Senior DOD Official John Rood: Three Migrant Caravans Headed to U.S.

Senior DOD Official John Rood: Three Migrant Caravans Headed to U.S.:

Reps. Hartzler and Mo Brooks (R-AL) noted that there is existing authority the administration could use to have the military build a border barrier without declaring a national emergency, through Section 284 of Title 10 of the United States Code.
“Congress has actually given the DOD the ability to provide military support to law enforcement agencies specifically for countering the counter-drug purposes. Section 284 of Title 10 of the United States Code authorizes the DOD to provide support to counter drug activities to control the transnational organized crime,” she said.
“The law clearly identifies various activities that DOD is authorized to conduct including the construction of road and construction of fences. Light installation along smuggling corridors, aerial, ground reconnaissance and transportation,” she said.

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I'm beginning to see the left compare Nathan Phillips (real Indian/fake victim) to Trayvon Martin, ---Fans of Best of the Web Today

(7) Fans of Best of the Web Today--Michael Smith
"I'm beginning to see the left compare Nathan Phillips (real Indian/fake victim) to Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and even Mumia Abu Jamal, a convicted cop killer the left has canonized as a political prisoner, claiming that Phillips did nothing wrong and it was the Covington Catholic high school kids who attacked him with race hatred in their hearts.
Their evidence?
A look.
The dreaded "Smile of White Privilege" spell the white, Harry Potter looking kid learned at the Catholic Hogwarts down in the redneck state of Kentucky.
But the left is casting its own spell - one that changes myth to truth.
The left believes Trayvon, Michael and Mumia were innocent..."
Read on.

The Covington fiasco has proved to be a clarifying moment.

Instapundit  Blog Archive  WELL, YES: The Covington fiasco has proved to be a clarifying moment. And here is what has been m
"WELL, YES:

The Covington fiasco has proved to be a clarifying moment. And here is what has been made clear: Much of the American media is no longer engaged in journalism. It is engaged in opposition research and in what is sometimes known among political operatives as “black p.r.”—the sinister twin of ordinary public relations. As Joy Behar, as profoundly dim and tedious a person as American public life has to offer, forthrightly confessed: The hysteria and outright dishonesty surrounding the Covington students had nothing to do with them. It has to do with narrowly partisan, selfish, deeply stupid, entirely unpatriotic, childish, foot-stamping, fingers-in-the-ears, weeping, cooties-loathing, teary-eyed, tremulous, quavering, pansified, gormless, deceitful, dishonorable, and cynical politics of the lowest kind — the politics of Us and Them.
...Those of you who play along with that — who enjoy being lied to and manipulated — are pathetic in the literal sense of that word. What the hell is wrong with you?

"The best argument in favor of Trump’s presidency is what Trump’s presidency has taught us about the character of the people who oppose him, and who would be wielding power if he weren’t.---Posted by Glenn Reynolds "

Fitton: Documents Detail Nancy Pelosi’s Love of Flying at Our Expense

Fitton: Documents Detail Nancy Pelosi’s Love of Flying at Our Expense:

Nancy Pelosi’s plan to fly into a war zone to thank the troops, which President Trump put on hold, was d j vu all over again. We’ve been watching her taxpayer-supported travel for years. Earlier, I discussed Judicial Watch’s prior work here in an op-ed for Fox News.
Just this week, Judicial Watch released documents they obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Air Force that detail $134,587.81 plus $50,000 for an advance of funds for an “escort officer” for a total of $184.587.81 for then-House Minority Leader Pelosi’s Congressional delegation (CODEL) to Italy and Ukraine in 2015.

Sophistry-A fact to lead us to a lie-----Ann Arbor expected to be colder than South Pole on Wednesday | mlive.com

Ann Arbor expected to be colder than South Pole on Wednesday | mlive.com
"The South Pole in Antarctica is expected to be balmier than Ann Arbor on Wednesday, Jan. 30.
The Ann Arbor area, like most of Michigan, is on track to experience a blast of bitterly cold Arctic air Wednesday that could beat temperatures down to record lows, the National Weather Service says..."
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Who Owns America? – American Greatness

Who Owns America? – American Greatness
"Anywhere from 11 million to 22 million illegal aliens reside in the United States today. 
The most recent research suggests that the higher number is closest to the correct figure. 
In and of itself, that is a crisis.
New arrivals—legal and illegal—come to America all the time. 
Two-thirds of these... use food stamps and other forms of state-administered assistance, such as public housing, not long after they arrive in the country, leaving Americans with a $116 billion annual tab. 
Moreover, much of the savings these new arrivals manage to accumulate are sent out of the country as remittances, about $25 billion of which ends up in Mexico.
More people today speak a single non-English language—Spanish—than ever before in American history. 
... immigration is merely an instrument in a larger conflict between those who would prefer to rule us without our consent. 
In the end, how we answer them will determine the answer that all-important question: Who owns America?"
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The Left Is Shunning Liberals With Concerns About Transgender Agenda | The Heritage Foundation

The Left Is Shunning Liberals With Concerns About Transgender Agenda | The Heritage Foundation:

“Gender identity” refers to an individual’s inner sense of being a man or a woman or both or neither. It exists along a spectrum and can be fluid. It’s entirely arbitrary and self-disclosed. And rather incoherent, as it’s not at all clear what it means to “feel like” a woman, or how I would know if I felt like one, or why my feeling like a woman (whatever that means) would make me a woman.
As a result, if “gender identity” becomes a protected class in federal civil rights law, as Pelosi’s Equality Act would result in, there will be serious negative consequences. That’s where we agree. And that’s where we can work together.

Why So Many ‘Tolerant’ People Are Intolerant | Intellectual Takeout

Why So Many ‘Tolerant’ People Are Intolerant | Intellectual Takeout
"It’s become common to point out that those who most preach “tolerance” are often themselves highly “intolerant.”

But why is that?

As University of Texas professor and ethics expert J. Budziszewski explains, it may have a lot to do with tolerance’s character as a virtue.

Let me explain. 

Or rather, I’ll explain Budziszewski’s explanation from his excellent article, “The Illusion of Moral Neutrality.” 

This explanation involves three steps:
1) Tolerance is a virtue.
...Thus, for instance, we may tolerate someone voicing a wrong opinion because suppressing it: 

1) could lead to further, more insidious suppressions of free speech; 

2) could eliminate the chance for truth to shine through when pitted against error.

According to Budziszewski, the extremes to be avoided in exercising tolerance are “softheadedness”—“putting up with something we should suppress”—and “narrowmindedness”—“suppressing what we should put up with.”
2) The virtues are interdependent..."
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Funny And Sad Examples of How Media Can Manipulate The Truth

Funny And Sad Examples of How Media Can Manipulate The Truth:
"In recent years more and more people are finding it harder to stay well informed because it’s getting more challenging to determine which news are accurate.
We gathered some examples of how media can use different techniques of deception to trick you into seeing exactly what they wanted you to see.
As you will discover, perspective really is everything!
It all goes to show that a healthy dose of skepticism goes a long way, and getting your news from a wide range of different sources is your best bet to a more rounded view of the world we live in..."
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It’s Time to Get Real About Our Enemies – American Greatness

It’s Time to Get Real About Our Enemies – American Greatness
"...For ordinary Americans—from the top to the bottom of the economic spectrum, black, white and brown—President Trump has brought good times. 
Except for the screeching drama queens in the Democratic Party and among #TheResistance—and our serious mass immigration problems—life is good and the country is secure.
In a sensible world, we would be basking in this period of unprecedented prosperity and peace.
The country should be unified and full of bonhomie. 
The whole world has advanced to inconceivable levels of global peace and prosperity. 
Life is easier, healthier, and more comfortable for more people than ever before in history.
Socialism and Communism—those tragic sisters from the 1800s that led to the greatest human suffering, poverty, and mass starvation in human history—should barely be remembered.
Instead, they are ascendant in the Democrat Party. 
Cultural Marxism and socialism are the new Democrat chic. 
The entire country is in an uproar. 
Everyone feels a sense of doom and gloom..."
Read on.

This is no joke!

Dems to strike 'so help you God' from oath taken in front of key House committee, draft shows | Fox News

Dems to strike 'so help you God' from oath taken in front of key House committee, draft shows | Fox News:

A key committee in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives is moving to eliminate the God reference from the oath administered to witnesses testifying before the panel, as part of a new rules package expected to be approved this week, according to a draft obtained exclusively by Fox News.
The draft shows that the House Committee on Natural Resources would ask witnesses to recite only, "Do you solemnly swear or affirm, under penalty of law, that the testimony that you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?"

What Would the Cure for Cancer Mean? - The Rush Limbaugh Show

What Would the Cure for Cancer Mean? - The Rush Limbaugh Show
"RUSH: The Jerusalem Post headline: “A Cure For Cancer? Israeli Scientists Say They Think They Found One – ‘We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer.’” A small team of Israeli scientists think they might have found the actual clue opening up or unlocking the secrets to cancer that will facilitate a complete cure.

Dan Aridor, talking about a new treatment being developed by his company: “We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer. Our cancer cure will be effective from day one, will last a duration of a few weeks and will have no or minimal side-effects at a much lower cost than most other treatments on the market. Our solution will be both generic and personal.”

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History for January 31

History for January 31 - On-This-Day.com
Franz Schubert 1797, Zane Grey 1872, Jackie Robinson 1919


Carol Channing 1923, Norman Mailer 1929 - Author, Ernie Banks 1931 - Baseball player


1940 - The first Social Security check was issued by the U.S. Government.


1995 - U.S. President Clinton invoked presidential emergency authority to provide a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.