Wednesday, March 25, 2015

BERGDAHL CHARGED WITH DESERTION: Remember these famous figures who once lauded Bergdahl?

By Joseph Perticone

U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was officially charged with desertion on Wednesday. In light of that charge, these politicians, journalists and political personalities might want to consider walking back some of the statements listed below.

The White House:

Vice President Joe Biden:

33 Almost Unbelievable World Facts

By Michael Snyder

Did you know that about one-fourth of the entire global prison population is in the United States? Did you know that Apple has more money than the U.S. Treasury? Did you know that if you have no debt and also have 10 dollars in your wallet that you are wealthier than 25 percent of all Americans? Did you know that by the time an American child reaches the age of 18, that child will have seen approximately 40,000 murders on television? There are some things that are great about the United States, and there are definitely some things that are not so great. Once upon a time we were the most loved and most respected nation on the entire planet, but those days are long gone. We have wrecked our economy, we have lost our values and we have fumbled away our future. But if you look close enough, you can still see many of the things that once made this country a shining beacon to the rest of the world. This article includes some weird facts, some fun facts, but also some very troubling facts. It has been said that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, and hopefully as people enjoy reading the fun facts in this article they will also take note of the more serious facts. If we are ever going to change course as a nation, we need to come to grips with just how far we have fallen. The following are 33 strange facts about America that most Americans would be shocked to learn…

#1 The amount of cement that China used from 2011 to 2013 was greater than the total amount of cement that the United States used during the entire 20th century.

#2 In more than half of all U.S. states, the highest paid public employee in the state is a football coach.

#3 It costs the U.S. government 1.8 cents to mint a penny and 9.4 cents to mint a nickel.

TESTIMONY: Obama's Executive Amnesties Violate Federal Law AND The Constitution

By Kris Kobach

The Senate Judiciary Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing yesterday on the implications of Texas v. United States - the case 26 governors and attorneys general brought against President Obama’s executive amnesties. Kris Kobach, the Kansas Secretary of State and former immigration advisor to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, cited three reasons why the executive amnesties are unlawful: “(1) the executive actions do not comply with the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA); (2) even if they did comply with the APA, they would still be in direct violation of substantive provisions of federal law; and (3) even if they did not violate federal law, they would still be unconstitutional.”

Below are excerpts from his testimony.

On APA Non-Compliance:

“The APA requires that agencies implementing federal statutes in whole or in part do so through rulemaking… An administrative action that establishes criteria for exception from removal from the United States and defines a class with affirmative eligibility for benefits is quintessentially a “rule” under the APA… DHS has set out in [directives] a determination of future rights, privileges, and benefits. In so doing, the Administration has attempted to bury, outside of the APA, rulemaking decisions that have the ‘inherently arbitrary nature of unpublished ad hoc determinations.’… A central facet of the APA is the exposure of a proposed rule to public comment and criticism…By attempting to make this policy change through executive fiat, DHS avoided this public scrutiny and plainly violated the terms of the APA.”

On Violations of Federal Law:

“In 1996…(f)rustrated with executive non-enforcement of federal immigration laws, Congress enacted the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA)…Congress inserted several interlocking provisions…to require removal when immigration officers encounter illegal aliens…8 U.S.C. § 1225(a)(1) requires that “an alien present in the United States who has not been admitted…shall be deemed for purposes of this chapter an applicant for admission.” This designation triggers 8 U.S.C. § 1225(a)(3), which requires that all applicants for admission “shall be inspected by immigration officers.” This in turn triggers 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A), which mandates that “if the examining immigration officer determines that an alien seeking admission is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to be admitted, the alien shall be detained for a proceeding under section 1229a of this title.” The proceedings under 8 U.S.C. § 1229a are removal proceedings in United States Immigration Courts.

“The DACA and DAPA Directives order the ICE officers to violate these provisions of federal law by declining to place certain aliens into removal proceedings, when federal law clearly requires them to place such aliens into removal proceedings...

TED CRUZ: We Have a Problem

By Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)


My fellow conservative,

There is a problem in Washington, DC, and the problem is bigger than the debt.

It is even bigger than Obamacare.

It is bigger than any single issue.

The problem is that politicians from both parties have stopped listening to the American people. And they’re getting away with it.

This, more than anything else, is why I officially declared my candidacy for the Republican nomination for President of the United States earlier this week.

It is reasonable to expect differences of opinion on issues and policy.

But with $18 trillion in debt and a President who views the Constitution as an inconvenient speed bump along the path to “transforming America,” millions of Americans are demanding accountability, responsibility, and—above all—truth.

That is my pledge. It is my commitment to you.

And I expect you to hold me accountable.

Together, we can and will reignite the promise of America.

I need your help to share our vision of a federal government that respects—not tramples—the Constitution.

So in addition to holding me accountable, I'm asking you for two more things. First, make a contribution -- any contribution you can -- to support our campaign. Second, if you haven't already, click here to pledge your support for our grassroots army and sign up to volunteer today.

Together, we will turn the page and reignite the promise of America!

For liberty,



Ted Cruz

Larwyn's Linx: Obama vows death to the Zionist Entity

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Nation

Obama vows death to the Zionist Entity: RS
Washington, D.C., comics: Dr. Ignoro vs. Bibi: Jonah Goldberg
Obama’s Israel Tantrum: WSJ

The NAACP’s Fomenters of Fear: Michelle Malkin
Obama Claims Islam Part Of Founding; What the Founders Really Said: FedPapers
"Whites Only" Stickers: Didn't See That Coming: Protein Wisdom

The Luxury of Self-Defense: Mike McDaniel
Democracy in America: Roger Stockton
Cotton Calls for Lifting Spending Caps on Defense Later This Year: WFB

The Democrats' Deep Bench: JWF
Obama, Hillary Clinton hold another secret meeting: Ben Wolfgang
Sen. Dan Coats (R, Indiana) to retire at end of term.: Moe Lane

Economy

France Declares War on Radical Islam: Gatestone
FEMA becomes the thought police: RS
Feds Spend $150K On “Mindful Eating Intervention” For Third Graders: WFB

Scandal Central

Clinton Nemesis Ramps Up Effort to Get State Dept. to Spill on Hillary’s Tenure: NRO
States should defy unlawful EPA carbon dioxide rules: Steve Goreham
Report: McAuliffe Asked For And Got Favors At Homeland Security: WaPo

Media

Mark Levin Blasts Fox News for Attacking Ted Cruz: Do They Want Jeb?: Tatler
Stanley Kurtz to Mark Levin: It should be NO SURPRISE that Obama is so critical of Israel: Scoop
Obama the Light-Worker: Thoughts from 2008: David Mills

When Will MSM Admit Its Role in Advancing the Racialist ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ Lie?: Jack Dunphy
A Cautionary Tale: The Story Behind My Twitter Rant: Rick Wilson
Reporters Give Hillary Standing Ovation At Event After She Takes No Questions: Breitbart

World

Obama has a sad; accuses Israel of spying on Iran negotiations: RS
Iran’s Nuclear Agency Rebuffs IAEA Demand for Snap Inspections: Tower
RESET: Moscow seeks removal of U.S. missiles from Europe: UPI

Obama Snubs Nato Chief as Crisis Rages: Josh Rogin
Russian Tu-22 bomber scares NATO air defenses flying supersonic over Baltic for first time: Aviationist
4 US A-10 attack jets arrive in Poland: Aviationist

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

The Military’s Robotic Ghost Ship Passes Critical Test: Patrick Tucker
Earth has a layer no one knew about: Mary Beth Griggs
The most beautiful animal you’ve never seen: Deep Sea News

Cornucopia

The Best Place To Live In The United States? Here Are 9 Maps To Consider: Michael Snyder
Nick Searcy to Direct ‘Gosnell’ Movie: PW
NFL rookie’s decision to retire another sign football is doomed: John Kass

Image: Yemen rebels seize air base evacuated by U.S. troops last week
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QOTD: "It turns out that the person who has been posting “whites only” stickers around Austin, Texas is actually a liberal “social justice warrior” looking to bring attention to the racism of whites.

For days no one knew who had posted them and why could only be speculated.

The answer has been solved today: the stickers were posted by Austin lawyer Adam Reposa who did it to point out the “gentrification” of Austin and the displacement of minorities." --Pundit Press

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

YES, REALLY: Obama Tacitly Endorses Iranian EMP Attack on U.S.

By Investor's Business Daily

Threatened: A translated military handbook showing Tehran's support for a nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack on the U.S., and the presence of Iranian warships off our coast, show that Israel isn't the mullahs' sole target.

Last month in a speech to his air force commanders, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, boasted of Tehran's achievement in enriching uranium to the 20% level.

A BBC transcript of his speech showed that twice the assembled air force commanders chanted, "Death to America." Is there something about this that President Obama does not understand?

This is the same ayatollah, Obama assured us in his speech to the Iranian people five years after he ignored and failed to hear cries during the 2009 Green Revolution, who had issued a fatwa against the development of nuclear weapons.

Fatwa? Fat chance. Sadly, we have reached the point where a U.S. president trusts American security not even to a piece of parchment but to an Iranian mullah's fatwa.

Iran's true intentions were documented by a column by Peter Vincent Pry, executive director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security, a congressional advisory board.

PEACE IN OUR TIME: Ayatollah Khamenei Rebuffs Obama’s Overtures, Calls for “Death to America”

By The Tower

As the deadline looms for a political framework deal between the P5+1 nations and Iran, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei struck a defiant tone on Saturday in response to a conciliatory message offered by President Barack Obama to commemorate Nowruz, the Iranian new year.

In his statement, Obama said:

This year, we have the best opportunity in decades to pursue a different future between our countries. Just over a year ago, we reached an initial understanding regarding Iran’s nuclear program. And both sides have kept our commitments. Iran has halted progress on its nuclear program and even rolled it back in some areas. The international community, including the United States, has provided Iran with some relief from sanctions. Now, our diplomats—and our scientists—are engaged in negotiations in the hopes of finding a comprehensive solution that resolves the world’s concerns with Iran’s nuclear program.

Obama stated that the nuclear agreement presented a “historic opportunity” for Iran and the West to reconcile their differences.

LOVELY: Obama Accused of Obstructing Battle against Boko Haram to Promote Axelrod's Nigerian Muslim Client

By James Simpson

When the notorious Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, kidnapped 278 school girls from the town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria last year, Michelle Obama began a Twitter hashtag campaign, #BringBackOurGirls. But behind the scenes, the Obama administration was undermining Nigeria’s efforts to take the battle to the terrorists. Obama refused to sell Nigeria arms and supplies critical to the fight, and stepped in to block other Western allies from doing so. The administration also denied Nigeria intelligence on Boko Haram from drones operating in the area. While Boko Haram was kidnapping school girls, the U.S. cut petroleum purchases from Nigeria to zero, plunging the nation’s economy into turmoil and raising concerns about its ability to fund its battle against the terrorists. Nigeria responded by cancelling a military training agreement between the two countries.

The Nigerian presidential election is coming up Saturday, March 28, 2015. AKPD, the political consulting group founded by Obama confidante David Axelrod, is assisting Retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim presidential candidate from Muslim-dominated northern Nigeria, where Boko Haram was spawned and wields the most influence. Buhari is well-known throughout the country, having led as “Head-of-State” following a military coup in 1983. He was dislodged following another coup in 1985.

Larwyn's Linx: Ted Cruz's Dazzling Speech Scared the Hell Out of the Left

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Nation

Ted Cruz's Dazzling Speech Scared the Hell Out of the Left: EIB
Cruz: 'Courageous Conservatives' Can 'Reignite the Promise of America': Breitbart
Supreme Court allows Wisconsin Voter I.D. law to stand: LI

Mr President, please show me on the doll where Israel touched you: RS
Disastrous Iran deal may prove fatal to Israel: Cal Thomas
Cruz: Imagine a President Who Stands Unapologetically With Israel: Keith Koffler

A Simple Question: Thomas Sowell
Dems want to empower Boehner: The Hill
Boehner to “go big government” yet again: Nick Sorrentino

Barack Obama Is A Very Successful President: Ben Howe
The Man From Liberty: Michael Warren
The Rules of Racialists — Part One: Victor Davis Hanson

Economy

Democrat Senators Beg For Another Obamacare Delay: Patrick Howley
Section 8 housing vouchers pay for luxury apartments: RS
Disruption in Finance is Here: P&F

Scandal Central

Obama Released 165,900 Convicted Criminal Aliens into U.S. as of April 2014: JW
US Supreme Court upholds Wisconsin voter ID reform: Moe Lane
Expedited visas for Israeli Arabs for 'get out the vote' drive: Matzav

Climate & Energy

Twitter account of ‘prominent AGW skeptic’ Steven Goddard suspended; ‘who’s next?': Twitchy
Harvard Law professors fight over EPA’s climate rule: Timothy Cama
New EPA rules enlist wood heating police: Chris Wessel

Media

Liberal Prof Dershowitz: Cruz was “Off the Charts Brilliant”: Keith Koffler
The Texas Reagan Announces for President: Jeffrey Lord
The DNC needs a history lesson if this is how they’re going to attack candidate Ted Cruz: Twitchy

NPR’s Lead Editor for Politics unaware that Evangelicals support Israel.: Moe Lane
Mark Levin just OBLITERATED the argument ‘we need a governor for president’: Scoop
The Media’s Worst Attacks on the GOP Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz: NB

Three Reasons Why Ted Cruz’s Presidential Announcement is Good for All GOPers: Mike Peters
CNN Poll: Ideal Candidate Would Be An Anti-Obama: S&L
ABC Immediately Attacks Cruz Candidacy: TR

World

Petraeus Puts the Icing on Bibi's Iran Cake: Larry Kudlow
White House stands by Yemen as a counterterrorism model: Susan Crabtree
Khamenei Rebuffs Obama’s Overtures, Calls for “Death to America”: The Tower

Mark Levin: why Obama really called Netanyahu, and it wasn't to congratulate him: Scoop
Obama poisoning relations with Israel: Melanie Phillips
Watchdog: Reported Nuclear Deal Leaves Iran With Capacity for Bomb, Not a Power Plant: Algemeiner

The Last Time Iran Lied: Michael Rubin
America’s Left-Wing Jews Ashamed of Israel’s Jews: Dennis Prager
Netanyahu’s Strong New Government: AmInt

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

How a Smartwatch has Crushed an Old Industry: Shae Smith
10,000-Year-Old Stone Tool Site Discovered in Suburban Seattle: Western Digs
The Big Implications of the Google, FTC Antitrust Scandal: Rob Enderle

Cornucopia

Help our Bad Ass Wounded Warriors!: Hannity
Bracken Sends: WRSA
What Really Happens When You Go to the Hospital: Dr. Michael Weisberg, Author of "The Hospitalist"

Image: Unsavory Agents
Sponsored by: Isn't it time for conservative candidate? Ted Cruz 2016: Offiical Site

QOTD: "From the dawn of this country, at every stage America has enjoyed God’s providential blessing. Over and over again, when we face impossible odds, the American people rose to the challenge. You know, compared to that, repealing Obamacare and abolishing the IRS ain’t all that tough.

The power of the American people when we rise up and stand for liberty knows no bounds.

If you’re ready to join a grassroots army across this nation, coming together and standing for liberty, I’m going to ask you to break a rule here today and to take out your cell phones, and to text the word constitution to the number 33733. You can also text imagine. We’re versatile.

Once again, text constitution to 33733. God’s blessing has been on America from the very beginning of this nation, and I believe God isn’t done with America yet." --Sen. Ted Cruz

Monday, March 23, 2015

TREY GOWDY: Hillary must turn over her illegal email server or "face the full powers of the House"

By Victoria Taft

Congressman Trey Gowdy, who heads the Select Committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attack, sent a letter this week to former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Gowdy’s letter firmly requests that Clinton turn over her email server by April 3rd to a neutral third party, or he plans to litigate:

IMAGINE... Ted Cruz as President

By Terresa Monroe-Hamilton

This morning I heard echoes of Reagan in Senator Ted Cruz’s speech and an historical shiver went down my spine. His announcement from Liberty University was concrete proof that Cruz is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant and gifted speakers ever to grace a political stage. He doesn’t bother using a teleprompter because what he says comes from his heart – it is second nature and honest. He made his presidential announcement in Jerry Falwell’s place – the very lap of the Moral Majority. And much to the Left’s chagrin, he has morals, principles, ethics, faith and a spine. This is a man not afraid to get down on his knees and pray. It’s like throwing garlic in the face of a Marxist vampire. The Left and the Right are terrified of Ted Cruz – he is the people’s choice. And there is not a candidate out there that is more positive, more gifted, more masterful and more charismatic at stating strongly what conservatism truly is.

The long knives came out by the Left and the RINOs even before the announcement. “Moonbeam” Jerry Brown came out calling Ted Cruz, and his wife for that matter, stupid because they don’t believe in global warming. The only subject Jerry Brown is an expert on, is the one of being a moron. Cruz went to Princeton and Harvard. He didn’t have time to dally with the likes of Linda Ronstadt and get high while stuffing money in his pockets and blathering about UFOs with the two brain cells he has left. Then you have those such as Karl Rove, who should just go away. He has done nothing but lose elections and alienate most of America. He hates the Tea Party and can’t stand Ted Cruz. Then you have Ed Rollins of Jeb “Common Core/Amnesty” Bush’s campaign vocally trolling with, “Architect of the government shutdown in 2013,” which will no doubt be the Progressive Right’s mantra during the campaign. These Progressives have no other way to fight someone like Ted Cruz. A man grounded in his Christian faith and love of the Constitution. Alan Dershowitz, who was his law professor at Harvard, said that he’s probably the smartest student he ever had and it is widely said he is a world class debater. I would say he’s arguably the brightest mind in the Senate today.

THE TRANSCRIPT: Ted Cruz Announces He is Running for President

Relayed by The Washington Post

CRUZ: Good to see you.

(APPLAUSE)

Thank you. (APPLAUSE)

Thank you so much, President Falwell. God bless Liberty University.

(APPLAUSE)

I am thrilled to join you today at the largest Christian university in the world.

(APPLAUSE)

Today I want to talk with you about the promise of America.

Imagine your parents when they were children. Imagine a little girl growing up in Wilmington, Delaware during World War II, the daughter of Irish and Italian Catholic family, working class. Her uncle ran numbers in Wilmington. She grew up with dozens of cousins because her mom was the second youngest of 17 kids. She had a difficult father, a man who drank far too much, and frankly didn’t think that women should be educated.

And yet this young girl, pretty and shy, was driven, was bright, was inquisitive, and she became the first person in her family ever to go to college. In 1956, my mom, Eleanor, graduated from Rice University with a degree in math and became a pioneering computer programmer in the 1950s and 1960s.

(APPLAUSE)

Imagine a teenage boy, not much younger than many of you here today, growing up in Cuba. Jet black hair, skinny as a rail.

(LAUGHTER)

Involved in student council, and yet Cuba was not at a peaceful time. The dictator, Batista, was corrupt, he was oppressive. And this teenage boy joins a revolution. He joins a revolution against Batista, he begins fighting with other teenagers to free Cuba from the dictator. This boy at age 17 finds himself thrown in prison, finds himself tortured, beaten. And then at age 18, he flees Cuba, he comes to America.

Larwyn's Linx: Obama, Kerry Seek to Finalize Iran Deal As Nuclear Conflict Draws Near

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Nation

Obama, Kerry Seek to Finalize Iran Deal As Nuclear Conflict Draws Near: NoisyRm
Reminder: Democrats still lust after taking away people’s ammunition.: Moe Lane
Obama’s ‘Open Hostility’ to Israel Sees Democrats Losing Trust in him: Algemeiner

Welcome to the Arena, Senator Cruz: Erick Erickson
Conservatives: Cruz Candidacy Puts Key Issues on Table: Matt Fuller
Sen. Ted Cruz to launch presidential bid Monday: Politico

Martin O’Malley Claims Liz Warren’s Sacred Hunting Grounds Against Hillary: WZ
The Death Cult of the Modern Democratic Party: Leon Wolf
Democrats are the new party of no: WaPo Editorial Board

The Real Price of Lies: Kevin D. Williamson
African Americans Prospered During the Presidency of Ronald Reagan: RWN
Convention of the States Resolution Passes Iowa House: Shane Vander Hart

Economy

Obama: ‘By Hook Or Crook,’ I’ll Expand Government: Neil Munro
Silenced workers who lost jobs to H-1B visa abuse (quietly) speak out: Byron York
Kill the ‘Doc Fix’: Erick Erickson

Scandal Central

The Largest, Best Funded Voter Fraud Operation in US History Happening Before Your Eyes: Steven Ahle
Charges Against Sen. Robert Menendez Expected as Early as This Week: Devlin Barrett
Illegals Chant “Si , Se Puede!” At Spanish Only Town Hall Held By Democratic Rep.: ProgsToday

Media

Azealia Banks Would Make a Great Starbucks Race Together Ambassador: CBC
Hillary's Base Starts To Catch On: Springer's Blog
CNN Confronts Stephen A. Smith for Wanting Black Americans to Vote GOP – And He Doesn’t Back Down: IJR

Most Americans’ Perfect Presidential Candidate Who Will Change Obama’s Failed Policies: Blaze
Krauthammer for President: Roger L. Simon
The Beck Thing: Lloyd Marcus

Ted Cruz Delights Followers with Midnight Tweet: ‘I’m Running for President’: Paula Bolyard
‘The Spine of a Worm, The Ethics of Whores’: Glenn Beck Unloads on Karl Rove: Josh Feldman
Ex-Daily Caller Blogger Tells Stelter Why Conservatives Are ‘Scared of Fox’: Josh Feldman

World

Proposed Deal with Iran Not Legal; Iranian Nukes in South America: Peter Huessy
Iranians Chant "Death to America" While Negotiations Continue: Clarion
McCain to Obama: 'Get over your temper tantrum, Mr. President' and focus on ISIS: Fox

Putin Turns Up His Special War Against Europe: The XX Committee
See the Sticker Being Placed On Meat That Is PISSING OFF Muslims Everywhere: MadWorld
The Chicken Or The Egg?: JoshuaPundit (2009)

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Why are Asian mothers so much better at raising high-performing children?: Wintery Knight
Google News buries news of Google's FTC investigation under Daniel Lyons fluff: AppleInsider
The World’s First Commercial Handheld Flamethrower Can Be Yours For $699: Bob Owens

Cornucopia

Travel tip: Don't forget your car on the ferry: Raymond Chen
Husband Spots Himself As a Kid in Wife’s Home Videos: iOTWreport
So God Made A Liberal: Ace

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QOTD: "“Ted Cruz has all the makings of another Ronald Reagan,” Alabama Republican Mo Brooks told CQ Roll Call Sunday. “Cruz understands the principles that make America the greatest nation in world history.”

Brooks, a frequent guest at Cruz’s meetings with House conservatives, went on to say via text message that, “like Ronald Reagan,” Cruz has the backbone to do what’s right and the “oratorical skills needed to help inspire the American people to continued greatness.”

Rep. Marlin Stutzman told CQ Roll Call that Cruz running would give the GOP the opportunity to have a “full spectrum conversation” about the federal government. With an $18 trillion debt, failed health care policies, and an increasingly dangerous world, the Indiana Republican said, “Cruz’s participation in our Republican nomination will create lively discussion about what America faces and push strong conservative leadership to the top.”

Rep. Louie Gohmert also compared his fellow Texan to Reagan. “Ted Cruz can effectively and consistently articulate House conservatives’ message to the larger public and, like Reagan, make the election a referendum on what will save our nation,” he told CQ Roll Call.

Iowa’s Steve King called Cruz a “full spectrum constitutional conservative” who can “restore the soul of America.”" --Matt Fuller

Sunday, March 22, 2015

How Obama has destroyed America’s free enterprise system, in 2 charts

By James Pethokoukis

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The decline in business startups may not be news to my readers, but these charts and stats from Gallup (h/t to John Dearie) are still startling to me:

— The U.S. now ranks not first, not second, not third, but 12th among developed nations in terms of business startup activity. Countries such as Hungary, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Sweden, Israel and Italy all have higher startup rates than America does.

American business deaths now outnumber business births. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the total number of new business startups and business closures per year — the birth and death rates of American companies — have crossed for the first time since the measurement began. I am referring to employer businesses, those with one or more employees, the real engines of economic growth. Four hundred thousand new businesses are being born annually nationwide, while 470,000 per year are dying.

5 Reactions to the Announcement that Ted Cruz will Campaign for the Republican Presidential Nomination

Honestly, I'm sick and tired of the establishment (both the Democrat-Media Complex and the old, bloated, sputtering GOP crony capitalists) telling us who our candidates should be. I support Ted Cruz for President.

Steve Deace:
Traditionally if you want to win the GOP nomination you have to be one of the three tickets punched out of Iowa, and there is no doubt Ted Cruz is a serious threat to be one of those three. He has the broadest appeal of all the conservative candidates, appealing to Iowa's evangelicals, tea partiers, and liberty faction without changing anything about who he is. He's arguably the best soldier the conservative cause has had in recent memory. If he can evolve from soldier to general, and cast the bold vision required of a president, he will be a very formidable candidate.

Tea Party Nation:
The consultant playbook says that a Presidential candidate must hint around for months. That candidate must at first deny that but be “persuaded.” There must be the obligatory leaks about the candidate’s family and friends trying to talk them into the run. This playbook also says avoid controversial issues, run a tofu campaign, devoid of content and don’t go after areas that are Democrat strongholds. Just spend millions on consultants and let them waste millions on advertising that doesn’t work and computer programs that fail. Oh and don’t complain when the consultants make millions off the campaign and the candidate loses.

Ted Cruz represents the only hope the Republican Party has.

Ted Cruz is right on almost all of the issues. But Cruz by coming right out and announcing he is running is setting the tone. He is willing to throw out the consultant playbook... Ted Cruz is a great candidate who will be a great President. I have endorsed Ted Cruz as has Tea Party Nation.

This is going to be a great election cycle. Conservatives are always looking for the next Ronald Reagan.

We’ve found him. His name is Ted Cruz.

Gov. Gerry (Moonbeam) Brown of Mexifornia:

CROWD-SOURCING A CLEANUP OF MY BLOG-ROLL

My latest brainstorm: having noticed that several of the blogs in the various lists at right are defunct, I was wondering whether my seven regular readers would assist me in a cleanup. Questions:

1. Which blogs should be removed?
2. Which blogs should be added?
3. Other suggestions?


Please let me know in the comments.

And thank you for your assistance. The reader with the most helpful suggestion will receive either a 2015 Corvette Stingray or a $5 off coupon for an oil change at Valu-Lube (my choice).


Larwyn's Linx: Obama: GOP Just Like Iranian Terrorists, BTW Let's Celebrate Another Muslim Holiday

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Nation

Obama: GOP Just Like Terrorists, BTW Let's Celebrate Another Muslim Holiday: RWN
Unraveling the unconventional warfare exercise in the Western U.S.: J.E. Dyer
Obama DREAMER Accused Of Killing Four: Cove

Don't Confirm Loretta Lynch: Rich Lowry
Gun rights groups in fierce opposition to Loretta Lynch as next A.G.: Chris Eger
Obama: Netanyahu's comments 'erode the name of democracy': Joseph Lawler

States urged to call for convention amending U.S. Constitution: Brad Cooper
Armed 84-Year-Old Saves Wife From Punk: MB
B. Todd Jones quits as ATF director amid backlash over proposed bullet ban: Times

Dianne Feinstein’s Husband Awarded Massive Fortune in Rail Boondoggle: RWN
CBO: Obamacare to Hit Only 65 Percent of 2015 Coverage Target: WS
Police departments hiring immigrants as officers: Alan Gomez, USA Today

Economy

Bernie Sanders calls for 'war tax' on millionaires: Rebecca Shabad
House votes to scrap union election rule, defying veto threat: Tim Devaney
Lift the cap on NYC's street vendors: Crain's New York

Scandal Central

Riding Mass Transit Is Like Inviting 20 Corrupt Politicians Into Your Wallet: SDA
Anti-Gun Idiots May Have Broken State Laws With Firearm Stunt: Matt Schuck
Clinton Foundation received US$2m from firm with ties to Beijing: Want China Times

Bill Clinton 'Unaware' Brother-In-Law on Board of Haitian Gold Mine that Landed Rare Permit: Rich Tucker
Justice Department Rolls Out An Early Form Of Capital Controls In America: ZH
Levin: 'America Is the New France': Breitbart

Climate & Energy

Former Obama law prof: EPA is “burning the Constitution” with its CO2 regulations: Ed Morrissey
EPA Rule Would Hurt Manatee Population: Christina Martin
McConnell to states: EPA climate rule is illegal: Timothy Cama

Media

Saturday morning feel good stories: This Ain't Hell
60 Minutes and Women in Combat Training: Russ Vaughn
If you thought the Starbucks ‘race’ campaign couldn’t get worse, you were wrong: Twitchy

Why Doesn’t Starbucks Practice What They Preach?: Jen Kuznicki
Michelle Malkin shows Rupert Murdoch why he needs to ‘get real’ about the border: Twitchy
Springtime for Hillary: Ed Driscoll

What was Obama doing while US special ops evacuated from ‘success story’ Yemen?: Twitchy
Ingraham: Jeb 'will lose' to Hillary: Cameron Joseph
A 'Privileged Cracker' Visits the California DMV: Theo Willem

World

There Is No Fatwa Condemning Nuclear Weapons by Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei: Andrew C. McCarthy
Obama Pretends '67 Borders Policy Triggered By Netanyahu Win: Peter Malcolm
Leeds bus stop rape: 'Harrowing' CCTV footage released showing moment teen was attacked: Mirror

ISIS Posts Kill Lists of 100 U.S. Military With Personal Information: Sara Noble
Bibi Reveals Obama’s Hypocrisy: Rick Jensen
Declassified Documents: CIA Helped Fund al-Qaeda via Afghan Government: Rawa

Northcom: Russian Cruise Missile Threat to U.S. Grows: Bill Gertz
Europe Is Teeming with Russian Spies: AmInt
Anti-Semitic attackers yelling 'we will kill you' storm synagogue in London: JPost

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Bronze Mask of Greek God Pan Unearthed in Northern Israel: Algemeiner
Mercedes invites drivers to experience F 015 self-driving cars: NextDigit
Gold fever makes Apple Watch devs chase the dream: Graham Bower

Cornucopia

Is Racism Still a Problem...in our Universities?: StandWithUs
The Bang a Gong Show: Far East Version: MOTUS
11 Self-Portraits Drawn During An LSD Trip: BuzzFeed

Image: Bronze Mask of Greek God Pan Unearthed in Northern Israel
Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: PETITION: ENFORCE OUR NATION'S IMMIGRATION LAW

QOTD: "To the surprise of absolutely no one familiar with the ways of Corruptifornia, the one-party state completely in the hands of the Democrats, a consortium whose lead firm is controlled by Richard Blum, husband of Sen. Diane Feinstein, was awarded a nearly billion-dollar contract for the construction of the first phase of the so-called high-speed rail line to link San Francisco and Los Angeles. Those paying attention to the project call it the “half-fast” rail line because it will share trackage with conventional commuter rail trains in the sprawling Los Angeles and San Francisco areas, lowering its average speed to levels achieved by American railways a century ago." --Thomas Lifson

Saturday, March 21, 2015

The 10 Worst Automotive Love-Children of All-Time

I saw a 2000-vintage Jaguar the other day and it reminded me of some of the failed marriages between auto companies and their hellspawn products. Like:


10. The Jaguar/Ford Jagaurus
When The New York Times asserts that your vehicle may have been "the dud of the decade", it should give you pause. Like reconsidering whether you should visit a car dealership without a parent or guardian.

Ford and Jaguar combined the beauty of the Taurus with the, uhm, price of a Jag and the result was as you would expect. Many drivers had the experience of Edmunds commenter nomorejags14 who wrote of his 2003 copy, "...after a week the radio screen stop working, not long the wheels bent (all four), the check engine light came on, cat converter 2, after replacing twice the light is still on, then all codes possibles were detected by the scanner... and no mechanic could even look at it. Last hope I took it to a expert, his first words were 'get rid of this thing'."

Good advice, Sparky.

FOUNDER OF GREENPEACE: Why I am a Climate Change Skeptic

By Dr. Patrick Moore

I am skeptical humans are the main cause of climate change and that it will be catastrophic in the near future. There is no scientific proof of this hypothesis, yet we are told “the debate is over” and “the science is settled.”

My skepticism begins with the believers’ certainty they can predict the global climate with a computer model. The entire basis for the doomsday climate change scenario is the hypothesis increased atmospheric carbon dioxide due to fossil fuel emissions will heat the Earth to unlivable temperatures.

In fact, the Earth has been warming very gradually for 300 years, since the Little Ice Age ended, long before heavy use of fossil fuels. Prior to the Little Ice Age, during the Medieval Warm Period, Vikings colonized Greenland and Newfoundland, when it was warmer there than today. And during Roman times, it was warmer, long before fossil fuels revolutionized civilization.

The idea it would be catastrophic if carbon dioxide were to increase and average global temperature were to rise a few degrees is preposterous.

NAPA Ad Features Hillary Clinton as the Annoying Mother-In-Law

I wonder what Hillary charged NAPA for her brilliant acting performance as the freakishly annoying Mother-In-Law?



Oh, that Barney Rubble. What an actor.


Related: "Why Hillary Clinton's Email Habits Annoy So Many People".