Monday, August 10, 2015

IRANIAN GOVERNMENT NEWS SOURCE: Obama will side with us in case of attack by Israel

Troubling news, relayed by Israel Matzav:


Analyst Omri Ceren observes, "Problem is not whether analysis is true. Problem is emboldened #Iran thinks it's true, and will act accordingly."

As I reported in July, credible sources have reported that "The [Obama-Kerry] Deal Is To Protect Iran... From Israel."

And it would seem that the Mullahs agree.


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GOP ESTABLISHMENT HARDEST HIT: NBC Confirms Ted Cruz was the Real Winner of the First GOP Debate

Spotted this interesting nugget over at Every Joe, which I hadn't heard from our favorite cable news network (via BadBlue Real-Time News).

Even though Donald Trump claimed victory after the first GOP debate based on internet polls, many experts said to wait until more scientific polling numbers were released to make a definitive judgment. And now we know why. An NBC poll was released and it paints a completely different picture.

In terms of which candidates helped themselves the most, the winners were Ted Cruz and Carly Fiorina. Cruz rose from 6% to 13%, while Fiorina climbed from 2% to 8%... Those surveyed pointed to three candidates doing the best work during the debates: Fiorina (20% net score), Marco Rubio (12%) and Cruz (11%).

Larwyn's Linx: Failure Theater: Chuck Schumer edition

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Failure Theater: Chuck Schumer edition: RS
A tough day for the president and his party: Michael Barone
Cruz's Practical Advice for States: Impose Your Own Iran Sanctions: Niels Lesniewski

It's a Lion, Jim, not a Human!: Dennis Prager
So Much Drama in the D-J-T: Ace
Jeb’s Illegal Immigration Problem: RS

Mostly Peaceful Ferguson Protest Features Gun Battle, Looting: William Teach
‘White Progressives Are USELESS, HARMFUL To Our Movement!’: Sooper
#BlackLivesMatter Backer Shoots 8 Black People in the Head: Cassy Fiano

Trumpzilla: Taxicab Depressions
Carly Fiorina: Islamic Civilization was “Greatest in the World”: Tim Brown
The August Doldrums and Donald Trump: Erick Erickson

Scandal Central

More twists and turns in Hillary’s email saga: Paul Mirengoff
Hillary, Aides Ignore Court Request to Preserve Federal Records: JW
Serial Plagiarist: Schumer's Opposition To Iran Deal Motivated By...: Ace

Climate & Energy

Global Warming: A $1.5 Trillion Industry: John Hinderaker
EPA accident causes more water pollution than fracking does: LI
Press Downplays, Hides EPA's Responsibility for Western River Contamination: NB

Media

Mark Levin: Fox News ‘Hosted a National Enquirer Debate': Robert Wilde
What Happens When You Rescind an Invitation to Trump?: Erick Erickson
Megyn Kelly whines about Donald Trump to Howard Kurtz : FAM

Buzzfeed “Sources”: Breitbart Took Payola From Trump In Exchange For Glowing Reportage: iOTWreport
Fiorina: Trump is a sexist: Nicole Duran
Trump: Where’s the Media Outcry over Obama’s Immigration Remarks?: RebelPundit

Who got the most airtime at the GOP primary debate?: Jason Rusesell

World

Iran Sentences to Death Founder of Spiritual Movement: Clarion
Turkey intentionally late in action against Islamic State recruiters: Robert Spencer
Jordanians “will join Islamic State because they learned in school that this is Islam”: Robert Spencer

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Yes, Uber Sucks, And Let Me Explain Why: Taxicab Depressions
Scientists Teach AI Machines To Understand Us: Vlad Tverdohleb
9 Year-Over-Year Data Points Every SEO Should Monitor: Josh McCoy

Cornucopia

Hoomph: C&S
Remember...: Sondrakistan
Gullible internet users in uproar over vintage photo of Jurassic Park director posing with 'prey': Daily Mail

Image: It's a Lion, Jim, not a Human!
Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: The GOP Trump Card: TED CRUZ FOR PRESIDENT

QOTD: "You know who is responsible for Trumpzilla? The brunt of the responsibility can be placed at the feet of John Boehner and Mitch McConnell. Obama rammed through ZeroCare on a procedural stunt, and America howled. The Republican establishment whined, “We can’t do anything unless you give us the House.”

A historic wave election put them into power in the House, and nothing happened. They whined, “We can’t do anything without the Senate.” Another electoral gullywasher handed them the Senate, and nothing happened.

These spineless, impotent limpdicks are precisely what has made Trumpmania possible. They will not stand up to Obama on ANYTHING, be it ObamaCare, Executive immigration reform, the EPA, the IRS targeting political opponents and everyday citizens, radical Islam, and all the sundry day-to-day crimes this administration commits on a typical Tuesday. This is what an American roar sounds like, ladies and gentlemen… the people that are paying attention are really pissed off, especially the taxpayers that pick up the check for this lawless government." --Taxicab Depressions

Sunday, August 09, 2015

PIC: When William Shatner Should Have Won the Emmy

What a freaking highway robbery:


Hat tip: BadBlue News, beyaxch.
 

A Couple of Immigration Stats That Will Blow Your Frickin' Mind, Dude.

Spotted at the invaluable iOTWreport:


Larwyn's Linx: The Fox News debate by the numbers

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Nation

The Fox News debate by the numbers: C. Edmund Wright
Obama: Requiring Photo-ID to Vote is Wrong: CNS
Protesters shut down Bernie Sanders rally: Elliot Smilowitz and Megan R. Wilson

Ted Cruz Offers Full-Throated Conservatism and RedState Rises: Scott Ott
Jeb Bush booed at RedState Gathering: FAM
Carly Fiorina stood with GOP Establishment against Cruz in 2013 govt shutdown: Scoop

The Trump Goes On: Stephen F. Hayes
The injudicious defense of Donald Trump: CDN
The Bushioisie Is Wrong: Perot Didn’t ‘Cost’ Bush 41 the presidency in '92: Bill Pascoe

Economy

Cruz Tells Obama: Stop Financing Radical Islamic Terrorism: Caleb Howe
Clinton adviser on Israel had commercial ties to Middle East: Sarah Westwood
Puerto Rico defaults for first time; fails to make US$58-million debt payment: FinPost

Scandal Central

Cheryl Mills To Destroy Emails About Boss Hillary Clinton: Sidney Powell
Bipartisan report: IRS targeted conservatives: Michael F. Haverluck
Facebook Monitors Private Messages, Photos For the Police: Kristan T. Harris

Media

Megyn Kelly, Donald Trump and the Tweet of Frustration: Publius
Sources: Roger Stone quit, wasn't fired by Donald Trump in campaign shakeup: Marc Caputo
In Zimbabwe, We Don’t Cry for Lions: Goodwell Nzou

World

Mr. President, Rockets Have Already Fallen on Tel Aviv: Benyamin Korn
Why doesn’t the Pope go to Syria?: Robert Spencer
Norway: Muslims riot at asylum centers, 12 arrested, mob stones police: Pamela Geller

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Video: An incredibly detailed tour through the mouse brain: Emily Underwood
New Dwarf Planet Found at Solar System's Edge, Hints at Possible Faraway 'Planet X': Mike Wall
Artificial intelligence fears overblown, says AI expert Sir Nigel Shadbolt: Charlotte Jee

Cornucopia

GOP Debate: Ted Cruz’s Precious Daughters Steal The Show: Nina Bookout
Feds Trying To Confiscate Navy Vet’s Guns – Residents Stand Guard: Robert Gehl
Pre-Season Tryouts For the Next Kardashian Presidency: MOTUS

Image: Cheryl Mills To Destroy Emails About Boss Hillary Clinton
Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: End the Beltway Cartel: TED CRUZ FOR PRESIDENT

QOTD: "The Democrat debate consists of Hillary and the Chipotle clerk. [LAUGHTER] That’s not fair…Bernie Sanders has entered the race. [LAUGHTER] So, they have a wild-eyed socialist with ideas that are endangering American’s place in the world…and Bernie Sanders. [WILD LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE] They’re not even having a debate. They did plan to have a debate earlier, the problem was the invitation was emailed to Hillary.

...There is a reason that the life, vibrancy, energy and excitement is with conservatives this year. Our country is in crisis...

...We’ve got to distinguish between campaign conservatives [and those who actually fight] ...Not a single person in the debate said I’m an establishment, moderate squish….They run as us, but then they say, if you’re actually us, you’re unelectable.”" --Sen. Ted Cruz

Saturday, August 08, 2015

CONFIDENTIAL FBI MEMO: Military Families Harassed and Intimidated by Muslims Right Here in the U.S.

By Judicial Watch

It was not meant for public disclosure but a news outlet got ahold of a chilling Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alert warning U.S. military families that they are being watched and confronted by Middle Eastern men.

The cryptic FBI memo was issued to law enforcement agencies in Colorado and Wyoming and says that Middle Eastern men are approaching families of U.S. military members at their homes in both states, specifically in Greeley and Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Middle Eastern men have also tried to gain personal information about military members and their families through intimidation, according to the FBI bulletin, which reveals that the victims reported feeling scared.

Among the stalking victims is the wife of a military member who was approached by two Middle Eastern men in front of her house. The FBI statement says the Middle Easterners told the woman that she's the wife of a U.S. interrogator and the men laughed when she denied their claims. Then they fled in a dark, four-door sedan with two other Middle Eastern males inside. "The woman had observed the vehicle in the neighborhood on previous occasions," the FBI alert confirms. This was not an isolated incident and in fact, the FBI reveals that it has received similar reports of similar events occurring in Wyoming throughout June.

Yes, the FBI’s Investigation of Hillary's Emails is Definitely a 'Criminal Probe'

By Catholic Online

"It's definitely a criminal probe," an unnamed source says in regards to the FBI investigation into whether Hillary Clinton knowingly sent classified information through personal email. "I'm not sure why they're not calling it a criminal probe," the source adds. The Clinton camp, in the meantime, downplays this.

Federal agents are investigating to what extent Clinton used her home server and other private devices to send and store classified documents.

"The DOJ [Department of Justice] and FBI can conduct civil investigations in very limited circumstances," but that is not what this is, the source says. "In this case, a security violation would lead to criminal charges. Maybe DOJ is trying to protect her campaign."

In the meantime, Hillary Clinton is "confident" that she never willfully received or sent any classified information.

But of 40 Clinton emails, randomly reviewed while she served as secretary of state, four contained classified information, the inspector general in charge of the case informed Congress.

Former federal prosecutor Bradley Simon says that if Hillary Clinton knowingly sent, received, or stored classified information in an unauthorized location, she may face "prosecution under the same misdemeanor federal security statute used to prosecute former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus," according to the NY Post.

AMERICA: Founded in Liberty, Descended into Tyranny

By Richard Larsen

“The foundation of our Empire was not laid in the gloomy age of Ignorance and Superstition, but at an Epoch when the rights of mankind were better understood and more clearly defined, than at any former period…The United States came into existence as a Nation, and if their Citizens should not be completely free and happy, the fault will be entirely their own.” So declared George Washington at the time of our founding as a nation.

It is unique and exceptional that this nation was established according natural law, and declared inalienable individual rights of life, liberty, and property, or the pursuit of happiness. In an era when monarchs, rulers, oligarchs, autocrats and aristocrats governed according to their whims and disposition, having derived their right to rule based on caste or bloodline, a motley collection of men steeped in classical-liberal principles led a revolution and established a nation dedicated to individual freedom.

Those precepts were the foundation to the Declaration of Independence, which states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” There is nothing more exceptional in human history than those two sentences and the nation that resulted from their utterance: a nation that derived its “just” powers from the “consent of the governed.”

A decade later, the structural document creating the governmental framework based on the tenets articulated in the Declaration of Independence was ratified by the colonies. That document, our Constitution, stated specifically as enumerated powers, what our national government could do, and whatever powers were not specified or enumerated, were “reserved to the states respectively or to the people.”

But even at the nascent stages of the American experiment, the author of liberty, Thomas Jefferson, saw how our system would metamorphose into something entirely different. “Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.”

Larwyn's Linx: A Cynical Scam: Schumer's Iran Announcement Was Made To Protect Iran Deal

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A Cynical Scam: Schumer's Iran Announcement Was Made To Protect Iran Deal: Lid
MoveOn to withhold $10M in donations from Dems who oppose Iran deal: Catherine Ho
White House: Up to Senate Democrats Whether to Dump Chuck Schumer: Steven Dennis

The 10 Worst Trump Moments From The First GOP Debate: Mollie Hemingway
Erick Erickson Uninvites Donald Trump from RedState Gathering: Kemberlee Kaye
Trump Kicked Out Of RedState Over Megyn Kelly Comments: Caleb Howe

Obama, the Vindictive, Treacherous Queen: Ace
Demonic Loser James E. Holmes Given Life in Prison: Ace
Puerto Rican Bond Default Raises Likelihood of U.S. Bailout: Carl Horowitz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Unanswered Question: Susan Brown
Sen. Cruz on 1st GOP Debate: Hannity
Where is Fiorina on the Issues?: CR

Economy

When Work Is Punished: The Ongoing Tragedy Of America's Welfare State: Tyler Durden
Everything you need to know about the July jobs report in one chart: LI
24,710,000 Foreign-Born People Employed In U.S.: Breitbart

Scandal Central

Another Brutal Murder By Illegal Alien – Another Sanctuary City Release: Treehouse
Blockbuster Court Action in Hillary Clinton Email Scandal: JW
Obama Slams the Jewish Lobby: Julie Hirschfeld Davis

Climate & Energy

Don’t invite the EPA to a pool party: Sondrakistan
Government Is Just Another Word For The Things We Choose To Do Together: SDA

Media

24 Million Watch GOP Debate on Fox News; Most-Watched Cable News Program Ever: Chris Ariens, AdWeek
Liberals, CNN agree: Fox did a great job!: Brian Maloney
Megyn Kelly: I’m confident Democratic nominee will become president: FAM

5,000+ Conservatives Vote in Post Debate Poll, Donald Trump Tanks While Cruz and Fiorina Surge: LibertyNews
In Which Carly Fiorina Takes a Sledgehammer to Tinglethigh’s Pie Face: Right Pundit
Why I’m Running For President and How I’ll Re-Establish American Leadership in the World: Carly Fiorina

Google's Search Algorithm Could Steal the Presidency: Adam Rogers
Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, and you-know-who won the Google search war: Philip Bump
Mark Levin Rips Megyn Kelly on Her Trump Gotcha Question: GWP

World

Toying with Genocide: The "Unthinkable" Can and Is Being Thought: American Digest
“We are committed to being active participants in our society, but it has to be on Islam’s terms”: Robert Spencer
Virginia: Muslim firefighter on leave for saying, “We have to start putting [cops] in body bags”: Robert Spencer

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

WalkCar personal transporter is small enough to fit in a bag: DigitalTrends
Grilled cheese sandwiches by mail: There’s now a subscription service for that: Mic Wright
Target Bets Big on Beacons: Pymnts

Cornucopia

#HostageOnTheVineyard: MOTUS
Heh: SDA
The Right Wing News 2016 GOP Presidential Candidate Survey For August: John Hawkins

Image:
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QOTD: "A day after a posse of former White House aides torched Sen. Charles E. Schumer over his rejection of the Iran deal, Press Secretary Josh Earnest politely but firmly knocked the senior senator from New York.

Earnest wouldn’t go so far as ex-aides Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Vietor and Jon Favreau in questioning Schumer’s ability to lead Democrats, but he left the door open to dumping Schumer, the heir apparent to Minority Leader Harry Reid, from the top of the Democratic ranks.

Earnest said, frostily, that the decision about Democratic leadership is “a question for Democratic senators.”

But, he added, “I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if there are individual members of the Senate Democratic Caucus that will consider the voting record of those who say they would like to lead the caucus.”" --Steven Dennis

Friday, August 07, 2015

MUY MACHO: The 9 Most Badass Sedans in Automotive History

If you're interested in tracking car news, you may want to check out BadBlue Car News, a real-time automotive news portal. A couple of recent articles spurred me to come up with this list, a purely personal set of choices representing what I consider the premiere badass sedans over the past few decades.

1984 Mercedes 190E 2.3-16
It's hard to express how different -- and badass -- the original macho sports sedan was. Back in the day, everyone stared at the 2.3-16 as it drove by. Cosworth designed the unique, for the time, 16-valve cylinder head. In 1983, the racing version of the 190E shattered multiple world records, including averaging 154 MPH over 30,000 miles.

1986 BMW M3
When I was a kid, I thought of this vehicle as a "drug dealer's car", which was a compliment. Not that I condone drug-dealing, nimrod, but the fact that it was truly a uniquely wicked-looking car. Airbags? Digital displays? Ha! You're so cute. Its puffy fenders and 6.9 0-to-60 were astoundingly radical in 1986; its wildly successful reign arguably made the business case for a whole spectrum of M models.

I DON’T TRUST TRUMP: The Donald Secretly Conspired with Bill Clinton Prior to Announcing Candidacy

The more I read about Donald Trump's history and track record, the more doubtful I become that he would be a legitimate change agent in Washington. In fact, he readily admits that he's been an eager crony capitalist, listing the politicians he's donated to in order to advance his business interests.

Then there are more recent and troubling disclosures. Exhibit A: "Donald Trump talked politics with Bill Clinton weeks before launching 2016 bid."
Former president Bill Clinton had a private telephone conversation in late spring with Donald Trump at the same time that the billionaire investor and reality-television star was nearing a decision to run for the White House, according to associates of both men.

Four Trump allies and one Clinton associate familiar with the exchange said that Clinton encouraged Trump’s efforts to play a larger role in the Republican Party and offered his own views of the political landscape.

...The talk with Clinton — the spouse of the Democratic presidential front-runner and one of his party’s preeminent political strategists — came just weeks before Trump jumped into the GOP race and surged to the front of the crowded Republican field.

The revelation of the call comes as many Republicans have begun criticizing Trump for his ties to Democrats, including past financial donations to the Clintons and their charitable foundation.
False flag, anyone?

Writing at The Federalist, Mollie Hemingway added some valuable data from the debate as context:

DOUG’S REPORT CARD: The First 2016 GOP Presidential Debate

What follows are my personal impressions of the initial 2016 debate. I've tried to fairly assign each candidate a letter grade based solely upon the night's performance, not my personal advocacy/animosity level for the candidate.

Jeb Bush: D
In what was a surprisingly awful performance, Jeb looked like a deer in the headlights on multiple occasions. In person, Jeb's tall and imposing; but on the debate stage he looked small and weak. His attempt to bolster his prior, bizarre comments on illegal immigration, especially in the wake of Kate Steinle's murder, was a rambling, hot mess.

Ben Carson: B-
Carson is an appealing candidate who appeared overwhelmed at the beginning of the debate and then seemed to find his footing as the night wore on. His likable personality is both tempered and bolstered by the fact that he's not a professional politician.

Larwyn's Linx: GOP Debate Winners: Trump, Cruz, Huckabee, Christie

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GOP Debate Winners: Trump, Cruz, Huckabee, Christie: Dick Morris
Five Takeaways From The First GOP Debate: Glob
These Are the Two Calls Fiorina Would Make on ‘Day One’ in Oval Office: Olivery Darcy

The Most Dangerous Threat America Faces is Barack Obama: Mark Levin
Hume: Obama's Speech on Iran Deal "Dishonest, Partisan, Insulting": RCP
No More Mr. Nice Conservative: Sultan Knish

Blame America First: The Real Goal of the Kerry-Obama Iran Deal: Robert Tracinski
Arabic: Most Common Language of Refugees in America: Pamela Geller
Kerry continues meeting with Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood: Raymond Ibrahim

Analysis of the First Fox GOP Presidential Debate: John Hawkins
It's Official: No Difference Between Jeb And Hillary; Biggest Donors Are the Same: ZH
Planned Parenthood To CMP: Stop Keeping Our Depravity In The Public Eye: Patterico

Cruz Slams Obama Comparing GOP To Iran's "Death To America" Chants: Lid
Prince Jeb the Unready: Mark Steyn
Report: Jeb Calls Trump An Ass****: Right Pundit

Economy

Obama "Recovery" Objectively Worst on Record: Timothy H. Lee
McConnell: No Planned Parenthood defunding in fall spending fight: Susan Ferrechio
Obama pushes up start of family's 40th vacation -- leaves Friday for Martha's Vineyard: Paul Bedard

Scandal Central

FBI investigation of Hillary’s emails is ‘criminal probe’: Post
Huma planned party for Clinton pal on taxpayers’ dime: Geoff Earle
4 Planned Parenthood clinics in Florida caught breaking the law: Twitchy

Court asked to seize copies of Clinton's emails: Sarah Westwood
IRS's Lois Lerner called conservatives 'assholes' in emails: Exam
Lois Lerner Wanted to Investigate... Bristol Palin: Ace

Media

A Crushing New Argument Against Gun Control: Bob Owens
Cruz confronts Maddow’s slam with a bigger gun, a new video, and humor: Patriot Outdoor News
Obama gets in Twitter fights over Iran deal: Barbara Boland

Some observations on the Fox Prime Time Debate: The best debate ever: Michael Barone
I Watched Ted Cruz Debate in College. Don't Count Him Out.: Sacha Zimmerman
A Foxy, Rowdy Republican Debate: Frank Bruni

World

Schumer to Oppose Iran Deal: AmInt
Obama Allies Blast Schumer on Iran Deal, Talk of New Leader: Steven Dennis
To Defend Iran Deal, Obama Boasts that He's Bombed Seven Countries: Glenn Greenwald

On Obama's Case for the Iran Deal: CFIF
German Police Warn of De Facto No-Go Zones: Soeren Kern
Russia's Latest Land Grab Attempt In The Arctic: ZH

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Day 1 Bad PBX Install Translates To 7-Year Pain: Matt Brunk, NoJitter
Lexus' Fancy Board Really Hovers, but It's Just for Show: TNW
What Should the Users of Ashley Madison Do?: David Spark

Cornucopia

If GOP Candidates Were Guns: Marybeth Glenn
Snopes.com CEO arrested on charges of fraud and corruption: Cube
Hillary Corners Vote Of Morons Who Can’t Spell ‘President’: Sooper

Image: Obama Allies Blast Schumer on Iran Deal, Talk of New Leader
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QOTD: "...the questions that the moderators asked weren’t just discomfiting, humiliating ones. They were the right ones, starting with a brilliant opener: Was there any candidate who was unwilling to pledge support to the eventual Republican nominee and swear off a third-party run?

Trump alone wouldn’t make those promises, even though the moderator who asked that question, Bret Baier, pointed out that such a third-party run would likely hand the presidency to the Democratic nominee.

And thus, in the first minute of the debate, Trump was undressed and unmasked, and he stood there as the unprincipled, naked egomaniac that he is. He never quite recovered. His admission of political infidelity was the prism through which all of his subsequent bluster had to be viewed." --Frank Bruni

Thursday, August 06, 2015

The 2016 election for dummies

By Lawrence Sellin

The two most important issues of the 2016 election are non-partisan.

(1)    The federal government and the media are, as institutions, hopelessly corrupt.

(2)    The United States has elections, but we no longer have representative government.

None of the problems facing the country can be solved effectively without first confronting those two issues. Without doing so, we are just kicking the can down the road toward national collapse and fragmentation.

Americans are no longer citizens of a republic, but subjects of a reigning oligarchy composed of a self-absorbed permanent political class, which services the interests of wealthy financiers at the expense of the wider population. They maintain their authority by an ever-expanding and increasingly intrusive government and using a compliant media to manipulate public perception and opinion in order to maintain the illusion of democracy.

The federal government is now an industry competing with the private sector, but unconstrained by regulation and the rule of law, which has inevitably led to massive and wide-spread corruption.

From the perspective of the oligarchy, elections are nothing more than an opportunity to redistribute power among select Democrat and Republican elites, who use the legislative process and tax revenues to increase the personal wealth of the ruling class.

There is no clearer example of the absence of representative government than the actions of the Republican Party after the November 2014 election. Despite the fact that the Republicans sailed to victory in one of the biggest election routs of the past century and grew to historic levels in the U.S. House, they never intended to honor their pledges to the voters, caving to Barack Obama and the Democrats on every major issue.

FOR "WOMEN’S HEALTH": Human Fetus Brains Sold to Labs for Transplantation into Rats

By Steve Watson

One thing is clear from the videos and media that have emerged in this recent scandal – we are not dealing with a one dimension “pro-choice/pro-life” debate. Instead, there is a dark organization inside an industrial complex Americans have not dared to contemplate or uncover. Secret scientific research, genetic engineering, synthetic DNA, vaccines made from human fetal cell tissue… and a host of other uses for human organs, limbs, brains and tissue.

The “ethics” behind closed doors, where doctors and clinics are apparently all too willing to break the rules and allow human experimentation, are projected into the medical system collective that we are all being pushed into. Decisions about the value of human life and how far the State can go in deciding what is best for you are being weighed… your will see it in the hidden costs of Obamacare, where life becomes cheap but the bills for services rendered remain sky high.

While the Planned Parenthood harvesting scandal rumbles on, fewer news items have actually focused on what those who procure aborted fetal tissue and organs are actually doing with it.

Pro life website LifeNews.com sheds some light on this today with a piece that reveals the brains of aborted babies are being transplanted into mice.

The article notes that a recent commentary piece in The Scientist, entitled “When Does a Smart Mouse Become Human?” highlights how researchers at the University of Rochester injected lab mice with glial cells from human fetuses, and discusses the ethical issue of transplanting human cells into animals.

The article states:

Larwyn's Linx: President Chickenhawk Threatens to Have Iranian Rockets Hit Israel If it Won't Back Nuke Deal

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President Chickenhawk: Iranian Rockets will Hit Israel If it Opposes Nuke Deal: WZ
And When We Are Faced with a Nuclear Iran?: Peter Huessy
After Senators Meet with IAEA, They're “Fuming,” Have Even More Doubts: The Tower

Iran on Steroids: What Happens When the Dollars Start Rolling In: Ryan Mauro
New Secret Iranian Nuclear Facility Revealed: Ryan Mauro
You won't believe the best man at John Kerry’s daughter’s wedding was: Michele Hickford

Clinton greedy grab for Saudi petro-dollars serves her, not America: John Myers
Jeb Bush: Not Ready for Prime Time: John Hinderaker
What’s the cost of avoiding the Planned Parenthood videos?: John Kass

The Obama-Hillary Libya Debacle: Paul Mirengoff
Obama Demanding That AIPAC Follow 'Omerta' On Iran Deal: Lid
Donald Trump: Still Right About Mexican Rapists: Ann Coulter

Economy

Democrats: They’re All Socialists Now: Larry Elder
Washington’s Millennial Betrayal: Veronique De Rugy
The Great Inflation Lie: Comparing cost of living, 1975 vs. 2015: David Stockman

Scandal Central

Bakin' Baby Syndrome: Mark Steyn
PP Transcript: Nurse Admits It’s ‘Fun’ To Dissect Fetuses: S&L
StemExpress Sees Astronomical Growth With Planned Parenthood Partnership: Dana Loesch

Climate & Energy

EPA: A Rogue Agency: Michael Greibrok

Media

Social media ERUPTS at McConnell’s no shutdown pledge; read Trump’s book, ‘moron’: Joe Saunders
The Illusion of Government: Diogenes
Obama Advisor Dan Pfeiffer On Clinton Polls: “These Are Not Good Numbers”: Right Pundit

World

Obama: Don’t believe the alarmists, Iran not a threat to the world: Scoop
Iran reportedly points weapon at U.S. helicopter as Obama set to give speech on Iran deal: Twitchy
The Russian Government Tells The Obama Administration: Stop Protecting Islamic Terrorists: Theodore Shoebat

Health Care Hell in Venezuela: AmInt
Call to Action: The Iraq Strategy America Really Needs: Derek Chollet and Robert Ford
Where's the Coverage: Jewish Athletes Threatened in Berlin: CAMERA

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

The Ebola Gamble: How Public Health Authorities Put Reassurance Before Protection: Ari N. Schulman
Obamanomics: Mapping the Rising Poverty of the U.S.: Jamie Condliffe
Frederique Constant smartwatch: Time-tested activity tracking in a beautiful Swiss watch: PC World

Cornucopia

Rapid Response: Nashville Metro PD showed us how active shooter response is done: Richard Fairburn
History’s Complexity Should Discourage Retroactive Morality: Victor Davis Hanson
Making Common Cause; One Way To Lose Those Walkin’ Blues: MOTUS

Image: Rapid Response: Nashville Metro PD showed us how active shooter response is done
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QOTD: "Rather than helping the U.S. combat terrorism, as Qaddafi did during his last decade in power, Libya now serves as a safe haven for militias affiliated with both al Qaeda and ISIS.

...The U.N. estimates that 400,000 Libyans have fled their homes. Many of them have fled their country, as recent stories about attempts to enter Italy have highlighted...

...The demise of Qaddafi was a bonanza for anti-American terrorists in an additional respect. By virtue of his overthrow, the former strongman’s arsenal of weapons fell into the hands of terrorists throughout North Africa. Human Rights Watch says that the amount of weapons on the loose in Libya today dwarfs the number in Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. For example, an estimated 15,000 man-portable air defense systems are unaccounted for.

Under Qaddafi, during his last years, Libya aided the U.S. in fighting terrorism. Qaddafi’s intelligence service regularly provided information about Libyan fighters in places like Pakistan, as well as intel about A.Q. Khan, who sold nuclear know-how to our enemies.

Qaddafi’s contributions were such that, in 2009, Gen. William Wood, head of the U.S. African command, called Libya “a top U.S. partner in combating transnational terrorism.”

Thanks to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Libya, once part of the solution to terrorism, is now a significant part of the problem." --Paul Mirengoff

Wednesday, August 05, 2015

CHART O’ THE DAY: Sure glad we’re crippling the economy for this "reduction" in global CO2!

The real science deniers are Democrats:
Or, as Ed Morrissey drily captions it, "If you like your electricity, you can keep your electricity."

What I enjoy most about the Obama era is the civility: Prez says GOP supports Iranian "Death to America" Chants

Post-racial, post-partisan healing. It's what I love most about this administration.

I realize that resorting to force may be tempting in the face of the rhetoric and behavior that emanates from parts of Iran. It is offensive. It is incendiary. We do take it seriously. But superpowers should not act impulsively in response to talks… Just because Iranian hardliners chant ‘Death to America” does not mean that that’s what all Iranians believe. In fact, it’s those hardliners that are more satisfied with the status quo. It’s those hardliners chanting “death to America” who’ve been most opposed to the deal. They’re making common cause with the Republican Caucus.

In related news, Iran's leaders openly seek the nuclear annihilation of America, England, and Israel.

And water is wet.


Hat tip: BadBlue News.
 

DHS Says ‘Path To Citizenship’ Will Help Fight Homegrown Terror

By Rachel Stoltzfoos

The top U.S. immigration agency told a Senate subcommittee it is working to blunt homegrown terrorism by marketing U.S. citizenship to immigrants.

“In furtherance of DHS’s mission to safeguard the homeland, [United States Citizenship and Immigration Services] is committed to fostering integration and community cohesion,” the agency recently told the Immigration and the National Interest Subcommittee in records obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.

“USCIS engages and supports partners to welcome immigrants, promote English language learning and education on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and encourage U.S. citizenship.”

The subcommittee had pointed to the arrest of Six Somali men on terror-related charges in Minnesota — where a large population of Somali refugees was resettled — as evidence of the threat and then asked whether USCIS can guarantee other communities won’t face similar threats from the thousands of Syrian war refugees that have been settled stateside.

Referring to its efforts to promote citizenship, officials from USCIS made an appeal to nationalism: “These efforts emphasize the role that shared citizenship rights and responsibilities play to unify all Americans.”

The For the Record Questions with USCIS followed an April hearing on the Obama Administration’s plan to grant Central American minors related to illegal immigrants in the U.S. refugee or parole status, and fly them into the country.