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Friday, July 05, 2013

Larwyn's Linx: The Right to Happiness

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QOTD: "Above this race of men stands an immense and tutelary power, which takes upon itself alone to secure their gratifications, and to watch over their gate. That power is absolute, minute, regular, provident, and mild. It would be like the authority of a parent, if, like that authority, its object was to prepare men for manhood; but it seeks, on the contrary, to keep them in perpetual childhood: it is well content that the people should rejoice, provided they think of nothing but rejoicing. For their happiness such a government willingly labors, but it chooses to be the sole agent and the only arbiter of that happiness; it provides for their security, foresees and supplies their necessities, facilitates their pleasures, manages their principal concerns, directs their industr, regulates the descent of property, and subdivides their inheritances: what remains, but to spare them all the care of thinking and all the trouble of living?

This, it every day renders the exercise of the free agency of man less useful and less frequent; it circumscribes the will within a narrower range, and gradually robs a man of all the uses of himself. The principle of equality has prepared men for these things; it has predisposed men to endure them, and oftentimes to look on them as benefits.

After having thus successfully taken each member of the community in its powerful grasp, and fashioned him at will, the supreme power then extends its arm over the whole community. It covers the surface of society with a network of small complicated rules, minute and uniform, through which the most original minds and the most energetic characters cannot penetrate, to rise above the crowd. The will of man is not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided; men are seldom forced by it to act, but they are constantly restrained from acting: such a power does not destroy, but it prevents existence; it does not tyrannize, but it compresses, enervates, extinguishes, and stupefies a people, till each nation is reduced to be nothing better than a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd." --Alexis de Tocqueville

Thursday, July 04, 2013

When the Arab successor of Nazi Germany is Overthrown, There is Cause for Celebration

Guest post by David Bedein

There is no reason for a long winded article with a Jerusalem by line over the ouster of the Moslem Brotherhood, the ideological ally and successor of Nazi Germany.

Haj Amin El Husseini, Hitler's ally and the Mufti of Jerusalem, played a decisive role in pioneering the Moslem brotherhood, whose focus rests on an obsession with Israel's destruction.

To witness the overthrow of the Moslem Brotherhood regime in Cairo is a blessed day for the people of Israel.

The Israeli government does not need to say anything or do anything except to breathe a collective sigh of relief.

There are those who bemoan the fact that Egyptian president Morsi was brought to power in a democratic process.

Give me a break. So was Hitler. And so was Hamas for that matter.

David Bedein is director of Israel Behind the News (via Dan Friedman)

How the Tea Party Can Save America and the World – a Plea From New Zealand

Guest post by Trevor Loudon

Many Tea Partiers and American patriots understand that the fate of the United States of America hangs in the balance.

No melodrama here. If the US loses its position as the world’s number one military super power, another country, or countries, will take its place.

Realistically, that can only be Russia or China, or more likely, an alliance of Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Vietnam and whoever ever else climbs aboard.

As the U.S. Dollar slowly sinks and America’s prestige and power goes with it, the “Evil Axis” grows bolder.

But why should I care? I’m safe aren’t I? Way down at the bottom of the South Pacific, in New Zealand.
Well, maybe not so safe. China is steadily advancing through the Pacific. It now has several footholds in our region, particularly in Fiji, which is my country’s nearest major island neighbor. To any thinking Aussie or Kiwi, this is cause for major concern.

in June of 2012, Song Xiaojun, a “retired” Chinese general, told Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald, that “Australia has to find a godfather sooner or later…” “Australia always has to depend on somebody else, whether it is to be the ‘son’ of the U.S. or ‘son’ of China,” Song said, adding that Australia had best choose China because it all “depends on who is more powerful and based on the strategic environment.”

If America goes under folks, the West goes under. No ifs, no buts. Only a strong America can keep the bad guys in check. Just as soldiers from all over the world fought in Europe and the Pacific to save liberty in WW2, today’s freedom lovers need to join the fight to save the US. Once liberty was fought for in the Coral Sea, Guadalcanal, Normandy and Sicily. Now if liberty is to be saved, we must win the electoral battles of Florida, Ohio, Virginia and Colorado.

From my home in Christchurch, I recently spent an hour on the phone with a savvy Florida activist. She outlined for me the crushing problems being faced by American patriots, in the face of a relentless leftist onslaught from the Obama Administration. According to my usually optimistic friend, much of the Tea Party is in disarray, the GOP leadership is even more arrogant and out of touch than usual and if the Dems pass “immigration reform” the Republic will be swamped with millions of new loyal Democrats, effectively turning the US into a permanent “one party state.”

And to cap that, now I’m hearing whispers of a third party.

Let’s get real. There is only one vehicle that can take back America from the Democrats and their union and far left allies, in the very limited time we have left. That is the Republican Party. If the Democrats hold the Senate and take back the House in 2014, or even 2016, which they could well do, America is done for.

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Satan, the Great Deceiver and Prince of Lies, reaffirms that he is in no way associated with the Democrat Party

It is true that the Democrat Party gleefully embraces Satan:

This video was shot Tuesday in the capitol building in Austin, Texas. It was apparently shot at about 4:30 in the afternoon. The woman in the video is delivering powerful testimony about the reality of abortion... Fast forward to the 5:15 point, and you’ll clearly hear the pro-abortion forces singing “Hail Satan” in unison in the background...

Support for ultra-late-term abortions -- including fourth-trimester abortions, if President Obama's state senatorial voting record is any indication -- appears to be the foremost plank of the Democrat Party. Even to the point of marshaling Satan for help.

Oh, and including the use of non-aborted fetuses as props for extremist, filthy rhetoric:

Yes, that's a young child holding a sign that reads: "If I wanted the government in my womb, I would f*** a senator!"

In reality, each and every Democrat should hold a sign reading: "If I wanted the government in my womb, I would support Obamacare!"

That being said, the real worshippers of Satan are none-too-pleased.

Unfortunate to see Satan's name used in such a diabolical manner. Another example of what 'Satanism' doesn't represent. #HailSatan
— UK Church of Satan (@UKChurchofSatan) July 3, 2013

One wonders what Democrats will do when they discover that Obamacare has helped the federal government create a National Abortion Database.

@Fingersflying @Ledamaae You could certainly say kids holding pro-abortion signs and chanting "Hail Satan".is a "Fundamental Change"
— Mikexxxx (@Mikexxxx1) July 4, 2013

Headline hat tip: lawrenceperson.

Larwyn's Linx: A Most Dangerous, Risky and Radical Document

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Nation

A Most Dangerous, Risky and Radical Document: Tatler
The Disastrous Results Of The Left's Attempts At Change: Thomas Sowell
Obama's Rhetoric Little Noted nor Long Remembered: AT

Levin to GOP: Stop Phony Repeal Votes--Use Power of the Purse!: RCP
Declaring independence from vicious backstabbing crapweasels: R.S. McCain
A Crisis in Competence: Richard Fernandez

Facebook instigating racial discord?: Ann Althouse
Obama Will Make Blacks Vote Republican: Larry Elder
Hilarious: Real Satanists Disclaim Late-term Abortion Supporters: Glob

Economy

Cruz Has It Right: Abolish The IRS: CHQ
The Obamacare delay — maybe not so clever: ConIntel
Nigel Farage Destroys Europe's Latest Bad Idea: ZH

WARNING: Millenial side effects of Obamacare: Carolyn Bolton, Rare
How the welfare state hurts the poor: Commentator
Change: Layoffs Rise Again in June: FoxBiz

Scandal Central

Why is the Media Agitating for Race Riots?: AWD
IRS official returns to Congress, seeks immunity in exchange for testimony : Human Events
More IRS Fun: IMAO

Media

Mark Levin on Cavuto: Whichever party deals with health care effectively will be successful: Scoop
White House Memo Shows Obama Administration’s Painful Efforts To Defend Valerie Jarrett: Andrew Kaczynski
Officer who testified in Zimmerman trial wore questionable ribbons, including one from WWII: Guns

Even CBS Admits: ‘Major Setback’ for Obamacare - ‘Law Was Going to Hurt Workers’: Tammy Bruce
The Origins of the Tea Party: Rush Limbaugh
“The Enemies Within: Communists, Socialists and Progressives in the U.S. Congress”: Trevor Loudon

Politico Tries To Rewrite History: Obama's Stunning Support for Muslim Brotherhood: WZ
Positivity: What the Declaration’s Signers Endured: BizzyBlog
Fourth-of-July Funnies: Reaganite

World

Islamists Freaking Out After Morsi Ouster: Bridget Johnson
Surprise: Obama revises history on his relationship with Morsy: Matzav
Report: Morsi Supporters Chant Anti-Jewish Slogan at Cairo University: Algemeiner

Egypt after Morsi: Joy and Worry: Daniel Pipes
Al-Qaeda's Jihad on Anti-Morsi Egyptians: Raymond Ibrahim
Chechen terror leader calls for attacks on Winter Olympics: Commentator

Sci-Tech

The do-or-die questions boards should ask about technology: Paul Wilmott, McKinsey
Bebo’s $849M Implosion Teaches a Brutal Lesson in Social Networking: Wired
A 4-Year-Old Android Bug Could Bring Malware to 99% of Devices: Gizmodo

Cornucopia

Surviving a Media-Fomented Riot: Bob Owens
Rush Caller: Obama Doing What On Night Of Benghazi?: Western
Wendy Davis for First Woman President!: Cube

Image: Fourth-of-July Funnies
Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: Orders We Will Not Obey

QOTD: "According to U.S. News White House reporter and author Kenneth T. Walsh, Obama considers the tea party a racist movement that rose up to stop him. “In May 2010,” writes Walsh, “(Obama) told guests at a private White House dinner that race was probably a key component in the rising opposition to his presidency from conservatives, especially right-wing activists in the anti-incumbent ‘tea party’ movement that was then surging across the country. … A guest suggested that when tea party activists said they wanted to ‘take back’ their country, their real motivation was to stir up anger and anxiety at having a black president, and Obama didn’t dispute the idea. He agreed that there was a ‘subterranean agenda’ in the anti-Obama movement — a racially biased one — that was unfortunate.”

Obama also stood silently while former President Jimmy Carter blamed racism for the opposition to Obama. “I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama,” said Carter, “is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he’s African-American. Racism … still exists, and I think it’s bubbled up to the surface because of a belief among many white people, not just in the South but around the country, that African-Americans are not qualified to lead this great country.”

So much for no more irresponsible use of the race card." --Larry Elder

Wednesday, July 03, 2013

OBAMA BEGS EGYPTIAN MILITARY: Please Don't Arrest Members of Muslim Brotherhood or Al Qaeda in North Africa!

Unfortunately, that headline is deadly serious. Please consider Obama's just-released statement concerning the deposed Islamist Morsi:

The United States is monitoring the very fluid situation in Egypt, and we believe that ultimately the future of Egypt can only be determined by the Egyptian people. Nevertheless, we are deeply concerned by the decision of the Egyptian Armed Forces to remove President Morsy and suspend the Egyptian constitution. I now call on the Egyptian military to move quickly and responsibly to return full authority back to a democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible through an inclusive and transparent process, and to avoid any arbitrary arrests of President Morsy and his supporters...

...During this uncertain period, we expect the military to ensure that the rights of all Egyptian men and women are protected, including the right to peaceful assembly, due process, and free and fair trials in civilian courts. Moreover, the goal of any political process should be a government that respects the rights of all people, majority and minority; that institutionalizes the checks and balances upon which democracy depends...

Checks and balances? You mean like "If Congress won't act, I will"? Or declaring the Senate in recess to make unlawful recess appointments? Or ramming Obamacare down the throats of the American people in 2010 against overwhelming opposition?

Considering the actions of President Lead-from-behind over the last four-plus years, I suspect Egyptians won't be losing much sleep over the Obamaltimatum. It would seem that Mr. Obama has his cross-hairs fixed on Americans, not Egyptians.

Hat tip: BadBlue News.

Saudi worker receives 100 lashes after getting pregnant: Wendy Davis unavailable for comment.

Tolerance. It's what's for dinner in Saudi Arabia:

An overseas Filipina worker (OFW) received 100 lashes in Saudi Arabia because she had a child with a man who was not her husband.

In an interview aired on 24 Oras on Monday, the 29-year old woman said she was lashed 100 times on the back after being convicted of immorality under the Sharia or Islamic law... [under which] women who get pregnant out of wedlock face imprisonment or a penalty of lashes to be determined by courts

...The Filipina worker said she had to go through the pregnancy alone as she was immediately abandoned by the man who got her pregnant when he discovered she was with child.

It was only after she gave birth that authorities discovered she was unmarried.

“Nanganak po ako sa ospital na pinagtatrabahuhan ko, Nalaman po nila na wala akong asawa. Pagkatapos noon, ni-report nila ako sa pulis,” she said.

The Filipina worker said she was sentenced to one-year imprisonment but received lashes instead as a result of being pardoned.

In 2010, another Filipina worker was sentenced to receive 100 lashes after becoming pregnant as a result of rape.

Texas state legislator Wendy Davis could not be reached for comment at press time. Although since the events in question did not relate to fourth-trimester abortions, I guess I'm not surprised.

Hillary 2016 Super-PAC introduces new branding!

The People's Cube has the exclusive:

It's not just a great logo: Hillary's political action committee appears to have global support!

DRUDGESTORM!

To my knowledge, there's only one conservative website on the planet that can drive traffic at a sustained 14,000 page-views an hour.

The links in red ("PHOTOS...") direct readers to an earlier Biff Spackle post entitled "15 Photos From the Tahrir Square Protests You'll Never See In Legacy Media. #Egypt #Morsi #Obama."

And this is what the real-time Google Analytics mobile app revealed during the height of the Drudgestorm:

Is there any more influential newsman than Matt Drudge?

For you drones and other miscreants out there: that's a rhetorical question. Put it this way: the entire editorial board of The New York Times wishes they had a tenth of the influence of Matt Drudge.

Egypt's Military Backs a Popular Uprising [Stratfor Research]

Guest post by Stratfor Research

The Arab Spring was an exercise in irony, nowhere more so than in Egypt. On the surface, it appeared to be the Arab equivalent of 1989 in Eastern Europe. There, the Soviet occupation suppressed a broad, if not universal desire for constitutional democracy modeled on Western Europe. The year 1989 shaped a generation's thinking in the West, and when they saw the crowds in the Arab streets, they assumed that they were seeing Eastern Europe once again.

There were certainly constitutional democrats in the Arab streets in 2011, but they were not the main thrust. Looking back on the Arab Spring, it is striking how few personalities were replaced, how few regimes fell, and how much chaos was left in its wake. The uprising in Libya resulted in a Western military intervention that deposed former leader Moammar Gadhafi and replaced him with massive uncertainty. The uprising in Syria has not replaced Syrian President Bashar al Assad but instead sparked a war between him and an Islamist-dominated opposition. Elsewhere, revolts have been contained with relative ease. The irony of the Arab Spring was that in opening the door for popular discontent, it demonstrated that while the discontent was real, it was neither decisive nor clearly inclined toward constitutional democracy.

This is what makes Egypt so interesting. The Egyptian uprising has always been the most ambiguous even while being cited as the most decisive. It is true that former President Hosni Mubarak fell in 2011. It is also true that elections were held in 2012, when a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood's election as president highlighted the reality that a democratic election is not guaranteed to produce a liberal democratic result. In any case, the now-deposed president, Mohammed Morsi, won by only a slim margin and he was severely constrained as to what he could do.

But the real issue in Egypt has always been something else. Though a general was forced out of office in 2011, it was not clear that the military regime did not remain, if not in power, then certainly the ultimate arbiter of power in Egyptian politics. Over the past year, so long as Morsi remained the elected president, the argument could be made that the military had lost its power. But just as we argued that the fall of Hosni Mubarak had been engineered by the military in order to force a succession that the aging Mubarak resisted, we can also argue that while the military had faded into the background, it remained the decisive force in Egypt.

Modern Egypt was founded in 1952 in a military coup by Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser. Nasser was committed to modernizing Egypt, and he saw the army as the only real instrument of modernization. He was a secularist committed to the idea that Arab nations ought to be united, but not Islamist by any means. He was a socialist, but not a communist. Above all else, he was an Egyptian army officer committed to the principle that the military guaranteed the stability of the Egyptian nation.

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