"However, the Media Research Center and thousands of Christians weren’t laughing.
Shortly after Behar made her remarks, the MRC began a campaign calling on ABC to hold the show’s co-hosts accountable for spreading “anti-Christian bigotry.”"
Saturday, March 03, 2018
Anti-Christian Joy Behar Gets Disastrous Surprise From 30,000 Angry Viewers
"However, the Media Research Center and thousands of Christians weren’t laughing.
Shortly after Behar made her remarks, the MRC began a campaign calling on ABC to hold the show’s co-hosts accountable for spreading “anti-Christian bigotry.”"
Obama Skips Billy Graham Funeral | The Daily Caller
Obama Skips Billy Graham Funeral | The Daily Caller: "Earlier this week, a spokesperson for Barack Obama notified the press that the former president would not be attending any of the memorial services for legendary evangelical minister Billy Graham.
There was no specific reason given for Obama’s absence.
...President Obama made one surprise public appearance this week.
The former president attended a community meeting of southside neighborhood residents in Chicago to assure them that the Obama Presidential Library would not impede or “gentrify” their neighborhood, according to the Chicago Tribune.
...the former president tweeted this upon the news of Billy Graham’s death:
Billy Graham was a humble servant who prayed for so many - and who, with wisdom and grace, gave hope and guidance to generations of Americans.
Obama was not the only former president who did not personally pay his respects to the Billy Graham family.
Both Jimmy Carter and George HW Bush did not personally attend any of the memorial or funeral services.
Both Carter and Bush Sr. are 93 years old and have been dealing with severe health issues over the past years."
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Prescription for Death
Prescription for Death:
"On New Year's Day 2006, I received an emergency call from my father's retirement community, where he had recently moved into assisted living after wandering into someone else's apartment.
He suffered from dementia
..The nurse at the retirement community told me he had been found in his room, unconscious, with little or no pulse.
The EMT crew shocked him back to life, and I met up with him at the hospital emergency room, where he was smiling and joking.
...His heart checked out fine.
Then I remembered a visit to his doctor a week before, where she recommended we have him take Namenda, an anti-dementia drug, along with the Aricept he had been taking for three years with some benefit.
"On New Year's Day 2006, I received an emergency call from my father's retirement community, where he had recently moved into assisted living after wandering into someone else's apartment.
He suffered from dementia
..The nurse at the retirement community told me he had been found in his room, unconscious, with little or no pulse.
The EMT crew shocked him back to life, and I met up with him at the hospital emergency room, where he was smiling and joking. ...His heart checked out fine.
Then I remembered a visit to his doctor a week before, where she recommended we have him take Namenda, an anti-dementia drug, along with the Aricept he had been taking for three years with some benefit.
I did an internet search and found that the side-effects of both drugs include bradycardia, a slowing of the heart rhythm.
Apparently, the Namenda had pushed him over the edge and stopped his heart.
I had to vigorously insist to the cardiologist that his medication regimen be modified to prevent a recurrence.
After adjusting his medications, my father lived another nine months, and we were able to have some quality time together in spite of the dementia.
I realized from that incident how dangerous prescription drugs are, and how everyone taking them needs an informed, assertive advocate to monitor his use and check for side-effects.
...The CDC publishes statistics on prescription drug use.
After adjusting his medications, my father lived another nine months, and we were able to have some quality time together in spite of the dementia.
I realized from that incident how dangerous prescription drugs are, and how everyone taking them needs an informed, assertive advocate to monitor his use and check for side-effects.
...The CDC publishes statistics on prescription drug use.
For the 2013-2014 period, 42.2% of people 65 and over take five or more drugs per day!
And 32.6% of people aged 18-44 take one to four drugs a day.
Of those, 8.8% are taking antidepressants (2011-2014).
To put this in perspective, the 2010 age 18-44 population was 112.8 million.
To put this in perspective, the 2010 age 18-44 population was 112.8 million.
This means that 37 million or more people are taking one to four drugs a day, 3.3 million using antidepressants.
...Take a look at a package insert for any prescription drug, and you will find a long list of side-effects, with everything from night sweats to "homicidal ideation."
...Take a look at a package insert for any prescription drug, and you will find a long list of side-effects, with everything from night sweats to "homicidal ideation."
That's a technical term meaning "you're gonna wanna kill somebody."...
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The NRA Doesn’t Kill People, It Saves Lives. Just Ask My Family
The NRA Doesn’t Kill People, It Saves Lives. Just Ask My Family
"Far from being monsters, or the new KKK, the National Rifle Association empowered my family to reclaim its sense of security. By Harry Kazianis
While the legacy media might have you believe otherwise, the National Rifle Association is not the bogeyman it has been made out to be.
...I can personally attest to the positive impact the NRA has on countless individuals, as it was NRA members and NRA instructors who helped my own family in a time of crisis.
The Day He Was Robbed at Gunpoint
In the early 1990s, a member of my family was robbed at knife and gunpoint while trying to earn a living at his small business.
The experience changed my family’s perception of our own safety and security forever.
After several days of reflection, this family member made a heartfelt decision: he needed to protect his life, property, and our family by purchasing a firearm.
...This is where the NRA came in.
When he did make a firearms purchase, it was NRA-trained and -certified instructors who spent hours of their own time to teach him how to safely operate his preferred method of self-defense.
They did not talk politics or try to indoctrinate him in any way, but did what they could to teach him how to safely and effectively defend himself if the moment ever came.
The NRA Helped Us Feel Safe Again
Far from being monsters, or the new KKK, as some have tried to label NRA members, they empowered my family to reclaim its sense of security.
NRA members and instructors made sure my family was also trained on firearm safety, a story I have heard repeated countless times..."
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"Far from being monsters, or the new KKK, the National Rifle Association empowered my family to reclaim its sense of security. By Harry Kazianis
While the legacy media might have you believe otherwise, the National Rifle Association is not the bogeyman it has been made out to be.
...I can personally attest to the positive impact the NRA has on countless individuals, as it was NRA members and NRA instructors who helped my own family in a time of crisis.
The Day He Was Robbed at GunpointIn the early 1990s, a member of my family was robbed at knife and gunpoint while trying to earn a living at his small business.
The experience changed my family’s perception of our own safety and security forever.
After several days of reflection, this family member made a heartfelt decision: he needed to protect his life, property, and our family by purchasing a firearm.
...This is where the NRA came in.
When he did make a firearms purchase, it was NRA-trained and -certified instructors who spent hours of their own time to teach him how to safely operate his preferred method of self-defense.
They did not talk politics or try to indoctrinate him in any way, but did what they could to teach him how to safely and effectively defend himself if the moment ever came.
The NRA Helped Us Feel Safe Again
Far from being monsters, or the new KKK, as some have tried to label NRA members, they empowered my family to reclaim its sense of security.
NRA members and instructors made sure my family was also trained on firearm safety, a story I have heard repeated countless times..."
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FBI-debunked Russia-Trump story helped New York Times win journalism award - Washington Times
FBI-debunked Russia-Trump story helped New York Times win journalism award - Washington Times:
"One of the stories for which the New York Times won a coveted George Polk Award was a Russia-Trump report that was repudiated by former FBI Director James Comey.
The Times won the award on Feb. 20 for 12 stories it submitted on Donald Trump and his associates ties to Russia, according to a list provided by Polk to The Washington Times.
One of them was a Feb. 14, 2017 story headlined, “Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts with Russian Intelligence.”
Written by Michael S. Schmidt, Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo, the lead said:"
The Times won the award on Feb. 20 for 12 stories it submitted on Donald Trump and his associates ties to Russia, according to a list provided by Polk to The Washington Times.
One of them was a Feb. 14, 2017 story headlined, “Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts with Russian Intelligence.”
Written by Michael S. Schmidt, Mark Mazzetti and Matt Apuzzo, the lead said:"
Annoy a Leftist, See Willis' 'Death Wish' Remake (Twice) - Hollywood in Toto
Annoy a Leftist, See Willis' 'Death Wish' Remake (Twice) - Hollywood in Toto
"This gut punch of a remake will drive SJWs crazy.
That's just one of many reasons to see Eli Roth's latest.
You won’t see a more subversive film all year than Eli Roth’s “Death Wish.”
How can a remake of the 1974 vigilante classic be so bold?
"This gut punch of a remake will drive SJWs crazy.
That's just one of many reasons to see Eli Roth's latest.
You won’t see a more subversive film all year than Eli Roth’s “Death Wish.”
How can a remake of the 1974 vigilante classic be so bold?
It’s simple.
The remake doesn’t tinker with the vigilante formula beyond concessions to our digital age.
No hand wringing, no attempts to bring social justice to the classic tale.
The very last word you’d use to describe the new “Death Wish” is “woke.”
The film goes much further, though.
The very last word you’d use to describe the new “Death Wish” is “woke.”
The film goes much further, though.
It gives a long, wet raspberry to the scourge that is political correctness.
Take away the ideological dustups, and you’re left with a premium crowd pleaser with a kiss of ’80s action thrown in.
Bruce Willis takes over for Charles Bronson as Dr. Paul Kersey.
He’s a mild-mannered surgeon who’d rather swallow his pride that square off against a local bully. His suburban bliss is shattered when a group of thugs break into his home while he’s at work.
...For starters, the vigilante template is timeless.
He’s a mild-mannered surgeon who’d rather swallow his pride that square off against a local bully. His suburban bliss is shattered when a group of thugs break into his home while he’s at work.
...For starters, the vigilante template is timeless.
Justice is never swift enough for those broken by criminals.
Setting the movie in Chicago, a city awash in crime, gives the film real-life gravitas.
...Only he’s no rootin’ shootin’ vigilante.
He’s clumsy, forcing confrontations that quickly place him in harm’s way.
And he doesn’t go from Everyman to Superman as other vigilante movies do.
His evolution is gradual, the pain giving way to something raw… and empowering.
Forget about toxic masculinity.
He’s clumsy, forcing confrontations that quickly place him in harm’s way.
And he doesn’t go from Everyman to Superman as other vigilante movies do.
His evolution is gradual, the pain giving way to something raw… and empowering.
Forget about toxic masculinity.
He feels like he failed his family, and it’s time to do something about it.
DID YOU KNOW: Roger Ebert dubbed Charles Bronson’s “Death Wish” “propaganda for private gun ownership.”
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DID YOU KNOW: Roger Ebert dubbed Charles Bronson’s “Death Wish” “propaganda for private gun ownership.”
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History for March 3
History for March 3 - On-This-Day.com:
Alexander Graham Bell 1847, Rupert Brooke 1887, Matthew Ridgway 1895
Jean Harlow 1911, James Doohan 1920, Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1962 - Olympic track and field gold medalist
1903 - In St. Louis, MO, Barney Gilmore was arrested for spitting.
1915 - The motion picture "Birth of a Nation" debuted in New York City.
1923 - The first issue of Time magazine was published.
1931 - The "Star Spangled Banner," written by Francis Scott Key, was adopted as the American national anthem. The song was originally a poem known as "Defense of Fort McHenry."
1939 - In Bombay, Ghandi began a fast to protest the state's autocratic rule.
1952 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld New York's Feinberg Law that banned Communist teachers in the U.S.
1991 - Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers. The scene was captured on amateur video. (California)
1995 - A U.N. peacekeeping mission in Somalia ended. Several gunmen were killed by U.S. Marines in Mogadishu while overseeing the pull out of peacekeepers.
Friday, March 02, 2018
Why the Left Opposes Arming Teachers - Dennis Prager
Why the Left Opposes Arming Teachers - Dennis Prager:
"That is why the left opposes enabling some teachers and other adults in schools to carry arms in order to possibly stop a mass murderer: The left doesn't fight evil; it fights those who do. Just as the left hated anti-communists, hates opponents of Islamism and hates Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (far more than the Iranian ayatollahs), it hates those who wish to see teachers and others voluntarily armed take down the murderers of our children."
More Americans now support a universal basic income
More Americans now support a universal basic income:
"Forty-eight percent of Americans support a universal basic income.
Longtime advocates say we're closer than ever to adopting the program.
Political philosopher and economist Karl Widerquist, an associate professor at Georgetown University in Qatar, remembers a poll from 10 years ago that showed just 12 percent of Americans approved of a universal basic income.
That's changed — and quickly. Today, 48 percent of Americans support it, according to a new Northeastern University/Gallup survey of more than 3,000 U.S. adults.
"It represents an enormous increase in support," said Widerquist, who is a well-known advocate for a universal basic income.
"It's really promising."
Proposals for universal basic income programs vary, but the most common one is a system in which the federal government sends out regular checks to everyone, regardless of their earnings or employment..."
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"Forty-eight percent of Americans support a universal basic income.
Longtime advocates say we're closer than ever to adopting the program.
That's changed — and quickly. Today, 48 percent of Americans support it, according to a new Northeastern University/Gallup survey of more than 3,000 U.S. adults.
"It represents an enormous increase in support," said Widerquist, who is a well-known advocate for a universal basic income.
"It's really promising."
Proposals for universal basic income programs vary, but the most common one is a system in which the federal government sends out regular checks to everyone, regardless of their earnings or employment..."
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'The time for reconciliation is over': South Africa votes to confiscate white-owned land - NZ Herald
'The time for reconciliation is over': South Africa votes to confiscate white-owned land - NZ Herald
"South Africa's parliament has voted in favour of a motion that will begin the process of amending the country's Constitution to allow for the confiscation of white-owned land without compensation.
...It was amended but supported by the ruling African National Congress and new president Cyril Ramaphosa, who made land expropriation a key pillar of his policy platform after taking over from ousted PM Jacob Zuma earlier this month.
"The time for reconciliation is over. Now is the time for justice," Malema was quoted by News24 as telling parliament.
"We must ensure that we restore the dignity of our people without compensating the criminals who stole our land."...
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"We must ensure that we restore the dignity of our people without compensating the criminals who stole our land."...
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DACA Is a Cheap Amnesty Ploy
DACA Is a Cheap Amnesty Ploy:
"For decades, the establishment immigration lobby has been insisting Americans give so-called “Dreamers” a lifetime pass to America: citizenship. Don’t worry, they say. These “Dreamers” will enhance the American experience.
At the same time, the open borders club turns a blind eye to the pitiful state of our immigration system, demanding that immigrants who skip the box office be welcomed into our arms.
Those same elites never mention the millions of law-abiding and hardworking immigrants who enter our country legally—some after waiting over a decade to join this place we call home—and are getting delayed and punished for following the law."
At the same time, the open borders club turns a blind eye to the pitiful state of our immigration system, demanding that immigrants who skip the box office be welcomed into our arms.
Those same elites never mention the millions of law-abiding and hardworking immigrants who enter our country legally—some after waiting over a decade to join this place we call home—and are getting delayed and punished for following the law."
Paul Allen's six-engined monster plane prepares for space deliveries • The Register
Paul Allen's six-engined monster plane prepares for space deliveries • The Register:
"The world's largest aircraft, designed to one day fling rockets into space, has tested out its taxiing capabilities at the Mojave Air and Space Port in New Mexico.
"The world's largest aircraft, designed to one day fling rockets into space, has tested out its taxiing capabilities at the Mojave Air and Space Port in New Mexico.
The 500,000lb (227 metric ton) "Stratolaunch" is the brainchild of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and advanced materials aviation wizard Burt Rutan.
The pair plan to carry rockets up to high altitude before they fall free, fire up, and deliver cargo into low-Earth orbit.
Using Bernoulli's Principle to do the heavy lifting for the first few kilometres saves rockets the fuel-intensive and very stressful early moments of flight.
The pair plan to carry rockets up to high altitude before they fall free, fire up, and deliver cargo into low-Earth orbit.
Using Bernoulli's Principle to do the heavy lifting for the first few kilometres saves rockets the fuel-intensive and very stressful early moments of flight.
Allen has sunk $300m into the much-delayed project, but on Sunday it rolled out of the hangar.
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Public-Sector Unions Deserve to Be Destroyed - Reason.com
Public-Sector Unions Deserve to Be Destroyed - Reason.com:"How does a public-sector union work?
Easy.
First, the state creates a monopoly.
The monopoly forces taxpayers to fund those workers, whether they do a good job or not.
The union then coerces workers to pay dues regardless of whether or not they want to.
Then the union uses those dues to help fund political advocacy that perpetuates their monopoly and the union's influence.
So, in other words: racketeering..."
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