who was traveling to a nearby conference.
    He jumped back in his car and sped away.
    U.S. authorities would later accuse Hailong, and five other Chinese nationals, of stealing corn seeds and attempting to smuggle them back to China.
    A seventh defendant, Mo Yun, was arrested and charged Wednesday with stealing trade secrets for her husband's seed company -- the Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Company.
    The details of the case, laid out by prosecutors, underscore the difficulty of safeguarding U.S. intellectual property, and the determination of some foreign rivals to acquire technology by illicit means.
    For six years, the Chinese nationals hopscotched across rural Iowa and Illinois, stealing valuable inbred corn seed from Pioneer, Monsanto (MON) and LG Seeds, prosecutors said in an updated indictment. 
    The group rented storage facilities, bought their own testing field and concocted elaborate cover stories."

    Happy Birthday America!-----4th of July Fireworks U.S. Navy Style

    Interactive MAP: Where feds are trying to relocate illegal border surgers

    MAP: Where feds are trying to relocate illegal border surgers | NumbersUSA:

    Since the border surge gained coverage from the mainstream media last month, the Obama Administration has tried to relocate tens of thousands of newly-arrived illegal aliens to communities across the country."

    History for July 4

    History for July 4 - On-This-Day.com:
    US: Independence Day: Happy July 4th!

    Death anniversary in 1826 of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.


    “America the Beautiful” was published in 1895.

    In 1970, “America’s Top 40” radio show premiered with host Casey Kasem.

    Birth anniversaries of Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), Stephen Foster (1826-1864) and Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864).


    1776 - The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress in America. 


    1802 - The U.S. Military Academy officially opened at West Point, NY


    1817 - Construction began on the Erie Canal, to connect Lake Erie and the Hudson River. 


    1910 - Race riots broke out all over the United States after African-American Jack Johnson knocked out Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match. 


    1934 - Boxer Joe Louis won his first professional fight. 


    1934 - At Mount Rushmore, George Washington's face was dedicated. 


    1959 - The 49-star U.S. flag was debuted. 


    1960 - The 50-star U.S. flag made its debut in Philadelphia, PA


    1966 - U.S. President Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act, which went into effect the following year. 


    1976 - The U.S. celebrated its Bicentennial. 


    1987 - Klaus Barbie, the former Gestapo chief known as the "Butcher of Lyon," was convicted by a French court of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison. 

    Thursday, July 03, 2014

    71 Percent of Obama Voters Regret Voting for Obama

    71 Percent of Obama Voters Regret Voting for Obama:
    "In a shocking new poll conducted by the Economist and YouGov.com, support for Barack Obama’s presidency among those who voted to put him in office is disturbingly low. Respondents were asked a simple question. “Do you regret voting for Barack Obama?” The results should be cause for concern for Obama and Democrats."

    Federal Gov’t Sues Wisconsin Company, Says English-Language Requirement is 'Discrimination' | CNS News

    Federal Gov’t Sues Wisconsin Company, Says English-Language Requirement is 'Discrimination' | CNS News:
    "The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal agency tasked with enforcing workplace discrimination laws, is suing a private American business for firing a group of Hispanic and Asian employees over their inability to speak English at work, claiming that the English-language requirement in a U.S. business constitutes  “discrimination.”

    Obama Won’t Visit Southern U.S. Border While in Texas, but Here’s What He Will Be Doing | TheBlaze.com

    Obama Won’t Visit Southern U.S. Border While in Texas, but Here’s What He Will Be Doing | TheBlaze.com:
    "White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Wednesday that President Barack Obama will not be visiting the southern U.S. border anytime soon, even though he will be in Texas next week for a fundraiser.
    Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has invited Obama a few times to visit the border to assess the immigration crisis that has evolved as tens of thousands of unaccompanied children have crossed into the United States. But Earnest said Obama at this point has not accepted."



    TheBlaze’s Dana Loesch Goes Off on Feminist Leader Over Hobby Lobby Ruling: ‘I’m Going to Educate You…’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

    TheBlaze’s Dana Loesch Goes Off on Feminist Leader Over Hobby Lobby Ruling: ‘I’m Going to Educate You…’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:
    "When it was Loesh’s turn again, she didn’t hold back.
    “I’m sure Patricia is an educated woman, but it does women a disservice when we have women speaking out on this topic and they don’t seem to understand the facts at hand — so let me set something straight here,” she began.

    “I understand completely the facts, I just disagree with your conclusions,” Ireland interrupted.
    “No, apparently you don’t, so I’m going to educate you,” the Blaze TV host continued, seemingly sneaking in a crack about “respecting my elders."

    Target releases a statement on guns that Second Amendment supporters may not like | TheBlaze.com

    Target releases a statement on guns that Second Amendment supporters may not like | TheBlaze.com:
    "Retail giant Target announced Wednesday that it is asking people not to bring firearms into its stores, even when those stores are located in towns that allow “open carry.”

    Imagine That: 45 Days After Predicted 'Irreversible Collapse,' Antarctic Sea Ice Sets New Record

    Imagine That: 45 Days After Predicted 'Irreversible Collapse,' Antarctic Sea Ice Sets New Record

    One of Paulson's current assertions parrots global warming alarmists' claims in mid-May that that a serious and supposedly irreversible collapse of Antarctic Sea ice will catastrophically raise worldwide sea levels. Over the weekend, meteorologist Joe Bastardi, Chief Forecaster at WeatherBell Analytics LLC, relayed some very inconvenient data (bolds are mine):BastardiTweetOnAntarcticAnomaly062914
    Readers who believe that the above represents some kind of record are correct. Here's the underlying report from self-described "lifelong environmentalist" Harold Ambler at the Talking About the Weather Blog (HT Climate Depot):
    Antarctica sets new record for sea ice
    The sea ice surrounding Antarctica, which, as I reported in my book, has been steadily increasing throughout the period of satellite measurement that began in 1979, has hit a new all-time record high for areal coverage.
    The new record anomaly for Southern Hemisphere sea ice, the ice encircling the southernmost continent, is 2.074 million square kilometers and was posted for the first time by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s The Cryosphere Today early Sunday morning.
    It was not immediately apparent whether the record had occurred on Friday or Saturday. Requests for comment to Bill Chapman, who runs The Cryosphere Today, were not immediately returned.
    The previous record anomaly for Southern Hemisphere sea ice area was 1.840 million square kilometers and occurred on December 20, 2007.
    Global sea ice area, as of Sunday morning, stood at 0.991 million square kilometers above average. (The figure was arrived at by adding the Northern Hemisphere anomaly and the Southern Hemisphere anomaly. A graph provided by The Cryosphere Today showed the global anomaly as 1.005 million square kilometers.)
    Although early computer models predicted a diminishment of both Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere sea ice due to anthropogenic global warming, subsequent modeling has posited that the results of warming around Antarctica would, counter-intuitively, generate sea ice growth.
    The steady growth of Antarctic sea ice and its influence on global sea ice appeared to provide a public relations problem, at a minimum, for those warning of global warming’s menace.

    Remember, these people NEVER stop expanding their power unless we fight back--------Uniguest Needs a Better Explanation for Why Conservative Sites Are Being Blocked

    Uniguest Needs a Better Explanation for Why Conservative Sites Are Being Blocked | RedState
    James Varney of the Times-Picayune in New Orleans, stayed at the Hyatt Place hotel in Riverhead, NY. He tried to look at the Drudge Report, but was blocked from doing so by his hotel’s internet connection.
    In fact, he tried looking at a number of conservative websites, including Powerline and Instapundit. They too were blocked. He then tried a number of liberal websites from Talking Points Memo to DailyKos. None of them had access problems.
    Digging deeper, I contacted the good people of Uniguest. A cheery online chatter at their corporate website praised my question as a very good one, asked for my e-mail so he could run it up the corporate flagpole and I await that response.
    I also spent some time on the phone with Hyatt representatives. Well, most of that time was on hold, actually, but I did eventually get two bright, human voices. Both of them assured me no political line was being enforced.
    Neither of them knew for sure but they were quite certain it was all a matter of security – it was virus and malware that prompted the warnings and kickoffs, not a point of view.
    This is cropping up more and more and it is often attributed to a virus or malware. The problem, of course, is that these sites are all running different scripts and ads. The Drudge Report is rather minimal in what it runs. But somewhere in the code that Uniguest uses it seems intent on blocking conservative sites.
    Uniguest and Hyatt need to offer better explanations than chalking this up to a virus or malware. Public schools are blocking conservative sites and now businesses are too.
    I think this problem is only going to escalate. First Uniguest and Google next. Pretty soon conservatives will have to have their own web search engine as the liberals who control access to information will, like with weather temperature data, assure us that only their information is seen.

    Not one complaint?!!!!-------------------Redskins name drew no public complaints, patent office reveals

    Redskins name drew no public complaints, patent office reveals - Washington Times:
    "The recent decision by an obscure administrative law board to cancel the Washington Redskins‘ trademark registrations came despite the fact the agency hadn’t received a single letter from a member of the public complaining about the team’s name, records show.
    The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, which is part of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, ruled last month that the name was disparaging to American Indians.
    The team is appealing that decision."

    Raw Video: Protesters Turn Back DHS Buses Carrying Illegal Immigrants | Video | TheBlaze.com

    Raw Video: Protesters Turn Back DHS Buses Carrying Illegal Immigrants | Video | TheBlaze.com:
    "Homeland Security buses carrying migrant children and families were rerouted Tuesday to a facility in San Diego after American flag-waving protesters blocked the group from reaching a suburban processing center.
    The standoff in Murrieta came after Mayor Alan Long urged residents to complain to elected officials about the plan to transfer the Central American illegal immigrants to California to ease overcrowding of facilities along the Texas-Mexico border."




    The apocalypse is nigh-------Artist Tracey Emin whoops as her My Bed fetches over $4 million









    Artist Tracey Emin whoops as her My Bed fetches over $4 million | Reuters
    Artist Tracey Emin poses with her conceptual artwork ''My Bed'' at Christie's auction house in London June 27, 2014. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor