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Monday, October 11, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
What We Believe, Part 1: Small Government and Free Enterprise
Bill Whittle chalks out the basics of Tea Party Conservatism. In this segment, Bill talks about the advantages of small government and free enterprise.
AUDIO of Sharron Angle suggesting Sharia Law a threat in America
Here is a stab at transcribing the exchange in question, which comes at around the 43 minute mark:
- QUESTIONER: I keep hearing about Muslims wanting to take over the United States. And I want to know your thoughts about that. They are building mosques all over the place. They want to build one near [ground zero]. And they seem to be getting their way. On a TV program just last night I saw that they are taking over a city in Michigan. And the residents, they want them out. They want them out. I wanted your thoughts.
- ANGLE: We're talking about a militant terrorist situation, which I believe isn't a widespread thing. But it is enough that we need to address, and we have been addressing it. My thoughts are these. First of all, Dearborn, Michigan, and Frankford, Texas are on American soil, and under Constitutional law. Not Sharia law. And I don't know how that happened in the United States.
- It seems to me there is something fundamentally wrong with allowing a foreign system of law to even take hold in any municipality or government situation in our United States.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
State snatches baby when dad accused of being 'Oath Keeper'
Government Agents Seize Oath Keeper's New Born From Hospital
Concord Hospital, NH, Wed. Oct. 7th, 2010
Last Night John Irish & Stephanie Janvrin had their new born baby girl taken away by government officials because of their involvement with Oath Keepers, a non violent constitutional organization. According to Irish, The Director of Security and the Head Nurse of the Hospital said "we want the pediatrician to check the baby in the nursery so that you can go home." The baby was wheeled out in the bassinet under the protest of Irish. Irish followed them out and took note of 3-4 men wearing suits with detective badges as well as 3 police officers.
The Division of Family Child Services proceeded to pat down John and inform the parents they would be taking the daughter. "They Stole our Child" says John Irish. An Affidavit was produced that claimed an affiliation with a militia called Oath Keepers. Irish claims Oath Keepers is a non violent organization. John and Stephanie were able to spend a few minutes with their daughter and were forced to leave. A security officer escorted the two out of the hospital.
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Request For Help! Please Read Attached Picture
Then, If you can help. Please contact Watchman Noyes
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or his group page
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Citizens Against Government Tyranny
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Stephanie Janvrin (the mother)
New Hampshire John Irish (father)
http://americanlibertyriders.ning.com...
http://oathkeepers.org/oath/
Oath Keeper Official Statement
http://oathkeepers.org/oath/2010/10/0...
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Part I Watchman Noyes
I have a copy of the affidavit and I can tell you that it says verbatim these words "The Division became aware and confirmed that Mr. Irish associated with a militia known as "Oath Keepers", and had purchased several different types of weap...ons including a rifle, handgun and a taser." (none of which is illegal, and anyone who has ever been to oathkeepers website knows that they are not a "militia".
Comments From the Father (Found on Oath Keepers Site):
Alright everyone, I apologize that I never singed up on the new site. I never had 5 free minutes to, my fiancee had a rough pregnancy to say the least so I had to drop from the ranks. Yes, Stewart has the documents that I had faxed to him and no it is not mis-information. Celia, I know you are only hearing "one side" but you are hearing the TRUTH, there entire affidavit is nothing but false claims with not back bone or evidence what so ever. They have fabricated lies upon fabricated lies, the only evidence they have is what comes out of there mouth, they have nothing to provide to substantiate they ridiculous hollow claims I honestly don't understand how the hell the did this my head is still spinning, it feels like I am in a VERY bad dream that won't end. Thank you all for your support, I need to get in with her. She hasn't stopped balling her eyes out for about 12 hours now.
Comment by Johnathon Irish — October 7, 2010 @ 10:58 pm
I am going to rack out because my fiancee and I are over exhausted with all of this. If any of you think this is a "scam" or something of the sort watch Alex Jones tomorrow I think he has me on at 12 noon. People will know then, my daughter was stolen the only scam going on here is the one that the State of NH is pulling.
Comment by Johnathon Irish — October 7, 2010 @ 11:10 pm
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Not D'Souza, The Real Roots of Obama’s Rage
In Deconstructing Obama, Jack Cashill asks two basic questions: one is whether Barack Obama wrote the books and speeches penned under his name, and two is whether the stories he tells therein are true.
The answer to both questions is an unequivocal “no.”
Friday, October 8, 2010
Lamestream Media: Rachel Maddow
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Man Heckles Obama In Maryland: "You're A Liar"
He receives the wrath of the crowd. He is shoved and cursed at but at least one person is heard to say: "freedom of speech."
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
IBM Corp. has launched CityOne
Players can explore more than 100 simulated crisis scenarios in CityOne. The solutions must balance various financial, environmental, social and budgetary goals. The solutions include technologies such as business process management, service reuse, cloud computing and collaborative technologies.
Obama Seeks Confirmation of Judicial Nominees as Priority for Lame Duck Congress
A controversial appellate nominee is University of California-Berkley law Professor Goodwin Liu.
“First, contrary to the conventional wisdom that ‘the Constitution is a charter of negative rather than positive liberties,’ the social citizenship tradition assigns equal constitutional status to negative rights against government oppression and positive rights to government assistance on the ground that both are essential to liberty,” Liu wrote in the Yale Law Journal on Nov. 1, 2006.
In that article, he added, “Beyond a minimal safety net, the legislative agenda of equal citizenship should extend to systems of support and opportunity that, like education, provide a foundation for political and economic autonomy and participation. The main pillars of the agenda would include basic employment supports, such as expanded health insurance, child care, transportation subsidies, job training, and a robust earned income tax credit.”
During Liu’s confirmation hearing in April, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) brought up an article by Liu published in the Daito University Law School Journal in Japan that said, “The use of foreign authority in American constitutional law is a judicial practice that has been very controversial in recent years. The resistance to this practice is difficult for me to grasp since the United States can hardly claim to have a monopoly on wise solutions to common legal problems faced by constitutional democracies around the world.”
Use of foreign authorities is a slippery slope that has ocurred in recent years.
The Socialist
Directed by Ben Howe. Post-Producution by Caleb Howe.
Based on a script written by Karl Marx. Screenplay conceived by The Sixties.
Edited by History. Starring Barack Obama as The Socialist.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Reader’s Poll: U.S. Innovation and Technology – Where are we headed?
1. Is the U.S. walking away from leading the world in innovation and technology advancement and settling for being high-level consumers of off-shore technology?
2. Will new “green” jobs created through government stimulus help revitalize the nation’s interest in science, engineering and technology? What educational areas do you think may be impacted?
3. If you were appointed Innovation Czar, where would you begin in helping the U.S. regain competitive leadership? What needs to change?
Justices Trend Away from American Constitution and Towards International Law?
International Law, Wise Latina, and Feelings: Sotomayor
http://blogsmithconsulting.blogspot.com/2009/07/international-law-wise-latina-and.html
May 28, 2010
Kagan: Constitution Optional at Harvard, International Law Required
http://blogsmithconsulting.blogspot.com/2010/05/kagan-constitution-optional-at-harvard.html
July 21, 2010
Kagan: 1st Sharia (Islamic law) Compliant Supreme Court Justice?
http://blogsmithconsulting.blogspot.com/2010/07/kagan-1st-sharia-islamic-law-compliant.html
Monday, October 4, 2010
Ian Hunter: 01 Oct 2010 Ocean Room, Scarborough Spa Complex, Scarborough England, 03 Oct 2010 The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow Scotland
Gig review: Ian Hunter, Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
1st song performed:
Sea Diver
Two short stories, one-liners from the gig at Glasgow Old Fruitmarket.
Michael Picasso
Rain
Flowers, Arms and Legs
River of Tears, There's a Place For Us, Wash Us Away
There's A Place, All The Way From Memphis
Once Bitten Twice Shy
Irene Wilde
Arms and Legs
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Walkin' with a Mountain/Rock 'n' Roll Queen
I Wish I Was Your Mother
Big Mouth (excerpt)
Cleveland Rocks
Michael Picasso
Roll Away the Stone
Tracie, Ian's daughter, on backup vocals.All The Way From Memphis
Saturday Gigs/ All The Young Dudes
Saturday Gigs/ All The Young Dudes
The second encore started with an apology for taking so long and a short story about Bob Dylan.
3 songs from the 2nd encore, All The Way From Memphis, Saturday Gigs, All The Young Dudes
How Much Did Obama Lost to BP?
Ever wonder why BP made the concession so quickly?
Take a closer look at the effect on BP's finances for the answer:
1. BP will establish a $20 billion fund, but will pay only $7 billion into it during 2010.
2. BP is a British corporation, but has a very large operating entity in the US.. However, only about 30% of its income is derived from the US.
3. By Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), BP must book the entire $20 billion expense in the year accrued. Therefore, they will book a $20 billion expense in 2010, reducing their US tax liability by $7 billion.
4. Obama also convinced this massive corporation to show their concern for the "small people" by withholding dividends to their shareholders for the last 3 quarters of 2010. This reduces their outward cash flow by about $7.5 billion, including approximately 40% of that amount to US citizens. If the Bush tax cuts survive through 2010, the US Treasury will lose another $450 million in taxes on that amount. No need to even discuss the effect on the US economy.
Now, let's summarize the results into bullet points easily understood by all.
BP Cash Flow:
o Escrow funding ($7 billion)
o Dividend saving $7.5 billion
o Tax savings $7 billion
o Net favorable cash flow: $7.5 billion
US Treasury Tax Receipts:
o from BP Corporate income tax.... minus $7.5 billion
o from BP Shareholders' income tax ..... minus $0.45 billion
o Net loss of US dividend income tax receipts ..... minus $3.0 billiono Total tax receipts loss: $10.95 billion.Did Obama "Kick Ass", or did he get "Sucker Punched"? Or, is this another 'back room deal' Obama negotiated which will ultimately get him a huge financial 'plum'? Should Obama be negotiating anything dealing with money and finances at all?Bottom line: The $20 Billion BP is putting up will create a $7.5 Billion positive cash flow for BP this year and a $10.95 billion loss to the US Treasury.
In reality, BP executives are laughing at him and kicked his ass. He is in over his head when he starts dealing with savvy business people.
Hot time in the old Volcano
A team in Vanuatu ab scaled 500 vertical metres into the Marum Volcano on Ambrym Island to the very edge of a huge lake of violently boiling lava - live via sat phone 20 Sept 2010.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
TuneUp Media
Conference
DEMO Fall 2010
Market Segment
Consumer
Funding Amount
$5,000,001-$10,000,000
Funding Round
Series A
Funding Details
This information is confidential.
Competitors
No direct competitors
Product Description
TuneUp is the #1 selling plug-in for iTunes and Windows Media Player that lets you get more from the music you love: Fix mislabeled or missing song information (like "Track 01" and "Unknown Artist"); fill in missing cover art; get upcoming concert alerts based on the artists in your music collection; experience the best music-related content from the web; and share stats about your music collection with your social network.
Market Opportunity
Anyone who uses iTunes and Windows Media Player. We estimate that between the two, there are 600 million users worldwide.
Vizerra at Demo 2010
Vizerra lets you visit the best world landmarks without ever leaving home.
• See the amazing 3D graphics
• Explore the 3D environment
• Use the interactive guide
Conference
DEMO Fall 2010
Market Segment
Social & Media
Funding Amount
€15,000,001-€20,000,000
Funding Round
Angel
Funding Details
Cumulative investment $4,000,000 made by an Angel Investor, Alexander Dobrovinsky. Currently, the company is preparing Series A investment.
Competitors
No established players on serious games segment (Second Life and other serious games companies).
Product Description
Vizerra is a software platform for creating 3D worlds. It is based on a real time rendering game engine with collaboration tools to interact within 3D environments. It has its own standards of 3D production and tools and is available for licensing to any third-party developer. Vizerra 3D platform is used effectively in construction, simulations, science and education, countries promotion, digital libraries and museums, publishing, advertising and TV shows.
Market Opportunity
Variety of hardware supporting the 3D format is constantly increasing and supported by major developers. Although most of 3D content are movies and games. Recent NVIDIA’s 3D Vision events show that there is an increasing demand for 3D content in serious games area. It could grow into a powerful industry.
Angkor Wat
Bamberg Cathedral
Grozny Central Dome Mosque
Kiev Pechersk Lavra
Kizhi
Machu Picchu
Mount Vernon
New Jerusalem Monastery
Old Town Square
Palace Square
Petra
Red Square
St Mark's Square
St Peter's Square
Statue of Christ the Redeemer
Stonehenge
Swayambhunath Stupa
Taj Mahal
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Obama Advisor Promotes Sharia
The London-based TV discussion programme was hosted by Ibtihal Bsis, a member of the Islamist Hizb ut Tahrir party. The group believes in the destruction of Western democracy and the creation of an Islamic state under Sharia Law across the world. Mogahed appeared alongside Hizb ut Tahrir's national women's officer, Nazreen Nawaz.
During the 45-minute discussion, on the Islam Channel programme Muslimah Dilemma, the two members of the group attacked secular "man-made law" and the West's "lethal cocktail of freedom and capitalism".
They called for Sharia Law to be "the source of legislation" and said that women should not be "permitted to hold a position of leadership in government".
It also includes the controversial "Hadd offences", crimes with specific penalties set by the Koran and the sayings of the prophet Mohammed. These include death by stoning for adultery and homosexuality and the removal of a hand for theft.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Whole Earth Catalog Environmentalist Promotes Economic Growth
Environmentalist and author Stewart Brand, an advocate of geoengineering to combat climate change, told CNSNews.com that “human technology” has been “disturbing the atmosphere and climate” for the last “10,000 years,” but also rejected the prescription of some environmentalists who have argued that economic development needs to be stopped, an idea Brand called “unjust.”
Brand also predicted that a declining, not an increasing, human population will be seen as the problem of the future, saying that "by the second half of the century the population crisis will be seen as not enough people."
“Human technology is disturbing the atmosphere and the climate, but we’ve been doing that for about 10,000 years since we started doing agriculture and have been affecting the climate in a big way all that time and it’s gotten a lot more significant in the last 200 years and even more significant than that in the last 50 years and so on,” Brand told CNSNews.com on Monday after a panel discussion on geoengineering at the New America Foundation.
“Right now, you’re getting a lot of economic take off in the developing world. They are going to be using a lot more energy. So far a lot is being used in coal," said Brand. "Greenhouse gases are multiplying and the climate is responding, pretty much as predicted it would. So now the question is: Can we move technology ahead to offset what the previous technology acceleration has unleashed? And I think we can.”
When asked if curbing technological advancement will prohibit the development of the United States, Brand, who was editor of “Whole Earth Catalog,” rejected the prescription of some environmentalists who believe stopping economic growth is necessary to protect the environment.
“No, not even remotely," said Brand. "Stopping economic development is, I know, an agenda of some of my fellow environmentalists and I think, one, it’s actually unjust because a lot of people are getting out of poverty for the first time and to say, 'No stay in poverty, because poverty is so green,' is not something we can say.”
Brand most recent book, Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto, explains his unique approach to environmentalism.
“Furthermore, attempts to stop economic growth in the past have all failed," he said. "So, economic growth will continue unless and until we have a disaster and we may have disasters from climate change and so the much greater economic threat comes from bad things happening with the climate than bad things happening from attempts at mitigation.”
White House science adviser John Holdren, an early and highly influential leader of the environmentalist movement, called in the 1973 book he co-authored with Paul and Anne Ehrlich for a “massive campaign” to “de-develop." Holdren, Ehrlich and Gretchen Daily of Stanford University also wrote in a 1995 essay published by the World Bank that mankind must face up to a “world of zero net physical growth” and reduce “material consumption” and limit population growth. CNSNews.com asked Brand if he agreed with Holdren’s ideas.
“All of that’s happening anyway," Brand said. "We’re doing more with less all the time. Everything that is in the information technology domain gets lots more done with a lot less energy and materials than it was back in the strictly mechanical industrial period.
“Population is leveling off rapidly and by the second half of the century the population crisis will be seen as not enough people, as we’re already seeing in many European countries," said Brand. "So, in a sense, what John Holdren was saying should be a program back 30 years ago has actually come to pass without it actually even being a program.”
“It’s not a question of it being done. It’s just happening," said Brand. "We are using less material for any economic event. We are using less energy for any economic event. There are fewer and fewer people to where over half of the nations of the world now have a below-replacement birth rate. So, we’ll level off probably below 9 billion and then head down from there. I think it’s great that the program John Holdren was pushing back then didn’t have to be pushed it actually was a window into the future.”
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Stuxnet worm deemed 'best malware ever'
Stuxnet Update
Muslim Terrorist Attacks 'Surpassed the Number and Pace of Attacks During any Year Since 9/11'
Chairman Lieberman, Senator Collins as you have already noted, the past year has noted the most significant developments in terrorism since 9/11. The three attempted homeland attacks during the past year from overseas based groups, and the two lone-wolf attacks here in the United States, Carlos Bledsoe in Arkansas and Nidal Hassan have surpassed the number and pace of attacks during any year since 9/11.The range of al Qaeda core, affiliated and allies plotting against the homeland during the past year suggest the threat has in fact grown far more complex and underscores the challenges of identifying and countering a more diverse array of threats to the homeland.Al Qaeda's affiliates and allies increasing ability to provide training, guidance, and support for attacks against the U.S. makes it very difficult to anticipate the precise nature of the next attack and from where it might come. The regional affiliates that have grown and allies have been able to compensate to some extent for the decreased willingness of al Qaeda in Pakistan to accept and train new recruits and additional attempts by al Qaeda affiliates and allies to attack the U.S., particularly attempts in the homeland, could attract the attention of even more western recruits, thereby increasing those groups' threat to the homeland.
And even failed attacks such as AQAP's and TTP's attempts this past year due to some extent further al Qaeda's goal of fomenting terrorist attacks against the West and demonstrate that some affiliates and allies and homegrown terrorists are embracing their vision. Today, al Qaeda in Pakistan is at one of its weakest points organizationally, but I would stress a significant ‘however,’ that the group has time and time again proven its resilience and remains a very capable and determined enemy. The threat as you have noted is compounded significantly by operationally distinct plotting against the U.S. by its allies, affiliates and sympathizers.
REALITY REPORT #62 - Homeland Security Targets Activists
In this edition of the Reality Report, Gary Franchi blows the lid off the Pennsylvania DHS list targeting activists. He also sits down with Arizona State Senate Libertarian Candidate Andrea Garcia to talk about her race for the Senate seat. Obama gets schooled during his own Town Hall meeting on CNBC, and we have the video. Nina breaks down the headlines including who is funding the Ground Zero Mosque and how the U.S. is in bigger debt than the Government is letting on. She also plays the controversial video of the middle school students praying at a Mosque during a field trip and reports on a new tax concept being proposed in the UK. The viewers brand a new "Enemy of the State" and the mailbag is sifted.Andrea Garcia: Arizona State Senate Candidate.
REALITY REPORT #63 - Constitutionalists Under Siege
In this edition of the Reality Report, Gary dissects a recent article by a writer at the Economist slamming Constitutionalists. He takes an in-depth look at genetically modified foods with the help of "Common Sense Revisited" author Clyde Cleveland and Jeffrey Smith, author of "Genetic Roulette." Nina has the run down in this week's headlines. She discusses how S. 3804, the 'Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act' could affect your internet surfing, how the Pentagon is trying to ban books, and why the Patriot Act doesn't just apply to terrorism. All of this plus a dip into the Mailbag to reveal the shocking answers to the previous Question of the Week, and a new Enemy of the State.
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