"In an indication that he has strong support among the conservative base of the GOP, Senator Ted Cruz won the 2014 Values Voter Summit Straw Poll. "
Monday, September 29, 2014
Repeat: Ted Cruz Just Won a Very Important 2016 Presidential Straw Poll
Repeat: Ted Cruz Just Won a Very Important 2016 Presidential Straw Poll:
"In an indication that he has strong support among the conservative base of the GOP, Senator Ted Cruz won the 2014 Values Voter Summit Straw Poll. "
"In an indication that he has strong support among the conservative base of the GOP, Senator Ted Cruz won the 2014 Values Voter Summit Straw Poll. "
‘There’s Two Sides to Every Story’: Mother of the Man Accused in Oklahoma Beheading Releases Video Response | Video | TheBlaze.com
‘There’s Two Sides to Every Story’: Mother of the Man Accused in Oklahoma Beheading Releases Video Response | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"The mother of the man accused of beheading a woman at an Oklahoma food plant posted a video over the weekend apologizing to the victims’ families and claiming that there are two sides to every story."
I wonder how this story will end. An American woman lost her head on American soil! We better start identifying the enemy. Americans are their target.
"The mother of the man accused of beheading a woman at an Oklahoma food plant posted a video over the weekend apologizing to the victims’ families and claiming that there are two sides to every story."I wonder how this story will end. An American woman lost her head on American soil! We better start identifying the enemy. Americans are their target.
Obama Wants to Stop Tomahawk Missiles in Use Against ISIS
Obama Wants to Stop Tomahawk Missiles in Use Against ISIS:
"Steven Bucci, a former top Pentagon official who oversees defense and foreign policy studies at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal:
It is interesting that after making the decision to close down the Tomahawk production line as a part of cutting defense spending, the Obama administration relies on them to kick off their Syria strikes. This sure ups the cost of the action, as the missiles will really have no replacement."
"Steven Bucci, a former top Pentagon official who oversees defense and foreign policy studies at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal:It is interesting that after making the decision to close down the Tomahawk production line as a part of cutting defense spending, the Obama administration relies on them to kick off their Syria strikes. This sure ups the cost of the action, as the missiles will really have no replacement."
This Kid’s Answer to a Common Core Math Question Shows More Common Sense Than the Teacher
This Kid’s Answer to a Common Core Math Question Shows More Common Sense Than the Teacher:
"Let me ask you a question. What do you get when you add 8 + 5. Most of you would probably say 13, right? Wrong. According to this elementary school teacher, when you add 8 + 5, you can get 10. You take 2 away from the 5, add it to the 8 to get 10, then you just add the 3 on later."
"Let me ask you a question. What do you get when you add 8 + 5. Most of you would probably say 13, right? Wrong. According to this elementary school teacher, when you add 8 + 5, you can get 10. You take 2 away from the 5, add it to the 8 to get 10, then you just add the 3 on later."
VIDEO: Bill Maher Mocks Public Reaction to Obama’s Latte Salute; Marine Corp General SHREDS Him to Pieces
VIDEO: Bill Maher Mocks Public Reaction to Obama’s Latte Salute; Marine Corp General SHREDS Him to Pieces:
"Maher mocked the public’s reaction to the disrespect and called it “latte-gate,” and remarked, “If this offends you that much, you should marry your teddy bear.”
One of Maher’s guests, retired United States Marine Corps general and former Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General Tony Zinni, was not amused. "
"Maher mocked the public’s reaction to the disrespect and called it “latte-gate,” and remarked, “If this offends you that much, you should marry your teddy bear.”
One of Maher’s guests, retired United States Marine Corps general and former Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General Tony Zinni, was not amused. "
The Carbon-Benefit Deniers
The Carbon-Benefit Deniers | National Review Online
Since 1950, humanity has utilized a great deal of carbon.
Simultaneously, three major changes have occurred worldwide:
- The standard of living, as measured by average global GDP per capita, has increased by 400 percent.
- The rate of plant growth on Earth has increased by 15 percent.
- The average global temperature has increased by 0.2 percent.
It is a measure of the mental and moral dementia of the current anti-carbon crusade that it has spent billions of dollars promoting alarm over the last point on the above list, while ignoring or denying the profound benefits of the first two.
“The science is clear,” they solemnly intone.
“The widespread use of fossil fuels is causing global warming.”
Police Officer Shot, Another Shot At in Ferguson; Where’s Jackson and Sharpton?
Police Officer Shot, Another Shot At in Ferguson; Where’s Jackson and Sharpton?:
"Now, Ferguson police are being shot and shot at after months of lawlessness and rioters calling for the murder of police officers. Will the mainstream media equally condemn the apparent targeting of police officers with the same zeal with which they condemned the shooting of Michael Brown?
It does not appear likely. To the race-hustlers and media propagandists, shooting a robbery suspect is a hate crime but shooting a police officer appears to be met with a shrug and deafening silence."
"Now, Ferguson police are being shot and shot at after months of lawlessness and rioters calling for the murder of police officers. Will the mainstream media equally condemn the apparent targeting of police officers with the same zeal with which they condemned the shooting of Michael Brown?It does not appear likely. To the race-hustlers and media propagandists, shooting a robbery suspect is a hate crime but shooting a police officer appears to be met with a shrug and deafening silence."
Continuing to believe serial liars ain't good for your health.-------Doctor Shortages, Buyer's Remorse Plague California Obamacare
LA Times: Doctor Shortages, Buyer's Remorse Plague California Obamacare:
"California's narrow Obamacare networks have many Obamacare customers experiencing buyer's remorse over health care plans that are turning out to include far fewer doctors than they were led to believe, reports the Los Angeles Times.
"Where was the state in protecting people from these false promises?" California Obamacare customer Heidi Shurtleff, 53, told the Times.
"I'm not getting what I paid for."
President Barack Obama infamously promised Americans, "If you like the doctor you have, you can keep your doctor."
But so-called "narrow networks" are a key component of Obamacare designed to limit doctor choice in an effort to drive down costs.
A Times analysis found that insurers in California, which has the nation's largest number of Obamacare customers, have no intention of expanding the number of doctors available to plan holders.
"The state's largest health insurers are sticking with their often-criticized narrow networks of doctors, and in some cases they are cutting the number of physicians even more, according to a Times analysis of company date," the Times reported on Sunday.
Mary Edwards, 63, found out the hard way that "several physicians listed on her plan didn't accept the insurance or weren't taking new patients.""
"California's narrow Obamacare networks have many Obamacare customers experiencing buyer's remorse over health care plans that are turning out to include far fewer doctors than they were led to believe, reports the Los Angeles Times.
"I'm not getting what I paid for."
President Barack Obama infamously promised Americans, "If you like the doctor you have, you can keep your doctor."
But so-called "narrow networks" are a key component of Obamacare designed to limit doctor choice in an effort to drive down costs.
A Times analysis found that insurers in California, which has the nation's largest number of Obamacare customers, have no intention of expanding the number of doctors available to plan holders.
"The state's largest health insurers are sticking with their often-criticized narrow networks of doctors, and in some cases they are cutting the number of physicians even more, according to a Times analysis of company date," the Times reported on Sunday.
Mary Edwards, 63, found out the hard way that "several physicians listed on her plan didn't accept the insurance or weren't taking new patients.""
The Sick Man Of Europe Is Europe.
Instapundit » Blog Archive » JOEL KOTKIN: The Sick Man Of Europe Is Europe.
"JOEL KOTKIN: The Sick Man Of Europe Is Europe.
“The recent near breakup of the United Kingdom — something inconceivable just a decade ago — reflects a deep, pervasive problem of identity throughout the EU.
The once vaunted European sense of common destiny is decomposing.
Other separatist movements are on the march, most notably in Catalonia, Flanders and northern Italy.
Throughout the continent, public support for a united Europe fell sharply last year.
Opposition to greater integration has emerged, with anti-EU parties gaining support in countries as diverse as the United Kingdom, Greece, Germany and France. . . .
These attitudes suggest that the EU could be devolving from a nascent super-state to something that increasingly resembles the Holy Roman Empire, a fragmented landscape of small, unimportant states wrapped in a unitary, but ephemeral crepe.
This challenges the view of some Americans, particularly but not only on the left, who see Europe as a role model for the U.S.”"
And this: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/195773/
"JOEL KOTKIN: The Sick Man Of Europe Is Europe.
The once vaunted European sense of common destiny is decomposing.
Other separatist movements are on the march, most notably in Catalonia, Flanders and northern Italy.
Throughout the continent, public support for a united Europe fell sharply last year.
Opposition to greater integration has emerged, with anti-EU parties gaining support in countries as diverse as the United Kingdom, Greece, Germany and France. . . .
These attitudes suggest that the EU could be devolving from a nascent super-state to something that increasingly resembles the Holy Roman Empire, a fragmented landscape of small, unimportant states wrapped in a unitary, but ephemeral crepe.
This challenges the view of some Americans, particularly but not only on the left, who see Europe as a role model for the U.S.”"
And this: http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/195773/
Obama: U.S. Underestimated Threat of Militants Who Wound Up Forming Islamic State | Video | TheBlaze.com
Obama: U.S. Underestimated Threat of Militants Who Wound Up Forming Islamic State | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"President Barack Obama said Sunday he agrees with intelligence leaders who believe the United States not only underestimated the threat of militants seeking to form the Islamic State group but also overestimated the ability and will of the Iraqi army to fight."
REALLY? MAYBE HE SHOULD HAVE ATTENDED HIS DAILY BRIEFINGS!
"President Barack Obama said Sunday he agrees with intelligence leaders who believe the United States not only underestimated the threat of militants seeking to form the Islamic State group but also overestimated the ability and will of the Iraqi army to fight."
REALLY? MAYBE HE SHOULD HAVE ATTENDED HIS DAILY BRIEFINGS!
Obama Builds Wall To Keep Out Unlawful Visitors... | The Daily Caller
Obama Builds Wall To Keep Out Unlawful Visitors... | The Daily Caller:
"The number of illegal visitors has been slowly increasing, and the president is finally doing what’s necessary to keep out his unwanted guests and put Americans’ worries to rest.
Early Tuesday morning, President Obama authorized the construction of a wall aimed at securing the White House’s borders. While not as tall as the official perimeter gates, this wall spans the entirety of the border, offering intruders no weak points to exploit."
"The number of illegal visitors has been slowly increasing, and the president is finally doing what’s necessary to keep out his unwanted guests and put Americans’ worries to rest.
Early Tuesday morning, President Obama authorized the construction of a wall aimed at securing the White House’s borders. While not as tall as the official perimeter gates, this wall spans the entirety of the border, offering intruders no weak points to exploit."
Holi crapoli! These moneybags own "our" government!!----Heavy Hitters: Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014
Lots more "heavy hitters" and info at the link:
Heavy Hitters: Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014 | OpenSecrets
Heavy Hitters: Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014 | OpenSecrets
It's not easy being overweight and on benefits
It's not easy being overweight and on benefits, says 25 stone mother-of-two who wants MORE money from the government to help her diet | Daily Mail Online:
It's not easy being overweight and on benefits, says 25 stone mother-of-two who wants MORE money from the government to help her diet
It's not easy being overweight and on benefits, says 25 stone mother-of-two who wants MORE money from the government to help her diet- Christina Briggs, 26, from Wigan, says she hates her large size
- But she wants help from the government to lose weight
- She's on benefits and can only afford to buy junk food and takeaways
- She said being fat is not her 'fault' as 'healthy food is too expensive'
An obese mother-of-two who lives on benefits says she needs more of taxpayers' money to overhaul her unhealthy lifestyle.
Christina Briggs, 26, from Wigan, says she hates being 25 stone but she can't do anything about it because she can only afford junk food.
Meanwhile, exercise is out of the question because she doesn't have the funds to join a gym.
The single mother told Closer Magazine: 'It's not easy being overweight and on benefits. If I was well off, I'd be able to buy fresh food and afford a gym membership.
Over 30 Hikers Die During Ontake Eruption in Japan: What Happened?
Over 30 Hikers Die During Ontake Eruption in Japan: What Happened? | WIRED:
The question now is: what happened?
Japan has one of the most sophisticated volcano monitoring networks in the world but from what it seems, this eruption was completely unexpected.
Did someone miss a sign or did the network fail?
My guess is the answer to both of those questions is “no”.
Based on what I’ve read and seen (and this is speculation on my part), this eruption may have been a steam-driven explosion known as a “phreatic” eruption.
TheJapanese Meteorological Agency suggested that even compared to a smaller eruption in 2007, this explosion (see below) had almost no warning.
This occurs when water seeps into the cracks in the crater area of a volcano and gets hot enough to flash to steam.
This rapid boiling causes fracturing of the rock and explosively ejects material out of the crater as the pressure inside the crater or conduit goes up exponentially.
This explosion then produces ash clouds and pyroclastic flows made mostly of the shattered debris of old rock at the crater rather than new magma.
Although phreatic explosions can be small, they don’t necessarily need to be as they can even become “phreatoplinian“, with ash columns that reach tens of kilometers into the air above the volcano.
The question now is: what happened?
Japan has one of the most sophisticated volcano monitoring networks in the world but from what it seems, this eruption was completely unexpected.
Did someone miss a sign or did the network fail?
My guess is the answer to both of those questions is “no”.
TheJapanese Meteorological Agency suggested that even compared to a smaller eruption in 2007, this explosion (see below) had almost no warning.
This occurs when water seeps into the cracks in the crater area of a volcano and gets hot enough to flash to steam.
This rapid boiling causes fracturing of the rock and explosively ejects material out of the crater as the pressure inside the crater or conduit goes up exponentially.
This explosion then produces ash clouds and pyroclastic flows made mostly of the shattered debris of old rock at the crater rather than new magma.
Although phreatic explosions can be small, they don’t necessarily need to be as they can even become “phreatoplinian“, with ash columns that reach tens of kilometers into the air above the volcano.
The IRS targeted organizations teaching the Constitution and Bill of Rights | WashingtonExaminer.com
The IRS targeted organizations teaching the Constitution and Bill of Rights | WashingtonExaminer.com: "For those of you who thought the Internal Revenue Service was only interested in squelching the free speech rights of organizations supporting conservatives, here’s something even more disturbing."Five Reasons Why You’re Too Dumb to Vote
Voting is the most shallow gesture of citizenship there is, the issuance of a demand — a statement that “this is how the world should be,” as Miss Dunham puts it — imposing nothing in the way of reciprocal responsibility.
Power without responsibility — Stanley Baldwin would not have been surprised that Miss Dunham and likeminded celebrities think of voting in terms of their sex lives.
Miss Dunham, in an earlier endorsement of Barack Obama, compared voting in the presidential election to losing one’s virginity — you want it to be someone special.
Understood that way, voting is nothing other than a reiteration of the original infantile demand: “I Want!”
Another Oklahoma Man, Reportedly a Muslim, Arrested After He Allegedly Threatened to Cut Off Coworker’s Head: ‘This Is Just What We Do’
"A fired Oklahoma City nursing home employee was arrested after a female coworker reported that he threatened to behead her, the Oklahoman said."
Alarmists Respond to Summer Freeze with Climate March
Alarmists Respond to Summer Freeze with Climate March:
"Just two days after a summer freeze cut growing seasons prematurely short in New York and New England, global warming activists marched in New York City against global warming.
Temperatures dropped below freezing Friday in many parts of New York and other Northeastern states, with the freezing summertime temperatures setting many records throughout the Northeast. Global warming activists responded on Sunday by marching in New York City and claiming global warming is baking the planet.
With global temperatures remaining flat for the past 17 years and record summertime cold sending people shivering throughout the Northeast, protest organizer Bill McKibben deemphasized the “warming” part of global warming in a New York Daily News article on the eve of the march. Instead, his article titled “New York, it’s time to sound the climate change alarm” claimed “climate change” is responsible for Hurricane Sandy and California wildfires (“a planet that’s now literally on fire”!)."
"Just two days after a summer freeze cut growing seasons prematurely short in New York and New England, global warming activists marched in New York City against global warming.
Temperatures dropped below freezing Friday in many parts of New York and other Northeastern states, with the freezing summertime temperatures setting many records throughout the Northeast. Global warming activists responded on Sunday by marching in New York City and claiming global warming is baking the planet.
With global temperatures remaining flat for the past 17 years and record summertime cold sending people shivering throughout the Northeast, protest organizer Bill McKibben deemphasized the “warming” part of global warming in a New York Daily News article on the eve of the march. Instead, his article titled “New York, it’s time to sound the climate change alarm” claimed “climate change” is responsible for Hurricane Sandy and California wildfires (“a planet that’s now literally on fire”!)."
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