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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Will Obama admit extent of Iran's role in Iraq, laid bare by WikiLeaks? Doubt It.
The N.Y. Times states that Iranian attacks continued during Obama’s first year in office, with no indication that the new regime’s policies led the Quds Force to end its support for Iraqi militants. The pending American troop withdrawals, the reports asserted, may even have encouraged some militant attacks. Obama is endangering our troops.
The import and importance of the Wikileaks make it clear that the lethal contest between Iranian-backed militias and American forces continued after Obama sought to open a diplomatic dialogue with Iran’s leaders and reaffirmed the agreement between the United States and Iraq to withdraw American troops from Iraq by the end of 2011.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence on Muslim Mafia
Retired Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin, former U.S. deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence, made an impassioned plea for Americans – especially Christians – to learn about the inner workings of stealth jihadists by reading "Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America," a book based on the covert penetration of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
No Free Speech is Safe Today: NPR Ends Williams' Contract After Muslim Remarks
The firing of Juan Williams is an assault on William’s freedom of speech, journalism and on America. This is about censorship, i.e., silencing the voices of Williams, Fox, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Americans AND the Islamization of America.
Williams dared to be honest by uttering that which is in the back of all of our minds, if only for a second, when in an airport or on a plane in the company of Muslims.
NPR’s termination of Williams puts Americans on notice that anyone who utters a word that Muslims consider offensive will be demonized and punished.
NPR who receives taxpayer dollars had no right to break Williams’ contract. Defund NPR! After all, they have George Soros who donated $1.8 million to NPR for the hiring 100 news reporters, reporters who will spread Marxist propaganda in a declaration of war against all who repudiate progressivism.
Williams dared to be honest by uttering that which is in the back of all of our minds, if only for a second, when in an airport or on a plane in the company of Muslims.
NPR’s termination of Williams puts Americans on notice that anyone who utters a word that Muslims consider offensive will be demonized and punished.
NPR who receives taxpayer dollars had no right to break Williams’ contract. Defund NPR! After all, they have George Soros who donated $1.8 million to NPR for the hiring 100 news reporters, reporters who will spread Marxist propaganda in a declaration of war against all who repudiate progressivism.
Juan Williams: NPR Fired Me For Making "Bigoted Statement"
FOX News explains how NPR reported his departure: "Juan Williams' remarks on Monday night's episode of "The O'Reilly Factor" and said they were inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices and that they undermined Williams' credibility as a new analyst with NPR."
The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol: Does NPR think Juan Williams is a bigot?
"I said what I meant to say," Juan Williams said in his defense.
Megyn Kelly vs. Islamist
National Politically-correct Radio
In wake of Williams firing, Republicans want NPR funding examined
NPR’s CEO, Vivian Schiller, stated that Williams has no “journalistic rule of ethics” and that he was “not compatible with the role of a news analyst on NPR”
The high corporate tax rate in the U.S. motivates companies to move activities and related income to lower-tax countries
Cf. http://www.bloomberg.com/video/63898300/
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. cut its taxes by $3.1 billion in the last three years using a technique that moves most of its foreign profits through Ireland and the Netherlands to Bermuda. Google’s income shifting helped reduce its overseas tax rate to 2.4 percent, the lowest of the top five U.S. technology companies by market capitalization. Bloomberg's Melissa Long reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Google 2.4% Rate Shows How $60 Billion Lost to Tax Loopholes.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tea Party Report by Special Interest Group: “Unless there’s something super dramatic in it, I just don’t see people’s minds being changed very much now.”
Quite spotty in the discussion of evidence. They are grasping at straws. It is obvious.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Frederick Douglass Republicans Can Save Our Republic
“I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress. ” —Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)
Obama: Dangerous to Our Military
Interview with Retired Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson on Obama, Clinton, and National Security
I think we’ve elected a man, in Barack Obama, who’s more dangerous to our military, and to the national security of this nation, than even Bill Clinton—and that pains me to say, but I believe that, to be honest and sincere, that we have elected a man more ill-equipped, more unqualified, than President Clinton. We’ve elected a man to the Presidency, at a time when we’re fighting a global ideological enemy—that is, radical Islamism and jihadism—and we’ve elected a man to be our commander-in-chief at a time when we’re fighting hot wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and elsewhere. The damage he’s doing to our military, at a time that we’re fighting a war, to me, is egregious.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Ian Hunter, 05 October 2010, Brighton, England, Komedia
Entrance Onstage, not a song
Sea Diver
River of Tears
Big Mouth
Flowers
Is There Life After Death from You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic
Rain from the 1981 album Short Back 'n' Sides
Sweet Jane
Shallow Crystals
Wash Us Away
Somewhere
"Somewhere" is the P.J. Proby version.
Irene Wilde
Man Overboard
Dancing on the Moon
Walking With A Mountain
Roll Away The Stone
Cleveland Rocks from You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic
All The Way From Memphis
Saturday Gigs
All The Young Dudes
Barney Frank's Boyfriend Heckles GOP Opponent After Debate
Outside of a radio debate--at WGBH--Rep. Barney Frank's (D-MA) boyfriend James Ready heckles Sean Bielat (R-MA). (source: FlemingandHayes)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
America Rising We Will Take Our Country Back
The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism." "But under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." Socialist presidential candidate Norman Thomas
A Message from those that voted this disaster into office: We elected you on a promise of hope and change. We regret it. In 2010, we are taking our country back. Blue collar democrats, independents, and conservatives. We love our country. We are proud of our founders. And we will fight for our traditions. We dont want your "fundamental transformation of America."
News Analysis-French Protests
The French crisis issue is discussed with experts in this edition of News Analysis. Press TV is the first Iranian international news network, broadcasting in English on a round-the-clock basis.
France has witnessed the most massive demonstrations as protesters in Paris and other large cities rallied to decry French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to increase retirement age from 60 to 62.
The strikes have closed hundreds of schools, refineries and train stations and grounded flights amid concerns that the situation could get worse.
Meanwhile, unions have promised to step up their protests in the coming days.
Gov’t Geniuses in Detroit Seek To Educate Citizens About Public Transportation
The government representative notes that she has a Masters degree in landscape architecture and regional planning which must be all that it takes.
She states: “it’s gonna take a huge effort to educate the public about the importance of public transportation.” Apparently she believes the people are too stupid to know what they need.
America's Mom Dies
Barbara Billingsley, mother on 'Leave It to Beaver,' dies at 94.
Leave It to Beaver, "Beaver and Chuey," a moral lesson in tolerance and sensitivity. From Season 2, Episode 43: Beaver unknowingly insults a Spanish friend with a phrase Eddie taught him.
Billingsley had a sense of humor as well. She played a bit part as the jive talking passenger in Airplane.
Merkel says German multicultural society has failed
She specifically referred to recent comments by German President Christian Wulff who said that Islam was "part of Germany", like Christianity and Judaism. Her comments come on the heels of her statement that German Muslims must obey law, not sharia. "Now we obviously also have Muslims in Germany. But it's important in regard to Islam that the values represented by Islam must correspond with our constitution," said Merkel.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Ian Hunter, 14 October 2010 Bristol England 02 Academy
Mott's dudes reunite for a rock'n'roll masterclass
Somewhere & All The Way From Memphis
Roll Away The Stone, Saturday Gigs, & All The Young Dudes
Just a snippet of Dudes:
Snippet of All The Way From Memphis
Soldier says ordered to delete Fort Hood videos
Spc. Megan Martin stated a man to her left stood up and shouted "Allahu Akbar!" — "God is great!" — then start firing a weapon. Pfc. Lance Aviles told an Article 32 hearing that his non-commissioned officer ordered him to destroy the two videos on Nov. 5, the same day a gunman unleashed a volley of bullets inside a processing center at the Texas Army post.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Descriptive Billboard in Colorado
Handout photo shows a colorful billboard in Grand Junction, Colorado depicting US President Barack Obama as a suicide bomber, a gangster, a Mexican bandit and a gay -- with the ironic slogan "Vote DemocRAT." The poster has triggered a row in Grand Junction weeks ahead of crucial mid-term November elections.… Read more »
(AFP/Grand Junction Sentinel/Gretel Daugherty)
Whoopi & Joy Walk Out In Protest Over Bill O'Reilly's View
During ABC's "The View," Fox's Bill O'Reilly expresses his opinion as Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar walk off the set during a debate on the mosque proposed for two blocks from Ground Zero in New York. Barbara Walters apologized for her co-hosts' behavior.
Michelle Breaks the Law
The law goes on to state: "Judges of election shall enforce the provisions of this Section" which did not happen.
First lady Michelle violated Illinois law--when she engaged in political discussion at a polling place.
She let voters including electrician Dennis Campbell, 56, take some photos.
"She was telling me how important it was to vote to keep her husband's agenda going," Campbell said.
According to a pool reporter from the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES at the scene, the conversation took place INSIDE the voting center, not far from the booths.
A top Ilinois State Board of Elections official reported to the DRUDGE REPORT that Obama--a Harvard-educated lawyer although her records are sealed--may have simply been ignorant of the law and thus violated it unintentionally.
Who does not know these simple rules of the law? Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
"You kind of have to drop the standard for the first lady, right?" the official explained late Thursday. "I mean, she's pretty well liked and probably doesn't know what she's doing."
Who was the official talking about? Michelle or her husband?
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Ian Hunter, Review, 10 Oct 2010, Union Chapel, London England (w/Oopsie Mamushka)
10 Oct 2010 Union Chapel, London England w/Oopsie Mamushka)
Ships
Wash Us Away
Man Overboard
River of Tears
Ships
Michael Picasso
Ian Hunter & Rant Band - acoustic gig
Union Chapel, Islington
I Wish I Was Your Mother
Waterlow
Irene Wilde
Soul Of America
Seadiver
Sweet Jane
Roll Away The Stone
All The Young Dudes
Sweet Jane
All The Young Dudes
Degrees of Separation – Obama, Socialist Scholars, and the East German Spy
Trevor Loudon has done the yeoman's work in identifying the connection between the radical Left and Obama. Building on this work, the book documentation of the socialist connection has been made by Stanley Kurtz.
In June 2008 the socialist Kurt Stand wrote an essay in prison entitled “Supporting Barack Obama: A Prison-Eye View of the Presidential Campaign“:
As to Obama, I vacillated, knowing of his past activism, but not seeing enough in his Senate record or campaign approach to sufficiently differentiate himself from Edwards or Clinton…
To go back to Obama, nobody knows what he will do, but if he is able to overcome our country’s racism and actually win election we can expect some initial efforts to rein in the excesses of the Bush Administration, some measures to ameliorate the worst conditions which people are experiencing in terms of rights, in terms of insecurity…
It will be up to those who want genuine social justice to build movements that give him the possibility of pushing further; finding out then whether he will or won’t remembering that the key will not be him but us (us defined as those who worked for his election, for social justice activists, the left) and what we do, how we organize. How we use the social solidarity the campaign is developing as the basis of a renewed social solidarity. Will that be enough—no, the structural roots of the wars in Iraq/Afghanistan, of neo-liberal economics, of the authoritarian aspects of our political culture won’t go gently in the night. Only, however, by working in good faith with attempts to improve what is, is it even possible to imagine the building of the necessary, broad-based, independent, radical formations able to press for deeper changes.
In sum, radicals and progressives ought to join those—including those in prison—who have already decided to back Obama, see where the campaign can take us, see what can then be accomplished.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Largest Purchase of U.S. Energy Assets by State-Run Chinese Company
Analysts expect few political or regulatory hurdles to the deal which I suppose means that no one in the Federal government thought that maybe the state-owned Chinese company might use these energy assets for their military. The company is said to increase its rig count in South Texas from 10 rigs to about 40 by the end of 2012. The Americans will be selling off its natural riches, in addition to hampering American companies with regulations, who would otherwise profit from the reserves, all in the hopes of raising cash, creating jobs, and finally getting the opportunity to buy back energy products that originally were the natural resources of the Americans.
Energy consumption in the world’s most populous nation has doubled in less than a decade, and the International Energy Agency reported in July that China surpassed the U.S. in total energy used in 2009.
China has poured some $20 billion in loans and direct investments into Brazil’s offshore oil exploration and production, for example. And last spring, the Chinese government loaned $20 billion to Venezuela to develop oil fields in its Orinoco River basin, with much of the work awarded to Chinese companies.All this comes on the heels of an Obama-appointed 7 October panel statement which concluded that the Obama administration was slow to ramp up its response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, then overreacted as public criticism turned the disaster into a political liability. The staff of a special commission investigating the disaster stated their conclusions in four papers issued by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
Obama benefited his pal George Soros by outsourcing American jobs to Brazil.
Ian Hunter, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, October 2nd 2010; 11 October 2010, The Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle England
Judging from this laudatory review I would imagine the reviewer really was in the audience.
Little Star, Letter to Brittania From the Union Jack
Michael Picasso
Roll Away The Stone
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, October 2nd 2010
Tracie on backing vocals
Boy
Sweet Jane
Walking With a Mountain/Rock 'n' Roll Queen
Letter to Brittania from the Union Jack/All The Way From Memphis
All The Way From Memphis
Roll Away The Stone/Saturday Gigs/All The Young Dudes
All The Young Dudes
Roll Away The Stone/Saturday Gigs/All The Young Dudes
School District Settles WebcamGate
Settlement worth more than $600,000. As a follow-up to a story from last year, the Lower Merion School District agreed to settle after spying on their students through webcams.
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
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/SharronAngle0929.mp3
Here is a stab at transcribing the exchange in question, which comes at around the 43 minute mark:
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.
George Hemminger
george4title(AT)yahoo.com
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URGENT! ~ OATHKEEPERS ALERT!
Request For Help! Please Read Attached Picture
Then, If you can help. Please contact Watchman Noyes
http://www.facebook.com/kan75
or his group page
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid...
Citizens Against Government Tyranny
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?i...
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...
BornPatriot
6 minutes ago
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
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.”
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
The lamestream media should look in the mirror and understand why candidates do not need their coverage. People have found reliable information themselves because journalists squandered their opportunities to be relevant. You had your chance to investigate during the 2008 presidential campaign. You didn't. In the meantime, alternative options developed. You are now too late to the party. The people will be voting soon. Watch and learn. You are irrelevant. Lamestream Media: Rachel Maddow
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