Monday, February 02, 2015

History for February 2

History for February 2 - On-This-Day.com:
Ayn Rand 1905, James Dickey 1923, Tom Smothers 1937 


Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) 1942, Farrah Fawcett 1947, Christie Brinkley 1954 


1653 - New Amsterdam, now known as New York City, was incorporated. 


1848 - The Mexican War was ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The treaty turned over portions of land to the U.S., including Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, California and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. The U.S. gave Mexico $15,000,000 and assumed responsibility of all claims against Mexico by American citizens. Texas had already entered the U.S. on December 29, 1845. 


1863 - Samuel Langhorne Clemens used a pseudonym for the first time. He is better remembered by the pseudonym which is Mark Twain. 


1887 - The beginning of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, PA


1935 - Leonard Keeler conducted the first test of the polygraph machine, in Portage, WI


1943 - During World War II, the remainder of Nazi forces from the Battle of Stalingrad surrendered to the Soviets. Stalingrad has since been renamed Volgograd. 


1945 - U.S. President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill left for a summit in Yalta with Soviet leader Josef Stalin. 


1950 - "What's My Line" debuted on CBS television. 


1971 - Idi Amin assumed power in Uganda after a coup that ousted President Milton Obote. 


1980 - The situation known as "Abscam" began when reports surfaced that the FBI had conducted a sting operation that targeted members of the U.S. Congress. A phony Arab businessmen were used in the operation. 


1999 - Hugo Chávez Frías took office. He had been elected president of Venezuela in December 1998.

Sunday, February 01, 2015

An Accused Adulteress Survived Death-by-Stoning. That’s When an Islamic State Judge Made a Surprising Decision. | TheBlaze.com

An Accused Adulteress Survived Death-by-Stoning. That’s When an Islamic State Judge Made a Surprising Decision. | TheBlaze.com:

"In the wide territories it has captured in Syria, the Islamic State group has taken on the role of police, accuser, prosecutor, judge and executioner, dispensing with due process or separation of roles as seen in western law enforcement. The methods of execution, such as stoning, crucifixion, and throwing off of rooftops, are are dispensed with no regard for the suffering of the so-called criminals."

You’ll Be Shocked to Read Who Helped Create This ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Cop Killing Music Video | Video | TheBlaze.com

You’ll Be Shocked to Read Who Helped Create This ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Cop Killing Music Video | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"The city’s paying them for legal work — and they’re shooting music videos calling for cop killings?

A pair of New York City lawyers are facing heat for participating in a music video that decries police shootings of young black men and calls for police to be killed in return, Gothamist reported Thursday.
The two lawyers with the taxpayer-funded Bronx Defenders appeared in a December WorldStarHipHop music video and allowed their office to be used in the video as well.

The song’s lyrics call for cop killing, and at the beginning of the video, two black men are shown pointing guns at the head of a white man dressed as a police officer."



Regulation is Strangling America: It’s Time for Congress to Act | TheBlaze.com

Regulation is Strangling America: It’s Time for Congress to Act | TheBlaze.com:

"Anyone listening to this administration and its regulators would think we’re just a few more regulations away from prosperity.

In fact, as TheBlaze readers well know, this has been the slowest recovery on record since the Great Depression, and we’re still over 5 million jobs short of what the average recovery since 1960 would have given us. America’s growth engine has seized up, and the rust is caused by the Obama administration’s wave of regulation.

It’s time for Congress to apply some deregulatory oil to get the nation moving again."

ICE: Transgender Illegals Guaranteed ‘Right to Hormone Therapy’ in Detention

ICE: Transgender Illegals Guaranteed ‘Right to Hormone Therapy’ in Detention | CNS News:
"An official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement testified Friday during a discussion on immigration detention facilities, hosted by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, that transgender individuals are guaranteed “a right to hormone therapy.”
“With respect to treatment while in detention - the medical care standard - the standards guarantees a right to hormone therapy for individuals who need it for treatment, and even in facilities that are not covered by that standard.
Our ICE House Service Corps is very vigilant on that issue to ensuring that individuals receive necessary hormone therapy,” said Kevin Landy, assistant director of the ICE office of detention policy and planning."

Putin Builds Naval and Army Base on Wrangell Island – Owned By the US | The Gateway Pundit

Putin Builds Naval and Army Base on Wrangell Island – Owned By the US | The Gateway Pundit:

"In May 1881 US explorers approached Jeannette Island, Wrangell Island and Henrietta Island in the Arctic Ocean and claimed them for the United States.

But according to the Obama Department of State no claim exists today over these US islands. In fact the State Department is conspiring with Russian President Putin to give away Wrangell Island to Russians. Wrangell and its 200 mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has billions of barrels of oil/gas reserves and hundreds of millions of pounds of fisheries. It also has a strategic military location for tracking Russian moves in Arctic."



They promise us. "We're broke. NO MONEY AVAILABLE FOR ROAD REPAIR!!!-----MDOT pays big bucks for passenger rail cars to sit idle

MDOT pays big bucks for passenger rail cars to sit idle:
"OWOSSO – The State of Michigan is paying $1.1 million a year to lease 23 passenger rail cars it can't use — and likely won't use for at least another two years — as the taxpayer tab for the troubled project approaches $12 million and counting.
The 1950s and '60s-era double-decker cars are sitting in a rail yard in Owosso, where they are expected to remain for the indefinite future.
The Michigan Department of Transportation started leasing the cars in 2010 for two commuter rail passenger services proposed between Detroit and Ann Arbor, and Howell and Ann Arbor.
But nearly five years later, none of the cars has logged a single commuter passenger mile.
There still is no funding and no operator for either proposed commuter service, required environmental studies are not complete, and in the case of the Detroit-Ann Arbor service, even the tracks won't be ready for another two years."

Here comes the big immigration fight in the Senate | TheBlaze.com

Here comes the big immigration fight in the Senate | TheBlaze.com:

"The Senate next week will finally start what could become a protracted fight over a Department of Homeland Security spending bill that also defunds President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday set up a Tuesday procedural vote on the DHS spending bill. Sixty senators will be needed to advance the bill, which means at least six Democrats will be needed."




#BlackBrunch Violence – Downtown Saint Paul Minnesota Besieged By Black Mob Violence – Media Hides Story…

#BlackBrunch Violence – Downtown Saint Paul Minnesota Besieged By Black Mob Violence – Media Hides Story… | The Last Refuge:
"Saint Paul Minnesota is a hotbed of racially driven black mob violence, but the media work diligently to keep it hidden. Recently the frequency of the attacks has increased in severity and now even the local media are forced to discuss it.
However, the media avoid the racial motive inherent in all of the suspects being black and all of the victims are white.  The community is shocked, SHOCKED.  (make sure you click the links and watch the videos)
SAINT PAUL - A string of group [BLACK] attacks has taken place in downtown St. Paul in recent weeks.  Last Monday, a 23-year-old [WHITE]  man and his 56-year-old friend were brutally assaulted by six [BLACK] people in a skyway downtown near Cedar Street.
According to police, a restaurant near the new St. Paul Saints stadium was also rushed by a group of about nine [BLACK] people who started eating and drinking from the [WHITE] customers’ tables......"
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS obtained security video that showed a [BLACK] woman in the group suddenly throw a glass of water at another [WHITE] customer. Another [BLACK]man she was with grabbed a cell phone off the table, and then the entire group bolted out the door and down the street, police officials said.
Back in September, a St. Paul police sergeant emailed other officers informing them about a group of nearly 50 [BLACK] juveniles that attacked a [WHITE] juvenile female at the light rail platform near Fifth and Minnesota Street in St. Paul. In the email, the sergeant said the [WHITE] female was beaten unconscious and the fight spilled into a nearby hotel where the [BLACK] group then interrupted and assaulted a [WHITE] wedding party.
Some of the wedding party members told officers they would never visit St. Paul events again because of the incident, the email said.
The sergeant concluded his email by saying that these attacks by the group of assailants were “shocking” at their level of violence.  (read more)

WATCH VIDEO

After you watch the video above – here’s the historical references of the Saint Paul area as explained by Colin Flaherty, to include the media willful blindness:

$18 Trillion in Debt and ISIS on the Rise but Obama’s EPA is Cracking Down on a Household Appliance

$18 Trillion in Debt and ISIS on the Rise but Obama’s EPA is Cracking Down on a Household Appliance:
"As radical Islam continues to threaten the Western world with violence, as millions of illegals flout the law while enjoying the full support of the left, as America remains ever-present on the precipice of economic catastrophe with an $18 trillion debt hanging over our collective heads, what is it that the Obama Administration is focusing their attention on?
Decorative fireplaces."

A worthy read. A worthy purchase.-----------Climate Change: The Facts - Kindle edition by Dr John Abbot,.... Mark Steyn.....

Climate Change: The Facts -  Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.:

"Climate Change: The Facts, featuring 22 essays on the science, politics and economics of the climate change debate.
I will post, occasionally, parts of this excellent book 
1. The science and politics of climate change Ian Plimer We derive scientific evidence from measurement, observation, and experiment. Evidence must be repeatable and collected over and over again.
Computers do not generate evidence: they analyse evidence that should have been repeated and validated.
On the basis of the evidence and analysis of evidence, an explanation is given.
This explanation is a scientific theory and must be in accord with other validated evidence from diverse sources (this is known as the coherence criterion in science).
Unlike in law, there is no inadmissible evidence in science. Science is underpinned by practitioners who must be sceptical of the methodology used to collect evidence, the analysis of evidence, and the conclusions based on the evidence.
On the basis of new evidence, scientists must always be prepared to change their opinions.
Science bows to no authority, is not based on a consensus, and is in a constant state of flux.
No great advance in science has been made by consensus: advances have been made by individuals paddling upstream .
If a scientific theory is not in accord with validated evidence, then the theory must be abandoned and reconstructed . It is scepticism that underpins science, not the comfort of consensus.
The theory of human-induced global warming is not science because research is based on a pre-ordained conclusion, huge bodies of evidence are ignored, and the analytical procedures are treated as evidence. 
Furthermore, climate ‘science’ is sustained by government research grants. 
Funds are not available to investigate theories that are not in accord with government ideology. 
Many Western governments have a politically popular ideology that argues that:
i. There is an increase in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2) by human activities;
ii. The increased CO2, a greenhouse gas, will lead to ever increasing global warming;
iii. There will be tipping points, sea level rises, extinctions and ocean acidification;
iv. Climate change will be irreversible and that human emissions of CO2 must be reduced or stopped as soon as possible; and
v. In order to stop climate change, energy sources need to be shifted from coal, gas and oil to wind, solar, tidal and biomass.

i. There is an increase in emissions of carbon dioxide by human activities
Point (i) is correct. 
These emissions derive mainly from the developing world and the understandable desire of its people to reach the same standard of living as the Western middle class .
It was coal in the Industrial Revolution that originally led to the rise of the middle class in the West.
Now the new industrial revolution in China, India and East Asia is causing the largest migration of humans that has ever occurred, the rise of the middle class in these nations, and the use of steel and electricity, both of which derive from coal.
The very slight increase in atmospheric CO2 has led to a slight greening of the planet .
As all farmers know, CO2 is plant food and the emission of increasingly large amounts of CO2 by humans is good for life on Earth.
ii. The increased carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, will lead to ever increasing global warming Point (ii) has shown to be invalid on all time scales.

These 16 States Have All Introduced Legislation to Ban “Shariah Law”

These 16 States Have All Introduced Legislation to Ban “Shariah Law”:

“Charming, really. Who wouldn’t want that? CAIR identified 16 states as having introduced legislation to ban or restrict Shariah law in 2013. The list is supposed to be meant as a condemnation of these states. However, I know plenty of people who would use such a list as a guide for where to move.

The states include:"

Where's Michigan and the rest of the the Union?

It's past time to stand up.  If they want to call us Islamophobes, let them.  Let them know we will do everything to prevent outside forces from imposing their oppressive, abusive and enslaving way of life from taking over our country.  We must send them a message even if the executive bows to them. 

WE ARE AMERICANS!  LET'S ACT LIKE IT!  WE WILL NOT COMPLY AND WE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHOW THEM AND THEIR BACKWARDS WAYS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY.  

Are we going to let name calling intimidate us? 

Public housing officials won't verify whether residents are the truly needy

Public housing officials won't verify whether residents are the truly needy | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"Washington doesn't know if people living in public housing are needy because local authorities who are supposed to verify income and stop fraud often aren't interested making sure taxpayer money is spent properly.
Under pressure from lobbyists, HUD loosened regulations that had forced local authorities to collect evidence of income. 
Department officials also moved to let local authorities treat more federal cash as “fees” aimed at making a “profit” so that housing bureaucrats could be paid more, according to an investigation by HUD's inspector general.
The policy of not bothering to make sure public housing is reserved for the poor began when President Obama appointed Sandra Henriquez as the HUD assistant secretary in charge of housing projects."

Obama's Government Takeover of WiFi

Obama's Government Takeover of WiFi | RedState
...It’s a great system.
But the Obama administration, with its regulate-rather-than-investigate approach, thinks this mutually beneficial and well-functioning system needs to be fixed. Here is where to story gets even wonkier, but stay with me – this is important.
The standards arm of an organization called the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, or IEEE, sets technical standards for Wi-Fi and other technologies. And like other standard-setting organizations, it makes a deal with invention companies: If their patented technologies are so strong that a vast majority of the other companies want to include it in the standard, they must agree to let all willing licensees use the patented technology under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
For decades, this arrangement has incentivized and protected innovation while letting any newcomers to the industry access the same standard technologies the big incumbent product makers use. But in 2013, a small group of large companies set out to fundamentally upend this arrangement and the Obama Administration is apparently willing to help. Specifically, the Department of Justice and a few companies with uncomfortably close ties to the White House are pressuring the IEEE to change its current patent policy to shift power away from innovators–imposing price caps and weakening patent enforcement rights of all innovators who contribute to IEEE standards.
While it has not made headlines, many American members of the IEEE expressed concern about these policy changes. And what upsets them isn’t just the dangers of the rule changes but the fact that the whole process was done secretly, without any explanation for why the rules were being changed. All the IEEE members know is that the proponents of the policy changes are companies that stand to profit the most from lower patent values and lower royalty fees.
So, the question is, why the DOJ would involve itself in a technical organization’s internal rule making process. Did I mention the DOJ isn’t saying anything public about this either?
One of the scariest consequences of this whole conspiracy is the message it sends to our international trading partners. It will be increasingly difficult to negotiate strong intellectual property rights in our trade agreements when our government endorses policies that resemble China’s Big Brother treatment of foreign intellectual property. The changes being proposed through the IEEE are very similar to China’s anti-monopoly laws, which are being used to lock out foreign competitors. And as law professor Richard Epstein has pointed out, American officials must be careful to ensure their actions do not “lend cover or support to China’s misuse of its own antitrust law.” The current approach unfortunately does just that.

ICE Officials Have ‘Special Housing Unit’ for Homosexual and Transgender Illegal Immigrant Detainees

ICE Officials Have ‘Special Housing Unit’ for Homosexual and Transgender Illegal Immigrant Detainees:

"However, what may be the most-outrageous is that our government is not only encouraging the continued stream of illegal immigrants, but are spending tax dollars not on deporting them back to where they came from, but making sure to house homosexual and transsexual immigrants in “special housing units” while detained."

History for February 1


History for February 1 - On-This-Day.com:
John Ford (Sean Aloysius O’Feeney) 1894 - Director, Clark Gable 1901 - Actor ("It Happened One Night", "Gone with the Wind"), Boris Yeltsin 1931 - Russian president 1991-1999 


Garrett Morris 1937 - Actor, comedian, Don Everly 1937 - Singer (The Everly Brothers), Sherman Hemsley 1938 - Actor ("The Jeffersons") 


Lisa Marie Presley 1968 - Musician, daughter of Elvis Presley 


1862 - "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," by Julia Ward Howe was first published in the "Atlantic Monthly." 


1884 - The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published. 


1898 - The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, CT, issued the first automobile insurance policy. Dr. Truman Martin of Buffalo, NY, paid $11.25 for the policy, which gave him $5,000 in liability coverage. 


1900 - Eastman Kodak Co. introduced the $1 Brownie box camera. 


1913 - Grand Central Terminal (also known as Grand Central Station) opened in New York City, NY. It was the largest train station in the world. 


1919 - The first Miss America was crowned in New York City. 


1920 - The first armored car was introduced. 


1958 - The United Arab Republic was formed by a union of Egypt and Syria. It was broken 1961. 


1979 - Patty Hearst was released from prison after serving 22 months of a seven-year sentence for bank robbery. Her sentence had been commuted by U.S. President Carter. 


1994 - Jeff Gillooly pled guilty in Portland, OR, for his role in the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. Gillooly, Tonya Harding's ex-husband, struck a plea bargain under which he confessed to racketeering charges in exchange for testimony implicating Harding. 


1999 - Former White House intern , Monica Lewinsky gave a deposition that was videotaped for senators weighing impeachment charges against U.S. President Clinton. 

Monica Lewinsky

  • Monica Samille Lewinsky is a former White House intern with whom United States President Bill Clinton admitted to having had what he called an "inappropriate relationship" while she worked at the White House (21 years old!in 1995 and 1996. Born: Jul 23, 1973

2003 - NASA's space shuttle Columbia exploded while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. All seven astronauts on board were killed.

Saturday, January 31, 2015

General Tells Senators al-Qaeda Has ‘Grown Fourfold in Last Five Years’ | PJ Tatler

General Tells Senators al-Qaeda Has ‘Grown Fourfold in Last Five Years’ | PJ Tatler:
"The former vice chief of staff of the Army warned the Senate Armed Services Committee today that al-Qaeda has “grown fourfold in the last five years.”
“AQ and its affiliates exceeds Iran in beginning to dominate multiple countries,” retired four-star Gen. Jack Keane testified.
Using a term that the Obama administration now eschews, Keane called radical Islam “the major security challenge of our generation.”