Monday, June 29, 2015
Brad Thor Observes Something Peculiar About Obama Admin’s Reaction to Gay Marriage Ruling | Video | TheBlaze.com
Brad Thor Observes Something Peculiar About Obama Admin’s Reaction to Gay Marriage Ruling | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Author Brad Thor jumped on Twitter Sunday and shared something decidedly strange about the Obama administration’s reaction to the landmark Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, making it legal all across America:"
Same-sex marriage ruling gives employers, attorneys much to consider in benefits coverage
Same-sex marriage ruling gives employers, attorneys much to consider in benefits coverage - Crain's Detroit Business:
"Like more than 10 percent of all Michigan employers who participated in a recent survey by the Livonia-based American Society of Employers, Henry Ford Health has offered domestic partner benefits to unmarried partners of its employees for same-sex couples only.
But domestic partner benefits also count as “imputed income” for employees at tax time and carry a financial penalty that married couples do not suffer.
The Supreme Court certainly had a mind toward the various legal benefits of marriage, including insurance matters, in Justice Anthony Kennedy’s decision for the majority.
“While the states are in general free to vary the benefits they confer on all married couples, they have throughout our history made marriage the basis for an expanding list of governmental rights, benefits, and responsibilities,” Friday’s ruling states..."
But domestic partner benefits also count as “imputed income” for employees at tax time and carry a financial penalty that married couples do not suffer.
The Supreme Court certainly had a mind toward the various legal benefits of marriage, including insurance matters, in Justice Anthony Kennedy’s decision for the majority.
“While the states are in general free to vary the benefits they confer on all married couples, they have throughout our history made marriage the basis for an expanding list of governmental rights, benefits, and responsibilities,” Friday’s ruling states..."
Walmart Refused to Create Confederate Flag Cake. The Next Day Same Customer Asks Store for Cake With Islamic State Flag. Want to Guess How It Pans Out? | Video | TheBlaze.com
Walmart Refused to Create Confederate Flag Cake. The Next Day Same Customer Asks Store for Cake With Islamic State Flag. Want to Guess How It Pans Out? | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"And then he turned to YouTube to vent his frustration.
“Alright, Walmart, you’ve got some explaining to do,” Netzhammer said on camera. He added in his YouTube summary that the Islamic State “is beheading Christians, selling little girls into slavery and is currently a terrorist org at war with the United States — but you can’t buy the General Lee toy car …? It’s a damn shame.”
When you read their explanation or excuse for the employee, that too is a damn shame!
The low information group doesn't get it. How do you not know?
We are in the state we are in because too many people don't know what's taking place.
"And then he turned to YouTube to vent his frustration.
“Alright, Walmart, you’ve got some explaining to do,” Netzhammer said on camera. He added in his YouTube summary that the Islamic State “is beheading Christians, selling little girls into slavery and is currently a terrorist org at war with the United States — but you can’t buy the General Lee toy car …? It’s a damn shame.”When you read their explanation or excuse for the employee, that too is a damn shame!
The low information group doesn't get it. How do you not know?
We are in the state we are in because too many people don't know what's taking place.
Love Her Or Hate Her, Ann Coulter Warned Us About John Roberts 10 Years Ago
Love Her Or Hate Her, Ann Coulter Warned Us About John Roberts 10 Years Ago | PJ Tatler
...It turns out that Ann Coulter sniffed another Souter-esque betrayal in the offing ten years ago:
"After pretending to consider various women and minorities for the Supreme Court these past few weeks, President Bush decided to disappoint all the groups he had just ginned up and nominate a white male.
So all we know about him for sure is that he can’t dance and he probably doesn’t know who Jay-Z is. Other than that, he is a blank slate.
Tabula rasa.
Big zippo.
Nada.
Oh, yeah … We also know he’s argued cases before the Supreme Court.
Big deal; so has Larry Flynt’s attorney.
But unfortunately, other than that that, we don’t know much about John Roberts.
Stealth nominees have never turned out to be a pleasant surprise for conservatives.
Never.
Not ever."
...It turns out that Ann Coulter sniffed another Souter-esque betrayal in the offing ten years ago:
"After pretending to consider various women and minorities for the Supreme Court these past few weeks, President Bush decided to disappoint all the groups he had just ginned up and nominate a white male.So all we know about him for sure is that he can’t dance and he probably doesn’t know who Jay-Z is. Other than that, he is a blank slate.
Tabula rasa.
Big zippo.
Nada.
Oh, yeah … We also know he’s argued cases before the Supreme Court.
Big deal; so has Larry Flynt’s attorney.
But unfortunately, other than that that, we don’t know much about John Roberts.
Stealth nominees have never turned out to be a pleasant surprise for conservatives.
Never.
Not ever."
Dumbing down the dum dums-----Failing NYC Students Get Exams Fixed By City
Failing NYC Students Get Exams Fixed By City | The Daily Caller:
"Students at a Brooklyn high school had their Regents exams “re-scored” by school administrators to allow them to pass, The New York Post reports.
Automotive High School is located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and has been identified by the de Blasio administration as a “renewal” school. De Blasio has vowed to improve the schools with $163 million in the upcoming school year.
According to the city Department of Education it was Aimee Horowitz, superintendent of Renewal schools, who reviewed and approved the requests of nine Automotive students to have their January 2015 Regents exams re-scored.
The practice of re-scoring tests just short of passing is known as “scrubbing,” which was banned by the state in 2011.
“This is Scrubbing Part 2,”
A veteren educator told the Post, “The teachers used to do it. Now it’s the administrators.”
A student at the school spoke with a guidance counselor about having his exam re-scored as he was one point shy of passing.
He was told to sign his name on a list, along with about 20 other students.
...City scores dropped in 2014 after a new rule stopped teachers from grading tests given at their own schools.
In June, only one student at Automotive High School out of 25 passed Common Core math, all trigonometry test takers failed..."
"Students at a Brooklyn high school had their Regents exams “re-scored” by school administrators to allow them to pass, The New York Post reports.
Automotive High School is located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and has been identified by the de Blasio administration as a “renewal” school. De Blasio has vowed to improve the schools with $163 million in the upcoming school year.
The practice of re-scoring tests just short of passing is known as “scrubbing,” which was banned by the state in 2011.
“This is Scrubbing Part 2,”
A veteren educator told the Post, “The teachers used to do it. Now it’s the administrators.”
A student at the school spoke with a guidance counselor about having his exam re-scored as he was one point shy of passing.
He was told to sign his name on a list, along with about 20 other students.
...City scores dropped in 2014 after a new rule stopped teachers from grading tests given at their own schools.
In June, only one student at Automotive High School out of 25 passed Common Core math, all trigonometry test takers failed..."
Alabama flag company begins Confederate flag production in-store, over 1,000 sold on first day
Alabama flag company begins Confederate flag production in-store, over 1,000 sold on first day | AL.com:
"After the manufacturer decided to no longer supply Confederate flags to her business, Alabama Flag and Banner owner Belinda Kennedy decided to take matters into her own hands.
Starting early Friday morning, Belinda and the employees at Alabama Flag and Banner began producing Confederate flags in-store using their own materials and equipment.
And just as soon as they hit the machines, the orders came pouring in.
"I feel like my responsibility to my customers is to fulfill their needs when they want it, and I had customers wanting it and I wasn't going to turn them away as I felt like I had been turned away," Kennedy said.
Sales for the Confederate flag spiked for her business on Tuesday, the owner said, as the flag faced new controversy after a man confessed to killing nine people in a Charleston, S.C. church last week.
...As of 3:45 p.m. on Friday, the business reported over 1,000 sales, with orders continuously rolling in, both online and in-store.
"It's simply a historic flag," Kennedy commented.
"It's not hate, it's history...and the people that are making it a racial issue are pushing an agenda.""
"After the manufacturer decided to no longer supply Confederate flags to her business, Alabama Flag and Banner owner Belinda Kennedy decided to take matters into her own hands.
And just as soon as they hit the machines, the orders came pouring in.
"I feel like my responsibility to my customers is to fulfill their needs when they want it, and I had customers wanting it and I wasn't going to turn them away as I felt like I had been turned away," Kennedy said.
Sales for the Confederate flag spiked for her business on Tuesday, the owner said, as the flag faced new controversy after a man confessed to killing nine people in a Charleston, S.C. church last week.
...As of 3:45 p.m. on Friday, the business reported over 1,000 sales, with orders continuously rolling in, both online and in-store.
"It's simply a historic flag," Kennedy commented.
"It's not hate, it's history...and the people that are making it a racial issue are pushing an agenda.""
A Chilling Message Was Sent to Christians from the ‘Islamic State in Palestine’ | TheBlaze.com
A Chilling Message Was Sent to Christians from the ‘Islamic State in Palestine’ | TheBlaze.com:
"A group calling itself the “Islamic State in Palestine” spread fliers in east Jerusalem warning Christians who live there to brace themselves for “revenge,” an Israeli television station reported.
Israel’s Channel 10 television reported Thursday that it was the first time such a leaflet attributed to the Islamic State group was distributed threatening Christian residents of Jerusalem. The text of the message vowed to take “revenge” on “heretics.”
This threat will continue against all Christians.
It is impossible to co-exist when one group wants to wipe out all of the others.
"A group calling itself the “Islamic State in Palestine” spread fliers in east Jerusalem warning Christians who live there to brace themselves for “revenge,” an Israeli television station reported.Israel’s Channel 10 television reported Thursday that it was the first time such a leaflet attributed to the Islamic State group was distributed threatening Christian residents of Jerusalem. The text of the message vowed to take “revenge” on “heretics.”
This threat will continue against all Christians.
It is impossible to co-exist when one group wants to wipe out all of the others.
Greedy government scumbags act like royalty-----Burning Man pushes back on upgraded amenities for officials
My Way News - Burning Man pushes back on upgraded amenities for officials:
"RENO, Nev. (AP) — Burning Man festival organizers are pushing back after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management requested upgraded accommodations for its officials at this year's event in the Nevada desert.
The federal agency asked for flush toilets, washers and dryers, hot water, air conditioning, vanity mirrors, refrigerators and couches at its on-site camp, called the Blue Pit, The Reno Gazette-Journal reported (http://on.rgj.com/1GxU4Bb) Friday.
The toilets are also to be cleaned daily by Burning Man staff.
Festival leaders have refused the request, saying those amenities alone would cost $1 million and hike its permit fees to about $5 million.
Burning Man holds the largest special-recreation permit in the country, but its cost has steadily increased in recent years.
In 2011, the permit fees were $858,000.
...the Bureau of Land Management said ..."It's safe to say that if you were working 14 to 16 hours a day in white-out conditions on the hot playa, you don't want them to be unrested.
Safety, security and health are paramount. That, I will not forgo," said Gene Seidlitz, the bureau's Winnemucca District Manager.
...The event has been held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert for 23 years, which Reid said was a cultural benefit that also contributes $35 million to the local economy each year.
"Part of Burning Man's philosophy is self-reliance and living with the elements is part of the experience.
Flush toilets and laundry facilities can be found about ten miles away in Gerlach, Nevada, if BLM's employees need such amenities," Reid said..."
"RENO, Nev. (AP) — Burning Man festival organizers are pushing back after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management requested upgraded accommodations for its officials at this year's event in the Nevada desert.
The toilets are also to be cleaned daily by Burning Man staff.
Festival leaders have refused the request, saying those amenities alone would cost $1 million and hike its permit fees to about $5 million.
Burning Man holds the largest special-recreation permit in the country, but its cost has steadily increased in recent years.
In 2011, the permit fees were $858,000.
...the Bureau of Land Management said ..."It's safe to say that if you were working 14 to 16 hours a day in white-out conditions on the hot playa, you don't want them to be unrested. Safety, security and health are paramount. That, I will not forgo," said Gene Seidlitz, the bureau's Winnemucca District Manager.
...The event has been held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert for 23 years, which Reid said was a cultural benefit that also contributes $35 million to the local economy each year.
"Part of Burning Man's philosophy is self-reliance and living with the elements is part of the experience.
Flush toilets and laundry facilities can be found about ten miles away in Gerlach, Nevada, if BLM's employees need such amenities," Reid said..."
History for June 29
History for June 29 - On-This-Day.com
William Mayo 1861, Antoine de Saint-Exupery 1900, John Toland 1912
Slim Pickens 1919, Stokeley Carmichael 1941, Gary Busey 1944
Little Eva Boyd 1945, Fred Grandy 1948, Sharon Lawrence 1961
1767 - The British Parliament approved the Townshend Revenue Acts. The acts imposed import duties on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea shipped to America.
1804 - Privates John Collins and Hugh Hall of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were found guilty by a court-martial consisting of members of the Corps of Discovery for getting drunk on duty. Collins received 100 lashes on his back and Hall received 50.
1903 - The British government officially protested Belgian atrocities in the Congo.
1917 - The Ukraine proclaimed independence from Russia.
1925 - Marvin Pipkin filed for a patent for the frosted electric light bulb.
1926 - Fascists in Rome added an hour to the work day in an economic efficiency measure.
1953 - The Federal Highway Act authorized the construction of 42,500 miles of freeway from coast to coast.
1956 - Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller were married. They were divorced on January 20, 1961.
1972 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment." The ruling prompted states to revise their capital punishment laws.
William Mayo 1861, Antoine de Saint-Exupery 1900, John Toland 1912
Slim Pickens 1919, Stokeley Carmichael 1941, Gary Busey 1944
Little Eva Boyd 1945, Fred Grandy 1948, Sharon Lawrence 1961
1767 - The British Parliament approved the Townshend Revenue Acts. The acts imposed import duties on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea shipped to America.
1804 - Privates John Collins and Hugh Hall of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were found guilty by a court-martial consisting of members of the Corps of Discovery for getting drunk on duty. Collins received 100 lashes on his back and Hall received 50.
1903 - The British government officially protested Belgian atrocities in the Congo.
1917 - The Ukraine proclaimed independence from Russia.
1925 - Marvin Pipkin filed for a patent for the frosted electric light bulb.
1926 - Fascists in Rome added an hour to the work day in an economic efficiency measure.
1953 - The Federal Highway Act authorized the construction of 42,500 miles of freeway from coast to coast.
1956 - Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller were married. They were divorced on January 20, 1961.
1972 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment." The ruling prompted states to revise their capital punishment laws.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
BUSTED: Massive Obama Family Tie to Slavery Gets Exposed for America to See
BUSTED: Massive Obama Family Tie to Slavery Gets Exposed for America to See:
"The liberal mainstream media has been trying to hide this for years, but race-baiter-in-chief President Barack Hussein Obama’s own family used to own slaves.
Specifically, Obama’s great-great-great-great grandfather on his mother’s side, George Washington Overall, owned two slaves — a 15-year-old black girl and 25-year-old black man."
"The liberal mainstream media has been trying to hide this for years, but race-baiter-in-chief President Barack Hussein Obama’s own family used to own slaves.Specifically, Obama’s great-great-great-great grandfather on his mother’s side, George Washington Overall, owned two slaves — a 15-year-old black girl and 25-year-old black man."
Al Sharpton Isn’t Stopping at the Confederate Flag — He Just Revealed His Next Target | TheBlaze.com
Al Sharpton Isn’t Stopping at the Confederate Flag — He Just Revealed His Next Target | TheBlaze.com:
"Rev. Al Sharpton quickly joined critics of the Confederate flag flying outside the South Carolina Statehouse, but the civil rights leader is going one step further "
"Rev. Al Sharpton quickly joined critics of the Confederate flag flying outside the South Carolina Statehouse, but the civil rights leader is going one step further "University of Wisconsin Bans RACIST Phrase: "Everybody Can Succeed"
University of Wisconsin Bans RACIST Phrase: "Everybody Can Succeed" - The Gateway Pundit: "The University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point is the latest school to ban common phrases like, “everybody can succeed,” or “America is a melting pot” because of their racist nature."
The list of “microaggressions” is posted on the university’s website.
The list of “microaggressions” is posted on the university’s website.
SPREAD THIS: NRA Drops Bombshell About Dems' New Gun Control Plan... We're Under Attack
SPREAD THIS: NRA Drops Bombshell About Dems' New Gun Control Plan... We're Under Attack:
"The NRA also suspected that Democrats were pursuing this bill in a bid to “create firearm registries” and “suppress firearm ownership.”
Like the NRA pointed out, however, this rule would not stop criminals from obtaining guns via “the same ways they always have: by theft, straw purchases, from criminal associates or family members, or on the black market.”
The only people this bill would affect are those law-abiding Americans who want to obtain a handgun legally."
"The NRA also suspected that Democrats were pursuing this bill in a bid to “create firearm registries” and “suppress firearm ownership.”Like the NRA pointed out, however, this rule would not stop criminals from obtaining guns via “the same ways they always have: by theft, straw purchases, from criminal associates or family members, or on the black market.”
The only people this bill would affect are those law-abiding Americans who want to obtain a handgun legally."
Greece: the remarkably important looming financial crisis you’re not hearing about.
Moe Lane » Greece: the remarkably important looming financial crisis you’re not hearing about.
And when I say ‘looming,’ I mean: it’s almost a matter of looking at your watch.
I don’t suppose that the administration has any kind of plan regarding this?
Greece’s long-running standoff with its European creditors appeared headed on Saturday for an abrupt — and potentially cataclysmic — ending as the continent’s finance ministers rejected an emergency Greek request to help the cash-starved country meet a Tuesday deadline for paying back its debts.The development, just hours after Greece’s prime minister stunned the continent with plans to hold a nationwide referendum on Europe’s latest proposals, makes it increasingly likely that Greece will default — and could soon crash out of the euro zone altogether.
…Because – and this is a bit of an issue, really – Greece is in fact a formal ally of the United States.
NATO, and all that.
It might not be in our country’s best interests to let Greece go take a swan dive out a penthouse window.
NATO, and all that.
Mind you, I’m more sympathetic towards the administration than usual, because I’m blessed if I can think of a viable thing to do here, either*.
But I’m not actually sympathetic towards the administration, because nobody forced Barack Obama to run for and win the office twice, and if he’s going to play at being an Imperial President… well.
Then go decree something, your Imperial Majesty.
But I’m not actually sympathetic towards the administration, because nobody forced Barack Obama to run for and win the office twice, and if he’s going to play at being an Imperial President… well.
Then go decree something, your Imperial Majesty.
Moe Lane (crosspost)
*I’m very much an amateur at this sort of thing, but it certainly looks like the problem is that Greece wasn’t controlling its spending prior to 2008, got hammered in the economic freefall, and hasn’t been able to tough it out until this unnaturally-extended global stagnation finally ends (probably some time in late 2017).
It doesn’t help that the current Greek government is promising its voters unlimited pie. …Baklava?
Or perhaps chak-chak – but I suppose that that’s just old Cold War reflexes on my part."
It doesn’t help that the current Greek government is promising its voters unlimited pie. …Baklava?
Or perhaps chak-chak – but I suppose that that’s just old Cold War reflexes on my part."
URGENT: Obama Announces "Gag Order" for All Americans ... Spread This Everywhere
URGENT: Obama Announces "Gag Order" for All Americans ... Spread This Everywhere:
"President Barack Obama is out of control. Now he thinks he can issue a gag order for all Americans — that means you and me — to prevent us from discussing firearms online.
Obviously, this is an appalling infringement of our constitutional right to freedom of speech."
"President Barack Obama is out of control. Now he thinks he can issue a gag order for all Americans — that means you and me — to prevent us from discussing firearms online.Obviously, this is an appalling infringement of our constitutional right to freedom of speech."
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